Jared's Surgery

I know everyone is dying to know how Jared's thumb and elbow are. So here is a little update. The surgery went really well, they didn't have to fuse his thumb or use bone marrow from his hip. The doctor was very surprised that there was not more damage. So Jared is very lucky. He goes in this week to get the pins taken out and get a cast on, which will be on for 4 weeks. He should be all better in time for the baby to come! Thanks for all the yummy treats people brought us! I enjoyed them just as much as Jared did!

It's a Girl!

Well we have known since I was 12 weeks ( I am now a very proud 29 weeks)! Everytime we go, we ask are you sure? We were sure it was a boy. But now they have checked about 6 times, and they are 100% sure it is a girl. It has taken that long for it to sink in. We are very excited though. I am pretty sure we are naming her Pyper. I have not loved it, but Jared has insisted on that name. He has now given me all naming rights, but Pyper just fits now! I guess he won out in the end!

Random Thoughts

First of all, Taylee is a tornado. I can not believe the messes she makes. I will be cleaning the bathrooms and walk into the living room and she has the whole room turned into a store. The whole pantry will be on the book shelf and I swear every toy we own is lined up ready to be sold. I guess I should just put a sign in the front yard saying there is a "sale" going on inside. If it wasn't so cute I would want to ring her neck! She also has grocery sacks packed with a change of underwear, pjs, and a outfit. She hids them around the house, so whenever a grandma calls for her to come over, she grabs a bag and is ready to go. It is starting to get annoying because I have to put all her clothes away again and again. So grandmas or grandpas, Taylee is ready to go to your house so PLEASE take her!
On another note, I have been trying to go to the temple every week. So this week will only be the 3rd week, but still it is more than I have been in a really long time. It is really nice being able to feel the spirit you feel in the temple every week. I really need to go once a day to have that, but not very likely being a mom! It keeps in perspective what is really important in life. There are certain things that you think will never happen to you, and when they do, and you realize there is no way you can get through it on your own, you have to turn to the Lord. I am grateful that we can do that and I hope that it won't take bad things happening to me to make me do that in the future.
Also, Jared is a walking accident! He has to have surgery tomorrow on his thumb. He broke it a few weeks ago playing indoor soccer. And then in a double header that same night, he tore ligaments in his elbow. So thumb on right side, elbow on left. The thumb surgery is quite extensive considering it's a thumb. I think he should just cut it off! It is broke through his knuckle. So they have to rebreak it, put in wires and screws, possibly take bone marrow from his hip and use it to fill in his thumb, and then cast it. The surgery might not even work, so then they will go back in and fuse his thumb. So he won't ever be able to bend it. Then the next day he starts rehab on his elbow. You just have to laugh and think what else can happen! What doesn't kill us will only make us stronger right? And things always get worse before they get better. I think that is how those sayings go!

More Updates!

Wow, this is my 3rd post in 1 day. I will be caught up in no time. I kinda have a problem with getting good deals. I do the coupon thing for groceries and I think it might be a problem now. I start to get real anxious if there is a really good deal out there and I haven't got to it yet. I even wake up really early to get to the grocery store right after it is stocked so they will have what I want. It is a problem, and it is evident when my children start clipping!

Our family's new thing is to play the Wii that the kids got for Christmas. We love RockBand and it is usually our FHE activity! Not the most spiritual thing, but it brings us all together! (Don't mind the outfits that the parents are in, some house wifes just don't get dressed everyday, and some husbands wear crazy things to the gym!)

And finally to end this post, here are some pics of my kids playing in the snow in OCTOBER!

Halloween 2008

Alright, I said I have a lot to post to keep our "family journal" somewhat current. So here is one. I thought I would go way back to October. Here are my kids on Halloween. I really don't like Halloween, and I really hate buying Halloween costumes for them to wear a couple hours. So I was delighted when my girls found my old dance costumes and they loved them. I think I got Halloween covered for at least a few more years with that box alone. I might still have to buy Porter a costume, we don't want to him to get to comfortable in a leotard!

I need to update!

Well I have been out of the blogging world for awhile. And I have to admit that I have missed it. I have missed reading about what is going on with everyone. Thanks to my friend Nicole, I have a cute new layout and hopefully I will stay current. I have a bunch of pictures to post, since I am using this blog as our family journal, so be prepared for some long posts in the near future. We will see how I do, I just have to limit how much time I spend looking at everyone else's blogs!

Taylee Update

Well that scary night got worse. After we got home from the ER, she did not really improve. The ER doc said she should be herself during the day, and then we might have another scary night. Well around 2:30 I had my neighbor Kym come over and look at Taylee, she thought I needed to take her into the Doctor. So I got her an appointment for 3:45 and they did a couple more breathing treatments and sent us home. Well a couple hours later she was getting even worse. So I was going to take her back to the Doctor, but they told me I needed to go admit her into the hospital. So now it is 7:30 pm and I start making plans to get us to the hospital. My mom got in the car to come up and my sister in law Heather came over until my mother in law could get over and wait for my mom. Heather had her husband come, and along with my neighbor, they gave her a blessing. Heather, bless her heart, came with me to the hospital and they immediatley gave her a breathing treatment that did not go well. By the time we got to the hospital her lips were blue and she was so pale. It took 5 of us to told Taylee down to get her to breathe in the treatment. The whole time she was screaming to get off her. It was probably the worst experience I have had, at least in a while. Then she had some xrays and then she needed another breathing treatment which went so much better. She sat up and held the mask on herself. That was the last treatment she had to have. The xrays showed that it was a severe case of croup and she will have to be watched carefully from now on with any respiratory illness. But she was able to get some sleep that night and we hung out the next day. We almost had to have another breathing treatment, which would have made us stay another night, but they gave her some more oral steroids and that eased her attack. She would like to go back, because they catered to her every need. When she gets better she is going to have a hard time adjusting! If it wasn't for my Mom, Heather, and Kym, I seriously could not have made it through. I was supposed to have a candle party last night, but Kym moved it to her house so I didn't have to call and explain to all those I invited. Which was huge, since she doesn't like to have parties! Her and Heather also showed up with delicious dinners. I was taken care of very well and I hope that someday I will be able to help someone like they all helped me. I just feel so grateful for all the help I recieved. It is hard to except help sometimes, but i appreciate so much.