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Last night Lexi came in and told me Disney was bad.  She said, "the princesses are inmodest.  Belle shows her shoulders and when she raises her arms you can see here (pointing to her arm pit). But Cinderella isn't inmodest and I'm glad because she is my favorite.  So I guess Disney is bad and good."

Carter has problems with diarrhea.  He calls it dice a rea.  I love it.

Lexi forgot her show and tell for pre-school.  When I picked her up she told me she sang "Let it Go" from Frozen to her class for show and tell.  I was shocked.  I asked her how she sang it and she demonstrated.  It was loud and with passion.

Trevor has the saddest pout. He also has a dimple in his chin.

Lexi made Cole some paper decorations for his birthday.

February

February had been a good month for us. We started it off with Grandma Chamberlain coming into town to help us.  We loved having her and were so glad she would help us.  Then it was time for me to get used to taking care of 3 kids on my own.  I found I  enjoyed getting back into the swing of things and my confidence grew which helped my anxiety.  Then Cole dropped a bomb on me and told me he had to go to Europe for a week.  Luckily my sweet parents were kind enough to help me while he was gone and we made it through the week.  Trevor still has trouble with choking, breathing, and grunting at night so I am trying to go dairy free to see if it helps.  He is still a good little boy and such a joy to have in the family.  Lexi is still my angel and Carter is still...Carter.  I am trying to be more loving towards him to see if it can help him with some of his aggression and it seems to be helping.  Cole's been working on a new invention.  It is like a make shift trash compactor you can put on any trash can.  It helps with all the diapers we have.  The kids loved Valentine's day and Lexi is already looking forward to Easter.  That girl loves to plan and celebrate!

One month old

Trevor is an easy baby. He is happy most of the time and for the first few weeks only cried when he was hungry or tired.  After about 2 weeks he started having congestion and we thought it was a cold.  Three weeks later he still had it and so we are trying to figure out if he has an allergy or reflux.  He has smiled since birth and always responds to voices.   He especially likes the voices of his siblings and smiles a lot for them.  He makes me laugh with all of his noises.  He grunts like crazy and sometimes I feel like I live in a zoo.  He does it a lot in the middle of the night and it is very hard to sleep through.  He has grown man toots!  I think he looks a little like my Uncle Rick but he is still a mystery.  I am not sure what color his hair will be.  He is very strong and holds his head up.  He has liked baths from the beginning.  The kids thought it was really funny that he peed on us the first time we gave him a bath.  Lexi is very helpful and I have loved having her around to help keep an eye on the baby and entertain him.  She is wonderful in the back seat of the car next to him.  Carter likes the baby but I have to keep a very close eye on him when he is near the baby.  I love having Trevor around and can tell he has a wonderful spirit.  

10 Days Old

My sweet friend took these pictures of the kids.  Trevor was 10 day old in them.

Trevor is here!

Trevor Ray Chamberlain arrived Tuesday, January 7th at 8:39am.  He weighed 6lbs 9 oz and was 18 in long.  We arrived at the hospital t 6:15am and got ready for the c-section.  My IV went ok but hurt most of the time it was in me.  I tried to calm my nerves by talking to the nurses about their kids and other small talk.  Cole calmed his nerves by tinkering with the lights and studying the tray that went over the hospital bed.  It was pretty funny.  I love his brain.  The doctor was running late but eventually they had me walk to the OR room.  Cole didn't get to come in for quite a while.  When I got to the OR room the anesthesiologist put in my epidural and had me lay down.  A few minutes later Cole came in and the operation began.  I was a little nervous so I had Cole hold my hand.  I felt a lot better than my previous c-sections and I didn't shake at all.  I remember the doctor and the other people in there were talking about movies during the operation.  It felt like it took a long time.  Then they said "oh he is so cute".  Then I heard him cry.  They didn't bring him over to me which was really frustrating.  Cole left me and went over to where they weighed him and evaluated him.  No one told me anything.  I asked the anesthesiologist what color his hair was and how much he weighed.  It took forever for anyone to tell me anything.  Eventually Cole brought him over to me.  I loved seeing him.  He had his own look and I was happy about that.  When I talked to him he turned towards my voice immediately.  It was very sweet.  His hair looked a little red but lost that look in the following days. They took him to the nursery and Cole went with him while they finished operating on me.  They made me stay there for an hour and wouldn't let the baby be with me.  I was very upset by this because I'd only seen my baby for less than 2 minutes up until this point.  Trevors numbers were on the borderline of being too small for his gestational age so they were watching him pretty close.  I was worried but it all worked out.  Eventually my hour was up and I got to go be with my sweet baby.  Then the "fun" began.  I was hemorrhaging really badly.  The nurses kept cleaning me and changing my bedding but it got really bad and they called the doctor back in.  They were talking about operating again or doing a blood transfusion.  I got really dizzy and had a hard time opening my eyes or talking.  They kept giving me shots to try to stop the bleeding and eventually they worked.   I was weak but ok.  It was really scary.  Then later that night I kept getting shortness of breath and had to have oxygen.  Trevor was an awesome nurser which was such a great surprise.  A few days later I got up to use the bathroom and passed a fist sized blood clot.  It really worried me but things worked out.  We stayed in the hospital 3 days and went home on Friday.  It has been an emotional roller coaster since.  I've had more anxiety with this baby but luckily he is my best newborn so far.  The anxiety seems to be getting better and Heavenly Father has blessed me with a lot of tender mercies. Trevor has been such a sweet addition to our family and I love his sweet spirit.  He likes to respond to our voices and will smile sometimes when we talk to him.  

Christmas