So, long story short... Allison Canella (Allie) was born on Sep. 7th. I was watching a scary movie and right as King Kong was attacking I felt a giant pop. I didn't know what it was but had to go to the bathroom instantly (I'm assuming my water broke but it wasn't obvious). I sat back down and had the worst contraction ever and instantly knew I was in labor after that one single contraction. I called Mike downstairs and two minutes later had another horrible contraction. Yes, I went from nothing to instantly two minutes apart and painful contractions. The hospital took way too long to give me the epidural but shortly after they gave it to me I had Allie. She cried when she came out and then they laid her on my chest and she turned blue and stopped breathing. They whisked her away, gave her Oxygen, cleaned out her lungs, and were rubbing her to warm her up. 30 seconds later she started breathing with the Oxygen and 2 minutes later she could breath on her own. It was a SCARY two minutes!! They thought something was wrong with her heartbeat, but after a few tests the doctor was luckily incorrect and Allie was fine. Carol helped with the kids on Sunday while we were in the hospital which was nice.
Allie is wonderful! She is so cute and smiley! The kids absolutely adore her and fight over who gets to look at her or hold her. :) We have been struggling with nursing though. I got mastitis which led to thrush which led low milk supply. She wasn't gaining weight and I've had to supplement a little in the evenings. Now I'm pumping a lot to increase my milk supply and it's been a big pain.
Life is a little crazy right now with little sleep, constant feedings, and the kids being in four different school, but we're surviving. Things will calm down soon enough. My parents came up for Allie's baby blessing which was nice and the kids performed "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus" on the same Sunday.
Tomorrow is Halloween and Allie looks so cute in her Super Girl costume. Heidi has been super great and has been taking Emma on Wednesdays to a dance class with Halley and then over to her house so Emma can play with Halley. It's been super nice. Also, Halley and Emma are in the same class at school which is fun.
I'm sure there has been a lot more, but I need to go feed Allie again. :)
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
Sitting pretty at about 5cm and hardly any contractions. The doctor honestly didn't expect me to make it to my appointment today because she thought I'd for sure have my baby this week. She stripped my membranes today but said there was hardly anything to strip because my body is so ready have the baby and she doesn't know why I haven't yet. That's just the way I roll I guess. So, hopefully I'll have the baby within 24 hrs, but if not, I'll probably have to wait to be induced on Tuesday.
Logan had a homework question that asked him to explain how to solve a specific math problem. He wrote, "Be smart." Lol and rolling my eyes. I made him change his answer but I thought it was pretty funny.
The kids love dancing to Errolyn's "Just Dance 4" Wii game, but sometimes I felt the songs and dancing were a little too old for Logan and Emma. So, I bought "Just Dance Disney" and they love it. I think I'll try the "Just Dance Kids" ones next. But, I love that they dance and get their energy out but also are having fun. :)
The kids have been busy, busy with school stuff already. Emma met her new Mother's Day Out teacher yesterday and found out that she and Halley will be in the same class. Emma is so excited.
This is my last few days being pregnant... forever. I'm SO relieved to almost be done with this pregnancy, but also a little sad and reminiscent of my past pregnancies and babies. This baby will be the "last" of many things for us... last first steps, last first words, last everything baby wise. But, we know and feel this last baby will complete our family so hopefully all of the lasts don't make me too sad but more grateful for the wonderful family I've been given the opportunity to raise.
Logan had a homework question that asked him to explain how to solve a specific math problem. He wrote, "Be smart." Lol and rolling my eyes. I made him change his answer but I thought it was pretty funny.
The kids love dancing to Errolyn's "Just Dance 4" Wii game, but sometimes I felt the songs and dancing were a little too old for Logan and Emma. So, I bought "Just Dance Disney" and they love it. I think I'll try the "Just Dance Kids" ones next. But, I love that they dance and get their energy out but also are having fun. :)
The kids have been busy, busy with school stuff already. Emma met her new Mother's Day Out teacher yesterday and found out that she and Halley will be in the same class. Emma is so excited.
This is my last few days being pregnant... forever. I'm SO relieved to almost be done with this pregnancy, but also a little sad and reminiscent of my past pregnancies and babies. This baby will be the "last" of many things for us... last first steps, last first words, last everything baby wise. But, we know and feel this last baby will complete our family so hopefully all of the lasts don't make me too sad but more grateful for the wonderful family I've been given the opportunity to raise.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
This will be short...
The kids love their teachers and classes! School is going well. Went to Carol's for George's birthday tonight. As of Thursday I was dilated to 4cm and 75% effaced. Contracted for 4 hours last night, getting worse and worse, and then the contractions stopped at 5:30am. So hoping this baby comes soon! Tired of this contraction/ waiting game.
The kids love their teachers and classes! School is going well. Went to Carol's for George's birthday tonight. As of Thursday I was dilated to 4cm and 75% effaced. Contracted for 4 hours last night, getting worse and worse, and then the contractions stopped at 5:30am. So hoping this baby comes soon! Tired of this contraction/ waiting game.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
So, my parents came out a couple of weeks ago and it was good to see them. The kids all showed off on their instruments, played games, and hung-out with everyone. Even though school hasn't started yet, Cameron and Errolyn have had their fair share of school events. Cameron (and us) had tennis camp, orchestra camp, an orchestra parent meeting, a tennis parent meeting, and a prep day at school last week. Errolyn had orchestra camp and a prep day. Next week is much lighter, but there are still a lot of meet-the-teacher nights, meetings, and doctors visits for school. I'm ready for school to start, but it will be very difficult having a brand new baby right in the first couple of weeks of school while I have kids at 4 different school. We'll see how it goes... but I'm really worried about the timing of everything and hope my kids will still being able to do everything they need to do at school while I'm in the hospital or recovering.
I've been getting up a bit more now that I'm not on bed rest. I'm still taking it easy, but there's just too much to do to get ready for the baby and school. I'm dilated to 2 cm, which really is nothing, but the doctor is having me come in every week for a stress test on the baby. At my last appointment she didn't say I looked good like she normally does, but instead told me I needed to come in later this week for an ultrasound so she can check a couple of things. So, we'll see how that goes.
Carol has helped out quite a bit with taking Errolyn school shopping. I finished Cameron's on Saturday with him, but had to ride the cart around Target. I feel so embarrassed using the cart, but it was too much walking and I didn't want to spur on my pre-labor contractions again. In one more week I'll be full term and then I don't care if I walk a lot because the baby can come at that point. I've never had problems at the end of pregnancy like this. I'm usually go-go-go at the end; nesting big time. Even though I'm not that old, the doctor said having a baby at my age is remarkably harder on the body and she's not surprised that I've had complications that I didn't have with my other four kids. Oh well.
We got a new YW Presidency today and two new YM leaders... and I'm excited for the new leaders for my kids! Mike and I were just discussing last week how we hoped Errolyn would have good, spiritual, and fun YW leaders. We wanted two specific ladies... and they were called today! Errolyn doesn't go into YW for 5 more months, but I'm so excited that these two ladies will be her leaders. And Cameron's new Teacher's Quorum leader is a cello player... there are only two teachers in the ward, Cameron and Ammon, and they both play the cello too... neat coincidence. :)
I've been getting up a bit more now that I'm not on bed rest. I'm still taking it easy, but there's just too much to do to get ready for the baby and school. I'm dilated to 2 cm, which really is nothing, but the doctor is having me come in every week for a stress test on the baby. At my last appointment she didn't say I looked good like she normally does, but instead told me I needed to come in later this week for an ultrasound so she can check a couple of things. So, we'll see how that goes.
Carol has helped out quite a bit with taking Errolyn school shopping. I finished Cameron's on Saturday with him, but had to ride the cart around Target. I feel so embarrassed using the cart, but it was too much walking and I didn't want to spur on my pre-labor contractions again. In one more week I'll be full term and then I don't care if I walk a lot because the baby can come at that point. I've never had problems at the end of pregnancy like this. I'm usually go-go-go at the end; nesting big time. Even though I'm not that old, the doctor said having a baby at my age is remarkably harder on the body and she's not surprised that I've had complications that I didn't have with my other four kids. Oh well.
We got a new YW Presidency today and two new YM leaders... and I'm excited for the new leaders for my kids! Mike and I were just discussing last week how we hoped Errolyn would have good, spiritual, and fun YW leaders. We wanted two specific ladies... and they were called today! Errolyn doesn't go into YW for 5 more months, but I'm so excited that these two ladies will be her leaders. And Cameron's new Teacher's Quorum leader is a cello player... there are only two teachers in the ward, Cameron and Ammon, and they both play the cello too... neat coincidence. :)
Friday, August 15, 2014
How one decision leads to another.
Dryer breaks and is old, we’ve fixed it too many times- lets buy a new dryer, our washer isn’t great either, let’s buy a new matching washer and dryer, to fit the new machines we have to remove the giant metal shelf we use for food storage in the laundry room, where will we put the giant shelf- it’s so big, we remove the old washing machine and the faucet is slightly leaking, we replace the faucet but in the process water ends up gushing all over the laundry room floor and flooding it, in the process of rushing to turn off the hot water heater (because scalding hot water is gushing out onto my husband and burning him) paint cans get thrown aside because they are blocking the door to the water heater, we soak up all of the water in the laundry room, we realize in frantically moving the paint cans an entire gallon of white paint spilt all over the garage, we have to hurry and clean the garage and clean up the paint, we decide the giant metal shelf will fit in the garage, we have to clean the entire garage and move EVERYTHING around because the shelf is so tall, while organizing things in the garage an entire jug of coolant begins leaking all over everything, we end up cleaning and wiping down several tools and bikes in addition to the coolant... BUT, now we have a new washer and dryer, our laundry room is mopped and spotless from the flood, the garage is clean and excellently organized, and now we just have to buy a new smaller shelf for the laundry room for our food storage (which we will have to take out of boxes since it was on the floor when it flooded and the boxes are ruined)… and we are exhausted yet somehow satisfied with all of our accomplishments! Lol.
Dryer breaks and is old, we’ve fixed it too many times- lets buy a new dryer, our washer isn’t great either, let’s buy a new matching washer and dryer, to fit the new machines we have to remove the giant metal shelf we use for food storage in the laundry room, where will we put the giant shelf- it’s so big, we remove the old washing machine and the faucet is slightly leaking, we replace the faucet but in the process water ends up gushing all over the laundry room floor and flooding it, in the process of rushing to turn off the hot water heater (because scalding hot water is gushing out onto my husband and burning him) paint cans get thrown aside because they are blocking the door to the water heater, we soak up all of the water in the laundry room, we realize in frantically moving the paint cans an entire gallon of white paint spilt all over the garage, we have to hurry and clean the garage and clean up the paint, we decide the giant metal shelf will fit in the garage, we have to clean the entire garage and move EVERYTHING around because the shelf is so tall, while organizing things in the garage an entire jug of coolant begins leaking all over everything, we end up cleaning and wiping down several tools and bikes in addition to the coolant... BUT, now we have a new washer and dryer, our laundry room is mopped and spotless from the flood, the garage is clean and excellently organized, and now we just have to buy a new smaller shelf for the laundry room for our food storage (which we will have to take out of boxes since it was on the floor when it flooded and the boxes are ruined)… and we are exhausted yet somehow satisfied with all of our accomplishments! Lol.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Ahhh! Disaster! So, Mike was cleaning out the laundry room and getting the washing machine ready to be replaced. We have a faucet in there that doesn't shut completely off. Mike's replaced it before no problem and was replacing it again. He didn't need to turn off the water the first time so he didn't this time. All of the sudden I hear a gushing sound. I figured it was water but he didn't call for help. Then after about 20 seconds Mike starts yelling, "Help, help, help." I grabbed a shoe bucket on the way and dumped it out and threw it to him to catch the water that was already all over the floor. He started yelling that it was the hot water... yikes! I yelled to Logan and Errolyn to grab empty bins and trash cans in the garage while I threw paint cans, bins, and junk off of the shelf in front of the water heater door. The lever to turn the water off was all the way at the top of the closet... luckily Cameron came down right as I was about to climb up the water heater (I surely would have toppled with how pregnant I am and how little ledge there was to climb) and he climbed to the top and I told him which lever to push. The water turned off, whew! But, now there is an inch of water all over our laundry room floor and poor Mike was burned with extremely hot water for several minutes. :( I'm glad this happened today instead of ON his birthday... but it still stinks. Poor Mike. This washing machine better be worth it!
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Last Sunday we were invited over for dessert with a new family that moved into the subdivision. The kids got along well and then we came back and had our last game night with the Beans. We had a good time seeing them all. They left on Monday and then we began packing for our Houston trip.
On Tuesday, we went to the beach. We didn't have a hotel on the beach like we wanted, but our hotel had a shuttle that took us to the beach which was nice. I bid on a hotel on Priceline and so we got a super nice hotel for a really reasonable price. The kids had fun, although I had wished it were a little warmer. The kids all had fun boogie boarding, even little Emma. Then we went swimming and took a shuttle back to the hotel and ordered pizza.
On Tuesday, we went to Nasa and bought City Passes so we could go to many of the attractions in Houston for almost half the price.. I enjoyed the tour of Mission Control, and the kids loved playing with all of the science gadgets in the main area. We stayed there for about 7 hours and then we went to the Kemah boardwalk and the kids went on some amusement rides. Emma went on some really scary rides that even Errolyn wouldn't go on, and she had a blast. I was amazed. I started hemorrhaging a little from all of the walking which worried me since my baby has dropped early. Then we went to Mom and Dads and talked a little and put the kids to bed.
On Wednesday, we went to the Children's Museum and it is by far the best Children's Museum of the many we've taken the kids to. There was so much to do! It was also way crowded which was not fun. Cameron and Errolyn mostly stuck together, Mike chased around Logan, and I was lucky to be with Emma. She didn't run from toy to toy to toy like the other kids, but found something she really liked and stayed there for an hour playing. She stayed in the play kitchen/ waitress area for over an hour serving parents fake food, making food, and washing fake dishes. She loved it and she was so cute serving all of the parents. She also stayed in the ambulance car for a while driving and trying to save the dummy with the medical gadgets in the ambulance. I was glad she stayed in places fairly long so I could sit down for longer periods of time. The three older kids got filmed and were on the Houston news that night for a new balloon toy which was cool.
I was getting more concerned by my hemorrhaging and called my doctor. She told me I needed to stop walking around and monitor myself to see if the bleeding got worse so I'd know if I needed to go to the hospital. So, when we went to the Museum of Natural Science Mike got a wheel chair for me so I wouldn't have to walk. The museum brought back old memories for me since I had been there so many times when I was a youth and young adult. I think the dinosaur and gem exhibits are better in Houston than the other museums I've been to. We went to Mom and Dad's and Kevin was there again. We mostly talked and Mom read the kids a lot of books which they loved.
On Friday, we went to the Aquarium. It was smaller than expected but I loved seeing the white tiger since its my favorite animal. It walked and moved a lot and I could have watched it all day. Then we fed and touched the sting rays. The girls were too afraid to touch the sting rays, but I touched them and the boys all touched and fed them. Then I decided I had probably already had too much walking and sat down the rest of the time while the kids went on the amusement rides outside for a while. While I was waiting I saw a really cool large green eel that I'm sure people would mistake for the Lockness Monster if it were a little larger. Then we went to Janet's and wished Lizzy a happy birthday. We met Mom and Dad at Los Tres for dinner. We watched a neat wedding video that Mom had made for Mike and I and then the kids went down to the lake to run around and get their energy out. Mike and Cameron also went to play Ultimate with Kevin and his friends.
On Saturday, we packed up and headed to Janet's church for James' baptism. I led the music, Mike prayed and assisted in the confirmation, and the kids all sang a special musical number. Afterwards, I asked Mike and my Dad for a blessing since I was worried about the baby. I felt comforted during the blessing. Then we went over to Janet's for some great barbeque and talking. We stayed several hours and then started the drive back home.
Now I'm in bed rest mode until my hemorrhaging stops completely. But, I'm glad we had a fun family vacation and that the kids have some good memories.
On Tuesday, we went to the beach. We didn't have a hotel on the beach like we wanted, but our hotel had a shuttle that took us to the beach which was nice. I bid on a hotel on Priceline and so we got a super nice hotel for a really reasonable price. The kids had fun, although I had wished it were a little warmer. The kids all had fun boogie boarding, even little Emma. Then we went swimming and took a shuttle back to the hotel and ordered pizza.
On Tuesday, we went to Nasa and bought City Passes so we could go to many of the attractions in Houston for almost half the price.. I enjoyed the tour of Mission Control, and the kids loved playing with all of the science gadgets in the main area. We stayed there for about 7 hours and then we went to the Kemah boardwalk and the kids went on some amusement rides. Emma went on some really scary rides that even Errolyn wouldn't go on, and she had a blast. I was amazed. I started hemorrhaging a little from all of the walking which worried me since my baby has dropped early. Then we went to Mom and Dads and talked a little and put the kids to bed.
On Wednesday, we went to the Children's Museum and it is by far the best Children's Museum of the many we've taken the kids to. There was so much to do! It was also way crowded which was not fun. Cameron and Errolyn mostly stuck together, Mike chased around Logan, and I was lucky to be with Emma. She didn't run from toy to toy to toy like the other kids, but found something she really liked and stayed there for an hour playing. She stayed in the play kitchen/ waitress area for over an hour serving parents fake food, making food, and washing fake dishes. She loved it and she was so cute serving all of the parents. She also stayed in the ambulance car for a while driving and trying to save the dummy with the medical gadgets in the ambulance. I was glad she stayed in places fairly long so I could sit down for longer periods of time. The three older kids got filmed and were on the Houston news that night for a new balloon toy which was cool.
I was getting more concerned by my hemorrhaging and called my doctor. She told me I needed to stop walking around and monitor myself to see if the bleeding got worse so I'd know if I needed to go to the hospital. So, when we went to the Museum of Natural Science Mike got a wheel chair for me so I wouldn't have to walk. The museum brought back old memories for me since I had been there so many times when I was a youth and young adult. I think the dinosaur and gem exhibits are better in Houston than the other museums I've been to. We went to Mom and Dad's and Kevin was there again. We mostly talked and Mom read the kids a lot of books which they loved.
On Friday, we went to the Aquarium. It was smaller than expected but I loved seeing the white tiger since its my favorite animal. It walked and moved a lot and I could have watched it all day. Then we fed and touched the sting rays. The girls were too afraid to touch the sting rays, but I touched them and the boys all touched and fed them. Then I decided I had probably already had too much walking and sat down the rest of the time while the kids went on the amusement rides outside for a while. While I was waiting I saw a really cool large green eel that I'm sure people would mistake for the Lockness Monster if it were a little larger. Then we went to Janet's and wished Lizzy a happy birthday. We met Mom and Dad at Los Tres for dinner. We watched a neat wedding video that Mom had made for Mike and I and then the kids went down to the lake to run around and get their energy out. Mike and Cameron also went to play Ultimate with Kevin and his friends.
On Saturday, we packed up and headed to Janet's church for James' baptism. I led the music, Mike prayed and assisted in the confirmation, and the kids all sang a special musical number. Afterwards, I asked Mike and my Dad for a blessing since I was worried about the baby. I felt comforted during the blessing. Then we went over to Janet's for some great barbeque and talking. We stayed several hours and then started the drive back home.
Now I'm in bed rest mode until my hemorrhaging stops completely. But, I'm glad we had a fun family vacation and that the kids have some good memories.
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