Playing a little Catch up, one post at a time...

So a few things have happened while our computer was broke.

Oct 7, 2013
Family Prayer with Iron Man

We all kneel down to say our family prayers.  Conner wants to say it.  In the middle of his prayer he starts to bless everyone in the family.

"...bless daddy, and mommy, and Tyson, and Conner, (Pause) Wait, I not Conner, I, Iron Man.  Bless Iron Man. ..."

Andrew and I look at each other and we're dying!  He was So serious.  Since then, we have had more prayers with Iron Man and prayers for Iron Man as well.  Can you guess, he's really into Iron Man these days?  Can you guess what he was for Halloween this year, what all of us were for Halloween this year? Lol!  That post is next.

It's Back!!

So it has been about a month or so since our laptop crashed on us.  We've been trying to make appointments with the Mac store and apparently the only way to do that is online.

1). It doesn't help when your computer doesn't work.
2). It REALLY doesn't help when their website isn't working and just giving us the run around!

After trying to figure it out for over a week, we finally decided we were going to go in and just wait. Andrew decided to try one last time... of course it worked! We finally were able to make an appointment.  Once we got there we were in and out So fast and the guy helping us was the same guy we had last time, who we really liked.

About 30-45 min after we left we got a call saying our computer was fixed and ready for pickup. After everything we had gone through to get an appointment and get in, their service definitely made up for everything else, plus, it cost So much less than we thought it would.  We were Sooo grateful for that especially with the holidays coming up!!  Soo excited to have our computer back!!  :)

It finally happened to me.

It's that moment when you realize you have to go and tell an employee of the store that you can't find your 3 1/2 year old son.
At that same moment you're wondering if they will judge you for being such an irresponsible parent, or if they will realize that this happens even when you have no control over it.
When you're running up and down every aisle of the store and can't find him.  When the panic starts to rise inside of you, from the top of your head down into your toes as you are calling for your child and there is no response coming back to you.
It's also that moment when that thought finally crosses over your mind and heart, thinking, but trying to push it out, that it just could be possible that he has been taken.
Then the moment when they say they've found him and he's up at the front registry area.  And you can't get there fast enough.  And then the moment when you finally see him and he comes running to you full speed, straight into your arms;  And you don't, you Can't, let go of him.  You can hardly speak because you are So choked up inside, that you can't even get upset for him running off on you.
And then you cry.  You Thank the man at Target for taking good care of him until you got there.  Then you say a prayer of Thanks to your Heavenly Father that your little boy is fine and back in your arms again! And you apologize for being such a crazy, non-observant mother.
And then the moment that you realize once again that you would do anything for your family! That they mean the Absolute World to you, and you cherish even the littlest moments with them.

I don't know what I would do without my sweet, Conner!  I am Forever Grateful that he was safe and back in my arms!!  I Love you Conner Soo Very much!!  :)

Just something I whipped up

So I've been getting out my new sewing machine lately and decided on a whim that I would attempt to make something like this that my friend made for me for Tyson, for my new niece, Olivia...

Super cute right?!  So I didn't have a pattern and Totally winged it, and almost put the ribbon on inside out, but when all is said and done, I'm pretty excited about the way it turned out!!

(Sorry for the bad pictures, I'm no photographer, and I didn't iron it.)

Now don't look too closely or you will see all my sewing flaws... actually you don't have to look closely at all to notice them.  Lol  But I am pretty proud of myself.  I didn't use a pattern, and the whole thing maybe took me an hour.  And I Love the way it turned out.  Not perfect, but Super cute!! :)

Now I just need another project!  I have a few in mind, but first we need to move Ty out of the kitchen to Conner's bedroom so I can sew in my kitchen at night!  That would be Wonderful!! :)

Paper Bag Puppets

Today Conner and I made puppets.  It was kind of a last minute decision, so I grabbed whatever I could find, which wasn't much, but just enough.  It's the first time we've done it, and I don't know why I never thought to do this sooner.  He had So much fun gluing the pieces on, (which I had to re-glue of course, so they would stay on.  ha ha)  and playing with them when we were done.  He actually liked to punch them, and have them fight each other.  (He is such a boy.  Lol)  We had a lot of fun playing while Tyson was taking his afternoon nap.

He named this one Mike (I think it may have reminded him on Monsters Inc?)

And this one doesn't have a name...yet.

Not sure if he is growing, or if playing puppets completely wore him out.  Lol

I Love moments like these, when I have one on one time with my boys!  :)

A "Debbie downer" :(

Andrew and I were shocked and excited when we found out we were pregnant 5 weeks ago.  I would be 9 1/2 weeks along.

I tend to pop out Right away once there's the official "your pregnant' sign, probably even sooner than that.  I've had a lot of people ask me already and one lady ask if I knew what I was having.  

Love strangers!  :)  

We were going to veto the whole wait until we're past the first trimester to tell anyone, since people are already asking questions and I can't exactly hide my pregnancies anyway, but plans changed the day before we left for Idaho.  

Tuesday, July 2nd, I went in for a Dr.s appointment for my first check up, they did an ultrasound to measure the baby.  I saw the baby and my gut feeling was exactly what was predicted, something was wrong.  The baby measured about a week and half behind.  That's a big difference at the beginning of a pregnancy.  

My Dr. proceeded to tell me about his concerns being so far away from home and possibly going through a miscarriage.  The whole time in Idaho, I had a feeling in the back of my mind that this pregnancy wasn't going to last, but I held on to whatever hope I had inside me.  Then, I started to notice my symptoms weren't coming around anymore.  

I never started the miscarriage process, so I went in to my scheduled appointment the day after we got back from Idaho.  They did another ultrasound.  Before the Dr said a word, I noticed and knew what he was about to tell me.   The sac and baby were there, but the baby still measured 6 weeks. "It looks as though the baby died right after the first ultrasound because it looks even smaller now." My heart sank.  Deep down I knew this.  Now, it's been confirmed and no hope is left or thoughts of maybe.  But it's ok.  

Today I have started to spot for the first time and cramp a little more.  I am scheduled for a D and C Friday morning.  I don't think this baby will come on its own, it didn't with my last miscarriage.    (Actually, there are a lot of similarities between the two of them.  I won't go into detail, but it is interesting to me.) I'm not looking forward to Friday, but I am ready to move on from all of this.  

The Lord has been preparing me for this.  I have felt His love and warmth and comfort through every bit of this.  That I can not deny!  He has been listening and answering my prayers.  I have prayed for strength, and I have never felt stronger, emotionally and spiritually.  I prayed to forget and not worry while in Idaho, and I was able to have fun and have belly laughs!  I prayed for comfort and I not only have my family and friends, but I have also felt His arms around me, at times when I needed it the most.  The Lord has been right by my side every step of the way and for that I am Most grateful to Him, and for the Atonement.  I know I don't fully comprehend the Atonement and I probably won't in its entirety in this lifetime, but every trial I have, I have a little bit more of a perspective of what I can learn and gain from it.  

Sorry for the Not so Good news for today.  Tomorrow will be a better day!  :) 

Happy Birthday to me!! Love, Andrew

Yes, I just had my 28th birthday.... And guess what?!  It was Awesome!!  Andrew Really spoiled me!  He was suppose to go on the Young Men's High Adventure with them, but i guess they had too many leaders going, so he opted out to be with me on my birthday.  He knew this for a couple weeks and never told me.  

He got home from work a little early thursday night (day before my b-day), and this is how the conversation went...

ME: "So, are you leaving at 6, or are you meeting there at 6?"
ANDREW: "Umm, meeting there at 6."


ME: "Okay."

Silence...

ANDREW: "So what if I told you that I'm not going on the High Adventure, and that I booked a hotel stay in Dana Point, and your mom is going to watch the kids for us tonight and tomorrow?" 
ME: "What?!" 

Silence...

ME: "I'm So confused.  You're not going?"  (He did just tell me that he was "meeting at 6" with the group) 
ME: "Sweet!!  Wait, are you serious?  This isn't a joke?  You're really not going?"
ANDREW: "Nope.  So hurry and pack your bags, I told your mom we would be dropping off the kids at 6 at their place."  

That sneaky young man!  I was Soo shocked and excited!!  I was fumbling through all of my clothes and things trying to get everything together last min. and packed.  We dropped the kids off and went out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory!!  Yum!!  Love that place!  By the time we were done, it was getting kind of late... (we didn't get to my mom's at 6. Lol And of course we had a wait at the restaurant)  

This is what I got... Delicious!! 

After dinner we headed up to Dana Point to find our hotel. We hit a little bit of traffic, but it was a fun drive up PCH.  I always Love driving up and down the coast, looking out at the ocean, and at the fun shops around, and the Beautiful houses!!  Andrew and I always wonder what it is that people do to be able to own, even rent, houses like that.  

The next morning we found a place to eat called STACKS Pancake House.  Soo Delicious!  Highly recommend going there if you're out in Dana Point for breakfast!  I had this strawberry and banana crepe yumminess!  

 Looks Amazing, Right?!!!

Then off to the beach to relax and enjoy each others company without having to worry about the kids running off to the ocean or finding trash to put in their mouths.  Lol  It was Soo relaxing and fun!!  

All in all I couldn't have asked for a better husband!!  He planned and prepared this whole birthday experience for me to enjoy and have some fun away from all the craziness of life!!  He Always treats me Well and I am Lucky to have him for the eternities!!  He is the Best thing that has Ever happened to me!  Every day I realize more and more how blessed I am to have him in my life!!  Thank you babe for Everything you do for me!!  You Really are Amazing!!  And Thanks for the Best birthday surprise... to be able to spend it with you! :)  I Love You!! <3 nbsp="">

Diastasis Recti

Ok, so my weight fluctuates a Lot.  It drives me nuts that when I was "young" I didn't have to work so hard to keep the weight off.  To be honest, it's my own fault.  After I have my babies I want Everything I "couldn't" have while being pregnant with Gestational Diabetes.  That's alway been my #1 mistake.  And I put the weight that I couldn't while I was pregnant, on afterwards.  Very Bad idea!!  Not sure when I thought that was a good idea in the first place.  I just can't help myself.

Well, at least I've come to the first step with admitting my problem and knowing the source.  Check!  Next, work on the problem and fix it.  Check?

I started doing crunches at night before bed, and I started getting really proud of myself with how many I could do and the results I was receiving.  And then, my back started Killing me!!!  I seriously thought I had to have thrown my back out.  Anytime I bent over to pick something up, I couldn't even bend half way before the pain was unbearable!  I couldn't lift my kids, and getting them into the car was a Huge task I never wanted to face.  So I stopped doing my crunches.  After a few weeks, it slowly started to get better, so I started up my crunches again at night.  Big Mistake!!  It came right back!!  Man, it hurt So bad!!  I could Not figure out what I was doing differently than any other time I have done crunches.  I started to believe that I didn't know how to do them anymore.  I was Soo confused.

Never thought these words would come out of my mouth, but Pinterest, sort of saved my life!  I came across this and decided to check out the website:  http://www.bikinibodymommy.com/2013/04/diastasis-recti-101-why-some-moms-shouldnt-do-crunches.html#comment-32979

I knew this was exactly what I had!  I talked with a few people about it and then went in to see our family physician.  Yup, he confirmed it, and only surgery will fix it, because I now have a hernia.  Lovely!  Plus, I get to look like I'm 5 months pregnant, because it creates a bulge in my abdomen.  Love it!!  But I'm ready to try these exercises and see if it works even a little bit!  Obviously, No crunches.

I'll be sure to let you know if it all works out or not.  Wish me luck!!  :)

Conner's Birthday PART 2

Here are some pictures from Conner's birthday party with the family.

His train birthday cake.  My sister made this before with her little boy and she helped me re-create it.  She's the Best!  Thanks Kate! 

The snack train

Ty hanging out

Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday to Conner

Party bags for the kids

Conner and Owen are the Best of friends!!  These cousins we swear knew each other in the Pre life!!

Sweet Zalie girl!

More cousins having fun!

They had So much fun playing with the balloons!

Conner Loved his cake!

In this video, Conner was trying Really hard not to smile while we sang Happy Birthday to him.  It was pretty hilarious! (Don't mind me, not sure what I'm doing...biting my lip? And who knows why?!)

I Love my sweet Conner!!  He is such a caring little boy who looks out for his little brother Tyson.  He Loves his mommy and daddy and Loves giving hugs!! (Which we Love receiving!) After such a crazy beginning of the year Conner has come a long way.  From recovering from a foot surgery to re-learning to walk and put pressure on his foot and not getting scared every time we get in the car.  I am Soo Grateful for this strong little boy who has put Soo much happiness and joy in my life!!  I don't know what I would do without him!!  He is constantly teaching me how to be a better mom and a better person every day!!  

~We Love you Conner!!  Happy Birthday Sweetheart!~

Conner turnes 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET CONNER MAN!!

Yup, my son turned 3!  Wow! He's getting So big, where does all the time go?!

We started off the day with going to Goofy's Kitchen with some family on the Yorgason side.  Some really Yummy food and a Ton of Disney characters coming by to say Hello and wish Conner a Happy Birthday!  We all had some fun and Conner Loved his birthday cupcake and pins!  We had a train birthday party for him (Which he Loved!).  We had family come over to my mom's to celebrate!  He had So much fun opening his presents and having all the attention! 

 The thursday before his birthday we took Owen and Conner to Disneyland to have some fun before our D-Land passes expired.  They had So much fun!!

 Eating some Yummy Ghirardelli ice cream! A nice birthday treat!

 Crashed. Disneyland was a success!

I'd say he had a pretty successful birthday week!!  We love you Conner!!  Happy 3rd Birthday son!  :0)  

Tyson is crawling

For the first time I sneak out of the hospital to go home and shower, and to go visit with my other sweet little son, Tyson.  It wasn't the Wonderful reunion I thought it would be, at first.  I woke him up from his nap.  He doesn't look at me, and he doesn't get excited to see me.  Still, he is instantly Happy, a smiling baby, he always has been.  I place him on the ground and that's when he realizes he doesn't want me to put him down. And that's when I take comfort in knowing he has missed me!

Once he knows I'm not leaving (yet), he starts to play and crawl.  My baby is crawling now.  It's fun to watch him crawl around on all fours.  He  had already started doing this, but mostly would scoot around.  Now, this is all he does.  I could sit and watch him forever;  Enjoying his freedom and a new way of getting around.  

I realize I need to head back to the hospital; where my other child needs me, more.  Needs to know I'm coming back and that I am there for him, by his bedside just in case.

I think I said Goodbye to Ty about five times last night.  I miss him!  I can't wait until this is all over and we can all be reunited and back at home again.  Safe, Happy, and Healthy.  Until then, I Love you Tyson!!  Congratulations on crawling!!  And I Will be back again!! 

3 more teeth

For Christmas this year, (which I will go into detail in another post later), we went up to Boise, ID.  A couple days of getting there.  I realized Tyson was getting his 2nd bottom tooth.  And just a couple days of leaving our vacation from McCall, I noticed he was getting his top 2 teeth as well.  No wonder he had a hard time sleeping for us this trip!

Sorry, this post is short and to the point, but a lot has happened lately.  I wanted to be sure to document this before I started on my next very lengthy post.