22Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Bye bye cord stump

Baby Joey
It fell off in the middle of the night lastnight! Wow! That was a surprise, I was changing his diaper and unzipped his sleeper to find a normal slightly scabbed over belly button!!! Wow! What a surprise, I knew it was loose, but expected it to take a few more days.  Real bath here we come!!! He also rolled over on Saturday, he also did on Thursday but I thought it was a fluke. I'm still not too convinced. One thing is clear he doesn't like tummy time. I put him on his belly and he pushes off with all his might until he flops over. I really still think it's a fluke though, I'll have to try it again later with a camera handy and see what happens. Wouldn't…
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21Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Jealousy

Baby Joey
We had our first stint with it tonight. I was feeding Joey and Aiden shook his finger at him and told me "No, no." Aiden was hungry too and didn't want Joey eating before him. I finished up feeding Joey, burped him, changed him, and then put him down in his swing and gave Aiden some cuddle time while we waited for dinner to come (tonight was our last night of dinners from the ward, what a lifesaver). I couldn't move fast enough. Michael is still sick and it looks like Kevin has to go in tomorrow, so, I have three boys for my first day staying home alone after Joey's birth. One sick, one high needs newborn and one feeling left out. This should be fun.. Or Something... Haha!…
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21Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Baby Joey
So, the very next diaper change after publishing that last post, not a half hour later, what does Joey do? He pees and poops all over, not just a little, but soaking me, and ruining the outfit and blanket that he was wearing, LOL! Serves me right for counting my chicks before they're hatched. BTW, today is Joey's one week birthday! Happy birthday little monster! Can't imagine life without him.
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21Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

MLK Day

Baby Joey, Holidays, To new beginnings
Good morning and happy day off to everyone at home today. So far things are going so well with Joey that we're having a hard time not bracing ourselves for the bad part... So far he sleeps well (for a newborn), doesn't have blow outs, has only gone potty a couple times during diaper changes (vs. every time with Aiden, and almost every time with Michael) spits up very little, and only when we don't burp him ASAP after a feeding, burps fast once we start burping him, fusses only when he feels insecure or is very hungry, feels secure as long as he's being held, is MORE content when he hears his brothers roughing around, and it goes on and on. I'm tempted to say that I got my…
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15Jan 2008 by Kaylene 3 Comments

Why Joseph Merlin??

Baby Joey, Pregnancy, To new beginnings
You may have been surprised at our choice of a middle name for our latest addition. Especially with all of the build up in the last few months with Kevin and I not telling what we've chosen for baby Joey's middle name, and being so open about his first name. Well it all has to do with meaning. Our two older sons have names Kevin and I like, along with middle names after a living family member. Michael Jeffrey was named after Kevin's cousin Jeff, who has always been a good friend to Kevin. Oh, the stories Kevin has told about spending time with him. Aiden Nathaniel, was named after my brother Nathan or Nate, who I grew pretty close to after I got married and moved away. He was…
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15Jan 2008 by Kaylene 5 Comments

Joseph’s Birth Story

Baby Joey, Pregnancy, To new beginnings
Back in May, actually Mothers Day, two days before I found out I was pregnant, I had this dream, I dreamed that I had a baby (wasn’t expecting to be pregnant) at home because I had a fast labor… And that I was trying to wake Kevin to take me to the hospital, but he wouldn’t wake up. I kept that in mind through my pregnancy, not that my husband would ignore me, but I was so scared of a fast labor and unplanned home birth. I had a LOT of false calls, as late as last Friday night. Sunday night, right before dinner I found myself throwing up without any warning or reason. This can be a sign of labor so instead of being disgusted I was hoping. A…
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14Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

He’s here!!!

Baby Joey
We don't have any pictures ready yet, but he's here, he's healthy and I'm doing GREAT! He's absolutely beautiful.  He was born at 7:50 AM this morning after about 4 hours of labor. He has dark reddish blond hair, long fingers and toes, weighs 8 lbs 3 ounces and is 20" long.
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13Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

A nice quiet Sunday.

Baby Joey
Aiden had his first day in Primary today, that was nice. I think he's pretty excited to be "Big like Michael."  He carried his lesson bag out of there with so much pride. Each week the kids get a paper sack with a copy of the lesson, that's excellent for FHE, and a little treat. Michael got a new teacher, I thought they might move his old teacher due to the classes high needs and her wonderful ability to work with them, but it looks like his new teacher is an excellent fit too, and like he did pretty well. I had a very hard time sitting through church, 3 hours is just too long for hard chairs and my very pregnant body, but I made it, and I feel…
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08Jan 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Another appointment.

Baby Joey, Pregnancy
Hopefully the last, I'm 4 cm, 50% effaced, I think around -2 station… No induction date STILL!!!! She says that if I’m still pregnant next week that we’ll probably induce on Wednesday cause she’s on call at the hospital then. She says she thinks I’ll be back before next week though… I’ve been contracting like mad ever since my exam, and I’m going to run some errands today, just to try and keep things going… I was going to go to the zoo cause it's a nice warm day, but now it's raining, still warm though, guess I'll have to see how it is in a little bit. Please pray it happens soon! I'm beginning to go a little loopy. Grandma Rawlings, my Mom, is flying in tonight. Yay!!! We're…
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