Zach had mentioned on our blog earlier that I had a c section. Well I thought I'd share a little of what happened that day, at least how I felt about it. So I woke up Wednesday morning and I thought I might be losing my mucous plug. Well I was worried because all morning I was bleeding. Zach and I went and took pictures at the temple with Andrea cause I wanted some pregnancy pictures. Well I couldn't have timed that better because I had her that very night, lol. I called my Doctors office and told them what was going on and they said that if I didn't stop bleeding then I needed to go down to the hospital. Well it wasn't stopping so at about 11 or so we decided to go to the hospital, crazy!!!! We get there and I was only dilated to a 1. About the same time I started having hard contractions about every 3 to 5 minutes apart but they weren't consistent enough so after doing an ultra sound they sent me home. They said to come back if my contractions got regular enough or if my water broke. The funny part was she said and if your water breaks it won't just be a little bit it will be a puddle and it was. We had planned to go to Zach's Parents that night but needed some stuff at the store so as I'm in labor we are at Fry's, can you imagine the looks I got. Well I told Zach that I wanted a blessing before we went to his parents so we came home and he gave me one, which really helped so much when they told me I needed a c-section. The most embarrassing part of the whole day was spending about 2 hours in the bathroom at my In-laws. I finally decided that my water had officially broken and so I told Zach we need to go. Well we got there about 6 and they asked what had happened so I told them my water had broken and a lady came around the corner and said, "yup your water broke," as I had looked like I'd peed my pants. Well I finally got an epidural at 9pm which I'm really grateful I decided to get it because around 12 or 1 my blood pressure was getting really low and every time I'd have a contraction Anna's blood pressure would drop. The nurse decided to check me and there was a lot of blood in my amniotic fluid so I think at that point they got worried. The Doctor came in and they told me to push 2 times. I was at a 9.5 but she was only at a station 1 which means I could still be pushing for hours and she needed to be out sooner than that to make sure she and I were both healthy. So after talking to Zach we decided c section was best. At that point I was so grateful for the blessing because I felt at peace and I knew everything would be okay. Probably not more than 10 minutes later I had a baby. Wow what emotions come with having a baby! It all happened so fast! Sorry that was kinda long but I wanted to share my side of the story.

I guess when I added the others I forgot these. I really like them so I thought I'd go ahead and add them.

Baby Anna

I decided to just go ahead and add some pictures that my sister took of Anna. I just love them and am so grateful that she has a good camera and is willing to do it! There were many but here are a few. Thanks again Andrea!

She's Here!!!!

Anna Jo Christensen arrived on Earth November 12th, 2009 at 1:49am. She weighed in at 7lbs 3oz and measured 20 inches long. She is sooooooo cute and doing marvelous. Mom is doing great also as she is recovering from a c-section. We are so excited to finally have Anna with us and we feel so blessed to be her parents. Yay for Anna!

38 weeks today!!!

So...now the question is when. I still have 2 weeks till my due date and it seems like the 1st baby likes to wait till at least that time, according to most people that I talk to. In some ways I just want to have her right now cause then I won't have 2 more weeks to worry about it but yet sometimes I feel I need that time to prepare. Zach and I went and did initiatory at the temple today and one lady told me, "you're not allowed to have a baby in the temple ya know", lol, then she asked, "when I was due." When I told her the 20th she said "oh well then you really could have her any time then hu." Then another lady when I stood up said, "Oh there's a baby in there". All I could do was smile. In some ways I'm going to miss these silly comments. But at least I can say, she could come anytime now. Oh how life will change when she comes but it will be great.
I just wanted to add that I'm so grateful for my wonderful family. Thank you so much for your support and love. Zach has also been a trooper through this whole pregnancy thing and I appreciate all that he does to support me and our soon to be baby.

When I went to the Doctor today they did an ultra sound to make sure our baby is head down. Yay she is. She is still pretty far up but at least she's head down! As of Friday I'm full term which means that I'm 37 weeks, so crazy. Oh and the Ultra sound tech said she thinks she's about 6 pounds 6 ounces give or take. When I told Zach that he said how much can she grow in 1 month. I really don't know to be honest. I'm just glad that no matter what if I had her now she would be healthy. I don't think she'd have to be in the NICU at all. What a blessing.

Well it looks like the saying "life doesn't get any easier" is holding true. I am in the thick of school and Christy is only weeks away from having a baby. Just to vent a little, I have homework do in two days and I don't have a clue how to do it and I have homework in another class do the same day. I have a test every week up to Thanksgiving and then finals are after that. I cannot believe how busy I am, but what else did I expect? You know this isn't going to get any easier with a baby and I realize that. I have actually thought my whole life that I wouldn't let school get in the way of having a family, in fact I almost looked forward to this point of my life wondering what it will really be like. Well now I'm here and it's all that I hoped it would be. I have a wonderful wife, Christy, who takes care of me and loves me more than I could imagine and I really don't worry too much about the rest. Life just comes and you take what you get. We have been very blessed and have always had sufficient for our needs. The Lord truly does watch out for us and answer our prayers.
On a side note, this past weekend the youth in our ward went on a Treck up in the mountains. Two of them bore their testimonies in church and I couldn't help but notice how they found out the Saviour and God live by relying on them for comfort and strength to get through a hard time. That is one of the most self-motivating principles of the gospel that I know of. We can do hard things with the help of the Saviour. I am so gratefull for the experiences that Heavenly Father gives us and I know that we can come off conquerer if we rely on the Lord. He is the author and finisher of our faith.

Well I haven't written in a while but I thought I'd just talk about life a little. Zach's been super busy between work and school but he was really excited he got a good grade on his circuit's test! He's been doing a lot of field trips pretty much every Wed, Fri, and Sat. Which sometimes makes it hard to hang out but I usually meet him where ever he is going which is really nice that I can do that.
As for me well times just ticking along till our little girl is born. This morning I think I've been having some contractions which in someways worries me but I think they are just Braxon Hicks contractions. But I'm only 33 weeks Friday. I still have 7 more weeks. I guess I could have her at 37 weeks and that would be full term which means I would have 4 more weeks but honestly I think it would be best if she came around her due date. My baby shower isn't till I'm 37 weeks so I hope she doesn't come before that! Zach and I have been very blessed to have found so many things at yard sales and also to have family and friends who have given us things for our baby. Truly we only have a few more things we need that are essentials.