Life with 2...has been every emotion in the book! I am a month into life with 2 kiddos and I love it already...I am just so thankful to have my 2 girls in my life, sisters are priceless. I wanted to share a couple funny bloopers so far...hopefully you enjoy!
When Kelby was only about a week old, daddy was in their room changing her diaper with big sister watching closely of course! Well as he was removing the dirty diaper, Kelby decided to poo and pee and good one, all at the same time...always fun! Needless to say, he was overwhelmed HA. Then Macie turns to him and says "Daddy, baby sister peed on me!" He looked over at her, and sure enough....the side of her face and hair was dripping wet...yuck! Poor girl, but it was a funny story that Macie loves to tell people : - )
Whoever says that boys are the only ones to pee everywhere never met Kelby! She did it to me about a week later also. This time she peed so hard, it traveled about 3 feet and hit the other side of the window seal and everything in its path HA LOL....this girl makes me laugh already!
The latest blooper we had was at the grocery store. The 4 of us went to Safeway, check out, and started to load into the car. I put Macie in, Nick put Kelby in and we headed home. About 10 minutes later Nick asked me where I had put the groceries....I replied "I didnt' put them in the car... oh shit we left them in the cart!!" Needless to say the groceries were still in the cart when he got back thank goodness : - ) I am thankful it wasn't a child we left in the cart HA
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Kelby's Birthday Story
Kelby was born on a very cool birthday of 11-1-11...at 2:14 am. Her story began...
When I reached about 38 weeks, the docs noticed I was low on water already so I went onto slightly high risk status, having ultrasounds twice per week and "not-stress-tests" twice a week to make sure baby was ok. The weekend before Halloween we went to the circus that was in town, and I got up Monday to go to work like normal. When I went pee, I noticed something "different" and called the doc who told me to come in that morning to be checked. The results were not conclusive as to whether or not it was my water that had broke or not, so they decided to keep me and induce me at that time due to my low water status anyway.
I had already been having contractions that morning and they progressively got worse throughout the morning. In order to induce me with "cervadil" they had to slow the contractions down, through an IV of lots of fluids. So they began attempting to get the IV in...oh boy! It took 3 sticks, and an emergency room nurse to finally make it happen. By this time it was already 12 pm and the doctors decided that my contractions were too strong to go back, so they started me on pitosin instead at about 2 pm. At that time I was closed completely and just barely starting to thin out. Very discouraging!
After being on the pitosin a few hours, my sister showed up from Chico! It was so great to have her there, Nick and I both needed it LOL. The doctor checked me again and still no progress...uggg. At this point I was starting to get very frustrated because the contractions were getting pretty bad and with very little progress I was starting to think C-Section was in my future! Then the new doctor came on at about 8 pm and we didn't start off on the right foot HA. She wouldn't check me or give me my epidural yet and I was pissed to say the least : - ) I wanted my epidural SOOOO bad and didn't know how much longer I could hang in there with all this pain. I was soooo close to just giving up.
Finally she checked me some time later and low and behold I was 5 cm....freakin YAY!!! So that meant I was progressing great and best part of all, I could have my epidural!!! Unfortunately the anesthesiologist was in surgery and couldn't make it right away so I had to take something else to tide me over. I went with Fentenal, which screws my world up but makes the pain go away for about 20-30 min...thank god. this stuff makes me feel like I am high as a kite! I can't speak clear sentences, my eyes look glazed over, but hey, I am not crying or in pain : - ) So about an hr later I finally got the epidural, but again it didn't work 100%. The same thing happened with Macie, my right side only goes about 1/2 numb, but my left was numb numb. But it was enough to take the edge off and give me a little break before pushing time.
So by now it was about midnight and we knew we were NOT having a Halloween baby! As soon as they checked me again, I was 10 cm and could start pushing when I felt like it. Even with the epidural I was already exhausted and didn't want to be in pain 1 minute longer than I had to be, so we started pushing. I pushed for about an hour and then gave myself a 15 minute break to rest, then we were back at it again. Thank goodness for my laboring crew who helped me through this..I couldn't have done it without them! Andrea, Krista and Nick did such a great job : - ) So after about 2 hrs of pushing, the head was out, but the shoulders were stuck. So quickly the nurses "collapsed" baby's shoulders and out she came in the next push. Phew....it was all over!
She weighed in at 8 lbs 3.5 oz and was 19 3/4 " long, 14" wide shoulders. We fell in love all over again with this new bundle of joy and couldn't wait for Big Sister to meet her! This was only the second time we had both been away from Macie in 3 years, so we missed her terribly. Yolynn brought her to the hospital to visit us and it was slightly dramatic to start! Macie started crying/screaming and demanding to "go home"....but we finally calmed her down and she was in heaven with her new baby sister as well. Daddy decided to take Macie home and stay with her, leaving mommy and baby for a night in the hospital alone.
Its amazing how great I felt almost immediately as compared to Macie. I did have 2nd degree tares, instead of 3rd degree with Macie. But all in all I felt GREAT! The baby slept so good from hr 1 and we got to go home 2 days later. I was back on my feet right away and am still thankful for such a happy and healthy baby girl, Kelby Lynn.
When I reached about 38 weeks, the docs noticed I was low on water already so I went onto slightly high risk status, having ultrasounds twice per week and "not-stress-tests" twice a week to make sure baby was ok. The weekend before Halloween we went to the circus that was in town, and I got up Monday to go to work like normal. When I went pee, I noticed something "different" and called the doc who told me to come in that morning to be checked. The results were not conclusive as to whether or not it was my water that had broke or not, so they decided to keep me and induce me at that time due to my low water status anyway.
I had already been having contractions that morning and they progressively got worse throughout the morning. In order to induce me with "cervadil" they had to slow the contractions down, through an IV of lots of fluids. So they began attempting to get the IV in...oh boy! It took 3 sticks, and an emergency room nurse to finally make it happen. By this time it was already 12 pm and the doctors decided that my contractions were too strong to go back, so they started me on pitosin instead at about 2 pm. At that time I was closed completely and just barely starting to thin out. Very discouraging!
After being on the pitosin a few hours, my sister showed up from Chico! It was so great to have her there, Nick and I both needed it LOL. The doctor checked me again and still no progress...uggg. At this point I was starting to get very frustrated because the contractions were getting pretty bad and with very little progress I was starting to think C-Section was in my future! Then the new doctor came on at about 8 pm and we didn't start off on the right foot HA. She wouldn't check me or give me my epidural yet and I was pissed to say the least : - ) I wanted my epidural SOOOO bad and didn't know how much longer I could hang in there with all this pain. I was soooo close to just giving up.
Finally she checked me some time later and low and behold I was 5 cm....freakin YAY!!! So that meant I was progressing great and best part of all, I could have my epidural!!! Unfortunately the anesthesiologist was in surgery and couldn't make it right away so I had to take something else to tide me over. I went with Fentenal, which screws my world up but makes the pain go away for about 20-30 min...thank god. this stuff makes me feel like I am high as a kite! I can't speak clear sentences, my eyes look glazed over, but hey, I am not crying or in pain : - ) So about an hr later I finally got the epidural, but again it didn't work 100%. The same thing happened with Macie, my right side only goes about 1/2 numb, but my left was numb numb. But it was enough to take the edge off and give me a little break before pushing time.
So by now it was about midnight and we knew we were NOT having a Halloween baby! As soon as they checked me again, I was 10 cm and could start pushing when I felt like it. Even with the epidural I was already exhausted and didn't want to be in pain 1 minute longer than I had to be, so we started pushing. I pushed for about an hour and then gave myself a 15 minute break to rest, then we were back at it again. Thank goodness for my laboring crew who helped me through this..I couldn't have done it without them! Andrea, Krista and Nick did such a great job : - ) So after about 2 hrs of pushing, the head was out, but the shoulders were stuck. So quickly the nurses "collapsed" baby's shoulders and out she came in the next push. Phew....it was all over!
She weighed in at 8 lbs 3.5 oz and was 19 3/4 " long, 14" wide shoulders. We fell in love all over again with this new bundle of joy and couldn't wait for Big Sister to meet her! This was only the second time we had both been away from Macie in 3 years, so we missed her terribly. Yolynn brought her to the hospital to visit us and it was slightly dramatic to start! Macie started crying/screaming and demanding to "go home"....but we finally calmed her down and she was in heaven with her new baby sister as well. Daddy decided to take Macie home and stay with her, leaving mommy and baby for a night in the hospital alone.
Its amazing how great I felt almost immediately as compared to Macie. I did have 2nd degree tares, instead of 3rd degree with Macie. But all in all I felt GREAT! The baby slept so good from hr 1 and we got to go home 2 days later. I was back on my feet right away and am still thankful for such a happy and healthy baby girl, Kelby Lynn.
Summer/Fall 2011
Its been a busy busy summer and fall this year, like always! We have been on the road for 6 weekends in a row and wont be "home" for a weekend until 2 more weeks....exhausting but fun!
Some of the fun things we've done this summer include:
1. A Trip to the San Fransisco Zoo and Sunole with Tiffany and her family. We had a great time and can't wait to join them again sometime soon! Macie had a blast at the zoo...so much to see and do.
2. I cut my hair off! It seems to happen every time I get pregnant LOL I chopped it above the shoulders, and LOVE it! Its easier to do and less weight dragging me down. Plus with a little one short hair is the way to go!
3. Thirty things while 30 lists! Tiff and I came up with a fun idea to create a list of 30 things that we want to accomplish while we are 30...to prove to ourselves that we are young and capable and that 30 is just another number. Can't wait to get started checking things off the list.
4. Trinity Lake Camping! We took our first trip to Trinity Lake this summer with an ex-coworker of mine (Yolynn) and had such a great time. Her and her family and friends stayed on a house boat on the lake with jet skis and ski boats...while Nick and I took our trailer up and our little fishing boat. The boat worked out well after we tried to sink it several times! Nick put the boat in the lake and and took off to go park the truck, leaving me, a 2 yr old and 2 dogs on the dock....when I noticed the boat was filling with water...HA We forgot to put the plug in : - ) Then we set adrift, only to get a few hundred feet from the dock and the motor wouldn't run...then we remembered we didn't put the new ores in the boat...HA...you could say we are a little "green" at the boating scene : - ) We went for a nice little hike in the mountains and then enjoyed some houseboat time. Macie wasn't so hot on the jet skis...she went for a short ride and quickly wanted OFF! But she LOVED the boat rides : - ) She even got to tube with the older girls around the "no wake" zone. Our dogs of course got to come too and were so well behaved sitting on the shore next to the houseboat for hours.
5. Labor Day at the Woods'! We did a big Labor Day shin-dig this year at our house, it was tons of fun and saved us the hassle of driving! GiGi and GiPa Lee got hotel, Dave and Andrea stayed in our house trailer, dad brought his trailer over and housed Dustin, Krista and Gusto as well. We had a fun filled weekend of beaches, agates, motorcycle riding, shopping, dinners and more!
6. Bill Spoon's Wedding - We took a mini-vaca trip to Redding and stayed in a hotel on the weekend of 9-10-11. It was just a quick overnight trip but good to get away. We got to swim in the pool and enjoy some sunshine!
7. Deer Hunting - This year we hunted early season which started 9-17 and we also hunted 9-23. We seen a handful of deer but nobody killed anything...what a bum! Deer Tag stew just isn't very filling! It was HOT and dry, but we just really enjoyed the weekend with dad and Krista/Dustin...its all about those precious moments with family now-a-days.
8. Macie's Birthday Party - We celebrated Macie's birthday a litte early this year since I was only a few weeks from my due date. We did it at Capre Acres this year, the kids loved the park! We had a horse pinata (a bunch of 2-3 yr olds with a bat...scary!), opened lots of presents, enjoyed delicious and oh-so-cute cake/cupcakes made by Micheal, and enjoyed the hot weather!
9. Pumpkin Patch 10-8-11 - through all the chaos this summer we still managed to squeeze in a trip to the pumpkin patch of course. Macie got to ride the mini horse buggy which she was in heaven about. We ended up buying 130 lbs of pumpkin for 50 bucks, wow that's a lot of pumpkin! When we got home, we decided to decorate our pumpkins on the front lawn, Macie loved making the spiders : - )
10. Nick's Mom, Tori and Thomas came to visit! 10-22-11 To end the summer of fun we had Nick's family over for a visit, we had a ton of fun seeing them as always. We went to beach & agate hunted, enjoyed a great dinner at the Steelhead in Klamath, scarfed down Los Bagels for breakfast, made my belly cast, and just really had a great relaxing weekend with friends and family.
11. The Circus - 10-30-11 - The last weekend before baby was due, we went to the Circus in Eureka. It was ok...Macie enjoyed it and thats all that matters : - ) They didn't have many animals, but Macie got to ride a pony in a circle, and the Elephant....which she was so good at! I thought she would get in line and then panic when it was her turn to get on...but she hopped right on and smiled the whole time...it was great!
Some of the fun things we've done this summer include:
1. A Trip to the San Fransisco Zoo and Sunole with Tiffany and her family. We had a great time and can't wait to join them again sometime soon! Macie had a blast at the zoo...so much to see and do.
2. I cut my hair off! It seems to happen every time I get pregnant LOL I chopped it above the shoulders, and LOVE it! Its easier to do and less weight dragging me down. Plus with a little one short hair is the way to go!
3. Thirty things while 30 lists! Tiff and I came up with a fun idea to create a list of 30 things that we want to accomplish while we are 30...to prove to ourselves that we are young and capable and that 30 is just another number. Can't wait to get started checking things off the list.
4. Trinity Lake Camping! We took our first trip to Trinity Lake this summer with an ex-coworker of mine (Yolynn) and had such a great time. Her and her family and friends stayed on a house boat on the lake with jet skis and ski boats...while Nick and I took our trailer up and our little fishing boat. The boat worked out well after we tried to sink it several times! Nick put the boat in the lake and and took off to go park the truck, leaving me, a 2 yr old and 2 dogs on the dock....when I noticed the boat was filling with water...HA We forgot to put the plug in : - ) Then we set adrift, only to get a few hundred feet from the dock and the motor wouldn't run...then we remembered we didn't put the new ores in the boat...HA...you could say we are a little "green" at the boating scene : - ) We went for a nice little hike in the mountains and then enjoyed some houseboat time. Macie wasn't so hot on the jet skis...she went for a short ride and quickly wanted OFF! But she LOVED the boat rides : - ) She even got to tube with the older girls around the "no wake" zone. Our dogs of course got to come too and were so well behaved sitting on the shore next to the houseboat for hours.
5. Labor Day at the Woods'! We did a big Labor Day shin-dig this year at our house, it was tons of fun and saved us the hassle of driving! GiGi and GiPa Lee got hotel, Dave and Andrea stayed in our house trailer, dad brought his trailer over and housed Dustin, Krista and Gusto as well. We had a fun filled weekend of beaches, agates, motorcycle riding, shopping, dinners and more!
6. Bill Spoon's Wedding - We took a mini-vaca trip to Redding and stayed in a hotel on the weekend of 9-10-11. It was just a quick overnight trip but good to get away. We got to swim in the pool and enjoy some sunshine!
7. Deer Hunting - This year we hunted early season which started 9-17 and we also hunted 9-23. We seen a handful of deer but nobody killed anything...what a bum! Deer Tag stew just isn't very filling! It was HOT and dry, but we just really enjoyed the weekend with dad and Krista/Dustin...its all about those precious moments with family now-a-days.
8. Macie's Birthday Party - We celebrated Macie's birthday a litte early this year since I was only a few weeks from my due date. We did it at Capre Acres this year, the kids loved the park! We had a horse pinata (a bunch of 2-3 yr olds with a bat...scary!), opened lots of presents, enjoyed delicious and oh-so-cute cake/cupcakes made by Micheal, and enjoyed the hot weather!
9. Pumpkin Patch 10-8-11 - through all the chaos this summer we still managed to squeeze in a trip to the pumpkin patch of course. Macie got to ride the mini horse buggy which she was in heaven about. We ended up buying 130 lbs of pumpkin for 50 bucks, wow that's a lot of pumpkin! When we got home, we decided to decorate our pumpkins on the front lawn, Macie loved making the spiders : - )
10. Nick's Mom, Tori and Thomas came to visit! 10-22-11 To end the summer of fun we had Nick's family over for a visit, we had a ton of fun seeing them as always. We went to beach & agate hunted, enjoyed a great dinner at the Steelhead in Klamath, scarfed down Los Bagels for breakfast, made my belly cast, and just really had a great relaxing weekend with friends and family.
11. The Circus - 10-30-11 - The last weekend before baby was due, we went to the Circus in Eureka. It was ok...Macie enjoyed it and thats all that matters : - ) They didn't have many animals, but Macie got to ride a pony in a circle, and the Elephant....which she was so good at! I thought she would get in line and then panic when it was her turn to get on...but she hopped right on and smiled the whole time...it was great!
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