Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Arrival Story of Duke Cutler Verenski

Well I am going to start at the beginning. Just a warning this is going to be a long post. I went to the Dr. on my due date which was Wendsday Jan. 19th and I was dialated to a 3. I was bummed! He looked at the induction spots the hospital had opened and they were all booked up until Saturday morning at 3. So we went ahead and took that. He said he would strip my membranes and we could see what happens most likley I would go to the hospital that night. So I said sure lets do it. He had stripped my membranes the week before and I got some good contractions but then they went away. and by the way when he strips your membranes it HURTS!!! But anyway we went away thinking we werent gonna have this little guy until Saturday. We went to my moms to get the boys and she was going to go walking with the neighbor Ammie Manis so they invited me along to see if it does anything. We walked about 2-3 miles...  my stomach would get hard but  no contrations. But as soon as I got home they started. It was about 7 PM and we were timing the contractions at 4 min apart. With Butch and Rocky I was induced so when I started getting contractions I got the epidural so this was way different for me. I didn't know when to go to the hospital or anything. But anyway they were 4 min apart for about an hour then they went to 7 min apart then 10 then they went to 3 then 5 but by this time it was midnight and James and I decided to head to the hospital. We dropped the boys off at my moms and went I was still getting contractions. We get there and she checks me and says i am about a 3 1/2. I was so mad! I thought for sure they were gonna send me home. But she said they were gonna keep me there for 40 min and see if I progress any and if I do they will keep me. She checked me 40 min later and I was at a 4 . So they kept me. They took me to labor and delivery and got me all set up. My water had not broken and whenever they would check me this little boy would move his head he would also move around so they would have to constantley come in and move the heart moniter thingy on my belly. I got the epideral at like 3 AM . The nurse came in and checked me at about 5 AM and I was at a 7 . Dr. Beck came and broke my water at about 8:30 AM. Now I was starting to feel some contractions and Duke's heart rate would drop every contraction I had. So they had to put a thing on his head to moniter his heart rate and the nurse said the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. I started crying! I have had a hard pregnancy and now something was gonna be wrong with my baby. The nurse checked me and said you are at a 10 so they called Dr. Beck and I had the little guy at 8:57 AM. He did have the cord around his neck but he is ok.
Dr. Beck- aka the best Dr. Ever!!!!! -

  He wieghed in at 6 pnds 3 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. Just a little guy! He is my smallest baby yet!



  Daddy mommy and baby! I was so tired and was not feeling so hot after he was born so don't mind me!
  i love this little boy!
 My mom and dad brought the boys up to meet there little bro. Rocky absolutley loves him! He says that he is HIS BABY! Not Mommies! He is so funny.

 Mommy and her three boys! I love these guys!
  Our Family of 5! We can't have a family picture without at least one of them crying. This time we got 2!
  Big Brother Butch and baby Duke!
 Grandpa with his 7th grandchild!
 James Rocky and Duke!
 I love my family and I am so happy I get to be a mommy! Happy Birthday Duke Cutler! We love you!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Go Bears!!! And a Dance PARTY!

1st off I wanted to just say GO BEARS!! They are doing so good right now! They won there game on Sunday so now they play the Packers and we are excited! Here is some pictures of the boys watching the game on Sunday! Rockstart WASNOT feeling good. Grouchy as can be but we did get a couple of him smiling!

 Bears are #1!

  Last night James was going through our I-Tunes list on the computer so he put on Johnny Cash....and we had a dance party! We got cowboy hats on and Guitars (brooms and swifters count as guitars) and danced the night away! I don't know who had more fun.... James or the boys?


It was a fun night! I love my family!

Friday, January 14, 2011

A Fun Day at the Park with Cousins!

Yesterday since it was so nice out we decided to take the kids to the park! They love going to the park! The best part is it is free......... We went with Grandma, Meagan, Lindsey, Hunter, Hyrum, Calli, and baby Richard. Rocky and I got on this thing ( I can't remember what it is called)

  Sydnee was on the bouncy thing. Don't you just love her hair? I think if her mom saw this picture she would freak.... I think she is the closest thing I am going to have for a girl.
  Rocky kept going to everything and saying "Mom ..... CHEESE" He is so funny.
  This is baby Richard. I love this little Chunk!!! He liked swinging on the swing!
 Butch driving the wheel...
 Now with Hunters help....
  Butch climbing this thing
We sure do love going to the park!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

We love the Chicago Bears!

As most of you know we LOVE the CHICAGO BEARS! James is a DIE HARD fan and he is gotten me to be one too. Yesterday we went to home depot because I am attempting to finish a dresser for the new baby boy! (he has no name yet we are still argueing about that)
 anyway we were looking at the paint and we saw CHICAGO BEARS colors!!! James got so excited! So did Butch so we decided to paint there room Chicago Bears style! I had James take some before pictures but they didn't turn out right..... This picture is Butch painting a wall Orange!! Don't you love how bright it is?


 James painting the other wall CHICAGO BEAR ORANGE! At 1st I was a little hesitant about the orange and the blue but just wait........
  My man in his tool belt and painting!! Doesn't he look good????
  DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! One side of the CHICAGO BEARS ROOM! Doesn't it look good. We still need to put the trim up so it is almost there. We were gonna do that today but we were short on money this week so mabey next weekend.....
  A CHICAGO BEARS ORANGE wall. Don't you love it?
  The other CHICAGO BEARS BLUE WALL. We did put some of James's College football stuff in here too. The game ball, Helmet,  and newspaper article was from BHSU....
 The other side of the CHICAGO BEAR BLUE WALL... Do you see the picture of Butch in T-Ball? Isn't he a stud.... Love it....
   The other CHICAGO BEARS ORANGE wall. I made James keep the "Prayer" block to remind me to have the boys say there prayers.
 This is the bunk bed..... Just got every wall in the room. The bed isn't made but it still looks good. We can't put anything on this part of the orange wall because they just pull it down or draw on it. I learned that the hard way. Don't you just love it????? I do! We are gonna have my mom do some lettering but we are still debating on were to put it and what it is going to say!
  
This picture is of my 2 boys before the game last week. Unfortanley we lost to the Packers. But it was still fun to watch the game with the Lepaks and the fam.
   My three boys in there CHICAGO BEAR GEAR!! I just love them so much!!!!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Game Night - Snow - and New Years Eve-

For Christmas the boys got a Buzz Light Year Operation Game and they have been dying to play it so for Family Night we played Operation. The boys had so much fun! I told everyone to look at Mommy and say cheese..... this I guys is there CHEEZY smile?!

Rocky would get all into getting the body pieces! He would consentrate so hard!


  Butch would get so mad when it would ding that he touched the side. It was so funny!
   Then it actually SNOWED IN MESA ARIZONA!! Yes he heard me right. It was so cool and the boys absolutley loved it. To bad in didnt stay on the ground though. We are going to try to go up to the snow this next month so Butch and Rocky can play in it. See the snow in Butch and ROcky's dumper!

  Picture of Butch Daddy and PEaches all playing in the snow!
  Daddy and his boys
  See the snow in James's HAIR....
   New Years eve we let the boys do sparklers in our front yard. Butch loved them... Rocky would hold it for 2 seconds then say HOT and throw it on the ground. But he still had fun.


 I know I say this all the time but I just love my boys and love the time I get to spend with them! I am so happy that I get to stay at home and be with them. Even though at times I want to pull my hair out.... it is so worth it.