I'm Still Alive

Okay I really have been meaning to post lots of stuff about my little girl but the problem is I dont have access to a computer up here in Kamas and I don't have service on my phone so I'm officially technology.  Besides not being able to feel connected to the outside world, we are loving life.  Eden is such a good baby.  She sleeps really good and is a natural with breast feeding so I'm really lucky. 

Les has promised to go get our computer from Julie's and bring it up to the cabin so that I will have something to do while Eden is sleeping during the day besides clean and watch TV. So as soon as he brings is up I will be a blogging fool. 

I know some of you have wanted to come visit and if you are willing to make the drive to Kamas I would love to have you.  Like I said, I don't have service up here so if you need to get a hold of me just give the cabin a call.  The number is 435-783-2952.

She's Here!

Well she's here.  Better late than never.  Eden Rae Rose was born Thursday, September 24th @ 3:11am.  6lbs 12oz 18inches.  She's super cute and we love her lots!  I will definately post more pictures and tell you her birth story, but here are some pics to tide you over until then.

We like her.  I think we'll keep her!

Worst Day of my Life!

Besides the fact that my child has not arrived, I just had the worst morning of my life. I woke up this morning feeling great (which puts me in a bad mood right away...) and I have been up at my in-laws cabin all weekend and so I have to pack up all our stuff and get ready to head back home.  Well, once I load up and get going I notice that I have zero gas in my car and I have no money to put any in so while I'm driving I'm trying to gauge if I can make it home with the little gas I have.  You see, my husband was suppose to put gas in my car the night before when he took it to go visit his friend who has a cabin close by but he neglected to do it...strike one. 

Then moments later my tire gauge turns on which means I need to stop and put air in my tires before I hit the freeway to avoid a flat tire or blow out.  I've been having to put air in my tire 2 or 3 times a week for some reason and every time I take it get the oil changed I tell the nice man fixing my car that my tire seems to have a leak or something cuz I'm always having to put air in.  Well, each time I tell him this he tells me he fixed the problem when I come to pick up my car but alas I continue to have to put air in my tire.  So I stop at the local gas station and put some air in my tire.  Well, as I'm pulling the hose off my tire the entire steam pops clean out of my tire and air starts rushing out.  Within moment my tire is completely flat with no way for me to put/keep air in my tire....strike two!

I get in my car (mind you I have my dog with me) and I go to call Les and lo and behold my phone is completely dead.  I just got a new phone and I don't have a car charger yet so I have no way of calling Les to tell him what happened.  Plus I'm in Kamas and there is no one I can call.  His parents, along with him are all at work in Salt Lake and my phone is dead....GREAT! strike three I've officially lost it!

So I walk into the gas station and I ask the lady at the counter if I can use a phone.  She tells me only if its a local call.  Well, who the devil am I going to call in Kamas?! and besides I don't know anyone's number cuz they are all saved on my phone...which is dead.  So I tell her what happened and she tells me there is a auto body shop down the road where someone can help me out.  I ask her how far away is it...cuz my car has a completely flat tire, I'm 10 months pregnant and I have my dog in the car.  She so kindly offers to call the guy and ask if he would come to the gas station and help me out....wow that would be great.  Thanks!

A nice man shows up to the gas station and tells me that there's nothing he can do to fix my tire and that I need to go to a tire shop and get a new steam (or whatever they are called) put into my tire.  I tell him that I don't live here and I need to get back to Salt Lake so what can I do?  He tells me he'll have to put my spare on so I can get to a tire shop....awesome thanks!  So the kind man changes my tire for me and reminds me that I can't go over 50 mph but it should be able to make it home on the spare.  I thank him a ton for helping me out and he leaves.

As I get in my car to make the LONG journey home I realize that I'm never going to make it home going 50 mph with the little gas that I have so I stop at the gas pump (where gas is like 10 cents higher than normal cuz I'm in the mountains) and put some gas on my credit card cursing my husband the whole time.  Thank heavens I have my credit card.  I finally start my journey home.  It takes me a little over 2 hours to get home since I live in freaking Herriman and I can only go 50 mph on the freeway while I get scuzed and flipped off for going so slow....

Dear Fellow Utah Drivers,
     I am in the far right lane with my hazards on for a reason!  If you weren't paying attention as you approached me to see that my hazards are on and that I'm clearly going slower than the rest of traffic and you fail to get over so you have to slow down...that is your own fault.  I don't appreciate being honked at or scuzed at because you are the idiot who wasn't paying attention. 
Sincerely,
The Over-Due Pregnant Lady

So I finally make it home and by this time I want out of the car and away from human civilization but I need to get my tire fixed cuz I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'd rather avoid another freeway experience.  So I call the Nissian dealership where I take my car and tell them what happened.  They tell me it could either cost $5 to fix or $200 to fix depending on how the thing is broke.  I ask them if my tire is under warrantee or anything and they tell me no because I can't prove that I didn't break it myself.  FANTASTIC!  Wow I love dealing with car people.  They are always so lovely.  So now I sit here and wait for my husband to come home from work because if I go to the car place by myself and have to deal with one more person I might have a melt down and kill someone so I will let my husband do it...

I guess on the bright side, with all of this mayhem I'm pretty sure my blood pressure is just about boiling so maybe tomorrow when I go to the doctors they will induce me because it's so high...here's to hoping! 

Due Date

So it's officially my due date and I have not had a baby.  I want to cry and scream at the same time.  It's not like I'm having contractions and just not a baby...its I feel great.  I haven't had any contractions and I'm not even dilated!  Someone please kill me! What kind of sick joke is this baby trying to play on her tortured momma

Nursery

So today while I was waiting for my child to come out of me I decided I'd make good use of my time and get the last minute touches up in her nook.  So here are some pictures of the final product. I think it turned out super cute and I was very grateful that my husband helped me hang all the stuff...at least he's good for something!

Here's the overall look.  I plan on putting pictures of Eden in the frames but until she makes her debu, they will remain empty.

Again, these are the cute letters my mom painted for me and my wonderful sister-in-law Julie made the bows for me since I'm apparently challenged when it comes to tieing bows!

These are the windmill flowers I bought from the craft store and painted myself.  I just thought they were so cute I had to use them.  I'm still looking for the perfect vase to put them in but this one will do for now.  Plus, I think I'm going to cut the bottom off of one of the flowers to make it a little shorter...still trying to decide.

Here's a closer view of the bedding.  I love this bedding and am so happy I got it.  I'm tired of the pink/brown motif that seems to be the only bedding out there for girls.  She will wear enough pink/brown so I wanted something a little different.

This is what's currently inside the crib.  My mom made porcelain (spelling?...what happened to the spell check on here?!) dolls for all of us when we were little and this was the one she made for me.  It's what I looked liked when I was born.  My mom matched the hair and eyes to mine and it weighs as much as I did when I was born.  I love this doll and thought it was a good fill in till Eden arrives. Plus, I told Les he could start practicing changing diapers on her since he's never done it before.  I have yet to see him practice but it's only a matter of time until he WILL change a diaper.

10 Days to Go!

So as many of you know, I'm still pregnant and hating life.  I went to the doctors today and she pretty much told me my womb is awesome cuz my baby has no intentions on coming out any time soon.  I was hoping to go in there and be 3cm dialated and 80% effaced but NO I'm 15% effaced and only 1cm dilated.  Ya know, I was liking my idea of having her on the 12th so that all the 1st borns could be a day apart.  Bennett's bday is the 10th, Brennen's bday is the 11th and Eden's bday th 12th, but that doesn't seem to be the plan for her.  She's pretty much taken refuge under my ribs.  When the doctor checked me she told me this..."Wow, she's really high up there.  She's just hanging out in your ribcage...must be comfy."

To make matters worse my husband is avoiding me like the plage.  You would think that him seeing me so miserable and uncomfortable he'd try and help out all he can, but NO he refuses to come near me cuz he wants her to be born on my dad's birthday (mind you that's 6 days after my due date!) What kind of husband wishes that on their pregnant wife?!  Apparently mine. 

Now I know I should be grateful that my baby is happy and healthy inside me and I am...but you reach a point where you are done and believe me I'M DONE.  Get this baby out of me.  So until she decides to grace us with her presence I'm going to be taking LONG walks, rubbing my feet and doing whatever I can think of to jump start this labor WITHOUT the help of my lame husband...that's right, he's lame.  He doesn't read this blog so I can call him whatever I want.  Plus, I'm 9 months pregnant and I don't feel sorry for him at all...just wait until after this baby is born.  Well see who's asking who for favors! (to much information?...oh well)

37 weeks and an Ultrasound

So on Thursday last week I went to the doctor for my 36 week checkup.  The doctor measured by belly and I was only measuring 30cm, which is 3cm less than I was measuring the week before so she was a little concerned that I was either losing fluid or the baby wasn't getting enough nutrients from my placenta.  So I was sent over to the women's center to get an ultrasound.  I wasn't able to get in for an ultrasound that day so I had to come back the next day.  On Friday afternoon I had an ultrasound done and the technician told me all looked well.  My fluid was within normal range and miss Eden was an estimated 6lbs 6oz (give or take a pound).  I was completely relieved because as much as I want this baby to come...I want her to be healthy even more so I was glad that everything was okay and I wasn't going to have to deliver my baby 3 1/2 weeks early. 

After the ultrasound Les and I headed up to the cabin to spend the weekend with my family.  My family wanted to have one last weekend together before Natalie moved to California.  It was loads of fun.  So much fun that I didn't take a single picture.  I have no idea why, I just never had my camera handy.  But it was a fun filled weekend packed with 4-wheel rides, wii tornaments, badmitton, fishing and lots of treats. 

Now we are just waiting for Miss Eden to decide to come.  I go to the doctors on Friday for another check up and if I'm measuring the same or smaller we might just have our little girl on Friday.  So I will keep you all updated! Sorry for the no pictures