Yea, Christian is here!

Christian Robert Smith was born Friday Oct. 24 at 10:55 a.m. he weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19 1/2 in. long. He was an interesting birth for me since I decided to have the epidural instead of going natural. I have to admit that getting the epidural was a frustration to me and some of the effects that come with it have been bothersome, but hey I didn't feel any contractions so I can't totally complain! He has been the most pleasant baby so far. He has this cutest wimper and pouts his lips when he is upset. I think Curtis and I are so much more at ease with this baby. I was worried I wouldn't be in the groove after a 5 year gap after Kerstyn, but he is just a total joy. Curtis' job has more flexibility so he has been hanging around more this week. My sweet hubby is the most organized person I know. He has gone thru and done a fall cleaning and the Girl's room and Kemp's look so great. I loved bringing home a baby to a home in order, it is not my area of expertise, so I'm glad I married this man! Kemp has been just the helper I thought he would be, asking me constantly if I am feeling good, and if he can do anything for me. He is so careful and responsible with the baby. Cami has been so great with the drama she gets from her bossy little sister about who is holding the baby more. Yesterday evening Cami was holding Christian and Kerstyn was pouting the whole time (mind you she is home with him ALL day long!). So Cami says, "Kerstyn I'm tired of holding him, will you?" That's my sweet Cami for ya! Kerstyn has assumed the role of Mother over this baby, which I knew would happen given her obsession with babies. No jealousy here folks! She wants to do everything for him. She amazes me for her age, how well she holds him and her gentleness. You can tell he loves her company. We apologize to those who we haven't had time to contact, the overwhelming part of this baby is just the fact that it is number 4 and I feel limited on the time I have to myself. I feel like a dairy cow with the amount of milk I have with this baby. I rented a breast pump and it has made a huge difference, so I am probably busy pumping if any of you are trying to get a hold of me, so give me after this week to get acclamated! Love you all! Thanks for the phone calls, gifts, cards, etc.

Crazy Hair Day!

It was crazy hair day at school for Drug Free Week! I had fun with Cami's hair. I wanted to put little ponytails sticking up all over Kemp's hair, but he said- No Way!

Just an update!

I had a parentology(?) ultrasound on Tuesday and the radiologist was able to get a good look at the baby and measure him. She said that he is dead on for his measurements compared to how many weeks I am and that everything looks great. I feel much better now. I think I am going to have him early, but who knows, sometimes my gut feelings are just anxiety and other times they aren't.

3 weeks to go-Yea!

I had my 37 week check-up today and my doctor is a bit concerned that at my last 3 visits I have not had any weight gain. He wants to do a couple of tests on the baby to make sure he isn't stressed for any reason and also a more extensive ultrasound to make sure everything is right with my placenta, umblical cord, fluid and so on. I feel really good but am also concerned about the weight gain, usually this is the time in my pregnancy when I gain a lot, so hopefully everything is fine. He is definately very active, so that is a good sign. Worst case scenario is that he needs to come out right away, but if there is a problem I figure they can help him more on the outside anyway, and at least I am only 3 wks away!

Cami and Kerstyn- Future Royalaires!

My little sisters Lana and Lesley did this Roy High drill team dance clinic when they were little and for the past 3 years Cami and Kerstyn have been doing it, they love it! The drill team girls show them a routine that they learn during the week and then they perform at halftime of the football game on Friday night. Since I really don't get into dolling my girls up very much- they soak this up-we do hair and make-up and I have fun too! I couldn't find my video camera and just had my regular camera so this has to do. Wish I could have put a video up of the actual dance, they were so cute!

Birth of William Stephen Bickmore

Yeah! My little sister, Lesley, had her baby on Tuesday the 30th. He was 5 lbs. 5 oz. 19" long. We will have to wait to see him till he is home and perfectly healthy, right now he is in the NICU for low blood sugar which seems very common to the hospital. We will be patient, but we are very excited to welcome him into the world! Congrats Lesley and Isaac! You are going to be such a darling family! This is making me very impatient with my own pregnancy, we just want Christian here already!

Labor Day

The two pictures above are when we first set up our stuff and Kemp looking at the diving boards and thinking- no way! Cami is going down the slide in the kiddie area and she loved the floating snake, at the bottom of that pic. Kerstyn had tons of fun in the kiddie area it was really spacious, so she had plenty of room to play. Kemp and Curt worked on some Scout requirements to pass off while we were swimming. I hope to make this a summer tradition!

Our family has been wanting to go to Lava Hot Springs for a long time and we finally decided to do it over Labor Day weekend. They have a huge Olympic pool with a spacious kiddie area, diving platforms, and two slides. There is a sretch of river that you can tube on and the natural hot pools looked like fun, but with me being prego, we couldn't do either of those things, so it gives us something to look forward to next year! We were hoping to see Curt go off the highest platform, but the wait was lengthy and the kids wanted him in the pool. We hope that him and Kemp will do it together when we go next summer.