Baby Kate

It's a girl!!!

Kate Elizabeth Fotheringham

9/3/09 8lbs 20 inches

"I am not getting in that bed!!!!"

I spent most of my Labor walking the halls or bouncing on a birthing ball.
When she decided to come, she came QUICK!
What a relief!!!

I am so glad I got to experience natural childbirth. I could not have done it without all my cheerleaders- First Dave who is my strength! He gave me a blessing and I couldn't help but feel like everything was going to be just fine. Cousin Amy, who convinced me that I could do this in the first place. (you were so right about everything!) My sis/neighbor Annie, who held my hand the whole way. ( You made me feel tougher than I really am!) And all of my friends who shared their "going natural" experiences -you are all my heroes.

My Due Date has come and gone!

I feel bad complaining because I could of had it -(yes, we still don't know the sex) by now. Yep- could have been induced two weeks ago. I have never been this pregnant before and for some reason I have this strong desire to do it the old fashion way.(well sort of) On some level (I guess) I want to know a little what my sweet grandmothers had to go through. (No ultrasound or Pitocin) Anyone who knows me, knows I am not a patient person. I have always peeked to see what the sex is and I have them hook up the pit A.S.A.P. I have never gone into Labor, or felt a painful contraction in my life.

I guess knowing this is my last ... I don't want to feel like I missed something. One day when one of my daughter's ask me --what does "going into labor" feel like? (hopefully-though it's not looking good) I will have experienced it. (Silly I know)

The things that are driving me crazy right now are:

-Because of the pre-term labor scares -I've been told this baby could come "any day now" for TWO MONTHS

-My body has been taunting me with hrs and hrs of pretty intense contractions only to stop when I start to take them seriously.

-I have one shirt that fits over my stomach- no bottoms- everything I have feels like it is cutting me in half.

-I have tried everything (except Castor oil) to induce Labor and NOTHING WORKS!

-It is so hard to plan things right now because you just never know if you're going to be around. (And my sweets friends and family who are trying to plan around this too have got to be about done.) Sorry guys

-did I mention ...IT'S SEPTEMBER.

-It has been brought to my attention (many times) that the average gestation period is 41 and 1/7th weeks- (just what every pregnant woman wants to hear)

-NESTING ha ...just to get it un-nested.



O.K. I'll stop. I know this is just a short time and when it's over -it's over. I'm sure there is a reason this kid has not come out yet -and when it's ready we will find someway to get it here. I've heard you shouldn't have expectations when it comes to childbirth -because it never goes the way you expect. I just need to to be patient and roll with it and somehow enjoy the emotional roller coaster ride.

First Day of School

Yes, I'm late but last week was crazy. The girls were so excited about school this year. They all like their teachers and are anticipating a great school year!My baby is in Preschool. He is so excited and loves being big! I actually had two and a half hours to myself yesterday because all my kids were at school. That's a first!

Tired of waiting so we went to Bear Lake again (for the last time)

This is Saydi's attempt to water ski...

On the dock! (happy)

In the Water! ("It's cold Dad"!)
Waiting for the boat. ("see this isn't so bad")

"I don't like these skis"


"I don't really want to do this"

She actually did make it up for five seconds... but I was so excited I forgot to take a picture. And that was my one and only chance. We are so proud of her for trying.

Just a ton of pictures

Summer is coming to an end -at least for me- I'm pooped! We have packed in a lot over the last couple weeks and since this is my scrapbook- here are the Pictures. Be warned it's a lot.

First off- I am so happy softball season is over! It's fun to watch Dave play- but I don't know if it's worth 2 months of date night.

The Pioneer Day 10K is a tradition, but I had to watch this year. I was one minute late and missed him cross the finish line. He was faster than I thought.

Then we headed to south fork with the cousins

the kids love the river!


this is our Huck Finn moment


Ever since I can remember we have always had a bonfire on the 24th of July. It is another family tradition -we sing crazy songs and do smores. This year we had a slide show of the old folks who started this tradition long before my generation came along.

Here is one of the slides- My Mom and her Sister taking a bath.
Next- We went to the Griffeth Family reunion. They had lots of fun activities for the kids!
Here are our good friends from our old neighborhood. We love getting together with these guys.

And these are the kids. I can't believe how much they have grown!

The next morning we raced to bear lake for Dave's race. I made it on time for this one -Note the time as he crosses the finish line.


More LakeProbably our last B.L. trip of the year.

It's a girl.........

but not mine. This is my new niece born yesterday on her Daddy's Birthday!!!

Oquirrh Mt Temple Open House

We took the kids and my Mom and Sister-in-law to the Oquirrh Mt. Temple open house. (Yes- I got to use the elevators, my sister-in-law is trying to go into labor, so she used the stairs.) I wasn't sure how the kids were going to feel about it - I hoped we hadn't built it up too much in their little minds.

They loved it.

The baptismal font was a favorite. Carter asked if he could get his floaties and go swimming. And when Bree told him "No, that's where they do baptisms for the dead". My cute nephew then said, " So they put dead bodies in there?" Everybody around us laughed.

After -we hit the ice cream joint-- it was a HOT day!

What a fun day! I love the temple and the blessings it brings to my life. I'm so glad I can share this with my whole family.