Bed rest round two...

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!!

Summer Fun

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.

Moving belly...

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.

Random...

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.

It has been a while

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!

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.