Looking Pretty

Thanks so much for all the well wishes everyone, Lexie is doing MUCH better now. She had a great night last night and we're all starting to get some sleep. She is a sweet baby and we're loving her more every day. It's very fun to see her older sisters oogle her while she's awake.

On a side note, since my mom is in town, I tend to use her when she's here and we've been working on the girls room...or she has anyway. I bought the fabric, but my master seamstress mom sewed these beautiful curtains for their room. It's just in time too, they're blackout curtains and now Halli can sleep a little later cause the sun doesn't shine in her eyes at 6am. I LOVE going in their bedroom now! Now we just need to get the rest of the house looking this good.

So, Here's how it went.

So on wednesday I was having contractions all day, they weren't really consistant, but generally around 10 minutes apart, and they were getting slightly stronger. But I started to think it was false labor cause they weren't progressing. We put peyton down for a nap at 1, and the Monsons took Halli for a playdate in the woodlands, and then we were going to head in. Right around then the hospital called me in anyway to be induced, since they had canceled earlier that morning.

We got to the hospital at 2:00, I was a 4-5 already and they broke my water and started the pitocin at 3:15. I got the epidural at 5:00ish and then things were smooth sailing. At 6:00 the doctor came in and checked me again and I was at a 6. He is moving monday so he said he had to run home and get something done but he would only be an hour and a half, and I shouldn't be done by then. So I laid down and relaxed. I could feel a little pressure but the anesthesiologist said I would so I didn't think about it. Well at 6:45, I felt alot of pressure and realized that I was ready to push....a little quicker than an hour and a half. The nurses came in and I was instructed to fight the urge....do you know how hard that is? This was the worst part of the labor! They called the doctor and he said he was 15 minutes away. So I did the best I could and squeezed the life out of kevins hand while we waited for him to get there. Once he showed up I pushed about 5 times and our little girl was born!

She has been a fairly good baby up until last night. We were up pretty much from 12:00 to 7:00 with maybe an hour of sleep. Around 5:30 when she was screaming, I looked in her mouth and saw HUGE blisters at the back of her throat. We went to the doctor this morning and it turns out our 4 day old little girl has foot, hand, mouth disease. I guess we're lucky it's only in her throat and she doesn't have a fever with it, but she is having a really bad day, and we are not looking forward to tonight. As far as I know the other girls don't have it, and I have no idea where she could have got it from. For now tylenol will be our friend and hopefully once this clears up she'll be sleeping a little bit better. Ah, the joys of parenthood, you forget just how tiring it is with a new baby in the house.

Sweet baby girl

Just some fun pictures me & my mom took today. She is a beautiful girl!

Lexie Mikayla

Just a quick note to let you all know that our baby girl has finally arrived. She was born on June 25 at 7:14pm and was 8lbs 15.7oz (only .1oz bigger than Halli was) and she was 20.5in long. Everything went very well, and it was a fairly quick labor and delivery. She is doing great and her big sisters absolutely adore her. I laid her on the floor this morning and they both laid down next to her and were giving her kisses. She is a lucky girl to have such great big sisters. We are all doing great and just look forward to spending more time together!

I wanted to post this picture, just because it is the first picture I've ever had in the hospital where my face didn't look all swollen and my eyes all squinty. I can't believe I actually look somewhat normal! :)

If I get a chance to take some better pictures I'll post them. But she looks alot like Halli did when she was a baby.

They Postponed

So at 4:00 this morning, the hospital called and said they didn't have anymore post-partum rooms available, so they postponed the induction. It's all good though...my contractions have been pretty regular, and I'm thinking we'll be heading up there by noon to have this baby anyway! (I probably shouldn't say that, I'll just jinx myself). Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Come out, come out wherever you are!!!

Thats right, tomorrow at 5:30am I will be in the hospital to be induced. The funny thing is that I've started having pretty consistent contractions this evening, so hopefully they won't have to do pitocin and we'll be well on our way to meeting our baby by then (I have long labors, so I don't think she'll actually be here yet, but hopefully we'll be close). I'm very excited that this little phase is over and we'll soon be moving on to a very different phase with a new member of our family. Wish me luck and the next time you hear from me I'll have pictures of our beautiful new baby girl!

Happy Anniversary!

Six years ago today, I married the man of my dreams! It has been a wonderful and fulfilling six years, although sometimes, it seems like it's been longer, I feel like we've been together forever and started this whole brand-new life that is just ours.

There has always been something about Kevin that has drawn me to him. He has always known how to make me smile and laugh. He's this wonderful mixture of someone who is so smart and intelligent, when he didn't play basketball for one year, thus missing out on an athletic scholarship, he was able to get an academic one. Not many athletes can say that, I know I couldn't. Yet at the same time, he is playful and will always bring out the kid in you if you let him.

Throughout the last six years, we have been incredibly blessed. We've had many up's (Our wonderful children, Great jobs, New homes, great vacations, good health) and have been very blessed to not experience too many downs in our young lives together (a couple surgeries, a febrile seizure when Halli was 20 months old, a car accident). I know some day that may change, but there is no one I would rather have by my side than him should we be dealt anything I can't handle.

So to commemorate our lives together thus far, I've put together a few photos of our time together. Starting with our wedding day, it was beautiful and perfect as far as I'm concerned. The only thing I would have changed is that I would have eaten some of the great food (so I've been told) at the reception. But I think alot of brides miss out on that one too.

Our carriage ride through downtown Salt Lake after the sealing.

Our engagement photo...isn't he handsome?

Had to get a shot with the basketball!:)

Coming out of the temple...Happy and in love!

Our honeymoon in Jamaica, Loving the bright blue water!

Horseback riding on the beach in Jamaica!

Cuddling on the boat on our way to go snorkeling. Tons of fun!

Our first cruise together with Kevins family, shortly after we were married, it was a Caribbean cruise and so much fun!

On the beach in Playa del Carmen during one of our stops on the cruise.

On the beach in Mazatlan Mexico during a family trip with My family, Halli was around one at the time, but didn't get to join us.

On the boat when we went deep sea fishing off Mexico. Kinda fun, mostly cause mom caught a sail fish, otherwise it was really hot and a little boring out there.

On a cat-a-mar-an off the coast of Hawaii with Kevin's parents. It was beautiful and we saw lots of dolphins:)

At Hanauma bay in Hawaii where we went snorkeling, it was Beautiful!

At the Polynesian cultural center on Oahu.

At Kevin's parent's house about a month before we welcomed Halli into our family!

Just staring at our new baby girl, the day we came home from the hospital. What a life changing experience!

Visiting the Grand redwoods in Northern California! Halli was around 11 months at the time.

Halli and dad enjoying the pool. She always was and still is a little waterbug!

Kevin's college Graduation! What a huge day that was, the first of his siblings to reach this goal and we were so proud of him!

Our little family shortly before we welcomed Peyton!

At the hospital with our second little girl.

Family photos taken just last year.

I love this photo, and I love this man!

Our most recent trip just last month to Myrtle beach. We love the beach and We love having our photos taken there as you can see. We have had lots of fun together, and I hope we will continue to long into our lives. I plan on being with this amazing man for eternity, I just hope he can put up with me that long!:)

I LOVE YOU KEVIN!