He's Here!

This is WAY late but needless to say, I've been a little busy over the last.....ummmm....5 months!  Here is Evan's birth story!

On December 14th, 2011 I came down with a nasty stomach bug. Fever, cramping, dehydrated and running to the bathroom every 5 minutes.  I began to have some contractions that evening, I believe because of the dehydration.  They were pretty consistent so around midnight I decided I better go into triage at the hospital just to be safe and to maybe get some IV fluids.  Evan wasn't due for another 3 weeks.  When I arrived at the hospital, they hooked me up to the monitor and I was having some good, consistent contractions.  Evan's heartrate was in the 160's-170's and I had a fever of 101.  My cervix was 5 cm!!  I was already in labor!  Needless to say, the doctor decided to go ahead with the c-section a few weeks early.  I called Bryan to wake him up.  My surgery was in 1 hour!!!!!!!!   He had to get grandma to the house to watch the kids and then haul butt to Banner Desert, 20 minutes away.  At 4:44 am on December 15th, Evan Grant Morrison was born!  Weighing in at 7 pounds, 1 oz and 19 inches long.  Healthy mom and healthy baby!  My prayers were answered! 

Flagstaff Snow Trip

Last weekend we made a last minute trip up to the snow! We rented a hotel room and drove up to Flagstaff. On the way there, we watched Christmas movies and listened to Christmas music. The kids had so much fun! At the hotel, we ordered in dinner, went swimming in the indoor pool and just relaxed.

The next morning, we slept in a little bit and then made the drive up the mountain to Snowbowl. We didn't have to go far up the mountain to find some good snow for playing! The kids did some sledding, we had a snowball fight and they made snow angels. We didn't get to make a snowman though because the snow was too fluffy and wasn't sticking together well. Next year! The kids had such a fun time. Taylor was a little bit upset at first because it was really cold but quickly started to have a little bit of fun too. I was so happy I was able to go and see them have such a great time before baby Evan gets here! Here are some pictures!

5 and 7 year Well Checks

The boys had their annual well checks this month! Both growing and doing well! They couldn't be more opposite in their measurements! Andrew is my little guy, 25th % for his height and only the 15th% for his weight. He's growing right along his growth curve though so he's doing well! Connor is my big guy! He's in the 75th% for height and 80th% for weight, also growing along his growth curve and his weight for height percentile is within normal range! YAY!

Andrew had 2 shots at this visit. He was so sad....I mean REALLY sad. He sobbed and sobbed before and after. He continued to sob in the car on the way home and when you asked him about his shots or how he was feeling, he would sob again. Not a hysterical cry, just a really sad cry. Heartbreaking. We opted out of the flu shots for all 3 kids this year. Did not want a repeat of last year where they each got progressively more hysterical as each kid got their shot. We'll take our chances with the flu! Here are the boys on the exam table....gowns and all! LOL!

Cooperstown!

Just had to post this! We took the kids to the museum last weekend downtown and then after we ate at Alice Cooperstown. The kids have been there before and they love the atmosphere. They also have seen people eating the giant 2 foot hotdog and they wanted to try it for themselves! When someone orders one, they ring a bell and make a big deal out of it. Our 3 kids shared one and almost at the entire thing! HUGE!

Schnepf Farm

Schnepf Farm is one of our yearly fall traditions. We had such a fun time this year at the pumpkin patch! We went later in the day this time, which I think we will do from now on! We rode the rides, ate yummy chili for dinner, watched the shows (this year they had a BMX bike show that was WAY cool) and rode the haunted train! Usually we go in the morning and the train is NOT haunted. This time it was dark and spooky! The kids got a kick out of it, especially Connor. Taylor covered her eyes most of the time but she still is talking about the scary train. LOL! Poor Andrew cried because he thought the scary guys in costumes were real (bad mommy). It was actually pretty scary. Even Bryan jumped a few times! I just LOVE Halloween!

30 weeks!

Well I took my 3 hour glucose test and PASSED....thank goodness! With Thanksgiving coming up and the entire yummy month of December, it would have been such a struggle to stick to a diabetic diet!

I also had my third trimester ultrasound this week. It was so cool to see my little man again! He sure is growing! From the 3D pictures we saw, I think he looks a lot like Andrew did as a baby! We'll see! I am measuring just a tiny bit ahead, he was 3 pounds 4 oz give or take a few oz. My due date will stay the same though since the most accurate ultrasound is the very first one for dates back when I was only 8 weeks along.

I'm so glad Bryan was at the appointment. He asked a million questions about the baby to the ultrasound tech.....which I am kind of chicken to do because frankly, I don't know if I really want to know! Just the thought of something being wrong, scares the crap out of me. He asked her to take a closer look at Evan's organs, mainly the adrenals, kidneys and liver. The tech was SO sweet and understanding of our situation. Our baby Nolan's cancer started in the adrenals and spread to the liver, causing his kidneys to fail. The tech called in the perinatalogist herself. The doctor finished the ultrasound by thoroughly scanning all of his organs. No masses, no abnormalities. What a relief. I'm so glad I know that he's totally healthy with no signs of cancer. The only thing she found was that my cervix is starting to efface! AHHH! This never happened with any of my other babies. It's not severe.....I think the cervix length is supposed to be around 3 cm at this point in the pregnancy, mine is 2.3. Good thing I'm not working! The perinatalogist said there is a 99% chance that I will go full term since none of my other babies were early. I just need to take it easy and follow up with my ob. 8-9 more weeks! Hoping to get this baby out at 38 weeks, just before Christmas!

28 weeks and counting!

Yay! Officially in the third trimester! So far this pregnancy has gone very smoothly. I definitely feel more worn out and achy though, maybe a sign of my age! I didn't feel like this with Connor when I was 22. It has just progressively gotten harder with each pregnancy and now with this baby being my 5th, it's been very difficult on my body. I'm only 29.....I can't imagine doing this at 40 or even 35!

We are so excited to meet our little boy. His room is complete, it's theme is firetrucks. We've bought some clothes and my new Ergo Baby carrier.....very excited to use it! Now we are just waiting on him to hurry up and grow! LOL!

I had my glucose test a couple weeks ago. Just found out I FAILED. It's okay though, I have never passed the 1 hour test before. I always have to take the dreaded 3 hour test. Eww. I have it scheduled for next weeks so I hope I pass. It would be extremly hard to give up sweets and other yummy food! Of course, I would do it if I had to though!

I also asked my doctor if I could have another ultrasound just to put my mind at ease. My doctor is awesome. He wrote me the referral, no questions asked. I go to a high risk perinatalogist for my ultrasounds. The imaging is amazing and they always give me some extra 3d pictures. I can't wait to see him and how big he's getting! He feels like he's getting so big and SO strong. It never gets old feeling him kicking. He's a super active little guy. I felt him flip last week to a breech position and for two days I was getting kicked in the butt/cervix. That wasn't so pleasant. Thankfully a few days later I felt him flip again. I can feel his feet up high once again! Hopefully he will stay put in that position, not that it matters because I'm having a c-section anyway but for my own comfort, I like him head down!

Ultrasound pictures coming soon!!