Phew! We're home

and now just random photos 

Here is what Tyler brought us.  YUM

Sleepy girl

Rough Couple of Days

So on Tuesday after she was born we went to our check up with the midwife.  I had realized she was looking a bit orange but figured we were being seen on Tuesday so I tried not to worry.  Well, the midwife sent us straight from her office to the pediatricians office.  We had her blood drawn and the numbers came back VERY high.  So....off to the hospital we went to be admitted.  I was FREAKING OUT!  I know what her lab value was, and I know what is normal AND I know what a high Biliruben can cause.   Tyler was in town and I had expected a quiet day at home so I had sent all the boys to the beach.  Luckily they were almost here by the time I headed to the hospital.  

Here's baby girl settled in her bed, she had double lights under her and a set on top of her

Depending on the nurse she "needed" the eye covers. 

Don't worry, she wears her sunglasses at night.  ;) 

So sad but so cute

After about 36 hours on the lights her numbers were down enough that I could take her out of the light box and hold her for more than a few minutes.  We had to hang out for an additional 6 hours to make sure her levels didn't bounce back up too high.  

Trying to hang out in the "sun" she couldn't be on the artificial lights for those 6 hours but you'd better believe I had her hanging out in the window

The sun actually came out for a minute and she didn't like it, it was bright

 After a few hours our super nice day nurse took out her IV.  

At least our room had a view.  

First Day Home

 Since I delivered at a birthing center not the hospital I was able to go home the same day/night.  

Here's a picture of Carleigh hanging out with Dad.  

Keegan, the proud and very happy big brother once he got home.  

Both of my kids!

She was able to get her 1st bath that day.  (Well technically it could be considered her 2nd bath since she was born in a bath)

Birth Announcement

She's Here

Carleigh Danielle Viehweg

6lbs 12 oz 18.5 inches long

Looks like a smaller version of Keegan

Headed home!  

Baby Guessing Game

Alright, lets play the guessing game.  It's officially May, the month of her due date.  Her room is ready, all the bags are packed, (mine, baby's and Keegans) car seat base is installed.  So, make your guesses.

1. When will she get here???
2. How much will she weigh??
3. How long will she be??
4. Will she be born with lots of hair or little hair.


Just as an FYI/Reminder
Keegans stats were:
1. he was 1 day early
2. he weighed 7lbs 11oz
3. he was 20.5 inches long
4. he had a TON of hair.

Yard and Garden.

We've been working hard to get our yard looking nicer.  When we bought the house it had been a rental for a while so there was plenty of work to be done.  The neighbors across the street have actually thanked us for making an effort.  Not that the yard was hideous but it was very boring.  

Our garden area,  so far we have strawberries just behind the  wall we built last winter.  These were a Keegans 1st request.  Then if you look closely you can see all our tomato cages, we have multiple different kinds of tomatoes and peppers, both hot and sweet.  

Here's the front, you can see the daffodils and tulips I planted last fall and then all the pansies that I got on clearance from Home Depot.  They are one of my favorites.   

They just have happy little faces

One of my tulips

Cute flower pot on my porch

We also planted some Hosta's in the backyard under the window but I didn't get a picture of them.  

Funny Boy!

We're REALLY residents of WA now

It's really real now, not only did we buy a house, change our drivers licenses AND file our taxes with our WA address, today I went and FINALLY did this....

Kinda exciting!  However, it's funny that something as small as having a nail in your tire could make you homesick. Instead of being able to just buzz on down to Big O' Tires in Sandy, I had to go to Discount Tires.  It didn't feel like "home" sure they were nice and all but it wasn't the same as when you walk into Big O and have almost the entire staff know your name, what kind of car you drive and ask about your family.  Just hoping that our current tires can hold on till we go to UT for a visit.  I'd rather buy tires there.  

Goodbye training wheels

We've tried other times but he would just end up claiming he wanted to ride his scooter instead.  But today we suggested taking them off, and with a little pep talk and 5ish min of help from Josh he was off and away.  

Happy Anniversary to Us

We celebrated our 9th Anniversary with a nice lunch, just the two of us.  

We had seen a nice Korean place that had the tables just like Jon told us about, you cook your own meat right at your table.  Then along with all the other yummy stuff you get with it you make lettuce wraps or just eat it with the kimchi and rice.  YUM

After lunch we went and saw the movie John Carter, it was good, and it was kind of fun to see that we have been to places in UT where it was filmed.  Also, I suspected parts were filmed in NM and I was right, one of the places was Shiprock, NM which we have seen multiple times on our trips back and forth from ABQ.  

It was such a nice day getting to just be with my hubby, he truly is my best friend. 

 After the movie we went and got Keegan and then went out for frozen yogurt at our favorite place. 

Thanks for the last 9 years Josh!

What we've been up to.

We haven't been up to too much, our days are basically the same.  Which is a good thing but it makes for less reasons to take pictures.  

Here's Keegan at soccer, it's over now though.  He had fun but I didn't think it was very instructional

Sorry it's blurry my battery way on it's way out and couldn't snap the pic fast enough. 

One afternoon the sun was out so we went for a scoot to the school to play on the playground

Yesterday afternoon the sun was out again and we took full advantage of it.  We headed to the playground up near the ball fields and let Keegan (and Josh) burn off some energy while I went walking. 

Time for a haircut!  

Keegan and Josh had fun on this thing.  It's segmented and it moves up and down.  Keegan and Josh made their own game of  Wipeout on it.  When Josh's legs got tired they ended up timing Keegan to see how long it took to get across the whole thing.  Fastest time, 5 seconds!

Keegan's Party

Hope you don't read this post expecting pictures because there aren't any.  I had every intention of taking pics so that he could remember his 6th birthday.  However, when your house is full of six 6 year old, an almost 4 year old, two 2 year olds and a 20 mo old plus 5 adults AND a puppy who is locked upstairs in her kennel the noise level is ASTONISHING and quite distracting.  Keegan had a blast and I think the other kids did too.  It was fun to watch them all play together.  He got a lot of fun things, and has been playing with them all since.  Next year I'm thinking having the party outside the house so that I don't have to do the cleanup.

Six!!

Happy Birthday to the cutest little man ever. 

Love you!

Here he is before school  

And here he is trying to show off his shoes that light up.  I couldn't catch the lights but he is super excited.

She likes TV

This is a common sight.  Scarlett likes TV, she watches Wild Kratts with Keegan she also really like watching the Australian Open with Josh and really liked a National Geographic program about bears.  When watching the bear program she actually got up and jumped up on to the fire place (the tv is over it) to get a closer look.