Our Weekend

We had a whirlwind of a weekend. I can't believe it's all over and we're back into another week! It flew by! But it was oh so fun. 

Macie, Emery, and I started the weekend off by surprising Dad at work after Macie's doctor appointment on Friday. We all went out to lunch, and Uncle Colton joined us too. On our way there my mom called and said that my Grandma and Grandpa had decided to come up for the weekend too! So as soon as we finished with lunch we headed home to see them and introduce Miss Macie. 

She was an instant hit. That little girl is the sweetest I tell you. Such a good baby. And SUCH a cuddler!

Emery started getting ready for the fair next week and stole Shayli's pink cowboy hat. I had meant to go buy her one on Friday...but I got lazy and didn't wanna haul two kids in that store and bagged it for now. The rest of the evening we just spent lounging out on the grass, talking, catching up, and then grilled up some yummy hamburgers for dinner. 

A perfect, relaxing Friday night. 

Emery with the blanket Great-Grandma Kilmer crocheted for her. 

The next morning Jake woke up bright and early to run the Morgan Half Marathon again. This is his 3rd year running it. He did better than last year, but a little slower than his first year. He came in 27th overall and 4th in his age group. So he actually did pretty good! His first year he was 2nd in his age group so he is trying to beat that. And beat his time. Emery was super helpful afterwards and refused to walk on her own, and would only be held by Dad...he was a little bit tired though...Then she decided to feed him peanuts while he was stretching ;)

The rest of the day was just spent hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa again! And letting Great-Grandma Kilmer get as much snuggle time with little Macie. 

Little Miss Attitude right here. 

Later that night was the parade to start off Fair week! Emery is getting to be a big fan of parades. 

Grandpa driving his new truck as the County Council float. 

Yeah they are super creative... ;)

Shay on the cheerleader float. 

Sunday we took Macie to her first day of church! She did awesome. Hardly made a peep at all the whole time. And she was wide awake the whole time...She just sat on my lap, cuddled up into my arm, and listened to the whole thing. In about the last 5-10 minutes she got a little wiggly, but I gave her her binki, and she calmed right down. We didn't stay for anything after that. Emery was super tired and ready for nap so we headed home. I hate having church right during her nap time. It makes it really hard. Naps for Emery are always at the exact same time. It's funny but really if she stays up even 5 minutes past she gets super grumpy and tired. And will basically just fall asleep where ever she is. She is constantly going, going, going, so she wears herself out ;)

Later that night we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner like usual. Jake wanted to soak in the hot tub after running yesterday to loosen up his legs a little bit. And no one gets in the hot tub without taking Emery with them. She would never allow it ;) A few minutes later it started raining so every one just lounged out in the nice weather watching the rain, and listening to the thunder. 

What a great weekend we had. I'm just sad that it had to go by so fast. They always fly by. Oh well though. Until next time! ;)

How we're feeling.

~5 days~

That's the question we get asked most these days. How I'm feeling, how we're adjusting, etc...

The answer?

Great!

Macie is now three weeks young and we are enjoying every second with her. 

I am feeling great! It's been crazy to see the difference between recovering from Emery's birth, a C-Section, and Macie's, a normal delivery. I couldn't believe that within a day I was out and about doing stuff. I can lift things without pain, or worrying about pulling out stitches, I can bend over, everything. I was just telling Jake yesterday that with Emery I really felt like I needed my full 6 weeks before I felt like I was okay to work out or anything like that. But with Macie, I feel like I should be back out running and working out hard right now. It's hard to convince myself that body needs more time to heal...because I really feel so good. That is something that I am incredibly grateful for many reasons, but a lot of it is because I can be there for Emery still. Both births were difficult in their own ways, but for me and my situation, I am very grateful to have not had a C-section again. 

As far as sleep goes, I'm getting about as much as any mom with a newborn. The first week I actually got quite a bit, which was super nice. Partly because Jake was home and he is amazing and pretty much let me sleep in every day. And take a nap whenever I wanted! It did wonders for my recovery. Considering that by the time I actually had Macie I had been awake for 32 hours straight...I had  a lot of sleep to catch up on. The first week Macie slept a lot too, even at night, one night she even slept for 6 consecutive hours! I couldn't believe it. She is getting better about waking up to eat, which as any nursing mother can attest, is a great blessing ;) Even if it means getting up more often! But I feel good. Caught up on enough sleep to realize that when I was going over Macie's birth story that I was actually in labor for 5 hours before I got my epidural, not the 4 that I documented...but still tired enough that when I went to Ogden the other to go shopping 2 minutes down the freeway I realized that I forgot the stroller, my wallet, and a sippy cup for Emery. haha. But hey that's having kids for ya right? I am pretty sure my brain will never be the same! 

 We've been out and about quite a bit. I can't stay locked up in the house with a toddler around, so we've had lots of park trips, and other things in the short 2 weeks Macie's been with us. But I don't worry as much with Macie as I did with Emery since it isn't cold and flu season like it was with Emery. We haven't ventured to church yet, because I swear churches a breeding grounds for germs...it is nuts. Every single time we take Emery to nursery, she gets a runny nose within a week. We haven't taken her for over a month because we didn't want her to be sick when the baby got here. And now we don't want her sick so we won't take her for a few more weeks at least. I don't know what it is about that nursery, but they need to clean their toys or something, it makes me crazy! 

Macie is doing great! She was sleeping great for about the first week and a half. One night she even slept for 6 hours straight. It was amazing. Then starting this past weekend she started waking up a lot...and crying a lot. She is not a fussy baby at all, she rarely cries. But for some reason starting around Saturday she was just so fussy every time you moved her. I assumed it was some stomach issues related to things I was eating so I stopped eating dairy hoping it would help. Her 2 week check up was on Tuesday so I decided to just wait until that and see what the doctor thought. I told him everything that was going on and he said it was worth a shot. At the appointment though Macie was being fussy like she had been, and after a while he said he thought something else was wrong. Even if she was having some reflux problems, she shouldn't be THAT upset. So he checked her out really good and ended up deciding that he thought her umbilical cord was infected. He showed me what he was seeing and I agreed. He prescribed an antibiotic and it has done wonders! Within 24 hours she was back to her happy, calm, self. And slept wonderful last night! 5 hours straight. I'm so glad she is feeling better. The doctor thinks that she actually wasn't having reflux problems, it was just the swelling in her belly button pushing on her stomach causing her to be fussy after eating and spitting up. So I'm super happy about that! Aside from that she is doing wonderful. 

Like I said, I am feeling great, doing great, and we've all adjusted well to having Macie in our lives. Our hearts just doubled in love for this little sweetie. We just can't get enough of her tiny sweetness. 

Grandma got a new swing set, Emery is obsessed. There is not much she likes more than swings. Maybe swimming...but it may be an even tie. 

~6 days~

~10 days~

~14 days~

~17 days~

Love you sweet baby!

 We've been spending lots and lots of time with friends. These are some of our very bestest friends Drew and Linnea. Emery and Drew have a crush on each other. It's precious.