Still no luck

Still no luck with my laptop yet, its actually quite frustrating, I would download my pictures on Jasons, but I'm afraid if I try to do to much I'll mess his up too. So I'm not taking any chances. But this last week has been busy and even more busy and then having dealing with two sick boys(but I do admit, I enjoy taking care of them). Jason has been extremely sick for about a week and it wasn't until yesterday that he finally felt some relief, and Daniel, well it seems this winter season he has been on and off sick. Whatever it is, he just can't get over it. Lucky for me I haven't had it to bad, I have had a little cough, but nothing to serious, but thank goodness, because having a cold is never fun while being pregnant. But we do have some other fun news, we're moving again. We are heading out to Eagle Mountain, just with Jasons new job being in Draper and us only having one car it just didn't make sense anymore for us to live all the way out in Spanish Fork and work in Draper. Especially with me soon to have 2 kids I just didn't feel safe having him so far away, so with the new place, we have cut the commute in half and the time driving in half, which makes it nice for me if I ever have to take him to work. We were looking at apartments in the lehi, american fork, Draper area but they were all pretty pricey, and considering Jason still wants me to be able to stay at home and not work, we started looking a little more out, and we ended up finding a great place in Eagle Mountain, its a basement apartment, but Its extremely nice, the home itself is less than 2 years old, and its in a really great neighborhood, I'll finally feel safe to take Daniel on walks! Plus we even have a garage to park in! Now thats great for us considering the entire time we have been married we have not had that luxury, so I must say I look forward to that. But as soon as I get some pictures of the new place I'll post them(that is if my laptop is working by then, I'm keeping my fingers crossed)

So I have been hoping to get some posts here, but me not being computer literate did something to mess my laptop up and so for now I have to use Jasons while he tries to figure out what I did to mess mine up, so no pictures, sorry. But hopefully soon I'll have it back up and running and finally get some pics up of Daniel and the rest of us and what we have been up to.

All about Daniel

So I saw this on someones blog and wanted to do it, this is all about Daniel. It was kinda fun.

• Age(s)? 2 years old


• 2. Name(s)? Daniel Jaycen


• 3. Birthday(s)? November 23, 2005


• 4. Time(s) of birth? 3:18 p.m


• 5. How long did labor last? I was in the hospital 23 hours and in labor for about 20 hours


• 6. Who was in the room when baby was born? Just Jason


• 7. How long did you push? Didn't get a chance too, after all that labor we ended up having a c-section, he just wasn't ready to come.


• 8. Weight? 5 lbs 12 oz (he was a little guy)


• 9. Length? 18 1/2 inches


• 10. Any hair? yes and it was dark


• 11. Who does baby look like? all around me!


• 12. Be honest...how much weight did you gain while pregnant? about 26 lbs


• 13. Was the baby early or late? Early about a week


• 14. Who drove you home from the hospital? Jason did


• 15. How many baby showers did you have? 2 one back in Virginia, and one in Utah


• 16. When did baby start sleeping through the night? at about 4 months, slept about 10-12 hours! lucky me!


• 17. Did you breastfeed? sadly no, due to so many complications(hopefully with the next I can)


• 18. Who takes care of your baby/kids the most? Me, i'm lucky enough to be a stay at home mom!


• 19. When do you want to have another one? Well....in about 5 months, considering i'm already pregnant and due in July.


• 20. How did you pick the name(s)? Jason actually picked it


• 21. How did you know when it was time to go to the hospital? I didn't, I was at my 39 week apt and the doctor was a doing a ultrasound and the amniotic fluid level had dropped to much, so he looked at me and said you ready to have this baby? He said you better call your husband and then imediately walked me across the walkway to the hospital and got me admitted and started me.


• 22. Anyone spend the night with you the first night home? At the time we were living with my inlaws so there were a house full of people


• 23. Did you cry the first time you held your baby? Yes! I didn't get to hold him in the OR and it was about 5 hrs before I got to see him, it was pretty emotional!


• 24. Where was the baby born? Fredericksburg, VA


• 25. Did you video tape the birth? No

Tag

Tag I'm it!

Valentines Tag

• *How long have you been together? Married for 3 1/2 years
• *How long did you date? Dated for 3 months and engaged for 2 months (yeah it was quick but when you know its right, you just know.)
• *How old is he? 26 (he'll be 27 on the Feb 24th)
• *Who eats more? Usually he does, but being pregnant I'm catching up.
• *Who said "I love you" first? He did (he was so nervous, it was so cute!)
• *Who is taller? He is, by like 6 inches.
• *Who sings better? Well, neither one of us really sings, so we are equally as good, and equally as bad.
• *Who is smarter? I would have to say he is
• *Who does the laundry? All me!
• *Who does the dishes? All me again!
• *Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do
• *Who pays the bills? Mostly me, he always forgets, but I also spend more too!
• *Who mows the lawn? our landlords
• *Who cooks dinner? Unless we want Wendy's then I do all the cooking.
• *Who is more stubborn? Definatley me (and its even worse being pregnant)
• *Who kissed who first? He did
• *Who asked who out? well it started with us just hanging out, then he finally asked me out on a real date.
• *Who proposed? He did. It was just a perfect night! Candles, flowers, chocolate covered strawberries and Diet Pepsi, what more could a girl ask for?
• *Who is more sensitive? That would be me
• *Who has more friends? we both have our close group of friends, so numbers don't really matter.
• *Who has more siblings? He does, there are 5 kids in his family and 3 in mine.
• *Who wears the pants in the relationship? we are about equal on this one
• *Who are you tagging? Jenny, Darcy, Emmy, Janalee and whoever else wants too(Viv, I figured you didn't need to be tagged twice!)

Daddy's Work

On the way home from the hospital Jason needed to stop by his work, so we decided to go in with him and check out the new office. Of course Daniels favorite part was spinning around in Daddy's chair. (notice the expression on Daniels face, we had recently just given him his pain medication and it was finally starting to kick in.)

Happy to be home!

Since being home this is how we have spent most of our time, lounging on the couch. He has been a little frustrated though, he looks down at his cast and hits it then looks at me like "why is this on my leg?" But the good thing is, he still is able to crawl with it(he's a little slower and a little hesitant but he has figured out how to move with it) he have even tried standing on it, but I think he's still in a little pain because everytime he does stand on it he cries, but what can you expect its only been 2 days. Considering everything is has gone through I think he is handling it very well.
Happy to being using both hands, while at the hospital he was very frustrated with the fact that he could only use one hand, he had his IV in the one hand and so he was restricted to how
much he could use it.

Daniels Surgery

All went well!

Just a quick update. Daniels surgery was successfull! He came out of surgery at about 4:00 and we were in our room by 5. He is in a lot of pain, but a real trooper! We are so proud of him! Thanks for everyones support!

Daniels Surgery

I have an update for Daniels surgery. He will be going in tomorrow (the 6th) at noon, hopefully they won't be backed up(considering he can't eat after midnight and only clear liquids until 10:30 a.m.), but his surgery will last 2 1/2 hours and he will be at Primary Childrens Medical Center, he will be spending one night at the hospital. These are never easy for me, but I'm just so grateful that we have such wonderful doctors and the technology to be able to help correct these problems for Daniel.

Practice makes perfect

We have a new walker for Daniel, and luckily for us this one seems to be having better luck. Any other one we have tried he has refused to use, but with this one he will actually walk with! (YEAH) We are trying to get as much in as we can with it this week before his surgery on Wed. At first I had to help brace it so it wouldn't move to fast for him, but now he's to the point where he can walk with it on his own, he is still a little hesitant with it, but each day he gets better.

Daniels Rocking Chair

So I just realized I never posted any pictures of Daniels Rocking chair Grandpa Carroll made for him. While Jasons parents were out for Thankgiving Grandpa Carroll spent a good amount of time making this for Daniel and it turned out great! Thanks Grandpa! Daniel loves to sit in it when we read stories together.

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!