Home with the new arrival

We came home on Tuesday and are getting used to life with two babies. Having a newborn is easier the second time around. Madeline is adjusting ok. That is the hardest part, Madeline. She has a hard time understanding what gentle means and using her inside voice. She is so sweet to him, kisses and hugs him constantly. Jackson is a great baby, hardly ever cries. Madeline was a good baby also. We are blessed with great babies, then they turn two! We have had dinner brought to us every night so far, which is the best thing EVER!!!!! Stephen is at home for 2 weeks, he is very helpful. It is now Saturday, and we are bored. I feel fine, except for some engorgement and fatigue. So what will we do next week? Who knows? For now here are updated pictures...........

We have a boy!!!

Sometimes you don't need many words.

Jackson David Borders

6lbs 13oz 18 inchs

1:28PM

Everyone is doing fine

Still going... Nothing outlast a Borders birth

The princess has given up on her "natural" childbirth attempt and decided to go with the epidural. Our hopes of a quicker labor without an epidural were lost when we only went from 2.5cm to 3.5 in 5 hours. We are now dosed with Pitocin, and fentanyl/marcaine to speed and make the labor somewhat bearable.
It hasn't worked. Labor is still slow, nausea and numbness have replaced the pain and Beth is regretting every decision that got us to this point.
Lucky for me Jean brought doughnuts. Beth is mad because she can't have any.
Finally after playing with her blood pressure and becoming a little accustomed to her epidural Beth has decided to get a little more sleep. Now the only problem is Beth continues to have conversations, mostly with herself, and we can't tell when she needs something or is just sleep talking.

Arrival of the tax deduction

We have made it to the hospital and Beth has convinced the Doctor that it is in his best interest to keep her here unitl this baby comes. It is 2AM we are 2.5cm dilated and I am 2 tired to keep this up all night. Beth is determined to make this one come sooner than 18hrs, but we will see as he is still a Borders and bound to do things in his own time.

Tangled in her wires trying to potty.

This definitely means something I'm sure.

Pictures!!!

Madeline in her new boots that she likes to wear everywhere. So CUTE!!!



Stephen, Madeline and I at Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin. We had the BEST time!!! They had this candy shop with homemade fudge and other goodies. I was in heaven. Remember those gummy things that were in the shape of coke bottles and taste like coke. YUMMY!! I must have had a million of them!!! I had the best meal EVER there. It was grilled grouper with a mango like sauce. I wish I remembered all that was on that fish. I want to find someone who can recreate it. Maybe, Ill see if I can find the menu to the place online!! Sorry, thinking outloud.

This picture is kinda blurry, sorry. This is Todd and his girlfriend, Leslie. It was great to see them!!

Madeline in the sand, and hangin' out in the condo.

This is the famous tricycle. No more boppy!!!

The other pic is of Mads, Avery and Jake at Baytowne Wharf in a big ole' chair.

The Porters, Presto, Laney, Avery and Jake on the Ferry Boat.

I am a bad blogger!!

I know, I know!!!!!

What happened to the idea of blogging every week. My only excuse is that I am just not good at it. This post wont even have any pictures because I cant find the ones i want on the computer. So, in April, just after Easter,Madeline got rid of her boppy. We took her to walmart and she got a brand new RED tricycle. When we were leaving, she threw her boppy away in the walmart trash can, in exchange for the tricycle. She did so very well. I think we were actually making a bigger deal out of it than it was. The other day she found one in the car and started sucking away like a drug addict that hadn't had his "fix" in a while. Stephen and I turned around and told her to throw it out the window. So she picks up her baby doll and chucks her out the window. It was an ugly baby doll, though. That was actually her name. Uggy baby! THEN, threw out her precious boppy. I am going to try not to give one to baby Jackson.

In late April, we went to Florida with our friends, the Porters. We had a blast and stayed on vacation for seven whole days!!!! Pictures to come. Oh, and Stephen got to see his good friend Todd that he grew up with and we met his girlfriend, She is a gorgeous young 20 something with no cellulite and perky boobs, not to mention a great personality. We loved her. I think she was a little intimidated being on the beach next to me in my sexy maternity bathing suit, though. Most young girls are:) Oh, to have perky boobs again!!!!!

What did we do in May??? We worked a little. Painted Jackson's room blue and redid the babies bathroom in a cute safari theme. My best friend, Jennifer graduated from nursing school. Went to visit my other best friend named Jennifer in Demorest, GA for her daughter's birthday. She is due with her second baby 4 weeks before me. Went to a good ole' family reunion in Cohutta, GA. I threw my sister-law, Sarah a lingerie shower. I still think of her as a 15 year old, it has been so hard to put it in my head that she is getting married.

And so far June has not been too fun. Madeline has been sick. I had some bleeding last week with regular contractions. And have begun to dilate. I was on "bed rest" for one whole day. It is not so fun to lay around when someone tells you too. Oh, I joined MFB. Stephen and I like the SS class we are in. We have gone to church, like the past 6 or 7 weeks regularly. Which is good for us. We are trying to be more committed to going to church.

Now we are just chillin, waiting for the new baby, taking care of miss Madeline and getting ready for Miss Sarah Borders wedding.

I PROMISE to post new pictures!!!!!!!

Well, giving the boppies to the Easter Bunny did not work. When Stephen got home from the FD, things were just as they always are, Madeline with her boppy in the bed with her mommy. I will try something else another time.


The pictures are out of order, so try to follow along. Mads went through her basket at home, then we went to Sunday school. Notice Mom and Pa's attire while attending to the flowered cross at church. It was freezing!!!

After SS, we drove to my Grandma's in Cohutta, GA up close to TN. We had lots of fun!! Madeline loved the cows. It was great to see family. One of my cousins my age that I grew up close to is pregnant with a little girl, and due the same week as me. It is neat to be pregnant with her. She looks great. Madeline stepped in cow manure in her pretty white shoes, which she thought was quite enertaining.

After lunch we went back to Marietta and had dinner with Stephens parents and Granparents. Madeline got to hunt eggs twice!!!! She did a really good job, I was impressed.

Then we came home and Stephen and I watched a movie, Little Black Book, very cute movie. Then we went to bed.

It was a great day, even with the cold weather, everyone had fun.

We are back from Florida!!!!

Madeline and I had a great time at the beach. Amanda and I realized that a vacation with three babies is very hard work. So, while it was a fun three days with just girls, next time we are bringing the boys with the babies!! Carrying my own beach chair, with all of the stuff we had to bring with the babies, not fun!!! I have a new found respect for my parents. How they took five of us on vacation is completely beyond me!!!

So, we are getting ready for easter!! How exciting. Madeline is going to give the easter bunny her boppies (pacifiers). And he is going to take them to all of the new babies who do not have boppies of their own!!! I am praying that this will work. If not, Oh well, there could be worse things!

Happy Easter everyone!!!! Easter is so refreshing to me!!! It reminds me of all of the things I have because of Jesus and his sacrifice for me!!

OK, I just tried to post the pictures with the post and It is so confusing!!!! AHHHHHH!! I cant get the pictures to go where I want them. So, please pardon the disorganization of my blog. I am still learning, and now am to frustrated to make it look pretty!!

More about the Borders.........

I just got home from being away from Stephen and Madeline for 2 WHOLE days!! (I was in Chattanooga for a trauma nursing class.) I missed them SOooooo much!! Madeline got attacked with kisses for 15 minutes when I got home!!










Tomorrow morning at 5am , Madeline and I are going to Destin, FL with a close friend of mine and her two babies. We are excited about the trip!!! ALL GIRLS!!!!!


















Jackson is growing fast and I feel him kicking more everyday. Madeline was much more active in my belly than he is. Maybe he will be a nice calm baby!! Yeah right. We will post pictures from the trip!!!! Hopefully we will come back tan and blond!!!! Until then.........

Sorry its been sooo long!!!!!!

I am finally learning how to post and will try to update at least weekly. OK, so since December. We celebrated Madeline's birthday on January 18th. We had a fun fun Curious George second birthday party. Madeline got lots of new clothes, since she has more toys and baby dolls than any child I know. She has been learning to pee pee in the potty and she got a new BIG GIRL bed. The transition to her bed is not going well, but will improve with time, I am sure. She is doing great on the potty. We are also trying to wean her off of the pacificer. She calls it a boppy and she is an ADDICT!!!! She is still a little confused about the fact that Mommy has a little baby in her belly. That little baby, by the way, is a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe it!!! I was 100% positive I was carrying a girl. Madeline and I even wore pink to the sonogram. So much for a mothers intuition, huh!!!! Stephen and I had a little girl name picked out, (Katie Beth). And we are having a hard time picking out a boyname. I think we may have agreed on Jackson David. We wanted to do family names, however our options were, NO OFFENSE TO ANY OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, but Ralph, Edgar, Darden, BILLIE, Minor!!!!! So, my dads name is David and that will work for a middle name. Lets see in February we did not do much. We are redecorating our house which is so fun. The babies room will be in fire trucks, Of course!! And I am doing the kids bathroom in a cute little safari theme. We are painting almost all of the house, and redoing our bathroom. So now it is March!!!! I went part time this week, YEAH!!!!!!!!!! So excited about that!!!! I will be working part time at Kennestone and Cartersville in the ER. Stephen is going to take next semster off since we will be having the new little man coming to join us. He is still enjoying working down in the hood. I guess thats it. My goal is to update weekly. Now that i can do it myself. I want to make my blog look cuter!!!!. Kari, can you help???? It needs some female attention. Until next time.....................

Madeline gets her license

Madeline is officially a driver now. She got a little red sportscar for Christamas and imeaditely took to the road. She does well for not quite being 2, but she definitely drives like her Mother.

Christmas come and gone

We made it through another holiday season without any deaths, disownments, or divorces. I don't know why we make the holidays so stressful. It seems to me that we should do less and relax more. Every year promise ourselves "never again," and every year we do it all again. I don't mean to rant and rave though. I truly did have a wonderful Christmas and so did the rest of the gang.

Madeline figured out who this Santa guy was and that he brings her more toys than she knows what to do with. She has already begun asking when he will come again. What have we created!?

And yes Sarah is now bald!