Almost 2 weeks old!

Well we are finally glad to be home and back to our new real life! Baby Ethan has been a good baby so far. He does love to be held and cuddled. When you cuddle him, he tucks his little feet up like a little frog-so cute. He hates having his diaper and clothes changed and usually cries for that. He loves his baby swing and is learning to like his binky! He has been sleeping really well at night. I usually nurse him at 10:30 or 11:00 pm and then he only wakes up once during the night to eat again. I hope he stays this way!!! His sisters love to hug and kiss him and are getting better at accepting that he is here to stay!!

He is home!!!

and here he is again. I tried a photo shoot yesterday and this is all I really got!!! But we love him anyways!!

Hospital pics

Him all hooked up in his little cube!

Mom and Ethan

Daddy supposidly burping him!

The IV was put in his arm, then his head, and then his hand. When the IV stopped working on his head, they washed his hair and unhooked him for a little bit and so I got to cuddle him!

Monday morning, July 11th, when he got rid of his cube and the IV and all the cords and finally got put in a basket like all the other babies! I had to take a picture of this of course since it was so momentous!!!

Ethan Jacob Jenne has arrived!!

Ethan Jacob Jenne

July 5, 2011

7 lbs 3 ounces

19 inches

Well this little guy has made it here!!! He definitely knew when he wanted to come that is for sure!! He didn't want to come on the 4th of the July and he didn't want to wait until the 6th when I was scheduled to be induced but he picked the early morning of July 5th!! I started having contractions on the 4th before we went to bed around 10. We were all pooped from getting up early to see the hot air balloons at the Provo Freedom Festival, and everything else we had done during the day including Jump on It and going to see Panda 2. I woke up around 1:30 am with painful contractions about 2 minutes apart and I knew it was time to go to the hospital! Jake's parents rushed over to be with the girls and we headed off. We got to the Payson hospital around 3. They hooked me up and found I was dilated to a 5. I immediately requested an epidural but since I tested positive for Strep B, I had to get the antibiotic going and running a bit before I could get it. I finally got the epidural around 4:00 am and wow!!! so thankful that I did. Anyhow, everything went quickly and Ethan was born at 6:54 a.m. weighing in at 7 lb 3 ounces and 19 inches long. The delivery went great and there weren't any of the complications that I had experienced before. They cleaned him up and he tested good for things and then the nurse gave him to me to hold. I held him for a minute (not knowing I wouldn't get to hold him again until 2 days later) and then his breathing got weird and so the nurse wisked him away to the nursery to have him checked out. It took a few hours while they did x rays and lab work to find he had a small hole in his lungs. They eventually decided that it would probably just heal on his own since it was so small. So they brought him back out and the girls and Jake's parents and my sisters and mom was there so everyone held him and passed him around. But a little while later, he started looking a little blue and breathing weird again. So the nurse took him back to the nursery. More tests and x rays were done and a few hours later, it was found that he had pneumonia and would have to be in the NICU. Depending on how he did, he would be there 5-10 days on the antibiotic. But since he was having a hard time breathing, he was put on oxygen and all we could do was hold his little hand (well the one not hooked up to an Iv). This was a really hard and emotional day since I wasn't able to hardly even see the baby I gave birth to earlier. Jake gave both Ethan and I blessings and that really helped to know that everything would be okay. Anyhow, the next day, he was breathing well on his own and they took him off the oxygen. From there on out, every day he kept making improvement and doing really well. Jake's parents, and my parents, and sisters watched and took care of the girls for the whole week that we were at the hospital and I was so grateful for that so I could stay there and nurse and hold Ethan as much as possible. The dr. came by on Monday morning and said that Ethan could be discharged that day and we were so excited!!!! It was so exciting to be able to come home and bring him with us. We have now been home for almost two days and it has been great!!!

SUPER Maddie

Maddie always says she is "super maddie" and runs around the room doing silly things. Jake took the girls to his office and got this funny picture. She is so crazy!!!

Picnic, Naps and Fireworks

We had a fun picnic at a park with a bunch of the Jenne clan even though it was super hot!!! We then came home and Maddie and I took a nap while Jake and Sammy went to his office to work on "projects" for a few hours. Then we did fireworks at our house later that night and Jake's parents came over too. The girls LOVED sparklers and were pretty good at it. They also liked the fireworks that we did even though Maddie said she liked them "soft and slow." Silly girl!! And no baby yet!! Last dr. app I was dilated to a 4 and I have been having lots of contractions, just not obviously the real thing yet. He may be waiting until Wed, the 6th, when my dr is going to induce me!! Although I think it would be fun having a July 4th baby!

Let the festivities begin!

Well the 4th of July weekend started out on Saturday morning with everyone painting (I actually did too after I cleaned up the girls mess). Sammy was being silly, Maddie was serious, and Jake was well who knows-creating something!!!

Yard Sale anyone?

Friday morning I came downstairs to find the girls having a "yard sale." Sam was pulling out toys from the playroom and Maddie was counting out cards that were "money" so she could buy stuff. Then Sammy was sitting at the little table ready to check people's items out. I bought one of my movies and a necklace for $3 pretend dollars. Not bad. Does this tell you that I like to drag the girls to yard sales with me in the summer?