Quationairre for Karen

The five rules of the game are:
1. Each person must  post 11 things about themselves.
2. Answer the questions the nominator asked, and create 11 questions for your nominees to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Go to the 11 people's pages and tell them.
5. No Tag backs!

1) I am 7th of 8 kids
2) First time I saw my husband he was mowing my lawn
3) I eat my pizza "backwards" aka crust 1st
4) I own a pair of footy pajamas for adults (as does my husband)
5) I will almost never say no to pizza, ice cream, or salads
6) I am going to school to get my degree in business management - marketing
7) I have recently decided that I love sleep
8) I hate it when cupboards and drawers are left open
9) I love photography and wish that I had a real camera so I could take better pictures
10) I've been around kids all my life and have changed many diapers, but it took me having a kid of my own to get peed on
11) I find horror movies to be stupid and pointless

1. What are your feelings on Harry Potter?
-absolutely love, read all the books before seeing the movies. It was 4th grade when I started reading the series, or was it 3rd?
 
2. What is your love language? If you don't know, then which would you rather have a)gift b)acts of service c)words of affection  d) physical touch or e) quality time, and why?
- Quality time (8), Acts of Service (7), Words of Affirmation (5), Receiving Gifts (5), Physical Touch (5)
 
3. What country would you visit if you could? And if not any then why?
- Ireland, Japan, and China
 
4. How do you like to relax?
- watching a good movie with my family
 
5. Do you believe ignorance is bliss?
- i feel as though this is a trick question
 
6. As an American do you feel any responsibility to vote? Or even to be in politics?
- Yes, I feel as though you can't complain about something if you didn't vote for/against it
 
7. What are your top 3 favorite colors?
- green, black, and blue & yellow are tied
 
8. Do you or would you like to speak another language?
- I would like to know spanish better just because there are so many spanish speakers around me now. But just to know a language I would pick either Japanese or ASL  
 
9. Are there any books you would suggest I read?
- I love the 7 habits books so if you haven't read those, you should.
 
10. What are your feelings on nicknames?
- go for it, as long as you don't call my son BJ
 
11. What does music mean to you? 
- there is always a call for music

Family Update

Well what is there to say? Our little boy is now 3 months old and sleeps rather well through the night, however he falls asleep easiest and stays asleep longer when Mom is right there next to him. He  loves his Daddy, but he is Mommy's little boy (most days). Dad is now an Elder in the church and we are one step closer to getting sealed in the Temple (trying for Provo). Mom is back in school and trying to keep everything balanced with baby, house, and homework.

Mom and Baby did go to Northern Cali for one of baby's cousin's baptism and see some of the family and have fun. We even went to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm (Baby's 1st visit), the one Mom went to as a kid. Keeping a video chat going with Dad each night so he wouldn't miss a thing. Then Mom and Baby flew to Southern Cali where Dad picked them up and got to see Dad's extended family. Then off to Baby's 1st trip to Disneyland!

Baby was Mickey while on of his cousins was Minnie, we all had a great time going trick-or-treating.  Then as the adults played games, the two little ones fell asleep, so cute.


Below are lots of pictures to keep up with.

Sept 15, 2012 - Wake up Dad, it's your birthday!

Sept 15, 2012 - Happy Birthday Daddy!

Sept 15, 2012 - All the Yummy food for Dad's birthday.

Oct 2, 2012 - 1st time holding his rattle

Oct 7, 2012 - 2 months old

Oct 7, 2012 - 2 months old

Oct 7 , 2012 - 2 months old

Oct 8, 2012 - watching Papa's soccer game with Dad

Oct 12, 2012 - Visiting Family in California (Grandma, Baby, & Cousins)

Oct 12, 2012 - Cousins in California

Oct 12, 2012 - such a helpful cousin

Oct 17, 2012 - The oldest holding the youngest

Oct 18, 2012 - hanging out with cousins and one of my cool aunts

Oct 20, 2012 - at the mall with a cool aunt

Oct 20, 2012 - talking to dad on the computer

Oct 21, 2012 - at bishop's pumpkin patch

Oct 21,2012 - Mom and her BF (DIP)

Oct 21, 2012 - sleeping in the pumpkins

Oct 22, 2012 - sleeping on the plan with mom

Oct 22, 2012 - hanging with great-grandpa

Oct 23, 2012 - baby's 1st ride at Disneyland (1st trip)

Oct 31, Baby's 1st Halloween

Oct 31, 2012 - Mickey & Minnie

Oct 31, 2012 - Mickey Mouse

Oct 31, 2012 - passed out after trick-or treating

Nov 7, 2012 - 3 months old

Nov 7, 2012 - 3 months old

Nov 9, 2012 - sleeping with Mom's bear

Nov 11, 2012 - Dad's an Elder

Nov 11, 2012 - like father like son

September 28, 2012 - Bridalveil Falls

We went up to Bridalveil Falls up in Provo Canyon with the Johnson family. We got to feed some fish and enjoy the short hike. We also took a good amount of pictures. It was great and we are super glad that we are able to spend time with our families so often. Just wish that there were more of them in the area.

Brigham City Temple Trip

 On September 1, 2012 we got to visit the Brigham City Temple and walk through it. There were a lot of people there and it took about 2 hours. However, it was worth it. 

Karen: As we walked through the temple I held my baby (as well as my Hubby's hand, at some points). I think that this brought the spirit closer to me than I have ever felt it before. Stephen was asleep for a good part of it, but he was awake as we went through the different rooms. The Celestial Room was  just amazing and I felt as though my brother (who died before I was born) was standing right there with me. The spirit has been so much stronger since our little one arrived. I feel so lucky to have him with me and to be able to spend so much time with him. He is just a little bundle of joy and I don't know what I would do without him. In January (hopefully 3rd) we are going to be getting sealed in the temple (probably Provo) and then we will be able to be together for time AND ALL ETERNITY. This was really a great thing for us, I'm glad we got to go.

The 2 Week Adventure (K)

Aug 21, 2012

Our little guy has past his two week mark now. When we went to his two week appointment it was also the day that he got a specific operation done. He was so brave and did really well, he is even healing very well as well. I know that he wont remember getting it done, but he will be happy in the future for it and it just makes everything look better.

Aug 21, 2012

Other than that he is growing up very nicely and he is really starting to develop his own look.  We are all still getting to know each other, but it is going really well and we are just a happy family.

Family: Near and Far (K)

I'm sure that having a newborn (almost 2 weeks old) baby has a lot to do with it, but we have talked to a lot more family lately. It's been really nice and but it really makes me wish when the majority of my siblings were in the state. This last summer break my oldest sister took a trip and saw family all across the US. I wish that I could take a trip like that and see those that I haven't seen in months/years. In October we are going to California and get to see some family, but there is never enough time to see everybody. I hope that we can make it all work and see some of my old friends on top of seeing family from both sides of the family. Plus we have a really cute little boy for people to see. So hopefully others will actually put forth the effort to see us in the limited time we will be there. Anyway, this was just a RTP (random thought post) and I hope that if you are family or friend that we haven't seen lately, hopefully we will see you sooner rather than later.

-K

Hospital Stay and Coming Home (K)

Everything went really well at the hospital. My only real complaint was that one night after he had gone to the nursery to get checked, he came back with a pacifier. Now I'm not against them, but we went planning on giving him one so soon. Why you may ask, because we didn't want nipple confusion when we would eat, and guess what happened? It was very difficult to get him to eat the next few days after they gave that to him, but it seems like we have worked through that and he now knows the difference.

Aug 11, 2012

The other thing was the food. It was actually really yummy, but I really didn't have much of an appetite, so I didn't get to eat it, instead I gave it to DADDY. So it isn't really a downfall for the hospital, but more so for me.

Aug 11, 2012

Coming home seemed easier than it really was. Although it had been cleaned before we got home, I was suddenly aware of every little thing that was out of place. Not that it's anyone but my own fault, I just got very overwhelmed upon our return home. But the baby seemed to take to it very nicely. His only fit was having to be strapped down in the car-seat.

I somehow thought that our first day back would be quiet and we would get everything put together, but I was wrong. That seems to have been the day with the most traffic. I don't really mind that people wanted to come see the new baby. That just makes sense. So I wasn't bothered by people being here, I was just a little surprised to see so many people in and out of my house that day.

Our new family - Aug 11, 2012

Later that night I became so overwhelmed with everything that had just happened, I broke down into tears. Every time that I break down into tears DADDY gets very nervous and isn't sure as to what to do. But still he does what he can to comfort me and tries to solve whatever problem that he can see that might be upsetting me. But the fact is, I am just adjusting to the new life and trying to make it through each hour without getting too stressed. Still I love my little family and I am willing to go through anything to keep it happy.