Burke Andrew Blue

The story~

As you know I was not scheduled to have my c-section until tomorrow, the 13th! Well, Burke wanted to make his appearance a little early! I am not too sad about that either! On the night of the 5th I started having really bad contractions, but they were very inconsistent. I was not even timing them. Although, at 5 am the next morning I thought it would be a great idea to start. I had my last OB appointment at 9:30 am, and thought they may want to know. And once I started keeping track, they stopped! I went back to bed and woke up to HORRIBLE back pain. Uh, I knew I was in trouble! I got my bag all ready with the last minute things and the kids and I went to the appointment and met Jason there. I did not really tell him how I thought things were going to go cause I kinda knew! Low and behold I was dilated to a 2! They do not want you to go into active labor once you have had a c-section. Your uterus could burst. So they called the hospital and sent me over! I KNEW IT! My sister Julie came and got the kids and we headed to Labor and Delivery!

When we got there the front desk nurse informed us that due to the Swine Flu, NO children under the age of 14 would be allowed to visit. And even then it was only spouse, and grandparents! I could feel myself starting to get upset. I just took a deep breath and considered this a vacation. One that involved major surgery!

The c-section went awesome! Nothing like last time at all! I was however VERY itchy due to the morphine! Not cool!

When I saw Burke for the first time I literally became breathless. I was instantly over come with love. I heard a quote once that said "A mother's love never divides, it only multiplies." I cannot tell you how true that is.

My heart is wrapped around this little 6 pound 15 ounce boy. I cherish every hair on his head. ALL OF THEM! I am blessed beyond measure to have him in our lives!!!!

The hardest part of the delivery and recovery at the hospital was not seeing our other kids. It nearly killed me. I talked to them daily, but it was not the same! I was really bumming about not seeing them!

Since we have been home, Burke has been picture perfect. He is mild tempered and seems easy going. Even with all the juggling of the other kids holding him!

The hardest part now has been the c-section recovery. It is kicking my butt. The pain has been unreal. I finally called and had the doctor up my dosage on the pain meds. They seem to help, but my loopyness was upped too! It's pretty funny!

Jason's mom is here taking care of us! What a blessing! My mom stops by after work to check on us! We are doing great!

10 Days and ..........

Sad... Happy... Excited... Prepared... Blessed... Overwhelmed... Stressed... Wonderful... Procrastinating... Planning... Busy... But most of all..........................Patient.

I am horrible when it comes to patients. But I find myself very calm and patient this time. I cannot wait to meet Burke, but I am not pacing the floor or making up labor symptoms in my head! I feel great, occasionally rocked by wicked painful contractions. But I am good. I am just trying to enjoy the last few days as a family of 5.

Our Halloween 2oo9

Ok, so when I bought these costumes I had no intention of the girls being "Devils". I was going to morph them into witches that turn their oh so sweet Prince Charming brother into a Frog. Or "Fraup" as Graden called himself. Needless to say, I never got around to changing the costumes. The girls enjoyed the BIG HAIR and Scary make up! Although not when it came time wash it off in the shower!

This may be wierd but I think the girls look so beautiful in this picture. I don't know if it is because they were so happy to be Trick or Treating, or what!

My dear sweet "Fraup" did not last very long. Even though the weather was great, he lolly gagged at every house while the girls almost ran. He was perfect for my waddling pace, but once we rounded back the corner and he saw our house, he was more than happy to hand out candy with Jason.

This is one of the houses we had to drive by everyday after school to look at the decorations! When the owner came to the door my mom asked about the yard decorations. I guess her husband cuts them out of wood and she paints them. The detail was awesome! Her kids are long grown, but they put these out for the neighborhood and the grandkids! They were great!

This house was the best. See the HUGE HAIRY SPIDER WITH RED BEADY EYES hanging above the doorbell? Well, you'll also notice only ONE Devil at the door. This one really freaked out Natalie! Taylor claimed her bravery and headed to the door. Only to lean super far to the right and KNOCK! It was so funny to watch! She did not take her eyes off the spider the entire time!

The girls and Grammy and the creepy skeleton kid on the tricycle.

The proud owners of TOO MUCH FREAKING CANDY!

We did have a great time. I was so proud of how kind and polite the girls were at each house. Taylor started throughing in a "Happy Halloween" and thought she was amazing!

BEST COSTUME EVER........

FREAKED YOUR FREAK RIGHT???????
This is my nephew Luke! Is this not the coolest freaking costume ever!

The rest of the pics are of my kids. The girls Harvest Party and then the ward Trunk or Treat! I had big plans of the girls being cute witches that turned their little brother into a frog. But Jason has come down with what I am praying is NOT H1N1. So needless to say, the costumes were pulled out of the bag they were purchased in. :( And I wore my pj's! Nice!

Insightful

I was rather impressed with the visiting teaching message this month. It has really made me think.......Here is a portion of the message......


President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008): “Never forget that these little ones are the sons and daughters of God and that yours is a custodial relationship to them, that He was a parent before you were parents and that He has not relinquished His parental rights or interest in these His little ones. … Rear your children in love, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Take care of your little ones. Welcome them into your homes, and nurture and love them with all of your hearts. They may do, in the years that come, some things you would not want them to do, but be patient, be patient. You have not failed as long as you have tried” (“Words of the Living Prophet,” Liahona, May 1998, 26–27; “Excerpts from Recent Addresses of President Gordon B. Hinckley,” Ensign, July 1997, 73).

As I thought about the message after my VT left, and preparing the lesson to VT my ladies a thought came to mind. We have all heard the expression "Kids don't come with an instruction manual". Well, if "our" children were once under the direct care of Heavenly Father, he would know them better than we do. They were and are His children for all time. So, it made me really think that when I am struggling with my kids, I need to ask HIM for advice. He knows their special quirks, and can help me while addressing them in a loving way.

I know this will not happen all the time, hence our crazy outing today to Payless, but I will try to input this into my daily life. There is a lot of pressure on us knowing that "our" children are on "loan".......Especially when we know who the Lender is!

50% off at Payless Shoes

I just saw this deal and had to try it out. You can get %50 off your entire purchase at Payless today and until tomorrow when they close. Just go to this link http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20091016-tows-payless and print the coupon. Happy shopping!

Carving Craziness!

We also carved pumpkins on Sunday night! I had the kids sketch what they wanted on the paper so I could re create it on the pumpkin!

Taylor is really into posing for pictures! Once we started cutting she kept using the word "INVESTIGATING". Like..."Nat, let's investigate the insides of our pumpkins". Jason and I were laughing pretty good!

Hence: Investigating the "guts" of the pumpkin!

BTW: I never got plastic gloves as a child. We had to squish through the muck with our fingers.

Mmmmmmmm Yummo! NOT!

THE GRAND FINALE!!!!
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Nattie's has glasses
Taylor's has the flower power
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Graden's choo chooin' along!

Night shot! Scary!

Hallowed Fun!

Sunday Funday!

We took advantage of the beautiful Sunday we had! Went to Settlers! Tossed the football! Played on the swings! Fun day for all!

It went for 90' to 50'. Horrible! Then it warmed back up! The last few days have been wonderful!

FREEEEEEE!!! Almost!

My friend Cathy is super savy! Here is a great boobie deal for you people with boobies! lol! It's legit, I just ordered one!

I got the skinny on a killer deal!
Get a free Utter Cover (like a Hooter Hider or Baby Au Lait), just pay $8.95 shipping! It is for a LIMITED TIME (they haven't said when the deal ends, so act as quickly as possible).
Instructions:
Go to their website: www.uttercovers.com
Click on Shop Now. (I had to go into shop wholesale and then click shop now if that helps!)
Choose your pattern and select 1. (Many are on back order, but it seems like they are continuing to offer them for the free deal)
Go to your shopping cart.
Enter Promo Code: 1FREE
Click: Apply Promo
That's it! It will remove the $32 price off of your order and the total is $8.95 for shipping. Pretty great deal! It would be cheaper to buy 1 than make 1 at this price! You can pay with PayPal, so you are protected with PayPal Protection for your purchase.

Happy

I am just so happy. Are things perfect? No! Will they ever be? No! But that is not going to stand in the way of my enjoying my beautiful HEALTHY family. My kids are happy, Jason is happy and will be happier Nov 12th when he is no longer working nights, I am happy. Happy to be pregnant, and to be healthy, and to have a nice home. I guess today is a high part of the roller coaster day, but that is ok. Cause I am along for the ride! WhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHhhoooooooooo!

fall fun~

We went to a Centennial Football game! Too fun! And COLD!

We had fun picking pumpkins between Conference sessions!

And this is what I look like at almost 34 weeks! Burke's C-section is scheduled for the 13th of November! Can't wait!