Brothers

It has been a crazy three weeks! Right after we brought Kael home from the hospital Peyton got sick. I began thinking to myself "can't I just adjust to being a mother of two before I have to worry about one child getting the other child sick?" Sure enough, when I took Peyton to the doctor, she told us that his cold could very well turn into RSV or Pneumonia. She then told us that we had to keep the two boys apart because if Kael were to catch Peyton's cold he would be back in the hospital. My first thought..."Are you kidding me?" Peyton is in love with Kael and wants to hold him and touch his head and hands.....I knew that this was going to be a nightmare. Luckily Bryan was still home from work and was able to stay with Peyton downstairs while I kept Kael upstairs. We did the best we could to keep them apart and by pure miracle from Heavenly Father, Kael never got sick! It was hard for Peyton though, he didn't understand why he couldn't come by his new brother. He was also wondering what the heck happened to his mom (which made me cry a little bit.....pregnancy hormones...sigh!). But now we are back to normal and adjusting the best we can.
I have decided though, I will be home bound until Kael can walk! It is so hard to get two kids ready to go anywhere! It takes hours! I think that they are working against me as well (they must have made a pact in heaven)! When one starts throwing a fit the other one wants to join in! I now have two screaming children and sometimes I want to pull my hair out! But I know it will get easier and easier! We all just need to adjust!
Kael is a really good baby though. He is so much more mellow than Peyton was. Although, he has started in with the acid reflux and has started to puke all the time (not as bad as Peyton though...we would burp him with a beach towel!). But luckily this time we know what to do! We love our boys and couldn't be happier to have them both! We know that it will just get more and more fun as the days, weeks, months, and years pass us by! We know they will be great friends!

P.S. There are so many times when I look at Kael and think that he looks just like Peyton. There are also other times when I think they look so different! I wanted to post a picture of Peyton as a newborn and Kael as a newborn to see if they really do look alike!

Peyton as a newborn

Kael as a newborn

Our new arrival.....

So last Saturday I was doing everything I could to go into labor. I vacuumed the entire house, cleaned the bathroom, and walked around Sam's Club. None of these activities caused contractions...just pain. So I went to bed thinking that I may be pregnant FOREVER! Early Sunday morning I woke up with stupid back contractions that I had been suffering with for weeks. It was 5:30 in the morning and Bryan was getting ready to go to work. He saw that I was awake and having contractions. He looked at me and said "I am so tired of this. We are going to the hospital right now and we are not leaving without a baby!" I replied, "You are tired of this? I have been having back contractions for 12 weeks!" I was a little apprehensive about going to the hospital with the fear of being sent home (it is totally embarrassing!) and with the fear that my doctor was still stuck in Argentina! But none the less, I was very tired of having these contractions and being in pain. I told Bryan that we would have to make up a story so they would let me have this baby! I was going to tell them that I was up all night with contractions and in a lot of pain (even though I had slept pretty good :) ) I decided that I wanted to take a shower before going to the hospital, just in case they decided to let me stay. While I was in the shower my back contractions got worse. They were starting to hurt pretty bad. This made me feel a little better knowing that I wasn't going to walk into the hospital not contracting at all. As I got dressed I knew that all I could handle was to blow dry my wet hair and get in the car and go (I wanted some pain medication...namely an epidural!). As we got in the car to go I told Bryan that he was going to have to drive fast because the contractions were starting to hurt. As we were driving along highway 89 to McKay Dee Hospital, the contractions were horrible....I was practically climbing up my seat they hurt so bad. I also noticed that they were about two minutes apart. Bryan was driving as fast as he could. When we got to the hospital, I was dying! I was rushed by wheelchair to labor and delivery where they promptly hooked me up to the monitors. The nurse tried to check me, but once again the baby's head was so low that she couldn't accurately check me. She thought I might be a five, but I could have been more, she wasn't sure. She told me that Dr. Naisbitt was actually in the hospital delivering another baby and she was going to have him come and check me. This was music to my ears...my doctor was back! She quickly came back with an IV bag (which meant that I was staying!) and hooked me all up. Meanwhile I was dying with contractions! My nurse knew that I wanted an epidural and I wanted it FAST! As they wheeled me into my room the anesthesiologist was passing by, the nurse told him that I needed an epidural....bad! The next thing I knew he was in my room giving me my epidural (it was such great service! :) Immediately I felt better. He told me that it would take about ten minutes for the epidural to kick in. The next thing I knew my doctor was in the room, I was so glad to see his face. He told me that he wasn't sure if I was Strep B positive or negative (I hadn't seen him since he performed the test) so he would have to go home and get his computer to check my prenatal information. In the meantime they were going to start me on antibiotics. He decided to check me before he left. As he was getting ready to check me, he saw that the baby's heart rate was dropping. The next thing I know he is breaking apart the bed. He told me I was a ten and the baby was coming! I remember thinking "No! The anesthesiologist said it would take ten minutes for the epidural to work.....it hasn't been ten minutes!" I quickly grabbed the epidural button and began clicking! I was in shock! Was this really happening to me...right now? It was all happening soooo fast! My water had not broken yet...but that didn't stop this baby from wanting to come! After about five pushes...Kael Bryan Thompson was born. As they layed him on top of me...I couldn't believe that I was holding our baby! He was 6 pounds 4 ounces and 19 inches long. He was so mellow, hardly crying at all. We had arrived at the hospital shortly after 7 AM and our baby was born at 7:52. When we called our parents, they were as shocked as we were....we could not believe that he was here already, and that fast! I was so happy that he was finally here and healthy! He is a wonderful baby who doesn't cry much and sleeps really well (during the day...ha ha!) We are so happy that he is here!

Argentina..........are you kidding me?

So it turns out that my doctor is stuck in Argentina! What the heck? First of all...who goes on vacation to Argentina? (No offense to anyone, just my thought).....and second of all, THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME! I have not seen my doctor in over 3 weeks! He has been so booked because he was going on a vacation that I had to see his "assistant" doctor.....who after today I have officially deemed a DOOF! They called me this week and told me that I would have to reschedule my appointment (which was supposed to be Friday) with my doctor to his "assistant" doctor (whom I saw today)! Lets just say he didn't want to really see me because I wasn't his "patient" so he told me absolutely nothing, didn't check me, and said that he couldn't even see my baby's head on an ultrasound because his head is so LOW! I asked if this was a concern and why if it is so low haven't I gone into labor and he told me that "it is what it is." What does that even mean? Needless to say, I was very annoyed...and to top it all off I tried to get an appointment with my doctor for next week and they told me he was booked until FRIDAY. I guess being 39 weeks (almost 40 weeks by next Friday) doesn't get you anywhere! I am just FRUSTRATED! I feel like I am getting the RUN-AROUND. I have had such a great experience with my doctor and his clinic and am just disappointed. I know it is not my doctors fault that there is weather in Argentina and he cannot get out, but this doesn't make a girl who can't sleep because of acid reflux, can't walk because of scoliosis, and is sick morning and night feel very good! Sorry to whine and complain but I had to complain! So if you are reading this I really appreciate you allowing me to vent! Thank you....that's ALL! :)