Adjusting to our new life!

I can't believe that it has been over a month since our sweet Jori came to us! And to think I am not really due until next Monday! I keep getting those weekly pregnancy emails and I used to read them, but not anymore! Jori is a good baby and sleeps a lot but she has her nights and days mixed up and has me wrapped around her finger (and daddy too!). She will cry at night and I am not sure if it is me not wanting her to wake up Jaydon or what, but we don't let it last long until we go get her. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get into a normal day-to-day routine again, but slowly we are getting better at the regular life stuff and each day we are dressed and ready (even though we hardly go anywhere) earlier and earlier. These two kids are what makes me smile and everyday it is for something different! I love them!


Jori at one month.

Jaydon loves to hold his sister....for a few minutes. Then he tells us to come and take the baby.

Jaydon got down with Jori for tummy time. He was so excited to get out his play mat and let Jori use it. He always tells me that he used certain stuff I get out when he was a baby but now he's a bigger boy. He is such a big helper!

How could I forget? Jaydon started pre school but I forgot to post this "1st day" picture. It is actually the 1st day I took him to school. At 1st I thought maybe he wasn't ready but now he is pretty good at getting ready to go and he runs to the door when we get close enough! That makes me feel much better knowing he likes going!

Jori Bella

Jori Bella was born September 9, 2011. 5 lbs. 2 oz. and 17 inches. She is 9 days old now and the time has gone so fast. I thought I would write down the "story" here as she made an early arrival for us. I think looking back I knew she would come early...just not as early as she knew! She was almost 6 weeks early. I had been extra swollen and I always played it towards being pregnant in the summer and the heat. I went in for my appointment the Wednesday before she was born and my doctor said I had just got myself a ticket to Labor and Delivery as my blood pressure was high as well as my protein and extra weight gain. I went up, they monitored me for 3 hours and sent me home to do the 24 hour urine test (it was interesting to do!). I was told to come back Thursday, drop off my test, do a blood pressure check and come back Monday when my doctor was back in town. When they did my blood pressure, it was really high again so the doctor on call sent me back up. I thought what a waste to keep going up for a few hours to go home. The doctor ended up coming upstairs to talk to me and tell me she was being over cautious but they wanted to keep me overnight and do steroid shots for her lungs. I was upset but I did it anyways. Friday morning at 3 am I was feeling uncomfortable and a little pain, but the nurse said they would come in at 5am to do another blood pressure test, then I could get the second dose of the steroids and I thought I'd be on my way (Jason was home with Jaydon as his 1st day of preschool was Friday). Anyhow, no one came in and the pains got worse but still bearable and the monitor didn't show contractions, but I finally pushed the nurse button at 5:30 am and asked if they were contractions. They replaced the monitor as it had slipped and sure enough they really were contractions. The nurse said she'd call the on-call doctor and ask if I should have pain medicine or medicine to stop labor. I said ok and they left the room at 5:45. I kept waiting for them to come back and I was finally screaming and crying and yelling for help as it was really PAINFUL...finally when I thought I couldn't handle it anymore, my water broke at 6:10, I pushed my button and the nurses all ran in and told me to wait to push. The doctor there was finishing a delivery down the hall. I couldn't wait so they left me in the bed I was in and the doctor rushed in and she was born at 6:35 am. I had always wanted an epidural and know I know why! I also wish someone would've checked my monitors because they would've seen I was having contrations.... Oh well, they told me her weight and length and took her to the NICU. I was yelling at them to call my husband, but no one could get him so as I was being sewn up, I called him and he was there so fast! It all happened so fast! She really is doing good and is such a good baby. The nurses all love her to pieces and she's got a lot of boyfriends with the male nurses! She is working on building strength to eat, but her lungs are now good and her oxygen is getting better. We love her to pieces and she melts my heart. I love being up at the hospital with her! Anyhow, that's her story!

Daddy and Jori

Finally able to hold her.

Miniature Golf and Spaceships

We are trying to do fun stuff with Jaydon even though I hate being out in the heat! He loved the golfing at Day out with Thomas and so we took him to a place here in Logan. He had a good time but 18 holes got a little long. They even offered another round because we got there early enough, but we didn't do it..it was still fun.



Jason and his dad finally got our sink/cabinet in the bathroom in downstairs. The bathroom is the last thing we needed to do and all we had left was the sink and then the trim moulding and touch ups. They left out this foamy thing from around the counter top and Jaydon ripped little pieces off and they were all over the floor. He was in his "spaceship" for a long time so it was hard to know if I should stop him or let him have at it....all I can say is watch out for Buzz Lightyear this Halloween, he is on a phase right now.

Dinosaur Park

Couple of weekends ago Jason got off early so we decided to go to the dinosaur park. Wasn't sure if Jaydon would like it or not, but he took a nap while driving there and got out and was more excited than we thought. Some of the dinosaurs scared him but they didn't do anything so once he realized that he was fine.


Two cool dudes in front of the big dinosaur.

Jaydon thought these picture boards were the best.

This picture is funny because he didn't want to stand on the right side of the fence, but that explains his face.

They looked for gold in this thing too. Jaydon didn't seem to care.

He really liked feeding the fish and ducks. We spent too much time letting him do this....


Lastly, I realize there are no pictures of me, but that is on purpose! I am super swollen with this pregnancy and it seems like it is always really hot! I've had my picture taken every couple of weeks, but I look puffy in all of them! Anyways, almost 7 months-not too much more to go, we can't wait to meet her!

July 4th weekend

We had a fun 4th of July weekend and Jaydon had fun with Jason home. We went swimming, to the Logan fireworks, and then to Idaho Falls. It was nice to havetime together.

Jason and Jaydon playing football before the fireworks began in Logan

Jaydon at the parade. He loves fire trucks, cars, floats, candy, anything really that is at the parade!

Jaydon and Addy playing games at my parents house. They had a bucket of really sticky, big bubble stuff. The kids thought it was fun.

Another game of hitting the water bag. The kids liked this too, and it was nice and cool when it broke too!

Our plans were to come back after a few days, but we ended up staying. It was nice to do that though as my sister was leaving on her mission on the Wednesday after. All of my sibling were there and so it was good we stayed.

Memorial weekend

We went to see Thomas the train last weekend over Memorial weekend. Jaydon had been looking forward to it for a long time. I don't think he realized the drive was so long as he kept asking if we were by Thomas yet, but once we got there his face lit up and he was excited.

They had other activites to do besides riding the train. He was most excited about miniature golfing. He was having a good time and we both said we should take him during the summer to miniature golf-he loved it!

Jaydon and I on the train. He was too happy to ever look right at the camera. He was looking at all of the different trains that were on the flags and of course they had Thomas music playing...he was in heaven!

We were lucky enough to not have people right behind us in golfing so he went again and again.

Jaydon with Sir Topham Hatt. I thought he'd be shy like the kids in front of us but he went right up to him to pose, no problem!


Last, but not least, we had our ultrasound this week. It was a day I was looking forward to and so now it feels like 4 long months ahead of me! We went in, me thinking more on the lines of a girl and Jason a boy. But right before we went in he said I was probably right since mother's usually have more of a sense of that stuff (or he didn't want to be wrong!) Neither one of us really cared if it was a boy or a girl, but she was wide open to showing us she was a she (hence, I didn't think the picture was blog appropriate!) Hopefully I can handle this long, hot summer and I've never looked forward to October more than now! When I got home and showed Jaydon the little pictures of her, he kept telling me it was a boy and that he wanted a boy, but he is warming up to the idea. We have a few more months to get him ready, but I am sure he will love her to pieces!

May

I always say I love the month of May! Mother's Day was nice with a dinner with Jason's family. It was the best this year as we have sacrament meeting last, Jaydon had already been to nursery. They had made brown paper bags with a mother's face on it that "talked". (It looked like an old matronly lady to me, but oh well....)while sitting during sacrament meeting he was digging around in our bag, found this bag lady and held it up and loudly saying "Happy Mother's Day Mom!" Jason and I both laughed as did the rows around us...what a cutie! This picture is Jaydon with his chef's hat on. He is my little helper in the kitchen, that's for sure!

Next weekend, Jason and I were off to Boise. Jason hadn't been there and it had been awhile for me. We went to Red Lobster for dinner then to Wicked. We both loved it and thought it was awesome! I'm so lucky to have a husband into that kind of stuff! Then next morning we went to the Boise temple to realize it was packed with weddings. So we decided to head to Twin Falls where Jason's sister had an empty house and stay in. I really wanted to do sealings on our anniversary so we were lucky enough to find a ward who had scheduled a time to do that there. We are too lucky in Logan to just go anytime without an appointment. It was nice to go and afterwards we went to dinner, did some shopping, and watched a movie. I was thinking about Jaydon all of the time since I had never left him and was ready to go home. Sunday morning we woke up and headed home to him telling me to go on a trip! He had a good time with his grandma and my sister, and it was nice to have so many people to help!

This weekend we had my birthday. Friday I had lunch with a friend, then had a hair appointment. We had a pizza dinner and Jason and I went to a movie. It was a busy day but it was fun. Saturday we got bark in our yard and went to Black and White Days for a parade and then a bbq with Jason's family. BUSY! It is best that way to keep going and we love our Sundays that are relaxing so we can go on a walk and play at the park! More fun for the rest of the summer, we are all hoping!!!