Pet Peeves!!!

So I am so irritated by people who text while they are driving! I mean COME ON! I would be so mad if someone dumb drive-texter caused me to get into a wreck or wrecked into me because they were being completely careless. Sorry if I'm making someone out there in blogland mad because of my opinion on this, but I would never intentionally do anything to put my or anyone else's precious' in danger because I was being THAT careless. Sorry peeps, but it's a bad judgement call. That's my rant for the day!

My life, my joy....

I have always known that my life's ambition was to be a mother. I just never imagined how trying and painstaking motherhood could actually be. Shortly after Wyatt was born I was so ready to have another baby. Wyatt was somewhat of a colicky baby, but I knew that most of it was due to the fact that I was so ill after he was born and had to undergo several surgeries, so because of all the anesthetic in my system my breast milk made him very belly achy, and barfy. So I was unable to nurse him longer than 5 months, but I was still so happy that I had provided him as long as I could. Wyatt has always been my little mama's boy. He rarely lets me out of his site, and loves to just follow and chatter as he goes. I feel like he has always been very advanced for his age, maybe I'm a little bias, maybe not, but for sure he is one smart little kid. He was such a sweet and lovey little baby, always a cuddler. Which has always suited me just fine! So after having such a sweet little boy, who wouldn't crave another so quickly after?!

So when Wyatt was just a mere 13 months old we were ecstatic to find out we were expecting once again. Never would I expect the whorl wind that came next. Not only did I have all day sickness but along with it came a MOUNTAIN of kidney stones. After having surgery to remove some extremely large ones when I was only barley 12 weeks pregnant the doctor prepared us for the worst in telling us that because of the surgery we would probably loose the baby. So two days after the surgery I prepared myself for the worst, and during the ultrasound I experienced one of the great miracles in my lifetime. He bumped right up against the ultrasound wand thingy and both the ultrasound tech and I saw it on my belly! See I couldn't bare for Ryan to come in case it was bad news, and when we saw and I felt that, I knew me and this baby could handle anything the rest of this pregnancy decided to throw our way! Then just after that realization the picture came on the screen, and I saw that it was the second little boy that I had been dreaming of! Unfortunately Ryan wasn't there to witness that, but I thought for sure there would be no way they'd be able to tell that early, but there it was in all it's glory! Ryan was a little disappointed, but got over it quick when it set in that he was going to have another little boy! The next few months were a whirlwind of lots of puking, IV fluids, UTIs, kidney infections, and more kidney stones. Then at my sixth month mark the contractions started coming hard and fast. We were really scared one night that we might have a 28 week baby. We prepared ourselves, but the doctors were able to work their magic and stop the labor. The next 10 weeks I spent pretty much in the hospital or in bed. My meds consisted mostly of contraction stopping meds and anti-nausea meds. Then at just one day shy of being 38 weeks my water broke at home, when I was alone at 12:30am. Ryan was working midnights then. So I called my in laws had them come pick up Wyatt and drove myself to the hospital. And surprisingly I was totally calm and excited that whole time! I was going to have a baby that night! I got all settled in, and a little over an hour Ryan was there. The labor lasted only 6 hours total from the time my water broke until I was holding my sweet new boy in my arms.

Then the hard part came. We got him home and all settled, and he wanted NOTHING to do with me! He cried non stop! The only time he wanted to be held by me was to breastfeed. I suppose it should have been a precursor during pregnancy that I should have picked up on the fact that he was one independent little sucker in the womb, but I guess I missed that part. The next few months were very difficult and hard for me. He didn't need me. How could I have Wyatt, who needed me so much, to this? He had always been going a thousand miles an hour so I guess it was a good thing at the same time too. He was rolling by 3 months, crawling at 4, and then walking by the time he was 7 1/2 months. He has always shown me how independent he is, and I think that was something I needed to learn as well. See I am somewhat of a control freak, and I think this was Heavenly Father's way of telling me, look Nanci, it's ok to let go a little and let kids be kids, you don't always have to do everything! So Garrett has taught me great patients.

In the end I guess it was all worth it. Now he is happy as a clam almost always. Still stubborn and independent, but softer and sweeter. I simply cherish the moments like tonight when he climbs up on my lap, wraps his arms around my neck, kisses both my cheeks, and says "wuv ooo mommy". And then much to my surprise leans down and kisses my belly, and smiling up at me says "baby". How much this past almost two years have taught me. Even though I'm sick, tired, and crabby, I am ready to live this next adventure. A new life, spirit, and personality to learn about, love, cherish, and relish in the sweet tender moments. Thank you Garrett for teaching me to be a better more patients mother, and for letting me be your mom! I sure love you!

Gone Public, with some reservations....

Well, we have decided to make our blog public once again, it was just too much of a hassle to keep it private, and people kept wanting to view our blog, and couldn't and I am not very computer wise, maybe I should take a class! Anyway, we are now public again, but I would just like to ask that if we are on your blog list to leave off our last name to keep our little precious' safe. Thanks again!

I caught the 9 month bug!

So some of you out there in cyber space are probably wondering why the frick I am already announcing out newest bundle on the way, well, it's because I am for one terrible at keeping secrets, two my oldest kept telling the whole freakin world, and three cause I am having no complications to make me or my doctor believe that this won't stick. In truth I am so so so sick, but for me that comes with the territory, and have already had to have a couple of visits to my friendly neighborhood hospital for fluids, but hey, that's pregnant life for me! We are really excited to move on to this next big adventure, and even a little freaked cause three is a lot of kidos to handle! So there is our big news for the next little while!

Five Years, and an Eternity to come!

Five years ago today my sweetheart took me to the temple and made me his for eternity. I can't even begin to describe how I felt that day! You see I was never going to be "that" girl who got married just a year or two out of high school, I had a plan, and I intended on sticking to it. I guess that's what I got for having a "plan" huh?! But I can truly tell you it was and is still the best decision that I have ever made! I'm not going to sit here and tell you that all 5 years have been nothing but wedding bliss because that would be a lie. We have had our ups and downs, our trials, our seemingly never ending illnesses, our losses, and triumphs, miracles and tribulations. There is one thing that we have never been at a lack of, and that is love! And I guess in the end that is all we will ever need! So thank you Ryan for being patient, loving, helpful, worried, hardworking, passionate, irritating, stubborn, and just you because all of those things are what makes me love you more than the day I married you! Thank you for giving me two sweet, energetic, and sometimes exhausting little boys, and for putting up with my physical, and emotional breakdowns and for making my life better than I ever thought it could be! I love you!

Christmas a few days late.....

So this is our Christmas this year! We had a great one, and didn't even get snowed in! We also have four-wheel drive, so that's helped a lot! Our kids really didn't get a lot of presents this year because they got one huge one which was a new bedroom! They have officially graduated from the nursery and are now in their very own big boy bedroom! Including two big boy beds with matching comforter and a nice new and huge closet! They were really thrilled with everything to do with Christmas this year which just made me so happy! Well I hope you all had as great of a Christmas as we did!

Hair today, gone tomorrow!

So I know it's been forever since I posted, but I didn't think you all wanted to hear about the past months adventures with kidney stones for ever post. I figured this would be way more exciting! I finally did it! I chopped off all of my hair! It has been so long since I actually cut it that I got a little nervous the day before! And if you know me at all you know that I am not the kind of girl to ever get attached to hair, so that was weird for me! I really do love it! So here is my lame, but somewhat more exciting post, I'll post more pics after Christmas! Until then, Merry Christmas everyone!