Maternity Pictures

I dreaded it!! But I knew if I didnt do it, I would regret it. So, I got my fat preggo butt ready and went and got maternity pictures done. I am SOOO GLAD I DID!! Alicia from Alicia Jane Photography did my maternity pictures and she did an awesome job. I was so happy... 

We went on Saturday October 2nd - just in the knick of time considering Kalynn came early and I had her on October 6th. 

My favorite picture. Brody is always finding dandelions and giving them to me to make wishes. So, this was just a perfect picture and I love it!!

Pictures of Kalynn

Marissa Vargasson is a great photorapher here in Utah. She did pictures for me of Kalynn and did an awesome job!! She has sent me three so far and I love them so much I had to post them already. Once I get the rest of them, Ill post those also. There were a few of Brody and Kalynn together that I cant wait to see!!

Brody and Kalynn

Brody was asleep and Shane put Kalynn next to him. She smiled and it was so cute!!

 

Brody playing in the water at Gateway

Asleep in her craddle

Brody feeding his sister for the first time…

Kisses…

 

Bath in the sink…

 

 

Brody trying to get her to stop crying… He says

“Its ok, Im here, brothers here”

Halloween 2010

This year Brody went as Sky Walker from Star Wars. I think he just liked the gun and the light saber that went with the outfit. Kayla got him the light saber and he LOVED it!! We had lots of fun.

Mummy hotdogs for dinner:

“Daddy’s under my spell”

 

Brody carving his pumpkin

He had an awesome pumpkin. He did a great job!

 

Kayla, Jacob, Cheyann and Brody getting ready to trick or treat

 

Ten little toes…

Wheeler Farm Kindergarten Field Trip

On October 28, 2010 Grandma Linda went with Brody to Wheeler Farm for his Kindergarten field trip. It was the first time he rode on the big yellow bus and Grandma said that he thought it was so neat. They had lots of fun and Brody was so excited that Grandma was able to go with him.

 

Kalynn Rayann

I finally have some time to update my blog. I wanted to post some pictures of Kalynn. We just love her to pieces. Brody is such a good big brother. He loves to hold her and he loves it when she holds his finger. Shane and I are so lucky to have two great kids!!

Having two kids is a big adjustment but were starting to get the hang of things and its going great!!

 

Brody seeing his sister for the first time…

He couldn’t wait to hold her.

 

My two babies…

Great Grandpa Christensen holding Kalynn

 

Circus Fun

On September 25, 2010 Shane and I took Brody and Cheyann to the circus. We had so much fun!! Brody thought it was so neat. Hopefully we can go back again next year!

Brodys Campout with Grandma and Papa

In September Brody spent the night at Grandma and Papas house. They set up tents and had a campout. Brody thought it was so cool. They had a boys tent and a girls tent and he slept in the boys tent – all night!! He had so much fun! 

Kalynn Rayann is here!!

Wow! What a crazy last few days.

I had a doctors appointment scheduled for Wednesday 10-6-10 and when I got to the office, my doctor had been called out on a C-Section and wasn't available. They tried to get me to reschedule for the next day but something just wasn't right. I had been cramping and as much as I believed it was nothing, my Mom and Shane didn't think so. So, I told the receptionist I needed to come back that day because of the cramping and they got me in at 1:30pm. So, Shane and I went back at 1:30. I really was expecting my doctor to tell me to just take it easy and get rest and not do so much but thats not really the case!! She checked me and I was already dialated to 4.5!! She said I needed to go to the hospital to be monitored and see how close my contractions were. I couldnt believe it! I was in labor! So, we went back to work to get our stuff and tell everyone we were leaving, we went home and got our suitcase and the babies car seat - just in case... and we got to the hospital about 2:45pm.

I checked into labor and delivery and they immediately started monitoring me. My contractions were about 5 minutes apart. I was completely thinned and when my doctor got the hospital to check on me she said "were going to have a baby today!!" I couldn't believe it!! I wasn't suppose to have Kalynn until November 4th!

I got an epidural and it worked great at first but then I started to slowly begin to feel my contractions. The epidural wasnt working anymore!! To make things worse, my doctor came in and decided my contractions were so close together that it was time to break my water and deliver. So, I was feeling EVERYTHING and it was the worse pain of my life!! But when I heard Kalynn cry for the first time, it was so sweet!! She was perfect. They gave her an apgar score of 10 and kept talking about how perfectly pink she was. She weighed 5lbs 13oz and 20in long. She is so teeny tiny but perfect.

Brody couldn't be more excited. He is such a good brother and wants to take care of her and help with everything. He gets upset when she cries because he is not sure whats wrong but he is learning how to figure out what she is crying about. He likes to give her her binky and he loves it when she holds his hand. It is so great seeing him try to take care of her. I just love both of them so much!!

So, we left the hospital yesterday (Friday, October 8th) and now were just at home adjusting to having a little one around. She is such a good baby and things are going great!!

Here is a picture of Brody and Kalynn when we were getting ready to take her home. I have lots more pictures Ill upload later...