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! :)

Big Brother.....almost!

We are almost ready for this baby to come! I will not lie, me more than the rest of the family! Actually, it probably depends on how much I have complained to Bryan that day! He is also very ready. The crib is set up, his clothes are washed, and my bag is packed...just in case! We have also chosen a name, Kael Bryan.
We are expecting to have the new baby right around his delivery date (my water is going to have a hard time breaking because of the position of the baby) on March 15th. So I will most likely be started, which is fine with me. My doctor predicted that if he started me I would possibly have a 3-4 hour labor. Peyton's birth was only 6 hours long, so he predicted that on Pitocin I would go fast.
Now as for Peyton being ready, the jury is still out. When we ask him who is little brother is, he says "Kael". It is so cute. Sometimes we ask Peyton where Kael is....and he will respond sometimes with "mommy's tummy", "in the barn", "on the bus", or "at work". It is pretty funny because you don't know what you are going to get. The other day he lifted up my shirt to find my tummy. He put his hand on my tummy and said "Kael, come out!" I promptly informed him that mommy wanted that more than he knew! Later on that week he saw my tummy and said "nasty Mommy". I looked at him and said "you think mommy's tummy is nasty?" He then looked at me and said "Tyler, said it." I laughed and looked at Tyler (my cousin) and he said " I didn't I promise!" Peyton definitely threw him under the bus! It was pretty funny!
I am very nervous about this baby coming though. I am actually more nervous about having this baby than I was to have Peyton. I am probably experiencing a lot of the same fears that other mothers have about having their second child. How will I ever love another child as much as I love him? How will I spread my attention between a newborn and a two year old? How will I be able to function on no sleep while trying to keep up with a very busy two year old? How will I deal with the jealousy issues of a two year old? The list goes on and on! I am sure that most of my concerns will be solved naturally. Much like how you feel about your first baby and becoming a mom!
Well, now all we have to do is play the waiting game....we will let you know when our little guy arrives!

The Annual Barber Family "Barbie-Q"!

Every year on the 3rd of July we have our "Annual Barber Family "Barbie-Q"!! It is such a fun tradition! First, we have a BBQ and then the lighting of the Barbies!! It is so much fun to see what my family comes up with!! It is so much FUN!

Peyton had so much fun on the little trampoline in my Aunt Maryann's backyard!



His favorite activity was to take a pair of socks and throw it over the net. He would laugh and laugh! The little things that make babies laugh kills me!

Peyton found a plate of cookies that he was able to reach and went to town!! I think that he had about three huge cookies by the time I caught him. He is watching the kids hit the pinata. He is not quite sure what they are doing.

He is not a child that sits back and watches. He wants in on the action and loved hitting the pinata with the stick!

He was happy watching the kids dig for the all the goodies. He was happy with the string that was around his feet!

And now for the Barbies. My cousins children raided their toy closet and made a whole show of fireworks. They were all boys so they didn't have any barbies!

My cousin Nicole makes very cool barbies. She puts a lot of time into her barbies for the "Barbie-Q"! This is Carny barbie. It has all the fun stuff a carnival has...including fireworks!!

This is "Stimulus Package Barbie". I thought this one was funny!

This barbie is especially funny because their is a story behind it. It is my cousin Robyn's "Ode and Farewell to Oregon".

Some of the great-grandchildren don't like to harm barbies so they harm dinosaurs and other stuff instead!

Another "No Barbies were harmed in the making".

This is "Million Dollar Baby" Barbie.

"High School Musical" Barbie.


On the back of the "High School Musical" Barbie it read "High School Musical: VI...The Apocalypse"! I thought that was so funny. These Barbies however were very resilient! After all the fireworks went off the cast of High School Musical was unharmed. My cousin's little girl Elle was able to keep the barbies!

This is Jill Stevens, former Miss Utah and the Ivory Homes spokesperson. We include everyone in on the fun!!

Miss South Carolina, the girl who messed up her speech a couple of years ago!

This was my Barbie, "Little Mermaid and the three straight to video sequels"!

Bryan's Barbie was "Mr. Noodle". He thinks that Mr. Noodle from "Elmo's World" is super creepy and had to blow him up!!

This is "Go Team Jacob" Barbie from "Twilight". This was an awesome display. Jacob even sparkled and Bella was strapped to a tree!

This was "Finale" Barbie.

This is my Dad's Barbie....."In Memory of Micheal Jackson" He actually handcrafted the casket! Michael had a handcrafted jacket and silver glove! He actually survived the fireworks!

I thought that the face had a creepy resemblance to Micheal's actual face!!


Peyton loved the Sparklers! He wanted to touch the fire so bad!!



The Barber family waiting for the show to begin!!


I know that you can't really see the Barbies but this is the end result!!

It is an awesome display!





Peyton was a little scared by the screaming fireworks!



Cute Jetta at the "Barbie-Q"!!

This is such a fun tradition!! It is so fun to think and prepare your Barbie for the big day! I hope that this is a tradition that lasts a very long time!!

Kauai

We recently took a trip to Kauai, Hawaii. It was sort of my gift for completing an 18 credit hour semester! it was so much fun . We went with my family. This is a picture of farms in Kauai. Peyton was fast asleep in the car!
We wore Peyton out several times. He fell asleep in the pool in his floaty! He loved floating around the pool!

Peyton loved the wild birds in Kauai! He would run around and chase them into bushes. This is the sort of picture that I get of my child. It is always blurry. The only time that I can get him to sit still for a picture is when he trips and falls!

We stayed at the Hilton Resort. They had a fun pools! They had a water slide that went into one pool. We had contests on who could go down the slide the fastest! I think that my cousin Tyler's girlfriend Lindsay won!

We had so much fun hanging out in the pool!

This is a picture at Tunnels Beach. It has tons of coral reef and is a great snorkel and scuba spot in Kauai! It was so beautiful it was like swimming next to the jungle. I guess that it kind of was the jungle. It was so pretty!

Peyton was not a fan of the ocean. He did not like the waves. He was just fine up on the shore playing in the sand!

Awesome waves behind us on our way to Tunnels Beach!

This is a picture of the "Grand Canyon of Hawaii". It was so beautiful.

An update...FINALLY!!

I know that it has been forever since I have updated our blog! The last semester sure took it out of me. My last semester consisted of 18 credit hours! I am not sure how I made it....but I did with all A's to boot! We are still living with my parents in their basement (bless their hearts for that one!). We will be moving to Dallas, Texas next May. Bryan has been accepted to Parker College of Chiropractic their. I will be doing my student teaching this fall at Jennie P. Stewart Elementary School in Centerville, Utah. I am excited for this to start! I will graduate with my Elementary Education degree in December! It has been a long road...but I can finally see the end of the road...and I love it!
Peyton is getting so big! He is almost 16 months old. I can't believe how fast the time goes. He is going everywhere and getting into everything! He is a very busy little boy and keeps us going ALL day long. We are very tired at the end of the day! He is so fun though. I love watching him learn and discover new things.