I know I'm way behind on here but I'm going to try and attempt to catch up a bit! I am rewinding back to Thursday, April 24th in case you are keeping track.
That Thursday Mimi, Libby, and I went to the Mud Hut to make a plate for Libby. Mimi helped me make one for Haley and Emily back when they were born so we had to make Libby one of course. I have yet to pick it up but the Mud Hut posted a picture of it on their facebook:
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We were pretty pleased with how well her feet turned out. She slept most of the time we were there and then I fed her and held her while we watched Mimi work. David didn't have to work so he took the girls to the library and then brought them home and fed them and put them down for naps. When we got home he had just put them down for their naps and was getting ready to leave for work. During naps Mom did her Bible study outside and I took a nap. After naps the girls played outside and then someone from church brought us a meal, I think it was Suleidy and if it then we had chicken and rice and it was pretty good. After dinner we gave Libby a bath because she had her first doctor's appointment in the morning and we wanted her to be clean! Her belly button thing fell off on Sunday so we could fully submerge her!
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| In the tub |
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| Her feet look huge! |
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Mimi warming her up afterwards
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| And this is what happens to Libby's hair after she has a bath... Aunt Kelly bought us those pajamas back when Haley was born and they are one of my favorite pairs, they are so soft and snuggly! |
FRIDAY morning Mimi stayed home with Haley and Emy and David and I took Libby to her first doctor's appointment. Her discharge weight was 6 lbs. 6 oz. and she was back up to 6lb 9oz, just 2 ounces away from her birth weight. Her height was still 20 inches which put her in the 70% and her head size was also in a high percentage, 60 or something! Her weight was in the twenty something percentile, sorry I need to find the paper! Fortunately she didn't have to get any shots but she didn't like it when Dr. Bagnell was examining her, especially when she was looking around in her mouth for thrush (there wasn't any). She said she looked good and reminded her of Em (Dr. Bagnell always refers to Emily as Em).
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| Libby hanging out at the doctor's |
In the afternoon Mimi and I took Haley to Kohl's to pick out some summer dresses for her to wear. She still insisted on wearing her awful purple pants despite the rising Texas temperatures so we thought we could maybe try and persuade her to try some new options. She picked out several dresses and a skirt and seemed happy about her choices. Friday night we went to Cowboy Chicken for dinner. We told Mimi we would take her anywhere to eat and that's what she wanted! Afterwards Mimi watched Haley and Emy while David and I went to a school Spanish program for about an hour. David had given a presentation on Honduras to these kids back in November and they had a program about each country they had learned about. We were a little bit late and ironically walked in just as they had finished talking about Honduras, oops. When we got home Emily was playing nicely but Haley was watching the Ipad after Mimi had repeatedly told her to put it away. We were surprised that Mimi hadn't spanked her so David did, haha. Sorry, I guess it wasn't too funny at the time. After a bit we put the girls to bed and then David, Mimi and I played some Dutch Blitz.
SATURDAY was a pretty laid back day. We drove around Longview and stopped by a yard sale and then took Mimi to see the new church where we will be meeting on the first Sunday in May. I had never seen it and Mimi was curious so we all went for a look. By the time we were finished there it was time for lunch and since we were already out, we decided to stopy by Chick Fil A. The older girls ate and then played on the playground while Mimi, Libby, and I sunbathed outside.
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| Mimi and I getting some sun at Chick Fil A |
After Chick Fil a we went home for naps. After naps we all went to the park.
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| Haley 'hanging' at the park. Notice that she is wearing one of her new dresses from Mimi, no purple pants!!! |
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| Mimi guarding Libby |
Then we came home and Mimi and the girls ate dinner together while David and I took Libby and went on a date. When we got home, Mimi had fed and bathed the girls and they were in bed! We got Libby comfortable and then we all played a couple games of Dutch Blitz again, I think Dave won.
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| Eating with the two older girls |
SUNDAY morning we all went to church. It was nice to have Mimi there to help out with the girls during the worship part of the service. No one was happier than Haley who got to be held during a lot of the songs, I don't hold her anymore because she's too big and quite frankly, I have two others in line before her to be held. Our time at church ended a little dramatically when Haley fell in the baptismal tub. They were draining it and she was standing on a stool and reaching in to touch the water as it got lower and lower. Anyways, as it got lower she had to reach lower and eventually she fell in. I had been watching her so I ran over but not before Dr. Mason pulled her out. She was hardly under the water for anytime at all but she talked about it for a while afterwards.
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| That's a picture of the baptismal tub. |
After church we all went to a nearby restaurant/deli (it's called Newks and it reminds me Panera bread) to celebrate all of the college seniors who were graduating the following week. Originally we had ordered sandwiches to be brought to the church but they had lost our order so we all went to the actual restaurant. It was actually kind of a disaster because it took forever for them to get everyone's food to them and we all ended up eating at separate times. The long wait did give us plenty of time to visit and Libby slept the whole time so I guess it ended up okay. When we got home we put the girls down for naps and rested a bit ourselves. In the evening we went to a Progressive dinner at LeTourneau University. Several students who regularly attend our church set up a Progressive dinner through their dorm rooms. They had made chips and queso (appetizers), salad and bread, and spaghetti. We were split into smaller groups when we got there and then we rotated through the rooms. We were lucky to have the salad first, then the appetizer, and then the spaghetti. Some groups started with the spaghetti and ended with the chips, haha. Afterwards we all ended up at the old chapel on campus for desserts and a group picture.
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| Our whole group. See if you can find the members of our family, none of us are standing together but we are each holding one of the kids. |
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| We were grouped with the Freeman family who have a little girl who is a couple months older than cousin Calla, the girls had a fun time. Here they are sitting on a college boy's bed, haha. |
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| Mimi holding Libby between courses |
After the Progressive dinner we stopped by the new student activity center to show Mimi. She gave herself a tour and then we all sat on the couches while I nursed Libby before heading home.
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| Hanging out |
MONDAY was kind of a sad day because it was our last full day with Mimi. I don't remember everything we did but I think we did a photo shoot for Libby's birth announcements. I know Mom and I thawed some chicken and then made a couple meals and put them in the freezer for later. It was a super nice day so we spent some time playing outside too.
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| Mimi holding Libby and pushing Emily. |
Later Mimi did some things around the house that I don't know how to do, like mending curtains:
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| Haley and Emy watched |
In the evening we had dinner and then played some Dutch Blitz.
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