6 weeks and counting!

It's so hard to believe that Landon is already 6 weeks old! He is growing so much and is not slowing down. Overall, he has been a great baby and is a lot of fun! Around 4 weeks old, he started to get a little bit of a cough and a stuffy nose so I took him to the doctor and he weighed 11 lb. 8 oz.!! That's a gain of 2 pounds since he was born! Now that he's 6 weeks, I wonder what he weighs. He is a chunk and he has really long legs and arms. He is starting to lose his hair around his hairline in the front. Luckily, there is other hair growing in, it's just a little shorter than the rest of the hair. He is starting to make a lot of sounds, and frequently keeps Dave and I up at night because of all the noise...even though he's not crying. He is in a bassinett by my bed. He sleeps in his boppy pillow because he has been stuffy so if he sleeps propped up in the boppy, he can breath better. But, sometimes when he wakes up in the morning, he has squirmed his way out of the boppy and he's laying flat. It's really kind of funny that he can move that much. He almost sleeps throught he night too! He will go to bed around 9 or 10 and won't wake up until about 4 or 5 and then he'll go right back to sleep until about 8. Hopefully as he gets older and bigger, he will just sleep straight through until about 6ish.

Other things that Landon likes/does:

-Falls asleep in the car in 1.3 seconds

-Smiles a lot in his sleep

-Sucks on his hands during his tummy time (or screams in this case)

-Looks like he's holding his binki in his mouth when he's sleeping (You can see where he's losing his hair in this picture)-Snores

-Makes funny sounds when he's hungry and you give him his binki

-Hates the taste of his gas drops

-Hates getting his temperature taken (on his forehead)

-Gurggles when I have to put Saline drops in his nose

-Likes to lay on the kitchen table with the light on above him

-Loves to snuggle in his fluffy blanket after he gets his bath

-Likes to take naps with mom and dad on the couch

-Hates getting a sponge bath! Would much rather have a real bath!

Well, I'm sure there are lots of other things that I'm forgetting but for now, this is what I can remember. I have gone back to work a few days a week and have been taking Landon to a babysitter. He seems to do really good and he's happy when he comes home. It's hard to leave him but I think it's good for him and me to have some time apart sometimes. I love being a mom even though sometimes it's really hard. Dave loves being a dad too and loves coming home to me and Landon! :)

Landon Leroy Robbins

Landon Leroy Robbins FINALLY made his appearance after 22 hours of labor on Thursday November 4, 2010 weighing a large 9 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 22 inches long! He has big hands and big feet and big shoulders. I can't believe that he fit inside of me somehow! The doctors told me that he was going to be a large baby a few weeks ago but none of them anticipated that he would weigh more than 9 pounds.

At 12:45 on Thursday morning, my water broke. We called the doctor and he told me to make my way over to Labor and Delivery. So, I woke up Dave and we grabbed our bags and got in the car. We got to the hospital and checked in. I wanted to make sure that I was going to be admitted before calling either of our families. So, after about 30 minutes of tests and paperwork, I was admitted and told that I would be starting Pitocin in an hour if I hadn't already progressed on my own. (I was only dialated 1 cm still) At 2:30, Dave and I called our parents to tell them the good news, knowing that it was going to be a long process. When I called my parents, I told them to just come when they woke up in the morning but, they couldn't wait, so they started making their way to Provo and got there around 6:15am. I really wanted to wait as long as I could to get my epidural. I tried so hard to be tough and wait as long as I could but after about 3 hours on the pitocin, the contractions were really intense so I had my epidural placed. Around 1pm the baby's heart rate dropped and I was twisted and turned into a bunch of different positions to get the baby off of his umbilical cord. During all this turning, my epidural was dislodged and I could feel EVERYTHING! Another hour or two later, we decided to do another epidural. This epidural worked for a few hours and then gradually started to wear off. The anestheiologist said that my body wasn't responding to the medication so he was going to have to manually administer a higher strength every 45 minutes. Around 9pm I was finally dialated to a 10 and could start pushing. I am so glad Dave was there to help me. He was so encouraging and positive even though I know it was really hard for him to see me in pain, he did so good and I couldn't have done it without him. The doctor finally said that he could help me by using the forceps. So without going into too much detail, he used them and was able to get Landon's head out but his shoulders got stuck. This caused his umbilical cord to get pinched off and he was without oxygen for about 45 seconds. He also had some fluid in his lungs. Once they were able to get him out, he was rushed to the table next to me and the NICU people were rushed in my room because he wasn't breathing. They attached a heart monitor to him and we were able to hear his heart beat even though we couldn't hear him cry because he had a tube down his throat. He was taken to the NICU before I was able to hold him, but was able to see his face for about 10 seconds before they wheeled him out. The next couple of hours were really hard for me. Not seeing him and holding him was breaking my heart, even though all of the nurses kept telling me that he was doing fine and that they were just making sure that everything was okay before releasing him from the NICU. Finally, after being transfered to the Mother/Baby part of the hospital, they brought him to my room around 1:30am. As soon as I saw his face, I couldn't concentrate on how much pain I was in or what I had just gone through. He had the sweetest face, even though it was really puffy and his right eye was really swollen. We instantly fell in love with him. My parents were there when they brought him to us so they were able to see him before leaving the hospital. Dave spent the night at the hospital with me and my parents went to Santaquin to stay at my house. We had a lot of visitors the next day in the hospital. All of Dave's family came and some of my relatives came and some of our friends. The next day, my parents had gone back to Logan and picked up both my grandma's and Brady and Virginia.

It was really nice to finally come home from the hospital. We have been having a great time with the baby, even though he is a lot of work. He sleeps really well and is still learning how to eat, but every day he just gets better and better. My mom has been staying with me this week to help me out. THANK HEAVENS FOR HER! I seriously think I would've had a mental breakdown without her. Dave had to go back to work on Monday so, I wouldn't have had his help during the day while I'm healing AND trying to take care of the baby.

Landon had his first Doctor appointment yesterday (November 9) just a 5 day check to make sure that he's still doing okay. The dr. said that he's doing great. He has lost 6 oz so he currently weighs about 9 lbs 2 oz. (still huge)

Today, I'm taking him to get his pictures taken. So far, he really enjoys his carseat, bouncer and his boppy pillow. He HATES getting his diaper changed or having any articles of clothing removed. He's starting to smile a lot in his sleep.

Thanks to everyone that has come to visit or has called or texted. We are so excited to have Landon here finally and so greatful that he his healthy and that I'm healthy after such a scary day! We are so blessed to have him in our family!

Come On Baby!

Only 9 days left until my official due date! I can't wait! I just want my little baby to be here in my arms finally. 9 months is way too long I have decided. And these last 2 weeks or so have been really hard on me. My body aches in ways I never thought it could ache. My back, neck, shoulders, feet, legs, hands and hips will be very happy once I can recover from this pregnancy. I'm writing all of this because I've heard that once you see your baby, you forget about all the pain and agony you went through to get your baby here, but I want to remember it a little bit so that I don't have 50 million kids! There were definately fun parts about being pregnant but people are not kidding when they say the last 1-2 months are very difficult. Poor Dave, he's been dealing with a nut case these last few weeks. I almost think he will be more excited to have the baby here than I will, just cuz I won't be pregnant anymore!

Dave says he is worried that he won't make it to the hospital in time since he works in a bunch of crazy different places and we never know if he's going to have cell phone service.

Bitter Sweet Weekend!

This last weekend I spent 3 whole days in Logan. ( I never get to stay that long ) Friday, I had a daddy/daughter day with my dad. He took the day off of work so we could hang out. We shopped and ate all day and it was a lot of fun. I love my dad, he's gonna be an awesome Grandpa.

On Saturday, I had 2 baby showers! I know, I'm spoiled, right? Well, they were both so much fun. The first one was put on by my Sister in Law Virginia and she did awesome! Especially for doing it all by herself. The shower was for Family, Family Friends and Ward members. There was a great turn out and it was so good to see so many people that I hardly ever get to see anymore! Everybody was also VERY generous! The baby hardly needs anything else now. It was great. The second shower was put on by my friends Chelsie and Amy. It was really fun and good to see my friends. I love hanging out with them and they also spoiled me! I'm so blessed to have such supportive friends and family.

After the showers, Dave came to Logan. He was on his way to Montana with a semi truck load of some farm equipment and decided to stop in Logan for the night and then continue driving to Montana on Sunday. I was very excited to see him because I hadn't seen him since Thursday and knew I wouldn't see him for a few days since he'd be in Montana. My mom, dad, Brady, Virginia, Dave and I went to Aggy's for dinner so we could watch the Boise State football game at the restaurant. Then, we just went back to my parents and relaxed the rest of the night. It was a veerryyy long day, so everyone was really tired.

Dave was going to Montana for work to load bales of straw onto helicopters so they could drop the straw onto land that had been burned by wildfires. Sounds pretty cool, but neither Dave or I were excited for him to do it. He is STILL gone and won't be back until Thursday (tomorrow) night. I can honestly say that this is the longest that we've been apart since we've been married...I hate it. Of course, I don't see him a lot when he is home but I hate going to bed at night by myself, cooking for myself and entertaining myself. Not to mention, our house is super creepy at night so I tend to scare myself.

I am 35 weeks pregnant today. Feet are still swollen and I have been told that my nose is looking puffier. I feel like a cow and it doesn't help that people make stupid comments. Why is it that people don't think before they speak sometimes? Doesn't everyone know that pregnant women are emotional already, and that they don't need to add to it! I've heard so many comments about how "large" I am and how I look "Ready to Pop!" and I even got offered a motorized wheel chair at Wal-Mart by the door greeter the other day because he said I looked "miserable". Come on people! Anyways, I have a doc appointment next week and they will start checking every week to see if I have started dialating. I'm getting very excited and I'm sooo ready for this baby to come! :)

Bubba has officially left the Provo MTC and is in Dallas Texas. He was really excited to get out into the mission field.

That's all I have for today! Have a great week everyone!

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Well, the state fairs are over! I'm very happy about that. We took sheep to the Eastern Idaho State Fair and the Utah State Fair. I was only able to go to the Idaho one because the Utah one was on a Wednesday and I had to work. The Idaho fair was in Blackfoot Idaho which is about 20 minutes North of Pocatello and was over Labor Day Weekend. It's about a 4 hour drive from Santaquin. We took 10 Hampshire Sheep. In the past, I have usually helped a little in getting the sheep ready and then showing them in the showring but being 32 weeks pregnant at the time, I was tired and was very achy so I didn't really do too much. Our sheep did pretty well at the show. Our yearling Ram got Reserve Champion (which is like second place out of all ages of the Rams) Our Ewes didn't do very well, I think we were like 4th and 5th most of the time with the Ewes. Anyways, here are a couple pictures of the lovely adventure. I was the picture taker and had a really bad angle...sorry! Dave's sisters and Jesse's Girlfriend, Katie Glade washing the sheep Dave and McKell taking a break The yearling Ram Class The final 3 still in the yearling ram competition and ours is acting up! It's a good thing Dave is strong to hold him back. The final two, we took first and the other guy took 2nd. His name is Alvin and he ended up winning a lot at both the Idaho and Utah Fair. The winter lamb class, Dave is helping Katelyn, these are the final two and we ended up getting 2nd. The sheep of Alvin's ended up getting Grand Champion. This is the Champion round where we got Reserve Champion. This is the Yearling Ewe class.

Again, I'm very glad that the fairs are over. They took a lot of time to prepare for and I hardly have seen Dave in the last 3 weeks because of it. Now we can relax a little until they start having lambs in November.

I know some of you are wanting a pregnancy update. I am 33 weeks and 3 days today. I am starting to feel very tired and you should SEE my feet! They are huge. I really should take a picture of them. At my doctor appointment last week they told me that everything was fine except that I have low Iron. (Which I have had all my life) So, I'm supposed to be eating a lot of green veggies and red meat. But those are 2 things I really don't love so it's been a struggle. The doc also told me that because I failed my one hour glucose test, that I am still at risk for having a larger baby, even though I don't have gestational diabetes. So, that makes me a little nervous but my mom did it, so I know I can. The crib, changing table and dresser have all been set up, now I'm just waiting for my mom to come visit so we can decorate!

Elder Bubba Letter #1

Here is the first letter that Bubba e-mailed to our family on August 2nd...Just 6 days after entering the MTC.

Hey everyone! Elder Pond here coming to you from the Provo MTC.....Just so everyone knows...I can only write letters or emails on my P-Day which is on monday. Anyways..The MTC so far has been pretty cool...it's been a big adjustment for sure...but i'm loving it. My companion is a Elder from Reno Nevada...everybody try not to cringe when you see that he went to College at BYU....where he was a star on the BYU marching band! haha i Love the kid...he's quite a dork but he's a really really good missionary and has one of the strongest testimonies i've ever heard. And of course i give him crap every single day for going to BYU (make my family proud)...the first few days were probably the longest days of my life...but I want to share a story with you that happened to me on Friday. I was in the dumps quite a bit, you may find it hard to believe that i was pretty homesick...I was trying my hardest to take my mind off of Home and work and study...but for some reason I couldn't seem to do it...Me and Elder Rouse were out side doing our Companion study for the day...and I was in a bit of a bad mood..i was praying that I could forget myself and get back to work but nothing really seemed to work...til suddenly an Elder that can only be described as a "frickin giant tongan"...came up to me while i was standing there and just simply looked at me and said "Hey Elder, when your Tag is up, someone is thinking about you." I looked down and my Mission Tag was sitting up on my front pocket...he pushed it down and introduced himself as Elder Ihone...the big giant tongan man from Bountilful, that played Defensive line for them...hopefull Dad remembers who i'm talking about. But it was really an uplifting moment and ever since then, most of the time, my mind has been on doing the work of the Lord. Don't get me wrong...I miss all of you so much. But i'm for sure where i'm supposed to be and it feels really good knowing that. Also...Elder Hayden Snow is in my District!!! hahaha it's HILARIOUS. So me and him see each other all day, which kinda makes it hard to be good because we always just want to beat each other up like always...but it's been real good having him here so close to me because we have some real good talks right before we have to go to sleep....he's been struggling quite a bit with homesickness, and keeps having all these bad dreams...but he's still working hard and his testimony is so awesome..By the way Mom and Dad, thanks for the cookies...they were so good...we all went to the vending machines and bought milks and downed them all in one night! Keep sending those Dear Elder letters...those are awesome, and make sure to tell the rest of the family or whoever about them...i'm sure that makes it a lot easier to send mail to me and It feels pretty dang good getting letters...Everyone in my District is starting to get really close and it's been really cool getting to know all of them...We got to go to the Temple today and do a session which was really cool...the Movie was different in the Provo temple though...So i didn't get to see Brother Ballam's beautiful hair cut as Satan...but an Elder that actually stays in my dorm here with me...whom we thought was the most spiritual/worthy of us all...actually got sent home today....PRETTY CRAZZYY!! but anyways...i'm sure you'll all find it hard to believe that I've actually had no problem getting up at 6:30 every morning, and i've been knocked out asleep BEFORE 10:30...because after a long day here...i'm pretty dang tired!! The experience here so far has been awesome, the Caffiene Free coke kinda sucks,,,but i'm getting used to it. All the Elders here are telling us that every day from here on out is going to fly...I hope that's true because i really want to get out there and start teaching... My spanish is actually coming along really well so far...I can pray and bear my testimony in spanish and carry small conversations...so hopefully with the spirit and with my awesome teachers I have, i'll the language down pretty well by the time I get out of here. Please keep sending packages of goodies...and also letters or emails...Ever since that first day on friday night when my District leader finally brought us our mail...I've felt so bad about how I treated Brady, and not ever writing him...so i'm sorry Brady..but will one of you make sure Kim knows about the Dear Elder website or whatever! Anyways, the little clock on my computer is ticking down really fast...and I just ate at the cafiteria...so I need to go run to the bathroom (it hits you real fast here) But I love all of you and I hope you're all doing good!
As Brady always says "The Church is True, and the Book is blue!"
I love you guys, stay out of trouble and tell the guys at Pounders whats up for me!\
Love, Elder Derek Bradford Pond

Getting Up To Speed

It's been a while....so much has happened it feels like. Last I posted was when we found out we were having a little boy and that seems like forever ago! Well, it's still a boy and we're still excited as ever. I'm 28 weeks today, which means I'm in my 3rd and final trimester. Trimesters 1 and 2 will not be missed. I feel like this pregnancy has gone by pretty quickly but am afraid it's starting to slow down as the end draws nearer. The baby is super active and I can feel him moving almost all the time. He is usually more active at night but the other day he was moving ALL DAY and Dave was able to feel him kick harder than he's ever kicked before. Dave asked what I ate that day and I told him that I started the day off with a bowl of Lucky Charms. (Dave's ultimate favorite food) Dave cut me off right there and said "That's my boy!", assuming that that's why he was so active that day. I thought it was pretty cute! Dave is getting so excited and loves when he can feel the little guy move.

The baby's nursery is not done yet. I have already bought all the bedding, crib, changing table and dresser but have yet to set any of it up. I am painting the dresser red and it has been taking me a lot longer than I originally thought. Hopefully I can finish it soon so I can have my garage back! I also hope that Dave can have some nights off in the next couple of weeks to help me assemble the crib and changing table. It's not going to be the cutest baby's room for the fact that the room is wallpapered in 1970's flowers and since we don't own the house, I don't have the option of taking it down and painting. Hopefully I can camoflauge the hideousness with something cute....

On another note, we dropped my little Bubba off at the MTC on July 28. He will be serving in the Dallas, Texas Spanish Speaking Mission after his time in the MTC. On the 18th was his missionary farewell in Logan. I was very impressed with his talk that he gave and really felt the spirit. He spoke about the "Power of the Word", which I think is kind of a broad topic but he did very well and I was so impressed with his confidence and the words that he spoke (considering the fact that I know he wrote the talk in the middle of the night only a few days before that). My mom put together and awesome Texas BBQ lunch afterwards with BBQ chicken, cornbread and all the other yummy stuff. She definately went over the top, like always, but it was awesome. It was good to see so many friends and family support Bubba.

Before taking him to the MTC, we had lunch at the Brick Oven in Provo with my mom, dad, Brady and Virginia. Bubba's friend Hayden Snow was entering the MTC on the same day, so him and his family came to lunch with us. Taking Bubba to the MTC was a lot harder than I thought. He has been through some struggles in the last year and so I honestly thought that it would be more of a joyous occasion and a relief. I was still happy to see him going on a mission to serve the Lord but I was really sad to see him go. (If that even makes sense) After PLENTY of pictures in front of the MTC sign we all piled in my parents care and drove him to the curb in front of the MTC. He was so nervous and scared...my first instict was to protect him like I always do but there was nothing I could do. He has to grow up and this might just be his first step towards achieving that goal.

Since he has left, I have gotten 2 emails from him. He sounds great!! He has had a little homesickness but is learning alot. He says his companion is a nerd but that Hayden is in the same district as him while they're in the MTC so they struggle to concentrate sometimes. I will try to keep anyone updated that is interested in his mission. After this post, I will post his first letter, it's a pretty cute letter.

For anyone that doesn't already know, Dave,his brother and dad raise Hampshire Sheep. They mainly breed them and show them at fairs and sell them at auctions for breeding. Sheep season is beginning in the sense that we're starting to get sheep ready to be shown at the Utah County Fair and Utah and Idaho State Fairs. I really have no interest in the sheep, other than the fact that Dave loves them and loves showing them, so I try to like it too. The County Fair is in a couple of weeks and the Idaho State Fair is Labor Day weekend and the Utah State Fair is the week of Sept. 12th. So, Dave will be very busy with the sheep. And in November, about half of the Ewes will be lambing. Usually, they breed naturally and the lambs are born in January and February but this year Dave and his dad decided to breed them early so they will have bigger lambs at the Fairs next year. I don't think it was a very good idea to breed them early considering I will be having our baby at the end of October or beginning of November so Dave will be very occupied with the sheep in November. Dumb idea, so the sheep and I will be competing for his time. He'll pick me even though I know he'll be worried about the sheep.

Things coming up---I have a doctor's appointment on Friday to be tested for Gestational Diabetes. This is a routine test but I'm nervous because A) My mom had Gestational Diabetes and B) I HATE NEEDLES! And they have to draw my blood. So, everyone pray for me on Friday morning that I get a nurse that knows how to find my veins really quick so I can get it over with! I also have awesome friends, family and co-workers that are throwing me some baby showers in the next couple months and I'm super excited to see people and celebrate with them!

That's all for now. Sorry for dragging on!

Joining Team Baby Boy!

Yep! It's a boy! I had my ultrasound yesterday and the nurse is 99.9% sure that it's a boy because she's not allowed to say she is 100% sure! I can honestly say that this ultrasound was the most exciting thing so far in my pregnancy. To see the little baby all snuggled up and kicking it's little legs was priceless. The poor thing was sleeping though so to get it to move into a good position to see between the legs we had to try to wake him up. It took a little while but he did it! The baby was nice and healthy and all of the measurements were great and the heartrate was good. One thing that I thought was so cool is that they can see all 4 chambers of the heart and they are able to make sure that the heartrate is the same in all 4 chambers. Interesting, huh? Well, Dave was very excited and was grinning from ear to ear. We are SOOO excited and can't wait to meet him! Ultrasound pictures are so hard to see. This is the profile of the baby. His arms were draped over his face the whole time so they weren't able to get a great shot of his profile. This is the front of his face...he looks like an alien!! These are his cute little tiny feet!! SO CUTE! And there is an arrow pointing to the area that determines whether it's a boy or a girl. Clearly, it's a boy!!

Bear Lake

Well, life has been crazy the last few weeks and I'm finally getting a chance to blog! (Mainly because it's 8:30pm and Dave is getting ready to go to work) Over Memorial Day Weekend, it's tradition that my dad's side of the family spend the weekend in Bear Lake. My grandparents have had a time share up there since forever and we've gone up there every year since I can't even remember. Usually the weather isn't really in our favor but this year the weather was half decent and we were able to golf, swim(in the pool), play tennis, play basketball and lots of other outside games. My mom, dad, and brothers were there as well as Virginia, Daniel, Grandma and then my Uncle Steve and his kids. Usually there are a lot more of us that go but apparently the rest of the family doesn't like to keep tradition. I was so excited that Dave was able to go! His work schedule is so crazy and he has a hard time getting days off but his boss was really good to let him have Sunday and Memorial Day off so we were able to get down there on Saturday night. I love spending time with my family!

Some other exciting news!!! I have my ultrasound appointment scheduled for next Tuesday (June 15) So hopefully if the baby cooperates we will be able to tell if it's a boy or a girl!!!!

Excitement!

So, I woke up at 7:45 this morning! (I know I know, this isn't THAT early..but remember it's SATURDAY) I woke up early so that I could check into our flight exactly 24 hours before it takes off tomorrow to L.A.! My mom told me that if I wanted good seats on the plane, I needed to check in at EXACTLY 24 hours prior to our flight. So, I did....and I think we got good seats! Who knows! We're flying cheap Southwest so no seats can really be good seats can they? Anyways, I'm excited for the rest of my day because I have nothing to do but pack and clean my house before we leave. We don't have much planned once we get into Mexico but we will definately find stuff to do when we get there! I bought some motion sickness pills for Dave hoping that he won't really need them but being prepared in case he does. When I've cruised before I have never gotten motion sickness but I've never cruised while pregnant!! Oh well, I guess if I do, I will just have to be tough since I can't take anything for it. I'm also in the awkward chubby stage of being pregnant, I have a little baby belly but it's not enough for someone to think "is she pregnant?" it's more just like "that girl needs to lose some lbs.!" So, wearing a swimsuit in front of a lot of people is not exciting me very much right now and I don't think I'll be taking any full length bathing suit pictures...sorry for those of you that were hoping for some! Haha. Anyways, we're both super excited and can't wait to have our last chance vacation before we have our little family.

On another note, I just had to post these pictures to show how cute my husband is. Right now his calling in church is the Venturing Crew Scout Leader. Basically he is the leader of the 16 and 17 years old scouts. When he was called to this position the Bishop told him that his duty was to help these kids get their Eagle Scouts and to get them on a mission. Well, Dave can check one of them off his list. One kid is just getting ready to complete his Eagle. He is organizing a project where his goal is to make 50 fleece blankets for the kids at Primary Children's Hospital. He has asked for donations of fabric and money and then organized a date for people to get together and tie the blankets. Unfortunately, the date he picked to tie them is a day that we will still be on our vacation so, I bought some cute fabric and Dave has been plugging along trying to get them tied so that we can give them to this kid before we leave. He came home from work (as you can tell by his extremely dirty clothes, but don't worry we washed the blankets afterwards) and started working on them. He is such a hard worker and I know his calling is really hard for him. He works really long days and when he gets home he usually has to go down to our farm and feed animals and do other things on the farm so by the time he's done for the day, I know he's exhausted. I love my husband and he is such a great example to me! I'm also really excited we could help this kid get his Eagle Scout Project done! It was a fun little project for us to do together.

Exciting News!

For those of you that didn't already know.....I am 12 weeks pregnant and am due on November 3!! We are so excited!!! Dave was a little nervous at first but I think he's growing into the idea and he's becoming more and more excited everyday! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning and we're going to hear the heart beat. Dave is coming with me so hopefully that will crank up his excitement just a little more :) I haven't been very sick although I have had a few bad days where I'm naseous or really tired but overall it hasn't been very bad at all. I know a few people that are pregnant right now and are just miserable so I just have to remember that it could be way worse!! I'm hoping that some of my married friends will start having some babies so that mine can have some buddies!!! (hint hint to most of you that read this) Over the next couple of months, I will try my best to keep you updated. We know that we won't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks when we find out the sex, but when that happens, I will definately post it.

Other great news! Dave and I are going on a cruise on May 2! We decided that since we're going to have a family shortly, we need to go on last chance vacation since we probably won't go on one for a while after we start having kids. We're going on the Mexican Riviera cruise. I have been on this cruise before, but it's been about 4 years so I don't remember a ton of it. Dave hasn't ever been on a cruise, so it will be fun to go with him!! Our boat goes to Puerta Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan, Mexico and it's 7 days. Last weekend I bought a fancy new camera so I'm planning on taking a lot of awesome pictures, expect to see some in the next few weeks. (hopefully)

Anyways, that's my great news for now!! :)

Birthday/Staycation/Wrastling

It's been a long time since I blogged! I don't know why I can't keep up. Well, first of all my birthday was on January 13 and I turned 22. I don't feel that old!! For my birthday, we went to dinner with Dave's family to my most favoritest restaurant, Los Amigos, in Payson. (If you ever go there I recommend the smothered chicken burrito) Then, we came back to our house and Dave got me a really yummy cookie dough ice cream cake from Dairy Queen and some pretty flowers!!! The cake was sooo good!!He did a great job, I'm almost glad that he didn't try to bake one! :) He did forget to get candles so for the picture, I'm not blowing any candles. It was a great birthday and I was spoiled. My parents even got me a sewing machine! Now I just need to learn how to sew... Anyways, it was a great birthday and I loved it!!

The weekend of Valentine's Day, Dave and I went on a little "stay"cation. We just went to Salt Lake for a day and then spent the night and went to Park City the next day. We did lots of fun shopping and went to the Salt Lake Temple. I had never done a session at the S.L. Temple so this was a first for me and it was really cool!! I realy liked it and plan on doing it a lot more. I love going to the temple with Dave. It always reminds me of our wedding day and all of those promises we made to each other. I'm so grateful that we have temples!!

On March 6, we did something I never though would ever honestly happen in my lifetime. We went to a WWE wrestling match at the E-Center in Salt Lake. Why? I don't know...but it was very interesting. If you don't know what the WWE is, it's those big huge fake wrestlers like Triple H, John Cena, etc. Anyways, it's pretty redneck and we got to experience it from the 9th ROW! Wow, we're so lucky! Dave likes to watch wrestling on Monday nights so that's kind of where we got the idea. Anyways, here are some goofy pictures from this crazy adventure. ( I have to get the goofy pictures off of Dave's phone so I will post them later)

The Weekend

Dave and I have finally decided that we need a little vacations. Between holidays, work, family, and the farm, we are pretty much getting burnt out! We're going to take a little weekend trip to Salt Lake tomorrow. I know that doesn't sound like much but when you're on a budget and don't want to drive far, you do what you can, right? So, we're going to stay in Salt Lake at a really cute hotel and go to Temple Square and go to the Temple all day! And we're also going to go shopping :) I'm sooo excited! We haven't been to the temple in a while and I have NEVER been inside the Salt Lake Temple besides doing baptisms for the dead !!! Oh my gosh I'm so excited I can't even handle it!
I'm glad we're taking a little time for Valentine's Day to spend some time together, it will be very very nice!

My Hero

I'm finally updating my blog. This is something I've wanted to blog about for the last couple of weeks and keep putting it off. I'm glad to finally get the chance to do it without making excuses. My grandpa, Earl LeRoy Jorgensen, passed away last Sunday January 17, 2010. He died in his home with my Grandma Gerry at his side. He has been sick for most of his life. He started a battle with cancer a couple of years ago and told the doctors he did not want any therapy or treatment. A few months later, the doctors told him that they could no longer see the cancer in his body. He then took my grandma through the temple to be sealed for her for time and all eternity, a day that I will never forget! A couple weeks before Christmas this last year, he started to get a lot of cramps in his stomach and did not feel good. Grandma took him to the ER where they ran some tests and sent him home. The next day, he got a phone call from his doctor that the tests they ran showed that he had about half of the blood supply in his body than he should and he needed to check into the hospital first thing the next morning. He went to the hospital and they said they needed to hydrate him and get his pain under control. I'm not exactly sure which day this was but I think it was January 12th, the day before my birthday. They began to hydrate him and eventually told him that his cancer was back and that it was spreading very rapidly through his body. The doctor told him that he had about 2 months to live. On Thursday January 14th, his body started going into convulsions. My mom got a call from my uncle Kirk saying that he was going fast so my mom's friend Teresa rushed her to the Brigham Hospital where Grandpa was. I was at work that day and got a phone call around 10:00am from Teresa with the news. I couldn't keep my emotions under control and was at work 2 hours away from Grandpa. Eventually, I decided my best option would to just leave work and go to Brigham. So, I left work and rushed to see him as soon as I could. I cried myself all the way to Brigham thinking about the last time I told him that I loved him or the last time I kissed his cheek or the last time that I spent time with him. I realized it was not long before this time but that I wished I had done it more often. I wished I had been around to spend more time and learn more things about his life. And I couldn't believe that this was it! He had been a fighter his entire life and worked for everything that he had. How could such a great person be going through so much?? How could God take away this Hero?? After FINALLY getting to the hospital we transported Grandpa home because he could not stay there for another night due to insurance and finances. My mom's entire family met up at Grandpa's to see him, even though he was basically in a coma from the convulsions and cancer. Friday, me and mom went to Grandpa's to help Grandma clean and cook and just to be with them both. The hospice nurse came to the house to give him a bath and my mom attempted to shave his face. She did a horrible job but she had the most loving look in her eye as she did this. She loved her dad so much! He was such a great dad to her and was always so protective and loving. Grandpa slowly started to get worse as the days went by. His breathing slowed down a lot and organs started to shut down. I couldn't really take it anymore. I couldn't see him in so much pain. Dave and I drove home on Saturday night. I then got a text the next day from my mom that he had passed around 10am. My grandma told me that she really wanted him to go the same way that her mom did, and that was privately, just her and her mom while they were holding hands. Grandma says that that's the same way Grandpa went. They were married 54 years and got married when they were 16 and 17! Wow, they were so in love! I know I'm rambling on and I know most people won't read all of this but I just had to get my thoughts and feelings out. The funeral services were held Friday, January 22 at the Honeyville church and cemetery. Grandpa was in the Navy most of his life and so there were Military men everywhere. They were even standing on each end of Grandpa's casket. Grandma asked me to the play the piano so I practiced all week so that I could play for my Grandpa. I did an okay job but had a hard time keeping my emotions in so it was hard to read my music. I played a medley of"I Know That My Redeemer Lives" "I Believe In Christ" and "Reedemer of Israel". I know my Grandpa was proud of me and that he was up there laughing and smiling the whole time. Grandpa had so many great qualities about him. He was brave, smart, funny, sarcastic, loving, spiritual etc. He struggled his whole life with drinking and smoking but was always a good example about everything else. He believed in honesty and integrity. He taught me about hard work and how to earn all of things that I have. He taught me to mow the grass with a riding lawn mower and how to grow a garden. He ALWAYS made sure that we were safe when we were with him or around the farm animals. If we got too close to the campfire, he'd yell at us to back off so our butt's wouldn't start on fire. He would hold onto us when the big horses were around so they couldn't kick us. He would take us camping in the Uintahs and teach us how to fish. He was the greatest Grandpa and I'm so thankful for all that he has done for me and for my family. He will be missed more than anything in the entire world but I KNOW that Heavenly Father took him because he had a much better place for him! Love you Grandpa LeRoy! 21 Gun Salute!