It was the Super Moon!

So its been over a week now but I wanted to remember the day! lol. There was alot of hype about the full moon that was coming on March 19th. Supposedly the moon was suppose to be extremley close to earth, the closest it would be in at least 20 years. I saw this on a random news article the night before and looked at Darren and asked if he was ready to have a baby the next day. I was joking of course! On saturday I woke up feeling fine but super excited because I had scheduled a babysitter for that night so the honey and I could go out on a date night. The sitter was scheduled at 4 30, but at 2 30 I became extremley dizzy. I know it sounds so silly but I'm talking "room spinning a hundred miles per hour" kind of dizzy. It was awful. I just laid down and waited for it to go away but after an hour and a half without it getting better I decided to call L&D since my Drs office was closed. As I assumed they would say, the nurse told me to just come in becuase no one can make a diagnosis over the phone. I thought I'd wait it ot another 30 minutes before deciding on what to do, but as soon as I started throwing up from all the dizziness, it took me no time to get ready and jet out the door. lol. At that time it was 4 30 so we just took Kaiden to the babysitters and explained our change of plans. Darren and I were thinking I was just dehydrated and would need a quick IV to solve the issue. Boy, were we wrong! We got to L&D and got checked in and they had Darren fil out the paperwork while I, still extremley dizzy, had to change into a hospital gown, which was pretty funny since all the furniture in a hospital has wheels! The nurses asked me tons of questions and hooked me up to a fetal heartrate monitor and a contraction monitor. The babe's heartrate was great and I wasnt having contractions but my dizziness hadnt gone away. The nurse claimed she had a funny feeling and after and hour choose to keep me a little longer for observation. Well, an hour later my contractions showed up out of nowhere! Most of them I couldnt even feel but a few of them made me pretty uncomfortable. They were really close too, 3-5 minutes apart! So the nurse called my Dr who was in Idaho Falls at the movie on his date night, lol, and he confirmed I get a shot of Trebutaline to stop the contractions. And so I did and we waited 30 minutes.... and they didnt stop. So the nurse called and asked my Dr if she could give me another shot, which he said yes..... and we waited another 30 minutes. Welllllllllll, that didnt work so I had one more shot, 3 is the limit, and we waited. And the contractions still didn't stop! Now, this whole time we were in an observation room aka a room with a really uncomfortable bed, no windows and no t.v. and since Darren and I hadn't prepared to be there for hours, it was extremley boring! Our nurse thought we were hilarious though, she even told us she'd rather be with us all night than making her rounds. lol. Anyways after the 3rd shot didn't work, my Dr ordered a pill (I forget the name) which I took and had to wait an hour. Annnnnnnnnd the contractions were still coming! By this time my Drs movie was over and he stopped by the hospital to check on me, which he totally didnt have to do, and which is why we love him! He had me checked into a REAL L&D room (so nice!) and explained that they would no longer try to stop labor from coming. He also explained that even though our lil man may have a bit of a stay in the NICU, he'd be fine. I got hooked up to an IV with antibiotics since I was preparing for a preemie and they gave me some pain medication and since by this time it was really late, they gave me a sleeping pill, which knocked me out! The next morning we woke up and our new nurse checked me. Turns out I hadnt progressed at ALL, all night!!!, even though my contractions still hadnt stopped! Well, since I wasnt progressing they had no choice but to send me home with pills to take every 8 hours to help control the contractions and orders for strict bed rest. Our nurse who loved us and said she wanted to deliver the lil guy when the time was ready, said she didnt think I'd make it 2 more weeks! This got me pretty excited becuase I've beeen waiting so long to meet this lil guy already! But alas, it has been over a week and even though Im getting pretty consistent contractions, still no baby. The excitement is killing me! And with all the contractions I wonder if I will know when exactly I am in labor. lol. Oh well, I guess I just have to keep busy and be patient....... haha which if you know me is next to impossible! lol. Darren keeps telling me to wait to 38 weeks (when his finals are over) but thats another 2 weeks from now. I'm sure its easy for him to say since he's not the one in such uncomfort, lol. Thankfully my Dr mentioned inducing at 37 weeks since that is techncially considered full term and he knows how torturous constant contractions can be after 2 weeks. lol. I'll be keeping everyone updated!!!! We are looking forward to meeting you baby boy!!!!! =D

Grandpa's in Town!

Grandpa Mark came to see us this past weekend! We felt so honored to have him in little ol' Rexburg. The weather was even decent meaning at least it didn't snow! lol. It was so much fun to have him. Kaiden especially enjoyed the extra attention. These 2 were best buds! I was amazed that within the first day, anytime Kaiden wanted something or needed something open or tripped he would run to Grandpa over his mom and dad. It was actually pretty cute!








We got our Boppy (and other things) out of storage for the new baby's arrival and Kaiden decided it was his! lol. This is his favorite way to relax for 5 minutes and drink his milk!


Goofy Boys!


My dad bought some new shoes while he was here and Kaiden decided it was a wagon/ sled! He had Grandpa pulling him all around.


Happy Boys!!!




Just so ya know Kaiden doesn't cuddle like this with us, like, ever! lol


Also my dad saw the things I've been sewing by hand and decided to buy me a sewing machine! I was so excited I about peed my pants! lol. It was really unexpected and totally made my day! He said its an early Mother's Day/ Birthday present. lol.


Brother CP6500


And with all the depressing weather Rexburg has been having lately Darren decided we needed some Spring Spirit, so he came home one day with this beautiful bouquet!!! I've felt like the luckiest girl ever this week!