Welcome Vivian!

So, we decided to schedule on the 26th of April. However a couple of days before that I started to have contractions. They were every 2-4 minutes for two days! I went into the doctor on the 25th and had them check me I was still a 3, so the contractions weren't doing anything. Bummer right? So we went home.

 The next morning we were back at the hospital no going back this time.  We were up at the hospital at 6:45 and by 7:45 doctor Boheen had come in to break my water. Which proved to be harder then I remember. It took her about 5 minutes and by the time she was done I was a 4! And the baby had a heart monitor on her head. Which was nice, we were able to hear her heart beat through the whole labor.

I think I got my epidural around 10:45. Which was great! Not long after, my dad came and visited with us for a bit. Then they came and checked me and I was a 5. While we waited I read a book and Mike went and got lunch.

Right around 12 the nurse came and checked me again and I was a 6 and a half! I felt like things were moving along great. She had me turn over so I was laying on my side and said she would come back in about 10 minutes to switch sides. Not long after she left I was really starting to feel my contractions. I tried to wait the 10 minutes but ended up having Mike go get the nurse. She in turn got the anesthesiologist. I didn't want more medicine so I asked that the nurse come in and check me again. This is about when Joy showed up. The nurse came and checked me and said we were ready to have the baby. The nurse called the doctor while Mike text our families.

 Doctor Boheen was there within a couple of minutes and I was set up ready to go. She told me to start pushing and I said "Really, we are doing this now?"  It all happened so fast.  I also told the Doctor my family (especially my mom) were going to be so sad they missed it. She told me I was ready now and this baby was coming.

I only pushed through 1 and half contractions and Vivian was here!

Perfect and beautiful.

 She was born at 12:25 P.M weighing 7 pound 11 ounces and was 20 and a half inches.

 My mom and Jaime walked in just in time to hear her make her first cry.

Amber, Emily and Josh B were not too far behind them, then LouAnn, Elsie and Sarah.

 I was a little in shock at how fast things happened. I think Mike was too. It was funny when Doctor Boheen came in to break my water she said she thought we would have her around 2 and the nurse said 1:56. I told them I was hoping she would come around noon. She is already very obedient. :)

 Mike had been sick since Wednesday last week.  We were really hoping that he would be better before she was born, well, that didn't happen. And to top it off, Wesley and Bensen also got sick, so we will be taking her home to a bunch of sick people. :(

 So Aunt Joy was the only one to make it too the birth, which is kind of funny because while I was pregnant I had a dream the Joy was actually delivering the baby.  It was pretty funny.

 She came with so much hair! None of the other kids had that much and it is black. Her eyes look like they might even stay blue.  Time will tell.

 We are so grateful that things went smoothly. I still can't get over what a miracle babies are.

 Every morning when they would bring her to me they had her hair all done up fancy.

 I spent most of my time in the hospital by myself.  Mike came in a couple time, but not for very long, he was running the kids to soccer and taking care of them and since they were all sick they couldn't come to the hospital.

 We had a few other visitors while we were waiting to go home, Jaime, Josh and Emily, LouAnn, Sheila, Randy and my mom and dad.

We are so grateful for our little lady. I definitely see Gods hand in all things. We already love her so much!

Spring Stuff

Soccer started on the 7th of April. The kids have loved playing.

 We had to really talk Wesley into playing, he didn't want to because it gives him a side ache. Poor thing is going to have my lung capacity. :(

 Jaycee is playing on a 3rd/4th grade team and Amber is her coach. She loves it. They play at the same time most weeks and I didn't get a picture of Jaycee.  I'll have to take my camera to the next game.

Jaycee also had her second piano recital on the 7th. That's why I didn't get a picture of her first game, she missed it because of the recital.  It's hard to believe that she has been playing for a year and a half.  She did a great job, had both her songs memorized and everything.

 A scary side note: My dad had a heart attack the weekend before the recital. He was with Amber and my mom at Costco when he started to have chest pain. They got him to the hospital pretty quick.  He has been traveling quite a bit.  My parents went with Amber to Disneyland and then the next week they went to Nauvoo with Jaime's family.  Driving both times.  They think he got a blood clot from all the time in the car, that caused the heart attack.  Good news is there was no terrible damage to his heart and he is feeling much better now.

We are so ready for Vivian to show up.  I have been doing everything I can think of to make her come early.  It's not looking good. At my last appointment my doctor told me my cervix was unfavorable.  I'm trying not to take offense to that. I really wanted to try to go into labor on my own this time, but I don't think I'm going to make it. I have been worried about getting an epidural because my last two were not great. My doctor told me the best anesthesiologists last week is the last week of April. So I think I'm going to schedule. I can do the 26th or the 29th, with her telling me my cervix is unfavorable I'm thinking of going on the 26th. We shall see.

Me and Jaime had some fun and made these cute onesies for Vivian. They turned out pretty cute. Come on Baby, we are ready for you.

Baby Animal Days

This was our 3rd year going to the Baby Animal Days.  We always love it, but it was even better this year because Mike was able to come with us!

 Last year we came with Jaime and it was super crowded.  

 This year wasn't bad at all.  We parked close, and didn't have to wait in line for most things.

This year the kids rode the little horses again, we went on a carriage ride.

 I'm not sure if they have done this in the previous years, but the kids got to ride big horses.

 Jaycee really didn't want to get on the big horse, but I forced her...she loved it!

 Bensen was pretty happy to watch.

 After the horses they were able to try to ride the mechanical bull.

 Once again, Jaycee didn't really want to, but she did great and had a lot of fun.  Silly girl.

 After the bull we went to see the cute little baby turtles!

 Bensen hated them! They were so darn cute.

 Every year the kids beg for a new pet and I am always tempted to get them one. Luckily I have Mike to remind me that I don't really like animals. :) The babies are all so cute! Bensen loved the bunnies.

 This year they had the cutest little puppies, the kids all took turns holding them.

 I have a hard time with the kids touching all the animals. I kept making them sanitize, but even then I had a hard time even holding their hands. I'm kind of a germaphobe. 

After the puppies they had a candy drop.

 After the candy drop we ate lunch, then had some yummy little donuts.  They were delicious.

Then it was off to see more baby animals.

 And some animals that weren't babies at all.

 The kids loved them all.

 They were all pretty darn cute.

 The last babies we saw were the chicks and the ducks. One even left Wes a nice little surprise in his hand! I am convinced no sanitize could sanitize what was left behind. So, we headed straight for the bathroom to wash our hands.

As I said in my Easter post, a lot of our family had gone out of town for Spring Break. We decided to stay home and same the money so we can do some things to our yard. So this was one of our activities for Spring Break.  We also went and saw Zootopia, the kids also took turns sleeping in different beds and got to stay up late and watch a movie and sleep in the living room.  That's always a treat. It was no Disneyland, but we had fun, and the kids were really good sports about staying home. I love my kids!

As a scary side note, my dad had a heart attack on the 2nd of April! Pretty scary stuff! He was at the store with Amber and my mom when he started to have chest pain. So they took him to the hospital where they gave him some nitroglycerine and he immediately felt better. So much so that he wished he could go home. Luckily they kept him over night, because the pain came back in the night. They ran all sorts of test and came to the conclusion that he must of had a blood clot that cause the heart attack. He went with Amber to Disneyland and then a week later he went to Nauvoo with Jaime. So they think all the time in the car caused the blood clot. After several days in the hospital they sent him home with a clean bill of health. Lucky for us, we would all like to have him around for a long time!