Our little Miracle has Finally Arrived

So here is the story of Avery's entrance to the world. At 12:30 AM August 4th, Chris was just finishing watching a movie. I got up to go to the bathroom and thought that maybe my water broke. I went back to bed and yep, my water definately broke. I got up took a shower got dressed and pretty and we headed to the hospital. I didn't really have contraction pains, it just felt like cramps. At the hospital, everything was so chill. Since I wasn't hurting I asked the nurse at what point do I get an epidural, and she said any time. So, I thought what the heck call the medicine mad. I was so afraid of the epidural. I have seen a few placed and they didn't look very fun. But to my suprise, it was actually a cool feeling and didn't hurt that much at all. I was dilated to 3cm and didn't progress for about three hours so at 4:30 they gave me pitocin. Within 45 minutes I went from 3cm to 10cm. That is when I began to push. I pushed for about 20 minutes then was instructed to stop and relax for a while because the babies heart rate was too low. About an hour later, I pushed again for about 20 more minutes and was again instructed to stop so the nurse could get the doctor. As the nurse turned around, baby Avery decided to come into the world on her own. Chris saw that she was coming out and kept saying "the babies coming out". The nurse getting the baby warmer ready turned around and caught Avery just before she hit the floor. Whew! The doctor came in shortly after and delivered the placenta. He was a little peeved that the nurses didn't get him sooner. Recovery has been great, I really haven't had any pain or other problems. Avery is starting to sleep better at night but that first night home was extreamly difficult. Thanks Grandma diane and Grandpa Ross for all your help.

We are loving being parents and consider ourselves very blessed to have this beautiful healthy baby. Even though it took us about 5 years, I am extrememly greatful! We have had so many prayers answered and everything has worked out so well for us. First me getting into nursing school, getting pregnant and having an easy pregnancy, passing the Nclex, getting the ideal nursing job, having an easy labor and delivery and now recovery. I just hope that we have an easy baby.

I think Avery looks just like Chris but a few people have said she looks like me, but I don't see it. Maggie is very attached to Avery and has to be next to her at all times. The first few nights she was always right there when she was crying. As soon as she calmed down, Maggie would leave the room and do her thing. It looks like Avery already has a best friend.

That was a Close One

Anyone who reads our blog probably knows that we had a close call last week with the baby.

last Wednesday I was planning on playing my last softball game. I typically play outfield but was getting too out of breath to run that much so I moved to 2nd base. At the beginning of the second inning a grounder was hit to me. I was down and ready to pick it up when it bounced up right into my stomach. It hurt soooo bad but at least I thought quick enough throw the girl out at 1st. I then cluched my stomach and tried hard (with no success) not to cry. I was freaked out! My stomach hurt so bad and I had just seen a pregnant woman in the ICU with a placental hematoma. Luckily Doctor Tom was there and reasured me that it would take a lot more than that to hurt the baby, I would just have a bruise for a while. Below is a picture of my belly about 2 hours after the accident. I should have taken it sooner when it looked worse. You can't really see it but there is a deeper bruise around the red spot.

You know when people poke at a bruise and it hurts, well it hurts worse when someone is poking at it from the inside. I know it's weird.

I called the OB the next day just to see if I should come in and get checked out and I was secretely wishing they would do another ultrasound so I could see my cute little baby one more time and ensure we are in fact having a girl. The doc told me to go to Timp hosp to have a 20 min. non-stress test done. That sounded fine to me, I would go there before my residency class and everything would work out fine. Boy was I wrong! They hooked me up to the monitors and recognized that I was having contractions 1 min. apart! At first I didn't feel it but then they got stronger and stronger; that is when the nurse gave me Tributiline shots to stop the contractions. They think I was dehydrated and the hit got things working. Regardless of the cause I have learned an important lesson: drink more water and don't be dumb. The nursing staff at Timp were great. they fed and watered me and Chris. A cute old volunteer came in the room and said "I heard there was a dad that would love a diet coke". How cute is that!

We are now registered at the hospital, know where to go and what to do. So this was actually a good experience besides missing work and almost bringing home a baby.

Now for updates...I am still having cramps here and there especially when I work on my feet for 12.5 hours. The hospital staff has been very good about absolutely not letting me lift even when I try and I have been able to frequently sit down and rest. Because of the excellent crushed ice at the hospital I am also drinking a lot of water. My manager said that if at any time I start to feel contractions or just don't feel good to just go home.

I am taking my nursing boards next week (wish me luck) and I finish my residency training this week, then I will start training for my real RN job. I will work in the ICU cluster unless by some miracle they will hire me PART-TIME in the ER. My ICU manager says that I can train until I am ready to go on maternity leave then I can come back whenever I am ready and get started working. He is letting me work part-time and I get to choose the days I work. If I need a day off I just tell him, no more trying to get someone to trade shifts and I wont have to work holidays either. Draw back is that I will have to start working nights until one of the three ICU nurses leaves and I can take her spot, which sounds like could be very soon. Nights aren't that bad though because I will just need my dad to baby sit for 4 hours instead of 12.

Thank you everyone for your concerns. Let's hope this kid keeps cookin' in the "black pot" for at least another month. NO MORE JUNE BABIES!!! between the Carn family and my family there are 13 birthdays. I'll post the cute ultra sound at a later time.

UVU Nursing Graduation

Wahoo I actually did it!!! I am so excited to be finished with school for a while. I still have to take the Nclex and get a job.

A big thanks to the girls for helping me get through school.

I was accepted to the UVU Nursing program via the Heber Cohort. Big thanks to Heber.

It is the year for graduations in my family. My sister Corrie graduated from USU with a Bachelors of Natural Resources. I graduated from UVU with an Associates of Nursing. My Nephew Josh will be graduating from Highschool and my niece Corrisa will be graduating from Junior High.

School is for Fools!

I survived nursing school!!! Wahoo


The picture below is of my graduating class. I am sooo bugged by this picture, see if you can find me way in the back. We had just come back from a gas station run and found everyone on one side of the classroom. Half the people have no clue what is going on and the other half just don't care. Our instructor was standing on top of a table and couldn't figure out how to use the camera, it was hillarious. If they would have said something about a picture, I would have brought my camera and tripod and taken a picture that would have been 10x better than this one. Well, it is good to have a picture anyway.



These are my two best nursing buds. Love you guys! First semester Sunny had a mental breakdown thanks to pregnancy. Second semester I broke down, and third Kristi had a crisis. I'm so glad we had support from each other.Thanks for helping me get through nursing school!

Now, I'm laying on the couch watching TV and thinking to myself, I have nothing to do tomorrow except go to the gym and play softball. I am not setting my alarm and am going to enjoy the day. I wont be able to rest for long. I still have a lot to do before baby comes. This is my plan for the future. I have an interview for the residency program at the hospital which will consist of 9 weeks of training and classroom education. In the meantime, I will take the Nclex. then it will be about time for me to go on maternity leave. Come November I plan to work in the float pool where I will work wherevere I am needed in the entire hospital at UVRMC and AFH (hopefully only 1 day a week). I would love to work in the emergency department but feel I will get the best experience and knowlede starting in the float pool. That way if Chris and I ever move, I will be able to work anywhere. Even though I will have my RN I am planning on going to BYUI to get my Bachelor's degree online. I love this world we live in where I can sit in my PJ's and get a degree. Hopefully once baby comes things will calm down a bit, Ya right.

Pregnancy update by request

I have a confession to make. Ever since my belly started to grow I don't EVER want to get dressed up. I am totally content with wearing scrubs or sweats. I told Chris that I wanted to go out tonight but didn't want to get dressed up; partly because I am lazy and partly because my pants don't fit anymore. How pathetic! Chris says I'm the laziest person who works out every day. Notice how I am wearing workout clothes in almost every picture. Suprisingly, I am loving my belly and like to show it off when I do get dressed up.

Now here's an update on the pregnancy:
I haven't been sick at all except for the week in Naperville, Il when I was really sensitive to smells and just felt kind of icky. Honestly, I think I have had an uneventful pregnancy when it comes to symptoms (sorry Brook & Brooke).
I first felt her kick at about 16 weeks and Chris felt her about 19 weeks. Now she kicks me ALL the time so I have already diagnosed her with ADHD. It seems like I am carrying her extremely low (which is probably why I don't like to wear regular pants). I swear I am squishing her little head sometimes. When I am lying in bed she likes to move her way up my belly, last night it was like she was doing summersaults to get there. No rest for the weary.
I love to watch my belly when she kicks, I can't wait to see it when it is more defined. I struggled with the idea of adopting because I wanted to feel movement inside my womb. I am extremely thankful that I get to have these experiences.
We had THE IMPORTANT ultrasound last week, you know the one where they measure everything, determine the sex and look for congenital abnormalities. I am happy to report that everything looks normal and she is actually measuring a little small (which is good because I'm a small person, no Carn head please!) Some of those US pictures are creepy, even creepier than the floating baby on the right. But I think she has my chin and "Jacked up" pinkies. I had a lot of hair when I was born as did Chris so we are prepared for a little monkey child.
Thank you everyone for your support and excitement.

12 weeks


18 weeks

20 weeks (I'm starting to explode)


22 weeks and 2 weeks left of school

My butt's as big as my belly. HaHa