baby #6

ANNOUNCING the arrival into the outerbelly world of our newest baby boy, lovingly supported by the hands of his father, grandmother, and aunt at 3:12pm on April 2nd 2012. Our biggest weighing in at 9lb 4oz, 23in long! (our smallest was 7lb 4oz, 17in) lots of dark hair, gray wait-and-see eyes, and the longest eyelashes I have ever seen, he nurses like a pro and spends hours every day studying the world with his big round eyes... I could go on & on, he is just perfect.

1 week old

 no name yet- it never takes more than 3 months :P
I guess you'd say it was unassisted, but it didn't feel that way, my mom, sister, sister-in-law, and husband were all there.

-it was a hard labor, because of emotional issues, I just couldn't open up... got a blessing when I was pushing and was able to open, out he came absolutely perfect, with me intact... I felt like the baby and I were very connected all through labor & after he came out- we were feeling the same things, it was hard for him but he knew I was doing it with him, we weren’t alone.

... -I started to hemorrhage, had some herbs on hand for it and quickly got it under control.

-placenta didn't come, but pain did... it got worse, when it got to be too much we transferred to the hospital for some help. (about 2 hours)

-at hospital we got the help we needed but it was traumatic... the Demerol was nice and so were the 3 IV bags.

-stayed 24 hours, listened to the poor lady in the next room give birth, she screamed and screamed, she was full of fear she would yell "HELP ME" like she was being killed, when the baby came it screamed in the same way it's mom did... and they were both screaming together, and she was still yelling "HELP ME"... when I said something to my nurse she just smiled and acted like it was perfectly normal? when the Demerol wore off I was in pain again :(

-after I got home every thing "seemed" fine, but that night I was hit from left field by umm, secondary trauma induced shock? my body started shutting down and I couldn't hardly move or think, after it first happened I prayed and prayed, my mind filled with hymns trying to drown out the mental shutdown. the family rallied round and helped pull me back but recovery has been painful and long. I'm starting to feel more normal now the last few days, I've even started carrying the baby :)

I think this is as close as I can come to facing a birth story...

Got my first gun today!!!

For my birthday, today, I was given a gun. I’ve been mentioning that I want one.


It is a brand new Power Line 15XT Semi-automatic Repeater! Wow, I am so excited; it is a .177 caliber, with blade and ramp front / fixed open rear sights, a smooth bore steel barrel, a 15 shot magazine, and a maximum shooting distance of 220 meters.

I can’t wait to do some target shooting with this little baby!

Not exactly what I wanted, but still it is a start… and the first gun that is actually mine!!!

Announcing the birth of our new little baby

Introducing our new little buckaroo. As Phil, our two year old, would say
"ta da!!"
It's a boy!! Born Friday November 10th at about 6:00am, a healthy 8lb. 11oz.
21 1/4in. long. He has lots of brown hair and is a beautiful baby. Sorry, no
name yet, it can take a few weeks, sometimes we don't announce it until the
blessing.
We were unable to have a home birth this time, but went to the birth center
our midwife is opening instead, it was like giving birth in a nice hotel,
but I would rather have been at home.
Labor was long, there was a shoulder dystocia (his shoulders got stuck), he
was a slow starter and I had a minor hemorrhage, but all were remedied
quickly and we are doing quite well.

Rudy, Stacy, Isaiah, Naomi, & Philip

5th log

It's sample week, so like always, lots of school to do. I also have a CYBA meeting tonight.
Yesterday, I read a preparedness plan and wanted to share it- LDS Monthly Plan to Acquire Food Storage and 72-Hour Kit in One Year with Monthly Goals I thought if I fixed it up nice with some clip-art it would make a good hand-out.
We had a birthday lunch for Phil, with my family and the Beadles, lots of sandwiches and lots of cake.

1st Log

Today is Philip's first birthday. Wow, it was just one year ago I was in labor, what a wonderful day! It was a perfect delivery, here in my home, in my tub...
Today we went to Angels Camp for scan-tron testing, and on the way home we stopped at the little airport. Isaiah has been very interested in being a pilot. He has heard of a program called "Young Eagles" and thought it would be fun. We even got to see a 1959 Sesna, what a lovely plane.
Rudy gave a talk in church on Sunday about the Book of Mormon. It went well, but I have seen him give better. Our family is struggling to read the Book of Mormon as the prophet has asked by the end of the year.
Tonight I have enrichment night, it will be about visiting teaching, so I will get a big heaping helping of guilt with dinner.