Going Home... well kind of AND ramdom thoughts

Today we got to home! Well, I am actually going to stay at my moms house for a while until Marlee can get over being sick. We are blessed that Ivan has some time off and can take care of the girls while I recover.
Well, Brandtson gets cuter by the minute. (Of course ever mom thinks that about their own baby.) I just love watching him while he sleeps. Its amazing these little spirits get to come to us and be part of our lives. Heavenly Father puts a lot of trust in us to raise His children. Wow!Yes nursing still hurts with baby number three. And I am now starting to feel the full delayed aches of child birth:) Miss not being with Ivan and the girls. Grateful for all my family and Ivan's family for all their help. Oh and we sold another goat tonight! Our neighbor called us ans said someone was stealing our goat but I had to explain that we had already arranged for our other neighbor to buy our goat. Gotta love our watchful neighbors.

Good Night

We had a good night last night. Brandtson and I slept for four hours straight. Not much to report other than we are doing well. Ivan went to take care of the girls while my mom came to the hospital to take care of me. Not much to report.

Brandtson Guy Mack

He arrived today! Brandtson finally decided to join our family. Here is how it came about...
We were sleeping downstairs at the Macks. At around two twenty  I had a hard contraction. I fell back to sleep and twenty mins later I had another. Fell back to sleep and had another one ten mins later and then another ten mins later. So I figured I should wake Ivan up and let him know they were progressing fairly quick. I did not want to have a baby at home or in the car so we decided to get ready to go. We woke up Moneta to let her know we were going to go to the hospital. Marlee woke up and asked me if it was daytime and I told her no, but that mom was going to go have the baby! She got excited, went to the bathroom and came out and said she had clean hands and can hold the baby when he comes out. She rubbed my belly and said I love you. Another contraction hit at seven mins  so I did some of my yoga moves to work through the contraction and Marlee asked if I was doing yoga. (Nothing gets by this girl)then six mins and another contraction so we headed out the door.
We arrived at the hospital and they checked us in. Checked me and I was at a 3. The nurse told me she was going to monitor me and the baby for twenty mins then see what happened. Of course once you lay down and stop moving, the contractions slow down. So twenty mins later, Ivan and I started walking around and the contractions picked up and by five thirty I was heading to labor and delivery. The contractions picked up as well as the pain. They called the doctor and prayed he'd get there in time:)
Well, I did not have time for an epidural but got some numbing in my spine which did not really kick in fully but did mask some of the pain. It was about four or five series of pushing and then he came out! I loved how they put him right on my chest and I could see the little cutie.
Brandston was born at 6:45am and weighed 7lbs 7 ounces. He was 20.5 inches long and was six days past due!

 The girls came and visited and Marlee was sooooo excited to hold him! We love our new addition to the family and glad we are all doing well!

Rain and wedding stuff

It rained a ton today. It was nice and refreshing. Since we slept over last night at the Mack house we had a fun time playing with Amanda and the kids today. We finalized bridesmaids outfits for Sasha's wedding. And just hung out.

Fun Friday

We were all over the place today. Nat and I (and of course the kids) went to San Tan mall to let the kids play there. We then headed over to some other stores to walk around and try to get labor going. No luck. Then we put the kids down for a nap and headed out to Last Chance. Nat got some shoes. Had some spicy wings for dinner. Headed to the Mack's and helped Sasha with some of the runners for her wedding.
Still nothing labor wise:)

O is for Octopus--

Lindsay came over with her kids and Josie and Bostyn had a cute little tea party...

Went to a viewing for Breanna Pena. She past away last week from cancer. It was a sweet viewing service. She had such a strong spirit and was a good fighter. She will be missed by so many.

Quality time with the girls

Today we had an enjoyable day and I am glad I got to spend a day with the girls before this baby comes. We went to the park for about and hour. Then we went to the library for the first time. They lasted about five mins reading books, but they have a fun kids corner with puzzles, toys and other small books for kids to read. Afterward we ate lunch together, took naps and then went for a walk.

 We went to mutual and then when we came home we played princess dress up and danced. Now I get to sit and listen to them talking to each other in their beds when they are suppose to be sleeping, but they are enjoying each others company.

If our little guy decided to come tomorrow I am glad that I got to spend the day with the girls.

Due Date

Today was my ultra sound due date and still no baby. I went and taught preschool. It was fun. We made little Valentines for their parents and practiced counting with conversation hearts. Afterward, Natalie and I spent a good five hours at my house, cleaning, organizing, etc. No labor signs though, but at least I have a house ready to come home to :)

Valentines Day

Mostly hung around since everyone was sick. Marlee made little Valentines for her preschool classmates and for Ivan, Nana and Papa.

Strep Throat

Marlee, Ivan and Josie all have strep throat. Praying I don't get it and want to wait to have this baby boy til its out of our little family or at least til they've been on antibiotics for 48 hours.

Sold another goat

Yes it seems that all we do is sell and have baby goats this time of year. We sold one of Sheeba's boys today. Nice couple bought it. Marlee was sad, as she is every time we sell a goat, but I think Sheeba was sadder.
Had a fun day with Ivan, the girls, Nat and boys and my parents. Just hangin out till the baby comes.

2 and 70

Yep, went to my doctor appointment this morning and I am dilated to a 2 and 70 percent effaced. So my doctor said that next time she sees me will be at the hospital. Exciting! Hung out with Nat and the kids today.

Toothpaste gone bad

The last part of our nutrition unit was talking about our teeth. We did a fun happy tooth, sad tooth activity with the kids and what kind of things make our teeth happy and sad. Then we let them make some homemade toothpaste and we gave them each their own toothbrush. The toothpaste was made out of salt, baking soda and some peppermint oil. The kids HATED it. The look on the face was priceless though as they were trying to maintain composure on how to get the nasty stuff out of their mouth. Marlee had a melt down and one of the students asked for her mom. We did not know that would turn out so bad!
After preschool, Sasha, Amanda and I went and did some more weeding things. Three weeks away, hooray!

Dancing

Had a great presidency meeting today. Played with the goats. Took a nap. Went Visiting Teaching. Then on to the fun dancing... We had mutual tonight with the YW/YM and they learned some line dancing and then how to partner dance. IT was really enjoyable to watch the youth get into it. I had to take the girls with me since Ivan was at work and they love it too! Very enjoyable evening. (Yes I did dance too-big belly and all!)

Updated posts with photos.

Uploaded lots of photos. The new baby goats here as well as Josie's Birthday Celebration post here while the girls napped. Had a fun day at Preschool today. We are doing a nutrition unit. We traced their bodies and talked about the importance of good food for our bodies as well as exercising. We went outside and had fun jumping on a small trampoline, racing, doing summersaults on mats, jumping jacks, etc. They loved it!

Building day and Family Home Evening (FHE)

Marlee was in building mood today. She built this little "Rapunzel" castle. (She has never seen tangled, but her friend, Bostyn, has the Rapunzel barbie that she absolutely loves to play with.) 

 Then she wanted to build a fort for her babies (I did help with this one.) 

Oh how I love when she entertains herself while Josie is napping.

  

We went outside probably five times today to go see and hold each of the baby goats. They are cute and the girls can't get enough of them. 

 

• Put all my laundry away, dishes, etc. Maintenance is my goal before this baby comes so I don't have to do any "big" cleaning projects.

For FHE we returned a red box DVD, and on the way home we asked Marlee what she wanted to learn about for FHE. She said, "Jesus and Heaven." So Ivan taught her about how we all lived in heaven before we were born and Marlee seemed to enjoy that we all lived in heaven. And then she proceeded to say that when we die we go back to heaven. Short and sweet lesson! Then we had cookies and called it a night.

New kids on the block and blessings

Not the singing group. Our two pregnant goats had their babies tonight!

Princess had two babies.

Brownie had one baby.

  Ivan is feeling pretty confident of helping me out in case I have a home birth! (just kidding)

We had an enjoyable Sunday dinner with the Winters and Tanners. Lyndsay this post if for you. Any run on sentences so far? Great food.Great company. Kids played well together.

Marlee woke up with some massively swollen glands. I stayed home from church with here and she was obviously not feeling well. I put some oils on her and then when Ivan got home from church we asked her if she wanted a blessing, she said, "Yes." So Ivan gave her a blessing and then she took a good nap When she woke up she was feeling better and said, " I am feeling better because Daddy gave me a blessing and Jesus wants me to feel better." She was also good about letting us rub essential oils on her neck to help with the pain. It truly was a little miracle. The faith children have is incredible. What a blessing!

Piano, grandpas, park, cleaning and cookies

Ivan's Grandparents got their piano back that they had bought back in 1969. They had a newer one and asked if we would like it. Grandma Marje knew that I have wanted a piano for a very long time. So she arranged for to be brought out to our house today. Grandpa guy and Grandpa Mack (Ivan's dad) brought out the piano and with the help of a couple of our neighbors,  they unloaded it and its sitting here right now! So exciting!
Marlee and Josie were so excited that both Grandpas were coming out. We picked up take out food and had a fun enjoyable lunch with the girls and their Grandpas on the Mack side. (Ivan was still at work.)
After they headed home, we played on the piano a while, took naps and when we woke up, Ivan was home!!!
Marlee was excited because it was still light outside when he came home. So we went to the park and then came home from the park and tag teamed cleaning the house and the girls. We made cookies and watched a movie together! Quite the eventful, enjoyable day.

"Mom, please dance with me..."

This afternoon, Marlee got all dresses up in her princess dress and helped Josie get dressed in her dress too. Then she came to me and said, "Mom, will you please dance with me? I am a princess and I need a prince to dance with. You can be the prince." How could I turn that down? So I twirled the girls around while we sung all of the different princess songs. It was actually quite fun!
I went to the doctors today and told her about my nausea and she said that its common to have that before labor and delivery due to the hormones releasing preparatory for child birth. I am not due for another ten days and have thought all along that I am going to go over due, so I am okay with having this baby whenever. I am lucky to not be in any pain and still be able to be on the move and not bed ridden and still able to dance with my princesses:)

No baby...

Still having nausea, a couple of contractions here and there. Girls are not feeling well. Kind of a chill day:)

Just in case

today could possible be the last post before I have this baby.... I think I have been feeling contractions. Its because i feel nausea hit me about every ten mins or so. Last time with Josie I woke up from a great nights sleep had a few hard contractions and had her within two hours of my first contraction. I have not felt anything painful yet, just nausea followed by lightheadedness? Who knows whats gunna happen. I think I am finally okay with the fact that our baby could come. There were a few things I really wanted to make sure got done before we had the baby. It was to make sure we were stocked up on hay for the goats, get my glasses fixed and finish the thirty day freezer dinners with Natalie. Finished the meals Monday, had our great neighbors drop off 8 bails of hay this morning and stopped by walmart and got my glasses fixed. Yea my house is not "ready" but will it ever really be clean and ready? Guess only time will tell:)

Nutrition, nap, and lots of play time

We started our first day of a four day lesson about nutrition at preschool today. It was fun to try and teach the students the difference between fruits and vegetables. (Most of the students are three years old:)) 

After preschool we got to take naps. I was thinking that I post a lot about how excited I am about naps, but I feel really tired lately since I can;t sleep at night(that's when this baby boy comes alive.) So every day I get a nap in is super exciting!

Josie woke up before Marlee and came out of the play room with a big smile on her face and said, "Daddy's hat!" She loves Ivan and gets super excited when he gets home from work! 

The girls have basically been playing really well together non stop since they woke up from naps. They've played pretend to go to the park, eating dinner with their kitchen food,  puzzles, hide and go seek, polly pockets, etc. I love it. I have been able to get the boys room a little more organized.Good day!