Meet Our Baby Kade! (long post)

 The Birth Story (for me really..but if you are just dying to know..go ahead and read :)
 7.31.15
1AM: Water Breaks
1:30A:  Cleaned & Did Dishes (couldn't leave the house a mess for the couple that would take care of Finley and Vera)
2:45A:  Went back to bed and Contractions started...but they weren't very strong
6:30A:  Decided to head to the hospital since it's a 20 min drive with out traffic and starting at 7 traffic would hit and it's HORRIBLE...and since I didn't know what to expect because my water has never broken on it's own...I just didn't want to have the baby on the interstate.
7:30A:  Admitted with contractions every 5 minutes (still not very strong) 2cm 60% effaced

The staff was SO kind and helpful.  I was able to use a birthing ball and get up and walk around the bed to help progression...

12P  3cm  90% effaced and decided to rest back in bed...my feet were KILLING me from all the walking/squatting the last 4 hours
3P  4cm
5P  5cm & Contractions hard and about every 2-3minutes
5:30P 7cm and asked for epidural
6P got an epidural that did NOT work.  The contractions were SO PAINFUL and every 2 minutes.  They kept switching me from side to side to try to see if the epidural would start working, but still no relief.
630P they removed the epidural and started setting up for a 2nd one
645P the epidural was inserted too far and I got a spinal block...I couldn't feel anything from the chest down and I FREAKED out...I thought for sure they parallized me and I started crying...they quickly pulled it out. The nurse decided to check me and I was complete and babies head was right there!  I was so mad I even got the epidural since I felt all the pain anyways! I wish they would have checked me before the 2nd epidural, because I am sure his head was already there!  Would have saved me from the Spinal block and the headaches and ear ringing that followed!
7:00P Dr Mackey arrives
7:04P  After 3 pushes (and no episiotomy or tearing!!) Baby Kade Calkins Wright was born!! He was so quite...just little whimpers..he didn't scream until they gave him his Vit K shot.

Kade is such a sweet little baby.  He did have a Billi level of 8.5 and had to have UV therapy for 1 day.  The kids love him! Finley was SO excited and Vera claimed him as her own baby.  She is constantly asking to hold him and gets so mad when I take him away.  He was my best delivery even with the epidural mistake...

Grandma & Grandpa Wright came for 5 days when Kade was a week old!  We absolutely LOVED having them and were so very sad to say goodbye.

As of today he sleeps all day...eats about every 3 hours.  At night he does a 4 hour stretch and 2-3 hour stretch after that.  He is very gassy and most cranky at about 9pm.

Vera's 2 year pictures and some maternity

Remember how I told you she was a little (a lot) anti pictures?  Well my friend still managed to capture quite a bit of Vera's personality :)  And I was not supposed to be getting photographed because I am anti pictures of myself ( wonder where Vera gets it from?) BUT since Vera was throwing tantrums my friend captured some of me and baby #3 and I am actually happy she did.

Bombers #6

This is Finley's first time playing T-ball (or any sport). To say he loves baseball is an understatement.  He prays every night about how thankful he is for his game and how much fun he has.  He (and the rest of the team) thinks it is a race to get the ball and throw to first base.  They all run and knock each other over and wrestle for the ball.  Lucky for Finley, he has speed.  I love watching his excitement!  He is pretty confident in his skills and thinks he is the best :)  He also picked the team name "Bombers.." and everyone else loved it.

Park Day

Took the kids to Charlie Daniels park. It was so much fun and they want to go everyday now :) Finley loved the splash pad, whereas Vera would not leave my lap. She prefers the swings.  We then had a lunch date at Chick-Fil-A and went home and took naps! Yay for naps!

Vera @ age 2

Well what do you say about a girl who has it all? She seriously makes us laugh and our hearts melt daily.  She is her brothers shadow, which is scary (He is in such a limit testing phase, which I am sure is going to last forever). She is on the clumsy side.  She has many scars, bruises and scratches to show for it.  She loves to joke and make you laugh by telling you something is one thing, but it really isn't...for example,  She will point at a dog and say it's a lion and smile...wait for your reaction, then say "No, haha it's a dog." She also is the biggest fake laugh-er..I am not sure if I have ever heard her real laugh.  She LOVES to dance and sing.  She loves to be "beautiful"- she will come in and beg to have a beautiful dress on and then comes in frequently to say, "mom, I beautiful."  She is very loving.  She gives hugs and kisses all day long.  She is quick to say sorry and very interested if you are sad. She is a parrot...so be careful what you say around her. (She just started walking around saying "Oh, Shoot!"- thankfully, not the other word) Her favorite animals right now are dog, horse and rabbit (which she calls a hop-hop).  Her favorite color is yellow. She is quite the boss- she likes to tell Finley what to do and points her finger at him. She loves to be the one to say prayers.  She doesn't go to bed with out singing I am a Child of God and Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam. She loves to pretend cook and always yells "Inner ready, Mom!" She knows how to work the system with her puppy eyes and bottom lip.  She is stubborn as they come. She hates getting her pictures taken. HATES it. Literally screams and throws herself to the ground if she sees the camera...If I get a good picture of her, it's only after I have spent 45 minutes trying. She loves babies and I hope it stays that way for her new little brother coming. Her favorite food are eggs, hot dogs, grapes, yogurt, bananas, cereal and cheese.  Her favorite movies are 101 Dalmatians, Big Hero 6, Frozen and now The Little Mermaid or  as she calls it, "Mermermaid"( she has watched it everyday since her birthday).  We love this girl.

 A sweet lady in our ward took her picture at the Farm in the Nashville Zoo.

 These are from my phone...Hers will be much better, I am sure.

Dollywood & Vera Had A Birthday!