Jaron's Birth Story

Since I was having another C-Section this time around we had the date of July 29 scheduled for a while.  That was nice to know I had an exact end date in mind and I was happy I made it to that date so that this little boy could be as healthy as possible.

Just like last time we had to be there at 4:30 AM!  They hooked me up and went through all the paper work, drew some blood, monitored me, etc.  About 6:15 they walked me back to the OR.  They gave me my spinal block, which was great.  In fact it hardly hurt and I didn't feel nearly as much pain going in as I did last time.  Within minutes I was numb.  We had to wait a about 15 minutes for Dr. Langer to show up but they found some music for us and we just hung out.  Soon she walked in and got started.  Everything went off without a hitch and soon she told us she was getting close and out he came.  Dr. Langer kept going on and on about what a big baby he was and how she couldn't believe I carried a baby that big in me.  I was nervous thinking 'how big is he?'  Soon she showed him to us over the curtain and he looked just normal and healthy and crying which was great.  When Shane first saw his weight for a minute he missed the 7 on the left hand side and thought he weighed 11.6lbs.  He cried a lot and I was surprised how different his cry was then either of the girls.  Shane went over to be with him and take pictures.  After a while he was doing so well that they let Shane bring him over to me while they were still working on me.  Soon they got me all closed up and ready they wheeled us back to our room with me holding Jaron.  They took him to the nursery briefly to bathe him and check him out a little more and then Shane wheeled him back to our room.

A little bit about Jaron's name.  We had a really hard time deciding on a name.  Everything I liked Shane didn't like and vice versa.  Finally we went back to our lists and found that we both had Jaron on our list.  So that is basically how we picked his name.  I really like the name actually and think it will be a good name for him both now and when he gets older.  His middle name, Preston, is after his grandpa, Shane's dad.  I never met Preston as he passed away when Shane and I first started dating.  But I'm sure Jaron and Preston met before Jaron came down here to earth.  I hope Jaron feels a special bond with his grandpa's, both Preston and my dad.

That first part of the day was great.  The rest of the day was kind of a nightmare.  I don't know what happened but I had some weird reaction to the anesthesia and I couldn't focus my eyes, they kept darting back and forth.  So the whole room was moving.  I wasn't nauseous but did throw up every time I tried to sit and talk.  In fact I told my mom not to have the nurse come in the room (ha ha) because every time she does I start throwing up when I talk to her.  My parents, Shane's mom, Michelle, and Shad all came over to visit during the day and while I remember them being there, I can't really remember anything I said to them.

The rest of the time in the hospital was great.  I had great nurses.  One funny thing that happened is that the hospital was making this big deal of the 'celebratory dinner' that we got to have one night.  Everyone kept talking about it making sure we had the paper to order, etc.  It was pretty funny since the choices were the same as the regular menu (although the food service person that delivered it said 'well they make this one fresh'...as opposed to....)  It ended up being a really nice dinner that they presented with a table cloth, flowers, sparkling cider and chocolates for dessert.  We had to take a picture just so we could document it and made sure Jaron joined in on the fun.

Shane stayed the first 2 nights and then I was on my own the last night, which ended up being the one night Jaron decided to wake up from 11-2:30am! I sent him to the nursery at 2:30 and got some sleep.  I stayed in the hospital 4 days instead of 5 this time.  I was ready to be home in my own bed without nurses coming in every few hours to take my vitals, etc.

On Thursday we hung out in the morning.  Poor little Jaron had to get circumcised.  Traumatic but he did great and although a little cranky afterwards for about an hour, he then zonked out for the rest of the afternoon.  We dressed him in his little going home outfit and home we went.  He has been a sleepy little boy and doing pretty good in the nights.  It's nice to only get up for 30 minutes to feed and change him as opposed to an hour with the girls last time.

Jaron's first bath

Just like when the girls were born, my mom came over to give Jaron his first official bath.  It is a tradition that my mom gives the first bath to all her grandchildren when possible.  The girls were so excited and of course wanted in on the action so they could watch.

Jaron did great.  He cried but not too bad.  Once he got lotioned and dressed, he settled down really fast.  And I spent the rest of the day smelling him.  I love the smell of a clean, washed baby with lots of baby lotion on.

I love this picture of my mom and Jaron, so cute.  As always, thanks mom!

Introducing....

Jaron Preston Glover

Born: July 29, 2013
7lbs 11 oz.
19 Inches

We are in love with this little handsome guy.  We're home from the hospital and adjusting to life with 3 kids.  I'll write down the birth story, show pictures of the girls meeting their brother and how life has been since.  I just need some sleep first.

Last weekend before the baby arrives

The weekend before the baby arrived, we had quite the weekend.

Thursday was my last day of work before the baby comes.  Brigitte was so nice and brought me some balloons and candy to celebrate with me.  So thoughtful and very nice of her.  The girls are in LOVE with the balloons and still carry them around.  2 ended up on the ceiling and crazy enough one is still up there and hasn't lost it's helium yet.

Friday morning all my sisters, sister in law, and mom met and got pedicures.  It was my mom's birthday so that was a good excuse and really I just needed one before I had this baby.

We took one last picture of all the pregnant girls in order of due date but from right to left this time.  Lori and I decided to paint our toes blue for our boys that are coming.  Whitney went pink, which I don't blame her, pink is cuter even if she is having a boy.
 

Saturday we wanted to make sure to spend as much time as we could with the girls.  We went to the park in the morning before it got too hot and then I bravely took them both to the store with me.  9 months pregnant with twins can have it's challenges if either of them get out of hand, let alone both of them.  But they did great.  Then after their naps we went to the aquarium and out to dinner.  Knowing how much is going to change for them it was fun to really focus on them for a day and not worry about cleaning the house, running, errands, etc.

Sunday night we went to my parents to celebrate my mom and cute Lilly's birthdays.  Lilly turned one the day after Jaron was born.  We took one last picture as a family of 4.  The girls love playing over at my parents house with all their toys and we had a really nice evening.  Of course I then still had to go home and pack and get everything ready to go for the next morning but it was a fun weekend.

Summer Fun Part 2

Just a few activities I wanted to document on some things we've been doing this summer.

About a month ago we went up to Silver Lake.  People always say that they see moose up there in the summer but I never had before.  Well as we rounded the first corner we came across a moose.  And it wasn't that far off the path.  Not the biggest moose, but fun to see.  It was just eating away and was so fun to see.  The girls kept calling it a horse and thought it was very exciting.  It was hard to contain them and get them to pass by it.  After that our like walk went down hill.  Siena didn't want in the stroller and didn't want to walk, she only wanted to be held and only by me.  We tried and tried to convince her otherwise but in the end to hold the peace for everyone else I carried her half way around the lake.  Hmm, I wonder why Monday morning I started having contractions for a few hours.

We love this little lake that we found right here in Draper that we can go feed the ducks.  The girls loved feeding the ducks this time and really got a kick out of watching them eat their bread they would throw them.  Good news is they threw more bread then they ate themselves this time.  Aria has no fear and when these geese got out, she marched right up towards them.  I was kind of nervous but she never actually caught them.

My friend Stacy go married this weekend.  It was a hot but such a pretty day.  She looked gorgeous in her dress and it was a fun day to be a part of.  Congrats Stacy and Alan!  I'm so hugely pregnant but grateful I even made it to the wedding and that this baby stayed put for me.

This is what I try to do some days when the girls are playing...just lay down and watch them play.  It NEVER works.  As soon as I lay down they always want to come 'join' me and this is how it turns out.

The girls have started hugging each other.  It's so cute.  They give each other kisses and say night night to each other but never just spontaneously hugged like this.  Melt my heart.

Ok kind of a random post but just pictures and things I didn't want to forget to document.

Draper Days 2013

Going to Draper Days has always been a tradition for me ever since I moved to Draper.  I love sitting on the grass, listening to music, people watching and then of course the fireworks at the end.  This year I knew I would be very pregnant and have 2 almost 2 year olds that go to bed at 8pm each night.  So I debated and debated about whether or not we would go.  We really didn't decide until the day before but I just couldn't bring myself not to go.  So we went and decided we would stay until the girls started breaking down.

That morning we took the girls down to walk around.  It was so hot and luckily they aren't quite old enough to really want to go on the rides and bounce houses.  We did take them on their first pony ride.  They love horses and so were pretty excited just to see the ponies.  Shane put Aria on it and she went right on.  Siena was a little nervous so we let Aria go around once and then put her right behind Aria and after a couple of laps, they were in heaven, smiling ear to ear, pointing to the horse.  They did really well and held on and ended up loving the ride.  We also went in all the tents that had snakes, lizards, etc. and they even got to pet a huge turtle walking around.
 

That afternoon Shane took our car down and parked it fairly close to the park and then jogged home (it was only 102 degrees that day!)  Then after dinner we strolled the girls down to the park and had a great evening hanging out on the grass.  Jennifer and her kids joined us as well so it was a fun night.  The girls did great and although they started getting a little irritable about 30 mins before the fireworks started we got out our phones that entertained them long enough to stay awake the whole time. They liked the fireworks but I think were pretty tired by then.  I enjoyed the fireworks since I didn't see any on the 4th of July.

The next day I was sooo tired and my body was exhausted.  I guess walking a mile in the heat and sitting on grass entertaining 2 little girls when 8 1/2 months pregnant isn't something the body takes all that well.  We all took a really long nap that afternoon after church and we're as good as new again and back on schedule.

Pregnancy Update - 38 1/2 Weeks

We're getting close...my due date is approaching fast.  I've gotten a lot done but still have some things to do.

I'm feeling uncomfortable but since I can see the end in sight I'm managing just fine.  The girls are getting more frustrated that I can't hold them and walk around the house, that it's totally uncomfortable to sit on my lap and that their mom has a lot less patience then she used to.  They're ready for me to be back to normal and I'm ready to get my body back.  Nevertheless we are so excited to meet this little guy.  I can't wait to see what he will look like, how big he'll be and how the girls will react to the whole situation.

Work is winding down.  I still have a long to do list to get done and each day is super busy but I'm looking forward to being off and enjoying time at home.

The nursery is done.  We decided to keep the girls in separate rooms and so this baby will be in his own room at the end of the hall in my office/storage room.  It's taken time to get it all cleaned up but we're finally there.

The letters of his name are painted and decorated and ready to hang.  Stay tuned for the name....

We got out the girl's infant car seats to clean up and get one ready for him.  The girls decided to try them out.  They look so huge in those.  Sorry for the lack of clothes, we had just come inside from playing in their water table and were soaked and about to go get in their pajamas.

We also turned the girls forward facing in their car seats this week since they will be moved to the back of the van and it's going to be hard enough to get back there and buckle them in and I wasn't going to do it with them facing backwards.  It's only 6 weeks early so I felt ok with that.  They loved facing forward and were even more excited when we turned on a little video for them.

Things left to do...get my blog totally updated (we're close), get my toes painted (appointment has been made) and pack my hospital bag (list is made).

I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a really active little baby.  He is crazy moving all around all the time.  Right now as I type this I can see my stomach moving on both ends.  He likes to push his heel straight up into my stomach and I can see this very visible point sticking out of my shirt when he does that.  Last night I woke up to what I swear was him doing jumping jacks at 4am.  He was kicking both sides up and down.  I rolled over hoping that would settle him down but it still took another 10 mins of him doing that before he stopped.  Crazy little boy.

So that's the latest on this pregnancy.