Tuesday, November 30, 2010

As of Late with Ella Kate

So we have been home from the hospital for about a week and a half. The first week we were home I was VERY lucky and Shawn got the entire week off to help me out and let me tell you, I took full advantage of him!

Just a heads up, this might end up being a long post so prepare yourself......but here is the story of Ella Kate with an update as well...


Jaden on his last day as an only child!
Since I hadn't progressed in almost a month and hadn't had a single contraction, my dr and I decided that it might just be best to go ahead with another c section. I really wanted to try for a vbac but in the end this truly ended up being the best choice, during the surgery my dr turned to Shawn and told him that we made the right choice because if I had started to contract we could have had some serious problems and possibly a uterine rupture (sorry if thats too much info), so it ended up working out for the best. They even had to use a vacuum to get sweet little Ella out...3 TIMES!!! She was pretty comfortable in there with no intention of working her way out! But anyways, after changing the surgery time about 3 times in less than 24 hrs, friday morning we headed to the hospital....and lo and behold we were blessed with this perfect little girl!

During the surgery Shawn's parents took Jaden to the Treehouse Museum and then brought him up to the hospital...I thought he might have a hard time leaving me....not so much :) once he knew he was going to the museum with grandma and grandpa he was good to go! When he got back he was SO excited to meet "baby siser"!!


He has been so sweet and so gentle with her, he absolutely ADORES her! My mom came up and stayed with Jaden the remainder of our hospital stay and he was in heaven being able to play with his Nana all day!

The day we were supposed to go home Ella Kate's billiruben was high and so we had to stay and extra day with her under the lights, but we could have them in our room which was great!! Jaden also thought these were pretty cool!

Finally it was time to go home! Here is Jaden and Ella getting ready to go!

This is Ella's one eyed pirate face ... she already has something in common with her brother!

Like I said, Jaden LOVES his sister! He always wants to hug and hold and kiss her! My favorite thing he has been doing as of late, is every time we are home with just the 3 of us and I tell him I love him he says, "I love bof of you"


Snuggling with Daddy! Shawn is SO happy to have a baby girl! Jaden never really snuggled!


All dressed up on Thanksgiving!


Shawn was SUCH and incredible help with Jaden while he was here! It never ceases to amaze me what a great daddy he is and how naturally it comes to him! We are SO lucky to have him!

Here is Jaden and Shawn playing in the snow!

This next picture is a perfect testament to how great my husband is! My mom got Jaden a new tent when the baby came hoping, it would occupy him enough to give me a little break! Well, while driving home from the hospital, Shawn throws the idea out to me of he and Jaden having a sleep over in the tent one night (yes he came up with this all on his own)! Well I told him that it was a very ambitious idea! :) But that it was up to him... Well after much discussion on the pros and cons he opted for a nap time camp out! Jaden had a blast, and is one lucky kid to have a dad that would sleep on the floor in a kids tent for him!
I'm still getting the hang of having 2 kids but we are getting it, little by little...we spend a lot of time like this in our jammies just hanging out!
I feel SO blessed to have these two little muchkins!!! Jaden has been SO great and Ella is so patient and so calm compared to her brother! They are VERY different, but both wonderful! I couldn't have asked for more! For the last month or so I have had this overwhelming feeling of gratitude for all of the blessings in my life! Especially my family! Being a mom is such a great blessing and I love it! I love my kids and my husband and thank Heaven every day for each of them! I'm constantly overcome with appreciation for how blessed we are!
Then I look out the window, and see a beautiful sunset like this (excuse the shotty photography I was rocky a baby to sleep) and can't help but get excited for the Christmas season and all it brings with it!
I hope all is well with all of you...up here things are pretty great!!!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Introducing....

Ella Kate Clegg
Born November 19th, 2010
5 lbs 14 oz
18inches long

Beautiful, calm, perfect
More details to come!

Monday, November 8, 2010

100th Post

So...I was hoping that my 100th post would be announcing the birth of our sweet little girl, unfortunately....no such luck.
With Jaden being born at 37 weeks to the day, we figured this little one would be early as well... but just as everything in this pregnancy has been completely different than Jaden's, it looks like delivery will be as well! :) So as anxious as I am to meet this little girl, I am trying (not very successfully) to be patient. In the meantime, here is our Halloween Post :)

This year has been SO much fun with Jaden. He enjoyed Halloween last year but is really starting to get it all this year and he had a blast, and so did we!

We did a lot of fun Halloween crafts this year...As you can see in this picture, most of everything ends up on jaden instead of the craft!
Since Jaden is getting older and really starting to get into the holidays, I decided we should really start deciding on some fun family traditions that we can do every year! I LOVE traditions! I think its what makes holidays so great! We decided that for FHE the week of Halloween we would carve pumpkins, Jaden was SO excited! We had bought a little scarecrow for our front porch and Jaden decided that it was his "buddy" for the first few days we had him, Jaden wouldn't let me put him outside by himself, so when we got the pumpkin, Jaden was so excited that it could keep his "buddy" company! Then when we made it a Jack-o-lantern, he thought it was even better!

Daddy and Jaden getting ready to carve!

Jaden is his father's child and DID NOT want to get his hands messy, even to carve the pumpkin

But he still had a blast

The finished product....obviously Shawn and I don't have a ton of pumpkin carving experience :)

Since Jaden is SO into pirates, that's what we decided he should be for Halloween!
I couldn't find a pirate costume I loved...so I just kind of put one together...my mom hooked us up with a bunch of accessories that Jaden LOVED and this is what we ended up with!

Jaden and his "buddy"
Jaden and Daddy at the Clegg Halloween Party
This year the Party was on Saturday the 30th and since the houses are so far apart in Eden, its hard to trick or treat with a toddler, so it worked out well to be in Lehi, and it was great to see and be with family!
Eating his HUGE pumpkin sugar cook Grandma Clegg made him
Trick or treating in the POURING rain!!!
Each pregnancy I agree to take 1 picture for the baby book, so baby girl this one is for you!
Mom at 37 weeks

Hopefully our next post will be baby girl!