Oh Christmas?

First off we started all our fun on Christmas eve. We met at my moms house for a wonderful dinner. It was nice to sit down with all the family and just enjoy good food and conversation. We have a Danish tradition of singing Christmas carols around the tree as everybody holds hands and you walk/dance around. I used to hate this as a kid, but watching my kids enjoy it so much has actually changed my perspective a lot. I also find this to be far more meaningful without my dad. I miss him while we carry out this tradition, because he was so proud of his danish heritage. Then it came to opening presents. Dilan had been waiting all day for this event. He talked and talked about getting to open presents, and wondering what kind of surprises were in store for him. The boys got more than spoiled, Thanks everybody! I am always amazed with the loot we walk out with, and I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Bryson loved being able to play with, and hold his little cousin Melanie. She is a very patient one year old. Bryson and her brother Brandon passed her back and forth. It was super cute watching him play with her, and made me even more excited to see how he will be with his own sister. Then we packed up the car, got the boys changed into their pajamas, and headed home. Only Tyler feel asleep on the way home, because the others were still on cloud nine with all their new toys.
The next morning we woke up my mom and Bryson about quarter to eight. We started to head down the stairs and Trev met us at the bottom so excited that in fact Santa had come. We woke up Dilan, and watched the boys stare in amazement at the scene in front of them. They were a little overwhelmed at first, but eventually started to find out what each of them had in their piles. Bryson got a Handy Manny workshop. He said it wasn't for him, because Dilan had wanted it for his birthday, and it made him really sad. It was so funny. We told him that it was his, because he had wanted it too. Dilan found underwear, and looked at me so amazed....Santa bringed me underwear, I didn't know Santa bringed underwear? He was even more excited that the next pack was transformers like his bike and scooter. It was hilarious watching how dramatic he was with everything he found. We woke Tyler up a little later, and he really wasn't sure what was going on. He was most excited to find his Pez....Tyler loves Pez! Trevor was most excited to find his Heely's. He has no idea how to use them, but he sure does try. It is funny to watch him go flying down the hall, and thank goodness, so far hasn't sustained any injuries.
About nine I dropped my mom off at my sisters house, and we headed to Spencer's moms house for breakfast a little after that. We had a great morning with his family, and the boys got spoiled even more....Thanks everybody! Then we played a few games and just hung out till we needed to head home for Tyler to get a nap. Bryson and Tyler both fell asleep on the way home and ended up sleeping till after six. We got dinner ready for Spencer's dad, sister, and brother to come over that night. Spencer and I made a salad, dinner rolls, red potatoes, and ham. Spencer had gotten the ham from work, and it ended up being a sugar free ham...blah! So, I took brown sugar, nutmeg, and a pinch of cinnamon to make our own glaze. Amazingly enough it turned out okay. We had a nice relaxing night just hanging out with them, as grandpa read stories to Bryson, and the rest of us chilled. It was a really nice night. Overall, it was a really great Christmas. I am so grateful for such a wonderful family. I am grateful for the wonderful family that I married into. I am always grateful for my family, but this time of year I think about how truly blessed we are. I am so grateful for my four beautiful little boys, my wonderfully awesome amazing husband, and for the little girl growing inside me. I am grateful for all my friends and the differences and samesies we all share. I love my life and feel so incredibly blessed!
I wrote this post right after Christmas, and I couldn't find my camera. UGH!

First Moments...

Here are some of the first pictures of our sweet baby girl. We have decided to name her Kairi Inez Belt. Kairi is a name we have had picked out since I was pregnant with Dilan. Trevor was actually the one to come up with this name. It is from a video game he has loved since he was three, and Inez is after my Grandma. I have gotten a lot of reactions with this name, because it is really unique. Some like others not so much, but for us it fits. I had my main ultrasound today to make sure she was first and foremost a healthy baby, and second to double check nothing had grown, and she was still a girl. The tech couldn't believe how clear all her pictures were coming out. She was an ultrasound model, and she was so precious to watch. She was opening her mouth, pulling her feet up by her hands, stretching, and possibly sucking her thumb. It was so awesome to watch her. Spencer and Bryson felt her for the first time yesterday too. I did learn I have placenta previa though too. Placenta previa is a complication of pregnancy in which the placenta grows in the lowest part of the womb (uterus) and covers all or part of the opening to the cervix. My doctor is hoping that as my pregnancy progresses that it will move up farther into my uterus. If this does not happen, my delivery could be interesting as he put it. Not what any mom wants to hear, but I have decided to not freak out till another ultrasound is done in a few months to see if my placenta has moved, or is still covering my cervix.

Happy Birthday Dilan!!!

I can still fully remember the day Dilan was born. I went into the hospital at 11:30, which means I was starving! I was so excited to give birth to my second son, and also really nervous as to how our first little boy was going to like him. Dilan was born at 2:02 pm. He looked so small when he was born weighing in at 7 lbs 15 oz. The first two things I noticed about Dilan was a huge dimple on his right cheek, and his really dark black hair. I was having some issues with puking, so they gave me some medicine to calm it, which in turn knocked me out. I had people come and visit, but had no memory of them coming, yet there were pictures of me smiling with them...WEIRD!! Dilan was a chunky little baby who was always smiling and giggling. He was so much fun, and his really dark hair changed to platinum blonde. Dilan used to run with his arms to the side like he was some kind of speed walker. It was the cutest thing, and I am actually sad that he doesn't still have this cute trait, but I wouldn't want kids to make fun either. Dilan has always been one to just sit and play. He hasn't ever been a big TV kid, or need somebody to play with him. He is content to just find a toy and make a story to go with it. He can tell you the best stories, describe creatures he has made up, and even what he thinks some houses should have. He is a really great addition to our family and I am so grateful that this sweet, yet very determined little boy is mine!

We did a lot with Dilan for his birthday this year. We first took him to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. It was actually a blast, because one of the machines was off and kept giving tons of tickets. Then we had a friend party for him, 17 kids were invited, and 13 actually came. We had monster truck races, and the kids got to pick and keep their monster truck after. I was pleasantly surprised with how well this party turned out. We had to postpone his family party till after Thanksgiving, because half our family got sick, so his birthday really lasted a whole month. Thanks everybody for giving this little boy the best fifth birthday ever! He really deserved it :) I know this post is super late, but such is life!

Comments!!

This will be short, because every time I start a blog lately I know it will end up making somebody upset. I have had my fair share of comments lately about our life. I am not sure when our choices in life became everybody's concern, but it is really starting to wear on me. I am always feeling defensive. I don't sleep that well at night for the most part, but all these comments are making me not sleep at all, because I have real issues shutting off my brain. It can be a simple comment on how my boys are doing, what we are doing for the weekend, or have I finished my Christmas shopping? These are normal questions, but because I am so frustrated with the million other comments people are making about our life, that I am starting to not see that point anymore. I am feeling very defensive and ornery, so if I come off as really rude to a normal question...I just want to say I am sorry!

Blue or Pink?

Who would think blue and pink could be so controversial? I found this little pink and blue box on the internet. It claims it can predict the sex of your baby as early as ten weeks. I thought that was so awesome, and how much fun would it be to get maybe a little glimpse as to what was actually going on with my baby. You can buy this test at Walgreens for five dollars cheaper than you can on the Intelligender.com site. The controversy behind the test is that some people may want a boy, and when they get a girl result, decide to terminate the pregnancy based completely on the gender. Now the company claims it is 90% accurate, but studies have found it closer to 80%. They will not sell this product in China and other oversea countries that long for one sex over another for this very reason. I thought this was actually really sad. I have wanted a girl, because who doesn't want at least one of each, but I would never think about killing my beautiful baby boy to get one. I on the other end took this test, because it sounded like a fun thing to do in all the misery of the first months of pregnancy. I was amazed when our first answer was girl. I thought well maybe it isn't that accurate. I ended up actually taking two of these test...ha ha. I took one at 10 weeks and another at 16 weeks. They both said girl, but I was still absolutely shocked when the ultrasound tech told us for sure we were having a GIRL!!!

Halloween Fun!

We had a fun Halloween, actually they seem to just get more and more fun. This year we were so busy that I decided I would just help the boys carve pumpkins during the day while Spencer was at work, what was I thinking? Some reason when I said it, I never thought about having to actually carve 5 pumpkins, all the scrapping of goo..EWW! I did make the boys work on them while I helped another one, but really I did most of it. I didn't even get a finished picture of each of their pumpkins...darn! They were really cute digging in though. Halloween day was so busy. I had some shopping I had to get done in the morning, and I have a great husband that got everybody ready while I was taking care of some business. Then we headed to visit my mom, his dad, and his mom. The boys got loaded with candy. They had already had school parties, and grandpa's work party that had loaded them, but what is Halloween with out trick or treating? They only went down one street basically in our neighborhood, and were loaded! I have weighed the candy in at 19 lbs. Then we headed to my friend Charlotte's house. The boys love going here and couldn't wait till we went. We ended up staying here till after 11 and I am sure they were glad to see us go, but seriously they are so fun to be with. All in all, I am so glad Halloween is over, because I don't want to hear about costumes again for a long time...ha ha

Pirate Island Pizza!

So, we have gone to a new restaurant in Orem, Utah. It is called Pirate Island Pizza. It is a lot like Chuck E Cheese. You go eat, and then they have an arcade for the kids to play games, win tickets and get prizes. We had a really great time when we have gone both times. The food for us was really good, but the Barbecue sauce is a little on the different side. My sisters have gone down, and they didn't have as good of an experience as we have had. They went on a Friday night, and we went Saturday day. They had a rude waiter, but we have had great waiters both times. They weren't too impressed but I think if you have kids, you might have a different perspective than an adult would have. My boys think that going to eat in a place that is decorated is awesome. They could careless how the food taste, but as long as playing games is included after....it is all good. These pictures aren't the best, but I only had my phone on me. All in all we had a great time, and I am sure we will be at Pirate island Pizza again sooner rather than later.....our kids just keep talking about it :)

Pregnancy

Well, if you didn't know....now you do! We are expecting our fifth, yes fifth child in May. Well, due date as of now is May, but it will be born early April. I thought by the fifth pregnancy that I kind of knew most things about pregnancy....NOT! This pregnancy has thrown me for a loop. I have a lot of different things this time that I haven't had before. I have insomnia so bad! I go without sleep for four or five nights, and then I sleep the next one or two. I am tired all the time, because if I don't sleep I am still taking care of my boys, and if I do sleep that is all my body wants to keep doing, and I can't because I have four boys! I have also had constipation. I haven't ever had this during pregnancy either. You all know that constipation sucks, so I need not go into more detail. With the boys I always craved spicy stuff, and loved Taco Bell. This one spicy makes me want to hurl and for some reason Arby's is all I want. Even though all this is new I am not going to predict one sex or another, because all my pregnancies have been very different and they have all been boy :) The decision to have another child was really hard for me. I had Tyler to the point of some independence, and I just didn't want to go through another c-section. I mean who wants to go early to a hospital, get an IV put in and your privates shaved by another woman? Then to walk to a freezing cold operating room, where they prick your back several times with a local, and then stick a huge needle into your back? Then immediately you are laid down on a table to let the good old spinal make your whole body go numb. At this point they strip off your gown, and you lay there completely naked as all the nurses and doctors walk casually around you. I am a pretty private person, and I always find this part to be so freaking funny. Then I watch them clean and put on a large sticker type thing over my tummy and up right by my face. I have oxygen put on as well as little stickers all over to get good heartbeat and blood oxygen numbers. Then I smell flesh burning as the cauterize the incision across my hips. This always makes me want to hurl, but luckily I have only puked during one of these operations. Finally, they pull out my beautiful baby, and stitch me up. Recovery isn't bad till they try to move me, and I start puking my guts out. It is a really long day, and at the end I just want to show off how beautiful my baby is. So, I wasn't sure I wanted another baby....but when all came down to it, I knew it was just right for our family. I never thought I would be a mom of five, and I was never sure I wanted to, but as of now.....I am so excited! I can't wait to find out if we are finishing our basketball team, or adding a cheerleader?

Volleyball!

Last night I got to play church volleyball with our ward. I haven't played volleyball much since high school. Our team did awesome though, and I actually had a really fun time playing. I was a little confused when we didn't stop playing at 15 points and went to 25. The rules have really changed and I found some of them to be really funny actually. Like the fact you can actually use your foot, and you aren't allowed to come in contact with the other team when changing sides? I think the best part was listening to my kids cheer me on from the side lines. It was so cute to hear a GO MOM! We only play two more weeks, but five more games. I am excited and can't wait to play again.

My Dad

It has been two years since my dads passing. I can't believe it has already been two years, but it has made me really think back to what my dad was to me. My dad wasn't just a normal everyday dad. He really made our life fun. As a kid I remember the numerous Halloween parties with funny races to put big shirts on while getting a quarter to stick in your eye, having a ball between your legs and an egg on a spoon. He always made sure we had a great firework show and of course the neighbors were always invited. He was an official Girl Scout, and he went with us to Disneyland and Yellowstone. He would take us to Liberty park at least once a week as a family and play fat bat. We went rollerskating, miniature golfing, to the arcade, and bowling a lot. We would go on a family vacation at least once a year, and he always made sure we got to see the best of where we were. Many times it was in Yellowstone. He didn't just hike and camp here. He would set out cans of tuna fish hoping to see bears and other wild animals. This always freaked me out, but we did get to see some really cool animals. My dad taught us how to flip over the end of the couch using pillows and a mini trampoline when my mom was gone. He would take us hiking almost every Saturday. He always showed his love of this world while we were hiking,he often would bring along his little pistol and taught us how to shoot too. We always went camping,and of course he would freak us out talking about bears the whole time. As I got older he would still make sure we had some good family times. He was an awesome Grandpa! When my mom watched Trevor he would take him on walks everyday at lunch. I would come after work to find my dad singing Peter, Paul and Mary songs to him like Lemon Tree. He made these soft bats for my boys to play balloon ball with him in the house. That is probably the thing I really miss about him. Most of my boys will never get to know my dad or the love he had for them. I was barely pregnant with Tyler when he passed, but every time I saw him before he would ask how my little embryo was doing. It always made me smile. This picture below was taken almost two years before his passing in Yellowstone at his favorite geyser. It is one of my favorite pictures of him, and our last vacation with him too. I will never forget the morning I learned my dad was no longer here on Earth with us, or my moms voice saying "He's gone Holli, we've lost him." I can still hear it echoing perfectly in my head, but I also never forget the great dad he always was either. Love my dad!

Preschool!

Last Thursday was Dilan's and Bryson's first day of preschool 09'. They were super excited! It was only a half day because it was the first day, but they came out so excited about everything they had done. I am lucky this year to have found a preschool just a couple blocks away. I enjoy walking them to and from everyday. Three hours of preschool full of fun with painting, singing, playing with kids, and of course the fundamentals of knowledge. I have decided that preschool is as good for the kids as it is for the parents and other siblings. I enjoyed a couple of hours to do what I wanted. Being that it was my birthday yesterday, I gave myself the day off from everything house. I watched a few shows off the DVR, and I played cars with Tyler. Last week he seemed a little lost and confused without his brothers, but yesterday he really seemed to enjoy it as much as I did. Tyler can now say car, so he would hand me a car saying it, and I would repeat and push it around with noise. We had a blast, and it was so much fun having a little one on one with him. The other boys didn't miss us a bit seeing how they got to paint with blue paint and do the hokey poky. All in all.....I LOVE PRESCHOOL! Seriously, don't you love their faces! ha ha

Mini Vacation

We realized we still hadn't made it camping this year. We bought a new tent a couple of months ago, so we would be all ready to go, but here it is August, and we still hadn't made it. So, we packed up Saturday afternoon and headed down to Diamond Fork campground in Spanish Fork canyon. Our neighbor suggested this location to us, because they have walk up available. We found a great campsite and set up the tent. It was really hot outside, so we decided to leave and head to the Harley store in Lindon. We had always wanted to go, but never made it. The boys loved looking around at all the motorcycles. They had said it was a museum too, but only like four were actually old. We were a little disappointed that it was just a store and not quite the museum they said it was, but the boys loved it anyways. We went and got them slurpees after and headed back up the canyon. We got out our hot dogs for dinner. It was funny to watch the boys see how long it took to actually cook a hot dog. It was a little scary having the fire with Tyler, because he loved to look at it and doesn't quite understand "Hot" all the way. He did really good though. He tried to help start the fire too by adding dead grass, and blowing on it like I did. Finally, we got dinner done and started on the best part of camping.....S'mores. We took a walk down to the stream, so the boys could see the water. There is something magical about watching little boys throw rocks into water. I think they liked this part the best, because they always had a smile on their faces and laughed at each kerplunk noise. It was so fun to watch them be little boys in the wild! ha ha It was starting to get dark, so we headed back and got the tent set up and all our food into the van. Bryson was freaking out that bears could be near by, but I told him as long as the bear couldn't smell food it would most likely not come around. He made sure all the food was put away too...ha ha. We all got into sleeping bags, Tyler wasn't fond of being stuck in the tent, but eventually calmed down. Then we all took turns telling stories. The three older boys did really good at this, but I would have to say Dilan has the best imagination of them all. His stories were so cute. We left the fly off the tent so the boys could see the stars as they fell asleep, but at 3 am it started raining. I had to just laugh, because it was so funny to me. Tyler freaked when Spencer started putting the fly on though. Bryson eventually climbed into my sleeping bag because he was cold. It was a fun little get away, but I have to say camping isn't the same as it used to be. Some people had brought skateboards, bikes, electric cars, and roller blades with them. There was a group that had some kind of party going on. They had music blasting as they laughed and talked till the rain came. I was glad at least the boys slept! All in all it was a fun night get away, and I only wish we had done it more this summer.

Happy Birthday Bryson!!!

Yesterday was Bryson's third birthday. I feel so accomplished getting him to three. Since this is my first birthday blog for him, I am going to go over some early things about him. Bryson was born 8:28 am on a Saturday morning. He was 8 lbs 15 oz, and three weeks early. He was a big baby! He had a few lung issues at first but very quickly recovered. He was a great baby till about day five. Then he started this sleep for an hour, eat for 20 minutes, and then scream for the next hour. I spent many nights crying with him because I was so tired and felt so hopeless for not being able to console him. Our pediatrician said some babies just come this way, and eventually grow out of it. He finally started to sleep about three hours, but was still in the bassinet. He was now 16 pounds, so we needed to change him to a crib. He went back to every hour of waking. The pediatrician suggested to put the bassinet on the floor and leave him in that if he was at least sleeping three. Good suggestion, but that didn't work. We tried the cry it out method and first night he screamed for three hours, slept for ten minutes and another three hours, ten, three...etc. Second night same thing, third, fourth fifth! Finally, I just needed sleep and put him in our bed. He was now close to nine months, but he slept a whole four hours before screaming, and then went back to sleep for another four. This continued till he was 18 months! By this time I was pregnant again, and he finally started sleeping ten. There is nothing like sleeping eight hours and being pregnant. Bryson is an extremely strong willed child. He started talking really early and that helped out a ton. Over the next year a lot has changed in him. He is now a very pleasant little boy who still gets very frustrated with people, but has learned to control it a ton, and is way advanced for his age. At two and a half he could say all his letter by sight, their sounds, colors, shapes, and could talk like a five year old. He is a joy to have, and I am so glad I had this sweet little boy.


I always make my boys a train cake for their third birthday. He requested his look like Thomas, so I did my best, because I wouldn't ever want my kids to not have the best birthday. We had a lot of fun with family that came to celebrate and here are some pics of his special day. Thanks everybody!

If Bryson could type....

Do you remember when we went to the zoo with Becca and Dave? Do you remember when we saw the birds at the show? Do you remember when we went to Ethan's house? Do you remember when I went hiking with Becca and Julie, and I got really tired? Do you remember when I threw that rock at that car at Chilies and you got mad at me and I cried? Do you remember when I threw that block at Dilan's head, you shouldn't do that, and I was naughty huh mom? Do you remember when we had fireworks on our street and we ate ice cream? Do you remember when Nana came to sleep with us? Do you remember when Dad pushed me down the slide and jumpin' jacks? Do you remember when Trevor pushed me off the couch and I cried, because he was naughty and shouldn't do that. Do you remember when Brooklyn came to play in the water? Do you remember when that baby was sick? Do you remember when I ran through Target and you got mad at me, you shouldn't do that mom. Yup, and that's my story.

Do you remember when Bella bit me? No, that's not my story.

Seriously it is never ending! He is such a sweet boy, but sometimes in the car I am extremely grateful for my radio....


This is what Bryson would type if he could, and I am totally not kidding.

Happy Birthday Spencer!

Yesterday was Spencer's birthday. He spent most of his day working, but when he came home we had a nice night. I had taken the boys to Target to let each one pick out a gift for him. This is fun for everybody, because they pick out a toy they really want, and then they can give it to dad basically to share. Bryson picked out a bop it, Dilan picked out the game elefun, and Trev picked out the video game UP. I went in with Tyler, and we gave him a new 4 GB Ipod shuffle. We went to the dollar store and they each got him a balloon with a couple of Kit-Kats. Then we headed to Dairy Queen and got him an ice cream cake. Then when Spencer got home we surprised him with everything, and he really looked shocked. We headed to Chili's for dinner. We ended up having to wait for 20 minutes. Tyler was starving by the time we got seated and was screaming. We sat for like ten minutes and nobody had come to even talk to us, yes Tyler was still screaming. This group got sat behind us and immediately got helped. Spencer said if she walks away without talking, we are out of here.........sure enough she did! So, we got up and left. We walked next door to Winger's and got sat, drinks, and popcorn with in two minutes. We got our free dessert to go, because we had cake at home to eat already. While we were eating Bryson said dad you smell like 1, 2, 3...Spencer said well what does that smell like? Bryson quickly answered 4. ha ha We laughed so hard......it was funny! Spencer is the greatest! I am so lucky to have this wonderful man as my husband, and a fantastic father to our boys. I can only hope they truly grow up to be like dad! Love my man! Happy Birthday Babe!

huh?

So, I really haven't been in the mood to much lately to do anything. I could say I am a little depressed. Spencer hit a deer a couple of weeks ago, for those that didn't know, and I have been without a vehicle while his was being fixed. Our deductible later it is finally done. We had just put new tires and belts on his car, and we are still paying for my way over priced surgery......so UGH! It has been a month, and I guess it has brought me down just a little. I am way behind on blogging, and at my current state of mind, I say who cares? We have been having fun playing in the water this summer though. Trev got a slip n' slide for his birthday, and we have really put it to good use this year. My friend and her girls have come to play a couple of times, and I really appreciated it when we could get no where. Thanks Ang! The morning of the 24th of July we even got Spencer out to play, and he became the boys favorite ride. He was sure sore the next day. ha ha! All I can hope for is the future to be a little brighter than the past month....well see?

A day at the doctors......

Today my mom had a doctor appointment. It was at the old Cottonwood hospital, so she couldn't get there herself, and asked me if I could take her. Trev is out of school, and dragging four kids to a doctor is a lot of work, but for my mom I would do more than I would actually like to. I told her I wouldn't sit and wait, so we left to go and find a park nearby. I got to 5600 s and 900 e, and I realized Wheeler farm was just up the road.

My kids were starving, because we had a very rushed morning. I still had snacks in my bag from the previous day, so we found a big shade tree and sat down to eat snacks. This was fun for the boys and they played on the little hill we were sitting right by.


Then we headed over and feed the ducks, geese, and swans some gold fish crackers. The boys thought it was hilarious to make them fight over these crackers. Then we headed to the rest of the animals. It was about time to get my mom, but Trev had to go and see the horses. It was a totally unplanned day that turned out to be a really great day! Oh, and I have no idea why Bryson is pointing to his tummy? ha ha

AHHH Gall Free!

Well, you all know I had surgery, but why not tell about it anyways. So, I had to go in a couple days before surgery and have blood drawn for testing. The only time I could do this was in the day, so I had to take three little ones with me. Funny because I don't mind getting blood taken, but having three kids stare at you, really puts on a whole new feeling. Bryson was very concerned. He kept asking the nurse if she was hurting me, and why was she hurting me? It was actually really sweet, and when she was done I got a big pink band aid, which Bryson was also very worried about for some reason.
Day of my surgery was interesting. We got up really early, and I took a shower. We had to be at the hospital by 6:30. They got money from us and took me right back. I had to change into a hospital gown. I was also on my time of the month, I was so lucky!, so I also had to change into hospital panties. They started my IV and took me back. I hadn't even been there an hour, so I was glad I was one of the first. Then the anesthesiologist started asking me where we lived. I think they are sneaky jerks. I think they totally get a kick out of asking you questions and watching you answer them as you can not ever finish.. UGH! Next thing I remember is waking up and being a little confused to where I was and why my mouth tasted like burned rubber. Then they wheeled a little kid in next to me that had just had his tonsils out and the poor thing was kind of freaking out. They ended up giving him a little more sedation, but wheeled me out by Spencer in recovery. I told the nurse I had a headache, so she gave me IV ibuprofen. It was the best stuff ever, like instant head relief. I told the nurse I had to pee, and she was so excited. I didn't understand that was a good thing yet, but I got up went to the bathroom. I drank a little more juice and said I was good to go. It was so nice leaving so quick. I got home feeling good still, but I still had all their drugs in. I eventually started feeling way nauseous and eventually puked. I went back to sleep and slept most of the day. AHHHH! Sleep. I slept the whole night and till like nine the next morning. It was so nice. Spencer had the boys, and I slept most of that day too. I think Saturday was when I finally started to actually live again. It wasn't a bad surgery, and I think I was pretty lucky, because I only had the gas pain in my shoulders a little bit on the first day but not much at all......So far, gall free is a great thing!


This is the actual picture of my gallbladder. Your gallbladder is supposed to be a blueish green, but as you can see, mine is pure white. It was really infected and swollen. The stuff in front of it is a fatty tissue my body built around it to keep it seperated from the rest of my organs. My body is so smart! ha ha Pretty gross, but just glad it is gone!

Congratulations!

Spring soccer season of 09' was a huge success for the boys. They loved playing soccer, and they were so excited to get their trophies after their final game on Saturday. They both learned a lot about soccer and improved so much in the sport. Trev needs to learn how to focus more, and he would be an unbelievable player. Dilan learned how to be more aggressive and actually go for the ball. It was a fun season to watch, and I think I will kind of miss enjoying the outside for hours....ha ha ha.

He is a walking!

AHHH Cute little Tyler is walking. He has just started walking more and more. He still stumbles and sometimes doesn't get very far, but he is definitely more and more interested in walking, and we are so excited! Walking is a double edge sword. They can get into more stuff and can do this far faster, but they get to enjoy our world and so much more to life. I love seeing the excitement on his face when he has made it from Spencer to me. Tyler is fun, and even though his one year old attitude has totally come out, he is still my sweet baby.

Camping with Mom

Trev got to go with me this year on our girls camp out weekend. I never can go the whole time, but I always go at least one night. This year Trevor got to go with me though, and it is one of the first times he even remembers camping. He was so excited to lay out his sleeping bag, got his face totally covered with fire soot, and was so excited to make smores. It was a lot of fun having just one kid. Dilan cried when he found out we wouldn't be coming home for the night, and Trev missed him so much, but I think they found a great love as brothers with a little space. I can say it was probably one of my favorite times camping, because I could see so much excitement in Trevor's face and his love of nature. Plus, he got to play with his cousin, and he loved that probably the most. I think it is awesome my sister plans this every year for us. It is great to have a weekend to just have fun with the ladies.