Zak and his "Dixie Chicks!"

I'm baaack!!

2011-06-11T22:35:00.001-06:00

Hello fellow bloggers!!! Since we have moved down to Utah's Dixie and are around 300 miles from any family I decided to start blogging again. I don't know why I think I have time, facebook seems to be my time waster as of late, but I am going to give it a real effort!
As for things down south...they are good! The weather is warm, the people are friendly and we are adjusting. Zak is working for St George City as a Journeyman Lineman and he absolutely loves it. Kit started her fist dance class and is so excited to go every Monday and Wednesday. The twins are definitely turning two. They are into EVERYTHING and seem to think the louder their voice is the more likely we will be to help them. But they are cute as ever. I am adjusting. I would be lying if I said I was in paradise. No amount of money is worth more than having my family together every night. That may sound crazy to some, but after five and a half years of being a predominately single mom all but maybe one or two weekends a month I am more than ready to have my amazing husband home to be the dad he has always wanted to be to his three beautiful girls. It is an adjustment though. I am venturing out to find a part time job. I had an interview today to be a Resort Host for Worldmark by Wyndham and Monday I am meeting with the owners of one of the nicest salons here in St George. Two very different possibilities, but hopefully one of them will be just what I am looking for.
We have had a few visitors so far, Uncle Jake drove down on our first trip to help us unload the bulk of our home and Grandma Jackie came down a day or two later with the three hooligans and helped us get a huge majority of our house put together. Over Memorial Day the Chilton's graced us with their presence and Kit was more than elated to have Jada Rose down for the weekend. Zak, Andrea, Troy and I ran a midnight race up at the old airport and it was one of the funnest races for me. All the runners were wearing glow bands and there was loud music blaring and just a good time.
This next weekend we will be heading north to race in the Ragnar. Zak and I are excited and a little intimidated, but I think we will have a good time. I don't have many pictures, but I will post more as I get them. As for now I will leave you with the only picture I have of the last month and a half, a little late night s'more roastin'!

I found a few more! This is Kit painting some canvases to put on the wall in her room.

And the twinners. Kyky just doesn't seem to want to give up the moon boots even though it was an easy 90 degrees this day and take note of Kamaya's shoes. This girl is ALWAYS in high heels and skirts!

Who's Who???

2010-02-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

I always think it is fun to see how much siblings look alike as babies...Probably because I look NOTHING like my brother and sister :) I think this bathrobe is the cutest thing ever so I figured I would pull out a picture of Kit at about the same age and see if you can tell which baby is which!

Baby A)

Baby B)

Baby C)

Ok let's see who knows my girls the best!!!!

November Update

2009-11-30T22:44:00.001-07:00

Ok and for a little photo shoot of the babes!! I can't believe how fast and great these two girls are growing. We blessed them in November and Zak did an AWESOME job. He was a little nervous about doing two blessing right after one another but I think he did amazingly well giving them two different and beautiful blessings.

These photo's were taken by my cute neighbor who is starting her own photography business on the side, which you can visit here .

A little note on their dresses:

My mom bought a dress for all her grand-daughters to be blessed in and Jada Rose was the first, then Kathryn Til and we ran into a bit of a predicament with the twins. Since they are both lucky enough to carry on the names of their grandma's I thought I would bless Kamaya Rose in the dress my mom bought and I let Jackie pick out Kyler Jacklyn's. The blankets are significant as well. When I had Kathryn one of our families very dear friends, Angel Christensen, gave me a beautiful White Blanket at my shower. In her card she explained the importance of it. My mom made it for her to bless her first little boy Britton. Angel thought it was so beautiful that she only used it that one time and when my mom passed away she gave it to me to bless my children in. I cherish that blanket very much and appreciate Angel being gracious enough to pass it on. Kyler was blessed in that blanket and Kamaya was blessed in the same blanket her dad was blessed in. A lot of tradition and special memories for these two beauties!

Kamaya Rose

Kamaya's cute shoes!

Kyler Jacklyn

My two little angels!

Kyler

Cute little toes!

Beautiful hands

Kamaya

Here is a cute little picture of me and one of my very best friends Staci! She delivered Cooper Swainston on Nov. 23. Cooper is a very lucky man, he will get his choice of two very beautiful girls to marry, and yes he must marry one of them :) Staci and LP moved right around the block from us and I am so excited to have her so close so our kids can always play...and so can we!

This has been a project that needed to be done since we moved in. We have Four VERY LARGE trees in our backyard. They were getting to the point that if they were to fall in a storm it would cause damage to us or our neighbors so Zak took it upon himself to do it. They got a GOOD trim...very good. I think our backyard neighbors are a little disappointed because they said those trees cut their power bill in half in the summer. I'm so sorry! They wouldn't have to pay for damages!

Daddy and Kit about 15 feet up

Zak clearing some of the branches

Finished product!

And of course the latest "double fisting" picture. Uncle "Bug" loves his nieces. He is such a cute uncle! and his nieces love him!

Ok that is the update for this month. I will keep them coming!!!

October Update

2009-11-22T10:03:00.001-07:00

This has become one of Zak and Kit's favorite past times. She asks to go on a "Scooter ride" or "Motorcycle ride" almost everyday. They go for a little scoot around the block and when they pass anyone on the street kit hits the horn about twenty times and yells "Hiiii!

This was our birthday girls first picture of the day. I can't believe she is already 2. It goes by so fast and they change so much.

Kathryn- 26 lbs 45%

2 ft 10.5 in 75%

head- 19.5 in 90%

The twins turned 2 months on her birthday. A fun little side note...My birhday is August 19th and my older sister's is October 19th. My girls have the same type of situation. The twins are August 10th and their older sister's is October 10th. Very convenient I won't ever forget the day! The babies are growing so fast. I never thought I would see them in "newborn" clothes but lo and behold at 2 months they are filling out the NB outfits. Their stats are as follows:

Kamaya- 8.9 lbs 10% Kyler- 8.15 lbs 5%

20 inches -5% 20 inches -5%

head 14 3/4 in 10%

We went to the Kangaroo Zoo for Kit's birthday this year. She had SO SO much fun. I didn't get any pictures of her playing around because there were so many family members there to visit with and babies to take care of, but from the look on her face she didn't mind too much.

I think it is so fun to see the magic on a child's face. I think she was amazed that all her favorite friends and cousins were in the same place at the same time and all wanting her to play with them.

Just a fun picture...

Grandma Jackie put a lot of time into her cake. Kathryn LOVES animals right now. Mostly zoo animals and anyone that knows her knows she doesn't go anywhere without her pink monkey and her pink monkey blanket.

Here are her cupcakes. I LOVE costco cupcakes...

Playing with the bubbles in the party room.

She was trying real hard to blow out her candle....

but she needed a little help...thanks Oakley!

again I just LOVE the magic on her face. Every single present got an "OOOHH, I like"

and of course our monthly zoo photo on the carousel. Troy, Andrea, Teya and ALL of the Chilton grandkids made the treck to the zoo. It was so fun. I don't get to spend a lot of time with my brother and sister at the same time do to work and busy lives, but when we do get together it is laughs and my favorite memories. I love them!

The highlight of October...HALLOWEEN! Last year our family spent Thanksgiving in Disneyland and we bought Kit her costume then. I thought she would totally be into princesses by now, but she loves her animals. For all of October I would put on every Disney princess movie I owned and luckily Cinderella was her fav (ok I may have pushed that one a little more than the others :) ) but we had the best costumes ever...

Here are Kit and Daddy at the ward "Trunk or Treat" I actually bought Zak a Prince Charming costume and it got sent to our old address and the man that bought the trailer just sent it back to the sender so two days before Halloween I pulled together his costume. Personally I think it looks a lot better than the store bought one, but I may be partial.

Cinderelly just posin'

So here is the whole cast: I hand made all the costumes except Kathryn's and the mice outfits.

Zak- Prince Charming

Kit- Cinderelly

Mom-Fairy Godmother

Twins- little mice!

I had so much fun making these costumes. Thanks to my mom for teaching my basics about sewing, I think I have found a new found love for this hobby!

Another picture of Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother

Kind of blurry, but the three of us

Here is Grandpa Mark double fisting the twins. It is an unreal feeling! I love holding both of them at once.

September update

2009-11-22T08:46:00.000-07:00

I know this is WAY past due, but I am finally finding time to update my blog and I know people are curious about the babies and the rest of our family so here we go...

Kamaya and Kyler at 1 month! They are still so tiny!!

Unfortunately this is what happens when you try to change a diaper on your lap...Kamaya is always the one to "piddle" as soon as we take her diaper off.

Kathryn got her first taste of the "Chatelle's" She was actually still a year to young but because she is potty trained and too darn cute they let her join. She stayed in the girls arms the whole time until they ran around the field. I can't wait until she can take dance lessons.

My little "Jr. Chatelle"

We had to take Kamaya to the hospital because she was having some serious reflux and I had no idea what was going on. I was afraid it was seizures. But luckily she was totally fine. This picture was the day we got home. We were there for two days just monitoring her. I love all my girls so much and it was fun to have us all cuddling together.

This is an honest picture. No posing. Kyler grabbed her sisters and held it for quite a while. She just wanted her to know she missed her and to never leave her again. It was so precious!

Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Sam went to fish lake for a wedding of one of Uncle Jake's friends Kit went along with them. It was so much fun for all three of them.

Her favorite activity was finding rocks....

Just so she could throw them in the lake...

and finally relaxing with Papa Sam in their cabin. They were watching a movie...probably Lion King or Madagascar...her favorites as of right now.

2009-10-10T14:02:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Kathryn Til!!

I can't believe my little girl is two years old! She has been such a joy in our lives and continues to grow and develop so much every day. We had a great birthday for her at kangaroo zoo and I will post pictures soon. She was so excited for her party to start all week. Every day she would say "Kangaroo on Sat!" We sang happy birthday to her every chance we could and by the end of the day she was singing it to herself. The last few weeks we have been asking her how old she is and she kept telling us "three" and we would tell her no you are "two" and she would just smile and say "three". She wants to be grown up so fast! Here are a few of my bragging points:

*She is officially potty trained! This one she did on her own, she asked one day to use the potty and has only had three or four accidents since. She LOVES going potty, I get pretty sick of it sometimes. She thinks it is more of a game than a necessity, but I am too afraid to say "no" just in case she needs to. I guess I better start reading her "the boy who cried wolf" at nights.

*She knows all the basic colors and especially loves PINK!

*She is OBSESSED with animals. We could go to the zoo daily and it wouldn't be enough. She knows all the animals names.

*Cheesy Eggs and "pan-i-cakes" are her favorite breakfast.

*She likes to say prayers and is starting to catch on to saying them on her own.

*Scooter rides with dad are her favorite activity.

*She is an amazing big sister to Kamaya and Ky Ky

*She still won't drink milk, but Orange Juice is her favorite drink of choice.

*Madagascar, Into the wild, Robin Hood and Toy Story are her favorite movies right now.

*She loves to read, sing and dance!

Kit is such a joy to our family and I can't imagine my life without her. I absolutely love being her mommy and can't wait to see how much she grows in the next year.

I love you, lulu!!

Our month in a nutshell...

2009-09-13T18:36:00.000-06:00

Well the twins are officially one month old! It has been one crazy fun month. The girls are pushing 6lbs now and starting to act more like newborns rather than babies in a womb :) They are doing pretty well on a four hour schedule and I hope it stays that way. I only have to wake up once in the middle of the night to feed them and they fall right back to sleep. During the day I get about a half hour of wake time out of them after they eat so I think they are understanding night from day. Keep praying they stay this good. Kathryn has always been a very good sleeper. I think I owe a lot of that to "Becoming Babywise" which some people think is a controversial approach to scheduling babies, but I think it works miracles and my girls are all growing and sleeping great! We have had one good scare story. I was feeding the girls last Wednesday and had them both propped up in their Boppy's and next thing I know Kamaya is arching her back and looking like she is choking, then she straightened her arms and legs out and started shaking. I immediately grabbed her and tried to burp her and got her calmed down and about 10 seconds later she started it again. This time she stopped breathing and turned purplish blue and started foaming at the mouth. I was sure it was a seizure. I called the pediatrician and she wanted us to come down immediately. After that visit she wanted us to go to the ER just to make sure it wasn't a seizure. Off to Primary Children's we went. After 36 hours of just monitoring, X-rays, CT scans, IV's and more monitoring it was conclusive that it was a bad case of Reflux. No medications yet, just make sure they are upright for a half hour after they eat, raise the crib 20 degrees and burp them often.

Kathryn is adjusting to her new sisters well. She loves them very much. She is 95% potty trained and loves to go on her big girl potty and wear big girl panties. I am a very proud mama. She has already nicknamed Kyler "Ky-Ky".

This is our going home from the hospital picture.

Look how small they are in these little carseats.

This is the first time Kathryn saw them up close. I think that smile is PRICELESS. She is such good big sister!

All the girls on their boppy's! Kit still loves to cuddle in hers. Great investment!

Here is Daddy cuddling both girls at the same time. Don't mind his tired eyes. We are a little exhausted.

Here is the twins first trip to Heber. They LOVE it. Grandpa John was pretty proud of himself for being able to hold the girls at the same time.

A little picture of the two of them together.

Don't worry we are still making time to go to the zoo. Zak came with us last time and he was having fun teasing Carter (Chalise's oldest son) and Kitter.

A classic zoo picture. We Love the carousel!

Here I am multi-tasking! Kathryn is taking a bath and I am cleaning up the tub!!

Four weeks and counting!

2009-09-07T22:51:00.000-06:00

Just because we all need to laugh...

2009-08-24T16:01:00.000-06:00

I stole this from my friends blog because I know anyone who reads it can totally relate! It's hilarious!!!

-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
- I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That's enough, Nickelback.
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
- How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
-I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
- Was learning cursive really necessary?
- Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
- My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood..
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
- Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
- I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."
- I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
- Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
- If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
- Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
- You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
- Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
- There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
- I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
- I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
- I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? ), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste..
- When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
- I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
- Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
- Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
- It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
- I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
- Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it..
- My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the heck do I respond to that?
- It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
- I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
- I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
- I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
- The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel fat before dinner.

Fun new pictures!!

2009-08-19T23:21:00.000-06:00

Today was one of the best days since my delivery! I had such a fun birthday and owe it to Zak for making it one to remember! I woke up and was able to go feed our girls and Kyler was such a big eater. She ate her whole entire bottle without needing the NG tube! They also moved the girls into open cribs to see how well they are going to hold their temperature. Then he took me to get the most comfortable Glider/Recliner for the nursery, followed by a surprise dinner at Texas Roadhouse with my some of my very best friends! It was such a nice relaxing day and I am so glad Zak was thoughtful enough give me the whole day! Here are a few pictures from the last couple days...

Holding the girls together! Kamaya is on the right, Kyler is on the left.

Here they are the very first time we had them together since they were born. I bet they missed eachother so much. It was almost a full week since they were together. I think they enjoyed it :)

Daddy holding his baby girls. We can't wait to get a picture with Kathryn and her sisters!!

The cute nurses only had the girls on their graveyard shift and when they moved them into the Isolette's they wanted to make them more "homey" so they had us choose all sorts of freebies. Afghans, booties, hats. It is so cute how much all the nurses love them! This is Kyler's bed.

Here is Kamaya's bed.

This is just a darling picture of Kamaya. They are so tiny it is just crazy to hold them and even crazier to see the "average" size babies that come into the nursery. Even the 6 pounders look big to these girls.

This is what Kitter has been doing while we spend a few hours at the hospital... Don't worry she is having so much fun on his farm. She LOVES to ride the four wheeler and is just so darling!

The lighting on this picture is not the greatest, but look how big her smile is. She has so much fun down at Papa Pete's house. There are chickens our "Huge Turkey", Cow's, Geese, and Zoey has been spending most of the time there the last few weeks because mama can't handle her :)

We are home...Kind of...

2009-08-14T19:48:00.000-06:00

I was discharged this morning from the hospital and let me tell you I was READY!! Last night I tried to sleep the whole night through, but due to awesome painkillers and a not so comfy bed I didn't sleep too well. I woke up every three hours, so finally at 6 am I got up, pumped a little bit and wanted to go feed my babies, but they weren't ready due to shift change. So I decided to take a shower and do my hair for the first time in a week! It felt absolutely amazing!!

I was finally let out of my 10x12 prison cell around noon. It was so hard to leave my babies at the hospital while I drove home. I was so excited to get home and when I finally did I had the most homesick feeling I have felt since I was probably nine years old on a pack trip in Wyoming with my two younger cousins! Zak did a good job comforting me and sleeping by me for a couple hours then I made my first trip out to the store. We went to Target and I am afraid I overspent on baby stuff. Oh well! It made me feel better.

At this moment I am enjoying a nice quiet night by myself watching one of my all time favorite movies, Anne of Green Gables. Zak went to help his friend fix his truck in Park City and tomorrow we are going to start our new adventure with balancing time at the hospital and with Kathryn. I know we don't have a whole lot of pictures up, but things are still kind of idle. When we get new ones and hit milestones we will let you know!

mommy's first post!

2009-08-12T09:29:00.000-06:00

It has been a complete whirlwind of emotions for this new mommy! It is crazy to think one week ago I was begging to have these babies out of my tummy but doing everything I could to keep them in. I have shed so many tears thanks to out of whack hormones and just the pure emotion of bringing these two new precious spirits into the world. We could not have asked for a better situation for them to come into. I have to give a shout out to Lakeview Hospital and especially Dr. Ward and his staff. I have absolutely loved being his patient and he has done an incredible job giving me information and support with my twin pregnancy. The nursery nurses here at Lakeview are fabulous. I had a bit of a meltdown twice with them and they have been very understanding. Lakeview has a very strict policy when it comes to letting people in to see newborns in the nursery and especially when they are premies. They only allow in parents in and if they want to bring one grandparent at a time they can. I obviously have a bit of a problem with this policy due to the fact that I have no grandparents to let in. So I asked if I could bring my sister in and they had a very firm "no" for me. Well I just lost it. I started bawling and telling them that I don't have parents and my sister is always the one here for my emotional support. I was just beside myself and they were firm on their policy. After I had blubbered out my story and pretty much hyperventilating with my eyes swollen shut(I am a little hormonal!!) the director of the women's department came to me and calmed me down, totally understood my situation and have made the changes so I can have my support with me. I know this sounds like a completely petty story, but I can't even tell you how hard it is to be in a situation like this and not have your parents around. I know my mom and dad are always with my girls and watching over them, but I need my physical support too.

Kamaya and Kyler are doing SO well. I have heard the nurses and pediatricians go on and on about how incredibly well they are doing. I think a big part of their growing was the steroid shot I received last week. The girls are completely breathing on their own and have been since they were about three hours old. They had their IV's taken out today and are eating out of a bottle fairly well. We are going to put an NG tube in just to get them up to their optimum feeding amount. Which means we only need to feed them about 5ml through the tube. They are currently supposed to get about 20-25 ml's a feeding. The other great thing about having them in the NICU is it helps them get on a good schedule right from the beginning. They are eating every 3 hours and not learning any bad habits when it comes to "snacking". I have to admit I am having my own personal issues with my decision to not nurse. I know this is a very personal and passionate issue, and I have chosen to not have the stress of feeling like I need to be pumping and nursing while trying to recuperate and be a mom to Kit. As far as my recovery I am doing fairly well. I have heard people say they LOVE C-sections and I am going to say I don't LOVE them. I feel like I have had a much harder time recovering from this birth than from my vaginal. Granted I have had a couple complications. Usually when you have a C-section you have a very minimal amount of bleeding. I on the other hand have had more than normal. Infact they have to give me medication to stop the bleeding and I am going to get a transfusion this afternoon because my levels are just way too low. I believe my mom had similar complications with her deliveries. So my blood pressure dropped to 40/20 during my delivery and it has been fairly low the last few days. I am hoping this transfusion will get me feeling perkier and happier. I will let you know!

Well I know this is kind of a boring post and a little look into my neurotic new mommy head, but I just feel like I needed to get some of my emotions out let you all know I am doing great and absolutely loving all my girls. They are all perfect and growing well. I am enjoying the time at the hospital and I know life is going to be crazy busy when I get out of here. I love you all and thank you for all your support and love. We will continue to update you on our crazy life!

PS. Isn't Zak amazing? I just have to let you know he is the one who has been updating the blog, taking care of his bride and making time for all his girls. He is AMAZING and I could not be luckier. Also I need to give a great big thanks to Grandma Jackie. She is taking care of Kathryn and I don't know what we would do without her!!

Day Two!!

2009-08-11T14:33:00.000-06:00

Just a quick update from our day two!!

We will actually start from last night around bath time!!

Loni and I were able to go and help with the girls first baths. It was very exciting for us for many reasons: First being the fact we were able to be with our girls, second being that the girls were actually getting a bath! The nurses had told us it was a good step. That most babies their age usually have to wait for a few days. The girls loved their baths and we loved watching. But the most exciting part was actually being able to hold the them, (well Kamaya, Kyler was still getting weighed and so on before we had to get mama back to her bed.)

The night was actually pretty lonely... The first night in the hospital with two brand new babies should be spent holding them as you listen to them cry. Not Fast asleep. But we woke up and were able to be with our girls again. Aunt Teya, Grams and Big Sis all came by to say hello early this morning.

Ok I am going to change gears and stop telling the story and just drop updates about the girls cause nobody really cares! You just want to know they are doing great and want to see pics!!

The Girls are doing great, they are still breathing room air, taking baths, getting their hair done and even eating out of the bottle!! That is SO SO SO HUGE! Kyler is a bit of a pig she has ate 15 cc today!! Kamaya on the other hand would still rather sleep but has been able to eat about 10 cc. The girls again are doing great. They will be here in the NICU for awhile even after we "get out" but they countinue to impress the nurses day in and out!! What champs! Infact they even received Grandpa Johns approval today! He drove down from Heber to see his two new baby girls, although he said they still need to grow alot he approves and loves them very much!!

We were told to just press against them instead of tickling for now! Kamaya again

Mama took this pic from the wheel chair!! Yes the pictures are of Kamaya but no favorites yet!!

Kyler taking her first bath!!

Mama a little drugged up but loving the chance to see her girls.

Kamaya's first bath.

Kamaya was just more alert last night I promise!!!

Mama's girls for sure!!

Check out the cute hairy backs!!

Kyler loves to sleep on her right side!! She will get there some how! The nurses would keep rolling her over and she would find her way back!

Mama holding her baby

I just love this picture of Big sis showing off her sisters! I was telling her even though they have alot of wires they are doing great, the wires are just monitoring. The only thing they need is their I V!!

Welcome to the team Kamaya Rose and Kyler Jacklyn

2009-08-10T20:49:00.000-06:00

Today was quite the day! I went with Loni to her dr. appointment and it went great! He told her that she would no longer need to be on bed rest, that she could return to living a normal life! he wanted her to go get monitored on Monday and Thursday and then we would see him again a week from today. As we left his office we were both very excited to hear how great things sounded and seemed. The fear of having such premature babies seemed to have been lifted... In a matter of very few minutes that fear turned to a reality!! The nurses hooked up the monitor and were telling us how great everything sounded. They said both the girls sounded as if the were perfect. Then next thing we knew Loni had an oxygen mask on and they were calling for all the doctors! I asked, "what is going on?" The reply was short and sweet, "you will be having these babies today!" Come to find out Baby B (Kamaya) was stressed with each contraction, and her heart did not like that. So long story short at 12:16 today, Monday the 10 of August we had two very beautiful, premature girls enter our team! Loni was such a champ as she went through the emergency c section, and only nearly died once! I am not lying her blood pressure dropped to 40 over 20. Other than that she is an all star and is recovering great! The twins are just like their Mama. The needed Oxygen domes for a short time and are now breathing room air and are doing wonderful. In-fact they are getting their first baths as i am writing this!! Which I found out is a hugh step for little babies in this situation!! You go girls. Ok I will stop. I know it's just the pictures you are wanting. I am just a very proud Dad!!

Both pictures above are of Kamaya Rose

And here is Kyler Jacklyn showing off her sweet I V

Mom and DR. Dad!! Yes I watched but didnt like it so much!! I decided to leave with the girls when they went to put Loni back together!!

2009-08-10T20:36:00.000-06:00

"Swing Daddy"

2009-08-10T20:13:00.000-06:00

Kathryn got a pretty new pink swing a couple of weeks ago and has truly grown to love it! It has become our daddy daughter activity! She will come up and say "swing Daddy", and how can you tell her no? So off we go to swing. With all the swinging we have done, she has learned the higher you go the better it is!! So last night we were outside swinging pretty high, too high for mom's liking i suppose. We were summoned and went inside to be told we were going way to high! So I had to tell Kit we weren't able to do "underdog's" anymore. Mama didn't like to see her little girl go so high. With a very serious face and no hesitation what so ever Kathryn turned to Loni and said, "Mama chicken." So needless to say kit can still, "see the moon!"

Look at how happy my lil princess is!! I sure love this little girl.

24th of July

2009-08-07T21:29:00.000-06:00

This year we had a very hectic July 24th. Any of you who know Zak's family know Heber and the 24th are a big deal! It is pretty much a family reunion every year and anyone who wants to come along and enjoy Heber City Fireworks in Grandma and Grandpa's yard are welcome. This year however we had a very sudden and sad death. Grandma Til has been fighting cancer for the last 8 years and she has been fighting the strongest battle I have seen. She is an AMAZING woman who not once in the four years Zak and I have been together have I heard her complain about being in pain. Her cancer came in full force the last few months and it was just too much for this strong willed woman to take. She finally started asking for medical help and although it was a very fast downhill spiral it was the best way for her to leave this life and enjoy a painfree life watching over all of us. I was so blessed to be able to go to Heber and visit with her, especially through the last few months. All of my grandparents passed away fairly young and Grandma Til took me in and treated me just like the rest of her grandchildren. She loved her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren so much. I know they were her world and she lives on in all 30+ of them. She passed away just shy of a week before the 24th and although we missed her so much this year, it was so fun to have the entire Christensen family together to celebrate her life and love.

I was so busy visiting with cousins we don't get to see too often I didn't get too many pictures. Here are just a couple of the ones I did manage to shoot.

Here are four of the seven great grand-daughters. I think it is so fun to see the family resemblance in the kids. Here is Kit, Abby, Kayla and Oakley. Just a side note Abby and Oakley both have twin brothers. You wonder where twins come from??

Zakery and Grandpa John. Definitely one of Zak's hero's.

I just had to add this picture. Look at Grandpa's face. He absolutely loves his little grandbabies!

Ok this is a CLASSIC Grandpa situation. These two shots were taken maybe five seconds apart. Grandpa was enjoying Zak and Kit's company and as he looked over at Kit for this picture he caught Jake, Zak's brother, taking off down the road in an unregistered barely running 1942 Jeep that was loaded with kids unrestrained.....

I just can't help but giggle. This is why we sometimes call John Grandpa Grump and I know many of you have seen this look on my own husbands face!!

Baby "Sprinkle!"

2009-08-07T16:23:00.000-06:00

Did you know when you have a second baby shower it is technically called a "Sprinkle"? I had no clue but nonetheless my awesome family threw me a little party. I was a little hesitant to have another shower because I already have a little girl and have pretty much everything I need, but then I realized I do need two of quite a few things and am so grateful to my family and friends for their love and support with our new additions to the Peterson pack!

We had a small dinner at my Aunt Claire's house and just enjoyed my Uncle Bob's beautiful yard. He works so hard out there and it is one of the most enjoyable places to just Chill.

Here is Chef Teya making some DELICIOUS Shish-kabobs!

Laurie and I enjoying some food.

All the "Chilton" cousins. Jada, Kathryn, Troy and Sienna (my cousin, Amberlee's daughter)

Here are some fun belly shots! I am 30 weeks pregnant at this point.

4th of July

2009-08-07T16:07:00.000-06:00

On the 4th of July we had a little BBQ at Troy and Andrea's.

Kit loves her daddy! She takes every chance she can to cuddle with him.

We set up a slip & slide on the hill in their backyard and it was a big hit with Jada and Kit.

Kathryn and Jada love the swimmin and splashin, but Troy is a little out numbered and not a huge fan. Here is Jada squirting him with the water gun.....

and the reaction we get out of him!

Uncle Troy put on a little firework show for the kids and as you can see Jada is NOT a fan of loud noises!

T.D's B-day!

2009-08-07T15:47:00.000-06:00

Every Year we get to go spend the 3rd of July celebrating Troy Danny's birthday. For the past three years we have made it kind of a tradition to go to Eaglewood and hang out to watch the fireworks. Here is a little sample of our fun!

Troy is absolutely OBSESSED with Thomas the Train so his cake this year was decked out with the whole Thomas theme. Jada thought she needed to help blow out his candles :)
Here is Troy's little brother Braden! He is such a cutie!! He is going in on the 17th of August to get his lip repaired and I know I am going to miss this little face. I have really fallen in love with it, but it will be so much fun to see how he looks after his surgery.
A fun little family portrait. I was so glad Zak was able to be home for the 4th. I think this was the first time since we have been married that he was able to watch fireworks with me. I LOVE July it is my favorite month to spend time with family and enjoy the outdoors!
Kit thinks ANYTHING Troy likes is pretty cool. She would just sit and stare at this cake and every now and then we would catch her putting her cute little finger into the frosting and would say "...ummmm, Licious!"
Kit loves to get her face painted. She sits there so calmly every time. I think she is going to like facials when she gets older :)

June in Review...

2009-06-25T19:13:00.000-06:00

It has been a fun month! I am still growing at an INCREDIBLE rate. Just ask anyone who sees me. It seems like even those that see me on a daily basis like to tell me how large I am! The babies are still doing great. They are both breached so it is looking like a C-Section is inevitable. My OB says I will not be pregnant past Sept. 1. Only 7 1/2 more weeks! I can't believe it. It is flying by.

Zak was home for a good two months and we really did accomplish so much in that time, Cleaned out the garage, got a yard whipped into shape and our biggest accomplishment...Re-facing the fireplace.

We have wanted to do it for a while and finally saved up enough to get it done. I also was able to buy my loveseat that matches my couch I got for our wedding four years ago! I will post pictures when I am finished painting my front room. Actually I can't take credit for that, my sister-in-law has been a HUGE help the last few days. Zak got called out to work in Libby, Montana for the next few weeks and had to leave me with an unfinished front room and nothing done on our nursery. Andrea came over on Monday and seriously got my whole nursery cleaned out (which was being used as an office/guest room/craft room/junk room) and managed to paint it all in the two days. She is amazing. I don't know how she has so much energy. Troy has been over to help watch the kiddos and I have really enjoyed the company for the last few days.

We made our first trek to the lake on Wednesday and it was a success. Kit had a blast playing with her cousin in the Lake and what a way for little Braden to spend his pre-surgery day. Braden went in for his first surgery today and was a complete champ!

Look at seanteyawilson.blogspot.com for his updates. He is such a strong little boy. Other than that life has been kinda boring! I miss Zak lots and lots already and we haven't even gone a week. It is hard to get back into the single-mom mode, but we are coping!!!

Just want to brag about my husband...

2009-06-11T20:40:00.000-06:00

I just want to brag a little bit today :) Zak and I were down on Redwood Road looking for some tile and as we walked out of the building a blue minivan lost control and completely crashed into a light pole on the side of the road knocking it and the power line attached into the road. It was quite shocking to see an accident like that out of nowhere and especially since I have never really witnessed a car accident. He took no hesitation and told me to call 911 and he ran across the road to make sure the guy was ok. A little bit of panic hit him when he saw an empty car seat in the back, but luckily only the driver was in the car and his adrenaline got him out of his car faster than I have ever seen someone crawl out of the back door of their own car! When all was ok with the driver he immediately went into "Lineman" mode and wanted to get the power line out of the street so the traffic that was backed up going both directions could get through. He had all his line gear in the truck so he grabbed the tools he needed and went to cut the power so he could get the line out of the road. Everyone started yelling at him, "no, don't you will get electrocuted!!" He just chuckled and said "no, really I am ok!" It was only a line serviced to a street light, non-the-less he pulled the wire out of the road and we laughed as the cars passed by honking and giving him the thumbs up! I was a proud lineman's wife!

On that note, I guess I could update you with the last month. First off...Zak's line rodeo. This is a yearly event where apprentices and journeyman lineman compete climbing poles and simulating different work experiences. It is fun to watch how much Zak has gained confidence in the last four years. This was his last Rodeo as an apprentice and I don't know if he will do one as a journeyman, but it is fun to see what he does at work.

"belting off" on top of the pole.

Changing a fuse:

Hurt man rescue:

Waiting for the dummy to come back up the pole.

Self explanatory!!

They have a kiddy carnival while the kids wait for their daddy's. Kit was playing on the jumpy castle and digging through sawdust for treats. Grams thought she needed to have her face painted and here is my little Tiger! She was such a good girl getting her face done. I think it was totally relaxing to her :)

and she approves....THUMBS UP!!

"Girl....You huge!!"

2009-05-10T21:36:00.000-06:00

It has been a while since I last updated and things are going well. We went to our 20 week appointment and the girls are looking great. Growing in size and really sitting in my ribs!! I am growing like a weed as well. I really think I have doubled in size the last two weeks and if it is any indication of what I am going to look like...HEAVEN HELP ME! Things have been pretty

the last few weeks.

We bought some chickens and Zak and his dad are having fun building the chicken coup down at grandpa's house. Kit is saying all sorts of words and growing so much. This last week I was able to go to my annual scrapbook convention (yes I am one of those dorks!!). So I am showing off a few of the skills I learned. My favorite movie to watch with Kathryn lately has been Madagascar 2. I LOVE Moto Moto. I told Zak he needed to change my ringtone when I call to his hilarious lines. If you don't know what I am talking about I highly suggest you rent the movie!

We have had a great time going to the zoo this spring. We bought a family pass and head up when we can. It is great to spend just a little time in each part of the zoo and not feel like we need to do it all in one chunk. Kit's favorite part is the carousel. Well that is about all we are up to these days nothing too exciting. I will try to update more often!

2009-04-06T15:06:00.000-06:00

Ok so here are a few little belly pictures! I seriously feel like I am WAY bigger than I was with Kit, but come to find out I look about the same! Not too bad for two babies, let's see what a few more months do! hehehe

Here is a little picture to compare. Here I am at 16 weeks with Kit. Boy I wish I was in Mexico again!

Ok, so I lied!

2009-04-03T20:08:00.000-06:00

Well today Zak, Kit and I went to Fetal Studio to check the sex of our babes since we will not have another ultrasound for about five more weeks. I was positive we were going to have at least one boy, but I was totally wrong. The results are in and clear as can be.... There is going to be lots of pink, polish, and princess in our home. We are expecting two more beautiful twin girls! It looks about 100% on these pictures. No doubt about it. I was pretty heartbroken at first, but we are going to have such a ball with a house full of women. Poor Zak! Even our dogs are all girls! Now I am on the search for two girl names. I have not even thought about two girl names. I was pretty sure our family was going to be complete after this pregnancy, but who knows, we may need to try for one more.....IN A WHILE! Sorry to get some of your hopes up (especially family) but we do tend to make beautiful girls so all you boys out there, WATCH OUT!!!

Results are in...Kinda!

2009-03-23T20:37:00.000-06:00

Well I went to my 14 week appointment today and my awesome Dr. did an ultra sound to see if we could tell the sex of the little babes and it looks like we are going to be welcoming a little boy and a little girl to the world in about 20+ weeks. Now this is not totally for sure, it is still just a little early but Teya and I both are pretty positive we saw a little boy part and the girl is still a bit iffy! We are so excited, our family is just growing instantly and looking healthy!

It's official...We're having twins!!!

2009-02-23T19:39:00.000-07:00

Well it is official! We are having twins! I am full of so much different emotion right now, but most of all excitement. I had a feeling I was going to have twins and the crazy thing is Zak and his mom had a very similar feeling. We have been teasing about it for the last few weeks and even last night as I was sitting in bed thinking about my first Dr. appointment I could only think of double names. I am quite relieved that their are two babies in my belly because I have started showing already and feeling real crummy. I am due September 20th but as long as we make it to August 18th we will be looking good. I will be able to find the sex out in six weeks so we will keep you updated! We are so excited that our little family of three is now going to be five! Oh boy I am in for it!!!

Sledding at Uncle Bibby's!!

2009-01-30T22:17:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting all winter to go sledding with Kit and after many failed attempts I made it! I was babysitting T.D. tonight so his parents could go on a little date and I took the two rugrats up to my Uncle Bob's for an awesome adventure. Bob has been working the last day on this great track for the kids. His yard is the perfect sledding yard. I remember going up there all the time when I was little and we would make some killer rides. Kit was a complete natural.

She LOVES the snow. She is always wanting to go make "noballs" and have whoever is nearest to her throw it. She was a champ. I didn't dare to let her go by herself but she had lots of fun with Uncle Troy and Jada. Troy Danny was not much into the excitement this time around. I think he wanted to wait and show off for his mom. He spent the whole hour we were up there standing next to the door telling us "I done, let's go. I done!" We will have to get back up there soon for some more fun filled adventures!! Here is a quick preview....

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Latest trip to the KidsCare!

2009-01-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

So here is the latest excitement from our house. On Tuesday night Kit had this awful rash show up out of nowhere. I went to change her diaper before bed and was SHOCKED to see what was on the trunk of her body. It was all over and red as can be. She hadn't eaten anything unusual and she had no signs of any sickness. But to be on the safe side I took her to the kidscare anyway. After an hour and a half of waiting the Dr. just told me to give her a little benadryl and keep my eye on it. I was quite relieved because the nurse that

came in before hand told me it looked an awful lot like MEASLES!! What?! I just had her vaccinated for that. The Dr. said Measles spreads from toes to torso and you can't feel it on the skin. PHEW! This was only on her chest and back and was definitely raised.

I guess it really is just peace of mind to know she was going to be alright. The next day it was a lot fainter and was totally gone by Saturday. I still have no idea what caused it, but it didn't seem to bother her and has not shown it's ugly face again.

Just a quick update!!

2009-01-05T16:08:00.000-07:00

Well this is Zak, so if the blog isn't as cute and clever as usual it is my fault! Or is it the fact New Mexico sucks? Maybe a little of both I guess. Anyway I came home on the 23rd of December for a wonderful holiday break! It was full of family parties and time at home! It was awesome to be home with my little LuLu and my beautiful bride. On top of being home it was Christmas, New Years and even the Sugar Bowl!! So we were busy:

is always super busy with all the places we need to go and the people to see. So the last two years we have just opened our doors to "all sides" and partied the night away at our house. So much easier!! Oh and fun!! really it is fun to see the little ones getting excited for the brownies (our family's special elf's) to come and have the cousins together is something special to us!! Kathryn had a wonderful Christmas!! She still hasn't gotten the whole Santa thing yet but she loves getting new stuff!! She actually got a little bored with unwrapping the gifts but LOVED getting them!!

got her first kitchen set with all the fake food, and a whole bunch of super cute clothes. It was hard for her to understand the chicken leg in her toys wasn't to eat but to play with, but she is getting it now!! Loni got a new camera that she seems to like!! So there should soon be many picture updates and not so many words!! I saved the best for last...my new snow blower!

Awesome!! It totally throws the snow into my neighbors yard perfectly!! Once i get done using that i am now able to come in and wrap up in my super sweet new Utah Utes quilt!! Ok Christmas was nice.
New Years: Well it came in with a bang!! We again just opened our doors to our family and this time we spent most of the night, actually the whole night eating lots of food and playing carnival games on the Wii it was a good time. Princess Peterson didn't make it to midnight. She went to bed at her normal time...Eight!

Loni sure wished that she could have joined her then, but Loni made it to see Jake and Sam's sweet ten minute firework show!!

And of course the Sugar Bowl: Yes we are Ute fans that agree with everyone else that didn't spend the last of their money to go to New Orleans... "we should have!!!" With me being gone so much i know we made the right choice in not going and spending that time at home as a family. But again the same ole story...Loni made all kinds of yummy food and everyone was invited to come see the Utes roll the Tide. It was awesome. I am already excited for next season in section 36!!! Go Utes!!!

K that is all that went on the ten days i was home in a nut shell! Well not really that was a small part of three days, but i am sure you are bored. So i will have Loni load some pics and will be done!!