Ice Castles in Midway
Being the perfect procrastinators that we are, we made it to Midway on Monday for the last day to see the famous ice castles. It was crazy given that there were 503,273,874 people there and well, any outing with Khloe and Kiersten is just that.
We managed to get in after waiting in line for a good 30 minutes, walked around inside for about 20 and called it a day. Olaf had "moved back to the North Pole because it had gotten too warm" and the line to get a picture taken with the princesses Anna and the other girl from Disney's Frozen (I have yet to watch it but my girls went with my parents when they were here in December and they LOVE it) was ridiculous..at least 40 minutes long. So I took a picture of Kami with them in the background and it was good enough for her :) and called it a day.
Kiersten Mia Price
Our best Christmas present of 2013
This pregnancy was probably the hardest one yet. I had full-blown nausea from the week we learned I was pregnant up until 33 weeks (one pleasant variation from previous pregnancies: I could tolerate chicken). Other than that, everything ran smoothly and according to plan until I went in for my 39 week check-up appointment on Monday the 2nd. The minute Ambyr (my favorite nurse EVER, may I add...We just love you!) looked up at me as she checked my blood pressure, I knew I was in trouble and in for the news I was hoping not to hear this time around. My blood pressure was pretty high and given my medical history, I was in the gestational hypertension zone. Dr. McCarter (who is also amazing and I HIGHLY reccomend) checked on me and we decided I was ok to go home and wait until Wednesday (my scheduled c-section date) unless I had specific symptoms come up before then. Well, long story short, I showed up the next morning at the doctor's office because I had had terrible headaches the night before and that morning my body and mind were telling me what I already knew. This baby had to come out asap.
Without further ado, Dr. McCarter sent me to Labor and Delivery and about an hour later I fell in love at first sight for the 4th time {yes, I knew I would marry Chip the moment I saw him, believe it or not}.
Our third little princess joined our family on December 3, 2013 at 11:04 am on a beautiful, white snowy morning. Kiersten Mia was 6 pounds, 8 ounces, 21 inches long, and simply perfect. The first thing Chip said when he met her was "Look at that hair!". He wasn't joking. She had more hair than Khloe did when she was born.
Nana and Alexa were there during the procedure in the waiting area with Kami and Khloe. Honestly, I remember being taken back to my room but what happened after that is very blurry.
Feel free to skip the next paragraph if you don't care/need/want to know any details about my recovery... my memory can be terrible and I always kick myself for not recording things about my deliveries and post partum stuff.
The stay at the hospital was very enjoyable; Orem Community has the most caring, genuine, and efficient staff. My recovery has been very good even though it has been the hardest one yet {at least it felt that way for about the first 3 weeks}. Breastfeeding was painful up until 13-14 days, but this time around I asked for Newman's Ointment from the get go to avoid any bleeding which I had with Khloe day 2 at the hospital. This time around I didn't have any bleeding whatsoever. I started exercising at week 6 and am in better shape at this point in my post-partum recovery than I ever have been with my other 2.
Kiersten is on a "flexible schedule" and is doing great with her sleeping. She just turned 10 weeks and is easting every 3 hours and only wakes up twice a night to eat (goes down for the night at 10, wakes up around 2:30 and then between 6:30-7:30 {thank you BabyWise}.
Life with 3 kids has been the hardest challenge I have ever faced hands down. No kidding. I wake up every morning and tell myself "You can do this. You can do this. Heavenly Father believes in you" and that seems to help me for the most part but unfortunately, sporadic tears/sob fests are not uncommon. I love my 3 girls so much, so so much...but boy, motherhood just reached another degree of challenging, to say the least. Kuddos to the women out there who have more than 3 kids and still figure out a way to get themselves showered, dressed, and cleaned up nicely all while hauling 4 or more kids to things of life. I look up to and admire many of you, my family and friends who do this. You are truly amazing. The world is so much better because of your efforts...and I am glad that I can turn to you for encouragement, support, and inspiration.
Heaven knows how much I need those things. I am so grateful that I have been blessed with wonderful family and friends that have helped along the way, in one way or another. I am fortunate and blessed to be a mother, even though there are days like today where I woke up in pjs and even though I did shower, spent the day in pjs because picking out something civil to wear was not a priority on my already cluttered agenda for the day.
I am very blessed. I am very fortunate to have what I do. I don't know what I would do without Chip.
Without further ado, Dr. McCarter sent me to Labor and Delivery and about an hour later I fell in love at first sight for the 4th time {yes, I knew I would marry Chip the moment I saw him, believe it or not}.
Our third little princess joined our family on December 3, 2013 at 11:04 am on a beautiful, white snowy morning. Kiersten Mia was 6 pounds, 8 ounces, 21 inches long, and simply perfect. The first thing Chip said when he met her was "Look at that hair!". He wasn't joking. She had more hair than Khloe did when she was born.
Nana and Alexa were there during the procedure in the waiting area with Kami and Khloe. Honestly, I remember being taken back to my room but what happened after that is very blurry.
Feel free to skip the next paragraph if you don't care/need/want to know any details about my recovery... my memory can be terrible and I always kick myself for not recording things about my deliveries and post partum stuff.
The stay at the hospital was very enjoyable; Orem Community has the most caring, genuine, and efficient staff. My recovery has been very good even though it has been the hardest one yet {at least it felt that way for about the first 3 weeks}. Breastfeeding was painful up until 13-14 days, but this time around I asked for Newman's Ointment from the get go to avoid any bleeding which I had with Khloe day 2 at the hospital. This time around I didn't have any bleeding whatsoever. I started exercising at week 6 and am in better shape at this point in my post-partum recovery than I ever have been with my other 2.
Kiersten is on a "flexible schedule" and is doing great with her sleeping. She just turned 10 weeks and is easting every 3 hours and only wakes up twice a night to eat (goes down for the night at 10, wakes up around 2:30 and then between 6:30-7:30 {thank you BabyWise}.
Life with 3 kids has been the hardest challenge I have ever faced hands down. No kidding. I wake up every morning and tell myself "You can do this. You can do this. Heavenly Father believes in you" and that seems to help me for the most part but unfortunately, sporadic tears/sob fests are not uncommon. I love my 3 girls so much, so so much...but boy, motherhood just reached another degree of challenging, to say the least. Kuddos to the women out there who have more than 3 kids and still figure out a way to get themselves showered, dressed, and cleaned up nicely all while hauling 4 or more kids to things of life. I look up to and admire many of you, my family and friends who do this. You are truly amazing. The world is so much better because of your efforts...and I am glad that I can turn to you for encouragement, support, and inspiration.
Heaven knows how much I need those things. I am so grateful that I have been blessed with wonderful family and friends that have helped along the way, in one way or another. I am fortunate and blessed to be a mother, even though there are days like today where I woke up in pjs and even though I did shower, spent the day in pjs because picking out something civil to wear was not a priority on my already cluttered agenda for the day.
I am very blessed. I am very fortunate to have what I do. I don't know what I would do without Chip.
I can't imagine my life without him.
Or Kamila.
Or Khloe.
And now Kiersten.
Count Your Blessings
I really have to do better at this blogging thing. It is so saddening to think 9 months have gone by without a new post when so much has happened in our family!
Where to begin?
I suppose I will start by what is going on at this point in our lives and hopefully play catch up on last year's events in my next post. There have been some exciting series of events that honestly, I remember wondering 5 years ago if they would ever come to pass.
I vividly remember being a new mom to a beautiful bald, blue eyed little girl and waltzing away with her to Rob Thomas' "Little Wonders" in our little 2 bedroom rental home while feeling sad that I only had a few weeks to enjoy holding her, observing her, cuddling her, kissing her as much as I wanted when I wanted before the fall rolled around and it was time to head back to school once more.
I remember wondering if the blessings I yearned for the most where the same ones that Heavenly Father had in store for me...for my little family. With that wonder, sporadically came feelings of despair and hopelessness, feeling like "Why even get my hopes up?" "Why do 'so-and-so' get 'A,B, and C blessings' when I am trying very hard to merit all blessings and would even be content with just blessing A and not receiving any of them.
I sit here looking back at our life these past 6 years and am in awe, once more, as I can clearly see and feel the hand of the Savior in my life. Every single trial we had, every disappointment, every challenge, every change, every blessing was part of Heavenly Father's blueprint of the Price family timeline.
When Kami was coming into our lives, we were both in school and had no immediate plans to become parents.
When we wanted to welcome a sibling for Kami, months went by with disappointment of not being able to conceive.
When we learned of Kiersten's surprise arrival, not much later we found out we would have to move from our current home and had no idea how or where we would find a home that would accommodate our needs and our budget.
And yet here we are, having started the process of building our own home that will comply with those requirements.
It truly is amazing to witness how the Lord's timing works.
It is perfect.
There is no doubt in my heart that He knows me, just as much as He knows "Suzy", and that He is the great architect behind the map in my life. I am humbled and excited to begin this new facet of our lives just as much as I am sad to turn the page on our current chapter of life. We have made so many life-long friends in our ward and we just love Provo so much!
I hope that those of you who may be reading this know that my intention is not to be boastful, but to encourage and remind you that He know the desires of our hearts...perhaps better than we do. He knows and He has an individually-tailored plan for each and every one of His children. You matter to him just as much as I matter to him. What is important to me is also important to my Father.
Many times we forget that.
I know I have.
However, the beautiful truth is that if we hang on to faith and believe that our righteous wishes are important to Him, we will one day find ourselves amidst the granting of those blessings that seem unattainable and find ourselves simply amazed.
And that I am.
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for"
Where to begin?
I suppose I will start by what is going on at this point in our lives and hopefully play catch up on last year's events in my next post. There have been some exciting series of events that honestly, I remember wondering 5 years ago if they would ever come to pass.
I vividly remember being a new mom to a beautiful bald, blue eyed little girl and waltzing away with her to Rob Thomas' "Little Wonders" in our little 2 bedroom rental home while feeling sad that I only had a few weeks to enjoy holding her, observing her, cuddling her, kissing her as much as I wanted when I wanted before the fall rolled around and it was time to head back to school once more.
I remember wondering if the blessings I yearned for the most where the same ones that Heavenly Father had in store for me...for my little family. With that wonder, sporadically came feelings of despair and hopelessness, feeling like "Why even get my hopes up?" "Why do 'so-and-so' get 'A,B, and C blessings' when I am trying very hard to merit all blessings and would even be content with just blessing A and not receiving any of them.
I sit here looking back at our life these past 6 years and am in awe, once more, as I can clearly see and feel the hand of the Savior in my life. Every single trial we had, every disappointment, every challenge, every change, every blessing was part of Heavenly Father's blueprint of the Price family timeline.
When Kami was coming into our lives, we were both in school and had no immediate plans to become parents.
When we wanted to welcome a sibling for Kami, months went by with disappointment of not being able to conceive.
When we learned of Kiersten's surprise arrival, not much later we found out we would have to move from our current home and had no idea how or where we would find a home that would accommodate our needs and our budget.
And yet here we are, having started the process of building our own home that will comply with those requirements.
It truly is amazing to witness how the Lord's timing works.
It is perfect.
There is no doubt in my heart that He knows me, just as much as He knows "Suzy", and that He is the great architect behind the map in my life. I am humbled and excited to begin this new facet of our lives just as much as I am sad to turn the page on our current chapter of life. We have made so many life-long friends in our ward and we just love Provo so much!
I hope that those of you who may be reading this know that my intention is not to be boastful, but to encourage and remind you that He know the desires of our hearts...perhaps better than we do. He knows and He has an individually-tailored plan for each and every one of His children. You matter to him just as much as I matter to him. What is important to me is also important to my Father.
Many times we forget that.
I know I have.
However, the beautiful truth is that if we hang on to faith and believe that our righteous wishes are important to Him, we will one day find ourselves amidst the granting of those blessings that seem unattainable and find ourselves simply amazed.
And that I am.
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for"
Khloe turned 1
I know I sound like a broken record but I honestly cannot believe how fast time just passes me by. I feel that with Khloe, life cheated me out of more time. I remember feeling like Kami was growing up but still able to savor the process. Perhaps it is because she had my undivided attention, as opposed to having 2 children and having to do my best to give each the attention they needed, but this little girl went from being a snuggly newborn to a feisty toddler who will only cuddle with me if she is sick.
Khloe, we love you so, so much. You have been such a wonderful addition to our family. You make us laugh, smile, and too often shake our heads from the stubbornness, over-zealous desire to explore all things (trashcans not excluded), insatiable appetite, and amplified shrieks of both delight and impatience...which, by the way, I do not understand. You can't stand to wait for me or Dad to slice up a strawberry without screaming yet you seem to be ok taking your sweet time learning to walk, even though it means that it takes more effort to keep up with your sister :)
You know, Kami at your age was at least talking already...but I won't complain anymore since your first and only word so far is "Mama".
We love you sweetheart. Thank you for coming into our lives.
Do ya think she enjoyed it?!
Khloe, we love you so, so much. You have been such a wonderful addition to our family. You make us laugh, smile, and too often shake our heads from the stubbornness, over-zealous desire to explore all things (trashcans not excluded), insatiable appetite, and amplified shrieks of both delight and impatience...which, by the way, I do not understand. You can't stand to wait for me or Dad to slice up a strawberry without screaming yet you seem to be ok taking your sweet time learning to walk, even though it means that it takes more effort to keep up with your sister :)
You know, Kami at your age was at least talking already...but I won't complain anymore since your first and only word so far is "Mama".
We love you sweetheart. Thank you for coming into our lives.
Do ya think she enjoyed it?!
Kami-isms of the week
Chip comes home from work, takes shoes off at the door because they are covered in snow. He goes into Kami's room where she and I are sitting together.
Kami: "Daddy, do you know where my baby doll is?
Chip: "Yes, I do. Its in the car."
Kami: "Will you go get it?"
Chip: "But I already took off my shoes!"
Kami: "Well, put your shoes back on and go get my doll." pause. "I'm JUST kidding!" :)
Kami and I are watching tv together and snuggling.
Kami: "Mommy, I love you so much and I don't want you to die...but...in case that you do, my father will just marry another girl."
Kami: "Daddy, do you know where my baby doll is?
Chip: "Yes, I do. Its in the car."
Kami: "Will you go get it?"
Chip: "But I already took off my shoes!"
Kami: "Well, put your shoes back on and go get my doll." pause. "I'm JUST kidding!" :)
Kami and I are watching tv together and snuggling.
Kami: "Mommy, I love you so much and I don't want you to die...but...in case that you do, my father will just marry another girl."
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