Three!

My hilarious friend, Katy, is doing this so I thought I would join in


1.  Three favorite items of clothing
1. My yoga/pj pants,  just ask my husband if I could I would live in pj's
2. Hoodies, any kind really.  I just love hoodies.
3.My cute new brown shirt that I just bought from Ross (LOVE that store) You see since I am only a month postpartum a lot of my clothes don't fit right so I went and got a few new things and let me tell you I LOVE them.

2.  Three things in my house that I wish were self-cleaning
1. My sink full of dishes that I should be doing instead of this :)
2. Shower.  I hate to scrub out the shower
3. Baby diapers.  I seriously change so many diapers.  I counted, one time I changed 6 diapers in and hour and a half.

3.  Three favorite summertime lunches
1. Sandwich and chips
2. Lots of fruit.  
3. Anything easy that I know my kids will eat!

4.  Three things my children say that they picked up from me
1.  "I am okay."
2. "I don't want to hear you again!"
3. "Stop that!"

5.  Three good movie recommendations
1. The Blindside
2. Newsies
3. A League of Their Own

6.  Three inexpensive date night ideas
1. Movie on a Laptop outside somewhere
2. Dessert and walking the Greenbelt
3. Bowling!!!

7.  Three favorite flowers
1. Gerber Daisy (these were my wedding flower)
2. Orchid
3. Daffodil or Cala Lily

8.  Three places I'd like to visit
1. London, England
2. Japan
3. New York (I have been there before but would love to go again with my husband)

9.  Three good habits that I practice
1.  Brush my teeth regularly
2. Use deodorant daily
3. I am usually in bed by about 10 pm

10.  Three pictures

1. Our Wedding what a great day!

2. My three most favorite boys in the whole world, imagine when these three are teenagers!

3.  Right after the delivery of our third boy which I did completely natural, which was a huge goal and I accomplished it!  It was a very painful but empowering experience!

Happy Mother's Day to me....

This little guy joined our family just in time for Mother's Day (I told him he had to be here before Mother's Day and he made it with and hour to spare)

Miles Knighton King 

May 7th 2011 at 11:00 pm

6lbs 6oz

20 inches long

He has been such a wonderful little addition to our family, he is a very peaceful and calm baby.  I think he might be a very old and very wise spirit.  

The Story

His birth goes back a ways when at just about 35 weeks I started to have contractions that were about 5 min apart for a few hours, that happened a couple of times.  Luckily Miles decided he wasn't quite ready to come out just yet.  Since that time though I would get contractions nearly everyday.  Nothing consistent but still very uncomfortable (no they were not braxton hicks)  They around 37-38 weeks I started to have contractions much more regularly and more time able.  

On Saturday May 7th I started to have contractions that were very regular.  They started at about 10 am and were every 3-5 min apart for 2 or 3 hours so we decided to head up to the hospital (only because I knew that I was 4 cm dilated and 50% effaced already from a previous check-up)  

We got to the hospital at about 1 pm and they got me in to see if this was the real deal.  I was having regular contractions and making some progress after about an hour or so at the hospital so I got to stay.  Nothing like getting to the hospital and having them send you home.  

I really wanted to go natural this time and was pretty nervous that I would be able to do it.  Well time kept on passing and my progress was slow.  We walked a lot (I mean a lot) and I still would only dilate a cm in like two hours, I felt like it was going to last forever.  The pain level was fine I was just anxious to have him here and have it done with.  I didn't want it to go on forever or I knew I wouldn't have the energy to go all the way.  After several hours of very little progress I decided to let the Midwife break my water.  I think that was around 8 pm.  And let me tell you that is a weird sensation, kind of like peeing your pants.  

That is when things really picked up.  The contractions started to get much more intense and much closer together.  According to my midwife I have very long contractions as well.  At this time the pain was still very manageable.  I would just concentrate and breath through it.  Not having to be hooked up to anything really helps too. 

By 10:00 or 10:30 I really started to feel it.  It scared me and I just hoped I would make it through.  They decided that because little Miles was trying to come out with a hand on top of his head that they would put an IV (well a hep-lock actually) just in case they needed it.  Well they never even had a chance because by this time things really started to pick up.  I was feeling the urge to push and was in so much pain.  I don't think I will ever feel pain like that ever again on a scale of 1-10 it is a 12.  You have to fight through each contraction and tell yourself that despite the pain you have to push.  It is the only way for the pain to end.  By this time I wanted an epidural and the midwife said they would call for one but she didn't think I would make it, Miles would be here before he could get there.  She was right.

At exactly 11 pm he arrived and I have never felt so much relief and joy in my life.  I am still in shock that I was really able to do it, I am still not sure if I will do it that way again.  Despite the pain it is an amazing, empowering, and incredible feeling to know that I did it.  I am so much tougher than I thought. 

Chad was amazing through the whole thing.  He was so supportive and never left my side.  I couldn't have done it without that wonderful man by my side.  It was and incredibly emotional experience for both of us and I would never trade that even with all the pain that came along with it.   

Now on to some pictures

Just a few minutes old

Mom, Dad, and baby boy #3

He is so much smaller than my other two

He had really wrinkly skin right after he was born

Long and Skinny

So Handsome

What a angel baby

Let me paint you a picture...

So let me start by saying this is me...

Very pregnant and getting more uncomfortable by the day, not to mention I have a nerve/muscle in my back that is pinching and makes it hard to function.  Breathing in to hard is even uncomfortable.

Add this....

Daniel had his Tonsils and Adenoids out as well as tubes put in this last Tuesday.  He has been miserable and wanted no one but mommy.  At first he was on Tylenol with codeine and that helped the pain but it upset his stomach so much that he wouldn't eat or drink.  We decided to try alternating Tylenol and Ibuprofen for the pain and that helps as long as the medicine doesn't wear off.  His stomach has been better with that but he is still miserable and wakes up about three times a night.  So we went to the Doctor today to see what he had to say and he said that Daniel is looking really good actually and that many kids take up to 7-10 days to feel better.  I guess I will have to hold out a little bit longer....I just hope it ends soon, this momma is so emotionally exhausted she can barely think straight.  

Then the cherry on top...

Garrett threw up right before we left for the Dr. (that wasn't so bad because he made it to the toilet) The real doozy was that he threw up in the car on the way home from the Dr.  He got it all over his seat and all over himself.  This all happened while Daniel is crying in the back.  Then Garrett being the sweet boy that he is started trying to comfort Daniel even though he is covered in throw up himself.  

This is a day I hope I don't have to repeat soon and I hope that the days start to get a little better from here on out.  I guess we will see.  

A giveaway I really want to win!!!

So www.makeit-loveit.com is doing an AWESOME giveaway right now!  They are giving away a Woombie!  What is a woombie you ask, well head on over there and check it out.  They are awesome swaddle sacks for baby.

Baby Belly...

Here is the latest belly picture.  I am about 31 1/2 weeks pregnant with a very, very active little boy.  Feeling pretty good just the usual aches and pains that come with being pregnant.  I can't wait to sleep on my stomach again!!!  That will be so wonderful :)

Three Boys...

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!

-- Author Unknown

There are days when I am so unsure about my ability to raise three boys!?  It is a very daunting and important task that I have laid out before me.  I wonder if I will be able to raise my boys to be great husbands, wonderful fathers and responsible priesthood holders.  

I know that we are never given something that we can't handle, I just hope that I do a good job.  I never imagined myself with three boys.  Life never turns out how we picture it I guess, it turns out how it is supposed too though.  

Don't get me wrong I am very excited for my three boys and watching them grow into men.  I just hope I can help them on their way to manhood.  Teach them to respect womanhood and to be gentle, kind men.  

I hope that I can keep them on a path of righteousness as the world falls apart around them.  Teach them that it is okay to be different and to stand for what is right.  

I hope I will be good mother to my three boys.

this and that...

So I haven't blogged in a bit...okay more like 2 months.  I guess I just haven't been that in the mood to blog :).  I am still not really in the mood, I guess I just have to much to blog about that I don't want to try and catch up.  So this might be a very random post.  ENJOY!!!

Our one and only snowman.  This was the first time the boys ever built a snowman.  (we actually cheated and used big balls of snow that had been created by the snow plow that plowed our circle).

Out helping Daddy shovel the drive way (they were much better at throwing snow on the driveway than helping remove it from the driveway)

My handsome man taking care of us and shoveling the driveway.  You can also see the back end of our new addition.  A 2007 Honda Odessey.  Chad was a good sport and got rid of his truck so that we could get a bigger car for our new addition.  26 weeks down 14 more to go!!!

Speaking of baby boy #3 here is a current belly pic for those who are curious.  I am 26 weeks and very uncomfortable.  This one has been much harder on my body than the other 2.  Especially my hips, they are killing me!!!  (don't the boys look so enthusiastic in the picture hehe)

We went to Seattle for Christmas and one of the days we were there I finally got to go to the Space Needle.  I have been to Seattle many times and never been to the Space Needle.  

A big thanks to my Mother-in-law, Karen for watching the boys so Chad and I could have a date by ourselves! 

It was the perfect day to go the Space Needle because the weather was so clear.  If you have ever been to Seattle in the winter you know that doesn't happen often.  

Us at the top.  It was very windy but luckily we could see a lot.

Opening presents on Christmas morning!

Daniel was so funny with the stuff from his stocking.  Every time he would pull an item out he would line it up on the coffee table.  He cracked us up.

Playing with Iron Man

One of the few moments that these two get along.  They are typical boys and love to fight.

Chad playing with his toy!!  I got him a lego Lamborghini.  I think that he really liked it!

This was taken on Friday night.  Chad came home from work that day and handed me a cute poem saying that we were going out that night and he had lined up a babysitter and everything.  He didn't tell me where we were going just that I needed to dress up and wear comfortable shoes.  Turns out he took me up to a dance in Rexburg!!!  I had such a good time and loved the surprise my sweetie put together for me.  What a wonderful man!

The boys wanted a picture too, since mom and dad had one!  It was really funny, while I was getting dressed up Garrett asked if we were going to get married, hehe it made me chuckle.