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.

August 7, 2012 9:56 AM (K)

The plan was to come in at 6:30 AM and get induced. Around 8 o'clock they broke my water and that is when things started to go downhill. Turns out that there is already something that he takes after me, he got mad when they took away his swimming pool. With every contraction I had he would push on his cord and therefore making his heart rate and everything go down. So after laying in pain for a few hours and getting to 5 cm it was decided that if we waited any longer than the outcome wouldn't be as desired. So in we went for a C-Section around 9 o'clock and at 9:56 AM the little guy joined us in this world. He came out weighing 7 lbs 5 oz, 21 inches long, head measuring 34 cm, dark blue eyes, and a full head of brown hair with blonde highlights. He is just the cutest baby!

Taken Aug 8, 2012: Check out his awesome hair, he is just the cutest!!

Head shots taken Aug 7. Body shots taken Aug 8

Now I am in more pain than I really want to be, but he is worth every little bit of pain. I'm glad that the 3 of us can be in the hospital together and just relax and get to know each other until we have to go home. I do have the best husband ever though. He has been by my side every possible second and done everything possible to make me feel better. He is already turning out to be an amazing father, just as I thought he would. He is even willing to change the dirty diapers and deal with any messes that the baby or I make.

Baby Coming in the early morning

Tomorrow we get to be at the hospital at 6:30 AM to get induced. We have no idea how long it will take, but even if it takes all day, we will still have our little boy tomorrow.

Not sure when I took this,  however I love this picture. It looks like someone is looking down on you from Heaven.

K:  I'm not really sure how I feel about tomorrow. I am more than ready for this baby to be out and to have my body back. Plus I'm super excited about getting to hold my little baby on the outside. But there is still something that makes me nervous about tomorrow. Is it the fact that I know my life is going to be officially changed forever or what? It's not really the idea of the pain that is getting me wigged out, that I'm not worried about I know that it can be very painful and I'm expecting it to be. So maybe it's just the thought of something possibly going wrong? I'm not really sure. I do know that when I was at the hospital setting up the appointment and they said tomorrow for it all I got this overwhelming feeling about the end being in sight and just not knowing what to do with it. Do I celebrate with my Hubby and have a good time as our last night of being just the 2 of us? Do I go crazy and try to get everything clean? I'm not really sure what I'm suppose to be doing right now. But I'll just try and relax and make it through the day. Hopefully my Hubby wont be working too late and we can be together one last time as just the two of us.

Aug 2, Due Date (K)

So today when I woke up I started to quote Dr. Sues "Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to great places! You're off and away!" hoping to give some kind of encouragement to little the guy. But half way through the day and it doesn't look like he is coming today. I want to cry. My back is in great pain and I'm not really sure what else I can go to convince the little one to join our world. But until then I guess I just get to sit and try to relax and just get over the pain. No use in really stressing about something you really don't have control over. Still I am going to try and stay positive and say that there is still the other half of the day to come and even tomorrow... he can't stay in there forever. 

On another note, I have a house full of baby stuff and a little guy that kicks me frequently, and yet I still find myself in amazement that I am going to be a mother. I've always wanted to be a mom and so seeing this dream in reach is just crazy for me. I know that he is going to have loving parents and grandparents and that he is going to have lots of love in his life, but I still am a little worried that I wont know what to do. I don't expect to be some expert, but now that this is staring me in the face, I am just looking for answers and hoping that I have an idea about how to solve whatever problems come my way.

1+1=3...almost

The last post we did was after we found out we are having a little boy. Well It is 2 days before the due date (Aug 2) and we are still waiting to meet the little guy. He is getting named after his daddy, which is also the first names of his Grandpa and Papa. We did get the chance to take some really great photos and I absolutely love them. Well we didn't take them, we just stood there and looked pretty.  But here are some of the pictures we got to be in and we will update again once the little guy has come into our world.

Prego Picture 1

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K: I love the look on his face in this one. He really is going to make one great father.

S: Just waiting for the little one.

Prego Picture 2

2)
K: Our amazing photographer has such creative ideas, I'm glad that we are able to use her talent so often.Thank you so much A.K.!

S: I love being with my wonderful wife and the baby.

Prego Picture 3

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K: I have the hardest time kissing in pictures when he makes me laugh, but it is still a great picture.

S: I love it whenever K smiles when I kiss her.

Prego Picture 4

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K: I feel like I am just so big, I'm ready for the little guy to come on out and leave my rib-cage alone.

Prego Picture 5

S: She looks so sweet in this picture.








5)
K: When she was taking the picture she told us how she was going to put him in a blur, the picture came out even better than I thought it would.

S: She just looks really pretty in this picture.

Prego Picture 6

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K: He loves kissing my forehead and does it every time we take pictures. I think it is so cute.

S: I love when the photographer takes our ideas in the pictures. This was my contribution.

Prego Picture 7

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K: Okay, so even though I love this photo my first thought is that it looks like we are having 3 little ones, not just our one little boy. So just to clarify, we are only having one little boy.

S: I like the excitement of this picture.

Prego Picture 8

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K: The sign came from one of the baby showers and it turned out being very useful in picture too.

S: I like it. The angle of this picture is just so cool.

Prego Picture 9

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K: I love how this one came out as well. Putting the sign on the ground was my idea, but our lovely photographer was able to manipulate it to make it look fantastic!

S: I love how this picture makes us look trapped by the sign, it's cool.

Prego Picture 10

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K: It's not often that he will stand there with his arms around me, but when he does it make me smile and just filled with joy.

S: This is one of my favorite pictures because I love holding my K.

Prego Picture 11

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Prego Picture 12

K: Getting to this picture was a little tricky. The weeds kept trying to hold us back and lets face it, getting on the ground is not the easiest for me to do. Then again it's not as hard as getting up again. Good thing I've got a great guy always there to help.

S: I love always being there to help my K.





12)
K: If it fits alright we want to bring him home in this outfit. But we now that it might not happen. Still it is a really cute outfit and it has a tag on the front that says "Mr. Charming" it's just so perfect!

S: I love how every time K looks at the clothes she always smiles and says something cute.

Prego Picture 13

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K: Once again we are kissing. But this time I'm not laughing and so it looks so much better. But look at those tiny shoes!!

S: I love how the little shoes make it look like there is a heart on her tummy. It's just so cute and the shoes are awesome.

Prego Picture 14

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K: Here we are to finish this little bunch of photos. Great picture and I absolutely love the way it came out.

S: I love how the sun hits in this picture and the image our shadows make in the background.