Gage Easton:the first 5 months

So now our baby boy is 5 months old! He is such a blessing in our lives! Ever since he was born he has had the best sad face (see pictures). He looks like his daddy which is the best for me because when I look at him I see Bridger and I love it! When he was 3 weeks old we drove to California to visit Bridgers dad. He did great! As well as i could've expected. It was super windy and pretty cold but we still bundled him up and took him around. It was probably harder on me than on him.  He can now army crawl which he started a couple days ago which is so cute to watch! He loves when we play peek a boo, he loves floating in his little floaty around the pool, loves bath time and is starting to love to splash, he used to love his pacifier but suddenly one day he refused to take any pacifier and so now he just uses them as chew toys. He can sit on his own and has for a couple weeks. He loves sleeping in his crib and is an amazing sleeper! He is just such a joy to have in our lives and he is growing too fast! The wait for him was definitely worth it! Another thing is he absolutely loves being outside, he loves to watch the dogs and hang out in his swing. He loves his oatmeal cereal and is alright with new foods but isn't a huge fan yet. No teeth yet but it's gotta be soon! He's drooled and chewed on stuff the past 2 months.. it's such a waiting game! We love being parents and it is the absolute best to watch our boy grow up. We can't believe that he is almost 6 months! We take a picture of him every month on the 7th on one of his blankets and with his elephant named Humphrey :)

Gage Easton Blaschke:delivery

So I was really wanting to go into labor by myself, but I don't think it was meant to be and I'll explain later in this post. My original due date was March 31. So each week I went in hoping I was further, like most women, but each week I was about the same. Finally at about 40 weeks my sweet nurse practitioner who I saw every other week knew I wanted him out (he had long skinny legs that he would settle right under my ribcage causing crazy amounts of pain in my ribs) so she scheduled me a bunch of tests to make sure that the baby was doing good. So I had an ultrasound making sure there was enough fluid-which there was. Another test to make sure he wasn't under any stress-which he wasn't. But the no stress test was the best! I sat in a nice big recliner, had some snacks and orange juice and just had to have stuff hooked to my belly monitoring the baby to make sure he was nice and comfy. Half way through the nurse made me a quasadilla, so I just sat there happy, comfy and eating. After that day they decided to set an induction date, April 7.
So at 7 on April 7 we headed to the hospital, I had 2 amazing nurses who got me all set. They started the process and things were great, my doctor came and broke my water and things continued to progress. I started to notice that I was bleeding more than I thought I should've, the nurses said it should be fine but they would monitor it. At around 3 I had gotten to the point where I couldn't handle the contractions anymore so I asked if I could get the epidural. The anesthesiologist was in surgery so I had to wait till she was done. Gages heart rate kept dropping during contractions and so they monitored me for about 20 minutes while trying to move me into different positions. Nothing was working so they had to do an emergency c-section. My doctor was so nice, he knew I didn't want a c-section but he didn't know why Gages heart rate was dropping. He tried one last thing before he decided to do the c-section. He tried to put some water back into my uterus, and each time he tried the bag filled with blood so into surgery I went and gage was delivered within 8 minutes of the decision. Everyone was great and my doctor did great. Once they pulled the baby out they rushed him out of the room because he had a bunch of crud in his stomach that he kept throwing up, like blood and fluid that usually gets pushed out if the baby goes through labor. We found out that my placenta was pulling away from the wall and i had blood clots which is why i was bleeding. Gage wasnt getting enough oxygen through the placenta which is why his heart rate kept dropping. They took Bridger out of the room and I had a slight panic attack while they were stitching me up but then they brought Bridger and gage back in and I was good :) we stayed in the hospital 3 days and headed home to start a new journey and it has been a blast! Back to why I think I didn't go into labor on my own. I don't know how long I would've waited at home before going to the hospital. If I hadn't been in the hospital where they could take me quickly to surgery, the outcome for Gage or me could've been very different. It all worked out and was a very big blessing that we had the medical assistance that we needed :)

Late update: pregnancy

It's been a long time and lots has gone on with our family. The biggest one being our son who we welcomed into our family on April 7, 2015. I had a great pregnancy, like really great! We had been working with a fertility doctor to help us get pregnant after trying ourselves for a few years. My fertility doctor was amazing! He really explained things to me instead of just having quick appointments like some doctors, he pointed things out to me on the monthly ultrasounds I was having and took the time to show me what was going on in my body. I told Bridger it's funny because some girls just get pregnant easy which is so awesome for them, and I'm so jealous. But I understand things about my body and how everything works and timing and temperature and schedules and everything that I can't even imagine getting a surprise pregnancy. But maybe someday when my body figures itself out we will have that opportunity. Anyways so I had been on a couple medications that was helping my body do what it is supposed to do. We had worked with the fertility doctor for about 9 months and the medicine seemed to be working. My doctor was going out of town for a month and so he suggested we take a month break from one of the medicines to see if my body could do that part on its own. I was a little discouraged because I didn't want to stop what was working but I decided to go with what the doctor suggested and it was the month I got pregnant! (It was crazy because the first month my body figured itself out but I didn't get pregnant I was discouraged and Bridger said that he felt it wasn't going to be that month or even the next, but the following month and it was, amazing). So my pregnancy was perfect. I had hardly any sickness, I slept great for the most part, I could eat anything and everything, and the only time I would get sick, it would happen fast, like I would eat a meal, and by like the second to the last bite I would jump up, run to the bathroom or the trashcan, throw up, brush my teeth, come back, make something else to eat (usually cheerios or ramen) and eat and be totally fine. So weird but awesome at the same time :) here are some pregnancy pictures

Spring Update

An update for the Blaschke family :) I realize it has been over a year, holy cow time flies. We'll start with March. I turned 23 in March! Bridger took me out on a date night and we went to Chili's and he had some baby back ribs. Our 4th anniversary was on March 20th. 4 years! It feels like we were married just yesterday. We fall more and more in love with each other each day and I love it. Bridger is my rock and I would be so lost without him! For our anniversary we were in Phoenix getting his little sister Cheyanne ready for her wedding! Doing her hair and such. She got married a day after our anniversary, which is so cool! 

 She is so gorgeous!!!

 My mom, sister Andrea, and niece Phoebe got to spend a week down in Arizona with us during Spring Break time. It was SOOO good to see them. This little girl is getting so big, I can't believe it. This was an Alloy clearance clothes catalog and she looked through it with me at least once a day for the entire week. But the funniest part of it all was she is such a wiggly girl that she would be wiggling the entire time, I could barely stop laughing sometimes because she would roll to the side, then get on her knees, then back on her stomach, then kick her feet, and repeat the whole time. She is the cutest little one in a half year old I know! 

 It was Andrea's first time experiencing Arizona. Although she is opposed to move here (which I am working on changing her mind about that), she had fun in the sun and seeing what "my world" was like :) 

 Nana and Phoebe reading. Notice her little ponytail on top of her head. Ah! I love it :) It was so good to see my mom. I wish everyday that we lived a little closer! She is the best mom, she is such a great example to me of the type of mom I want to be. 

 Girls shopping day! We never get to go shopping all together so we went to Sierra Vista and shopped around a little bit. It was so fun! Also, my sister Andrea is another amazing example of the type of mom that I want to be. I am so blessed to have amazing examples surrounding me. I hope one day when I am a mom I can be as loving, amazing, strong, and awesome as the examples I have! 

 Reading the catalog, with me and her mom! :) Notice her leg is blurry in this one because she is so wiggly! 

 Of course we had to have a hair day! I love getting to do my families hair! :) 

 Phoebe loved Bridger. This melted my heart! She actually said his name before she said mine, and when we were at a restaurant was asking where he was. Bridger is going to be the best daddy someday :) 

 Of course we had to see the cows!! So we walked to the dairy and walked around looking at all of the animals. We saw the cows, a pig, some dogs, some horses, and the best part was the.... 

 Baby ducks and chicks!!! :) They are so cute and fun to hold! 

 Getting some sun... you sure you don't want to move here Andrea?! :) 

 The catalog again! By the time she had left it was worn to pieces :) But we had lots of fun looking at all of the clothes. 

 I trimmed her bangs because they were hiding in her eyes a little bit. She did great! 

 We walked down to the wash. It is a little hike we take from the back of our house. Sometimes this has water in it. We had fun walking in the sand, and playing with the dogs!

 Back at the house

 Out to lunch! :) I can't say enough how great it was to have my mom, sister and niece visit me! It was so fun to have them. I love family and I am so grateful for my family as well as Bridger's family. Family is an amazing thing! I am so grateful for the bond and love of family. Families make the world go round I think :) 

 Easter weekend was wonderful! We took a quad/truck ride with family down to a place that they call mammoth tracks. It's this rock with big circles imprinted into it. It was fun to see, I had never been there. We had a picnic and shot guns and played some wiffle ball and the kids had an easter egg hunt. 

These pictures are from Easter Sunday! On a little side note, I have recently really gotten into sewing. I sewed the shirt that I am wearing in this picture! :) I really enjoy sewing and making things! 

 This weekend we went camping! I love camping in tents! We took a mattress out of a fold out couch that we had and put that on the ground to sleep on. I highly recommend it! It was probably the best tent night sleep I have ever had! We couldn't camp by the lake we were fishing at because they were full but found a nice campground in the town that is nearby. It had excellent bathrooms and was perfect. We roasted hot dogs and sat by the fire on Friday and then went to sleep. 

 Bridger's sister Brea and our nephew Case :) 

 Did I mention how I love camping! It is so fun to camp! :) Good morning Bridger! 

 We went to Patagonia Lake to fish on Saturday. It was SUPER DUPER windy, and kind of cold but we all came prepared with jackets and extra layers to stay warm. Unfortunately no one caught any fish. But we still had lots of fun! 

 Bridger's brother Seth and his friend took out a little fishing boat. The waves got kind of crazy because of all the wind and they had a hard time getting to where they wanted to go. 

 Super windy still :) But we sat in the sun to make us warmer. 

 Beautiful lake! 

 My handsome fisherman!! 

 They had this really steep bridge there. 

 On top of the bridge

 These are the bathroom walls! I thought they were so cute! So after we left I wanted to get a picture of them. However I was so scared to take a picture in fear someone would walk in and see me and think I was a total weirdo for taking pictures of the walls.. haha thankfully no one walked in! 

 We had a fun camping/fishing trip! We had fun with family of course and decided that we need to camp more often! Hopefully next time we go it is not as windy and they can catch some fish! We love to spend time with family and to have our little adventures! I am so grateful for Bridger and the fun times we have together. He makes me laugh everyday! We can't wait to start our family together :) Hopefully someday soon! Then we can start making more fun memories!