Introducing Saleen Allenki Ellison

Saleen Allenki arrived safely on May 18th at 8:06 am.  She was 6 pounds 12 ounces and 19.5 inches long.  One ounce less than Seer was.  Josh thought up Saleen and its really come to grow on me.  Its a beautiful and unique name.  Her middle name is a mix of Josh's dad's name and his grandfather's.  (Allen and Ki) She has been a very good baby and I've quickly fallen in love with her.  I didn't know what to expect with my fourth child.  I didn't think I could love anymore than I already do but your heart stretches with each child.  She is a true joy in our home. Its scary but she makes me want more already.  I will fight the urge!

Seer kissed my belly every time I said where is the baby.  Now she gets to kiss the real thing.  She is a phenomenal big sister especially for a 2-year-old.

Seer and McKenna getting to know their new baby sister.

 A proud papa of 3 girls now.  He kept saying, "she is so adorable" and I would say "your welcome." 

Seer can't get enough of the baby.  We have to watch her close because she wants to pick her up, rock her, read books to her, which ultimately could lead to an accident.  But she has showed no signs of jealousy and she only wants to help.

 Me and McKenna had a deal that when the new baby came she would take care of her and I would take care of Seer.  She has done a marvelous job so far feeding her, protecting her, and getting her to go to sleep.  She is awesome!

Saleen holding McKenna's finger.

No, that isn't a doll.  Its Saleen and Seer.  Its hard to believe that Seer was that small 2 years ago-now she's huge! I deliver small girls but they sure get big.

Kaiden did an awesome job of getting her bottle and feeding her.  Kaiden and McKenna have been a tremendous help with their younger siblings.

Baby Update

In an effort to update the family and friends following our BLOG I wanted to let you know of the latest development.  Last Monday I went in for a third ultrasound to see if my placenta had moved away from my cervix enough to have a home birth.  It was at 1.8 cm and needed to be at least at 2 in order to have my midwife deliver at home.  When they measured me I was told that it was at 1.5 cm so not only could I not have a home birth but I had to have a c-section in order to minimize the chance of hemorrhaging.  This was not the news we were looking for, but at the end of the day I am grateful for the technology to find these problems and prevent any harm to me or the baby.


In the beginning our plan was to do a home birth in order to save money.  But as time went on and I read books in preparation I began to really get excited of the prospect of being a "woman warrior" and laboring and delivering without pain medication.  I kept telling Josh with the money I'm saving us you should buy me this or that (I was joking...kind-of).  So now I will never know what its like to go into labor naturally or to say I did it naturally.  It bums me out but there is nothing I could have done.  I admit that I am also relieved that I don't have to go through that torture, but I'm always looking for ways to be as a tough as Josh.


So tomorrow Wednesday the 18th Josh and I will be going to Sacred Heart Riverbend for my c-section at 7:20 in the morning.  She will probably be here by 8 in the morning and once recovery has begun we'll be glad to let everyone know her name, weight, etc.  I have to stay in the hospital for about 3 days so Teri will have the kids until then and then my mom takes them over the weekend.  The coming week Seer will go to Teri's house because I can't lift for up to a month and Seer requires this still so she'll be Grandma's helper until I recover a bit more.

Josh will be struggling with the business on his own for a little while but I will try to help as much as I can.  He now he has a couple of employees so he's not 100% alone there now.  This business is more demanding, time consuming, and backbreaking than we anticipated so in order to stay afloat Josh has to work massive hours.  

We are so blessed to have family close by that can help us out.  Thank you everyone!