My birtthday

I had dreaded my birthday.I know I am still in my 20's, but just knowing it was the last yr in my 20's.

My birthday fell on a Wednesday this yr. So I wasn't planning on doing much. Wednesday's Robby is gone all day with both of his jobs. So my plan was just stay home with the kids and baby sit my niece.

But to my surprise my wonderful Robby took the day off to be with me. He got up with the kids. Then they woke me up about 8:30 to wish me happy birthday and take me to breakfast!
Abbey when she woke me up, she said "It's your birthday mom! but we wont celebrate it, just have it." I thought that was funny.

We went to the pancake house in Sugar house. I had never been there, but it was really good!

Then the rest of the day we just hung out at home and relaxed, didn't do any thing, but it was nice.

Robby had to work at the gym that night. My friend Angela watched the kids while I went to the gym with out them, for a break.

After the gym, we went to the store to get some ice cream for dessert. We brought it home to eat and watch a movie.

on the drive home I started having cramps in my lower abdomen. I didn't think anything of it, preg people can get cramps and it's nothing. When I got home they got a little worse. I was thinking maybe braxton hicks, or the baby was pushing on a nerve or maybe I needed to have a bowl movement.

Soon I was noticing they came in a pattern like labor contractions. They weren't painful.a little like period cramps. I started to keep track of them and noticed they came every 10 min or less. I couldn't concentrate on the movie, I was just paying attention to my cramps. Soon they were coming every 5 min. This went on for an hour and a half, and so I called the doctor on call and she said they sounded like contractions. She told me to rest, and drink water (which I had already been doing for an hour and half) She said if I get more then 6 in a hour, to go to the hospital to be monitored. I got 5 in 15 min. They were coming like every 2 min now. They weren't strong, or too painful, but just odd to be having them, I was a little nervous.
so I drove to the hospital.
I was still having contractions in the car.

I got to the hospital and they did a urine sample to look for infection, because that can cause contractions. Then they hooked me up to the belly monitor.

I could feel my slight contractions, but they weren't showing up on the monitor. So they said they would keep monitoring me until my urine sample comes back in a half hour or so, but that they didn't think it was anything and I could go home.

Then about a half later I had a stronger contraction, a more noticeable more painful one. The nurse came in after my contraction and asked if I just had a contraction. She said it showed on the monitored.
after that contraction I started having more and harder ones. They were coming every 2 min, and showing on the monitor.

The resident doctor came in to check me out. He did some other test for infections, and to do a test to see if I would be going into labor in the next 2 weeks or not.

I had no infections, and my test came out negative for labor.

They gave me a shot to stop my contractions, and about 15 min after my shot, they started to slowly go away and then they were gone.

because my test came back neg, and my contractions stoped I went home at 4:30 in the morning.

I am not on "bed rest" But I am suppose to take it easy and rest more, and not pick up the kids if I don't have to.

They want me to continue to take the meds and drink lots of water and see how things go.

But luckily all is looking good. 24 weeks would not be a good time to have a baby. Survival isn't great.

Cabin Fever

We had cabin fever from staying indoors and cold weather. So we decided to head down to our cabin. Our cabin is 2 hours south from here. We went with my sister Lindsey and her family, cousin Audrey, my cousin Amanda and her little family, and my cousin Ryan and his family.
The first morning we went to the little town Fairview for breakfast. we ate at the cafe.

My cousin Amanda made Abbey and Hannah these adorable pillow case dresses!

the cousins

Audrey Jean

Amanda all bundled up because she is sick

Kaylin and Blake

Lindsey with her headache

catching Lizards. Jaden even kissed the lizard.

Poor Amanda, was so sick the whole weekend.

kids in the sand box

playing Frisbee golf

The old swing finally broke after 20 + years. Poor Robby his bum is sore, still.

Poor Rob. Just trying to give Jaden a ride.

My 2 boys!
making dinner

cooking the tinfoil dinner

Gracie and her favorite aunt Audrey
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Just coloring

OH YAY!
cool Abbey

who is that good looking man?
Hemi and Audrey
Abbey doesn't like the campfire smoke in her face.

Audrey brought all the goods for the smores! She went all out with all kinds of chocolates, white, mint, and chocolate with caramel.

Kaylin and Caden sitting around the campfire. Roasting Marshmallows

Abbey loves Blake. Blake got Hannah and Abbey to sleep the 2nd night.

Jaden had a HAY day with the flashlight! He could play with it all day.

The family


Driving home from the cabin.

This is my second post today, look below at my first.

baby Wyatt/pregnancy update

*I am now 24 weeks along.
*had my check up today and the baby sounds good and is messuring on track.
*We still don't know what we will name him. It will probably be Brigham. Robby has names he likes more then Brigham, but I don't like the names he likes, and I have names I like more then Brigham, but Robby doesn't like those names. So the only name we can both agree on is Brigham. It will be Brigham, if we can't think of another one, before he comes.
*My goal this pregnancy was not to gain as much weight this time around as I did the with the first 2. With the First 2 I gained 30 with both.
*So far I've only gained 9 pounds, my doctor is so happy with that. So am I.
*With Jaden at this point I had gained 16. So I think I am doing well with my goal.
*with each appointment, I have to pee in a cup. This time around my doctor found protien in my urin. But because my blood pressure was norm, she wasnt too concerned. But I am a little concerned, I hope it doesn't continue. I do not want to get preeclampsia/Toximia. expecially this early!

Danced with Jesus

Here is how my conversation with Abbey went:

Abbey: When you and dad got married in the temple, I was with Jesus.
Me: yes you were. What were you doing with Jesus?
Abbey: We were at my temple and my brother was there too.
Me: oh really? What did you do at the temple?
Abbey: Heavenly father was there too. We ate cookies and milk.
Me: Oh that sounds like fun.
Abbey: yep, and I danced with Jesus too.
Me: wow! that is good!
Abbey: Yep....... can I have a Popsicle?

Out with the old, in with the new.

Tomorrow is Abbey's last day of gymnastics. It makes me sad to think she will be done. She likes gymnastics and is really good at it. But She wants to try dance. She can only do one, we can't afford both. So she chose to do dance.
I am happy for her to do dance, but she has been doing gymnastics for just about 2 years. She has become quite good at it, and likes it. It's just sad to see her stop.
I wish she could do both.

Next week will be Jaden's first day of gymnastics! I am excited for him. He has been watching Abbey for 2 yrs and always wants to join in. So he finally gets to. He will do a mommy me class. They are so fun and good for kids to do. I am sure he will love it!

a clean house

Today is one of those days when I look at my house and cry because I can't ever keep up on it.

I feel like other mom's are so organized and good house keepers and then my house doesn't stay clean for more then a half hour! What am I doing wrong??

I feel like I spend time every day and It never gets clean. I only have 2 kids, so why?

Am I just Lazy and I need to clean every second, of every day?

*Laundry is always piled sky high!
*I have to clean my kitchen 3 times a day, or it's a disaster!
*I have toys strung out from one end of the house to the other.
*kids are dragging out blankets and clothes out.
*Abbey is constantly pulling clothes down out of her closet.

I feel like I clean the kitchen, living room, and play room all day, and have nothing to show for it.

I clean those rooms, because if any one were to come over that is what they see. So my bathrooms and bed rooms get neglected because I am so busy with the other rooms.

I also feel guilty because I am so worried about my house, that I don't play with my kids as much as I should. But if I don't clean my house, I get way ornery and depressed and can't play with my kids. So it's just a lose, lose situation.

You would never know I worry about my house, when you look at it.

When I am sick, like I was the last 2 days. My house goes to pots. Now I have triple the mess, and I am just so overwhelmed looking at it.

How does every one else do it? Why can't I keep the house clean? Why does my house make or break my mood?

Sorry to vent, it's not a very fun, uplifting post.

Just stuff

*Saturday the day before Mothers day, we had a family BBQ at my grandparents house. It was lots of fun. I wish I had my camera to take pictures.

*Sunday, (Mothers day) Robby had forgotten it was Mothers day, and I ended up getting up with the kids. It was a hectic morning with kids fighting, messes, and bugs. But once Robby got up at 10:30 am and realized it was Mothers day, It ended up to be a good day. Robby and Jaden got me some hair products. We went to My Aunts and Uncles on my dad's side of the family and had a BBQ. It was fun. Again I didn't have my camera. I brought it and forgot to bring it in for pictures.

*Robby took Abbey to the flower patch to get me flowers for Mothers day. Because Robby worked there for yrs, he gets special treatment when he goes in. Abbey got to pick out each flower, and go in the back and help them arrange the bouquet. Saturday evening she brought me flowers. Here she is with them. She was so excited. She told me it was the center piece for the table.
* Robby got the kids these little chairs. They love to sit on them.

*Abbey has wanted to take dance class for so long. She wants to take Ballet. So she went to her first day of dance. She did so well! What I mean is; she listened so well, and tried so hard to get all the steps down. She was so cute and happy! She didn't quite have the coordination, She was one of the shortest girls. She had cute pudgy legs, and a round belly!! Not the body of a Ballerina, but she loves it! I am sure with time she will get it down. Here are some pictures of her first dance class.

* Lindsey and Hannah let Abbey borrow an Ballet outfit. Maybe now she will be able to move easier, and look like a Ballerina!

dadda, planet earth, and I couldn't do it with out you.

Yesterday I took the kids out for a walk. I put Jaden and my Niece Boston in our double stroller. I had Abbey ride her bike along side of us. Abbey did so good at keeping up with the pace. She even went a mile or so. So when we got home from our little joy ride I told Abbey "You did so good riding your bike. You went really fast and went a long ways!" She replied " mom, I couldn't have done it with out you."

yesterday I was washing dishes. Abbey was watching me. I had left the water running, and Abbey said "Mom, you can't leave the water running like that. my gymnastic teacher told me we need to turn off the water and not let it run too long, so we can save planet Earth."

a couple days ago, I was saying words and having Jaden repeat the words that I say. I would tell him to say "Abbey" and he would repeat it "Babba" Say "Jaden" "Jadee" and so on. Then I got to Robby. I would say " say Robby" He would say "dadda" When ever I asked him to say "Robby" he would say "dadda"

Just an update

My 2 cuties. They just love each other so much.

*Robby has been hard at work. If he isn't working at ACF West, or teaching at the gym, then he is at home teaching Muay Thai in our Garage or doing numerous house projects. He is a hard working man. But always makes time for me and the kids. He is such a great dad and husband!

*Our garden seems do be doing well. I think we will make more garden boxes and do another garden or two.

*I am done with this semester of school! aw, feels nice. Last week was such a busy week with finals. I anxious to find out my score on my last 2 papers, and test.

I am taking the summer off from school because of so many things going on and traveling.

* I started baby sitting my Niece Boston. She is Robby's brothers little girl. I baby sit her Mon-Friday, about 7-10 hours a day. Abbey loves helping and playing with Boston. Abbey makes it so easy on me to baby sit, she helps out a lot!

* Abbey wants to try out dance. So this week we will try a dance class and see how that goes. If she likes it more then gymnastics, we will take her out of gymnastics and put her in dance. We also signed her up for preschool. She is so excited!

*Abbey has asked me a couple of times "Why does Boston have short hair?" I tell her it's because she is only 1, and it hasn't grown yet.

The other day Abbey wanted Boston to go play with her. Abbey said to Boston: "Come on my little short haired buddy!" The way she said it, cracked me up!

*Jaden is still my love able little man. luckily his mean streak has gone.

*He is really into cars right now. He even wants to take his car to bed with him. His talking is coming slowly but surely.

*Baby boy Wyatt still has no name. Good thing we still have 18-19 weeks to think of a name. So far He is doing well. He moves all over the place. I am 21 weeks now.

*p.s. the house remodeling project that we started in February still isn't done! we mostly finished the play room, we just need to put on a few more baseboards and that will be done. But we still have to finish our floor in the living room. How I wish it were done, and have no idea when it will be done.