Friday, October 15, 2010
Maternity Pictures
When I was 37 weeks pregnant, we had maternity pictures taken. We thought it would be a good idea just to remember how big I got! For being huge, fat, and 5:00 in the evening in 110 degree weather, I think they turned out alright :)
Monday, October 11, 2010
Our Sweet Addition to the Family
Long over due but here is how it all went down when this little girl came into our lives! From 36 weeks on, I went to the doctor weekly. We knew that she wasn't going to come anytime soon because I was not dialated or "soft" (whatever that means!). Dr. Beck was going to be at Lake Powell the entire week that I was due so we decided to schedule an apt for the Monday that he would be back and see about enducing labor. At about 37 weeks, I told him that I didn't mind going past my due date but I just didn't want to have an 8 or 9 pound baby. His response was, "She will DEFINITELY be over 8 pounds!" I said, "NO! We need to get her out before that happens!" He said that she would be a lot healthier and labor would be much easier if we waited. I cried! I was scared!
So, Monday, August 2, we went to our apt early in the morning and Dr. Beck said that we need to get her out because she is getting too big. He called the hospital and they said that they could get me in at 3:00. YAY! Around noon, the hospital called and said that they are busy and I need to call at 3:00 to make sure they could get me in. Everyone advised me to eat before I went so we hit up BJ's. Yumm... 3:00 came so I called the hospital and of course, they were too full. They said they would call me as soon as a room became available. 6:00... Joe's Real BBQ (delicious) with the Yeamans 7:30 mall with my mom 8:00 Kevin goes to a movie with Jeremy 8:01 THE HOSPITAL CALLS!!! Kevin leaves the movie! When I called him, the movie had just started. He didn't believe me at first but then realized that I wasn't kidding. My mom took me home and Kevin came and picked me up. Right before we left for the hospital, I got super emotional. I got really nervous. We said a prayer together and it really helped me calm down. I am so grateful for Kevin and his ability to calm my nerves. Here I am right before I went to the mall with my mom.
We got to the hospital at about 9:00 pm (August 2). By the time we got to the room, I changed into my lovely robe, got the IV, and started the medicine, it was 11:00 pm. Thank you, Dr. Beck, for the sleeping pill!
The medicine that they gave me had to be in me for 12 hours and then we had to wait an hour in between before we could start the pitocin. So, once we were finished with that, I showered and then finally about noon (August 3), we started the pitocin. Around 2:00, I got the epidural. From then on out, we talked, laughed, looked for names on the internet, played phase 10, Tasia did my make up, and basically just waited around. Things were moving REALLY slow!! On the board, everyone gave their guesses of how much Keegan would weigh. Jason Lunt was our winner!!
Around 9:00 pm, I was dialated to a 6 so Kevin kicked everyone out of the room so I could get some sleep and relax before I had to push. Once I relaxed, things started to move a lot faster. About 11:40, our nurse, Becky (amazing!), said I was at a 10 and I could start pushing. She said that I would probably be pushing for an hour or two. She got the room all ready and after 2 pushes, she said, "We are going to hold off on pushing until Dr. Beck gets here. I will go call him right now!" He got there 10 minutes later, I pushed a few more times and then our perfect little girl was here! She was born on August 4 at 12:11 am. She weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. It was the most incredible feeling in the entire world! Ahh!! It's amazing!
We stayed in the hospital until August 5. We went home around 2:00 pm or so. She didn't have a name until maybe 20 minutes before we left. We were deciding between Keegan and Kenlee. The entire time we were in the hospital, everyone kept asking what her name was. They all thought that we had a name but weren't telling anyone. Finally, Kevin decided on Keegan. I chose her middle name, Terry, after my dad. We had known that we would do that for a while but wanted it to be a surprise for him. Right after I had her, I asked my dad if it was okay that we gave her his name. He was so surprised and with tears in his eyes, he said he would be honored. I love my dad so much and that was something special that I wanted to do for him :)
Thank you so much for everyone that traveled to see us, waited patiently, sent text messages, called, and came to visit! We are so excited to have our little girl!
So, Monday, August 2, we went to our apt early in the morning and Dr. Beck said that we need to get her out because she is getting too big. He called the hospital and they said that they could get me in at 3:00. YAY! Around noon, the hospital called and said that they are busy and I need to call at 3:00 to make sure they could get me in. Everyone advised me to eat before I went so we hit up BJ's. Yumm... 3:00 came so I called the hospital and of course, they were too full. They said they would call me as soon as a room became available. 6:00... Joe's Real BBQ (delicious) with the Yeamans 7:30 mall with my mom 8:00 Kevin goes to a movie with Jeremy 8:01 THE HOSPITAL CALLS!!! Kevin leaves the movie! When I called him, the movie had just started. He didn't believe me at first but then realized that I wasn't kidding. My mom took me home and Kevin came and picked me up. Right before we left for the hospital, I got super emotional. I got really nervous. We said a prayer together and it really helped me calm down. I am so grateful for Kevin and his ability to calm my nerves. Here I am right before I went to the mall with my mom.
We got to the hospital at about 9:00 pm (August 2). By the time we got to the room, I changed into my lovely robe, got the IV, and started the medicine, it was 11:00 pm. Thank you, Dr. Beck, for the sleeping pill!
The medicine that they gave me had to be in me for 12 hours and then we had to wait an hour in between before we could start the pitocin. So, once we were finished with that, I showered and then finally about noon (August 3), we started the pitocin. Around 2:00, I got the epidural. From then on out, we talked, laughed, looked for names on the internet, played phase 10, Tasia did my make up, and basically just waited around. Things were moving REALLY slow!! On the board, everyone gave their guesses of how much Keegan would weigh. Jason Lunt was our winner!!
Around 9:00 pm, I was dialated to a 6 so Kevin kicked everyone out of the room so I could get some sleep and relax before I had to push. Once I relaxed, things started to move a lot faster. About 11:40, our nurse, Becky (amazing!), said I was at a 10 and I could start pushing. She said that I would probably be pushing for an hour or two. She got the room all ready and after 2 pushes, she said, "We are going to hold off on pushing until Dr. Beck gets here. I will go call him right now!" He got there 10 minutes later, I pushed a few more times and then our perfect little girl was here! She was born on August 4 at 12:11 am. She weighed 8 lbs 8 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. It was the most incredible feeling in the entire world! Ahh!! It's amazing!
We stayed in the hospital until August 5. We went home around 2:00 pm or so. She didn't have a name until maybe 20 minutes before we left. We were deciding between Keegan and Kenlee. The entire time we were in the hospital, everyone kept asking what her name was. They all thought that we had a name but weren't telling anyone. Finally, Kevin decided on Keegan. I chose her middle name, Terry, after my dad. We had known that we would do that for a while but wanted it to be a surprise for him. Right after I had her, I asked my dad if it was okay that we gave her his name. He was so surprised and with tears in his eyes, he said he would be honored. I love my dad so much and that was something special that I wanted to do for him :)
Thank you so much for everyone that traveled to see us, waited patiently, sent text messages, called, and came to visit! We are so excited to have our little girl!
Who says you can't go trail riding at 38 weeks?!
With 2 weeks to go until baby Keegan was due, we went on our annual friend trip to Alpine. We stayed at Jason and Shila's cabin. It felt so good!! The summer is miserable enough in Phoenix...it is even worse when you are pregnant! I lived off of ice from QT. It felt great to get out of the heat and relax. The drive sucks simply because it is 4 1/2 hours but it was nice to spend the time with Kevin. We spent most of the drive thinking of names for the baby. After 9 hours of driving, we still didn't have one. We read what seemed like every baby name list we could find on the internet. While we were in Alpine, we went trail riding (I'm so mad we didn't get a picture of me), hit golf balls, sat around and talked, ate delicious food (Molly Butler was great!), and just enjoyed time with friends. Shila was nice enough to let me have the front seat of the Rhino...it's not as bumpy up there! I guess she didn't want me to go into labor! Thanks Shila! The first night we were there, I hadn't had anything to eat all day and we didn't get there until like 10 pm. Kevin and I both woke up in the middle of the night and were just laying there talking a little. He got up to go to the bathroom and then when he got back, I got up and went to the bathroom. After I went, I was looking around in the kitchen for something to eat. All I could find that was quick and easy was a honeybun and fruit snacks. Then next day, they were making fun of me because the fat girl is in the kitchen looking for food at 3 o'clock in the morning! I felt so stupid! I don't know how they heard me...I was super quiet!
Who says you can't wakeboard at 37 weeks?!
I know I am playing catch up here but I really want to get these in here. We went to the lake 3 weeks before I was due. Everyone was so shocked that I went! What was I suppose to do, stay home?! So, Kevin was telling me the entire time, "all you can do is ride on the jet ski or on the boat. You can't do anything!" That didn't last too long! I was on the ski with my mom pulling a tube and I couldn't take it anymore! I had to get out there. When we got back in, everyone saw me and freaked out! Whatever... Then, Kevin asked me if I wanted to wakeboard! I was shocked! Of course I did! So, we went out and I boarded for a little bit. Nothing crazy! Just enough to take a picture and say I did it :) Our doctor has a wakeboarding boat and all his kids wakeboard so I printed this picture for him and took it to my next apt. He was impressed but then quickly said that he hopes I was careful and would not recommend doing it again :)
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