I cannot believe I havent posted in months!! Ugh, I've been so busy with both of the little ones.
Sienna is doing great. She had her tonsils out in August. It was a really long recovery but she is sleeping so much better. Totally worth it. She has dance class and gymnastics once a week and she is LOVING it!! I cant believe it. She is so good. I really think that she might stick with it and become a ballerina. She is loving church. She has so much fun in nursery and has made a few friends.
Jack is amazing. He is growing up so fast. He'll be 5 months old in a few days. I cant believe it. He sleeps really well but for the last week he has been waking up between 4-5:30am and staying awake. Mommy does not like. He rolls from his back to his tummy and tummy to his back and he "talks" non stop. He has the sweetest little voice and it really just the sweetest baby in the world. I do not think another baby is more loved than him.
Jeff and I are doing well. WE're getting ready to move here in the next 6 weeks or so. I cant wait to get out of this apartment. Yuck.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
New York
My husband and I have recently made the decision to move to New York. I am so excited and hope that this year goes by quickly. I am in need of a new adventure and moving across the country will do exactly that.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Death
Death really puts things in perspective. It really makes you think about what you could've done differently. How you could've visited more, called more, apologized first even though you did nothing wrong.
The last time I talked to my Grandma was when I was telling her I was pregnant with Jack. The only thing she said was "well, are you happy?" No congrats or anything. This really upset me. My Grandma was there for me throughout my pregnancy with Sienna and lived with us for months after Sienna was born to help me take care of her. So hearing her ask that really hurt me.
When my mom called my Grandpa after hearing that my Grandma was in the hospital, he made a comment about my siblings and I never really being there and taking them for granted. On that side of my family I have only 6 cousins. Stephanie and Brett lived with my Grandparents for the majority of their childhood. And when they werent living in the same house, they were still in the same city. Landon, Cohen and Grayson lived here in Phoenix and my Aunt and Uncle would fly my Grandma out here for months at a time to help take care of them. My Grandparents ended up buying a condo right down the street from them, not us. And little Mackenzie is only two. My Aunt Michelle was often up in CO visiting or my Grandma was down in Provo to visit them. My siblings and I were always very busy. Football, Volleyball, Cheer, Gymnastics, you name it. Being into these sports didnt always allow us to travel during the summers liike most families. So of course we couldnt visit our grandparents like we probably should've. I know this now. We shouldve made the time to make the trip. But on the other hand, they didnt make the effort either. I know it probably isnt fair to think that way.
I regret not making more of an effort to visit you in Colorado. I regret not making the 15 minute drive more often to your condo when you were here. I regret not calling you weekly to let you know that I love you, because I do. It was because of you Sienna and I have our red hair. Because of you I have my love of CareBears. I'm sorry I havent been a good granddaughter. I'm sorry I cant be there on Saturday for you. It breaks my heart. I feel like more of a failure than ever. I'm the only one who wont be there. I feel horrible. I'm a horrible person and life isnt fair.
May 22nd. A day that is supposed to be full of joy. The birth of my baby girl. That same baby girl that you stood by my side while I gave birth to her three years ago. That very same day, you will now be laid to rest.
I love you Grandma. Even though a lot of times it didnt seem that way. I love you so much and I am going to miss you everyday of my life. I wish so much that you couldve met your first Great Grandson and I hate that life took that joy from the both of you.
I love you and I will do my very best so that I may see you once again.
The last time I talked to my Grandma was when I was telling her I was pregnant with Jack. The only thing she said was "well, are you happy?" No congrats or anything. This really upset me. My Grandma was there for me throughout my pregnancy with Sienna and lived with us for months after Sienna was born to help me take care of her. So hearing her ask that really hurt me.
When my mom called my Grandpa after hearing that my Grandma was in the hospital, he made a comment about my siblings and I never really being there and taking them for granted. On that side of my family I have only 6 cousins. Stephanie and Brett lived with my Grandparents for the majority of their childhood. And when they werent living in the same house, they were still in the same city. Landon, Cohen and Grayson lived here in Phoenix and my Aunt and Uncle would fly my Grandma out here for months at a time to help take care of them. My Grandparents ended up buying a condo right down the street from them, not us. And little Mackenzie is only two. My Aunt Michelle was often up in CO visiting or my Grandma was down in Provo to visit them. My siblings and I were always very busy. Football, Volleyball, Cheer, Gymnastics, you name it. Being into these sports didnt always allow us to travel during the summers liike most families. So of course we couldnt visit our grandparents like we probably should've. I know this now. We shouldve made the time to make the trip. But on the other hand, they didnt make the effort either. I know it probably isnt fair to think that way.
I regret not making more of an effort to visit you in Colorado. I regret not making the 15 minute drive more often to your condo when you were here. I regret not calling you weekly to let you know that I love you, because I do. It was because of you Sienna and I have our red hair. Because of you I have my love of CareBears. I'm sorry I havent been a good granddaughter. I'm sorry I cant be there on Saturday for you. It breaks my heart. I feel like more of a failure than ever. I'm the only one who wont be there. I feel horrible. I'm a horrible person and life isnt fair.
May 22nd. A day that is supposed to be full of joy. The birth of my baby girl. That same baby girl that you stood by my side while I gave birth to her three years ago. That very same day, you will now be laid to rest.
I love you Grandma. Even though a lot of times it didnt seem that way. I love you so much and I am going to miss you everyday of my life. I wish so much that you couldve met your first Great Grandson and I hate that life took that joy from the both of you.
I love you and I will do my very best so that I may see you once again.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
He is finally here!!!
Okay I will post the story and then the pics in another post...
I was supposed to be induced on May 5th but the hospital didnt have any beds available. So Jeff and I went to bed and got a phone call at 1am asking if we could be there by 2am. We got ready and went to the hospital. I was checked in and got my IV put in. The nurse put the carvical gel in around 3:30am and at 4:30am we were walking the halls. At 5:30 I was put back into bed and checked. I was 3cm. I was put on Antibiotics for my gbs and by 7am I got my epidural. Around 8 the nurse checked me and I was a 6 and my water broke. Between 8 and 9 my Dr came in and said the pharmasist didnt listen to his instructions they gave me the wrong antibiotics. So my Dr fought and fought with him and I was started on my second dose of antibiotics. By noon, I was fully dialated but Jack was still pretty high. My nurse came in at 1 and checked again and his head was right there. She ran out of the room and grabbed my Dr before he went in to do a c-section on another patient. He got set up just in time.
Jack Christian was born on May 6th 2010 at 1:17pm. He weighed 8lbs 8oz and 20.5in long. He is absolutely perfect.
We wernt able to leave the hospital on Friday because Jack wasnt peeing. I had to supplement with formula. He is now peeing but still dehydrated so I have to pump my milk and bottlefeed. I am in a ton of pain. Found out yesterday that I have Edema which is a severe breast engorgement. I cant get any milk out of one breast. Its awful!! I just hope it doesnt ruin my milk supply. We are having to formula feed because with just one working boob I cant keep up with this hungry little man!! Only 6 days old and eating 2oz!!
Jeff went back to work today so I'm nervous to see how the day goes with just me and the two kids. So far so good but its only 9am!!
I was supposed to be induced on May 5th but the hospital didnt have any beds available. So Jeff and I went to bed and got a phone call at 1am asking if we could be there by 2am. We got ready and went to the hospital. I was checked in and got my IV put in. The nurse put the carvical gel in around 3:30am and at 4:30am we were walking the halls. At 5:30 I was put back into bed and checked. I was 3cm. I was put on Antibiotics for my gbs and by 7am I got my epidural. Around 8 the nurse checked me and I was a 6 and my water broke. Between 8 and 9 my Dr came in and said the pharmasist didnt listen to his instructions they gave me the wrong antibiotics. So my Dr fought and fought with him and I was started on my second dose of antibiotics. By noon, I was fully dialated but Jack was still pretty high. My nurse came in at 1 and checked again and his head was right there. She ran out of the room and grabbed my Dr before he went in to do a c-section on another patient. He got set up just in time.
Jack Christian was born on May 6th 2010 at 1:17pm. He weighed 8lbs 8oz and 20.5in long. He is absolutely perfect.
We wernt able to leave the hospital on Friday because Jack wasnt peeing. I had to supplement with formula. He is now peeing but still dehydrated so I have to pump my milk and bottlefeed. I am in a ton of pain. Found out yesterday that I have Edema which is a severe breast engorgement. I cant get any milk out of one breast. Its awful!! I just hope it doesnt ruin my milk supply. We are having to formula feed because with just one working boob I cant keep up with this hungry little man!! Only 6 days old and eating 2oz!!
Jeff went back to work today so I'm nervous to see how the day goes with just me and the two kids. So far so good but its only 9am!!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tonight is a new chapter of our lives
Last week at my Dr appointment I was 1cm dialated and my cervix was good but not quite there yet. So we made the appointment for the induction and the Dr said that he would stretch me (owwww) and strip my membranes if I hadnt made any progress on my own. Well I had horrible contractions all day on Sunday and Monday so I was almost positive that I had dialated some more. I went into my Drs yesterday morning and I was 2cm dialated and my cervix was perfectly ready!!! So we are all set for the induction tonight. My Dr thinks that it will be a super easy and quick birth. I did test positive for Group B Strep so I have to be on antibiotics for 4 hours prior to delivery. I hear its totally common. Like 40% of all women test positive. I am just so excited and cannot wait to hold my little man! I will update again at the hospital!!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
9 Days and Counting
Wow!! So let me start by talking about my appointment last Thursday. It was my 36 week appointment and it was with Dr. McKernans head nurse. Nurse Betty to be exact. She talked to me about whats going to happen during labor and all that stuff. She then checked my cervix and I was only dialated a fingertip. So not much at all.
Today I had my 37 week appointment with Dr. McKernan. He checked me and I was dialated to 1cm. So thats pretty good for 5 days. Hopefully by the time I get induced next week I'll be a 2 or a 3!! And yeah, you heard right. I'm getting induced next week!! Ahhh!! I go in hopefully sometime next Wednesday night so baby Jack will be here on Thursday May 6th!!! He's going to be a little Taurus baby!! Which is good because I dont think I could handle another Gemini Sienna hahahaha!
"The Taurus ( April 21 - May 21) Earth sign
Taurian babies are pleasant, usually quiet and calm. They are sometimes a little shy, and they dislike being the centre of attention but respond well to affection, and return a great deal of affection. Although outbreaks are rare, the baby dislikes being opposed and can be stubborn about getting her own way.
A young Taurus will work steadily at a task. These babies will be occupied a long time with simple tasks and do the same with great deal of attention.
Do not force the taurian child to do something. This will make them stubborn, tell them with love and affection and they will charm you with their goodness.
With their charming nature, they will attract a lot of adults especially those of the opposite sex. Shows of physical affection toward your child are essential, but take care not to over do the same. They are sensitive to their surroundings and they will thrive in harmonious settings of both color and sound. Soft sounds and shades of pink and blue will be calming to your baby.
They are keen learners and once learnt something will not be forgotten. Encourage your child to express themselves through words, music or art because there will be a tendency to hide true feelings."
I am so excited. There is still a few things I need to pick up at the store and I still have to pack. But I am so so so excited to finally have my little boy here!!
Today I had my 37 week appointment with Dr. McKernan. He checked me and I was dialated to 1cm. So thats pretty good for 5 days. Hopefully by the time I get induced next week I'll be a 2 or a 3!! And yeah, you heard right. I'm getting induced next week!! Ahhh!! I go in hopefully sometime next Wednesday night so baby Jack will be here on Thursday May 6th!!! He's going to be a little Taurus baby!! Which is good because I dont think I could handle another Gemini Sienna hahahaha!
"The Taurus ( April 21 - May 21) Earth sign
Taurian babies are pleasant, usually quiet and calm. They are sometimes a little shy, and they dislike being the centre of attention but respond well to affection, and return a great deal of affection. Although outbreaks are rare, the baby dislikes being opposed and can be stubborn about getting her own way.
A young Taurus will work steadily at a task. These babies will be occupied a long time with simple tasks and do the same with great deal of attention.
Do not force the taurian child to do something. This will make them stubborn, tell them with love and affection and they will charm you with their goodness.
With their charming nature, they will attract a lot of adults especially those of the opposite sex. Shows of physical affection toward your child are essential, but take care not to over do the same. They are sensitive to their surroundings and they will thrive in harmonious settings of both color and sound. Soft sounds and shades of pink and blue will be calming to your baby.
They are keen learners and once learnt something will not be forgotten. Encourage your child to express themselves through words, music or art because there will be a tendency to hide true feelings."
I am so excited. There is still a few things I need to pick up at the store and I still have to pack. But I am so so so excited to finally have my little boy here!!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Time is almost running out
Last night, Jeff and I dropped Sienna off at my moms house and he and I went on a tour of the maternity ward at our hospital. Although I did have Sienna at that hospital, I am so glad we did the tour. They had completely remodeled!! I wouldve been so lost! One good thing I found out is that they allow us to bring popsicles to eat while I'm in labor. Hallelulah!!! I wish I wouldve known that last time... The one big bummer about this time is that we dont have the option anymore to send the baby to the nursery. With Sienna, I had her in my room for most of the day and sent her to the nursery at night so I could sleep. Not this time. Now we have to keep him in our room the whole time. Oh well. At least I'm sleeping better at this point than I did when I was pregnant with Sienna. The tour made both of us super excited to see our little man.
This morning I had my 34 week appointment. We had an ultrasound down to measure his weight. He is 5lbs 13oz and is in the 80th percentile which the Dr said is just about right for his gestational age. I still will be induced early cause of my small pelvis. The Dr said that if he induce at 38 weeks, he'll be around 7lbs 10oz and at 39 weeks he'll be around 8lbs 3oz. I like the 7lbs better!!
I cant believe that in just 4 weeks I could be induced!! 4 weeks!! Thats nothing!! I have my 36 week appointment on April 22nd with his nurse practitioner and than the following Tusday I have my 37 week appointment with the Dr. At that appointment he could tell me that he's inducing me the next week! Ah I cannot believe it!
The above picture is from todays appointment. He looks like a little angel :-)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Really??
I dont know how I missed making a post in March. Oh well.
I had my 30 week appointment on March 11th. We had the 3D ultrasound done. It was amazing!! My little man is getting so big. The Dr told us that he will be inducing me at least a week early, making my due date May 10th. After the appointment we went to the hospital to get registered.
We went to Utah the weekend of March 19th for my baby shower. It was such a beautiful special day. I got so much great stuff and so many people came! I feel so blessed to have a family who loves me and having married into a family that loves me just as much is really incredible. I am so lucky and so thankful. I dont have any pictures of the baby shower unfortunetly.
I had my 32 week appointment on March 25th. It was a short appointment. He did schedule me another ultrasound before my next appointment to see how big he has gotten. I'm hoping he makes an induction date.
My Relief Society visiting teachers came over last Tuesday. Amy has a almost 1 year old little girl named Emmy and she is due with her second baby this September. Karen has a almost 2 year old named Christina. Sienna is so cute with both these girls. Sienna calls Christina, Christy-Sienna. haha. After they went home Sienna turned to me and asked "Where'd my friends go?" It was so cute. I was supposed to take Sienna to the library on Thursday to meet up with Karen and Christina but my lazy pregnant butt couldnt do it.
Thursday night my mom came over and took Sienna to California with her. It was a much needed break for Jeff and I. Although I now realize how much of a mom I am. I didnt feel like myself the whole weekend because she wasnt with me. Pathetic I know. She came home Saturday night and I was so happy to see her!!
Sunday we woke up and Sienna found all her easter eggs. She didnt sleep well so she was SUPER cranky! Around 1:45pm we went to my moms house and had a great time. My sister and her boyfriend came over and had dinner with us. Overall it was a very lovely Easter.
The great news for yesterday is..... I GOT MY NEW CAR!! I love it so much. Its a 2006 Ford Expedition. I love love love to drive it! I cannot wait for a roadtrip.
Friday, February 26, 2010
My Little Princess
When in the heck did this little girl grow up?!? This past week I've been putting all her photos in order from the past 2 years because after her first birthday, I really slacked with her photo album. So I figured I needed to do it now before Little Man Jack gets here in 2.5 months!!!! Anyways, going through all her photos really made me realize how grown up she is becoming. She'll be freaking 3 in May!! What the heck!?! I cant believe it.
My baby shower is in a couple of weeks. I am so excited! I cannot wait! It'll be up in SLC. My last weekend of travel! Then its baby time. I cant believe how quickly this pregnancy has gone. Flown by! I cant wait to meet my little man!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Potty Training
Okay, so it's been like forever since I started this blog and now I figure since I'm a stay at home mom, I will have more time/ things to write about. Lets see... Well we got married in November. Yay! Everything was perfect. We couldnt have asked for more.
Christmas was great. Our friends and family are way too good to us. Christmas morning we opened up our family presents at home and then later that evening we went to my mom's for dinner and presents over there. We really got spoiled.
For New Years, we were up in Salt Lake. It was so relaxing. I was able to sleep and sleep and sleep and sleep. New Years day, Jeff and I went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory then went to the temple. Unfortunetly the temple lights werent on anymore. It was still gorgeous none the less.
Jeff is doing really well. Working a lot! But he now has a promotion to show for it.
Sienna is amazing! I still cant believe how much she learns everyday and grows. The day before my birthday, she got the flu. Luckily it passed within a few days. I'm currently in the middle of potty training her. Yesterday was a disaster! It did nothing but scare her and ended up with me twisting my ankle. So I've decided to combine a couple different methods. I'm still basically following the 3-day method only I'm making her sit on the potty every 30-45 minutes instead of rushing her to the toilet everytime she goes. Yesterday she only went in the potty once (and that was after I decided on the 30 min thing) and today she has only had one accident. Yay! Everytime she does go I do a potty dance for her and she gets a mini-bag of peanut m&m's. We're tackling nighttime training too. No accidents last night! Hooray!!
Baby Jack is doing really well. He is growing like a weed and kicking like crazy! Definetly an active little guy.
I am 25 weeks and 3 days pregnant today. I'm doing a heck of a lot better today than I have been. So far this pregnancy, I've had chronic migraines that I needed medication for, horrible lower back pain where some days I cant walk and as of lately, I've been having panic/ anxiety attacks. I've had to teach myself and body how to calm down and relax before my blood pressure shoots up and I cant breathe. Oh, I've also had horrible horrible heartburn!!! Sometimes its so bad I cant sleep.
So thats everything thats going on with us. My sister in law Kari is coming to visit next week with her husband Nate and baby girl Emma Jo. I'm so excited!! We're going to go to the zoo!
Christmas was great. Our friends and family are way too good to us. Christmas morning we opened up our family presents at home and then later that evening we went to my mom's for dinner and presents over there. We really got spoiled.
For New Years, we were up in Salt Lake. It was so relaxing. I was able to sleep and sleep and sleep and sleep. New Years day, Jeff and I went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory then went to the temple. Unfortunetly the temple lights werent on anymore. It was still gorgeous none the less.
Jeff is doing really well. Working a lot! But he now has a promotion to show for it.
Sienna is amazing! I still cant believe how much she learns everyday and grows. The day before my birthday, she got the flu. Luckily it passed within a few days. I'm currently in the middle of potty training her. Yesterday was a disaster! It did nothing but scare her and ended up with me twisting my ankle. So I've decided to combine a couple different methods. I'm still basically following the 3-day method only I'm making her sit on the potty every 30-45 minutes instead of rushing her to the toilet everytime she goes. Yesterday she only went in the potty once (and that was after I decided on the 30 min thing) and today she has only had one accident. Yay! Everytime she does go I do a potty dance for her and she gets a mini-bag of peanut m&m's. We're tackling nighttime training too. No accidents last night! Hooray!!
Baby Jack is doing really well. He is growing like a weed and kicking like crazy! Definetly an active little guy.
I am 25 weeks and 3 days pregnant today. I'm doing a heck of a lot better today than I have been. So far this pregnancy, I've had chronic migraines that I needed medication for, horrible lower back pain where some days I cant walk and as of lately, I've been having panic/ anxiety attacks. I've had to teach myself and body how to calm down and relax before my blood pressure shoots up and I cant breathe. Oh, I've also had horrible horrible heartburn!!! Sometimes its so bad I cant sleep.
So thats everything thats going on with us. My sister in law Kari is coming to visit next week with her husband Nate and baby girl Emma Jo. I'm so excited!! We're going to go to the zoo!
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