Before things get REALLY crazy!! An update!

,Like most families, December is super crazy for us! This year is no exception!! In fact, this year is even crazier than usual.
We started out December getting all moved in and set up for Christmas.. We are all so excited for the holiday! We have done lots of fun little Christmas crafts, and are goingto bake treats the next few days!!
Shortly after we got moved in, my Mother-in-law, Brother-in-law and his family came for a visit. What a wonderful time!! (I am one of those weird-os who love their in-laws!) It was so nice to get to visit and relax! They have the sweetest little boys who are just months apart from my boys. It was wonderful!! 
Next we will be celebrating our Christmas on the 21st of December because on the 22nd, we head to Idaho for Christmas. I am exited for Christmaswith family, however, I am less excited for a quick turn around trip.  I will post more about the festivities afterward!! Merry Christmas!

How much stuff can I fit into one post??

Well, life never does stop, does it?? We have been like crazy people lately, and it shows NO sign of slowing down!
Lets start with the yucky...My body would never get rid of the pregnancy I lost, so yesterday I went in to have a d&c surgery. It is a quick, easy procedure...But last night and tonight have not been easy. Tonight is my fault though, because I way overdid it today..More of that later!! We still plan to try for 2 more children, but I don't know how many more miscarriages I can go through.
Enough of that....Lets talk about why I have been so busy today...We got to move into our new home!! We love it here. Every last one of us. We have more space than we know what to do with!! It is home!! (pics coming soon!!)
We are all set up and ready for Christmas!! I am getting all of the stuff I ordered online for the kids and it is exciting!! They will have a nice Christmas!
We are expecting company later tonight or early in the morning! My mother-in-law, brother-in-law and his family are coming to visit. VERY exciting!!
We FINALLY got our first REAL snow yesterday. Crazy, cause last year at the end of November over 10 inches had fallen!
The last bit of news is that we are taking a quick trip to Idaho at Christmas. It is going to be crazy and busy, but I think it will be worth it.

Hope you all have a wonderful, fun, SAFE holiday season!

Crazy Life

Well, lets start with the bad news...On Tuesday, I started spotting. I know that spotting can be normal in the first trimester but I still went to the doctor. They did an ultrasound, and found nothing but an empty sac. A baby never formed. We are so sad, but will survive. I am struggling because my body hasn't realized that I am pregnant (other than the light spotting) so I still feel pregnant...Morning sickness, fatigue all the fun stuff. It is making me crazy. It is one thing to feel awful and know you are getting a baby out of it, but to feel awful for NO reason kinda stinks. Since my body isn't taking care of everything itself, I go in Wednesday for a D&C. This is the 3rd pregnancy I have lost, and we don't know the reason. We will try again soon!

Now onto the good news! We got our house...Well....In a manner of speaking. Since we closed the day before Thanksgiving, we were not able to get a few things done that needed done before we moved in. We did spend Thanksgiving moving the majority of our stuff in, and we will be all in by Monday. I am super duper excited! Beyond, actually. I love my new home, and can't wait to enjoy the morning sun coming in my windows! (Basement apartments lack that!)

I didn't finish my thankful list. I have 2 more that I need to do. I am thankful for all of the love and support I have been shown this last week. I am soo blessed to know the people I do!! I am also thankful for friends inviting me to their house for Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving, but with everything going on, I did not feel like doing a dinner! So thank you Ann, for cooking for us and inviting us over! Also thank you to Audra for feeding us on Thanksgiving!

November thankful list 2011 #22

Today, I am thankful for CHRISTMAS MUSIC!! I have been dying to be able to decorate, but it is obviously a waste of time until we move...Yesterday, I started listening to some Christmas music, and it makes me happy!! (My husband was less impressed when he got home from work and heard it!)

Cierra is thankful that her kitty, who has been sick, is still alive and we are able to get some liquid down her.

8 weeks!

Today marks 8 weeks...4 more weeks left of this trimester which, hopefully means only 4 weeks of constant exhaustion and morning sickness! (Have I mentioned how WRONG that name is? It should be called all-day-every-day-knock-you-on-your-rear-best-friends-with-the-toilet sickness...I suppose morning sickness is shorter.) I go in in ONE week for my first ultrasound, and am soo excited and nervous. I haven't had any symptoms of miscarriage..Quite the opposite in fact...But that nagging fear is still there. We are all super excited about the pregnancy, and already talk about how nice it will be to have a newborn in the house again. We are all rooting for a little girl. Even Blayke! There are so many things I am already looking forward to! Breastfeeding, the smell of a new baby, wearing a newborn, sweet baby cuddles...It's gonna be a long 9 months! And Woody is at least as excited as I am! I just hope he isn't disappointed if baby comes out a boy....

Well, here is my 8 week belly shot. I plan on doing them every 2 weeks!

November thankful list 2011 # 20 & 21

Recently, a blogger I like had a 2 year-old daughter pass away. She had a terminal illness that reared its ugly head around 4 months old. Anyway, it has been heartbreaking to read the blog lately. The one they posted of Daddy sleeping with the baby girls bunny on his chest gives me a lump in my throat just to think about it. I am so thankful that my children are healthy and active. Sometimes I take it for granted. But I am oh-so-thankful. Words can't even express it. And not just today or yesterday, but every day. I know how blessed I am to say that so far, my 3 children are healthy and happy. SOO thankful for this one!

I am also thankful for the Temple. I am thankful for the ordinances performed there that enable my family and I to be sealed for eternity. I am thankful for the peace that I am sure it will bring me when I am faced with adversity in the future. SO thankful.

November thankful list 2011 #19

#19 I am thankful for the holidays. Specifically, Christmas. I am thankful for the opportunity to celebrate and teach my children of the birth of our Savior. It is a beautiful time of year. I am thankful that I have my beautiful children and wonderful husband to spend it with and to build traditions with! I can barely wait to get out the decorations this year! I love, love, LOVE this time of year!
Cierra is working with her Daddy today, so I don't have one from her..And when I ask Blayke, his response is always, "NOTHING!" Love 4 year-olds!