Halloween!

Halloween has come and gone, I can't believe how fast time is going now that I am not pregnant anymore! We had a lot of fun this year and Peyton loved trick or treating! She was so much fun this year, last year she really didn't know what was going on but this year she was walking around the neighborhood shouting "Happy Halloween" every 5 seconds. She loved all the candy that got but I think her favorite part was being able to talk to a new person at each house that we went to. She can be very social when she wants to be. This year Peyton was a monkey, I got the costume at Old Navy again this year, I bought her skunk costume there last year and loved it, they were cheap but really well made and they kept her warm so they were perfect! Korbin was a banana and he was very cute, I don't think he liked being in his costume though. We are now looking forward to Thanksgiving, I love Thanksgiving, a day filled with awesome food and football and lounging around with family, its awesome!

We have spent the past few weeks hanging around the house. I am still adjusting to being a mom to 2 kids. We have our routine down fairly well now but things change everyday so we just take everything one day at a time. I was planning on getting Peyton potty trained once Korbin was born but that still hasn't happened. She was pretty much ready to go a few weeks before I had Korbin but I held off because I wanted to wait until I wasn't pregnant anymore and she got used to not being the only child anymore. Oops! Now that I am not pregnant and I am ready to get her out of diapers she has decided that she is no longer interested in using the toilet! So we have gone backwards on that but I am sure she will want to try again soon, I hope anyway :) ! She is doing so good with Korbin, she loves to help feed him and give him kisses. So far there has not been any jealousy issues, she is very independent so if we are busy doing something with Korbin she will find something else to occupy her time. She is not very good at understanding what "no" means, she loves to push her limits on things and see just how much she can get away with before mom and dad get mad. She also knows how to turn on the charm when we do get mad so she gets away with a lot. She is also talking so much more and we love listening to all the new things that she says everyday.

Korbin is growing like crazy! He fit into his newborn clothes for about 2 weeks and by then he had grown out of them! He is now in his 3 month clothes and he will probably grow out of those before Christmas! I am going to go broke trying to keep clothes on this kid! With Peyton she was always so small so we never had to worry about her growing out of her clothes within weeks of buying them. It is a different story with Korbin, I love shopping for kids clothes though so I guess this just means that I will get to shop more though! He is in the 91st percentile for his height, the 75th for his weight and the 82nd for his head size. So while Peyton was down at the bottom of the spectrum for her size (except for her head :) ) Korbin is up at the top. He is very alert and he eats a ton. He does fairly well sleeping at night. He wakes up about once at night to eat and then goes back to sleep so we are really lucky.

Haley, Adam, Korbin and Peyton on Halloween!

Peyton helping Grandpa make rootbeer.

Deven going out to shoot a dry ice bomb that wouldn't go off in the backyard with his BB gun.

Korbin and Adam in their matching P.J.'S

Pumpkin Patch

Holy cow life is a bit crazier now with 2 kids! But as crazy as it is I wouldn't trade it for anything. Korbin is such an easy baby (knock on wood)! Peyton is a typical 2 year old and she is into everything and likes to test her mom and dad's patience with everything! We like to call her our little 2 year old terrorist. But she is adjusting to life as an older sister very well and she definitely loves her little brother, sometimes she love him a little too much but at least she loves him! She is getting ready to start potty training, so things are going to get even crazier but I will be very grateful once she gets the hang of it and I only have to change 1 kids poopy diapers! Korbin is getting bigger everyday! He is not getting chubby he is just getting longer. There are a few of his Newborn outfits that he only got to wear a couple of time before they got too small for him. He has the biggest hands and feet his toes and fingers are super long! We have also discovered that he snores like a freight train! We can't really decide who he looks like, one minute we will look at him and he looks just like Deven and the next he will look like Peyton and the next he will look like me. So he is a mixture of all 3 of us I guess.

This weekend we went to the Pumpkin Patch with my family, Korbin of course slept through the whole thing, and Peyton ran around the field and asked for every pumpkin she saw. It was a lot of fun and the weather was perfect! I am looking forward to snow though, which is weird for me because I hate snow, except for on Christmas. Later on Saturday we went to Black Island Farms in Syracuse with some friends of ours. We did the hay ride and Peyton got to pick out another Pumpkin, so she has 2 pumpkins to carve for Halloween. I am way excited to get Peyton and Korbin dressed up for Halloween, I have both of their costumes ready to go, hopefully the weather will be good!

Peyton and Korbin relaxing in Mom and Dad's bed

Korbin enjoying Pumpkin Hunting.

Peyton running through the Pumpkin field.

Peyton, Addison and Hannah getting ready for the hay ride.

He is Finally Here!!!

My attitude has totally changed since the last time I posted and that is obviously because the baby is here!!! Korbin Scott Sorensen was born on October 1, 2009 at 3:50 p.m., he weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 in. long. We are so so happy that he is here and that he is healthy! It was a long time coming but the pregnancy is finally over and now we can just enjoy our new baby boy. So be prepared for a long post with lots and lots of pictures because we are so excited! Some of the pictures will be different sizes and the quality might not be great because we have a mix of pictures from a few different cameras and camera phones.

I was scheduled to go into the hospital Wed. the 30th to be induced. So I got up really early that morning, I really didn't sleep much the night before, and got showered and ready to go. I had my bag all packed up and Peyton's bag all packed and I was just waiting until 7 am so that I could call the hospital to make sure that it was still ok for me to come in. Well I called and they told me that they had a huge rush of people come in that went into spontaneous labor and that they were currently all full and that I needed to call back at 10 and see if a room opens up. So I was super bummed out, and we sat around until 10 and I called again and they told me it was still super busy so they wanted me to call back at 11:45 and if they didn't have a room by then, then I would be pushed back until the next day. So we waited some more and I called back and they told me that I would not be able to get in that day so to plan on coming in the next morning. BUMMER!! I was so mad! But oh well there was nothing we could do so we went out to breakfast and then spent the day hanging around and trying to relax. So Thursday morning I wake up early again and I call the hospital at 7 and thankfully they told us to come on in! So we got everything loaded and Bryan and Hollee came up to watch Peyton and we headed off. Since we live in Layton and our hospital is in Sandy we hit a little bit of traffic and we got to the hospital at about 8:30, I got all checked in and we got our stuff into the labor and delivery room and I got changed into my lovely hospital gown and sat on the bed and waited to get hooked up to the Pitocin. Right as I sat on the bed I started having contractions on my own! Figures! So our awesome Sara came in and we got my IV in and by that time I was having contractions about every 5 minutes that were lasting about a minute each. My Dr. came in and broke my water and we got the Pit., started just to get things moving a bit quicker. My contractions started to get really close together and they were lasting a long time so at around 12 I was dilated to a 6 so I decided to get my epidural because things were moving a lot faster than I thought they would. When I got my epidural by blood pressure tanked so I had to get a quick shot of who knows what to get it to come back up but the shot made me sick to my stomach and I had to lay on one side for the rest of the labor. By about 2:50 I was fully dilated and ready to push and by 3:50 he was here! So the labor went really quick and smoothly which was awesome, with Peyton I was hooked up to the Pitocin by 8 am and I didn't have her until 7:56 pm so I was nice having him during the afternoon. He was crying really well, and he was nice and pink and his cord was really thick so he was totally healthy. I was shocked that he weighed as much as he did, I didn't think he would weigh more than about 7 lbs. 6 oz and he came out at 8 lbs 4 oz so no wonder I was so uncomfortable! After we got him all cleaned up and I got all cleaned up they gave Korbin his first bath in our room so we could all see, and then after that they moved me to my recovery room. They made Dev and I a nice steak dinner that night which is something we didn't get with Peyton so that was awesome. Later on that night my grandparents and aunt and cousin came out to visit, both of my sisters, and Bryan and Hollee came down with Peyton so that she could see her little brother for the first time. I don't think she really understood what was going on but she was excited to see another baby! The next morning I got up and showered and got all of our stuff ready to go and we hung around in the room for awhile and then they discharged us around 2. So we were in and out of hospital less than 24 hours after Korbin was born, which was awesome. They gave us the choice to either leave early or stay the extra night and we both wanted to go home so we got our of there as quick as we could. This weekend we have just been relaxing and getting used to having another member of the family. Peyton loves Korbin, sometimes a little too much but she is doing really well adjusting to having to share the attention. She has her moments but she is only 2 and those 4 teeth are still trying to push their way out so she is doing awesome all things considered. So far Korbin is a very low maintenance baby. He only cries when he is hungry and even then it is not really crying. He lets out 1 cry to just tell us that he is hungry and then waits for the food to come. So hopefully he stays so easy for awhile because Peyton is a very active and crazy little girl.

We are so so happy to have Korbin here and we love him so much already! We are very excited for the holidays that are coming up and we feel like our family is complete with him. We are going to go to the pumpkin patch in a couple of weeks which will be tons of fun, and I am super excited for Halloween this year because Peyton will understand more of what is going on. Thanks everyone for the well wishes and kind thoughts, you guys are great!!

Bad Attitude....

So I am grouchy and bitter and I have not posted anything new because of it! I want to have this baby already!!!! A few weeks ago I went from being at risk for pre term labor and told to go on bed rest for 2 weeks and now nothing has changed! Despite the fact that I completely ignored that whole bed rest crap and I have been on my feet all day everyday cleaning, and walking up hills and lifting heavy objects, you know things that you would think that would cause a pregnant woman to go into labor! Nope nothing! I had my 37 week appointment yesterday and I was 2 1/2 cm dilated and 85 % effaced, so nothing has changed in 3 weeks! Ahhh!!!! So I have not posted anything because I was hoping that my next post was going to be about our new baby. Everyone has been saying " well the baby will just come when he is ready" alright people, not to be rude but save it! I don't want to hear comments like that right now! So as of right now I am scheduled to be induced on the 30th, yeah that got pushed back a week but don't ask because it just makes me mad :) . So in the meantime we are just waiting and hoping that something will happen but we are planning on having to be induced again, which sucks big time but oh well. We are trying to figure out what we are going to name this stubborn little boy but I think we are going to end up waiting until we actually see him to decide. The middle name will for sure be Scott, after Dev's dad, but as for the first name we have a few choices. Turner, Corbin, Urban (Dev likes this one), and Jeter (I like this one). So we will have to wait and see what we come up with when he finally decides to show up!

On the 5th it was Peyton's 2nd birthday! Holy cow I have a 2 year old, it still is crazy to me that she is that old already! For her birthday we went with a bunch of family and friends to the zoo. Peyton loves animals so it was perfect. We got to see all the new baby animals, except for the baby elephant she wasn't out yet, so that was a lot of fun. The baby tigers were very cute and the giraffe was adorable! After the zoo we all came back home and had a BBQ and opened presents and had cupcakes. She had a lot of fun opening her presents this year and she had no problem making a mess of herself with the cupcakes. Last year she wanted nothing to do with her cake which was disappointing but she made up for it this year. Of course the candles had to be blown out first, she wanted nothing to do with those, which is a good thing. She has been so much fun and we feel very blessed and lucky to have her in our lives, she definitely keeps things interesting and very busy! The next big thing for her is going to be meeting her new little brother, hopefully she does ok with not being the center of attention all the time. Once we get her used to being a big sister and get our routine squared away it will be time to start potty training. I think she is ready now but things are going to be so crazy right after I have the baby I am going to wait until things settle down to really get going on it.

Not much else is going on with us. Dev is going turkey hunting this weekend and we are sitting around waiting for baby. I have the Halloween costumes ordered and we are looking forward to fall and pumpkin hunting and of course football and the baseball playoffs! Hopefully the Yankees will keep it up and go all the way this year! So stay tuned who know maybe I will post real soon about a new baby!

Having fun at the zoo

The freakin cute baby giraffe

Getting ready to blow out her candles

Digging in!

We have been going to the Ogden High football games this year, since Dev went to school there. Peyton loves it! This is her all dressed up and ready to go!

Elizabeth Hope Sorensen

We love you Lizzie!

Elizabeth Hope Sorensen

September 3, 2008

Long time no post!

Hello again! Deven was just telling me last night that I have not updated the blog in a long time so I thought I should get on and at least fill people in on what has been going on! We went up to Bear Lake a few weekends ago with Deven's family and had a blast! My camera was being weird so unfortunately I did not get any pictures : ( , major bummer! We went hiking in Minnetonka Cave, which was way cool, I don't really recommend doing it if you are 31 weeks pregnant though, there are a lot of stairs! But the inside of the cave was really cool. Deven has discovered a new hobby that he loves, paint balling. So he bought himself a new paintball gun and has been going every weekend that he can! My older sister Darcy had her baby! She was not due until September 6th but she decided to go into labor a few hours after her baby shower her little boy was born on August 16th! His name is Adam Lawrence Beech and he is so so cute and is such a good baby so far! She had him at 37 weeks but he weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. so it is probably a good thing that he came early or she would have been pushing a much larger baby out! Peyton's birthday is not this Saturday but the next, and I can't believe it! It seems like just yesterday that I was planning her 1st birthday party and now she is going to be 2! Where has the time gone? So far the plan is to take her to the zoo on her birthday to see all the new baby animals and to have cake and ice cream later on when we get back. We are not doing anything fancy or big this year, there is just too much going on to have a big blowout party. But Peyton loves animals and she loves going to to zoo so she should enjoy what we have planned. She is also getting 4 new teeth all at the same time again, so she has not been her usual happy self. Hopefully they will come in fast and she can get to feeling better. I finally ordered and received my baby bedding! It took me forever to decide what I wanted. But I found it on Ebay and I got a smokin' deal on it so that is awesome! It just came on Tuesday and I love it! It is so nice and soft so I know I made the right choice! I finished up buying all the rest of the stuff we needed for the baby so we are set to go. Which is a good thing given the news that we got today! I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and over the past few days I have been having some contractions and things have begun to feel a little off. On Sunday I had contractions strong enough to wake me up out of a pretty deep sleep (which totally sucks because I don't really get good sleep now anyway) and they lasted for a good 3 to 4 hours and happened every 10 t0 15 minutes. I didn't call my Dr. or go to the hospital because now that we live in Layton and my Dr. is in Sandy I want to make sure that when I go in it is the real deal, because with all of the construction that is going on it would be a pain in the butt to drive all the way out there for nothing! So I waited until my appt. today to talk to her, and she decided that just to be on the safe side, to check to see if I am dilated at all. Surprise! I am dilated to a 2 and 80% effaced which is more than I ever got when I was pregnant with Peyton and she was born at 40 weeks and 2 days! So apparently I could go into labor anytime and if I do they are going to try and stop it because I am not 36 weeks yet. So hopefully I can make it to 36 weeks but I am kinda getting the feeling that we will be seeing this little guy soon! So that is what is new with us! I will try and get some good pictures in the next little while and post them, and I will for sure get some good ones of Peyton's birthday! Who know maybe next time I post it will be announcing the birth of our little boy!

Here is the bedding set I got!

Quick Update

Just a quick update to fill everyone in on what has been going on with us lately! We have moved into my parents house while our house is up for sale. It was a sudden decision but so far everything is going awesome! Deven got a new job and he started 2 weeks ago. He works for a trucking company up in North Ogden so yet another reason for the quick move back up to Davis County. So far he is loving the job and we are very grateful that he was able to find a job with the way the economy is right now! Our house is up for sale and we are hoping that someone buys it quick! We have left some of our furniture in the house to make it look nice and organized, and hopefully not living there while it is on the market helps. I know it will help me because I really did not want to have to worry about keeping it in pristine condition while being 8 months pregnant and chasing around a very messy 2 year old! So we will be living with my parents for while the house is on the market and then we will find an apartment for a little bit and hopefully buy another house in a year or so. We want to get all of our debt paid and off and ave up a nice big down payment so that we can get the house we really want and in the location we want this time! Peyton is talking up a storm, she is loving living with her grandpa and grandma and she likes having a yard to run around in. Luckily my parents basement is about the same size as our condo so he has her own room that we have filled with her toys. I think she likes it here more than our house! Deven and I sleep in my old bedroom which is fun and weird at the same time, my old room is huge though so we can fit all of our furniture in there with plenty of room to spare. We are working on getting the baby's room set up and there has been lots of debate going on about his name. We were originally set on the name Turner Scott Sorensen, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted something else. Being the huge Yankees fan that I am like the name Jeter Scott Sorensen. But Deven doesn't like it so now we are back to the drawing board and we are still trying to figure out a name. We need to hurry though because since we now live a good hour or more depending on the traffic away from my dr.'s office and hospital I am going to be delivering at, my dr. has decided to induce me 2 weeks early in the hopes that I do not go into labor on my own and get stuck in traffic trying to make it to the hospital! I did not want to switch dr.'s because my dr. is pretty much amazing! So now I will be having the baby no later than September 23rd, which is perfectly fine by me! Although I have a funny feeling I still might go in to labor earlier than that, I have been having contractions a lot lately and with this being my 3rd pregnancy in 3 years I think my chances of going early are pretty high! So things are going good for us, we have a family reunion up in Bear Lake this weekend and my mom is getting her new puppy on Friday so hopefully I will have some good pictures to post soon!