Okay, so I'm the worlds worst blogger. I will be happy to accept my award. And I’m not even going to make promises to be better… Because I know myself. - But really it's been like a whole lifetime, and can you believe it? I popped another one out. This time it was a GIRL! Yes folks, girl Hanson came to us in mid January 2018. This one was much smaller than the last, and actually gave us concerns because she was measuring so small! She came out a week early, weighing in at 7 lbs 8 oz and is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. But I am biased. And I do realize that
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| Our first family picture with Sissy Squatch |
for a standard baby, that's average. But for me, that is tiny! Because remember, I make huge babies. She was behind in growth so much they bumped back her due date TWICE! Yes folks, two separate times they told a pregnant woman she was going to be pregnant longer than they originally anticipated. My doctor is lucky he didn't get his eye stabbed out by a really pregnant and really hormonal me.
A brief recap of the last bit: Hubs got a job in January 2017, and we have relocated to the PNW! We lived apart for 4 months while we made the transition. Hubby in the PNW and bubba and I still in Salt Lake. Bubba and I basically lived in the airport travelling back and forth to be with papa squatch. In April we packed up a U-Haul and made the trek up to Portland, OR. We love the beautiful pacific northwest, but we miss our family back home so much. We have lived out here a year now, and have made a couple friends. And the few friends that we do have out here have made us a priority, and are always looking for ways to make us feel more like home. We are forever indebted to them. It has also been fun having our other half of the family so close! We get to see them much more often, and spend lots of time with them.
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| Squatch Bro |
Hubs and I are both in school full time. I managed to stay in school while pregnant, and didn't even take a week off to have her. I took a weekend off. It was fun times. Dallas is all set to graduate this December, and things are getting so real! We are so proud of papa squatch! He has managed to work full time, have two kids, relocate several times and still get his bachelors degree. He really can do it all. And he isn't planning on stopping there! He wants to continue on to get his masters! He is incredible.
During one of our trips back to Utah this passed summer was when I found out I was pregnant! It was in May, and Dallas was still home in the PNW so I got to break the news to him over skype! I made bubba a shirt that said, “Squatch Bro” and showed it to papa squatch over skype. He was confused at first, but then I had bubba show him the positive test. Papa squatch couldn’t stop smiling and saying, “You’re kidding!” and “Oh my gosh!” - We were over the moon to say the least.
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| Sissy Squatch |
We could immediately tell that there was something different about this baby, since I wasn't nearly as sick as I was with bubba. However, I was way more hormonal. It quickly became clear that this was a girl. I didn't even feel the need to get an ultrasound until 20 weeks, because I was just positive she was fine, and she was a she. And boy, was I right. At our 20 week ultrasound the doctor asked if we wanted to know. Of course we did, but none of us were surprised when they said girl. We bought bubba a girl doll and started referring to it as "Sissy" He did really well with his baby doll, so we were confident he would be a good big brother! He hasn't disappointed.
Bubba squatch and I took a vacay to Florida with my mom, and it was so much fun! Despite his many unfortunate events. Two year olds are fun people, did you know? I’ll start with the unfortunate events since I’m a little traumatized by them. While we were in FL Bubba managed to get his head stuck in a fence (no I’m not kidding) and hotel staff (I’m pretty sure every single employee on their staff) raced to our aide and checked him over about 500 times. That’s what I get for turning my back for .5 seconds. THEN he somehow got a life savor and CHOKED! I’m not kidding here either! It was just my mom and I in the hotel and we had to unplug the hotel phone because someone kept trying to make phone calls. So there we were, a choking Bubba and no phone. I ran throughout the hallways yelling and banging on doors for someone to help. And wouldn’t you know it? A gift straight from God himself - a nurse comes running down the hall. She happened to be out at the ice machine and heard my pleads for help. She came running and was able to get the life savor out of Bubba just in time. It was truly terrifying.
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| Feeding the geese with grandma princess |
Now onto the fun parts! We swam a ton. Like we kind of lived at the pool! It was amazing, considering we don’t get much of a hot summer in the PNW. We went to a wildlife exhibit where we got to see tons of animals! Including a sloth, TONS of gators, kangaroos, and animals that I hadn’t ever even heard about! There were these buffalo type things that had horns bigger than Dizzy! It was crazy. We also went to a flea market that was around a lake, where we got to feed ducks and enjoy an incredible evening. It was something straight out of a movie, it was so beautiful there! We ate lots of candy and yummy food, and the best part hands down was spending time with my mom! Her and bubba are two peas in a pod.
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| Diz in her Tac Town shirt |
Bubba turned 2 just after we made our move. He is getting so big and so grown up! I can't believe where time has gone. It seems like just yesterday I found out I was expecting him, now I've got him and his sister and they both just keep sprouting up like weeds. I just can't keep up. He has started talking a lot! He says many funny things, and has started learning colors and how to count. He mispronounces tons of words, and that has probably been my favorite part about talking. The other day Papa squatch was working on his car and Bubba was out by him and kept saying, "Daddo vroom ow" - toddler speak is fun! I have to remind myself that I am an adult and should use grown up words because I find myself using toddler speak too! haha. 
The holidays came and went, we spent them here with this side of the family. I missed my family LOTS, but we were having so many scares with my pregnancy I wasn't allowed to travel much. Sissy was small, and I had borderline preeclampsia my whole pregnancy. We were considered high risk, and I had to see my doctor at least once a week. Occasionally I got to see them more often. She gave us lots of scares throughout the pregnancy, so we are incredibly grateful she is here safe! Mid January my mom came to visit because I was due to have sis. My mom got to spend time with Bubba while Papa squatch and I were in the hospital with sis. The delivery was a scheduled c-section, due to me having a c-section with Bubba, and all of the complications in our pregnancy, scheduling our c-section was the safest route, so we took it. It was a very drama-less birth. Aside from Papa squatch almost passing out in the operating room, that is! Sis made her arrival in a very quiet and peaceful manner. Just like her brother. She didn't squawk or cry at all. Just looked around. She has the biggest blue eyes I've ever seen on a baby. And is so interested in the world around her. She instantly latched on and has been a good eater since day 1. My mom brought bubba to the hospital to meet his sis, and he was instantly smitten. We all were. She is perfect in every little way. It's amazing how quickly your kids can age when they become a big sibling. As soon as Bubba walked through the door to meet his sissy, he seemed like he had grown up a ton since I had last seen him that morning. 
We stayed in the hospital for 3 days, and my mom and bubba got to spend those 3 days being two peas in a pod. I'm not sure why, but those two are just smitten by each other. It is absolutely adorable to watch. While my mom was here she got her phone stolen, along with all her cards and her ID. So she had to have my sister overnight her passport to her so that she could get back on the airplane to get home! Such a mess. My mom stayed a total of a week with us before she had to go home. I sobbed like a baby when she left. Partially due to being home sick, and partially due to the baby blues. It was heartbreaking. I literally didn't stop crying. Dallas had the following week off and was able to help me a ton around the house. That next weekend my dad and step mom came to help out and they were such rock stars! They drove up on Friday, stayed Saturday and drove home Sunday. In the time they were here they were able to do a massive amount of helping! Including grocery shopping, laundry, made frozen dinners, and entertained bubba the whole time! It was incredible. The Hanson's also did some shopping for us, and took bubba off my hands for some time to give me a rest! We are seriously so lucky to have such a helpful family. They really kicked butt while I was out of commission.
And now here we are in April. Not much has happened since I gave birth! Sis has been struggling with reflux. She can't seem to keep her food down, and has fallen off the growth curve. She is always giving us a scare with her dang size! She will probably just grow up to be a small person. And I'm okay with that! Bubba loves using her as his personal hot wheels track. He is talking up a storm, and learning new things every single day. Constantly keeping us on our toes! Its been a year since I moved to the PNW. I still miss my family and my home like crazy. Not a day goes by that I don't miss home. But we are slowly but surely building a life out here, and we try to stay positive and see what this adventure has in store for us next!
Much love to everyone, and A+ if you made it this far! You rock.
Love always,
Kaitlyn
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