Why do babies grow so fast?

Kanyin's Timeline

Newborn

1 Month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

Adjusting to Baby Life

Shawn wants her to know at a young age the importance of brusing our teeth. I love her face here.."What do you think you're doing!!??"

"My Station" This is where you could find me most of the time, even in the middle of the night...Everything I need in arms reach :)

A happy newborn

A sad newborn

With 120 girls living in our complex, Kanyin had plenty of babysitters, lovers, picture takers etc. We miss our girls!

Kanyin was blessed on Easter Sunday. In the LDS church a baby is  given a name and blessing by a Priesthood holder, which is often their father. Shawn gave a beatiful blessing. 

Kanyin got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Davis for the first time. They have been serving their mission in Mississippi.

Bath time was not the funnest time in our house.

Kanyin's Birth

Don't worry, Kanyin's only 6 months old...but it's never to late to record these things right? Kanyin was due Feburary 24, 2012. Well, Feburary 24th was another normal day. Get up, Shawn made me an awesome "due date" breakfast, do some chores, get ready for work, go to work, come home, make dinner, eat dinner, clean up, read some scriptures, relax etc. I was really hoping that Kanyin would come on her due date which was  a Friday. I got five paid days off work and I wanted the two weekends on both ends to give me more time. I was trying everything in my power to get this baby out. Around 10pm that night, I got a burst of energy and decided to run stairs. I figured I would bounce this baby out. Shawn and I got dressed in our gym clothes and went to the gym. Shawn would time me going up the stairs over and over. Or we would race. Either he was being nice or I was a fast pregnant runner up the stairs. I could keep up with him pretty good. :) I got some pretty weird looks, which I don't blame people... some really big lady trying to run up and down, up and down. I am sure it was amusing. After about 45 minutes of that, I was done. We decided to watch a movie at home. When all of a sudden I felt like I peed my pants! I ran to the bathroom and made it just in time for lots of water to come out. I didn't really think it was my water breaking because I wasn't in pain. Shawn insisted it was my water. Silly us didn't have much packed for the hospital, so while I was on the toilet, I would yell things that Shawn needed to put in the bag. He even boiled some water, so he could say he boiled water.(He read online what to do if you have to deliver a baby and it said to have boiled water). Oh I love this guy. :) Finally at midnight, we headed out! We got lots of cheers from our girls in the complex as we were walking out. "Yah it's baby time!!" "Go Torrey Go!!"

Here is me wondering why this baby is still inside of me 

This is where we were 5 hours later! Yah for running stairs!

When we got to the hospital I still wasn't in any pain. The nurse checked me and I was only dilated to a two. I knew that meant we were in for a long night. They said since my water broke, I had to stay at the hospital to prevent infection and I had 24 hours to have this baby. They decided to put me on a little bit of pitocin, to get the contractions going, and oh boy did they get going. For most of the night, I would lay there and when I felt a contraction coming, I would wake Shawn up and he would come running out of his chair and press on my knees really hard. (This took away some of the pressure from the contractions). At around 3 am they checked me again and I was still at a two! I was so disappointed. I just quite thinking..with all this pain why is nothing happening. A few more hours and more frequent contractions, I progressed to a three. Around 7am I got epidural and was able to sleep for a few  hours after a long night of no sleep and lots of pain. I am so grateful for epidurals. It really made things more enjoyable and  helped things progress. Basically around 10am I was ready to push. My nurse and Shawn were my coaches and Dr. Lovell came in a half hour later and then another half hour of pushing and she was here! I will never forget the feeling I had when I saw and heard her for the first time. I could not hold back the tears. It was such a spiritual moment for me. This little girl was a child of God and given to us to care for. I was overwhelmed with gratitude.She was 8lbs 10oz! A nice big baby. Her oxygen levels were low so they had to take her and about minute after she was born and give her oxygen, and monitor it while we were in the hospital. By the time we left, she was doing great! 

I didn't change a single diaper in the hospital. My recovery was pretty rough, couldn't really get out of bed, so I was blessed to have Shawn with me. What a great Daddy this guy is. 

First family picture

Ready to go home! Don't be fooled. In all the pics she is sleeping, but there was very very little sleep that happened in the hospital. She wanted to party it up and eat and eat and eat some more.

Basically the moral of the story is. We cannot describe the feelings we have for this little girl. Which I am sure every parent experiences. To me it is a gift from our Heavenly Father that we can love these little people that are sent to us in the way we do. I am excited to see her grow and change. I hope and pray that we can be good parents and raise her to make good choices and to love her Heavenly Father. 

The Pregnancy Life with Kanyin

Being with child for nine months was quite the adventure. When I found out that I was pregnant, I was nervous and very excited. I was going to be a Mom. It was foreign to me. I already loved this little being inside me so much. Life was really great till I was about 7 weeks along. Then the nausea hit. I spent many hours on the couch moaning and groaning. I really don't like throwing up (who does), but I would feel better after I did. The doctor gave me some meds that helped quite a bit. I could at least make it through the day. The smell of food didn't agree with me and for some reason Shawn's smell didn't settle well with me either. Poor guy...he was a good sport even when I told him he needed to go away because I couldn't handle the smell. We are still in love to this day.

Towards the middle of my pregnancy, I would get very faint. I learned the only way to prevent from passing out was to lie down on my left side with my feet elevated. So no matter where I was that is what I did...work meetings, Wal-Mart, the temple, you name it! It makes for some good laughs now. Overall everything went well. I loved feeling the baby move inside of me. I was reminded every time what a miracle this is. I was so anxious to find out what our little girl would look like and what kind of baby she would be. I will admit somedays I do miss my big belly. It was a special time for me and baby.

16 weeks and getting a belly!

Around 24ish weeks or so 

A couple of weeks before baby came!

Thank you Jenny for the awesome pictures!

BYU-I College Graduates July 2011 and April 2012

I graduated back in July 2011 in Elementary Education. It feels so good to be done with school. I know I picked the right profession for me. Even though I am going to do what's important right know and be a Mom, I am hoping to teach someday. I love teaching! I love it when I see a first graders face light up when something finally clicks. Or when I know a student is not working on his assignment, so I ask him to show me his work and the reply is, "NO I don't want your germs on it!" A teacher play a significant part in a child's life. It is a teachers responsibility to help their students gain confidence and hope.
"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." - Carol Buchner

My family came from Colorado to cheer me on! I love them.

Couldn't have done it without this guy.  Many nights of helping me with lesson plans and packing my lunch for those early morning student teaching days.

One year later in April 2012
SHAWNY GRADUATED!!

In April 2012 Shawn graduated with his degree in Exercise Science. Kanyin at the the ripe age of 2 months cheered him on! A few months later, Shawn also got accepted at Salus University which is a  P.A. school(physicians assistant)  in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I am so proud of him. P.A. is a very competitive field right now, so we couldn't be happier.

Some of Shawn's family was able to be there. Here is a pic of Shawn and his sister Mandy.

 

The Big Year

Oh boy....It has been a year since I posted on our blog. I know it's not the end of the world. I just have this fear that one day our house with all our possessions will burn down meaning all of our journals will be gone forever. Having a few things written in the online world gives me comfort. I will be better.

Let's get caught up a little bit....