Week 2 of Will

The Worst Day of My Life

I've had bad days before, even horrible day but Friday was the worst day of my life EVER! Will had to be admitted to the hospital due to an infection on a sore on his head. Stephen had noticed the sore when we were giving Will his first bath (pictures to come) and thought that it was something he got from his birth. When we had Will's 2 week appointment we mentioned it to the doctor, he took one look at it and declared it infected. He took some topical cultures and some blood work. gave us some antibiotics, told us to look out for signs of Will getting worse and sent us on our way. The next day, Friday, I noticed that Will was really lethargic, pale, he wasn't interested in eating and things that used to bother him, like getting his diaper changed, and I got a little worried. We went back into the doctor and he decided Will had gotten worse, despite the antibiotics and said Will would have to be admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotics. Thus beginning my hellish experience.

We got to the hospital and the staff seemed uninterested in helping us, they suck us in a room and left us there, all the while I could hear all the nurses and a doctor laughing and chatting at the nurses station, Will just kept getting more and more pale and I got more and more nervous. I was to the point of freaking out and yelling at someone when we finally got a nurse to help us. She was somewhat useless, however, well I'm sure she wasn't useless and that's really not fair to say because I was not in the best state of mind just then, but anyway the nurse couldn't seem to get an IV started. She poked my poor baby 5+ times to no avail. Again my freak out impulse was growing and the nurse declared it was time for her to go home and we would have to wait for another nurse to come. I broke down, it is that hardest thing in the world to see your child crying and not being able to comfort them because you know that it's something that they need to be healthy. Luckily Stephen kept his head and we called my brother Jordan to help give Will a blessing. Jordan and his wife, Bri, came right over and the boys gave Will a priesthood blessing. That was a turning point in our hellish adventure. Shortly after Bri and Jordan left to get us some dinner, thanks guys, two new nurses appeared and shortly after that they found a vein and got an IV started. Thank heavens for those nurses! They were amazing! They got us calmed down, got Will comfortable and started on antibiotics and fluids, and gave us a private room so both Stephen and I could stay with Will.

Anyway, to make a long story short, Will is responding really well to the antibiotics and is getting better every day. Hopefully we will be able to take Will home today or tomorrow and proceed with oral antibiotics. Thank you everyone for the prayers and support.

One Week Old

Grandma Hepworth with her Great-grandchildren

Serious Contemplation

Matching with Daddy. Aren't my boys cute?

Ghetto Fabulous! Will had to go under the Jaundice Lights. Doesn't he look awesome?

Will actually really liked the lights. For a little while anyway.

Cousin Ella LOVES Will!

My mom stayed up with Will one night so Stephen and I could sleep. I felt SO much better the next morning but my poor mom looked like this :)

Surprise, Surprise!

So surprise, surprise.....Will came a whole month early! That's right, Stephen and I are proud parents of William John Ikaika McCuen. The entire story to come, for now enjoy some pictures.

Camping...at 35 Weeks!

So last weekend Stephen and I went camping with my sister, brother and their spouses. I know what you're thinking. She went camping when she was 35 weeks pregnant, is she nuts? Yes, I am. In my defense, however, Stephen and I didn't stay the night. We just went up for the evening. Even that we enough for me. Going to the bathroom without any facilities and a HUGE belly is no fun, let me tell you! We did have a great time otherwise though. Stephen had fun building the fire and I had fun watching everyone work :). All in all it was a great Friday night activity.

Oh, and the best part, the drive up:) It was SO bumpy that I thought I was going to deliver Will right then and there.

34 Weeks

So here I am. 34 weeks. I feel VERY pregnant. My ankles are swelling and walking is hard work, well actually everything is hard work, getting up, laying down, sitting, standing, you name it and it's hard for me to do. That's alright though because I get a baby out of the deal.

I went to the doctor today and everything looks good. Will's growing and he's positioned head down. Stephen and I are feverishly preparing for Will's arrival and are almost done, I think.

Stephen

Why, you may ask, is there a picture of my toes leading off a post entitled Stephen? Well, due to my immense pregnancy belly hindering my reach to my toes and my desire to feel attractive while in reality I feel like Jabba the Hut, Stephen was kind enough to paint my toe nails for me. He did a pretty good job too!

Stephen has been so great throughout my entire pregnancy. He painted my toe nails for heavens sake! Anything I even mention that I'm craving he wants to run out the door to store to get for me. He cooks, he cleans, he deals with my hormonal crying fits, he's pretty much amazing! I love my husband SO SO much!

Baby Showers, Weddings, and Birthdays, OH MY!

August has been an extraordinarily busy month. My family came into town at the beginning of the month and kicked off the craziness. My younger brother and cousin stayed with us after my family left, all while both Stephen and I were finishing up finals, by the way. The boys stayed with us for a week, in which we had fun playing Nintendo, going to Seven Peaks and going to the video game store. We then all drove to San Diego for my other brother's, Jordan, wedding. It was beautiful, although the weather was the chilliest I've ever experience in August, we still had a great time. Stephen and I stayed in San Diego for a week after the wedding for a well deserved vacation. We relaxed by the pool, went to the beach, played with some great friends, and my mom and sister threw me a baby shower. It was amazing! Thank you Auntie Linda for having it at your house and thank you everyone else that came for the beautiful, in a very manly way, baby boy presents. I feel so ready for Will to come.

We also celebrated my birthday while in San Diego. We had a lemon cake that was incredible! Stephen gave me something that I've wanted for years but never could afford, a Cricut machine. It cuts paper into words and shapes so I never have to buy sticky letters again! I'm so excited to use it!

It's been an eventful month but I really don't mind, it made it fly by. Oh, and by the way, only 2 months until Will makes an appearance. AHHHHH!

P.S. More pictures to come!

28 Weeks

I did it! I made it to the third trimester, well tomorrow I will have made it. I honestly never thought it would come. I'm feeling pretty good, still exhausted but good none the less. My ankles have yet to swell but I might be jinxing myself, oh well. I still don't know if I look pregnant. I still feel like I just look really fat but Stephen, being the amazingly loving husband that he is, insists that I do. People still look somewhat surprised, though, when I tell them I'm pregnant so that really doesn't boost my confidence. Oh well, I'll let you be the judge.

25 Weeks

So today I am 25 weeks along. I can't believe that I'm almost in my third trimester! I remember when I was 10 weeks along and I never thought I would get to this point, but the time has really flown by. I was hoping that in the second trimester I would get some more energy but it seems that I am destined to be tired the entire pregnancy. I am, however, not throwing up 10 times a day anymore so that's nice, right? Because I have an extraordinarily long torso I haven't really started to show until now, really I'm showing now either but I look more pregnant, I guess. So here it is, the much awaited pregnancy picture...