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! :)