Baby Dixon

So this post is waaaay late. About 3 months late :)I had Dixon on September 22 at 2:03 am. He weighed 7 lbs and 14oz and was 21 inches long. The 21st was my due date. On the morning of the 21st I had a Dr. appointment and was 3 cm and 75% effaced. The Dr. stripped my membranes. After I got home I started having contractions but didn't really pay attention to them because they weren't very strong. I texted Kamas about 1pm to let him know that I was having contarctions but they weren't very strong yet so don't worry about coming home yet. (He was at school at Camp Pendleton during the week and only home on the weekends) My Mom called me around 4 p.m. to see how my Dr. appointment was. I told that I thought I was having contractions. She asked how far apart they were and I said that I hadn't been timing them. So then I started timing them and they were about 10 min apart. My mom wanted me to go the hospitial then but I knew that they would just send me home so I waited. I had plans to go to my friend Heather's house for dinner that night. From about 5pm to 8:30 pm my mom and my sisters kept calling me about every half hour telling me to go to the hospitial. I didn't want to go yet because I didn't want to get sent home. I went to Heather's house around 5 and ate dinner and hung out with our friends. By about 8pm the contractions were about 3 to 5min apart and really uncomfortable. By this time Kamas was on his was home but it is about a 2 and half hour drive. I went back to my house and my friend Breanna was nice enough to stay with me. At 8:30 pm I decided that I should go to the hospital. Breanna drove me to the hospital which is about 20 minutes away. Once I was there they checked me and I was at 4 cm and 80% effaced. I had to wait about 20min before they decided to admit me. Once I was finally admitted I was hanging out in my room and Breanna was staying with me until Kamas go there. By now the contractions were strong enough that I couldn't talk during them. I knew I wanted an epidural but had to wait for the anasteialogists to get there. One of the nurses asked if I wanted fentenol (sp?) through my IV. At first I said no I would just wait for the epidural but about 10 min later I changed my mind. The nurse told me it would feel like I had drank 4 margahritas, I told that I have never drank alcohol and she said that it would make me feel really good then. Kamas finally got to the hospital about 11:30 i think. Things got a little blurry for me then. I finally got the fentenol and that made me feel weird and light headed but didn't really do anything for the pain. around midnight I finally got the epidural and felt so good. I was tired so I asked if I could take a nap now. The nurse checked me and and said I was a at a 9 and 100% effaced almost time to push so no nap :( I only pushed about 30 min and Dixon was born! The Dr. layed him on me right after and he pooped and peed all over me.

Some things about Dixon

• He is a chubby baby and at his 2 month check up he was in the 97th percentile





• Been on 2 plane rides from Palm Springs to Salt lake and back





• Found out that he has acid reflux and now had medacine





• Got us kicked out of the new Harry potter movie because he had hiccups and onry old man complained





• been to a few movies on base and will be good as long as someone is standing up while holding him





• would only take a nap if someone was holding him (just today he is on his 3rd nap with out someone holding him!)





• Sleeps in his carseat in his crib because of his reflux





• rolled over from his belly to back when he was about 2 months old but hasn't done it since





• likes the noise of the shower running and sometimes that is the only way to get him to sleep if he is really fussy.





• has his dads temper :)

The past 3 months have been a blur but we love him and can't imagine life without him:)

Didn't work

So my master plan didn't work. Here is a super attractive pic of me 39 weeks 4 days.

Master Plan

The goal of my master plan is to go into labor tomorrow. Here is how this is going to work:

1. Get up in the morning and clean my apartment (except the floors, I am leaving those for Kam because Sweeping and Swiffering should not be done when 9 months pregnant)
2. Do Laundry
3. Start taking Primrose oil pills that Heather gave me, they are suppose to help induce labor
4. Find the energy to go to the commissary so I will finally have food in this place
5. Maybe take Zulu on a walk depending on how hot it is outside

I have been telling baby that he had to wait till Friday (tomorrow) because Kam has been in the field since Wednesday and if I went into labor while he was in the field then he wouldn't be able to come.

If for some reason my master plan doesn't work Kamas and I will be going out to dinner because our anniversary was on the 15th (3 years!). We have yet to spend one together, good thing we are married for eternity :) I'm sure we can manage to spend one together eventually.

I did finally finish my 10 page paper. It was due Monday at midnight and I turned it in around 5 pm, plenty of time to spare.

What I Should Be Doing

I should be

• working on my 10 page paper that is due Monday, I only have 6 pages left
• cleaning
• doing laundry
• packing my hospital bag
• putting dishes away
• brushing Zulu
• going grocery shopping so I don't have to when baby comes
• returning my library books

Instead I am very good at ignoring all of these things while I play on the computer.

Side note: I realize that I am 9 months pregnant but I am always surprised to see how big my my belly is from a side view.

Home Alone

What does an 8 month pregnant woman do when she is home alone during the week? She (I) watches TV, reads, plays on the computer, and thinks about going to the dollar movie on base but can't quite do it alone. You would think that I would use all my spare time to do my homework so I wouldn't have to worry about it when I go into labor. It sounds like a good idea in theory but I like to make life interesting and wait till the last minute.

Some of you may be wondering why I am home alone during the week. It's because Kamas is finally at school for his "new" job. He has been doing on the job training since March and now he gets to go to school for 10 weeks to "learn" about his job. He is able to come home on the weekends, and by weekends I mean he gets home about 8 pm on Friday and leaves about 2pm on Sunday.

Kamas will be able to come home once I am in labor but he will only be able to stay for a day or two. So I am going to be really sure that it is baby time before I tell him to come home :) So we are really hoping that baby decides to have a birthday party on a weekend. But if I do go into labor during the week then I get to call one of the 3 people I put on baby alert.

My "I think the baby is coming" alert list

1. Heather, because she lives the closest.
2. Brianna, because she lives the next closest
3. Tyler, He lives the farthest away and is at work during the day. He is probably the least excited to be on this list :) He did however give me his work phone number so I could get a hold of him during work hours.

This week however it would be all up to Tyler because Heather and Brianna are both on Vacation. They obviously thought that spending time with their families is more important than waiting for a phone call from me j/k :) I still have 5 weeks till my due date.

Being 8 months pregnant makes me a little emotional (that's a shocker). I usually don't cry because I hate it and it doesn't solve anything. But Sunday night I had a minor break down. 8 months pregnant+home alone+feeling sorry for my self+thinking about a 10 page research paper+a naughty dog that wouldn't go to the bathroom= a pity party for me and a confused and helpless husband on the phone. Don't worry now I am over it :)

Here is one thing that I have learned about being pregnant, going to baby classes by yourself can be super awkward. Especially when you are learning about pain management and how your husband can help you. Kind of hard for Kamas to learn those things when he can't make it the class. Super awkward for me because I had no one to practice with in class. Luckily this week we are learning about epidurals, so hopefully there will be no practicing because it would really be hard to drive home if I couldn't feel my legs.

Update

A little update on what we have been up to since I last posted. We went to Malad for the 4th of July. It was the first one the Kam and I have spent together since being married. Kam could only stay for a week and then he had to be back in California for a month long training. I stayed in Malad and hung out with family and friends. I also had 2 baby showers while I was in Malad and baby got a lot of cute stuff. I can't wait till he is here and I get to use it all. I only have about 7 weeks left but it seems like forever :)
My mom, Beth, and Brenna drove me back to California the end of July. We went to a huge outlet mall, went to the beach, and went to sea world. It was a lot of fun to have a girl trip.
That is about all of the fun stuff happening with us.

So I am not very good at keeping up my blogging. A few of the things we have done since my last post

• Went to a concert on base, Joe Nichols and Juliann Hough. All the signs said activities started at 4 but in fact the concert didn't start till 8 so we had a long wait.





• On Memorial day Kam and Ty were able to get into Knotts Soak City( a water park in Plam Springs) for free and I was able to get in at a discounted price. It was pretty fun except my legs got really burnt.





• Im still going to school and Kam is still working.





• I am continualy amazed at how big my belly is getting.





• I thought we had decided on a name for baby but Kam has changed his mind. I like the name Mason and Kam had decided he likes the name Mavrick. I think I am going to win this battle.





• I think we have all of the big stuff for baby (crib, car seat, stroller, swing, changing table,ect.) Now we are just buy clothes and diapers.

• The first part of June Kams family came to visit and to watch Kam and Ty run the Mud Run at Camp Pendleton.

What is growing in my belly?

A baby boy! We are really excited to be having a boy. Kam wasn't going to be able to go to the ultrasound with me because he is in a 3 week course to be a range coach and he can't miss a day. My appointmnet was at 12 and I texted him when I got to the hospital. He sent me one back saying he wouldn't be able to make it. So the ultrasound tech started and was checking everything. After about 30 min she said I needed to get up and walk around becasue she couldn't get a good picture of his heart. When I walked out the door Kam was walking down the hall, he had got out of class early. I told Kam that we were having a boy and he thought I was joking. After about 10 minutes walking around I went back and finished the ultrasound. The ultrasound tech was nice and let Kam hear the heart beat and showed him that the baby really was a boy :) We were both glad that Kam was able to be there for some of the ultrasound.

This is me at 22 weeks.

Idaho and Birthday

I went to walmart yesterday wearing my BYU-I shirt and an old man had to stop and tell me his life story because he was from Idaho too. He even knows where Malad is.

Kamas finally got home last night at 10:30. He had been in the field since Sunday morning. Also yesterday was his birthday. It was his first birthday that we were able to spend (kind of) together since we started dating. He has always been gone. He request for cake was a White cake mix with half chocolate and half white frosting. I think he was being sarcastic when he told me that, but that is what I made him and he will love it. :) I also got him an airsoft pistol and told him that he can't shoot me or Zulu or I will throw it away.

I am on a roll with 2 posts in one week.

Baby things

There are a few things that have been on my mind latley. They all basicaly have to do with the baby growing inside of me (weird)

• Sometimes i think that i am still only 18 and that it weird for me to be pregnant. Then i remember that I am 22 and I have been married for 2 and a half years.
• being pregnant makes me forget things, a lot. This sucks because Kamas can't remember things either. It is amazing that things get done around here at all.
• I am addicted to Food Network. I watch it a lot ( i won't tell you how many hours cuz that would be embarassing)
• I should stop watching it because it makes me crave the food they show.
• Sometimes i have to remind Kam that I am pregnant and that in september the baby will be here for the rest of our lives. example: The Marine Corps Ball is held every year in November. It is manditory for Kam to go. There is a chance that this year it will be in Vegas. At first Kam thinks this is a great idea, then i remind him that we will have a 2 month old baby. Obviously Kam cant miss the ball, so he is thinking to himself that he will just have to go and leave me home with baby. I, however, corrected him and told him baby and i will be going Vegas (or where ever the ball is going to be). I am more than happy to chill in a hotel room with baby while he goes to the ball. Then he has a great idea that we could fly a family member to where ever the ball is and they can watch baby while we go to the ball. We are problem solvers. I will let you know how this turns out but you will have to wait till November.
• Zulu knows that there is something different because when ever i sit down she has to be right by me or on my lap. Someone is going to have a hard time adjusting to baby.
• I have to soak in the tub daily because baby makes my back ache constantly. Kam makes fun of me because i will soak in the tub for a while then get out and get in the shower. Taking baths creep me out because you can't get clean while sitting in dirty butt water. I learned that from my dad when i was little. As a result I have not taken a bath since i was about 9.
• We bought diapers at walmart the other day. Kam thought it was weird.
• I have a limited amount of shirts that i can wear because all of my "normal" shirts look like i bought a size too small. Not a good look.
• I am sooo sick of flinstone vitamins. I take those instead of regular pre-natal vitamins. Don't worry I have had 3 doctors and 3 nurses tell me that they are just fine to take as pre-natal vitamins. (my mom, however, remains to be convinced)
• I have a body pillow to sleep with but sometimes at night Kam will steal it from me.
• Not looking forward to being pregnant all summer long in the desert. it is already about 80 here. Awesome for me.
• I have found out that i cannot eat at taco time or taco bell because i will immediatly throw up after. this makes me sad because i love soft bean burritos. Also chocolate doughnuts and velveeta for dinner not a good idea.

That pretty much emptied my mind of pregnant things. School is going good. Kam likes his new job because he is outside alot and doing manly things with tools and stuff. ( this shows you how much i know about his new job. I do ask questions but sometimes when he explains things to me it just sounds like gobbly gook) He had a hallilujah moment one day because he has not had to touch a computer for work since he got here. Now i am going to go to bed and hopefuly tomorrow I can remember to take the trash cans to the curb so the garbage man can empty them.

*disclaimer* I don't pay much attention to spelling or correct grammer when blogging. Just be happy i blogged.

Heaven on a plate

So we have been in Jousua Tree for about a month now. Before we moved all of our friends at Camp Pedleton kept telling us that it is going to be horrible. But when you grow up in Malad moving to Joshua Tree is not such a big deal. I mean there is a walmart 10 minutes away! Here are a few pics of JT

I have finally started online classes with Ashford Univeristy. I am almost done with my first class which has been pretty easy. I am a little afraid for my next class because it is econ. Not one of my favorites in high school. Because Kam is a Marine I get my books for free and credits are cheaper too. So that is pretty awesome.

I finally was able to see the baby dr on the 9th. Everything is good, we listened to the heartbeat which is cool. It reasures me that there really is a baby inside me. It is weird for me to think about a baby floating around inside. I think I have felt baby move it feels like something twitching or sometimes like there is a bubble inside of me. Crazy. We get to find out the sex on May 17. Most of my family think its going to be a boy. Evvie told me that she would babysit and that I should name the baby "one"

Kamas decided a couple months ago that he could groom Zulu instead of taking her somewhere. The first couple times it worked out ok. Then Kam decided to shave Zulu's beard and it still hasn't grown back. She looks silly. Also I tried to brush her the other day and the fur on her legs was really matted so we decided to shave her legs. and now she looks even more silly because she has little chicken legs. I am going to wait a few weeks and then take her to be professonaly groomed.

This post has been pretty random and to my best writing. But I don't feel like going back and fixing it:)

Also if you have never eaten at the Cheesecake Factory you must do so immediatley. It will change your life. You have to actually eat there not just get cheesecake. Kam and I ate there last weekend and it was like chicken heaven on a plate. Amazing.

Enjoy

So once again I have not kept up with my blogging. No real excuses just didn't do it. But there has been quiet a lot happening with us so here is the update.

1. Kamas re-enlisted for another 4 years with the Marine Corp. He is changing his job from maintiance managment ( lots of paper and desk work) to AAV crewman (lots of excitment)
2. I am 9 weeks pregnant. But I have yet to see a OBGYN because tricare is awesome like that. I will finally see one on March 2nd when I will be 11 weeks. Fantastic
3. We are moving to the desert. Kamas and I will be stationed at 29 Palms, Ca. Don't know where that is, google it. Then you will see the awesomeness of where we will be living. You will be jelous.
4. I got a job here in Fallbrook as an after school program employee. I just started in the middle of Jan. and now I will be leaving the first part of March. So that was short lived.
5. I didn't have morning sickness until my sister told me she threw up 3 times a day then I started to throw up everyday.
6. I will be flying home in May to watch Fifi (Beth) in Jr. Miss and will stay for a week. I am leaving Kamas in the desert.
7. Kamas has recorded and watched all of the olympics so far. He loves it.

I think that is all that has been happening. Enjoy this post because who knows when I will post again.