Chase's Birthstory

Wow. Ok let me think of where to start...Sunday night I was taking a bath trying to get labor to start. I could get the contractions to come every 7 minutes for an hour but then they would stop. So I knew I could get them going I just couldnt get them to last. Thought about maybe trying that again and then just going in to the hospital and seeing if they would keep me but then decided Id just wait until Monday morning and go to my appt since I had Brinleys appt that day too. So we went to Mondays appt. 3.5 cm. 80% effaced. Doctor Stripped my membranes and told me not to wait if contractions started cause Ty came pretty fast. So I came home. And decided to go on the run with Scott (pick up from the doctors). Went on the run and when we got home I was having some contractions but nothing more then I usually had. But we decided while he was at work Id try to get labor to start and when he got home we'd just go in. I was having more contractions while he was at work but I didnt end up doing anything while he was gone. I went to my neighbors house from about 4-5 to chat. Scott got home while I was gone there. So I came home... I said to my mom "So...what ya doing tonight? She said, "Nothing, why? Do you want to bring the kids up?" Thinking that maybe we just wanted to go out to dinner for Scotts birthday. I said "No, I think we will go to the hospital tonight...do you want to come down?" She got all excited and her voice started shaking. She said "Are you serious? Ok we are on our way Bye" Scott called his little sister to come down and watch the kids while my parents came down. We thought we'd be gone before they got here. I went up and took a quick shower and by the time I got everything situated and the kids packed my parents were here. My dad must have actually gone the speed limit. So Scotts sister went home and off we went...So we get to the hospital at about 7 p.m. They get me in a room and the nurse comes in to hook me up. It was actually a girl that I used to work with when I was a teenager. That was weird. It was good to see her tho. She told me she wasnt going to be my nurse but shed get me all hooked up and my nurse would come in later (she was on her way in to work) So she gets me all hooked up. And leaves. I started on that labor stimulation thing again because I didnt want my contractions to stop and them to send me home. So everytime the nurses left Id start it again and my contractions would always pick up. They came in and checked me every hour .. I went from 3.5 to 4.5 to 5 to a 6. And I stayed at a six for awhile. My doc didnt want me to have the epi yet because he said it might slow down labor and if I could just get over that "hump" then wed get the epi. He came in and checked me and said ok Im just going to break your water and then you can get your epi. I told him, no you arent! Im getting the epidural first! I know how this goes... Hed break it and I just knew there wouldnt be time to get the epi before the baby was born. And I wasnt going to do that. ...*Or so I thought* So they call the epi man in. He gives me the epi dural. And then hooks up one of those things where you can push the button if you need more epi. I felt my feet get warm and the bottom of my legs...so good...epis working... contractions should get better. Doctor breaks water. Clear Fluid. All's ok. Ok...have a contraction...ok it sure is going to be nice when this epi kicks in...dont wanna feel another one of those...hey Scott...push that button... oh...hmmm theres another contraction...ok that still hurt... man...sure is going to be nice when this epi kicks in all the way. Hey Scott...has it been 14 minutes yet? Push that button...hmmm hasnt been 14 minutes huh? Man... Hey nurse lady (that I dont like) I dont think this epi is working like it should...I can still feel them. She tells me well its not going to make you all the way numb, you are still going to feel something. We want you to be able to feel a little bit so that you can push. Im thinking...ok I know that. This isnt my first kid. I know what Im supposed to feel like... Im supposed to feel the pressure but not the pain... ouch..ok theres another contraction...hey Scott...push that button. beep beep beep...the epi beeps. Says something about High pressure. Nurse calls the epi man and he tells her its probably just a positional thing and hes sure its working...must have just kinked it or something to make it beep. Noooo worries. Still feeling the contractions. Wow. theres my feet. I can feel them again. Keep telling Scott to push that button as often as he can. I dont wanna feel this birth!!! The nurse tells the doctor... Hmm I wonder if that epidural is not working...Ive never had a patient want to push that button so much. Ill call epi man in. So she calls him. About a half an hour later he rolls in. He'd been in the OR with some lady having twins. Nice...but I dont really give a crap. He checks the epidural. Decides it must have came out of the "epidural spot" Im like laying on my side yelling... a little... This hurts this hurts this hurts...oh gosh Scott...this hurts. He decides hes going to do another epirural. Takes all the crap out of my back and has me sit up. BAM Contraction!! Nurse tells epi man... I dont know why you are putting in another epidural. Its not going to help her. Shes going to have that baby before it works. Hes putting the other epi in and Im screaming. He gets it in and tells me ok you can lay down. I say No I cant. Wait just a minute...when this one ends I'll lay down. I hear the nurse tell someone.. I think she is transitioning. Im thinking no shit sherlock. Im screaming. I have my eyes closed and I cant open them. That is the worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life. Somehow Im laying down and I have my face burried in the rail of the bed screaming. Telling them I can do this and it hurts too bad. All the sudden the babies heart rate went to 50. They are telling me to turn to my side. Im thinking..crap, turn to your side Leslie. As Im screaming NOOOOOO DONT MAKE ME TURN!! DONT TOUCH ME! IM NOT GOING TO TURN! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I can rationally think in my head..I need to turn theres something wrong! But Im still screaming No! They are flipping me over one side to the other. They throw my legs up into the stirrups and tell me not to push. But the head is right there. Im not pushing but Im screaming. I was grabbing the nurses leg that was on the side of me... Yelling... "SCOTT WHERE ARE YOU!!!" I still couldnt open my eyes. I felt him grab my hand and I just kept screaming THIS HURTS I CANT DO IT I CANT DO IT! He doesnt say a word. All the nurses are telling me...oh you can you can do this. Doctors down there and tells me to push. Scott tells me to hang on to my leg. I push and they say...ok if you wanna see your baby come out look now. And out he came. One push. Sweeeeeeet relief! Chase Brad Hendricksen was born on 3-20-2007 at 1:26 a.m. 7 lbs 5 oz 19.5 inches.Doctors holding him kinda shaking him back and forth being real calm...but he cuts the cord. Still shaking him back and forth. Rubbing him. Holds him up and tells Scott to take a picture. Shows him to me and I say..oh...Hes blue. The doctor gives him to the nurses and I notice that there are a lot more nurses in the room then at first. Theres four over him on the bed. Hes not really breathing. He will breathe a little and then grunt. They check him out for a few minutes while I deliver the placenta and the doc stitches me up (little tear, one stitch). They say they are going to have to take him to the NICU because hes grunting and not getting enuff air. The one nurse wraps him up and brings him over to me for a minute. Doesnt let me hold him but lets me look at him. The first thing I notice is how big his hands are. I was trying to look at them cause he only had a few fingers poking out of the blanket but she has to take him. Im thinking ok, hes fine.. just cant breathe...he'll be good in a minute. Scott goes up to the NICU with him. I guess I kinda down played it in my head cause Scott took some video of how he was breathing and when I watched it, I just about puked.. Scared me. Buy now...my Epi is working GREAT! I hear the nurse tell the doctor something about it taking 7 minutes. Im not for sure what she was talking about but I think thats how long he was in the birth canal??? transition??? I for sure. Nurse gets me cleaned up even tho there isnt much to clean. She says wow, you didnt really even lose any blood. Thats weird. Gets me into the other bed. And we start on our way down to the NICU. We are going to swing by there and check out the baby before I go to the mother/baby unit. We almost get there and the nurse says oh...they are bringing him down... Im thinking oh good!! So we turn back around and go down to the mother/baby unit. He actually had to stay in the NICU for about 2 hours. They didnt bring him into my room until like 4 am. They could never figure out a for sure reason why he couldnt breathe when he came out. Said sometimes that just happens. They also went to take some blood from him and had a hard time because they said his blood was really thick. So they gave him an IV in his hand and flushed some fluid through him. His hands and feet were purple but that pinked them right up. He wheezed/squeeked/grunted for the first couple of hours after they brought him to me but he's good now. Little jaundiced...have to take him back on the 23rd to check that again.

My Sewer Plant

So the girls bought me a plant to bring to me at the hospital. On their way down to the hospital they passed a sewer plant...
Brinley "What is that smell?!"
My Dad "Its the sewer plant."
Brinley "I knew we shouldnt have bought her this plant!"

Ive been laughing about that little comment for days. I can just see her saying it.

My "sewer plant" proudly sits in the window now.

Update this week...

1.5-2 cm dialated 40% effaced. Never going to have this baby.

Baby Update

Went to the docs last Friday. I was one cm. I know how this usually goes...one cm a week and I still go over.. So not hoping for much on my next appt on Monday.

Ahhh its an Alien...

But what a cute Alien it is. The first pic is kind of hard to make out...his nose is squished to the side it looks like, but the others should be easy to figure out. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=cgpbyd6x.8ju5h9tx&Uy=ss2j0g&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

Christmas 2006

Was nice.

Santa didnt get the kids any main one gift just a bunch of stuff...but they loved it all the same. Brinley was so cute about everything...she kept saying "This is just what I wanted" about EVERYTHING! Even if she didnt know what it was...it was just what she wanted. We had Christmas Eve here like we have been doing for the last few years..with my parents, my sister, her husband and their kid. It makes for a full house...but thats all the better, right?! Ty was excited even for his toys. I didnt think he would care much but he loved every minute of it too.

Sometimes shes cute...sometimes...not so much.

Today she has been both. Brinley that is. I swear she can be my sweetest kid...and then I wonder sometimes if she isnt strait from the devil. I love her but ohhh that girl, she knows how to push my buttons.

Today I had my 25 week appt at 9:30 am. We arent morning people. I know this. But good hell, does it have to be a fight for her to get dressed? I woke her up at 8.
Me-"Brinley get dressed."
Devil Child-"Im too tired, Im going to sleep"
Me-"Brinley, heres your clothes, get dressed"
Devil Child-"Im not getting dressed, Im tired Im going to sleep!"
Me-"Brinley, if you dont get dressed Im leaving you here."
Devil Child-"I dont care. Im going to sleep"

Mind you, shes not going to sleep, shes just laying there plotting how she can aggrivate me further.

Me- Like 20 minutes later "BRINLEY, Im leaving your butt here and I hope no bad guys come and get you while you are here alone cause thats what happens when kids are home alone...bad guys come and get them" (permanent scarring going on here, I know)
Devil Child "Turn off my light"
Me-"Thats it! Im calling another family to come pick you up. I dont want naughty girls at my house. " I pick up the phone and push buttons. "Hello, other family, I have a four year old I want to sell. Please come pick her up as soon as you can"
Devil Child-"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'LL GET DRESSED! MOM! CALL THEM BACK! ILL BE GOOD MOOOOOOM!"
Me-"Nope, Im not calling them back, you just better be ready to go before they get here or Im letting them pick you up."

Luckily, we were out of here before the new family came. Dont think I wont be using that again and again and again. No matter how scarring it might be.

Ok, now for the cute thing she did.

We were at the doctors and the doctor got the dopler out to listen to the babys heartbeat. He tells Brinley to listen and tells her thats the little baby. She looks at me and says "Mom, why is the baby barking at us?" LOL

At this point Im thinking her DEVIL CHILD ATTITUDE outweighs her ANGEL ATTITUDE.

Shes gonna have to try harder.

Today was the day.

So I was pretty much 100% sure this was a girl when I first got preggo. I just couldnt get the feel for a boy. Knew it was a girl. Well the last two nights I havent slept at all because I keep having dreams Im having a boy. Had those 2 dreams that one night and then another one last night. So I was about 90% sure it was a boy going in.... Scott was 99% Girl until I told him my dreams and then he went to 25% boy. Just so ya know. lol
The whole way to the hospital I had a pouting boy! His name was Scott. He sulked and pouted about "Why cant we find out! This is so pathetic!" I had already decided that we would find out...but didnt want him to know. lol I said to him, "You are just wondering why you are even here, arent ya!" Hes said yes. Turd! *rolleyes* So on the way up in the elevator I whispered in his ear... "Ok, we will find out" You would have thought it was Christmas. He was excited. So we get up there...she does all the technical stuff... make sure we had a healthy baby... AND WE DO!!! :woo Everything looked good! Except Im measuring about 18w2d. Instead of 19w6d. But no biggie. Its in the 2 week vacinity so they arent changing my due date. So thats it! We are excited....








Oh wait, did I forget something???







Must be that preggo brain setting in......






I know there must be something......................






Oh, you wanna know what it is?












ITS A BOY!!!

AND WHAT A BOY. ;)
Theres his boy parts.
And theres a profile and one of him smelling his toes.
We also got a video of most of the sonogram.

Think he needs a haircut?

I think he does. I dont know about all this... boys and their needing haircuts every 4-6 weeks crap! LOL. But really... i think its about time I take him for his 2nd hair cut. He is
beginning to look like Marge Simpson.

4 months, 9 days, and some odd hours...

We had the Honda. Thats pathetic. LOL We went out and bought ANOTHER Toyota. Cant stay away from them, I guess. We loooooved the car... but with #4 on the way...and these dang laws about buckeling up ALL your kids... we had to get a bigger vehichle. After DAYS, and I do mean DAYS on the phone with multiple dealers... traveling to multiple dealers, we are now back to being a family of only Toyota's.
Ive never really been excited about a car. But this one I am. Its cool. LOL I feel cool in it. LOL And the kids looooooooove it! There's 7 seats...and that was kinda difficult to find. This one hadnt even been put on the lot yet. But I do feel like Im driving a tank. Ill get used to it. And the gas mileage is nothing like the car...but what do you do when you need the seats.

Thats the actual picture of ours...but the inside pic isnt. We didnt get all that fancy leather stuff. But you get the idea of what it looks like inside.

I feel like Im army crawling...

Through this pregnancy.

I feel like Ive been pregnant forever. And really, I have. With a little break in the middle. I feel like Im just trying every day to make it to the next and maybe...just maybe...Ill make it to the end. But its not feeling like it.

Im army crawling through the mud and the muck and theres not a light at the end of the tunnel.

Just some cute pictures of my cute boy...

You cant tell me that kid ain't cute.

Cecilia...

By Simon and Garfunkle is Ty's favorite song ever. He gets so excited when I put it on. It must be the beat. He claps and smiles. I change the song and he just stares at the computer. Put Cecilia back on and he is so happy.

Its very cute.

I have a daddys boy!!!

AND I LOVE IT!!!

After having Brinley...who wont let Scott do anything for her...so I have to do it ALL....

I got myself a daddys boy! WAHOO!!!!

Everytime Scott comes home from work...Ty hears his voice and starts grunting. He is a grunter and he will grunt and cry until his dad comes and holds him. I LOVE IT! I think Scott likes it too. I think its so cute that he even knows thats his dad...his buddy.

A little questionaire from Jentry's school I wanted to remember.

This is spelled the way she spelled it.

0-2 years old

Where were you born?
Orum (she was actually born in Provo but we lived in Orem)
How did you get your name?
Dad thot of it.
What did you do as a baby?
I loved patatos (it was actually sweet potatos but Im suprised she remembered this)

Age 5

What did you like to do?
Go to Ut. Lake and ride and tub in my grapas bout. (I hope you can understand this lol)
What did you play with?
Babydols.
Did you start school?
no (but its erased)

Ages 9-14

What do you like to do right now?
school
What is your favorite subject in school?
math
Who are your best friends?
Britn and Steefeny (Brittney and Stefanie)
What do you think you will be doing when you are 14?
going to school

In the Future

At what age do you want to get married?
19 (Im in big trouble here)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
vet
Where do you want to live?
Spanash Fork
Would you like someone to pick who you have to marry? Why or why not?
no, becus it woud prububl not be the rite person.

Looking Ahead

What do you think your life will be like when you are 50?
tagig car of grad cilrin (oh my gosh, we really have to work on this spelling)
How many children will you have?
5

13 weeks and still dont believe.

I have a denial problem. Actually its not a 'denial problem' I have no problem denying.

I still have a problem wrapping my brain around that Im pregnant. I've had this problem before. I just cant believe that Im really pregnant. Even when Im arfing over the toilet. I still think...there probably is just something else wrong with me and Im not really pregnant and one day Im going to go into the dr.'s office and they are going to say...woman, youre nuts, you arent pregnant. Even hearing the heartbeat..its just not real.

Maybe it'll be real once I start feeling this little one.

Update on Ader Nater Taters...

Thats Adrian for those that don't know.

He had eye surgery the other day. His one eye is at a 4. 5 means blind. They did surgery to straighten out his retina. I guess it was folded in half. They are probably going to do another surgery on the 28th or so. But his other eye is good.

I think that's pretty darn good for a baby born at 1# 4 oz. Who wasn't even supposed to make it.

He's up to 7#7 oz. Almost 6 months old.

I just wanna hug Alexis....

I just wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU to Alexis for keeping me sane. She has been my best 'internet friend' ever. EVERY SINGLE TIME I have a problem I KNOW I can just IM her and she will tell me just what to do or just whats wrong with me. Any computer problem...any health problem...anything pregnancy related thing...SHE KNOWS!! She has helped me more times then I could ever count and I just love her. Im starting to wonder if shes a real person cause how could someone know EVERYTHING like she does?

Oh yeah, she reminded me she doesnt know everything...she doesnt know anything about green jello and carrots....

Ill let that one slide.

SUPER STAR!!

So third grade has started off GREAT!!!

On the Friday of the first week of school Jentry brought this note home. She was beyond excited. I guess every week the teacher picks a boy and a girl to be the "Super Star" of the week. Jentry told me.. "I just knew it was going to be Jennifer. I was watching her the whole time just waiting for the teacher to say her name...and then she said MINE!" We made a big deal of it cause that same day she brought home a 100% spelling test. 2nd grade was not a good year for spelling so this really made her day. (and mine too! :-) )

Whats one more???

I guess I should document this.

So, were having another! Oh my goodness...

I hadnt had a period since June 15th. I took two pregnancy tests and they both came back -negative- but still no period.

Ty has a fever because he is teething and I couldnt find his dang Tylenol. So I had to go to Walmart to get some. Scott told me to pick up a test too. Because that night before I had woken up SOOOO sick. But I went and sat in the bathroom for a couple minutes and it went away. For like the last week or so I had been waking up kinda nauseous in the nights when I would wake up to feed Ty but I kept telling myself NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Silly me. So I pick up a test. COme home. And we go to church. Get home and Scott says so when are you going to take that test? I had forgotten about it. I said oh, I guess I can right now. So I went upstairs and did it. I was finishing...looking at the test and it looked a little weird to me as it was going across the window. I thought aww crap, shoulda got two because this isnt looking like its going to work. Right then I saw a big +. I said OH MY GOODNESS and just started laughing. What else could I do. So I sat on the edge of the tub and talked to myself for awhile and then I heard Jentry going down the stairs and I said...Hey, tell your dad to come up here. She did and he was up there in a flash. I was just sitting on the end of the tub with the test on the back of the toilet. I just laughed when I saw him. He picked it up and said... "Oh... is it dark enuff?" I said "YES its dark enuff! It doesnt matter how dark it is." Mind you, this is ONE DARK TEST! Soooo thats our big story

Now the big thing is...a car. They are sooo expensive and we just got the new accord and dont want two car payments so I dont know WHAT we are going to do . Mini van just isnt going to cut it cause we are going to need something 4 wheel drive so we can go up to the mountains as a family. So I dont know. We are thinking a Honda Pilot but once again... $$$$$$$$$$$ One day Im gonna be rich and wont have to worry about things like this...but until then...