Kaylee sees her brother and sister

Hey everyone, just wanted you to know that after a month of seeing pictures of her, Sean and Brianna finally met their sister. They were so excited to finally see her. They only got to seeher through a window but it was so cute. Kaylee didn't really know what was going on. Kaylee is up to 2.5 lbs and hopefully start eating this week. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers.

Kaylee May McClellan

So, some of you may already know, but last week on March 16th baby Kaylee decided to join our world. She was born at 29 weeks weighing in at 1lb 12oz. It's kind of a long story so bear with me. We knew she had CMV which is an infection and was really small for her gestational age but just when we thought things were going good and she kept growing according to ultrasounds I ended up getting Pregnancy Induced Hypertension or PIH and swelling really bad last weekend. I felt so sick. So because Rachel had PIH with Kyler I decided to have Greg check my blood pressure and sure enough it was elevated but I was still in denial and thought everything would be ok. So Tuesday afternoon I went to see my OB hoping to be sent home on bed rest but instead got told to pack up and head to a different hospital where they could do a ultrasound and do my labs. Greg was at work and I had both kids as we headed to the next hospital to do the ultrasound. Good news there is the baby looked great and was in no distress, but my body was not agreeing. My blood pressure was still up and my labs came back looking bad. So I called Greg right away to come pick up the kids, got a shot of steroids to help the babies lung develop and shipped off to another hospital in San Diego where they have a NICU that can take such small babies. When I got to the hospital everyone was suited up and ready to go to deliver the baby. Needless to say, I'm freaking out! I'm trying to get a hold of Greg to come back and all the while I'm getting poked and probed. Greg was awesome, he woke up the kids at ten o clock at night and took them to our great friends who let the kids stay the night and Greg came and joined me. On March 16th at 12:20 am baby Kaylee was born at 1 lb 12oz 13 inches long. Once they warmed her up she started to cry and fuse and move around. So they took her back to NICU and put on an a little machine in her nose to just give her a little oxygen and pressure to help her breath. They all are saying she's doing amazing for how little she is and how many weeks she is. We lucked out and got to hold her day two of her life because she did so well. I stayed at the hospital driving my nurses crazy for about two days before asking to be released home. Greg and I decided that I'm the worse patient in the world and hate hospitals. The kids were excited to have me home but a little confused on where their baby sister was. Were hoping in six to eight weeks if all goes well she can come home. So for now Greg and I are trying to drive down to San Diego a couple times a week to visit with Kaylee and be there for her. Thanks for every one's prayers and help with watching our kids, you are all life savers.

Napa Valley Getaway

So Greg is the best husband in the world. For my birthday/valentines day gift he booked us three day get away to the fancy resort called Kenwood. It was so nice and so beautiful. We got great service, nice outdoor hot tubs and complimentary wine (juice for us) and great food. But the best part was we had this awesome couple massage on top of the roof where we could open the windows and let the sun in and enjoy the nice weather while getting a massage. Then we got another massage the second day. I was in heaven. While you waited for your massage they had a room to wait in that had wine (juice), little cookies, chocolates, and dried fruit to eat anytime you wanted. Also one night I really wanted chocolate chip cookies so I called room service and twenty minutes later had a warm plate of cookies. I got to sleep in and just relax. We checked out the town and loved seeing the fancy shops, also checked out a winery and olive oil press company. It was so nice and green. The town was so proud how they grew all their own food in the town. So much history and culture in Napa. Thanks Greg's parents for watching the kids. Thanks Greg for the great get away.

Winter Wonderland

So we lucked out and were able to go back to Idaho in January and they have this awesome airline that you can fly straight to Idaho Falls which is the city right next to Rexburg. So now no more driving 14 hours to go see my family and the flight was cheap. I am in heaven. Bri loved her first flight and her and Sean did so well. I love Idaho for multiple reasons. 1- Get to see my family 2- The kids can go anywhere on the farm 3- The kids love playing with their cousins 4- I get to go skiing 5- Get to ride snowmobiles and go sledding. Every morning Sean would wake up early and want to run outside and play in the snow. He also had his first sleep over with his cousin Kyler and he did so well didn't even cry. I think I had a harder time than him. The funnest part is we got to take Sean down hill skiing. He did so well and had so much fun. We took him and his cousin Kyler and they both did so well at skiing. We took them on the bunny hill but Sean kept asking to go on the big hill. At one point Greg carried Sean up a little ways on one of the big hills and Sean snow plowed down like it was no big deal. Bri got to hang out with her cousin Kambrea, she even loved the snow. When we took her sledding behind the four wheeler you could see her shaking because she was so cold but she refused to go inside because she loved it so much. Bri also loved feeding the lama's, cows, and horses. They both wished they had a dog after we left. I think we may have to get one in the future. Thanks dad for letting us stay and helping us take Sean skiing. At the end of the trip it was really nice to come back to the really warm weather in California.

Halloween 2010

Sorry everyone I am so slow at blogging lately I cant seem to keep up. Well this year we had Halloween for almost a week but it was so fun. At the beginning of October we decorated the house for Halloween and the kids had a blast they even built a spooky house which turned out so well. The kids had a party at preschool where they all dressed up and played games and had little trick or treating. Then on Saturday all of us with my sister in law and her little girl went a really neat pumpkin patch. Where first we got a huge pumpkin almost as big as Sean, then we petted the animals, then we did a straw bail maze, Sean and me rode on a tractor around the pumpkin farm and last but not least the kids rode horses and they had so much fun. It so fun to watch how excited they get.

So after a long day at the pumpkin patch that night the kids got all dressed up as a fairy and GI Joe and we headed to the church trunk or treat. The best part was Greg's parents, brother, sister in law and baby Hailey came so it was fun to do the trick or treating with everyone. So we started with some great chili and then the kids did a costume parade, and last but not least the kids went car to car trick or treating it was so cute. Brianna got so much candy she was dragging her bag of candy at the end. Greg got all creative and carved four pumpkin and lite them up in the back of his truck and was apart of the trunk or treat. The pumpkins looked awesome.

Waterskiing and camping

So we have wanted to go water skiing forever but life has been so crazy that we just now made it out to water skiing but we had so much fun. This year we went up with Greg's dad, his friend and my friend from work came with her family(a little girl that's one and little boy that's three). So we all roughed it and camped out in tents and amazingly the kids did really well. The next day we all took turns wake boarding or water skiing and the kids did so well on their water ski's. Greg's dad has this awesome set up that looks like a jet ski but it helps teach the kids to water ski. As you can see the kids love it and do so well. Sean has got so adventurous that he even tries without hands and one time he tried moving outside the wave. I'm sad summer is almost done.

Summer Adventures

My kids are that great age that they do so well at the beach now. They both just go out and play in the water or build sand castles. Its so cute to watch them go up and make new friends and just start playing with other kids. Sean also took a liking to boogie boarding and does well at it. I love the beach.

For a week my friends two kids came and stayed with us. The kids had so much fun and loved having little friends all the time. We did alot of swimming and beach. The kids loved the beach. I also got to learn what it is like to have four children under the age five, all a year apart and drive a mini van. So one I give props out to Amber who is going to have four under the age four and say you are a saint its a lot of work. Also sorry I could never do the whole mini van thing, its just not me.

So one of our many adventures this summer was going up to Lake Arrowhead with Greg's family. My kids had a blast swimming, hiking in the mountains, feeding the ducks, and riding the go carts. The best part for me is Greg and kids went up alone for a couple of days and I got so much done by myself it was amazing, then Greg came home alone and we went out on a late night date cause we had no kids. So the kids stayed with his parents where Sean proceeded to get stung by a bee and was not happy, but had a blast with Nanny and Papa. I was able to pick them up and stay a couple of days and see baby Hailey who Bri loved and could not stop touching.