Here are some random pictures I found of the last few months. Some are of the kids when they were spending time with my family right after Kaylie was born. They all went to Seven Peaks several times:

 

When I was in the hospital, my mom took the kiddos to our favorite little zoo. We miss going on our morning walk to the park and zoo everyday. 

Lyla is still hesitant to feed the goats but Trevor loves it!

Every day Trevor woke up begging to go see the tiger, his favorite animal at the zoo.

Nana spoiled them by buying their favorite food- a hot dog for Trev and ice cream for Lyla.

Lyla had a dentist appointment that my mom took her too- and she did so well. It was her second time and she let them do everything. Watching a movie on the ceiling definitely helped!!

Nana also took them to say goodbye to their best friends- Allie and Kyler. It was probably good I wasn't able to go- I would have cried too much!! Lyla still talks about Allie everyday, wants to send her things, talks about playing together, etc.

During the 3 weeks we spent in Utah, we met Paul in St George for a weekend to break up the long time apart. Lyla got to go see Mary Poppins with the big "kids" and she loved it!

Playing with cousin Ruthie at the mall while the others were boating:

Yum!

Sweet girls- they get along a lot better now than when they were younger. I love seeing them chat and play together.

Fun at the Provo splash pad

Love my sisters- it was fun to be all together for a few days.

Sibling love:

Pedi & mani night with the girls for my mom's birthday

Kaylie- about 3 weeks:

Lyla wore this same outfit. It was my favorite. This is Lyla at 1 week:

Finally it was time to go to our new home in Gilbert, Arizona. We flew down on August 29th, exactly one month after Kaylie was born. Paul's mom came with us and saved me! Trevor sat with her on the plane while I helped the girls. I loved having Sue here for a week and she was such a lifesaver in helping with the kids, helping me do lots of grocery shopping, making freezer meals, and unpacking hundreds of boxes. Most mornings she took the kids to the park or on a walk to let me sleep in a little. We worked so hard and filled the freezer with 8 full meals, burritos for Paul's lunches, rolls, jam, cut vegetables, pre-cooked meat- now life is so much easier because I don't have to spend much time cooking! We were all exhausted that week but we got so much done and I felt very settled and somewhat able to handle life when she left. We have missed her a lot though and are excited to see her next week for Justin's wedding!

We visited the Mesa temple on a very hot Sunday evening

Trevor chased some ducks at the park

We took Sue out to get ice cream for her birthday

Love Trev's face

Lyla loves to do silly poses for pictures

                                                   Tea party with grandma:

We got a little pool for our backyard and the kids have loved swimming. Lyla can now swim the length of it underwater by herself.

Lyla got the sudden idea that she just had to make blankets for all of her dolls. Grandma was so sweet and patiently helped her to sew. The blanket turned out so darling!

Sweet little lady bug. Kaylie is such an amazing baby- I'm so grateful for that! She's very content and mellow most of the time, eats well, sleeps well- she is now sleeping from 10:30-5 or 6 which is amazing after my other kids! She is extremely gassy which I think helps her feel so content all of the time because her tummy isn't bothering her like Lyla and Trevor seemed to struggle with. She is nice and chunky and I love my little sweetheart. 

Lyla is such a great helper- loves to give Kaylie bottles, protect her from Trevor, read to her, or just hold her. She has been struggling a lot with her behavior the last few months, I think all of the changes have really affected her a lot. We've tried to be very consistent with our rules and discipline and she seems to be making improvements. She can be a sweet, perfect little helper when she wants to be. 

Trevor loves to walk around in my shoes:

Girls trying on dresses for Justin's wedding:

We have found 2 scorpions in our house- which has definitely freaked me out! Sue helped me catch the first one and take it outside for Paul to kill later. We have a pest control company coming to spray every month so hopefully we can keep it under control.

One night I found Lyla asleep with her ace wraps on, socks, church shoes. No idea how she wasn't burning up!

I love my busy life and am so grateful for the 3 angels in my life! I feel like I just barely got married- no idea how suddenly we're a family of 5! Life is hectic and overwhelming but I love it and wouldn't trade any of it.

Kaylie Rae

My sweet baby is already 2 weeks old- how did that happen? I figured I should record the story of the pregnancy and birth- sorry it's extremely long. In the early stages of the pregnancy, I experienced some bleeding and painful stomach cramps and I spent over a month not knowing if my sweet little one was ok and if the pregnancy would work out. That was a very hard time- I was already so excited to meet Kaylie and couldn’t bare the thought of anything happening to her. Luckily, she was tough and kept growing. We were thrilled to find out that she was a little girl, especially Lyla who is so excited to dress her and feed her. Everything else went well other than things due to me getting old- varicose veins, swollen feet, awful hemorrhoids, etc.

Around 32 weeks, I was measuring small so they did an ultrasound. They found that Kaylie was growing just fine, but that she was in a breech position with her cute bum in my pelvis and her head up by my ribs. Although I was nervous starting from that point, the doctor wasn’t too concerned until she was still in that position a month later at 36 weeks. We tried everything to get her to turn- swimming, laying upside down, chiropractor visits, but she was very content to stay where she was. We did tons of research into the doctor trying a version- manipulating the baby from outside my stomach to turn her around. We knew this could be extremely painful and could lead to other complications. I researched and talked to many people about c sections and was very nervous about having one. I knew it would be a long, painful recovery and it was just something I didn’t think I would ever have to do. We spent a lot of time praying- and Heavenly Father answered our prayers on Monday, July 29^th in a different way that we had expected.  It was a week and a half before my due date so I really didn’t think anything would happen, I was pretty sure I would be induced or have a c section on Friday Aug 2^nd which was still almost a week away. I was laying in bed around 6:40 am talking to Lyla who had just woken up. I suddenly felt some liquid and wondered if I was bleeding or if my water had broken. I spent the next 1 ½ hours trying to figure out if i needed to go to the hospital while frantically running around the house getting everything ready to go to the hospital, the kids’ stuff ready for my mom to take them, and I even tried packing a few things as I panicked about not having that whole week to pack up our house for the move. Paul came home from work and he met Melanie Chatelain at the hospital to get Lyla and Trevor while I went in and checked myself in. They determined that sure enough, my water had broken and I was dilated to a 3 so they had me change into a hospital gown. The doctor came and explained that since most of the amniotic fluid was gone, it would be almost impossible to turn the baby with a version. We felt at peace with moving ahead with a C section. Paul gave me a sweet blessing to help me calm down – I was nervous and couldn’t stop shaking. Let’s face it- I’m a wimp when it comes to pain!  They prepped me for the procedure and everything went well.  It was over soon and I heard Kaylie’s sweet cry.

She is such a beautiful, sweet, tiny girl. She is a great eater- I had to give her formula a few times in the first few days before my milk came in because I wasn’t producing enough for her. She sleeps so well- she’s only had 1 hard night in the 2 weeks of her life- usually she just wakes up once in the night and I then I wake her around 7:30 for the morning feeding. It only takes 10-15 minutes total to feed her, which is so much easier than the 45 minutes it always took Trevor to eat in his first 2 months. The kids were excited to meet her- although Trevor is kind of a whirlwind around her and mostly out of control and dangerous. He pulls her close, then grabs her face, then forcefully pushes her away. Lyla on the other hand can’t get enough of our “sweet, darling baby” as she says over and over. She comes down every morning and rubs her feet and head while I feed Kaylie, and then helps me pick out her clothes. She’s always begging to hold her and take pictures with her- so sweet! I can tell she’ll be a great big sister and they will be best friends!

I feel so much better than I thought I would at 2 weeks. I think the biggest thing that has helped me heal quickly was that my sweet mom stayed with the kids in our house til Wednesday so they could come see us a few times, and then she took them back to her house. I stayed in the hospital until Thursday evening which was so nice to just relax, and then when I got home I had from Thursday until we drove to Utah on Monday morning to just recover and focus on Kaylie. There was still plenty to do with packing, cleaning, etc but I was able to rest a lot more than I otherwise could have done. The pain was pretty bad for about a week and 2 days, and then suddenly it was a lot better. My incision still burns a little, and I have to be careful to remember not to lift things or it hurts, but I feel great! I feel that we’ve been so blessed in every step along the way in this journey- selling our house, finding an apartment to rent for 2 months, finding a house to rent in a nice area in AZ, having our baby and then moving. Every step has been stressful and by no means easy, but everything has eventually come together in a way that we know the Lord has his hand in our lives. It gives me so much peace and confidence to know that he is aware of us and cares enough to make sure things work out for us. I love my family of 5 and can’t wait to start our adventure together in Arizona! Paul has worked so hard to collect our stuff from the 4 houses where it was scattered in Idaho Falls, load the entire Uhaul luckily with lots of help (We got the biggest truck- 26 ft- and it was completely full to the very end of the truck. We could not have fit one more thing inside!), drive the huge truck with the Jetta towing behind all the way to Gilbert, unload with help from his brother Jared, my brother Jared and his wife Alison, and men from the ward, buy a fridge, fill it with food, unpack boxes, and then start orientation for his MBA program after only 1 day of being there. I think he enjoyed the time to hand out with his brother who just got back from his mission to Brazil- and I’m so grateful for a husband who is willing to work so hard for our family! Here are a ton of pictures from the last 2 weeks:

 

 Poor baby- we have to be very careful when Trevor is close by.

 The kids had a blast in Orem and didn't miss us much, especially Trevor who loves the new puppy.

Moving truck- filled to the very edge

 The Grossarth's came for a quick visit- and the kids are having so much fun together!! Crazy cousin time, 7 kids 5 and under in one house.

 Grandma Rumsey has been here this week and spent several days with us which we all loved. She made a darling quilt for Kaylie- I love it!