She's here!!!

Jenna Denise Ovard

born July 28, 2008

at 1:46 am

weight 6 lb. 12 oz. and 18 1/2 in long

So, she was 3 1/2 weeks early, but since she is doing fine I'm so glad she is here now! I know, for those of you who go to your due date or past, your thinking, wah, but that last week and a half was so hard and uncomfortable. She felt like she grew so much everyday. My skin was stretched to the limits. I started having contractions on Saturday the 26th, (on my own, mind you! No help from a certain someone) So by 4 pm on Sunday I decided they were close enough together to go to the hospital. We took the kids to my sister Cynthia's in Payson (thank you so much to her!) and went to get checked. I was at a 4 and after an hour of very consistent contractions, wasn't progressing. So I walked for another hour, again with consistent contractions and still no progress. My doctor was on his way to Provo anyway so he decided to stop by and check me himself. He noticed that my water was on the verge of breaking on its own so he didn't want to send me home all the way to santaquin. So he broke my water. After a few more hours of more consistent contractions I was only at a 6 maybe 7. So I decided to get an epidural, hoping to relax and dilate. It worked. They gave me a little pitocin (sp?) and I was suddenly at a 10. I pushed 3 times and she was out!

I got to nurse her right away and she did great! It was the first time I got to nurse in the delivery room. I loved it!
Later that morning, after getting maybe an hour of sleep, I found out that she needed a little bit of oxygen, and she was breathing way too fast. After sitting with her for a couple of hours in the nursery, her breathing had slowed down enough to go feed her. She was still eating well so they just kept watching her,but allowing me to feed her. They made her stay through the next night and put her under the lights, since her jaundice levels were getting too high. But they brought her in every three hours for me to feed her. I actually slept pretty well. We both got to go home on Wednesday morning. Jeremy left the kids with my friend Tiffany and came to get us.
Wow, we are a full family now! Aren't they adorable!
I made him get his picture taken. He hates camera's. But he's so cute! He took such good care of the kids. Even if the kids ate cereal and watermelon for dinner and didn't go to bed until 10 or 11. On Wednesday he did the dishes and swept and moped the floor! I was so thankful!

Logan didn't want a turn holding her. He very softly rubbed her head a few times and then didn't pay her any attention. He just wanted to eat my crackers, and play in the chairs and the curtain. I wasn't too surprised.

She looks so little. It was so fun having her come home with me. 2 out of 4 isn't so bad. (I have to brag a little. I made the blanket. Those who know me won't be surprised that those are frogs on the pink camo. I love it!)

This morning we went to the doctor and the hospital to get another jaundice test. She gained an ounce over night, so the doctor is no longer worried about her weight. (She got down to 6 lb 3 oz yesterday) Her levels went up a little so we will check her again on Saturday. If it stays below 16.5 we won't have to treat her for it. Its at 13 now. We'll keep feeding her tons and she should be fine!

We also registered Kylee for second grade. She is getting excited. Only 3 more weeks. Her teacher is Ms. Moore. We get to meet her on August 19th.

Fiesta Days Rodeo

We were thinking of trying to go to the Days of '47 Rodeo, but the tickets cost too much, plus gas, construction, etc. So Jeremy got some tickets for the rodeo in Spanish Fork. It was so much fun. Things didn't start until 7:30 but, Jeremy was way excited, plus we wanted good parking, so we got there at 6. We walked around for a minute, then I needed to sit, so we found some shady seats to sit in for a while but Kylee was scared that she was going to fall and started bawling and totally embarrassing us, so Jeremy took her down to walk around for a while. I sat with the other two in the shade for a while, and Logan got to watch a big tractor rake the dirt. He thought that was so cool. So at about 7 we found Jer and Kylee and they went to sit in our seats (Jer finally talked Kylee into going, and of course we were in the seats second from the top on rickety stands) and I went to get food. A high school girl sang some songs while we waited for it to start at 8. She was really good!

The Rodeo Queen was waving at everyone and Logan was so excited to wave back.

Bronc riding.

The rodeo clown was so funny! He kept us laughing. But the best part was when the motorcycle act wasn't ready and he was supposed to warm up the motorcycle while we waited, and he acted like he'd never been near one before. When the rider came out he suddenly jumped on it and took off all crazy like he was going to crash. Finally we found out that he is actually the professional and he made a huge jump over his truck and trailer. It was cool.

Sorry the picture is so bad. I couldn't find the right setting on my camera for action and all the bright lights in there.

The bull riding was so fun to watch. They are huge. Those cowboys are crazy.

After, we watched some fireworks across the street, from our seats. We got home at midnight. It was so fun. I think we are going to make this a yearly tradition. But next year we will get tickets earlier so we can get seats in the shade.

I'm almost there!

I have officially made it to 36 weeks. That means that if I go into labor now they won't stop it. But I am hoping to make it at least to August 1st. I need to be there on the 31st to register Kylee for school and meet her teacher! I think I'll have no problem. I haven't had any regular contractions since that Sunday. Everyone has noticed that I have dropped. I don't get heartburn nearly as often, but now my pelvis is extremely uncomfortable and I can no longer sleep through my need to pee. So I get up at least once every night to go. Oh, well, I guess it prepares me for nighttime feedings, right!

While Jeremy was in the garage using his new saw to cut the wood for the girls room, Logan decided to pull out the little trees that grow from the roots of our tree. But he needed Daddy's gloves to do it.

Jeremy got up almost all of the boards in the girls room. It looks so dang cute. He just has to put some behind the door. Then all Jeremy needs to do is fill in the nail holes and put up the curtain rod. (I call him everyday to bring home anchors for the rod and he still hasn't yet. That turkey. I just might get some at Wal-mart next time I'm there and do it myself!)

He loves all of Daddy's things. His hats are his other favorite!