Hike to Scout Falls
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
birth announcement
Here's a copy of the birth announcement I made to email out to people. It sure was fun to make with my new scrapbooking software!!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Zachary is 2!!!
Zachary will be two years old on Tuesday!!! I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He talks constantly, and most of the time I can understand what he is saying. He is a very active little boy, and sometimes it's all I can do to just keep up with him. I love the enthusiasm he has for everything, and he's generally a pretty happy kid (especially if I focus all of my attention on him!). He loves to give hugs and kisses, and those always make my day better.
Zachary has been staying with his grandparents since Daphne was born, so my Dad brought him down on Sunday so we could have a little birthday party for him. (We'll have another party this week with my Mom, so the lucky kid gets to have lots of celebrations!) He was very excited to open his presents, although he wanted to stop and play with each one before moving on. His favorite part of the evening, however, was singing Happy Birthday and blowing out the candles. He wanted to do it over and over, and kept saying "Happy to you!" Happy Birthday to my little man!
Grandma and Grandpa Kerr gave him some shape puzzles, and he loves them!
Mommy and Daddy got him a cool Trike
His feet don't quite reach the pedals, but he loves it anyway!
Showing us how to blow out the candles
I made him chocolate cupcakes because he is always asking for chocolate, but he wouldn't eat it!! Crazy kid!
Here's a few more pictures of Daphne
Aunt Emily
We're now a family of four! Crazy!
Zachary likes to hold the baby for like 2 seconds....
Zachary has been staying with his grandparents since Daphne was born, so my Dad brought him down on Sunday so we could have a little birthday party for him. (We'll have another party this week with my Mom, so the lucky kid gets to have lots of celebrations!) He was very excited to open his presents, although he wanted to stop and play with each one before moving on. His favorite part of the evening, however, was singing Happy Birthday and blowing out the candles. He wanted to do it over and over, and kept saying "Happy to you!" Happy Birthday to my little man!
Grandma and Grandpa Johnson sent him the movie Up
Grandma and Grandpa Kerr gave him some shape puzzles, and he loves them!
Mommy and Daddy got him a cool Trike
His feet don't quite reach the pedals, but he loves it anyway!
Showing us how to blow out the candles
I made him chocolate cupcakes because he is always asking for chocolate, but he wouldn't eat it!! Crazy kid!
Here's a few more pictures of Daphne
Aunt Emily
We're now a family of four! Crazy!
Zachary likes to hold the baby for like 2 seconds....
More Daphne pics
Here's a few more pictures of our beautiful baby girl for your viewing pleasure!
Grandma Nielsen (grandpa was out of town and hasn't got to see her yet)
This is the position she automatically takes. The nurses all knew immediately that she was a breech baby :)
Daphne and her cousin Sophie
peek-a-boo!
Getting ready to go home. It's amazing that even the newborn clothes drown her!
Mmmmm, this hand is yummy!
Daddy's little girl
Grandma and Grandpa Kerr
Grandma Nielsen (grandpa was out of town and hasn't got to see her yet)
This is the position she automatically takes. The nurses all knew immediately that she was a breech baby :)
Daphne and her cousin Sophie
peek-a-boo!
Getting ready to go home. It's amazing that even the newborn clothes drown her!
Mmmmm, this hand is yummy!
Daddy's little girl
Friday, March 12, 2010
Daphne's Birth Story
In the last post I said I'd post Daphne's birth story, so here it is. It may be long, but this is my way of journaling, so there you go!
When I was 35 weeks along, I went to a Dr. Appt and was told that my baby was breech. There are hardly any doctors out there anymore who will deliver a breech baby vaginally, and my dr said that if she didn't turn I would need a C-section. I have never envisioned myself needing a C-section, and for some reason this has always been one of my worst fears. Needless to say, I was quite upset that day and I immediately started looking into all the different ways that you can turn a breech baby. I tried pelvic tilts, lying upside down at a 45 degree angle (which gave me a huge headache every time I did it), placing a heating pad down where I wanted her head to be, and going to the chiropractor a few times to have the Webster technique done. None of this worked, so we went in to try to have her turned manually, called external cephalic version. I had heard that this procedure was very painful, but I was willing to do anything to avoid having a C-section. As it turned out, they wouldn't even attempt the version because my amniotic fluid was really low, the cord looked like it was wrapped around her neck, and the placenta was in the way of her turning. They also said that since my fluid levels were so low, I had to have them checked twice a week because if they dipped too low she would have to come out right away.
On Monday morning I went in for my regular doctor's visit and to have my fluids checked. They did an ultrasound, and the levels had dropped a little bit but not enough to have a C-section right away. However, I also had a non-stress test done and whenever I would have a contraction her heart rate would go down. (I was having contractions every few minutes, even though I wasn't actually in labor.) The doctor came in and talked to me and told me that I couldn't go home and I was going to have a baby that afternoon. I knew this was a possibility, but I wasn't really prepared for it, and had told my babysitter that I would be back soon. Luckily, Neil was able to leave work to come be with me, and my mom dropped everything and came down to watch Zachary for us! I have such great friends and family, and I really appreciate all they did and are doing to help me out. :)
We had to wait until afternoon to perform the C-section because I had eaten breakfast that morning, but it was finally time. I was able to stay fairly calm through the day, and Neil gave me a priesthood blessing to help with that, but as the time approached I became more and more nervous. They got me all prepped, gave me a spinal to numb me from the waist down, and we were ready to go. Unfortunately the spinal actually numbed me clear up to the top of my chest and made me quite shaky and a little light-headed, so I wasn't able to focus on much of what was going on around me. Neil got to watch the operation, and he thought it was cool but a little weird to see his wife cut open. :) After just a few minutes, I heard a little cry and she was here! I got to see her just a few short minutes before they whisked her away to the nursery because she wasn't breathing very well. Neil went with her and the doctors proceeded to stitch me back up. I started hyperventilating a little bit because my body reacted so strongly to the medication, but soon they were finished and had transferred me to my room, and I started to feel a little better. They told me the spinal would last about two hours and it ended up lasting about ten, but in the end I was grateful for the numbness.
It took about four hours before they actually brought Daphne in and let me hold her. Since she wasn't breathing well, they had to hook her up to a CPAP machine for about an hour, and then eventually they ended up giving her an IV. This increased her blood flow so it would be easier for her to breathe, which seemed to do the trick. They brought her in and she was so tiny and perfect and beautiful. Zachary got to hold her for a second, but he was more interested in taking his grandparents for walks around the hospital. He's going to be a good big brother, but it may take a while for him to get used to having a baby around the house and not being the center of attention all of the time!
We are now home and resting, and I'm feeling better and better every day. I was really worried about the recovery, and I still think it's going to be difficult once I have Zachary with me full-time again, but the whole experience turned out to be much better than I expected. We absolutely love our baby girl, and we're so excited that she's finally here with us!!
When I was 35 weeks along, I went to a Dr. Appt and was told that my baby was breech. There are hardly any doctors out there anymore who will deliver a breech baby vaginally, and my dr said that if she didn't turn I would need a C-section. I have never envisioned myself needing a C-section, and for some reason this has always been one of my worst fears. Needless to say, I was quite upset that day and I immediately started looking into all the different ways that you can turn a breech baby. I tried pelvic tilts, lying upside down at a 45 degree angle (which gave me a huge headache every time I did it), placing a heating pad down where I wanted her head to be, and going to the chiropractor a few times to have the Webster technique done. None of this worked, so we went in to try to have her turned manually, called external cephalic version. I had heard that this procedure was very painful, but I was willing to do anything to avoid having a C-section. As it turned out, they wouldn't even attempt the version because my amniotic fluid was really low, the cord looked like it was wrapped around her neck, and the placenta was in the way of her turning. They also said that since my fluid levels were so low, I had to have them checked twice a week because if they dipped too low she would have to come out right away.
On Monday morning I went in for my regular doctor's visit and to have my fluids checked. They did an ultrasound, and the levels had dropped a little bit but not enough to have a C-section right away. However, I also had a non-stress test done and whenever I would have a contraction her heart rate would go down. (I was having contractions every few minutes, even though I wasn't actually in labor.) The doctor came in and talked to me and told me that I couldn't go home and I was going to have a baby that afternoon. I knew this was a possibility, but I wasn't really prepared for it, and had told my babysitter that I would be back soon. Luckily, Neil was able to leave work to come be with me, and my mom dropped everything and came down to watch Zachary for us! I have such great friends and family, and I really appreciate all they did and are doing to help me out. :)
We had to wait until afternoon to perform the C-section because I had eaten breakfast that morning, but it was finally time. I was able to stay fairly calm through the day, and Neil gave me a priesthood blessing to help with that, but as the time approached I became more and more nervous. They got me all prepped, gave me a spinal to numb me from the waist down, and we were ready to go. Unfortunately the spinal actually numbed me clear up to the top of my chest and made me quite shaky and a little light-headed, so I wasn't able to focus on much of what was going on around me. Neil got to watch the operation, and he thought it was cool but a little weird to see his wife cut open. :) After just a few minutes, I heard a little cry and she was here! I got to see her just a few short minutes before they whisked her away to the nursery because she wasn't breathing very well. Neil went with her and the doctors proceeded to stitch me back up. I started hyperventilating a little bit because my body reacted so strongly to the medication, but soon they were finished and had transferred me to my room, and I started to feel a little better. They told me the spinal would last about two hours and it ended up lasting about ten, but in the end I was grateful for the numbness.
It took about four hours before they actually brought Daphne in and let me hold her. Since she wasn't breathing well, they had to hook her up to a CPAP machine for about an hour, and then eventually they ended up giving her an IV. This increased her blood flow so it would be easier for her to breathe, which seemed to do the trick. They brought her in and she was so tiny and perfect and beautiful. Zachary got to hold her for a second, but he was more interested in taking his grandparents for walks around the hospital. He's going to be a good big brother, but it may take a while for him to get used to having a baby around the house and not being the center of attention all of the time!
We are now home and resting, and I'm feeling better and better every day. I was really worried about the recovery, and I still think it's going to be difficult once I have Zachary with me full-time again, but the whole experience turned out to be much better than I expected. We absolutely love our baby girl, and we're so excited that she's finally here with us!!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Welcome Daphne Michelle Johnson!
On Monday we welcomed our beautiful daughter into the world. Her name is Daphne Michelle Johnson, and she was born Monday afternoon at 4:46 pm via C-section. She was 6 lbs 14 oz, and 21 inches long (although they were stretching her pretty hard, so I'm not sure she was actually that long). I'll tell the complete story in a later post, but I wanted to at least get a few pictures up for now.
Neil got to wear a cool space suit for the operation
Just waiting....it's almost time!
This shot is right after they pulled her out of me
They put me on oxygen to help the baby transition into the world, and because I was feeling light-headed
I got to see her for about 30 seconds before they whisked her away to the nursery
Since she was breech, she came out with her feet behind her ears, and she still doesn't want to straighten them!
She was having a hard time breathing when she first came out, so they had to hook her up to a CPAP machine for a little while, and they also had to give her an IV. Poor little thing!
Here's our first family photo
Zachary just wanted to sit on Mommy's lap, but he settled for sitting next to me
I think he's going to be a good big brother :)
I think this is my one and only pregnancy profile shot, taken just a few days before she was born.
Neil got to wear a cool space suit for the operation
Just waiting....it's almost time!
This shot is right after they pulled her out of me
They put me on oxygen to help the baby transition into the world, and because I was feeling light-headed
I got to see her for about 30 seconds before they whisked her away to the nursery
Since she was breech, she came out with her feet behind her ears, and she still doesn't want to straighten them!
She was having a hard time breathing when she first came out, so they had to hook her up to a CPAP machine for a little while, and they also had to give her an IV. Poor little thing!
Here's our first family photo
Zachary just wanted to sit on Mommy's lap, but he settled for sitting next to me
I think he's going to be a good big brother :)
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