Dear children,
I want to thank you for being the best children ever. Thank you for going to bed at 8 and allowing me to do the dishes and clean up downstairs and then letting me take a relaxing bath while listening to the rain. It was the perfect ending to a good day. Days are long when Daddy is working, especially when it's an hour commute. Even though they're long days, we have fun together and I am grateful every day that I get to stay at home with you.
Love always,
Mommy
P.S. Clark, today when I checked on you during your nap, you somehow pulled your blanket over your face and as I pulled it off you woke up. Instead of crying you immediately smiled. You are such a happy baby and I love you so much.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Impromptu Yellowstone trip
On Monday morning, Andy told me he had a surprise and to pack for an overnight trip. Eventually I got him to tell me where we were going, since I had to know what to pack, and he told me Yellowstone! Yellowstone is one of my favorite places ever and since Andy hadn't gone before, I really wanted to go with him. We got there at about 4 that day, after 5 hours in the car. Both Evelyn and Clark did great! We went straight to Old Faithful and saw that go off and then walked around and saw the other geysers, lodges, and visitor's center. We stayed the night in a cabin there and left the next morning to see the mud pots. Then we drove "the loop" and left to go home. We got home around 6 and after about 9 hours in the car, I was about at my breaking point since Evelyn had been whining for most of the car ride and Clark crying for the last hour. We are done with road trips for a while, but we had a lot of fun being together as a family. Here are the pics to prove it.
We love Summer!
Wanna know what we've been up to lately?
We went to the zoo. 6-3-2013
We went to a brand new splash pad and Evelyn loved it! She loved it so much she cried when I made her get out of the water because she was so cold she was shaking and she was blue.
Got into some messes...
and had a photo shoot
We love Summer!
Andy's Graduation May 2012
Even though this was a year ago, it totally deserves a blog post. And I was going through our camera pics and realized I haven't shared these. Oops. This day was in my top 5 favorite days of my life-I was so proud of Andy!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Swim Diapers
Today we went to a brand new splash pad in North Logan. Evelyn loved it! She would get so excited when the water would spray on her. However, this is not a story about the splash pad. This is a story about what happened after. When we got home I had to feed Clark right away because he was very unhappy and meanwhile Evelyn was eating some ice cream. I could tell something was wrong so I looked at Evelyn who had a very confused look on her face and then I noticed the pee dripping down her legs into a puddle on the floor. She was wearing a swim diaper and had only been wearing it less than an hour. To all you experienced moms out there, aren't swim diapers supposed to prevent that? Since I was still feeding Clark I couldn't help her right away and she slipped twice in her pee and each time fell to the floor. Poor girl. After the second fall, Clark was finally appeased and I gave Evelyn a bath. What do you do to/have done for diapers while swimming? Apparently I need help.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Mother's Day 2013
I wanted to feel extra special this year for Mother's Day and I kept hinting to Andy what I wanted...a list of reasons why he loved me. Super cheesy, but I wanted something thoughtful. Well, nothing turned out how I wanted it to yesterday. We have been sick in our family. This horrible cold started with Evelyn who quickly passed it on to Clark and then I caught it. This weekend, Andy jumped on the bandwagon as well and he spent all day yesterday watching Star Trek. Since he was too sick (or so he said...ha) to do anything, the responsibilities of taking care of our kids fell to me...and I was still sick as well. I was pretty sad and grumpy all day. I actually had a good day with my kids, but my attitude made it so I couldn't have fun. I knew that was my problem, but I couldn't shake my negative attitude. Even though I was mean to Andy all day because I was mad at him for being too sick, he made me dinner and never complained about how grumpy I was. Reflecting on yesterday, it was a really good Mother's Day. I was being a mother and that is what Mother's Day is all about. I love being a mom to Evelyn. She is friends with everyone, wonderful with her little brother, pretty good at following directions, independent, happy, expressive, intelligent, and a momma's girl. I love being a mom to Clark. He is the best baby, rarely cries, good sleeper, good eater, happy, and handsome. I love my children and I love my husband. I'm thankful every day that I can be at home with them and I'm so grateful to Andy for working so hard so I can stay at home. I hope you had a fantastic Mother's Day!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Update and Clark's birth story
So much has happened to us since I last blogged. Here are the 2 major things- We moved back to Logan and had a baby. Did I mention that happened the same month? March was the craziest month of my life.
Clark Andrew Yerka was born on his due date-March 21st. It was a busy week for us with my birthday on Monday the 18th and his due date on Thursday. I started having contractions on my birthday and it was scary because we were in South Jordan that day and we were nervous about getting back to Logan in time in case I went into labor. Well, I didn't go into labor that day, but I was sure it would be the next since I was already having contractions. Nope, that didn't happen, nor the next day. I didn't want to go over (cuz who wants to do that?) so I was induced on his due date. I was pretty anxious about it since I've heard a lot of horror stories about inductions. I slept very little the night before I was to be induced and was up at 4am. I decided to take a nice, long shower and then get ready for the day. I called the hospital at 5:15 and was told to come in at 6:15. I woke up Andy and we got everything together and left to get some breakfast-McDonalds. When we got to the hospital, it was very cold, windy, and snowing. We got all checked in and at 7am I was given Pitocin to start contractions. One thing I need to add about Pitocin-my nurse said my body reacts really well to it, so she had to keep lowering the dosage so I would have a steady and consistent labor. By 7:30 I was having contractions. We knew I would be in labor for at least a few hours, so Andy left to buy the Hobbit. We watched that and our nurse would come in and watch snippets with us. Since we didn't know for sure what we were going to name Clark, our nurse would joke and say we should name him names from the Hobbit. No way. :) At 8:40 Dr. McCulloch broke my water. I was really nervous about her doing that because I thought it would hurt, but nope. It didn't. My wonderful nurse, Ruth, kept telling me that I didn't have to be in pain if I didn't want to, but I wanted to wait for the epidural until the contractions got painful. Before my water broke, my contractions weren't very painful, I just felt a lot of pressure. After it broke, they escalated quickly. Andy was so great when I was having a painful contraction. He would rub my shoulders to make me feel better. I felt like we were a team and it made me more at ease. I got my epidural at 10 and I was dilated to a 5. When I got my epidural with Evelyn, I was in so much pain, I couldn't even think straight so I didn't feel the needle at all. With Clark, I was more in control so I felt when I got my numbing shots and it felt weird, like hitting your funny bone or something. With Evelyn, I couldn't feel anything after my epidural, but with Clark, I could feel the pressure of the contractions. At 11:20, I was a 6 and at 12:30 I was an 8. My nurse said at this point that Clark would be born within the hour and she was right- he was born at 1:02 after 2 pushes. I asked for a mirror to watch him be born and it was incredible. I was so proud of my body that I could push him out and I was also SO grateful for the epidural. I was really able to focus on him being born, rather than being in tons of pain. When he came out, the cord was wrapped around his neck and Andy said he was really blue. My doctor quickly unwrapped it, Andy cut the cord, and Clark was placed on my chest. It was amazing. Evelyn was born with Meconium, so I didn't even get to see her for about 15 minutes while the nurses were sucking everything out of her. It was more real for me to have Clark on my chest right after. It was just amazing. With Evelyn, I was in labor for about 10 hours and pushed for an hour. With Clark, labor was about 6 hours with 2 pushes. He was 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long. This labor went so much smoother than Evelyn's and I'm actually grateful I chose to be induced. Clark was born with lots of dark hair and the nurses kept commenting on his"pouty" face where he would stick out his bottom lip and of course his long fingers and toes. I guess all of our children will be blessed with those. :) I tore a little more than with Evelyn so I needed a couple of stitches. I've been comparing this pregnancy and labor to Evelyn's and I don't know if it's due to me doing this before or what, but everything went so much better and smoother. Including recovery. I left the hospital the next day and everything has been going well since. Clark is just a joy to have in our family. We love this boy and are so grateful to have him in our family. Now enjoy a photo overload. Don't mind Evelyn's face covered in ice cream or how awful I looked for our first family pic (minus Evelyn) at the hospital. I wish someone told me before we took it! Also, Clark's "going home" outfit has a jacket that says "Daddy's Little Rock Star". It's so perfect for a son of Andy's. Enjoy the pics!
Clark Andrew Yerka was born on his due date-March 21st. It was a busy week for us with my birthday on Monday the 18th and his due date on Thursday. I started having contractions on my birthday and it was scary because we were in South Jordan that day and we were nervous about getting back to Logan in time in case I went into labor. Well, I didn't go into labor that day, but I was sure it would be the next since I was already having contractions. Nope, that didn't happen, nor the next day. I didn't want to go over (cuz who wants to do that?) so I was induced on his due date. I was pretty anxious about it since I've heard a lot of horror stories about inductions. I slept very little the night before I was to be induced and was up at 4am. I decided to take a nice, long shower and then get ready for the day. I called the hospital at 5:15 and was told to come in at 6:15. I woke up Andy and we got everything together and left to get some breakfast-McDonalds. When we got to the hospital, it was very cold, windy, and snowing. We got all checked in and at 7am I was given Pitocin to start contractions. One thing I need to add about Pitocin-my nurse said my body reacts really well to it, so she had to keep lowering the dosage so I would have a steady and consistent labor. By 7:30 I was having contractions. We knew I would be in labor for at least a few hours, so Andy left to buy the Hobbit. We watched that and our nurse would come in and watch snippets with us. Since we didn't know for sure what we were going to name Clark, our nurse would joke and say we should name him names from the Hobbit. No way. :) At 8:40 Dr. McCulloch broke my water. I was really nervous about her doing that because I thought it would hurt, but nope. It didn't. My wonderful nurse, Ruth, kept telling me that I didn't have to be in pain if I didn't want to, but I wanted to wait for the epidural until the contractions got painful. Before my water broke, my contractions weren't very painful, I just felt a lot of pressure. After it broke, they escalated quickly. Andy was so great when I was having a painful contraction. He would rub my shoulders to make me feel better. I felt like we were a team and it made me more at ease. I got my epidural at 10 and I was dilated to a 5. When I got my epidural with Evelyn, I was in so much pain, I couldn't even think straight so I didn't feel the needle at all. With Clark, I was more in control so I felt when I got my numbing shots and it felt weird, like hitting your funny bone or something. With Evelyn, I couldn't feel anything after my epidural, but with Clark, I could feel the pressure of the contractions. At 11:20, I was a 6 and at 12:30 I was an 8. My nurse said at this point that Clark would be born within the hour and she was right- he was born at 1:02 after 2 pushes. I asked for a mirror to watch him be born and it was incredible. I was so proud of my body that I could push him out and I was also SO grateful for the epidural. I was really able to focus on him being born, rather than being in tons of pain. When he came out, the cord was wrapped around his neck and Andy said he was really blue. My doctor quickly unwrapped it, Andy cut the cord, and Clark was placed on my chest. It was amazing. Evelyn was born with Meconium, so I didn't even get to see her for about 15 minutes while the nurses were sucking everything out of her. It was more real for me to have Clark on my chest right after. It was just amazing. With Evelyn, I was in labor for about 10 hours and pushed for an hour. With Clark, labor was about 6 hours with 2 pushes. He was 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long. This labor went so much smoother than Evelyn's and I'm actually grateful I chose to be induced. Clark was born with lots of dark hair and the nurses kept commenting on his"pouty" face where he would stick out his bottom lip and of course his long fingers and toes. I guess all of our children will be blessed with those. :) I tore a little more than with Evelyn so I needed a couple of stitches. I've been comparing this pregnancy and labor to Evelyn's and I don't know if it's due to me doing this before or what, but everything went so much better and smoother. Including recovery. I left the hospital the next day and everything has been going well since. Clark is just a joy to have in our family. We love this boy and are so grateful to have him in our family. Now enjoy a photo overload. Don't mind Evelyn's face covered in ice cream or how awful I looked for our first family pic (minus Evelyn) at the hospital. I wish someone told me before we took it! Also, Clark's "going home" outfit has a jacket that says "Daddy's Little Rock Star". It's so perfect for a son of Andy's. Enjoy the pics!
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