Coldplay Friday night at the Wachovia Center

So the Coldplay concert on Friday night was awesome! First we tailgated in the out in the parking lot first with friends, eventually moving inside about 9 pm.

Unfortunately they only played 1.5 hours!? I do think they played a better show 3 years ago when I saw them at was once the "Tweeter Center" however I don't want to complain....

Coldplay opened with "Violet Hill" standing behind a "sreen"...then Chris Martin broke out with an acoustic guitar with “Life in Technicolor." Then, the curtain came up to reveal the backdrop of Eugene Delacroix’s bare breasted Liberty Leading The People. The band wore blue and red military outfits as seen in the pictures. No black shirt with holes in the armpits this time, lol. They played past hits like "Yellow", "Speed of Sound," "Clocks," "Fix You," "The Scientist," and nearly all of Vida. Then for the encore....my personal favorite...."Green Eyes!"

I am also proud to report that my mom & dad had no major problems watching the kids (Nick did bring a watergun in the house to squirt my dad). In fact they fed Anna so much that she slept through the night til 5 am!?

Last chance to enter...

Only 4 more days lef to enter the *Chesapeake Ribbons' July Giveaway for a Magdali Stripe key FOB! This key FOB is fun, stylish, and make those keys harder to misplace....Slip around your wrist so you have your hands free!

To be entered in this giveaway, just leave a comment below (make sure to leave your email address) by 7/31, 5 pm ET.

Goodluck!

We're going to see Coldplay tonight!

First time away from little Anna but she will be in great hands....grandmom is babysitting. So in the spirit of the concert, I have added some Coldplay videos above (just make sure to turn off my playlist at the bottom of the blog, so you can hear the videos - sorry for chaos)!

I am pleased to announce Anna Kathleen just had a great check-up at her one month appointment! She is now a whopping 10.2 lbs. and 22 inches long...placing her in the 90th percentile for both. We started off a little slow with the weight-loss but she's certainly making up for it now, haha.

Wordless Wednesday

While Nick was away Anna and I visited with her cousins....arent' they adorable!?

What kind of flower are you?

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

Big brothers

As a new big brother Nick has been great overall....he asks to hold Anna, lets me know she's crying (as if I don't already know), tries to give her the pacifier, brings her trucks to play with, etc... However last night I think he started feeling a little jealous for the first time. Maybe because "daddy" was holding Anna and he is used to "mommy" holding and nursing her?

So here are a few quotes from my 3 year old son that made me laugh & think to myself, "I have got to write this down!"

"I want to throw baby Anna away..."

"Daddy, put baby Anna back in mommy's belly!"

"I don't want this baby anymore."

Gotta love kid's brutal honesty :-)

So what am I up to these days?

Oh and my son is on vacation in the Adirondacks with grandmom...so that's why I can actually snooze on the couch.

Most recent pics....

4th of July weekend

Not only did we celebrate the 4th but we also partied for Nick's 3rd Bday & introduced little Anna to family that had not seen her yet.

Launching of a new blogging site....

I am pleased to announce a new website exclusively for Chester County, PA moms!

This site is dedicated to providing moms with the best activities, local reviews, and events in our area.

Feel free to stop by a check us out and forward this link to all of your friends!
www.chestercountymoms.com

If you are interested in advertising on Chester County Moms, submitting a product for a giveaway, or having your Chester County business reviewed, please email Sarah or post a comment below.

Finally...my L&D story

So I guess it's time to post my labor and delivery story....I know some are anxious to hear!? Well I have to say it's not that exciting. With my son, it was much more eventful (waking up in the morning w/labor pains, calling the doctor, rushing to the hospital, epidural ;D...) however with Anna, things were a little different....

My due date was on Sunday, June 22nd and the Thursday before, my doctor said to go ahead and set-up an appointment for an induction since she thought Anna would be a big baby, I was VERY uncomfortable, and we were worried about how "fast" baby would come. (I was only in labor with Nick for 6 hours - from beginning to end)!

*Uuhh....can I just tell you that I felt a tick crawling on my forehead just now!!!??? I just flushed that sucker down the toilet*

So back to my story....well I made an appt. to go in to Paoli Hospital on Monday 6/23 but I still had to call the morning of, to be given an exact time. I called at 7 am...they asked me to come in at 8 am...I was there by 8:30 am ...we "checked in" (like it's a hotel or something) and I got started on my IV of antibiotics (tested + for GBS). The nurse started me on potosin around 9:30 am....Doc broke my water (gross! It "slowly broke" naturally w/my son)....my contractions started....they intensified....I asked for an epidural....received it about 1/2 hour later....felt REALLY good....then next thing I know the Doc was in again and told me to start pushing....about 6 pushes later my husband announced that we had a baby girl!!!!

So all in all I had another wonderful birth experience, with Anna only taking 4 hours!? I am so glad I went in to the hospital to be induced. Little Anna was born weighing in at 8 lbs. 10 ounces and 20 inches long :-) We are all doing as well as can be expected right now and I promise to post a bunch of pics soon.

Well I am off to nurse the baby.....

Do you like to party!?.....

The party has started over at Mamanista!

Celebrate the arrival of Candace’s baby boy by participating in shower games & enter to win fabulous door prizes. All are welcome, bloggers and non-bloggers, so be sure to head over to the party , have some fun, & win some awsome gifts!

(Chesapeake Ribbons is giving away a $25 gift certificate).

July Giveaway....

Enter Chesapeake Ribbons' July Giveaway to win a Magdali Stripe key FOB! This key FOB is fun, stylish, and make those keys harder to misplace....Slip around your wrist so you have your hands free!

To be entered, just leave a comment below (make sure to leave your email address) between now and July 31st (5 pm ET). Goodluck!

Thursday Thirteen

Ok....so here's my 1st Thursday Thirteen, thanks to my friend Sarah F. for giving me this idea!

The purpose of this post is to get to know everyone who participates every Thursday. Make sure to sign the linky below AND leave a comment of what you pack in your diaper bag, that I missed.

Thirteen things to pack in your diaper bag.....
1.Diapers (duh...right)
2.Burp cloth
3.Changing Pad
4.Triple Paste (way better than Butt Paste or Desiten if you "sensitive-skin" kids like I do)
5.Wipes
6.Pacifier
7.Change of baby clothes (several pairs)
8.Shirt for me (thank you again to Sarah for the suggestion - I am nursing so you never know when you might "spring a leak," LOL)
9.Baby toys
10.Snack for kids/mom
11.Diaper bags to tie-up those stinky ones....
12.Nursing Cover (I just bought an awesome cover from Peekaboobaby - 'Acanthus' pattern)
13.Blanket

And the winner is....

Gus and Clay's Mama

Congratulations to Gus and Clay's Mama, the winner of the Chesapeake Ribbons' novelty belt! She has chosen the sailboat belt for one her adorable sons.

A huge thank you to everyone that entered June's giveaway! And for those that did not win the belt of your choice, I would like to extend a special offer to you....15% off all orders placed at Chesapeake Ribbons between now and July 31st, by entering gift code 'gunningit' during checkout.

It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important....

A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a Mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days afte surgery.

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through' Mastectomy where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show support. Last year over, half the House signed on. PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your, name, state, and zip code. http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php.

This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family, and on behalf of all women, THANK YOU!

Wordless Wednesday

Big, fat me....waiting for the induction to begin....

Anna Kathleen finally arrives!

Love how the kids both have their mouths open, lol.