Where am I?

I had such high hopes for this summer. Normally, my "busy" time at work (long trips away, working weekends and late nights) tends to fall in the September-April time frame. Usually, I can breathe in the summer and recoup some of the sanity lost over the course of the previous 8 months. Having finished my MBA in December, this was to be my first summer that was school-free. An occurrence that has not happened in almost four years. So, needless to say I needed this summer. My family needed me to need this summer. Well, it all pretty much went in to the crapper.

Why? Let's begin with....Ridgefield Park, NJ, Sonoma, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Chicago, IL, St. Paul, MN, Bloomington, IN, Washington D.C., State College, PA (where I lost my drivers license), Syracuse, NY (where I begged TSA to let me through using an expired license, a social security card and an airport badge b/c I lost my license in PA), and then this week....Jackson, MS, Columbia, MO, and Lubbock, TX (I've got a passport as plan b, so I'm good!). I am omitting Alabama and a second trip to Minnesota that I didn't go on due to the unexpected early arrival of our third child. The constant travel has had me literally making me question what state I am in (not mental- although that is arguable) and what state I am going to next. It would be one thing if I were going to some cool places, but 20 passenger planes (I use that term loosely) flown by a 24 year old making $12,500 a year somehow doesn't say "cool." Se la vie...

The only good thing this summer, besides squeezing in a vacation (barely), is the birth of our new squish, aka Kaiya, aka Sleeping Beauty. She is going on 2 weeks now and is in the 95th percentile for sleep. Seriously. Who sleeps while getting a bath? Kaiya does. She went to her two week check up and the doctor asked what color her eyes were and Ape responded, "We're not sure. She hasn't kept them open long enough for us to see!". But, an inch of growth and 1 lb 2 oz in weight gain assures us that there is nothing to fear. She would just rather look at the back of her eyelids than at the parents who gave her life. Whatever. We'll get it over it. Someday....in the meantime we just stare at her for hours because she can't tell us that we're freaking her out....yet.

Peaches

After 20 hours of labor and only progressing to a 5, we made the decision to do a C section. At 1:33 am, Kaiya Chloe Lambert was born- 6 lbs 5 oz and 19.5" long. She is happy and healthy. Despite some discomfort, Aprille is doing well. A special shout out to Tutu who was originally planning on coming out on the 27th, but jumped a plane and came just in time to see Kaiya make her grand entrance.

The kids are so excited about their new little sister. They brought mommy flowers and a balloon and we're so happy to finally meet and hold their sister. Koebe said we should call her "peaches" because she was so round, soft and fuzzy.

Well, pictures are worth a thousand words so judge for yourself if "peaches" is fitting or not!

The Labor that Never Ends

Seriously. Seriously??? This is the labor that never ends. Going on 16 hours strong. I complain like I'm actually going through it. Ape is a trooper. I'm a whiner. So sue me. I'm starting to have mixed feelings about this child. First she comes out of nowhere with this "surprise" labor and then nada. Sort of a buzz kill. Or maybe a wicked mad prankster. Maybe she'll take after her mom after all. Ok- we're giving it 30 more minutes and then we may wave the white flag and go the C section route. I mean- 16 hours and a 4? Next!

What the....

Seriously. 4 weeks early? Apparently our little one is eager to see the world. Aprille's water broke this morning (although there was a short amount of confusion as she had never experienced this phenomenom before- even though she's had two kids!). But, after calling the doctor at 5:30 am, she told us to high tail it over to the hospital. It has almost been 12 hours with a whole lot of hurry up and wait. She's at a 2- we're a little unimpressed and growing a little impatient. Stay tuned....

This and That

Kalee has lately taken a keen interest in her entrees at dinner. In particular, she has an insatiable curiosity about the meat on her plate. "Momma, what is this?", she asks. "Chicken", we reply. "Is it the leg? It is its thigh? Is it the tail?", shes asks. "How did it die?", she continues. "Was it a bad chicken? What is it a bad man or a good man that killed him?" We're really not sure where this is all leading. Is she building her case to go all Green Peace on us and become a vegetarian, or does she hope someday to become a butcher??? Only time will tell....

On the pregnancy front, we are 3 weeks and 5 days away from baby #3. Aprille is getting along, but we're not shy from saying that we are REALLY looking forward to her mom coming out to lend her expert hands! The kids are excited and can't wait for their new sister. The crib is set, the stroller and car seat bought (finally!), and BPA-free bottles secured.

Koebe and Kalee decided to get up and share their testimonies in church today for the first time. Koebe went up around the same time as a bunch of other people so he was a little confused as to when his turn was. He kept looking and pointing at us and finally he just "cut" and went up because he couldn't stand to wait anymore. He gets up and shares a very sweet testimony- he was very nervous, breathing heavy into the microphone. Kalee, was a little more self assured, but not sure she was able to distinguish between a "testimony" and a "prayer"- apparently, she thinks we need a new house- which she announced to the entire church. Thanks. :)