Going to Grandma's

Since Randy didn't have to take time off after Masie was born because of the awesome help we got from his mom, and my brother, we decided to take a quick vacation up to my mom and dad's to see their new house before school started and take a much needed break from reality.  I didn't do a good job documenting everything we did with my camera because I wanted to be lazy but here are some of the things we had fun doing.  

My little sister, Bacon and her new husband came over from Spokane to go camping and ended up hanging out with us most of the time, cuz I'm cool like that, well sort of since I forgot to pull my camera out and show that we actually saw them.  The day they had to head back, we went down to the river near my parents house and played around for a few hours.  There were tons of little minnows in the water and Mak caught a few.

 It's hard to see but that little tadpole looking thing kinda in the center is her catch.

 Morg having fun

 And Eah

 Even Maser couldn't contain her enthusiasm.  This is pretty much what she always does in her car seat.

 Randy got in on the action, even though the water was freezing.

 Mak couldn't help herself, what a loving sister.

 We also went to the fair with my mom.  There was a free bus that took you from the mall to the fair so you didn't have to fight traffic or pay $6 to park.  The kids were really excited to ride the bus, we should've just done that all day and bagged the fair, lol.

 Malia riding the cars at the carnival.

 The kids getting ready for a fast spinny ride which unfortunately made Mak sick so she was out for the rest of the fun and Morgan saw a kid puke so she backed out before even going on.

 Mak and Mic before the ride.

 Morg opted for the swings.

 Later in our vaca. my oldest sister Shauna came with her kids since we haven't seen them in a couple of years.  Ella and Malia haven't really ever seen each other (well enough to remember and actually play)  We went to a splash pad right down the street from my mom's with them.  It was fun.

 These two are hysterical, they fight like sisters but want to play together.  It will be interesting to see them as they grow up.  Oh and Malia is 4 months YOUNGER than Ella, but that didn't stop her from growing taller than her, lol.

 The day we were leaving to go home was my baby brother's farewell at church.  That was the other reason for Shauna coming.  After church he was set apart as a missionary to serve in the Portland Oregon Mission.  He is soo excited.  Here's Shauna's fam with him.

 And my parents

 And us, notice Masie sleeping, again.

 And the nieces and nephews

 doing the Bolt.

 The morning we left we took some shots of the kids. . .

 jumping on the trampoline.

 Malia and Ella

 Micah and Preston

 Morg, Kyra and Mak.

It was really nice to get away for a bit and see some fam we haven't in a while since I was pregnant and sick every time we got together in the last 9 months.

Family Reunion-through the eyes of an almost 12 year old

-K- so this first shot is not of the reunion, but this is what I found on Mak's camera when I downloaded pictures for her.  Apparently, she was doing a photo shoot with Masie.  Oh boy, here we go.

 Onto the reunion.  McKenzie and Morgan had the opportunity to go with my brother and their family up to my family's reunion in Idaho.  I knew we weren't going to be able to go due to my "condition" so I eagerly said yes. They were gone for 10 days and loved every minute of it.  The following pictures of what McKenzie deemed worthy photo journaling.  They're pretty great.  Here's Morg apparently in the car.

 And Wall-E hiding in the stairwell of the big red van.

 And Kyra and part of Morgan's head after their 80's makeover.

 And every one's backsides in the kitchen of the lake house they were staying at.

 My fav. shot, the lake that I couldn't go to and water ski on.

 And the sink. . . that's all I can say about this one.  Oh and there were plenty more shots of the house itself that I chose not to bore your with.

 And the Chaser, after a fun-filled moment of art time.

 I'm assuming this is the deck, but I'm not sure if she was trying to get the deck or of people on the deck.

 And Ki-Ki in the van.

 And McKenzie's 80's makeover.

 And last but not least, the awesome aunt who was kind enough to invite the girls to go with them.

It looks like it was a lot of fun, wish we could've gone, but I'm glad the girls got to experience this.  It will be something they talk about for years.

4th of July

I know this happened a few weeks ago and I've posted since then, but I figured Masie being born wasn't the only thing that happened on the 4th so I should document at least a little bit of it.  When Gma and Gpa came down, we told them of our plans for the next day and said that if I go into labor they can do as little or as much as they would like to with the kids.  They got through some of it before the big announcement came and decided seeing a brand new baby was much more fun than 4th of July festivities.  So they woke up bright and early for the balloon festival.

Balloons even came over to the kid's school where our ward was having a breakfast.  The kids got to go inside one of them and get lifted up in the air a little and then come back down. 

 It looks like it's landing on the school, doesn't it?

 After the breakfast they went to the parade. . .

 Where they were rudely interrupted by us.

These are out of order but here's some more shots of the balloon.

 

 And of Grandpa

 And the breakfast.

After they were done at the hospital with me and Masie, they went out to eat and my neighbors let them come and hang with them to watch the fireworks, Thanx Trisha.  It was a very eventful day for everyone.

Born on the 4th of July!!!!!

All I can say is HALLELUJAH!!!!!  SHE'S HERE!!!!!!  I am no longer pregnant and uncomfortable, ok I'm not completely comfortable yet, but so much better and worth every second of it.  I'm not one of those women who enjoy being pregnant and so that moment that my baby enters this world is the most relief I feel.  

*WARNING*

If you do not want to read my boring labor story just scroll to the pictures now.  This part is so I when I have labor amnesia, I can go back and say "oh that's right, it did hurt like a motha." 

My last post says it all.  I did go into labor that night and little Masie was born the next morning.  The Castor oil helped, woot woot.  Contractions started at 11 PM and then took a break at 12 and then 1 AM started up again with a vengeance. So Randy and started to get ready for the fun awaiting us.  I took a shower, finished packing my bag (luckily when I got home from my Dr. appt. I decided I probably should start getting a little ready for what might come), and ate a small bowl of cereal knowing that I wouldn't be eating for a while.  We got to the hospital around 3-3:30 AM and went to triage to get monitored to make sure I was in labor and sat in there for 2 hours because I was progressing really slowly.  I was at a 3 when I got there and after walking and sitting on the ball only got to a 4 in those 2 hours.  But the nurse could definitely tell I was in labor and wasn't about to send me home so she set us up in a room and I immediately went into the tub for some relief.  I was in there for about 30-45 minutes and the doctor wanted to check me so I got out and was still a four and completely thinned.  So the doctor gave me the option of breaking my water cuz her head was so high and he knew that once it was broken it would go fast or to keep going on the track I was on. I was nervous cuz my contractions were already really painful and I knew once that cushion was gone they would be pretty much unbearable.  I was going to try and go drug-less with this one cuz I really think that why Malia's was sooo long, but once he broke my water I couldn't do it anymore.  Part of me wishes I would've stuck it out because I went from a 4 to a 7 in 15 min and probably would've be fully dilated within another 30 but I'm a wimp and just couldn't do it anymore.  And just as I suspected the epidural slowed my labor down considerably and took another 3 hours to finish dilating.  But I was able to relax and breath till she was ready to come.  So it was fine.  I pushed for about 15 minutes and she arrived at 10:20.  The doctor was funny, there was another mom who was almost ready to push as well at another hospital, but since it was her 1st and my 5th, he stayed with me knowing that I would go much faster, which I did.  The only complication we had was Masie had pooped sometime during labor so we had to have the respiratory team in there when I delivered.  She was fine though, just swallowed a lot of amniotic fluid and burst a couple of blood vessels in her eye (I've never experienced that before, poor girl)  She struggled with coughing up the fluid though and had to have her stomach sucked out once to get it out. Since then she's been fine.

Here's Masie getting checked by her team.

 Getting weighed.  They said 8 lb 3 oz my guess is because she dookied and that must have been at least another ounce, lol.

 Not the most flattering shot of me but I figured what the heck, no one can say anything, I just gave birth for crying out loud, lol.

 Happy and very excited siblings.  Gma and Gpa had taken them to see the hot air balloons go up and then our ward breakfast and then were at the parade when they got the call.  They quickly packed up and headed to the hospital as fast as they could.  The kids had no desire to watch the rest of the parade.

 Masie really likes her binky and was not about let anyone get that from her.

 Proud Grandparents.

 While I was cleaning up, Randy went to the nursery to watch her first bath.  The kids and Gma and Gpa had to stay outside, but they took some shots through the glass.  She wasn't too happy about any of it.

 After bath and her cute bows. 

 Can ya tell they're excited?

 And a little nuts.

Pretty flowers that the kids and G-parents brought.    

 Her patriotic bows that the nurses gave her.  Oh and I'm not going to tell the entire story about naming this child, but let's say that having her born on the 4th threw us for a loop.  We thought it would be cool to try and make her middle name patriotic, but we couldn't make anything work that we liked.  So this poor girl wasn't named till the morning we left the hospital.

 I had some fun with my camera in there.  She is just soo stinkin cute I couldn't help it.

 I just pulled her binky from her mouth, gotta love that shot.

 All of the kids have been so good with her.  They just can't get enough of her.  Malia just looked so natural holding her.

 Just chillin

 The kids made a poster for when we walked in the door.  It was soo sweet to see them so excited for us (meaning the baby) to finally be home.

Welcome to the family Masie Kay!!!!!  Hopefully you will survive with all of the love that your siblings want to give you.