Taylor Lyndsi and Maecie

Baby update

2012-01-12T14:26:00.001-07:00

So our little guy is attempting to make his debut pretty early.
Tuesday all day I had terrible back pain and just didn't feel right. By about 10pm I was starting to contract regularly and then by 12:30 am Wednesday I was contracting about 4 min apart. My dr was out of town so I just called labor and delivery at the hospital and they said to come in and they would check me out. So I packed my bag and since it was the middle ofthe night and Taylor was sick and Maec was sleeping so I just went in by myself and got there at about 1 am. They hooked me up to the monitors and watched me for a few hours and my contractions slowed to 7 min apart and then finally to 10 min apart so they said in could go home if I wanted. Before I left she wanted to Check my cervix and she said "your cervix is open but not where the baby is at." which made no sense to me at all to me. I thought it was either open or closed!?!? So i finally got home about 5 am.
I called my Dr.s office when they opened at 8 to notify them I had been at the hospital and they said to come in at 1 when Stacy the PA got back. So I went in and she checked me and I am dilated to a 1 and 50% effaced and they gave me a steroid shot to help develop the babys lungs. They also gave me a prescription for a medicine that is suppose to relax my uterus and slow the contractions. I have to take it every 6 hours which is a pain to wake up at 4 am and take but I will do what I have to do to help him in anyway.
Today I went in and had to get another steroid shot for his lungs. We are hoping for him to stay in at least a few more weeks but if he doesnt we are hoping the shots helped his lungs.
For now I am on bed rest. I'm so grateful for our families bringing dinner and helping out with Maec!
So we are asking when you say your prayers to keep this little guy in your prayers!
We are finding out he is more and more like his dad and he isn't even here yet! That scary for me! Another Taylor??? What will I do with myself!
We have two names that we are thinking about...which do you like?
Kash or Garyson
Tell us what you think!!

Bed rest round two...

2011-11-02T12:34:00.000-06:00

On Sunday I started bleeding again so back on bed rest I went and today is suppose to be my last day hopefully. I am just waiting for a call back from Dr. Hall. I have a few banks I need to run to later so hopefully I get the ok to be up and about.
I can already tell this boy is going to be trouble. He comes by it honestly. Have you met Taylor? :)
I am so grateful for my sweet girl, Maec. Today we were sitting on my bed after I finished doing her hair and she takes the brush and moves behind me and starts brushing my hair and peeks around and laughs. Then she grabs my neck from behind and gives me a big hug. Children are the most amazing blessing. I learn so much from Maecie. She can sure push my buttons but she can also melt my heart.
I'm so grateful to be a mother. To be a mother that gets to stay at home with my kids. Grateful that I can do my work at nap time and bedtime.
I have so much gratitude in my heart. Partly because it's The holiday season coming up and partly because of trials I see others going through. On October 19, my friend and I both had terrible days but fortunately my day wasn't the nightmare hers was. I pray her and her family have comfort in this trial. I'm grateful for her positive attitude and example she has been through this.

Come on little guy...stay in much longer!!

Scary days...

2011-10-20T11:40:00.000-06:00

Yesterday after noon I started bleeding and passing large clots and so my Dr. sent me for an ultrasound. I couldn't help but be emotionally overwhelmed when I talked to my Dr. I had to wake Maecie up from her nap and take her to Taylor. I was so worried but I said a prayer as I walked in for the ultrasound and I had a sense of peace come over me as soon as I saw him on the monitors. Our little guy looks good. They are unable to determine where the bleeding is coming from. The whole ultrasound we could watch my contractions just one upon another. I had terrible contractions all night, but today they are not as intense thank goodness. So I am on bed rest for a few days and I go back tomorrow for a check up. Hopefully I won't be on bed rest too much longer. With a 20 month old bed rest isn't too easy! Thankfully Maec LOVES Mickey Mouse Club House. I can't lift her much so we are camped out on the couch watching TV and playing on the Ipad. Thank you modern technology!
I will try to get caught up on my blogging the next few days and load the pictures from our ultrasounds.Also, I have so many pictures from the last few months that I need to document.

It's a ...

2011-10-02T10:04:00.000-06:00

BOY!
We had our ultrasound a few weeks ago. I was pretty shocked we are having a boy, I thought we were having a girl for sure. I was way off.
I haven't put on the blog yet but I am due March 5.
This pregnancy has been so much harder than with Maecie so far. I have been incredibly sick this time around. I'm glad Maecie has been so good band has made that partveasier on me. I'm feeling quite a bit better now. I still puke when I brush my teeth. The nausea has calmed down so much from what it was thankfully.
I am glad to have one of each just to have the pressure off.
Maecie is quite the little sassy pants lately. We are in for some years of fun with this girl! We have to make sure she has pants on at ALL times or she takes her diaper off and goes streaking and if you are not paying attention she pees on your foot. She still has the most hilarious laugh on earth. She makes life so joyous. Our house would be so boring without her. She LOVES babies. She will be such a great big sister.

If heaven wasn't so far away...

2011-03-12T15:20:00.001-07:00

If heaven wasn't so far away, I would pack up Maecie and take her to see Grandpa Dean today. I miss dad. I always miss dad but sometimes days are harder. I will hear a song on the radio in the car and just break down. Some days I'm fine.
August will be 5 years since he passed on. One part of me feels that day just happened a couple weeks ago and the other part of me feels like it was SO long ago. I can remember the last day I spent with him and my siblings. Him putting his arm around me saying "love you sis."
The night he died I didn't talk about for a very long time. It was so hard. Calling 911, watching them load him on the stretcher, calling Grandma and Grandpa telling them Dad was going to be taken to the hospital, the drive with the kids to the hospital, the Dr. telling me he didn't make it, dealing with the kids when he told us, calling Shalay and having to be the one who told her. Watching Jason, Mitch, Lexie, Coleson, Grandma, Grandpa all at the hospital saying goodbye to Dad. By far the hardest, worst, scariest time of my life. I hope not to have to deal with anything like that again. But I know I will. Death is a part of life. We all have to die. I understand the plan of salvation, but sometimes I just have to sit down and cry. It makes me feel better after.
What I wouldn't give to go back to 5 years back and just have an extra 10 minuets with him and tell him how grateful I am for him. All he has given me. Taught me how to work. Taught me to be honest. Taught me so many things in my life. He was able to give me and each of us 6 kids so much love and support.
I miss how my family used to be. Dad, Shalay and us 6 kids at the dinner table. Having BBQ's out back of the house. What I wouldn't give to do that with him and Maecie.
I miss Mitch, Lexie and Cole. Part of my heart is in Arizona with them. I hate missing football games, basketball games, volleyball games, dance performances.
I miss Jason. I don't get to see him often while he is in pocatello and he got a job there so he will stay there all summer too.
I miss Rachel. She is busy with her family. So we don't see eachother too often.
10 years ago I thought my parents were mean, MAKING me do chores, MAKING me babysit, MAKING me keep my room clean. MAKING me go camping when I would have rather stayed home and gone out with friends. I am so grateful I had to do chores. I learned to take care of things. I am so grateful ALL those MANY days of babysitting. I love my brothers and sisters. Loving and nurturing them makes me a better Mother. I am so grateful for all the family trips both big and small we have done together.
I would love to see my dad more than anything today...Or anyday for that matter.
I know someday I will see him in heaven. He will be waiting with his arms wide open. Ready to give me a great big bear hug.
Love you Dad.

I am so grateful for the family and support system that I have. Taylor has been with me through it all. He knows my low points. He knows the look on my face when I am ready to break down. But sometimes he just doesn't understand. Someday he will. I hope that someday is not for a VERY,VERY,VERY long time. His parents have been great. Shellie so caring and loving. Scott said to me the other day "Come talk to me, I am your dad. I can listen just like him". They really do treat me as if i am one of their own. They are great.
My grandparents have been wonderful. I love all my grandparents.
My brothers and sisters. They are all strong people. Dad is proud of each one of them and their accomplishments. And so am I.
My friends have been so great and understanding.
My Heavenly Father has helped me when no one else could. I have relied on him so much. I am beyond grateful for all he has given me. I have learned so much in a short 22 1/2 years on this earth. 5 years ago he taught me how precious life is and how fast it can be taken away. A year ago he showed me how life is brought to this world. Lessons i will never forget. I thank my Heavenly Father daily for each day I have here.

This was the most random post I think i have ever blogged about. I am just really emotional today and Maecie is napping so I thought I would take a few minuets and just blog my heart out. But I can't type anymore because of my uncontrollable tears.

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

2011-03-10T13:26:00.000-07:00

Taylor's cousin posted this on her blog and I thought I would share it with all of you. Such a wonderful message.
Thanks Chelsey for sharing!

Maecie is ONE!!!

2011-02-24T11:30:00.007-07:00

She only ate the frosting!

Kissy Kissy

She didn't like sitting on the chairs. She always wanted to stand.

Look at that precious face! She honestly couldn't get any cuter!

Sweet baby girl.

I know everyone always tells us time goes by too quickly! This last year has been the fastest year of my life. I am sure they only get faster as time goes on. I can remember being in the hospital holding Maecie for the first time as if it was yesterday. She has brought so much joy into my life. This year has been full of so many emotions. A year full of first for Taylor and I . Maecie's whole life will be first for Taylor and I. Poor girl is a guinea pig.
She has had a terrible cold, but she is finally getting a little better. Dr. Edwards told me she will probably have it for 6 weeks then get better for 2-3 weeks and get the cold again for 6 weeks and then be better for 2-3 weeks before getting it for a third time. He said for some reason most kids that get this cold this year get it three times before feeling much better. I am hoping that won't happen because I have had far too many sleepless nights the last few weeks.
Maecie weighs 20 lbs and is 29 1/2 inches tall. She has always been in the 80-90% for height and weight, but at her 1 year appt she is now 25% for weight and 45% for height. CRAZY!
She took two steps the other night and continues to just take a couple steps before falling. She is a BIG chicken. She wants to hold my hands to walk but I dont even help her she just needs it for comfort I guess. She will walk when she wants to I suppose.

I will need to go to the Dr. in the next month or so to find out if I will need to have surgery again to have more kids. I can tell the endometriosis has grown back but I just don't know how bad it is. We will just have to see what he says. I am not ready for another baby yet. I'm sure the time will come when I am ready but for now I am content with Little Mae.

New Years in St. George.

2011-02-15T22:16:00.003-07:00

We went to St. George for New years with my grandparents, Jason, Jeff, Anna and Jayden.

We had such a great time. I thought the ride would be terrible with Maecie but we took the DVD Player and she Watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and slept the whole time. It was wonderful. We did run into a snowstorm on the way down and had to pull over and sleep in a nasty hotel because everything else was full!! Taylo wouldn't let me unpack the car to even get my toothbrush out so I could brush my teeth. He made me wait until we got to grandma and grandpas in St. george. I felt nasty but we survived. We had a great time Shes a cheeser
Jayden and Maecie. They were best buddies down there. I have a funny video of Jayden making Maecie laugh I will have to post!

She loved playing with all the furniture!!

Daddy and Mae

Christmas...better late than never

2011-02-15T21:58:00.003-07:00

These pictures are out of order but oh well... this girl LOVES books. SHe would look at books for hours upon hours if she could. She's so silly!

Barbie 4-wheeler was a big hit. She LOVES her fourwheeler!!

It even has a sippy cup holder!

This was her face the whole time opening gifts. She LOVED all her presents. She was so spoiled. I am pretty sure we own stock in Toys R Us!!! :) This face is so worth it.

She just sticks her finger in the mouth of the sing-a-magig when shes around him...she doesn't quite get him!!

I love santa jammies.

We had a wonderful Chirstmas. Maecie made it so fun. We can't beleive how fast time has gone. On Sunday my little munchkin will be 1. A whole year old. I can still remember how anxious I was that last week I was pregnant with her. Scared, anxious, excited. So many emotions. It's been by far the best year of my life. She brings so much joy to Taylor and I.

Shabby Shack Creations...

2011-01-08T12:26:00.002-07:00

Go visit Shabby Shack creations blog and order some awesome hair accessories. Love those two girls!
Shabby Shack Blog

Please pray for my family!

2010-12-27T22:58:00.003-07:00

My cousin's 4 year old daughter has been diagnosed with Cancer and needs all they prayers and blessings she and her family can get. Please help us and pray for little Jessica.
You can read all about her story here:
http://jessicasmiracle.blogspot.com/

She's a fighter.
I can't imagine being in her parents shoes. I pray for Cody and Chandra and little Jessica during such a hard time. I tear up and cry everytime I think about it. Not an hour goes by that I don't think about them.
Please take a few extra minuets during your prayers and pray for Cody, Chandra, Jessica and all of the family!
Thank you! The prayers are greatly appreciated!

2010 Family Pictures

2010-12-06T16:50:00.005-07:00

Isn't the the cutest costume ever? I'm pretty sure it is!

Judy Pasley took our pictures the end of October and we had so much fun with her. Judy did a great job with the pictures
Maec now has 2 teeth and working on a third.
She is always jabbering "Hi Dad, dad dad dad"
or "dog, dog, dog"
She crawls so fast now. We finally had a put up a baby gate. She doesn't do the worm anymore.
She eats EVERYING. She loves all foods
She LOVES to open the wrapped presents under the tree.
She has always been such a good natured baby, no problems or complaints from us, Well yesterday at church she was so bad. and she has never been like that. It was so frustrating. We still love her anyway.

We were so excited to go on our cruise in January but it has been cancelled because it was the ship that was all over the news for catching on fire. :( I was pretty crushed. We are waiting for our money to come back so we can book another one. Hopefully we can book one for soon!
I have lots more pictures but I will load them later. I am babysitting Maecie and Brynlee today. They have been such good girls! Brynlee makes me want a new baby. I miss Maecie as a tiny baby. :( All the stages are fun but I miss them as they pass!

HELP!

2010-11-18T21:29:00.001-07:00

For some reason all day today when I try to upload photo's it won't let me. I click upload and it says they are loading and then after about 20 min the page times out...Are any of you having this problem?

2010-11-18T13:42:00.002-07:00

I am seriously the worlds worst blogger. I have so much to blog about and so many pictures to show all of you, however, blogger is ridiculous and won't let me upload any photos at the moment.

This last weekend was Taylor and I's 2 year anniversary. He told me for a few weeks prior to last weekend that he had something planned and he wasn't going to tell me. So we dropped Maecie off at Grandma Bonnie's and went and had Lunch at Joe's Filling station in Rexburg. After lunch Taylor blindfolded me and drove around for about 2 hours and we ended up in Teton Village, WY at an amazing hotel! LOVED IT. We went and had an AMAZING and I mean AMAZING massage. It was an hour and a half. I was seriously in Heaven. Then we went and had dinner in Jackson and looked around at some of the shops. Then we finished the night off by going to the hottub! We had so much fun. We came back Sunday, to see that sweet face of Maecie's. Taylor pretty much got and A+ on this anniversary!

Monday (11/15) Little Maec cut her first tooth!!! So exciting for us since her gums have been swelling and going down for about the past 5 months! She doesn't "crawl" she does the "worm" as we call it. She is quite the kid. She is pretty much always happy and sleeps so well. I am way to spoiled. I don't know if I want any more kids because she is so good and I am sure if we have more they will be naughty compared to this angel we have now.

In October I went to Arizona to see my siblings that moved in July! It was so good ot see them! We had so much fun shopping, swimming, playing volleyball, going to Coleson's Basketball game, Mitch had surgery...It was a fun filled week! I miss them so much. Hopefully I will be going down again soon!

I will Blog much more later when blogger will let me upload lots of photos!
Hopefully I will be better at blogging!

More summer fun

2010-08-05T13:33:00.008-06:00

Ethan

Chris and Rachel

Manda, Jas and Ethan at the Gould Reunion 8/1/10

Is this not the cutest high chair you have ever seen?

Tay got me a new camera for my birthday and I LOVE it!! The pictures are so clear! It is a Canon Rebel T1i. It is awesome!!
Heres a picture of my beautiful girl!

Summer Fun

2010-08-05T13:22:00.001-06:00

Maecie and Paige at Ross Park

Maec in her little bikini, Love it!

Cason and Maecie and Tenille and Doug's reception

Look at those shoes! Love them!

Hanging with Dad before pictures

Maec had 4 month shots a while ago. Here are her stats...
16.3 lbs - 82%
26 1/4 inches - 94%
Head - 16 1/4 inches - 42%

She is such a tall girl. She must get that from Grandpa Dean.

SO much going on lately. Tenille and Doug are married. The reception was BEAUTIFUL. Those Hix girls know how to throw a party!!!

I now work from home...no more leaving Maecie!!! WHOOHOO. I love it. This is my first week home and I couldn't be happier. We have fun.

My aunt invited us to Ross park with her boys a few weeks ago. We invited Randi and Paige to go as well. It was a big party. Maecie loved it. Ethan and Paige weren't too sure about it. We had fun anyway though.

Random Pictrues

2010-07-11T21:34:00.003-06:00

Picture from about 3 weeks ago...adorable outfit

May 15...Sleeping in the hotel. She sleeps just like Taylor

Swim suit in Utah May

Hanging out at mom's work in the bumbo

Target in Utah in May. Got to love those shades and bib

Fam pics in June

Doesn't get any cuter

Love this girl

Our fam June 2010

I love her face in this picture

I win the award...

2010-07-11T21:20:00.002-06:00

I win the award for worlds worst blogger!!
I haven't blogged in a long time. So much has happened. I will just update some today and then more this week.

*May 14, 15, and 16 - Went to Utah for a wedding and then the next day met up with Coleman, Randi and Paige. Maecie and Paige were awesome on their first trips. They swam for the first time. Maecie loved it. It took Paige a few min but then she loved it too.
*May 27 - Maecie rolled over for the first time.
*May 31 - Maecie slept in her own bed for the first time and has slept there ever since. NEVER wakes up in the night. I know...My girl rocks! Not to brag but seriously, what baby do you know sleeps all night starting at a month old?!?!
*Maecie doesn't need any more occupational therapy for her neck! YAY!
*Maecie loved the parade even though we were dressed in winter clothing for it.
*She slept through the Melaluca fireworks but the next night she absolutely loved. Dad, Jas and
Chris lit a bunch off.
*June 26- Family pictures...I thought they turned out wonderful
*July 2- My youngest three siblings moved. Sad. I bawled like a baby. It has been really hard on me. I miss them dearly.
*July 5- We pierced Maecie's ears. So sad but she looks so darn adorable. I made Taylor hold her!!
*July 10-Went to the Temple with Tenille and Doug. Wonderful experience. I love the temple. No greater place on Earth. Also Scott's Birthday. We had a BBQ for Missy since she is moving on July 16. Sad. I will miss her dearly. We had a wonderful time and laughed at the BBQ.

Dr appt.

2010-04-26T21:04:00.002-06:00

Her bandaids!

Her cute little outfit today. I send the family a picture of her each day so they can see how much she changes. Its amazing how much she changes from day to day.

Maecie had her 2 month appointment today! I can't believe she is already 2 months! How time flies!!

Weight - 11lbs 7 oz (62%)
What a chunk at her 2 week appt she was only in the 5%!!!
Height - 22 3/4 inches (68%)
Head - 15 3/4 (72%)

Today when Dr. Edwards was looking her over she was just talking and smiling at him. He was amazed at how much she "talked" and smiled at him. He said he had three 4 month olds in there before Maecie and she was "talking" more than they were. She LOVES to talk and smile!

She was all smiles until they gave her the shots! She cried a cry I have never heard out of her before. POOR GIRL! I cried too! It was so sad. But she has to have her shots to keep her healthy! It was still super sad though!

2010-04-26T20:49:00.003-06:00

A couple weeks ago Maecie's letters for her room finally came.
So I finally had some time tonight to get them decorated.

2010-04-22T19:28:00.006-06:00

These pictues are really out of order...sorry.

This is Maecie after everyone left the lunch...we changed her into some normal clothes...I LOVE this outfit!

Uncle Tanner, Uncle Cole and Little Maecie

Maecie, Grandma Shellie and Grandpa Scott...They love her!!!

Maecie's beautiful dress.

Beautiful girl

Mom, dad and Maecie...Family Picture :)

Grandma Rani, Mom, Maecie, Great Grandma Bonnie

Mom, Maecie, Cousin Ethan, Aunt Rachel.

Great Grandpa Garry, Great Great Grandma Struhs and Maecie

Great Great Grandma Struhs and Maecie

Look at those cheeks! She was so tired by the time we started these pictures. She kept trying to go to sleep.

Love her bracelet

Beautiful Face

Maecie and Ethan...Such cute kids.

I can't believe I never blogged about Maecie's blessing!

She was blessed by her wonderful daddy on April 11th. It was such a great day. She looked so BEAUTIFUL, as always! :) I am a proud mom.

I was nervous that Taylor would bless her with the wrong name. Before she was born he always joked with me that he was going to bless her with the name Phyllis Mae Morrow...and call her Phyllie Mae...Not cool. So I was really nervous he would really do it.
I am so grateful he didn't. Taylor was so calm and collected. He didn't sound nervous and it was PERFECT for little Mae.
Maecie was awake most of sacrament and she was so good. Just looking around at a new surrounding.

I can't believe how content Maecie is. Seriously...we are spoiled parents. So far her first two months of life have been a cake walk. I thought it would be much more challenging but she definatly has her dad's "go with the flow" personality.
She rarely cries, she just grunts when she is ready to eat or needs a little "snuggle with mommy" time.
She has been sleeping from 10:00 to 5:30-6:00...every few night she will wake up once but mostly sleeping through the night (like I said...we are spoiled).
Maecie is VERY aware of what is going on around her. You talk to her and she smiles and laughs and this week she has started to stick her tounge out when you stick yours out at her. It is fun for her to learn new things.

We go for shots Monday. I think I will probably cry...actually, I will probably BAWL.

Thank you to all of our friends and family that came to support us and to share Maecie's special day!

beautiful girl...

2010-04-05T21:35:00.002-06:00

I forgot to post Maecie's newborn pictures a while ago. Here are a few.
She is such a precious girl.

Today was our first day at work together and she did awesome! She didn't make a peep all day! She is such a wonderful girl! So content and happy.
I love her more than words can say.

Maecie...

2010-03-27T20:12:00.005-06:00

Maecie loves to lay on our bed.

This sweet little girl always sleeps with her hands by her face

She is FINALLY starting to enjoy her bath time!

Oh how I love this sweet angel.

Sweet little face

I love this outfit on her! She is adorable.

Cute Pj's and her little fish face.

I can't believe that Maecie is 5 WEEKS OLD today! Time is flying by! We have thoroughly enjoyed having her in our home! We are truly blessed. She is such a content baby.

I had mastitis last week and that was pretty awful but I am so grateful that I am feeling better. While I was sick Taylor had to change his first diaper! FINALLY! at 4 weeks old he changed her diaper!

Momma's girl...

2010-03-15T14:13:00.001-06:00

She's a momma's girl! :)
I love this girl!

Check it out...

2010-03-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

Leah put up a few pictures of little Mae on her photography blog...check them out. I will post more when I get them!

Leahstallingsphotography.blogspot.com

2 weeks

2010-03-09T14:49:00.003-07:00

Maecie had her two week appointment yesterday.
6lbs 8oz - 5th percentile
20 inches - 28th percentile
Head circumference 14 inches - 31st percentile

We are excited to not have to go back to the Dr for 6 weeks. We have been in there every two days for weight checks because she was so small and not growing. She finally had a little growth spurt and is doing great.

When we were in the doctors office she giggled and cooed at the Dr and he said he was amazed because babies normally don't giggle or coo until ATLEAST 2 months. She is pretty much a genius! haha

Maecie loves to sleep on her daddy's chest.
I have loved watching Taylor interact with her. She is going to be so spoiled.

On February 27th, I took Maecie to my friend Leah to get her pictures taken. Maecie pooped allover the props MANY times. It was so bad, I was completely embarrassed. SORRY LEAH!!! I am really excited to see all her pictures. Hopefully we will have them soon! I will make sure to post a few when I get them.

Maecie Lyn...

2010-02-25T15:06:00.005-07:00

Maecie Lyn was born Feb 20th @ 1:46pm
6lbs 6oz

This is mostly for my record....you don't need to read on if you don't want to...

Friday at my Dr appt Dr Hall agreed to induce me since I was two days over and almost dilated to a 3. He told us to be at the hospital by 7am the next morning.

Taylor and I got to the hosptial at 7. We filled out all the paper work and they got my IV, penicillin, and pit started by 8am. Dr hall came in at 8:30 and broke my water. That was not the most pleasant experience I have ever had. I didn't have hard contractions until about 11. They gave me staydol (not sure how to spell that) at about 11:30, that made me feel super wierd, I will never get that again. It didn't take any pain away. They checked me and i was at a 4 and 100% effaced so they called the anesthetist in and he place my epidural around 12:30. After the epidural was placed (took about 20 min) I was already an 8 when they checked me before they put the catheter in! I couldn't believe I had progressed that much in 20 min. My nurse went out to call Dr Hall and let him know and about 15 min later I felt and enormous amount of pressure and so I had them go get me the nurse. She came in and I was already a 10. and Dr Hall wasn't at the hospital yet. We waited about 15 min until her arrived and I only had to do about 8 sets of pushing and she was here. She was a serious screamer. She screamed for about 20 min.
Taylor always said he wanted her to be a boy, now that she is here he wouldn't trade her for anything. He is wrapped around her finger already. She is a beautiful little girl.
When she was born she had a heart murmur because her heart didn't close when she took her first breath. but by the time we left the hospital it had closed. She has to be seen my a pediatric orthopedic surgeon because her pinky toes turn into her other toes slightly. They think its all mucsle and not bone so hopefully she won't have to have any type of surgery. The orthopedic surgeon from Boise won't be here for 4-6 weeks. Hopefully that goes well.

Day 4 and day 5 of life slept through the night. She is a very content baby. But when she needs something she will definatly let you know! She loves to be talked to. She has to be on her side to sleep. She LOVES her bouncer.

Yesterday when we took her to the Dr they said everything looks good with her but she isn't gaining her weight back yet, so she has to go back in friday. She is down to 5lbs 15 oz.

I am sure i left out quite a few details but I do love her so much. Its amazing how much you love them. She has brought so much joy into our home. Life is different, but in a good way.

We are grateful for the support of our friends and family in welcoming little Maecie into the world. We are grateful for the cleaning and the meals and all the help we have and are continuing to recieve!

I just sit and stare at her in the miracle that she is. I know that her Grandpa Dean took good care of her in heaven and her is continuing to watch over her now. I wish he was here to share this new journey in life with Taylor and I, But I know that he is watching over us. And he sees this precious little spirit we brought into this world. Love you dad.

Just thought I would let you all know...

2010-02-08T07:43:00.002-07:00

I'm still pregnant. Dangit.
I am almost to a 3, and my Dr. is gone this week. :(
I really thought this little girl would be making her appearance last week.
Sadly it didn't happen.

Taylor and I keep wondering:
Who is she going to look like?
Will she have her mother's ears? (lets hope not!!!)
What color of eyes will she have?
What day will she really come into this world?
What if they were wrong and she's really a boy?!?!?!

These are just a few of the things we wonder about and we will find these things out eventually. I'm hoping for sooner than later! :)

This weekend Shalay has been in Mexico so Taylor and I have been hanging out with Mitch, Lexie and Cole (the youngest 3 of my siblings). It has been fun to see them so much. They sure are growing up quick. The other night we were driving out to my house to pick up a few things (since I am staying at their house) and on the side of the road is a Raccoon, just sitting there hanging out. Next thing I know there is another raccoon in the middle of the road and i hit it. SERIOUSLY?!?! It tore part of the skirt off my Tahoe bumper but Coleson thought it was the funniest thing on earth. He laughed and laughed and if you bring it up at any time he will just start laughing. And when we were coming back the dang thing was gone. It must not have killed him if he wasn't still lying in the road. Crazy animal. That's the first animal I have ever hit. It made me sad. I felt better when we went back passed and he wasn't lying dead in the road.

The chair rail trim is up in the baby's room! I am so excited! Thanks Taylor and Scott. As soon as I get her room all decorated I will post some pictures. I am so excited to have it all finished. I ordered the letters for her wall last week so I am hoping they get here soon! I love how it's all looking. Her room will be much nicer than ours, but that's ok. I am enjoying spoiling her already! :) This could be a bad thing.

Anyway, just thought I would let you know...Still no baby...due date is 10 days away.
I will be so sad if I go over.

I am also bummed my Colts lost yesterday...

Getting quite large...

2010-01-19T08:48:00.003-07:00

35 weeks 4 days...

and still growing. I feel HUGE and can't believe I am actually posting this picture.

We have weekly appointments now. CRAZY. I can't believe how fast it is going but I am so glad it's almost time for her to arrive. My body can tell it's almost time.

*She is still VERY active.
*She let's me know when she doesn't like how I am sitting/laying/standing ect.
*She gets the hiccups atleast 4 times a day, if not more.
*She gets super active when I hold my sweet nephew. I don't think she likes him sitting on her feet because she kicks him the whole time. But my belly is perfect for him to lay on. ;)
*She does NOT like it when my bladder is full :) Neither do I!!!

We can't wait for her to arrive. Taylor and I are getting very anxious for her to arrive.

Baby's Room...

2010-01-11T10:27:00.006-07:00

I still don't have a camera cord so here are some pictures of the baby's room off of my phone.
I am getting so excited.
I love her crib and bedding.

Better view of her bedding

Crib and swing

Bassinet, stroller/carseat and dresser (and cute diaper cake Grandma, Shannon and Rachel made for my shower. It's too cute to take apart

Yesterday Taylor finally broke down and we got to paint her room!!! This is Taylor doing some painting.
We did chocolate brown around the whole bottom and the the top is Tan and just the wall her crib will be on the wall is pink (as below) We are putting up a trim to separate the two colors. It is looking good so far. Hopefully he will get the trim up today so i can post a picture of the finished project.

I'm really liking it! Thanks Taylor! She will definantly LOVE her room! I need to make her a Bow/accessories board to hang in her room. (that's what the cork board is for)

38 days until my due date! I can't believe it's coming so fast! We are so excited for her to get here.

People have been asking about what we are going to name her so I thought I would blog about it. I had a long list of super cute girl names, but Taylor shut most of them down and other family members wanted names I have been liking. But we decided to go with a different name.
We are thinking
Maecie
We are not sure on her middle name yet. It will either be Lyn or B. Taylor doesn't want her to have a middle name, but I want her to.
Taylor's Great grandma's name is Mae and it's also Shellie's middle name so that's why we chose the unusual spelling.
When she gets here we will decide if it fits her or not.

Baby update

2009-12-30T10:25:00.002-07:00

On Dec. 23rd we had an ultrasound. Taylor was unable to make it so I went alone.

First off when I got there they didn't even take me back until 3:40pm and my appt was at 3:00.
Finally the Tech came and got me and she wasn't very friendly, she asked why I was there and what Dr. Hall was looking for in this ultrasound.
So she takes all the pictures she needs and then does the baby's measurements, pretty normal U/S visit up to this point. Then She turns the screen so I am not able to see much and she is pushing VERY hard on my stomach looking at "something", she was silent and making weird faces. Then she asked if I have been having any pain. I said "Well don't all pregnant women have pain?" No response back from the her. This went on for about 20-25 min. I asked if the baby had caught up and she said yes she is only 3 days behind now. Then she stopped doing the ultrasound and said "Don't wipe the gel off ,the Radiologist is going to have to look!" and she walks out of the room, leaving me terrified. I'm all alone, I have no idea whats going on, I cried a little thinking that something is seriously wrong with me or the baby. Finally after about 30 min she came back in and said "Ok you can go." So I started to get up and clean the gel off and I said "Well is everything ok?" She wouldn't look me in the eye, she kept cleaning things up and said "Your Dr. will call you with the results."
So here I am walking out of the Imaging center terrified and alone, Dr Hall's office is closed, Taylor won't answer the phone, I just started to bawl. People are calling me to see how the ultrasound went and I didn't even want answer the phone until I could talk to Taylor.
Taylor Finally called me back and we talked. I felt much better after telling him about my expirience. But we both figured that if something was seriously wrong the Imageing center would contact Dr. Hall and he would call me.
So over the holiday and weekend I lost much sleep and worried quite a bit. But I made it through the weekend. On Monday I wasn't going to wait for Dr. Hall to call me. At 8:45am I called him and he said that he had been at the office for 30 min and I was the 4th woman to call with concerns about thier ultrasound results. He said he was sorry that I worried all weekend but both the baby and I are fine, no need to worry. He said she caught up but he might change my due date from the 18th of Feb to the 27th....I'm thinking he should leave it the 18th!
Needless to say Monday night I slept like a rock!!!

I had an appt yesterday (29th) and Dr Hall went over what to do if I go into labor and told me I can't be more than an hour away from the hospital after Jan 10th. It's coming so quickly!

Since we couldn't find the camera cord Taylor ordered one so I could put up pictures of the baby's room, basement and Christmas. It came and it's the wrong cord. So Pictures will come sometime soon.

Scott and Shellie came over Saturday while Taylor was at work and helped me moved the office downstairs and Shellie helped me organize the closet and Scott put together the crib and my stroller/carseat. THANK YOU SCOTT AND SHELLIE!!! I feel so much better that is done! I love walked passed her room now and its not just full of boxes. Taylor says when we get back from the cabin we can get her room painted and I can't wait for that. I'm getting super excited! :) The basement is looking awesome too! We are almost finished. They are finishing the tile in the bathroom this week and then cabinets come next week and then all we have is to finish the outlets. It feels like we have a whole other house now that its almost complete! Pictures to come soon!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We are headed to the cabin for New Years. It will be good to just relax and have no worries. Hope you all have a Happy New year!

Favorite Holiday Treats...

2009-12-30T10:18:00.006-07:00

Marshmallow Caramel Corn
( My absolute FAVORITE! )

Hot Chocolate

FUDGE!!!!!!!!!

Chocolate Orange

Homemade Caramel.

Thanks Missy for the fun Post. I tag everyone!

Introducing...

2009-12-14T08:26:00.002-07:00

Ethan Dean Norman born Dec. 12, 2009 5:56PM
6lbs 14oz and 21 in. long.
I have lots of picture on my camera but I can't find my camera cord, so this is a picture from my phone. He's a cutie. He has great color to him. I love him so much already! Makes me so excited to meet my little girl! :)
Congrats Rach and Chris!
Mother and baby doing great!

Saturday I had a baby shower and I am so grateful for all the gifts and for everyone that came. THANK YOU. My mom is suppose to be emailing me some pictures from that since I forgot to get my camera out and have someone take pictures. The Tahoe was COMPLETELY full going home! Thank you everyone.

Christmas tree

2009-12-02T10:43:00.002-07:00

Here is a picture of our awesome little Christmas Tree. I wish the lighting would have been better so you can see it better. It's much cuter in person, so feel free to stop by and see it! :)

On a side note, Dr. Hall called last night and said that they might push my due date back about 3 weeks because she is so small. My uterus measures right one but she measures behind. (I will probably cry if he changes it by that much that means I will be pregnant for almost 10 months, instead of just 9 ... sigh...) He looked at the ultrasound pictures and said all her parts are there but she is about 2-3 weeks behind on her measurments. I have a follow up ultrasound in 3-4 weeks to see if she is growing and to make sure the amniotic fluid stays where it needs to be. Poor little girl, I hope she's ok. I read somewhere that Celiac disease mothers have "low birth weight" babies and he said that could be a reason for her being so small as well. I guess we will take it one week at a time and see how she does.

For those of you wondering about my sister, Rachel, still no baby :( Her due date is 5 days away and she isn't quite dilated to a one yet. Poor girl is so miserable and ready to be done. I sure hope he comes soon. I'm ready to meet him! I will keep you all posted on when he gets here though!

Ultrasound

2009-12-01T07:56:00.005-07:00

For some reason Blogger won't let me upload any more photos right now.
Here is one of the pictures from our 28 week Ultrasound taken last Wednesday. She is measuring quite small, we go in to see Dr. Hall on Friday, So hopefully he tells us that she is just fine. The ultrasound tech freaked me out a little. Taylor couldn't make it to the ultrasound so I went by myself and she kept asking me the whole time if they ever told me that I measure small and I kept telling her "No, I measure right where I am suppose to." She said Dr. Hall would have to look at them and make sure everything is fine and make sure that she is getting everything she needs. So I am crossing my fingers until Friday when we see the Dr.
Funny story about the picture above, I sent it in a text message to some of our family and Scott, my father in law, thought it was a picture of a cooler?!?!?! Seriously....A COOLER??? We all keep teasing him about it. He doesn't think we are too funny!

I had pictures of our beautiful little tree but blogger won't let me upload them so I will try again later.

I also have pictures of Taylor's Birthday. It was Sunday. Super relaxing day and that was great.

My crib should be here some time this week. I ordered it a while ago and I can't wait to get it.

More random Morrow happenings...

2009-11-18T15:16:00.004-07:00

Saturday Tay and I celebrated our anniversary! I can't believe how fast time goes by! We went to dinner and went to the movie Couples Retreat. We had a good time. I got Taylor wheels and tires for his pick up. I don't know what he was planning on getting me but I ended up with a Tahoe! We found a good deal on it. I had been looking at GMC Acadia's, but we found this one and both really liked it and we both liked the price. So Happy Anniversary to me! :) I will try to take some pictures this week and post them for you all.

At my last Dr. appt I didn't pass the glucose test, it was too high. So yesterday I had to go and endure the 3 hour test. It was pretty boring but thank goodness I passed and I don't have Gestational Diabetes. For the record...I hate getting on the scale at the doctors office, enough said.

A few weeks ago I started with a rash on my bum and thighs (just in case you were wondering where it started! :) ) and it got worse and it spread and is now pretty much covering my entire body, all but my face. I had to go to a dermatologist Monday and he gave me some cream and some pills to take so hopefully it will subside soon because I am quite miserable. The Dermatologist said it is a rash from all the different hormones in me that my body isn't used to. When strangers look at my hands I am sure they get grossed out! I chose not to take pictures of this because I look quite disgusting. Yesterday Taylor said "Lynds, I am sorry to tell you this but this is really freaking me out!" If Taylor says that I am pretty sure I now look like and alien! :( On top of the hives I got a nasty cold.

Scott and Shellie are in Hawaii...I'm pretty jealous. So we have Tanner for the week. He's been good, I am sure he gets pretty bored because Taylor and I don't do too much. We might take him out to dinner tonight if Taylor gets off fairly early. (YAY!! NO COOKING AND NO DISHES!!)

The basement is coming along. I will try to take some pictures this weekend. we don't have any light fixtures up right now so there are no lights down there and I am only home at night lately. So when I am home there is no night at all down there to take any pictures. The things we have left to do downstairs are:
Paint
Light fixtures
Have cabinets put in
tile bathroom
Carpet
and...somehow save enough money to furnish the basement! We will just do a little at a time i am sure.

We go in for another ultrasound next wednesday. I love getting to see her. I bought her crib bedding last week and ordered her crib this week. I'm getting so excited! I am so curious to see who she will look more like! And I hope she doesn't have my ears! :) And Tay hopes she does!

This is probably my most random post so far since I have been blogging! I hope you are all doing great!

Randomness

2009-11-05T07:43:00.004-07:00

We haven't been up to much lately. Taylor and Scott have been working on the basement. We hired some guys to hang the Sheetrock, tape and texture. They will finish hanging it today and then start taping tomorrow! I will be so excited to get it all done. So I can move all of the boxes and stuff out of the office and turn it into the baby's room. I can't wait to get started!

Taylor still talks in his sleep. He says the funniest things but doesn't believe me that he really does. The other night we had just gotten in bed and I was watching TV and Taylor had fallen to sleep and he wakes up and says,
Tay: "Give me the Panda Jack!"
Me: "What?!?"
Tay: "Never mind"

Then a few min later,
Tay: "Ruff, Ruff" (Barking like a dog)
Me: "Why did you bark?!?" (trying not to laugh hysterically)
Tay: "I didn't...it was Tate!" (with a HUGE smile on his face)

I just laughed and laughed. It took me a long time to finally go to sleep because I was laughing so hard. He never really checks the blog but I sure hope he doesn't read it this time because he will kill me if he knows this was posted. I just don't want to forget some of the funny things that he does. I told him I am going to put a video camera up in our room so I can prove to him that he says crazy things.

This is not a very good picture, but I have had requests to put up a "Belly picture". It was taken with Tay's camera on his phone so it's not the best quality. I am getting pretty large and I know it will only get worse. Taylor has a few names for me these days, Fatty Patty, Miss Piggy, Hippo (like the guy off of the movie Along Came Polly says it). Hopefully soon my sciatic nerve will stop acting up. It's been quite painful for a few weeks now. Sitting at work for 10 hours a day 4 days a week has been hard on it. I try to move around quite a bit.

5 more days and I will be in double digits to my due date. Time is flying. We can't wait until she gets here. We are so excited. Only 15 weeks left!

Moving belly...

2009-10-19T10:21:00.004-06:00

I haven't blogged in quite a while. I still haven't gotten the ultrasound pictures downloaded to the computer. Mostly because I am feeling lazy. :) But I wanted to write this down so I don't forget...this weekend I was taking a bath and I got to watch my stomach move! I have been able to feel her for a few weeks now but it was awesome to watch her kick rather than just feeling it! Taylor is very anxious for her to get here! He just wants her here now. I tell him every day "but she is so much easier to take care of in my belly!" I really am very excited though!

Taylor and Scott have been working on the basement it's all framed and it is starting to get some character already! I can't wait to have that finished so I can move the office downstairs and work on the nursery. Tate ,our dog, hates the staple gun so he jumps on my lap everytime it goes off! If I am not sitting so he can jump on me he will go hide in the closet. It's quite comical. So much for a guard dog, huh!

This weekend we are heading to Utah with our friends, Coleman and Randi, to look for some cars and go to Frightmare's (Randi and i won't be going on many rides). It will be a nice little getaway for us. We went to dinner and mini golfing this weekend with them and had some fun. I am sure it will be just as fun this weekend.

My sister, Rachel, has 7 weeks left. well it might actually be 6 now, but we are so excited. Her pregnancy went be so fast (too me alteast, if you ask her it's been far too long). We are excited to finally meet her little boy!!

What are all your opinions on the swine flu shot? My Dr. is telling me to get one. There are so many risks of getting one and so many for not getting one as a pregnant woman. What are all of you doing? I am going through hand sanitizer like a mad woman and thanks to HOLLY I will be using the mini Lysol too!

Hope you all have a great week! When I get out of my laziness I will download the pictures from the ultrasounds.

FINALLY ITS A ...

2009-10-02T08:36:00.003-06:00

Our little girl finally gave us a sneak peak! Taylor is a little upset its a girl but she will wrap him around her finger!

SHOPPING HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Digital Scrapbooking, Still no gender on the baby :(

2009-09-22T19:17:00.003-06:00

First Digital scrapbook project completed, Thanks to Missy and Shellie. I really enjoyed making this. I hope I can do more things like this soon.

My aunt Shannon and I made a diaper cake last night and it turned out super cute. I will have to get a picture and post it. The shower is this weekend and it will be fun to see everything that Rachel gets. We are excited for her little boy to get here.

We went to our 2nd ultrasound today and the baby still did not show us anything. The tech said that Dr. Hall is probably going to order another one because she couldn't get the measurments of the baby that she needed. The baby was in a really wierd position, but he/she was very comfortable and didn't want to move. I was so disappointed. Last night was like Christmas Eve as a child because I was so excited/anxious to know the gender! Oh well...we will try again. HOPEFULLY SOON!!!!

Civil War.

2009-09-12T21:17:00.002-06:00

Mitch and Jason after the game. The shirts I made for us siblings...(Back of Me and Rachel.)
The fronts say Be "Civil" You are brothers. (also our belly's poking out!)

Jason played really well and was bummed that Hillcrest won. The boys were on Channel 3 and in the news paper. It isn't too often you have brothers play eachother in sports. Mitch and Jason even got a few plays that they actually guarded eachother. It was quite funny! We had fun watching them. I was pretty proud of the shirts...

Tomorrow its off to Las Vegas for me. I am going to a seminar for work. Hopefully it will be great and I will learn a lot! I hope that Juli and I can have some fun too!

Hopefully Taylor can survive without me!

We have a shy/modest baby...

2009-09-04T11:24:00.002-06:00

We went up last night to find out if we are having a boy or a girl...No such luck with this little baby. It's (I hate calling the baby and IT!!!) little butt and legs were tucked up and didn't want to show us anything. We tried for about an hour! Dang kid. It was so cool to see though. It was such a big change from the last ultrasound. Taylor was pretty much in shock to see the baby moving. I think it finally hit him we REALLY ARE haveing a BABY! I could have sat there all night and watched. I am so excited. We got some really good pictures, just not the ONE we really needed. I will upload a few of them a little later. Taylor and I are headed to town.

Hopefully at the next one he/she won't be so shy for us! I am dying to know!

15 weeks...

2009-08-27T22:25:00.003-06:00

15 weeks.

This is all I see when I look down these days.

Tenille this post is just for you!

I took some good pictures on my camera but Taylor put my camera cord somewhere and he can't remember where that somewhere is. Suprise Suprise.

We are hoping that next weekend my aunt can do the ultrasound to find out what we are having. I am so excited for that I can hardly stand it! I am ready to start my shopping! And get narrowing down some names.

I have been really sick still. I have All-day Sickness instead of morning sickness. I am hopeing that soon it will go away. I am always late for work these days. Getting up and getting ready for the day is a difficult challenge for me. Honestly I would rather curl up on the couch with a blanket and watch a movie and eat cereal and take naps all day, if I had the choice. My house really needs me right now. It's so dirty. Taylor has the day off tomorrow, I will have to con him into helping me get it clean. Its driving me insane!

I can't believe how much my body is changing. ITS INSANE!!! Last week I felt the baby move for the first time. I felt it twice in one night and then I haven't felt the baby since. The Dr. said I should be feeling he/she all the time. I always feel so bad when I call the baby and IT. We will know soon enough I guess.

I wish I could be in more than one place at one time. This Friday, tomorrow, both Jason (a Senior at Bonneville) and Mitch (a Sophomore at Hillcrest) have Varsity football games. This year it will be hard to make it to many games because they both have games the same nights at the same times. And Civil war will be interesting since they will play eachother. They both play offense and defense so it will for sure be a sibling rivalry! And also the youngest brother, Coleson, has games too. His are on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I am always up for supporting my siblings in all they do so during school I am pretty busy going to all their games.

Well I hope you all have a great weekend! I will try to post more often. I just need to find that cord so I can update all my pictures of what we have been up to lately. The camera on my Blackberry isn't as good as my digital camera.

I love a good deal...

2009-08-11T21:28:00.004-06:00

Thanks to my Aunt Shannon's Coupon finding skills, this lovely thing was purchased today! I love finding good deals. This one was a smoking deal! AND I LOVE IT!
We ordered it today. It will be here next week!
Thanks Grandma!

Bye bye hair...

2009-08-04T08:15:00.001-06:00

This isn't a very good picture but...
I chopped all my hair off this weekend. I was scared to but it grows back, right. It is really weird getting used to and Taylor seems to tell me its my "mom" look. He is funny.

Chubba Chubba...11 weeks

2009-07-29T20:44:00.001-06:00

11 WEEKS

I had to take a picture myself because I couldn't get Taylor to do it! This picture doesn't do justice for how big i really am...You will just have to see in person!

Ultrasound for Baby Morrow...

2009-07-28T08:58:00.005-06:00

My Aunt Anna is over the radiology at Madison Memorial Hospital, so last night she invited Taylor and I up to have an ultrasound to make sure we are having just one baby. I am developing a pretty large baby bump! I honestly can't believe how much my body has changed this last week.

Well Taylor wasn't able to go last night because he was working late so I took Grandma Bonnie. It was so fun to go with her. It was yet another great bonding experience for the two or us. Seeing the baby move makes this experience so much more real.

We found that are having just one baby. I tried to upload the pictures but they are super blurry. I got to hear the heartbeat much more clearly with the machine my aunt used. She is going to let me go up again in about 5 weeks and we will find out what we are having. SNEAK PEEK! whoo hoo. I am so excited for that! I will be a shop-a-holic after that!

I will have to upload some pictures of me so you can see that I am getting quite LARGE! If I keep growing at this rate I won't be able to walk for the last month or so of the pregnancy! haha.

Tomorrow is my birthday and also one year since Taylor and I got engaged! I can't believe how fast time flies! I sure love him. He is so funny. He is always cracking jokes. We don't go one day without laughing hysterically about something. In this last year we have grown so much closer together than I could ever imagine. We have had our rough days and we have had our great days. I wouldn't trade any of them because they always somehow make us grow closer together! We have been so blessed in the last year. We have wonderful families who have helped with anything and everything. Some who have spent countless hours helping us with our beautiful home. When I had surgery we had so many meals brought over and helped clean the house. The thing I am most grateful for in this last year of is the temple. Taylor and I are sealed for Eternity. I am happy to know that our children will be blessed to be apart of this wonderful blessing!

Baby...

2009-07-24T10:17:00.004-06:00

We are going to have a baby!
The due date is February 18th, 2010!

I am about 10 1/2 weeks.

We are very excited for our family to grow.

I have been super sick the last two weeks. Lets hope that goes away soon! I also have put on the pounds the last week or so. Taylor thinks its quite funny. I didn't think that I would start showing so soon!

Hearing the heartbeat makes it so much more real. I could have sat and listened to it all day! In just 7-8 weeks we will find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Taylor says he already knows its a boy. I guess we will see...

Today we are off to a family reunion. TAYLOR HAS SATURDAY OFF!! WHOO HOO! That doesn't happen to often so I am excited to spend some time with him and the rest of my family.

I hope you guys have a great weekend!

4th of July weekend...

2009-07-07T16:05:00.005-06:00

I haven't blogged in a while, I haven't been feeling to well. But I thought I would post about the stupid things that happened to me this weekend.

Taylor finally had a few days off we could spend together, so I thought. He and his dad decided to work instead. They can NEVER take some time off. It has its pros and cons I guess.

Saturday we slept in and we to breakfast. I couldn't remember the last time we did that so that was fun. Then we went a looked at Patio furniture since all we have out back are some chairs. We didn't find much though. Then Taylor and Scott prepped the side of the house for concrete, which I am not happy about incase you wanted to know. So I went shopping with grandma and it was so fun. I found some great deals. I got a super cute purse and then some super cute shoes for a great price. Then we went and ate at Grandma Morrow's and also went to Grandma Bonnie's for a BBQ too. Lots of food that day. After we ate i decided that I needed to change into pants because it was kinda chilly. (I am ALWAYS cold) So we came home and I had my cell phone in my pocket and I went into the bathroom and my phone fell out of my pants and into the toilet! SICK. Yes I had to put MY HAND IN THE TOILET! Good thing I hadn't gone to the bathroom yet! So I have lost everyone's numbers. So e mail them to me ... Lyndsi_lou88@hotmail.com if you don't want to leave them on here!! Luckily Shellie just got a new phone so she is letting me use hers for a few days until I can go get my new one. Then we went to the fireworks and came home.

Sunday Jason, Rachel, Chris and I headed to Boise to go visit my mom for a quick trip. When we got to Blackfoot I looked down and my main diamond in my wedding ring was GONE! I was sick to my stomach. I hadn't hit it on anything and I know when I left my house that it was there! I tore apart the car trying to find it. My grandma checked where I was at her house. Chris's parents checked their driveway and my grandpa even went and checked Maverick where i filled up with gas. We had no luck finding it. Today I took it in and Richard at Ingram's is like my 2nd father and they replaced it for me. I was thankful. Taylor would have killed me if he would have had to pay for another one! Needless to say it was added to our home owners insurance today!

We came back from Boise late last night. It was a quick trip but it was good to see mom. We did some shopping while the boys golfed.

Today Rachel and Chris found out they are having a little boy! We are excited for them. Congrats guys! We can't wait to meet him!

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

New book!

2009-06-17T11:06:00.005-06:00

I ordered this book a week or so ago and it finally got here yesterday. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease 2 years ago. Celiac disease is where you body is intolerant to gluten, which is in wheat, rye, oats and barley. This disease is actually becoming pretty common. I have read many books and Internet articles and also tried many foods, some delicious and some pretty disgusting. My grandma and Shellie have also tried many recipes for me.

When Taylor and I first got married I would make two different things for dinner, and boy did that get old. So a few times I just made his food the way I make mine and he didn't notice. So now when I make Spaghetti or Lasagna I just make it with my noodles to make it easier on me. The Gluten Free foods are more expensive. I usually get them at Fred Meyers, Albertsons, or Broliums.

Going out to eat and eating at other peoples homes is a difficult thing for me. I try to eat before I go to other homes to make it easier on them and me. Scott, Shellie and my grandparents try really hard to make sure that I can eat with them. They are very careful about what they have too. At some restaurants they have gluten free menu's. That is always helpful. Most of the time I am limited to a corn shell Taco or a hamburger minus the bun. But I survive.

I am very grateful for the technologies that we have to diagnose diseases because I was so sick. I lost somewhere between 30-40 lbs. I was disgustingly thin. I have gained quite a bit of it back and I am feeling really well.

This is pretty much the most random, dumb post but I am just really excited about my new book!

Birthday, Graduation, Dog...

2009-06-02T21:11:00.008-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!! Rachel's Birthday was Yesterday. Grandma, Jason, Rachel and I went to lunch at Garcia's. This is a picture of Rachel in the Sombrero as the servers sang to her. We had a good time at lunch! We hope you had a great day Rach!

This is Lindsay Morrow and Lyndsi Morrow at graduation. Haha. I knew Lindsay before I knew Taylor so we always crack up we have the same name. Congrats on Graduation Linds!!

Tenille and I at Graduation. I wish I had a picture of her cap. She decorated it pretty cute! After Graduation we went to Chili's. Yum Yum. Congrats Nillie!

This is Taylor on a typical Sunday after church. He works 6 days a week so I can't blame him for wanting to nap. I seriously couldn't work as many hours as he does! He is one tough dude. It amazes me how hard he works. I know I complain about him working so much and being alone but I really shouldn't. I admire his work ethic. I think if you look up MORROW in the dictionary it says WORKAHOLIC. I sure do love him.

Here is the new addition to the Morrow Family...Tate. We went and picked him up on Saturday. He is such a good dog! We just love him. He hasn't caused any trouble...yet. I have enjoyed having company, since Taylor doesn't get home until late each night. Tate has made himself right at home. He follows me around like my little shadow. I will post more pictures of him later.

Memorial Weekend

2009-05-26T22:52:00.005-06:00

This is a rock we had done for my dad a few months after he passed away.

This is the back of my dad's headstone. He hated this picture but it was the most recent one we had at the time of his passing.

This is the front of the headstone. You can't see too much of it because of all the beautiful flowers from Memorial Day.

Front of the headstone again.

This Memorial Weekend was filled with action. Friday we just worked on the yard! We are hoping to get the back patio poured this weekend so we can work on the sprinkler system and the grass. I can't wait!

Saturday I was suppose to help in the yard but Shellie, Tanner and Tenille came to the house to pick up my car to take to Utah to go see Shellie's nephew, Tyson. He returned from a mission in Washington. Well I decided to head down with them. So we went to Tai Pan and ate lots of food and partied. Those Hix's sure know how to PARTY!

Sunday Taylor, Scott, Tasi and Tyler came down and we went to church for Tyson's report and it was awesome. After church we went and ate and partied some more and then came home. It was a quick trip but so fun to see all the family.

Monday I went to visit dad's grave and take him some fresh flowers. His headstone is the most beautiful one I have ever seen. It is honestly the most unique headstone. He is buried in the Iona Cemetery. Then I took some flowers to Grandpa Morrow's grave. Then off to the golf course with Grandma, Grandpa and Jason. It was fun. I am not the best golfer but I sure make it entertaining for everyone! When Taylor got off work we went and visited the both Dad and Grandpa Morrow's graves.

We had a great weekend. It just went by way too fast.

We also are so excited to be getting a dog. My younger sister Lexie called me Monday and asked if we would like my Dad's little buddy Tate. I am super excited. We were going to get a dog as soon as we had grass but oh well. We are going to bring him home this weekend. I am sure it will be hard for Mitch, Lexie and Cole to part with him but they can come and see him whenever they want. So for now that is our expansion to our little family.

I will try to update this more often. I will get some pictures of the yard progress and post them for all of you too see. So far we just have lots and lots of dirt!!!

Update

2009-05-06T07:56:00.004-06:00

Just thought I would post an update on the surgery.

So last Wednesday they told us to be at the hospital at 10:45, we got there, answered the same 50 questions they asked me the day before, then changed and got my IV put in. My surgery was scheduled for 12:45. They said Dr. Hall was 30 min ahead of schedule last time they checked. I was thinking WHOO HOO. Little did I know that was the WRONG INFO. So Taylor, Grams and I chatted and watched some TV. My nurse came in and said that Dr. Hall is now running behind schedule and she also asked me the same 50 questions I had already been asked two other times. We waited and waited. Finally at 2:30 they came and got me and said they were ready for me. I was a little irritated that I had to wait and hour and fourty five min longer than I was suppose to and needless to say I was starving to death. So they get me down in the holding area and again I waited another hour and a half. Around 4 they came and asked those 50 questions AGAIN. Then they gave me anesthesia and I was out.

They found some endometriosis and also an adhesion (my grandma thinks it looks like saran wrap stretched out) and they burned the endometriosis and cut off the adhesion. I have been really sore but our families have been so wonderful and made meals and brought us everything we need.

Taylor says I walk around like I am an OLD lady. I just tell him I feel like one too. I am pretty sore, I move slow. But I should be feeling pretty good by the weekend. Taylor has been great. He has helped so much. He just couldn't master the whole 'pick up after myself because Lyndsi can't right now' task. But someday he will get there! haha. :)

Oh and I wanted to just let everyone know that my brother JASON was the 4A District Champ for golf. CONGRATS. WE LOVE YOU.

Tomorrow...

2009-04-28T08:00:00.004-06:00

Tomorrow I am having surgery. I am having a Laparoscopy done. I have had uncomfortable pelvic pain for quite some time. I won't really go into detail about it but I am SO ready to have it done and over with. I am not nervous for the procedure, but I am about the outcome. Taylor and my grandma are going with me and I am glad they are going to be there to support me.

I just thought I would put a few things down here that I want to remember. Since Taylor and I have gotten married, I can't sleep very much. Taylor talks, walks, and eats in his sleep. This has been an eye opener for me. He does the funniest things. I really do just have to laugh about it. But I do get sick of washing the sheets from him getting chocolate and eating it in bed in the middle of the night. I am also getting sick of hearing about all the great Dish Network promotions. He will try to pay people money in the middle of the night. When we were building our house he would talk to me about all the people that we had working on the house. I don't think it is funny when it all happens but when I think about it all now, all I can do is laugh. I am going to share one of my favorite stories with you...some of them are probably too embarrassing to share.

Taylor and Lyndsi sleeping...
2am Lyndsi awakens with fingers in her nose and sees it is Taylor!
Lyndsi : Why did you just pick my nose? (In a not very friendly voice)
Taylor : Just seeing if you are awake (as he is flipping through the channels on the TV)
Lyndsi : Did you have to pick my nose to see if I was awake?
Taylor : Whatever, I can't sleep!
Lyndsi : Taylor just lay down you are asleep.
Taylor : Lynds, I can't.
Lyndsi : Taylor...LAY DOWN.
Taylor : Lynds, you dont understand! (and he lays down)

He remembers none of this. Atleast once a week he does something comical in his sleep. I could write a book on everything and make millions, I think. Hopefully he doesn't read this post, he will be mad I write about this.

Taylor is a great guy. I know he would do anything for me. I don't see him much because he works so much. But I know that he is doing it to make life better for us. He is such a hard worker. I am truely grateful for him.

Exciting News...

2009-04-17T21:52:00.004-06:00

Rachel, Me, Lexie

For those of you who know my sister Rachel...She is going to have a baby on Dec. 7th. We are all super excited for her and Chris. Whoo hoo! I can't wait. She did the Chinese Calendar thing and it says she will have a boy, but we will see. I told her I call the first girl! haha. But we couldn't be more excited for them! Congrats Rach and Chris!

Random...

2009-04-02T08:38:00.008-06:00

Cole, Lexie, Mitch, Lyndsi, Taylor, Jason, Rachel, Chris (brother in law)
This is a picture with all my siblings. I can't believe how old my younger siblings are getting. I look back at pictures and think 'Where did all that time go'. The other day I was looking at pictures from my dads funeral and I can't believe how much they have changed just since then. That was 2 1/2 years ago. They have all grown in so many different ways and I am so proud of them. Taylor will be the only in-law to be in the family that will have known dad. That really means a lot because he can talk to all of the kids about different things that we did with dad. Like the day Jason, Mitch, Lexie, Cole, Taylor and I were on the boat with dad the day before he died. That is a memory I will cherish forever. I will never forget how much fun we had that day. In one aspect it seems like it was last week and in another it seems like it has been forever. I am just so glad that I have the gospel and know that I will see him again someday.

This is my bouquet at the wedding. The locket reads 'Daddy's little girl always & forever'. On the right is a picture of my dad. My friend Jessica made it for me to attach to my bouquet and I thought it was such a sweet thing for her to do. It is something that i will cherish forever.
My friends have influenced my life in so many ways. I am so grateful for them and all that they have done. Missy, Kate and Jess are such great friends. They have done so much for me. I am grateful to have them still today.

Baby Krew

2009-03-12T07:36:00.005-06:00

Little Krew

Missy, Kate, Krew and I

My good friend Kate had her precious little boy on March 9th. We are so excited for her. Missy and I went and saw her at the hospital, we just couldn't wait to go see him. He is so adorable. Krew and Jacoby, Missy little boy, are going to be best friends. I am so excited to watch them grow and see their changes. Congrats to Kate and Doug.

Pictures of the house. FINALLY.

2009-03-03T19:09:00.017-07:00

I had to take a picture of the cute rugs I got!
Tv in our bedroom

Our room...Isn't that head board pretty cool?

Bathtub...Its so nice.

Had to make sure you could see the nice tile border

Our bathroom vanity

The great closet...Its pretty messy. I will get it organized when i get the rest of the clothes up here.

Guest bathroom

Office/I don't know where to put you yet room

Guest bedroom

Looking from the front door in, I just wanted to make sure you could see the tile... :)

Decor by the front door

Taylor LOVES how the front door turned out. I do have to say it does look pretty darn good!

Living room

Fire place

Dining area

Pantry and cute clock :)

Kitchen

More Kitchen

Ledge with decor...it is kind of blurry

The outside. This picture was taken in January.

Its been a super long time since I have posted. So I thought I would take some time and post pictures of the house. I have completely loved having a house. I do feel very fortunate to have a house. Taylor and Scott did a wonderful job. (I did a good job helping with the tile and telling them what they were doing wrong :D ).

I will get it all decorated SOMEDAY. I hope that day comes soon. Sorry it is pretty messy as you can tell from the pictures.

I Love My Hubby Tag!!

2009-01-26T10:32:00.005-07:00

I love my hubby so I guess I'm tagged!
Thanks for the TAG Amber...I will do the same and tag everyone that loves their hubby!

1. Where did you meet your husband? What was the first thing he said to you?

Um... I don't actually remember the first time I met Taylor...that's bad, I KNOW! His aunt and uncle were my neighbors for eight or nine years so I probably met him through them at some point. So I don't remember what the first thing he said to me was either. I will have to get my brain thinking on this one. Maybe Taylor would remember...I'll ask him!

2. Where was your first date?

Our first date was after a boys basketball game. We went to dinner at Outback with Jason Craig and Jessica Williams. Taylor thought I was a pig because I ate all my food and he didn't eat very much. What can I say...I LOVE FOOD.

3. Did you have a long or short engagement/courtship?

It was not too long. We had been dating 3 1/2 years when we were engaged on July 29th, 2008 (my birthday! Whoo hoo) and we were married November 14th, 2008. The engagement flew by. Everyone said that it would drag on and on. I could not believe how fast it went. I am so glad it went so fast!

4. Where did you get engaged?

Well I will just blog the whole story...
It was my birthday and we went out to dinner and after dinner he wanted to go look at some houses before we went to the Riot Zone with my family. So we went to his parents house to get his list of houses he wanted to go and look at. When we were at his parents he said that his sister and mom had brought some playdough icecream back from Leatherby's (Love it. If you haven't had it you better go get some). Shellie, Taylor's mom, gave me a birthday present and the icecream and off we went. When we got in the car I asked Taylor if we could just take one of the icecreams because I was so full from dinner. He said "No, we can just freeze whatever you don't want, I want my own today." Which I thought it was strange because he would usually share with me because he can't eat one on his own. Well we were driving around and we got out and looked at a few houses and we were eating our icecream and Taylor just kept saying "You are sure eating the icecream slow!" (I should have caught on then) Well I was starting to get too full so at the last house I left my ice cream in the car and when we got back in the car it was a little melted because it was so warm in the car. and i went to take one last bite and i saw some plastic in the ice cream. So I showed it to Tay and he said pull it out and see what it is in my mind I was thinking, "gees, What did Tenille put in this?" after I figured out it was a bag with a ring box in it I so excited. Taylor pulled it out and we were driving but he wouldn't get out and get on his knee (Lame...) But then he asked me to marry him and it was a great day. Lets see if he can top that this year! haha

5. Where did you get married?

We were Sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple November 14th, 2008! It was such a wonderful day!

It has been a while

2009-01-12T08:58:00.006-07:00

So it has been a while since I have made a post. This post won't have pictures because I can't find my camera cord...we will be moving in the next week or two, so hopefully I will find it then.

Christmas was great. Our first Christmas together was a little different, but it was great. It is harder now that we are married to get around to everyone's houses that we need to go to. But we managed. I am so grateful for the Christmas Season and to celebrate the birth of Christ and all he did for us. It's such a wonderful time of the year.

New Years we had a great time. My family always goes up to island park and we go snowmachining. We got snowed in this year. Four-five foot drifts over the driveway. My brother in law, Chris, was suppose to leave early so he could get to work but since we were snowed in he didn't make it to work. The wind blew really hard most of them time so we were in doors playing games quite a bit. When i find my camera cord, I will post lots of fun pictures from that.

I also got to got to dinner with Missy and Jess last week. It was so good to see them. I miss them. We are all so busy we don't get together much. Hopefully we can change that. Missy brought Jacoby...cutest little boy. I would keep him if she would let me. Then we went out and checked out our house in a blizzard. The weather was bad that night. Missy got stuck in the driveway and we laughed so hard. Good thing Scott (Taylor's dad) was at the house to help her get unstuck. It was a good laugh for us all.

This weekend we tiled the house. Well I really shouldn't say we...I handed them tiles and cleaned the grout spaces...I know, you don't even have to tell me I worked too hard. I know I did. haha. Scott and David (Taylors Uncle) did a great job. We are grouting it tonight. I am not looking forward to that. I will actually have to do some work. :)

Well hopefully the next post will have some pictures!

Christmas Tag

2008-12-08T16:48:00.007-07:00

I was tagged by my good friend Missy. I love her, she is the sweetest person and I adore her little boy, Jacoby.
Here it goes...my first tag...haha

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Defiantly paper...its more fun to open something wrapped on Christmas
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real trees smell good but I love the pre-lit artificial trees...no maintenance!
3. When do you put up the tree? After Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Either right before New Years or right after. Depends on the mood.
5. Do you like eggnog? no... BARF
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Probably cabbage patch doll
7. Hardest person to buy for? Taylor for sure...he just goes and buys whatever he wants all the time.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Probably...my brothers...anything with sports or food will work for them.
9. Do you have a nativity scene?Yes we got one as a wedding present from Shellie's friend Jenny.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mailed
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?I honestly don't know...probably some sweater that just hung in my closet because i didn't like it.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch with Jim Carrey! OH i love that one!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Black Friday
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No, I don’t think so.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? fudge, marshmellow carmel popcorn, ham, potatoes, turkey...i love food!
16. Lights on the tree? Defiantly
17. Favorite Christmas song? Where are you Christmas by Faith Hill.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Of course...who can't?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star...but i have a big bow
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We used to open the gifts that we got from our parents on christmas eve and then just do the santa stuff christmas day...now we will have to start our own traditions...so i don't know what we will do this year.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Too many crazy people...The traffic is so bad.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red and green...those are our tree colors this year. I do have to say it pretty darn cute.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Anything...that is gluten free.
25. Favorite family Christmas tradition? Since Dad passed away Christmas just hasn't been the same. Our family has changed so much since it happend and the traditions are all different. I think my favorite was just dad making it so special. Our last christmas with him was one that i will never forget! He completely spoiled us kids. He really loved us. And christmas eve and Christmas day we just hung out played games and ate food like we weren't going to ever eat again after the holidays. I am excited to start our own traditions.

I tag Rachel, Judy and Randi

Wedding Pictures

2008-12-08T09:18:00.011-07:00

Leah, our photographer, posted some of our pictures on her blog so I thought I would post them for you to see! She did such a great job! I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures! This was such a great day. I love to look at the pictures and relive the day!

2008-12-01T16:03:00.002-07:00

So Missy told me I needed to make a post so she can teach me exactly how to blog. This is a whole new thing to me! These are the only pictures that I have right now of OUR BIG DAY. I stole two of them from Missy. I love my friends. I really do have great friends. I was so glad to have them their to support us. The last picture is of me and Taylor's Cousins Gavin and Ryker! They are the cutest little boys. I love them. They always make me smile! I will post again when I get some more pictures on this computer.