Preggo Pictures

I haven't taken any pregnancy pictures with this pregnancy. So last night I asked Matt to take a couple. Thought I should probably get some before this baby comes and I can't anymore. So here I am at 36 weeks and 2 days:

On the Same Path

So I was looking at my blog posts back in March of 2009. Since I am in the exact same place as my pregnancy with Kalianna, it's fun to go back and see what was going on during those last few weeks. At my 35 week appointment with Kalianna, I was dilated to a 1 1/2 and 70% effaced. She was head down, right where she was supposed to be. I had my 35 week appointment (even though I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow) yesterday. I am dilated to a 1 1/2 and 70% effaced. The ultrasound showed she was head down, right where she is supposed to be. Is this sounding familiar to anyone? Does this mean I'm heading for another April 1st baby? I guess we'll have to wait and find out! If I'm at a 3 and 80% effaced next week and she is breech at my appointment, then I will seriously be feeling deja vu!

Setting the Record Straight

With my impending delivery, I have heard a lot of comments about my last delivery and have come to realize one thing. Most people don't know the correct version of Kalianna's birth story. I posted it two years ago after she was born, but apparently over the last two years people have become confused. So I am here to set the record straight.

On March 31, 2009 I posted about how I would be going in the next day to have them try and turn Kalianna, because she was breech. And I jokingly stated that if she was born the next day, it was not an April Fools joke. It was because the procedure had put me in labor. This is where I think a lot of people got confused. Little did I know, Kalianna had an April Fools joke of her own planned.

The next day, April 1, 2009 I stayed home from work and rested, in preparation for the procedure. Despite the rest, I was having mild contractions all day. By the time I picked up Matt and we arrived at the hospital that afternoon, I was already in labor. They gave me some medicine to try and calm my uterus and slow things down, but despite that, I still had contractions throughout the whole process. They couldn't get Kalianna to turn because I was having contractions the whole time. When I arrived at the hospital, I was dilated to a 3 and 80% effaced. Half an hour later, after they had tried to turn her and failed, I was a 4 and 90% effaced. That's when Dr. Brown told me it was time for a C-section. I was progressing too quickly and they obviously couldn't send me home that night.

I think because of my post the day before she was born, people had just assumed that's what happened. Not true. I was in labor when they started the procedure. The procedure did not cause me to go into labor. Kalianna would have been born April 1st whether I had them try and turn her or not.

Comfortable?

I went in to check on Kalianna during nap time yesterday, and this is what I found:

She fell asleep between the window and her bed...standing up! How do you sleep standing up? It was too funny not to take a picture.

First Haircut

Kalianna got her very first haircut this week. Her hair was starting to get very messy and her bangs were always hanging in her eyes, so it was time. We went to Cookie Cutters because that is basically the greatest idea ever for little kids! I didn't dare try and cut her hair myself. I can't even cut paper in a straight line, let alone hair on the head of a moving two-year-old. They were so amazing--and Kalianna loved it! I actually couldn't get her to leave. When we first walked in and she saw a giant slide, she was sold. She played on the slide while I got her all signed up. Then she was ecstatic to sit in the cool blue car and watch Winnie the Pooh. She was more excited about the car than the movie though. This girl loves cars!

I told the lady I wanted her hair cleaned up and her bangs trimmed. Kalianna's hair had gotten quite long straight down the back, but the sides were much shorter. She asked if I wanted to even her hair out with the sides, and I said yes. She added a couple little layers to show off the natural curl in her hair too. Then she asked if I wanted her to put some mousse in Kalianna's hair to additionally enhance the curl. I said, "Yes, please!" As soon as she started putting it in and scrunching her curls, Kalianna said, "Pretty!" I just love the confidence of little girls! But her hair is so short now! I loved how long it was getting, but now it will grow out more evenly. I seriously got in the car and started crying (pregnancy hormones) cause I missed her long hair. No more pony tails for a little while =( I really do love how her hair looks though, it's super cute! And it looks much cleaner! When she was all done, Kalianna was very excited to get to pick out a balloon. She chose purple--her favorite color. Then she went down the slide several more times with her balloon in tow. All in all it was a great experience for everyone involved (minus the tiny meltdown). I'm sorry I didn't get any before and after pictures to show the two inches that were taken off the back.

Utah Statesman Article

For anyone who went to Utah State, you are familiar with the Utah Statesman. It's the fabulous school paper up at USU. I recently had the opportunity of being interviewed by one of their reporters about my book. Well the article not only came out today, but it was on the front page! Check out the article here: http://www.usustatesman.com/fortunes-collide-with-a-usu-writer-s-destiny-1.2512742

Pretty sweet! If you haven't read my book yet, it's okay, I will forgive you. But I do still have some copies left over from my visit to the elementary school last week.

Mommy, Wow!

Guess who's a big girl now? Kalianna got her big girl bed on Saturday! Isn't this the coolest bed you've ever seen?! We decided to get Kalianna a toddler bed, since she will soon be sharing her room with a little sister, and a twin would make their room far too crowded. Plus we didn't mind spending the money, knowing it will be used again. And Kalianna is ecstatic! I had to keep her occupied while Daddy was setting it up. She kept wanting to lay on it before it was done being put together. But then she ended up helping by handing Daddy screws. The second we gave the okay, she was laying in her bed, head on her pillow, a grin on her face from ear to ear. She loves being a big girl!

Because it was close to bed time, we only set up the bed Saturday night. When we first turned off the light and left her room, she got a little bit nervous. I went back in her room and sat on the floor by her bed and we sang some songs. She actually got out of bed and snuggled with me on the floor for a minute. Then I asked her to climb back in bed and after I left the second time, she went right to sleep. She fell out of bed once during the night. When I went in, she was sitting on the floor looking very confused! But once she was back in bed, she went right back to sleep.

We put the canopy together after church yesterday, so she could have it for nap time. Nap time was a little trickier, as we knew it would be. She got out of bed three times to play with toys. But as soon as we would go in her room, she would climb back in bed. We told her if she got out again, she'd have to sleep in her crib. She fell asleep after that and took a good nap.

Last night it took some convincing to get her to go to bed (which is pretty typical). But once in bed, she slept through the whole night without any problems or fall-outs. I am so proud of her!

The only thing that is kinda funny, is Kalianna HATES covers! She will lay on a pillow just fine, but don't you dare ever cover her with a blanket! She has always been that way too. So her bed is always made, and she sleeps on top of the covers. Did any of your kids ever go through this too? I'm wondering when, or if, she will ever sleep under the covers. As long as she is warm and comfortable, that's all that really matters, right?