Avery LOVES her new little sister!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Ethan's First Snowboard Trip
Bryce took Ethan snowboarding at Snowbowl on Saturday. This was Ethan's first time and he was pretty much beside himself at the thought. We couldn't even get him to sleep the night before. He just couldn't wait. What a cutie in all his gear, right?
Bryce says that he actually did pretty good, but he didn't last too long. He was pretty cold after a couple runs. Here's Ethan and Dad looking awesome!
Here's a video of Ethan just starting to learn.
Bryce says that he actually did pretty good, but he didn't last too long. He was pretty cold after a couple runs. Here's Ethan and Dad looking awesome!
Poor Bryce didn't get to snowboard at all. But he knew what he was getting into. He was just excited to be able to teach Ethan. Here's Bryce and Ethan on the way home. It seems that Ethan has inherited the "Dopp Picture Face" aka "Make Sure Mom Has No Pictures Of You Smiling".
Here's a video of Ethan just starting to learn.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Don't Break My Heart
My heart is about to break. And so close to Valentine's Day! My little boy is officially not a little boy anymore. I just finished helping Ethan with his valentines for school tomorrow. All of a sudden he said that he wanted to write one to a special friend. Special friend??? He wouldn't tell me who it was... and then he got up and went into the bathroom to write it.
So, who's with me? You have to peek at it when he's not looking, right?
And there it was: "Brooklyn, I Love You"
And there went my heart.
When did I stop being my 5 year old's special friend? I am definitely not ready this.
So, who's with me? You have to peek at it when he's not looking, right?
And there it was: "Brooklyn, I Love You"
And there went my heart.
When did I stop being my 5 year old's special friend? I am definitely not ready this.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Noelle's Blessing Day
Bryce blessed Noelle in church last Sunday. It was such a special day. I am so thankful that Bryce was able to give her such a wonderful blessing and that our family was able to be there and share the time with us. We are so blessed to have the priesthood in our home and in our lives.
Noelle with her sweet Daddy.
My four kids together. I am so thankful for such sweet, beautiful kids. They love their new little sister so much.
Most of our family that came to be with us for Noelle's blessing. We love our family so much and are so thankful to them for sharing this time with us.
Caitlin's Fieldtrip
Last week Caitlin's preschool class had a fieldtrip to the Riparian Preserve. They had just finished a unit on dinosaurs and were so excited to see the Preserve's Dinosaur Dig exhibit. They all got a shovel and brush and were able to uncover "real" fossils in the ground.
Caitlin got to eat lunch with all her friends under the ramada at the park. They also spent some time playing on the playground and with a parachute. Then they all got to enjoy nature as they took a little walk/hike around the lake. I'm so grateful for her school and teachers. They get her so excited about learning and experiencing things.
Caitlin with both preschool classes(am & pm) and her teachers. What a great day!
Caitlin got to eat lunch with all her friends under the ramada at the park. They also spent some time playing on the playground and with a parachute. Then they all got to enjoy nature as they took a little walk/hike around the lake. I'm so grateful for her school and teachers. They get her so excited about learning and experiencing things.
Caitlin with both preschool classes(am & pm) and her teachers. What a great day!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
4 Kids
I was curious to see our kids side by side since they seem to have looked pretty similar.
Here they are leaving the hospital:
Ethan, Caitlin, Avery, and Noelle.And at 3-4 weeks old:
Ethan, Caitlin, Avery, and Noelle.I think Noelle is starting to look less and less like the rest of them. She definitely has the darkest hair. We love having her here. She is such a sweet baby and is still sleeping a lot. We are so thankful for our great kids and love them bunches!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Noelle Claire Dopp
So, it's taken me a while to post about it, but baby Noelle is here!
Introducing
Noelle Claire Dopp
Born Sunday, January 3, 2010
At 10:31pm
7 lbs. 1 oz. 19.5 in.
We had a cesarean section scheduled for the morning of the 5th, but I guess she was anxious to get here.
All day Sunday I was having contractions, but they weren't painful or very close together. At church I was joking about not making it till Tuesday, and I didn't. When we got home from church I thought I should probably start timing them. After an hour or so they were 2 minutes apart, and starting to get a little painful. I called my doctor and he said to just go on in. So, I went in and as soon as I laid down on the bed my contractions pretty much stopped. Hmmm...maybe I should have tried that at home first. Oh well. My doctor said that since I was already there he would do the c-section anyway. He also had another patient there already too.
At that point I was dilated to a 4, but my contractions weren't too close anymore. And since I had recently eaten they wanted to wait a few more hours before starting the c-section (BOO!)
The night before Bryce's car had been towed (stupid Waffle House) and the only time they would let him pick it up was that night, unless he wanted to pay an extra day (BOO!) So while he drove to Phoenix to get his car I sat in triage and waited for 10:00 to come. They were pretty busy that night with a ton of c-sections, so I heard quite a few women go back before me. Every once in a while someone would peek in on me and say "you're the one who ate the bagel, right?" Yep, that's me. One little bagel apparently equals three extra hours of labor.
It wasn't too bad a wait though and pretty soon Bryce was back and we were getting ready to go into the operating room.
Yay! Almost done!
The surgery went pretty well, although I did hear my doctor say "hmmm..." a couple times. What is that supposed to mean? Noelle was still up really high and I think he had to manuever things a little to get her down. I felt a lot more pulling this time than last time.
So at 10:31 she came out and we knew she was ours. Our kids all look just alike. The first thing I said when I saw her was "she looks just like Avery". Everyone always seems surprised by our childrens' hair, but by now we expect it. Noelle's seems to be pretty dark though, so she may not go as light as the others.
So, now we are at home recovering and adjusting to having four! So far, it's nothing compared to what three did to me. It has been a little different this time with Ethan and Caitlin in school. And Bryce has had this whole week off which has been really great and such a help.
Thanks so much to our family and friends for the meals and all the help. We are doing great and having fun with our new little sweetheart.
If you would like to see her birth announcement on the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center website, click this link:
Introducing
Noelle Claire Dopp
Born Sunday, January 3, 2010
At 10:31pm
7 lbs. 1 oz. 19.5 in.
We had a cesarean section scheduled for the morning of the 5th, but I guess she was anxious to get here.
All day Sunday I was having contractions, but they weren't painful or very close together. At church I was joking about not making it till Tuesday, and I didn't. When we got home from church I thought I should probably start timing them. After an hour or so they were 2 minutes apart, and starting to get a little painful. I called my doctor and he said to just go on in. So, I went in and as soon as I laid down on the bed my contractions pretty much stopped. Hmmm...maybe I should have tried that at home first. Oh well. My doctor said that since I was already there he would do the c-section anyway. He also had another patient there already too.
At that point I was dilated to a 4, but my contractions weren't too close anymore. And since I had recently eaten they wanted to wait a few more hours before starting the c-section (BOO!)
The night before Bryce's car had been towed (stupid Waffle House) and the only time they would let him pick it up was that night, unless he wanted to pay an extra day (BOO!) So while he drove to Phoenix to get his car I sat in triage and waited for 10:00 to come. They were pretty busy that night with a ton of c-sections, so I heard quite a few women go back before me. Every once in a while someone would peek in on me and say "you're the one who ate the bagel, right?" Yep, that's me. One little bagel apparently equals three extra hours of labor.
It wasn't too bad a wait though and pretty soon Bryce was back and we were getting ready to go into the operating room.
Yay! Almost done!
The surgery went pretty well, although I did hear my doctor say "hmmm..." a couple times. What is that supposed to mean? Noelle was still up really high and I think he had to manuever things a little to get her down. I felt a lot more pulling this time than last time.
So at 10:31 she came out and we knew she was ours. Our kids all look just alike. The first thing I said when I saw her was "she looks just like Avery". Everyone always seems surprised by our childrens' hair, but by now we expect it. Noelle's seems to be pretty dark though, so she may not go as light as the others.
So, now we are at home recovering and adjusting to having four! So far, it's nothing compared to what three did to me. It has been a little different this time with Ethan and Caitlin in school. And Bryce has had this whole week off which has been really great and such a help.
Thanks so much to our family and friends for the meals and all the help. We are doing great and having fun with our new little sweetheart.
If you would like to see her birth announcement on the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center website, click this link:
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