ER Visit

So last night the kids were on our bed, and it was their bedtime, so I said to get off our bed and into theirs. Off Evie jumped, and tripped or something and landed face down. No big deal I thought. It wasn't like she cracked her head on the floor or anything, but somehow she managed to tear open her arm. We spent quite a while in our room right where she fell trying to figure out what she caught her arm on, but there was no blood anywhere. It's very strange. Anyways, so I told Eve to stop crying and it was bed time. Then Ryan noticed there was a lot of blood, I looked and took her downstairs to clean it up. Gross part - she cut it enough that the little bit of fat she actually has on her arms was coming out of the wound. Great - an ER visit with really crappy insurance. Oh well, it needs to be done. It definitely needed stitches. So off we went. We sat in the ER for an hour before seeing a doc. She was fine, so we enjoyed watching the Olympics since we don't have cable. Once back in the room, we had to get x-rays to make sure there was nothing in the wound that would get sewn up with it. I didn't want these, but I didn't want the guilt of having something in there to cause her more harm later on, so off we went for "pictures of her arm". Nothing, thank goodness. But the numbing gel they had her put on it for 30 minutes I don't think did anything. She screamed the entire time. I did ok with it, until she looked up at the nurse who was holding her arm down and pleaded, "Please stop now." That about did me in. They had her strapped down so she wouldn't move, and the doc had huge headphones on to block out her screaming. I wish I would have had them! Overall she did really well, and does not want me to take the bandaid off, even tho I need to. That's when I'll get pics of it. She got a red popcicle and Starburst when she was done. And then all was good. Oh how ice cream and treats can cure any ouie :o)

09-06-2010

The word is getting out...#4 is on the way!

I had my first doc appt yesterday morning. I usually end up having an ultrasound done with all the kids as she can never hear the heart beat (I'll spare you all the reasons). With the others, the baby was like a little kidney bean. This baby - NOPE! I could see a full profile - my FAVORITE! I LOVE being able to see the little nose! The hand was waving, and legs were just a kicking away. Very surreal. I was not expecting that. To be honest, it kind of freaked me out that I was way further along than I had thought, but I was only due a few days sooner than I had calculated.

I told Dirk today that I had a baby in my belly (I didn't before this time bcuz he's in school and I didn't want him to blab it all over quite yet). He looked at me all confused and asked me, "When are you going to the doctor?" I said, "Not until after Mommy's birthday." "Oh," he replied, relieved. I'm pretty sure he was thinking I should be all "nice and fat" already! lol

Eve-ism

Here's a conversation between Ryan and Evie over the last two days...

Evie - Daddy, my heart is talking to me!
Ryan - What is it saying?
Evie - It says, "Follow your dreams!"

(She's wise beyond her years!)

Today...

Evie - Daddy, my heart is talking to me!
Ryan, expecting the same response he got yesterday - What is it saying?
Evie - It says, "I need to go poopie RIGHT NOW!"

AHAHA! That put her back into the 4-year-old category! :o)

WALKING!

It's official. He's very mobile now! He actually started running for Ryan today. So sorry this is sideways, I forget how to switch it around. I can do it easily for pics, but forgot if it's even possible to do it with videos. So I'll try to catch him walking and running with it "normal". My baby's getting so big!

Happy 4th Birthday, Evie!

Happy Birthday, Evie! Four years ago today, we met our first-born daughter. And there has never been a dull moment since! :o)

Here she is! Born 1-29-06 at 5:12pm.

Weighing in at 9#10oz and 21 inches long.

First Birthday.

Boy did she enjoy that cake!

Second Birthday.

I miss those flighty curls :o(

Three Years Old.

NOW FOUR!

You'll never guess what she got!

PONIES! :o)

And more ponies!


Say Cheese!

Here's all the clothes we went and bought with the gift card from Gran!

Four of the shirts have sparkles on them, and the other one has Tinker Bell.

She's such a girly girl :o)

Spaghetti Beards

Eve-ism

We were in the truck today, and it was raining. Eve asked me, "Are you going to turn off the window erasers?" I looked at Ryan, "What?" She was talking about the windshield wipers :o) "No, Eve. Mommy needs them on to wipe the rain away, so I can see the road."

She has THE BEST names for things when she doesn't know what they are called!

Happy Birthday, Papa!

Happy Birthday, Papa!

We love you! Can't wait to play MarioKart with you next week!
(That's a friendly reminder to not forget it, or Dirk will be crushed. He LOVES that game!)

Victor's 1-Year Pics

Check out this cutie pie! :o)

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I won't forget Victor

I won't forget to post some pics of Little Victor. He still squeals like a Pterodactyl, to the point it's painful to our ears. He's starting to walk, but not on his own, he gets scared and drops to the floor and then crawls.

Such a cutie!

Up close and personal.

Super Sleepy Boy

Getting into Daddy's drawer.
He knows when he's being naughty.

Sesame Street Live!

Ryan won 4 front row tickets to see Sesame Street Live in town last night. Unfortunately, he couldn't get work off, so I took Dirk, Eve and Japheth, their neighbor friend. They had a BLAST! It didn't start until 7pm, and my kids are usually asleep by then, so I didn't know how they would do. But they did fine. This is not my idea of fun, as little kids shows drive me nuts and I didn't want Elmo songs stuck in my head for the next 3 weeks! lol But I survived. :o)

All the characters on the SS Rubber Duckie

This is how close we were to the stage! It was great - the kids got to High-Five the characters when they came off the stage to perform on the floor.

The theme for the show was "Imagine", so they kept having the kids cover their eyes and envision different scenes. Eve really got into it at the end.

All the characters dancing around

(If I didn't take pictures, I started falling asleep! lol)

I asked Dirk and Eve to smile for the camera.

This is what I got.

An announcer said, "THREE minutes until the start of the show!"

:o)

Locks of Love

I finally did it! Oh and do I ever feel lighter lol! This is the best pic I have right now, excuse Evie's facial expressions haha. She had fun watching me get my hair cut and made funny faces at all the hair on the floor.

2009

First off - Who won the 15,000th Visitor Sweepstakes?! You little turd for not posting! lol

We survived another year here at the Z's. What did we accomplish...

1. First and foremost, we survived being a family of 5 :o) Victor is such a sweet addition to the family. Such a good boy. Dirk loves smothering him with kisses and playing catch with him. Eve loves to sing and "mother" him. We've been blessed with three, beautiful (but definitely BUSY) children :o)

2. Ryan's been back to sales for just over a year now and loves it - and is REALLY good at it! I'm proud of him.

3. Ryan also started a new journey in his life and is on track to become a professional bass fisherman! It's a journey that will take him a few years, but I know how competitive he is, and once he puts his mind to something, I know he'll be great at it. So, surprisingly to many, I'm behind him 100%. I'm not sure why that is surprising to so many, why wouldn't any wife stand by her husband and support him in whatever he choses to do? I'm a firm believer in "God puts dreams in your heart for a reason." If you have a passion for something, who am I to put a damper on that?! He is all signed up and ready for his first co-angler in March. I can't wait to see his success!

4. We paid off 2 debts this year (one medical and one student loan). I hope that by the summer of '11 we'll be completely (well, not the mortgage on the duplex lol) out of debt! This Christmas we paid with 100% cash, not even using the debit card! I'm thankful for finding a way for us to accomplish this that we can stick to and that is super easy :o) In the beginning, it was tough and I wasn't sure it was going to be doable. But as we made the first steps, everything fell into place and we've made MORE money than we thought! God's rewarding us :o) We're on the right path, and I'm hopeful that it is all paid off well before the summer of '11 mark! I'm ready to move on from living here and moving into a home that we fit in lol!

5. Dirk has made it thru half a year of Kindergarten. Where did the time go?! He's doing much better now that a routine was set and he figured out his limits. He's definitely my son! lol Hopefully the return to school after Christmas break will be no problem. He has brought home so many cute things! I love the pic he drew of our family, and I want to frame it. He drew Dad tall with hair on the sides of his head only, Mom with long hair, Eve with short "girl hair", himself with lots of hair on top of his head, and little victor crawling! Too cute! I thought he drew a pet or something at first. But since Victor doesn't stand up by himself, he drew him crawling like he usually is!

6. Eve. There is never a dull moment when she is around. She is always singing, which Victor loves to do also, so we have a little duet on our hands. I cannot tell you how much she loves My Little Ponies, I think she just about gave herself a heart attack opening ponies on Christmas! She is slowly getting into Barbies. She will talk your ear off if you let her. And she has absolutely no fear. The other night we had a "Tickle Fest" with the kids and Eve would hug herself and then leap at you like a football player (shoulder first)! It knocked the wind out of me once when I didn't see it coming! She is definitely the gymnist in this house. My little monkey girl.

7. Little Victor. I just LOVE holding this little guy. He'll crawl up to you when you're sitting on the floor and lay his head on your chest or tummy and say "huh" and give you a hug. It's the sweetest little thing. He is the best cuddler. And I love that he will giggle almost uncontrollably when he is overtired, just like Dirk did. We survived him breaking in 15 teeth this last 9 months, and we're working on #16. Such an overachiever lol! His absolute favorite toy in the world is a ball. We just bought him a football with birthday money from GG Athman and he LOVES it! Second favorite toy is his shapes sorter. It's cute watching him learn how each shape goes into a different slot - especially when he tries to put it in the wrong one, stands up, and leans on it to try to force it in! :o)

I hope 2010 brings you lots of peace, love and happiness! I'm excited for what this year will bring for us! Only time will tell!

Who's Going to be the 15000th Visitor???

Just like before, you'll get a fun prize of my chosing! Just leave a note in the guest book :o)

One Year Old!

I can't believe how this year has gone by already! Victor is growing up too fast :o( Here's a few facts about our "baby"...

He LOVES to play with balls.

He's a fantastic hugger. He'll lay his head on you and say, "huh".

He is in awe with his older siblings and I can tell already he's trying to do the stuff they can!

He giggles just like Dirk did when he is super tired and his laugh is contagious.

He goes to bed SO well. Just hand him his Nuk and lay him down.

He is learning his animal sounds - and moo's at the pics of cows.

If he's not playing with balls, he likes to grab his little board books and "read" them.

He's the second best screamer I've ever heard (second only to his sister).

His favorite food is anything you are eating. :o)

He's a wonderful baby, and I love him to pieces!

Happy 1st Birthday, Victor!

3 kids, not cooperating to take a pic

He was more interested in the spoon than the cake


My big boy!

He had fun smashing the cake with his spoon.

He figured out that picking it up and dropping it made a nice mess

One of the first bites he took, before he realized he doesn't like cake.

See, not a big fan at all.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

Smash Smash Smash

He accidently kicked the cake when I put it on the table :o)

Trying to figure out what that colorful thing is

Daddy and Victor

Mommy and the Sister

Mommy and Victor

Showing off his new toys

This is his last present (he got 3) and even after all the Christmas presents, it was this last one that he finally figured out the whole opening process! lola

He kept picking bits and pieces of the tissue paper off it

Trying to get the toys out without ripping the paper!

He always has to taste test toys.

More Little People! His 2nd favorite toy (right behind a ball!)

Our 3 goofy kids! Getting ready to have Victor open his presents!