Happy Easter!

I know I say this every time I post, but time is going by so fast! I'm having a hard time keeping up.  Jaycee is loving soccer, and she is doing so good! It's like night and day from last season.  Abbie, Ellie, Mae, and Paige are all on the team, and they are all doing so good. They only have one boy on their team and he has only played with them half the time.  So they like to do girl power cheers...it's pretty cute.  The other day they played a team of all boys, one of the boys said "Girls are so hard to play!" That made their day.

The house is moving right along. We have some exterior, the brick is finished and they have started the stucco.

We finished up the tile last week.

 There was so much tile! Luckily we have amazing families who were a huge help! We couldn't have done it without them.  Well, we could have, but it would have taken a lot longer and it wouldn't look half as good. :)

The finish guy has been there for about a week.  All the door upstairs have been hung, most of the moldings are up.  It's exciting seeing everything come together.

We had such a good Easter. For the week before Easter we found a fun thing in the Friend to try.  We read scriptures about Jesus, and listened to primary songs. Then the kids found the right picture to go along with the story. It was fun, and I think the kids got something out of it...hopefully.

I am so grateful for my Savior, for the atonement, and for the resurrection. There is a video going around called "Because of Him".  It is really good.  Because of Him I can have my family, my freedom, and everything...really.

 

 I'm so grateful for the gospel, and don't want to image my life without it, or without these three. I am so blessed.

 Look at that handsome boy!

The kids had fun with Easter egg hunts, they had three this year.  They are so lucky to have family so close together. I love how much they love each other.

This is the South Weber hunt, with some of the Borgstrom and Bailey cousins.

 The Borgstrom hunt.

 The Bailey hunt.

 

 



 

 I don't remember ever getting as much candy as these kids do!  I was telling Mike the other day that when I was a kid we hid boiled eggs, not candy filled eggs, and we loved it.  We would hide them over and over again...I don't remember ever eating the eggs though. :) Know I have to figure out what to do with all this candy, the kids have been bouncing off the walls since Sunday. And it's not doing me any good either!

Happy Easter!

 

 

Baby Blessing

Time is going by so fast! Bensen is already almost 7 weeks old! We blessed him last Sunday, March 2. I am so grateful for the priesthood, and the blessing he received that day, and that Mike was able to bless him. 

 Bensen with Grandma LouLou.

 He is such a good baby. Aunt Jaime is always saying how relaxed and chill he is. He is pretty smiley, the camera just doesn't do his little toothless grin justice.

 Grandma and Grandpa Borgstrom.

 Bensen has the best big sister and big brother. They love to hold him and take care of him. There was one day I was going to get in the shower and Wesley told me he would watch Bensen for me.  I told him I was going to put him in his car seat and take him into the bathroom with me. He decided he needed to come too, so he sat in the bathroom and watched him the whole time I was in the shower! Anytime he even moved Wesley was right there to make sure he was ok, or put his binky back in his mouth. It was pretty cute. Jaycee always wants to hold him, first thing when she gets home from school (which I hate! I just imagine her covered in all those elementary school germs!). I do let her hold him, but she has to wash up first.

They sure love him. 

 Here he is with Grandpa Max and Brody.

 Grandma and Grandpa Bailey.

 Grandma Carmae.

 Me and my Bens.

I loved his little outfit.  I bought his bowtie and suspenders on esty, I found his shirt at Toy r Us, and I made his pants! I found the pants tutorial here. That was actually pretty fun, and put me in the mood to try some other things.  Usually when I sew things they don't turn out like they are supposed to, this time they did! It gave me a little confidence, I'm thinking about making Jaycee a skirt and Wesley some pants. We will see how motivated I stay. 

 Bensen and Daddy.

 And another shot of his sweet outfit.

He really is a good baby. He sleeps ok for a newborn.  I get up ever 2-4 hours, he does so good, but it usually takes me a good 30 minutes to an hour to get him back to sleep. He's been pretty congested so that doesn't help.

Here is the latest updated picture of the house.  It has windows now, I just haven't taken a picture the last week or so.  We are all getting pretty excited. Mike has been paying the kids when they come and help us clean up. Clean up is one of our sweat equity items. The kids love to help.  It has been pretty fun. Jaycee is saving her money for a kendama. I'm not sure what Wesley is saving up for, but he need $40!

 

 One of the best things about our new house is the backyard! I am looking forward to spending a lot of time back there.

The kids already love playing back there. I can't wait till there is grass, so they aren't always a muddy mess.
For Valentines this year my mom invited all the kids over before school and had a nice Valentines breakfast.  Then around 4 we went to Chuck-a-Rama with Mikes family. After that Jaycee and Wesley went to Sarah's house to play, while me, Mike and Bensen watched TV.  Romantic huh? It was nice to just relax. With having a new baby we don't get out much.

The kids both fight over who gets to shower with Bensen, so this night they all got in their swim suits and went swimming in Grandma LouLou's bathtub.

Problem solved.



I know Bensen doesn't look thrilled, but I'm sure he liked it.



I know Jaycee and Wesley loved it. They have begged me every night to do it again.

 Jaycee lost another tooth. She had a loose tooth for a while.  I was teasing her that if she pulled her tooth out she would have more money for her kendama. About two minutes later she came out of the bathroom holding her tooth...I guess she really wants that kendama!
I signed Jaycee up for spring soccer.  She is pretty excited to start playing again. Wesley has been saying he wants to try tumbling again, so I think I'm going to let him try.  Last time he tried he liked it for about 2 weeks, then it was too hard.  He does not want to do soccer again.
I started to play soccer again four weeks after Bensen was born. I missed it a lot! I had a pretty rocky start, I felt like by body was betraying me...not doing what I wanted it to.   I've only fell on my butt once, so I guess it's not too bad. It will be nice when I get into better shape and my body will do what I tell it to. 
We are all so excited for warm weather.  It has been so nice out (when it's not raining) we have loved going on walks and riding bikes and just being able to send the kids out back to play.
Come on Spring. We are ready!



Bensen Thomas

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Welcome Bensen

Bensen Thomas Borgstrom was born January 19, 2014 at Davis hospital. He was born at 4:29 pm and weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 22 inches long.

 By far my biggest baby.  Each pregnancy and labor have been so different. He was no exception. Here is Wesley's story. Jaycee doesn't really have a story, her labor was a breeze! I was induced, they got me started around 8:30 am, I got my epidural after noon.

 There is something with me and epidurals, they just don't take well. I had the anesthesiologist give me a shot of lidocaine, which helped for a while. Around 4 I was really in a lot of pain and the baby's heart rate dropped down into the 50's and 60's. My room filled up with nurses really fast.  They had me flipping from side to side until his heart rate came back up to normal. The anesthesiologist came back and gave me something that really numbed me up. I'm not sure what it was, but even my hands were numb.  By the time my doctor came and it was time for me to push I couldn't feel a thing. I don't know how good of a job I did pushing.  Mike said I pushed for about 20 minutes.  It seemed like a lot longer than that to me.  I was so exhausted, and I couldn't breath.  Even my lungs felt numb. I had to use my inhaler, and I could barely keep my eyes open between contractions. After pushing for 20 minutes my doctor decided to use, I swear she called it the mega vacuum. I also received an episiotomy, I've never had one of those before, so that's been fun...NOT! I guess he came out head up, which is not ideal, his hand was also up by his face, and the cord was wrapped around his neck! He was breathing though, and that's all I really cared about. After that it was pretty much a blur. 

 I only held him for a minute, I was so light headed and sleepy I didn't dare hold him. I think I looked like this for about a half an hour after I had him. Nice huh?

 A funny side note.  Joy was on one side of me during the delivery, right after I had him she disappeared.  She had to go sit down, she had been holding her breath and breathing with me, she got sick.  I think everyone in the room was holding their breath. After the dizziness and light headedness wore off, I got the shakes. Luckily the medicine wore off pretty quick then I was ready to hold my Bensen.

I am so grateful everything worked out.  It is so scary going in for delivery.  You hope and pray everything will be ok for you and the baby, and that the baby will be healthy.  We have been so blessed with healthy children. I know that each baby is a miracle sent from God. I don't know that I deserve them, but I am so grateful for them.

The kids were able to come to the hospital the next day and see him. 

 They love him so much!

 Here is our first family photo.

 It was so nice having the kids come up and see us.  When I had Wesley they wouldn't let Jaycee come to the hospital.

I have a sweet friend who lost a baby this week.  It makes me realize how precious my babies are. I am going to hold them and love them for as long as they will let me.

We are so blessed.

The Final Countdown!

I was hoping to have a baby by now!  I guess he is going to stay in there until he is evicted on Sunday. This pregnancy has been so weird, I wasn't as sick with this one as I was with the others. However, I am in so much pain this time around. I'm pretty sure that didn't happen with the others.  I have felt like my pelvis is broken for about 4 months now.  It hurts to sit, stand, lay, or do anything! According to my doctor it is pretty common, and there is nothing they can do to help. She told me to take Tylenol, that was not something I wanted to do long term, so I have been trying to deal with the pain.  Poor Mike has to deal with my whining...I do a lot of whining!  This last month has been the worst! I'm tired, but I can't get comfortable enough to sleep. I feel like my stomach is a thousand pounds.
It's not all bad. It is pretty awesome to feel him move around, and he moves around a lot! Mike thinks it is funny that it still surprises me. It is pretty crazy to see your stomach moving all over the place.
I feel truly blessed to be pregnant, we tried to add to our family for about three years, it's what we prayed for. I don't mean to complain.  I just wanted to document how weird this pregnancy has been.

On another note, on the 5th (actually the 4th, because the 5th was a Sunday) me and Mike celebrated 8 years of marriage. Mike is the BEST present giver ever! This year I got a ruby ring, necklace, and earrings! He is pretty amazing. Don't worry, I didn't get him anything, because I suck.  I am planning on making it up to him when my brain is functioning properly. :) We went to a movie, Saving Mr. Banks, and out to eat at Red Robin.  We haven't been to Red Robin in such a long time.  We hardly ever make it to Layton. It was so good! I've been thinking about their Freckled Fruit Salad ever since.
I really am so lucky to have Mike, he really is amazing and never ceases to amaze me. I love him.

I had to take Jaycee to the dentist yesterday.  She had an abscess.  They ended up pulling her tooth out. She did so good, I was nervous, she was crying before we even got to his office.  Once they got her set in the chair she let them put the gas on her, last time we tried that she kept tearing it off. Anyway, they were able to get her numbed up without her knowing what was going on, and she had no idea they pulled out her tooth until they showed it to her! She actually told me last night that she hopes they pull out another tooth next time we go in. Silly girl.

The house is moving along.  They have the basement mostly framed and the floor put on. They haven't done framing for a couple of days, but yesterday more wood arrived, so hopefully it will start to look more like a house.  I was trying to show Wesley where his room would be, he was confused because there was nowhere for his light. It is pretty exciting watching it all come together.  I am a little scared about picking out all the colors, I hope they all look good together.