Welcome to the world, Madilee Alyssa Lunt!

We finally had our baby #4! She is so beautiful and perfect! She was born June 12, 2010 and we named her Madilee Alyssa Lunt and will probably call her Maddi, especially since Tyler named her that before we knew what we were going to name her! So, I guess I better tell you how the labor and delivery went since this was my first kinda normal pregnancy and delivery, ha!ha! Well, I had a doctor appt. on Friday morning, June 11th with Dr. Tran. He had just got back into town and this was going to be the first time I had been checked with this pregnancy, so I was curious if anything was happening down there. Well, to my surprise, but excitement I was dilated to 3-4 and 50% effaced and was 38 weeks, Yay! So, for my benefit he said he would schedule me an induction for the next Saturday when I would be 39 weeks and he would be here, but said he was sure I would go into labor on my own. I was hopeful, but I had already been trying a few things that hadn't worked yet, but was willing to keep trying and if I made it to the next Saturday at least I know I would be able to be induced. Well, Bret and I went on a date on Friday night and ate at La Casita and played some games with friends. We came home about 9:00 pm and took the kids to the temple/church grounds and they played in the grass, while I walked around the parking lot. I had been having a some regular contractions, with just a few that were a little painful so I decided to make the most of it and walk to see if it went anywhere. Well, I walked for about 45 minutes and then we went home. I decided to take a bath and then my contractions relaxed a little bit so I decided to just go to bed. We went to bed around 11:30 pm and I fell asleep for a little while, but then I kept waking up because I would have a pretty painful contraction every now and then, but then they would be mild again so I would try to go back to sleep. Well, finally at 3:30 am I woke Bret up and told him maybe we should go to the hospital and so he started to get up and get ready. Luckily, his mom was staying in Ft. Thomas so we called her and she came to stay with the kids while we went to the hospital. I called the OB and told them I was coming and they were excited and said it wasn't too busy so it was a good night to come in. We got to the hospital at about 4:15 in the morning, they put me on the monitor for a little while and then checked me and I was dilated to 5-6! Yay! Well, my contractions started to get a little more painful. They checked me again about 30 minutes later and I was dilated to a 7! Oh, and then guess what? My water broke! Ha!ha! This is when I usually come to the hospital, my water breaks then I go into labor, but it is usually accompanied by a lot more stress because it is usually way to early! I was so glad that we made it to the hospital before that happened because I really didn't want my water to break in my bed. So, I was starting to feel the pain so I asked for an epidural and it worked awesome! I was so tired by this time after a night with no sleep and finally feeling so relaxed! It was about 6 am at this time and I was 7 so I decided to try to take a nap. Well, at 7 am they checked me again and I was complete! They called Dr. Tran in I think I pushed about 3 times and she was here! It was so great! I had some really good nurses, CNAs, CRNA, and of course doctors! Everything went so awesome and we got to go home the next day with our baby! It was so weird for us to be "normal", but now it was definitely worth the bedrest, medication, shots, and stress to finally have our healthy, baby girl. She was definitely worth it!

This is me and baby Madilee just a little after the delivery! It was so great I couldn't stop smiling!

Breton, me, and baby Madilee. Bret said he was so proud I knew when to come to the hospital!


Dr. Tran! He was great and I'm sure glad that he knew what he was doing! I also know that the fasting and prayers were a big part of this little miracle of ours!

Grandma Lunt stopped by with Jocelyn, Tyler and Felicity to meet their new little sister! They were so excited to see that she was finally here! My kids had become very curious and Grandma said she had to give them a little anatomy lesson before coming to the hospital to explain how she came out, but apparently it worked because they looked and me and then the baby and didn't even ask me any questions when they came to see her, they were just excited to see her! We are so happy she is finally her and so thankful that she is doing so well! Thanks everyone!

Catching up on what we've been up to lately :)

So this is me at 36 weeks, wow! I have honestly never made it this far in any of my pregnancies and this was my goal this pregnancy! Yay! We are so excited that we have made it this far and hopefully we will have a healthy baby that we get to take home with us when we go home instead of having a baby and going home while the baby stays in the hospital. I am very thankful that all my other kiddos are healthy now, though, and I know that was definitely a blessing as early as they were born, but it would sure be nice to be "normal" for once, lol!



Now this is me at 37 weeks, whoa! This is starting to get a little uncomfortable! We fasted and prayed that we would make it to at least 36 weeks and now we are at 37 weeks and is it too much to ask that we could have the baby anytime now? I'm starting to think that my body doesn't know how to go into labor on its own and I will have to wait till my water breaks or get induced. I have been walking, jumping on the trampoline, cleaning my house, we even went up to the mountain and hiked around, etc. . . so far, nothing! I have been having contractions, but I don't think they are doing anything right now :(

This is a picture of Felicity and Tyler unloading the dishwasher. I just had to get a picture because Felicity had that towel over her shoulder like she was really doing dishes, so funny! My kiddos have really been a big help while I was on bedrest. We paid them a dollar a week if they would: make their bed, get dressed, brush their teeth, and unload the dishwasher every morning. It was amazing how much that really helped and how much my kids liked helping!

Oh! I couldn't forget, Bret got a new pick-up truck! He has been wanting one for a long time and I told him he could get one after we built our house. Well, he finally got one after we built our house (2 years later, lol). It is a Chevy Duramax and he loves it so he's been really nice to me and as long as he's happy with it, that's all that matters! We sold our other pick-up, it was kind of sad, since it has been a good truck to us, but this truck is pretty nice too! He also got a chip, exhaust, and wheels/tires of course too! I mean if you are going to have a truck you have to make it look good too! lol! This truck should pull our toyhauler a lot better so maybe we could go camping more!

Pregnancy update: 29 Weeks and the Joys of Bedrest

So, I am 29 weeks along now and pretty excited about it, but as some of you may know my water has broke at 30 weeks with both of my last 2 pregnancies. I am feeling a little anxiety about turning 30 weeks especially since it is fast approaching, but I have been on bedrest for the last 2 weeks and will be on bedrest for the next 7 weeks if I can make it that far! I have accumulated some things to do while on bedrest and that has been helping the time pass more quickly, but I am usually a busy body and like to get things done, just like anyone else I do have my lazy days and I do enjoy those as well, but this 2 weeks worth of "lazy days" are starting make me a little crazy! I can't complain, I feel great, but then again I usually do around this time right before my water breaks! I must say at times I think it would be easier to be on bedrest if I felt sick and didn't want to do anything, but lay down. I also remember my morning sickness days and then again I'm thankful that I feel good and that I just have to tell myself to lay down because this just might help keep this baby in here a little longer! I know that if I am doing what the doctor suggests and with a little prayer and faith this just might work, but if it doesn't at least I won't feel guilty and be wondering if I was just doing too much and I will know that it was just meant to happen again and hopefully everything will still be ok!

This is a recent picture of me prego (just for you Joni). I have "big days" and "small days", but for the most part I feel pretty good and don't feel too big yet!

This is a side picture of my belly right now, so far no stretch marks, but I know it is still too soon to say that! I will say that body butter is my best friend right now :).

Oh, so here are some of the rules of my bedrest. I can shower once a day, get up to go to the bathroom, of course, sit up some, drive myself to the doctor's office for visits, the doctor even told me since I have little kids at home that it would be reasonable to get up to get them a snack or drink or even pour them some cereal or make them a sandwich, but that I shouldn't be on my feet too long. So, I can't cook big meals, no vacuuming or mopping, Bret does the laundry and I fold it. I can sit or lay down, but I should mostly be laying down. It is a lot of fun especially when I think my kids think that I'm just being lazy when they ask me to come jump on the trampoline and I say that I can't. It has really been nice outside and my kiddos love playing outside so they really look forward to Bret being home and working on his garden and the kids get to play outside with him. My Grandma was here this last week and she took them outside to play, but I think she might have been worn out when she went home, but we'll see her next week and she if she is still willing to come regularly, lol. Well, this is a picture of some bows I recently made for my girls. The little bug bows were a new one for me, but I printed off instructions online and sat on the couch and made some, it was fun and my girls love them! I also have been spending my time reading the scriptures, reading "The Baby Wisperer", crotcheting blankets and burp cloths, watching cooking shows and movies, and just laying down and taking a nap. Tyler is so funny he stuffed his little stuffed animal, Trista, (a little monkey he got for Valentine's Day) in his shirt and would lay by me on the couch and if I were thinking I would have had someone take a picture, it was so cute! Well, so far so good, but hopefully I can keep you updated and I will make it a bit farther this pregnancy!

Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I just wanted to say I had a great Valentine's Day, it was probably more like a Valentine's week! I loved it! This is us at the George Straight concert in Phoenix, it was Awesome! While we were in Phoenix he took me to Texas Roadhouse for dinner (boy does he know the way to a pregnant woman's heart), took me shopping the next day, and we even made it to a temple session before coming home. This all was without kids, yay, thanks, mom :). Just when I thought I already got my Valentine's Day present, Bret took me out to dinner and a movie for Valentine's week at La Casita (again, he knows me so well, food is definitely the way to my heart these days and he knows my favorite places) and we watched "Dear John". The movie was good, but it probably wasn't the best movie to watch on Valentine's Day since I did "dear john" Bret while he was on his mission and it brought back some memories, lol. I felt really bad, but he was a good sport and I hope he knows that I would never do that again, you know I love you, Bret! Thanks for all the wonderful Valentine's Day gifts!

The concert featured Lee ann Womack, the pics don't give the concert justice, we were actually sitting pretty close, but it was hard to get good pics with the lighting.

This is Reba, she was actually pretty entertaining, I was very impressed by her because I had never been to see her in concert and I guess I didn't know what to expect.

And, of course the man of the show, George Straight! I always love him even though he doesn't do much entertaining, just gets on the stage and sings with his guitar. I guess it is a good thing he sings pretty well.

We are having Baby Girl #3!

This is a profile pic of our new baby, she looks cute, but it will be exciting to see what she will actually look like since Bret and I can't seem to mix any of our kiddos, so maybe this one will be a mix of her sisters!

This is the arrows pointing to nothing, so we definitely know it is a girl and not a boy because Tyler's was very apparent before they told me what he was.

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!

Well, since it has been a while since we've blogged I guess I'll give you an update on what we did and how the year 2009 ended for us. Bret is still working as a Dental Hygienist and even thru this economy is still doing well, we are so grateful. I am still working in OB, PRN, which is nice because I actually love working, but it is nice to not have the stress of having to work and as PRN I don't have to work a certain amount of hours, just when I want. The girls celebrated their 5th birthday party with a "Princess Party" and got to invite cousins and friends at the park, they loved it! Tyler was potty-trained shortly after he turned 2 and I wasn't even planning on it, but he actually wanted to and so I did. I'll admit I was dreading this task since potty-training the twins was a nightmare for me and for them. He amazed me! It took him about 3 weeks! He is now potty-trained and goes by himself most of the time and he doesn't even have to wear pull-ups at night. I know this is a lot to write about this topic, but this was a really big deal for me and I just love that I don't have any kids in diapers right now. Bret and I celebrated our 7th year wedding anniversary and I can't believe it has been that long, but at times it feels longer! j/k It actually has been pretty great, Bret definitely makes my life a lot easier and worth living so I try to do the same for him, but he is probably much better at that than me. We are now expecting our 4th child (3rd pregnancy how cool is that!) and we know that it is only 1! We are excited and nervous at the same time. Since my water likes to break early and I have never made it to 31 weeks without it being broken, the doctor told me I will be on bedrest at 28 weeks or maybe sooner. I also have to do these hydroxyprogesterone injections once a week till I am 36 weeks, which I am okay with, but I would much rather give shots to people than receive them. So we will see how this new year will go for us, but we are optimistic and excited for the new year!