Life over the past 2 weeks!

First let me say that I just can't even believe that it has been 2 weeks! I know I know everyone is just dying to see more pics! So here is what has been happening in our lives lately......I am a true housewife. I got a laundry room cabinet (FINALLY!!!) I really could just sit in there and stare at it. Yes I have been waiting almost 2 years....but they are expensive! It is really hard for me to spend that much money on stuff. I really could have had it the Christmas that we moved into the house but I decided that wanted a really big cabinet type thing to hold my stamping stuff instead. So...Uncle Mike picked up the cabinets and it took Kris and him over 3 hours to put them in. I am beginning to think that getting Kris and Mike together to do anything might not be such a great idea......they always end up making it more of an adventure than it should be. Or maybe this time it is just because there doesn't seem to be a straight wall in this house.



No really I am very very grateful for Uncle Mike and his expertize in the cabinet area. Don't they look great? Now I will be able to take all the stuff that is normally stacked on the dryer and hide it behind the doors. The funniest thing is that Kris and I love the smell in there......clean wood smell.

This must be why it takes so long for Kris and Mike to do things together.

A little early to be posting Halloween pics.....last Saturday night we had our Trunk or Treat at church. We really didn't know if we would be able to go or not. I didn't even have Evans costume ready. Or even the material to make the costume purchased. He is going to be a football. Ever heard of post-pardem bed rest....well that is me. I am so restless, I really do feel fine, but I was bleeding pretty heavy so the docs office told me to be queen for the weekend and lay in bed only getting up to eat, feed the baby, and go to the bathroom. I suck to the couch for most of the weekend. BUT I am just getting so antsy to do stuff. I really do understand the concept behind taking it easy after having a baby but really I have never HAD to do that.


Love this little smile!

So full of expression.....see how his face changes over the next few photos.

Either he thinks Kris is weird or he is loading the diaper....AGAIN!




So happy!


Just hanging out in the swing.

I love the pics with the girls and Evan. Right before the picture was taken Izzy decided that Evan needed a hug.

My mom was here for 10 days so that she could help out and watch the kids while I was in the hospital. So nice. We were taking pics of here with the kids and Kris decided that he was going to be part of it. I was asked to be in the pic but yes I am really vain and I hadn't showered yet so I was not in the mood to have my picture taken.

All 4 kids.

I have been meaning to post the time line for delivery and things but I just get everything so mixed up in head. We got to the hospital at about 9. We went in through the ER and it was weird, instead of stopping to ask how to get the 5th floor Kris decides that he know the way and just takes off going down the hallway.....we then find an elevator only to be stopped by security and told that none of the elevators work because they are having a fire alarm. We ask if it is just a drill and he didn't know. This hospital was such a maze. Half of the elevators don't go to all the floors and some only go up so high. We ended up having to walk up some stairs and take a couple of hallways and we got to the right place. BUT don't ask anyone to go there without a guided map! I ended up getting pitocine at about 12, and contractions started a half hour later or so. They weren't too bad to start with, but she would up the dose and things would get so crazy so the nurse would drop it back down and my contractions would subside a bit. I got an epidural at about 3am. The nurse ended up being in the room the entire time getting things set up. Nothing seemed to be working right. There was no oxygen in the tank for the baby, once she got it replaced there was an alarm that keep going off relating the oxygen thing. The contraction monitor didn't work it. She switched it out a a couple of times. It was kind of funny that when I would have a contraction the line on the monitor didn't go up it went down. The doctor came in at 5:30 I am guessing and I still wasn't dilated past a 2, he broke my water....which I am sure there was somewhat of a small hole in it anyhow....the nurses had shift change at 7 and I had been feeling really sick all night. I had rubber legs, the epidural seemed way strong. I pushed the call button to get the nurse to see if I could take something for the nausea and to see if she could lower to dose of the epidural. She gave me something for the nausea and suggested that I wait until I am ready to push to reduce the epidural. She changed out the contraction monitor again and then figured that the only thing left was to check me to see if I had progressed at all. As soon as she did she said that she had to run and get the doctor. On the way out the door she called 2 other nurses in the help her get stuff set up. The doctors comes in and starts to take apart the bed and I guess the babies head was about out....he keep saying "hold on sweetie, hold on sweetie" just looking at me as things were happening. At one point I said "Just get your gloves on and catch" he seems a frazzled that things where happening so fast. He did mange to get his smock partly on and the gloves on. As he was delivering Evan the nurse came in behind him and pulled the smock up and tied it in the back. I think I gave a half push and the baby was here. Nice. This is how things should be for everyone.