YAHOO!!

Kevin got a promotion at work. He is now the shop foreman. The old shop foreman was clocking his son in to work 2 hours before he got there. So he got a mandatory no pay week vacation. He found out that the owner was considering firing him or if he didn't get fired he wouldn't be the foreman anymore so he decided to quit. Kevin got a call this morning from the owner and told him he is now in charge of the shop. Kevin is way excited. He is also a little nervous because he hasn't run a shop in about 9 months. He was in charge this week (because the other guy wasn't there) and he said he loved it. They actually got a lot done without "grumpy" there.
This is a huge blessing to us. I think it will be so good for Kevin. The two guys that got fired told Kevin that by the time he was done working for his place of work they would have his G's hanging by a flag pole. I truly believe Heavenly Father had a hand in this event.



Did I mention I can't wait until I can post some pics? I think my blog is getting a little boring don't you?

Update on Kevin's Medical Problem

The blood results came back normal. Now it's a waiting game to see when he gets sick again. We have to take him to the emergency room if he starts getting weak, tired, nautious, and the big one if his face gets numb again. Which I'm sure will happen because it has happened quite a few times.

Side note: I can't wait until I can get my pictures on my computer and put them up. We have done a few fun things since we have been in Utah. I'm excited to post pictures. I haven't put pictures up for awhile.

I don't know what to call this one so it'll be... UPDATE

Kevin and I have talked. He was going to come to Utah and get the kids and me this weekend, but he is on- call this weekend. And the weather has been pretty bad in Colorado. We won't be going home until after Christmas. Stinks because we won't be doing shopping together. We have decided to go to counseling together and for him to go alone. I am happy that we will be working this mess out. I didn't want a divorce in the first place, I was just hurt. I am still hurting, but I am feeling better everyday. Praying and reading my scriptures have helped a lot too. I love the gospel and I love my Father in Heaven.
A little bad news. Kevin went to the doctor tonight because he has been having problems with his blood sugar (we have been watching it close. He was given a tester).Sometimes it gets to the point that he feels like he is going to pass out, he gets really weak, dizzy, and sometimes his face gets numb (the dr said when it gets to this point we should take him to the ER). We don't know exactly what is going on yet. We will find out for sure on Monday. He had some blood drawn. The lady he saw said it could be borderline diabetes, and could possibly be treated by changing his diet. I know he has been a pain in my rear this past week, but he is still my husband and I still love him. Will you pray for him and the trials he is going through right now.

Shiny Sink

Yay For shinyness!! (if only the rest of my house looked this good)

Update on the Vernal Job

Kevin called the place in Vernal where he picked up an application to see if we could go in today and have an interview. The call didn't go as planned. The job is a no-go. I guess the big place in Salt Lake had to down size so they sent a couple of guys to Vernal. They no longer need help. We will be fasting and praying about what to do. We only have 1 month to decide our lease is up the end of December.
If anyone knows of a job doing diesel mechanics on Utah please let us know.

Oh my FUNNY!!!

Thanks you my cousin I read this super funny spoof of Twilight. I am still giggling as I am typing this.

http://ourlifeisyummy.blogspot.com/2008/11/lost-twilight-scripts-hiarious.html

1 Clean Spot

I have one clean corner in my house. I took the toys that were in the corner upstairs to the kids' bedroom and moved one of the end tables to put the bird on. I vacuumed the floor and cleanded the bird cage. YAY! For me. I have been having a hard time getting motivated, but I am so sick of tripping over things. As soon as I get the rest of the living/dining space cleaned up again I will post a picture of my humongous couch that we couldn't give up because I love it.

Home Again...

We once again made it back to Colorado. This time we went through Vernal. We picked up an application for Kevin. We have decided we want to go back to Utah. It has been too hard being away from Utah we love it. Our lease is up just before Christmas. I don't want to have to move just before Christmas, but as long as I have my family together I will be ok. We are pretty excited about this move. I hope everything works out.
I have been praying so hard that we will be guided to do the right thing for our family. I trust my Heavenly Father to guide and direct us. I know through the Holy Ghost we will recieve great comfort and guidance. I love the gospel and I know with all my heart and soul that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the one and only true church.

Happy Birthday...

Dominik!!!

I can't believe my baby boy is 1 already. It blows my mind that he is growing up.

Corey Lynne Burton Rowley

Corey L. Burton Rowley
July 21, 1968 – October 13, 2008

TREMONTON - Corey Rowley, a national leader in the disability rights movement lost her long battle with cancer much too soon on October 13, 2008, at age 40, surrounded by her family in Salt Lake City, UT.
Ms. Rowley was a highly successful progressive voice for change and her leadership had a significant impact on the lives and rights of 54 million Americans with disabilities.
Ms. Rowley served as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council and the Utah Statewide Independent Living Council. She chaired the Utah Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities and served on the Board of Directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and as Vice President and Chair of the Legislative and Advocacy Committee for the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). She received the 2006 Justice for All award from AAPD and the 2007 Frank Harkin Memorial Award from NCIL for her leadership.
Growing up in Fielding, Utah, she graduated from Bear River High School. After successfully surviving leukemia during her pregnancy with her second daughter in 1991, Ms. Rowley took her personal experience with disability discrimination and her vast knowledge about public policy, and led many national initiatives to increase employment, improve access to healthcare, assistive technology, voting, independent living services and supports and to increase the implementation and enforcement of civil rights protections for people with disabilities. She was especially known for her work to increase the legislative impact of grassroots organizers, youth leadership development and for initiatives that led to the inclusion of the history of disability rights in public school curriculum.
In addition to her expertise in organizing, advocacy and public policy systems change, she loved history, politics and she was the life of any gathering she attended.
Ms. Rowley is survived by her mother, Gwen Burton, her daughters, Amber and Alex Rowley, her granddaughter, Bella Rowley and nine brothers and sisters, Janet Call, Joan Ann Gilbert, Val Burton, Gary Burton, Cindy Richins, James Burton, Melanie Evans, Charlene Kidman and Keri Burton as well as many nieces and nephews and a wide circle of friends in every state across the US. She was preceded in death by her father William Darrell Burton Jr. She will be deeply missed but the impact of her efforts to improve the lives of people with disabilities leaves a lasting legacy.

On-line condolences may be expressed at www.rogersandtaylor.com.

Feeling Blah and Once Again Back in Utah

*I started this Tuesday morning. Some parts might not make much sense the way I wrote it but it's mostly for me*


I'm not sure how to start this post. I don't know if it is too soon or if it is okay to be blogging about what is going on. As my title says I'm back in Utah. I was in Colorado for one whole week before I came back this time. And luckily it doesn't have to do with Dominik. I am going to write this one for me. It is sad, so if you don't want sad today don't read any farther.
My Aunt Corey was diagnosed with leukemia 17 years ago when she was 23. She went into remission and has gone about her life. A year ago she got a bone infection and I guess it triggered the leukemia again. Four months ago she went back into remission and a week ago was put back in the hospital because it was back. This time it spread to her brain and there was nothing her doctors could do.
I talked to my mom yesterday afternoon (Monday) and she told me they weren't going to do the surgery to put a catheter in her to pump chemo drugs directly into her brain, they couldn't because her clotting factors were too low. When my Grandma, Corey's girls, and all of her brother's and sister's got there they turned off the machines.
Kevin got the rest of the day off work and he brought me and the kids to Utah. Aunt Corey died when we got to Price. In a way I'm glad she went fast, but at the same time I wish I could have been there. I feel like my mom needed me. In all of this I am most sad for Amber, Alex, Grandma, and my mom. She is having a really hard time with it. I don't know how to help or not to help.
I found out last night (Tuesday) the funeral is on Friday. My friend is going to take Cheltzi and Dominik overnight. I tried to explain to Cheltzi that Aunt Corey went to be with Heavenly Father because she died. She didn't understand and started crying because she thought Heavenly Father had died too. I don't know how to explain it to her so I thought it would be better for her to not be there. I don't think it is fair for her to have to understand right now.

**A few things that have gotten me through the last couple of days: the power of the priesthood (I had Kevin give me a blessing on Sunday because I felt like I needed one. Who knew Corey's Death was part of the reason I needed one?). Prayer. And Primary songs. Even if I can't remember all the words. I just realized that all of them started with a "p". Just so you know I didn't mean for that to happen.**

Fun Tag

I got this tag from my friend ,Nykki's, blog. Go to the fourth photo album folder and post the fourth picture in that folder:





Dominik at 9 months sleeping in his Jumperoo. I got the jumperoo out after the doctor told me Dominik's legs weren't developed like they were supposed to be. He likes the jumperoo a lot more now that he did before.
I tag Amelia, Jess, and Annika

Aubrey Nicole

Aubrey was born at 4:27 pm via C-section on Sept. 25. She weighs 5 lbs. 8 oz and is 19 inches long. She is in the New Born Intensive Care Unit. Since she was 6 weeks early they want to keep her there for about a week just to make sure she can maintain her body temperature and breastfeed. She is breathing on her own and this morning they took her completely off the oxygen. So she is on room air.
I have Pictures, but I don't know how to get them on my dad's computer. When he can help me I will post some pictures.

And a little side note. She is 11 months younger than Dominik!

Baby Time

My new niece Aubrey Nicole will be joining our family today. We don't know when or how, but we do know she will be coming today.
My little Cheltzi isn't feeling well today so we aren't going to the hospital until she wakes up and is feeling like going to see her cousin. She is so excited to meet her Aubrey.
I will post more details as soon as the little peanut is here.

Out Of The Hospital

Dominik was released from Primary Children's Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. He is on three medications to control his reflux. All three of them are the maximum dose he can take for his weight. Hopefully this will help. He had three tests done while we were at the hospital. The first one is called an Upper GI. They gave him barium (nasty stuff, but he took it like a champ) and watched it go down using an x-ray. That test came back for "evidence of reflux" (duh). The second was called a swallow study to see how well he swallows. They gave him barium in different consistancies that was came back normal. And the third test was called a Ph Probe. They put a probe through his nose and into his esophagus to test the ph in his belly. We haven't gotten the results of that test back yet. We were supposed to know today, but I haven't received the call yet.
When Dominik was doing the Upper GI they found a coin in his bowels. So we think this last "episode" was actually him choking, but when I did the back blows the coin went down instead of up. I always do back blows first just in case he really isn't choking, but since nothing came up we just assumed it was his reflux that made him quit breathing again. The coin did come out while we were at the hospital. It was a penny!! We saved it and I am going to put a shelf up by our front door to remind us to put all of our change in a change jar before going up stairs so we won't have anymore change lying around for Dominik to put in his mouth.
So far the last two days have gone quite well. No episodes. He have been such a trooper through all of this.

My Sugar Baby

I just realized that my last few posts have totally been about Dominik. Even before our dreadful event. So today I am going to post about a few funny and not-so-funny things Cheltzi has done.

When we were in Utah I was making a bottle for Dominik and Cheltzi was going potty. I couldn't stop to go help her wipe so she yelled for Nana's help. Here is their conversation:

Cheltzi: NAAANAA!

Nana: I'm coming.

Nana is now in the bathroom.

Cheltzi: Nana, I'm done. And in a funny deep voice she adds, Now, wipe my butt.

Nana: Did you pee or poop?

Cheltzi: Pee and Poop and in that same funny voice "Hi Pee! It's me Poop"

Oh she is funny. We just had another little conversation about poop a few minutes before I started this post.

Cheltzi: Mom, Will you come wipe my butt?

I was in the other room and I replied

Me: Did you pee or poop

Cheltzi: Poop

Me: Did you really poop?

For some reason she has started lying about if she has peed or pooped.

Cheltzi: Yes I really pooped.

As I was walking in the bathroom

Me: Is it stinky?

Cheltzi: Yes. Very stinky. You might not want to smell it.

She cracks me up. Okay I'm done with the pooping stories now.

Her not-so-funny thing she has started in the last few weeks is talking back and screaming if she doesn't get her way. I don't know if it is the age or what because up until now she has always been so good about listening and doing what we ask. And if we told her now or it was time to leave somewhere she has always been so good about it, but not lately. It always ends up a screaming fight.

And her new little hobby is painting. Just before we moved to Rifle I bought some little ceramic figures, paint, and paint brushes. She painted once since we moved and yesterday I got them out so she could paint again. She was getting cranky and I was trying to get some cleaning done. I put out a cardboard box that she could sit and paint on. It was a little chilly on the cement. I even put some cardboard out and the jumperoo so Dominik could get some fresh air. It was nice. Anyways here are her painting projects.

And part of the reason we went to Utah was to go to Ikea (Colorado does not have an Ikea yet, but I just found out this very day that Denver is getting one. I am so excited and so is Cheltzi. I told her about it and she freaked out.) and get Cheltzi's bed. She had already picked it out and we knew which mattress we wanted until we got there. The bed was still a go, but we couldn't decide on the mattress because the bed she picked is extendable. There was a mattress that goes with the extendable beds that came in three pieces so you would have a mattress to fit all sizes of the bed. Anyways Kevin, Nana, and I couldn't decide so I said, "Okay let's ask Cheltzi." I simply asked, "Do you want a little girl bed or a big girl bed?" I showed her the difference in the sizes. They had two beds just like the one she chose. One that was in the small size and the other the twin size. (I sure hope that wasn't too confusing.) Anyways she did choose the big girl size. So my tiny little girl is in a BIG girl bed. It is nice because I can go in and lay by her and not be scrunched up and uncomfortable. It isn't fair though she has a nicer matteress than me. (not hard considering I am still sleeping on an air mattress)

Here is a picture of her on her new bed. She just got out of the bath and she was freezing so she was curled up in her bunny towel (also from Ikea). I should get paid for the advertising I'm doing here.When I find all of her bedroom stuff and get it all done I will post a better picture. She has a box next to her bed because that's what her DVD player is on right now.

Again...

We are now home from Utah. We had been home less than 24 hours and Dominik quit breathing again. I fed him and was making a bottle while he was in his high chair. He started to cry and quit breathing. I didn't freak out like before until after he started breathing. I took him out of the high chair and layed him down on the floor to start CPR and he started breathing again on his own. I don't know what to do. If he does it again I think I am going to take him back to Primary Children's. I don't know. I have been praying that everything will work out with insurance and finding out what is wrong with Dominik. I know that it is all in my Heavenly Father's hands. I don't think I have ever asked anyone this before, but for all of those who read my blog will you please pray for my Dominik?

Blue Baby

***I started typing this post on Saturday night and finished Monday morning***


First some background. At ten days old Dominik threw up and choked and he quit breathing. It didn't take too long to get him started again and all has been well since then. Until Friday August 22nd.

We got to my mom's house a littl after 4:00 and I knew that Nik was hungry so as soon as we got settled I took his clothes and his diaper off. It had been a crazy day and I hadn't changed his diaper for way longer than neccessary, so I just opened up a diaper and put it in the carseat and put him on it so he could air out. My mom came home from work and did her thing and she came back into the dining room and Dominik got excited and scaled the carseat to get to her. At this point he only had about two bites of his green vegetables. I took him from my mom to put his diaper on him he fussed for about 2 seconds and quit breathing. I blew in his face and I rubbed him to stimulate him into breathing again. It didn't work. I ran him to my dad and by the time I got Dominik to him he was, in my dad's word's, "a limp noodle". He didn't have any muscle tone and his whole face was blue. I started freaking out and ran from the room. My brother was on the phone with EMS and my dad got Dominik breathing again. The EMS arrived about 30 seconds after my dad got Nik breathing again. While EMS was checking him Dominik was laughing and smiling at them. They cleared him and let us take him to the hospital. Since my dad works at St. Marks and he had to go to work that night anyways we took Dominik to the ER there. When we got there the Dr was great with him. She was really concerned about what had happened and she wanted to get a chest X-Ray and call Primary Children's to consult with a pediatrician to see what they thought. The Radiologist came in to get Dominik and a lady came in to cancel the X-Ray because they wanted to transport Dominik to Primary Children's. Dominik had his first ambulance ride that night. He loved it. He fell asleep about halfway there and didn't like it when the EMT tried to wake him up once we got there.
The first doctor that came in to see him was a resident. I wanted to pull her hair out. She said that Dominik most likely got mad and held his breath on purpose. The doctor at St. Mark's said that isn't what it was because kids don't start holding their breath when they are mad until about two. And Dominik wasn't mad when this all happened. He was fussy but not mad. How does a 10 month old know to hold his breath when he's mad.
The next doctor that came in was concerned about his reflux and wanted to keep him overnight to observe him and if by chance he did it again the team of doctors and nurses up on his floor would be able to take care of the situation and maybe get an idea of what is going on. I agreed and said I would feel more comfortable if he could stay overnight. After a couple of hours in the ER we went upstairs. They did a chest X-Ray. His heart and lungs looked great. One dr was a little worried that maybe his heart was too big and that is what caused him to stop breathing, but luckily that wasn't the case. His blood work came back normal. They put him on two new meds to help with his reflux and an antibiotic to help with motility. (it helps move the food through his tummy faster so he doesn't have much in there to reflux and aspirate) And we are making his bottle thicker. They said they don't know if it helps with reflux to thicken the formula, but they do know it helps with aspiration.
Dominik ended up staying two nights at Primary Children's because they decided to put him on the new meds and they had to observe him to make sure they were helping. We are home now and Dominik is doing really well. I am sure glad this happened while I was in Utah visiting my mom and dad. I was such a wreck I don't know that I would have been able to help Dominik. Before we left the hospital I watched a CPR video and practiced on the doll to freshen up. If any of you get the chance to take a CPR course do it. Even if you know how to do it.

I left my camera in Colorado so I don't have any pictures of Dominik in the hospital. He loved all the attention and the toys. He flirted with the nurses. The CNA we had Sunday morning and afternoon was so cute with him. I think she was his favorite. He talked to her and loved on her. And even let her change his diaper without trying to get away. He just layed there and let her do it.

Longer and Sooner

I will be in Utah longer than planned. I am excited because I will have enough time to go and hang out with my auntie. AND....
I'm sure you all know, but I am way excited Twilight the movie will be in theaters 3 weeks sooner than originally planned. It will be coming out on Nov. 21. WooHoo!!!

Just a little update

I tried to post about our Maple Family Fun Day, but I couldn't get the pictures to work the way I wanted them to so when I get home from Utah I will try again.
I am in Utah for the week. The Mckay- Dee Hospital's NICU reunion is this Saturday so I came for that. I'm pretty excited about it. We are also going to Lagoon on the 18th so I will post pictures of that when I get home.
Anyways just a little update so none of you thought I had got sucked more into the hole that I live in.
(I'm not entirely sure that my grammar in this post is correct. I apologize! I am not a grammar master like my Kevin thinks he is. When I get home I will have him proof it and fix it so it doesn't read really weird.)

WOOT!!

Kevin surprised me last night by taking me to Grand Junction to get Breaking Dawn!!! We were just going to go to Walmart, but we saw a Border's by where we ate dinner so he just took me there. There were all sorts of festivities going on, the only thing I joined in on was the trivia.

I only have to say one thing about it though. I am SOOO glad I am not a teenager. They are really quite annoying. But anyways I am so happy about it. We didn't get home until 2:00 am. And we couldn't get a babysitter so both of the kiddos went with us. Cheltzi picked up a couple of fun and very CHEAP books. Ooh I even got a Twilight calander. It has pictures from the movie. YAY! YAY!

What Happens When....

You run out of diapers?!

As soon as Dominik saw the camera he posed!

You use one of your daughter's preemie diapers!! Cheltzi has a Baby Alive doll that I bought preemie diapers for because they are cheaper than the baby alive diapers. Poor Nik has to wear a preemie diaper until Kevin gets off work. I knew we were running low on diapers, I just didn't know how low.

Good news! After his nap and soaking his bed, I found a couple of Dominik's diapers. He didn't have to wait all the way until Kevin got off work.

Memories

As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :) If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Dominik's Funnies

This post is all about the funny things Dominik has been doing lately.

Dominik always rolls into something before he falls asleep. At this particular time he rolled up into his little snuggy bag and rolled into his Jumperoo and got stuck. He fell asleep before I noticed he was laying on the Jumperoo. I moved him after I took the picture. It was too funny and precious not to take.

I put Cheltzi's black hat, that my mom made, on Dominik. He is looking pretty silly.

Nik's New favorite food is Sea Food Medley!

He will do anything to get the cat food.

Cheltzi, Nik and I were singing silly songs that we found on our Yahoo music player and the next thing I knew Dominik was passed out in his Jumperoo.

Twilight

I love Twilight and I can't wait for the fourth book and the movie to come out. Scroll down to the very bottom of the screen to watch the trailer for the movie. It comes out on Dec. 12, 2008. I will be there!!!

CRAZY HAIR DAY!!

Today's hair-do started out a simple pony tail with a braid.

And this is what we ended up with!!

And since sister has a crazy hair-do so does baby brother!

Happy Anniversary Kevin!! I love you.

What is his name? Kevin Alexander

How long have you been married? 4 years

How long did you date? I can't remember! I know I am horrible and I should know but I don't.

How old is he? 23

Who eats more? That would have to be me!

Who said "I love you" first? Don't remember, but probably me.

Who is taller? Kevin

Who sings better? Definately me

Who is smarter? Kevin

Whose temper is worse? Kevin

Who does the laundry? Me, Kevin is not allowed to go anywhere near the laundry. That is just a disaster waiting to happen.

Who does the dishes? I do unless I let them go to long then Kevin does them. But I have been keeping up pretty well.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? This is kind of a confusing question for me because it all depends on what way you are looking at the bed. When we are lying down Kevin is on the right. We tried to switch and I couldn't sleep.

Who pays the bills? We discuss it together, but I am the one who actually pays them since he is at work all day.

Who mows the lawn? Lawn? We have rocks and cement behind us and cement in front of us. If we ever get a place that needs to be mowed Kevin will do it.

Who cooks dinner? I do. Kevin can make macaroni if he has to.

Who drives when you are together? Kevin. I am not the world's best driver.

Who is more stubborn? I would like to say me, but it's Kevin.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me. Kevin is doing better with it though.

Whose parents do you see the most? When we lived in Utah it was pretty equal, but now that we have moved to Colorado and Kevin's parents are here to we will be seeing them more.

Who proposed? There wasn't really a proposal. Kevin said, "Dude, I think I want to marry you." (isn't he so romantic)

Who has more friends? It's pretty equal, but when we were in Utah I saw more of mine. Now we don't have anyone.

Who has more siblings? We both have two.

Who wears the pants in the family? We wear the same pair! (I wish I could fit into his pants!)

Our First Church Experience in Rifle

Last night I decided I really wanted to go to church. I didn't know where it was but Kevin said if I got up early with him he would show me where to go and I could take him to work and have the van to go to church. We hadn't been to church since the beginning of March because the kids were sick for about two months and Kevin got his new job and ....excuses, excuses.... I will get on to my story.

The day started like this: Kevin got a call to go into work right before we left to see where the church was so he couldn't go with to find it. I almost said never mind we will wait until next week, but I didn't. I told Kevin I would google the address and put it into my VZ Navigator. I love today's technology. The kids and I got home and I made breakfast. I put Cheltzi and Dominik into their room and put the gate up so they couldn't get out. Because I was going to take a shower, but my skirt and shirt were in the garage so I went down and got them. I went to go back into the house and it was LOCKED!! I checked my pocket no keys. I opened the garage door and checked the van. (I am not very good at parking in the garage.) No key in the van. Well the manager to the Town homes lives right next door. No big deal I will just go over and ask if she can get a key for me and let me in. Apparently it was a very big deal because When the manager's boyfriend came to the door he swung it opened and said, "It's 7:30 in the "dang" morning what the "heck" do you want (Edited for content)?" I paused for a minute. This was NOT the greeting I expected. I said, "I locked myself out of my house and my kids are in there alone." He said, "Oh well that's a different story." He he closed the door and left. I started balling. I went and stood in front of my door and cried. A minute later he came and said something to me that wasn't the apology that I wanted. I ignored him because I didn't want to scream at him. The manager came and started ranting about drunks waking her up at all hours of the night. My first thought was do I look like a drunk? I probably did at that point because my eyes were all red and puffy. She unlocked my door I said thank you and that was the end of that. Except I was still really upset. Who wants to get swore at, at 7:30 in the morning. I just wanted to get my church clothes on and take my family to church. Anyways, I called Kevin and cried to him. He is very upset. I actually told him that I want to move. We will have to see what happens tomorrow when he talks to the lady.

Luckily the kids were okay. Nik was trying to eat Cheltzi's eggs. Not really a big deal I don't think. He doesn't seem to be affected by them. I don't know if there is a specific age that you can give eggs to kids. I'm glad he didn't choke though.

The rest of the day went pretty good. I found the church without any trouble. The moment I saw the church I started crying. I was so happy to see something familiar. And I was still quite emotional from the event that happened earlier. We were about 20 minutes late. When we got to church the sacrament was being passed so we just sat in the foyer. They opened the doors and we went in. There weren't any open seats. So we walked across the back of the chapel to the other Foyer. Yes I felt silly. During sacrament meeting I noticed a guy sitting with his wife and son he looked REALLY familiar. I just kept glancing at him because I just knew who he was. But at the same time thinking no it can't be. After sacrament I took Cheltzi potty before she went to nursery. A lady came up and asked if I needed help I was trying to wash my hands, Cheltzi's hands, and her foot because Nik refluxed while Cheltzi was going potty and nastiness got all over her. The lady took Dominik and I got Cheltzi cleaned up, I took her to nursery, and went to Sunday School. The same guy was there. This time he kind of smiled and nodded. When the role came around I immediately flipped to the back to write my name and since the guy I thought I knew last name started with a Y I looked to see if it was possibly him. And it was. How crazy is that. He went to Bear River and was in my graduating class. We weren't really friends, but it was weird to me that he would happen to be in our new ward.

I loved church and I hope that I get to know the member's of our new ward I will grow to love all of them to. I am so happy I made the decision to go today. I know that Satan was really working on me trying to get me to not go, but I did and I feel that my Heavenly Father has blessed me for that decision.

I know this was a really long post especially for me, but I wanted to share my day with everyone that reads this blog. This day has really helped my testimony grow.

I'm BACK!!!

I have had some access to the internet the past three months, but I haven't really felt like blogging. But I am back. Not too much has really happened in the last three months, but a few are: I finished my phlebotomy class and I passed it. Dominik is growing so big he is now a little over 8 months old. He still doesn't have any teeth. We moved to Colorado. So far it hasn't been to bad, but it's pretty lonely. We went to the Zoo for the first time as a family. Dominik and Cheltzi had never been. The dork that I am forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures. We went to my family reunion kind of as a good by to my family. It was fun. I did get pics of that so I will post them in the next few days. When I have a little bit more time.

What I should be doing

I really should be doing my homework, but I'm having a hard time concentrating. I have been pretty stressed today. I am still not moved out of our apartment yet and I am just overwhelmed. Thankfully my mom was there to help me this weekend. She is such a lifesaver. So is my friend Erin. They both kept me sane.
I am having a hard time because I know that Kevin's new job is a huge blessing and I should be grateful for it, but I don't want to move. Well I want to move, but not so far away from my family.

I don't know. I have so many emotions going through me right now I don't really know how I am feeling other than BLAH!

On some happiness here are a couple of pictures I took a couple of weeks ago at a really fun park in West Jordan.

Cheltzi on the swing way up higher

Dominik's first sliding experience. He LOVED it.

Cousin Alex helped ALOT!!

Pure Laziness

I realize it has been quite a while since my last post, but I have to be honest with you. I have not posted out of pure laziness. I have access to a computer, I just haven't wanted to do anything. I am having a harder time with Kevin being gone than I thought I would. Sure the first few nights are always hard, but it has been 4 1/2 weeks since he has been gone. We did go a couple of weeks ago to visit and we had a blast. Cheltzi was so cute. We went to a place called Banana's the first thing she saw was a giant Monkey Bounce House. She kept saying she wanted to go in the, "Bid Montey". She did get to go in the big monkey so she was very content. We miniature golfed. That was great fun let me tell ya. I am not really one for miniature golf. The idea of it is fun and I always think that I want to do it, but then I do and it is just dumb. It was only fun because we had Cheltzi and one of my cousins with us. Watching and playing with them is what made it fun. Laser Tag was a blast. I quite enjoyed that. I have never played before, but really I did like it. When I can hook my computer up to the internet I will post pictures of Banana's.

Dominik's Second Attempt at Rice Cereal

For some reason I can't get the blogger videos to work, so here is the link for the video I wanted to post. It was pretty darn cute. I love my babies. They are getting so big. I think Dominik liked the cereal a bit better this time around. However the looks on his face would say differently. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3855134049892820820&hl=en
Don't pay any attention to the tv in the background. I didn't realize it would pick up that well. Oops.

First Day of Draws

Luckily for Tina I didn't get any pictures this week of me doing draws. I was so nervous I didn't dare ask anyone to take a picture of me doing the draw. The first time I totally missed the vein. The second time I hit the vein, but the tube I was using had already been used and the vacuum was gone. I was so mad. But what can you do. I did really well with the finger sticks. I didn't get any bubbles in the tube at all. I did a poke manually, I thought my poor partner was going to just die. I felt so bad.I had to try it, but I think from now on I will use the poker machine thing (I can't remember what it's called). All in all I think I did pretty well. I hope next week will be even better and I can actually get blood in the tube. Maybe I will have pictures next week.

I Have Come To Realize

Things I've come to realize.....
1. I've come to realize that my family.... ~ is the most important people in my life.

2. I've come to realize that when i talk.... ~ on the phone I sound like a little girl

3. I've come to realize that i need.... ~ Kevin in my life, FOREVER

4. I've come to realize that i have lost.... ~ My mind. I think being a mom does that to you!

5. I've come to realize that I hate it when... ~ Kevin is not home.

6. I've come to realize that when I'm hungry I.... ~ buy more than I really need when I am shopping

7. I've come to realize that money.... ~ doesn't help stressful situations... Especially when you accidently over draw.... OOPS

8. I've come to realize that people.... ~ in Utah are quite a bit better drivers than people in Texas

9. I've come to realize I'll always be... ~ a mommy and a wife

10. I've come to realize that I'm in love with... ~ Chocolate and Vanilla Coke. I do love my husband, but I'm sure everyone says that with this one. But I do truely love my chocolate and Vanilla Coke.

11. I've come to realize that my cell phone is... ~ No longer in service

12. I've come to realize that when I woke up this morning... ~ The baby was hungery and Kevin wasn't there.

13. I've come to realize that right before I go to sleep at night... ~ I have the hardest time with Kevin being gone. (did that make sence? if not i hope you all know what i mean)

14. I've come to realize that right now I'm thinking about... ~ Blogging.

15. I've come to realize that babies... ~ are gifts from our Heavenly Father and I thank him everyday for the two that I have.

16. I've come to realize that when I blog... ~ I ramble a lot.

17. I've come to realize that today i will... ~ Work on the kitchen. I am getting ready for our move.

18. I've come to realize that tonight I will... ~ Have to tell Kevin I messed up the bank account again. OOPS!

19. I've come to realize tomorrow I will... ~ Probably take a trip to Salt Lake.

20. I've come to realize that I really want to... ~ Get the house packed up really fast... And here I sit blogging!

21. I've come to realize everyone I tag to do this will.... ~ hopefully do this. I don't know who checks my blog So I am just going to tag Elizabeth and Jenn

It's Official

Well it's official. I talked to Kevin tonight after school and he started his today. He said he made $240 to sit on his butt. He only did one job. The shop foreman said that as long as the jobs they have to do for the day are done by the end of the day it's okay to go slow and he doesn't have to start on them right away. How lucky is he.
I started my phlebotomy class today. I learned how to properly use a tourniquet. It was pretty fun. The people I practiced with loved my veins because we had to find them on each other and I have HUMONGOUS veins. It was good to learn on people who's veins were harder to find. We start pokes next week. I am soooo nervous. I will try to remember my camera and take some pictures so fair warning right now if you don't like it you may want to skip that post.

New Found Respect

I know I have only had one night without Kevin, but I'm starting to struggle a bit. This will be my first night at home without him. He has only been gone all night once. That was when he was trying to get into the Air Force and he went to MEPS. Now I have to go until June without him. Luckily I will be with family most of the time.
I now have a new respect for military families that have their mommy or daddy away. I know I get to see Kevin again soon. But the men and women risking their lives for me and my family aren't able to drive a few hours to see their families on the weekend when they are missing them the most.

Update

We found out after Kevin got off work that he is supposed to start his new job on Monday. So here is our new plan. Kevin, my mom, the kiddies, and I are driving to Grand Junction tomorrow after Kevin gets off work. We will stay in a motel and Kevin will go to work with his dad and brother on Sunday morning. He will officially start on Monday, but I guess the boss wants to visit him on Sunday. I am quite bummed that we don't have much time to prepare. I really think this is a good move for us. I just didn't think it was going to happen so fast. The guy in charge of the shop wanted Kevin yesterday when he called and offered him the job. We didn't know that until today. It's going to be an interesting time in our lives, but we are up for the challenges.

Change of Plans... I guess

We were woken up early yesterday morning by the phone ringing. A guy that runs the shop where Kevin's dad works called to offer Kevin a job. We have been really excited for the changes that were about to happen in our family. Me taking phlebotomy, moving to Ogden, Kevin going to school and me going back to work. Well those plans have changed a bit. I am going to take phlebotomy and we are moving, but the rest have been put on hold for now. We are moving to Colorado. YUCK!! Luckily the place where Kevin will be working is not in Grand Junction. I absolutely hate and despise Grand Junction. We will be moving to Rifle. It's about 1,000 more people than Tremonton. There is a Walmart there, but they close at midnight. This is funny to me. I have never known of a Walmart to actually close.
Anyways, the offer is unbelievable. They offered Kevin a ridiculous amount of money to be a mechanic. We decided we could live there for a few years and have time to save up more money for Kevin to go to school. We will be able to afford to send Cheltzi to preschool. She is so ready. She talks about it all the time. Today I was talking about me going to school, and she said, "Oh, I have to go to. I have to go to preschool." It was pretty cute. I am excited that we will have money to get new furniture and fun things for our new place. The thing that sucks about it is of course missing my family. Kevin's mom and dad are moving to Rifle also. His dad is already staying with his brother. His mom will be moving with him soon. The other bad thing is the place we found to live is about $900.00 more than we are paying now. It is really expensive there, but I guess it will be worth it if we can save money for Kevin to go to school so we don't have to get huge amounts of student loans. Another thing that I don't like is Cheltzi, Dominik, and I are going to be homeless from the middle of April until I am done with my class in June. I have an idea of what we will do, but I'm not sure yet if it's going to work out or not. We don't want to have to pay for rent in Brigham and in Rifle. especially with how expensive rent will be in Colorado. In a way I'm excited about moving but in a way I'm not. I don't do very well without my mom. She is the one that keeps me sane. We talk about anything and everything.

I realize this post if pretty long and I have started rambling so I am going to just go for now. I will update as we have more info about what our plans are for sure.

Feeling a bit better

GOOD NEWS!! Both of the kids are doing so much better. My mom and I ended up taking Cheltzi back to the hospital on Tuesday. They ended up just giving her a shot of antibiotics. From now on I will not fight with Cheltzi when it comes to taking meds. They also gave us a prescription for phenergan suppositories. She doesn't like it, but at least it's less of a fight than trying to give her some form of liquid medication. Well it didn't occur to my mom and me until Wednesday morning to see if there was such a thing as acetaminophen suppositories. She needed something to get the fever down and we couldn't get her to take anything. Well we found them at Walmart. I swear by them. They are wonderful. It's really gross sticking something up your childs bum, but if it works you have to do it. Today she actually was feeling well enough to get up and cause some trouble while I was feeling yucky. Kevin took the day off but ended up having to go in because they had an alignment and he is the only one right now that knows how to do alignments.

Dominik has been feeling quite a bit better, but he has been REALLY fussy. He is also eating better. I am so glad for that. I think he has been fussy because he should be taking his medicine for acid reflux, but since he has been on an antibiotic he hasn't been able to take it. He finished his last dose today so I am going to start it again tomorrow.

Easter and Sick Babies

Happy Late Easter Everyone!! We had quite the Easter. Cheltzi and Dominik are both sick. Cheltzi wanted to get excited when she saw the Easter baskets out, but she had a hard time. She just said, "Ooh what is this?" She got excited and started yapping like a puppy when she realized there were hidden eggs. The egg search lasted about five minutes and she found less than a 1/4 of them. Boy am I glad we aren't a family that uses real eggs. I felt so bad she felt yucky. We were in the ER at Jordan Valley Hospital the two nights before. We were all very tired. After her five minute egg search she sat down on Kevin's lap with Dominik's book. They both got Little Golden books. But I guess she knows the Little Mermaid inside and out so she wasn't as interested in her book as she was with Cars.

Cheltzi has Strep throat and Dominik has croup and pneumonia. Dominik is on the upside of his yuckies, but still has a pretty nasty cough. He has been such a trooper and so happy. He has been smiley pretty much the whole time. If I could get him to eat a bit more I would be even happier with his progress, but he is still having a hard time breathing.

Cheltzi has been throwing up. She has so much junk in her throat she gags and throws up. She gags on everything I have given her to bring down the fever. The last time I took her temperature it was at 104.3. I called the hospital and had Dr. Lloyd paged because I was really worried about it, but he said it really wasn't anything to worry about. She has been waking up all night. I couldn't get back to sleep after the last time she woke up. Quite a bit of work was involved. She got out of bed and tried to go poop by herself but the light was off and yeah I'm sure you can imagine. I ended up having to clean the floor the toilet and her. Poor thing. This is the first time she has been sick like this so we are having quite the time trying to figure out what to do for her.

Pictures

Disney on Ice: Princess Wishes

We had so much fun at Disney on Ice. Cheltzi could not take her eyes off the program. She could hardly eat her hot dog!! She was eating it without even looking at it. I'm not even sure she knew what she was eating. We had really good seats so it was even funner to be so close to the ice. We saw all the princesses. Princess Ariel, Princess Aurora, Princess Jasmine, Snow White, Cinderella, Mulan, and Belle. Tinkerbell was even there.

My mom sewed a Cinderella dress for Cheltzi so she was a princess too! She was way too cute. We couldn't find her princess shoes she got with all her dress ups for Christmas. I felt so bad because they were so perfect. She ended up wearing her church shoes and the socks that her Aunt Brenda made for her that matched her Cinderella dress. Dominik even enjoyed it until about 10 minutes to the end. Kevin and I missed the ending. We got back in time to see all the princes and princesses and a couple of fireworks. I feel bad we didn't get pictures of the end, but at least Cheltzi didn't miss it. She wouldn't even leave her seat to go potty at intermission.

I don't have time right now to put pictures up, I will do that in the morning. I stayed up late to feed Nik one last time. I better go before he gets too upset.

Pictures.... Hopefully

The Anticipation!! She was trying to be so good,

but she just couldn't take it. She snuck some frosting!!

Birthday Eve! New Birthday P.J.s

Happy Birthday Sister!!! Isn't he cute? Daddy

wasn't so happy about this picture, but Dominik

was just getting into the party mood.

This is a Disney Princess C.D. player. She loves

it!! She also got a new Primary C.D.

More Presents

The Birthday Girl... Don't mind me in the background

Kevin got a hold of the camera

Tiny Moments

Okay so I love the idea of the tiny moments, but unfortunately they are a bit harder for me to do than I thought they were going to be. So I have decided that I would try to do them weekly. I will still post as often as I can, but I will no longer be doing my tiny moments everyday.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

Okay so there was supposed to be pictures, pictures, pictures. But I could only upload one. Bummer dude! This one was taken at Dr. Lloyd's office. The kids both had well-child visits. They are both growing and "thriving". Thriving is the word Dr. Lloyd uses when they are doing very well. They'e both had time's in their tiny little lives that they weren't so to hear this was music to my ears.

Cheltzi LOVES the rocking horse. If anyone knows where I could get one for pretty cheap I would love to know.

Birthday Girl

Cheltzi's party was great. She had so much fun. She got a pair of boots that she absolutely loves. She has worn them pretty much since she got them. They are so cute on her. For some reason I can't post pictures. As soon as I can I will get them posted.

Tiny Moment #7

I have been so lazy with my tiny moments. It really is harder than you think. But today I must admit was the nap I had really put a smile on my face. It is so nice to sneak a nap once in a while without being woken up by kids. My hubby is the best. I am so thankful for him. He helps out so much.

Tiny Moment #6

Okay so yesterday I wasn't very happy. I didn't feel all that great, Cheltzi was being a stinker and Dominik was just a bear. I am having an issue with Cheltzi growing up. I realize it's what kids do, but I still hate it. I don't want my babies to grow up.I was talking to my mom and I just started crying. I hung up from talking to her and Kevin came over and started talking to me. I thought it was very sweet that he did that. He asked Cheltzi to come over so she could give me a hug. She asked what was wrong and I said I was sad and asked her if she could stay little. She told me no!! She said, "I can't mom." I said, "You just have to grow up?" "Yeah," she said, "It just happens sometimes." It put a smile on my face. I still felt grumpy and sad but at that moment Cheltzi put a smile on my face.

Tiny Moment #5

My tiny moment for yesterday is friends. I am a part of the Mckay-Dee Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit parent volunteer moment. Once or twice a month we get together and put gifts together for the parents who have babies in the NICU. We also plan a reunion for all the babies that have graduated from the NICU. It is such a great time to get out of the house for a few hours a night. I am so happy for the friends that I have gotten through the group. We always smile and laugh... We have even had a few nights that we all cried for each other. It is just a special group and I appreciate the opportunity that I have to be a part of that group.

Tiny Moment #4

I didn't have a minute to do my Tiny Moment last night, so I am posting this morning. My tiny moment is quite funny to me. Last Fall I took the CNA class at Bridgerland Applied Technology College. There was a person in the clas who wore pink scrubs to her clinicals. Now I do like pink however I'm not sure she should have worn a pink top and pink bottoms together, She looked like a giant Peep. My friend and I now have a thing for Peeps. While at Walmart yesterday I found pink t-shirts that say "Chicks look good in PINK." and they have a Peep on them. I just had to buy two. One for me and one for my friend. While this may not be funny to those of you who are reading this I appologize, but it was just something that made me smile.

Tiny Moment #3

Cheltzi!!! She is so funny and she is growing up so fast, but she just makes me smile. I don't think there is anything inparticular that she did today to make me pick her for my tiny moment, but she makes me smile and I am so proud of her. I am going to miss her and Baby Dominik while they are at Nana and Papa's for two days.

Tiny Moment #2

My tiny moment for today is going to have to be family. C.J. and Chelsie came up today and spent the afternoon and night with us. We played Killer Bunnies. It is so fun to play with them. We always have smiles on our faces when we play. I love to spend time with my family. I feel like I missed out on a lot when I had my black years. (I decided that is what I will call the time that I fell away from my family and church.) I know I can't get back those years and I can't make it up, but if I don't have to miss out on spending time with my family, I'm not going to.

My Tiny Moments

I don't know exaclty how these tiny moments happen and if there are any rules, but I think I have them kind of figured out. So here goes....

Tiny Moment #1

Blessings...

We have been so blessed this past year. We were able to be sealed in the Temple, the arrival of our son, and now Kevin being accepted into Weber State, and many many small things to0 many to count. I thank my Father in Heaven for all that He has done for us and given us.

Great News!!

I went to Ogden yesterday with my mom and dad so I could get some stuff done at Weber State for Kevin. We found out that he was accepted. Now he just has to decide what classes he wants and apply for finacial aid. That is the part that I am nervous about. I hope it goes well. Dominik rolled over for the first time yesterday. He got to his side and fell alseep. When he woke up he rolled all the way over. It was pretty funny because He couldn't get all the way over because of his head. The poor thing has a pretty big head. I sure hope he grows into. I would hate for him to have his own TV show when he grows up that makes fun of his head all the time. (haha... George Lopez) Today Dominik rolled all the way over but I missed it because I was helping sister get into the bath.

Sleepless night ramblings

I haven't been sleeping very well the last few nights... Well last night I didn't sleep at all. I have been feeling quite a bit of stress. I am hoping that we will be able to get Kevin into school this fall. It would be so great if we could. I feel like we finally want to go somewhere in life. We have made it a long ways since we got married, but there is so much more out there for us. We need to scoop it up. Kevin is so excited to start school. He loves learning and he is so smart. Getting Kevin into school will relieve a bit of stress. I get to enroll on March 17. I am so excited about that. March 17 is a great day for us. It is the day our family became eternal. It is so wonderful to have that in our lives.
Dominik turned 4 months old yesterday. He is getting so big. He started chewing on toys. It is so cute to watch him. He always has something in is mouth. Binky, fingers, toys. It doesn't matter as long as he has something.


Cheltzi will be 3 in less than two weeks. WOW!! I can't believe it she is such a big girl. She loves to do things. Dancing and singing to High School Musical is her very favorite. After her bath yesterday we cleaned up the living room and she danced with her daddy. It was cute. They did the Hokey Pokey and Ring Around the Rosies. Dominik and I even joined in. I think it actually scared the baby, but we had good fun.

Valentine's Weekend

Since we got our taxes back we have paid off so many bills that Kevin and I were able to get a room in Salt Lake and have a WHOLE 24 hours just to ourselves. It was a blast we went shopping and ate a lot. When we checked into our room we decided to watch a movie. There was a channel that let us buy movies to watch that were still in theatres. A few of the movies that were playing that Cheltzi would have LOVED. We kept thinking that my mom should have brought her to us. She would have had so much fun laying on that great big soft bed with "poppytorn" watching Alvin and the Chipmunks. How pathetic are we?
To add a little romance to our night. I got chocolate covered strawberries and put red rose petals on the bed. What a treat that was to clean up. Not to mention the rose petals stuck to me all night. All in all we had a great weekend. We had so much fun.
Next month we are going to take Cheltzi to Disney on Ice Princess Wishes. We are so excited. Cheltzi will love it.

TAGGED!

Okay so I don't have anyone to tag, and I'm sure there are no touch backs, so I will just answer the questions.

Here's the Deal. Each player answers the questions about themselves, at the end of the post the player tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they have been tagged and to read your blog!

1. What were you doing 10 years ago? Let's see 10 years ago I was 15. I was in 9th grade. I am sure I was causing some kind of trouble. I was always doing something to get into trouble. I was on the swim team. Nothing really sticks out in my mind about it though.

2. What is on your to do list today? Well I had to go get fomula for the baby, but I was chicken and didn't want to drive, so on Kevin's lunch I made him take me to Walmart. I was going to clean the living room, but that didn't happen.

3. Snack that you enjoy? Let's see I'm definately with Tina on this one. Anything and Everything that's not healthy.

4. Three bad habbits? I bite my finger nails, I like to sleep in even with a toddler and a 3 month old. I just turn on cartoons for Cheltzi while I doze off. I fall doze off when I'm saying my prayers.

5. If you were suddenly a billionare you would? Pay tithing on it. Take my whole family on a vacation. The Richins side and the Maple side. Two different vacations. Put a lot of it in savings accounts for our kiddies and us. I would also Donate to the church, Mckay-Dee Hospital NICU parent volunteer group, and preemie research.

6. Five places you've lived? Thatcher, Tremonton, Brigham City, Washington Terrace, Ogden, and San Antonio, TX... Well that's six.

7. Five Jobs? Life guard at Bear River Natatorium, Alco, Autoliv, and Tesoro. I have only had 4 jobs.

8. Five things people don't know about you. hmmm.. This is a toughy. I can't think of anything that people wouldn't know about me. If I think of somthing I will post it.

This is where I would tag someone, but I don't have anyone to tag. If I find someone to tag I will

The Happiness

WOW!! I feel so good and happy today. My kids are feeling better and I feel good about myself. After reading a cousin's blog I decided to start Flylady.net also. My mom used to do it and I made fun of her. Now that I have my own place I have found it very difficult to keep up with my growing family. I decided that this year I want to do things that make me feel good and I do those things because I want to not because I feel like I have to or I will be in trouble. Our apartment is far from being perfect, but I'm acutally making an effort to do something about it. I am FLYing today!
To my cousin (you know who you are)! Thank you for the inspiration.

Boogers, Poops, and Pukes

Cheltzi and Dominik have both been sick. Luckily Cheltzi only has a runny nose. But I am so sick of boogers. OI!!! Poor little Dominik has been throwing up and pooping so much. I feel so bad for him. We all need a break from all this sickness. Kevin has been sick too, he hasn't quite coughed up a lung, but I think he is about to! I'm so glad I haven't gotten sick. What would my family do!?

Our Family

Our little Maple family started on July 16, 2004. Kevin and I started to get married at my mom and dad's house, but a little storm came through and blew the gazebo over into our guests. We ended up getting married in the Relief Society room at our church. We went camping for our honeymoon. It was fun. We left at just the right time because a storm starting coming our way just as we we left. We found out on August 24 that we were expecting our first child.

Cheltzi Lynn blessed our family on March 7, 2005. She was born 7 weeks early and spent the first 3 weeks of her life in the care of wonderful nurses and doctors at Mckay-Dee Hospital in the NICU. She came home on March 27. Easter Sunday. What a miracle she is. She is now 2 months away from being 3! I can not believe it. She has grown so fast. She has started going peeps AND poops in the big girl potty!! She is doing so well. Every year around her birthday she has developmental evaluations because she was early and so far she is doing really well with that. On her second birthday she tested at a 29+ month level. It's going to be interesting to see how her third birthdya evaluations goes. I will definately let everyone know about that.

On March 17, 2007 Kevin, Cheltzi and I were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a great and memorable day. I was sick through the whole session. We had just found out on February 25 that we were expecting our son. I hadn't been sick at all until the day we were going to the temple. Kevin took me to the hospital because I just couldn't keep anything down. The doctor said that I had an ovarian cyst that was full of pregnancy hormones and it burst which made me quite sick. I threw up all day. I am so grateful for the blessing of being sealed to my family.

Dominik Alexander joined our family Oct. 25, 2007. It took a lot to get him into this world but after 12 1/2 hours he joined us. He had a tough start and had to stay in the hospital one day longer than I did. He has had a few struggles in his short little life, but I think we will get past them and he will grow to be a healthy young man. His smiles are to die for. He has been trying to giggle but it comes out little goo's it is so CUTE!

I love my family. I am so thankful for them. My Heavenly Father has blessed me so much.

Getting Started

Well I thought this would be a fun thing to do for our family. As I learn more about this site I will post more and more.