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On my own

  Well, mom left this morning and Russ is back to work, which means this was my first day alone with three kids. I decided to document the day to see how I would do so here goes. 7:30- Woke up after a long night of painful feedings. 7:45- Chatted with Russ on the phone to see how his night went. 8:00- Cuddled with Taevin and took a cute picture of the kids sleeping. 8:30- Fed Kalei. 9:15- Checked email. 9:30- Fed the boys breakfast. 10:00- Got dressed, put my hair in a pony tail... again, and put on not nearly enough makeup to cover the dark circles under my eyes. 10:30- Took the kids outside and visited with my neighbors while ignoring the disaster that my house has become over the last few days. 11:30- Fed Kalei while reading Ryler a book. 11:45- Russ came home after a 15 hour shift at work. 12:15- Put Russ to bed. 12:30- Made lunch. 1:00- Cleaned the litter box and did the dishes while the baby slept and the boys watched cartoons. 1:30- Ate way too much fudge brow...

Kalei

  She is here! She made her debut at 1:02 am on Tuesday August 10th 2010. I'll now give the disclaimer; this is a birth story, if you happen to be squeamish, do not proceed!   For the last few weeks I have been more than ready for this day. Mom arrived on Friday so we were anxious to get this show on the road so I could take full advantage of having a little extra help.   Monday was my appointment with Rebecca (my wonderful midwife), we went in at 11:00 am and I expressed my desire to get things started, we discussed some options that might safely get things moving provided Kalei was actually done cooking. We decided on a mixture of blue and black cohosh, and what a handy little concoction that turned out to be. It is an herb that basically invites the baby to come, it will bring on contractions and if you are ready to deliver, the contractions will continue once the herb wears off, if not, they will simply stop. Luckily for me, we were indeed ready. The cont...