I love fall

My dad just got in town from Hawaii for a few short days, and since fall doesn't look like this in Hawaii, we decided to go into the canyons to enjoy the fall colors. Here are a few pictures we took while we were up there. It was so beautiful.


I love fall!

This picture cracked me up. Look at Lizzy's pose in the front. I'm not sure where she got that from.

Isabella had a rough week

So the pop that they heard when Isabella was born, was her collar bone breaking. I noticed a huge bump by her neck last week and took her in for x-rays. It is healing nicely and the bump is calcium that should go away over the next few months. While we were at the doctors I had the doctor check to see what her biliruben count was, she was looking like a pumpkin. It was 23, so we had to cook her in a bilibed for 3 days and nights. She didn't enjoy that very much. To top it off, she gets a lot of kisses from Elizabeth and Joshua, who both happen to have colds. Even though we try to have them not kiss her face, they mostly all land on her face. So now she has a cold, so I get to sit up with her all night so she can breath. I think she is thinking it was a lot better inside my belly. We are still so happy to have her here.

SHE is finally here!

Well she is finally here. Isabella Anuhea weighed in at 8 pounds 11 ounces. My biggest baby yet. Joshua is still in denial that she is a girl, he really wanted a brother, but he still can't stop giving her kisses. Elizabeth can't help enough. Every time I change Bella's diaper, Lizzy has to change her baby dolls diaper. Every morning she bursts into my room around 6:30 to give "The Girl Baby" kisses. Since we didn't know what we were having, she was sure we were having a girl baby, so the name has stuck with Lizzy. Sarah has turned into the little mother and keeps begging Shane and I to stay in bed all day long so she can get the kids ready, and feed them their meals all by herself. It has been a little rough since Bella likes to stay up during the hours of 1 AM to about 5 AM, and she was born the same time school was starting. So needless to say I feel like I'm really out of the whole schedule. Life is great, and we are all doing well.

I've been so blessed

Well, I am suppose to be induced tomorrow. I think this post is more for me then for anyone else. I just wanted to remind myself why being pregnant has been such a great experience. Since I get so sick, it is so easy to remember all of the negative things about it, but some day when I look back, I want to remember all of the good as well.
1. The first 5 months, I could barely get off of the couch. Since I had two miscarriages with Elizabeth, I realized I was sick with them, but not as sick. So being really sick is a sign that my pregnancy is a good one. 2. Shane did all of the dishes for my first two trimesters, since I would look in the sink and start to throw up(I guess it was a good way to get out of dishes). 3. You really realize what great friends and family you have. Everyone was volunteering to help, taking my kids, bringing in meals, I love you all. 4. I get to see Amy Phip every week. She has come to my house and given me a massage almost every week since I've been out of my first trimester. 5. Exercise seems like the impossible dream. Since I've been out of it for so long, I'm kind of craving it. I can't wait. 6. I feel like I've been forced to slow down and enjoy every little thing with my kids. I already knew they were great, I just think I appreciate even more all of the joy they bring into our home, and how blessed we are to have them. 7. I have a great husband, and our relationship has only grown stronger through this experience. 8. Being sick gives you more time to read. I've probably read about 25 books over the last 9 months. I don't know when I'll have time for even one more, but it was fun while it lasted. 9. The miracle of prayer. I have been able to feel the prayers offered on my behalf, and have appreciated them more then anyone will ever know. 10. I was healthy enough to go to Europe twice with this pregnancy. Once with my Mom, and the second time with my Dad and all of my siblings. I have a great family, and had so much fun spending all of that time with them. This was a double blessing because I'm also thankful that in America we don't have to pay to use the toilets, which almost broke me in Europe. 11. I just can't wait to hold something in my arms again, that I know was with my Heavenly Father just moments ago. I feel so blessed that it is a bit overwhelming. I just needed to remind myself of at least a few reason's that the last nine months have been so great.

Happy Anniversary Honey!

I don't know how Shane did it, but we had a perfect 13th anniversary. I told him not to plan anything because I'm ready to deliver at any minute, and nothing is fun to me right now. He took the day off work. We went to lunch with the kids (because they felt that they needed to celebrate with us). I took a nap and when I woke up the babysitter was there. We went to the temple, and then got takeout at Bombay House (he wanted to go somewhere nicer, but I wanted spicey food just in case it would put me in labor-it didn't). We watched the sunset while we ate. Then it was getting late, and almost time for the babysitter to go home, and we took our last hour just walking around Sugar House Park. It probably sounds a little boring, but it was perfect. Usually we try to do exciting things like swimming with the sharks, hot air balloon rides, going somewhere fun, but this year I needed something just like this. Thanks Shane. I feel so lucky to be married to my best friend, the day couldn't have been more perfect. I love you!

Foreshadowing

OK, so still no excuse for my bad blogging, other then I'm tired. As of yet, no baby! The kids are actually asleep, I have the dishwasher running, and the laundry going, so I have no excuse but to do a quick update. Of course things are busy, summer always is. Joshua has gotten so good at riding his bike this summer, that Elizabeth wanted to join in the fun. In Europe the kids start riding bikes at age 2 (my brother Johnny and his wife Nicky taught us this). They just give the kids bikes without pedals, that way they feel a lot more comfortable when it actually comes time to try riding. Shane found a place in Utah that sells them. Here is Lizzy riding her bike. She loves it, and rides it almost every day.

Well Elizabeth was potty trained before we left for Europe, and then refused to go after we got back. She kept telling me she was a baby and wanted her diapers. So a few weeks after we got back we started the potty training. We took her to Build a Bear and showed her all of the things she could get if she got potty trained. So over the next few week we worked really hard at potty training, without too much pressure. Well after she had clean underwear for a whole week we all went to Build a Bear. Sarah and Joshua had a blast. When Lizzy picked what she wanted it was two small dinosaurs that she didn't ever get to stuff, oh well, she was happy with them.

So since I am so pregnant, I am exhausted all of the time. One day I put Elizabeth down for a nap, told Sarah and Joshua to play quietly, and laid down to take a nap. I started hearing this banging sound, and got up to investigate. For their quiet activity, Sarah and Joshua found a box and decided to ride it down the stairs. At first I was a little angry, since we just got the walls downstairs painted, but then I had to laugh since they decided that they were going to be safe and wear their bike helmets, and had a pile of blankets and pillows at the bottom.


I was so proud of them that they would be so safe without me even having to tell them. Wellllllllllll....
This last week we went boating with Shane's family at Jordan L (since my doctor won't let me go more then a 50 mile radius from the hospital), and we stayed up in Park City. I woke up early on Tuesday and headed down to SLC to my doctor appointment. Just as I was leaving the doctors I got a phone call from Shane. Joshua and his cousin Dayton were climbing up the rock wall. Joshua jumped 8 feet onto the cement sidewalk (without any shoes on). He couldn't walk on either foot, so Shane was taking him down to TOSH to get x-rays. They thought there was a possible break, on his feet, but they couldn't tell. They wrapped the one that was the worst and sent him home on crutches. Well one week later, I got to take him back, get x-rays, just to find out that both feet were broken. The one that hurts the worst is in a blue cast, and the one that doesn't hurt as much has a boot. He has to stay off it for another 2 weeks, and then he can walk on it for another week before they take off the cast. Just what a mom needs to deal with before having a baby. At least he has crutches so we don't have to carry him around. It hasn't slowed him down a bit. Today I saw him on the swing set hanging on the top bar, trying to swing on the chains like Tarzan. I couldn't help but to laugh. I love my kids.

Life is Good:)

Whatever!

So my doctor is going to induce me on September 2, that is only a few days early. Any suggestions on ways to go into labor. Everyone knows that I get desperate in the end, how many times did I drink Caster Oil with Lizzy? I think I might have to try squats.