Life is Precious!

This has been a really crazy week for me!  Last friday, a friend of mine passed away.  He was only in his 30's and left behind a wife and 3 Young kids.  I went to his funeral yesterday and decided that I may not be as strong as a person as I thought I was.  I keep thinking about what I would do if I lost my husband and had to go through the rest of my life on my own?  His wife is a much stronger person than me.  She seemed really at peace with everything.  What a great example she is for everyone!  I am also very grateful for the knowledge I have of life and death.  I do believe in heaven, and believe that families can be together again and that life here on earth is short and precious!!  We have to live everyday for today, and not live for whats going to happen tomorrow or on the weekend, because then all of our yesterdays are just a waste!!  I hope I can live a better today!
But anyways, enough of that sadness!!!  There is so much that I am grateful for!  I am happy that my little boy is now 3 weeks old!!!  I cant believe how fast that went!!! Much faster than the last 3 weeks of my pregnancy, thats for sure!!  He is definately growing fast, and changing daily.  Last night he was cuddling in bed with Gabe and I, and I decided that those 2 boys look so much alike!  Its crazy that we will have a little Gabe running around here shortly!!  It will be so much fun when our kids are a bit older and can all play together!  I wish they would all stay this age.... I am so not looking forward to the teenage years.... especially because I was the worst teenager ever!!  Ugh.... I hope my kids make better choices than I did!  haha  :) 

Ahh!!! He's so cute! I just love him!

The weather has been so beautiful this week also, that we have been going on walks at night, and taking the girls out to play.  Andi is trying to learn how to ride her bike without training wheels, and she is actually doing pretty good!!!  She is so afraid to fall that she puts on knee pads, elbow pads and gloves!  Its hilarious!!  I am so proud of how good she is doing though!  I cant wait till it is summer and she wont have school and we can just be outside all day!! 





2 weeks old

Today our little boy is 2 weeks old!! I can't believe its already been so long!!!  But at the same time I dont remember what it was like without him!!

So far, he has been my best baby.  He hardly ever cries, and he gets up to eat every 3 hours, day or night.  I wish he would sleep a little more at night, but I dont mind getting up with him.  He is so cute and he really likes to cuddle.  He has been awake a bit more in the day, which is nice.  Then the girls get to play with him, and its so fun to watch him look around and try to figure out things.

There are so many things that I have forgotten about when it comes to new babies!  You would think that by baby #4 I would remember everything and be a pro! But I am definately NOT!  Everytime I have a baby, its like starting over!  I have forgotten about how little they are, and how much they sleep!  I also forgot about all the cute noises they make, my favorite is when he is nursing!  He is such a loud eater!  I am so glad to have this little guy around.  I wish that my kids never grew up! This newborn stage may be my favorite.... other than getting pooped and peed on! HAHA



Josilyn LOVES her baby brother now, took her a few days, but I think they will be good friends growing up!! 

I just LOVE being a mom!!! I never thought that I would really be blessed with these 4 beautiful kids, but I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to raise them and be there for them as they grow up.   I worry every day about wheather or not I can really do this!  Thankfully, I also have a WONDERFUL husband who helps out and great neighbors to help as well!!  Thanks to everyone who has been there these last 2 weeks!  



Gideon's Arrival

Our adorable little boy has arrived!
Gideon Gabriel Aguirre
Born on April 4, 2012 at 9:35pm
6 lbs 7 oz and 19.5 inches long

It all started on tuesday the 3rd when I went to the doctor.  I had been having contractions for a few days, but they were not too close together or very consistent or strong.  When I went in for my check up the doctor said I was dialated to a 4 and 70% effaced.  He told me that as soon as my contractions were getting too much to handle, to just head on in to labor and delivery.  That night when Gabe got home from work, they were pretty strong in my back.  But I decided to wait until morning to see how I felt.  And of course, they went away that night while I slept.  But I did wake up at about 4 am on wednesday and couldnt go back to sleep.  The whole morning I felt like maybe I was in labor, but I just wasnt sure.  I decided to pack up the girls and take them to salt lake, so that I could be around family in case my water broke or something.  I headed down to my mother in laws house.  I played outside with the kids and I could tell that things were getting worse.  I called Gabe at about 3:30 and told him that tonight was the night.  He decided to come home then, instead of waiting till after work.  He came and picked me up and we headed to the Hospital.  When I got there, they hooked me up to all the machines and called my doc and he said that he would come to the hospital and break my water.  While we waited for him, I got my epidural and just tried to relax.  The lady who did the epidural must've given me way too much medicine, because I was so tired afterwards.  I was so numb, and not just in my back, I swear she numbed me from my tongue to my toes!  It was kind of annoying how out of it I felt.  But I am grateful for the drugs!
Once my water was broken and things started to progress, things got a little scary.  Every time I had a contraction, the baby's heart rate would drop WAY low!!  I have never had a nurse and my OB stay in the room with me the whole time I'm in labor, but they were concerned about how low it would go and even said I may need an emergency C-section if it didnt get better.  I was freaking out, but trying to contain myself and just relax.  They did some things to see why his heart rate was doing that and decided to put some water back into me and try to float the baby down.... sounds weird, I know, but it worked.... at least for a while.  It started happening again, my doctor checked me and I was only dialated to an 8.  He said that he wanted me to try pushing, even though I wasnt fully ready, that the baby was in distress and needed to come out.  So, they prepped me, and about 5 mins later, (only 3 pushes) he was here!!  And the reason he was having problems, well, he had 2 knots in his cord!! Our little boy was such a mover inside me that he twisted himself up!  How silly!

He barely even cried when he came out! He just looked around, so cute!!

They finally got me into a new room around midnight.  Then they wanted to give the baby a bath.  Gabe took some pictures, I think he looks like his daddy!

I am so grateful to my OB for getting him here safely!

The next day, my mom and dad brought the girls up to see their little brother.  Andi and Alex just loved him, But Josilyn wasnt sure about him at first  :)   Once she held him, she kept saying MY BABY and wouldnt let anyone else even touch him!! It was hilarious! After they were done, Gabe took them home and stayed with them.  It was good for him to have some daddy daughter time!

I went home the next morning, friday, and am so grateful for our new little boy!  He is such a good baby, so far, and I am thinking that our family is now complete!!