Early pictures of Bridget

Bridget Evangeline Nagle

Our newest family member. An excellent nurser with the most glorious red-tinted fuzz. We are already in love. Sienna played patty cake with her this morning and Gabriel loves pointing out that she is "out there!" and not in mommy's tummy any more. Her nights and days are definitely switched, but that will work itself out. She has two GIANT dimples and the cutest softest cries ever. Welcome baby Bridget.

Birth Story # 3

Bridget Evangeline Nagle

Day: November 1, 2016
Time: 7:15 pm
Weight: 6 lbs 8 oz
Length: 18 1/2 inches
Hours of Labor: 2 hrs consistent (15 hrs if you include the entire slow progression) Entirely un-medicated birth
Time in hospital: 6:00pm on November 1st till 2 pm November 3rd

After being sent to the hospital 2x for false labor and the financial and emotional implications of that, we agreed not to go in until we "knew" I was in labor. The problem with that? I was already dilated to a 3 before having contractions all day. They came every 2 hrs all night, 15 min all day, 3-11 min for 2 hrs, then 3-4 min for an hour....these were soo painful I had to be on my hands and knees and could hardly breathe between let alone during. At one point I was pantsless in front of our giant open front window because I needed my exercise ball and hurt too much to put on pants. Sean was in the middle of painting when I called my friend to come get the kids. He actually called back and told her to wait, luckily she came anyways. We finally left for the hospital and I asked for my epidural as soon as I was in the room. They checked me, I was at a 7-8 cm and said they didn't "think" I could have an epidural...but they also really didn't try. She was born an hour later. The dr. tried to hold her head in so I wouldn't rip but the pain was so intense I instinctively reached down and pulled his hand away twice. I got to pull her out and onto my stomach and luckily I got to hold her as they gave me 15 shots to numb the area, delivered the placenta, reached in to get the rest of it, stuck in a catheter(so he didn't stitch my urethra shut), stitched the outside, stitched my ripped clitoris (this hurt even with the 3 extra shots), took the catheter out and flipped the urethral opening to stitch inside. whew!
The only positive side was being able to shut the nurse up who argued with me about my pain level. She looked skeptical when I told her I was at an 8. She said, "A 10 is birthing a 10lb baby without an epidural" I looked at her and said "I didn't have an epidural and I ripped through my urethra and clitoris. I am at an 8." She shut her mouth right then and there, but she still waited an hour before giving me the heavenly stuff my doctor prescribed called dilaudid. Funny part is despite all the online stuff against it my induction was still easily the least painful labor...and so far recovery. And....my least grumpy baby so far. She isn't that grumpy though. She is an excellent nurser and her hair is possibly the softest coziest thing I have ever felt and she has these ridiculously large dimples in her cheeks, and she seems happy when she looks at me.

Gabriel is 2! Cuddle time.

I can't believe this sweet, cuddly, mischievous angel is turning 2 tomorrow. We love him so very much, and our life and family is so much better now that he is a part of it.

This was a lot harder with Gabriel since he couldn't really answer the questions very well, but here is his 2 year interview. We love you so much little guy, thank you for being a part of our family and being our little, "me too." He frequently says, "You stop it, mommy" adds "too" after everything, "juice too." "pop-cole too" "out too" He loves to sing all the time and have books read to him, and snuggle. He loves doing whatever Sienna is doing and loves the few days Sienna will let him sleep in the same bed as her.


. Favorite color: yellow/ purple popsicle
2. Favorite toy: cars, trucks, his big pink bear
3. Favorite TV show: Little Ei1nsteins
4: Favorite outfit: superman shirt and vader shoes
5. Favorite game: Big jumps
6. Favorite snack: grapes
8. Favorite song: Itsy bitsy spider
9. Favorite book: All of them, but especially A People House, The Ha Ha book, his new itsy bitsy spider book
10. Best friend: Sienna, Kiera
12. Favorite drink: pink lemonade crystal light
13. Favorite holiday: (wouldn't answer and I am not sure, he loved the Fourth of July this year)
14. What do you take with you to bed at night? Blue blankie(his not his sisters), The big pink bear
15. Favorite breakfast food: cereal
16. Favorite lunch food: peanut butter sandwich
17. Favorite dinner food: rice, bread, almost anything 
18. What do you want to be when you grow up? A driver, he is always wanting to drive mommy's car, and beep daddy's car
20. Most memorable day: 
7. Favorite animal: cat, he constantly makes cat noises and wants to be snuggled and petted, but he also love petting any dog he can
11. Favorite thing to do outside: play in the doc mcstuffin's car, do "big jumps" at the lake, and go down any slide he can find no matter how tall
19. Who is your biggest hero? Probably Sienna, but he love mommy and daddy too. 

Sienna is 4!

Sienna turned 4 recently. We had a great day. She opened her presents from Grandma/Grandpa and Gram. She loved her new frozen shoes that lit up and put them on immediately (afterwards she tried to show them to several others saying "Do you want to see something awesome?"). Then she picked out her shirt from aunt Melissa, her new pants from Gram, and carried her teddy bear all the way through the mall. I took her to the mall with her money from Great Grandpa Brailsford and she had a blast spending it on a toy lizard, riding in the cars that move, and treats from the gum ball machine. After that we went to gymnastics, she did an amazing job and got a special sticker after that said "Today's my birthday" from her coach. When we got home we made a kitty cake and went with Daddy to Mcdonald's. The kids were particularly bossy that day, one told me I was too big to play and another told me I wasn't allowed to wear shoes....one of them was actually correct. The house was pretty messy so it was just us, but I think she had a great day. My nephew (well two of them actually) just turned four recently as well and his mom did something on their blog that I loved so I decided to do it too. Here is an interview with 4 year old Sienna.... a few weeks late.



1. Favorite color: Green
2. Favorite toy: The green lizard she picked out for her birthday
3. Favorite TV show: Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
4: Favorite outfit: Tiger shirt say rawr (mom says jammies)
5. Favorite game: Make a bird with blue colors
6. Favorite snack: Fruit Snacks
8. Favorite song: We wish you a merry Christmas
9. Favorite book: A Planet Book
10. Best friend: Kalin and Kiera
12. Favorite drink: Orange juice
13. Favorite holiday: Candy Corn, trick or treat, buying some candy corn when it’s trick-or-treat
14. What do you take with you to bed at night? Blue blankie
15. Favorite breakfast food: oh ooh oh cereal
16. Favorite lunch food: popsicles
17. Favorite dinner food: ketchup
18. What do you want to be when you grow up? A dinosaur
20. Most memorable day: Springtime when the flowers come
7. Favorite animal: Lizard
11. Favorite thing to do outside: Paint. Paint outside, paint the sky blue and paint the clouds white
19. Who is your biggest hero? Kalin

Update

Sienna (almost 4yrs):

"No porta-potty don't flush the memories!" "I had a dream about a dark ocean, it was really really little" "Kalin is really pretty and I am kinda shy of her" "Mom, is it warm and windy today?" (she's asked this almost every day since we flew kites) " This is my room" (laying on the floor of the house we just made an offer on) "Gabey was sad about mommy" (explaining to Sean why she let him out of the bedroom at night)
Me: What do you want for your birthday
S: A BIG box
Me: Do you want anything in the box?
S: (looking surprised and excited) Yes! I want it to be full of candy!
"Daddy, can we buy money so we can get pizza?"

Gabriel (18 mo):
"No" "don't" (both learned in the hospital)
"It stopped!" (when his show stopped in the hospital)
He clicks his tongue, loves singing along to everything, and loves wheels on the bus. He is pretty much potty training himself right now and looks adorable in his boxer/briefs. Says all sorts of little things, dow, dat, nene, mom, dad, ous, bous, ge ge(drink)