Crazy Life!

Well, life has been a little nuts lately!  In a good way though!  We had Sadie on July 31st, I got home from the hospital on August 1st, my mom got here on the 5th, Brenna started school on the 6th, Mason started preschool on the 11th, My dad got here on the 15th, we blessed Sadie on the 17th an had the family over, my parents left on the 18th, the same day my brother arrived (he didn't stay with us, but we were able to spend some time with him and Whitney!) and the day they left, my sister Kari arrived, and she is staying with us for two weeks!  Whew!  I'm sure I forgot some things too, but it has been AWESOME!  I have been not getting a ton of sleep, but life has been so good!  I have my sweet baby to love, we have a schedule, Brenna loves school, and Mason does too, and family time is always a good time. 

Having my mom here was incredible!  She was so helpful, and we had so much fun.  We cleaned and organized things, she spent some time with the kids, and took the boys on some grandma outings so I could rest, we shopped, and we enjoyed cuddling Sadie.  I can't even describe how much I appreciated her visit and how much fun I had.

 

Let me back up and start from the beginning. 

 

A couple of nights after Sadie was born Jeremy took the kids night swimming.  We had never done that before and the kids loved it!  Too bad they have such an early bedtime so we don't do it often, but it is something we will have to do again!  Jeremy put some glowsticks in the pool too and they had a ton of fun!  Sadie and I watched from the side!

 

 

 
Brenna's first day of school pictures.  Her first day went really smoothly, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  She was smiling when I left, which made me feel better about leaving her.  Not that I didn't cry, because I did, but she loves every minute of school so far!  Jeremy was able to come drop her off too, so I had some moral support.  Also, Brenna LOVES getting her picture taken.. so there are a few!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
These Jammies that my mom brought Sadie are her miracle jammies.  They are too small now, which is sad, but the first time she wore them she slept for 7 hours!  To date that's her record!  Every night she wore them she slept well though... so thanks mom!!

 
This little boy just kills me.  I love every hug and kiss and cuddle and wrestle and high five I get from him.  What a cutie!  And so full of love!

 

 
Mason is really good at playing memory.  He legitimately beat Jeremy 3 times in a row...

 
My awesome S-I-L Aly came over to meet Sadie and take some pictures of her!  We are so lucky to have such a talented photographer in the family!  And we had fun playing dress up and things with Sadie.  She wasn't overly cooperative, but I think we got some good ones!  Thanks Aly!

 

 
Brenna wanted to be just like Aunt Aly, so I gave her my camera... I now have about 150 shots like this :

 

 

 

Grandma's are the best!  My kids are definitely blessed in the Grandma department!  Both of their Grandma's are great!  One doesn't love getting her picture taken though.. haha so there's not as much proof as there should be of her visit... also I am bad at remembering to take pictures!!

 
Grandma spoiled the kids!  She bought them their first Legos!  And they have just loved them!  We play with them every single day, what a great gift!  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Smith! 

 

My dad arrived for a quick weekend so that he could meet Sadie and we could bless her.  We got to go on a double date with them (and Sadie) which was really nice!  I love spending any and all time I can with them! 

 

Pictures from Sadie's blessing day!  We didn't take any at church because I had to go to Primary after sacrament, and all of the kids ran off anyway, excited to get to their classes, so luckily we snapped a few before we left for Church!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owen really loved Grandpa.  It was so cute to see him always snuggling up to him.  He also was a broken record of asking Grandpa to play on his tablet, but the cuddles were cute either way! 

 

 
I didn't take any pictures of Devin and Whitney's visit, which I just realized and makes me sad!  I will have to make sure and take some of Karli's visit while she's here.  Jeremy and I were able to take Sadie and go on a date while his mom played and watched the other kids, which was really nice and we appreciated the chance to get out and spend some time together.  We have been very blessed lately and are so grateful!  Our family has been awesome, and friends who have brought meals and checked in.  Life is good, and even when 3 kids are crying and messes pile up and things seem like they are falling apart, life is still good!

Sometimes it seems like she never sleeps.. but she is a fan of her bouncy seat!

 

 

Sadie's Arrival

I need to get this documented ASAP since I'm sure details are already being forgotten!  Sadie is 10 days old now!  Time flies when you're in love... and sleep deprived!

 

Well we were getting induced this time since Brenna's school started on August 6th and I was due on the 5th, and I didn't want to be in the hospital for all of the first day of school things!  So we knew when it was going to happen (since despite all my hoping she didn't come earlier on her own!) and we got the call around 5:45 in the morning to come to the hospital.  So I got up and got ready, and noticed that I thought my water was leaking a bit.  I had been having contractions off and on for like a week, and so those were still there a bit too, so everything looked great!  I was planning to get an epidural this time since Owen's arrival nearly did me in!  And since I was getting induced, they said I could get the epidural before any serious labor started up!  Score!  But alas, the anesthesiologist was in a C-section, but they assured me he'd be right in, so they went ahead, broke the rest of the water, and started the antibiotics and the Pitocin anyway.  (I was like a 3 at this point, one half centimeter more than the week before at my appointment).  Fast forward 4 hours... I was definitely fully in labor, still no epidural, contractions were very strong and 2 minutes apart and I was mad!  They were still telling me I was "next in line" for the epidural, which hadn't changed in like 2 hours.  Jeremy finally had to go out and get the job done himself, and within minutes I was getting my epidural.  I was like a 5 by now I think, and I was so happy that I wasn't in pain anymore!  I took a short nap, then she came in, checked me again, said I was like a 7, but my baby wasn't enjoying this very much!  So she sat me all the way up to let gravity do some of the work.  She left for about 5 minutes, then came back and said my baby really didn't like being sat up like that, so she laid me down a bit, but when she checked me again, I was ready to deliver!  So I guess gravity does fast work!  I was feeling quite a bit of pressure to push too, so that was great!  She called my doctor and told her to come quick!  My doctor had just had a baby herself 10 days earlier, but, crazy lady, wanted to still do deliveries!  But she was at home, so she had to rush over, which took about 35 minutes, the whole while I'm sitting there at a 10 with the nurse keeping a close eye incase Sadie just came right on out!  When my doc finally arrived I pushed once, and Sadie was here!  She was very purple!  But as soon as they got her crying she pinked up!  it was 3:06PM on July 31st, 5 days before her due date.  She was 7lbs 13oz, and 19.5 inches long. 

 

So I wrote that a while ago now, but finally got around to getting the pictures together.  That's the quick story though, and can I just say how much all of the kids adore Sadie.  She is a little fussy, but we all love love love her!  More updates to come... whenever I remember!