Last weeks recap

Sunday:  Check out of hospital

Tuesday: Cancel preschool because i'm still extremely exhausted and recovering from lack of fluids

Wednesday:  Presleigh gets an ear infection

Friday:  Dad gets admitted to the hospital for double pneumonia and we almost drive 10 hours while i'm 37 weeks pregnant to be with him.

Saturday:  Go to urgent care because I have another yeasst infection only this time it's in my mouth:(  YUCK!!!!

Last week wasn't a very fun one.  This week is turning out to be better and we are getting closer and closer to having this baby!!!!!

Too Early

Friday night after Wayne and I finished watching a movie I started feeling really awful.  I had the chills so bad that I couldn't even lift up my blanket at all or I would start shivering so bad it would hurt my belly.  I have been on medication for a bacterial infection and it has been giving me some stomach problems.  We decided to go to bed but of course I couldn't sleep.  I was up all night either because I was hot or cold or needed to use the bathroom.  I thought I was having contractions but because of my stomach cramps it was hard to tell what was really going on.

At about 3 in the morning my stomach pains had stopped and I was finally able to start timing the contractions. They were 3 minutes apart but still pretty weak.  I honestly was super stressed because this was so different from any of my other labors and I couldn't believe that we were going to have a baby just before we hit 37 weeks.  I didn't even want to go to the hospital because I thought that the contractions would probably just go away.  But of course Wayne was up packing bags and getting us all ready to go to labor and delivery.  I called my sweet cousin at 4:30 in the morning and asked her if we could bring Presleigh and Noah over and she agreed (thank goodness)  and then we headed in.  

When we got there they told us that they would check me and then monitor us for an hour and then check me again to see if I had dialated.  If so then I was in labor.  Of course I didn't dialate barely at all and they detirmined that I was probably dehydrated.  I tried to drink as much as I could but I was so cold and out of it that it was difficult.  Then baby girls heart rate spiked and so the Doctor decided I needed an IV (My least favorite part)  Baby's heart rate stayed pretty high for a while so they wanted to keep me overnight.  I had Wayne and my cousin John give me a blessing which I am so grateful for.  I was able to relax and get a little bit of rest. By morning my contractions had stopped and Baby's heart rate was back to normal. 

As much as I would love to not be pregnant anymore and hold my sweet baby in my arms, I really am grateful that she will get to cook a little longer. And I am so grateful for worthy Priesthood holders who were able to give me a blessing without hesitation in my time of need.  And for the peace and comfort that I was able to receive through that blessing. 

5 Amazing Years

Last weekend we celebrated our 5th anniversary.  Wayne told me kind of last minute (after I had hinted at needing a road trip) that we were headed to Salt Lake to spend the weekend.  I was so excited to get to spend a little time away before this baby comes.  We have so much fun on our road trips.  I love going on road trips mostly because the long hours in the car gives Wayne and me time to have really great conversations.

 We left after Wayne got off of work on Thursday so the kids spent most of the time sleeping.  Friday was our anniversary and we really just wanted to hang out and relax. We got to stay with Wayne's family which was so nice.  Presleigh and Noah enjoyed spending time with their cousins and seeing Grandma (Presleigh called her My Dad's Mom) and Grandpa Taylor.  We spent our anniversary going to Costco, H&M, and Rodizio Grill. Thanks to G-ma and G-pa Taylor for watching our darlings while we went to dinner, which by the way was the worst dining experience ever.

Saturday we went and ordered my anniversary present which is a new diamond anniversary band:)  Yeah best husband ever.  Then we headed to Ikea.  Usually when we go to Utah I have a million places that I want to go but because I didn't want to spend our whole weekend running around town I tried to keep it to just H&M and Ikea.  Saturday evening Julie and Paul came to visit us.  Presleigh was so excited to see baby Laila and had been telling us for days how much she misses her.  It was so nice to be able to visit with them too.

I can't even express how grateful I am that I was able to marry such an amazing man.  Wayne is my very best friend and I love how special our marriage is.  The last five years have definitely been amazing and I am one lucky girl!!!