Birth Story

So, this is my 3rd, and LAST birth story!  I can't believe it has come this far.  Garett's Birth Story!

Wednesday, January 8th.  Happy Birthday Mike!  I had a Drs. Appt. that day and I still hadn't grown.  Dr. Christensen is starting to get worried and my fluid is not rising, so he asks me to go get a non-stress test and ultrasound to measure Garett to make sure he is still growing.

Friday, January 10th.  I go to work, normal, typical day.  My work throws a "baby shower" for me at Tucanos (Amazing food) and we talk about what I have left to do and fun stuff like that.  I finally hear from the Hospital about the Ultrasound and they have NO AVAILABLE APPTS. for Friday.  I scheduled one for Monday and called the Dr. and he says to still go get the non-stress test done.  This is all still a week before our scheduled inducement.  I leave work a half hour early to get the test done and head to the Hospital.  I check in at 3:30 get hooked up and go through all the questions and they monitor me for half hour.  I start having contractions 4 minutes apart, and they are hurting.  Garett's heart rate dips every time I have a contraction, so they monitor me for another half hour which turns into an hour.  By 5:30 the nurse came back in and said that Dr. Christensen decided it was too risky and that I needed to be admitted to have the baby.  So I was desperately trying to reach my mom because this was a week early and we didn't have anyone to watch the boys, my bags weren't packed, the boys were still at the babysitters, Mike wasn't off work yet. It was a disaster.  Mike finally got off work, picked up the boys, packed up some bags for us, and took the boys to his Cousin Felisha's house.  I got a hold of my mom and her and my dad decided that they would start the drive and stay somewhere overnight.

By 6:30 I was in a room with a gown and they had started my IV and Pitocin.  One note about the IV, the nurse started to place it in my left arm right above my wrist but the needle was too big, so she got a smaller needle and finally placed it in my left hand by my ring finger.  But when she poked me in the wrist, she hit a nerve or something and still to this day my pointer finger and thumb are numb and hurt! Super annoying still 4 weeks later!  By 8:30 Mike had finally showed up and my contractions were super close and hurting like no tomorrow.  I got the epidural and felt so much better then Dr. Christensen came to break my water to really get things going but there was no bag of waters to break he said...that is how dry I was!  Things really started moving by after that and by 11 I was throwing up and ready to push.  I pushed about 3 or 4 times and by 11:15 pm he was here.  All purple and the cord was wrapped around his neck, but he was beautiful!  I did tear a little and so that has been a little traumatic for recovery.  Garett was 7 pounds 12 ounces, 18.5 inches long and did great on his Apgar scores.  Before he was born, Dr. Christensen was talking to us about with him being 11 days early he might have to have breathing treatments with the CPAP machine as well as he might be jaundice, but he was amazing and didn't have any problems at all.  He wasn't even on the charts at all for jaundice and took pretty quick to nursing.  He only lost 5% of his birth weight when we left the hospital.  He did so amazing!

My parents were here Saturday to take care of the boys until we came home from the hospital and help for the first couple of days and my mom stayed a week with us.  This recovery was super hard and I haven't really felt like doing anything, but I have gotten through it and feel better now.  Garett is a great eater and sleeper for the most part.  He does lately have a 2 hour middle of the night awake time, but he will get through it.  We are so lucky and blessed to have him here with us and thankful that Dr. Christensen listened to the Spirit when it told him we needed to not wait the weekend to have him.

At his 2 week appointment on the 24th of January he weighted 8 pounds 4.5 ounces and was 21.25 inches long.  He is a growing boy.  He is now out of Newborn clothes and diapers and in 0-3 Month clothes and size 1 diapers.

Just had his first bath

Baby just born

Weight!

Getting ready to leave the hospital

Garett Dean Wallenberg

Introducing Garett Dean Wallenberg!

2013 Year End Review

Here goes the Yearly 2013 Year End Review...Then I can print my 2013 blog book :)

January: New year, I started school, Mike turned 32

February: Gavin's first Valentines day going to school, I got a really sucky flu

March: Gavin turns 4! Mike and I have been married for 8 years! Took the boys bowling for the first time, we celebrated Easter

April: Greyson turns 2! We moved the boys into bigger (for them) beds, went to the Dinosaur museum, took lots of bike rides, had a birthday photo shoot for the boys

May: My first semester of school is officially over, Mother's Day, did my first DoTerra boutique and sold lots of my salves and chap sticks and such, Found out we were expecting our 3rd baby, Gavin graduated from his first year of Preschool

June: Took the summer off of school because I didn't get financial aid, Went to Youth Conference with the ward, Father's Day

July: Girls Camp. 12 weeks so we announce we were expecting to everyone.  Gavin broke his wrist, 4th of July, 24th of July

August: I started fall semester, Gavin started Soccer, boring month!

September: Found out we were having another BOY! Gavin goes back to preschool, Family pictures

October: I turn 31, Halloween, end of Soccer

November: Thanksgiving, school is kicking my trash, getting closer to baby boy coming

December: Christmas, closer to baby boy, we are all cycling through a cold and sickness, Fall semester is over

Seems like we had a boring year, but with full time work, school, callings and being pregnant, it was hard to get out and really do anything.  Hopefully we can get out and do something fun in 2014!

Christmas

This is going to be a boring post - I feel like the only time I blog is when I have a picture to go with it, but this Christmas, I was sick, so really didn't get a lot of pictures.

Christmas Eve, I woke up sick and we made breakfast, I made the fruit salad and potatoes we were to bring for the Christmas Dinner and we got ready and headed up to Heber City to spend the day with Mary (MIL), Kurt and the kids.  Chuck and Lori joined us later.  We had a great day watching Christmas movies, catching up with each other, cooking and opening presents.  The more the day progressed, the worse I felt and we finally headed home around 9:30 because the kids were super cranky.

Luckily we had already put the big present together and wrapped all the other presents so Santa just needed to arrange the presents under the tree when we got home and we headed to bed.  They boys slept in until 7:30 on Christmas Morning and then we headed out to the living room to open Presents.  Greyson was super cranky and wanted to play with every single present he opened instead of stopping and opening another, so by the end, we were opening them for him and just showing him while he cried for us to put his presents together.  Gavin loved finding his name on all his presents and opening each one of them.  By the end, Mike had asked if he got everything he wanted and he said yes.  He has been mentioning since September that he wanted a Jeep for Christmas.  Mike asked about the Jeep and Gavin got a little sad and said "Why didn't Santa bring my Jeep?" And Mike said "You will have to ask for it again next year bud" and Gavin said ok, and just went back to playing.  Finally Mike told him to go into the Dining Room and pull the blankets off and there was his Jeep. He was freaking out, so excited!

Mike got a Helicopter which he broke the next day and is now trying to find parts to fix it.  I am super excited for my new Crock Pot and we have already used it and it works great!  Our old one was super fast at cooking and is almost 9 years old, so it was time for an upgrade.

We had a great Christmas and we were spoiled rotten!  We hope you had a great Christmas too!

Gavin's gingerbread house from Preschool

Gavin in Christmas Eve PJs

Greyson in the Jeep and in Christmas Eve PJs

Gavin in the Jeep

Putting together the Jeep for the Boys

George our Elf on the Shelf drinking green milk in the fridge

Creating our Ginger Bread Men

The boys on Christmas Morning out with the Jeep

All the cookies I made for Neighborhood Gifts

Gavin's Vacuum he got for Christmas

More Ginger Bread Men making

A Greyson track he got for Christmas

Ginger Bread Making

Our final Ginger Bread Men

Preggo Update

We need to have another Preggers update...

I went to the Dr. last week on Monday with a little bit of a sore throat and the Dr. wanted to check my fluids.  He didn't say why but I was measuring 5 instead of 7 (where it should be) so he told me to stay hydrated.  Well, then on Tuesday (Christmas Eve) I woke up sick.  We did our Christmas Eve stuff and Christmas I woke up even worse.  I didn't eat anything on Christmas.  The day after Christmas I spend most of it in Bed but did feel a little bit better and actually ate something.  Friday I went back to work and Saturday we were busy with a Family Baptism and other fun stuff like that.  Sunday we took down Christmas (this sounds like a Christmas post, but really it isn't) and hung out getting the house cleaned and doing laundry to get ready for baby!

Today I had another appointment. I told the Dr. I hadn't stayed hydrated because I haven't been feeling good, but he didn't check my fluids.  He will next week he said.  I am dilated to 2 and 70% effaced. He said we will see if we can make it to the 17th :/  Hopefully we will!  I had the Group Strep B test today (Yuck) so we will see how that comes back.  In the meantime, we will have another 2 appointments if we make it to the 17th and that is only 18 days away!  In the homestretch!

Rantings and Ravings

I had lots of titles to this post...Thoughts of my last pregnancy...Rantings of a 36 week prego...Final thoughts on my final pregnancy...You get it, but with being sick this week and only have 3 weeks until my induction date, I felt it needed to be titled Rantings and Ravings.

This Pregnancy has kicked my butt.  I thought Greyson's was bad with testing positive for Group Strep B and having to be induced, but it was 10x better than this one.

At least I don't have Gestational Diabeties!  Pregnancy in your 30s is so much harder than in the 20s.  I don't know if it is because I already have 2 kids, and am working full time with a pretty demanding calling while taking 9 College Course Credits online that has kicked my butt, but I am struggling.

School is over for now. The Holidays are now past (which I never want to be this pregnant and/or sick during Christmas ever again!) and I am hoping we can get through the next 3 weeks going back to school and work and not getting sick before we need to get into a new normal of 3 boys!  I miss ibuprofen!  Tylenol just doesn't cut it.  I always feel like I have been kicked in the down there area.  I have gained 41 pounds so far with this pregnancy..the most I have ever gained and weighed in my life.  I am glad I am pregnant and know this baby has a plan and purpose to be here with our family, but it is hard and I am getting through it, but not very gracefully I feel like.

I am not meaning to complain, but Greyson jumping on my belly all the time and all the pain I feel will be worth it in the end, when I don't have a belly to jump on anymore and the pain is gone :)  Hopefully I can make it another 3 weeks.  I guess I don't really have a choice in the matter, he will either come before than or be forced out on January 17th!

Merry Christmas 2013

Here is our Christmas Card for 2013 - that I haven't sent out to anyone :/ 

We hope you had a great Christmas!

Belly Shot

I have not been good at all this pregnancy documenting my belly.  Poor baby, his brothers have all these pictures of them in the belly and he will get like 5 or something.  Here is the latest one, 34 weeks :)

Family Update

So, I have been going to people's blogs and cursing them because they aren't being updated...and I am not even updating my own.  I should be cursing myself.  I have had a lot going on...ok!  So, I just did a Baby update, now a Family update?  Ok!

Greyson:  Has been sick for the last almost 2 weeks with a cold, cough and maybe ear infection. The Dr. says it is borderline ear infection so we are seeing until tomorrow and if he still has a fever, he will be on antibiotics.  He knows a lot of his letters now and amazes us everyday with what he knows.  He knows his colors, but sometimes struggles with them.  He is an okay eater only when he is really hungry but will put away a sucker like is it no ones business.  He is on every other day Miralax now which is great for 18 months everyday having it.  He is a great sleeper for the most part and loves his blanket and doggie to sleep with.  He is not a TV boy unless he isn't feeling good or tired and he loves anything cars, trains, planes, trucks, basically that moves.  He refuses to go to nursery. He hates his coat and cries when we put it on, even if it means we are going outside.  He is a biter, and pincher, and hitter and no matter what I do, he continues to do it to his brother.  He is in 24 Month and 2T clothes (pants and shirts) as well as size 4 diapers (still not potty trained) and size 6 shoe.

Gavin: Is still loving Preschool, he can write all his letters and write his name.  He knows all the letters and what they say and a word that starts with each letter.  He loves Christmas time...He probably should have been born at Christmas Time.  He has already sat on Santa's lap, but is still naughty sometimes and us telling him that Santa isn't coming doesn't phase him.  He is kind and patient with his brother even when his brother is mean and hurtful to him.  He loves to watch TV and likes Garfield right now.  He is in 4T clothes (Pants and Shirts) and is still doing good potty training.  He has his accidents, but I guess who doesn't?  He is so excited to get another brother and he talks about it all the time!  He sleeps great and has a thing for going to bed without socks.  He is a good eater lately for the most part.  He is starting to eat more things and try new things.

Michael: Is the Secretary in the Elders Quorum which I thought would keep him busier then the Secretary in the Sunday School Presidency, but it doesn't.  He is supposed to update Home Teaching but doesn't have a key to the church, so he can't really do that, and with Greyson not going to nursery and church during Nap time, one of us (who isn't teaching 3rd hour) is usually out in the car with him.  He is struggling at work right now, so if you have an extra prayer for him, that would be great. We are still looking at a LOT of opportunities so we will see which way the wind blows...

Me: Still pregnant, Fall semester just ended for me because I finished my last final last night. Still Beehive Adviser. Still working full time at PCS. Still not blogging...You know the usual. Just trying to get through school, raise a family, grow a baby, help pay the bills and serve the Lord all while making it look good, which I am sure it doesn't, but no one is complaining...except for me because I am done being pregnant. And this is for sure our last baby, I don't know how we are going to handle that yet, but it is being worked on as we speak, so our Family of 5 with 3 boys is as good as it gets! But I am thankful for it!

Baby Update

So, I am 34 weeks pregnant, planning to be induced on the 17th of January which gives me 5 weeks 3 days left and I feel like I haven't even said anything about this pregnancy since 20 weeks.

At 28 weeks I failed the glucose test, and had to go to the 3 hour one which was not cool at all.  I did at least get some Psychology studying done, but it was still not cool to do.  I did pass that one and everything else has been on track this pregnancy.  I have gained so far the most with this one and still going, I am at 37 lbs gained.  I only gained 30 with Gavin and 20 with Greyson.  I weight the most I have ever weighted before too.  It should be fun getting it off.

My last appt. the Dr. said he thought he weighted 5 lbs...Holy big baby...I still had 8 weeks to go then too.  Hopefully he is just being generous.  Other than that, he moves around like crazy, he will probably be another Greyson.  I will totally have my hands full!  Gavin is super excited to have another baby and Greyson knows that he isn't the baby anymore, the baby is in mom's belly and he lets you know it.  Hopefully this little guy keeps cooking and stays in until the 17th! That is when I am planning for him!