Maylie Hope Williams

Well the day finally came! Our Baby Girl is here!!!

Tyce and I had a very early start with our alarm clock going off at 3:15. We got dressed and ready to and left the house by 4:15. We got to Mountainview Hospital and admitted to our room by 5:15. It was so hard to believe this day was here. The only frustrating part was that I had just spent the last 11 days contracting and at 12:30am that morning my contractions had stopped. I don't know why my body has to be so difficult ALL the time. They put me on the monitors and watched my wimpy contractions. Just as the nurse was barely getting through the 1001 questions they have to ask you, a  code blue was called and we were left alone for almost an 1 1/2. Then the nurse came back, finished the questions and my Mom got there. I was really excited to share that experience with her. She's been there for us the whole way through and since I am her only daughter to have a daughter in the last 16 years, I thought it would be a really neat experience to share. Doctor Soucie arrived around 8:30am to break my water. We thought that if my water broke there would only be a couple hours or so of labor left to go. It took him a really long time to break my water. It was hard to get to and was extremely thick. Once my water was broke, my contractions stopped completely. I walked and moved and did everything I could to try and get them to kick into gear, but it just wasn't happening. So with the advice of my wonderful nurse Rachel, we decided to put me on pit until they got going really good. I was on pit for an hour (putting us at 11:00) and they were going really good. It got me to a 7. So I got off pit, expecting to be almost done, and started moving around some more.

 At 1:00 My contractions had completely stopped again so we had to go back onto pit and I was confined to a bed; something I wanted to avoid at all costs considering the last 5 1/2 months I spent laying in a bed:). Once on pit, the contractions got really really strong and painful. There were times when I didn't think I could make it. By the time I got to the point where I was sure I needed some pain medication, the doctor thought it was too late. Then he checked me and I was a 9 1/2. A  9 1/2 who does that?! I was stuck there for 20 minutes. Not able to push or do anything, just suffer with the pain:) Finally the urge to push came, I gave one good push and got her crowned, then we had to wait. Once again I stopped contracting for a moment. It felt like forever waiting for the next contraction to come. Once it finally did, I only took one more push and our sweet little Miss Maylie Hope joined the world screaming. They layed her on my belly and I just hugged her. It was such a joyous moment that I could not explain in words. To finally have the prize at the end of the marathon was such a relieving feeling. They took little miss over to be weighed and wiped while the doctor finished up with me. Once the placenta was out, the doctor noticed it was extremely calcified. He said the cause of it was probably because my body had spent the last 5 months contracting and putting so much stress on it. The thick placenta is probably the reason why I couldn't dilated on my own and it would have made it so I could never have had my water break on it own. The main reason my placenta was scary is if little miss would have stayed in there much longer, she probably would have not lived. Her body wouldn't have been getting the nutrients she would have needed to stay alive in my tummy. We are so blessed that we were able to deliver her early. She is absolutely wonderful and is such a blessing!!! This Mommy needed this baby girl more then she knew.

Maylie Hope Williams

5 lbs 12 Oz

19 1/2 inches long

Dr. Soucie

Loving Daddy

Tyce just kept looking at her. He is a really good Daddy to boys, but I think he has totally melted for this little girl!

All dressed and not so thrilled to be wearing clothes. I love her expression in the next picture. She just looks ticked at her Dad :)

Proud Parents

Luke Grandpa

Kim was so sweet and brought my Dad up to visit once her boys got out of school. She had all six boys loaded up and waiting in the car so she and Grandpa could come and see the baby. She is definitely trying for favorite Aunt status.

Later in the evening Candy Grandma finally brought her brothers to come visit. I was really excited for them to meet her. They have been so excited along with everyone else and I knew their reaction would just be precious. They didn't disappoint!

It was love at first sight!!!

Kayl and Brielle came with Candy Grandma as well. Uncle Kayl thought it would be funny to put gloves on the boys head to entertain them.

Corinne and Craig also came to visit us. I just love that girl!!!

Rhev was feeling a little unsure about things after the initial  baby introduction. I think it really scared him to see me in the hospital bed. He worries so much about his Mom.

Candy Grandma

I LOVE this sweet picture of my boy with his sister!

Once everyone had left and the commotion settled down, it was finally time for some much needed rest. Maylie was resting so peacefully.

 The night wasn't the greatest night, because let's face it, nobody can get any sleep at a hospital. But once morning came things were great. Our little Maylie is so beautiful. Her Daddy and I got some really great snuggle time. It was quiet all day except for a sweet visit from her great-grandma Christensen. We were hoping to be able to discharge at 2:00, but they wouldn't let us leave until little Miss pooped. We waited and waited. We were starting to get concerned that maybe she could be CF. 

Finally at 6:20pm she pooped :) It was one of the greatest poopy diapers I have ever changed. It meant she wasn't CF and that we could go home to our boys.

We got her all dressed and ready for her first debut out into the world.

It wasn't until 9:00pm until they FINALLY discharged us. It was frustrating because we thought we would be home by 3:00pm.

Once we got to Candy Grandma's and picked the boys up, it was a little after 10:00pm. The boys were still boinking and ready to have their Mom and Dad home. We of course had to get baby sister out and give everyone a chance to hold her.

Trayvn had other ideas and needed some attention, so Chase and Shandarae starting tossing him into Grandpas arms. He would laugh and laugh!!!

All in all it turned out to be a remarkable 2 days. I am so happy with our baby girl. She is perfection! We are all totally in love. Our life is so wonderful right now with her in it. She makes us complete right now. I am so happy to have this opportunity to be the Mommy to such a sweet spirit! I LOVE LOVE LOVE her!!!

Happy Birthday Daddy! The big 3 0 !!!

It's Tyce's big birthday! He is now really old. 30!!!!! I can't believe it! 

Today started off with 2 little boys jumping on our bed cheering, "Happy Birthday Daddy". We then opened daddy's one small present and got dressed to go visit the doctor. It seems like lately all we do is go and visit the doctor. I am finally past the 37 week mark, so it is just up to the doctor to decided he is ready to let me go. At the appointment I was 4cm dilated. It still wasn't enough to have my water broken, but we were closer. I think doctor Soucie could see our frustration and see the pain that I was in. Finally he made the decision that if I didn't have this baby on my own by the end of the night then tomorrow morning he would admit us at 5:00am and break my water. I think that was the best birthday present Tyce could have gotten. Finally there was an end in sight for all the pain I was going through.

The rest of the day Tyce had to spend at work. He wanted to be able to take a couple days off work after I have the baby to help me, so he didn't feel like he could take today off. He is such a hard worker and is so selfless. I love him to pieces.

Lucky for me, it was cleaning day and my Mom came to help me clean the house so it would be ready for baby sister to come. It was a good thing. I was still really sore from our walk, and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it all by myself. And besides, she needed one last cleaning day :)

Once Tyce got home we had a home cooked dinner, then had cake and ice cream. Rhev had definite opinions as to what Daddy's cake should look like. He wanted him to have a Bunny cake :) Luckily I am a smart Mommy and found some "Bunny" tracks ice cream instead. Rhev thought that was close enough.

When the time came to blow out candles, of course both boys had to help. Rhev thought it was funny to blow them out before I had them all lit. Tyce had to protect the cake from his blowing.

\My favorite part about these pictures is watching Tyce. He takes such good care of his boys and is such a good Daddy. He makes me so proud!

Once cake and ice cream were eaten, we got the boys all packed and took them over to Candy Grandma's for a long sleepover. I made me a little sad dropping them off because I didn't know what the next day would bring us. I pray everything goes smoothly and hopefully the next time we see them will be with a new, healthy baby sister. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!!

Wheeling Trip to Get Baby Sister Here

It's now conference weekend and little baby sister still is not here. I've been contracting all week, but no progress has been made. Dr. Soucie finally stripped my membranes on Wednesday, so we're hoping that it might move things along more. Tyce decided he would help me out by taking us on a 4-wheeling ride on the desert. He thought all the bumps would do what it takes to bump the baby out. The boys were so excited when we pulled out the snow clothes to help keep them warm. Rhev thought that we were going to go to the mountains to find some snow for snowmobiling. He is his fathers son. One track mind to snowmobiling.  We got them all dressed up and Rhev had to have his picture taken.

Once we were all loaded, we went over and picked up Luke Grandma and Grandpa. They got to come with us on our adventure. We rode out on the desert to Rattle Snake Cave. Tyce told us the reason it was called that is because back in the cowboy and Indian days, roughians would bring people out there and throw them in the cave because it was filled with rattle snakes. It was kind of a coincidence because while we were there, Grandpa stumbled upon a rattle snake. He got some great pictures and the rest of us stayed away. We really had alot of fun. It really put me in alot of pain, but in my mind, it was worth it because I was sure it got me dilated to a 5.

Once we got home from our adventure, we took a little bit of a break and watched a short show as a family. All 3 of my boys can zone out pretty good when it comes to a good show.

After the show, Trayvn went down for a nap and Tyceand Rhev went outside to work on tilling the lawn. Tyce has been working so hard so we'll be able to get grass planted. 

Later in the evening my contractions were really intense and 2 minutes. So we called the doctor and headed into the clinic to be checked. I felt so bad because we made him miss part of the priesthood session, but I was so glad he could do it. I thought for sure I was dilated to a 5 and that we would be having a baby. He checked me and I was a 2. I had not dilated hardly anything in the last couple days since he checked me. My heart was crushed. He did say that he was pretty sure if I went walking that it would make me dilate more and if I had he would send me to the hospital and break my water. So Tyce and I went for a walk. We walked 2 1/2 miles. After our painful walk, we went in and got checked again and I had dilated to a 3 so he said I could go to the hospital and he would be up soon to break my water.  Tyce and I were both so excited. It was 9:30pm by the time we got to the hospital. Once there, they put me on the monitors and saw that I was indeed contracting. The nurse checked me and I had no change from a 3. We stayed there for  a few hours and I still had no change so they decided to send me home since I was not completely full term. I was so disappointed. I was physically and mentally ready to be done being pregnant and with contractions, but was still sent home. Now we get to do more waiting. I just wish this little girl would get here.