While Grandma and Papa were here we took them to Kemah Boardwalk. Somewhere new for all of us. H got to ride a couple rides including the train and merry-go-round. H loved riding the zebra! She also got a corn dog and papa even won a basketball for her! It was super hot, but we still had fun.
I'm going there Someday
Monday, August 5, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
4th of July
We were lucky to have Grandma and Papa McDonald come to visit us for 4th of July! We had a lot of fun. We went to the Kingwood parade, Grandma and Papa took H swimming, went to a BBQ and awesome fireworks at a neighbors house!
Friday, June 28, 2013
Unexpected Trial
I began writing a very detailed post of the events that started on Father's Day, but decided I just wasn't ready to share all the details. Here is the summary:
On Father's Day I had an unexpected gush of fluid. I wasn't having any bleeding or cramping but decided to go to Labor & Delivery just in case. I was 21 weeks pregnant. Our baby boys heart rate was great and the nitrazine test showed no amniotic fluid had leaked. I was sent home. During the next 12 hours I continued to have several more gushes of fluid. I went to my OBGYN on Monday. She first did an ultrasound that showed "amniotic fluid was on the low side." Again she did a nitrazine test that was negative. I was admitted into the hospital for IV fluid and monitoring. Tuesday morning a detailed ultrasound showed baby boy had very little amniotic fluid surrounding him. I had obviously lost a lot of amniotic fluid. We were told our baby boy had pretty much zero chance of survival whether he was born today or if I lasted 6 more weeks. At this point I was at risk for infection because my water had broke. I was allowed to go home. On Thursday we had another doctor appointment. The ultrasound showed I had continued leaking amniotic fluid. Baby had no fluid around him. Without this fluid he would not be able to develop properly. He also was small for gestational age. I problem with the placenta is also expected. I was then admitted to the hospital for delivery.
Our sweet baby boy was born Friday June 21, 2013. He was 9.8 ounces and 8.5 inches long. He was perfect in every way. We named him Porter Steffen McDonald. We got to spend several hours loving and holding him. We experienced a lot of peace and comfort during that time.
On Tuesday we had a small graveside service in which Drew was able to dedicate the grave. It was very special to us.
We are so grateful for the family and friends who have supported us during this difficult time.
On Father's Day I had an unexpected gush of fluid. I wasn't having any bleeding or cramping but decided to go to Labor & Delivery just in case. I was 21 weeks pregnant. Our baby boys heart rate was great and the nitrazine test showed no amniotic fluid had leaked. I was sent home. During the next 12 hours I continued to have several more gushes of fluid. I went to my OBGYN on Monday. She first did an ultrasound that showed "amniotic fluid was on the low side." Again she did a nitrazine test that was negative. I was admitted into the hospital for IV fluid and monitoring. Tuesday morning a detailed ultrasound showed baby boy had very little amniotic fluid surrounding him. I had obviously lost a lot of amniotic fluid. We were told our baby boy had pretty much zero chance of survival whether he was born today or if I lasted 6 more weeks. At this point I was at risk for infection because my water had broke. I was allowed to go home. On Thursday we had another doctor appointment. The ultrasound showed I had continued leaking amniotic fluid. Baby had no fluid around him. Without this fluid he would not be able to develop properly. He also was small for gestational age. I problem with the placenta is also expected. I was then admitted to the hospital for delivery.
Our sweet baby boy was born Friday June 21, 2013. He was 9.8 ounces and 8.5 inches long. He was perfect in every way. We named him Porter Steffen McDonald. We got to spend several hours loving and holding him. We experienced a lot of peace and comfort during that time.
On Tuesday we had a small graveside service in which Drew was able to dedicate the grave. It was very special to us.
We are so grateful for the family and friends who have supported us during this difficult time.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
More pics of Hadley...
Christmas...very late!
To celebrate christmas this year we tried to do some different things. We did a scripture chain and a calander for activities for each day. Here are some pictures from our activities:

Our Christmas a little different this year. A few hours before we left to fly to Las Vegas we found out Grandpa Rose had passed. So we ended up spending most of the week in Utah and then went back to Vegas for a few days. Although this time was sad we enjoyed getting to see more family than we had planned. Here are some pictures from our trip:
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Hadley is TWO years old!
Wow! I can't believe this little girl is two already. She is such a joy to have around! We have a lot of fun playing together all day long. (Okay we do get some work done.)
Hadley is quite the little talker these days. I can't even begin to list on the words/phrases she says. She talks ALL DAY LONG! And I love it!
Hadley loves nursery! She is always so excited to go every Sunday. Last Sunday we had some subs go into nursery and I was told that she pretty much ran the place. Haha. She would tell them when it was time to clean up, have snacks, sing songs etc. This girl is pretty outgoing! She definitely didn't get it from me.
She always tells me and others were to sit. Its pretty funny, but can be difficult when you're trying to get things done.
She loves her friends. She talks about them everyday all day long! She is quite the social little girl. She loves babies! (real ones) Hadley gets so excited when she sees babies and if a baby is crying at the store she says "Hadley kiss it better". Too cute!
Hadley also loves her baby dolls. She recently got one from Grandma M. It cries and she also rocks it and gives it a bottle to make it "better." She likes to put her babies to sleep and feed them pretend food. She also will get her own diapers and wipes and try to figure out how they will fit on such a small baby. She will be a good sister someday.
Hadley loves "Papa's Turtle." When we were visiting Papa & Grandma M in Vegas Papa got a turtle. Now every turtle she sees ( in a book, on TV, on her flashcards) is "Papa's Turtle." She always wants me to draw "Papas Turtle"
Hadley has been learning her colors and shapes. She knows a star, circle, triangle, and heart. She can name a lot of colors but doesn't always get them right. She is pretty consistent at getting pink, yellow, and black correct.
She can count to 3. The other day I asked if she want 2 or 3 chick nuggets. She was going back and forth so I just put 2 on the plate. She looked at it and said " no three!" What a smart girl.
If you ask her how old she is she will say "Two!"
I just love her little voice! It is so sweet! I love how you can tell when she is excited about something!
Hadley loves to sing songs! She knows Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Ring Around the Rosies, Old McDonald, Skida ma rinky dinky dink(a Barney song), Elmo's song, The More We Get Together (with sign language), Once There Was a Snow Man, and ABC's. I'm sure there are more that I just can't think of right now.
She likes to jump and dance to music. So cute!
She likes to color pictures and she loves using chalk outside.
She is scared of some things...loud noises mostly. At the park when she gets up on the jungle gym she crawls because she is scared of heights. But she loves the swings and going down the slides.
Hadley weighs 28 lbs 8 ounces(73%) and is 35 inches tall (80%)
Her favorite foods include strawberry yogurt, cheese, CHOCOLATE (she loves sweets), peanut butter, and lettuce or spinach(I know, WHAT?!?) She likes a lot of foods but I think these are asked for most ofter.
Hadley love ELMO and all other sesame street characters. Her favorite Elmo movie is Elmo Potty Time. She also like Thomas the train, and Toy Story.
Hadley likes to read books. She likes Barney, Clifford and Fancy Nancy... and a lot more!
I could go on and on about this sweet girl. She is very loving and independent (although she does prefer to have mom play with her). She is so smart and has a great memory. She amazes me everyday! I'm so blessed to have her in my life!
Hadley is quite the little talker these days. I can't even begin to list on the words/phrases she says. She talks ALL DAY LONG! And I love it!
Hadley loves nursery! She is always so excited to go every Sunday. Last Sunday we had some subs go into nursery and I was told that she pretty much ran the place. Haha. She would tell them when it was time to clean up, have snacks, sing songs etc. This girl is pretty outgoing! She definitely didn't get it from me.
She always tells me and others were to sit. Its pretty funny, but can be difficult when you're trying to get things done.
She loves her friends. She talks about them everyday all day long! She is quite the social little girl. She loves babies! (real ones) Hadley gets so excited when she sees babies and if a baby is crying at the store she says "Hadley kiss it better". Too cute!
Hadley also loves her baby dolls. She recently got one from Grandma M. It cries and she also rocks it and gives it a bottle to make it "better." She likes to put her babies to sleep and feed them pretend food. She also will get her own diapers and wipes and try to figure out how they will fit on such a small baby. She will be a good sister someday.
Hadley loves "Papa's Turtle." When we were visiting Papa & Grandma M in Vegas Papa got a turtle. Now every turtle she sees ( in a book, on TV, on her flashcards) is "Papa's Turtle." She always wants me to draw "Papas Turtle"
Hadley has been learning her colors and shapes. She knows a star, circle, triangle, and heart. She can name a lot of colors but doesn't always get them right. She is pretty consistent at getting pink, yellow, and black correct.
She can count to 3. The other day I asked if she want 2 or 3 chick nuggets. She was going back and forth so I just put 2 on the plate. She looked at it and said " no three!" What a smart girl.
If you ask her how old she is she will say "Two!"
I just love her little voice! It is so sweet! I love how you can tell when she is excited about something!
Hadley loves to sing songs! She knows Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Ring Around the Rosies, Old McDonald, Skida ma rinky dinky dink(a Barney song), Elmo's song, The More We Get Together (with sign language), Once There Was a Snow Man, and ABC's. I'm sure there are more that I just can't think of right now.
She likes to jump and dance to music. So cute!
She likes to color pictures and she loves using chalk outside.
She is scared of some things...loud noises mostly. At the park when she gets up on the jungle gym she crawls because she is scared of heights. But she loves the swings and going down the slides.
Hadley weighs 28 lbs 8 ounces(73%) and is 35 inches tall (80%)
Her favorite foods include strawberry yogurt, cheese, CHOCOLATE (she loves sweets), peanut butter, and lettuce or spinach(I know, WHAT?!?) She likes a lot of foods but I think these are asked for most ofter.
Hadley love ELMO and all other sesame street characters. Her favorite Elmo movie is Elmo Potty Time. She also like Thomas the train, and Toy Story.
Hadley likes to read books. She likes Barney, Clifford and Fancy Nancy... and a lot more!
I could go on and on about this sweet girl. She is very loving and independent (although she does prefer to have mom play with her). She is so smart and has a great memory. She amazes me everyday! I'm so blessed to have her in my life!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Hadley's Birthday/Thanksgiving Weekend
This year Hadley's birthday was on thanksgiving. We opened presents and had a yummy breakfast then went to a friends house for thanksgiving dinner. We had a great time! I also made some chocolate birthday cake for desseret. Yum! Drew braved the crowds on Thursday night to get Hadley a kitchen. She loves it. Her favorite thing to make us is CHOCOLATE! On Saturday we took Hadley to the Children's Museum. Hadley had a fun time, but I think Drew might have had the BEST time! Haha.
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