KKS
Monday, May 24, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Birth & Faith
My first born, Caleb, had a prolapsed cord. I was in labor and his bp and heart rate would drop with each contraction. So that one was an emergency. He was out within five minutes of discovering that he was in distress.
Second baby, Lundi. I went into labor three weeks early with her. The problem that time was that while I was being monitored in the hospital, she failed to have the required number of peaks of her heart rate. Also she was breech, so they took her c-section, too.
Harrison was also breech. It was decided that if he didn't flip by my due date, he would be born c-section.
Lauren is the fourth born. She was breech also, and after three c-sections they don't even let you try for a v-bac.
Then there was Liam. He was transverse, also born c-section. When I delivered him the doctor strongly advised me to have a tubal ligation because my uterus was so very thin and he didn't think it could sustain another pregnancy. Well, I didn't feel "done." So the whole time he was warning me about all of the risks, I kept saying in my mind: "yes, I trust your medical knowledge, but you don't know about the power of the Priesthood." So I was back and forth for a long time about whether or not to add a sixth baby to our house. Until one time I was in the temple, wrestling with the Lord. (It was the first time I had ever done that.) Then...it came to me. Clear as if there were hands on my head. "Kim, it matters not what the doctors say, or whether or not you will have to buy a new car, or new house or risk your own life (this one was particularly hard to except, I didn't want to leave my children without a mother). The ONLY thing that matters is that you are a vessel by which another soul will come to earth to take part in the plan of salvation." And that was it. Audrey was conceived shortly after and joined our family in December of '08. And you know what? That "thinning of the uterus" That "window that was two cells thick" where they saw Liam's foot. Not even mentioned. I had been healed. Miraculous.
During my pregnancy with Audrey, I knew that she would complete our family. She was the caboose. So after much prayer, fasting and counseling with our bishop, we made the decision to have the tubal ligation while they had me open when AudPod (Audrey, the sixth pea in our Pod) was delivered. And so it is. We are completely eight.
Thank you so much for asking me to share these experiences. It reminds me, once again, how good the Lord has been to us and how he has guided us each step of the way as we have grown our family.
Second baby, Lundi. I went into labor three weeks early with her. The problem that time was that while I was being monitored in the hospital, she failed to have the required number of peaks of her heart rate. Also she was breech, so they took her c-section, too.
Harrison was also breech. It was decided that if he didn't flip by my due date, he would be born c-section.
Lauren is the fourth born. She was breech also, and after three c-sections they don't even let you try for a v-bac.
Then there was Liam. He was transverse, also born c-section. When I delivered him the doctor strongly advised me to have a tubal ligation because my uterus was so very thin and he didn't think it could sustain another pregnancy. Well, I didn't feel "done." So the whole time he was warning me about all of the risks, I kept saying in my mind: "yes, I trust your medical knowledge, but you don't know about the power of the Priesthood." So I was back and forth for a long time about whether or not to add a sixth baby to our house. Until one time I was in the temple, wrestling with the Lord. (It was the first time I had ever done that.) Then...it came to me. Clear as if there were hands on my head. "Kim, it matters not what the doctors say, or whether or not you will have to buy a new car, or new house or risk your own life (this one was particularly hard to except, I didn't want to leave my children without a mother). The ONLY thing that matters is that you are a vessel by which another soul will come to earth to take part in the plan of salvation." And that was it. Audrey was conceived shortly after and joined our family in December of '08. And you know what? That "thinning of the uterus" That "window that was two cells thick" where they saw Liam's foot. Not even mentioned. I had been healed. Miraculous.
During my pregnancy with Audrey, I knew that she would complete our family. She was the caboose. So after much prayer, fasting and counseling with our bishop, we made the decision to have the tubal ligation while they had me open when AudPod (Audrey, the sixth pea in our Pod) was delivered. And so it is. We are completely eight.
Thank you so much for asking me to share these experiences. It reminds me, once again, how good the Lord has been to us and how he has guided us each step of the way as we have grown our family.
KKS
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Genes
My Aunt Kathy and I have remarked several times how much these boys resemble each other. So I thought I would put them side by side (ok, so Blogger won't let me put them beside each other, but you get the idea) and show you all. These boys are second cousins, but look enough alike to be brothers.
KKS
Friday, May 14, 2010
Boy Two is Nine!!!
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine!!!
Is it me, or did he grow up a whole bunch in the last year?
Every year Harrison asks to decorate his cake himself. Do you notice a pattern?
Monday, May 10, 2010
Focusing
Christ
Is the center of our
home,
a guest at every meal,
a silent listener to every conversation.
KKS
Friday, May 7, 2010
I Can't Get Enough.......
..........Of these curls.
To the average person, this may just look like the back of a kids head. But to me they are the most precious, beautiful, golden, bouncy and soft curls I have ever seen, smelled, touched or kissed.
And I am so very blessed to be the Mommy of this sweet little girl. LOVE her!!!!
KKS
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