Friday, May 31, 2013

Reagan Marie

 Reagan Marie was born on May 23rd at 2:57 pm. She weighed 7 lb. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. I got an epidural this time and wow was it amazing! I labored for 6 1/2 hours total but the actual delivery took 7 minutes. Everything went perfectly and I loved the epidural...no pain yet I could feel the pressure of when I needed to push. So Justin and I had a pretty relaxing time in the laboring room! Reagan had no complications and she immediately nursed like a champ. She has been the best eater and such a sweet heart!  
 The day after, mom and dad Calder and Justin's sister's Katie and Sarah came to visit.
 My parents also came to visit. They babysat Myah for us while we were in the hospital and she had a great time with them. 
 Myah instantly fell in love with Reagan and hasn't stopped yet! Let's hope that continues! 
Justin's Nana and Papa visited us as well.
 Being home has been great. Justin's been mostly home this week, so that's been very nice. He starts his new job on Monday so hopefully that goes well. Myah's been such a great big sister. She's always kissing Reagan and checking on her. One morning, Reagan was sleeping so I left her in her crib and thought Myah would like to have one-on-one time with me eating breakfast...wrong! She kept running in to see Reagan and started crying when I said we'd leave Reagan in her crib and the two of us would eat breakfast. As she was crying she'd point to Reagan and say "baby...baby." So I said, "you want Reagan to come out with us?" She said yep and stopped crying so we brought her out with us. Myah loves her "Way Way" (Rae Rae...easier for Myah to say than Reagan!).


Monday, May 20, 2013

This is it!

 Well, I'm in my final week of this pregnancy. I've been having more contractions the past few days. If she hasn't come by Thursday, I will be induced. Yay! I'm so excited to see this little one!
This was a 3D ultrasound from a couple weeks ago. If you can't tell, it's of her face with her arm covering the left side. So you can see her cute cheek, lips, and nose. She looks plump! That's what we like to see!
We are even more ready than we were going to be because Justin was given a man-shower at work a few weeks ago! His co-workers threw him and another guy an awesome shower complete with food and decorations. They gave tons of diapers of all sizes, wipes, an outfit and headbands, and a cute handmade blanket. We were so surprised they did this for us and we are very grateful! It makes it just a little more difficult to leave this job in a few days as we will have the baby and then Justin will be starting at a new job. Yes, Justin got a drafting job at a civil engineering company that he'll start in June. We're excited!
These pics were from Mother's Day:
 Myah trying to whistle in her hands like Grandpa!


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tyler & Liesel's Wedding

Justin's brother, Tyler, got married last Friday in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. It was a beautiful day and it helped that Myah was amazing the whole time even though there was no nap and a late bedtime! 
Waiting for Ty and Liesel
 Admiring baby Elizabeth
 The women folk: Me, Sarah, Myah, Rachel, Mom Calder, Katie, Nana
Dad and Mom Calder
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Calder!
Myah giving Liesel a kiss
 The sibs
Luncheon & Reception
 The kids hit the gym floor running! Noah kept telling Nana to "come on" whenever she'd stop chasing him. 
Myah was always happily doing something fun!
 I think her favorite part was dancing the whole time at the reception, especially with daddy. The only time she stopped dancing was to eat candy!
 
 Yay for being married!
It was a great day, but we were glad to get home and relax (especially the swollen legs and feet on this 38 wk pregnant mama)! We still can't believe how good Myah was. From 7:30 am to 9:30 pm, she was a happy girl. When Justin was getting her ready for bed that night, she was definitely ready for bed though. She kept saying over and over, "seepy...seepy" (sleepy).

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Girls (and kids) day

Yesterday Myah and I went to my mom-in-law's house and were together with all the Calder girls. Justin's sister, Katie, and her fam is here from Pennsylvania because tomorrow Tyler (their brother) is getting married. It was fun having the girls and all the kids together again.  
 L to R: Sarah, me, Rachel, mom Calder, Katie, and the kids.
Kids L to R: Noah, Myah, Elizabeth, Porter
Gotta have a funny face picture, at least Myah and Noah thought so!
 Myah loves jumping on the tramp and her hair always gets crazy!
 Always trying to get the cat! 
I'd put the kids on the bed and then Stitch would jump off, so they'd want to get off... 
 ...then Stitch would jump back on and they'd want back on!


Monday, May 6, 2013

Mission Call

On Saturday we went over to my parents house and they opened up their LDS mission call!
 
They are going to be serving in the Alpine, German speaking mission with the youth. I don't remember exactly, but this mission covers parts of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland...maybe others. They will be leaving the end of October for 18 months. My parents are so excited. My dad has kept up on his German since his mission and my mom is in the process of learning some. They will be great with the youth...the perfect call for them!
All of the grand-babies (Jones, Mabel, Myah, and Emma in Alaska on Skype) with Grandma and Grandpa. We'll all miss them, but I'm sure it will go by quick and they will have a great experience!



Wednesday, May 1, 2013

36 weeks

Well, I am now 36 (and a 1/2) weeks along; full term, so the baby would be safe to come anytime now. I am scheduled to be induced on the 23rd if she hasn't come yet. As you can tell from the picture, I'm having issues with my maternity clothes not fitting well anymore. It makes me want to just walk around in my undies. It would sure be a lot more comfortable! Either way, we are so excited to meet our baby and see what she looks like! 
Justin is doing well. He stays busy with his job and working on his animation in the evenings. He's also had a bunch of drafting job interviews recently. He's a hard worker and I'm so grateful for that. Myah loves when he comes home from work and she can rough-house with him. She just loves her daddy.