Chloe's Night with Billi

Chloe, unfortunately like many, had a high billirubin level and had to have some treatment on the billi-bed. It was our first experience with it and I was a little nervous...but it looks like it was for nothing.

She is doing much better and the photo therapy has works wonders. She looked so cute on the little bed all lit up like a glow worm.

Needless to say, she has been getting lots of love and care here at home. I am so glad that they have these services where they can come to your home and bring the technology so that you can have your little one with you.

Chloe's Photo Shoot

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Chloe

Well, she's here and we are SOOOOOOOO excited about it!
I wasn't due until the 3rd of October, so we weren't totally ready to be heading off to the hospital, but for those of you who know me, not being ready, really was us being pretty ready (does that even make sense?!) :)
Thursday I had a doctor's appointment in the morning and we were going to discuss being induced on Sunday due to some shortness of breath and a racing heart, but for some reason I just didn't feel right about scheduling the appointment. I really wanted the baby to come when it was ready, not when I wanted it to come (and trust me, that was sooner than later!)
So at my appointment my doctor "scraped" me and I didn't feel good at all after that. I went and crashed at my in-laws for a little bit. My back started hurting so bad I thought I must have tweaked it or something.
After a little pampering from my wonderful mother-in-law I headed home to get the boys down for their naps. That was no easy task with my back hurting so bad and then I thought I started to feel some contractions.
Well, I noticed that my contractions were pretty close together so I decided to watch them. (This was at about 2:00 p.m.)
I tried to take a bath to help with the back pain and then realized that maybe I was having back labor! (duh!) I called my mom and she confirmed what I thought but I still didn't want to call Seth yet, I wanted to me sure.
He called a little before 4 and I am glad he did. I thought he could just finish his day out and then we could go to the hospital then. I didn't want to go too soon, my parents were still driving up from California and were still a few hours away.
Well, wise Seth came home right away and we called his parents to let them know and it's a good thing we didn't wait any longer because they had just gotten into the car to leave town!
Needless to say we got to the hospital at about 5 and the nurses yelled at me for waiting so long...and to tell you the truth, I was mad at myself too, the contractions were frequent and strong!
My mom got to the hospital about 20 minutes before the big moment and I was so glad she made it.
Chloe came to us at about 7:30p.m. and it was a very special experience. The doctor was great. He pulled her out in such a way so that I was the first one to see what the gender was.



Overall it was a good delivery, other than having to have 4 different people come in and try multiple times to get an IV in me!!!
Chloe and I are doing great and loving life. I think that we are both glad she's out. She was 8.2 and 21" long, but still very petite and dainty, just as any little princess should be.
She loves her dad and his warmth best. It is one of my favorite things to see her snuggled up in his arms and see him beaming as he holds his little girl.

This was my boys with Grandpa M while everyone else was at the hospital with me. They had the time of their lives playing trains, eating fruit snacks for dinner and then crashing on the couch. And yes, that is a floor mat on James. Hey...whatever works! :)

After a fun night with Grandpa M they got to come the next day to meet their sister. They were very cute. Sam just loves her and loves to give her kisses and tickle her. James is warming up slowly. Very slowly. He is very concerned when she cries, brings her binkies, and loves to send her flying when she is in the swing!
Their visit to the hospital didn't last too long. They soon got bored and started finding interesting ways of entertaining themselves! Boys will be boys, and that's why we love them! :)




After one quick stop...(a dad's gotta get his little girl something!)

We are home now and loving it. It is definitely different having 3. We are trying our best not to feel overwhelmed and give everyone the time they need. I think this is a balancing act we will be working on all of our lives!

The BIG No 2

Well, it's about time! :) Big Mr. James finally turned 2! :) We had a fun time planning and having his little party. We of course had to have a No 2 pencil party for him. It was fun. From his pencil birthday shirt, to banner, to cake, to pictures...it was pretty cute.
We just had a nice time with just us fam, and that was just fine. We had cake, presents, and played with ballons.





James scored a fun magnet game, puzzle, book, pez, Buzz ball, and of course, his first pair of hockey skates! :) We are excited to try those out this week! :)




I am glad that he is finally 2. He is so big and advanced in all that he does that people couldn't believe he wasn't at least 2, so this will be easier to explain! :)

24

Well, we finally did it. I don't even remember what got us started on it, but we finally broke down and watched the seasons of the TV series "24". It was fun. It ended up being a really good thing to do that kept Seth and I "busy" as I have not been up to "doing" a lot with this pregnancy.
We started it in the end of July on our vacation to Bear Lake. We had Netflix up there and that was really convenient. When we got home we didn't have Netflix, but found out that our good friends across the street had most of the seasons.
Needless to say, we breezed through them and got quite the reputation from those who heard about it. We haven't been doing much else, and we've had some pretty late nights, but it was fun.
I am just glad we had a fun time watching it together and it definitely helped these past month(s)- actually just about 7 weeks for the 8 seasons...I don't even want to calculate how many hours that was!- pass a lot faster! :)

Smarty Pants

Seth asked Sam if he would share something with him. He said no. Then Seth asked if he would share with his trains. He said no. Then Seth asked Sam if he would share with Santa and Sam shouted, "yes!"
How do they know so young?! :)

Post Labor Day Relaxation (A last Who-raw before the baby)

We decided to take our Labor Day vacation a week late this year and it was a great decision.
We always love to go up to Bear Lake, but we tend to be the ones who love to go when everyone else isn't there...and what a difference a week makes. Labor Day is usually so packed, and just by waiting one week there was hardly anyone there AND it was fall weather! :) My favorite.
We had a blast doing our usual....Seth getting a fun break to video game it up, the boys getting to play with their "Bear Lake Toys" and swing, and me getting to work on projects I've brought up.
The weather was perfect for me. I am a fall girl. It was raining and cold the first day and then just cool the next. I loved that we had to wear actual shoes and sweatshirts.
One of the best things about this trip to Bear Lake was that the boys really remembered it and got really excited when we told them where we were going. When we asked Sam if he wanted to go, he said, "Oh, can we, can we?!" It was so cute.
While we were there everything was "Bear Lake". From the Bear Lake swings, to the Bear Lake toys, to Bear Lake beds, to Bear Lake park...it was cute.
They love the town park and we had to spend some time there too!






We had a great time watching the deer out back. We had a bunch this year and the boys loved seeing them each morning and evening. Dad taught them how you could chase them and see them run and jump high. The picture is bad because my camera is on it's way out (too many encounters with water, slobber and being dropped), but in it there are about 12 deer sprinting for safety as the boys came running out, excited to see them. (Don't worry, we only did that a few times!)

We are just so grateful that we have a place like the condo to go to. We are so blessed that we can just get in the car and go and feel like we got away without it having to cost us a fortune....especially now since my parents are moving from California and I'm sure our trips there will decrease big time.

Anyone for Hockey?!

Sam started hockey back up this week, and so did Seth, so I guess it's back to our multiple trips to the rink each week.
Sam was VERY excited to start hockey again and we were excited to see that he hasn't lost a step.



James was VERY sad that he couldn't be out there with Sam and Dad on the ice, so we stripped Sam when he was done and tried to dress James. We put the helmet on wrong, scared him, and it was all down hill from there. Also Sam's skates were too small for James, so that didn't help any. I guess next week for James birthday he will be geared up and ready to go! I think he will do better if Sam is actually out there with him at the same time. I am a little nervous about that, but at the same time, I can't wait to see how cute he is out there.



I had to snap a few shots of how the boys entertain themselves during Seth's hockey games! It was SOOOO funny and most of the people around us thought so too...that is MOST. We had to switch sides half way through the game because there were a few people who didn't "appreciate" their energy. We usually don't have a problem with that, but this was the summer league All-Star game and there were tons of people there.




So, here's to a fun season of hockey and that everyone has fun...especially me... the one who has to pack, monitor, wash, and clean up all that fun each week! :)

Go Cougs!

This is our third year having season tickets to BYU football and it has proved to be a lot of fun. It is a great date for Seth and I, even though it seems every other year I am about to pop in my pregnancy! :)
We LOVE LOVE LOVE college football and it is even more fun to have our team close by to cheer for.

At the mall earlier that day I was wearing my BYU shirt and an old man wearing a Notre Dame hat and shirt walked up to me, leaned in my face, and pointed to his hat. It was pretty funny. I love how into it people get!
I'm not sure how many more games I will catch this season, it will most likely be Seth and his dad going to the rest, but I am glad I got at least one in! :)