Merry Christmas!

On Thursday night before Christmas, we had a December birthday party with all those who have bdays in December, which is almost half of our family!!! or at least the in laws :). We also did our sibling and cousin gift exchange. This year we decided to do one "fun" gift and one nice gift. It didn't go over as well with my family as it does with the Kunz's family. It is always a bowl of laughter to see what the siblings got for each other. For instance, this year Doug got his brother in law a faux hair hat and a t shirt that said, "I pooped today." We tried to replicate this gift for my brother and well we got some good laughs, but I am sure he would have rathered something different. Owell. Next year :)

On Friday we had another party of gingerbread making contest and yummy food and treats. Then Saturday was filled with MORE food and fun when we opened up PJs, did the nativity story, and visited the temple lights, followed by hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls at grandma's. Ya, we could do worse :). On Christmas day, we woke up super "early" and opened presents, got ready for church, then went to gma's to talk to Danny via Skype. It was REALLY great to talk to you Danny. YOU DA BOMB DIGGITY DOG! We missed church. UGH. But we had a great time with Daniel and then a huge breakfast with the family. It was a great Christmas. Monday. I just stayed in bed all day. It. Was. Great.

We were very blessed, actually EXTREMELY blessed this season to have a healthy baby girl, healthy mama, and a happy 4th grader moved to a different school far far away from the wicked witch of her old elementary school. I hope ya'lls Christmas was equally rewarding and loverly :).

Unfortunately those 3 pictures are the only ones of our Christmas at our house... Owell. We will try to do better next year!

Welcome Baby Scarlett!

I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas. Mine was a bit stressful to say the least! As hard as I tried, I was unable to get everything ready for Christmas before baby sister came. I started shopping in October for goodness sake! And I still didn't make the cut. Owell. Baby sister, Scarlett Ann Kunz, made her entrance onto this earth 5 days early.

I had been feeling some cramping and incisional pain (which can be indicative of a c section window... thinning uterus) and I was a little worried, so I went to the hospital. They called my OB and he said, "well you can either come back on Friday or we can do this tonight (sunday)" Um, DUH!!! Did he just give me the option to get this baby out NOW?!?!? Oh he sure did. I was an emotional wreck. I always get really nervous towards the end of my pregnancies, because I am fully aware of all the things that can go wrong and that crap happens even after crap happens.... So I just wanted my baby out while I could feel her moving.

I do hate getting the whole spinal thing and laying on the table, only to have my insides wacked open. I have seen C sections. I know what they are like and I am no fool that that is exactly what I have been through 5 TIMES!!! Actually, this time, I got to watch the whole thing. You see, the light above me had a perfect mirror that I could look at and see just about everything that I wanted/didn't want to. It was pretty cool, aside from the fact that it was me that I was watching being sliced open. It was a little bit disconcerting. I told the anesthesiologist that I was feeling a little bit queasy.... she told me that I had been given meds for that.... HA!!! It was because I was literally getting sick to my stomach watching :) guilty as charged. I just closed my eyes for a moment, but seeing that I am a nurse and I am totally fascinated by blood and guts, it wasn't for long.

Ok. All that was officially TMI, but at least I gave you the edited version.

So back to the stress of it all. Scarlett came a few days early and I spent 4 GLORIOUS days in the hospital. Many peeps can't stand being there, too many people in and out bothering you, but honestly, it isn't like you get peace and quiet at home and who doesn't love a little room service. I did feel bad calling the aides to change my bed or clean my bathroom or bring me some ice water or some pain meds or calling room service for food.... but hey it could be WORSE! The food wasn't bad at all, the room was pretty large, and mostly everyone was accommodating. I would do it again, although I am not entirely sure I want to have another surgery for it.

Side Note***(We planned a "surprise birthday" for Doug. It was Mikenna's idea. She said, "mom I want to have a surprise party for dad, we can decorate for him, make a cake, and have hats and balloons and then he can come in and we can say, 'Happy Birthday'" It was ADORABLE)

After I came home, I over did it just like always. Too much shopping, too much walking, too much too soon, and I landed myself back in bed for 2 days, sleeping, lights out, and no food (but not before we celebrated Doug's birthday). I was absolutely on my death bed, but I survived just in time to wake up and finish Christmas shopping, and plan our 4 family parties in a row. I seriously don't know how I survived. This season was miserable and perfect all at the same time.

New Sister in the House!

So I was thinking that it is a good thing I blog alot, because what else are you going to do for entertainment but read my blog... oh and then I realized that I DON'T BLOG alot... I need to do better because really this is kind of the place I go to to see what's been going on in my life. And maybe that is the problem! Too much has been going on. I wish I could tell you all here what exactly has transpired in the last 4 months, but seriously that would be way to much swearing out all of my frustrations and you quite frankly might be offended or think less of me and surely we can't have that.

I guess I'll keep to safer topics, like my NEW ADDITION to our little familial unit. Baby sister came a few days early. I didn't so much go into labor as I was (trying to get out of working) feeling some searing pain in my incision and spoke with a friend who is an L and D nurse and told me I should go to triage ASAP. After we got a hold of the doctor he said, "well you can deliver now or come back on Friday" Um... DID YOU JUST GIVE ME THE OPTION??? Yesiree he did and of course I said Yes to his offer, hurry it along before you change your mind!

And he did.

Scarlett Ann Kunz
Born: December 11, 2011
Weight: 6 pounds 5 ounces 2
Length: 20 inches

She is a lover. We will keep her. She has been such a sweet baby so far... even though she thinks if her eyes are open that her tummy should be being filled. Makes for some long days, but she is so sweet, I oblige... that is every 3 hours. See as a nurse we put our babies on a schedule, every 3 hours, and I guess that carries over to motherhood for me. Call me mean, but its about all I can handle with all the other wee ones wanting for my attention.

SO without further ado... Here is my Christmas present!

PS We all fight and argue about who is going to hold her... We just LOVE LOVE LOVE her.