34 weeks and 5 days. LABOR DAY

After Travis and I went to bed we woke up about 9 and just talked and cuddled in bed. At about 10:45ish all the sudden I felt a gush of something downstairs. I went to the bathroom and my underwear was soaked. I just though oh that could just be another sign of being pregnant (yeah it was a sign all right it's calling your water breaking) I went back in to the room and told Travis that I thought my water broke. He bolted out of bed, while he was in a frantic panic I called my mom and sister to double check and see what they thought. Sure enough they both told me the same thing. We called American Fork hospital to see if they suggested we go there or to Utah Valley due to them being pre-mature and may need the NICU. Then my Dr called and said to just go to Utah Valley. We got to Utah Valley at about 11:15 that morning. They did some tests just to make sure and sure enough I was right and in labor. They put me back on all the monitors and IV's. They put me on pitocin for about 10 minutes but then didn't see anything change so they took me off (Dr's orders) Every time they checked me I was still the same and it was getting very frustrating because the contractions were so close together and painful. Finally after about 3 hours I had dialted to a 4-5 and then got an epidural. This part hurt worse than the labor contractions. It took the Dr about 45 minutes to get the dang thing in my back. He couldn't get it in the right spot because he said my anatomy was different and he had to go in from the side. After I got that I was feeling so much better, until I started throwing up. I was very sick through labor and threw up a lot. We started calling family and letting them know where I was and what was going on. We started taking guesses on what we thought what the kids would weigh and what time I'd have them. We all guessed fairly close together until we called my sister-in-law Lani and Tessa who both guessed around 2:00am the next day. So everyone started changing their times, but I kept mine. They doctor came in and broke my water for baby A because baby B was the one who's broke first. After he broke the water it still seemed like it took forever to get them here. Well 9:3o I had jumped from a 4 to a 9 then in 5 minutes I was at a 10. They just let me contract for a bit and just wanted to see if baby A would come down further. 10:00 I started pushed at 11:00 they wheeled me to the OR and at 11:11pm Zander J Vantassell was born at 11:15 his baby brother Korbin Curtis Vantassel was born. Zander weighed 4 lbs 8 oz and was 17 1/2 inches long and Korbin weighed 4 lbs even and 17 1/2 inches long. It was the best day of my life. They took them back to a room to clean them off. Travis was able to go back there and see them.I only got to see them for a minute because they had to take them to the NICU. They are the best thing that has ever happened to me and Travis.

32-34 weeks and 4 days

Okay so it's been awhile, but under my circumstances I think I have a pretty good reason for not updating. Here is why...... I started pre-mature labor around my 32nd week of pregnancy. I started to feel really bad back pain that slowly came into my uterus area, at first I thought it's just Braxton Hicks it's not big deal nothing to worry about (this was Friday before Thanksgiving.) Monday night Travis and I started to watch a movie. I couldn't get comfortable at all I was just in pain. After the movie I immediately went to bed, but by 1:00ish in the morning I was telling Trav I think we needed to go to the hospital something just didn't feel right. He jumped out of bed and got me to American Fork Hospital by 1:30am. They put me in a room to test the babies heartrates and my contractions the contractions were so strong they decided to admit me and observe me, by about 8:00 they were transporting me to Provo. That was so scary because all I could think was my babies are to small they can't come out now. They got me setting at Utah Valley and I was there Tuesday morning to Thanksgiving Thursday night. They put me on Moderate bed rest and but me on some pills to lessen the contractions and requested more NST and Ultra Sounds. Well a week later (33 weeks) I was back in the hospital for me observations my contractions just wouldn't stop. I was admitted to American Fork again for one night. At this point I was getting sick of hospitals and all the monitors all over my belly and the IV's in my hand. They finally decided they had it under control and sent me home. I was then put on strict bed rest. This was rough all day in bed and only could go to doctors appts, which at that point was 3-4 times a week. Friday December 10,2010 was me being 34 weeks and 4 days along I was thrilled that I was keeping that long. Travis and I went to bed and everything was fine.

Pregnancy

This pregnancy so far hasn't been the easiest. I have been sick pretty much the whole time. However, the throwing up is few and far between now which is nice, but those times that I do makes me curse pregnancy. My muscles are starting to pull from the babies growing and having Costal Contritis while pregnant isn't that fun, so with that and my muscles pulling makes things a little uncomfortable and sleeping has been less and less each night. The one thing I do get happy about is that I am 29 weeks pregnant and have only gained 7 pounds (hey that's pretty good for having twins) so really right now all my weight is babies. They are both 2 lbs and are healthy and strong which makes mama happy to hear. I am seeing my doctor every 2 weeks, and the specialist every month, but after Nov 16th I will be seeing the specialist once a week for Stress Tests. It is so crazy to me to think Travis and I will have 2 little boys in 7 weeks times. I can't say that I'm not a tad nervous and stressing out a little, but I want them out of me. :) Has amazing and miraculous as pregnancy is, I am not a huge fan of it. I want to smack the people that say how great they feel pregnant and never got sick or had any symptoms at all, but then I turn and become grateful that I had symptoms because I think you appreciate your kids more because you remember what you sacrificed to get them here. As you all know I am a terrible blogger and even worse with pictures. I will try and remember to get a belly picture soon.

OH BOYS!

Travis and I had a doctor appointment yesterday to check on our babies, and we were able to find out what we are having. We are pleased to say we are welcoming 2 baby boys to our family on January 16, 2011.

So Much to Update On!

So Travis and I found out we were pregnant!!!! Our first initial thought was "OH S*#T, what are we going to do?" After it all sunk in we were going to be parents we got really excited and couldn't wait to be parents. June 29th we went into hear the babies heartbeat, and my doctor (who is amazing and part of the family) gave us an ultrasound. Well he ended us scheduling us another ultrasound at his newer office with an ultrasound technician. So the next day Travis and I headed over there in a hurry because we were quite worried. Well turns out we are not having one baby, but we are have TWINS!!!! Wow.....wow....wow was that a surprise. I kept saying to myself "take one back I don't won't one, take one back." Well after I had a panic attack and called all our family it hit us we have two and were even more excited then thinking we were only having one. Our due date is Jan 16, 2011, but with twins they take you at 37 weeks if you can make it even that far. We find out what we are having here in a few weeks and we can't wait.
We just moved into a new place and are thrilled to finally be living together again and starting our lives. We live in one of my grandpa's duplexes and it's just perfect for us. In a few years we will for sure need to upgrade due to adding two more to our family rather then just adding one. I hope you enjoy our news as much as Travis and I did. PS: I will post pictures of our place soon!!

Vegas, Makenna's Graduation and Palisades

I'm sorry it's been forever since my last post. I kind of hate posting and I've been really busy with school, work, and seeing Travis. On May 20, 2010 Travis took me to Vegas to see Beatles Love. We got to stay til the 23rd. We had a blast, we went swimming (well not really, more like sat out in the sun for like 30 minutes,) we walked the strip (sadly didn't see any of the free shows the hotels have) we went to the wax museum, and Beatles Love (AMAZING) I recommend it to anyone and everyone. The highlight of our trip wasn't only Beatles Love, but we also got engaged on the Gondola ride at the Venetian. It was a great trip and we had a blast to just get to spend time together, which is very rare with our schedules. We pretty much have to make appointments with each other in order to find time to see each other, it's quite sad really.


Once we got home I had a crazy busy week with appointments and my adopted sister's graduation. I can't believe she's graduated and that means I've been out of high school for 5 years.....holy cow where does the time go? Her graduation started at 6 so I had to rush from work to get there. I was lucky to get there 30 minutes before it started (do you think I was speeding?) My adopted family saved me a seat and after the graduation we took pictures real fast then all met at her grandma's for an after party. It was a lot of fun and I just adore that family. They are amazing.


The next week the Vantassell's have a family camping trip to Palisades. I always look forward to this time because one it means it is warming up and two because I have a blast with them. We left Friday afternoon (June 4,2010) and came that next Monday. The park we stay in is so nice. It has running water and nice showers for their guests to stay in. The park has this amazing lake where the kids can play and they have a little beaches so you can play in the sand and build sand castles. It's a tradition for Travis to build sand castles with his nieces (he's pretty good at them too.) Lani and her husband brought some horse shoes and once everyone left the beach we set up and had a mean tournament. Pretty sure Grandma Ames and Kevin kicked are butts. Needless to say the last few months have been busy for Travis and myself, but also very very fun. I wasn't picture happy for Palisades so there will be no pictures my deepest apologies.

I never update!!

Wow it's been 2 months since I updated. I am really bad at this. I really only have time to change my layout how pathetic is that. Travis and I have been back together 11 months and things are going really well for us. He's still in school and doing really well through that. I just can't wait til he is done with it. I went snowboarding for the first time in my life and I just have to tell you that I am terrible at it. I don't think I really even got up. I would get scared and fall. I'm not the fearless person I use to be (oh wait I have never been fearless.) Travis was amazing and pretty patient with me. I'm sure I wanted to rip his head off though for even taking me up there. :) I had fun though. I decided what I wanted to do with my life and I enrolled at University of Phoenix for the Elementary Education program. All the classes are online so it won't effect my work schedule which is nice. I start March 8th and I am so excited. That's really all that's happened. I will post pictures when I get the motivation.

09' Recap

-Move in with my dad and Glenda
- Travis turns in divorce papers again (worst thing)
-Divorce became final :( (horrible)
-Moved out of my dad's and in with my mom
-Travis and I start talking again (Yay!!)
-Travis and I start to work things out (Awesome!!)
-I turn 22
-Travis turns 23
-Mom and Tony move to Santaquin
-I move to my Aunt and Uncle's

That's my 2009 very depressing and uneventful other then the million moves I made.