tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32463381595561710942024-03-16T04:10:23.189+03:00Acord FamilyThe Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.comBlogger765125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-79112797874234301052014-11-30T17:09:00.000+03:002015-05-18T17:10:02.947+03:00Thanksgiving 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We normally gather with friends, our Saudi family, for Thanksgiving but this year we decided to do something a little different. The kids and I were leaving for Washington the very next day for several weeks before John joined us and we wanted that extra time as a family. It was a lot of work preparing a Thanksgiving meal with the traditional elements John and I wanted and making some dishes both regular and then a second gluten free version for the kids but it was nice day as a family, cooking, relaxing, watching the Macy's Day Parade and soaking up some time as a family before we spent time apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We brined our turkey and tried a new recipe and loved the way it turned out! So yummy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had spent many nights prior working on desserts and trying to prep as much as possible so we didn't have too much to do on the day of and it worked out really well and wasn't too much on our Thanksgiving! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A wonderful, relaxing day and so much to be thankful for this year (as it is every year)! </span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-25480349550419617592014-11-26T16:50:00.000+03:002015-05-18T16:51:14.273+03:00First Swim Team Ribbon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Swim team season has been busy and well under way since September and it was a hug time commitment for everyone! Peyton was practicing three times a week and then we easily had a meet every other weekend and sometimes every weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After the first swim meet, the next practice the head coach handed out ribbons that kids received from the meet. Peyton did not get a ribbon and it devastated her, she just didn't understand and it was a really hard lesson to learn that day. We tried to explain the concept of getting a personal best, working to improve times and that swimming was about competiting against yourself but to a six year old…all she wanted was a ribbon. We had several more meets since that hard lesson and she was getting a personal best every single time in both events and improving by leaps and bounds! We started a reward system of receiving money (which she is highly motivated by) every time she got a personal best and she was robbing us! Finally after several meets she placed and got her first ribbon! We were so excited for her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first part of the swim season was long but flew by and we were amazed at how much she improved. By the end of the fall season she had taken off 15.5 seconds off of her backstroke time and 7 seconds off her freestyle time and was starting to learn a third stroke, butterfly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She has such a joy and excitement when she swims and always has a smile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What impressed us more than her accomplishments during the fall season was her determination, hard work and positive attitude towards everything. She worked hard every practice, listened, applied what she was told and had such a great work ethic. She was such an encourager towards her teammates when they swam and consistently impressed us with her maturity! Looking forward to the spring swim season and all to come!</span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-80224479731994290062014-11-22T16:16:00.000+03:002015-05-18T16:16:39.151+03:00Shiloh - 6 months old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And in a blink of an eye….this sweet girl is now six months old! What an amazing six months it has been with Shiloh here! I cannot even imagine not having her in our family and how much she completes our family! These past six months have been a transition for sure but it has gone so much easier and better than I ever could have imagines and I think that her incredibly happy personality combined with her being baby number three has made these six months a relatively easy time for our family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This little nugget is constantly rolling from her back to front and front to back! You are rolling everywhere! She has figured out how to roll on the tile floor without hitting her head and keeps her head raised off the ground….it is really funny to watch! You can roll across a room in minutes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is also rolling and moving everywhere in her crib and getting out of her swaddles! She is such a wiggle worm and can escape from the miracle blanket, the swaddle sack…everything! Just after your six month birthday you are starting to sleep without the swaddle after a couple of difficult nights falling asleep you got the hang of it and did great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Really you are such a happy and joyful baby who loves people and places! Your personality certainly helps with our crazy schedule and having to go everywhere for your older siblings. As much as I try not to, I can't even begin to count how many naps you have had to be woken up from to pick someone up or drop someone off and each time you wake up with a smile and just go with the flow. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She weighs around 19.6 lbs….I have no idea what her percentages are but she is a big girl and growing wonderfully!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is starting to do this fake cough and gasping for air to get your attention and finds it hilarious</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She loves her doorway jumper and jumps all over the place. She is the first baby that we had a doorway jumper for and I love watching her in it</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is starting to lean in to give you kisses</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She started eating sweet potatoes and loves them. She was not impressed with the rice cereal and cried but loves the sweet potatoes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are starting to sit up for brief moments by yourself and can sit up pretty well with the support of the boppy pillow</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are starting to associate the word and sign for milk with nursing and get really excited when you hear milk or see the sign</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You love your Sophie the Giraffe and it is constantly in your mouth</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are so excited to continue to see your personality come out and watch you explore the world! </span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-35996736135416593482014-11-08T15:14:00.000+03:002015-05-18T15:14:21.121+03:00Halloween 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Halloween this year was so much fun! I had asked Peyton a long time ago what she wanted to be and she was in a 101 Dalmation fascination and wanted to be Cruella DeVille. My mom was here at the time and helped make her costume and then everything took off from there. Graham wanted to be a firefighter and then Shiloh became a dalmation to tie everyone together. I am sure this is the first and probably last year I can pull off a sibling themed Halloween costumes but I am glad I did and I loved all of their costumes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For Shiloh I made her tutu and used black felt dots on it and on her onesie for the spots and then the ears were two felt ears with clips to add onto a black headband. I brought baby leg warmers in white with black dots for her legs. Her costume was absolutely adorable! I loved it and loved that she kept everything on all night!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And Graham was my adorable fireman! It was a pretty awesome costume with real clasps and buttons and nicely made but it was hot! Thankfully he was just so proud of it that he wore it and didn't complain!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids had a Halloween parade at the school earlier in the day and Halloween parties which thankfully John was able to leave work early and so we would split our time between the classes and then switch halfway through. Then that night we had a great night trick or treating around camp and finishing up with dinner at a friend's house! Lots of fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The next week was our turn to dress up and have some fun at our annual Murder Mystery party that I throw each year with my two best friends here. This year's theme was a circus and I was the tightrope walker who hurt her ankle and John was the tattoo man. So much fun and although tons of work to put together it is a nice change of pace and a fun night! Always fun answering the door for your babysitter all dressed up like this….</span><br />
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-20263786991744495442014-09-04T14:31:00.000+03:002015-05-18T14:32:40.779+03:00Peyton's Spook-tacular Sixth Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">About a week after school started, Peyton had her sixth birthday! I think this birthday snuck up on me in so many ways and I was not ready to throw a party or even acknowledge that my first baby was already six years old! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Her teacher said that if we had the time we could make an "All About Peyton," poster to bring in and share with the class in celebration of her day. She was so excited and proud of her poster!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then it was birthday party time! For months I have been asking Peyton what kind of party she wanted and she kept saying a "ghost" birthday. I kept trying to give her other suggestions and finally just embraced her idea and went with it. So, we had a spook-tacular birthday for Peyton!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And we had a ghost wrapping contest which was hilarious and ended up in a toilet paper fight/madness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peyton had a wonderful birthday! She loved her party and had a great time celebrating with friends! Mommy and daddy were exhausted and pretty impressed that we were able to pull together the birthday only a few weeks after coming back to Saudi and with a little baby in the house! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Birthday Peyton! </span><br />
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-88472144835201484892014-09-02T14:04:00.000+03:002015-05-18T14:08:32.707+03:00Ras Tanura Razorfish Swim Team<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Over a year ago, maybe even two years ago, Peyton informed me that she wanted to do swim team. She was determined to make the time this year and shortly after we got back to Saudi it was tryouts for the team. Over the summer she did private lessons to help her and although I knew she could meet the requirements to make it, I was so worried that the tryout day would come and she would get nervous and couldn't do it. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So tryout day came and she had to swim 25m of freestyle and then 25m of backstroke and then we would see if she made one of the few spots on the team. Thankfully she swam the required strokes and distances without stopping and did great and we waited to find out whether she made it….and she did!!! We are so proud of her! There is such a joy in seeing your child set a goal, work hard and then accomplish it. We are beaming with pride!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is a competitive and serious swim team with practice three days a week, tons of meets and a regional and national competition at the end of the season that you have to get qualifying times for. My hope is that despite all the work and competitive atmosphere that she will still love swimming as much as she does and we as family can support her without adding more pressure! Looking forward to a great season for Peyton!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh…and mommy got roped into being an assistant coach for Peyton's group given my swimming background. I was nervous at first but LOVE it and love helping the kids, and having that time to use a skill I have. Thankfully we found someone who watches Shiloh for me which means I have some time away and get to work with the kids and do something challenging and it is a win win for everyone!</span><br /></div>
The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-22744099616577115062014-09-01T13:46:00.000+03:002015-05-18T13:47:07.411+03:00Back to Saudi and a New School Year<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a wonderful time back in Washington it was back to Saudi, and back to the start of a new year of school! </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thankfully the trip home went smoothly and was relatively easy until we arrived in the Middle East…we had flown in and out of Bahrain and had arranged for a taxi to pick us up at the airport. We had also called and informed them that we needed two cars as there were five people and 10 bags plus a stroller. So, we land and there is only one car. He insists we can all fit….ummm…no. And then we wait, and wait and wait and wait for a car to come. Great, load up and they tell us that the car can only take us to the causeway and then we need to wait for another car to come to help us. Many, many, many hours later we make it home and vow never to fly in and out of Bahrain for the summer again. Lesson learned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After struggling through jet lag and getting settled the start of a new school year was here and it was big one…Peyton was starting KINDERGARTEN! It was a sad and exciting day! Not only was she in kindergarten now, she was going to school all day and that was a big change for all of us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Graham was also going to attend the big kids school this year in the K3 program. It is only half day and he goes in the afternoons but both of the kids were in the elementary now! In K3 the parents have to pick up and drop off which Graham was not too pleased about because he thought he would be able to ride the bus. He does love that he gets to go to Peyton's school and I am excited for his year!</span><br />
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The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-31100166348016961512014-08-29T13:57:00.000+03:002015-05-18T13:57:51.173+03:00Shiloh - 3 months<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Towards the end of our trip to Washington, Shiloh turned 3 months old! She has had a busy three months and has gone with the flow with smiles and contentment! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You are cooing, saying "a-goo" and smiling all the time. We got what sounded like the beginning of a laugh from you the other day!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You love watching what is going on around you and are not interested in toys. You would much rather watch people! </span></li>
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The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-70159938096800524502014-08-26T13:31:00.000+03:002015-05-18T13:31:25.068+03:00Trip to the Washington Coast<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two years ago when we went home to Washington we went on a camping trip during it and had such a wonderful time as a family building memories exploring our new home state, we also realized that it was a nice break and a way to reconnect during our trip home. Spending time with family, coming and going and mostly working on our house are all wonderful things but they take time and we found that taking a couple of days to get away helped us reconnect, talk about the upcoming year in Saudi and so much more. So, this year we wanted to do the same….and camping with a newborn seemed like a bad idea so we had to research some other options. My mom's bible study had done a women's retreat at the housing development/beach front community called Seabrook on the coast of Washington. We looked into it and decided to head out there! We rented a little cottage for two nights and off we went!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We then made the drive into the Olympic National Park and to Hurricane Ridge and it was breathtaking! I am so glad we took the longer route and experienced it! The kids always love a nice hike and it was just full of beautiful scenery and lots of wildlife to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another great family vacation on our vacation and a great time exploring another part of Washington! We look forward to next years trip and hopefully in a couple of years get back to camping as a family!</span></div>
The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-70057814712944078342014-08-23T11:53:00.000+03:002015-05-18T11:53:53.835+03:00Summer Activities in Washington<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Summers in Washington are amazing! Beautiful weather, so many activities that you can't possibly do everything, tons of family time with my parents and sisters, a bountiful amount of gluten free food options for the kids and it is easily my favorite time of the year. The summers rejuvenate us as a family and helps us get through the rest of the year in Saudi. This summer was no different!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We visited our favorite Thursday night music in the park and loved being able to walk to it from our house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also found another music in the park on a different night and actually found this one to be our favorite one and we looked forward to it every week. Great music, great time with family and beautiful scenery!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; text-align: start;">My biggest worry going into the summer with a new baby was that we would become so busy with family time and house projects that we wouldn't enjoy and cherish these early months with Shiloh. I was so worried that we would look back and not remember her early months and it be a blur like unfortunately it was with Graham. But I kept reminding myself it was a vacation and not a move and to slow down and it was amazing! I also went into the summer saying that I was going to enjoy the summer, enjoy food, enjoy wine….allow Shiloh to have bottles, and not worry about getting into shape ….my purpose that summer was to relax, take in this new baby and rejuvenate and it was amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I spent so many mornings laying in bed with her, cuddling her and we loved being home with Shiloh! We were able to watch family bond with her and John had four weeks of uninterrupted time to bond with her! At the end of it we realized that John was able to have five total weeks between the week he took off when she was born and our vacation to bond with Shiloh in her first twelve weeks! It was wonderful! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I wore Shiloh everywhere in the carrier, and enjoyed so many mornings and days of just being me and her wandering around farmer's markets and antique shops and bonding with Shiloh and often without the distraction of the other two. Our summer really was the most perfect thing for us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One downside to a Washington summer is that towards the end of July and early August it gets hot…and although high 80's is not hot in comparison to Saudi…it is when there is no AC. Many houses don't have AC and our old 1920's home does not! Which meant some MISERABLE days! It was so bad one day we called to get a quote for an AC unit and after hearing an obscene number and being told it would mean giving up half of our already small master closet space we decided that would not be an option. Next year we will invest in a portable AC unit to use upstairs but for this summer we spent days outside in the pool playing and just surviving the five day long heat wave!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since my little sister was in town, my family wanted to do as much as possible and so the very next day they went on a whale watching tour. I was pretty sure a little baby on a boat for the whole day sounded like a horrible idea so Shiloh and I stayed home and John went with my family and the big kids. I was worried that they would get bored or not see anything close enough to understand what they were looking at but apparently that day was one of the best sightings that even the tour company has seen in a long time. There were tons of whales, all very close and it was a great day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At one point, Peyton asked my mom why would they have whales at the zoo when this is where they are supposed to be. I am so thankful that we are able to give our kids these opportunities to take in nature, experience the things they do and I love that Peyton saw the injustice that captivity brings to these whales. A great day for them! I look forward to the day we can all go together and experience it.</span><br />
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The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-64950353129203216672014-07-24T09:14:00.000+03:002015-05-18T09:17:08.959+03:00Flight to Washington and Settling In <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We did it! We survived our first flight as a family of five!! Thankfully I didn't have to do it alone! Although I knew that with Shiloh being so little that it was the easiest time to travel with a baby, I also knew that it could be the worst time given the demands of two other ones and a gassy/fussy baby. Thankfully she ate and slept the whole way and we were comfortable thanks to a travel hoppy pillow which as a lifesaver! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall it was a long but good flight. Shiloh was passed between John and I, the older kids are seasoned travelers and were great and we landed all in good spirits!</span></div>
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The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-15583063743709033942014-07-21T09:05:00.002+03:002014-07-21T09:05:33.622+03:00Updates, Shiloh is 8 Weeks and Leaving for Washington...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are well into the summer vacation for the kids and with the start of Ramadan earlier this month we have been pretty house bound and the affects of that are very much being shown by Peyton and Graham. They are getting restless, bored and I don't blame them. My well intentioned "activity jar" hasn't been much of a help because I haven't had a free hand to get everything together as Shiloh refuses to nap throughout the day at all…a 20 minute nap here and there but nothing substantial no matter what you do! However if you hold her you might be a longer nap but you get nothing done! Peyton and Graham have been great in entertaining themselves, working together to get things done and I am so thankful for their independence and understanding but they are still kids and I know it is getting to them…the boredom, mom's lack of time and staying inside which is why we are all ready to leave for Washington tonight!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although we would have made it through the summer if we had to and at times it has been overwhelming and a little stressful preparing to travel with our new family of five….I am so thankful we didn't have to stay here and that we are heading to Washington and that John will be with us the entire time! Such a blessing that he has as much vacation as he does and I am thankful for the extra help that he will be. Things always run smoother at our house on the weekends and now I get a month with every day being the weekend with him! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not going to lie….preparing and packing for an extended vacation with a newborn and staying at our house for the first time has been slightly crazy and overwhelming at times. Thinking through what we need for Shiloh and determining whether we should bring it from here, buy a second version to stay in Washington and then just preparing for our summer plans for our family and for house projects….we have been busy! But we are all packed and ready to go and have a really great summer planned! We are trying to be realistic on what we will be able to accomplish with the house with a new baby and picked easy, quick and not labor intensive projects such as finishing up the master bedroom (paint and bedding) and then painting a couple of other areas. Most of the house work this summer has been going already! We have a contractor who has been working on replacing the back upstairs windows, repairing the porch, replacing siding that has rot, patching up the siding, a new paint job and new gutters. We also have a new fence up, and are doing a new front door and exterior lighting. It is a lot of much needed work and I can't wait to see the end product. They have already started painting and I am sure it is going to be crazy to see the complete transformation when we arrive. It will be a major before and after picture!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh had her 8 week doctor's appointment last week and her immunizations. I was so looking forward to this appointment only so I could know how much she weighed and I was excited to hear she was 11 lbs 9 oz! She is also 22.8 inches long! I don't have the percentages and when I look them up I get varying numbers but she has an appointment later this week with our pediatrician in Washington (nothing is wrong, I just have all the kids see a doctor there when we are home) so I will get her percentages then. The doctor here said she looked great! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She refuses to nap! I did Baby Wise with both of the older kids and she is following it as much as I can but Shiloh is having a hard time with the sleep aspect. Part of it I think is gas and tummy issues but other part is that she is pretty easily over stimulated and also just doesn't nap right now :( I was reading past blogs about both of the older kids around this age and Graham refused to nap anywhere but in my arms and Peyton only in the swing and I know they grew out of it by 12 weeks so there is hope…I just forget about all those details and it was throwing me for a loop this time why she wouldn't nap and I was getting worried! Probably because sleep is even more precious this time than ever :) It has been very time consuming trying to get her to nap and going in and out of her room throughout the day at 10-20 minute intervals which is why I am so glad John will be home for a month to help so one of us can continue to working on her naps and the other can be with Peyton and Graham</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although she doesn't nap, she still sleeps at night from 8-10 PM, 10 PM - 3 AM and then from 3-7 AM. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She loves her bath time in the big tub and her bath seat. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When packing for Washington I packed all her 6 month clothes as she is just under the starting weight of 12.5 lbs for all of them but is long enough to wear them and she is pretty close to growing out of the 3 month clothes and I didn't want to bring them for her to wear for a week.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh is smiling so much now and is cooing. She often tries to coo and smile at me during her 3 AM feed when I am swaddling her back up and it takes all my strength and energy not to look at her and smile back….I don't want to encourage her to stay awake and want her to go back to sleep easily. Yesterday she was on her play mat and cooing and smiling at the owl. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is taking a bottle at either her 7 or 10 PM feeds and doing great. We went to a bottle for one of the evening feeds to give me a break. Mostly so I could go and spend time with friends and watch the Bachelorette during girls night without taking Shiloh and then with going to Washington so I could go have a drink of wine or go out for dinner with my family, just some flexibility. And since Peyton refused bottles I wanted to make sure that wasn't the case this time. Often it is 3 ounces of breast milk and 1 ounce of formula. Even if I have enough expressed milk I still make sure there is just a little formula so that her body stays used to it in case I need to add more at some time. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall she is a happy, sweet and super easy baby. She rarely cries and is just smiling all the time. She is pretty easy to settle down even when she is super gassy. She just loves to socialize with everyone and doesn't want to leave the party!</span></li>
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-1395090673900737432014-07-07T07:46:00.000+03:002014-07-07T14:39:04.287+03:00Six Weeks with Shiloh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh turned six weeks old last Thursday! Hard to believe but it has been six weeks since we welcomed our sweet Shiloh! What a busy six weeks it has been! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She grew out of her newborn clothes several weeks ago and is in 3 month clothes filling them out nicely. Very hard for mommy to fold up and put the newborn clothes away :(</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No official stats from the doctor (she goes in about a week or so) but we believe she is right around 10 lbs based off of our very accurate weighing using Wii Fit. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She smiled for the first time just after five weeks and is smiling more and more! Probably the best fuel for a sleep deprived mommy! She smiled the other day for Peyton and it was great to see Peyton's excitement over it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is following Baby Wise pretty well and we are on a pretty consistent eat, play, sleep schedule during the day with her eating every three hours. Her "play" time is getting longer and she is more alert during the day. She is in the more alert stage of development and is watching people, looking around more and taking everything in. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She is sleeping from 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM and then again until 7:00 AM consistently which has been great! She started this schedule around four weeks on her own and it is working great!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh is a very gassy and fussy baby. During the day you can tell she is gassy and she recently started spitting up and having bad hiccups but at night it is rough. We started giving her gas drops before her late afternoon feeding which helps get everything to start passing but she is still fussy. I have cut out dairy, have only a cup of half caffeinated coffee a day and cut out most other foods and it doesn't help, she is just a gassy baby. We are just waiting for time to pass and for this phase to pass. But in the meantime we have a very fussy baby from 7-10 PM. If she hasn't settled by 10 PM she is up pretty much all night and miserable which has been rough. Thankfully we have only had three or four of those nights. I am not sure if this fussy/witching hour, is worse than the other two kids because looking back they were fussy during those times but it feels worse only because when you have two other ones you are so much more exhausted.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thankfully as fussy as she can be from 7-10 PM she is super happy and easy going during the day. She follows her schedule pretty easily and will fall asleep relatively easily. She fell asleep on her play mat the other day! She is overall a happy baby. It will be interesting to see her personality develop in these coming weeks once we are out of the five-six week fussy stage.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As for me and my recovery, it has gone really well when I consider that this was my third c-section and I had two other kids to care for even if I had the best of intentions to rest and take it easy. I do feel like my incision is much more tender than it was the other two times which is different. I do feel better physically than I did with Graham probably because I was much more intentional about taking it easy and letting things go. Thankfully at six weeks I am physically able to do everything around the house in regards to house work, taking care of kids and am up and moving easily. I am exercising some by walking and doing light upper body workouts. I tried some more cardio based/plyometric/leg workouts and quickly realized it would be too much for me and so as much as I would like to do leg workouts and more intense cardio, I know it is best in the long run for me to stop and be slow in resuming exercise. And I am looking forward to being in Washington where we can do more walks/hikes! Thankfully I have lost a good amount of the pregnancy weight already which I very much attribute to me gaining much less weight this pregnancy (better food choices and chasing other kids around), breast feeding, making deliberate food choices post pregnancy and caring for the big kids!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As for adjusting to having three kids…it has been a little overwhelming at times…sometimes easier than I expected and then often times harder. Mostly what has helped is living in the moment, focusing on the current day and not getting overwhelmed or consumed about future events or how far we have to go to get back to "normal." I am finding the days are flying by and often times I have no idea where the time went. Just meeting everyone's basic needs of getting clothed, fed, diapers changed/help on the potty, naps, referring playtime…fills my day. I feel like I go from one kid to the next meeting a need and then continue to cycle through. It is busy! I have also been much more overwhelmed than I thought I would about going places with her and with all three kids, even to a friends house and just the change in adjusting back to having a baby to care for instead of just two independent kids has been an adjustment. But after six weeks I feel like we are finding more of a grove and things do get easier each and every day. Our house isn't completely trashed although we did have to have a marathon laundry day of ten loads over the weekend and I am starting to make dinners at times (so thankful for our freezer meal stash) and we are getting back into a groove….we still have a long way to go though! But I am thankful for the ability to just sit back and enjoy this moment and this day and know that it will too quickly pass. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will say that one of the biggest stresses and hardest things to not be in the moment about is our flight back to Washington in a couple of weeks. I have no idea why but the idea of flying with Shiloh overwhelms me so much! I would fly anywhere in the world by myself with the two older kids but the addition of a baby freaks me out even knowing that John will be with me. Part of it I think is that I have never flown with a lap child. And just the whole vacation/leaving comfort of home with a baby overwhelms me. I think I worry about it being hard like it was when we flew with Graham at ten weeks and moved here, although the flight wasn't hard the transition to being here was hard BUT I take deep breathes and remind myself that this is a vacation and we are not moving across the world with a ten week old baby like with Graham…this is a very different situation!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It will be interesting for sure to see what these next six weeks bring and to watch Shiloh grow and develop! We will be in Washington for most of it and we are all looking forward to being able to go for walks and runs…..we will be ordering a new running stroller…a BOB….and it will be waiting for me when we get to Washington, hikes, the farmers market and enjoying beautiful weather and family time with our sweet little girl! </span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-83517061106958050992014-07-02T10:35:00.000+03:002014-07-07T14:33:52.202+03:00Shiloh and Her Siblings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both Peyton and Graham were so excited about Shiloh coming and having a baby sister and thankfully that enthusiasm continued once she arrived. Unfortunately though they both have been sick off and on since we brought her home. My kiddos are hardly ever sick but of course as soon as a new baby comes they have had runny noses, coughs, a vomiting episode, two 24 hour fever episodes and they have had to stay away from the baby. They have both been so understanding and great about not touching her, staying away from her completely at times and knowing that it is only so they don't pass their germs to her. Thankfully it seems like all that has passed and we can now have lots of sibling cuddles! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been the most surprised at Peyton and how much she wants to help and how understanding she has been. She asks to hold Shiloh more than I thought she would and is so willing to help grab stuff and want to play with her. She has been really understanding that a baby takes a lot of time and often time away from her and she has been willing to sit with me while I am feeding and just read a book or talk, or just wait patiently while doing something else. She has matured significantly and has been a huge help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other day, our house cleaner wasn't able to come that afternoon due to a scheduling conflict and I wanted to vacuum, Shiloh was being fussy and Peyton asked if she could try to play with her on her play mat and see if that helped. It did help and I managed to get away and vacuum the house while Peyton played with Shiloh. It was sweet and I loved walking by to check on them and seeing her playing, singing songs and Shiloh just looking at her in wonder. Sweet sisters!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many of my favorite moments these past few weeks have been watching the interactions between the kids and I am constantly reminded how blessed I am by these amazing kids!</span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-31648233357800314812014-06-28T07:47:00.000+03:002014-07-07T09:27:50.296+03:00My Little Fish and Mermaid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peyton decided at some point this spring that her current goal for swimming is to make swim team this fall. She would see the kids going up there for practice and would ask about it and then one day told me that she wanted to be on swim team. She asked her teacher how she gets on swim team and decided that she was going to work to make it. So determined! The tryouts are September 5 and she has to swim one length free style and one length backstroke to make the team for her age group. She has been very determined and has worked really hard in her lessons to get ready. I am so proud of her and it has been great to see her set her mind on something and work for it. And at the end of lessons at the end of June she was able to do both!! Such a proud mommy moment!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately lessons are not running in July which means it is up to John and I to take her to the pool to keep practicing which is super hard since I am the one who should be taking her with my swimming background and because I am the one who attends her lessons and knows what she should be working on but I am also the one attached to a newborn! But John has been taking her and since Peyton is so determined she has been working on things on her own and at least is getting some swimming in. I have her signed up for a two week group swim lesson in Washington and then also am in the process of setting up some private lessons the other weeks we are there. Then when we come home she has a swim clinic the week before tryouts to help refresh her on things. We really wanted to make sure that we were supporting her as much as possible and setting her up for success at making swim team!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a video of her doing her free style for the first time the whole length of the pool, this was before I had Shiloh so she has progressed tremendously much since then and has gotten more confident and stronger! I don't have a backstroke video :( but that has actually been the easiest for her and was able to do that at the end of the fall swim season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really hope she makes swim team mostly because I want her to achieve the goal she has set for herself. I remember ready an article awhile ago (before my kids were in any activities) about supporting our kids and not being another coach/critic in their lives but a cheerleader and watching Peyton go through this and how hard she is already on herself I really see the importance of being her cheerleader and supporter. I always make sure to ask if she had fun, or tell her to go have fun while swimming or that I love watching her swim because she looks like she is so happy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Graham also is a water baby and just loves to go to swim lessons. He has been taking them since he was a year old and although is a little more tentative than Peyton he has no fear in comparison to other kids his age. This season he was in a class without mommy and grew so much in his swimming! He can do streamline and kick off the wall a good distance and then kick back all by himself. He can kick using a noodle or kick board the whole length of the pool and is starting to learn how to move his arms. I don't think he will be our swimmer like Peyton but knowing he can swim and can either flip over on his back and kick to the wall or on his front and save himself is huge. Swimming is such an important skill to have especially living around so much water here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are so thankful for the instructors we have here and how much time and love they pour into our kids swimming development. It will be an interesting fall with hopefully Peyton being busy with swim team and swim meets, Graham still doing the swim lesson program and me possibly doing the mommy and me swim lessons with Shiloh!</span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-61131195663419860322014-06-26T07:47:00.000+03:002014-07-01T15:33:40.151+03:00Last Day of School…Next Stop …Kindergarten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Before I knew it, the last day of school arrived! This school year seems to have flown by and thankfully we were so busy with adjusting to having a new baby I didn't have time to really think about the last day of school and how next year my little girl is off to Kindergarten…all day long….still hasn't hit me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peyton has done amazing in K4 and I have been so proud of what a leader she is in her classroom and even more confident she has become. Her teacher has commented on how much she seeks to include everyone and encourage everyone in her class and I have been able to see it as well when I have been in her class for various things. She has a confidence that I certainly don't have even as an adult and it very impressive. I have loved being able to go to her classroom and help out and attend field trips and see her in her element. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the beginning of the year I asked the kids what they wanted to be when they grew up and her responses were dentist and doctor, now at the end of school her responses are, "dentist, engineer and veterinarian." She often asks how she is going to manage three jobs and also still have kids and she has come to the decision that she will just have me watch them because I know how to handle it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peyton loved PE and Art at school and those were easily her favorite days. For someone so analytical, it seemed odd that she loved art so much but I think she loves creating things, imagining things and seeing them come to life through art. She also loves to use her hands and build random stuff using household objects like milk cartoons, and cereal boxes and more. We currently have a parrot habitat and a pirate ship around our house made of random items. She loves to think through things and figure out how they work and build them…the engineer side of her coming out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As hard as it is to imagine having a kindergartener, I am so incredibly confident in her ability to succeed and know she is more than ready! I am however soaking up the time and treasuring these summer days with her because I know that our time together is going to be drastically reduced come fall and that is the hardest thing for me. </span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-71048805781605781092014-06-24T07:48:00.000+03:002014-07-07T09:27:36.427+03:00New Plans for Summer….<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the benefits of living overseas is the huge amount of vacation days that John has. We are so thankful for the extra time he has off from work that allows for long vacations and multiple vacations during the year. At the same time it is really hard at times to plan/use all those days and make sure that the department you are in has coverage and coordinating everyone's vacation requests especially in the summer when everyone is wanting to leave. So, you have lots of back and forth with vacation requests…..like we had this year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We requested to leave end of July, was told no and so we planned for a summer in Saudi. Not ideal but we were going to make it work and came to a place where we were being positive about it. Then we found out just a little bit ago that he was going to be given his vacation time and so off we go…in a month….to Washington for five weeks! Thankfully we have been on top of getting Shiloh's passport and all her paperwork done so it should be ready by the time we leave. We are however having to change our frame of mind from staying put and getting through the summer to flying home with three kids, and a busy summer in Washington! Lots of planning, preparing mentally and checking off lists! But we are so excited to be able to introduce Shiloh to my dad and sisters and have a summer in Washington! And John is with us the entire trip…flying both ways and hanging out with us for five weeks…that might be my favorite part!!</span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-13101594484569000332014-06-15T06:22:00.000+03:002014-06-29T13:00:33.279+03:00Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unfortunately for Father's Day this year I was incredibly sick with a 103 fever that lasted for five days. Thankfully it was just a virus and not an infection but because I was recovering from the c-section and breast feeding the doctor warned me that it would take awhile to get better since my body was pretty depleted and he was right….it was rough. So, I had tons of ideas of some activities for the kids to do leading up and how we were going to spoil daddy for the day but instead John took care of all of us and especially me which if anything shows what an amazing partner and father he is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I did however work on one gift prior to having Shiloh so that was together and ready for daddy…..it is a weekend away in January 2015 to run the Dubai Marathon! John has talked about running a marathon again and wanted to do one overseas. This one was close by, I could use airline miles to fly him there for free and so I planned it all out for him and now he just has to train :) He supports all of us so much in achieving goals, encouraging us and we want to do the same for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even if I had been feeling great I couldn't have put together enough gifts or activities to show my appreciation and how much we value John. He is an amazing father and partner in parenting and I am so incredibly thankful for him! It has been a honor to watch him grow in both roles over the years and our children are very blessed!</span><br />
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-9891864915794172302014-06-12T16:03:00.000+03:002014-06-24T16:04:41.548+03:00Fun With G in Saudi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks before Shiloh arrived we had the wonderful surprise that G was going to come and visit. It was truly a surprise that she was going to make the trip over here and we were all very excited. G arrived one week after Shiloh was born and it was so nice to have her here to see our life here in Saudi, have an extra set of hands with the older kids and with Shiloh and the companionship of my mommy! No matter how old you get or how many times you have gone through having a new baby there is something about having your mom with you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was really hard for me though to not be able to be up and going and showing her all around our life here and resting instead. John did a wonderful job stepping in for me and showing my mom around our life here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the last days she was here I decided to try and venture out with everyone and go to a local souvenir type store that has nice imported things from around the Middle East. My mom found lots of goodies and we experienced our first outing with all three kids complete with a meltdown from Graham. Fun times! We went to the mall and had dinner and since we were there on a Friday night it was wild and my mom got the true Saudi experience. It was fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am so thankful that my mom was able to come out and see our life here. I always feel like she sees a crazy/wild version of me and the kids with being out of our element and on vacation in Washington and although it was still not how we are normally it was a better representation of our family and life here. And when we first found out she was coming it was when we thought that we were not going back to Washington this summer so it was even more special to know that she was able to come and meet Shiloh. While she was here though we found out that John's vacation ended up becoming approved and we found out that we will be able to go back to Washington for the summer. As of now we are planning on leaving July 22 through August 25 and John will be with me the entire time! We are just working on finalizing Shiloh's passport, residency visa and entry/exit visa with the Saudi government and we will be good to go. It made G leaving much easier knowing we would be seeing her in six weeks or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you G for coming to visit and for the tremendous help you were! We are all so thankful for the time we had with you! See you soon!</span>The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-6446961839636433212014-06-08T13:57:00.000+03:002014-06-24T15:11:33.502+03:00Graham Preschool Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Graham's teacher organized a graduation recognition ceremony for all the kids who will be attending the K3 program at the elementary school next year. It still amazes me that both Graham and Peyton have attended preschool with Ms. Swati and now they are off to the big kid elementary. I am so thankful for all the time, effort, passion and love she has poured into my kids!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so thankful my mom was here because I have no idea how I would have managed everything since the graduation was exactly two weeks after I had Shiloh! Shiloh attended and wore a cute dress and bow but no one saw her because I had her all covered up in her car seat with her cover on so no kids would touch her and pass germs along!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The K3 program next year is either mornings or afternoons and after much consideration and looking at the timings I decided to request afternoons. Peyton will be gone all day now (she is home for lunch) and I couldn't imagine getting everyone up and going (especially since for K3 they don't ride the bus) in the mornings and I also realized that I am a much happier and more energetic mommy in the mornings and I would rather Graham have the best side of me. My hope is that Shiloh will have a good long afternoon nap that will give me some alone time in the afternoons! We will see…either way it is going to be a new adjustment having Peyton gone all day and dropping off Graham at the big kid school!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Graham has done amazing at school this year and loves to go! He has so much confidence and really loves his school. It has been so nice to watch him run into his class and then pick him up and hear him tell me about his day with so much enthusiasm. Proud of my little graduate and onto the big kid school!</span><br />
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-42396643419930899622014-06-05T13:39:00.000+03:002014-06-09T08:29:51.381+03:00Shiloh's First Couple of Weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What a wonderful two weeks it has been soaking up our adorable little girl, enjoying cuddles and just being in awe of how blessed we are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">John was able to take the week off after I came home from the hospital and what a blessing it was to have him home to help with the kids and also to have that extra time as a family and able to take the time to slow down and enjoy this phase. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We made a trip down to the doctor a couple of days after I came home to have a checkup as well as have my clips (staples) removed. Thankfully and huge praise that I was given a wonderful report and was told I was healing great! Other than that trip to doctor we enjoyed lots of sleeping and cuddling with Shiloh and then enjoying time with the big kids and watching them love on and adjust to have a new little sister.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so worried that with her being baby #3 and being so busy with the older kids that I wouldn't have as much cuddle time with her but with both kids being at school every morning I made sure that Shiloh and I didn't leave the couch and just cuddled every morning. That was my special time with her and I made a point to not do anything but cuddle! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At the end of the week, John and I realized that it was our last morning to have together before my mom came and he was back to work and so we took advantage of that time and went to have breakfast at the Hobby Farm on camp and enjoyed some time to reflect on all the changes, talk about the summer and enjoy some time together as husband and wife. We have been so thankful for the brief moments at night after the big kids are in bed that we have had to sit down, cuddle with Shiloh and just spend time together knowing that John was home the next days and things can wait around the house. Such a great week of slowing down!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh has been a wonderful baby and super easy going and peaceful. She is still eating wonderfully and has gained about 0.5 pound over her birth weight so is at 7 lbs 4 oz now. I couldn't live without my baby feeding app that tracks when she eats, how long and what side she finished on. With three kids and less sleep than normal I can barely remember my name sometimes and have no track of what time it is during the day so having that to reference is very helpful! She is sleeping even better. I have been waking her up and sticking to feeding her every three hours during the day and then letting her sleep at night between 4-5 hour stretches before often times having to wake her up. As long as we make sure she has a couple of awake periods during the day she falls asleep really easily at nighttime and we haven't had too much of the wide awake late at night periods that most babies do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We also have been working on the crazy long and complicated process of getting her a passport and then necessary visas and residency permits for living here in Saudi. After submitting a declaration of birth form to the hospital, picking it up two days later (in Arabic), then taking it to a government affairs office, we were able to pick up her birth certificate (in Arabic) which we then had to send to get translated and fill out another form and now we should have that next week hopefully before we have an appointment to go to the embassy and apply for the passport and then once that comes only 2-3 more steps left until we could leave the country! Complicated!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have also been spending time sleeping outside while we watch the big kids play on the giant slide that G brought. She has some nice naps outside! We also did her newborn pictures over several days which was tons of fun and really nice to not have the pressure of getting all the shots in one session. I worked on them over three days and then still have to do the big kids pictures with her since they weren't feeling 100% during the week and I wanted to keep them away from Shiloh in case they had something contagious. Hopefully in the next week or so we can do some sibling shots and we will have cooperative big kids and Shiloh!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are very much enjoying this precious time with Shiloh! Life has been pretty easy adding her into the mix so far….but we have had my mom here and haven't attempted to do anything with all three kids! I am sure once we are out numbered after G leaves and we attempt to take all three to do anything things will start to get interesting! I think I will delay those outings as long as possible :)</span></div>
The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-66474337235463845202014-05-30T09:41:00.000+03:002014-06-06T09:41:39.552+03:00Arrival of G And a Surprise….<div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the last few weeks leading up to Shiloh's arrival we had the surprise that G…my mom…had decided to come out and visit us once Shiloh arrived. We had worked on a visa for her earlier in the year but the timing wasn't right and so we left it but to our surprise, my mom had finished up the visa process and would be arriving one week after Shiloh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The kids were over the moon excited and had a countdown calendar on the fridge to keep track of how many days until Shiloh arrived and then when G would arrive. Before she arrived we made signs for G.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">John drove to Bahrain to pick up G and although he had a horribly long wait on the causeway going into Bahrain, they arrived home and through customs/passports with no issues. G was able to meet Shiloh and then we were all off to bed knowing we would have two excited kids waking up super early. I had told the kids before they went to bed that they were not to wake up G and when they woke up to come get me to help make breakfast in bed for G and then we would get her. My hope was to stall them as long as possible. Well…G was already up and ready due to jet lag so they didn't have to wait. </span></div>
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The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-20247175113793013262014-05-29T09:13:00.000+03:002014-06-06T14:30:58.871+03:00Graham: Helicopter Pad Field Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />The Acord Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06383058791055180138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246338159556171094.post-45886119618357698972014-05-26T08:38:00.000+03:002014-05-29T08:50:25.661+03:00Shiloh's First Bath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple of days after we got home Shiloh had her first bath. I asked the kids if they wanted to be apart of it and got a resounding "yes" so she got her first bath by her siblings! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Shiloh eventually found her hands and then used the pacifier to put herself to sleep. She hardly fussed and was the quietest and happiest baby to bathe. She loved her bath and just fell asleep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peyton was incredibly worried and bothered by her umbilical cord. She understood the concept about it before we started but seeing it really concerned her that Shiloh was hurt and she was scared of it. The kids had lots of fun bathing their new sister and it was nice that they wanted to be included.</span></div>
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