Who would of known.

Who would of known that babies want it their way.. This little man has me wrapped around his pinky and he knows it. Anyways, Well the sleepless nights are starting to catch up to me. Well not really sleepless but the 2 hours here and 1.5 hours here are starting to catch up.. I got woke up at 4by Uriah and got him back to sleep by 5 because he likes to play for an hour after he eats and I get him back to sleep and I start to dose then 520 comes around and Jeff's alarm goes off. Uriah wakes up at 615 and is awake until 11.. He dosed once but was very cranky for the whole time frame. Motherhood completely slapped me in the face today.. Welcome to parenting.. It is a true blessing and for those single moms I respect you all for having to do it on your own. I am thankful for Jeff's helping hands when he is at home. Well I'm off to work.

Quick update on day 15 of being parents.

Oh wow I never thought parenting would be what it is. I love this.. Uriah is truly a blessing. He sleeps, eats, and poops thats really about it. We are doing well. We still need to purchase him a bed. It's not like the mainland though we can't just go out and buy one. There are limited place to buy baby beds. We finally decided on one and guess what it was sold out just my luck. Anyhow, we had our two week check up he was 7lbs2oz he's almost put on a pound since he's been home. Jeff will be returning to work :(.. Makes me a little nervous to be home with no helping hands all day but I know I can do it.. I have picked up a few new recipes.. I'm stoked. I love to cook and this time off is giving me the time to test new recipes. Woohoo.. We got pictures taken yesterday that was a adventure in itself. Anyways, all is well in the McFadden house. I just wanted to give a quick update and a new pic that is my favorite by far.

God Bless

Kattie

Baby Uriah Skylar McFadden

OK so I figured while I have a rush of energy I will give everyone an update. My water broke at 2am Friday morning. I tried to sleep alittle and make sure the baby was moving. We got to the hospital after we showered, ate, and of course walked prince. So we arrived at 730 am at the hospital I was 3cm, at noon I was at 4 cm, the midwife was talking platocin and I didnt want meds wanted to try my best to go med free. Well she talked to us about nipple stimulation so I tried it.. Well who would of known that it was so dog on powerful it thru me into a 7 minute contraction the babies heart rate dropped and scared everyone for a minute or so.. So I was monitored and my contractions started coming regular after that moment.. So if any of you wanted to know nipple stimulation works. Wow is all I have to say. So at 4pm I was still at 4cm and she said I was making progress. She put me in the bath tub to relax me well a shift change a 6pm for midwives and 7pm for nurses. I was in the tub for about 2 hours and it was awesome it really took some of the pain off me.. So I got out of the tub the contractions were closer but at 7 I was still at 4cm.. Oh my this was going to take absolutely forever.. So I told Jeff I was exhausted and needed something to let me relax and rest for an hour if I wanted to give natural birth. So I took the narcatics. I slept for an hour, but heard every conversation that was going on. I woke up to the doctor talking about platocin again and Jeff and Ivy told her to leave so they could discuss it and they prayed over me and in the mean time I had to pee/poo and the nurse wouldnt let me go to the bathroom due to the narcatics... So I peed in the bed pan and told her i need to poo and push and she said don't push.. The doc came and asked if the platocin had been started and the nurse said no.. So I was examined and throwing the towel in for an epidural due to pain.. wow the pain who would of known.. (but its all worth it after its over).. So no more than the doctor examining me 10minutes ago and jeff and Ivy praying over me. I had went from 4cm to 10 cm.. No lie.. The doc examined me and said oh he's crowning lets get the show on the road. Needless to say no epidural for me.. 30 minutes of pushing and our Handsome Uriah Skylar McFadden had arrived. So we got home yesterday and everything is going ok.. I had a rough night last night full of feeding, puking, and dirty diapers.. Jeff took over at 630 so I could sleep and it felt like i slep a good 8 hours and it'd only been 2. So we are doing well keep us in your prayers i'm off for 55 days and jeff 10.. We have company coming in the beginning of june and look forward to it. God Bless and I'll post some more pics as they come in since jeff is documenting everything.. Absolutely everything.

I love him.
God Bless Kattie

Baby Uriah has arrived!!

God has a sense of humor!

As most of you know I have had an anxiety about making friends, and if you dont you do now. So at church today we started a new series called Good to Great. So today was about friends. What a better time than now right. Well he asked how many of us had good friends and great friends and I know that I have good friends but didn't quite know what he ment by great friends. Needless to say I have only ever had 2 great friends in my life my sister and Sara.. As the sermon went on I felt sadden because the once great friend I had is now just a good friend I want to be her to be a great friend and I want to be her great friend but time zones and life seem to seperate us. So this is what he said:
1. Good friends reveal some things, great friends are transparent to each other. - "Confess to one another therefore your faults, your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins and pray also for one another, that you may be healed and restored to a spiritual tone of mind and heart. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available."-James 5:16 AMP
2. Good friends hope for the best, great friends offer correction.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." -Proverbs 27:17 NIV
-We alll know that sharpening iron isn't an easy process and correcting a friend when they are doing something wrong isn't an easy process either.
"All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."-Timothy 3:16 NIV
3. Good friends love each other, great friends love each other sacrificially.
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." -John 15:12-13
-Great friends are always there no matter what if its 2am or 3pm.
-Sacrificially means when we love our friends it may cost us something.

The reason I share this with all of you is because wow I didnt realize the difference between good friends and great friends. I look forward to turning good friends into great friends only if they are willing of course. We are able to move forward as god driven children when we have great friends that keep us accountable for our actions and are there for us in the deepest times of need. ...
When is the last time you corrected a friend knowing that you could lose their friendship? I can tell you this.. I haven't done it in a very long time.. Other than my sister and I'm more brave towards here than some of my friends. Well thats the update with me.

Baby McFadden is doing well. I'm starting to get cramps in my lower abdominal which is a good sign I suppose.. We go back to the doctor on 6 May if he hasn't came by then which I think I will have to experience a whole lot more cramps and discomfort first. Jeff is due back on Friday but he said he should be home on Tuesday. Praise God. Isn't he an awesome God. How he just seems to show me more about myself daily.

God Bless I love you gals.

Kattie

36 Weeks 3 Days....

I had a doctors appointment today and it went well. I have been having some false labor indications. The midwife says that its common which some of you know but I didnt know false labor can hurt as bad as normal labor. My waddle has definately got worse and it's harder for me to walk without cramping. At work I have to get up and down constantly which is annoying but my unit realizes that I will be having this child soon.. So they are a little more leanent on me for working. I have been super sleepy since Jeff has left I guess thats part of being pregnant. A few more weeks and our little mcfaddy waddy will be here. I'm super excited. Theres alot to do at work but hey you know what its still going to be there just with a different name and social at the top of the form. I have really tried to back off and let my soldiers and nco work so they can get use to me not being there hopefully anyhow.. I'm posting a pic from easter Sunday I was 34 weeks I believe. I have a doctors appointment in 2 weeks to see how things are going. Keep me in your prayers for pain tolerance.
I love ya'll

Prayers Prayers Prayers!!

So this week has been so crazy.. Well first I would like you all to pray for Stacy and Jared they are Jeff's cousins they lost one of their twins this weekend due to some heart issues. My sister Sha is in the hospital with staff infection in her leg and they think its in her blood system.. Then Jeff is going out of town today for 2 weeks.. Thats nerve racking knowing tomorrow I will be 36 weeks. Then I just feel so lonely here in Hawaii. I dont know if I have an anxiety of making friends and having to say good bye frequetly....It's like everytime I make a really good friend they move to a different duty station or we move. It's just hard to find good good friends. I've really had to think hard of who would take me to the hospital if I were to go into labor while Jeff is gone.. If I were in Texas I know a few people I would call but here I cant even name one person that I would want there besides jeff and I've known most of these people for over a year but they aren't friends just people I know. If that makes any kind of since. I miss all of you and I'm so so ready to come back to Texas. Yes I know I live in Paradise but it would be so much better if I had a gf to share it with. You can only talk to your husband so much until he's tired of talking.. LOL ... Jeff is pretty good but its just nice to have a girl friend there for advise when you need it. Well I'm going to get off my soap box as jeff would say and help him pack we have to leave in 20 minutes. I'm going to target to shope it'll make me feel better lol not..

God Bless..
Kattie