KB's Pics

Kaleb loves to get a hold of the camera and take pictures. Here are a few of the usable ones. Say cheese Dad.

Took a picture of his neighbor friend, Macie, when they came to the hospital to visit.

And here he is trying to take a picture of himself. We need to get him his own camera. He has almost ruined the one we have, to many drops on the floor.

Gateway

I got a little behind with the birth of sister and all but now I am catching up on what has been going on. These pictures are from when we went to Gateway for two reasons. This was on the Saturday before Kaija was born. The reasons for going was 1- I took the blue cohosh that was supposed to make me go into labor (but didn't). I took it then I walked around Gateway to try and get the contractions started. 2nd- was for Kaleb to have a good time and from the pictures you can see that he did. Here he is with the ball contraption thing. He likes to pull this face lately when getting his picture taken.

The policeman. Not quite sure since Mikko was the one with him while I was out walking.

He loves playing horse with Dad and so he looks like he enjoyed pretending on this horse as well.

He loved the Helicopter that the have on top of the building. Dad said that he was so excited when you pushed the button and it makes the noise like it is actually going to take off.

When he saw these pics he told me about how he pushed the button and then he made the helicopter sound. He is so animated.

Daddy and son had a great time together and I am glad they had the opportunity to spend the afternoon together just Father and Son.

Too Cute

Just had to post this picture of our cute little girl. This was her coming home outfit and she sure does like to sleep. And people keep asking how her name is pronounced. Kaija is a Finnish name and the "j" makes a "y" sound.
And this is KB's first photo that he has taken of his sister. He loves to use the camera. At least he got most of her in the frame.

1st Pics of Baby Sister

Right after the birth. I was happy and surprised to get to hold Kaija for a long time after the birth. I asked the midwife and nurses if she was OK and they kept reassuring me that she was. KB was taken away after birth because of his breathing problems so this has been a new experience. I was happy it was over if you can't tell and it is a good thing we did not video the birth. Mikko said I had CRAZY eyes during the pushing phase. He said he is glad that he is not a woman.
7lbs and 15oz, 21 inches. Baby sister was a whole pound bigger than her big brother and couple inches longer. He better watch out.

Another shot after the whirlwind delivery. I still can't believe how fast it went.

The first meeting KB was not sure about his sister but he seems to be doing a lot better now. We will see what being home is going to be like.

Our little girl, she looks just like KB did.

Lots of hair.

Daddy Daughter, so precious.

Going home. It was a task to get our car seat back to infant size it was still set up for a one year old.

Mikko did a little decoration and I was so happy that he did.

Labor Delivery Story of Kaija

This may not be the most exciting thing to read but I am doing it for my own history. You have been warned. It is May 19th and I am 19 days more pregnant that I have ever been and so uncomfortable my due date is not until the 30th but do not think I can take it much longer as it was hard to move at this point. I went to the Dr. on Monday the 18th and was still dilated between 2-3 which I had been for 2 weeks. I was so disappointed because I had been trying all the things people suggest for labor to start. Walking, spicy foods, yes even sex and also an herb my sister in law told me about. Well Monday night I decided to do some manual labor and picked weeds out of the garden and raked in the weed killer into the dirt.

So the morning of the 19th I woke up around 6am and I had started leaking a little bit of fluid. So I decided to take some more of the herb and then go walking. Had some contractions while walking but stopped once I was done walking. Then I got ready for the day and Kaleb and I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. I continued to leak fluid and I left a message at my midwifes office and was waiting for a response. 

I put Kaleb to down for his Nap around 1:30 I got to the bathroom and a lot of fluid leaks I call office again and my midwife was not working today they tell me to come in and be checked by another midwife. I get Kaylynn to come to the house to be with Kaleb and to take care of him. 

Mikko meets me at the office water is totally breaking and I start contractions once there. I am dilated to a 5 the send me to hospital. I get to hospital at 2:40pm they are trying to get me all checked in and getting set up in a room. The contractions are pretty close together. First nurse tries to start and IV to take some blood and that was painful and it did not work. There was a shift change right then so other nurse tries other hand and that again was painful but finally got it in after my hand bleeding all over the place. 

My midwife gets there and she was great. She helped coached me through the contractions Mikko was busily rubbing my back. CNM Sandae Bonare knew just what to do she coached me through well and so did Mikko. I did pretty good with contractions breaking and grunting low through them. Then she thought I should try going to the bathroom cause she thought it would help move the baby down and it work it was time to push. I told them I didn't want to push because I remembered how painful it was to push with Kaleb. I am doing this all natural so no pain killers here. Then get me ready I squat and push the pain is excruciating and I start the screaming. I think I pushed a couple of time in the squat but I did not want to do it. They have me sit back a bit with my legs up I push a couple more times and the head comes out and it was so painful they asked me to push one more time to get the shoulders out and they say that is all I need to do. I remember asking if it will hurt less and they say yes. I push again and she came out with a flood of liquid and all other kinds of things. I made it and she was out.

Kaija Elisa Puikkonen was  born on May 19th at 4:02pm weighing 7lbs 15ounces and is 21 inches long. She is all healthy and laying on my chest. I ask if she is OK and they say yes. I was concerned because Kaleb had breathing and lung problems but Kaija is all good. 

I tore a little bit and they had a little trouble getting the placenta out. The cord was only attached by nerves which is not the norm so it pulled off from the placenta and then the placenta started coming out in pieces and the nurse had to push down on my stomach to help get it out. Finally after a pit it came out I was sewed up and it was all over. We go home tomorrow from the hospital and it will be a new experience to have two children and to see how KB adjusts. The first day he would not touch her or hold her he did not want to be by me either. But today he would talk to her and touch her so hopefully it will get better.

Pregnancy Woes

OK first of all I don't want any comments on my ugly toes. Yes my toes look like they are really long but the reality is I have SHORT big toes and yes I know what they look like so don't ask if I have seen them.

OK I just have to say that women who love to be pregnant are crazy or lying, but maybe just maybe there are women out there who actually do have painless pregnancies......good for them they can have all the rest of the children that I am not going to have. Well this pregnancy has been very different from KB's and I have not enjoyed it and therefore don't plan to do it again. We are done after this little girl comes out which I hope is very soon.

I did not get any swelling of my feet with KB but this time my feet have hurt all the time and this is how fat they are now it is really gross and not comfortable at all. I can not wear any of my shoes except flip flops and an old stretched out pair of sneakers.

I am 4 days more pregnant than I have ever been before and my due date is still 26 days out but don't see how in the world I can make it 26 more days. I can't move around in bed after I lay down without great difficulty and my right hand constantly falls asleep in the night and I wake up almost every two hours from the throbbing pain in my hand. When I try to go walking for exercise I have constant contractions and of course my feet are huge!! I so want to get this baby out so I can at least try to have a normal body. :o)

Baby Shower for Sister

Yesterday my neighbor had a baby shower for me and baby sister. I was a little nervous that people would think it was weird that I was having a shower for a 2nd baby but this time it is a girl. It was great I got lots of clothes which is such a blessing for us. We so appreciate the support that family and friends have given to us. Angie did a wonderful job of putting the shower together and I really appreciate her kindness. I feel really blessed to have her as a neighbor she has helped me out in so many ways.

A great surprise was how many of my family showed up they mean a lot to me. Being the last one married out of 9 and most of my siblings children are mostly grown up I sometimes think that I am on a different level then them and that they would not want to support me but that is just not true. I love them and am grateful for them all.
Surprise surprise my sister Kristi showed up to the shower coming from 5 hours away it was such a surprise and great to see her. Thanks so much for coming what a great sister you are!!

Panu and Leah Goodbye

We had a get together with the hubby's side of the family to say goodbye to Panu and Leah. They have left already to Australia and will be married next month and wont be back for a few years or so. Seija wanted a family picture which I understand but I looked so hideous in all the pictures. Being 8 months pregnant is not at all flattering on me. This shot was the least hideous of them all. I told everyone that this picture confirms that I look like a very fat Pat Benatar. If only I was getting royalties from "Love is a Battlefield"
P & L get to plan a little game about how well they know each other. They did not do too bad.
KB with his soon to be newest aunt. Too bad we don't get to be around them to hang out. But hopefully we will get to go to Australia and visit them that would be fun. But I don't want to take two kids on that long of a plane ride. Hubby better make more money so we can fly 1st class. :o)
Seija also had a little surprise baby shower for me that was so nice and unexpected. KB had fun opening the gifts.
The last pic I plan to post of me looking like this. Eeewwww gross. Thanks to the P family for giving me such wonderful gifts that baby sister will be so glad to have.

Little Helper

We got some curbing last fall but did not remove the sod until now. Here is Kaleb helping us out. He loves to throw the dirt all over the lawn. His dad says he will be mowing the lawn soon!!

Easter Bunny

As I mentioned on the Easter post that we saw Kaleb at the grocery store and Kaleb could not help but just stare at him. Well we went and picked up the picture and it was funny when we walked into the store he went right over to the place where the bunny was before to look for him and was dissapointed that there was no easter bunny there.

Easter

I did not tell KB about the Easter bunny just told him that the Easter bunny brought him something this morning. It was really fun. When he saw the basket there was a little bunny in it and he grabbed it and said Easter Bunny. The day before we went to Dicks Market to make a deposit at the bank and they had a guy dressed up as the Easter Bunny. When KB saw him he just froze and stared at him for the longest time until a worker asked if we wanted a picture. He was hesitant to sit on his lap but did it and would not smile for the picture after the pic he just kept staring at the bunny I had to finally pull him away.

KB loves planes so he got a bunch of them in his basket.

Left over toy from Christmas that we did not give to him so used it for Easter. I was afraid he would not be interested in it but he loves it and says where is the farmer when he wants to play with it.

This was my attempt of getting him to smile for the camera so he could show off his messy face from the robin eggs. I was proud of myself I only bought one kind of candy and did not give him a ton. But really that is just because I am tired and lazy and then I would end up eating most of it anyway.

We also colored Easter eggs and Kaleb had fun putting some stickers on the eggs. It will be nice when he is older so that he can actually color them, too messy to let a 2 year old have control over dye.

Since we did not go to Kanab this year we only did a little over a dozen of eggs. I had to keep on the tradition since this was one of the most fun things we did on Easter weekend when I was a kid, besides rolling them at the dunes. We did not roll eggs but on Sunday I hid some eggs around the yard and let KB have an Easter egg hunt and he loved it and he got the eggs cracked and ready for me to peel and make deviled eggs. :) We had dinner over at the hubby's brother's house and the in-laws were down as well. It was a yummy meal and then we had some excitement, somehow KB twisted his leg and he would not walk on it and would cry so we went to the instacare. They did an x-ray but did not find anything wrong with his leg. Yesterday he was on and off all day. Running around one minute then saying his leg hurt the next. This morning he seems to be fine so hopefully we don't have to make another visit to the doctor.

Like Father Like Son

I was in the kitchen doing something and I turned around to see this. There is good and bad about this. I mean the picture is so dang cute....Kaleb being just like his Daddy. But on the other had the magazine he is looking at is some warhammer thing not sure what the stuff is called but I will not be pleased if KB follows his dad into the computer gaming world. I think to much time is entirely wasted on those games. But I am not at fault I waste PLENTY of time watching TV. Anyway it is a cute pic and KB calls the books his roboty books and he likes to look at them.

Snappy Dresser

What a snappy dresser I must say. This kid cracks me up.

Yucky Pregnant Pics

These are the reasons I always am the one taking the pictures and not in them. I don't think I have to many pictures of me pregnant with Kaleb either. But I figures I may want them sometime far in the future. I am 31.5 weeks pregnant in this pictures. I have gained way to much weight with the pregnancy the DR. even tells me so. Gotta love that. I am so looking forward to the at least 70 lbs I am going to have to loose after baby sister is born. I was taking these with a timer and Kaleb thought it was great fun and wanted to be in the pictures too.
I go to the Dr. this Wednesday for another appointment and I am sure they will do another test to see if I might go into labor in the next two weeks which I don't think I will. I was supposed to go in a couple of weeks ago but I was sick and got out of it. I don't  enjoy having a pap every time I go in. Anyway I have braxton hicks all the time but nothing else has changed so I think we are doing OK. Sleeping has become VERY uncomfortable and I wonder why women keep doing this over and over again. Maybe it is because I am older but my Mom had to been crazy to do this 9 times but glad she did or I would not be with my family that I have.

This last weekend was fun, My nephew Terence got married so Kaleb and I went down to Utah Valley for the Luncheon and then Mikko joined us for the reception. The events were very nice. Then my parents came and stayed with us Saturday night. The men went to the priesthood session and Mom and I made a Lemon Custard Souffle. It turned out pretty good. Kaleb loves Grandma and Grandpa and was very sad that they had to leave on Sunday and especially because they were in the truck and Kaleb very badly wanted to go with him. He is all boy.