Goodbye Seven, hello new porch

We realized we needed to find a new home for our dog we have had for 4 1/2 years. Brett and I got her as a puppy just 9 months after we were married. She was a great dog, but with two little ones, I wanted the backyard to be more for my kids and less for my dog. We will miss you Seven!

Logan saying goodbye to Seven:( He had a love/hate relationship with her:)

Since the dog is gone we opened up the back porch (which has been her little house for the last several years)

Before :
(This is the only before picture I had, it is from the appraisal report when we bought the house. It was pretty ghetto:)

After:

Brett did a great job! I just love sitting out there and Logan loves playing in his back yard!

Family of four..

Kenzington's Birth Story
Thursday morning bright and early Brett and I headed to Mt. View Hospital. Dr. Bennett wanted us there by 5 am to get things started. I was so nervous I was shaking like crazy and the nurses kept asking if I was cold....nope just terrified. That soon passed when they started the IV of Pitocin and we were left to just wait. I was not progressing very fast but my contractions were getting stronger and by 9 am I asked for my epidural. I think I was about a 4 at that time. Getting my epidural was awful this time. The anesthesiologist had a hard time getting the epidural in and in the end it ended up only really working on my right side. I hated the extreme numbness on my right side so I never pushed the button for more medicine until it started to wear off. At noon Dr. Bennett came and broke my water. Then things went very fast. I was being checked every hour and at 2 I was a 7. My nurse said she would be in to check again at 3 but I called her in a little before 3 because I could tell I was ready to push. Sure enough I was just about a 10. She pushed with me once and then called Dr. Bennett. Dr. Bennett came running in and didn't even have time to change because I was feeling the contractions and wanting to push. Three contractions later Kenzi was here! It was really neat and a great experience. Brett and I were so surprised she was so big! She cried really good and was just the cutest thing we had ever seen!

She was born Thursday afternoon and I was asking to go home that night:) I am not a fan of hospitals. So we left the next day at 4 pm. Everything has been going pretty good. I felt great after delivery and very fortunate it went well.....until Saturday morning. I woke up in the night with Kenzi with an awful headache. I didn't really think much of it, but then it got worse and worse. Sunday morning I could barely function standing. Monday we had Kenzi's check up and I mentioned my headache to Dr. Bennett. We both knew it was because of my epidural. Because of the trouble getting it in the anesthesiologist had caused a leak of spinal fluid through a small nick with the needle. Dr. Bennett had us go straight to Mt. View for a "blood patch." When we got there it was the other anesthesiologist and he did the blood patch right away. It was crazy they took blood from my arm, did another epidural puncture through the same hole and injected the blood in to help force the leaking fluid back to my brain so my headache would be gone. It hurt so bad to have that done, but it has helped the headache. I am not so sure about epidurals anymore.....I say now I will not have one with my next....but ask me when I am in labor at a 6 or 7:) Anyway life is good. Kenzi weighed 7 lb 12 oz yesterday at her 4 day check. Here are a few pics of delivery, visitors and one proud big brother.

8 lb 3oz !!

Headed home!

She's Here!

Kenzington Jean Hanson

Weight: 8lb 3oz Length: 21 1/2"
Born at 3:25 pm

WATCH OUT!!!

I am stinkin huge! Thank heavens this baby is coming TOMORROW morning!!!!

One last weekend just the three of us

This weekend we spent a lot of time cleaning and getting ready for our baby girl. Saturday morning we took a ton of stuff to the D.I., went to the grocery store, went to lunch, then Logan and Brett mowed the lawn.

We are excited for this week and to meet little sister:)

Also, Logan's new favorite thing is to ride his bike!

Happy Easter

Easter started early when Logan recieved a package from Great Grandma Rasband on Friday. It was full of lots of Easter goodies and Logan dug right in eating his first chocolate bunny.

Saturday morning we met Tyler, Isaac, Kennedy and Jessie at the City Park for the Easter Egg Hunt. There were way too many peopl and not too many eggs. It was still fun and I think Isaac and Logan would have been fine just playing in the dirt.




Logan and Isaac

Logan and Tyler getting a treat from the Easter Bunny

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Saturday evening we headed to the Hanson's for Easter. We had a fun Easter Egg hunt and a yummy dinner.

The "tractor" or lawnmower was definitley the favorite thing to do:)

Logan loved playing with his cousins and when they left he just wasn't his happy self and kept asking for them:(

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Sunday afternoon we had a little Easter egg hunt for Logan, he had fun eating a TON of "chochit"

We had a great Easter. I would have loved to have a good picture of us in our Church clothes. Logan looked very handsome, but really had a rough day, could be from all the sugar the last couple days:)

We are especially grateful for the Savior and for the Atonement and Resurrection and how much each bless our lives everyday.

Happy Easter Everyone!

Mother of the year goes to.....

Me! For letting Logan get a crummy cough and runny nose. Now that there is no snow on the ground it is harder and harder to keep Logan inside. This past week no matter the weather Logan has been outside playing. He even played in the water from the hose and in the rain......causing the cough and runny nose he has now.

He was still playing outside today, but when he sat down this is what happened.

Hope you feel better soon little buddy!