Andrew is 5!!

My little baby is 5! I can't believe it. He starts school this year and is SUPER excited. We found out who his teacher is today. And got his physical and shots. (Yes, he cried, but he did really well other wise.) Yesterday we had his birthday party at a place called Hog Wild. It's sort of like a Chuckie Cheese, but add mini golf and go carts! Way fun! He had a blast! He got the coveted Batman cave that he's been asking about for MONTHS. And he got an Iron Man (which he loves) and a remote control garbage truck (that wanted to give me a hug before bed tonight, ha ha) And lots of other fun stuff! (Too much to mention.) I'm so glad that this little man came into my life! He makes it fun!


Andrew and Will (the only boy).


Hailey and Mia.


Andrew (Murph) chowing down on cake.


Cute Brooke!


Other guests.


Andrew with one of his presents.

And here is the video of the bat cave opening.

A lot going on...

It seems that there has been a lot of things going on in our household. It's been a little crazy, but it's been fun too! We were very lucky to have family in for several weeks after Brody was born. And we were able to do his blessing as well. What a wonderful day and a wonderful blessing by his dad.

Uncle Mark and Grandpa with all the kids except Paisley, who was napping.

Uncle Mark's girlfriend Holly holding Brody.

All who were involved in the blessing.

The blessing outfit made by my mom.

Then after that the kids and I went on an impromptu trip to Tennessee to see my wonderful sister (in-law) since she had been unable to come and see Brody when he was born. We spent a week out there and just got back from a fun, but exhausting week of swimming, the zoo, Dollywood, Parrot Meadows (a parrot rescue place), Wonderworks (fun hands on museum), and a magic show. It was a blast. I'll have to get pictures of that trip some other time.For now here are some pics of the kids!

Emma getting in on the pictures.

A little smirk. I got him to actually smile at me while in Tennessee, but only have a picture on the phone. I'll get one soon!

They're giving me the crazy eye!

Look a picture with Brody's eyes wide open! Haha!

Me and the girls. Picture taken by Andrew!

These two love each other! Even though they pinch each other.

These two are two peas in a pod. Very similar.

See they really do love each other. And I do realize it does look like a choke hold. My little wrestler Emma.

On another note, Andrew lost 2 teeth. Yes that means that he's growing up, but I didn't expect the teeth thing to happen this soon. On the day that we blessed Brody, Andrew showed me that he had a loose tooth. Within a couple of days we noticed that the tooth right next to it was loose as well. While we were in Tennessee, he came up to me and his tooth was sticking straight out so I pulled it with no problems. And today he came in a told me that I needed to pull his other tooth. Since we were away the Tooth Fairy didn't visit and I had forgotten about it the last couple of nights so I guess we will do the Tooth Fairy thing tonight.

The cute toothless smile! Love it!

First bath

It's been awhile since I've blogged so I'm catching up a little. In my defense there has been a lot going on. Anyhow, Brody got his first bath on the 15th. And like we always do, we documented it with some pictures. Here are some of the good ones and then we have a video.

Okay so I didn't realize there was a knife right above his head. Oops! But this is the beginning of the bath.


Somewhere around the middle of the bath. We covered him so he wouldn't get too cold.


And this was while we were rinsing his hair.


He looks like a little Jedi baby! All wrapped up and smelling sweet!




This is the first time that I have given a bath that went that smoothly. He just hung out and enjoyed it. No crying or fussing! It just shows his personality. Real easy going.

Brody's arrival

So this will be a long one with lots of pictures. Maybe not so much typing! But here's how it all went down. I was scheduled for induction on the 9th. The night before was Andrew's last T-Ball game and so I went (being the good mom I am) and the whole time was very uncomfortable and having contractions. This got me thinking that he was going to try and come that night. We went home and I was able to rest while still having some contractions, but nothing ever ramped up. So James and I went to bed and set our alarms for 5 the next morning. When the alarms went off I got up and showered then around 5:30 I called to find out if I was going to be able to be induced. (If they have a full house they won't do it!) They told me to be there at 6:15 and we could get things going. I was super relieved and started getting a little nervous. I know I've been through this 3 times before, but it's always nerves and excitement. We showed up and got everything all hooked up. Dr. Escue came in around 7:20 and checked me and the broke my water. At this point I was at 3-4cm. The following friday I had been 2-3. So I was working on going into labor. I continued to have contractions. I got my epidural a little before 9 and life was good! Around 10:15 I was dilated to a 7 and 10 minutes later it was a 7-8. Things went fast from there and Brody arrived at 10:58. He weighed in at 9lbs. 3oz. and was 20 3/4in. long. And like all the Saniger babies in our little family, he has a full head of hair! All things are good right now. He did have to go back to the hospital a few days in a row so that we could check his bilirubin levels. But that wasn't a stay overnight thing. They did find a heart murmur and we will be seeing a cardiologist sometime in the next couple of weeks, but as of right now it doesn't look like it's anything serious. They just want to make sure that everything is okay. It's a common thing in newborns for them to hear a little heart murmur and then have it close up. So we might get up there and they'll say that it's all gone. I'll keep everyone posted. But anyway here are all the pics I promised. And I'm sure there will be more to follow!

Going to the hospital.

Last belly shot. I was about to get hooked up to everything.

He's here! All 9 lbs and 3 oz!

The kids meeting him for the first time. They sure do love him!!

Pretty boy!

Going home outfit.

Emma and Andrew came up to bring him home.

Emma wanted to hold him first thing. She REALLY loves her baby brother.

Paisley had to do what big sister was doing. She really loves her brother too!

Paisley's birthday

For Paisley's birthday this year we decided to have her party at a jump place here in town. It had 5 different blow up things for all the kids to run around in and just have fun. A major part of doing it there was because I was super pregnant and didn't want to have to worry about cleaning the house just to have it destroyed and then having to wonder if we had enough room to accommodate everyone. All in all the best money we've ever spent. The kids had a blast and I didn't have to clean up afterward. Plus it was inside so it wasn't super hot. Of course we brought the camera with us, but it somehow got left in the van. So here are a few from James' phone. It's hard to believe that my little girl is 2! And one things for sure, she is DEFINITELY 2. I still love her though and know that this too shall pass! Ha ha. She really is a sweet girl and she was a wonderful surprise. I love my little Paisley!!


Here she is eating her cake. Such a cutie!


This is the AWESOME Backpack cake that a friend of ours made for the party. She did such a great job and it was yummy too!


Daddy and Paisley going down the slide. She had so much fun with the slide that eventually she would crawl up there by herself and slide down. Brave little girl!


Opening presents.


And a Backpack of her own!

Playing in the mud

Today I let the kids play in the sprinkler. I didn't imagine that it would turn into a big mud puddle for them to play in. I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I figured that they would play in the water and get a little grassy. I didn't think about them turning the sprinkler upside down and holding it inches from the ground. But they had so much fun playing. And of course it was followed by a bath. They were pretty muddy. Here are a few pictures from their day of mudding.


This was before they realized I was taking a picture of them.


I couldn't get both of them to look at me at the same time.


Stomping around in the puddle.


Emma eating her popsicle. I don't know how she got the little mud goatee, but it was pretty funny. You can't really see it in this one, but the other picture I took was too blurry and I got tired of trying to get her attention. I'm glad that they both had fun though. Every kid should get to play around in the mud. Maybe some other day we can do mud pies!!

Siblings Class and Pizza

I know what your thinking...why in the world would my kids need to go to a siblings class they are already pros at it! Well, it was this class offered by the hospital that will be delivering my baby and it was free. Plus they got some neat stuff as well. They started out talking about what babies eat and that we don't feed them M&M's or Skittles. And how to hold the baby and that they need to get mom or dad when the baby is crying and not hold him by his toes. They learned about the soft spot and that you don't touch the babies head. They gave all the kids a tour of the labor floor and C-Section rooms. And let them know where mom would be. They also were able to see a set of little girl twins that had been born and their umbilical cords. The kids really enjoyed it. And it was fun for me also since they are remodeling the whole floor. I got to see all the new labor rooms and postpartum rooms. These ones now have new showers (which were needed) and couches that fold out into beds for daddy! And flat screens in every room! The kids got a bag after the class was over. It was one of the lunch cooler type that they can put snacks in for when they are waiting for baby, some coloring pages and crayons, a certificate saying they took the class, a monkey stuffed animal with a shirt that said ' I'm a big brother/sister!', a card that they can get all the stats of baby and foot printed. They also received all this stuff in their bags. The kids are really enjoying playing with them.


Here is Dr. Andrew and Dr. Emma.


And we can't forget Dr. Paisley. She saw that Emma and Andrew were playing and she needed in on it.


Close up of Emma. It was almost bedtime, can you tell?


I had bought some latex gloves so I could work with some jalapenos and James had given Andrew a set earlier that day. It was Andrew who had to put them on because that's what doctors use. He's so cute. And since then has been saying that he wants to be a doctor.

Last night I decided it would be fun to make pizzas with the kids. They so enjoyed it. I put the cheese on and they did the rest. It was a huge hit. And they ate every bit of it. Even the Canadian bacon and pepperoni. I wasn't sure they would eat the meat, but I was pleasantly surprised. Here's a picture of us with the finished pizzas. Emma looks a little dazed, but it was the best picture we were able to get.


I look a little crazed. I wasn't really. Just tired of smiling waiting for Emma to look up and smile.