Great Grandma and Papa's

Kamryn went on her first vacation this last weekend--we were able to drive up to my dad's parents house in Coeur d'Alene, ID and visit with them. It was a quick trip (one day driving up, 4 days there and one day driving back). But it was very fun. Kamryn is a great traveler! :) Sleeping the whole way there and the whole way back! :)

Grandma and Papa just adored her and pampered us all weekend. Kamryn picked her first raspberries and had her first birthday cake! :)





We were up there for her one month mark, so Grandma made a cake for her! :) So cute!

We also took our first "official" family picture up there--not downloaded yet but I'll post them soon! :)

One Month Old!

Yesterday was the 24th of August and Kamryn's one month "birthday"! :)

We spent her "birthday" up in Cour D'Alene Idaho with Great Grandma and Papa Moe. Some things she is doing now that she didn't do a month ago are:
Smiling more (almost every time Grandma talks to her she has smiled at her!)
Recognizes mom's voice and when mom is holding her vs. someone else (not necessarily a GOOD thing because later it'll be hard to get out of the habit...but Mom doesn't mind so much! It feels good to be loved and needed by such a sweet thing!)
Very aware of lights and movement around her--loves computer screens, windows, televisions, etc. Anything with light!
Can lay on the floor by herself for longer periods of time now (like 5 minutes at most) before screaming to move and get something else to look at.
Getting better at tummy time!
Newborn onesies are finally starting to look a little snug--not too bad yet but she'll be out of them before we know it!
She can go further between feedings. Go further between naps as well.

We are amazed at how fast a month went by! It doesn't seem like it could really be that long! We are savoring every moment with her and are so crazy about her.

Here are some pictures from Friday night (so almost a month old)... I'll post more from yesterday as soon as I actually get them uploaded onto the computer! :)

Super Dad!

Ryan had his hands full this past weekend. We went up to my parents and his parents houses last Friday night to visit and while we were there I suddenly got the chills and ended up with a fever. I was sick to my stomach and had migrane-like headaches and a fever. Needless to say I didn't sleep well that night...and I was very very paranoid about how close I was to Kamryn because I didn't want her to get whatever I had. I knew that it could potentially be infection from giving birth 3 weeks ago, but there was still the possibility that it could be a virus and that scared me. So, Ryan took care of me--shivering in bed, crying because I didn't know what else to do-- and took care of Kamryn when she got up in the middle of the night. I had luckily been able to pump a bottle of milk the day before so he fed her Friday night so I wouldn't have to be near her when I had a fever of 102.6. It was a long night, but we survived.

Saturday morning we called the on-call doctor and he said maybe I should go get looked at at an instacare. I was so miserable so we went. And sure enough they found out I had a breast infection (like many women get who are breastfeeding) and he prescribed pain killers and antibiotics. By that night I felt MUCH better! And I was very relieved that Kamryn wasn't at risk to get a fever or a virus!


Otherwise, we're doing fine here. We are trying to take full advantage of the last few weeks of summer. And we're taking pictures galore of our little one. Here's some of the latest!

Helping mommy and daddy work at the office of our apartment complex!



Looking cute! (Very good at holding her pacifier in AND flipping it out with her hands!!)

Tummy Time

Last post today...promise! :)

Another big thing that is new in our lives now is Kamryn's tummy time every day. From day one she has had great neck and leg strength...always pushing and kicking and lifting her head up to see things! Now we're helping her build arm and neck and tummy strength! She is okay for about a minute but then screams and screams for 3 or 4. Then finally she'll relax again and put her head down and just lay there for a little bit. Then she'll scream and scream again! It's kinda cute (and funny) how much she wears herself out! :) But she is getting stronger!

(I have a video but can't upload it right now for some reason...I'll try again later!)

Our Baby Girl

Kamryn is doing well. 19 days old! Can't believe it! She is getting bigger and bigger by the day. At her 2 week check up she was 7 lbs 14.5 oz and 20 and 2/3 in long. I bet she's about 8 lbs. already. She is getting those fun baby rolls in her arms and legs now. And she even has baby acne starting to show now. She used to HATE having her diaper changed but now we are getting better at not screaming every time! :) She also used to scream in the bath but now just sits and enjoys it. We're still doing it in the sink because she still fits and she likes the water running on her legs.



As the days go by, I'm finding the parts of her that remind me of me and parts of her that remind me of Ryan. Kamryn definitely has Ryan's flat feet, his ears, his eyes and eyebrows, and I think that she MAY have a dimple on her right cheek which is DEFINITELY from Ryan! (It's very slight right now and we only see it when she smiles big...so we're still not sure but we'll see!) She has my brittle/soft nails and hangnails (darn it!). She also is my little girl when it comes to sleeping positions. She doesn't care for sleeping on her back much (which because of SIDS is how she HAS to sleep at night unfortunately) so we'll try to rock her to sleep and then gently put her on her back for the night. She also has to have her hands up by her face and likes to snuggle up in a ball and up close to someone or something. That is definitely from me!



I love being a mom! It feels like I've been doing this forever (in a good way) (even though it's only been 20 days) but at the same time there are new adventures and challenges every day and I love it! I don't think I have quite grasped the concept that I actually have a child that is my very own--but every once in a while I catch glimpses of the fact that she really is mine. That each day needs to be savored and remembered because she will grow up and never be at this stage of life again. Then I am filled with gratitude for her and thank my Heavenly Father for sending her to us! I am excited to watch her grow up through the years and I'm excited to raise her---but nothing ever will be like these first few months again.

Ryan's Design Blog

A big new thing in our home right now is Ryan's newfound love for blogging! All Summer long he has been playing around with photoshop---photo editing and creating other things. He has been having fun finding tutorials online and then creating pretty cool designs for business cards, greeting cards, and other things. THEN recently he has found a place (a blog) to post them all for people to see and for him to have a fun way to look at them. So, go to http://rsdesignguru.blogspot.com/ and check out stuff he has done!

Green goop!

A couple of weeks ago we went to a Dr. appointment and they tested my iron level in my blood. It was a little lower than they like it to be so they told me a few ways to get more iron in my diet. one of those ways was to eat spinach and other things. So, Ryan and I have been making smoothies recently with strawberries, orange juice, pineapple and other yummy things and then spinach too! :) (got the idea from a couple of different ladies I know ...) Amazingly you can't really taste the spinach in the drinks...but it doesn't make it look very pretty! Ryan has a hard time adding the spinach at the end after mixing everything else together. It looks so yummy before the spinach is in there...then it just looks like green or brown goop! But we still eat it because they taste so good! :)

school's out!

I'm FINALLY done with all my coursework for my bachelor's degree! Yipee!

So I'm not completely done yet...have student teaching left to do...but as far as actual in class-lecture classes---I'm done! I took my last final this afternoon!! :)

It's amazing how finishing up this class this summer and having a baby all worked out. If Kamryn had been born on her due date or even a day later, I may have had trouble taking my final. But it all worked out just fine!

Kamryn is doing great. Hard to believe she is 12 days old already! We just can't get enough of her though! Love her like crazy! (Even when she drives us crazy!) :) Speaking of..I think I gotta go change a full diaper! Talk to you all later! ;)

Kelsey's Blog

My sister Kelsey has a blog now! So...for those of you who know her but didn't hear this yet, you can get to her blog at:

www.kelseyweed.blogspot.com

Invite her to yours too! If you need her email, ask me!

More family and friends

Uncle Eric finally got to see Kamryn at 9 days old! He was on heritage tours for the past 3 weeks and loved it--but was SO excited to come home to see his niece! He stayed by her side all night!
One of mom's wonderful visiting teachers! -- Shannon

Mom's friend-- Metta
Mom's cousin and family-- Angela, Ryan and Ryanna (their other two kids aren't in this picture)

Jaundice---not quite but...

We came home Saturday morning around 9 and right before we left the hospital, the nurse let us know that Kamryn's biliruben levels had been tested by the pediatrician that morning and she was in the moderate risk zone for jaundice. So they told us to go to Utah Valley hospital Lab Sunday morning to test biliruben levels in her blood again. We went Sunday morning and found out her levels had increased and she was now in the high-risk zone, SO the doctor ordered a bili-light to come to our house for her to be under for 24 hours and then we had to test her the next day (Monday).

This is her first night under the lights---looks so uncomfortable doesn't it?!
Needless to say she didn't like it very much. I, as mom, didn't like it very much either and couldn't sleep with my little girl under there and fussy.

We went again Monday morning to test her and the levels had gone down, but not enough. So she had to be under the lights for another 24 hours. (Darn!) My parents came down that night to help us take our minds off the fact that she was under there. It wasn't all that bad actually when she was asleep! But when she was awake---she did NOT like it!

We tested her again Tuesday morning and her levels went down just enough to not have her under the lights for 24 hours! Yay! They wanted us to go again Wed morning to make sure she was stable. We went Wednesday and the levels were alright...but they wanted to go one more day. So FINALLY Thursday morning she got poked again (poor girl) and we went to the doctor's office and he said she was stable and did not need to be under the lights anymore!! Hooray!!

So this tiny little girl of ours has spent her first week of life getting her feet poked (5 times) and had to spend 48 hours under bright lights in a suitcase! What an interesting first experience! (We joked around all week about how going to the hospital to be poked was just a part of our morning routine. Luckily she's young enough she won't remember any of it! :) She's been pretty good today, even though we took that part out of the routine! :) jk

I was looking at her feet yesterday after all the poking and had to take a picture. Poor little girl! I'm just glad and grateful it wasn't worse and we didn't have to live at the hospital for anything!

Visitors!

We were only at the hospital for 48 hours after Kamryn was born and we had SO many friends and family come (some multiple times) to see her and help us. It was wonderful! We just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your support and love for us! We are so blessed to live so close to so many loved ones! (Pictures aren't in any particular order...just wanted to recognize all of you that have seen her already and we recognize that there are many more to post in the future!!)

Aunt Sara
Uncle Ryan
Granda (Grammy)?? We're not sure what her name is yet! :) (If anyone has any ideas...let us know!!) :)
Grandad
Grandpa
Great Grandma and Grandpa Seamons
Cassie (Friend's daughter)
Uncle Austin
Nancy (Mom's best friend)
Great Aunt Tami, Mom's Cousins: Ashley and Aimee
Mom's cousins: Some of the Heuer family-- Robin, Jeff, Ben, and Caleb
Great Aunt Donelle
GG (Great Grandma Burdett)
Aunt Krista
Aunt Kylie
Uncle Brandon
Cousin Jacob Heuer

Great Aunt Darla
Great Aunt Bev and Uncle Kevin and cousin Thomas
Friends of mom and dad: Geoff and Amanda
Friend of Mom and Dad: Kristin

Friends of mom and dad: Scott and Latissa
Uncle EricGrandma
Aunt Kelsey

Other Uncle Eric was on Heritage tours when Kamryn was born so we don't have a picture of him with her yet... we will soon though! :)

Again, we love you all and are so grateful for all you do for us!

Coming home

Kamryn is already a week old! It's hard to believe! (And it's hard to believe I haven't blogged again yet... :( sad) But here I am and I have PLENTY to say! :) And to show!

COMING HOME!!!


All ready to come home!! :) Saturday morning the 26th we were discharged from the hospital. Kelsey and I went shopping last week before she was born and found the cutest outfit with matching hat, bib, and booties for Kamryn to wear home. Unfortunately, the hat, bib, and booties were a little too big--but I couldn't not put the hat on her. It's TOO cute! :)


Family picture--just about to leave the hospital!


Happy daddy! :)