I Heart Skye!

We had another amazing experience with Skye Johansen!

These are just a few of my favorites.

She is seriously so talented...

Maddix was not loving having his picture taken at first, but then after a little while and a lot of chocolate he was ready...but only for a few pictures!

Thanks again Skye.

We Love them!

Emery's Birth Story

Well I am finally posting...

These last 2 weeks have been so fun and yet I am so tired!

I'll start off with Emery's birth.

Thursday September 23rd I went into the dr to have my regular appointment. While I was there I asked if I could get my membranes stripped. The Midwife agreed and then proceeded to do one of the most uncomfortable things! It was painful, but I can say it wasn't nearly as painful as labor!

Then I went home and decided that if this little girl was coming today I was going to be ready! So I cleaned my house, did a few loads of laundry and made sure the dishes were done. By about 3 pm I was having a few mild contractions but nothing too bad. I called my mom, sister and dad and told them that this was not likely going anywhere and that we probably wouldn't have a baby today.

By 5 pm the contractions were still pretty consistent, about 10-12 minutes apart, but not very painful or strong. I talked with my family in Idaho again and told them I would keep them posted. My mom was so sure that she was coming today that she said that she was on her way down to Utah after work.

At 6:30 Eric, Maddix, and I went out to dinner. I was still having contractions but still not too painful.

We got home from dinner around 7 and Eric started to put Maddix to bed, by 7:30 I felt like the contractions were finally progressing and so my sister and dad were told that they should probably be on there way, just in case.

After Eric put Maddix to bed at 8, the contractions became even more painful. I called my Aunt Karie, who lives in Saratoga Springs and she quickly got to my house.

By 9pm I was in a lot of pain and we headed to the hospital.

Got checked in at 9:15 and was dilated to a 7. Then I had to wait over an hour to get my epidural, worst hour of my life! By the time I got my epidural (10:47 pm) I was dilated to an 8. A few minutes after I got it life was good!

They immediately broke my water and then 15 minutes later my midwife came to check me and said that her head was crowing and it was time to push! Eric had run to the vending machine to grab a snack (poor guy almost passed out during my epidural!)

At 11:10 I started to push and about 4 pushes later our little girl was here!

I can't believe how quickly she came!

She had the cord wrapped around her neck and had swallowed a ton of fluid but besides that she was perfect!

These past two weeks have been amazing.

Maddix has done so much better than I thought he would. He doesn't really want to hold her, but doesn't mind when I do, and sometimes even goes up and talks to her, holds her hands and kisses her head.

He is such a good big brother!

Emery is such a good baby. Loves to eat and sleep!

Eric and I both think she looks exactly like Maddix, just in pink clothes and with bows in her hair!

We love you Emery!

Emery Lane

Born Thursday September 23

at

11:13pm

7 pounds

19 1/2 inches

So perfect!

Eric, Maddix, and I are so excited she is here!

More details to come later...

Waiting....

So we are still waiting for Baby girl to come!

I still feel pretty good and am trying to enjoy the little time that I have left to spend alone with my little boy.

We are hoping she makes her appearance sometime this weekend!

Lisa took a few pictures for us on Sunday and of course they turned out great!

Thanks Lisa!

Baby Girl

Obviously we still have not decided on a name

This past week has been a crazy one!

Maddix got the flu this last weekend and I figured it was only a matter of time before I got it too! Well Monday night it hit! I was up all night, throwing up every 15-20 minutes. Being this far along pregnant and throwing up was definitely the worst! My huge ol’ belly barely let me get close enough to the toilet!

Anyway, the throwing up caused my stomach to obviously contract, which led to some heavy bleeding.

I went into the Dr the next morning just to make sure everything was fine, I was still bleeding but not as much as during the night. They checked the baby’s heartbeat, it was good. Checked me, I was dilated to a 2 ½ and my cervix is very “ripe and ready.” The midwife still wanted to make sure everything was ok so she had me do an ultrasound. I LOVE that I have been able to have so many ultrasounds this pregnancy (considering the circumstances J) Baby girl looked great, was moving great and was measuring almost on track, a little small. They estimated that she weighs about 6 lbs 11 oz.

This is a picture of her lips, nose and cheeks. Looks like she is going to have some big cheeks like Maddix!

They sent me home and told me that this little girl is ready to come and as soon as I start to have some more consistent contractions that my body is ready!

Later that night I received a call from the Dr’s office informing me that the Dr who reviewed my ultrasound wanted me to go into the hospital for further testing. They were concerned that I may have a placental abruption. This scared me to death! I went into Timpanogos hospital and they put me on the Fetal heart monitors. I stayed there for about 3 ½ hours, they ran some blood tests and determined that everything was fine. They want me to go into the office every week and do a Non Stress Test just to watch the baby and make sure everything continues to progress normally.

I am SO ready for this little girl to get here and to not be worrying everyday. She is moving like crazy everyday and I am finally nesting!

I’ll be 37 weeks tomorrow so anytime she wants to come I will be ready to go to the hospital!

Thanks to everyone who helped and has offered to help! Means more than you know!

I’ll keep you posted with any news!

Weight guesses:

Eric 6 lbs 10 oz

Nat 6 lbs 14 oz

It's my Party

This past weekend we had a birthday party for Maddix and Cohen.

The theme was “Two Totally Tubular Two Year Olds!”

We started the day off with breakfast at Magleby's Fresh, it was delicious.

By the time we got to the party Maddix was just acting a little “off.”

We had a great time at the party and thanks to everyone who came and celebrated with us! The boys are so lucky to have great family and friends!

Eric and I gave Maddix this train table and it is by far the best investment we have ever made!He was in heaven and still plays with it all day, everyday since he got it!

Eric had another awesome picture done for Maddix.

I love it!

Now I just need him to hang it in his room so it doesn’t just sit around!

By the end of the night Maddix was just not happy. By 9 pm that night we figured out why…

He got the flu and was throwing up the rest of the night and all through the morning.

Poor guy. The rest of the weekend and his birthday were no fun!

Needless to say we hope the rest of the year turns out better than his birthday!

He had his 2 year check up this week and is doing great!

Stats:

Height: 34 ¾ inches 75%

Weight: 24 lbs 14 ounces 25%

He hadn’t really eaten in about 3 days, so he may actually weigh a little more

Head: 51 cm 90%

We Love you Maddix so much!

We are so lucky to be your parents and you seriously make us laugh each and every day.

We are blessed to have had you all to ourselves the last 2 years and can’t wait for this new stage in your life where you get to be a big brother!

Two

I cannot believe that my sweet little boy is 2 years old today!

It seems like just yesterday I held him for the first time.

More posts to come about Birthdays and baby girl!

Babymoon

This week Eric and I decided we were going to take a "Babymoon" before this little girl arrives. We left Maddix with Lisa and Cohen and headed up to Salt Lake City for the night.

We ate dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, it was delicious.

Went to the movie The Switch, could have skipped that.

Stayed the night at the Grand America, so nice

Had massages the next morning, they were amazing!

And then ordered room service and came back home.

We had such a great time spending some one on one time before this new little one arrives!

Thanks so much to Lisa who watched Maddix for us and dealt with his screaming and refusal to go to bed!