All the Little Mis-Understoods...

Of having a baby!

Kastyn is SO excited to be a Big Sister...there are just a few things that are a little blurry in her world! I'm sure there will be lots more to giggle about later, but I had to share these for now!

First...the time it takes to bake this baby before it can safely arrive. A couple weeks ago, she snuck into our room early and went to Nick's side of the bed to whisper in his ear..."Daddy, has Mommy had her Baby yet??" Nick responded with, "no...Mommy is going to have to get realllly fat before that happens!"

I guess watching A Baby Story with Kastyn isn't the best idea...last week before I went to the doctor, the conversation of how the baby would come from my bottom came up...so I tried to explain that Mommy's Baby wouldn't be coming from her bottom, but the doctor would just take the baby from my belly. Well with this answer...came more questions...so I tried explaining that he would just cut my belly and take the baby from my belly. OOPS...wrong answer...now she thinks the Dr will hurt me and cut me with scissors to take the baby out. I've tried to explain it's not going to hurt, and they will give me medicine to make me feel better.

The Hospital...She knows I have to go to the hospital and stay to have the baby, since we've been to visit friends who have had babies in the hospital. She is worried that she will miss me...so I have reassured her that she will be able to come visit me a lot and see me and the baby. To this she said, well I'll sleep there with you! I told her there wouldn't be a bed...and she continued with, that's okay, I'll take my sleeping bag, and sleep on the floor next to you. So sweet!! I'm not sure....but I don't think this will meet hospital regulations!

I am sure her little mind is just racing with all the new things that a baby brings, I am just excited that she is so excited! She is going to be a GREEEAAT Big Sister!

Johnston's Half-Marathon

The Wichita Half Marathon was this past weekend downtown. I originally had verbally agreed to running, and then wham...I end up pregnant..guess I should have verbally agreed to running way before that and maybe I would have gotten pregnant quicker! Oh well!



Nick ended up running and training with a couple of our neighbors, and they all did great!! Nick's highschool friend Jeff also came to Wichita to run with him. JT, Kristy, Kastyn, Cason, Allison and I went downtown to cheer everyone on for the race, and what a beautiful day to run there were a couple sprinkles here and there but just enough to keep them cool for the 13.1 miles they ran!



Nick came in under the two hour mark, and actually quite a bit better than he had done 4 years ago at the run as well! He did wonderfully and I am so proud of him!

Chad, Nick, Eric


Kastyn and the Winner's Medal


Kastyn entertaining Cason


All the Neighbors...Chad, Nick, Wendy, Christy, Eric

SOCCER Girl!!!

Kastyn is playing AYSO Soccer this year! So far so good, she really likes it! Well...all except for the shorts. For some reason the uniforms for 4 year olds could probably fit 7 year olds, so needless to say the uniforms are HUGE. Luckily we have an awesome Gamma Tami across the street who was sweet enough to help, and shorten the length of the shorts, and help around the waist! Yay!!



With the 4 year olds in AYSO they play 3 on 3 "bunch-ball". It's so stinkin' cute! If Kastyn actually gets to the ball...she knows what to do with it...but...if she has to work for it...well...she just kinda bunches around like everyone else! With time...she'll have it...watch out Mia Hamm!!!



Kastyn will play Fall and Spring soccer. Fall Soccer goes thru November 7th, and then they will reopen for Spring mid-March. Nick is the assistant on her team, and our neighbor Eric, is the Coach. Kastyn's team is Kastyn, Isabelle(our neighbor), McKenzie(gymnastics/school friend) and Lakin! They are so cute together!!











Eric, Izzy, Kastyn, Nick

Kastyn and Max(her little friend from school)

With Isabelle

Pre-Game Warm-up

The "Butterflies" getting ready to take the field...

Drink Time!

State Fair 2009

I knew again this year I really wanted to take Kastyn to the State Fair. She LOVED it so much last year...and I was hoping she would love it as much this year too! SHE DID!

Nick wasn't able to take off work this year to go, so K and I headed out on our own this year. My lovely Mommy and Brother actually met us in Hutch this year to surprise Kastyn. It was great to have them there to have fun with us!

We ate lots of great good, saw all we wanted to see, pet some animals, and Kastyn even got to ride some rides and get her face painted! It was a beautiful day...weather and all!!

Me and My girl...on the tractor tram to the fair...from the parking lot...kind of a bumpy ride...


First stop....Face Painting!




The BIG yellow slide...we rode this twice!


Lunch Break! Kastyn had pizza and french fries...and I had a little of everything... :)


Ride TIME!!!






The Awesome Bungee Jumpy Thing...I really wanted to do this!




Feeding some animals...


Me and Kastyn

Date Set...

YIKES!

After my post yesterday, my Dr's nurse called me to let me know they went ahead and "set" the C-Section Date!! What??? Wasn't I just there 5 hours ago and we had discussed waiting a few weeks to set the date??

For now....the little Monkey will arrive:
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
7:30am
check-in 5:30 am

I don't like this day....so I am going to request a different day. I want things to be as normal as possible for Kastyn...meaning I don't want to have to take her out of school or activities...so I am going to try to get this moved to Wed, March 10. I go for my Flu Shot next Wednesday, so I will ask then! So hopefully...this date will change! I will keep everyone in the loop!

13 Week New Baby Appt...

I went this morning for my second OB appt. It was...boring. But boring is good!

I am actually like 13 weeks and a couple days....but we'll just call it my 13 week appt. I go again around 17ish weeks for my next appointment.

Today I was able to hear the baby's heartbeat...it was 158. They weighed me..I've gained 2 pounds. And...that's about it.

We also discussed when we would be doing the c-section this time around. I am due March 16, which is a Tuesday, and he said the hospital typically likes to deliver around 39 weeks....having me deliver March 9. We haven't actually "set" the date yet...but now I have an idea of when this little monkey will arrive!

At my next appointment we'll probably do a lot of the same...but...we will also be scheduling for the BIG Sonogram...and get to find out is we're having another beautiful baby girl....or a baby boy! Yay!!

Croup SUCKS!

I feel completely helpless.

Kastyn went to the doctor first thing Tuesday morning and was told that she has croup. It's a yucky yucky upper respiratory infection that pretty much takes over her breathing. She woke up Tuesday morning, kinda crying, kinda coughing, and completely unable to catch her breath. At first glance, Nick thought she was having an asthma attack, that's how bad it was.

After two doses of the oral med/steroid that the dr prescribed, she seemed to be doing so much better, even getting great sleep the following night! And then...last night hit. She was kinda grumbly before we went to bed, so I tried to prop her up quite a bit on pillows and make sure she had a drink. Unfortunately, this didn't help. She was up at 1:30 with a major attack again. Nick tried taking her outside for a burst of fresh air, I got her a cold drink...and we finally propped her between us in bed on pillows...I didn't fall asleep cuz I was so worried about her breathing and little constant coughs. At 5 she woke again with an attack, Nick rushed her outside and she ended up throwing up on him a little(oops). Next we tried the hottt steamy shower method...and that seemed to do nothing...by 6:30 we were all pooped, so I resorted to the couch, in an upright position with her on my lap. I think we got a little over an hours worth of sleep.

Kastyn and I have been resting/sleeping off and on all day long today but I don't know if either of us will ever catch up. I called and spoke with the Dr again today...we are going to double dose her on her meds today, but if she has another rough night...back to the Dr we go tomorrow for some more tests to see what we can do before the long weekend hits, and we are stuck in the ER/Hospital!

Please keep us in your thoughts and hope this passes so she can get alll better and I can have my crazy sweet 4 year old back!

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