March 2012 Baby!!

Yes, that's right... We are EXPECTING again!!!

It all started when we went to the country fest in South Jordan the end of June. We met some friends at the country fest and were havin such a great time until the girls decided to go on roller coaster which I absolutely LOVE!!!! I could go on them ALL day... well, not this time. I felt so sick afterwards. When we left Ben stopped at Wendys to get some dinner. I was so sick I couldn't even smell food. The second we walked in our front door me and all the things I was carrying went straight to the bathroom and puked.

At that moment I knew something was not right! I had never in my life got sick from a rollercoaster! Over July 4th we went to a friends cabin for a nice little vacation with friends and family. Ususally the smell of liquor doesnt make me sick but this weekend was totally different! I could smell it from so far away and would get SO nauseated! I kept telling my mom I must be pregnant or something cuz this is not like me. When we came home I still was not feeling right, I kept telling my mom that I didnt feel good or like myself! Her response was always "why don't you go take a test?"

Let me give you a little insight of how I feel about pregenancy tests! HA HA When I thought I was pregnant with Rhyder I took 4 take home test and they ALL came back - NEGATIVE! But, sure enough I was pregnant, with that being said I don't trust these things!

Me being me I just kept telling my mom that there was NO point in taking one since it would just say negative anyways! I never really did tell Ben how I felt cuz his response is ususally you have stomach problems and don't feel good so what is new... lol I finally broke down and decided that since I was going to the store anyways I would just buy one and take it, then I could also tell my mom I did and nothing! So I bought a box of 3 incase I needed them all. :)

Rhyder and I left the store and went home. I sat there and just starred at the tests to get up the courage. I finally went in and took the test, I immediatley walked out of the bathroom and picked Rhyder up. He was my finding out buddy! We went back in and looked at what I saw as 2 pink lines. I was in such shock that I couldn't smile, couldn't cry and couldn't talk! I had stuck in my head that even if I was it was not going to come back positive and there I was flabber gasted by the 2 pink lines.

I have always wanted to tell Ben in a cute way so I tried my hardest to not call or text him until he got home which was an hour later. I grabbed a white onsie out of Rhyder's drawer and wrote "I am going to be a BIG brother" on it so when Ben got home he would read it. I was still in shock and excited at this point so when he got home I picked Rhyder up and went to the front door. When Ben looked at him and read the shirt he looked at me with a serious face and said "how do you know?" (Ben had NO idea I thought I was or was taking a test)I started laughing and said I took a test. It's in the bathroom. His response was I need to go for a run haha Rhyder and I of course went with him but just walked. It took us both a few days to get over the shock (I even took another test the next morning). We did get over the shock and we are very excited. I can't wait to find out what we are having and tell everyone! I hope for a girl but Ben thinks it's a boy! We will see and keep you posted! My 1st appt is August 16th!

Rhyder's 1st year!!!

OMG... I can't believe that Rhyder is 1, this year has gone by SO fast and he has grown a lot! I was talking to my mom today about what he has done and how advanced he is for his age and thought it would be fun to share with you! Here are a few things that he has done along the way!

3 weeks he started holding his own head up
3 months he was eating baby food
4 months he started sitting up on his own
6 months he started pulling himself up to things and eating regular food
7 months he was crawling ALL over
8 months he decided to start walking EVERYWHERE, he got RSV and had to get tubes.
9 months is when he thought it would be a good time to pop out 2 teeth while mom and dad were on vacation. He also decided it was time to start crawling UP the stairs.
10 months he discovered how to run and then began going DOWN the stairs (yes there is still a gate up)

He has a HUGE vocabulary... Some of his favorite words to say are: deer, hat, dog, elk, up, down, hi, bye, bite, that, more, mama, dada, baba, ball, and nana (banana)

He LOVES to be outside, waving, dogs, riding on the 4 wheeler, and hats. He will take the phone and hold it up to his ear and says hi then looks at us and laughs. It has been a fun and exhausting year in our house hold. There was a point where he had an ear infection for about 3 months straight and got RSV. He is now sleeping pretty much through the night and is usually SO happy! He is starting to understand what we tell him to do, for example he will take the remote or our phones and walk away with them and then come back, we will tell him to go get the remote (or whatever he took) and he will go get it and then bring it back to us. He is noticing things more, we will ask where the trees are and he will point to them. He will point at a deer and say deer. Rhyder has somewhere learned how to smack his lips together and that means he wants food hahahaha! He has started to get shy/stranger danger and cry when one of us leaves which breaks my heart!

I will say when I was pregnant I would always say I hope he is smart and is a happy baby and I will say we are extremely blessed that he is just that. With him being our first baby we didn't really know how advanced he was. People would tell us but we didn't think anything of it until we were at the hospital for him to get his tubes there was another little boy that was 14 months and his mom was shocked Rhyder could walk (8 months) and was telling us how her little boy couldn't crawl and hadn't even started trying to and that is when I realized that No I didn't want my little baby to grow up but that I was PROUD at how smart and good he is!

Ahh... Relieved

So... I got a new job and I will start the 1st of August! I have dreading telling my current boss since I am not good at things like that! But I decided that I was going to give a months notice since I will most likely have to train whoever takes my place. When I came into work today I told myself today needed to be the day that I tell him! So when he went to leave I told him I needed to talk to him, so I followed him outside and told him that July 29th would be my last day! I am so relieved, it feels so good to get it off my chest!

Anniversary Weekend!

June 13Th was our 2 year anniversary! Since it was a Monday I decided I wanted to do something have a weekend away to just relax and enjoy each other. My mom got us a condo in Eden, UT for our anniversary so when we got off work Friday we threw everything in the car and were off! I had my mom get Rhyder from the baby sitters so we could just go! On the way up there we just talked listened to music and enjoyed the scenery... When we got up there we checked in and then went to dinner at a nice restaurant (which we didn't know) we walked in with our jeans and tee's on :D They had a live band playing which was fun to listen to Ben make fun of them (they weren't very good) ha ha after dinner we decided to go back to the condo and hangout so we just went back watched t.v. and went to bed early! The next morning we woke up and just hung out around the condo and make pizza then we got ready and headed to pine view reservoir to go fishing. We had a blast! We caught some fish and decided to head back when we got to the condo I was dying to go sit in the pool and hot tub so we headed there. It was so crowded we sat there for a bit and started to get hungry so we went back and got ready for dinner. On the way to dinner we decided to go to Ogden's liquor store which I must say was an adventure ha ha then off to dinner we went! I must say hands down that Huntsville's BBQ Company has some of the BEST BBQ I have EVER had! It was so good, nice atmosphere and was just a fun place! After dinner we were driving back to the condo and decided we should go night fishing which was fun! I loved spending the weekend away but yet not to far and just having hubby and me time! It was relaxing and nice, just what we needed! I will post pictures another day!

Our Family!

Here is a tiny update about what is going on with our family lately. Rhyder has been doing SO much better since he got his tubes in. He has started sleeping much better at night (more sleep for mom) :D Friday May 6th Ben and I went up to the family property in fruitland and stayed the night. Ben found some nice sheds. We came home Saturday and went to our friends Jason and Jessica wedding. Which was BEAUTIFUL!!!! Then Sunday was mother's day, we had Josh, Kim and Hunter over for breakfast with Janet (Ben's mom) then we went to the bowling alley to see Suzie (my step mom) then we went to my mom's house for dinner. It was such a nice relaxing day! This past weekend Ben and I decided it would be fun to take the baby up to fruitland and go on a 4 wheeler ride. It was supposed to be nice on Saturday so we woke up at 6 a.m. and headed up there. It was cold and windy but we did have so much fun. Then Saturday we got home and I went to Maggie McGee to celebrate my friend Aubrey's birthday. Ben had to work Sunday so I spent some time with my mom and sister. Ben came to my mom's after work and we had a BBQ... After dinner we decided that rhyder was in major need of a hair cut so Ben and Dave (my step dad) got out the clipper and went to town!!!! Rhyder looks so cute with his new do!!

*LOVE*

Today I heard the song that I danced to with my best friend the day I married him! I thought I would share a little info... Over 3 years ago I met this amazing man, 2 years and 8 months ago he asked me to spend the rest of my life with him! 1 year and 9 months ago on June 13, 2009 we said I DO! Ben always told me from the beginning that he knew what song we would dance to. Ben is my best friend and I am so glad that I have him in my life! Through all the ups and downs he is still by my side! Here are the lyrics!!

I've seen the storm clouds in your past
But rest assured 'cause you are safe
at home at last
I rescued you, you rescued me
And we're right where we should be
when we're together

I know the questions in your mind
But go ahead and ask me one more time
You'll find the answer's still the same
It won't change from day to day
for worse or better

Will I promise to be your best friend
And am I here until the end
Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
And did I say my love is true
Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do

I know the time will disappear
But this love we're building on will always be here
No way that this is sinking sand
On this solid rock we'll stand forever

Will I promise to be your best friend
And am I here until the end
Can I be sure I have been waiting for you
And did I say my love is true
Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do

Baby I will, I am, I can, I have
Oh, I will, I am, I can, I have
Baby I will, I am, I can, I have, I do


I LOVE YOU BEN!!!!!

ENT

I took Rhyder to the ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor to check his ears. They said that he has a lot of fluid in his ears. Then the doctor told us that they like to give it 3 months to see if the fluid would go away. My mom of course came with since Ben couldn't and I was stressing! (Like always) and she brought up a very good question... She asked the doctor if the fluid could have been from his first ear infection in January... The doctor said it could be but there is no way to tell. He then told us if we were to take him to Vegas and make him put money on whether Rhyder would need tubes or not he said that he is going to say eventually he will. So with that being said the decision needed to be made between doing tubes now or doing them later down the road and wait to see if the fluid went away. We left and I called Ben to talk about what we should do! As parents it is ruff to see your little baby go through pain. We have already been seeing him go through pain for a little over a month now. He doesn't sleep, he pulls his ears, and HATES laying down. With all that being said we are going to just do it and get it over with! Which I hope helps! Being a stress and paranoid freak I am extremely nervous even though I know so many people who have had it done, but the thought of my 8 month old baby getting put under and having surgery is just something I never thought we'd have to do and here it is going to happen! I know he will be fine and it will turn out okay but ya know!

Rhyder will be getting tubes in his ears April 25th, 2011