Monday, June 21, 2010
Moving!!
Well, we found an apartment to rent in Casa Grande, AZ. Being forced to move has actually worked out in our favor. We'll be closer to where I'll student teach and Bobby's work. It is sad to leave friends that we've made the last two years, but I know that we'll make new friends. Now all I have to do is start packing, I've got 3 weeks and have no idea if we'll be ready by then.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Finally!!!!
Finally posting, Finally it's summer, Finally have some down-time!!!!
It has been months since I last posted and so much has been going on. I promise to try and make this post short by showing lots of pictures and telling highlights. Easter was great, we didn't do a whole lot but Richie got lots of candy and Mom helped him eat most of it.
Richie gathering Easter Eggs
Kamry looks so pretty in her Easter dress, I love having a little girl!!!!
Richie and Kamry in their Easter clothes.
At the end of April we blessed Kamry and we had lots of fun with all of our family at the Tucson Zoo and Toy Train Museum. Richie and Jayden really enjoyed the zoo and wandering around together. The best part is that we all got in for free because the zoo was hosting a children's day, how lucky was that!!!
Richie and Jayden in deer antler hats
Kamry staying out of the sun in her hat!
My nephew Gavin, who is just too cute
My nephew, Arryn, who really did well in the stroller the whole time I was amazed.
Kamry in her beautiful blessing dress that my mom made.
In May I finished a wonderful semester of school and surprisingly received A's in all 3 classes that I took. Trying to go to school and have a baby at the same time was difficult, but my teachers worked with me and I missed a couple assignments so I definately worked for those A's.
One of my finals was to create a board game for use in a classroom. What are blogs for except to show off all my hardwork that I'm the only one excited about?
June brings a 4 month old Kamry! At 4 months Kamry is in the 50th percentile for her height, weight, and head circumference. She weighs 13lbs. 3oz., which is quite shocking for me since Richie was 24lbs at this point. She is almost wearing 3/6 month clothes, which is sad because I have to put all the 0/3 month clothes away. Girls have such cute clothes that there are tons of onsies Kamry has never worn, and I get sad everytime I have to put some away because they don't fit anymore. She loves to sit, and hates laying down. She spends lots of time in her bumbo seat or being held in a sitting position. Kamry can roll from her tummy to her back and a couple of times she's scared herself by doing it. Kamry is already babling and moves ALL the time (definately a squirmer). Recently her and Richie will play and she'll just laugh and it is really cute and wonderful to see them playing together. On the flip side Richie sometimes loves his little sister a little too much as he lays on top of her or pulls her face and pushes her tummy. It's a wonder second children ever survive infancy.
Kamry loving her bumbo seat!!!
Summer is here and we've spent some time at the pool and are planning on moving this summer (which may not come as a surprise since we have moved the last 2 years). We're looking at moving end of June/begining of July.
It has been months since I last posted and so much has been going on. I promise to try and make this post short by showing lots of pictures and telling highlights. Easter was great, we didn't do a whole lot but Richie got lots of candy and Mom helped him eat most of it.
Richie gathering Easter Eggs
Kamry looks so pretty in her Easter dress, I love having a little girl!!!!
Richie and Kamry in their Easter clothes.
At the end of April we blessed Kamry and we had lots of fun with all of our family at the Tucson Zoo and Toy Train Museum. Richie and Jayden really enjoyed the zoo and wandering around together. The best part is that we all got in for free because the zoo was hosting a children's day, how lucky was that!!!
Richie and Jayden in deer antler hats
Kamry staying out of the sun in her hat!
My nephew Gavin, who is just too cute
My nephew, Arryn, who really did well in the stroller the whole time I was amazed.
Kamry in her beautiful blessing dress that my mom made.
In May I finished a wonderful semester of school and surprisingly received A's in all 3 classes that I took. Trying to go to school and have a baby at the same time was difficult, but my teachers worked with me and I missed a couple assignments so I definately worked for those A's.
One of my finals was to create a board game for use in a classroom. What are blogs for except to show off all my hardwork that I'm the only one excited about?
June brings a 4 month old Kamry! At 4 months Kamry is in the 50th percentile for her height, weight, and head circumference. She weighs 13lbs. 3oz., which is quite shocking for me since Richie was 24lbs at this point. She is almost wearing 3/6 month clothes, which is sad because I have to put all the 0/3 month clothes away. Girls have such cute clothes that there are tons of onsies Kamry has never worn, and I get sad everytime I have to put some away because they don't fit anymore. She loves to sit, and hates laying down. She spends lots of time in her bumbo seat or being held in a sitting position. Kamry can roll from her tummy to her back and a couple of times she's scared herself by doing it. Kamry is already babling and moves ALL the time (definately a squirmer). Recently her and Richie will play and she'll just laugh and it is really cute and wonderful to see them playing together. On the flip side Richie sometimes loves his little sister a little too much as he lays on top of her or pulls her face and pushes her tummy. It's a wonder second children ever survive infancy.
Kamry loving her bumbo seat!!!
Summer is here and we've spent some time at the pool and are planning on moving this summer (which may not come as a surprise since we have moved the last 2 years). We're looking at moving end of June/begining of July.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
County Fair
On March 20th Bobby, Richie, Kamry and I decided to go to the Pinal County Fair. We walked around the exhibits and saw many neat things the 4-H kids did as projects. One of the coolest was about electricity and had a cool model that they showed. Richie got to see lots of birds, ducks, chickens, and even a huge turkey. He got really excited and called them all "chichens".
Richie and the chickens
We went to where the livestock was being auctioned off and saw goats, pigs, sheep, and cows. We mostly walked around since everything was really expensive, but Richie rode a couple fair rides: a train, carousel, and a car. He really enjoyed riding the rides, especially driving the car.
Richie driving
Kamry slept the whole time, so I only got a picture of her in the carseat.
Richie and the chickens
We went to where the livestock was being auctioned off and saw goats, pigs, sheep, and cows. We mostly walked around since everything was really expensive, but Richie rode a couple fair rides: a train, carousel, and a car. He really enjoyed riding the rides, especially driving the car.
Richie driving
Kamry slept the whole time, so I only got a picture of her in the carseat.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Celebrate! St. Patricks Day
Well, this year I actually thought about St. Patrick's Day and decided to celebrate it more than I have previously. I got a St. Patrick's Day shirt for my husband, kids, and myself. Bobby, I forgot to remind him, didn't wear his shirt, so it will hang in his closet until next year. The rest of us wore our green shirts to McDonald's where we have play-group. I, also, bought corned beef and cabbage and cooked it myself. I didn't even call my mom for help on how to cook it, instead I looked recipes up on google. We didn't do anything terribly exciting, but I did share my dinner with a friend in my ward and her family. I only eat cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and boy it was good. I am grateful for my Reid heritage and love being Irish!!!
My beautiful kids in their green clothes!
Things going on in the busy Bennett household? Well I am on Spring Break this week and haven't done a lot, but last week I sprained my wrist. It is taking a long time to heal the sprain because I've been exercising (push-ups) and twisting my wrist while taking care of Kamry. I don't remember how I sprained it, I just remember driving and realizing that my wrist hurt. Kamry had a follow-up visit from her hospital stay, she is looking very healthy and weighs 8lbs. 13oz., about what Richie weighed when he was born. I get comments all the time on how cute and little she is. I'm glad that she is growing well, but will miss this stage when she gets bigger. Her newborn sized clothes are finally fitting her well and I'm sure in no time she'll be in 0-3 month clothes. Richie is talking more all the time and thinks he is so big he can carry Kamry around; obviously a no,no. Bobby has been getting Saturday off, which has been nice to have some family time because it looks like work is getting into the busy season. We are hoping he will get this Saturday off so we can go to the county fair this week.
My beautiful kids in their green clothes!
Things going on in the busy Bennett household? Well I am on Spring Break this week and haven't done a lot, but last week I sprained my wrist. It is taking a long time to heal the sprain because I've been exercising (push-ups) and twisting my wrist while taking care of Kamry. I don't remember how I sprained it, I just remember driving and realizing that my wrist hurt. Kamry had a follow-up visit from her hospital stay, she is looking very healthy and weighs 8lbs. 13oz., about what Richie weighed when he was born. I get comments all the time on how cute and little she is. I'm glad that she is growing well, but will miss this stage when she gets bigger. Her newborn sized clothes are finally fitting her well and I'm sure in no time she'll be in 0-3 month clothes. Richie is talking more all the time and thinks he is so big he can carry Kamry around; obviously a no,no. Bobby has been getting Saturday off, which has been nice to have some family time because it looks like work is getting into the busy season. We are hoping he will get this Saturday off so we can go to the county fair this week.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Hospital Run
Well, I've had kids sick with stuffy noses and a cough. Kamry's stuffy nose was causing her problems, so I took her to the pediatrician on Monday, March 1st. At the pediatricians office her oxygen levels were low, so they gave her a breathing treatment to help get her oxygen up. It helped, but her oxygen levels dropped too quickly for the doctor to feel like she was okay. He advised us to go to the emergency room at a children's hospital in the area. At 4 weeks Kamry has gained 1lb., she now weighs 7lbs. 5oz. At the emergency room her oxygen levels were so low that we immediately were put in an emergency room. There she got oxygen, a breathing treatment, tested her for RSV, and a deep cleaning of her stuffy nose.
Poor baby, had to have the oxygen taped to her face so it would stay in place.
Kamry had such thick mucus that when they were suctioning her nose the nurse would have to run liquid to get the mucus thin enough to go through the tube. This is apparently why her oxygen levels were so low, the mucus was so thick she was having trouble breathing. The good news is she didn't have a fever and the RSV test came back negative. We were told that because she was so little she would be admitted to the hospital, even without her having RSV. We spent 4 hours in the ER waiting for a room to become available in the hospital. Due to flu season Richie was not allowed to come to Kamry's room, so my Bishop picked Richie up on his way home from work. Once in her hospital room Kamry was kept on oxygen and seen by a respiratory specialist a couple times. Since I was breastfeeding her the hospital fed me during her stay, which helped with the cost of food. Bobby took work off on Tuesday and Wednesday to take care of Richie and to allow me to go to school on Wednesday. Wednesday night Kamry was taken off oxygen and we were allowed to go home Thursday around noon. She is feeling much better, but still has a little bit of a stuffy nose and a cough which should go away in the next week the pediatrician at the hospital told us. We are very glad to be home and not hooked up to machines.
Kamry kept kicking off her heartrate and oxygen sensor, so they put a sock on over it. The sock kept falling off because it was too big, so they put a band around the sock to keep it on. The other bands were her hospital admittance band and a band to make sure no one kidnapped her.
Poor baby, had to have the oxygen taped to her face so it would stay in place.
Kamry had such thick mucus that when they were suctioning her nose the nurse would have to run liquid to get the mucus thin enough to go through the tube. This is apparently why her oxygen levels were so low, the mucus was so thick she was having trouble breathing. The good news is she didn't have a fever and the RSV test came back negative. We were told that because she was so little she would be admitted to the hospital, even without her having RSV. We spent 4 hours in the ER waiting for a room to become available in the hospital. Due to flu season Richie was not allowed to come to Kamry's room, so my Bishop picked Richie up on his way home from work. Once in her hospital room Kamry was kept on oxygen and seen by a respiratory specialist a couple times. Since I was breastfeeding her the hospital fed me during her stay, which helped with the cost of food. Bobby took work off on Tuesday and Wednesday to take care of Richie and to allow me to go to school on Wednesday. Wednesday night Kamry was taken off oxygen and we were allowed to go home Thursday around noon. She is feeling much better, but still has a little bit of a stuffy nose and a cough which should go away in the next week the pediatrician at the hospital told us. We are very glad to be home and not hooked up to machines.
Kamry kept kicking off her heartrate and oxygen sensor, so they put a sock on over it. The sock kept falling off because it was too big, so they put a band around the sock to keep it on. The other bands were her hospital admittance band and a band to make sure no one kidnapped her.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Adjusting to being a Mom of 2
Well, Kamry will be a 4 weeks old on Tuesday and I am still trying to figure out how to adjust to everything going on in my life. At Kamry's 2 week appointment she had weighed 6lbs 15oz, gaining over half a pound in 1 week. My hopes of her staying little are quickly dying. She is still small and cute, but I am sure that won't last long. I am struggling with keeping Richie off of all the "cool" baby toys. He especially loves the swing, which looks like it could break under his weight at any moment. This last week Richie has been a little more demanding that I take hold him and comfort him. Both of my kids have stuffy noses, making for sleepless nights for Mom.
Kamry at 3 weeks old
After getting use to Kamry for the first week and a half, Richie decided he loves to hold her. This is slightly scary for me since he thinks he should be able to pick her up as well. He does a great job at holding her and is a great big brother. Anytime Kamry starts to cry he finds me and lets me know.
Richie holding Kamry
I am struggling with finding time to read scriptures, exercise, and do homework in between feeding Kamry, taking care of Richie, cooking 3 meals a day, and getting some type of sleep. Bobby is hardly home with his work schedule, and when he is home he thinks he should get to relax. This makes it even harder to keep up with everything I'm suppose to do, so obviously right now my house is not clean and am hoping to rememdy that this weekend.
Bobby and Kamry
Kamry at 3 weeks old
After getting use to Kamry for the first week and a half, Richie decided he loves to hold her. This is slightly scary for me since he thinks he should be able to pick her up as well. He does a great job at holding her and is a great big brother. Anytime Kamry starts to cry he finds me and lets me know.
Richie holding Kamry
I am struggling with finding time to read scriptures, exercise, and do homework in between feeding Kamry, taking care of Richie, cooking 3 meals a day, and getting some type of sleep. Bobby is hardly home with his work schedule, and when he is home he thinks he should get to relax. This makes it even harder to keep up with everything I'm suppose to do, so obviously right now my house is not clean and am hoping to rememdy that this weekend.
Bobby and Kamry
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Kamry Renae Bennett is HERE!
Well, Bobby and I came to the hospital at 9:00p.m. on Sunday, January 31st. I was given cervadil for 12 hours to help prepare my body for labor. At 11:30a.m. Monday morning I was started on pitocin. I was having painful contractions, but had enough time inbetween contractions that I could handle the pain. I was really expecting things to go quickly and was told at 2p.m. that my doctor could break my water. My doctor never came to the hospital, so my water did not get broken. At 6p.m. I was having difficulty handling the contractions, so opted for an epidural. I was disappointed that labor wasn't progressing and that I wasn't having Kamry on Monday. At 3a.m. on Tuesday I still wasn't progressing, so the pitocin was turned off to give my body a break. At 6a.m. I again was given pitocin. My doctor came by at 9a.m. and broke my water. Pretty much after my water was broken labor started moving. Around 10:30a.m. the nurse called my doctor to let him know I was delivering. My doctor got to the hospital around 11:10a.m. and Kamry was born at 11:16a.m. after pushing only 4 times.
Selina and Kamry
Kamry looks a lot like Richie, she is 6lbs. 6oz. and 20 inches long. She has a really long torso. She has rarely cried all day and has been really calm. She is having trouble keeping her temperature up, but doesn't have to be under any heat lamps. We are keeping her double wrapped in blankets and holding her to give her more warmth. I am really sore, but so glad to have Kamry here and to be done being pregnant. Mom brought Richie to come see Kamry, but he didn't want to hold her. It was nice to see him and I'm grateful my mom could be here to take care of him. He did have trouble leaving me at the hospital, but he's been a real trooper. I can't wait to get a picture of my 2 great kids.
Kamry
Selina and Kamry
Kamry looks a lot like Richie, she is 6lbs. 6oz. and 20 inches long. She has a really long torso. She has rarely cried all day and has been really calm. She is having trouble keeping her temperature up, but doesn't have to be under any heat lamps. We are keeping her double wrapped in blankets and holding her to give her more warmth. I am really sore, but so glad to have Kamry here and to be done being pregnant. Mom brought Richie to come see Kamry, but he didn't want to hold her. It was nice to see him and I'm grateful my mom could be here to take care of him. He did have trouble leaving me at the hospital, but he's been a real trooper. I can't wait to get a picture of my 2 great kids.
Kamry
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