Friday, April 15, 2011
Hello Everyone!
Hello, Hello! So it's been a while since I've given a true update on our family! I guess life gets busy after you have two kids! LOL! We are all doing very well and are healthy, thank goodness! Colin did graduate with an official apology from Utah State for taking their sweet time processing his graduation! His diploma is now gathering dust in our filing cabinet! Haha! Colin isn't working right now though he has applied to various positions in the U.S. with the possibility of going abroad... He did apply to Grad school at Texas A&M Corpus Christi and we are waiting to hear back on that. We took a short trip down and met with professors and toured their facilities. Colin found a committee chair and co-chair there and they have a cool internship program that would allow him to try his hand at a few things, but honestly, we're not sure what's in store for us. I'm thinking he's gonna work for a little while and get more experience under his belt. Plus, we have student loans and stuff to pay off so we aren't that anxious to add more to that pile! haha! I am loving being a mommy to two adorable boys! I am working part-time with the Food $ense Nutrition Program as a Nutrition Education Assistant in Cache County. I absolutely love this job!!!! I get to teach people how to make better, healthier decisions for themselves and their families and I get to make changes in my life as well! I'm not sure Colin is too thrilled about this change because it means we eat mostly whole grains and nothing with hydrogenated oils or excessive sugars or sodium (which is practically everything in a package these days!). I love it because I get to try new foods and I've found that my body doesn't crave the bad stuff anymore! When I get a craving for something sweet, it's usually for a fruit now! I've also been exercising more diligently. I'm proud to say that I am eight pounds shy of reaching the weight I was at when I first got pregnant with Gideon! I just have to keep at it! I really do wish there was a miracle pill out there, but I do enjoy the burn of my muscles that lets me know I'm doing my best! I am still the second counselor in the Young Women's Presidency of my ward. It's challenging and fun and terrible and awesome! Girls are so crazy! Thank goodness I only have sons! I think that's it for me! Gideon is AMAZING! He is such a sweetheart and he is so smart. I can't believe the things he knows and picks up! He is doing really well with reading and I think I'll start teaching him to write letters now. He may still need some help with fine-motor skills, but he can do it! It's really neat to see him in the Initial Reading stage. We are trying to work with the Spanish-speaking at our house...still hard but we are working on it! I still think it will be necessary to have the boys in a language immersion-type school/class but it will help if they have a leg up! Gideon request "school" now! We learn a letter, the sound(s) it makes, how the letter looks, a Spanish word, and words that contain the letter of the day. He really likes it and I like putting my teaching skills to work! I developed his whole curriculum to align to the USOE's Kindergarten core and Preschool Core. I think it will help him! He are doing a little more with science and looked at how snow melts and turns to water yesterday. Colin also had Gideon help him plant some seeds. I think he's getting a pretty well-rounded education for now! :) At night, he sleeps with at least five books that he "reads" until he falls asleep. I love that he already has a thirst for knowledge! He is a great big brother too! He'll put the baby's binky in his mouth and tell him it's ok if the baby is crying! He's adorable! Kaleb is growing so fast! I can't believe he's already three months old! He is doing a great job holding his head up and he is already trying to push himself up to his knees when he does tummy time! He certainly makes Colin and I work for his smiles and laughs! He is so cute though! It's so weird to have a baby that actually wears the correct size at the correct time! Gideon was wearing some six-month clothes at his first birthday! Kaleb is already getting too big for the 3-month clothes. I did put away all of the newborn clothes and must admit I shed a few tears. But I am grateful that Kaleb is growing and is healthy! He is a cutie-patootie! Next weekend we will be going to Nephi for Easter and I'm egg-cited! Oh geez, that was lame! But really, I am! Until next time! XOXO
Thursday, March 17, 2011
It's been a while!
I failed! I wanted to post at least once a month, but alas! I didn't get it done in February! I do have some things to post about that happened in February, but not tonight! Tonight is about our St. Patrick's Day! The Leprechaun sure did visit our house! He left the boys some cute green presents and he left Colin and I some Ferrero Rocher and green mints! Oh yeah, and this Leprechaun is awesome! He even left us some yummy green smoothies and green pancake mix for breakfast...for dessert he left magic cookies that turned green when you stirred the batter! Here's a video of the morning! Enjoy!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Terrible Wife...Starring ME!
So I didn't post about my husband's 26th birthday! Yep, I'm horrible! It was a very fun birthday for him because he was home and we got to spend the whole day together! He got some pretty fun stuff too! He got a multi-day hiking backpack, a bladder (for the backpack, there are no medical emergencies to tell you about haha), a bladder cleaner (didn't realize they made these but am so grateful they do!), and a camping lantern! Fun stuff for my outdoorsman! Colin is just the most wonderful guy ever! He's H-O-T, an excellent husband, and an excellent daddy to his two favorite boys! Love you, boo!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
It's a BOY!
We wanted to let you know that we have welcomed our little boy Kaleb Garrison! Kaleb was born on January 6, 2010 at 8:56 a.m. He weighed 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and was 20 inches long. He is absolutely adorable if I do say so myself! He has the chunkiest cheeks that jiggle every time I burp him! His eyes are a gorgeous blue-ish color that I know won't last but I sure am enjoying them right now!
For those of you who care about the labor:
I went into labor about 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning and did really well with it. At about 8:00 I realized I probably wasn't going to make it to my 9:30 Doctor's appointment! I let Colin know we needed to get ready to go and we got things set...slowly. It took us another 35 minutes or so to get out the door and into the car to drop Gideon off at my friend Delia's while we went to the hospital. Once in the car, I'm freaking out because the baby is coming and I feel like I need to push and Colin and Gideon are taking their sweet time! (Please note: several exaggerations will be used in this story!) As we're pulling out of the complex, a garbage truck blocks our way! So we have to turn around and go the long way around the complex and drive to Delia's. Once we get to Delia's, Colin takes Gideon out and says he's going to take the car seat out too. YEAH, RIGHT! I tell him there is absolutely NO time, the baby is coming NOW and he better just drop Gideon off and get his cute little butt back in the car. So as they are WALKING to Delia's door, I have another contraction and my water EXPLODES (not an exaggeration) in the car! I roll the window down and try to act calm (so I don't scare Gideon) but yell out, MY WATER JUST BROKE (so Colin would pick up the pace...)!!! Well, we finally get to the hospital and then realize we have no idea where we are going! We had Gideon in Delta so we've never been to the Logan Labor and Delivery. Colin parks in a parking spot and then I have to walk all the way to the hospital entrance, get in a wheelchair, take the elevator to labor and delivery and then make our way through the hospital until we get to check in... When we get to Registration, the nurse looks at me and asks Colin, "Is she in labor?" DUUUUHHHH! I basically told her that yes I was in labor and could she please open the door so I can go and have a beautiful little baby when she got the time (this is an exaggeration, I basically yelled, "I'm having this baby NOW!"). So the staff at Logan Regional is amazing! They got me in there undressed and in a hospital gown and had everything set up for me. Besides the fact that they kept telling me not to push, they were spot on with my care! So the entire time, which actually only amounts to about ten minutes, I'm pushing while they are telling me not to push and my OB gets there just in time to watch Kaleb make his way into the world! Dr. Olsen and I were the first to see that it was a boy and I immediately got to hold him (the baby, not Dr. Olsen)!
Kaleb's 1 minute Apgar was an 8 and his five minute was a 9. He still has a pretty high bilirubin count, but it isn't too bad so he won't have to do the lights...hopefully.
We are home and doing well and we appreciate all of your warm wishes and congratulations!
For those of you who care about the labor:
I went into labor about 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning and did really well with it. At about 8:00 I realized I probably wasn't going to make it to my 9:30 Doctor's appointment! I let Colin know we needed to get ready to go and we got things set...slowly. It took us another 35 minutes or so to get out the door and into the car to drop Gideon off at my friend Delia's while we went to the hospital. Once in the car, I'm freaking out because the baby is coming and I feel like I need to push and Colin and Gideon are taking their sweet time! (Please note: several exaggerations will be used in this story!) As we're pulling out of the complex, a garbage truck blocks our way! So we have to turn around and go the long way around the complex and drive to Delia's. Once we get to Delia's, Colin takes Gideon out and says he's going to take the car seat out too. YEAH, RIGHT! I tell him there is absolutely NO time, the baby is coming NOW and he better just drop Gideon off and get his cute little butt back in the car. So as they are WALKING to Delia's door, I have another contraction and my water EXPLODES (not an exaggeration) in the car! I roll the window down and try to act calm (so I don't scare Gideon) but yell out, MY WATER JUST BROKE (so Colin would pick up the pace...)!!! Well, we finally get to the hospital and then realize we have no idea where we are going! We had Gideon in Delta so we've never been to the Logan Labor and Delivery. Colin parks in a parking spot and then I have to walk all the way to the hospital entrance, get in a wheelchair, take the elevator to labor and delivery and then make our way through the hospital until we get to check in... When we get to Registration, the nurse looks at me and asks Colin, "Is she in labor?" DUUUUHHHH! I basically told her that yes I was in labor and could she please open the door so I can go and have a beautiful little baby when she got the time (this is an exaggeration, I basically yelled, "I'm having this baby NOW!"). So the staff at Logan Regional is amazing! They got me in there undressed and in a hospital gown and had everything set up for me. Besides the fact that they kept telling me not to push, they were spot on with my care! So the entire time, which actually only amounts to about ten minutes, I'm pushing while they are telling me not to push and my OB gets there just in time to watch Kaleb make his way into the world! Dr. Olsen and I were the first to see that it was a boy and I immediately got to hold him (the baby, not Dr. Olsen)!
Kaleb's 1 minute Apgar was an 8 and his five minute was a 9. He still has a pretty high bilirubin count, but it isn't too bad so he won't have to do the lights...hopefully.
We are home and doing well and we appreciate all of your warm wishes and congratulations!
Monday, December 27, 2010
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Hello everyone!
I just wanted to let you all know that I love you and am so happy to have you in my life! You are all such a blessing to Colin and I.
We were glad to see so many family members this Christmas season and thought of those who weren't around often. We didn't get to spend much time with friends so let me take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for your continued friendship!
Now for the update:
Christmas was fabulous! Gideon got a Radio Flyer tricycle from Santa and he absolutely loves it! He has only been riding for a few minutes at a time though thanks to the cold weather! LOL! He also got a "choo-choo", lots of clothes, a darling pea-coat; a baseball mitt; and lots of other stuff that I'm sure will be lost within the next few weeks ;)!
Colin got two sleeping bags and a small tent so he can have some father-son adventures with Gideon; some movies; two hoodies; some Aggie gear; two new church shirts and ties; and a fun book called "Kerplunk!"
I made off really well with a Glee CD, food processor, MP3 player (yeah I've never owned one...), a fondue pot, a hoodie, an Aggie shirt, movies, and the new Taylor Swift CD.
That's right, we're spoiled! Especially since Colin and I had so much to be thankful for this year that we didn't ask for ANYTHING! Thanks everyone!
So, Colin took the GRE. We are just waiting for scores...fingers crossed! He is glad to be done with school, though we're not sure if he has officially graduated because of a very annoying advisor that hasn't done his part. Don't worry, the angry letter is written and ready to be sent as soon as I need to ;). I say officially because he has completed all of the requirements, the advisor just hasn't pushed the paperwork and now it's the holidays and apparantely no one works during this time. It's all good. I'm sure we'll be around for a little while longer. Beware Wayne Wurtsbaugh: nine-months along and bad news don't mix well! LOL!
I am just getting through this pregnancy! I'm totally excited/nervous! Now that the main holidays are over, baby #2 is welcome at any time...except for after my due date! LOL! But seriously, we are anxious to meet the newest addition and find out the sex! Other than that, I'm just working on vinyl! I absolutely love my little vinyl shop and am experiencing success with it this year! Finally MAKING money instead of spending it! LOL! Please feel free to visit my blog anytime you need a gift for someone and don't have any idea what to get them!
Gideon is just as adorable as ever!!! I can't believe how much he keeps growing. Sometimes I want to yell at time and tell it to stand still so I can have all of those past days for just a little longer but then again, he gets cuter and cuter as time goes by. It's a lose/lose for a mother! He amazes us with his intelligence. He can accurately identify several letters in the alphabet and can also read a few words like mom, ball, clap, etc. We just love him!
Well, we hope that 2011 is just as eventful and that you are all healthy and blessed with the things you need! We love, love, love you!
I just wanted to let you all know that I love you and am so happy to have you in my life! You are all such a blessing to Colin and I.
We were glad to see so many family members this Christmas season and thought of those who weren't around often. We didn't get to spend much time with friends so let me take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for your continued friendship!
Now for the update:
Christmas was fabulous! Gideon got a Radio Flyer tricycle from Santa and he absolutely loves it! He has only been riding for a few minutes at a time though thanks to the cold weather! LOL! He also got a "choo-choo", lots of clothes, a darling pea-coat; a baseball mitt; and lots of other stuff that I'm sure will be lost within the next few weeks ;)!
Colin got two sleeping bags and a small tent so he can have some father-son adventures with Gideon; some movies; two hoodies; some Aggie gear; two new church shirts and ties; and a fun book called "Kerplunk!"
I made off really well with a Glee CD, food processor, MP3 player (yeah I've never owned one...), a fondue pot, a hoodie, an Aggie shirt, movies, and the new Taylor Swift CD.
That's right, we're spoiled! Especially since Colin and I had so much to be thankful for this year that we didn't ask for ANYTHING! Thanks everyone!
So, Colin took the GRE. We are just waiting for scores...fingers crossed! He is glad to be done with school, though we're not sure if he has officially graduated because of a very annoying advisor that hasn't done his part. Don't worry, the angry letter is written and ready to be sent as soon as I need to ;). I say officially because he has completed all of the requirements, the advisor just hasn't pushed the paperwork and now it's the holidays and apparantely no one works during this time. It's all good. I'm sure we'll be around for a little while longer. Beware Wayne Wurtsbaugh: nine-months along and bad news don't mix well! LOL!
I am just getting through this pregnancy! I'm totally excited/nervous! Now that the main holidays are over, baby #2 is welcome at any time...except for after my due date! LOL! But seriously, we are anxious to meet the newest addition and find out the sex! Other than that, I'm just working on vinyl! I absolutely love my little vinyl shop and am experiencing success with it this year! Finally MAKING money instead of spending it! LOL! Please feel free to visit my blog anytime you need a gift for someone and don't have any idea what to get them!
Gideon is just as adorable as ever!!! I can't believe how much he keeps growing. Sometimes I want to yell at time and tell it to stand still so I can have all of those past days for just a little longer but then again, he gets cuter and cuter as time goes by. It's a lose/lose for a mother! He amazes us with his intelligence. He can accurately identify several letters in the alphabet and can also read a few words like mom, ball, clap, etc. We just love him!
Well, we hope that 2011 is just as eventful and that you are all healthy and blessed with the things you need! We love, love, love you!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Well, It's December
Greetings everyone!
We have been having a pretty awesome time just enjoying the Logan cold and getting through Colin's final semester at Utah State!
We had an excellent Thanksgiving!!! Colin's parents and little brother were here to celebrate with us and we had a ton of fun! I am also glad to report that I pulled off my first ever Thanksgiving all by myself! It was so rewarding to hear the mmm's coming from appreciative mouths! LOL! I am pretty proud because I spent the first half of Thanksgiving morning in the hospital trying to get some much-needed drugs for this terrible cold/infection I've been battling! By the way, those drugs are still needed as the ones they gave me then are useless...
Anywho, I totally went against all things Thanksgiving and had Colin spatchcock the turkey. It turned out to be the best decision I've ever made in my life! The turkey was moist and cooked in a little over an hour...that's right an HOUR! Apparently it was the most delicious turkey anyone at our Thanksgiving table had ever had. I say apparently because I hate turkey and didn't touch the thing.
I also don't like stuffing but made it because I'm a stickler for traditional Thanksgiving foods. Well, I guess there's something to not liking Thanksgiving foods, because Colin's family (especially Lauren) raved about the stuffing and said it was the best they had ever had. I give credit to using way too much butter in EVERYTHING! LOL!
Anywho, enough tooting my own horn! This week is going to be a pretty difficult one for Colin because he is getting ready for all of his finals, papers, etc. And on Saturday...the GRE. I'm not worried about it. Colin is the smartest guy I know. I think he's more nervous that it's a "oh-my-gosh-this-determines-whether-I-get-into-a-good-school-or-not" kind of test. Whatever, he'll do great. But if you want to say a little prayer for him sometime this week, he would really appreciate it!
Gideon is going strong and being all boy! He absolutely loves Spiderman and anything "Ho Ho Ho" which is anything Nightmare Before Christmas/Christmas related. Yes we sorta screwed up our son by letting him watch Jack Skellington dress up as Santa. My mother-in-law is not pleased. I could care less. Actually, I think it's kinda cute. For Christmas he wants a bike. Every time he sees Santa he starts yelling at him: "Bike, Bike, Bike!" It's totally adorable. Oh yeah, and he actually likes Santa this year! Woohoo! Thank you Jack Skellington, LOL!
I am doing ok, except for the cold/infections. I'm totally thinking that the Lord is preparing me for this new baby because for the past two weeks I've been up every two hours every night. Maybe I should be grateful. And I am. Truly. I am so blessed! I have a wonderful family and another baby on the way. We have a home and we have parents who love and support us. I am grateful.
We are all excited about the new baby coming in January!!!! Gideon has started organizing everything he owns into "big" or "little". If it's big then it's his and if it's little it finds its way into the baby's crib for the "beebee". Yes, folks, he's adorable. Colin has decided on a few nicknames for the baby already. We still don't know if it's a boy or girl (though I'm 99.9% sure it's a boy) so we've had our hands full trying to come up with nicknames for both sexes. Actually, we only decided on a name for a boy three nights ago! Oh well, at least we've got a name before we bring home a new baby.
Holy rambling, batman! I guess since I haven't been able to talk for two weeks you are all going to get a very wordy version of our going-abouts! LOL!
For Christmas we are heading to my mom and dad's in Nephi. Well, actually, we are going down the 17th and then going to Mesquite, NV on the 19th and then spending the 22nd through 26th with my folks. Colin and I are taking a "Baby-moon". We just wanted to get away and not worry about anything before we have two kids in our cozy little home. Plus, my parents graciously offered to watch Gideon and pay for our trip as a graduation present to Colin.
Well, I'm all talked out. I guess I will save whatever incoherent thoughts are still in my brain for next time! Love you all and Merry Christmas!
We have been having a pretty awesome time just enjoying the Logan cold and getting through Colin's final semester at Utah State!
We had an excellent Thanksgiving!!! Colin's parents and little brother were here to celebrate with us and we had a ton of fun! I am also glad to report that I pulled off my first ever Thanksgiving all by myself! It was so rewarding to hear the mmm's coming from appreciative mouths! LOL! I am pretty proud because I spent the first half of Thanksgiving morning in the hospital trying to get some much-needed drugs for this terrible cold/infection I've been battling! By the way, those drugs are still needed as the ones they gave me then are useless...
Anywho, I totally went against all things Thanksgiving and had Colin spatchcock the turkey. It turned out to be the best decision I've ever made in my life! The turkey was moist and cooked in a little over an hour...that's right an HOUR! Apparently it was the most delicious turkey anyone at our Thanksgiving table had ever had. I say apparently because I hate turkey and didn't touch the thing.
I also don't like stuffing but made it because I'm a stickler for traditional Thanksgiving foods. Well, I guess there's something to not liking Thanksgiving foods, because Colin's family (especially Lauren) raved about the stuffing and said it was the best they had ever had. I give credit to using way too much butter in EVERYTHING! LOL!
Anywho, enough tooting my own horn! This week is going to be a pretty difficult one for Colin because he is getting ready for all of his finals, papers, etc. And on Saturday...the GRE. I'm not worried about it. Colin is the smartest guy I know. I think he's more nervous that it's a "oh-my-gosh-this-determines-whether-I-get-into-a-good-school-or-not" kind of test. Whatever, he'll do great. But if you want to say a little prayer for him sometime this week, he would really appreciate it!
Gideon is going strong and being all boy! He absolutely loves Spiderman and anything "Ho Ho Ho" which is anything Nightmare Before Christmas/Christmas related. Yes we sorta screwed up our son by letting him watch Jack Skellington dress up as Santa. My mother-in-law is not pleased. I could care less. Actually, I think it's kinda cute. For Christmas he wants a bike. Every time he sees Santa he starts yelling at him: "Bike, Bike, Bike!" It's totally adorable. Oh yeah, and he actually likes Santa this year! Woohoo! Thank you Jack Skellington, LOL!
I am doing ok, except for the cold/infections. I'm totally thinking that the Lord is preparing me for this new baby because for the past two weeks I've been up every two hours every night. Maybe I should be grateful. And I am. Truly. I am so blessed! I have a wonderful family and another baby on the way. We have a home and we have parents who love and support us. I am grateful.
We are all excited about the new baby coming in January!!!! Gideon has started organizing everything he owns into "big" or "little". If it's big then it's his and if it's little it finds its way into the baby's crib for the "beebee". Yes, folks, he's adorable. Colin has decided on a few nicknames for the baby already. We still don't know if it's a boy or girl (though I'm 99.9% sure it's a boy) so we've had our hands full trying to come up with nicknames for both sexes. Actually, we only decided on a name for a boy three nights ago! Oh well, at least we've got a name before we bring home a new baby.
Holy rambling, batman! I guess since I haven't been able to talk for two weeks you are all going to get a very wordy version of our going-abouts! LOL!
For Christmas we are heading to my mom and dad's in Nephi. Well, actually, we are going down the 17th and then going to Mesquite, NV on the 19th and then spending the 22nd through 26th with my folks. Colin and I are taking a "Baby-moon". We just wanted to get away and not worry about anything before we have two kids in our cozy little home. Plus, my parents graciously offered to watch Gideon and pay for our trip as a graduation present to Colin.
Well, I'm all talked out. I guess I will save whatever incoherent thoughts are still in my brain for next time! Love you all and Merry Christmas!
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