Bring on the fun days!

Today was the first day of Nunda Fun Days and it all began with the Kid Parade.

Dean and Prophet dressed up as Aliens. They were so darn cute. The float was a Spaceship. They even won a price!

I asked Dean to draw a picture of an alien to decorate the cart with and this is what he drew. I was so amazed! He is so smart.

Some of my favorite floats...

Boston

Grandma and Grandpa Bingham came to visit last week. We took a little trip to Boston. It was really fun to get out of the house with the kids. We havent taken a trip all together, it was great to get to the hotel and jump on the beds. Dean loved it.

Where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.

Dean: "We drove 8 hours for this?"

Dean sitting in the both that Paul Revere used to sit.

Even in Boston a little taste of home. Gotta love it!

3

Oh gosh, its been 3 years since my life changed forever. 3 years since I became "mommy". Best thing that has ever happened.

Dean's birthday was pretty fun, he is obsessed with lightning mcqueen so it was a no brainer what the theme would be. I enjoyed putting everything together and seeing his little face light up everytime he saw something, from the invitations, to the gift bags to the cake. He had a great time and really enjoyed his gifts.

I initially had some games planned, but a friend brought some fishing poles and the kids got so excited that we just did that. The pinata was also a hit, literally, a couple kids got taken down while running for the candy.

The cake was the funnest part for me. It took me like 5 hours to make but it was worth every minute. When I first started Dean took one look at it and said "Spongebob square pants?", hehehe, that was before I carved it and it was one large rectangle. After that I did not let him see it until it was done. He loved it.



Enjoy the Picts!!!




The invitation was cut into puzzle pieces, the kids had to build the puzzle to see the invitation. Idea came from Dean, since he loves puzzles. Thank you Steph for hand cutting all those invitations! YOU ROCK!

Easter Randomness

MOM....I TUCK

I was very happy the other day since it was the first day in almost 3 years that I was able to shower without any signs of Dean trying to break into the bathroom. A shower all to myself, how I miss those days!!! After 5 minutes however I started to worry, if he is not trying to take down the bathroom door....what is he doing?

So I turned off the shower to see if I could hear anything and indeed I heard him saying "Mom, mom, I tuck". So I get out of the shower only to find him stuck in one of the dinning room chairs. How he got there I dont know. But I tell you one thing, I am considering on patenting these things. Imagine the things I could get done if I could put him in one for a couple hours every day!!!

We rocked Easter

I really wanted the boys to wear something new for Easter, and frankly I was a little fed up with the choice of baby clothes available in stores. Im tired of dressing my boys in pretty baby blues with cute little animals, I wanted something different and since I could not find what I wanted I created it myself.

This is how we rocked easter.

Love Noah's coordinating bloomers, but they were a pain to make and he outgrew them in 2 hours.

Here are some other shirts I made them, cant wait for them to use them.

If Dean were a girl

This is what he would look like in a mini skirt.....





This is actually Dean dressing himself for bed. He put both legs in one hole. I thought it looked hilarious cuz he looks like he is wearing a mini skirt.

Noah Call Bingham

Welcome Noah

Noah came into the world on Saturday January 16th at 1:57am. Weighing 7lbs 3oz and measuring 20.5 inches already he was bigger than his brother when first born.


The Name

The moment we found out we were having another boy I knew I wanted a strong classic name that was not too common. I already had a few names in mind that Tim and I had both discussed, however on our search for a name for our new son I came upon the name Noah, as I read the name I immediately felt the impression that this is who he was. He was Noah already, and it was like "DUH" how did I not see it sooner.
His middle name is also a little unique, it is my father in law's middle name (which is his mother's maiden name). I loved the sound of the two names together and hope he inherits more than just the name from his grandpa B.


The Pre-Birth

Two weeks before Noah was born Dean had been sick and throwing up 2 nights in a row. I had not had a good night sleep in weeks, and I felt I was coming down with something. I felt horrible. As I went to bed that night I prayed that I would not go into labor that night, I knew I would not be strong enough to go through labor that day. 20 minutes later I started contractions.

I was at the hospital with contractions that dilated me to almost 5cm but produced no labor. They had been caused by a stomach bug that was going around. The ride to the hospital was fun as with every contraction we had to stop the car so I could vomit on the side of the road. I left my mark in every little town from Nunda to Warsaw. A week later I was in the hospital again with contractions and false labor. They sent me home after a couple hours, still with contractions and no drugs! HOW DARE THEY!



The Birth

I almost dont even want to write this because the memory of it all still haunts me...hehehe.
I was traumatized from being at the hospital already twice, so when I felt the first contraction I decided to wait. The next contraction was so strong I woke Tim up. We left for the hospital a few minutes later. The ride to the hospital was the worst and most painful experience Ive ever had. I held on tight to the seat of the car as I endured the most excrutiating pain.

As we got to the hospital Tim ran out of the car to go get someone to come help. I saw him leave and unaware of how long he would be I attempted to get out of the car. I fell to the ground and then saw someone running over with a wheel chair. They put me on the wheel chair and started running. It was like being in a movie, the nurse literally ran into the maternity room and yelled "we need a room now", everyone started to run, then they picked me up and put me on the bed. I was expecting to have to endure this pain for a few more hours and begged for pain killers. The doctor said "Lorna, there is no time for that, we are delivering this baby now, on the next contraction I need you to push". SAY WHAT?

By the time Tim made it to the room I was already pushing. 20 minutes later Noah was born. No IV, no hospital gown, no drugs, not even a lowsy motrin.

The Recovery

Thats it, the crazy story of how Noah came into the world. Luckily the recovery was much easier than it was with Dean. The experience in the hospital was great, the episiotomy was not as bad and I got motrin after :)

Welcome Home

Dean immediately loved his brother, he is very sweet with him and loves to hold him and sing to him. I am so blessed to have such amazing kids.