Presenting...our beautiful "GIFT"...

Mattie Elizabeth LaFaye
Born on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
9:42 pm
7 lbs. 11oz.
21 inches long


So sorry for it taking so long to get to the playroom where the computer is..I feel like I am on a field trip down here. Hee Hee
I had A LOT of swelling in my legs and feet..wasn't a pretty sight..let me tell ya..my sister Sherry took a pic of my legs and feet..they were just so strange looking..we laughed a lot about it!
I want to say thank you to all my friends at ScrapIt! ..I am so thankful for all of you..Annie brought us food last night..it was delish! She gave me the schedule for who is bringing dinner and when..I can't thank you all enough..I appreciate all of your friendships so much..this is the first time I have experienced something like this..when Annie called me Sunday to tell me of the plans..I got choked up and could barely explain to Rich about the meals that were planned.
My friend Miss Betty Adams showed up with lunch yesterday..she brought a casserole,fresh garden tomatoes,dinner rolls, garlic bread & brownies..and we gobbled it right up!
I love you guys..thanks for everything!






Miss Chelle helps Izabelle hold Mattie correctly.



Mattie with her big sister..I tell you what..you can't get that grin off of Izabelle's face..it is there permanently now..she is very proud.
(Blooger is acting weird..this pic posted twice...oh well)





Mattie with her big brother..Trae is so good with her..Mattie likes for Trae to hold her.




Mattie laying on her pretty pink blankey from Uncle Roger & Aunt Cassie..posing for the camera with her baby doll in a sweet little outfit from her Great Aunt Cherry..this taken at the hospital..this is the pic we put in her birth announcements. So you all should be receiving one real soon..they went out yesterday..finally.




Daddy & Mattie playing on the bed at the hospital...she looks just like him..




I took this picture this afternoon..she had just finished nursing. (6 days old)

My morning before Mattie arrives.....

Before(bottom) and ...............................................................After(top)...this morning!

For more of the story..see August 15..comment #5 from me..There is an update though on the pizza..Rich had actually combined the pizza into 1 box..so the box that I saw was empty..I was wondering why I couldn't locate the other box..it is in the refigerator. Thank God..I was so scared that Toto was going to be very, very sick. All he had was pizza flavored cardboard..he didn't touch the little pepper or the garlic butter. So I am getting ready to mop the floor(at 5:50am)..and..I get under the kitchen cabinet to get the white vinegar(that is what I mop the wood floor with) I noticed that we have a leak!! under the kitchen sink..so I mopped..then I took everything out from under the sink and put it into the garage for now...My goodness!! What a morning!! I am going to go get in the shower now..before anything else happens. Rich is at the lake with Toto..Rich thought that Toto would like that since we won't be home much in the next couple of days..what a lucky week Toto has had..he got to go to the lake on Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday this week and had pizza flavored cardboard.. Hee Hee

Newsflash!!! Newsflash!! Newsflash!!

We have an appointment to have a BABY tomorrow!!

Date: August 16, 2006
Time: 8:00am

The Dr. is going to induce me by breaking my water first..we will see how that works first..then use potossun if needed..so ya'll come visit me & Miss Mattie!
We will call as soon as she gets here with our room number etc. etc. Yipppeee!!!

Good Tuesday Morning!

I have a Dr. appointment at 1:00pm this afternoon. I will post as soon as I get home with "news"..hopefully a scheduled date on when Mattie will be here! Until this afternoon..

The 7:30 News at the LaFaye house...

Hee Hee!!
Yep..you guessed it..I am still am home..and so is Mattie..her home inside my tummy that is. I can't wait to go to the Dr. tomorrow..so I can get scheduled!!! Whooo Hoooo!!!!

Earlier..I was explaining to the children about inducing..they are very excited!! In fact..Izabelle was the first to explain to her Guelita in Texas today: "Momma is going to the Dr. tomorrow and she is going to be "reduced"..and I am going to be a big sister real soon!" I was laughing so hard..but to myself..I didn't want Izabelle to think that I was laughing at her. It was the funniest thing and cutest thing..I love that I am able to have these moments when my kids just make me laugh..I am truly blessed! Thank God for children.

REMINDER: Jann & Ruth, the CTMH shipment will be here tomorrow!! I will get your orders packaged up ASAP..and get them dropped off ASAP!! I can't wait to play with my new product!

Until tomorrow..buenos noches.

Good Monday morning..

Yes..I am still pregnant..I can't believe it..but I am. So much for past history with the other two children. BUT I will be having her this week..if I can get in..Rich & I discussed it..he is O.K. with me being induced..so tomorrow when I go to my Dr. appointment..I am going to answer differently.."Yes Dr. M. I would like to be induced"..so depending on schedules..the hospitals & Dr. M. we should have a baby this week!!!!!!!!! I am so relieved..I am thinking this is why I finally slept good Saturday night..that is when we agreed on me being induced. I slept good last night too! So until this evening..stay tuned.

Sunday at.. Valley Park GoKarts

Richie & Izabelle having a blast!! I was telling Rich that if a had a nicer camera..like a $800.00 Rebel..that we would have taken much better photos..Hmmm?? Maybe Santa will bring Mommy a new camera..Hmmm??





Here is all 3 of them..I love this pic!




#15..is Trae and Izabelle & Rich are in the back right.

Sunday Evening Post..

We ate lunch/dinner around 4:00pm-ish at Caney Fork Fish Camp..it was O.K. I went to eat catfish..they do not serve the whole fish..just fillets..I was raised eating the whole fish..especially the crunchy tail..and we eat fresh catfish..never frozen..this was not fresh. The atmosphere was nice..it is like you are experiencing the great outdoors..but you are indoors.

This little bear was holding the after dinner mints..I think it was freaking Izabelle out..just a little.


They have a pretty waterfall inside..a little blurry, I know..but I tried. I had it on SPORT..I am not sure what the problem was??


This huge scale was in the entry way of the restaurant


This truck was sticking out of their wall..

Everyone on staff there was making comments like.."You are ready to deliver aren't you?" "Gosh..how far along are you?"

Hello!

I know it is almost noon..I SLEPT LAST NIGHT...Yippeeee! I didn't get out of the bed until 10:30am. I feel really good! I am eating my morning bowl of Lucky Charms right now..I will post this afternoon sometime.
Attn: Chelle / Summit Hospital..and thanks for the compliment!

Evening Update..

O.K. let's do it the old way for right now. I have managed to get both sides scanned..so now it says page 1 & 2..but can't figure out how to merge..that will come later..I guess. I finally finished this layout today of Izabelle with her goggles on watering the shrubs out front.

I just got off of the phone with Jann, we had a nice little chat, had a lot of good laughs..hopefully enough laughs to put me into labor tonight! (Hee Hee) She told me about HeidiSwapp having her baby girl..I checked her blog and I saw this beautiful baby girl!! Oh..my heart..I want to see my baby girl so badly. I am ready! She gave me a brief lesson on how to use my scanner for my 12 x 12 layouts..that is what I will be doing tonight..trying to see if I can actually figure it out. It usually takes me a few times before I get the hang of something.
Anyhoo..it is night night time again, I do not look forward to this part of the day..because while everyone is asleep in my house including the animals..I am up wandering around looking for something to do just to pass the night away. Very frustrating!
Until tomorrow..TOODLES..as Tracie would say!

Good Afternoon!

I am still waiting!!!!! for Mattie to arrive. Hollye just came to visit me..she took Amber's class this morning. So she stopped by to bring little Mattie a gift..that was so sweet! I am thinking that if I haven't had this little one by Tuesday(my next Dr appointment) that I am going to let the Dr induce me..the Dr asked me if I wanted her to last Tuesday while I was there..but I said I will just wait and see what happens...BUT....I am pretty uncomfortable..and losing lots & lots of sleep. I have heard..only heard..no facts here..that inducing causes harder labor. Does anyone know of this to be true?

Good Morning..again

I am still waiting..I wish I would of signed up for Amber's class for today from 11a-1p..but it is so hard to plan right now. I think I slept a total of 4 hours last night...that is good! I slept on the couch for a little while..I read somewhere to try to change locations..that maybe that would help. Until this afternoon..ta ta!

Good Evening

I am still at home..no contractions..but a lot of Braxton Hicks..still waiting. I stopped at ScrapIt! this afternoon, I gave Annie my patient code#..so if anyone can't reach Jann , then you should be able to reach Annie during regular business hours. I am hoping that I have Mattie tomorrow on Sherri's birthday! That would be great! Anyhoo..keep me in your prayers..I AM NOT SLEEPING..I am not sure what is keeping me going other than my nutrition that I take on a daily basis. I can't get comfortable at night and my mind is racing like crazy..just sooo anxious to see this little angel. Annie told me today that I look very tired...I agree..I looked drained. So maybe I will have this little one this weekend!!
If I stop blogging..you all will know that I am in the hospital. Hopefully Comcast doesn't have any issues that would cause me not to be able to get online..that would cause a definite false alarm! I will have my cell phone with me..I always keep it in my purse..and my cell phone charger is already packed.

Good Afternoon!

I worked on this 39 week layout this morning..so I am officially up-to-date again, unless I go 40 weeks..I HOPE NOT!!!!!!

Will post once more tonight..before I update again in the morning or not, hopefully not.

Good morning everyone!

Good morning everyone! I am still waiting for a baby..
Meanwhile here is a pic for the day. My Krissy Boy has found a new napping spot..can you guess it?

Last night he also napped on the toilet and in the middle of the coffee table..he is acting very strange!

His new napping spot is behind the microwave!!!!

For those of you who are confused about his name "Krissy Boy"..well let me explain. We got HER at Publix..yea SHE is a grocery store find. Well after awhile when SHE was old enough I took HER to get spayed..well the Dr called after the surgery and said that he ran into a little problem..needless to say my heart dropped I something bad had happend! Nope nothing bad, just needed to neuter the little fella instead of spaying. But HE still wears the pink collar with a little pink bell on it and we have altered HIS name a little from Krystal to Krissy Boy.

I will post later..If I am still at home! I would love for all of you to come and visit me at the hospital..that would be sooo sweet!! Just make sure that you speak with Jann, she has the proper information for me..I have a patient code#, she has it.

Maybe I will have Mattie tomorrow on Sherri's birthday!!!!! Wouldn't that be cool!!??

Update..beep beep beep..Update..beep beep beep..

It is almost 9:00pm..I am still at home..no signs yet that would make me call Rich and rush to the hospital. I was sitting in the living room a while ago and Mattie took her foot(I think) and just kind of waved it from one side of my stomach and back to the middle of my stomach..it was so sweet..I laughed and patted and rubbed her. I am going to sort of miss these feelings, but I am so looking forward to just being able to see her and hold her and hear her for the first time.

39 week pic and recent photos

O.K. which one is bigger?

A. The Watermelon
B. Jill's ginormous belly

Remember to be nice!!


I guess this means I have another layout to do..I thought I was finished Saturday!

This is Izabelle watering the shrubs..for some reason she thinks she needs her goggles on??? This cracked me up..still does as I look at this picture!!!
That's my silly little girl!!!



Izabelle (putting on a show as usual), my CUTE cousin Kyle, Me, my Aunt Cherry (the one that brought me all the baby clothes..she is always sending packages through the mail..we call her Aunt Cherry the goody fairy) and my Uncle Ernie. I hope one day that they will move closer!! I love, love, love all of them! You too Neal..he is my other cousin, he couldn't make it though.

Izabelle and Kyle showing off..me and Aunt Cherry.

Me and Aunt Cherry going through all the sweet little baby girl clothes!!!!!

39 weeks....

Officially! I am up again..can't sleep..it's 1:00am. I frantically did laundry up until 30 minutes ago. Just making sure everyone has clean clothes.. just in case I go to the hospital..did a couple loads of Mattie laundry, my Aunt Cherry visited me on Friday from Virginia and brought like 4 luggage bags of baby clothes. They are so cute!! I got a bunch of them washed and hung up now. I am thinking of changing Mattie's coming home outfit AGAIN! There are sooo many choices. I will be posting my 39 week pic this afternoon..that is..if I am not at the hospital. I talked to Dana today..she called from Chicago to check on me. My plan is to call Jann when I go into labor (especially if it is late) since she doesn't sleep much and she will start notifying all my buddies at ScrapIt!
My promise to Chelle (my BLOG officer) to blog daily, so you all know what is going on & where I am..Hee Hee! Love Ya..Chelle.

ATTN:
RUTH & JANN,

Close To My Heart Order will be here on my doorstep on Tuesday, August 15th!

I did it! I did it! I did it!

I figured out how to edit the links!!!!! It is 1:00am..I couldn't sleep, so I got up and gave this another try.
Thanks, Jann for explaining this to Chelle and I at the crop Friday, including this little link thing I just did. It took me a few days to get it..but I got it.

38 week pic

Hello everyone! Yes, I am still at home...waiting for Mattie to make her appearance. I have been dealing with TDS all freaking day long..my home phone has been messed up since yesterday afternoon..my office line still works. TDS told me today that I apparently called them yesterday and asked them to remove my Total Talk Package...but I didn't!!!!!!! (Unfortunatley they had to deal with a 38 week pregnant woman exploding on them & so much for security code purposes). I think someone adjusted the wrong account, for some reason my features were removed..and they told me that this had nothing to do with the fact that I couldn't receive calls since yesterday afternoon and most of the day today....WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!! I had a technician come out 3 times today until they figured out what happened..I tell you what if I get charged $25.00 x (3)..I will unload on them again! Now it is sort of hit & miss, sometimes I can answer the call, sometimes there is no one there..it isn't connecting. Anyhoo it should be resolved tomorrow. So if you need me call me on the cell or office line or Trae's cell, or just e-mail me. I know I had some family members flipping out(I love you Mom!!) thinking that I was in the hospital..but remember I WILL CALL YOU IF YOU ARE ON MY LIST, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I PROMISE!!!

O.K. now for my 38 week pic...I had one of my favorite drinks this evening:

ICED DECAF GRANDE MOCHA..

..doesn't make sense I know, but it has less caffeine..so I can still keep my caffeine intake down to under 200 mg a day. This was my first dose of caffeine today..I didn't have my SPARK this morning..looking back this was not a good day to miss my morning SPARK.