Monday

It's been a fairly great day!
We had Teagan's playgroup this morning at a friend's house nearby and even though if was just the hostess and us, we had a really great time. Riordan was having a difficult morning so we almost didn't go, and I'm so glad we didn't make that decision. She had such a wonderful spread of my favorite, Chick Fil A ;-) I was so spoiled plus she gave us leftovers!
She is from the south so it was great to talk about home, life, and family. I have been wanting to spend some good quality time with her, so selfishly I was a little overjoyed for a moment it was just us, but I did miss our groupl
We have expanded to 9 moms, which was a little scary considering we have 1,000 kids between us, but with us bumping up to every other Monday it will probably play out that we will rarely all be together and if we do, we can move it to a location that can accomadate us all without stressing out the hostess.
Teagan has really been confident in standing wherever she is, she just refuses to take those magic steps. She did give Mike and I three of them last week, but nothing since then. She just laughs at us. She had become a lot more confident "throwing" herself from the ottoman to the couch, where she would normal drop down and then get back up.. so who knows maybe this week!
Took Caden to practice tonite. It was hot, high 90's and the shade wasn't so cool because there was hardly a breeze. But I really enjoyed watching him. He is just so darn cute and I love watching the 'wheels' turn in his head when we are driving. He thinks and says the funniest and clever things. I always think of Bill Cosby when Caden comes out with a comment or question.
Riordan, well he's Riordan. Still my sensitive guy, but just really loves to talk talk talk now and have us watch watch watch his every move. He has become quite an entertainer, a late bloomer compared to Caden, but he is making up for lost time. My once happily playing by himself child, is so interactive, that I forget that he was any other way. His favorite things of late is saying 'shake your bootie' with movement shaking the bootie on an ottoman. I have no idea where it came from besides Caden of course. Caden came home one day, did it, and it has stuck. Now we wait for an inappropiate moment and get really embarrassed ;-) We try not to encourage them doing it, but when Riordan does it, it is somehow absolutely adorable with his sweet little voice.
This week is not so busy, school of course Tuesday/Thursday. A playdate with friends on Wednesday and same friends coming for a playdate on Friday so their mommy can do a doctor's appointment for one of her children.
Friday night I have a date with a great friend. We don't know what we are doing, but we don't care ;-) As long as we are out!
Saturday night is a Cinco de Mayo party, before that t-ball, and then Sunday just church.
Baby is moving around a lot more these days... I have felt movement for quite a long time. When you have nothing to do but lay in bed motionless for 5 weeks, you feel every little gurgle in your body and this baby has let me know since 11 weeks that he was with me. 11 weeks sounds too early huh? Well being that I have felt the boys at 14 weeks, Teagan at 16, it didn't seem too odd to me, and I'm pretty confident that I know a gas bubble in just one spot compared to a baby's little flip/poke, especially the 4th time around. But now that he's bigger I feel him when I actually move which is the biggest reward so far after all that I have suffered through. This is my favorite part, seeing how he reacts to what I drink/eat. 18 weeks tomorrow.. I thought I seriously wouldn't see the day and know that I'm here, it has flown by so fast.
I'm off to catch up on the Bachelor! God forbid I get behind on any of my 1,000 tivo'd shows!

ah ha!

Well I stil have these headaches and man some days they are so bad. I was beginning to think it was the length of my hair or wearing a ponytail Well my friend Kristi totally nailed it.
Dehydration!
Of course. They feel like hangovers and so bad some times I feel like I have my spinal leak again. It's a direct result of the saliva issue. I still can not tolerate water, so it only makes sense.
So I try to continue to consume as much fluids as I can and stay out of heat which hasn't been a problem really until yesterday. We had no wind and we hit the 90's and man was it hot in the sun. Thankfully it still wasn't in the shade.
I just hope this saliva thing doesn't last the whole pregnancy. I just want to be normal again somewhat when you have a baby in the belly! Free of issues!
Today we are having some friends over for a playdate and then we will do naps and just take it easy. I find that I have to nap everyday because even with tylenol pm I sleep horrible. After about 4 or 5 hours I'm pretty much wide awake and struggling to fall back asleep. Most days I feel like a zombie.
Last night I went out for the first time, by myself, and did some shopping. I went to Target, Old Navy, and A.J.'s (oh yummy)
I love looking at the bakery and it's very hard to not want to buy everything. Well since I can hardly tolerate sweets I wasn't so tempted this time around.
Tomorrow we have Caden's t-ball game and then straight to a birthday party and then Sunday we have church and then straight to another birthday party. Should be fun!

The latest

Well we have been doing a lot. Just enjoying the amazing weather we are having.
Teagan took 5 steps for my friend Heather on Monday, but she wont' do it for Mike or I ;-)
I swear she is walking when we aren't looking.
Caden had t-ball pictures last night, which meant we got to meet up with our friends for dinner at Peter Piper Pizza.
Even though most of us got split up on different teams, didn't stop us from not sitting together! It was fun time, and man how each family has changed since we started last summer! Mike decided last night he was taking back to being coach for fall. Our coaches this season have been rather uninvolved and a bit hard to listen to. It just hasn't been fun like it was last Summer and Fall. While the break was much needed, there is more of a need for our children.
Riordan speaks complete coherent sentences! He just changes over night everyday it seems. He is still so mellow, but watch out when he wakes up.. reminds me of someone in our family when she would wake up. Don't even look his way, it will set him off.
Our biggest gift as of late is my sister Jennifer is coming out near the end of August to keep the zoo!! Yes, Mike and I are going on vacation and it's most likely a company expensed paid trip to Maui!! His company awards the top 26 wholesalers this trip and right now he is ranked 15th! I am beside myself and can already picture myself in a cabana drinking virgin pina coladas with my big straw hat. ;-) I need to find some more maternity bathing suits tee hee hee.
The ranking is determined at the end of June. Mike has really had a killer year and looks like it will stay up to pace. He and I have not been anywhere overnight ALONE since Caden was 9 months old. And that was Jennifer again keeping him. That was to a wedding so it was a far cry from a vacation and no where near a beach. We just don't have the family that can come and help us out. But now that she has changed jobs and has a bit more flexible schedule, she was more than willing to help us out! And we thought we'd should do this trip now, because I can't see her wanting to take care of FOUR Malloy babies ;-) I will savor this vacation for years to come!! It's so amazing that Jennifer is so willing to want to help us out and we are so eternally grateful. We got an amazing deal on her flight already. Also John and Amy agreed to keep them on Sunday so she can get home at a decent hour, since we have no idea what flight times will be in store for us. SO keep us in your prayers that this will definitely be rewarded to us!! I can't wait! ihave always wanted to go to Maui! We went to Honolulu with Caden for a work trip for Mike. Caden ended up with an intense stomach virus on the first day there and I ended up getting it at the end of the trip.
Hawaii here we come!!

too cute to not post

What started out as blowing kisses, turned into 'deep thoughts'



This is the new smile since 'Picnic Day' Mike likes to fondly call her our Chinese Rabbit

Slowly but surely

The boy's room colors navy, true red, and sage green. It's been forever since we painted, but I was pretty much sick right away, so now I'm finally getting to put things back together and let me tell ya it's a cluster here.


Teagie's colors, 'rodeo' brown, white, and soft pink. Inspired by the colors of her birth announcement.

Picnic Day

our day yesterday enjoying the amazing weather we are having, eating chick fila nuggets and grapes. teagan got her first taste of ketchup and is in love. we are really enjoying our backyard! who needs a pool ;-)

Desert Breeze Park/Bday Party

Fun on the horsies and the choo choo and Teagan dressed up for the party

The Proof

Happy Monday!

Well after a very rocky week last week, I'm on my third great day and very hopeful that this has all ended finally, well minus the 'spits' that won't go away.
Where to begin. I'm feel a bit let down by my health care. Most of you know that I literally could not get out of bed 5 of the 9 weeks that I was sick. I mean, if I moved I was throwing up, if I was awake I was throwing up! I could not drink water (well I still can't but it's another issue now), so I was very dehydrated. When I spoke to the triage nurse she told me I didn't sound dehydrated. I felt like I wasn't being heard, when I went in and told them how sick I was, they didn't see it because I was there.
My lips, face, and scalp are still shedding severely.
Then last Thursday Dr. Phil did a show on hyperemesis. I began to sob, surprise suprise. It explained my condition to a T!
Finally, I had a name for the horror I went through and my thought process, so morbid I'm so ashamed to admit to it, my depression. The pain and torment my body went through my friends and family was actually not normal and not good for myself or the baby. This condition is so horrible that if I had a 'worse enemy' I wouldn't wish it on them.
I am still in such amazement how I made it through.
I am so thankful that my worst thoughts to make it through everyday did not come true and now I can look forward to enjoying my pregnancy and anticipating what our baby will look like and what he will be like.
So now I struggled with what to do about my health care and this is what I have come up with. That when I have a serious issue and I recommend this to all of you, just go to the ER. Health Care out here has been so different than back home. I can't tell you HOW MUCH I miss Kaiser for OB Care. They were really there for me as a patient and didn't let me suffer. So I'm supposed to go back May 1st, but moved my appointment to May 15th to do our 20 week u/s and confirm it's a boy ;-) If this is a girl it will take me the rest of the pregnancy to stop calling her a he ~ tee heee heee. I just need someone to catch the baby at this point, fourth time around I've got the laboring and pushing thing down.
I still have headache's but nothing like the migraines I was experiencing and if I don't keep food in my tummy I crash fast and hard. But thankfully, food does bring me back.
I was able to go to Toys R US, with a huge headache mind ya, and get the children a swingset by Little Tykes, just like my friend Amy W's. Mike put it together that evening and did finishing work on it all weekend. It is great and the children are beside themselves with joy. I've been wanting to get one for over a year now, but our budget is so tight and I wanted the macdaddy one, but this one is just perfect. Got a baby swing for Teagan and Riordan ;-) I have pictures of the process, I know a lot of you don't believe Mike put it together LOL
That was Friday, Saturday I at the last minute decided to go to Caden's game. My first one since I've been ill! It was so beautiful out and what was even more nice is Mike and I got to sit together and watch our son play! What a neat feeling that was to enjoy it together. I did really well and was encouraged I was on my way to a good day. We had a friend's birthday party to go to that day at 4 and I just took it easy until it was time to go. It was at Desert Breeze Park. It has a train, carasoul, and a huge playground. Mike thankfully took on the duty of riding the rides with the children so my body wasn't tempted to turn a wrong corner. I have pictures of that as well, just still looking for my cord to hook up. argggh.
Made it to church on Sunday and was able to check-ins. Mike and I did sit in the lobby again though, the spit issue is very embarrassing so I felt a little to exposed being in the service. It was actually nice to sit in the lobby and watch on t.v. We were still able to take our notes and get something out of the service.
VBS is coming up fast. This year's theme is Heros. I am volunteering as greeter/check-in and whatever else they will need help with. I won't leave the campus after that and Mike is going to try and work it out that he's home to keep Riordan and Teagan. It's at 6:30 at night so it should work out. I'm really excited because on the last night the children do a perfomance! Can't wait to see Caden on stage ;-)
Today, we made it for Teagan's playgroup. It was so much fun and just so nice to feel normal and to keep up in conversations with the girls. We decided to do every other Monday's from once a month since the babies are all pretty much walking, talking, and a lot more interactive. What's great is that it's really a playgroup for all the children since there's so many siblings for everyone.
Tonight Mike and I are going on a date. I feel adventerous, but Mike would like to see a movie. He deserves a huge break after all he's been through as well. So we can do what he'd like to do. Tuesday and Thursday is school for Caden, Wednesday is free, and Friday I have our amazing Kate here for help with the kiddos.
So my postings will not be as often, because feeling good makes me want to explore and have fun with my babies!!

bad day

did too much in the last two days feeling well, paying for it now since 2pm :(
it was WELL WORTH IT THOUGH ...

Teagie and her cake

The pity party continues

Sick again last night and started today right before lunch.
I'm at a lose. I'm so frustrated. I really enjoyed getting out.
Nights are soooo rough, that it takes all my energy just to get out of the bed.
So I just pray that this is a short relapse. I'm on day three.
I was planning on doing so much with the children this week. Thankfully
I didn't tell them so they won't be let down.
So keep me in your thoughts and prayers still please. We need all the help
we can get over here.

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

I made it, but barely

to church today. I wasn't able to sit in the service though. The smell of all the perfumes and cologne and everyone sitting in such close proximity was going to send me over board. So Mike and I walked around campus spying on our children. We had never done that before and it was so worth to see them interacting! My favorite was with Caden. They were taking up offering and we normally give him his dollar but it slipped our mind. So Mike and I hear him say, " I don't have my dollar." So I grabbed one from Mike and took it over to him. The look on his face was absolutely priceless. Very confused at first too LOL. He goes in almost a whisper, "Mommy what are you doing?" And I said," Hey buddy we forgot to give you your dollar, here ya go!" Biggest grin I had seen today and he said "Thanks!" I said, "Love ya, bye baby!" And he yells out " BYE MOMMY!" So funny!
We spied a lot on Teagie too, she is so funny how she interacts with other babies. Her brother's have definitely been good for her, because she fears no other child and goes up to any of them wanting to strike up a friendship. Maybe that's just a girl in her too, because the boys were never like that at her age.
So Mike and I hung out in the lobby where there was a t.v. and watched as much of the message as possible. Next week should be a lot better, because we can move if it's not going to work for me. I'm tempted to do Saturday nights too, not quite so busy then too, until my nose isn't so hypersensitive.
It was so great to see everyone that I had missed for the past two months! All the prayers that were sent our way and all the hugs of happiness to truly see me. And then the best part was hearing what an amazing husband I had, and how he always had a huge smile on his face despite probably stressed out getting all three children to church every single Sunday. He's the MAN!

I still have a killer headache. I never had them happen this far in the pregnancy like this, so I'm not sure what's going on.
All I can say is this child is grounded until he is 5!

A relapse

I have had a terrible headache all day.
And I have been running for the bathroom :(
So I hope that it's just a one day occurence, because I really
wanted to go to Easter Service tomorrow.
But this headache is just killing me and I have horrible
heartburn from being sick since 3pm.
It's just not fair!



On another note, we had Teagan's birthday party today.
It was just the 5 of us and it was so cute and sweet. The
boys helped her dive into her cake and she really enjoyed the
whole event. We have pics and video so hopefully I can
post it soon! See how the week works for me.

Things are much better, but yet one more thing

So I am completely free of nausea and headaches!
I feel that maybe the zofran prolonged it a bit, jut like with Riordan, but I was too afraid to go off of it.
The very first day of not taking it I was feeling pretty darn good. That was two days ago.
I had my doctor's appt yesterday, dinner out with the family last night, and today I met Mike at Biltmore Fashion Park for a lunch date and a stroll around the mall! It is like night and day.
We went to Houston's for lunch. I'm having very specific food cravings now and just enjoying foooood.
So at my appointment, most of you know I have a saliva and back of throat mucus issue, I bring it to attention finally (it was the least of my worries when I'd go in). It's called ptyalism and I have had it for 7 weeks. It's disgusting and very unfair. I thought it was a symptom from my all day sickness and would go away once the nausea went away.
Got very bad news yesterday. It's not going away most likely until I deliver. It's hormone related and actually quite a few women suffer from this.
So I'm getting back to my southern roots, and I carry a "spit cup" every where I go. Nothing really helps. Gum and candy just make more and if I do swallow it, I am running for the bathroom. I did figure out almost two weeks ago that Tylenol PM helps dry it up at night so I don't wake up in the middle of the night running for the bathroom from sleep salivation.
This is something that no one ever talks about BUT I AM! so get over it ;-), and just until the last month I decided to look it up and found the medical name and what other women did. Most are saying it was gone after their 1st trimester. My doctor recommended lemon ice and lemonheads. I did the lemonheads and I still can't do sweets. Just makes me sooo ill. However I did lemon with my tea ( I haven't been able to do lemon when I was so sick) and let me tell you, it was so quenching. Yeah, all this cup action, really dries me out big time and is dehydrating. I think I may be able to finally handle lemon water. I bought lemons today so we will see. I just want to chug it, good sign that I can handle it.
Well I'm in my second trimester, most women state they are at 15 weeks and no end in sight. I have friends who want to get me a diamond encrusted spit cup. It's just so gross! I feel so helpless and it's a very self concious thing for me to go out with this issue. But I do it anyway.
I asked my doctor how long I can take the Tylenol PM and she said I don't have to stop. So thankful for that, because people let me tell you. This is the most unfair thing you can do to a pregnant girl. Besides hormones screwing with your emotions now I feel like a redneck. That's fine. I look that part right now with my roots, did have 'one' eyebrow until I waxed them finally two nights ago and I like to shop at Wal-mart ;-)
I love the fact that I'm out of bed and doing things with the children and getting out of the house. I have to be out everyday since I started on Tuesday. I was couped up far too long!! So watch out Chandler, I gots good aim now too, just like a chaw chewing baseball player!! Can't let this hold me back and thankfully my friends all understand and just look the other way !! LOL

My first day out

by myself in about 4 weeks! I went and saw Marcie and baby Lauren at the hospital! It's a newer hospital for our area, a lot closer to home and I was immensely impressed. The postpartum rooms are exactly like the rooms back home at Northside. Very spacious, not a closet. Also had a couch for dad to sleep on. Chandler Regional's only negative was how small the postpartum room was.
So I have officially decided to have baby there. I wasn't sure I wanted to switch because I really had an amazing experience at Chandler. Now I just hope that our pediatrician will come to the new hospital or that she actually has privelidges there.
It's so close!
So onto my visit with Marcie. She looked so beautiful! And baby Lauren was just absolutely precious! It was so nice to be out especially to go see her. I had really missed our talks and I felt I overstayed a bit and ran over on Christa's time with Marcie. Who by the way, is the most ever thoughtful friend. She brought both Marcie and I a Starbucks and a sweet roll!! She's just the greatest! It was so nice to see her too!
I even took Caden and Morgan to school today. Wow what a difference being out does for one's moral ;-) I loved seeing my friend Terri who just looked so beautiful as always!
So I'm hoping that this is good things to come. Today was my last day of pills so tomorrow is my first day off of them and I have my 14 week appt on Thursday so if I need another script I can get it then. It would be nice to get off of them so I don't fight these killer headaches that I still have.

Baby Steps

I'm starting to do a little more around the house and I actually got out to Wal Mart last week to do Easter Candy Shopping.
Yesterday and today I have had a killer headache, a normal side effect of Zofran, but it's makes me more nauseous of course and I find myself almost to the running part LOL. But I'm still out of bed!


Today my very good friend Marcie had her fourth baby join their family!! Welcome baby Lauren!! She was 6lbs 13 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing wonderful. She was hoping that she could avoid a c-section by doing an aversion today (Lauren was breech), but it wasn't successful. Turns out that her cord was wrapped THREE times around her neck. It's a good thing she didn't flip!! It's so amazing how everything works out. Thank God, that everything worked out the way it should.
Teagie's playgroup met today at our house. It was so niceeee to see everyone and for all the children to play together so nicely. I kind of wish we met more than once a month. It's just a great group of women and all the babies are just so cute together. My friend Kristi's son, is the last of our group who turns one and it's coming up fast!


Speaking of turning one, I'm going to have Teagan's birthday party, finally, this weekend. It will be a small inimate affair, but I get to use all the cute decor I bought so many months ago!! I can't wait! And I can't wait for her to eat her first cake!!
Mike just took Caden and Riordan to Caden's t-ball practice and then they are having a date at Carvel. I can't wait to go with them soon I hope one day!