2 wks Better

Kinley-2 weeks old (on her actual due date)
Hasn't she changed so much already?

Since we have been home from the hospital it has been quite the roller coaster ride I wasn't expecting to come with having a baby! I can say that #2 is quite the adjustment! Plus the sleep deprivation has just made it harder and caused me to feel the effects of what they call the "BABY BLUES" Also within the past two weeks we have managed to deal with passing around sickness. Patrick got it the worst out of all of us. After telling Kinleys Dr. about his symptoms he said that Patrick probably had Strep. Luckily none of us got sick to that degree and have been able to keep healthy! As for Kinley's 2 week Dr appointment-She is doing really well! All signs of Jaundice gone, she is now weighing over her birthweight at 7lbs even and has grown an inch and a half- 20.5 in. Porter is adjusting to the baby quicker each day. He still has his whinning moments, but he's not acting up AS MUCH AS he was the past week. All in all we are doing A LOT better and life seems to be coming together.

Also, I just have to show you how cute my boys are! Patrick has been watching a lot of basketball games lately and Porter has shown GREAT interest! (YAY!!) I'm just glad I'm now not a loner while the two of them watch sports together! I've got a little girl to keep me entertained!

Pre-Labor, Labor & Home

Pre-Labor Story:
It was Monday morning December 28^th and we had just gotten back from Christmas with family the Saturday before. We were planning on leaving for Bear Lake immediately after I got back from my Doctors appointment that Monday afternoon. I was 37 weeks along and the Dr. said I was dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. Now, understand that the week before I was already dilated to a 1.5 and 60% effaced. I said to Dr. Horsley “ So am I still ok to go to Bear Lake? Please tell me honestly!” He replied, well I don’t want to ruin your trip by saying stay home and nothing happens, but this exam could start you into labor, so maybe hang back an hour or two and see how you are feeling. Then he added, while you are up in Bear Lake if you have 4 really painful contractions within an hour you need to get back here! So we left and came home, hung around for a while and then headed on up to Bear Lake.
Labor:

Monday morning, January 4^th rolls around my appointment was set at 9:45 AM. I had left some cleaning and laundry to be done, because I thought that I was going to go to my appointment, come home and have some time to get things done while I counted contractions and then go into the hospital later in the day to have the baby. BUT Patrick and I both felt that we should have packed our bags and gotten things ready just in case we were sent straight up to Labor and Delivery. We had a small feeling that that could happen.

While visiting with my Dr. we found out I had dilated to a 4 and was 80% effaced. I KNEW that the striping of my membranes was definitely going to get me going. Then Dr. Horsley said well, lets schedule to induce you next Monday, if I don’t see you this week. Then as he was walking out the door he asked me how her movements have been. I told him that they have become less frequent, but I can still get 10 movements within an hour. Trying to find any reason to send me up to L&D he said well let’s hook you up to the stress test monitor and check her movements. While we were sitting waiting for the test to finish ( which was 20minutes ) I had felt cramps and my stomach tightening. We could also hear her heartbeat and heard it intensify every now and then. Dr. Horsley came back and read the charts and said well, she just barely doesn’t pass the test, which is reason enough to send you up to L&D, but really it’s nothing to worry about, she’s fine! BUT You also have had 8 contractions within these past 20 minutes, so lets definitely send you up to L&D.

So, up to Labor and Delivery I went. Patrick was sooo excited and I was happy, but sad and had mixed emotions about the whole thing. I was really overwhelmed because I had left a lot of things to be done that day that now I wasn’t going to have the chance to do. Plus I was so worried about Porter! I knew that I wasn’t going to see him for the next 2 days and that tore my heart into pieces. I also knew that now I would have 2 kids to care for and I wasn’t sure I was ready for it.

I was admitted into room 4 at 10:45AM and Patrick left to pack the bags and get Porter taken care of. Thanks to Matt n Kenz for taking such good care of my boy all day!!! I was contracting a little bit and as the hour went on I felt them getting stronger. The nurse came in and noticed I was feeling one pretty good and asked If I wanted the epidural soon. The anesthesiologist was giving another lady her epidural and they could send him right down right when he was finished with her. I said sure, but can we wait til my husband gets here? Of course the nurse said! So Patrick showed up around noon and I got the epidural at 12:30PM immediately after at 1PM Dr. Horsley showed up and checked my cervix and I was dilated to a 5 and 80% effaced. He broke my water and left. While waiting Patrick and I played zilch, which I slaughtered him in. He took a nap and I watched some TV. I could feel my stomach tightening and I knew I was having contractions. At 2:45PM the nurse came in and checked me. I was dilated to a 6 and 100% effaced. I KNEW this baby was going to be here real soon so I watched for the urge to push. Come 3:30 I was really feeling ready, I had them check me and sure enough I was fully dilated and effaced and she was head completely down and ready. Now I had to wait for my Dr. to show up so I could start pushing. He got there at 4PM and I pushed through 2 contractions a total of 6 times and abracadabra Kinley Anne was born at 4:14PM weighing 6lbs 140z and was 19in long. She was so beautiful right after she was born and looked EXACTLY like her brother.And she still is super beautiful!

HOME:

We brought her home and Porter was so excited to see the baby! He gave her tons of kisses and was totally ready to play with her. He shouted basketball when we came in the door and threw one of the lighter weight balls (thank goodness) right at Kinleys face. Then he ran and got his toy gun and sat it on her cuz he wanted to play with her so badly! Porter has already been such a great big brother! He constantly wants her in the same room as him and loves to get right in her face and say “HI” “BABY” and give her big kisses. He is really sweet.

Kinley has been a really good baby. She just needs to switch her time clock. She's got her days and nights confused. With 2 kids that can make you one tired person! We are so blessed and grateful to have 2 healthy happy kids and we love them so very much!

Thing # 2 is here...

She is here!! A Whole 2 weeks early! Here are some pictures... I'll tell the story later! Right now I'm recovering! Love you all! Here is Kinley Anne Munson, 6 lbs 14 oz 19 in.

Shortly after Delivery

1 Day Old

This is the day we brought her home and Porter got to meet his little sister!

36 Weeks Along

Today I am 36 Weeks pregnant, which means only 4 more to go til our little girl is here. Although after todays appointment who knows when she'll be here. The Doc said that I'm dilated to a 1.5 and 60% effaced. He says it's not rare that a woman in my position is already that far along. Some women sit at a 3 for a whole month and nothin happens. BUT he also said for me to not have this baby this week! Which I sure do hope not! I would love to be home, not vacationing with family when I go into labor. Anyways that's the update on the pregnancy... I'll make sure to get a picture up of my fat belly soon!

What We've Been Upto

This past month has been pretty crazy for us! Overall whats kept us so busy is We've had LOTS of people come visit us the past month or so and we did the whole Thanksgiving thing with the Christensen Fam in Utah County. All that on top of our daily stuff which already keeps us busy added up to be one big crazy month! We enjoyed all the company and have somehow found ways to fit in things just for ourselves in our spare time.
When Grandma C. came to visit she brought Porter a whole snow outfit, which we got to put to use today! YAY for the Snow!! It finally feels like December and Christmas time. From the pictures you can see that Porter was excited to go outside while getting ready....THEN we got outside and it was REALLY COLD! I think his face says it all! Thanks Grandma!!
Also while Grandma C was here, we set up our Christmas decorations! Porter enjoyed that! He loved climbing up on the boxes and dancing to the Christmas music. He also got after me for taking a picture of him AFTER I told him NOT to touch the tree! (Hence the picture of him yelling at me)
When we got back from T-giving, we started putting PJ down for his naps in his "BIG BOY BED"(BBB) It's really no different from the crib, just bigger and lower to the ground. He can't get out because of the railing on the bed that covers the entire length of the bed!!! Which I know is the only reason we can even put him in the BBB. Otherwise we would be fighting him all the time trying to keep him in bed. He has actually been a much happier person when we lay him down AND when he wakes up. Instead of crying he calls for us! Which is really cute because those of you who have heard Porter call for me, you know exactly how he calls my name! NOT Mom, but Guyee!(SKYE) Also more about Porter, he has become an EXPERT at getting into things that he shouldn't! It's so much fun walking into a room and seeing a disaster all over the floor! My favorite this past week(ok not really my favorite) is that he's found the games and loves to open the box and dump everything out! He sure is getting big and growing up fast! It's crazy to think we are going to have another little one here in the house and Porter won't be our LITTLE buddy anymore!