Joshua's Blessing

Here are some pictures from Josh's Blessing today. It was lots of fun to have family around for Thanksgiving Weekend but we were very sad to see them go. I am especially grateful for the love and support from my mom and dad this weekend. It came at the perfect time! Our little family

Josh in his blessing outfit made by Jeff's aunt

and the blanket from Granny.

Grandma and Grandpa Mabey

the kids

Freezer Meals

I have loved having ready made meals in the freezer. I haven't had to prepare a meal since having Josh and it has been really nice. My only problem is that I have a picky family so they have been eating a lot of cereal!! The biggest hit has been the calzones. They actually turned out better after being in the freezer than they do when I cook them right away. Jeff was disappointed when they were gone (he actually ate the leftovers)!! We have also had BBQ Beef and Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole. We have a few more left in the freezer. I would love to do this every month for those days when I don't feel like cooking but I have to find something that the family will eat. Why do they have to be such picky eaters??

Cougar Fans

Jeff had all three kids in their BYU shirts today! He was pretty excited. Amazingly, the girls love to wear their BYU shirts for the football games. They also get excited for the games but they really watch them!! I think they just know how important it is for their Dad.

Baby Joshua is Here!

There were days when I wasn't sure it would ever happen but Joshua finally came. Our little Josh turned out to be not so little! He weighed in at 9 lb 12 oz!!! I was as shocked at that weight as anyone could be. I guess there is a reason why we had a scheduled c-section...I really don't think he would have come out any other way. As for the c-section, I was surprised at the painless way it happened. I didn't even realize they had started the surgery until I heard the doctor talk about how Josh was way down in my pelvis. I felt things going on but it just felt like a baby kicking me! I guess I was scared for nothing. My recovery has been really good so far. I do think part of that is because part of my stomach is still numb and I have some good pain medicine! I am just trying to take things slowly one day at a time and hope to feel better soon.

Some interesting things I have learned:
--it doesn't hurt to have 19 staples removed from your stomach
--big babies like to eat...and eat...and eat
--milk comes in faster when your baby is always trying to eat
--2-year-olds don't understand what "don't touch" means when it comes to mom's tummy
--did I mention that bigger babies like to eat a lot
--boys can be just as needy as girls when they are babies!

I have a sleeping baby so I need to get some sleep before the next feeding! I really will try to post a picture but so far our internet isn't letting me.

Almost Time!

I am down to three meals left until I have Joshua!! I have to stop eating and drinking 12 hours before so I basically won't have anything to eat after dinner tomorrow. I told the girls we could go to their favorite place (Olive Garden or "The Pasta Place" as they call it) for dinner tomorrow! I figure I want a good filling meal that will last me as long as possible and I am always full after eating at The Olive Garden. They were pretty excited!

Samantha is getting SO excited for Joshua to be born. She talks about it all the time. She keeps telling me that she just really needs to see what her brothers face looks like and she needs to give him a hug and kiss. I am excited to see how she reacts to him when he is born. It should be fun!

You can all think about us on Wednesday at noon as that is when my c-section is supposed to start! The time has been changed from 12:00 to 2:00 and then back to 12:00...lets hope it stays that way! I told the doctor I was fine as long as he doesn't move the date back!

My new friend

When I was at the doctor's office last week we talked about the fact that I am not sleeping and the Tylenol PM is not doing anything for me anymore. My doctor wrote out a prescription for Ambien which I was a little skeptical about taking. I took one last night and I actually slept!!! I didn't wake up until 7:30 this morning (okay, so I did get up twice in the night to go to the bathroom but fell back asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow). I have no idea how long it has been that I have been able to sleep an entire night. I love it! I could get used to sleeping through the night...too bad I am going to have a newborn next week to keep me up!! Really I am just kidding about the newborn thing, I can't wait for Joshua to be here and will give up a few hours of sleep for him.

I really though Joshua was going to be born on Friday. I had contractions 5 minutes apart, some a little closer, for about three hours on Friday morning. I should have just gone to the hospital but I kept putting it off and they eventually stopped. Now all I can think about is the fact that I might have been able to have him on Friday and I would have a two day old baby now instead of still being miserable and pregnant!! I have tried to get the contractions to come back that close together but so far I have failed. Trust me, next time I have contractions 5 minutes apart for longer than 30 minutes I will be at the hospital trying to convince them to let me have the baby!!!!

My Amazing Friend

Saturday I spend most of the day cooking food for dinners. My friend Maggie and I each made 4 meals for the freezer so we could eat more than Wendy's after Joshua is born!! Can I just say Maggie is amazing. She didn't have to help me but she is the one who suggested we do it and she helped make the meals. I don't know what I would do with out her! She gets so many things done it exhausts me sometimes to think about it plus she has four kids! I don't have half the things done she does and I only have two kids. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Maggie! I am really excited for the meals we made...it is going to be hard to wait until after Joshua is born but I will do it! I also spent all afternoon making a triple batch of chocolate chip cookie dough for Jeff. I hope that is enough to keep him happy for a month!!