Abe's Summer Work Party

So Abe's work had a party. The whole family was invited. They had a man making balloon animals, a face painter and a bounce house. Kaylee and I both got a balloon animal both of us got dogs but mine was a pregnant dog. Kaylee loved the bounce house and had a really good time. She did get scared by this kid who had his face painted as Darth Maul and the kid thought it was kinda funny to scare Kaylee but that aside she loved it.

Kaylee has turned 2

On the 17th of this month Kaylee turned 2 years old. Oh my how time does fly. I feel like I was just writing Kaylee's first birthday post. Now Kaylee is all grown up. She can run and dance and pretty much anything a full grown adult can do. She also can jump which she thinks is her greatest accomplishment. She can actually get pretty far off the ground.  She can repeat anything and has a big vocabulary on her own. She has started watching TV and movies now which she loves, she doesn't have a favorite yet though. She does have a favorite blanket now which she takes everywhere. She also takes her blanket and wraps it around herself and says she's Rapunzel or a princess. Being outside is her favorite. She loves going to her grandma's house. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHi1lmr8TmM]

The Naming of Conner Lewis Fisher

So we could not come up with a name for this baby. We didn't even have a list of names to choose from. We were however leaning towards Gavin but didn't really love it and we were just going to go with it because there were no other ideas. Well he was born and didn't look like a Gavin so that was out and we were back to square one. Well when he gets upset he turns red from the top of his head down to his toes, so we wanted an Irish name. Also Abe does have Irish blood in him as well. So after looking at Irish names and remembering the movie Highlander we come up with Conner. Now Lewis is Abe's Grandfather's name and its also Scottish, which is fitting to mix with Irish, and it fit well with Conner. So that is how the baby became Conner Lewis Fisher.

The Birth of Conner Lewis Fisher

On October 4th, Conner Lewis Fisher, was born.



My goodness. Ok so on the 3rd I started having contractions that were finally regular but still like 4-5 minutes apart. It went into the night and that morning they were still there and were getting stronger. So I called my mom and said that after she drops my sister off at school to come and get Kaylee so Abe and I could go to the hospital. We got there at 8:45am and I was super nervous that I was going to be turned away for not being far enough along. I was checked and I was dilated to a 4 and 90% effaced. The nurse called the doctor and he said I could stay. I was so excited. This meant I could get my epidural. Below is a picture of me before I got all hooked up to stuff. Also you may have notice there aren't any pictures of me holding Conner after he is born and that is because I shake pretty good after having a baby and it makes me really nervous to hold a baby while shaking.



The anesthesiologist was about to go into a C-section which would mean I would have to wait at least another 45 minutes for one, but my nurse grabbed him and was like she really needs one. I was so happy. He put it in and the pain went away and then a little bit later my blood pressure dropped way low. I almost throw up and went as white as a sheet. My blood pressure dropped a couple more times during labor but never as bad as the first time. So my pain was gone but I felt really crummy the majority of the time. I was progressing but slowly about a centimeter an hour, my contractions were strong enough but they weren't getting closer, so they decided to give me a small amount of potocin to have the contractions get closer together to speed things up.

So we were offered a chance to be in a research project that monitored the baby a little different to make sure that things were ok even if the babies stats drop low, so they can decrease the amount of C-sections that don't need to happen. But my water had to be broken before I passed 7 cm. Well it hadn't broken on its own yet, and the doctor didn't want to brake it yet. So I passed 7cm and missed out on a box of diapers so the lady gave both Abe and me some candy.

So the epidural was starting to wear off on the right side again so we decided to get another big dose to fix that problem. And boy did it work this time. So last time I had an epidural I got three of those and I couldn't move my left leg by the end but everything else was fine. This time it made it so I could not move from the bottom of my chest down. It was so weird. My water broke with a pop which made both Abe and me laugh. They needed to clean it up and I couldn't move they had to move me. It was creepy to watch them move my legs and I couldn't feel it or stop it. It was something.

So finally I am fully ready to go and the doctor is almost to the hospital. So the doctor gets there, however, there is an emergency C-section having to take place on a lady who was only 6 months pregnant and it needed two doctors and my doctor was the only other doctor there and since I was doing fine he went to go help them. They were a little weird about it though, like I would be mad or upset that he was doing that. I was like well I'm doing just and she's not so its all good. So finally the doctor finishes with the C-section and I start to push. It was weird because they said I was pushing but like I was so not sure due to the epidural paralyzing me. I really liked my doctor. He was active in my delivery. He was stretching and working to help me deliver. I pushed a few sets and Baby Boy Fisher was born at 5:31 pm.

He weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 21 in long. He was and is nice and healthy. I couldn't have asked for a better baby.

Kaylee and me after having the baby.

Kaylee checking out the baby and his feet.

He really enjoyed getting his head washed.

Chillin out under the heater.

All wrapped up and holding daddy's finger.

So this birth went way easier than my first. I was even feeling really good after the delivery and I was super excited about that. I left the hospital Saturday evening and woke up Sunday with extreme pain in my back. I ended up having to go to the emergency room with a kidney infection. The infection could have been there before the delivery or caused by the catheter that was placed in due to the epidural, which I may not get again. I had to receive antibiotics through an IV and had to come back three more times for more and then I had to take a ton of antibiotics orally for 10 days. We believe that is is all gone and I'm all better now. Still tired and I wear out easy but I'm good. Below is us right before leaving the hospital.

Festivals of Summer 2012

Utah Renaissance Festival - No pictures. We went with Nykol. It was not bad. Kaylee got a giant butterfly wand.

Scandinavian Festival - Was lacking this year but Kaylee did get a really cool wooden chair that was hand painted in a Norwegian style.



Fourth of July - this had it's own post here. But here are some pictures of some fourth of July decorations .





Payson Scottish Festival - It was raining and there wasn't much to see this year. The food was interesting. We got to try haggis this year. It wasn't bad.



Pioneer Days - This also had its own post here. But here is a picture of Kaylee eating a funnel cake.



Wedding - Kaylee attended Lindsey's  wedding and danced the night away.



Also this summer there were a ton of fires all around us that were unnerving and caused Kaylee not to be able to go play outside due to bad air quality. Here is our car with ash on it from the fires.

James' Family and the Park

So a few days before the 24th July, James (my uncle), called my grandma and told her that he was coming out for the 24th and would be bring his wife DeAnn, and their six kids, McKay (17), Thomas (15), John (13), Lauren (almost 12), Abby (7), and Cade (5). They all stayed at my grandma's house. It was crazy to get ready for them coming, but it was really fun to have them there. Kaylee really enjoyed them too. She followed them around and would copy anything they did. It was cute. Bryce and Nykol got to come home early from Oklahoma to see them which was fun. Sadly I have no pictures of them.

Week 35-37 of Pregnancy #2

So in the picture I am 35 weeks pregnant. I had a doctors appointment at 36 weeks things went well, in fact the doctor said that I've done a good job at this pregnancy being normally boring, which I'm a really grateful for. So he checked me to see where I was at, just for fun since they were doing the strep. b test. I was dilated to a 2 and 50% effaced. Well, from here on I will have to go weekly to the doctor. Also I want to note that I've hurt differently this pregnancy compared to the last. I'm not quite sure which has been worse pain wise but overall I would say this pregnancy has been worse. So for the following week after that doctor visit I had a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions and cramping. I didn't feel very great and so I really wanted there to be progression made after all that uncomforablness. So I went to the doctor on Friday and he checked me again. I was dilated to a 3 and 80%. He said that it was very favorable that I could go into labor before my next appointment which is this coming Friday. He  also said that odds are against me going before I'm 38 weeks which is Wednesday. Now the progression made me happy, also the thought of finishing early, but I don't want to get my hopes up too much because it still could be another 2 weeks because you just never know. I do hope its not this Friday because it's my birthday. Any other day would be just fine with me.