Wine Country with the Babes

It's been such nice weather the last week that we decided that we had to do something about it. We dropped the responsibilities and took a mid-morning trip to Sonoma. The glitch in our plan was it was the coldest day it's been in a long while and the wind was miserable. So our romanticized day trip had a couple of hiccups.

Had it been a really nice day, I think it would have been perfect and there would have probably been more photos to show. But I guess not every outing needs a million photos. We'll try this trip again but for now I'll share with you our experience. This was our first BIG outing with having 2 under 2. 

We opted for places that had grass and places to play nearby. Our first stop was the Sunflower Caffe in Sonoma Plaza. It was a darling lil' place. Inside is cramped and there are few seats but they had a great back patio with ample seating despite the line being out the door. It reminded me of one of my favorite places in Newport Beach and one favorite garden patio cafe's in Honeydew (South Africa).  As far as I could tell there were no high chairs but they didn't seem to be anti-kid. Food wise, It's been a while since I've had a brunch that I've been really excited about but I was not disappointed with my choice. I'd definitely recommend the General Vallejo it had Griddled Johnny Cakes and Poached Eggs in a cast iron skillet. YUMMMMM Basically, I'm ready to eat it again.

After we went to the Park across the street, Margot was stoked, she really doesn't get out enough. I didn't freak out about the unsafe play structure as I normally do. Overall, it was great and had it been nicer we would have played with the ducks.

Our next stop was Cline Cellars, we've been here before and really enjoy it and they definitely bode that they are kid friendly. They have lawns, ponds, birds, and tables. They have wine and you can bring your own food and snacks. We really enjoy this place. You have wine and the kids can run around. It's a win-win. Selah is 7 weeks, I brought Margot there around the same time. I wrapped them in a Solly Wrap and tasted away. It's a no judgement zone. 

I feel like it was a successful trip. Had it been warmer, we would have had loads more fun but we needed to get out of the house and I'm glad we did.

Introducing Selah Jo Wild

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, our family welcomed a new baby girl into our lives. For that we are eternally grateful. She is Here. She might not be home with us or in our arms but she's alive and currently thriving. She's proven to be a strong little fighter and this mama will hug her for all of her days for being so strong. Even on the days where strong is difficult. 

Here she is at 5 days old. She nearly has all of her wires, electrodes, and iv's removed. Someday soon we hope she won't have to hear beeping machines as her normal white noise. 

(a more detailed story coming soon, this mama is currently still really exhausted and finding words to say) 

Bumpdate: 38 Weeks

I've been horrible at documenting this pregnancy. Same with my last. I wish I was better at time-management. Maybe that'll be a New Year's goal this year. I have a long list of crap that hasn't been done and I feel like I disappoint lots of people with the stuff that I don't do. But, for this moment, what can I do.  Moving on. 

This pregnancy has been really weird. I see a higher risk dr because of my preeclamsia with Margot. Sometimes it's stressful because everything always comes back fine but every small thing that comes up, requires more testing or more stress. I would say a majority of my appointments end with, oh by the way, I don't like one result so please go take this blood test before you leave. I stress about the results, don't receive a call, but luckily everything is online eventually, and all is fine. On Monday, I had one of those appointments. My doctor, who I should add, I am grateful that she cares enough to pay attention to the little things, told me EVERYTHING was looking perfect and she didn't need to see me until the NEXT Friday. Which would be almost 2 weeks away and 3 days before my due date. I'm sitting here thinking, "wow, okay. whew." Then she begins to check my big belly and gives me a look. I hate looks. 

My belly had a rash on it. Mind you, I had a wool sweater on, I just had a HOT shower, and had recently put lotion on, and have been getting a million stretch marks a night. So naturally, I'm not worried. But she was. She checks baby's heart rate, all was good. She then tells me, she's afraid my liver might have an infection and I need to get blood work immediately to determine if she was going to induce on Thursday. Even if everything came back clear she now wanted to see me at the end of the week again to check again.  Drama, drama, drama. I get my results at 3 am. All looked great except one thing, then I googled that, and thought my kidney's were failing. Turns out, I'm pretty sure I misread that at 3 am. So Here we are, Wednesday, and as far as I know, I AM NOT having a baby tomorrow. But sometimes with my dr, you just never know. Also if you know anything about our life, you would think, naturally, there'd be a baby came into this world with rather dramatically. But here, we are 38 weeks and I've never been pregnant for this long. I've surpassed my personal goals of thanksgiving, and almost, knock on wood, December 1.  Let's see how long I can last.