Oh Baby!

Well, the secret is out. We are welcoming a new baby January 2016, and we are thrilled!!

Well, most of us are anyway! :)

Poor Madalyn. She must know she is about to be a middle child!

In all seriousness though, she is starting to really notice babies. She doesn't understand I have one in my tummy, but any time she sees one, she gets really super excited and yells "baby!" I think she is going to love her little brother or sister to the moon!

Abby is thrilled. She blew our secret to so many people before we were telling everyone our news. She always asks questions about the baby, and is so concerned for me when I throw up. My violent puking has scared Madalyn a few times (ps, can you even imagine June when we were both throwing up?) and Abby has made sure and comforted her and letting her know its just because I have a baby in me. Its so sweet. Also, this baby is another girl according to Abby, and don't tell her otherwise. She has prayed that it is a girl multiple times. "And please bless the baby growing in mommy is a girl and not a boy."

Sam and I were surprised the baby came when it did, a few months earlier than planned, but we are excited/nervous to have a third. Being outnumbered is going to be an adjustment for sure though!!

I just can't wait to see how my girls react to a new baby and I know they will be the best "helpers" ever!!

Madalyns Hospital Adventure Pt. 2

The next morning, Sunday, Abby and I got to the hospital as quickly as we could. Madalyn slept great that night, but was still really clingy and grumpy and that morning she just wanted to be held once more. She also didn't want to be in her room, so we paced the halls with her (even though I think technically we weren't supposed to.)

Sunday morning: just standing up was a huge improvement

She had a few more tests run that day. More blood work and an ultrasound. She was pretty upset about both. The blood work came back positive for pancreatitis. After that, we were moved up to the gastroenteralogy wing. By that time, my parents were there to take Abby home (they stayed for a while visiting and letting Abby play with all the fun toys) and grandma Nonie came to visit. She cuddled with Madalyn for a bit while Sam and I got some dinner. Later on, grandma Sue came too.

Attached to heart monitors and an IV and making daddy feed her apple juice

The rest of the day was filled with Madalyn not wanting anything to do with anyone, and us waiting for answers of how on earth an almost 2 year old gets pancreatitis. I stayed the night that night while Sam and Abby slept at home. More tests were ordered for my poor little baby.

The next morning bright and early, she had to have another blood test. If I remember right, I think it was a glucose test. And later that morning we went down for a barium x-ray. She hated the x-ray, but LOVED the barium and was angry when it ran out. Madalyns mood started to improve quite a bit this day, and she started to eat and drink more on her own meaning she didn't have to be hooked up to the IV all day. We still had a lot of questions, but she was doing so well. She even zonked out for a nap for a few hours!!

Her first smile in a few days, walking around, and eating!

That night Sam had to go to work, and my mom came up to be with me so I could get dinner and such. Madalyn was starting to act really hungry, but she was on a no fat diet so her eating was still limited. That night she was walking around the room, playing with toys, eating, and smiling. She even got a bath which I was so happy about!!

Once Sam got back to the hospital, my mom left and the nurses came back to give her an IV for the night because she needed another test the next day and she couldn't eat or drink. Because of the bath, her hands were cold and the nurses had a hard time finding a vein. That was super sad. Poor baby got poked probably 5 times and just now her bruises are starting to fade. :( It was my turn once again to go home that night with Abby.

Finally able to leave the room!!

The next morning (Tuesday) shortly after I got back up there, we were told the good news that Madalyn was able to go home!!! Her whatevers that determined pacreatitis (there is a reason I don't work in the medical field) were going down. We were told she still had to be on a low fat diet, but since she was eating and happy we could go. We were all very, very happy about this news, but I think no one was as excited as Madalyn to get out of there.

Going home

Madalyn has been doing wonderfully since being home. She is happy and silly. She eats decent (still as picky and stubborn as heck though) and at her follow up appointment last week she had gained about 2 pounds. I still worry about her of course. I worry every night as I put her to bed that we will be woken up by her throw up, but so far so good. (Except the day after the 4th. We gave her too much fat that day...) I am so thankful that she wasn't there for worse. It could have been so much worse, but we were blessed to leave there with a happy healthy girl.

One week follow up

As for big sister, I think she is just as happy. Sure, she acted mostly fine throughout all this, but I think she was really worried for her little sister and sad she wasn't around us. Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone who helped out with her.

Dr. Abby at your service

And thank you to everyone who brought us dinners after we were home. Those helped a ton!!

Madalyns Hopsital Adventure, Pt 1

Remember this post where i talked all about how Madalyn was all better? Yeah, talk about jinxing myself. Madalyn was doing so good and I was so happy and so relieved, until that Friday (June 26th.)

Disclaimer: The pictures you are about to see are super sad. I warned you. :)

The day started out normal. She woke up happy and I was once again relieved that no throw up happened that night. About an hour later she started to act down and kept crying. I thought she was hungry so I kept trying to see if she wanted food, but she wouldn't eat. She just kept crying and whimpering and I didn't know what to do. Finally, she threw up. She seemed better a little bit after that, and I was able to put her down for a nap.

Don't mind my face...or the messy house. Obviously I was worried about other things this day. 

After her nap, things just got worse. She just kept throwing up and eventually stopped eating and drinking all together. Sam, thank goodness, didn't have work that night so we stayed in and tried to figure out what to do. She threw up a few more times before bed, but went to sleep fast that night. At about 4:30am she woke up again puking. Sam got up with her and tried to get her to calm down. She wouldn't let him sit. He took her on a drive, paced outside with her, tried turning on curious george, nothing. Then her puke turned green and after 2 or 3 bright green bile pukes, we knew we had to take her to the hospital. At this point Sam and I were both a wreck. Sam isn't a very emotional guy, and even he couldn't hold back the tears. Abby was pretty concerned about Madayn, but she still didn't quite understand all that was happening.  My sister was heading to the mountains for the day to play and offered to take Abby. I was so releived knowing that she was going to be out having the most fun day of her life and she didn't have to worry about her little sister.

We decided to go straight to Primary Childrens hospital, knowing she would get the best care she could get there. She dozed on the way up, but other than that, she was lethargic and sad, and it was so hard. She is never like that! They hooked her up to an IV almost immediately seeing as she was so dehydrated, and ran some tests, blood and urine. And we waited. And waited. And waited. Later that day she had an X-Ray, but no answers were coming yet. They suggested we stay the night to keep a better eye on her. Seeing as she had thrown up a few more times, we were more than happy to stay. We moved to the RTU and that night she had a stool sample taken.

Poor little girl hated the nurses. She would cry and cry any time one would come in, even if they weren't touching her. Can't blame her. They poked her with needles, stuck up a catheder to get a urine sample, and pinned her down to an xray table. So rude right? Haha.

I went home that night to sleep and Sam stayed. Abby was going to sleep over at aunt Chelseas, but she got homesick and I picked her up. I was ok with that. I was sad and needed her light to comfort me. Even though she was asleep the whole time, I had her sleep in my bed with me and she just made me feel better.

Stay tuned for part 2 later this week. 

Life Lately

Ah life! Its been full of fun lately. Here is what has been happening. 

 Life lately has been going to a Bees game for daddy's work, and trying to get this picture. Madalyn wasn't having it, Abby was just pulling a face. Its also been Abby's balloon hair she insisted on getting. Life has also been finding Madalyn like this in the morning, and its been a picture where she looks far too grown up. Bye bye baby Madalyn. Hello Toddler. I guess that is expected at almost 2.

 Life lately has been both girls in the bathroom...you know what they say. Sisters that poop together, stay together. Its been silly Madalyn acrobats on the chair while watching Curious George. Its been adorable little girls being adorable and sharing, and its been a wonderful date night seeing Jurassic World, a Caitlin approved movie.

 Lately, life has been a sick little baby and feeling helpless as her mama. Its been knowing Sam was leaving to scout camp the next day and still having to worry about my little human. Its been a pajama movie night while daddy was away, and its been having a blast at bath time together. Nothing makes my heart happier than hearing these two squealing in delight together. Abby sure knows how to make Madalyn laugh. 

 Life lately has been the best daddy ever making play-doh dresses with Abby. Its been a fun night BBQing and playing at a park in Salt Lake. Its been Madalyn throwing a fit and Abby trying to help, and its been an adorable picture of Abby on Fathers Day when she climbed into our bed about 6:30am and fell back to sleep with daddy.

 Life lately has been one happy girl, and one grumpy girl. Its been a quick date night to the temple to do some initiatory with this handsome guy (even with that creeper stash). Its been loving this girls messy hair and profile, and its been Abbigale and Madalyn camped out on the floor as I showered. No privacy ever these days. 

And lastly, life has been just a cute picture of my girls laying around. Its been Madalyn at her happy place on the dino's. Its been Madalyn begging daddy for some peanut butter instead of dinner, and its been a silly 3 year old who ate a bunch of starbursts, and then proceeded to spin a bunch of circles resulting in thinking she was going to vomit. Honestly, it ruined her whole night. Its just a rite of passage to get that way. Everyone must experience it, and she did last night. Silly girl.

Update! Update! Read all about it!

Long time no blog once again. My blogging groove is just gone and I need it back. I need to supply the people with what they want! :) So, I decided to start out once again my hopefully normal blogging routine, I just thought I would update everyone on the happenings of our family. Because I KNOW you are all dying.

Sam is working hard. Really, he is gone far to much for my liking between two jobs and young men's, however I am also happy that he is willing to put his family first and provide for us and that he magnifies his calling. And when he is home, he doesn't hesitate to help out even though sometimes he may just want to sit. I really married a keeper.

I am trying to stay on top of the household work and help raise my cuties. I've decided to stop Beachbody for a while too. I'm just not a sales person. I wish I was. I wish the business worked for me and that I was making my money so Sam could be home more, but it just wasn't happening. I believed it would for so long, but there came a time where I just had to stop. Maybe when we get more financially secure I can start buying the Shakeology every month again because that stuff is amazing, but for now it was doing more damage on our finances than I was making money for. :( However, I feel really good about that decision and hope I can still inspire people to live a healthy active lifestyle!

Abby is just being cute little Abby. She turns 4 in less than a month and a day doesn't go by that she doesn't give me a list of presents she wants. She is smart as a whip and missing preschool. Every day she asks if its time to go back. She is getting a bit bored and I have to step up my game to make the days a little more fun around these parts! What are some fun things you do that doesn't involve going out in the heat of the day?

Madayn is doing better. For almost 4 weeks she was vomiting and had diarrhea on and off. I would think she was getting better and another bout would start. She would eat hardly anything. Well, all the prayers, fathers blessings, temple prayer roll, and fasting seems to have worked. She has stopped throwing up, even last night when I didn't give her any zofran! She won't stop eating (she is still the pickiest eater I know, but she is back to eating her normal foods that she wouldn't touch before) and she had her first real poo yesterday. I know. I'm talking about poo on the blog but I can't tell you how happy it made me!!  She is happy and the dark circles around her eyes are fading more every day!!  I didn't realize until yesterday how stressed and worried this made me until I was actually relaxed and playing more with the girls. Madalyn, don't ever do that to mommy again!! Other than that, she is a typical girl. She is following in her sisters footsteps and loves everything princess. She puts on dress ups, gets excited when she sees a princess or we watch a princess movie, and loves when I put her in a dress to wear that day. (in fact, a lot of time she fights me when I try to put shorts on her) She doesn't hesitate to spin around to show me her pretty dresses.

I just love my cute little family!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Ah!! This past weekend was fantastic! Sam was able to get off work at 1 on Friday. He worked until past midnight the night before, so he came home and we all napped until about 3:30. We didn't do much that night, except a fancy dinner at Costco and a Target run, followed by Abby requesting Mrs. Doubtfire for movie night.

The next morning we all slept in and then met my parents and Erik and Ali at Village Inn for breakfast. We missed the whole family, but at the same time it was kinda nice being able to chat to everyone! Afterwards, we ran a few more errands and then relaxed until Sam had to go to work. While he was at work, me and the girls went back to my parents house to play in the playhouse.

Sunday was low key, full of church, my sharing time lesson, naps, and that night we had a family dinner at Sams parents. Sams half brother Wes was there to join us, so that was fun!

The Monday of Memorial Day, we usually have an early morning breakfast, but due to weather and half the family being gone, we bagged it. I was pretty bummed and missed the mountains, but we had our own fun. We had a picnic at the Jordan River Parkway and played there for a few hours before Sam, yet again, had to go to work. It ended up being a beautiful day and we all got a little bit of sun (which hasn't been happening in May here) I ended the night back at my parents for some hot dogs and hamburgers.

It was a nice relaxing family weekend. Thank you to all those who have served our country!!

Currently

Wow so, remember when I was going to keep up this blog better and clear back in February I was going to start a new segment called "currently." Well don't you fret, because here it is!

Loving: Being home with my girls everyday! Its hard for Sam to work two jobs, but slowly and surely it won't be long before he can quit thanks to Beachbody. But seriously, we are all much happier the past 4 months I've been home!!

Reading/watching: I was reading The Revenge of Seven, but after renewing it 3 times and it still wasn't half way done, I gave up for when I get more things under control. So for the time being I'm reading Chalene Johnsons "Push" and I'm catching up on Supernatural when I can.

Trying to: Work on improving my time. Trying to run a business, work out, be there for my girls, clean my house, and prepare meals is a lot of work. I know I can do it all, I just need to be better about time management!! Its totally worth it though, trying to live my life by my design.

Wishing: For the rain to let up just a little. Yes, this rain has been so great for our lawns and our water supply and we are in very much need of it, but we need a weekend to go in the mountains, play outside, and do yard work!! Come on Utah. Just one weekend so we can get things done!!

Excited for: This coming Memorial Day weekend. Sam gets off early on Friday from his first job, and doesn't work that night at Litzas and he doesn't work Monday at DMBA so we get to have some quality time spent together!! Hooray!!