1st attempt

On Wednesday we normally do a play group with some ladies and their kids from our ward. This particular day they had planned to go do to our local Bass Pro Shop to take pictures with Santa and play at the work shop. I had been feeling very shut in so i decided this would be my 1st time to venture out with all three kids. All by my self!

We planned to all meet up at the chick fil a next to Bass Pro around 1pm. I thought i was timing everything just right until as i was loading Emerie into her car seat she got hungry.  I fed her really quick to hold her off until we got there. Apparently this is where my brain shut down... I loaded Em in first, buckled Autumn and then Hunter. I loaded in the stroller and my friend's crock pot from a dinner she had brought us. I thought we were doing great! As i pulled onto the freeway i quickly realized the many things i had forgotten. Among them being my cell phone, camera, front pack for baby, burp cloth and who knows what else! I figured we were late anyway i would just continue on. I has been to BPS many times before i figured I wouldn't need my phone for a GPS.... so i thought! Shortly there after i took the wrong freeway, almost ran out of gas and was WAY later than I planned to be. Not sure when i should be regaining the lost brain cells but really hoping it happens soon. Once I got a clue to where i was and how to get back on route I stopped freaking out.

At the restaurant we all ate lunch together and then went to leave to go see Santa. Well once again Autumn lost her shoes and the kids just could not seem to find them. (this happens more often than not)  I just had a baby remember so there was no way i was going to chance ripping stitches to find a $2 pair of flip flops.  As i gave up and started to leave this wonderful mother ran up behind me with Autumn's shoes! Bless her heart i started crying... lady hormones :-) I just love kind people. She reassured me things would get easier.

Things started to turn around for me later and everyone had a fantastic time playing with all the games and meeting  Santa. These smiles are just priceless and totally worth the hassle!

Emerie Lynn Grantham

She is here! That is right SHE!!! Most everyone had it in their heads that this would be a boy. Well not this time! We love her so much already and she is perfect!

Saturday evening I was scheduled for an induction. (at my Dr. visit Wed I had lost 8 lbs and by blood pressure was high).  After we did bath and bed time routine we tucked the kids in and then headed to the hospital around 10pm. We had Jack Warren's brother come over and spend the night while we went to the hospital. I checked in around 10:20 and they had me hooked up to an IV by 11pm. My nurse Becky (the same nurse that helped me deliver Autumn aka best nurse ever) then started the PIT. after about an hour and a half the contractions were coming strong and fast around 2 to 3 minutes apart. I then got my epidural from T.J. the funny Anesthesiologist. He had me laughing with some of his stories. once that kicked in I rested a bit as Warren, my Mom and I watched Tower Heist. During that movie we were laughing so much my water broke! At that point I knew we were having a baby for sure!! i was at a 5 and 80. Once they cleaned up all the water we settled back in and started to watch The Help. About 20 minutes before the end of the movie I was feeling so much pressure! Becky came into check me and i was 10 and 100! Go time! they called the Doc and started to set up. The pressure kept on coming and i could feel her moving on down. SO crazy! About 15 minutes later Dr. Huish Arrived and in the stirrups I went. Becky told me "on the next contraction to push" and when i did, down slid baby into the crowning position! Wow! That was so fast! In that same contraction  i pushed 2 more times and out came baby. Yes that was it! Start to baby was 5 hours. and that is with no contractions or anything when i got to the hospital. I was impressed!

She weighed in at 6 lbs and 13 oz and 21 inches long. Prefect and pink and very mellow. Her Daddy is totally in love and a baby hog for sure. I don't thing i held her for more than 3 minutes in the first 4 hours of her life. Warren loves to snuggle her. I think it is the sweetest thing to hatch him fuss over her and make sure she is comfy and warm just melts my heart!

I had a bit of repair done so i am pretty sore these days.  So I am loving all the extra help! I did not have stitches before with the others so this has been a new experience.

My Mom and Warren went home to get some rest after I was all settled into my postpartum room. They got back home before the kids were still asleep. They were so tired. Baby and I got some much needed rest to.

In the late afternoon the visitors rolled on in. We still had no name for her so once Warren came back to the hospital we started the name game once again. this time it was much easier now that we had a little face to look at. Her middle name is obviously after me and the first name is one we both loved which let me tell you was very rare. I do have to say that after nine months of searching for names and deciding on one for a boy and never being able to come to an agreement on a girls name. I think we did a good job in the end tho.

Late afternoon on Sunday Hunter and Autumn came to meet Emerie for the first time. It was so sweet! My mom took them to get flowers for the baby before they arrived and they were so excited to give them to her. Autumn of course came in saying she wanted to hold "her baby". Oh and she LOVED her baby! Hunter came in wanted a hug from met. Love my little guy! Autumn went straight for the baby and asked to hold her. Autumn is so in love with "her" baby!

Emerie And I stayed in the hospital until Tuesday afternoon. Warren came to pick us up while my Dad watched the kids at our house.

It felt so nice to be home. With my own bed and no nurses waking me up at all hours of the night i knew i would sleep great. Did I mention that Emerie is a prefect baby and sleeps 6 hours at night. oh yes!

Warren's mom came from Tuesday night through Monday. The kids loved reading all the new books she brought.  They had various outings with dad to keep them occupied while I rested at home with the new little one.

Here are some Pictures of our family becoming 5!

The final Prego shot! Just call me McPuffin ;) 

Right when the Dr. said IT'S A GIRL!! 

getting cleaned up

Measured and weighed 

Happy tired mommy

Clean little beauty! 

Holding her for the first time! 

Trying to think of a name. I was totally at a loss....

Both eyes open. love this sweet girl. 

Hunter and Autumn meeting Emerie Lynn for the first time. By then we had named her

Autumn loves her Sister

Happy to meet her. 

Autumn in mommy mode :-) 

My grandma Dee Holding Em.

Hunter holding his little sister. 

Family of 5! 

The proud Mom and Dad

Emerie Lynn Grantham all ready to go home! 

39 weeks!

Almost there! We are all so excited to meet this little one. I  sure am running out of room in this body of mine. I thought i was doing so well this time around. Having had my first two children at 38 this time i decided to prepare early. Last time not having my hospital bag ready or someone to watch hunter while we went to the hospital  i figured i would prepare ahead this time around. I sent the kids to my parents house on Thursday night the night after i turned the "magic number". I packed my bag, the babies bag and installed the car seat. I figured there was no way that i was going to be caught off guard this time around. On Friday still nothing, so Warren and i decided to have a date night. We planned to go for a nice meal and then to see the new Bond movie Sky Fall. Which was awesome by the way. After dinner i started to get some strong contractions at about 7 minutes apart. figuring i still had a while if this was "it" we went ahead to the movie. As we got further into the movie the contractions went from 7 minutes apart to 5  minutes, to 3 minutes. at that point the movie ended and decided to swing by the house to grab the hospital bag and head over. Warren was pretty tired and asked to wait it out a bit so he could get a nap. "What"!!! but as the awesome wife i am i gave him two hours and then couldn't stand the pain anymore. After arriving at the hospital i was so excited that this was it!!! my cervix changed from a two to a three but after another hour of monitoring i had not changed to a 4  so that "lovely" (or evil) nurse gave me meds and a sleep aid and sent me home. Needless to say 5 hours later i woke up at home and the contractions were gone. BLAST!! SO i am still pregnant and the kids come home in the morning and the waiting game begins again. With i'm sure complete chaos to in sue. bring it on! i am so ready to snuggle this little one and finally lay on my tummy again. Here is hoping for contractions!!!

31 weeks!

Slowly but surly we are getting there. I can see the finish line now and have plenty to keep be busy between now and then. I wish i had some up dated nursery pics for you but sadly there are none yet. Projects are getting done we just can't agree on wall color. I just hope that the room is something besides primer by the time baby gets here.  I am growing every day and i feel it! I have the pregnant lady waddle down, especially at the end of the day. We are so excited to meet this little baby! Come on November! 

Disneyland 2012

This trip was a blast and dubbed the "Special family" by my mom. The trip started off with loading 5 adults two car seats, a wheel chair, a giant stroller with a ton of bags and a cpap machine into a suburban. Oh yes it was sung! With Grandma Dee getting car sick very easily she sat in front while Warren drove. Autumn and I had the two captain chairs in the center with a cooler in between us for snacks. My parents and Hunter sat in the bench in the back and where super snuggley i'm sure :) The drive was only about 6 hours but with a 7 month pregnant me and Grandma and her lasix we stopped a ton. We checked into the Hotel around 10pm and all crashed out in hopes of getting to the park early the nest morning. Only to find out it did not open until 10am on Thursday's.

Our Hotel had awesome hot breakfast every morning so we started everyday with full bellies and hot coco!  Another awesome feature was the shuttle that picked us up and dropped us off in front of our rooms and in front of Disneyland was amazing! Like i said before we were a "special family" with two huge strollers, 4 bags, 4 kids under 6, a wheel chair, an 80 year old, my parents, two preggers, Warren and Brian the "pack mules".   We were for sure a sight to be seen.

We spent a total of three days at the park. The first day was entirely California Adventure. Hunter had to go see what he called "matter town"! That kid sure was in heaven as he walked into Radiator Springs and saw Matter, Lightning Maqueen, and all the life size characters driving around the roads with him. He felt the magic!

We found out later that day that California was having record hi temps and it was 106 degrees and muggy. That just added a layer of fun init self as we found ways to cool off apart from getting completely naked.

With Having two wheel chairs (grandma dee and myself) we got to go to the front of almost every line and did not have to wait. The kids loved that!

(I was in a wheel chair because i would walk about thirty minutes and then i was light headed and dizzy and the pain in the back of my legs was so bad, 7 months pregnant and a theme park was not a great idea.)  My Mom pushed me for three days bless her soul! She is my hero. Thanks Mom!!

Day 2 and 3 we spent in Disneyland. Shopping, ridding rides, watching shows and eating awesome food. Oh how i love Disneyland! We will be going back but not until our youngest child is 48 inches. The looks on their faces when they are told they are too short to go on a ride is just so sad.

In Radiator Springs, Papa, Autumn, Hunter, Trace, Tanna

Hunter was not to happy to leave "Matter town"

Oh, Autumn climbing! shocker!!

Me and Jen trying in ears. 

Autumn's first pair of ears! 

This was the girl that made them for her and her name was Autumn too! 

Dumbo! 

Papa riding the tea cups with the kids so the preggers would not puke :)

Autumn meeting her favorite Princess yet she would not take a picture with her

(hence the reason i am in it)

Hunter ran up to Belle and said "i'm gonna marry you"  she thought that was pretty funny. 

Tanna loves Belle too! 

Princess Ariel! 

Princess Tiana! 

Me and Mom rockin my wheel chair! 

Autumn loves Trace. they are buds. 

Autumn and My mom 

tickles! 

Autumn loving Papa

Water! 

Mickey Mouse's chair in his house! 

Meeting Mickey! 

That is a very sad face.

cooling off by the water. 

All tuckered out. 

chip! 

As you can see Autumn was not a fan of the characters and would not ever stand in the photos :(

Mom and Dad! 30 years!! 

part of out train! 

Jen's family

My family! Soon to be 5!

Jen at 12 weeks and Me at 30! um i'm HUGE! if only we could get a pick of all four of us sisters together that would be a hoot. This is the first and i am sure last time we will all be preggers at the same time. 

Kids getting there skeleton drawings. (which immediately washed off on splash mountain so we had to go back and get them done again)

the way most of the trip went me in the wheel chair and autumn riding on what is left of my lap ;) 

Our monkey always climbing something. 

these two where all worn out after playing on tom sawyers island. 

the crazy bunch! 

Can you say MICKEY! 

Climbing again! 

They got to ride with Mary Poppins! so exciting!!