The Daniels Family

I am soooo behind!  So the last time I blogged i mentioned that anytime that night after 7 would be good for me :) well i must have been miserable enough that my wish was granted :)
12:25 am I wake up because Madelyn climbed in my bed (I went to bed about 10- after having irregular contractions most of the day).  I laid there feeling stronger contractions every 6 min or so for 20 minutes.  At 12:45 I decide to get up and try taking  a bath to see if they would go away (why you ask would I want them to go away 6 days over due?! well i didn't want to be sent home in false labor :) I was terrified of my water breaking while in the bath tub and me having no clue so I didn't stay in very long.  At about 1:00 I woke ben up and said Let's go.  He sat up and said...maybe you should try to fall back to sleep and see if they go away.  The contractions were still 5-7 min apart.  I wanted to get to the hospital in enough time to get the 4 hours of meds for group b strep pre birth.  So he got up, took a shower, meanwhile the contractions are getting stronger.  We left the house at about 1:35 and got to the hospital and in the birth center at 2.  I had to go through the ER enterance and the male nurse offered to take me in a wheel chair.  I said no I think i can walk- he smirked- i took 2 steps and said nope i need the wheel chair.  While he was wheeling us there i remember smelling the cafeteria and almost threw up.  It took all i had to not.  2 nurses were leaving the birth center for their break i'd guess as we were going in.  I guess I looked pretty calm because they said "lets hope you don't get sent home" I didn't care- I was in pain.  It really bugged ben so he replied- oh she's not going home- this is her 5th.
I get in talk to the nurses at the desk and get put in a triage room, change and go to the restroom.  Lots of pain now- it's about 2:15.  The nurse does her thing- I'm at a 7 at this point she walks away and my water breaks.  I've always had my water broken so i probably sounded like an idiot.  i blame it on the pain :)  i was like "somethings happening somethings happening get her back here ben"  haha so they come back and immediately get me ready to go to my room.  At this point I know there's no epidural in my future.  i was nervous- i didnt' have one with Zach either but I also broke my tail bone with him and he only weighed 7 lbs.  anyway there are like 6 or 7 nurses in the room getting everything ready.  The "hospitalist" dr came in to check on me...my dr was on her way.  Now it's probably 2:30 by the time i get into the delivery bed and i'm hurting.  Ben's probably in the fetal position in the corner wishing this was over.  haha no i think he was on the side of the bed...not too sure :)  one nurse asked me if i wanted an epidural- i said yes and she said well you just have to get through that iv bag first...what the....yeah right! another nurse then said...5th baby huh...epirdurals are the stuff dreams are made of ...i almost punched her haha. then about 5 min later the hospitalist walked out of the room and within 30 seconds the nurses start yelling babies here now go get him.  a few went running down the hall to catch the dr.  and he literally  arrived to simply catch McKay...the cord was around his neck 2 times he unwrapped it and then he was here!  at 2:45.  so start  to finish 2 hours...not too shabby :) My dr. walked in right after :) McKay weighed 8lbs 15oz and 21 inches long i think.
I remember later in the night after everythign calmed down we heard some lady through the wall let out a loud shriek then seconds later heard a baby cry.  Ben actually said "Wow so it really does hurt that bad right at the end".  Where has he been the past 5 times?!  haha i thought it was funny.
THere it is .  my birth story.  I stayed in the hospital for 2 more days becasue they had to monitor him for signs of strep since i only got 10 min. of meds :)  I have lots of updates to come in the meantime ... enjoy some pictures :)

So today marks 5 days overdue.  blah.  i feel gross. After the second overdue day it really hasn't been that bad.  I now realize i'm just not going to have this baby on my own.  Ben kindly requested not to have the baby Tuesday or Wednesday- not good days for him...in fairness he does have some pretty big meetings.  Tonight after 7 would work well for me :)
So here is what happened day 1 over due:

i took pictures at the ball game last week....and happened to snap a few of this little sweet....how can i not love this dirty little face...frizz hair and all

Our lives have been nothing but baseball the past few months.  This week we have 4 games (last nights was 3.5 hrs!!!)  anyway everytime kyle does something great...like steal home and barely is safe to score a run, or has a great hit I miss filming it.  I get to flustered and caught up in the excitement.  He's been playing catcher this year quite a bit...which is actually one of the toughest positions I think.  He has to catch the pitchers balls, and if they get away from him a runner will probably try to steal base.  He has to know where the play is quickly get the ball and throw it to the person on the base to get the runner out.  It's high pressure sometimes...and he has made some great plays.  Ben thinks it's the coolest.  He says in another life he would have been a catcher.....hmmm
Anyway here's a pict of kyle playing catcher and then here's what I caught when I acutally filmed him at bat

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So Ben is gone this week...he left Sunday he'll be back Friday.  I was actually kind of looking foward to this week.  Truth be told.  My house is the biggest disaster it could possibly be.  It's a nightmare.  I'm behind on laundry....zach might have to wear Sadie's jeans to school tomorrow....and you CANNOT see the floor in ANY place in my upstairs...except Zachs room.  And now mine becaue I cleaned last night.  I vow to have the house 100% clean by the time ben gets home.  It WILL happen...along with grocery shopping because I'm pretty sure it's been 3 weeks since i've actually shopped....oh and there's sitting at baseball for 2 hours everynight because the field is so far away and practicing the organ because fast sunday was last week and is again in 2 weeks.  That is such a huge source of stress and pressure in my life right now.   You know I haven't been feeling good ....i can't hardly do the things my family needs let alone go to the church several times a week and practice.  Plus I feel really nervous for when I have a baby and have to go practice.  Maddie goes and plays in the gym...but a baby isn't going to be so accommadating.  Why do I worry so much?  Anyway that is not the point of this post....Point is this past weekend was not good for me.  I felt terrible....I think spring break caught up wiht me and I was wiped out by friday.  That makes me feel sick.  Good thing is I must really know how to party it up right :)
But today I see a small light at the end of the tunnel.  I think my house will look pretty darn good by friday....and that deserves a reward....like relaxing all weekend since ben will be back....and watching it all fall apart again :) does anyone else live in this terrible cycle?!  I need to break it!
So Kyle is doing a Culture report in school.  He decided he wanted to do the Peruvian culture because that is where ben served his mission.  I was digging through old photos today finding them for Kyle.  I guess they have to glue the pictures onto a vest they are making to represent their culture.  A VEST?!  seriously?!  how about a poster?  instead we have to put these kids in weird paper bag vest and parade through the school to show them off.   i'm not joking...i wish I was.  Maybe kyle will be sick that day.
BUT i found a picture that I always smile when I come across .... it's ben and i about 3 weeks after he got home from his mission taken up at ricks.  right after our first kiss.  (crazy right....I was with him the whole weekend that he got home and there a hug and a few hand holds...he was in mission mode...come to think of it he said he was never going to stay up later than 10pm and he was going to start combing his hair on a side part...no more "spikes" in front) wow glad that didn't last long
And in case you are wondering  Yes I am wearing overalls in this picture.  It was 2001 people...they were still cool! Anyway I love this picture.  I always think "pure happiness" when i see it

I'm doing eveything i possibly can to avoid that mountain of laundry.  ugh.
Here's where I am going to talk about being pregnant with baby #5.  I am 13 weeks.  Thankfully the worst of my "morning" really all day sickness subsided about 3 weeks- a month ago.  I still throw up occationally but at least i can function...sort of :)  I was in a bad place for about 2 months.  I'm so lucky it didn't last like 4 1/2 like it did wiht Kyle and pretty close with Madelyn.  There was no cooking going on here.  I did work out still (most of it would hit about 2:00pm)  NOTHING was good or sounded good.  not even mcd's.  if you know me you know I love the golden arches...not then it was gross.  I couldn't even think about going there.  Don't even get me started at how much I hated Diet Coke.  I think one of the worst thigns was the overproduction of saliva and the constant disgusting taste in my mouth.  Enough about my lowest of the low point.  I thought I was never going to like food again.  I am slowlyliking food again.....i still don't like beef.  at all.  I could be a vegetarian right now and be totally happy.
So far I have to say this pregnancy has been A LOT harder than 4 years ago when I was prego with Madelyn.  My body is old.  it's tired. oh so tired. I told a friend today I'm afraid for the end.  the end of the pregnancy that is.  Sunday was a little depressing listening to general conference and realizing i'll still be pregnant during the next conference!!!! Do I sound like a downer or what?
yesterday I was in Old Navy in the TINY maternity section where a mom was there shopping with her prego daughter.  She was probably 6 months pregnant with her first.  She was really cute...trying on clothes over her clothes I guess...wishing that's what they would look like on me!  The mom says to me when are you due?  I said October...she says wow you have a long time left I can't believe you are in maternity clothes already.  (um rude....who says that to a pregnant girl).  I stopped looking through the shirts turned to her and said "It's my 5th".  (enough said....the look on my face probably conveyed my annoyance) Her daughter practically yelled YOUR 5TH???!!!! yes what number do you think I just said? 5  yes it was by choice.  yes I wanted  to kill my children in old navy (who doesn't) so yes I looked like I was crazy.  I'm really not.  I love my kids.  I love my family.  It's the most important thing in the world.  And yes I am really excited to have a big family.  But I am never doing this again, EVER.  If I even mention the word baby you have my permission to slap me and help me remember how much harder it is the older I am.  Something about passing the age 30 and pregnant doesn't go well together.   :)  but I am SO excited for this (pictured below) then all of this will be worth it.