Welcome Maya!

Finally! Maya has joined our family. I honestly felt like the last few days of my pregnancy would never end. This pregnancy I decided to be induced. I really didn't like the idea of it at first because I have always felt that if my body wasn't ready to have the baby, then it would be a long and possibly painful labor.

After deciding to, I was so nervous for the day. I was also excited. I was able to prepare which was nice. My induction date was set up for Tuesday, June 3. 

On Monday evening I dropped Lexi off with Broc's sister, Brittany. Brittany has two kids that Lexi loves and always has a blast over there. I knew she was in good hands. 

My doctor told me that the hospital would call me sometime after midnight. I could be anywhere from midnight, to morning, to even the afternoon. After a night of waking up every hour to check my phone...(I was worried I had missed the call) They finally called me at 5:45am and asked if we could be at the hospital at 6:30. Broc and I got up and finished packing our bag and headed out. We arrived and were checked in!

I was already having small contractions when I went into the hospital and I was already dilated to a 4. So I'm sure my body was ready and would of headed into labor on its on this week if I wasn't induced. 

Labor was only 5 hours. How nice was that? I was given piticon about 7ish and could feel it pretty fast. About an hour of contractions I decided to go ahead and get my epidural since I was already at 5cm by then and the doctor was going to break my water soon. 

The epidural was the worst part. I hated it. I worked pretty good on my legs, but I was feeling full contractions and it was so painful. After adjusting the levels, I was in good spirits. About 9:30ish Broc's mom showed up to be there with us. Within 45 minutes I had gone from 5cm-7cm. Doc said we would have a baby before noon when he came in to break my water. Which by the way is a disgusting feeling! 

I had to have antibiotics for myself and the baby so we needed labor to be at least 4 hours. We were cutting it close. My nurse came in to give me my second round and said that she wasn't going to check me again until the antibiotics were finished. I was okay with that until I started to get really uncomfortable.

I kept telling Broc and his mom that I had a ton of pressure and felt like the baby was going to just pop out. I was started to feel more contractions because Maya was sitting so low. Finally she came in and checked me and didn't even take two seconds before saying, "Your baby's head is right there, lets do some practice pushing."

Practice Push #1.

Nurse:

"Okay, stop pushing, time to call the doctor"

Maya's head was popping right out. The nurse told me she saw a lot of dark hair.

I was getting so excited. So glad my doctor works right next door...I was ready to push.

Here is a photo between pushes.

Seriously, thank goodness for epidurals. 

 Two more pushes later...

Maya Quetzaly Jenkins was born at 11:30am

7lbs 3oz

18.5 inches long

(Dr Kvarfordt is awesome)

 I love this photo. I love the lighting and just how natural it is.

Childbirth is such a beautiful thing

 Right away we couldn't believe how much Maya looked like Lexi.

 Broc holding his newest little girl.

Broc picked out Maya's full name.  We had originally decided on Maya Rose, but a few weeks ago Broc proposed a new middle name. Quetzaly.

At first I didn't think it would stick around and we would just go with Rose, but it grew on me. Broc heard the name on his mission and loved it. 

It means Beautiful. 

 Broc's mom

 Maya was doing a pouty lip in this photo. It was pretty stinking adorable.

 Aunt Joclynn

 Grandpa

 We were all so curious on how Lexi would do.

Over all she has done great. She has shown a lot of interest in the baby.

In fact, that has probably been the most said word at our house over the last few days. 

 I love these girls. 

 Lexi was really tired when she came to visit. It was 2pm with no nap. She just wanted mommy cuddles and I was perfectly fine with that. I missed her a lot. 

 The first night in the hospital is always long. 

People are constantly coming in, asking questing, taking vitals...

All you want is sleep.

 Chloe and her new cousin.

Chloe was so excited to see and hold Maya. She was amazed at how little she was. 

 First thing on our agenda when we got home was to take a nap!

I was so ready for that. 

 Broc and I have both been surprised at how great Lexi has been with the change. We really couldn't of asked for a better Lexi. 

The first day was hard for her, the second day was better, and the third was too.

With time and getting into a routine we will all adjust.

 Great Grandparents stopping for a visit.

 They were sweet enough to bring Lexi her very own baby.

 The first night that we were all home was probably the hardest. We were all tired. 

We went to Lexi's room to get her ready for bed. 

I was changing Maya's diaper in Lexi's room and of course Maya was crying because she was so cold.

So Lexi started crying.

We were telling her it was okay and trying to comfort her. So I pick Maya up and finished feeding her. Poor Lexi just broke down and started crying...

"My mommy"

Broc and I both looked at each other and felt our hearts break.

 Like I said before, each day will get better. The next morning she woke up asking for the baby and couldn't wait to hold her. She still cries a little when Maya cries, but with the type of cry it is, I think she is doing it for attention.  Lexi is already a good little helper and we have some fun days ahead of us.

 Over all, I am just extremely grateful. I am grateful that I can have children.

I am grateful that my children are healthy. I am so grateful that my labor was easy and mostly painless.

I am so grateful that Heavenly Father chose Broc and I to raise these beautiful little girls.

Maya Quetzaly Jenkins

June 3 2014

Happy Birthday little lady!

Settled In!

I feel like I finally have time to sit down and post a few updates on our family. We have been in our new home for a few weeks now. It took a little bit to get in which we expected, but of course there were a few things we did not expect. So, here we go!

We bought a home and received the keys May 1st. We knew we were not going to be moving in that day because we had some work to do. The walls needed painted, the carpet needed cleaned, we needed a fridge and of course as soon as we walked in the house we found out the air conditioner was broken!

Our "Home Warranty" wouldn't even cover it.

That has been the biggest stress of all. 

We had a home inspection done in April, and everything passed. We knew buying an older home we would have to replace the air unit eventually, but we were not expecting it to be broken the day we moved in.

Since the unit was " not in working condition when we moved in" they would not cover it.

The unit must of broken sometime after the inspection and our move in date.

Although, the people that replaced our air said it looked like it had not been working for a while...

Anyways, we are over all the stress about it (even though it still bothers me we had to pay for a new one)

I mean almost $5,000!

Thank goodness we found a company that would work with us on payment plans!

If you ever need air/cooling work, PLEASE call Superior Air! They were a huge blessing!

Back to the home photos now.

The day we got the keys we headed to lows to get some new fixtures because the ones that were in the walls were a nice old yellow.

White looks so much better!

 Over the next few days Broc's family came over to help paint. We painted four rooms for the time being.

It's amazing how much better a new coat of paint changes things. Since the home is an older one, it really updated it a bit and I am so glad to get rid of the dirty walls. 

 Our bed room was a stressful project! 

The people who had lived in the home before us (for 20 something years) decided to paint the room an ugly blue and put some beach wall paper border up.

It had to go!

 Here is a photo of the border.

We were lucky and most of it peeled right off.

 We had to get a new fridge, and we found the perfect one.

But this isn't it. The one we wanted wouldn't fit! So we had to pay about $400 more to get a smaller fridge. 

Makes total sense right?

Oh well. 

 This fridge is now covered with finger prints. 

 We still have a lot we want to do to our home. Of course, you need money for that!

And most of our money will be going to that nice new air unit that was put in! At least we will stay cool!

Eventually, over the next 1-2 years we plan to:

-Replace the carpet upstairs

-Replace the kitchen, hall, and entry way with wood flooring

-Finish painting

-Replace the bathroom floors

-Update our bathroom counters

-Update light fixtures

-Refinish the deck

Here are a few photos of the home. 

Lexi's Room

 Our closet 

 When we were thinking about buying the house, this part of the master bed room was very weird to us.

It kind of reminds me of a motel.

Once it is updated it will look so much better. We plan to rip up the carpet that you see and replace it with tile, because the bathroom/shower is right next to it. Plus, the carpet is pretty worn. 

 Our room is a really good size. I love how big it is. 

As you can see, no more ugly wall paper border. We replaced the blue wall with a nice soft gray.

 Just a bathroom

 One thing we LOVED about the home was the basement. Downstairs you have the television and then a play area. Along with another bed room and storage room.

In this photo I just have the play area. It is so nice to have the toys either in Lexi's room or hidden down stairs and not where guest can see them as soon as they walk in the door. 

Of course, it is not always this clean, but we do try and clean up every night. 

 On the other side of the room is the tv and couches. 

 Home Sweet Home!

 We love our back yard. It was another huge selling point. When we were looking for homes, the back yard was my biggest concern. Lets just say that this wins in the back yard area. It is huge! 

We made a cheap fire pit last weekend and had the family over for hot dogs and smores.

We will be doing it much more often!

Now that we are settled in to our home it is amazing. I love all the space and the neighborhood. We are so blessed that we are able to be in this home. It was a tough decision weather or not to purchase this home because it was at the top line of our budget and we knew we would be cutting it close. But it a lot of praying and looking at our finances, we felt in the long run this house would be worth it. It will be a fun/stressful project to complete everything that we want to, but once it is done we will be so proud of our home. I am worn out and have another blog post todo, so that is all for now! As we complete more projects we will update! 

36 weeks

Let's see, 

This Pregnancy is almost finished! I will be ecstatic and releived to have my body back! Although, the all the fun post partum healing begins! But atleast I will be able to sleep on my stomach and reach my feet!

Today I had my 36 week appointment! I have joined the weekly club now. That makes it go by a ton faster! 

Today, I am 2 cm dilated. 

I had to get an ultrasound because my stomach was measuring 32 weeks, but I have always even a bit small.

Everything turned out well. My fluid was a bit low but they just told me to rest and drink some more. I guess all this moving, unpacking, cleaning carpets, and raising a kid takes a lot out of you! I really have felt like I have even going non stop for like 2 weeks now!

Over all, pregnancy is still treating me well. I have gained under 30 lbs and the last few weeks I have only gained 1lb a week. Sweet beans! 

I think this photo is creepy! Maya looks like she has fangs!