Hello and Goodbye June

Emri's Birth Story

I know it's been forever since I've updated... but I guess that's what happens when you have a baby.

So I'll do a little recapping...

My due date Feb. 15 came and went without a baby, I ended up going a week over and

getting induced, Feb. 22. I had a hard time sleeping the night before, I was so nervous and anxious. We were supposed to be at the hospital between 7:30 and 8:00am but I was up at 6:00, I believe, running around trying to make sure everything was

ready to bring BABY home!

And I couldn't sleep anymore.

So we got to the hospital early and checked in and then we had to wait. That is the hardest waiting I had to do all pregnancy. I was thinking about backing out, then thinking OK I'm ready NOW. But eventually we got in a room and my nurse asked me a million questions and eventually, what kind of pain medication I wanted. Haha! I told her I didn't want any... nothing! And I saw it on her face, she didn't think I could do it. Hehe. But she respected my wish, I told her not to even ask me. Then I got all hooked up to everything and they started me on pitocin about 9am. I didn't really start "feeling" the contractions 'til about 11am. They were the meh, it kind of hurts contractions until around 2pm they were getting REALLY bad.

And I was thinking that I still had hours and hours to go. It was getting tougher and tougher to hold off from saying GIVE ME SOMETHING! But I kept going back and forth in my head, I really didn't want to get anything. I just kept thinking, people do this ALL the time, I can do it, I can. But the pain was so intense I couldn't focus on anything else and I finally broke and said I want an epidural. I was so tired I just wanted to sleep. BUT THEN, my body took over and pushed instinctively. I didn't say anything the first time but then it happened again and so I told the nurse I was pushing. So she said well maybe I was further than we thought. Sure enough, she said, you're at a 9! That was the best news! I knew I could do it from here on out. So I said exnay on the epidural, I don't want it! Anyway, because I was induced they shut off the pitocin after that and I thought my body would just take over at that point, but unfortunately it didn't. I went from pushing to feeling NOTHING. That was super frustrating.

So I had to wait to work up to the pain again, so fun. Then I pushed for an hour and a half and we said hello to little Emri and 3:10pm on the 22nd! I got lucky and had a really short labor, SO much shorter than I was expecting (which was marvelous!) And I managed to make it without ANY medication! I was so glad I was able to do that.

Anyway, it was the best day, rough, but so rewarding. I couldn't believe we finally had our precious little one with us. She was 6lbs 15oz and 19 inches long. A perfect baby!

The first few days of her life were a little rough though, probably more on Tyler and me than on Emri. But she had jaundice and had to go under the bili lights which kept us in the hospital an extra night. And we had a hard time getting her to eat and latch and she dropped down to about 6lbs 4oz (which is pretty normal). But she was slow to gain over the first couple of months. She got things figured out at about 2 months and now my happy 4 month old is getting to be a lil' chunker!

It is so amazing to watch our little one grow from day to day, month to month. She is a very good baby, and very happy. She smiles and even giggles from time to time. She is changing to much and getting smarter with each day. We are so in love with our little one, she is such a special blessing and it is so wonderful to have such a new and sweet spirit in our home.

I hope to keep this updated and with new pictures from here on out. We have lots going on here, I'll try to keep y'all posted on what's happenin'!

Baby News!

More baby news... 'cause that's about all we have to talk about these days.

So, we had another ultrasound this week. The doctor said I'm measuring small, (33cm, should be 36cm). So we went in to get things checked out, make sure baby is still growing and that I'm not low on fluid. And the good news is... all is well! Baby is growing well and they estimate she weighs about 6lbs 7oz, so she is doing great! And I have plenty of fluid so everything is just perfect. In fact, all of baby's measurements combined = my due date a day earlier! Woohoo! Not that that really changes anything, she'll come when she's ready. But now we're just hoping she comes a little bit earlier, rather than later.

I also had a doctor's appointment the same day and we were also happy to find that things are progressing wonderfully. I am dilated and almost 100% effaced so wahoo! But now we just hope things continue to progress and I don't stay like this forever...

We are mostly ready for our little one to come now. All her things are packed for the hospital, need we make a mad dash, and her crib is set up, sheets on. We still need to figure out where we are going to put all her clothes but I think I may have an idea for that. So now we play the waiting game. We are really getting excited, really, to meet our little girl. She has already been such a great blessing to us and we feel so lucky. We can't wait to say hello!

Happy January!

Happy New Year! We are so excited about 2010, it's going to be an adventurous year for us with the arrival of baby girl. Just 6 more weeks until she's due but I'm sure she'll come whenever she's ready.
We spent Christmas in Utah this year and have had a lot of fun up here in the cold weather so far. Christmas day we went up to Salt Lake to see the lights at temple square. It was so beautiful, I was glad we could make it up there.
It's been good to be around so much family and spend time with them. It's been especially nice to have such a long break from school; even though Tyler has been studying long hours for the CPA exam, but we've managed to squeeze in some playing and relaxing.
It's also been fun to see friends and visit with them. It was great to see some of you at my baby shower, thanks to all who came! It's fun to finally have some baby stuff to take home and start getting everything ready for our little one.
Well that's about all that's new with us. We wish you all the best this year!

Baby is bumpin' bumpin'

Happy November! Looks like we are monthly posters. October came and went and I can't believe it's November already. I am excited for the holidays and looking forward to some cooler weather soon, keeping my fingers crossed!
Baby girl is doing well and growing steadily. She's more active and seems to know when Tyler is home. She starts movin' and groovin' when he comes home from a long day at school. I think she is going to be a daddy's girl.
Tyler spends long hours at school studying hard and applying for jobs. I am so proud of him, he is working so hard and doing well in his classes.
Last week we received a calling in our ward, we are ward missionaries! We are pretty excited about it too, there is a lot of work to do in this area and we are happy to take part in it.
Yesterday I decided to make a baby countdown calendar. 15 weeks to go! Yes, it's still a long time, and I am getting anxious to meet our sweet baby. But the calendar is kinda fun, and it's always exciting to cross off another day. :)

It's a summery October

The heat is back on down here in Tucson, hardly fall-like... We had some really nice weather a couple weeks ago but it's been hot and toasty again for the past few days.
Time goes by so fast, I can't believe it's October already! We're behind on our posting... as usual. But not a lot has changed since last post. Baby girl's kicking is getting stronger and stronger each day it seems. She's growing well and very healthy, we were happy to hear at our last appointment that all her measurements are right where they should be. :)
I've grown a little bit since the last time we posted, I've got basketball belly now, it's a lot of fun to finally really look pregnant to the outside world! Woohoo.
Although we seem to be zooming through each month baby's due date still seems a long ways away. We still have 17 weeks to go and we are counting! We are very excited to meet our baby girl. :)

September in the Desert

First off, Mattea is very beautiful pregnant. Baby is growing nicely. Poking out more and more each day. We find out September 28th, on our birthday:), if the baby is a boy or a girl!!

I'm in the middle of the recruiting process with the accounting firms for a job after graduation. Most of the jobs we are applying for are in Phoenix, one in Denver, and maybe some others before it is all done. Hiring is still down in the industry, as is the rest of the world, so we are crossing our fingers.

BYU Football, wow, what a downer. Thats all I've got to say about that.

It's been a long time...

Hello followers... all two of you. It's been a long time, we're still getting used to this blogging thing. But with baby on the way and lots of time on my hands I hope to keep this up.
What's new with us?
Well, we've moved to a hot spot... the beautiful and ridiculously sizzling Tucson. The good news, we won't be baking forever. Tyler graduated with his bachelors in accounting at BYU in May and is now continuing for his masters at the University of Arizona.
As I mentioned, we are also expecting our first baby in February and we are super excited. Our first doctor's appointment is this Wednesday and I can hardly wait. Hopefully we get to see baby!
Well I guess that's all for now, I'm trying to post some pictures of our new apartment but we'll see how it goes...