Khloe's 9-Week Doctor Visit...9-2-09

Khloe had her 9-week doctor visit last Wednesday. She is in the 45 percentile of all babies her age in Length/Height, Head diameter and weight. Khloe weighed 10 lbs 0 oz (finally she is starting to grow a little... she is so petite!). She measured 22.5" in length. She still has the longest fingers and toes. She is going to be a tall and skinny little girl!

This week Khloe noticed her tongue this past week. You can stick your tongue out at her and she will stick hers out at you. You can also say "tongue" and she will play with it with her little lips. Too cute!! She is getting frustrated with herself, though, because she wants to grab things and she cant quite figure out how to get her hands to do it! LOL This week she is 10 weeks (2 1/2 months old). She's also been going cross-eyed trying to look at her hand, nose and paci. Its hilarious! We've been going back to church, but every Sunday Khloe and I end up in the nursery together watching service from the flat screen in there. :) She loves the praise and worship (singing) part of Sunday service, but she doesn't seem to like the pastor's word/message... maybe it's his voice... not sure. So, bubby and daddy sit through service and we rock in the nursery. Hopefully that will change soon! We're very lucky that Khloe continues to sleep through the night... she is sleeping 7-9 hours straight through... God has truly blessed us!

Peyton has been in football overload mode... lots of practices and scrimmages. I love football season.. its so much fun watching their age play! His first game is Thursday! Go Bentonville Raiders! He is loving middle school this year... he's made more friends... good times! The homework load has been moved up a notch this year... but he's doing fine with it! He's still loving his little sister... they are so sweet together! :)

I'll post more later... gotta run!

Update on "Heather's World"...

Monday, I went in for my 6-weeks post-baby checkup with my doctor (Dr. Cunningham). I took Peyton and Khloe with me, because I wanted Dr. Cunningham and his assistant nurse, Becky, to see them. He has been my doctor for 12 years... he delivered Peyton nearly 11 years ago and Khloe this year. So, I wanted to get a picture of him with my kiddos. :) He was a proud doctor and even asked me to keep taking pictures so I could send them to him. LOL! What a trooper. I'm going to post some of the pictures I took... some are yellow tinted, because I took them in the clinic... and we all know how the lighting makes pictures. :)







Anyway, Khloe turned 7 weeks old last Wednesday and she will be 8 weeks/2 mos old this Wednesday. How exciting! She is growing so fast already. She has her 2 month pictures scheduled on Wednesday with The Picture People... their studio is really nice and open... and they take great pictures. Plus, you get to take them home that day - framed and all! Woo Hoo! Khloe has been smiling so much and laughing... she really thinks her daddy and brother are funny! She's hitting a major growth spurt, too... she won't stop eating this week. LOL She is such a sweet little girl! She lets us sleep all night long. She only wakes up one time to feed... sometimes she sleeps the entire night (6-8 hours straight). She got her days/nights straightened out immediately after being born - Good Girl!!! Peyton was the same way... I feel so lucky! :) Khloe is obsessed lately with looking at all the ceiling fans in our house... she will stare at them forever and just smile. I don't know what it is about ceiling fans and babies. Too funny!









Peyton started a new school this year... He is in Middle School now. Go OHMS! He is so excited to make new friends this year. A whole new bunch of 5th Grade girls to flirt with too. LOL He's so funny! A little girl gave him her phone number today (THE THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL!). He was so sweet to take it from her... but, when he got in the car after school he wadded it up. He didn't want to hurt her feeling by telling her he didn't want it. Sweet boy! All his friends from last year told him how different he looked this school year... he let his hair grow out all summer and he now has the Zach Efron look. :) He needs to trim it! Anyway, he likes his new school and had a great first week! His pod of teachers are really great, too! Peyton, also, started football practice this week. He is on the same team as last year (Go Raiders!). They started off the season this week with 3 (2-hr) practices and 2 scrimmage games... nothing like jumping in head first and cramming everything into one week. Coaches are good about that, though! Ha! He's playing Defense this year... he thinks he's big enough to do some serious tackling. LOL He is only 78 lbs wet. ;) Peyton has his first scrimmage game tomorrow... can't wait... Go Raiders!



I don't know if I shared with everyone before, but my little sister (Tasha) is expecting! I just found out a few weeks ago... Yippee!! She is expecting baby #2 ten years after her first child, Lexi. Congrats Tasha!! She is due in March. I'm really hoping that she has a little boy... I think she will. :) Her husband comes from a long line of males... no females in the family besides his mother. So the odds are in their favor! We are sad, though, because she just moved to Nashville... her husband's parents live there and he is going back to school to get his Masters. She is sad to be gone away from her home. We through her a going away dinner before she left... lots of friends/family sent them off with love! We are hopeful, though, that she will return in a year or two! We do not want to miss out on watching Lexi and her new baby grow up before our eyes! Besides, Khloe needs her cousin around to go to her birthday parties and play... they will only be about 9 months apart. How fun! Peyton (my son)and Alexis (her daughter)were only one year (exactly) apart. I can't wait to meet my new niece or nephew. I have already started buying baby boy stuff... I really feel that she will get her boy. :) It's funny because my brother has a boy and a girl... I have a boy and a girl... and my sister has a girl (so that means there's a boy to come to be just like her siblings... one of each!)! I'm praying... :) She's in town this weekend visiting already... and she's only been gone 3 weeks. Yeah!







Sorry I have procrastinating and not updating my blog regularly! Gosh, time just gets away from me with a new baby. :) I promise I will do better, friends!

Tootles!

Baby Khloe is Growing Fast...

Baby Khloe will be one month old already on Wednesday... where does the time go? Time flies... Wow! She is such a sweet little girl. We have really enjoyed loving on her every day. Peyton and Kevin are head over heels for her... it is really sweet! I took Khloe to the doctor this week and she weighed 8lbs and 20.5" in length. She gained almost one full pound in a week's time. Craziness! Khloe has had major acid reflux and it has gotten really scary at times. She throws up through her nose alot and it takes her breath away. Several times she has lost her breath and not been able to inhale oxygen because of the throw up and I almost panicked. It is scary when almost a minute goes by and she has not caught her breath yet. Yikes! I almost called 911 one time... Peyton and I both were scared. I had to use the aspirator to suction out phlegm and fluids from her mouth and throat. I really don't know what else to do in situations like that. I need to take a baby cpr class... for sure! The doctor prescribed us medicine for her acid reflux. She HATES the taste of it though... you should see her face when I give it to her... poor thing! We still can't decide who she looks more like... she's just too little to tell. She has her dad's eyes, but her nose, face shape and lips are just like her brother's... which I guess is like me. :o) We'll see in a couple more months. I'm sure it will become more obvious.

I have been trying to get out of the house more this week... staying couped up in my house has been hard on me. We've all had a good time! But, gosh, it is still such a huge transition for me. I really thought that I wanted to be a stay home mom, but I'm not sure now. I think it's great bonding for the mom and the baby, but I also selfishly feel like I need my adult time during the day (to run errands and do things that I need to do). Who knows... all I know is that my Bridal Consulting Business is on the back burner for now. Not a lot I can do with a baby... weddings consume my weekends and with a new baby - I don't want to take that time away from her or the boys (Kevin and Peyton). I'll keep you posted on what I decide. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to stay home with Khloe, though... not alot of people can do that.

I have been a picture taking machine these past few weeks. I have gotten several cute pictures of my kiddos together and Kevin with the kids. I finally ordered Khloe's Birth Announcements today through www.tinyprints.com. They are going to be darling! I also ordered some personalized address labels with Khloe's newborn pic on it for the return address. Fun stuff!

Here are some of the pictures that I have taken these past couple weeks...

Baby Khloe's Birth Story!! 7/1/09

I have been so busy adjusting to our new life with Khloe that I have neglected my blog. There are so many things to talk about...

Baby Khloe Elizabeth Yingst was born on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 3:26am. She was born at Willow Creek Women's Hospital in Johnson. She weighed 7lbs 2oz and was 20" long. I went in to the hospital Tuesday morning at 5am to be induced. My doctor was concerned that I had an excessive amount of fluid in my belly. When I got there, I was already having my own contractions... which were fairly strong! So, the nurses started me on a small amount of medicine to induce. About halfway through my Labor, I decided to get an epidural. Holy Cow... have you seen the tools they use to put one of those in. Yikes... it looks like a drill bit. Anyway, they told me that it should take effect in about 20 minutes... 4 hours later I was still waiting and they realized that they had done the trial run of the epidural, but had not turned on the medicine itself afterwards. When the meds started pumping through, it was so much more relaxing! LOL My doctor had to break my water and boy was that a mess. Remember he had told me that I had an EXCESSIVE amount of water... boy was he right! It was like running bath water at full force... the doctor and nurses were in shock. There was 4 2-liters of fluids that were relieved immediately! My doctor had only seen that much fluid one other time in his 15 years practice. The nurse had never seen that much fluid! My stomach immediately shrunk less than half its size right before my eyes! Crazy! So my entire pregnancy, I carried around majority water and less baby - aweful! Khloe was very stressed out during the whole process, so they had to stop labor several times and stick an internal heart monitor on her head to get a more accurate reading of her heart rate (which had dropped several times!). I was in full labor for 19 LONG hours and was seconds away from having to have a c-section... but, she had finally turned into full position and my body was ready to push her out! I really wanted Khloe to be born in June, but she missed it by a few hours and was born in July. I was so relieved when the labor was over and she was finally out!

Khloe is a very sweet and TINY baby girl! She rarely cries and she couldn't be a better gift from God! I really suffered with some major PostPartum Depression when she was born. I didn't know how to adjust to this new life with a new baby. Peyton is almost 11 years old, so it has been like starting over for me. It has been very hard... and unfortunately I had to talk to my doctor about it and he put me on some mild postpartum medicine. Thank God for it, because I would be a basket case right now! :( I truly thought that I had prepared myself for this change of life with a new baby... but, I never really prepared myself completely. At first, I felt suffocated and trapped... which is not a good place to be. But, I have gotten a lot better and am overjoyed to have her now! She has already been so much fun! :o) Peyton is such a good big brother... he helps me SO much with her and just adores everything about his little sister... which couldn't make me happier! He is a doll and I adore him so much! Kevin is a good daddy... he just lights up when he is around his little girl!! It has really changed him in a good way and he values that! She already has her own little attitude and she is funny! We laugh at her everyday. LOL

I went through a slight panic mode recently with her, because she hadn't had a bowel movement in 8 days... yikes! After taking her to the doctor, he said it was normal and sometimes they go a week without. But she finally went yesterday morning - which was a huge relief for us! :)She will be 3 weeks old this week and weighs 7lbs 4oz. she is so tiny and can only fit in preemie clothes still... she needs to grow! LOL She lost her cord this week... yeah!! She had her first bath on July 4th... she loves baths! Her features are starting to come in more distinguished as well... still not sure exactly who she looks like. :)

Here are some pics of baby Khloe...

Tomorrow's Khloe's Big Entrance!

If you didn't know already, my doctor has insisted on delivering Khloe tomorrow at Willow Creek. I will have to arrive early tomorrow morning and start the induction process... Gosh, I thought I was ready, but now I'm starting to get cold feet (a little). It's scary thinking about the pain and how our lives are about to change. But, on the better side... I just can't wait to see the little girl that has been kicking the fire out of me every single day for the past many months. And, in my case, it is a myth that they are more snug and quit kicking so much in the last few weeks in the womb. Khloe rolls around more and kicks much harder these last weeks... and every single day - including today! My stomach looks like an alien attack if you sit and watch all the mind-boggling activity. It's CRAZINESS and a little on the freaky side. LOL So... Khloe Elizabeth Yingst will be born into the world tomorrow (June 30, 2009)! Yippee... be on the lookout for updates about my labor/delivery, pics and etc. Peyton is so excited about his little sister... he can't hardly sit still. He is literally counting down the hours until our trip to the hospital tomorrow morning... what a sweet little guy... he is going to be such a big help with his little sister! Today is his last day as an only child. :)

I, also, wanted to post some pictures on this blog of the custom pillows that I designed and my mother-in-law made yesterday at her house. We were there all afternoon and night last night and I got to leave with all three pillows we made! They are darling! I had ordered some extra fabric from the lady in Texas that made Khloe's bedroom accessories (curtains, lamp shade, etc.). The fabric came in handy for the project. :) My mother-in-law came by this morning and looked at the completed nursery (with the pillows we made last night). She also took the extra fabric (that we had leftover from yesterday's pillow project). She took an extra Boppy Pillow Cover and is going to use the extra fabric on her Boppy Pillow. It will be really sweet! When she's done with it (she always works super fast, so she'll be done today, I'm sure), I'll take it and have Khloe's name Embroidered on the top side of it and it will be really special! :)

Here are the pics of Khloe's Custom Nursery Pillows that we made Khloe...









Pillow One (Front):


Pillow One (Back):


Pillow Two (Front):


Pillow Two (Back):


Pillow Three (Front & Back same):


This is my last post being preggers... Yippee! Tomorrow's the Big Day!!! :o)

XOXO

Khloe's Nursery is COMPLETE!!!

Today, we received the last accessories for Khloe's nursery! They turned out so darling!! The Valances were so pretty... the Lamp Shade was really big and DARLING... and the soft, minky dot sheet is going to make Khloe sleep so soundly! I'm so happy that everything is finally here!! Her nursery is officially COMPLETE! Well, I am waiting on a huge Maternity Picture from Chandi (as a baby gift) to go above Khloe's nightstand, but we left the space for it on the wall! :) Yippee!! Now, we just need her to arrive... let's get on with the show Khloe!

I have been feeling really icky today... don't really know how to describe it. There is SO much pressure on my pelvic bone and she has dropped even farther. I think I could go into labor any time... maybe tonight?!! I've been having really strong contractions off and on all day. I'm so sleepy that I can't hardly keep my eyes open. I've been trying to get to my dirty dishes in the sink all day, but standing for more than a few minutes makes me feel tremendous pressure down there and makes me a little nauseated. Hmm... sounds pretty close to labor! :) I'm having a contraction as I'm typing this. LOL

Here are the Final Pictures of Baby Khloe's DARLING Nursery... After Months of Creating and Buying - It's READY for Her!!!





















Tell me what you think of her nursery... Isn't it Darling! It is all ready for Miss Khloe Elizabeth Yingst!! I think she'll love it just as much as I do!!! I'll keep you all posted on Baby News... Arrival date/time!

XOXO

39 Week Doctor Checkup - She's Almost Here!!

Today's doctor appointment with Dr.Cunningham went very well! He felt for progression and said that I was 2+cm dilated, 60% effaced and Khloe is still very much in position for her big debut! Once again the checkup (down under - lol) was extremely excruciating! He felt her head and said that her head was still floating... which means that she is in position, but she is not tight in her spot to bust through on her own. When he touches her head she goes up with it. My doctor says that I have an excessive amount of fluid in my belly (amniotic sack) and it is probably why she is doing that. He said that it is going to be an explosion when my water breaks! Yikes... I hope I'm not in WalMart or shopping somewhere. I think after tomorrow, I am going to lay low (at home) and stop making public appearances (shopping or whatever else). I would hate to have a HUGE mess and be mortified/embarrassed beyond belief. Plus, commuting itself is getting to be a real challenge. My back can BARELY hold up my huge belly. Everywhere I go people ask me if I'm having twins and it is really starting to make me PANIC!!! Quit asking me this people... I only want one... and that is ALL that is in there. Please God!!

If Khloe has not arrived by next Monday on her own, then I am scheduled for induction on Tuesday (June 30). What's crazy about Tuesday is that it will be June 30 (the last day of June)... Peyton's birthday is November 30 (the last day of November)... and Kevin's birthday is January 31 (the last day of January). That's just bizarre! Kind of neat, though... easy for family and friends to remember. LOL So... right now I have 5 full days left until little Khloe is induced... if she's not here before then. I have been having constant contractions (painful and breath-taking) for the past several days... so, we'll see!! I am extremely exhausted right now!

Congrats to our friends, Adam/Chandra McFarlane, on giving birth to their Baby Boy, Jude McFarlane Sunday (Father's Day)! Also, congrats to our friend, Julie Swanson, on her little arrival, too... Baby Ryan Forrest Swanson born yesterday (Tuesday)!! Two down... One to go... That's Khloe!! :o)

FYI: Khloe's nursery rug (reorder) came in yesterday and is darling in her nursery! I, also, finished painting Khloe's nursery picture. I can't believe how long that little canvas painting took... Wow! Kevin painted the giraffe! LOL Good job, honey! I am supposed to receive Khloe's nursery valances/panels, lamp shade and minky dot sheet tomorrow. The lady that made them shipped them out yesterday! That will complete her nursery... It's so cute! She is already rotten!!!!!

Here's a picture of Khloe's completed nursery painting (Finally!)...





We'll keep you posted on Baby News as progression arises!!! Stay tuned... :)

38 Week Doctor Checkup and Peyton's Tournament Update!

Today was my 38 week doctor checkup. The checkup went well... much more progression than last week - FOR SURE! My doctor informed me that I am right at 2cm dilated and almost 25% effaced. I was talking to him and a little disappointed that there wasn't more dilation than that... he said none of that matters and that I could progress so far (even in hours) and go into full labor tonight. He said that it could happen any time. So, that's good news! :) The bad news is that I did not realize it until today, but I have been retaining some major water/fluids over the past couple of days... so much that my feet/toes/fingers and ankles are really puffy. My ankles are so swollen (and this is NO exaggeration!!!) that they look like the elephant man. No joke! It scares me looking at them! I hope it's not Toxemia... I didn't even notice them at the doctor's office... my mother pointed it out to me when I went to her house afterwards. Icky! That's got to be a sign that it is the end of the road for this pregnancy! LOL My face is NOT swollen at all - Thank you, God! (Knocking on wood...) So, stay posted! I've been saying practically my entire pregnancy that I would have Khloe on June 17 (which is today!)... it's the date that has been stuck in my head for months... not sure why. Peyton thinks it will be June 27. We'll see. Today's not over... wishful thinking! LOL I have been having random contractions all day today... they are spaced out way too far to even begin thinking about timing. All I can say is... Bring the Contractions On! I've decided also that I am going to have pain meds when I deliver... unlike with my first pregnancy. I did 100% Natural -No drugs at all (I must have been NUTS because I was in HARD LABOR for 36 hours... what an idiot!) with my first pregnancy... and nuh, uh... not this time! LOL

I've started painting Khloe's Nursery pictures. I drew it out Monday night and yesterday spent several hours painting it... didn't get very far, though. Man, that's time consuming - no doubt! It will be cute when it's done, though. Below is a picture of what the unfinished picture looks like... you can see what I've painted thus far and what has been sketched and is waiting to be painted. I guess I better get on it and finish it... who know when she'll come and my hand will be full! ;)





About Peyton's Baseball Tournament...
His team (The Angels) won Game 2 yesterday in their Tournament! Go Angels! The cool thing is that they beat the #1 team (The Pirates) in the League. Can't believe it! Final Score 9-6! Woo Hoo!!! Way to go boys! They will play Game 3 tomorrow night. It should be good... if they win Game 3, then they will be playing one-on-one in the Championship Game on Saturday. Wish them luck!!

Here's Peyton on Base at 2nd...



I'll keep you posted on Peyton's Tournament AND little Miss Khloe's arrival!!

Peyton Won 1st Game in Tournament Yesterday!

Peyton's team (The Angels) won their first game in their tournament that started yesterday. They played the Reds (which were a pretty good team all season - their record was better than ours!). The game was intense, because their coach (Duane) is always very competitive against our coach (Gan) in football and baseball. It was a big game for both teams. Our coach, Gan Nunnally, is always very mild tempered and such a good sport... never says anything negative to the officials. Now... I can't say the same for the Red's Coach, Duane Webb. He is a great guy normally, but don't make him mad during games... he is way too competitive to keep his composure. Yesterday, (about the 2nd Inning) Duane was thrown out of the game by the Umpire for his negative attitude and his consistant negative comments about the game. The hilarious part is that two Innings later the Red's Assistant Coach was thrown out for the same negativity. They were down to two volunteer dad's on the team to finish coaching the game. I have never witnessed such immaturity during 10 year olds' Baseball games. I'll bet they felt pretty silly after their rediculous behavior. LOL I just wish I would have camcorded the whole game... it would have been one to watch over and over again and laugh. Peyton will get a kick out of it when he's older. :) Needless to say, our team beat them (winning our first game of the tournament). Final score: 8-6. It was a close one. I was stressed out in the last inning... they were last to bat... bases loaded... two outs... score 8-6. One good hit would have made them win. Fortunately for us, the last batter struck out! Woo Hoo! We were all on the edge of our seats. Go Angels! Game two is tonight... we play a very respected and well rounded team... The Pirates. Yikes! Wish us luck!

Here are some pictures of Peyton and the team... Good job boys! Peyton played 3rd Base the entire game!

Some of our Family Maternity Pics...

Here are some of the maternity pictures my friend/photographer, Chandi Gregory (Picture This! Production), took of us in my 8th month of pregnancy. I'm still waiting on the cd and can't wait to see all the pictures... she's backed up with editing, though, so I don't know when that will be. But, atleast she sends us a few pictures every now and then to keep us from being so anxious. LOL She's sweet!







A Short Update:
I am hating the fact that my arms/hands go numb while I'm "trying" to sleep at night. It just started happening these past few days. It's weird. Holding them up and shaking them does not make them stop tingling and regaining proper blood flow again. It's just weird. I don't know what that's about, but all I'm sure it has to do with the way the baby is laying and I'm laying in bed... we both are hitting pressure points that is cutting off my blood flow to my limbs. Ouch! It is starting to do that during the day as well. I'll have to ask my doctor what that's about at my 38 week checkup next Wednesday. No sleep still... I finally fell asleep this morning around 5:45am and woke up at 8:15am... I was just thankful for that!LOL

My PUPP rash hasn't been too bad/itchy lately. That's a blessing! There is nothing worse than having a bad itch - especially in hundreds of spots all over your entire body. Grr!!! As long as I stay cooled off and am not in the humidity for too long or heat or allowing the sun to beat on me, then it will not itch hardly at all. I still have the ugly spots all over my body, though. Embarrassing. But, they'll be gone for good the second Khloe is born (so I hear). :)

Yesterday, I picked up Khloe's pink nursery rug from The Baby's Room (and ran into Julie of all people - I'll tell you more about her in a minute). When I got the rug home and put it on the floor in front of her crib, I was disappointed. The pink was way too dark and not at all the same color as the rest of the pinks in her room. So... once again I have to place an order for either the kiwi-colored rug (since the pink is too hard to match) or the lighter pink rug. The part that stinks is that it takes about 3-4 weeks for the rug to come in and I'm sure Khloe will be here before that. Darn! :( That really stinks. Of course, I could just settle for the chocolate rug like it (that they keep in stock at The Baby's Room)... but, how boring since all of her furniture is so dark anyway. I want her to be able to play and stare at her rug when she's in her room. I'll talk to the ladies at The Babies Room and let you know what they suggest... it might just be the chocolate rug... since there is NO WAIT TIME. I like that part. LOL

The story about Julie is that she is due 3 DAYS before me. When I ran into her at The Baby's Room, she told me that Baby Ryan could be born any day. She was up there buying her car seat, because she has progressed way faster than me and thinks that he will be born within days. Lucky Dog! She is already 70%+ effaced, 3cm dilated and has lost her plug. I'm happy for her, but I am no where near that. I could sense her panic and anxiety when I ran into her. Wow... she's nesting hard and I can't believe that she is that much closer than me. Like I tell other friends... just because you aren't dilated or effaced now, doesn't mean it couldn't all happen in one day. It all depends on when your true labor contractions come on and then your body will catch you up. So, really I'm hoping for that for myself. That's how it was when I went into labor with Peyton (10+ years ago)... everything happened in the hospital and NOT before. :)

Note to Self: JUST BE READY NO MATTER WHAT THE PROGRESSION SAYS!!