She's Here!

Abigail Hazleton
born Sunday, September 28, 2008
at 4:04 a.m.
7 lbs 6 oz
20 1/2 inches long

She's finally here! My water broke at 6:30 on Saturday morning and we went to the hospital. The first few hours progressed quickly, but the longer it went, the slower things became. At 9:00 p.m. on Saturday I was dilated to a 9, but at 3:15 a.m. I had gone back to an 8, and the contractions were erratic--some were fast, 30 seconds or a minute apart, and then we'd go 4 minutes between. The Dr. finally called for plan B, and we did a c-section. As a result, Abby has a beautiful, round head and face. The cord was wrapped around her neck twice, so I suppose the c-section was best even though I'm hurting now. I came home from the hospital tonight (Tuesday). Tige's mom is here to take care of me this week, and my mom will come next week.
Abby latched right on to eat like a champ--I was amazed. She hardly cried in the hospital and has been sooooo precious! We are so in love. I'll load the rest of this update with pictures, as that's what I know you all want to see! Thanks for your love and prayers.

Abigail's Nursery

We've been working this weekend to get the baby's nursery in order. Everything is now put away, hung up, and ready. It's so adorable--I just love it! My mom made me 3 darling ballerina wall hangings. I can't believe the hours and hours of work. She's way too good to me. She also made me two quilts and hemstitched 2 receiving blankets with matching burp cloths. I made the little "ABBY" wallhangings, and I'm quite proud of myself since I came up with the idea in my head. They turned out really cute.

Kason's funny for the week was when I was walking into the kitchen and he said, "Mom, look at your tummy! It's HUGE! Muy Grande! You can hardly wobble!" I called Tige at work to tell him what Kason said, and he couldn't stop laughing.

I'm due in 2 weeks, but am having dozens of contractions each day and am dialated to a 2, so I'm hoping maybe it will be sooner. I'm so ready to be done. I'm tired of the aching, being uncomfortable, and especially the puking. 13 days is the longest I've gone in the last 9 months without losing a meal.

The crib and ballerina wall hangings

Close up of one of the wall hangings my mom did. Look at all that detail and work.

Changing table and more decor.

My ABBY wall hangings with irredescent glitter.

First Day of Preschool & First Soccer Game

This week was Kason's first day of Preschool on Thursday and his first soccer game on Saturday. He's so excited for school and was really bummed when he found out he doesn't get to go again until Tuesday. He's been counting down the days. We've been working with him on writing his letters and his name. He enjoys adding a word to my shopping list when we run out of something.

Saturday was his soccer game and as you can see he's bigger and taller than the other kids! His team won 9-1 with Kason scoring 6 of his team's goals! This week at practice we need to work with him on not taking the ball away from his teammates when they have the ball. Oops!

New clothes, new backpack, and ready to go!

Warm-Up

Kason (#6) scoring a goal

Labor Day Fun

We had a fun labor day weekend. We went up to my parents cabin with my brother Clark and his family. We rode up the ski lifts at Brian Head, which Kason thought was great because "he was like a bird" up in the air. Tige & Clark went on a 30 mile bike ride from the top of Brian Head down to Panguitch Lake. They went zooming fast, had a blast, and I was relieved to see them in one piece--as Clark is notorious for his crazy bike rides. We roasted marshmallows and played games. We also got to visit with Tige's grandparents and his cousin who were on vacation at Brian Head.

Everyone went to Mammoth Caves (except me, who got to lay around at the cabin in the quiet. Ahhh). Tige and my dad took Kason and Brock into the cave, complete with spelunking headlamps. On the way home, we took the "scenic" route through Zion National Park and stopped for a hike and dinner.

Tige & Clark all geared up

My dad, Kason & Brock in Mammoth cave

Tige helping Kason & Brock out of the cave opening

Kason hiking at Zion National Park

Tige hiking at Zion National Park. Kason took this picture himself!

Not bad for a 4 year old.