Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Jared VS. Melody- The results!
I'm a little slow posting this because I hate losing... :) Jared has been working out like crazy and I've only worked out so-so, but we have both been trying to eat better, and that is where most of my weight loss came from. After Jared and I had our final weigh-in, Jared lost: 9.8% of his body weight and I lost 4.9% of my body weight! We also both lost 2 inches off our waists and hips. I'm past my pre-Madelyn pregnancy weight and only 2-3 pounds from my pre-Emma pregnancy weight! And Jared looks great!!
Monday, September 20, 2010
The only thing constant is change...
Rumors have been flying for weeks and months that we were getting a new bishopric-- they had been in five years in June. So when we found out it was happening in the next few weeks, we weren't that surprised.
But yesterday we found out that the 4th, 6th and 8th wards are having their boundaries re-done. Our boundaries are really weird, and we are on the very far end of the boundary, so we will very likely no longer be with most of the people who are currently in our ward. Valerie, I think we will still be in the same ward, though!! Yay! :) We don't know exactly how things are going to go, but there will probably be at least one new ward established, too. So life as we know(at least church-wise, which is a big part of our life), is going to change.
Just when our primary presidency was starting to feel like we had things figured out.
Just when Jared and I were working with the most amazing people in our callings.
Just when we were getting to know all the new people that moved in this fall.
Just when Emma was loving nursery because of her awesome nursery leaders.
We are actually really excited for this change, it will be interesting to see how all of this works. There is a meeting next Sunday for the three wards, so I guess we will find out what our new ward will be! And maybe who our bishopric is? See? I have no idea how this will play out. :) I'll let you know! Maybe Jared and I will get to teach a primary class together! That was our absolute favorite calling!
But yesterday we found out that the 4th, 6th and 8th wards are having their boundaries re-done. Our boundaries are really weird, and we are on the very far end of the boundary, so we will very likely no longer be with most of the people who are currently in our ward. Valerie, I think we will still be in the same ward, though!! Yay! :) We don't know exactly how things are going to go, but there will probably be at least one new ward established, too. So life as we know(at least church-wise, which is a big part of our life), is going to change.
Just when our primary presidency was starting to feel like we had things figured out.
Just when Jared and I were working with the most amazing people in our callings.
Just when we were getting to know all the new people that moved in this fall.
Just when Emma was loving nursery because of her awesome nursery leaders.
We are actually really excited for this change, it will be interesting to see how all of this works. There is a meeting next Sunday for the three wards, so I guess we will find out what our new ward will be! And maybe who our bishopric is? See? I have no idea how this will play out. :) I'll let you know! Maybe Jared and I will get to teach a primary class together! That was our absolute favorite calling!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Miss Madelyn's Birth(a little late, I know)
I have put this off for way too long! Don't feel obligated to read, I just wanted to get this memory down for journaling purposes.
I had contractions off and on for weeks before Madelyn was born, so I knew that she would probably come pretty quickly when she came. Tuesday, April 27th, I had a check-up. It was 2 weeks before her due date, so they checked me. Dilated to a 3 and 50% effaced. That is what I was the day before I went into labor with Emma. I continued to have contraction throughout the day and into the evening, but I had so many contractions all the time that I wasn't sure these were any different. Jared and I both have meetings on Tuesday nights, so Emma was at my friend's house. I went to pick her up, wondering if I should just get checked since the contractions had been so consistent. When I got there, Emma was already asleep in her pack-n-play so I chatted with my friend for a while and decided to just go get checked since Emma was already being taken care.
Jared and I went into the hospital around 10 p.m., feeling a little silly. They checked me and I hadn't changed that much, maybe to a 3 1/2. But since we were already there and they could see how consistent the contractions were, they had us walk the halls for an hour. We called our mom's to tell them that we were walking the halls but that we were pretty sure we would be going home because it wasn't time yet.
After an hour, there was no change. We went and picked up Emma, grabbed some food and called our mom's to fill them in. Jared's mom and grandma were halfway to Twin because they were hoping something had changed in that hour. They decided to just come anyway and got there around 12:30. Jared went to bed, and I visited with them for a couple of hours, then they fell asleep on our couches and I went to take a bath, thinking my body would relax and the contractions would stop and I could get a good night's sleep. Then I went to bed, still feeling contractions, but nothing to painful. I woke up around 7 with some more painful ones, though. So I got up and made some blueberry bread for everyone. We decided to go into the Women's Health Clinic when they opened at 8:30 to get checked again since they felt a little more intense. When we got there, we decided it would probably be just as easy to go into the hospital instead.
They got me the last room and had me get in a nightgown and get situated. I was still feeling a little sheepish from the night before, so I was nervous they would send us away again. When the nurse checked me I was an 8! She asked me if I wanted an epidural/intrathecal and I said, "Of course!" So she said she would make it happen for me. She was seriously flying through everything. When we were waiting for the anesthesioligist to come, she said, "I'm not going to check you because I'm sure you are complete and I don't want to have to tell him you can't get your medicine." He came, got it in, and Dr. Coleman came to break my water and was going to come back in a bit to see how I was progressing at that point. He took one look, broke my water, and 4 pushes later, we had a new baby!
We didn't know what she was, so Dr. Coleman said, "Dad, you call it!" Her umbilical cord was in the way, so at first glance we were thrown off. She was beautiful. And perfect. And screaming. They got her cleaned off and wrapped up and then we got to cuddle.
It worked out really well that Jared's mom and grandma were already in town because they took care of Emma, brought her into the hospital to meet Madelyn and then took her to Pocatello for a few days. Emma loved her at first sight, and wanted to hold her right away. She kept touching her nose. She only wanted to hold her for about 10 seconds, but it was one of those perfect moments. We had to stay in the hospital for 2 days for Strep B observation. When we got home we didn't know what to do with ourselves without Emma! We were very happy to see her!
Madelyn was instantly a perfect fit for our family. Big blue eyes and red hair, 7 lbs. 4 oz, 21 inches long. Big feet and long fingers. Content and tolerant of her sister's mauling. Just perfect. And we love her as much as you can possibly imagine.
I had contractions off and on for weeks before Madelyn was born, so I knew that she would probably come pretty quickly when she came. Tuesday, April 27th, I had a check-up. It was 2 weeks before her due date, so they checked me. Dilated to a 3 and 50% effaced. That is what I was the day before I went into labor with Emma. I continued to have contraction throughout the day and into the evening, but I had so many contractions all the time that I wasn't sure these were any different. Jared and I both have meetings on Tuesday nights, so Emma was at my friend's house. I went to pick her up, wondering if I should just get checked since the contractions had been so consistent. When I got there, Emma was already asleep in her pack-n-play so I chatted with my friend for a while and decided to just go get checked since Emma was already being taken care.
Jared and I went into the hospital around 10 p.m., feeling a little silly. They checked me and I hadn't changed that much, maybe to a 3 1/2. But since we were already there and they could see how consistent the contractions were, they had us walk the halls for an hour. We called our mom's to tell them that we were walking the halls but that we were pretty sure we would be going home because it wasn't time yet.
After an hour, there was no change. We went and picked up Emma, grabbed some food and called our mom's to fill them in. Jared's mom and grandma were halfway to Twin because they were hoping something had changed in that hour. They decided to just come anyway and got there around 12:30. Jared went to bed, and I visited with them for a couple of hours, then they fell asleep on our couches and I went to take a bath, thinking my body would relax and the contractions would stop and I could get a good night's sleep. Then I went to bed, still feeling contractions, but nothing to painful. I woke up around 7 with some more painful ones, though. So I got up and made some blueberry bread for everyone. We decided to go into the Women's Health Clinic when they opened at 8:30 to get checked again since they felt a little more intense. When we got there, we decided it would probably be just as easy to go into the hospital instead.
They got me the last room and had me get in a nightgown and get situated. I was still feeling a little sheepish from the night before, so I was nervous they would send us away again. When the nurse checked me I was an 8! She asked me if I wanted an epidural/intrathecal and I said, "Of course!" So she said she would make it happen for me. She was seriously flying through everything. When we were waiting for the anesthesioligist to come, she said, "I'm not going to check you because I'm sure you are complete and I don't want to have to tell him you can't get your medicine." He came, got it in, and Dr. Coleman came to break my water and was going to come back in a bit to see how I was progressing at that point. He took one look, broke my water, and 4 pushes later, we had a new baby!
We didn't know what she was, so Dr. Coleman said, "Dad, you call it!" Her umbilical cord was in the way, so at first glance we were thrown off. She was beautiful. And perfect. And screaming. They got her cleaned off and wrapped up and then we got to cuddle.
It worked out really well that Jared's mom and grandma were already in town because they took care of Emma, brought her into the hospital to meet Madelyn and then took her to Pocatello for a few days. Emma loved her at first sight, and wanted to hold her right away. She kept touching her nose. She only wanted to hold her for about 10 seconds, but it was one of those perfect moments. We had to stay in the hospital for 2 days for Strep B observation. When we got home we didn't know what to do with ourselves without Emma! We were very happy to see her!
Madelyn was instantly a perfect fit for our family. Big blue eyes and red hair, 7 lbs. 4 oz, 21 inches long. Big feet and long fingers. Content and tolerant of her sister's mauling. Just perfect. And we love her as much as you can possibly imagine.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Pocatello Marathon
We survived! This year Jared did the half marathon and I did the 10K. He finished his half marathon in 1 hour and 58 minutes, placing 7th in his division. I finished the 10K in 1 hour and 9 minutes, finishing 8th in my division. It was a lot of fun! Neither of us have ever run those distances in a race, and we both really enjoyed them.
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