the birthday boy

26 reasons why i love you

1 .you are an amazing seminary teacher

2. our daughter looks just like you

3. you make me laugh when you do your "scary" voice

4.you laugh before you tell me a funny story or thought

5. you do yoga with me just to be with me

6. you let me be a stay at home mom

7. you look sexy in your suit everyday

8. you gave me maggie

9. your kisses when you come home

10. you have the sweetest smile and cutest laugh

11. cuddling next to you when we watch Xfiles

12. you think i love my feet tickled

13. your singing in the car

14. your long hugs

15. your yummy steak or meatloaf cooking

16. you teach me about the scriptures

17. you make me laugh with your funny dancing

18. you play games with me

19. you compliment my cooking

20. you let me tease your love for cars and apple

21. you work hard at your job

22. you never say anything bad about someone

23. you take me on dates

24. you're the best father

25. you're my perfect husband

26. you're my best friend

i love you!

happy birthday last thursday

remedies

I think we got lucky. Maggie is such a good baby! During the day she is very consistent with a 3 hr schedule. At 3 weeks she started sleeping 5 hours stretches at night. She loves her bath time and is content to play on the floor while i fit some laundry in.

Now i found out that i'm a mom who doesn't like when my baby cries. I just always want to "fix" the problem. If she's crying, I want to pick her up, wrap her tight and cuddle with her. If she fusses for a few minutes in her crib at night, i bring her to bed with me. If she has the hiccups, i want to cure them with Gripe water. Caden warns me, "she's fine. she can cry for a little bit" If i see her crying with Caden or anyone else, i want to pick her up and "fix" it.

Now i know she's my only one and i can spoil her, but i know i need to be careful because one day i might not be able to back out of that. She'll soon expect it.

But Maggie, since birth, has just had a struggle with tummy issues. She occasionally gets painful gas or bubbles that are hard to get out. I hate to see her in pain like that. After a few weeks my doctor recommended Mylicon drops and my sister recommended Gripe water. The drops helped her, but a lactation specialist suggested it may be yeast causing the gas. I wasn't sure if this was the cause, but i thought if it doesn't hurt her, why not try.

Once a day for about 3 days we use gentian violet before breastfeeding. We put a small amount on a Qtip and put it in her mouth. The funny thing is, it's a deep dark purple that will stain her mouth for days.

The morning after and it's still bright purple

I sent my sisters a picture message saying, " I told Maggie not to suck on the purple marker, but she didn't listen." it made them think twice. Cassie calls, "Megan! Did she really suck on a marker! Oh wait is it that stuff? nevermind it just clicked"

It looks like purple lipstick

I'm 6 weeks old today!!

We won't take you out in public for a few days, but you're still a cute one my Mags!

lullaby and goodnight

last little bit

Well yesterday we soaked up our last little bit of sunshine. It felt so good we walked around the neighborhoods and ending up visiting dad at the seminary after school hours. We're glad we got a few days with you mr. sun. We'll miss you.

i love having her close to my chest. it's the best when you can feel their breathing and their warm little body right next to you.

oh that wore me out! time for a nap

halloween!

My little 5 week old

Maggie loves the prelude music at church. She will just lay on my lap and stare at the lights on the ceiling. It is so fun to dress up a little girl for church.

When it was just Caden and my first few years of marriage, we didn't really celebrate the little holidays. We missed out on doing Easter baskets for each other or dying our food green for St. Patty's, doing april fool's jokes or carving pumpkins! so I had a goal at the beginning of the year that i would celebrate every holiday and not let the little things go by. So here we are doing the "little things"

Maggie's first Halloween

Since we got our pumpkins Caden kept asking me to make Dinner in a Pumpkin. I guess he had had it before and wanted it again. So being in the Halloween spirit, I tried it.

It turned out pretty good!

new mommy life

You know your life has changed when:

1. it's 5 pm when you finally shower and that's normal.

2. you start burping your husbands back when he asks for a back scratch.

3. the funniest thing that's happened all week is when your daughter poops in

your husbands hand during a diaper change.

4. you realize you are now attached to the

soap opera "One life to live"

5. Going to Wal-mart is planned for days

6. you find wet diapers in different rooms you forgot to throw away

7. we now refer to each other as mom and dad

8. i know that Save by the Bell is on at 6 am

9. my left arm has been so sore for weeks from holding my baby

10. all i think about is how much i love my little girl

i wouldn't trade it all for

the world!

Maggie loves the dryer when she has a tummy ache. Thanks for the idea Grandma :)

families are the best!

I'm so lucky to have a family that loves the new addition to our family

her new best friends!

The excited Aunts

(missing uncles Weston and Brady)

and the Proud Grandparents

Maggie Roene, you are named after an amazing woman! We miss you Grandma Ro. Wish you were here. We love you!

maggie roene

September 28, 2010

6:53 pm

7 lbs 1 oz

19 inches

the arrival

We were checked into the hospital on Monday night at 7pm. I was 6 days overdue and was only dilated to a 1+, so that night they were going to give me cervidel to hopefully speed up the process. The whole night nothing happened. No contractions. A nurse came in at 7 am and repositioned the cervidal. That got things going! A few hours later they gave me pitocin and a few hours after that I got my epideral. I got what they call a walking epideral. It's about 60% of the effect of a full epideral, so I was still able to walk around (with help), move my legs and best of all feel just enough of all the labor because I wasn't completely numb. I absolutely loved that! It was moving slowly but surely. It was abut 5:30 pm and the nurse told me I was around a 5+. We were just waiting for the doctor to show up so he could break my water and hopefully speed things up. When he came in just after 6 he checked me. "Oh ya, we're ready to go!" I thought he meant okay to break the water, but in just over a half hour I went from a 5+ to ready to push! It hit me! This baby was coming!! It felt like it went so fast! When they were ready I sat up, told them when I was contracting and 15 min later and a few pushes she was on my chest. The feeling was overwhelming. My adrenaline was pumping, I was crying, and she just sat there looking at me with her eyes wide open.

I always wanted her by me, so when the nurse took her for a few hours so I could get some sleep that first night, it made me nervous. I was always half asleep. I even heard a baby cry, called my nurse in and said, "I'm just being a paranoid mother, but is that my baby crying?" she let me know, "oh no, you're baby is sound asleep!"

Caden was such a support through this process! I was even surprised he cut the cord and watched some of the labor. ( this is a guy who would easily faint) She came out looking just like daddy!

So content...

She was rooting right after labor! That night she found her thumb. She's tried since, but hasn't been successful. Maybe aunt Mal just showed her that night.

We couldn't be happier!

We love you Maggie!

life around the house

Well of course sometime this week we had to get little Mags dressed up and take some cute pictures.

this is just the start of more to come i'm sure of it!

She wasn't to fond of the naked pics -notice the scowl

I can't get enough of these eyes. One of the best things about being her Mom is when i talk to her she finds my face and does her slow blinking stare at me. I know she can recognize my voice and knows that i am close.

She loved her first bath, until it came time to coming out.

Poor Mags had to be under lights for a few days. It was hard cause all she wanted to do was be held. Thank goodness we had a portable wand with lights to hold her with. but yay! no more pricks on the heel everyday!!

I absolutely love this picture! I think Maggie looks just like her daddy. She has his nose, his lips, his face. i love it! He has been wonderful to us! I think I hear 10 times a day, "What can I do for you?" If i ask for something he is immediately up helping before I can finish. He's very cautious and careful. Sometimes he has the magic touch if she's crying. It's so fun to watch them together. She loves her daddy daughter time.

Just relaxin...

I couldn't have done it without grandma this week. She helped me physically by cooking, cleaning and much more, mentally, when i was running on one hour of sleep and emotionally with my pregnancy hormones still racing. Thank you Mom. I love you!

....

Her due date came and went.... hello 40 weeks....

yes i am trying everything to induce labor (i would prefer starting my own contractions then drugs, but what do ya do) .... and yes i am having a hard time finding a comfy spot to sit, stand or lay... and yes we are getting anxious... but so excited!!! I'll miss this.

valden carl

Grandpa Anderson died September 20, 2010. We will miss you!

I remember when I first met Grandpa Anderson, he was so eager to tell me of the full life he lived. He shared stories and letters from the war and told about his success of his thriving business adventures and farm. Caden told me he was always working from sun up to sun down and was actively working until he was at least 88! The stories Caden would tell me made me laugh too. You could tell he was quite a character.

" I've lived a good 96 years. Every last one of 'em" he would say. Sometimes he would follow it with, "If only I could have kept Bunny with me a little longer" He is now with his sweet wife. You could tell he dearly missed her.

He would always take my hand and tell Caden, "You take care of her!" On one occasion, he wrote Caden a 20 dollar check and told him to take me out on a nice date.

I hope I can live so long with my sweetheart and family and cherish everyday.

SURPRISE!!

...and you thought a baby was coming today....me too. but i have to remember we're on a roller coaster that just keeps going.

So i went in yesterday, the day before the scheduled c-section, and right when starting the ultrasound the technician tells me, "Um...she's head down!"......WHAT!?

This little stinker waited after a month of stress, tests and procedures to just turn on her own at 39 weeks! The day before she was supposed to come!! i was shocked, and thrilled! the cord is still around her neck, so we're keeping our eye on her, but everything should be okay. So now what?? We'll plan on everything working the good ole fashioned way!

I'm looking forward to now the wonderful labor pains,the intense pushing, my husbands coaching, having her skin to skin and yes even the anticipation of her arrival once again. Heavenly Father truly knows best and answered our prayers. Thanks to all for your support and love!

so now we wait.

we're on a roller coaster!

As many of you know our baby has been breech the whole pregnancy. I've been trying everything I could to get her to flip. I've been on my hands and knees, going swimming and even doing head stands against the couch. I wanted to try and avoid a c-section so my doctor recommended an ECV or aversion. Basically what would happen is this: he would send me up north where I would have a very detailed ultrasound, a non-stress test, they would then give me an IV and muscle relaxer. They would then attempt to move the baby from the outside. Literally grab her head and feet and turn her to be head down. That would be followed by another ultrasound and a non-stress test. The night before the procedure I was really nervous! I heard it was very painful, but then again so was the though of a c-section. I wanted that chance to experience that sacred opportunity of going through labor, feeling those emotions and working for my baby. I knew I just wanted to try this.

Well after the first ultrasound the doctor thought the umbilical cord might be around her neck and she was measuring 2 1/2 weeks behind our due date which made him nervous. He didn't want any risks. He said the only option was to schedule a c-section at 39 weeks (2 weeks). I started mentally preparing myself for having a c-section and was looking forward to seeing our baby so soon! I had to have bi-weekly NST's and ultrasounds and at the following two ultrasounds the cord wasn't around her neck!! My doctor on Tuesday told me if I wanted to I could try for the aversion again. I didn't even think that was an option! I was overwhelmed and stressed again that I now had to make another decision. I had already mentally prepared for the c-section and was looking forward to meeting or little girl in a week, but I kept thinking I never want to think, "What if i could have tried natural child-birth", so I decided to give it one more shot. We were in the room for no more than 15 min when a different doctor told us for a second time she didn't feel comfortable doing it. She said it looked like the cord was to close to her neck (didn't see it around, but it was close) and the baby's head was resting on my placenta. If they tried to move her the placenta would keep getting in the way and it might cause it to detach which would cause our baby's heart rate to drop and have to perform an emergency c-section where i would be completely out and wouldn't be able to hear my baby's first cry. I was glad she was honest with me. (what was crazy about this is the technician didn't see a cord close around the neck 10 minutes before the doctor came in) I thought, well at least I know now and I would never think, What if?? and I did feel good about these results. I know Heavenly Father is watching out for the safety of our little girl and she is meant to come into this world this way for a reason. A c-section is scheduled for Wed. September 15th and 7:30 am. I was now counting down the days until we could see her. It would be 5 days now!

WELL...... I get a call this morning from my doctor. She is measuring a little to small for there liking. Even though I am 38 weeks, she is measuring more like a 36 week old. He told me he wants to check her lung maturity. He told me to come in the day before the scheduled c-section where they would put a needle in my belly, and get some amniotic fluid to check her lung maturity. If all is well, we will go forward with the c-section the next day, if not we may have to wait another week, maybe more...

I'm so grateful I have careful doctors who are taking care of my baby and me, but I am now so anxious!!! Will it be 5 days?? Will it be 14?? Do I have to wait to go into labor on my own?? I guess this is what it's like anyway waiting to go into labor, but it's just been a roller coaster!!

This is me at 37 weeks before the first scheduled aversion. ( i had to take a picture just incase it put me into labor)

The day before the second scheduled aversion I spent, what might be my last Wednesday before she comes with my mom and sisters. My mom pampered me by doing my eyelashes, eyebrows, hair and then Paige came in to do my toenails!! I'm so lucky to have family who love and support me!