well the newest edition to our family is finally here!!! kate emma eklof was born on october 8th at 3:31 pm at orem community hospital. she's so awesome!! we hang out pretty much 24/7. babies are so amazing, especially when they're yours!! kate is like a little johnny-lindsy person, but with her own personality. i'm so glad we made the choice to bring her into the world. i know families are ordained of God and that without them, His plan would be frustrated. having a family is the biggest step we've taken so far in our lives, but it's by far the best.
so on october 8th, i was just chilling at home, reading my scriptures on my bed, and i kept falling asleep. so i just decided to lay down and take a nap. about 10 minutes later, i woke up feeling a pain kind of like period cramps. then i felt a trickle run down my leg. then another. that wasn't normal, so i stood up and it felt like a bucket of water dropped into my pants--my water broke!! i screamed and johnny's little brother richard (who was sleeping in the other room) jumped up wondering what the crap was going on. i told him my water had broken and he said, "oh my gosh!! do you need to go to the hospital??" i was like, "yes, yes i do." ha! so he drove me to the hospital because johnny was at school. i called johnny, but he didn't pick up. a few minutes later, he called back and i told him what was going on. he was so excited and said he'd get there ASAP. it was perfect timing--he was just about to walk into his next class :) anyway, we got to the hospital, my pants soaking wet, and i checked in. the nurses kept thinking that richard was the dad and asking him questions hehe. soon enough johnny got there and then my mom and then my dad. i wasn't really having contractions, so they gave me petocin, which got me going. as soon as i started to feel pain i got an epidural, so the next 5 hours or so were pretty comfortable. then kate's heart rate started dropping with every contraction, so i had to start pushing. that was probably the hardest thing i had to do. it felt like my head was going to pop off!! but kate came and the doctor said, "oh! you've got a little girl!" wow. amazing. since then it's been a crazy ride, but a good one. we're looking forward to all the days ahead :)
