Afton Irene McOmber

(So I never finished this post, so I'm just going to post it now. Better late than never)

Afton Irene McOmber was born on Saturday February 13th, 2016 at 7:44pm. This is the story of our week.

The week before Feb. 7th, I was going to be induced because my Dr. was working that Sunday. He let me know a few days before that he wasn't working now, and gave me the choice to go ahead and be induced or not. I chose not too. And I'm thankful I didn't because some of the kids came down with a bad cough on Monday. So I just waited. We set up an induction for Saturday the 13th if I didn't have her by that day. I was due on the 12th and my Dr. didn't want me going over too far because I've had large babies in the past. We didn't think she was that big, but he knew that I was struggling with my sciatic nerve and morning sickness and thought she was about 8lbs, so we went ahead to do it. All week long I worked my head off at trying to get the house ready and get on top of my laundry. My mom came to help me because I was sorting and going through clothes like crazy! It was a crazy week!

Friday came along and no baby. But I was busy getting Isaiah off to his camp out for scouts and trying to finish up last minute things. It was strange though, because I started having Braxton Hicks contractions at 22 weeks and had them the whole pregnancy until the last week. The last week absolutely nothing was happening.  I just didn't understand it. Oh well.

Saturday morning came along and we left at 6:30am. It's always a weird ride when you go to the hospital to have a baby. So many emotions! I always get nervous when I go to have a baby because you never know what's going to happen. And anticipating the pain is not fun at all! So we got to the hospital and it took forever to get admitted and everything. Finally at 10:30am they gave me the miso pill. We had to wait for 4 hours to see if it was going to work or not. In the meantime, I told Jason to leave to go get something to eat so I could get some sleep. He left and as I was falling asleep, a visitor came. Then Jason came back. At 2:30pm, they started me on pitocin. Oh pitocin.... blah! I started progressing pretty fast. And the pain started. Ohhh.... the pain! I usually do ok with the pain, but this time I was just kinda thrashing around and having a hard time just calming myself down and focusing. I was just tired! Then I was checked at about 6:30pm and I was a 6/7. At 7pm I got the epidural and everyone left the room. At that same moment, my mom and Maci and my friend Joalea showed up. Everyone waited out in the waiting room. I got the epidural and it took the edge off of the contractions, but I could still feel them a lot. I told the nurse I felt a lot of pressure and she checked me and I was at a 10. She said, "Let's have this baby." All of my family and friends were out in the lobby still. The nurses got the room set up. And everyone finally came back in. When they came in, I didn't really want to talk with any of them because I was still going through the contractions. Jason wasn't with them though and I was like... where the heck is he? Well, my mom forgot the plant that she got us in the lobby and he went back to get it. I remember when he walked in with the plant and had this smile on his face and I just was like... stop smiling. haha! It's amazing what pain can do to a person. Well, everyone was there that was supposed to be there. So they told me it was time to have the baby. It's been 3 years since I've had one and I didn't really remember what to do. But after 1 and a half pushes, Afton was born! It was the easiest pushing delivery I had ever had. I also instantly felt my sciatic nerve pain go away. But there was no tearing or anything... she just came out. Her little head was perfectly round, since she wasn't in the birth canal for very long. I saw her and thought she weighed about 6lbs. She looked so tiny. But she was 8lbs. 1oz. We were all shocked! 20 1/2 inches long. Born at 7:44 pm. She of course looked like Jason and the rest of the kids. She had such petite features with a ton of hair! She was just so perfect!

Afton Irene

This is Afton. I haven't even blogged about her yet. Ever since Uriah hit my laptop while playing swords and busted it. So I've had a hard time getting pictures on here. Afton though, is such a huge blessing to our family. She lightens up our life so much! In the picture above, shes watching Uriah playing with a balloon that she wants. She had just woken up. Her hair is crazy long! She's 8 months old, 23 pounds and wears 18 month clothes. She's a big girl. And she's always smiling. She seriously melts our heart and brings peace to our family.

She just has such a chill personality. She sleeps through the night. She likes playing with her siblings and other kids. She even likes to hang out with other adults! Gasp! She also has 2 bottom teeth and loves food! We are so thankful for Afton Irene!

Sadee

Its her first softball season, and she loves it!

Sadee is 9 years old. She is quite the spunky and feisty young lady. She's in the 4th grade and is very responsible in getting her homework done on her own. She plays soccer and softball. She is quite the cook and baker. She loves to do hair. Here are some pics of her.

She loves to make things.

She is silly and the selfie queen

She loves her younger siblings but doesn't like noise.

She loves fashion and friends

Maci

Maci is in the 6th grade and is 11 years old. She is a social butterfly. She gets embarrassed when her friends come over and our house is a mess. She's a great big sister to the younger kids. She's sarcastic. She's sweet and kind. She's an artist. She's determined and likes a challenge. She loves watching disney shows and Full House. She likes to run and loves soccer. She'll be doing track this spring. She loves to sew and create things. She likes to stay busy and be productive. She's a good girl!

And she loves her mama!

Her friend Libby was one of her very good friends that recently moved to Idaho. They are such great pen pals with one another.

Maci's 11th Birthday

Maci loves theater. She played Mary in the Stake Creche Exhibit. And yes, that is a real baby.

That same day, she played the spirit of Christmas Past in our ward Christmas play.

Even though she likes girly things and is very creative, she also likes fishing. She's not big on hunting though, because she loves the animals too much to shoot them.

Maci is the only girl in Jazz Band. She plays the trumpet. She's always up for a challenge.

Maci loves playing games. She's competitive like her Aunt Cami.

Maci has always been able to do some trippy things with her eyes.

Making their own lip gloss. Who does stuff like that? Maci and Sadee absolutely love things like that.

Isaiah

Isaiah is in the 8th grade this year. He went to Freshman Orientation last night, which is just weird! He's a good kid and growing up too fast. I'm definitely not ready for the transition of him being a teenager. He's the Deacon's Quorum President right now and is learning a lot. He's your typical teenager and thinks he knows more than mom and dad. Haha!  He hasn't hit his growth spurt yet, which is fine with me. I love how he still plays with his siblings like he's just one of them.  I love how he's still not cool enough for his family and says I love to you to me in public. He loves to snuggle. He's excited to have a new baby sister. His favorite genre is Big Band. He loves to learn. His favorite subjects in school are Math and Science. He's very analytical like his dad. He's not sure what he wants to do when he grows up, but he's thinking of a scientist or a Dr. I guess we shall see. Here are some pics of him and his likes.

Isaiah has a few very close friends. Here are two of them. Aaron and Dallin Nelson.

Oh fishing! Isaiah loves to go fishing! He and his friends will ride there bikes 2 miles to the river and just fish for hours from the bank. Now that's what being a boy is all about!

Scouts! Isaiah is very active in scouts and is working towards his Eagle. It's a lot of work, but good for him to do.

Bass Pro Shop Santa. Isaiah loves Bass Pro Shop. He loves hunting, fishing, anything outdoors.

Isaiah loves band! He plays the tenor sax in both regular band and jazz band. Two of his best friends are behind him in this pic... Austin Gaylord and Dallin Nelson.

Just being outside makes him happy. Even though half the time I have to force him to get off of an electronic to go outside. He loves riding bikes, playing basketball, playing frisbee, just anything.

Poor Isaiah always gets forced into doing things like this. Whether he likes it or not, it's good for him and I think he ends up enjoying it in the end. Here he is, playing Joseph in the Stake Creche Exhibit.