I made the long drive to Tremonton to let the boys see some farm animals (ok, Terry’s stepdad had to buy a pig and invited me along, but you get the idea!) This place had some serious farm equipment and really cute animals!
Deacon loved the very huge tractor
Mini horses!
Puppies!
Giant pigs!
And one cute little boy
We got some pictures of the new babe the other day. He wasn’t very cooperative, but I think they turned out pretty cute! Thanks to Kylee for taking them. Check out her blog at http://kcoulamphotography.blogspot.com/
This is a pretty random post, but these two boys are keeping me on my toes!! I’m loving every second of it, though. It’s definitely easier the second time around!
Terry bought this outfit for Deacon. What a stud!
Having fun at Grandpa’s
So precious!
He’s finally here!! Evan Ross Rees arrived Tuesday March 9th at 7:37 am (his lungs definitely work!) He weighed in at 7 lbs 5 oz, which is pretty tiny compared to Deacon who weighed 8 lbs 12 oz, but I guess considering what happened in January it’s pretty good! He has been a pretty mellow dude so far, which has made recovery a breeze. I got to go home a day early, and I’m feeling great!
Last pregnant picture before we head to the hospital
He’s here!!
So glad he made it!
So what did Deacon think of his new brother? Check it out
This post is about 7 months late, but oh well! I’m getting nostalgic now that Evan is so close to being here. Maria gave me this cute “bear chair” for one of my showers, so I decided to take Deacon’s picture by it every month to mark his growth. Some months were harder than others to get the little guy to hold still, but I think it was worth it!
All I can say is wow. What a crazy couple of weeks!! Let me explain. I know the human body is an amazing thing, but when things go wrong, they go way wrong! I woke up a couple of weeks ago feelin’ fine, then went to meet my sis-in-law at the Treehouse for a playdate with the kiddies. By the time I got in the car and and started driving, I knew something was wrong. I was crampy and sweaty but thought it would go away. I only lasted 30 minutes at the Treehouse and had to head home because I felt so ill. My sis-in-law Jenny was worried sick!! I thought I could make it home, but it was not to be. I guess I should feel lucky that there was a wreck on the freeway, which shut it down to a standstill, thus making it impossible for me to drive home. I was trying to exit the freeway, but I was so lightheaded and dizzy that I thought I might pass out. I wasn’t sure if I should flag down another driver (yeah it was that bad) or just pull over when I started puking in the car. I felt a little better and rolled down the windows for some ice cold winter air to perk me up. That helped for about 2 minutes when it happened again!! By now I’m freaking out. My car is full of puke, I have Deacon with me and I can barely hold my head up to drive. I make to the ER, where they tell me they aren’t sure what’s going on, so they pumped me full of morphine and sent me home. The next day the pain has localized to the lower right side, and I can barely move. Thank goodness for good family members that took Deacon so I could rest! By Friday night my appendix had ruptured (unbeknownst to me) and I was in some serious pain. The next morning my sis took me to another ER where they wasted no time figuring out what was wrong. I was having contractions like crazy, had a temperature of 104, and was in serious pain! They quickly figured out it was my appendix and I was rushed to surgery. 6 days later (yes, 6!!) I finally got to go home! I knew appendicitis could be serious, but I didn’t realize how serious it was when it ruptures AND you’re 8 months pregnant. Baby Evan was a champ during the whole ordeal, too. Thank goodness for awesome doctors and stellar nurses!! Can I just say that Mckay-Dee hospital rocks?! Please go to there if you are ever sick. They are amazing! They care so much for the patients and take so many precautions to make sure everything is okay (not that I’m excited to go there again in 6 weeks to have a baby, but at least I will already know all the nurses!) I’m still in some pain, but every day I get better and better. Thanks so much to all my family, especially Jenny for coming to the ER to take Deacon, and Maria and Tammy for dropping everything to watch Deacon all day. Thanks to Kristy for driving me to the ER for the second time and to all my family for the food, flowers and visits! And especially to my precious pookie Terry for turning into Mr. Mom. He took over the whole household while I was sick and did such a great job! He made sure Deacon was fed and bathed and in good hands, and stayed with me in the hospital every second that he could AND still worked! (Do you know how uncomfortable it is to sleep over at the hospital and go to work the next day? Just ask Terry)I love you so much!! Can’t wait for baby Evan to get here and have everything get back to normal!
