She Came Home On A Thursday

27 September 2012 (Thursday)
Valine moved back home, her relationship with Nick is not working out. I feel sorry for her because all she wants is her “family”. She has been so sad looking, but as each day that goes by she is getting better. Mylinah keeps her busy. I understand how she feels but she also does not have to live in a relationship when it is not healthy for her and Mylinah.
Valine will be starting cosmetology school soon and I think that will be good for her. Plus she can do my hair and I will save money!

Updates

So much has been going on since my last post. Alayna and Selina are growing so fast. They went to the Dr's today they are both a little over 11 Lbs! Mylinah's two bottom teeth came in and now she is working on the top two.
Dan and I went on vacation last month, we went to Tampa for the weekend, and we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. We had a blast; we went to the aquarium and the science museum. I want to go back when the girls are bigger so we can go to the Tampa zoo.

Halloween will be here soon and I can't wait to see the granddaughters in their costumes!

Alayna & Selena

Alayna & Selena

12 August 2012 at 2:37 the girls arrived! Alayna was 6 pounds 11 oz and Selena was 6 pounds 5 oz.

We were in our way back from the airport picking up my mom when Matt called saying he took Courtney to the hospital because she was having blurry vision. Her blood pressure was really high so they decided to do an emergency c-section.

We got there just when they the girls got to the nursery. Alayna had fluid around her lungs and in her stomach so so they put a tube down into her stomach and she was on oxygen. We did not get to hold her, just sooth her.  We did get to hold Selena. Missie arrived at the hospital before we did and she put herself to work! She also got to give Selena her first bath.

Yesterday they removed the tubes from Alayna and she is off of the oxygen.

Courtney lost some blood and had preeclampsia and was in ICU for a few days.
She is doing much better. I felt bad because she only got to see her babies for a few minutes before they took them away.

Last night Courtney was feeling much better and they brought both the girls to see her.

Today they finally moved her to a maternity room and she will be able to have visitors‘. If she is up to it I might go see her.

Mylinah's First Doctors Visit

From Valine:
Mylinah is so brave! We went for her shots today. She cried but stopped when I picked her up. She weighs 12 lbs, measures 22 inches; her head circumference in 16 inches. She's growing!! =(

Mylinah

One month old!

Prissy

Happy 14th Birthday, Prissy girl!

Melissa Graduation

Melissa graduated on 04 May 2012 with her Bachelor's degree! Now she wants to go for her Masters!!!!

Mylinah

My granddaughter is here! Mylinah was born on April 18th around 7:10pm. What a night. They broke Valine's water about one o'clock, Missie and I got to the hospital (Orlando) a round 1:30. I was so afraid I was going to miss the birth! Valine could not take the pain so she got the epidoral and after awhile it caused her blood pressure to drop and the babies heart rate to drop. So, they gave her some kind of meds to bring every thing back up, Valine was shivering she was so cold. Again after awhile the same thing happened, by this time it is around five thirty. The Dr decided that they had to do an emergency c-section! Oh my gosh, my heart just stopped, Valine was so scarred and so was I. Nick was so cool and collect, thank God, because I think that calmed me down. Nick stayed with her during the c-section. Mylinah was having a heard time. After about an hour of holding my breath I heard the baby music playing over the hospital intercom, and I breathed! I knew she was born! We all kept watching Nicks mom, every time she got a text message. Finally she got the one we were all waiting for, Valine and Mylinah are fine!
Nick came out and we all went to the nursery to see Mylinah, she is so beautiful! I got to go in and see her. Next I went to see Valine and she said to me " Mom, she came out of me" ! LOL she ment because she looked so big to her verses being in her stomache.
Mylinah weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19.25 inches long.
Missie and I stayed the night in a nearby hotel and spent the next day with them. I finally got to hold her and Missie gave Mylinah her first bath!
She is more beautiful with each passing day!
Dawn, Brian, Heather, Me, Missie, Angie, Robbe, Raechal, Robert, Sharon and Chelsea were all there to welcome Mylinah! Dan could not go because Emma, his grandmother, was just taken to the hospital, she was not feeling well.

I am in love with a 6lb 13oz, black eyed, black haired, little girl!

Matthew and Courtney's Wedding

Wow times fly's since my last post... Matt & Courtney got married on April 7th! We had it at our house, we had a blast. Sonny's BBQ catered it and we set the back yard up like a carnival. We had a snow cone machine, which the adults spited, and a dunk booth, face painting, a slip and slide for the kids and a game of kick ball! About 80 people showed up! They were married on the back porch and Clinton's wife Monique married them. Dan just had to shoot off a few rounds as soon as they were married!

And Baby B Makes Three!

Matthew and Courtney are expecting! They asked me to go with them for their first ultrasound. I am so glad I did! It was priceless! Courtney went in first while Matt, Courtney's mom and I waited. They finally called us in. I looked at the screed and wondered what the two blobs were. The lady said to Matt, what do you see? LOL he goes real solw.....TWINS?!?!.... Yep TWINS! I lost it, I was laughing so hard because we jinxd them! We were talking about twins before we went in the ultrasound room. Matt's mother has twin sisters and there are twins on Courtney's side.

Oh Boy! I am so excited, I will have three grand babies this year!!!!!!!!!