Nora Emily Jones

                    Since it's been a while I figured I should play a little bit of catch up. In the beginning of 2014 I started getting baby hungry. I knew I was going to lose my health insurance on my 26th birthday that year but I didn't really care. I figured since I was going to lose it anyway I should get my IUD removed while I still had the insurance. So on April 4th I got it removed. Fast forward to August 4th. I wasn't exactly "late" yet but I wanted to take a test anyway. Well it was positive! To say I was excited is an understatement. I had been telling myself for months that this pregnancy would be different. I wouldn't be as sick, my body wouldn't hurt as bad, labor would be just peachy, etc. Oh how very wrong I was.
                   The first few days I was sick were bearable. But then I couldn't even drink anything without puking it up. I lost 8 pounds in one week from how sick I was. I went to my Dr at Old Farm a couple of different times to get different anti nausea meds. I didn't have health insurance so all the medicines she gave me I had to pay for myself. One of them was 200 dollars just for a month supply, and of course it didn't work. I was starting to feel like this Dr wasn't very sympathetic to my situation.
                  After about a week I was still not feeling any relief from the nausea so I finally had my mom drive me to an Instacare to get some fluids because I knew I was dehydrated. After 2 bags they sent me home. A couple of days later I was dehydrated again. This time I had my mom take me to the emergency room thinking they would put a feeding tube up my nose. Nope. They sent me home with home healthcare. So 2-3 times a week, a nurse would come change my IV.
               

                   I was laid up in bed for almost 2 months. I had Zofran in my IV but that did not help with the nausea at all. I was still throwing up every morning. Those 2 months were very hard on my family. I was crying every day because I couldn't stand feeling that sick. My boys were not happy and my husband was even less happy. My mom would come in the morning before Rusty left for work, and she didn't leave until he got home from work. They both told me several times that this was my last baby. I couldn't agree with them more. There were times that I thought Rusty would leave and not come back because he was so stressed out.
                    Somewhere in those 2 months I decided to switch Dr's. The emergency room at Riverton recommended a Dr located in the hospital. So I started going to her. I did not have a good first impression. She told me she didn't like how much I weighed. Well thanks! I decided to tough it out with her to see if she would get better over time. My next appointment she told me she wanted me to have an ultrasound at I think 12 weeks to determine my due date. She told me that the IUD I had could throw off my actual due date, which I had determined to be April 8th. I ended up cancelling the ultrasound because there was no way I could drink 32 ounces of water with how sick I still was. My Dr basically chewed me out at the my next appointment for not doing it. She said now they didn't know when my due date was and she wouldn't be able to induce me because I didn't get the ultrasound. The word NAZI was starting to form in my head more and more at each appointment.
                    The last few times homehealth came to change the IV, they had a very hard time finding a vein. My body was so tired of being poked. The only time in my life I've ever come close to passing out was from them trying to find a vein. The last time they came he couldn't find one at all. At that point I was able to drink some water but not the amount my body needed. I finally just told him to leave and not come back.
                    The next 3 months were better. At 15 weeks we went to fetal foto and found out we were pregnant with a girl! This was one of the best days of my life. I kept asking if they were sure and to double check and kept reassuring me that she was definitely a girl.

                    Around 17 weeks the nausea was pretty much gone but my hip was really starting to give me trouble. There weren't very many times that it didn't hurt. So my Dr recommended physical therapy. I went one time and the exercises I did while there really helped. And then I got my shoes on and walked to my car and the pain came back. I did the exercises at home but it wasn't helping at all so I just had to tough it out. I ended up buying a heating pad to lay on at night so I could actually sleep.
                    At 20 weeks I had an ultrasound at the Dr's office to check her size and make sure she was developing like she should be. They measured her 5 days ahead of where we thought. So they moved my due date to April 3rd. I was pretty excited about an earlier due date.
                    28 weeks. Time for the dreaded glucose test. For the first time with any of my pregnancies, the nurse told not to have any sugar the night before or the morning of the test. Just an egg and a piece of toast. It was hard but I did it. So I came in, drank the lemon lime glucose drink and went in for my appointment with the Dr. The nurse came in and asked if I was getting the pertussis vaccine. I asked her if I had to and she said no, we can't force you. So she left it at that and left me waiting for the doctor. The Dr comes in and immediately asks me how much weight I've gained so far. I said around 25. She then told me she didn't want me gaining anymore weight. How is that even possible when I'm 28 weeks?! By this point I was pretty mad. She then says, okay the nurse will be right in to give you the pertussis vaccine. I said, ummm I thought I didn't have to get it? She said I didn't HAVE to get it but that it was very critical at this point that I get it. She didn't even let me get another word in. She just sent the nurse in and forced me to get it. The only reason I didn't want it is because I hate needles and was tired of dealing with them. After I got it and noticed it didn't hurt I was glad I got it to protect my baby.
                     Later that day I got a call saying I failed my glucose test. I didn't understand how I could have failed. So I had to go take the 3 hour test. I had a feeling I would fail that one too. Well I did. It was still a huge shock to me and felt like a death sentence when they gave me the diagnosis. I had Gestational Diabetes. After that phone call I cried for a couple of hours. After I calmed down I had a feeling I needed to get a second opinion.

This was the day I got the call about the GD. These 2 could see how upset I was and never left my side.

                     So I switched Dr's again. This time I went to a Dr that a friend had gone to. The first appointment I had with him I knew I finally had the right Dr for me. He made me feel so good about everything and had talked to me about my GD diagnosis. He told me that the numbers were borderline so he just wanted me to watch my sugars. I didn't need to change my entire diet. This was such a relief. So I got a glucometer and kept a record of all of my sugars. At each appointment I brought him the numbers and they were just fine every time. No need to get on insulin pills. At 36 weeks he ordered an ultrasound. They determined the baby to be 8 pounds already. They also said that could be plus or minus a pound. I was getting really antsy about having this baby. I was so excited to meet her and yet scared at the same time. It had been almost 4 years since I had a baby.
                    A week later we scheduled the induction date. I thought it would just be a week before but when he was March 24th I was beyond excited!

This was 5 days before my induction date.

                    The night before my induction they called and told me I was first so I needed to be there at 6 am. I had Rusty give me a blessing for we went to sleep so I could actually sleep and have my mind be at peace. Rusty's mom had driven from Delta to our house the night before so we didn't have to have a member of my family come over at 5 am. Rusty and I decided to stop at McDonalds on the way for breakfast so we didn't wake anyone in our house up. When we got to the hospital we said a prayer in our car before going in to put our minds at ease. At about 7 am they got me hooked up to the pitocin. After a while I started feeling some contractions but they weren't too bad. Just a little uncomfortable. I can't remember if I got the epidural before or after my water was broken but I think at like 10 the Dr came and broke my water. That's such a weird feeling. At around 11:30 they gave me the epidural. I don't remember it hurting so bad with my boys but I did not like getting it this time around. Makes me shudder just thinking about the popping and the stinging.
                  At some point my sister-in-law came with some treats for Rusty and I and to stick around for the birth. She was there for Adam's birth too. I'm sure some people think I'm crazy but I like having a lot of people there for the birth. It's never been just Rusty and I. My little sister was there for Zeke's birth but had expressed she didn't want to there for Nora's birth because she was too traumatized from watching Zeke's. When she showed up with my mom I was a little surprised. Especially since my mom was with her. She had always said she didn't want to be there for any of the birth's because she had already been through the birth of her own kids.
                 I was starting to get more uncomfortable so I had the anesthesiologist come to numb me up some more. After a while I noticed that didn't do anything so he came back and put in a double dose. I immediately got light headed and felt like my legs weighed 10,000 pounds. I was too numb and didn't like it. I tried to have everyone move my legs to a more comfortable position for the top half of my body but that didn't work. After I was completely numb the contractions weren't as strong and things kind of slowed down. The nurse came to check me and said she could feel a body part and would be right back. She brought in an ultrasound technician and they saw that Nora's arm and hand were around her head and her fingers were through my cervix. They went to get Dr Froerer and he told me if he couldn't get her arm to move back down then I would need a c-section. Thankfully he got her arm to move and she never moved it back so now we just had to wait for things to progress further.
                At about 4:45 my mom got a call from my Uncle saying he locked his keys in his truck and needed her to bring him the spare key. She said she'd be back in a while and that I would still be in labor when she got back. About 10 minutes later the nurse came and checked me and said I was fully dialated and effaced. It was time to push. We were all in shock because the contractions weren't very strong but they were very close together. At this time they also noticed I had a fever but the Dr didn't feel that antibiotics were necessary so the pushing started. All I could think about was how hungry and tired I was. They wouldn't let me eat anything all day except flavored ice chips. They kept checking my sugars throughout the day too so it's not like I could sneak any food.
               After 20 minutes of pushing my little girl was born at 5:22 pm.

It was so amazing. Rusty and I were both crying we were so happy. She had lots of dark curly hair and was covered with lots of vernix. They put her on my chest and we both just laid there for about a half an hour before I fed her. After I was done feeding her they weighed her. 8 lb 4 oz. She definitely would have been closer to 9 pounds if I had waited to go on my own. We love our baby girl so much!

How to Train Your Child

               I am by no means an expert on parenting. These are just my views and opinions on how kids, (mainly babies and toddlers) should be trained. 

Yes I say trained. Babies are like dogs, they need to be trained so they know how to behave. Nobody likes annoying dogs that crap all over, jump on you, wake you up in the middle of the night to play and tear up everything in site. So who would like a kid that does that? A lot of people, won't agree on many of the things I will say in this entry. I don't care. I think they are right and yes I think everyone should do these things.

First of all, who came up with this crap that says if you let your baby cry it out they will have emotional damage when they are older? Seriously? Who comes up with this stuff!! How could anyone possibly know that emotional damage can be linked to crying as a baby?! I am all for letting my babies cry it out. Of course if it's for longer than 30 minutes then something else it wrong. But sometimes if your baby just won't stop crying and you are going to go insane, you just have to put the baby down and go into a different room for a few minutes so you can breathe and gain some sanity back. I've had to do this several times.

Let's face it, when you first have a baby, they will not have a schedule right away. You have to make that schedule gradually. From the very beginning, I put my kids to bed at 8 pm. Even if they had just eaten an hour before, I would feed them again right before bed so they would sleep longer. By 6-9 months they would be sleeping through the night. It wasn't easy, but to do that, I had to let them cry it out. 

Babies wake up during the night to eat, because they don't get enough to eat during they day. So I always made sure my kids got plenty to eat all day. If they did happen to wake up, I would go in there, rock them for a minute, then put them back to bed. If they would cry again when I walked out, I just shut the door and let them cry. After 20-30 minutes they would give up and go to sleep. Same thing would happen for the next couple of nights, only they would give up sooner. Usually 5-10 minutes. After that they always sleep through the night. (Unless of course they are sick.)

 I don't know how people get any sleep or sanity with kids who wake up multiple times a night. Or with kids that don't go to bed at a decent time. I have people in my life who will say "I couldn't get my kid to go to bed last night until 11." I just want to smack them and say "Who is the parent here?!" Get a child lock and lock them in their room! Sure they will probably play for a while but eventually they will go to sleep! I have done this with both of my kids several times.  

I'm sure we all know people who have kids that rule the house and get whatever they want. To those parents: Stop it! You are turning your kids into self entitled spoiled little brats and nobody will ever want to be around them! Another thing, don't baby your baby. Kids are tough and can get over things quickly if you let them. But if you baby them whenever anything happens to them, that's what they will be their whole life. A baby. 

Welp, there's my 2 cents on this subject. These things have been on my mind for a looong time. Not sure why I never wrote them down until now. These are my opinions so no need to get all angry and judge mental on me. This is how my parents, some of my siblings, and how I have done things with kids. It's what I know is right and what works right. 

Realization

I have come to the conclusion that I write like a junior high student. I talk about stupid meaningless things that I'm sure nobody cares about. I don't write on here that often but I've noticed that when I do it's not that good. I really should go to college. Someday I will. I'm also terrible at taking pictures. Zeke will be 2 in two months and I think I've taken 10 pictures of him in the past year. That makes me sad. Here are some pictures from the last nine months.

                                                               Disneyland November 2012

                                                                  Halloween 2012

                                                               Camping September 2012

                                                                        August 2012

                                                                       Zoo July 2012

                                                                         June 2012

                                                                         May 2012

New Things

       We got a new car! Yay! It's a 2004 9.3 Saab. It's so nice and I love it. One of my favorite things about it is that it's a stick shift. In heavy traffic stick shift is not so fun but for the most part I love driving it. Since I drive around more, Rusty will be taking the Jeep to work everyday. He won't be getting home until 5:30 everyday so that means I have to get a babysitter for an hour on the days I leave for work at 4:30. I also have to take the car seats out every day that I work. I think I might have a babysitter figured out though. I am hoping that I will be able to quit my job in a month or two so that I don't have to keep paying for a babysitter. We have the money for it, but I will hardly ever see Rusty. Plus he will be making more than at his previous job and so I won't need to keep my job. With the new car we do have another car payment but I think we'll be ok if I quit.
       I got the 2000 dollar hospital bill figured out. After Zeke was born we got CHIP for the boys but they originally told me that they would only go back to the 28th instead of the 26th which is his date of birth. After I got that ridiculous bill, I called eligibility since the boys are on medicaid at the moment, (They automatically put us on medicaid when Rusty was laid off from Build) and they told me that it actually did go back to his date of birth so they had me call the hospital to rebill. Hooray! I am still paying for Adam so I really don't want to have a huge bill for Zeke as well.
       I think me being baby hungry just lasted a day. 2 kids is plenty for me right now. Especially since my kids are probably more crazy than others. Zeke's birthday was so fun. He got lots of toys and some books and clothes. I still can't believe he is that big. Time goes by way too fast. Adam will be 3 in 3 weeks. That is even crazier to me. He acts like he is so much older than he is. A lot of times I have to remind myself of his age. He is just too smart for his own good. :)
       I don't think I have documented this yet but it has been almost a year since we got new carpet and a new couch. We also painted our living room and our house looks a million times better. We also have grass! It took us over 2 years but we finally did it. If we have known the first summer we lived here that KSL always has free sod listed, then we would have put grass in a long time ago! It looks kind of like a quilt right now with the three different kinds of grass but eventually it will all blend in. :) Our backyard has improved a lot too. We got free cinder blocks so we put them half way in the ground around the trampoline, swingset, and sand box and then put lots of bark underneath them. It looks sooo good! There are still some weeds where there should be grass but it still looks pretty good. We're just going to keep looking for free sod and hopefully get that back there some time this summer. So on my list of things to do for house almost every one of them has been completed. Now we just need an air conditioner and a new furnace! I am hoping we can do it this year but if not then hopefully next year!

So many things...

A lot of things have happened but I never feel like writing anything down until it's something negative or crazy. I know I shouldn't be like that. I want to remember all the good and fun times but I can never bring myself to sit down and type. Sure I have plenty of time but I think it's the fact that I'm just too lazy to do it. It feels like so many things are happening at once and I'm starting to get bad anxiety. First, I've been working at Iceberg for over a month now. It's pretty fun and I really enjoy the break from home. I should be one of those mothers that just loves being home all day every day but I'm not. I go stir crazy. Secondly, Rusty got laid off 2 months ago and just started a new job yesterday. On the way to his first day our little 88 corolla died. Needs a new engine. Now ain't that a peach. I think we have bad luck with cars. Obviously it will not be worth getting a new engine so we are going to try to sell it as is and find some miraculous way of getting another car. Or scooter haha. With both of us working and the fact that we have children, we have to have 2 cars in case something happens when we are home and we need to leave. There will also be days when I will have to leave for work before Rusty gets home.
Zeke will be 1 on Thursday and it just blows my mind that it's already been a year since I gave birth to him. It's just mind boggling to me that he was ever inside of me. Now usually you get a hospital bill within just a few months after the birth but for some reason, CHIP decided to drag it out until just yesterday. I got an explanation of benefits showing what they paid and what they didn't. The portion that's left for us to pay? Two thousand freaking dollars!!! I am not happy. I was wishing and hoping since I still hadn't received a bill that I never would, but alas I did. We are still paying for Adam so now it looks like we will be paying for Zeke for the next 2-3 years too. And I am starting to get baby hungry for a little girl. I really want a baby girl. I am afraid though that since there are so many around me with multiple children, all of which are boys, that my next one will be a boy too. But since now we will have a couple extra bills, I will have to keep my job for a while and hold off on another baby. I'm fine with that, it will just be harder to get up in the morning once we change to our summer hours. Plus I don't think I'm ready to be pregnant again yet. I get fat and cranky and my body hates me when pregnant. I know things will work out for the best, I am just very impatient and wish it would all just magically be better right now.

Dentist... UGH

Today we took trips to the dentist. We had to go to 3 different places since we have 3 different insurances. Adam's went perfectly and cost $0. Went to mine and found out I have to get my wisdom teeth out. One tooth is fused with a top molar. Another is digging into a bottom molar. That will cost $200. Then came time for Rusty to go. They started him on a root canal since it needed to be done right then but they couldn't finish. So he will go 2 more times to have them finish and put a crown on it. Total in the end will be $425 dollars. And that's only one tooth. They didn't even check anywhere else in his mouth. I wish we didn't need teeth. I HATE going to the dentist.

Really need to...

I really need to get back to the blogging world. I need to post once a week so I can look back and remember everything about my kids when they were little. This week we got rid of Adam's binky. He was only using it at night but it really has been a big deal for him that he doesnt have it. It's so much harder to get him to just lay there and sleep. He cries for atleast a half an hour after we put him to bed and wakes up at least once during the night crying and asking for it. I am emotionally worn out. It also doesn't help that rusty is gone 13 hours of the day. I am grateful that he is not in mesquite anymore but I still feel like I don't see him. Adam only sees him maybe an hour out of the say and Zeke doesn't ever see him. It has been really hard on all of us. I don't know who it is effecting more, Adam or myself. I can just tell that something is off in his attitude. I know it's because rusty is always gone. He lights up the second rusty gets home and doesn't want to go to bed because he knows his daddy wont be here when he wakes up. Hopefully his job slows down soon so we can all get better emotionally. I also know it's very hard on Rusty. He hasn't quite gotten over being burned almost a year and a half ago. I know he is stressed out and doesn't like his job very much but I try to remind him that he should be grateful that he even has a job. We have been able to purchase so many needed things because work has picked up a bit. We got a new couch and new carpet in the whole house. I love it. It really has lifted my spirits about our home. It would help even more if Rusty were home more often. Zeke is getting so big. He is 5 months old and growing like a week. He is already almost too big for his 6-9 month clothes. He is such a sweet boy and i am so grateful he is a part of our family. I love my family and am grateful for everything I have. I just need to express it more and not be negative about things that might not go my way.

Long Time Coming

Well I didn't live up to what I said I would. I don't know why it's so hard to get on here and type. I actually like typing. I guess there just isn't anything too interesting to write about. Zeke is a little over 2 months old now and I couldn't image life without him. He is the sweetest little man. :) He is a very happy baby and smiles every time we come in the room and talk to him. He also hardly every cries. I just love my little man! Adam is 2 years old now and I cannot believe it! If you ask him how old he is he will tell you 4. I don't know how he came up with that but he sure acts like he is 4. He talks better than most 3 year olds that I know. He is just too smart for his own good. :) He is also very busy and always has to be doing something or getting in to something. But I love him! The last couple months we've been pretty busy. We've gone camping a few times and have also reshingled our roof, put in a new bathroom sink and bathtub, and moved Adam's bedroom downstairs. I love my bathroom now! We still have some work around it to complete but it's not a huge deal. But it will look really nice when it's done. Our roof also look fabulous! We didn't do the roof over the garage since we needed money for the tub but that's ok. It isn't bad at all. After only two months of Zeke being in our room, I decided I wanted our room back. So we moved Zeke into Adam's room and Adam is now downstairs. We all sleep so much better now! Zeke has been sleeping 14 hours every night and he only wakes up once. I love it! It took Adam until he was about 7 or 8 months to do that. But that was also because I dried up and didn't know it! Let's hope that doesn't happen again! I was a little nervous at first to have Adam downstairs just because it seemed so far away, when really it isn't at all! Our house is not that big so atleast he's not on an opposite end of the house. I know that we won't live in this house forever. But I have a few things I want to do before we sell. That won't be for a few years at least but I still know what I want to do. 1. Get air conditioning and new furnace 2. Get new carpet and 3. Put a sprinkler system in and get grass! I know all those things will definitely put more value into the house. Anyways those are my random thoughts and a little update!

He's Here!

I'm sure everyone knows already but Zeke William Jones is finally here! Born at 8 lbs 5 oz and 19 1/2 inches long he is 2 oz lighter and 2 inches shorter than what Adam was. He is so precious and I could not have asked for a more perfect baby. I could have asked for a better labor though.

Tuesday April 26th I arrived at Riverton Hospital at 8 am to be induced. My body was very much done being pregnant. My hips and back had been giving me horrible pain the last 2 weeks and I wasn't getting very much sleep. I had talked to my Dr about being induced and she said we could do that since this was my second and I already dilated to a 2. So they hook me up to the pitocin and the contractions start coming. Only every 4 minutes and they weren't terribly painful. They checked me every so often and I was dilating but not as fast as I'd hoped. At around 1:30 the anesthesiologist was around doing other epidurals so I had him come give one to me. At this point I was starting to get uncomfortable but it wasn't super bad yet. Everything with that went fine and I just sat back and relaxed after that. After a couple hours I started feeling pressure in my lower back. It was really starting to hurt. I had them call him back and he gave me something in my IV and said to just keep pushing the button for more of the epidural if needed. After a while I noticed Zeke's heart beat was going crazy. I called them in and they put me on oxygen.

At this point I was really starting to hurt. It just kept getting worse and worse. They checked me again and I was at an 8. All of the sudden I really felt like I had to push. I was in so much pain I was screaming bloody murder and my breathing was out of control. Everyone was yelling at me to calm down and control my breathing otherwise I would hyperventilate. Rusty was really frustrating me and I feel bad but I kept yelling at him and telling him to shutup because he kept telling me what to do. I ended up pushing him away and my sister Stephanie came and held my hand. I cannot even tell you how much pain I was in. It was so so awful. I was begging them to give me something and of course at this point they wouldn't. I just starting pushing and I think it was about 20 minutes or more until he finally came out at 6:10 pm. I was in shock and in so much pain that I couldn't really enjoy the moment he arrived. I just sobbed cuz I was in so much pain. I am sure my sisters are traumatized by all my screaming. I know I am.

I am so glad he is finally here. He is so sweet and precious. After that labor experience though, I am really reconsidering wanting more kids. I do not want another failed epidural.

3 Days!

Only 3 more full days until the day I am induced. I am still trying everything to get him to come out on his own. I am just so done with this pregnancy! This one was definitely much worse than Adam's. In EVERY way. So Tuesday the 26th he is coming out! But still hoping for sooner!

Long Shot

I know it's a long shot, but I hope I have this baby early. I was only 2 days early with Adam but I want this one to come even earlier. If he doesn't, then I'm pretty positive I'm going to be induced on April 26th. But my parents are also leaving that day to go out of town until the 29th. I would rather have him the day they leave then while they are gone though. Well actually I don't know. I guess as things get closer we will get everything figured out. I wish I couldn't be induced before then because 2 of my sisters and 1 sister-in-law wants to be there for the birth. But if my parents are already gone before I have him, then I don't know who would watch Adam... Or who would watch him while we're at the hospital. I really want Rusty to stay with me but I guess if he has to stay home with Adam then that's what will have to happen. I just wish it was here already so my parents won't be gone during all the craziness. That's why I'm really hoping to go early on my own. I am very ready to be done! This pregnancy has been much harder then the pregnancy with Adam. I never had heartburn with Adam and I have been getting it everyday with this one. Also my sciatic and hips act up alot. If my 3rd pregnancy is this bad, then I think I will stop at 3. My body just won't be able to handle anymore.

Trying My Patience

Adam has started climbing out of his crib every time we put him in it. Yesterday morning and also this morning, he was the one who came and woke me up. When it came time for a nap around noon, he decided he wasn't going to stay in his crib. I cannot even count how many times I went back in there and placed him back in his crib. I never said anything to him, I just picked him up, put him back in the crib, and walked out shutting the door behind me. Every time I did this he would cry hysterically for about a minute before attempting to get out again. I was sitting on a stool outside his door so I could hear him every time he tried. I would just go back in and put him back. After probably half an hour he finally gave up and went to sleep. At this point I was so exhausted. I felt like I had run a marathon so I went and took a little nap. 2 hours later he climbed out and came into my room. I'm fine with him climbing out when he is supposed to be waking up but I just wish he would stay the first time I put him in. This also happened at bedtime last night. Since I am a massive whale, Rusty does the bedtime routine with him. Bath, story, prayers... etc. He only got out twice with Rusty and went right to sleep. At around 2 in the morning I hear things coming from Adam's room and sure enough, here he comes into our room. An hour and a half later, same thing. That time he did stay until 7:30 but I was already soo exhausted from being up most of the night with heartburn and hip pain. What do I do? I really don't think he is ready for the toddler bed. We have one in there but I can't even imagine trying to get him to stay in bed. Sure I could close his door all the way, but then he just knocks on it and yells for us until we go get him. I am also paranoid about all the electrical outlets in his room. He knows how to take the covers off and he has tried sticking things in there. I really am lost here. I don't know what to do! I need something figured out before the baby comes so I can have some sanity!

9 Weeks to go!

It really is mind boggling to me that I only have 9 weeks left. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. My brain definitely isn't ready yet but my body is. I feel like a beached whale already and my hips and sciatic nerve have been giving me troubles. Hopefully someday there will be a pregnancy that doesn't kill my hips or back. If I were to have the baby today and everything be normal and healthy, I would be ok with that. It would just be hard adjusting to no sleep. All we need to get are diapers and basically we are set. I have some new outfits for him that I'm scared he won't be able to even wear. They are newborn outfits that were given as gifts and newborn size is 5 to 8 pounds. Since Adam was 8 lb 7 oz it scares me that Zeke won't even be able to wear them! It makes me sad so I'm hoping for a little bit smaller of a baby this time. We will see if that happens though since I already feel huge! I just hope Adam adjusts well. He is already in the terrible 2 stage so I don't want Zeke coming to make him even more of a monster. It's a good thing he is so cute though. :) He is definitely way too smart for his own good!

I'm Terrible!

I told myself that on January 1st I was going to start writing on here regularly. Well that date came and went and I think I have just been lazy. I'm really mad at myself for not getting on here and writing everything down that happens. I want to be able to remember all the fun things that happened. I guess I can start now and hopefully be really good at it!
Most of you that read this already know that I am 6 months pregnant. We are expecting another boy on May 2nd. :) I will admit I was a little sad that it wasn't a girl. Out of the 12 grandkids on my side, only 2 are girls. Hopefully whoever is pregnant next has a girl. I'm already thinking ahead and am hoping our 3rd child is a girl! I have already gained so much weight and am kinda scared that I won't be able to lose any of it after but when this baby is out I am not letting myself stay fat. I will be better at what I eat after he is out. You just can't deprive a pregnant woman of sweets! It's just mean!
Adam is so big I can't believe it. He talks like crazy and is already saying little sentences. He is still a little over 3 months away from being 2 and he is already in the terrible 2 stage. He is way too smart for his own good. But it is so cute :) I can't wait to see how he will be around his new baby brother. Well I can and I can't. He is kind of a mama's boy right now but hopefully by the time Zeke comes he will be out of that. Oh ya, we are planning on naming this baby Zeke William. I was planning on Adam having the name Zeke but changed my mind at the last minute. I knew I wanted Adam to be the name of one of my kids but I thought the first born being Adam was more appropiate. No Zeke will not be short for Ezekial. I don't like that name. It will just be Zeke.
We are getting an awesome tax return this year so we are going to pay off 2 credit cards and our windows. Unfortunately our Jeep needs a new engine so we will have to get a loan for that. I'm hoping that we can roll that loan over into the Jeep payments when we refinance. We also need a new roof this year and get our yard planted with grass seed. I was able to get on my dads health insurance since we still can't afford to buy it ourselves. It's so awesome. In the end I will only have ended up paying like 500 dollars for the entire pregnancy! I'm way excited. We will also be getting a ton of money from the supplemental maternity insurance that we pay for every month so we will use that money to fix up our house and yard. Then after Zeke is born we will just buy an individual insurance plan for him like we have for Adam. So we will all finally have health insurance after a year and half! I wish we were getting more money so that we can get new carpet but that can wait until next years tax return. I'm so excited for all the things that are happening this year! I just hope they all turn out like we have planned! Well that's my update! I am going to try and be better about getting on here more often! Atleast once a week is my goal!

I know I know

Yes I know it's been way too long since my last post. Quite alot has happened in the past 2 months. Well kinda. Adam turned 1 :D I cannot believe how big my baby is! He's definitely not a baby anymore. He is into anything and everything, walking and running around like crazy. It's so funny, he will just laugh randomly at himself. He says "Jenna" all the time! Once in a while he'll say Dad and he never says Mom. EVER. Oh well. He is kinda a momma's boy when he wants to be. He usually doesn't want to be held which makes church a nightmare. Anyways on Adam's birthday we got new windows installed in our house! It looks a million times better! Hmmm what else, Rusty's cousin Quinn is staying with us for the summer, oh and Rusty got burned really bad at work. It has been an emotional roller coaster but he is pretty much better now. The burns were just 1st degree to his face and chest. He goes back to work Tuesday which will be really weird cuz I've been used to having him home everyday for 3 weeks straight! I know that this happening has brought us alot closer as a family. I'm sure more things will come out of this which will be for the better I hope. I will try to be better at blogging but there isn't a whole lot to write when something does happen! Anyways here's some pictures! Enjoy!

Yard Sale!

This Saturday, along with a few neighbors, we are having a yard sale. I'm hoping we get a good turn out so we can make a little bit of money. We really need some extra cash for Adam's birthday and for all the little getaways we plan on taking this summer. If you would like to come then please text me for the address 801-867-2540

On another note, we were accepted for the supplemental maternity insurance. But denied for major medical. :( I should have kept my mouth shut about having bi polar disorder 4 years ago, then we would have been able to get it. Oh well... I'm just gonna take it as a blessing in disguise maybe? We could get other insurance but it would be 200 bucks, just for me! No thanks! I'm not paying 200 just for myself plus the 145 for maternity. We'll probably just get insurance for Adam but I am really in a bind. Adam's 12 month check up is on the 27th of this month. If we were to get insurance for Adam, it wouldn't be effective until June 1st. Now I could try and get his appointment pushed back, but I really don't want one more thing to worry about. We have so much going on and I just know I'd forget about it if we were to change the date. Plus who knows if he could even be seen the week after. They are always really busy and they like their appointments to be really close to their birthday. Aaahh! I don't know what to do! Pay 140 dollars for his scheduled appointment or reschedule for the week after and pay the 57 a month to have Adam insured and a 25 dollar co pay. I just don't know if it's worth the hassle of filling out a whole new application and trying to schedule his dr app for a week later!

Looking Up

We finally looked into buying some health insurance and we found a plan that we like! I hate to say it but Rusty still won't have it. :( Talking with our new agent he said that the most important person to be insured right now is me. That is because I want more children. I do plan on getting pregnant again this year so getting insurance really is a priority. We also got Adam insured. You will probably all think that this plan is ridiculous because of how the deductibles are. We will be paying 122 a month and the deductible is 7500. BUT the deductible for maternity is 5000. I know that is still steap but it really is all we can afford right now. Again BUT we also got supplemental maternity insurance. It is kind of like Aflac if any of you have heard of that but since they don't have that in Utah anymore we went with APL. Atleast I think that's what it's called. That is 145 a month. Then at the end of your pregnancy they pay you 3000 dollars. Also if there are complications and the baby has to be hospitalized for longer, they pay you more. So basically it's like we are putting money away but getting more back in the end. So that will help us tremendously with our 5000 deductible. I don't know if we have qualified for either yet, but we should know in a few days.
In other news we are getting new windows! I'm so excited! They will be installed the first week of June and I can't wait! It will make such a difference with the way our house looks and feels. I also want to put shutters on a couple of our windows. I think that will make a huge difference too. Our yard on the other hand needs tons of work. We are just going to redo the whole front yard. It is nothing but weeds and is soooo UGLY! I'm really excited to be done with everything on the outside so our house looks nice! The carpet on the inside I hope can happen sometime in the next year cuz most of you know that is hideous as well.
I cannot believe that Adam will be a year old next month! It is too crazy! He definitely is not a baby anymore. He walks all over and he is the biggest dare devil. He has also learned how to get past my barricades. He just climbes right over them or moves the pillows. I don't want him to be this big! Anywho that's my little update. I will try to be better at blogging more!

I'm really bad

This past Sunday on the 4th was Rusty's birthday. I know I should have posted something then but we were super busy and I just forgot to even write anything! So I'm doing it now. Happy 23rd Birthday to my wonderful husband! Thank you for all that you do for our family! I love you so much!

Sorry

I haven't been very good at blogging lately, but that's mainly because there hasn't been too much to write about. Adam is getting so big! I can't believe he is going to be a year old in less then 2 months! He is going to start walking any day now. He already takes some steps and will even stand up on his own in the middle of the floor without holding onto anything. He says mama and dada and I'm pretty sure he is saying grandma and adam in those too. He really keeps me busy, he is always into something and is always on the move. He won't hold still for anything! He is also a very big eater. Sometimes it looks like he eats as much as I do and yet he is still so skinny! Here are some pictures of his cute haircut done by my sister-in-law Sheena. Surprisingly he did a really good job sitting there while she cut it! I didn't get any pictures of her cutting it but they are still cute!

Already?

Since we've been in our ward, which has only been 2 months, we've been asked to say the opening and closing prayers in sacrament, speak in sacrament, and now we have callings! I was called to be on the Activities Committee, which I'm pretty stoked about, and Rusty was called to be the 2nd counselor in the Sunday School Presidency. Not sure how he feels about that yet. I guess we'll find out when he gets put to action. I love to be organized and have things planned so I think I will enjoy my new calling. :D
Not much else has happened since getting our callings. I'm just loving being home all day with my babies. Yes I said babies, I do count my dogs as babies. Oh ya we did get another dog. He is a lab/collie mix and he is very playful and loving. His name is Dewey which is kinda weird but the name suits him. He is a good dog and him and Jenna get along great. Things are pretty good right now! Except for lack of health insurance! So if anyone out there knows of good cheap individual plans with good maternity, then let me know!