2018 in Review

January 2018

Bear got a new car! He’s loving his 2018 Highlander Hybrid that we’ve nicknamed “The Spaceship” — all the screens and safety features are incredible! We needed something safer and super reliable to transport our precious cargo!

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February 2018

On Sunday, Feb 11, we welcomed our Mini: Arden Elise Campbell. She arrived with a conehead after 27 hours of labor at 10:09pm. She was oriented OP, and I got my epidural at 4cm around 9:30am from one of my colleagues, Shiyin. The epidural was perfect — it was so nice to have to take the edge off the pain. However, because she was OP, I was still having quite a bit of back/bottom pressure from her head coming down and placing a lot of pressure on my tailbone. We tried multiple maneuvers to get her turned, but to no avail. My OB, Kim Washkowiak, came in on her day off to deliver Arden (that’s a huge deal and wonderful Around 9pm, she was 10 cm and complete…and it was time to push! After an hour of pushing an OP baby… we met our sweet Arden bug. She was 7lb 3 oz, 21 inches long, and absolutely perfect. She had a great latch, and we started breastfeeding immediately. Of course, it would take almost a week for my milk to come in. We supplemented with formula and breastfed as well as pumped to increase my milk supply. She’s been a wonderful journey so far. We’re learning new things about and us everyday.
March 2018

This month was a blur! Waking every 2-3 hours in the night to feed Arden made this month fly by! There were highs and lows along my breastfeeding journey. It’s finally settled down and breastfeeding and pumping are going well. We’re still supplementing with formula so she’s getting both.
April 2018

She’s 2 months old this month and already at 10lb! Bear sold his trusty 4Runner.

I forgot to update the rest of the entries…. so, follow along my Pregnancy #2 entries for the remainder of 2018!

Sprinter van conversions

I’ve been thinking of traveling the US via van for several years now. I thought it would be awesome to get one for my 40th bday. Well, that’s almost 2 years from now. Then, I thought it would be a great idea to pull the trigger and purchase a van when we have our little one. Well, that time is quickly approaching as I’m in the 2nd trimester of the pregnancy. So, like with everything else I do…. there’s a ton of research!

Which size to get?

Who to go with?

My YouTube channel on Sprinter Vans

Awesome YouTuber for getting onboard with the van life: Hobo Ahle

Here’s what I’m leaning towards right now:

Sportsmobile seems to have an awesome option of the pop up top that could be an additional sleep area when we grow our family. That’s really the huge reason why we’re leaning towards Sportsmobile. We actually went to check out and do a factory tour of Outside Van and they were incredible!! If I hadn’t have found out about the popup top on the Sportsmobile, OSV would’ve definitely been our top pick.

Land Rover LR 4

I’m obsessed with the body of the LR4. It’s got a great look with great functionality — found that out by taking a test drive and really enjoying what it could offer through the dealer’s off road ramp and track.