very scary day for mommy

So today we had to take Hallee to the emergency room, because while I was walking, breastfeeding, and trying to get hallee out of my bedroom all at the same time, I pulled her off the bed and heard a pop in her arm (I thought it was in her wrist). Bad mom? Felt like it....anyway, she was screaming in pain and wouldn't move her arm, so I called Kyle to come home....we took her to the emergency room and found out it was a lot less severe than we expected. She got "nursemaid's elbow." Basically there is a ligament that gets caught in a painful position on the radius around the elbow and the radius is dislocated. The doctor twisted her arm a certain way and it popped back in with no problems or pain, and within a minute she was using her arm again. He said it is extremely common and likely to happen again. So if this happens to your child, this is what you're supposed to do to put it back in.

Thank goodness it was as easy as that...It killed me to watch her in so much pain. Kinda makes me think of how God feels when we are in pain or suffering, much less when Christ suffered.

slacking

So, I know I haven't even posted our Christmas time fun and pictures and all that, but now that I have remodeled the blog, my next step is to write a big long post...but not yet. We have a house full of sickies trying to recover. When the mess is taken care of, I will blog away. We are doing ok though. Here is a cute photo from christmas to tide you over....

Yay for the Holidays

Well, I am finally posting again now that Madeline is a month old. Life has been a whirlwind since she came into the world. Just a few days after she was born, my entire family came into town from all over the country and the world. It was so great to see everyone again and spend time with them, even though I was slightly out of commission and had 1 very post-baby emotional day (slightly embarrassing). We were able to bless Madeline and Blade, my brother's baby, on the same evening, which was so wonderful to have all of my family and Kyle's family there to be a part of it. We also had a great Thanksgiving feast, played games, talked a lot, and just had lots of fun. Then thankfully my parents were able to stay another week to help with the house and the kids, giving me more time to sleep and Kyle and I some alone time. Then I had a week to myself and the kids while Kyle was working and going to school and finishing up the semester with a few ten page papers. Let's just say that week was eventful....Then his sister Lisa came into town for a week before we were all to head to Albuquerque for Christmas, so having her there was also blessing because, again, it gave me more time to sleep and clean and adjust to 2 kids. Finally we headed down through a Utah blizzard to New Mexico to spend the holidays here. I am still adjusting to having 2 children, but I love each of my girls so much and I am so grateful for them and for Kyle for helping so much and being such a great husband.


This is at the hospital. Hallee loves her little sister.

This is one of the newborn pics Kyle took of Madeline when she was about a week old.

This is when we were blessing Madeline and Blade. My parents, me, and my brother, Adam.

This is part of our holiday photo session...look for more in your Holiday cards in the mail!
I will post more later when the festivities have ended.

Madeline Grace Payne

Madeline Grace Payne was born yesterday, 11/20/08, at 12:17 p.m.  Megan was scheduled for an induction and the hospital called her at 5 in the a.m. asking her to come in at 6:15.  After dropping Hallee off at my aunt and uncle's house in Orem we made it to the hospital and were in the room around 6:30.  They started the pitocin at 7:30, she got the epidural at 8:45, they broke her water at 10:45, and she had the baby at 12:17.  Everything went really well.  Once Megan began pushing it only took 4 contractions and Madeline was out.  She screamed for maybe two minutes and since then she has been very calm and peaceful.  Here's a couple more pics for your enjoyment!

Finally

I am being induced tomorrow....finally time to meet baby Payne #2. I am kinda scared. Wish me luck.

14 days and counting

Last weekend I had a little baby shower that my good friends threw for me. Thanks to all who came and helped and for the love and support from so many people. It was so fun and I got all the things I was hoping to, as far as winter clothes, diapers, and things of that sort.
So, we are 14 days away from my due date....waiting is the worst part of pregnancy for me. But, that being said, we also don't have a name yet. Girl names are so hard for us. So, I thought hearing what other people thought may help our decision. There is a poll to the right. Input is invited. Probably wont determine our decision, but it will be nice to hear what you think. THANKS!!

Halloween over already???

So, we had so much fun on Halloween. It was so fun to actually have a child that somewhat understands what's going on. Hallee was dressed up as a mouse and she was sooooo cute! She really did a great job, had so much fun, and never cried or whined about anything. She even kept her hood on the whole time. She also learned after a while to knock on the doors, which of course was a light tap tap. Then she would say "treat" (teet) for trick-or-treat and put the candy in her bucket herself, then she would sign "thank you" which people thought she was blowing them a kiss. We didn't correct them. We just decided to let them enjoy that moment. It was so fun I wish we could go out and do it again! Anyway, we just went up and down a street in our ward, then around our townhouses. And of course a majority of the candy goes to mommy and daddy!!! So, here is a series of the events that took place....kinda. And a few extras.





And here is a photo of me currently, 3 weeks away from my due date, and ever so ready for that day to come!