CHRISTmas

We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! On Christmas Eve we went to my parents house and had dinner and we were able to just spend sometime together. We opened gifts and let Sydney get some energy out before we headed home. Mike and I opened our small gifts to each other that night. Mike got me the newest Hanson CD which I really wanted and he also got me a few small things from Bath and Body works. I got Mike a video game that he really wanted but I really can not tell you much about it because I really do not play XBOX 360.

Christmas day we went to Mike's moms for a wonderful lunch and opened gifts again! Sydney got a few clothes and PJ's. Backyardigans bath toys and some things to play with when we leave tomorrow for San Francisco. I got an awesome sweatshirt but its the wrong size so I am going to have to return it. So hopefully they will have it in my size, I also got a Amex gift card that I will be using in SF. Mike got a few things too but I am not sure what all he got. I know that he got a watch, sweatshirt, and some other stuff. We had a great time with eachother!

It's amazing to me that Christ was born so that He could end up paying the ransom for me! I can not believe that He did it for me and I will never be able to comprehend it but I am forever grateful and Thankful!!!

Tomorrow we leave bright an early (5:45am) to San Francisco for a VACATION with my parents. So until we get back take care, and I hope that you all had a Very Merry Christmas!

I can breathe for the moment!

We had a little bit of a scare this weekend but thankfully, by the grace of God everything is perfect right now! I got an ultrasound done on Saturday and everything was looking good and then today I went in for another one and everything again looks perfect. I can actually breathe for the first time in 12 weeks. I got some beautiful pictures of our little peanut, and as of right now all I can do is thank God for this little miracle and feel blessed that we get to bring another little one into our family! Here are a few pictures from the ultrasound today.

Lisa, Thanks so much for being the one to talk me while I am freaking out, or just worrying along with me :) I would not have been able to get though this past weekend without you! Maybe a walk on Hale street will help out next time I freak out :)

Blessing...along with total fear!

Yesterday I was 12 weeks which is a totally blessing from God but also at the same time I still have so much fear that I need to give up to God and understand that He is in control over everything that happens.

The past few days I have totally been struggling with thoughts about losing this little baby. I have no idea what triggered these thoughts, but I have them all the time. I know that thoughts like this come along with multiple miscarriages, but I thought that I was handling them pretty well. I can not wait for my ultrasound next Monday but at the same time I don't want to go because I am so scared that they are going to tell me that there is no heartbeat, I don't want to deal with that again! I know that I need to embrace this pregnancy and I am going to try but at the same time it is so hard to do. I have this journal that I wrote in when I was pregnant with Sydney and I still write in it. I want to give it to her when she gets older. Anyways, I did this with the baby that we lost in March. I wrote it it everyday for 13 weeks until we lost the baby...after I lost the baby I threw it away I could not even look at it. Now I am 12 weeks and I still can not write in the journal that I have for this little one...and I have no idea when I will be comfortable doing it. 

Again I just want you to know that I am extremely excited about this little one...I just have some fear that comes along with it. And thank-you to those you have been there for me everyday during this pregnancy, I have no idea what I would do without you!!

Nothing new!

Well, not much is new around the Marinello's household. Thanksgiving was good, we great I guess nothing went wrong and we all had a good time so that was nice. We spent Thanksgiving day at Mike's moms house all day and Mike got to see some of his cousins which he only see during the holidays so it was nice to catch up with them.

On Thursday night my parents took Sydney over night and Mike and I were able to go out on Black Friday...even though we don't have any money to spend it was kinda fun to go out. We did find a few good deals and got some Christmas shopping done for the family.

Sunday was my side of the families Thanksgiving. We spent that over at my parents house, so I was officially done with the turkey!

I have no pictures to post because I was a dork and did not take any but there is nothing I can do about it now :)

I was officially 11 weeks yesterday which is a total blessing but still has not taken the anxiety away yet. Not sure when I will stop worrying about it but, eventually it shall get easier! Prayers are welcome.

And another one!

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Weekend Filled with kids and a PARTY!

On Friday morning I headed over to Lisa's house to watch her kiddos so that she could finish making Sydney's Birthday cake. Now let me first say that Lisa would not want me to say this but I am going to anyways..."If you ever need a birthday cake made she can make the best ones ever...and let me tell you they taste AMAZING!" Just ask anyone that was at the party! So I spent a few hours there and then went to my parents house to be there when the Jumping party drops off the bouncing stuff for Syd's party. 

Around 5:00 I think it was Lisa and Matt brought their kids over to my parents house so that we could watch them while Matt took Lisa out for her birthday! We had so much fun watching their kids because they are such good kids and also they are so much fun. Majority of the time they were outside jumping on the bounce house or going down the slide. We ordered pizza for dinner and the kids ate that up and spent a lot of time upstairs playing the the play room. Caitie and I spent most of the time with Ezra their youngest who is so much fun :) Matt and Lisa came to get their kids around 7:30 but of course we had to show them my brothers sugar gliders which all of them were in love with!

Saturday came and it was Party time! Sydney spent the night at my parents house Friday so I just headed over there early Saturday morning. I helped my dad move all of the junk off the patio and help get all the chairs out there for people to sit. I then had to run a few errands so that I had everything for the party. I first went to walmart to get my dad and Mike some lunch, then off to Sams club to get fruit and then to the store to get some ice. I got back to my parents house just ask Mike was arriving which was nice so that he could help out with some of the stuff. Around 1:30 the MacCallum's arrived and thank the Lord for that. I was behind already especially since I was still in my lounge clothes. Lisa set up the cake, got the chips, cheese, and the fruit, and the dip all ready while I was trying to help and get ready. Then we went to the store to get some more stuff to make more dip, because the guys were eating all the dip before the party even started. 3:00pm came by so fast and everyone was here for a fun time of food and bouncing outside. Around 4:30 we did the cake and ice-cream and the cake was AMAZING like I already said earlier :) Everyone was almost cleared out by 5:30 except the MacCallum's who stayed and helped clean up...you guys are amazing! Lisa did all of the dishes and packed up all of the food so that I did not have to do it. The kids played outside until the people came to pick up the bounce houses. Here are some pictures of the party!

Here is Monk-Monk (what will be Syd's cake)

Here is the cake!

So adorable!!

Again Lisa did a great job.

Topher and Sydney playing

Avie and Sydney

Lorelai helping Syd blow out her candles!

Syd and Dad I am not sure what we are doing in the picture but oh well

Avie eating the yummy cake!

James going down the slide

Topher trying to get in the house...

One of my favorite pictures! They are so cute...and like Lisa said there is some serious conversation going on here!

Topher and James wanting some cake!

Avie, Kenzie, and Sydney playing with the dog!

We had a blast, thanks to all of you who came and lathered my daughter with wonderful gifts. She is so spoiled but we still love her. And THANKS again for all of you who helped and brought wonderful food for the party!

Sydney Nevaeh Marinello!

My little girl is TWO today and I can not believe it! Saturday we are going to have her birthday party but I wanted to post a few pictures of her life thus far :)

Sydney at 5:59pm 11/12/06

Sydney a few weeks old!

First Christmas!

4 months old

Daddy's little girl

8 months

1st Birthday

2nd Christmas 2007

20 months

Halloween 2008

We love this little girls and she brings so much joy and happiness into our lives! Have a Happy Birthday Sydney!

23 Months

I can not believe that Sydney is going to be TWO in about 2 weeks. It is amazing how fast time flies. This little girl brings so much joy and happiness in our lives and I can not wait until we are blessed with another one!

This week there was not a lot going on. On Monday I watched Jack for a friend and while he was sleeping Sydney and I spent some time playing outside. She loves going outside especially since we do not have a backyard, so anytime we are around people with a backyard that is what she wants to do. Here are a few pictures of Sydney playing out back at Kelly's house.

Running with her crazy hair everywhere!

Playing with a ball

Going down slides.

On Tuesday Mike took the day off so that we could hang out together as a family which we really needed. We got to go to the mall and get a much needed new pair of flip-flops for both Mike and I. Then we had some lunch and let Sydney play in the play area for a little bit to get some energy out so that she would take a good nap. That night Sydney and I went to a friends house and Sydney got to play with Kenzie while Dani and I got to hang out and chat. Here are a few pictures at the mall and then the drive home :)

Sydney decided that she needed to pray!

And pray again!

This one is my favorite :)

What Syd does best...stick her fingers up her nose.

On Wednesday I work at the church in the mornings and we have to be there by 8:15am but this past Wednesday Mike was meeting with his boss at starbucks so we decided to go with him a little bit earlier and hang out together, but that did not work out as planned because we did not get there too early so when we got there Matt was already there! Here are a few pictures I took yesterday of her playing around and being the dork that she is :)

She Loves Jack

Last year on this exact date I took a picture of Sydney playing on her princess car, so this year I did the same shot. Last year she was not able to move the car by herself so I was able to get a better shot, this year she just kept moving away from me  :) I can not believe how much she has grown in 1 year. 

Oct 29 2008

Oct 29 2007

Tomorrow is Halloween...and Sydney is going to be Tinkerbell and I can not wait to get some adorable pictures of her all dressed up! Thanks Lisa for letting us use the Tinkerbell costume!!

It's been a while...

It has been while since I did a post so I am going to have some catching up to do. Last Saturday we went to the MacCallum's bright and early because the guys were going to go paint ball. On our way there our little Sydney decided to stick a raisin up her nose, so we had to call the MacCallum's on our way out there to ask where an urgent care was because she really stuck it up there. Of course on our way to the urgent care she sneezed it out. We hung out all morning and let the kiddos play and they also got a nap in which was wonderful. Then the guys came home and let Lisa and I get out of the house for a little bit...when I say little I mean a little bit, like 45 min. Then we came back and had a wonderful dinner and watched the kids go crazy and then we made the drive home to get Syd to bed. She was so tired from playing all day with the kids that she went right to bed. Thanks you guys for having us over the ENTIRE day!

The rest of the week was pretty quiet around the house. Tuesday I had a Dr. appointment and then spent the afternoon with my sister-in-law. Thursday I went back out to the MacCallum's and the kids got to play together and Lisa and I were able to hang out, which was so nice! That night Mike and I took Sydney to the Jumping Party, where she got to play and have a great time...and Mike really enjoyed it too :) We are having Sydney's party there which will be nice because she already LOVES the place and cries every time we leave. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were pretty uneventful days in the Marinello household. But sometimes it is nice not having anything to do!

Until next time...

Oh Happy Days...

Well Tuesday was a good day! Sydney of course woke up at the crack of dawn and ate some breakfast and hung out with daddy till he left for work. I then got myself and Sydney ready. I went to Lisa's house where we hung out for the afternoon and had a great time. I love watching the kids interact with eachother! Sydney is quite a bit younger than her three older kids but they were so patient with Sydney which can be a hard thing to do sometimes :) To say the least Sydney and I had a great time.

On the way home I was so glad that Syd did not fall asleep so that I did not have to try and move her cause she always wakes up. So I got home and put her to bed. And guess who never took a nap, that's right Syd. This is the first time in her life that she has never had some sort of a nap during the day (even if that means a 20 min cat nap) today was NOTHING! So we kept her up till 7 which was really hard and put her to bed!

On Wednesday she did the same thing...No nap except the 20 min cat-nap that she got at the church. But today she did take a 2 hour nap but she turned the light on in her room which I thought was a little crazy so I peeked under the door to see if she was up and playing but I did not see her so I assume that she was sleeping but I did not want to open the door because she slammed it shut while she turned on her light. So she ended up with a nap which was good.

We have had a great few days with some crazy stuff mixed in so if you think of it could you keep us in your prayers. Thanks you! Here are some pictures on Sydney over the past few days...

Kissing our dog Jack

Her cheesy little smile