More Baby News

I've got lots of posting to do of our pre-Christmas adventures, but I'm waiting to get photos uploaded first. However I did want to tell the most recent news of our baby. At my appointment today we scheduled our c-section for January 9th at 5:00 pm. I will go in in the morning to have the amnio done at 8 and if all is well I'll go back in later that afternoon to get prepped. I am so excited to have a sooner date and that we are taking the precautions to be sure this little boy is really ready. Because I know I sure am! 

Baby, come out NOW!

I just wanted to give another update on our little baby. I had an appointment yesterday and once again am measuring even bigger. When I measured with Braden I always measured about 1 to 2 weeks ahead of schedule. This little boy, according to the new January 4th due date, has been measuring on schedule. However, as of yesterday I am now measuring ahead again by a week. On top of that, I have been having regular contractions off and on for almost a week now. They come for a few hours and get to about 7 min. apart and then STOP (my mom says I'm doing this because of the weather, and it was a full moon last Friday-who knows?) My doctor is going to set up our c-section date sooner than the planned date of the 16th at my appointment next week. I'm still hoping I begin my labor before then because I don't really want to wait since we will be scheduling the date about a week after my due date. If I do make it to that date, then the doctor is going to have me do an Amniocentesis test that morning to check the baby's lungs and if everything is up to par we'll come back later that afternoon and do the c-section. I'll keep praying he comes sooner. Until then....

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a great Thanksgiving. The only bad part was that Kam and I spent it in separate places. This year both my Dad and Kam's parents had dinner planned at the same time. Kam took Braden with him to the Henrie's and I ventured alone to have dinner at my Aunt's house. Kam had to work that night and for most of the weekend, so Braden and I hopped in the car with Heidi and spent the weekend in St. George. We got there very late Thursday night and on Friday we spent the day trying to avoid the chaos of Black Friday Shoppers, very unsuccessfully I might add, and making gingerbread houses. On Saturday, Heidi and Abi took off for Vegas for the Jonas Brother's concert, so I spent the day with my dad. I'd say I spent the day with my brother's too but they spent the entire weekend in the playroom playing x-box all weekend. I'm pretty sure none of them showered the whole weekend, except for when they decided to pick up "chicks" at the Cold Stone. My dad took us to this great Mongolian BBQ for dinner and to watch Madagascar 2. Braden loved the "lion movie." Sunday we went to church and drove home. (Oh, funny story, I forgot to bring a skirt with me so I ended up going to church in Levi's..they were my nicest pair, but still, never done anything like that before. I guess all that matters is that I went.)

Braden spent most of the weekend with this helmet on 

and sneaking into the garage to ride the "cycle."

a late birthday

I just realized that I never posted about Braden's birthday party. He turned 2 on October 12th and we had a WILD party for him. I had Konnie help with the cupcake-cake and I made a Lion bean-bag game and pin-the-tail on the Zebra game for the few little people that came, namely cousins (yes, I painted them myself). The house was packed with all our family and I'm sure Braden felt extra special with all the attention. He recieved some cool gifts including a Barn with Animals, a Trike, Curious George plush, Books and new animal sheets for his BIG boy bed.

boys

Braden loves to dress up. Since he could crawl and then walk he was playing in my shoes and trying them on for size. When we go play at our cousins house, Braden has taken to let Brooklin (Konnie's daughter) dress him up like a princess; crown, dress, heels, the works. At home he will ask to dress in my shirts, or he'll wrap a scarf around his neck and put on my high heels. Today, he asked to "dress like a princess mommy." So I let him. The funny thing is that later he says this, "I'm a boy princess mommy." This stems from the fact that I'm always telling him that he is a boy. If you tell him, "you're so funny" or "you're silly" he'll respond, "I not funny (silly), I'm a boy!" Well he does have that right, now if I can just convince him that I'm a girl we'll be in good shape.

the results are IN

I visited my OB today and we have some answers.

First, I had an ultrasound to measure the baby. From the measurements it did prove that my dates are wrong and I really am due January 4th, not the 31st. After the ultrasound, I met with the doctor and we discussed our options. He agrees with the tech that my due date should change, however, he wants to play it safe too. We are going to go by my original ultrasound due date of January 18th and we set a date for a scheduled C-section based on that date. I am scheduled for the morning of Friday the 16th. Most likely I will begin labor on my own before then, but this way we don't take the risk of taking the baby earlier than his little body may be ready, preventing any potential problems. I am a little frustrated, but I feel good about letting this little one come when he is ready. At least I have a date to count down to rather than having it all up in the air.

YES, I am Crazy!

So, silly me I decided to go and have pictures done of our family while pregnant. I really wanted to have these done months ago. We don't have a family picture of just the three of us that is really good. I did have pictures done when Braden was 2 month old, but they are hideous in the worst way. I was totally in need of a haircut and we all just looked, well, dumb. I must have been crazy to do these, but now seeing the final result I am so glad that I did. Here are some of my favorite shots. 

I also need to give a big shout out to Lindsay and Linda from elle Potography for the amazing job they did on these. I especially love that they were able to capture our story with little effort on our part which is amazing when you have a busy 2 year old who doesn't want to sit still. I met Lindsay and Linda through a good friend and have enjoyed their work and working with them. In fact it was Lindsay who shot Braden's 1 year old pictures that I have posted. Thanks to you both, you're amazing!

My Best Friend

I am the luckiest woman in the world! I have the best husband who does more than his fair share. All during my pregnancy Kam has been so good to help me out. He helps me with Braden, even taking him with him to run errands or to play with him just so I can rest or take a break. He cleans the whole house pretty much every week. Actually, he hasn't just been doing that since I found out we were expecting, he usually cleans all the bathrooms, dishes and mops the floor every week. Now he has been adding to that list picking up the house and vacuuming the floors as well as many other things. He always puts me first even when he is really tired or wants to do something for himself. I really am so lucky to have such a great eternal companion who not only looks out for me and our little family but works really hard too.  I am so proud of him and can't believe that he is mine.

PS. Happy Birthday Baby!

make up your mind - a baby update

Over the past few months I have been struggling with the question posed by my OB, "Are you sure on your dates?" Well the answer is "NO!" It all started when I began feeling the baby move very early in my pregnancy. I didn't think too much of it at the time because the doc said that I would; this being a second pregnancy. However I wasn't just feeling the flutter-by's, these were full on kicks and punches. And it wasn't just that I felt the baby very soon , I was also measuring big. At my 20 week ultrasound I measured almost 3 weeks ahead of schedule and a month later I was measuring 4 weeks further. My doctor has scheduled another ultrasound to have the baby measured. I'm hoping that it gives us more answers and that I can soon know when this little kiddo is to come be part of our family. I don't think I'd worry too much if I weren't having to plan a C-Section, I'd just wait it out and let him come when  he wants. So now the question for me, the doctor and anyone else who wants to take a wager: Is my due date January 31, January 18, or January 4?

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a crazy day. Kam had the night off but he worked the night before so he slept the first half of the day. Our day began by having breakfast at Konnie's house (Kam's sister). We had yummy pumpkin pancakes with apple cider syrup! After breakfast I decided to try and catch up on some neglected housework since I was gone most of the week. As I busied myself so did Braden by dumping paint all over the rug in the kitchen, getting desitin in the carpet and somehow a glitter crayon or glue was left in the pocket of his pants and it melted all over a load of lights! It took forever to get it all cleaned up. I about lost my temper but luckily Konnie had come over to borrow a costume for her Ryan and helped me not loose my cool and helped me clean up. She knew some good tricks for getting everything not to stain. Braden was so cute. He knew I was mad and instantly told me he was "so sorry, Mommy." My heart just melted and I wanted to spend the rest of the day snuggling with my little bud. Braden went down for a nap and Kam woke up and I finally got myself in the shower. I was ready just in time for Brady to wake and go visit my sister Megan at work and then down south to Alpine to Trick-or-Treat with Grammy Bo. We had a yummy soup dinner with her ward/neighborhood followed by a rainy evening of Trick-or-Treating. Braden got a good haul and was uncommonly shy for everyone. We really had a great ending to a most chaotic day.

Grammy Bo, Braden the Horsey, and 

me with Baby Carter dressed up too!

"Show your teeth Braden."

Braden with Princess Megan.

a warm weekend

Yea, so I took my camera with me and what do you know I didn't take one picture! I'll have to get some pictures from Heidi.

Braden and I had the best time in St. George visitng Jamma Heidi, Papa and Abi. We left early Friday morning and drove almost straight through (we stopped in Fillmore to go potty and to let Braden go down the "slippy-slide.") Heidi's neighbor drove down with me so that she could help out at the enrichment Heidi had planned. Once we were there we spent some time resting and then headed over to the church to help Heidi with her big "Freaky-Friday" Enrichment. She had planned 16 different crafts and dinner! It was crazy. My favorite was watching sister's who had never sewn before sew. What a laugh...it reminded me of some of my first sewing adventures. The night was long and for me I had the excuse to take Braden home to sleep and didn't have to help too much in cleaning up. But we were all pooped! Leave it to Heidi to plan big and then get stuck doing all the work. She really  is amazing; and after visiting their ward on Sunday it seems that she has made quite the impression on everyone there. All the sister's couldn't say enough about how great the whole night turned out.

The rest of the weekend was very relaxing. I had a great girls day on Saturday (my dad went to Provo for the BYU game.) We went shopping, visited the What Women Want Expo, and had a yummy dinner. 

I planned on going home on Monday, but Kam was worried about me driving home alone 7 mos. preg. with a 2 year old so I stayed a few more days and carpooled home with my parents Wednesday morning. (They came home for a Jazz game that evening.) It was so nice to not have to worry to much about anything and take it easy. I had fun with my dad and Heidi without Kam. Braden really enjoyed being with Jamma and Papa. He just adores them and misses them a lot. We can't wait for next weekend when they'll be up here visiting us.

mischievous

Braden now pushes the bar stool around the house to climb up on the counter; he prides himself in his climbing skills. And it's not just climbing on things that makes him mischievous, it's what he does when he gets "up." A few examples:

First, I caught Braden making "toast." He had climbed on the counter by the stove, pulled the hamburger buns out of their package and began toasting it on the stove. Luckily he doesn't know how to turn the gas on. 

A few weeks later I caught him on the same counter with a slice of bread, honey, peanut butter and the largest knife I own. He must have been hungry or wanting a snack because he was half way through making his sandwich before I caught him; he had already squeezed out some honey (in a very clean way might I add) and had the knife in the jar of peanut butter. I was so mad that I didn't take a picture of his masterpiece but at the same time was so impressed with his ambition to make a sandwich that I couldn't punish him. I had a little conversation about not playing with the knives and then finished his sandwich for him to eat. 

Braden also likes to play in the sink, turning the water on and off. Sometimes he cleans the dishes, other times he just wades in the water. I now have to lock him in my bedroom while I shower and such because I can't leave him alone...things just happen too quickly! He spends more time in time-out for climbing on the counters than anything (he is really a good boy) but I can't seem to get him to stop his climbing adventures. Any thoughts?

working with grandpa

We are so lucky to live close to Kameron's parents. Each week, on tuesday, we have lunch at "Jamma's" house and play with our cousins. This week "Papa" was home from work working in the yard and on the shed. Braden was a big help to both Dad andGgrampa. Braden loves tools and always wants to help especially if it involves using a "screw-de-driver!"

My Baby is Going to be TWO

My little Braden is just the cutest thing out there! Of course I have a bias opinion, but really, isn't he just BEAUTIFUL? I've been thinking a lot about my little boy and I can't believe that he is not a baby anymore. This has been a rough one for me. I thought when he turned one that I would be devastated, but the devestation and realization that my little baby in now a big kid has just been more overwhelming now as I am coming to terms with him turning 2. I am excited to have a new little brother come in our family, but I am still not ready for Braden to be a big boy.

Waiting to have Braden was a long and exhausting process. Kam and I had been trying for almost two years to get pregnant when finally at my routine OB appointment I had a long discussion with my doctor about what could be wrong and what we could do make things right. To begin, Kam had to be tested. He was not excited about that. After learning that Kam was more than capable, the testing turned to me. I took several blood tests that showed that I most likely was not ovulating. I was put on clomid to get my body to do what it was supposed to do. I used clomid for three months with no success so my doctor scheduled for me to have a special procedure done that uses a special dye and an X-Ray machine to see if there is blockage. This was so painful! I cried during the entire procedure. The results showed nothing. However, the procedure did give the benefit of "clearing me out." I spoke with my doctor about what to do next and he said the next step was artificial insemination, and then in vitro. Luckily things didn't have to get more complicated. I woke early and took a pregnancy test the day my cycle was to begin (I did this every month because I never wanted to get my hopes up just to be disappointed.) I was totally shocked to see the positive sign on the test. I couldn't believe it was really true. I began crying immediately, I ran to our bedroom to wake Kameron and threw the test at him. At first he thought there was something wrong with me. We were so excited that we told everyone right away.

My pregnancy went very well. I wasn't too sick and everything went as great as you can hope for. I was measuring rather large and my doctor suggested that I be induced. We had a date set for the induction but my body wasn't showing any signs of being ready. I wasn't dilating and was only 70% effaced. My doctor decided it would be best to wait rather than forcing my body to cooperate. So I waited. 

Early in the morning, 2 am on my due date (October 12th) I woke to use the bathroom and noticed I was having some contractions. I had been experiencing braxton hicks and thought nothing of it. Later around 5 in the morning I noticed that the contractions were coming regularly. I woke Kameron and we timed them together for about an hour. They were about 6 minutes apart so I decided to get up. After an embarrassing experience of peeing my pants and taking a shower Kam and I got in the car and headed to the hospital. 

We got to the hospital at about 8:30 am and were put in a small room so that I could be checked. I was only dilated to a 1 so the nurse had me wait an hour to see my progress before calling the doctor on call (my doctor was at the time stuck in a snow storm in Ohio.) After an hour I was dilated to a 2 and the doctor said to have me wait another hour and check my progress again. Another hour later and I was dilated to a 3. Since I was making progress the doctor gave the okay to be checked in officially and I was moved to a delivery room. I got comfortable and asked for my epidural. The anesthesiologist poked me and I then waited for the doctor to come break my water. We didn't have to wait long because my water decided to break on it's own, but as the doctor made his checks they realized that my water broke from the top and had to be broken again. My progress from there didn't move too much. I was progressing rather slowly so they hooked me to pitocin to see if I would progress more rapidly. Not to be unfortunately. It was about 9:00 pm and I was still only dilated to a 7 and I had begun to swell. My epidural had worn off and I was feeling everything! The doctor said he would be back in a half hour and if I still hadn't progressed that they would begin getting me prepped for a c-section. At this point Kam grabbed his phone and walked out of the room. I could tell he was really shook up with the news but here I am feeling every contraction knowing that I would now be undergoing surgery and my husband leaves me. Luckily my dad was there feeding me ice chips and holing my hand for me. Kam finally came back and so did the doctor. I was checked and the final decision was made. 

I was now being wheeled me down the hall to the operating room. I began crying uncontrollably. The nurse who was to assist said to me, "there's no need to cry now, your gonna have your baby!" I was so out of it. I hardly remember the rest of the night but I did watch in a mirror as they performed the c-section. It was amazing. I was so happy to finally have my baby, and a part of me was relieved that I didn't have to push a baby out, I didn't think I had the energy for that. 

Braden was finally here! Born at 10:58 pm  just shy of being a Friday the 13th birth, weighing in at 8 lbs. 11 oz. and measuring 22 inches long. I later learned that the cord was wrapped around both his neck and his ankle. The doctor told me that it was probably a blessing that my little bud wasn't going to fit through my narrow pelvis because had I been able to have him vaginally he may have been put under a lot of stress that could have been bad. (This is why I am grateful for c-sections.)

Here are a few pictures of that great day!

On our way to the hospital.

Waiting for Braden.

Getting prepped for the c-section.

In the recovery room.

Braden the newborn. (This is the face that I saw when I 

first got to see him; tongue out and everything.

Announcement picture. (9 days old)

Where does Jesus Live?

So Braden has decided that he likes to watch movies now. His favorites include Elmo, Finding Nemo, Curious George and Jungle Book. The other night he was having a movie marathon with Uncle Kris (he was tending while I was at the Women's Conference) watching 10-15 minutes of each movie when he saw the castle that shows at the beginning of all Disney movies. Braden blurted out "Temple!" Kris says, "Yes, that is like the temple. Who lives there?" Braden quickly responds, "Jesus!" Later when telling me the story, I turned to Braden and asked, "Where does Jesus live?" He responds, "the temple." What a cute kid. I guess he really is paying attention to both scripture study and his nursery teachers. What a good boy!

my sister

So I just can't say enough about my sister Ashley. She is so wonderful. She is not only gorgeous and intelligent, but funny, inspirational, witty, creative, kind, loving, athletic, oh and of course humble.
He, he, he. (hope you like this, brooke)

braden's gonna have a brother

We went in for our utrasound on Monday. I was so nervous and excited. I am such a planner and just have to be in the know. I have been busy getting rooms cleaned out and consolidating so that I could be ready to decorate a new nursery. All I needed was to know if I was decorating for a girl or another boy. I was convinced that I was going to have a girl. This pregnancy has been so different than with Braden. I guess it goes to show that you can't judge gender based on old wives tales and differences.

come back now

So about five months ago my dad and Heidi decided to buy a house in St. George. At first I though it was cool because we could all go there on vacation together without having to stay in a yucky hotel. Anyway, they moved down there last March to get things settled and decided they liked it so much that they stayed. Now their home up here is for sale and I'm totally bummed. Especially Braden. He loves "Jamma" and "Papa." We were lucky enough to have them come for part of the summer for Abi's baptism and the fourth of July, only to leave us for their

Mediteranian cruise. We did have so much fun with Abi while they were gone. I'm pretty sure that Braden is going through withdrawls. He still shouts in the

morning for Abi to wake up and I have to tell him that Abi is not here anymore. So now they are back in St. George and we are missing them again. At leas I agree with Heidi, we do spend more quality time together when we do go visit or when they come see us, but now we just need the gas prices to go down so we can visit them every week!

     

poor baby

Okay, so we went to the Gateway to do a little shopping. I was looking for maternity clothes with no luck and both Kam and I wanted some new shoes. We went to Famous Footwear because they have their half price sale. Anyway, I was trying on some shoes when Braden starts crying. Kam grabs him to see what's wrong and finds little teeth marks on his hand. Some little boy shopping with his family BIT him. Both Kam and I started making a big deal about it and finally the mom comes over and apologizes. She made her little boy kiss it better and give Braden a hug. Not my idea of a punishment but at least they knew what had happened. Poor baby, getting bullied at the shoe store.

a LOng tIMe ComMiN'

Thanks for being so patient with me. We have been very busy as you can guess and are glad time has slown down, today at least, so that I could finally get caught up. 

PS. If any of you know of someone who would like to be invited to see our now private blog, especially family members who I may not have email addresses for, please tell them to email me at kateron@live.com so I can send them an invitation. Thanks, we love you all!

Auger Family Reunion at Bear River

Every year since before I was born my family has travelled up to Idaho to camp at the Bear River. It's a spot just past Preston, up the Oneida Narrows. My whole extended family goes from my mom's side and as of late it is now our official yearly Auger Reunion. We have such a great time getting dirty, singing songs around the camp fire, eating yummy dutch-oven dinners and floating the river. We all pile onto our inner-tubes and down we go. Even Braden went down on Kam's lap. This wasn't Braden's first trip down either, we took him last year when he was only 9 month old. He didn't like it much last year. He thought the water was too cold. This year was much more fun. I've decided that even if some of my extended family stops going, I will keep it as a tradition for my little family. It has always been one of my favorite vacations ever and every year I look forward to going and I am never, ever disappointed!

Utah's Hogle Zoo

Last week we went to the Zoo. I've taken Braden before but unfortunately I forgot the camera, oops! My sister Ashley, who just got in town that morning, came with us as well as some friends of mine, Kimi B. and Jenn with their little ones Beckham and Addy. Braden was really excited about everything. He loves animals, he always has. He made all the sounds and couldn't wait to see what was next!

Kennedee and Braden watching the white alligator.

Addy, Beckham and Braden.

Cousins on the tigers.

On the carasel.

How does Braden measure up?

busy weekend

My little sister Abi came to stay at our house for two weeks while my dad and Heidi were on a Medditeranian cruise. We had a lot of fun having her at our house. Braden especially loved having Abi around. He did everything she did and sometimes even tried to get her to do what he wanted to do. "Come here Abi" and "Abi, sit down" were heard a lot during her visit. 

 

 

While she was here we celebrated Pioneer Day together. We went to the Handcart Days Parade in Bountiful with my friend Kimi, her husband Bryan and girls Abbie and Hannah. We also had dinner together at Wingers and watched fireworks at our house. 

The next day we went to the park where they had a little fair in celebration of pioneer day. We ate cotton candy, hot dogs, snow-cones and delicious corn-on-the-cob. The kids rode the swings, went on a pony ride, and a handcart ride. On our way home we stopped for some root beer ice cream! Yum! Later in the evening we went swiming and enjoyed some more fireworks.  

So Exciting to be on the Swing

Pony Ride

Waiting for some Cotton Candy

 

Bo and Braden

  

Abi

Root-Beer Ice Cream Cones

   

Super Cool Goggles Bud!

On Friday, my sister had moved into her new house. She now lives just around the corner from me. I love that she is so close. We all worked really hard and well into the night; I think we finally finished at about 11 o'clock! 

  

Now it was time to relax, however I got a major head-cold that I couldn't take any medicine for. It was no fun; it still is no fun, seeing that I am continuing to wait for the end to come. Despite all the craziness, we had a great time and it really was a fun weekend!