Introducing...

Reagan Dawn Aivaz
January 6, 2010
5:15 p.m.
7lbs 10oz
18 3/4 inches



We are all in love with her. Especially her sister.



Birth story to come later.

So...about that...

I did not have my baby tonight. About 1 hour before I was to be there I got a call saying there was a "miscommunication" and my surgery is still set for the 12th. It is a really long story and I am still really mad, but there is nothing I can do about it. Instead I will just end by saying I feel like an idiot that I have no picture of a tiny baby to post. Tear.

Tomorrow...tomorrow...

In case you've been under a rock for the last 24 hours you probably already know that tomorrow is now the big day for us. That's 8 whole days sooner than expected. It all started yesterday afternoon. I was reading on my blessed new amazon kindle (LOVE) when I got this insane urge to sleep. I fell asleep for like 20 minutes and was woken up by some contracting. I have been having them off and on for a few days so I thought nothing of it. After a few regular ones that, mind you, were rather painful I started to time them. They were almost exactly 4 minutes apart. I drank a bunch of water and put my feet up but that didn't help at all. I didn't really want to go to the hospital because I knew they would just stop them and send me home. After almost two full hours they weren't lessening so we headed to the hospital. I told them I was scheduled for a c-section on the 12th but they had to evaluate me so I changed into that oh-so-flattering gown. They hooked me up to all the fun monitors and I was indeed having contractions. Some went off the page. It was kind of cool. Long story short, I was not dilating, so they decided to send me home, but they bumped up my surgery a week. Translation: no doctor wanted to come in last night. I am okay with the outcome because I am delivering so much sooner now. 5:30 tomorrow evening is the time and I am soooo excited to be done. I still can't eat or drink after 9am tomorrow, but I will take it. We will keep everyone posted via this blog, facebook, text messages, etc. Til tomorrow, friends.

Christmas Morning 2009

Hello friends. And Merry Christmas!! We had a great day today and hope all of you did too. I will give you a quick recap of how our morning went, just in case you care. If you don't, you are welcome to go elsewhere...rude.

Anywho, this morning began at 7:30 a.m., which is not all that early, but we didn't go to bed until 2 this morning, so it was indeed very hard to get up. Katelyn wanted to see what Santa brought her and tried to run down the stairs, but I reminded her that we needed to wait for everyone to gather for our traditional family prayer. My dad offered it and it was really nice. Well, up until Katelyn said "Hurry up, Papa" aloud. That was awkward. Once the prayer was over I sent Jason down the stairs first to capture the moment. It was excellent.

This was her reaction...



to seeing this...



She has been eying that beauty all year. Every time we went to Target she would have to spend 20 minutes playing with it. Santa was nice enough to include twin babies to care for. She literally screamed on her way down the stairs. She was so excited. It was not only insanely cute, but kind of thrilling for Jason and I. She then perused her stocking.



After some convincing she tore herself away from the nursery and proceeded to open the rest of her presents. In the interest of time, I will just add the picture of everything she got.



She made out like a bandit. That doesn't include all the stuff she got on Christmas eve from the cousins and grandparents. She is spoiled. I fear she didn't really get the real meaning of the holiday, but I did try. She does have quite the soft spot for baby Jesus, so maybe she is getting some of it.

Santa didn't forget me. He filled my stocking with all sorts of goodies and treats. He also brought me a really cool Nintendo DSi. It has a lot of cool features that I am loving. Sometimes I am a jerk to Santa, but he is so good to me.

We hope all of you had a great day and that you were able to take some time and think about the Savior and what He has done for us. I know for a lot of us 2009 wasn't the greatest year, but truthfulness of the Gospel helps me to keep the right perspective. We love all of you and wish you the very merriest Christmas.

Baby Update

So I had 2 doctor appointments yesterday. At my regular check up the doctor told me my C-section date. January 12th. I said to myself "yeah, no. Thats not going to work for me. That's the first day of the winter semester for Jason". I then explained that to the good doc. He told me there is a chance the hospital would reschedule, but he made it sound like they are less than bendable. I whined to my mom for awhile but then decided maybe it's not that big a deal. Besides, I watch "Baby Story"- aren't scheduled c-sections always in the morning? Jason's class isn't til late afternoon, if he even decides to go. We can make it work, I tell myself.

Off to appointment #2. My final ultrasound. Baby looks good. They measured her and her head is apparently gigantic. So was Katelyn's. "Beautiful lips", they say. So were Katelyn's. Then the doctor tells me she is measuring pretty big. They are estimating her at 5 lbs 9 oz currently. They tell me that she may be well over 8 lbs. Well, I was told Katelyn was ginormous and was probably going to be over 9 lbs. She didn't even break 8, so I don't really trust ultrasound estimations.

When I got home, there was a letter for me. It was from the scheduler for my doctor and the hospital. There was my surgery date. January 12th. Then I looked at the time. 5:30 p.m. Arrive at 3:30 p.m. Jason's class is at 2:45 p.m. My first thought was that it was apparently my turned to be hated by the universe. Then I thought "who the crap has a c-section at 5:30 at night? Don't they know I can't eat or drink for 8 hours prior?". I was real mad. After Jason got home we talked it over. He really doesn't think it will do any good to try and reschedule it. He is just going to miss the first night of school. He actually thinks it's kind of funny. I missed the humor in the situation, but I am trying to find it. The only thing I am truly upset about is the evening thing. It makes no sense.

That's all. I feel a little better now.

Trick or Treat

Okay, so I am irritated. I have several gripes. I will get to them, but first I just have to say that I can't believe it's November! My favorite month! Thanksgiving is my very favorite day of the year. I am excited. Anywho, I had a Halloween party last week for Katelyn's cousins and friends. It was so cute. Seriously. We had pizza, played musical pumpkins (they had NO idea what they were doing) , and had a costume parade at the park by our house. It was so fun. I would post pictures here, but I don't have any. That would be gripe #1. I don't know what the deal was, but when I replaced the batteries, it just stopped working. Jason was gone so I couldn't just make him figure it out. Unfortunately, he was dressed up then too, so I don't have any pictures of his costume. It was killer. He was originally going to be Jon Gosselin, but at the last minute decided to go with Matt Foley. Priceless, I assure you.

After the party was over Jason fixed the camera and for that I was grateful because we still had the Trunk or Treat to document. Gripe #2 here. When was it decided that it's okay for teenagers with no costumes and giant attitudes to trick or treat?! I mean, come on. I quit trick or treating when I was like 11. These fools crash the church parking lot (which is fine, visitors are welcome), trample the little kids, shove a bag in your face and act like it's their right. First of all, PUT A FREAKING COSTUME ON. Secondly, use some stinking manners! What ever happened to saying "Trick or Treat" and "Thank you"? It pretty much ruined my night. Katelyn couldn't wait to leave. Besides all that, we had fun. Here are some pics.



I mean, besides the smirk on her face, have you seen a cuter Tinkerbell? Didn't think so.



Here are Katelyn, Cora and Andrew as Tinkerbell, Rosetta, and Scary Skeleton Guy.


This is Cullen and Ireland, Shannon's twins. You can't tell really well in this picture, but they hat the best costumes. He is a magician and she is a buuny in a hat. They were adorable. Ireland really hated that hat and would not stay in it.This is all of them. No one was really looking, but aren't they cute? I love that you really have no idea if Andrew is even looking or happy or sad or what. Masks are rad like that.


Now, since we knew we wouldn't be home in the early evening, we turned the lights out and thought it was made clear that we weren't handing out candy at home. Gripe #3. Isn't it common knowledge that if a light isn't on, you don't come knocking? After 26 people rang the doorbell, we had to put a sign on the door. I mean really, what's wrong with people.

The night wasn't very eventful after that. We put Katelyn to bed and just watched useless shows. Then we remembered daylight savings time was to begin. Happy Dance! Momentary bliss. Then I remembered...gripe#4. Daylight savings time means nothing to Katelyn. And, just as I expected, instead of the usual 7:30 wake-up call, I got it at 6:30. Why are kids evil? Just kidding. Only sort of.

As for everything else, it's all good. I am 29 weeks now, but I look like I am about 49 weeks. It is going faster now, though, and I appreciate that. Everyday I keep thinking I will start to get things together, but I keep putting it off. One day. That is all for now. Til next time.

Cravings

So, I have a lot to blog about. For real. Katelyn's birthday party (2 months ago), our trip to Cherry Creek, etc. However, I don't want to. Sorry. Today it's all about me. And my cravings.

Last time around I never really had cravings. If something sounded good I just had to have it right then. This time has been the same- with the exception of one little thing...


I can't stop thinking about the goodness that is this place. I always want it. Like, ALL the time. I had it last month when I went to St. George and since then it has been even worse. I almost made Jason take us there today just to have it for lunch, but I stopped myself because he and I are going in 2 weeks. I am seriously counting the days until my beautiful fry sauce and I will be reunited.

That is all for now. Any of you preggo's having cravings?