Our little Beeno!

That is the classic Kade face! He always gives us a look like, "What are you guys doing with me?" Kade LOVES to be swaddled and I think he looks like a Bean Burrito so I nicknamed him 'Beeno'. I have made up so many funny Beeno songs to him. I know everyone says that when babies smile that it's just like gas or something at this age...but I don't believe it ;)...every time I sing him a Beeno song he always smiles at me!

Kade's room...except we don't even use it for anything but sun tanning. His cradle and everything else is in our room. He loves to sun bathe, especially with Grandma Davis. He skin color looks a lot better now.

I always thought it was funny how mom's always thought their kid was smarter, cuter, stronger, and funnier than other kids....well, I am probably already WORSE than all those moms! Ha Ha, seriously this little guy is so dang funny. He likes to do tummy time and he has such a strong head. It's not a bobble head at all. I think he might start crawling next week!

My mom and I had to rush to the store to get him some preemie outfits to fit him because most his newborn ones were too big even. We were dying at this shirt because I always like to call him my hungry hippo. He eats like a champion now. I am anal mom and like to record every feeding time for when I start and end. And I record the times of his wet and dirty diapers. It helps me so much because if he starts to get fussy, I know if it's time to eat, or something else. I think that Heavenly Father knew that I needed a really good baby that I could handle because he truly is so darn easy (hope I am not jinxing myself...it's only been a week)...but he eats every 3 hours almost to do the dot. Now that we have a better schedule worked out and we are learning things about how to adjust to each other he really doesn't fuss at all.

This pic is my all time favorite. He is folding his arms ready to say a prayer.

He's not a big fan of his baths yet...we just LOVE his hair after the bath because it feels all fluffy like a duck and he smells so good! Nate loves to smooch him!

We had the funniest night the other night. Kade went through 3 PJ's in an hour!

1st...poop explosion out the sides of his diaper because we forgot to pull the little tabs on his legs out

2nd...he peed all over the night gown that we had sitting there ready to change him into...not to mention the pee that got all over my face. We were laughing so hard! We just bought a little pee guard thing from Babies R Us that is prevents that from happening again. It took us about 5 sprays in the face and his before we learned.

3rd...After I got done feeding him...some how he peed through the last diaper and jammies. We were almost crying laughing so hard.

Okay Nate...he's a keeper. We aren't throwing this one back!

Grandpa Davis gave Kade this dog right when we found out we were having a baby at Christmas time. He can't wait to meet the rest of his family. I am starting to calm down a little bit about everything. I kinda over did it a few of the days and just wanted to start getting back into the swing of things. Today I decided I'd be good and just try to relax!

He's Here!!!!

It all started with the Dodger game Friday night. I begged Nate to go, he didn't know if it would be a good idea with it being so close to the due date. I thought walkin up the stairs would help me along. We also accidentally parked really far and we walked forever...all the cheering and screaming must have done the trick. We had no idea that our lives would change forever the very next day!

Our little Kade!!!!!! Only 7 lbs 6 oz. 20 inches long. Born Saturday night 8-15-09 at 10:42 pm..... What a HOAX. The doctors have made this a long pregnancy first with the fluid issues...then telling us how HUGE he was measuring...and he comes out a little peanut! We didn't buy more than 2 newborn outfits because we thought he'd be huge...and those little newborn ones didn't even fit :)

My water broke at 9:30 am Saturday. I am a dingle and I didn't know for sure if that was it. I was expecting a HUGE gush with my fluid problem and it was not that much. Nate knew that it was it so we went right to the hospital. The had to keep us in Triage for a while because there were no open rooms yet. My contractions weren't bad at all so we actually were having fun. We thought we were gonna get beat up because we kept listening to everyone elses conversations (the curtains were the only thing separating us between tons of other ladies). We kept laughing so hard at what some of the people were saying to their nurses! We finally got our own room and they had to start me on Pitocin because I wasn't progressing. I went as long as I could and then got my epidural when the contractions got bad. I LOVED LOVED the epidural. It didn't hurt at all getting it put in. Up to this point the worst part was my IV (I had to get poked 5 times before it worked) After the epidural I just got to hang out and watch the Dodger game on TV. Perfect time for them to be playing the DBacks. All was well until little Kade started not tolerating the contractions well. Next thing we know there are 8 nurses rushing into the room changing my position and put me on oxygen. The doctor came in and flipped Kade (weirdest sensation ever to feel him flip like that inside me) that seemed to help a lot. I guess the cord was wrapped around his neck. They took me off Pitocin to give him a break. My body finally started to kick in and we didn't have to get back on it again. The next problem was that I was totally effaced, contractions were good, but I wasn't dilating like I should. So the doctor came back and finished breaking my water. I guess there was a big water bag between his head and the cervix. There was the rush of water I was looking for. It soaked my socks on my feet. They couldn't believe how much there was. They thought it would still be a while...and the doctor had to rush to another hospital to do a delivery there...I guess we tricked them because I really felt the urge to push. My nurse checked me and we were definitely ready but they had to make me wait for the doctor to get back to make sure Kade was handling it okay. I actually really liked the pushing. Ha ha...it was like a challenge for me. I wanted to be so good at it and it was like a competition. I told Nate to cheer me on to pump me up. The nurse said I really needed to get him out so we didn't have to do a C section because his heart rate was starting to go down again. We got him out of there in 45 min... yes, we had some nasty tears and an episodomy because let's just say I am not the biggest in town. It was a So surreal to me when he came out. I couldn't even believe it!

So I actually liked Labor and Delivery...I absolutely HATE the recovery part. I was not a champion at this. We had a horrible nurse the first night of recovery. To keep a long story short, she left Nate and to figure out how to feed him by ourselves and didn't even help me to the bathroom and I couldn't walk. Good thing Nate was there. Our Nurses finally got better later. They almost made us stay a few extra days because the feedings were rough.

All in all.... he is the most amazing thing in the entire world. We are home now, and it seems like we haven't had a second to breath. I truly think I have slept 4 hours total since Sat. I can't complain because I have the best helpers ever. Nate and my Mom have been Incredible!!!! They help me during all the feedings, clean the house, do the laundry, and most of all put up with me! I also have to thank all the kind thoughts, phone calls, gifts, and support from friends and family. I never realized how truly hard those first few days can be and I wish now that I was better at helping friends and family when they first had their babies. You never know until you go through it. I do have to apologize that I haven't talked to anyone yet. I have just been really tired, and busy busy. I also got lucky to have the worst phone in my life. Mine broke a few weeks ago so we dug an old one of Nate's out of a box. It doesn't even have a camera on it and the texting sucks.

He LOVES being in his burrito. He is such a snuggle bug and loves to tuck his little legs under his bum. I can't believe how much I love him already. I truly can't get enough of this little guy!

Nate is the best new daddy that anyone could ask for. He adores this little man!!!!

Today we pretty nuts because we had a doctor apt. originally scheduled for 1:00, but we tried to see if we could go earlier because he was starting to look pretty yellow, and feedings hadn't been going to well. I called the doctor at 9:35 am in the middle of feeding him. They said the only other time they could do it was at 10:00. We frantically tried to get him feed, dressed, changed, and I for the first time had to actually put clothes on. We rushed there and barley made it. Of course Nate had to drop us off because we forgot to bring some papers the Doctor needed. When Kade left the hospital he was 7 lbs. 1 oz. Today he was 6 lbs. 13 oz. so he still was loosing weight. And they wanted us to go to the lab again to re-test his Billyruben (or whatever it's called) for Jaundice. I cried the whole way to do labs because I was so tired and trying my hardest and he was still loosing weight. (talk about weepiness!) I never knew you could worry so much about someone. I swear that's why I can't sleep in the hours between feedings because I am so worried and can't settle down. Well, tomorrow is a new day...I am sure everything will turn out just fine. He is a great baby.. he loves sleeping all day and partying all night ( I have NO idea how to change that habit, if anyone does let me know!)

Hope my ramblings weren't too long. I want to start using my blog as a journal because I don't keep one anymore. But I was WAY to tired to proof read, or go back over what I wrote. Thanks again to everyone. Hopefully we'll be up for visitors soon for those close by to meet the little guy.

Nate and Mich Moments...

Well...this DEFINITELY was not in our game plan. But we just traded in our Element for a Corolla. I have love my orange Bronco Mobile so much. Huge backseat/great for camping/nice for a locker room :)...unfortunately, it has been quiet the lemon. We have had a bunch of dinky stuff go wrong and the transmission is on it's last whim. Monday night our drivers side window plunged down and the pulley snapped and it wont go back up. The same thing happened to the passenger side on the way to Utah last Christmas. The drivers side door won't open with a key, so if you want to lock the door you have to crawl to the other side...fat girls and crawling haven't been the best combo. Instead of getting the window fixed (again) we decided to look to see what we could get as a trade in....

We got a killer deal on the 2009 Toyota with 0% interest. Also, the payments are the same as what we were paying on my Element so we just went for it! Awesome gas mileage, not as awesome storage space...but hopefully this one won't fall apart soon :)

It was a sad day to part with my little junker!

I was starting to go a little crazy trapped in the house the last few months. My back was finally starting to feel better so we decided to go on a couple fishing trips last week. It was a BLAST to get out and have some sort of adventure. It's been 115 degrees in this smokin desert...so night fishing was the perfect thing!

Our nightly ritual of watering our lawn. We love to water, and sometimes have to argue about who's turn it is to spray! Our dumb HOA gave us a letter like 2 days after we moved in saying that our grass was to dead and had to be green with in 14 days. I guess they didn't take in account that we bought a foreclosure in Hot July that had been unoccupied/not taken care of for over 7 months!

Happy Birthday Nate! We had a nice evening for his bday on July 29th! He's so cute, he says all he wants for his bday is to be a dad. I decided to spoil him a little because we didn't do anything for his graduation because we were saving for the down payment. He's worked SO hard on the house and hasn't complained one bit. So he picked out some nice running shoes and a new outfit. He really wanted a bait casting fishing pole, but figured running shoes was more of a need. I decided to sneak and get him a fishing pole. As much as I have learned about fishing in the past 2 years, I am NO expert on picking out poles...I was at Sportsman's Warehouse for over two hours looking at tons of polls. I can't believe he actually approved and loved it! I was so excited to give it to him. I made a funny scavenger hunt around the house leading up to the poll so he had to find it. Of course that evening he was outside practicing with it down the street. He is such an old man, I love it!

Of course we had to go fishing a second time last week to try out the new pole... I get a little ADD so instead of fishing the whole time I like to float in the water.

Nate catches fish that look like this....

...My fish look like this :(

Once again....Nate gets the BIG ones...

...and I am proud of my tiny Bluegills!

Oh PS...baby update= I am now 37 1/2 weeks so I made full term! It's been a CRAZY ride because doctors and the specialists were telling me the would be thrilled if I could make it to the end of July because of my fluid problem. Well, bodies are just the darnedest things and I completed regulated. Then the issue was that little Kade wasn't so little and measuring really BIG! Now we are to the point where the doctors would like to start me so he's not huge, but they don't want to induce me until I start progressing because that increase chances of a C-section...but so does a big baby, so who knows! My last appointment I was dilated to a big zero and only 50% effaced. I have an doctor apt. tomorrow, so we'll see if it's changed! I get the feeling that it still might be a few weeks, which is nuts because a month ago I was totally ready to have him. Now, I am actually okay to wait until he's good and ready. I was having tons of contractions a month ago, and now NADA...for some reason he is getting cozy in there and we might go closer to my due date than we thought! I am just glad that I am feeling better and not laid up in bed anymore...and hoping he's healthy too. Nate teases me because the main reason I don't want him to be so big is so he can still wear the cute newborn clothes in his closet!