BACK AT IT!

After I got my mini pedi I started to have contractions but they didn't hurt and were pretty spaced out, so I didn't think a whole lot about it! By the time I got home they seemed to intensify so I decided to jot down the min. Again they weren't so bad so I went to bed about 11pm and was woken up every once in awhile by contractions. To wake me out of my sleep hasn't happened before so slightly coherent I would scribble a time but would sleep thru others by 3:30 am (when j wakes up for work) I decided I needed to really pay attention to what was going on...WHAT YA KNOW CONTRACTIONS 3-7 MIN. apart! (no I apparently don't learn) at 5:30 I decide to try and go back to sleep! So I was TIRED! Woke up at 6:50 and it didn't change so i called my sister, had her watch Paris and J took me to the hospital yet again! ALMOST EXACTLY 1 WEEK LATER!  Right back where I started, 2 more shots to stop the contractions, some monitoring of the baby, 2 prescriptions  later and I was released! Really they are really getting to know us down there! HOPEFULLY we won't be back till it's real time to actually have this baby boy!

pampered

So I invited  myself to Rachel's so Paris could swim she gets so bored at home with a mommy who watches lots of movies! (love the bed rest) So Rachel fed us a yummy chicken and salad dinner, I could of ate like 5 plates (didn't only cuz others had to eat and it was gone)  Then J had a softball game to go to so Paris and I decided to hang at Rachel's all night! And with that came a mini pedi from Rach, to my surprise!

This girl does not mind feet which is a lil odd but fortunate for me! We decided that she shouldn't go professional because she likes to DIG! No blood, so it was a success! Not only did she make my toes such a wonderful metallic blue (i don't love blue)  she had to take pics of my hobbit toes! Seriously my toes were dislocated and throbbing! BUT I DID APPRECIATE IT, IT WAS A FUN NIGHT...THANKS RACH!

WARNING IT'S A LONG ONE!

Okay so I know that the past couple days when people ask me how I am doing I have responded with "I'm so ready to be done"! Really I am feeling fine just the usual tired, moody (that one is for j) and I just don't wanna be huge anymore. All selfish reasons I KNOW! So yesterday I was taught my lesson...I woke up fine in the morning got paris dressed and we headed out to the salon! Mara came and we were doing her hair ALL was GOOD then halfway thru my back was KILLING me! I have had problems with pinched nerves and what not and figured it was that. I finish doing hair, we went home and it starts to get a bit worse so I figure I will lie down try and sleep off the pain. For the life of me I could not get comfortable, so I had paris call her daddy to hurry home. I am sure there are plenty of people out there who have high tolerance for pain, I happen to be one of those people. (example:) the day I went into to labor with paris, FULL on contractions, I was still trying to get ready and go in for work. My dad didn't like that idea and called faith over who just 7 weeks before had jonah and she wasn't having anything other than taking me to the hospital! I told her and kept telling myself these aren't that bad I can still talk thru em, they MUST get worse! not to mention almost 2 months early I was in complete denial this could be real! So I don't want to go the hospital and look like this sissy and over re act so just take me to the doctor first. Well I saw that doctor and I was at a 7 and FULLY effaced! If I wanted to attempt an epidural I would have to be in the delivery room in less than 30 min.!
So now this pain in my back has brought me to tears which meant the pain was getting pretty good! So I call my sister to call her "nurse" friend but she was gone, so I called Justin's sister who is a nurse, and txt Annie (who just went thru all this) and got all their thoughts and opinions which all were about the same! DANG IT! But I STILL didn't want to go and sit at the hospital so I took some Tylenol and a warm bath in hopes that would help! NO SUCH LUCK, I guess I have waited long enough, (8 hours at this point of killer back pain) I will go to the dang hospital! Ironically all this happened on the first day of Justin's softball league starting. (he's pretty sure I planned it) He debated to go or not (earlier) and when it finally looked like he wasn't going to make the game, he told me we were defiantly going to the hospital now, he wasn't missing that game for nothing! (paris by the way was so excited for me to go to the hospital, she didn't get why nor was it something cute like she thought she was going to get "her baby", but that she was bored and so badly wanted to go to grandpa's) WHERE IS THE LOVE! ; )
We get to the hospital and they hook me up, take some tests and with in 30 min of being there I had had 5 CONTRACTIONS every 5 MIN and they were lasting for 60 seconds each and I was a little dilated! I WAS IN LABOR FOLKS!
What is it that at 30 weeks my kids want out!?! It has to be they hear how fun I am and must be so excited to come out and see me! Ha Not this lil guy the way I have been moody with this one he hears too much and would NEVER come out! ; )
So they shoot me up with a shot every 30 min for the next hour in a half, take more tests and keep me monitored. Contractions start to slow and finally stop and just 5 hours later they let me go home at 1 in the morning! The back pain STILL hasn't stopped which is caused by an infection in my kidneys! Paris might have been a preemie but the pregnancy was a breeze, THIS LITTLE GUY...I am afraid to take anymore tests for fear there is going to be MORE wrong, cuz just about every other has been!
LESSON OF THE WEEK...DON'T COMPLAIN, BE HAPPY HE IS STILL IN THERE, IT WILL BE OVER SOON ENOUGH!

CALI ANYONE!?!

Paris for the last few days will stand on anything she can that seems like she is gonna lose her balance and says "mom look I'm surfing!" (example: her tiny little quad she is way to big for, her play stroller or just a stool will work) I wish I had a picture to show but I broke my camera!! Now she also has been into this show that is all about the best water parks in the U.S. (she chooses it over cartoons now) and wants to go so BADLY! But then tells me that she would like to go down the scary slides when she is five but would rather go to the beach while she is four! And well yesterday she saw a show on theme parks, and well that did it! She was animated and totally excited and looked like she was having almost as much fun watching it as she would be if she were there! SO I THINK SHE IS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING...

CALI ANYONE?!?! Now this looks like one happy little girl!!! (sorry mommy is a beached whale you will have to wait till brother can go)

here is a little more of what we did in pine!

We sure do love our time in Pine, and it was awesome to have all 4 of the sisters there and not a SINGLE cousin was missing! With Grandma and Nana it was just like I remember my childhood visits! (minus maybe the making up of dances and commercials, my kid just isn't there yet)

But there were lots of CREEK visits, the fort under the bridge!





The smaller kids just thought it to be too cool to be able to go down there with out a mommy present, all on their own!


We put Taylor in charge, armed with a cell phone, and boy did he love that and took full advantage! (paris later told me they had to say "permission to speak" whenever they had something to say!) I think that a had a little to do with Taylor having a bit of an obsession with the army! A perfect pic. Taylor on his "throne"! ; )




Well these kids did need WATER so the parents ventured down to give them something to drink and to snap a few PICTURES of course!



I totally had to force and bribe her to take this picture, doesn't she look thrilled!? She just wanted her Independence back and have me go back to the cabin!

We also did something we haven't done before in Pine...We wanted to take the kiddos somewhere, we all kinda wanted to do something different, some wanted to do a little hike, um me sorry not happening and the differences in ages in the kids it just didn't seem like we could come to one conclusion, then grandma (mom) suggested a GOAT/LAMA FARM! So we were off to parts of pine we haven't really seen before, this goat farm was actually cool, really pretty and the kids seemed to enjoy it! We went at FEEDING time and thats also when they get milked, so all who wanted to got to MILK THE GOAT! Well Paris was like um ya no thanks I'm going outside! But I thought, HECK WHY NOT!?!

HOLY LLAMA....
THIS PIC. MAKES ME LAUGH, FAITH TOOK THE PIC AND SCREAMED WHEN IT LOOKED AT HER! I THINK IT TOTALLY KNEW WHAT IT WAS DOING!
We bought some goat's milk FUDGE and headed back to grandma's for dinner! We ATE we PLAYED and G-Pa (Ron) took the kids into the lab to show them all about what he does!(he makes teeth) THEY LOVED IT! It was super cute!

NOTHING LIKE ENDING THE TRIP AND THE NIGHT WITH MUSIC AND SONG!

PINE JULY 2008!

BELLY!

HERE ARE JUST A FEW MORE OF MY BELLY PICTURES WHILE I WAS IN PINE! My sweet girl! (at my "aunt ann's home")

My Little Country Dancers

Well I am finally posting about our St. Johns 24th of July trip/family reunion! I really didn't take much pictures but it actually was a really nice time! Thanks Brandy for letting us stay with ya, seriously doesn't take long to feel at home there! We were only there for 3 days but it was perfect weather and lots of family! We got there just in time for the camp a rama, everyone in town parks their cars in a circle and we eat. My family makes Indian fried bread that is the BEST! (that's really what we come back for) The kids see how dirty they can get running around in the dirt, then we go home and get ready for the dance! OH the DANCE, that used to be a count down for me (like christmas or something) So much fun. But we realized once your older it just isn't the same! So all there is to do now is to pass it on to our kids and hope they have just as much fun! Well my girl soo loved it....

Well when Paris had no one to dance with she got out there and danced by herself but daddy (yep I'm calling you out) was too worried of looking silly so he didn't dance with ME or his beautiful girl, this is all we got out of him... Side lines holding kids who's parents would dance!

Taylor on the other hand complained all the way there, crying about his tummy hurting and NOT wanting to go to the dance! which he was ignored and knew it was getting him no where. So when we got there and were walking to the door he stops and pukes! GENIUS (thought Justin, why didn't I think of that!) he got to play games in the car!

Then the next morning we were up bright and early 7 am for our pancake breakfast and to get ready for the parade! Yep a parade and we were IN IT! (J was oh so excited about that one) showing off how many there really are in my family!

172 DESCENDANTS that's a whole lotta family!
and the WOMEN WE OWE IT ALL TOO! Grandma and Grandpa (of course) and this is only one side of the trailer!

The ENTIRE rest of the day was spent OUTSIDE at this ramada and park. The adults played cards, volley ball and took naps in the grass.

Justin had no problem

joining in the card games!

the kids had lots of games and cousins to play with...

And good ole Elliot roping the kids... that's how they do it in the country!

To wrap up the reunion and the day we all gathered around to hear the kids of grandma (my aunts and uncles) talk about their cherished memories of their parents! Tears and laughter it couldn't of ended any better!