So I recieved these images in a e-mail and just thought they were to cute, so i had to post them, just imagine the reunion they had. It brings such a smile to my face!

TOGETHER AT LAST

Memories of a Prophet of God Gordon B. Hinckley 1910-2008

Gordon B. Hinkley

1910-2008

At the age of 97 years old our dear Prophet has passed away. I always thought that when this day came I would be sad or full of grief, but instead I feel at peace, for its because of this great man and his great example, his constant challenges, and his wonderful talks that I am able to have gained the testimony I have of this wonderful church. I will greatly miss him!

Daniels sick visit to the Doctor

I have to give him credit, he sat in a doctors office for over an hour plus he is sick and to top it off he's a toddler, but he was still his happy little self! He kept himself entertained by the paper on the table and by playing with almost everything I had in my purse, but hey it kept him happy so I'm okay with it. Well turns out Daniel needed a nebulizer, they use it to treat pneumonia, the doctor said he's not quit there yet, but with the way his symptons were and how long they have lasted he didn't want to take any risks, so he went ahead and got us started on the breathing treatment, and hopefully soon we'll have our little healthy Daniel back. Its been probably since thursday that he has had a horrible cough, and a nose that won't stop running, the poor little guy has gotten hardly any sleep due to being up all night with this cough, but even through all this, he has remained quite happy, which shocked me, but I guess he's not going to let this get the best of him. Although I hate that he's sick, I have enjoyed the more cuddle time with him, he seems to just want to sit on my lap and cuddle up(which I'm loving, he has never been a cuddly baby or toddler, so i'm enjoying this part.) So I guess now we just have to wait it out and hopefully soon this will all pass.

Bookworm

He is still our little bookworm, without doubt everytime he passes by this bookshelf in our hallway he has to stop and pull some books out, I just love it, I love watching how excited he gets looking at them, and how much he pays attention to detail and how he just analyzes every page, just trying to take it all in.

So the other morning Jason comes and get me and says you gotta see how Daniel is sleeping. So I get out of bed wondering what weird position he is in this time, although it wasn't weird it was just so cute, I guess he's trying to tell us he's ready for a pillow. We have been going back and forth on the subject for awhile, but after a couple nights of him sleeping like this, I think he made the decision for us. Also sorry I have been so bad at posting pictures and blogging lately, I have had a case of forgetfulness and well....just lately I haven't been on top of things like I should(and not just on blogging, on just about everything) But things are finally getting back to normal and I'm starting to feel like myself again.

Update for Daniel

So we have everything scheduled for Daniel. He will be going in on Wednsday February 6th for his surgery, they don't schedule the times until the day before, but we can plan on being there until at least Thursday. He will then be in a cast for 4 weeks and then hopefully all will be well! Just like any surgery its scary, but we are very confident in the Doctors and know they will take good care of him.

Another surgery for Daniel

On Monday we made a trip to Primary Childrens for one of Daniels Doctors appointment, and it ends up he does need another surgery. Luckily its not to invasive but its still scary, we met with Daniels Orthopedic Doctor and they think its time, we have put it off for awhile, due to they wanted to wait until he was a little older and they were waiting to see if it would affect him walking, luckily it will only be on one of his feet. Well first let me back up a little bit, Daniel was born with a foot deformity, or a condition called Vertical Talus, but it turns out only one of his feet has the Vertical Talus and the other foot has what is called Oblique Talus, so basically they are concerned with the stiffness in the foot with Vertical Talus, so they have decided we have waited long enough. This will be Daniels 3rd surgery, it doesn't seem to get any easier but I am grateful for Primary Childrens and how well they have taken care of my little guy, but it looks like within the next month we will be having this done.

A special Mom

So the other day my sister-in-law forwarded me a e-mail called a special mom, and I just thought I would share it, everything in it is so true in it, and it just goes to show what a mother is willing to do and all the sacrifices we make and really how rewarding it is to be a mother.

• A Special Mom

Before I was a mom-

*I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

*I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

*I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a mom-

*I had never been puked on. Pooped on.

*Chewed on.

*Peed on.

*I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

*I slept all night.

Before I was a mom-

*I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

*Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

*I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

*I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a mom-

*I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.

*I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

*I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

*I never knew that I could love someone so much.

*I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a mom-

*I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

*I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

*I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

*I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a mom-

*I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

*I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

*I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Happy New Year

Well we hope you all had a wonderful New Years, this year Jason and I took Daniel up to my moms to spend New Years Eve, so Jason and I could spend some time together, it seems like with all our crazy schedules that doesn't happen very often, so it was nice to just spend time together and not worry about anything(although we did miss little Daniel) We started off the day by going to an early movie, which many of you know having kids we don't get out to the movies very often, then, for New Years Eve we spent it with our friends Steve and Alaina, it was just a low key night, with going to dinner, watching movies and just hanging out, but after being sick for a week, that was perfectly ok with me. And then the best part, I got to sleep in! So thanks mom and dad for watching our little guy, we got some much needed time together! So with the New Year I thought I would look back as some of the higlights of 2007.

• so in no particular order, here it goes

*Daniel started crawling, and cruising, and pulling up, and getting back down!

*Jason and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary

*Found out we are expecting baby #2!

*Jason is now two more semesters closer to graduating! (YEAH)

*We got to go out to Virginia for a week to spend the week with Jason family

*We moved into our new apartment(which I love so much more, more space, a extra bedroom)

*Jasons mom and dad came out from Virginia to spend Thanksgiving with us.

*Daniel now only has to go to PCMC every 6 months!(that beats going every other month, like we had to the previous year!)

*Watching Daniel learn and grow into the little boy he is becoming.

And there are so many more, but we are just so grateful for all we have and the memories we are able to create, we hope you all have a great 2008!