One of these things is not like the others....

The girls were playing dolls the other day and when I walked in to see them all sitting on the couch I couldn't resist adding another.

In a nutshell...

I can't believe this cutie is 8 weeks already! What a blur the past 2 months has been. It started off with Quinsie's birth. C-section #4 was the best yet. The actual procedure wasn't great but the recovery this time was a breeze. I wish they all would have gone so smoothly. Then came Thanksgiving, which was great. Then I had surgery to remove calcium build-up in my left shoulder and once again it was a breeze. I'm really starting to believe that I'm one tough cookie! I wasn't sure what to expect especially with a newborn but It went surprisingly well. I'm glad I decided to do it while the baby was still so little because it would have been a little harder trying to heft around a big baby. I'm glad that all that is over and knock on wood we're done with hospitals for a while and thank goodness we had so much help from family and friends who brought dinners and helped with all the girls. Especially after the shoulder surgery. It was really hard convincing my mom and sister to come stay with us and hold the baby for a couple days. I'm afraid when they went home she was a little spoiled and expected to be cuddled 24/7! Anyway thank you to everyone who helped. Especially Shelly who was here to help me with hairdo's for the dance performance the day after my surgery. Getting 3 girls ready for that is hectic enough with two hands so her help was definitely appreciated.
Then of course came Christmas. The girls were super excited for Santa to come this year and Hayden counted down every day without fail. They must have been pretty good all year because they all got everything they asked for. For the past few years we have given them Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve and they were excited to open them and get ready for bed. Hayden wanted to go to bed at around 5! She said she wasn't hungry and didn't need dinner but we made them wait till 9 and it still took a while for them to go to sleep. Then I was up feeding the baby at 2:30 and heard footsteps running around. I finally had to go close their door and threaten them if I heard it open Santa would take back all their stuff. It worked because we all slept in until 8 and then spent the rest of the day running around. We went to Salem and ate and did presents there and got to talk to my nephew Jordan who is on a mission in Boston. Then we ran back to Kamas and ate and did presents again. Then we came home and everyone crashed. It was a great day. I still can't believe it's all over. This year was really weird because I tried not to go out too much with the baby and so it just didn't feel really christmasy. I'll have to make up for it next year and shop twice as much!
Then came New Years. We are getting old I guess. Grandma Dixie came down and watched the girls and we went to dinner then went and hung out with a few friends and I think we were home by 12:30. Pretty mild compared to some years but I guess it was bound to happen sometime.
So this week we got back into our old routine. Everyone went back to school and I even started babysitting again (2 of the kids anyway).
I was a little nervous and wasn't sure how the last 2 months were going to go but in the end it turned out to be a pretty good way to close out 2009. For 2010 I'm not planning on any babies or surgeries or any appliances dying. We have the crappiest luck when it comes to appliances. I forgot to mention that while I was in the hospital having Quinsie my dryer died. We spent $150 and Greg replaced the motor and fan and then 3 weeks later it really died so I got a brand new used washer and dryer for Christmas (Woo Hoo). So this year my New Years resolution is to have a great year! I plan to enjoy my beautiful family and my wonderful life and count my blessings everyday! I hope everyone can do the same and we all live happily ever after!