Wow...I'm not a very dedicated blogger...

So I forget that I have this blog thing... I don't really believe that everyone wants to know my life story but it is good to get it out there anyway.
So yesterday I got released from scouts (yay!) and put in to nursery (double yay!). I think nursery should be my calling always! Things are getting back to being good. I had a really hard time getting over my surgery.
April 1-Date of the surgery(I should have known that things wouldn't work out...having surgery on April fools day)
I had my hysterectomy and right ovary removed. Things went really good. I had to spend the night in the hospital but I was up walking and feeling really good before I even went to bed that night.
I didn't start having pain for about 10 days... then things got difficult. I started having some bleeding and increasing pain. After a few dr appts and then a ER visit I ended up having to have another surgery for an abcess and hematoma. I was really sick and had a really low hematocrit. The day after that surgery I actually felt pretty good but then it all hit me and I felt really yucky for a few days and had quite a bit of pain. I am three months post op and finally starting to get my strength back and the pain is getting better. That is the condensed version of that story... not that anyone would like to hear the long version.
Sometime in the two weeks after my surgery my darling baby Parker broke his collar bone. At about 4 weeks post op for me, Parker got really ill. No one knew what was wr0ng. We actually never really figured it out because he just got better. He didn't eat for like ten days except the occasional ritz cracker.
So the last 3 months have been quite a blur. I am grateful for the sunshine. I am grateful to have my wonderful family.
Now we move on to planning our sealing in the temple. Its been a long time coming but now we are to 6 weeks and counting. I am super excited to be with my family for eternity.
I hope my next post won't be too far away. I am going to renew my effort in blogging.

Update on PJ's weird issues

So the pediatrician isn't sure this is an allergy problem but Parker does have breathing issues intermittently. Benadryl still does the trick, mostly, and we just deal. I am sure someday we will get to the bottom of the cause but as of right now there is no clear answer to what is causing the issues. I kept a food diary for a while but nothing was consistent. So he is a mystery child kinda reminiscent of his two older brothers who both had there issues. Anyway, I just thought an update on this was needed.

Wow... time flies!!!

Ahh, the blog. My sister reminded me of this a few days ago and I thought I might want to update.
Things are going well right now. Brian had been on active duty for over two years when suddenly he wasn't anymore and we found ourselves with no "full time" employment. Scary! Especially with our car getting a new transmission, the holidays coming and our trip to Disneyworld already booked for January. We jumped on the computer right away and applied for every job Brian felt qualified for. A mere six weeks later he is starting a permanent job at Camp Williams. I am thankful for our everyday blessings! I am amazed at how many people are willing to help those in need and I am grateful for having such amazing people surrounding me!!!
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I am really in a thankful mood. I know that I have a loving Heavenly Father. I know that Jesus is my Savior and he loves me. I so thankful for my wonderful family!
Ok... so I will stop with the sappy stuff... Parker, or PJ is growing like crazy. Although he is still skinny. He runs and climbs like a mad child. He is eating all the time. He loves just about anything I let him put in his face. His newest trick is to throw away his own diapers. One day he just took it from me and walked it to the garbage. I was amazed that he wanted to do it. He doesn't like his toys as much as he likes the dishes in the kitchen. He loves making me wash extra dishes I swear.
Hunter is just getting so big. I can't believe he starts school next year. I am not quite ready to share him with the world. He is my "laughing place". He seriously says and does the funniest things all the time.
Jeremy is excelling in school. He assures me all the time that he is the smartest kid in his whole class. I think he is hilarious. As soon as his homework is done he leaves the house to go play with friends and generally I don't see him until dinner time.
Brian and I are preparing to get sealed in the temple. We are working on temple recommends right now. I am really happy we are getting to this place in our life. We are happier together today than we were on our wedding day. Being married seems to be easier all the time. Not that the problems of daily life are any easier but we are doing better at handling them together. I am really happy to say that my family is wonderful! (Not trying to brag either... it just feels good to let the world know).

Adventures in introducing new foods...

Parker has always loved to eat. He was one of those babies who eat every 2-3 hours even at night. Since we introduced baby food he has backed off to every 4 hours. Crazy... and he isn't even huge. He is 6 months and weighs 18lbs which is quite small for my kids. Anyway, wednesday I decided to try something a little more exciting than just cereal, veggies and fruits. After giving him some mixed veggies I gave him the baby version of dessert. It was a vanilla custard pudding with bananas. He eat some but didn't seem too interested so I put the rest in the fridge. Ten minutes later he was acting funny so I looked at him and his mouth was all swollen and he was acting like he couldn't breath. He kept choking and gagging. It was horrible. The look in his eyes was almost terror.
Mind you I was home alone without a car....
Not knowing whether to call 911 or not I was FREAKING out!!! So I called my mom, the RN, who basically knows how to handle any situation! She told me to give him benadryl. I fought the benadryl down and he got better after about 20 min. All in all it was about 45 mins of sheer terror for me!
So apparently Parker is allergic to something, not sure what though. I think it is the eggs but I am not possitive! SCARY!

Life as a "stay at home" mom

So for many reasons we decided to have me stop working. Well, I have gone down to only working one day a week. I am loving it. This is the first "real" week that I have only worked friday and I think it is great! My kids are actually really fun to hang out with!
Parker has been a challenge, but one of the best challenges of my life. He doesn't want anything to do with being a baby. He wants grown up food and he wants to get up and walk. He wants to be mobile. That is making things hard for me. He is already scooting around and he gets up on his knees like he is going to crawl.
Hunter started Primary and he is loving it. I was really worried about him sitting still that long but according to his teacher is his doing really well. He is always asking when he can go to "Hunter's school". He is also very insistant on going by his full name, and yes I mean First, middle and last. It is really funny cause I get scolded on almost a daily basis for calling him just Hunter.
Jeremy is doing well in school. He always gets high marks. He likes playing with friends and of course he loves video games. He really enjoys the Wii we got for Christmas. He is excited to get baptised this year.
I can't believe how grown my kids are... even the 5 month old. Brian is still working like a crazy person, bless him. He is such a good provider!
I am so grateful for my mother who is always so strong for me. I wouldn't be here today with out her help and guidance.
I am really loving staying home! I haven't gotten much done other than loving on my babies! It is really difficult to get things done with Parker and his demandingness. My life is really good right now even though the troubles are still there it just seems easier to take them at home.
I am thankful for my blessings.

Disneyland

So, we went to Disneyland in mid-October. It was so much fun! We spent 4 days there and 3 nights in the Disneyland hotel. It was so much fun to have the park so close to our hotel room! The first 2 days we just spent riding rides and just having fun. Thursday (the third day) we went to the park all day and then we went to Mickey's Trick or Treat party at the California adventure park which was a blast. My mom was dressed as Elizabeth from Pirates of the Carribean and my sister was dressed as a pirate... and we got to take their picture with a Jack Sparrow character. It was so funny! He was amazingly good at acting the part.
The last day, Friday, we started really early, at about 7:30, and it was a lot of fun. We rode 5-6 rides in the first hour! That was great! That night we saw fantasmic, which I love.
The scary part of the trip was loosing Hunter. I am so thankful to Disneyland and their staff, who have great policies in place for lost children. I give two major thumbs up to them!!!
All in all it was a great trip! I love spending time as a family and seeing Meghann was great too!!!

So much going on...

So, our baby was born August 27th, 2009. It was a wonderful day. He weighed 7lbs 10oz and he was 18.5 in. His name is Parker James and he was born at 11:55am.
Funny story... we went in to have the amniocentisis on the 26th and they were unable to do it. My fluid was too low so they induced me for low fluid... thank heaven I didn't have to have the amnio!
So things at our house have been hectic but great. Parker is a joy, even though he is really difficult. We love him anyway!