OH BOY!

I am really excited to have another boy! 
Jaden and Brigham give me a run for my money, and Abbey and Eliza are much more mellow. so I am nervous for another wild boy. But my boys are adorable and funny, so I know I will adore him, like I do my first 2.
I was hoping it was a boy, and I had a feeling it was a boy. I wanted to share a brief story about my experience.  (I never know if I should share these experiences, But I find it a neat little story)

About a year ago, I wrote a blog post about how and why Robby and I decided to have the 5th child, instead of sticking to our original plan of 4 kids.
About a year ago, when I was really contemplating if we should have another baby, I had a dream. (now I am not the type of person who believes in dreams, or anything like that. I have only had a couple, that I felt was a sign, or a message for me)
I had a dream, but it was more of just an image in my head. A short clip or picture of me holding a baby in a hospital bed. I couldn't see the baby too well, but I knew it was a boy. When I woke up, I just had a feeling that this dream meant something.
A few months later, I was holding Eliza in the Rocking chair. I was rocking her and thinking about having a baby. (It was constantly on my mind) while I was sitting there, A image popped into my head. A baby boy sleeping in a crib with blue Pajamas. That image seemed so real! It also felt like a message to me.
That night, I asked Robby, "when we have another baby, do you think we will have a boy or a girl"?
Robby said "I really have a feeling there is another little boy out there for us"
I was like oh wow! and then I told him about my dreams and image.
So when I found out it was a boy, I was kind of relieved, like, ok we are suppose to have this baby.
I am just so excited to meet our little guy!

Robby really likes President Ezra Taft Benson, and wanted to name a boy after him. So we decided to name him Benson.  The middle name is unkown at this time, But I left Robby in charge of picking it.

Wyatt Family Update

I thought I would be better at blogging, but with Morning sickness, I didn't feel like doing anything that I didn't have to. But I think I will write a little update.

Robby:
*Has been working his buns off! training, and eating healthy and he has lost 12 pounds.  His trousers don't stay up anymore.
* He plans on fighting June 14th.

Kaycee:
*15 weeks along in pregnancy! still dealing with all day sickness.
*My belly just popped! I feel pregnant now.
*my house has fallin apart. That's what happens when mom is out of commission.
*excited for the kids to be out for the summer

Abbey:
*loves school and is doing well. she has 2 last choir performances before school ends.
*big, big helper; like always! what would I do without her?
*But she does have a attitude at times. A little sassy. When she doesn't like something that I'm telling her to do, or not to do, she says "Mom, your so Harsh"!

Jaden:
*girl crazy, and has a major crush on a girl named Maddie
*has become a big help and good listener.
*But likes to fight with Brigham all the time!
*he is a hard worker! he takes after is dad.

Brigham:
*whoa! what happened? he is off the wall wild! I am surprised I still have my sanity
*he is a comedian and love able, so that makes up for the gray hair he is given me.
*bed time is rough with him. Hopefully we can get that under control
*He is so excited to start preschool this fall, and can hardly wait!

Eliza:
*smart little stink! talks and talks! says sentences
*likes to sing. favorite songs are Brave and let it go
*when she is trying to get your attention she says "yoo hoo"!
*she can count to 5
*she is done with physical therapy
*night time is a struggle with her. she still sleeps with us.
*she loves playing with babies
*she is so kind hearted, and loveable
*good helper and does what she is asked

It's worth it.

Why do they call Morning sickness, Morning sickness? I guess for some lucky ladies, it's only in the Morning. But for many of us, it's ALL day sickness! 
from the time I wake up, to the time I fall asleep, I am so nauseated! But not only that, But then comes the fatigue! If only I could sleep all day.
 The smells! Oh all the awful smells that you never knew existed when you weren't pregnant. Don't want to open the fridge because the smells come blasting at you at all directions!  Oh and do I really need to wash those dishes? yuck!!!
One day you are eating your favorite foods, and then pregnancy hits and even the thought of those foods, puts you over the edge with dry heaving! Even your favorite scent can be too much to handle.
trying to brush my teeth without throwing up is almost impossible.
Has anyone experienced the pregnancy excess saliva or the 9 month stuffy nose? yes there is such a thing, and yes, I know it all too well. Oh and don't forget the extra headaches, don't want to forget those.  Maybe another reason I am so tired is because I get up 3 times a night to pee. I have considered wearing depends.
Most moms start to feel better at around 12-14 weeks. wow, how nice would that be?  oh no, I get to be sick until my 22nd week in pregnancy.
So then the awful "morning sickness" ends and after that, anything else is bearable.  If I can endure all of that, I can now endure, the pinched nerves or sciatic pain that stops you in your tracks or leaves you in a bent position., pelvic, groin and back pain, low lung capacity,  the waddling, sleepless and uncomfortable nights, Charlie horses, acid reflux, and crazy Braxton Hicks, and other issues that we won't discuss.
Now the pregnancy has come to a end. Now it's time for Labor. Which enjoy. I truly enjoy it. But it's the after, the Post Partum that I don't like.  The sleep deprivation, the bleeding, the aches, the post partum depression, and getting use to more kids and a baby.

So why in the world do we do this? Why would I put myself through this 5 times? Because it's worth it! Kids, your kids are the best thing in this world. They bring so much joy. Not only that, But I know it's what I am suppose to do. I went into this willing, knowing darn well what I was in for. Some days I think "what was I thinking"?   But I know It's worth it.  I may complain now and then, as anyone does when they are miserable, and yes I am miserable right now. But I would not change this for the world.
What us mom's go through and do, to bring children into this world. Isn't wonderful!?

I have missed blogging

I want to get back into reading and writing blogs.  Face book is nice, but you don't actually get to know what's really happening.

I am so behind with all that has been going on. I could never catch up. I  hope I can be much better at blogging.

What is new with the Wyatt's

ABBEY
*She is in 2nd grade, she loves school and is doing really well. she gets good grades. She has made lots of friends. She also is in the school choir and loves it.
*Abbey is really coming out of her shell.
*she loves church, and likes to giving talks in primary.
*Abbey just got a new bed. a Bunk bed. She thinks it's the best.
*she had a time period where she wasn't able to fall asleep at night. Thankfully she can now.
*Her favorite color is Blue, favorite TV show is Peppa Pig, favorite movie is snow white, favorite food is spaghetti, favorite subject in school is Art
*she likes to play Uno, play beauty shop, color, paint, draw,  watch TV, and read.
*Abbey is pretty good at Muay Thai
*she absolutely loves her dog Fred

JADEN
*He is in kindergarten. He loves school, gets good grades and is a math wiz. His teacher loves him and cant say enough good about him. She says he makes her laugh.
*He is shy, but I think he is coming out of his shell
*Jaden loves primary and he is reverent and listens and participates
*He is our best sleeper! He always goes right to sleep. He doesn't like to sleep anywhere but his own bed.
*He is a very curious boy, who loves to ask questions. His wheels are always turning.
*very organized and makes the least amount of mess.
*does well on road trips
*stubborn,
*loves to wrestle and has a hard time finding friends that like to wrestle as much as him. Luckily his dad and his dog like to wrestle.
*Jaden likes to play with cars, action heroes, and watch TV
*his favorite color is red, Favorite TV show is Max and Ruby, favorite movie is Geo tracks, favorite food is Pizza.

BRIGHAM
*He asks me every day, when he will be going to school. It's going to be along 6 months until preschool starts. He cant wait!
*He is my least shy child. Very outgoing.
*FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY boy! he is such a comedian!!
*WILD! never ending energy!
*Brigham is a huge cuddle bug, and love bug.
*Mr sound effects! He plays so cute and loves to play all day! with any boy toy! cars, guns, super heroes, action figures.
*he likes to learn
*my worst sleeper
*His favorite color is orange, favorite food is lunch meat and chicken nuggets, favorite tv show is spider man, and peppa pigs
*loves baths!
*He likes being a sunbeam in primary, but he REALLY misses the toys in nursery.

ELIZA
*almost 20 months old
*she is trying her darndest to walk. she tries and tries and doesn't get frustrated or gives up. It's coming slowly but surely.
*She talks a TON! I have lost track of all the words she can say. It's more like, a few words she doesn't know. She is saying sentences. She is so smart and advanced on so many levels.
*She is shy and a bit timid. So, she has to warm up to you, to hear her talk.
*LOVES babies and dolls and is such a little mommy to them.
*loves books, coloring, and TV
*Eliza loves to sing and us to sing to her.
*she doing well in nursery and seems to like it.
*always wants to take a bath
*very, very sweet personality and very caring! so lovable and cuddly. She always asks if your ok if you get hurt. or says thank you or I am sorry.
*LOVES animals, especially her Dog Fred and Cat Tootsie
*A mommas and daddy's girl. Always wants to be near her parents.
*still sleeps with us, but is doing much better at sleeping
*favorite food is Avocado
*she is a very happy and funny girl! she keeps us laughing

ROBBY
*He is still working at ACF WEST and the Gym. He really likes both jobs.
*Robby has really gotten into genealogy
*He is still very much addicted to Slurpee's and thinks he needs one a couple times a week.
*Hopes to fight in a few months
*His kids ADORE him! and so does his wife

KAYCEE
*is a night owl, and needs to learn to sleep at night.
*I haven't been listed on the Doula association for a year. I should really get my profile up and going again, because I love being a Doula! I was a Doula for my Sister in law in December and I will be a Doula for my friend this Saturday!
*We have decided to take our house of the market and stay put for awhile.  so now, I am trying to get creative and figure out how to fit 6 people into our tiny house.
*I teach Sunbeams at church. The kids are so cute!
*I have total spring fever and can't wait for warm weather and the fun it brings.

Eliza

I never wrote a blog when Eliza turned 1.. Her birthday was way back in July. On the 5th. She is now 17 Months old. I thought I would write a little about her.
*she is 23 lbs, which at 12 months was 50% tile.  I can't remember her height but I know it was 30% tile. She is in the 95%tile for head.
*Eliza has hypotonia which is low muscle tone. http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/what-does-low-tone-mean-7943  the site I posted will help explain what hypotonia is.  Eliza always had a hard time rolling over, and she still has a hard time. It takes all her strength. At about 14 months old she was able to sit herself up from a laying position. She still has a hard time and sometimes needs our assistance. She scoots on her bum to get around. she is pretty fast at that. At 16 months she learned to crawl. She can only crawl a short distances, But she loves to show off her crawling.  Eliza just learned to pull herself up to a standing position. She has only done it a handful of times because it's really hard for her to do. She can't stand unsupported and isn't able to walk yet.  She does physical therapy every other week. Her physical therapist says she is coming along slowly but surely. She has week ankles that turn in, and may need braces or special inserts. Hopefully (fingers crossed) she will be able to walk by age 2. She had MRI done a few weeks ago. Her brain function is good. We still need to meet with a neurologist soon.
*she is not a picky eater, but she eats very little.
*Her favorite food is a avocado. she can eat the whole thing in one sitting.
*She loves animals! her favorite  is our Cat Tootsie. that was her first word
*could take baths all day long if I let her.
*she knows so many words! and can put some words together. She says: mama, daddy, Tootsie, Abbey, puppy, (she tries to say Jaden and Brigham) grandma, grandpa, Hannah, Banana, eat, drink, night night, outside, bath, no, yes, bye, hi, pee pee, mine, baby, hat, my, I want....., My......, that, this, done, and eye. She probably knows more that I can't think of. she jabbers a lot.
*she loves books, singing, babies (baby dolls)  she caries babies all over . she loves to wear hats, likes to color, play with blocks, and looking at pictures. She always wants my phone and likes to  talk on it.
*She doesn't sleep through the night yet. She takes forever to fall asleep at night and doesn't take good naps. I don't know how she survives with so little sleep. I don't know how I survive!?
*She still nurses. I am anxious to wean her. She wants to nurse so badly and has no desire to stop.
*she is really shy, and has separation anxiety from her parents.
* she unfortunately still has acid reflux and it can make it hard to sleep.
* she  doesn't want anyone feeding her, she has to feed herself and she does really well working with utensil's.
*she has a deep raspy voice. haha
*she is a smiley and happy toddler
*she hates to be covered up. she freaks out if we put a blanket on her.  Even if it's cold or she has a fever, she does not want a blanket. she doesn't like to wear coats, socks or even clothes. She would rather be naked.
*But she does like to be held and cuddled.
*she has most of her teeth, and likes to have her teeth brushed.
*she also likes having her nose suctioned out with a bulb syringe.
We are so blessed to have little Eliza in our lives and we love her so much!!

Blessings come in ways you don't expect

My Mom had a colonoscopy 4 years ago.  Everything looked good. Because everything looked good, they told her that she didn't need another one for 10 years.
A few months ago, my mom started having unusual bowl problems. She didn't want to go to the doctor for them, because it was embarrassing. Then things in her bowls got worse. forcing her to see a doctor. They did a colonoscopy (6 years sooner then what was instructed) and found inflammation and a polyp.
They did a biopsy and she got the results back today. she has stage 1 colon cancer.
The blessing in all of this is, Colon cancer is considered the silent killer. You don't have symptoms until it becomes too late..  If she didn't not have the bowl symptoms she was experiencing, she would not have had a colonoscopy  until it was too late. The nurse said that they didn't know what caused her bowl problems, it was a mystery. Because this early in colon cancer, there isn't symptoms. So because they caught it early, they will do surgery on the area that had the polyp and remove more of that area to hopefully take it all out.
Keep my Mom in your prayers. Thank you.

my story of sticks and stones

Last night after coming home from Parent teacher conference and being upset about how Abbey is doing in school. It took me back to my school days and the way they described Abbey, sounded a awful lot like me. It scared me! I decided to write about my childhood and how I had to deal with Bullies and how it affected my life.  Not sure if Abbey was being bullied, or maybe it's because she doesn't have many friends. But I was feeling sad.
Not only for her, but her friend, who I know is picked on, and for any child who maybe dealing with the pain I went through. School is hard, and it's extra hard when you are teased, or kids are mean, or you are alone. I thought it could educate parents.
I wrote my whole story! After I wrote it, I was feeling embarrassed that I shared such a story, that was really hard to share.  My insecurities started coming back. I deleted it, because I was too embarrassed to let anymore people read something that was so personal.
Right after I deleted it, I thought "why should you care Kaycee? you should share your experience because it could help someone." Then my cousin texted me and asked why I deleted it and she was wanting to share it with her boys and she thought it was inspired. which It probably was.
I don't know how to bring my story back, But I can rewrite my story.

I had titled it "STICK AND STONES"
Because as a child I felt and had heard this saying many times: "Stick and Stones will break your bones, but words will never hurt you".
Growing up I knew that was a lie! Words can hurt people more then you will know! Even the smallest hurtful words can have a snow ball effect that can cause a lot of pain. Even just one hurtful  word to a child or adult can cause their self-esteem to go down the drain. I know, because I lived it first hand.  I had not shared this story with anyone until just Yesterday. (except Robby knew my story, and my parents knew most, but probably never knew all of it or how It REALLY made me feel)
My first time I could remember being bullied was in 2nd grade. That's when it really started.
I know every child will experience being teased, or left out, or encounters the  "mean child". It happens.
I had to experience it every day! It started with "you are ugly" "your clothes are ugly" "you look like a boy" "you have a boy name".
How does hearing those things affect a child? They start  to believe it. Then they loose their self worth, self esteem and confidence. Pretty soon "The bullies" see you are week and a easy target and the bullying gets worse and more frequent. It can be one bully, but in my case it was a group of kids. "The popular kids"  Soon it became un cool to be friends with Kaycee. So not even the non bullies wanted to play with me.
I was teased every day! I spent many recesses alone.  during PE when team captains would chose teams, I was always chosen last.
For Valentines when kids passed out Valentines to all the kids, I didn't get a single card. I went home crying. I spent many times in the bathroom crying. I would pretend to be sick, so I wouldn't have to go to school. I begged my mom to homeschool me. I finally started eating lunch at home.
I didn't feel like the teachers cared. They could see things going on, and they didn't do anything. They had the moto of "names cant hurt you"
My favorite teacher, the only one I liked was my 3rd grade teacher. She was the only one who took bullying, name calling and teasing serious. I will never forget her and her own saying: " Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will break your heart".  Wow, someone who understood how I felt. someone who took me feelings seriously.
I started Failing school. Yes. F's in Elm School. Because I became too timid to ask questions,  answer questions, get up in front of the class or work in groups. I didn't want to add any fuel to be made fun of.
After leaving Elm school, and heading to the dreaded JR high. The worst 3 yrs a child can go through, my self esteem was at a all time low.
I wanted friends so badly! That I was friends with kids that I should have never been friends with. But they excepted me. or so I thought.
I became friends with people that were in gangs or their family members were in gangs.  That is a formula for disaster. Especially for someone who doesn't have self worth or confidence. A timid abused mouse. My boy friend was in a gang. "but hey, I had friends, right"? well when you realize these people/friends are not who you should be with, what you do? nothing cause your too scared. I was tormented by this family and their friends. I could not get away from them. The bullying "mobbing" was 10 times worse then ever. I was tormented in class, on the bus, walking home from school, at my house, and at church. to get away from the bullying, I sluffed every day. I failed at school.
if I had any self esteem left, I didn't know where to find it. I was miserable. It got to the point that we had to get the school involved. I was scared for my safety and my families safety. My dad had to walk me to my classes.
once I got to 10th grade, I had a knew group of friends. But I let people still treat me like crap and bully me. I still had to deal with it.  I think I was an easy target. One day my so called friend (a guy) hit me. I tried to stick up for my self and I hit him back. that made him mad. he got all his friends to torment me. Day in and day out. Again! I could not get away from the bullying. I learned that, once you let someone/s tear you down, it's hard to get back up and you will continue to be a target for those who are looking for someone to pick on.  Every day I would come home crying. day after day of his friends pushing me, making fun of me. One day his friend got a coat that was sprayed by a skunk (I lived in the country) and through it on me,  while on the bus and everyone laughed. That day, I snapped. I literally snapped and said to myself I can not take this anymore. My mom couldn't take it anymore either, and she said Kaycee I want you to go over and beat that guy. She turned her car around and I jumped out and ran over and pushed him to the ground and beat the crap out of him. I tell you this, because It was the first time, I had the strength to stick up for myself. I was not messed with after that. It helped regain my confidence that I am strong, and I don't need to take the crap.
The school, the bus driver, the parents weren't going to stop the bullying. I had to myself.
Luckily,  nowadays, hopefully people are taking bullying seriously. It is serious. WORDS do hurt! Words can change a person! I am lucky because some kids who are bullied do harm to themselves or others. That is why bullying needs to stop.
to all those people who have told me and still do tell me "your too sensitive"  "don't let what others say hurt you"  "words don't hurt"  your wrong! that is the worst advice to give.
Please talk to your kids. Really talk and teach them to be nice. Teach them how to treat others and to be friends with the nerd even if others don't. teach them to stick up for others. And if they are being bullied. listen to them. don't brush it off or make them feel stupid for having hurt feelings.  talk to the school and parents if your having trouble.
praise your kids and make them feel loved and important. I really don't have too much advice on how to stop bullies other then parents need to do more. they need to understand that their child could be the mean one, even if they don't think so. or want to believe it. be examples to your kids.