A Scary night!

Last night was one of those nights that you hope will never happen. The evening itself was totally normal. We all went to bed and then about midnight I woke up in excruciating pain in my belly. For about 15 minutes I tried to adjust my position to relieve the pain - no luck. I finally woke Ben up and told him what was going, he tried rubbing my back, my belly, anything that we could think of to alleviate the pain. By this point I was in so much pain I could barely roll over.

So Ben called Mountain View Hospital. The nurse told him that I should try a warm bath and that we should call EIRMC because they couldn't handle a baby at 34 weeks there. Then I started to freak out. I think that it hit me how early it was and just the thought that we might need to go in and get her checked out.

I got in the bath while Ben called EIRMC. The nurse there told Ben that he needed to bring me in. I got dressed again and Ben called Tyson and Laura and got the kids up. We dropped the kids off at Tyson and Laura's house and Ben drove something like 90 mph to Idaho Falls. Oh yeah - don't worry, our gas light came on as we were leaving Tyson and Laura's - perfect!

We got to the hospital and within 5 minutes they had me changed and in a bed. They put the fetal heartbeat monitor on me and there she was loud and clear - WHAT A RELIEF! They told me that I was dialated to 1cm but was not in labor, however I was contracted... not contracting, but one constant contraction. They ran a bunch of tests and found that I was a bit dehydrated and that there was some protein in my urine. Then they ran some more tests and found nothing wrong.

They gave me a shot to help relax my uterus and hopefully get rid of the contraction. This made me super sick so they gave me another shot to help with the nausea. Both seemed to help but the pain never completely went away. They had me rest for a while  and the pain started to return. The doctor came in, felt my belly, and then said we could go home.

WHAT? I still could not get out of bed on my own and could not stand up to save my life. The doctor said that it was braxton hicks and that I was dehydrated. They said that if it became excruciating again to come back ...again? ....I just told you that it was returning. Hmmm. Ben and I both told them that we were still concerned. They told us that basically the baby is fine (phew) and that I needed to just go home and deal with it.

We came home and I went to bed. Around 1 o'clock this afternoon the contraction actually went away and I can move again. But boy o boy that was a long 13 hours.

We are so grateful for all of our amazing friends and family that helped us with our kids, letting our puppy out, meeting the carpet cleaners this morning. But most of all I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for keeping our little lady safe and for giving me a husband that took such good care of me.  

So while everything turned out alright I am sure hoping that I don't have to do that again. That being said I realized how unprepared I am. So now I will be spending my time getting things packed and ready for little baby A.

Our home this morning

Things are a little crazy at our house this morning.

This is my dining room...

We are having our carpets restreched today and getting them cleaned tomorrow. So in the mean time all of our furniture is stacked in the dining room. The kids think that it is great. They got to sleep on their mattresses in the living room last night and thought that was the coolest thing ever.

This morning Madie got up and put on her church shoes (this is an everyday occurrence) and then put this "camera" around her neck. It is actually a headlamp that she found in Daddy's tools. And of course her outfit would not be complete without her "cocolate chip" also known as Chocolate milk.

She is walking around doing this.

She keeps telling Slade and I to say cheese.

And of course since the camera came out so did Derek Zoolander...

He is such a cheeser! He loves to have his picture taken.

These two sure make me smile!

Lumberjack

Have you ever heard Slade sleep? He snores. He snores LOUD! As long as I have been around he has - he was 18 months when I came into his life, he is 5 now. People that have heard him sleep have often said that he sounds like a little lumberjack.

Yesterday Slade's mom and I took him to see an ear, nose, and throat specialist. The doctor said that since he has sleep apnea he needs to get his tonsils and adenoids out. The nurse came in to schedule his surgery and the only days that were available before he starts school were the 3rd and the 19th. We were afraid that he was not going to heal in time if we waited until the 19th so he is getting them out tomorrow. Two days is not much time to mentally/emotionally prepare ourselves or work through it with Slade but that is what we had to work with.

We told him that we will go to the hospital and they will put a mask on him and go to to sleep. When he wakes up he will have a sore throat. He seems okay about it but I think that he has been a bit distracted by the fact that we have been letting him eat whatever he wanted for the last day and a half.

Tonight we took him to the store and let him pick out a whole bunch of soft food and ice cream too. I think that he is pretty much thinking that this getting his tonsils out thing is the greatest thing ever. I doubt he will feel that way tomorrow afternoon.

I hate that he has to have this done. I wish so badly that I could do it for him. I know that this is something totally routine but it is so scary when it is your child that it is being done too.

Tonight before he went to bed Ben gave Slade a blessing. I am so grateful that my husband can bless our children. After Slade got his blessing Madie jumped up and yelled "my turn", so then Madie got a blessing too.

So at 6:30 tomorrow morning we will up at the hospital awaiting his surgery. If you feel so inclined feel free to say a little prayer for my little buddy.

28 Weeks

I never take belly pictures. When I was pregnant with Madelyn we did one photo shoot only because my Mom begged for it.

This happens a lot, Mom begs for pictures and I am horrible at taking them and even worse at getting them off of my camera.

Looking back now I am sad that I never wrote down more about being pregnant with Madie Lou. So I thought I would try to write a few more things down from this little lady. Little disclaimer - I am not complaining about any of ailments, I am just recording.

First things first... A belly picture just for you Mom...

At 28 weeks...

• I am measuring about two weeks big.
• I am 4 lbs under the weight that I was at my first appointment with this baby. Apparently being pregnant is a great diet for me. The doctor is not worried about my lack of weight gain though because our little lady is still growing.
• She moves a ton and will let people feel her. When I was expecting Madie she would always stop moving as soon as I would put my hand on my belly. I think that Ben only felt Madie move a handful of times.
• With Madie I threw up just about every day the entire pregnancy. This baby I have random days that I don't feel great and have not had many throw up days at all.
• This baby kicks my bladder constantly.
• For about 2 months now my arms and legs have been almost completely numb due to the way that the baby is sitting. My doctor suggested going to a chiropractor but to be very honest they TERRIFY me! So for now I am just trying to deal with it and pretend that it is totally normal for people to not feel their limbs.
• I have officially reached the point that I would rather wear Ben's basketball shorts than anything else. If you come to my house don't judge me if I look like I am taking up being a gangsta. Ben likes to call me Missy Elliot.

We are so excited for this little lady to join our family.

The new addition to our backyard

Grandma and Grandpa from Wisconsin got the kids a trampoline. They LOVE it! First thing Madie says when she wakes up in the morning is "Mommy I go hop NOW". She doesn't even really jump she just kinda sits there and lets Slade bounce her around.

Madie's First Sleepover

The kids cousins were up for a couple of days and one night we had McKenzie and Jessica stay over at our house.

Slade was at his Mom's house that night so it was just the girls at our house. Before they went to bed they said that they wanted a snack. They stood on the stools at our island and ate some graham crackers with milk. Madie thought it was so cool to hang out with the big girls. As they stood there talking and laughing Madie would randomly through in a crazy little laugh like she knew exactly what they were talking about.

Wisconsin

Our trip to Wisconsin was awesome - too short, but awesome!

We went on a tour of Lambeau Field

We got to walk down the tunnel that the Packers come out. As you walk through it they play a recording of the screaming fans. It is really cool and totally gave us goosebumps.

Go down on the field (you can't actually walk on the grass).

We got to see a ton of family however I don't seem to have any pictures of that.

We got to see some of the fire trucks that my Dad helps build. The kids thought it was really cool however Madie freaked a little when they started one of the trucks up.