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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Pics of our 21 years together-part 2
When we moved back to PA we bought a Harley...first Chuck's dream...but quickly became mine. as well.
Chuck and I when we first moved back to PA.
Chuck and I visiting Kelly in Florida last year.
Christmas 2008Pics of our 21 years together
Chuck and I our junior year....my word we really look young here.
Our wedding day at Lambertville Station
This was at my sisters 30th birthday party 5 years ago on one of our many trips home to PA.
Chuck and I at my sisters wedding to Chris in Miami, FL....such a beautiful day. October 1st – 15 years of marriage
Chuck and I recently celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. After dating a little over 6 years we were married on October 1, 1994 at Yardley United Methodist Church and celebrated with our family and friends at Lambertville Station. That day, until the birth of our daughter, stood as the best day of my life....hands down. The joy I felt that day knowing we were going to become husband and wife was truly overwhelming by the happiness of having all of our family and friends there to celebrate in our joy was the icing on the cake. I will never forget the fun we had that day and evening...into the wee hours.
We met in high school at Plumstead Christian School in the 11th grade and I remember falling for him the moment I laid eyes on him. He was the most handsome guy in our class. We didn't start dating until April of our junior year, but once we were together...we never parted. We certainly had our rough patches there in the beginning...and when he showed up at my house in ripped jeans and a Metallica t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off my Mother thought I had truly lost my mind. He was rough around the edges back then...but I knew he was worth looking passed that. I remember thinking very early on in our relationship that I was going to marry him. Thankfully God had that in his plan as well...otherwise it would have been impossible. We were both raised in Christian households, and I firmly believe that it's that faith based belief system that kept us together even when we didn't acknowledge it.
Soon after getting married we moved to Florida for Chuck to pursue a professional golf career. The professional league proved much more difficult than we had anticipated and he decided to go after a career as a golf professional at a country club. The move was a difficult decision for us and lasted much longer than the 1 to 3 years I had originally agreed to (we were there for 10 years) but I truly believe that it saved our marriage because it forced us to work on us and our marriage.
We have been through a tremendous amount of heartache - loss of jobs, loss of friends and pets, the death of my father and most recently a miscarriage and still birth.....but we have celebrated in some of the greatest joys as well - new additions to our extended families with 16 nieces and nephews (with three more on the way), career accomplishments and of course the birth of of our first daughter, Kelsey Grace. But the greatest joy has been our renewed faith in God that has developed in the midst of it all and had we not gone through some of those heartaches I don't believe we would have found that faith again.
I thank God every day for bringing Chuck into my life and for giving me a husband who is my best friend who loves me and accepts my faults and all. And shows that love to me daily in many different ways....the greatest of which is in making me laugh EVERY single day of my life. Oh, we may argue some days, but at some point in the day I know a laugh will be provided by him. The joy and laughter he has given me in these 15 years of marriage (21 years together total) is what I am most thankful for and wish for everyone.
We met in high school at Plumstead Christian School in the 11th grade and I remember falling for him the moment I laid eyes on him. He was the most handsome guy in our class. We didn't start dating until April of our junior year, but once we were together...we never parted. We certainly had our rough patches there in the beginning...and when he showed up at my house in ripped jeans and a Metallica t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off my Mother thought I had truly lost my mind. He was rough around the edges back then...but I knew he was worth looking passed that. I remember thinking very early on in our relationship that I was going to marry him. Thankfully God had that in his plan as well...otherwise it would have been impossible. We were both raised in Christian households, and I firmly believe that it's that faith based belief system that kept us together even when we didn't acknowledge it.
Soon after getting married we moved to Florida for Chuck to pursue a professional golf career. The professional league proved much more difficult than we had anticipated and he decided to go after a career as a golf professional at a country club. The move was a difficult decision for us and lasted much longer than the 1 to 3 years I had originally agreed to (we were there for 10 years) but I truly believe that it saved our marriage because it forced us to work on us and our marriage.
We have been through a tremendous amount of heartache - loss of jobs, loss of friends and pets, the death of my father and most recently a miscarriage and still birth.....but we have celebrated in some of the greatest joys as well - new additions to our extended families with 16 nieces and nephews (with three more on the way), career accomplishments and of course the birth of of our first daughter, Kelsey Grace. But the greatest joy has been our renewed faith in God that has developed in the midst of it all and had we not gone through some of those heartaches I don't believe we would have found that faith again.
I thank God every day for bringing Chuck into my life and for giving me a husband who is my best friend who loves me and accepts my faults and all. And shows that love to me daily in many different ways....the greatest of which is in making me laugh EVERY single day of my life. Oh, we may argue some days, but at some point in the day I know a laugh will be provided by him. The joy and laughter he has given me in these 15 years of marriage (21 years together total) is what I am most thankful for and wish for everyone.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Pics of Kelsey's dedication day
Mommy and Kelsey Grace at the end of the day....exhausted but filled with joy.
Friends Kathy and Donna Bretzel and Kathy Roskein with her little Ella.
Our little family....the first family picture actually.
Mommy and Baby Kelsey just home from the dedication still in her formal gown...she looked so beautiful.
Friends Kathy and Donna Bretzel and Kathy Roskein with her little Ella.
Our little family....the first family picture actually.
Mommy and Baby Kelsey just home from the dedication still in her formal gown...she looked so beautiful.Kelsey's Baby dedication and one month check-up
Kelsey was dedicated at our church, Grace Point in Newtown, PA on Sunday, October 11, 2009 followed by a huge party with our family and friends. It was an absolutely beautiful day which was great so all the kids could play outside and we could utilize the deck. Chuck and I felt very blessed to have so many people there to celebrate Kelsey's life.
Kelsey also had her first month check up which went well. She's weighing in at 11 lbs now and is 22 1/2 inches long. She's in the 90th percentile with everything which is great. We also just started adding rice cereal to her formula which we hope cuts down on the constant spit up. Even having 16 nieces and nephews, I never knew how much laundry one infant can produce from so much spit up!!!
Kelsey is still on an every 3 hour feeding schedule except at night. And there is no real sleeping schedule...some days she sleeps it seems, for hours and hours. And other days she is awake fairly constantly. She is just starting to give me a 'sort of smile'....it's definitely more than gas...but not quite a full smile. I am just so jonesin' for that first real smile at Mommy!!!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Pics of Kelsey Grace
Kelsey Grace in a Bognar Piccolini outfit given to her for her dedication.
Ahhhh.....couldn't you just melt in those eyes????
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Chuck gave me for Mother's Day this year the engraved onesie and blanket as well as a tank top for me to wear that read 'Kelsey's Mommy'. 
Does it get better than this??
Chuck staring into Kelsey's eyes at the hospital.
Kelsey Grace Ordini
We were blessed with our gift from God- Kelsey Grace- on 09-09-09 at 9:33pm via c-section. She was 8 lbs 5 oz and 20 3/4 inches long. She was born on her actual due date.
My doctor agreed to induce me due to the extreme discomfort I was feeling that last week. So on Tuesday night I went in to the hospital to have cervidal administered to try to thin out my cervix. When I went in I was at 60% effacement and dilated 2 cm. After the 12 hours of cervidal they started the pitocin at 7:00am on the 9th. The doctor checked my progress at 10am and I was only at 70% effacement and dilated to 3cm. He decided at this point to break my water....not what I'd call one of the most enjoyable experiences without an epidural.
Now I had had an epidural once before and it was a breeze so I wasn't nervous at all for this one. That is until the anesthesiologist couldn't administer the first epidrual.....or the second....and the third was taking longer than I'd like. It's at this point that Chuck left the room....I swear I thought he was gonna sock the doctor in the face if he didn't get it in soon. After that the contractions kicked into high gear. I dealt with it for 3 1/2 hours before I asked for the epidural and then I felt virtually nothing. The monitor reflected major contractions and at a high frequency...but I felt nothing.....i LOVE epidurals. After all that I would have thought when the doctor came back to check me at 6pm I would have dilated to at least 6 or 7cm....but alas...NOT!!!! Only 3 1/2 cm and no change in dilation!!! WHAT?!??! How could this be????
The doctor said he would wait 2 more hours before checking me again and then depending on what progress I had made at that point we would discuss my options. However, he did mention that he was worried either my pelvis was too narrow or the babies head was too big and it wasn't descending. He mentioned the posibility of a c-section at that point. I was so upset, because I didn't want to deliver by c-section simply due to the recovery period from one. But I also knew I wanted to have a healthy baby...so however that had to happen I was willing.
At 8pm he checked again and NO CHANGE!!! I was exhausted at this point and said to schedule the c-section. That next half hour was a blur. The epidural I had at the time was wearing off....little scary when going into surgery. So we decided to have a spinal...thankfully this anesthesiologist didn't have any problems administering the spinal. However....since I already had the epidural you run a risk of having more numbness with the spinal higher up on your body. That was the scariest part of the entire experience for me....after a few minutes I literally couldn't feel my chest cavity move when I thought I was trying to breath. Then my hands and arms went numb and I could feel my heartbeat in my ears. At this point I just shut my eyes and prayed the Lord give me a sense of calmness and not allow me to go crazy at that point. I couldn't even feel the tugging or pressure you hear about during c-sections...which I guess is a good thing. But giving the tremendous meditation I was doing I really couldn't enjoy the experience of seeing my daughter when she was born. But the look on my husband's face of sheer joy and the sound of his voice talking to her of pure love was all I needed to experience.
When I finally got to hold her in the recovery room...it was like nothing I can put into words. Those Mom's out there reading this know what I mean and no words are needed. The love is just overwhelming....I have 16 nieces and nephews all of whom I love dearly...but it doesn't even hold a candle to the feelings when you have your own.
Everything we went through up until this point....the miscarriage, the still birth....it was all worth it just to get to this point. We are so thankful that God gave this gift to us and entrusted this life in our hands. May we be the best parents we can be to her.
My doctor agreed to induce me due to the extreme discomfort I was feeling that last week. So on Tuesday night I went in to the hospital to have cervidal administered to try to thin out my cervix. When I went in I was at 60% effacement and dilated 2 cm. After the 12 hours of cervidal they started the pitocin at 7:00am on the 9th. The doctor checked my progress at 10am and I was only at 70% effacement and dilated to 3cm. He decided at this point to break my water....not what I'd call one of the most enjoyable experiences without an epidural.
Now I had had an epidural once before and it was a breeze so I wasn't nervous at all for this one. That is until the anesthesiologist couldn't administer the first epidrual.....or the second....and the third was taking longer than I'd like. It's at this point that Chuck left the room....I swear I thought he was gonna sock the doctor in the face if he didn't get it in soon. After that the contractions kicked into high gear. I dealt with it for 3 1/2 hours before I asked for the epidural and then I felt virtually nothing. The monitor reflected major contractions and at a high frequency...but I felt nothing.....i LOVE epidurals. After all that I would have thought when the doctor came back to check me at 6pm I would have dilated to at least 6 or 7cm....but alas...NOT!!!! Only 3 1/2 cm and no change in dilation!!! WHAT?!??! How could this be????
The doctor said he would wait 2 more hours before checking me again and then depending on what progress I had made at that point we would discuss my options. However, he did mention that he was worried either my pelvis was too narrow or the babies head was too big and it wasn't descending. He mentioned the posibility of a c-section at that point. I was so upset, because I didn't want to deliver by c-section simply due to the recovery period from one. But I also knew I wanted to have a healthy baby...so however that had to happen I was willing.
At 8pm he checked again and NO CHANGE!!! I was exhausted at this point and said to schedule the c-section. That next half hour was a blur. The epidural I had at the time was wearing off....little scary when going into surgery. So we decided to have a spinal...thankfully this anesthesiologist didn't have any problems administering the spinal. However....since I already had the epidural you run a risk of having more numbness with the spinal higher up on your body. That was the scariest part of the entire experience for me....after a few minutes I literally couldn't feel my chest cavity move when I thought I was trying to breath. Then my hands and arms went numb and I could feel my heartbeat in my ears. At this point I just shut my eyes and prayed the Lord give me a sense of calmness and not allow me to go crazy at that point. I couldn't even feel the tugging or pressure you hear about during c-sections...which I guess is a good thing. But giving the tremendous meditation I was doing I really couldn't enjoy the experience of seeing my daughter when she was born. But the look on my husband's face of sheer joy and the sound of his voice talking to her of pure love was all I needed to experience.
When I finally got to hold her in the recovery room...it was like nothing I can put into words. Those Mom's out there reading this know what I mean and no words are needed. The love is just overwhelming....I have 16 nieces and nephews all of whom I love dearly...but it doesn't even hold a candle to the feelings when you have your own.
Everything we went through up until this point....the miscarriage, the still birth....it was all worth it just to get to this point. We are so thankful that God gave this gift to us and entrusted this life in our hands. May we be the best parents we can be to her.
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