Roo is in Town!

My sweet Roo (Raegan) came to stay with Ya Ya and Pop Pop while Kris, Tan, and the two oldest girls went to Disneyland. She is having a BLAST! It's been so fun to spend time with her! She is crawling like a maniac and is soooo close to walking! She can now say "Ya Ya!" I'm still working with her on "My favorite Aunt is Kelly!" It might take some practice:)

Ya Ya and Danzer! She's the hottest grandma in town!

The other night was Danzer's first adventure with rice cereal. Not such a fan. But he's getting used to it! It's so fun to feed him! Except when he gags, then I feel bad. Anyone have any good tips on how to make them like it better?

This last one is for Grandpa Tracy! We're teaching him young!

I can't wait to see all the pictures of my nieces trip to Disneyland. I will post a few of the favs!

Proud To Be An American!

I must say, I am very proud to be an American. I can't help be be overwhelmed with pride for our Country. This is a monumental occasion that Martin Luther King envisioned. Here are a few lines from his speech that I love to read over and over:

"I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today..."
"And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
I can't help but tear up when I read this. The day before our first Black President will be sworn into office. And although I don't agree with all of his policies, plans, and views.... I will stand behind him as my President and pray that he will make the right choices for our beautiful country. Separated we will fall.... but United we will stand. I am so proud of our Country!

A Big Announcement!

I just can't give it up! I LOVE DOING HAIR! I've decided to start doing it again on the side. Luckily, Hayden has a great schedule so he can have daddy/son time while mom does hair... and I'm lucky enough to have plenty of babysitters if I'm in need! Anyway, if you know of anyone that needs a hairdresser, or if you're interested for yourself... let me know! I will just be doing it in my home... but my prices will be a lot less expensive than what a salon would charge. Thanks for you help and support!

A Full Recovery!

What a little stud muffin! We are ALL better! WHEW! But guess what? I'm cutting my first two teeth! HELLO! I'm only 4 months old! I'm getting my two "fang" teeth... which makes my mommy wonder if I'm related to Edward (you twilight fans will get it.) I'm such a big boy!

Even Though....

He's hooked up to tubes and wires, and coughs so hard it makes him cry and gag, he still smiles when he sees his mama. Being his mom is the best calling on earth. I was born for this! My sweet baby....

Our little champ...

Last night was Tragic. Capital T- Ragic! As we were trying to comfort our bug his weezing got so bad he was gasping for air. At 12:45am we loaded up and went to Price. We got to the clinic and got him some more breathing treatments, a pulse-ox meter, and oxygen. After a treatment, hooking up his big toe to the machine, and pumping him full the oxygen he FINALLY starting getting his oxygen above 90. We drove home, tucked him in and he slept like a log. Today has been full of breathing treatments and monitoring. We had an ozygen machine delivered to us and he has been doing SO much better. He was spunky, talkative, and laughing today. He still has a terrible cough and is sneezing like crazy, but he is much improved. Uh, what a huge relief to see. These pics are of him this morning all hooked up to his oxygen. I, on the other hand, am complelty exhausted. Four nights of no sleep, and battling a cold-sore throat myself has been hard. Mom- you are AMAZING! Thank you for coming over and taking such good care of me so I can take care of my son! You are a life saver and have such a giving heart. When you are in my home, it feels like everything will be OK. Thanks for letting me rest my head on your strong shoulders. xoxo- i love you WAMH! (my mom knows what that means:) ). The next picture I hope to post is of Danzer healthy and happy again! Pray for him!

Our First Battle....

Our little Danzer Jack is battling his first illness. This has been the scene at our house for the last 5 days. Poor bugger. At first, I thought "it's just a cold" and as the days (and nights) have worn on, we are officially battling RSV. Today, I took him to the hospital to check his oxygen. He was hovering around 88-90, and usually babies are admitted to the hospital if they are below 90. Our Dr. knows Danzer is in good hands with his daddy around so we took him back to the doctors office where Hayden works and gave him a breathing treatment. Next I went to X-Ray. THANKFULLY he doesn't have pneumonia. We're just watching over him with an eagle's eye, watching every little breath to make sure he is going to be OK. It's so sad to watch him struggle to breath, to hear him wheeze, to see the expression on his face when he coughs so hard, and to watch him sneeze and sneeze and sneeze. It breaks a mother's heart I tell ya! I really have backed off the last couple months on monitoring the hand washing of our visitors and of ourselves... but it looks like the drill sargent is back in town! WASH WASH WASH! We will keep you posted...

Baby Tag!

I'm over the tag thing... but I couldn't resist this one!!

1.Where were you when you first found out that you were pregnant? Our apartment, Paladio, Apt B102
2.Who was with you? Hayden, he was on the phone with his friend Joel and I was begging him to get off the phone!!
3.How did you find out that you were pregnant? Pregnancy test, actually 5 pregnancy tests... Hayden even took one because we were sure they were fibbing to us!
4.What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? There are no words to describe how excited we were. We also were very hesitant because we didn't believe it... we had been trying for so long and have kind of given up and started looking into adoption

5.Who was the first person you told? My family, the very next day. My parents just happened to be coming up to take my nieces skiing so we went up and told all of them and then we drove all night to Ferron to tell Hayden's mom and dad and showed up on their doorstep at midnight. They were really confused!

6.Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes yes yes, we wanted it so bad!
7.Did you tell everyone else right away? We waited to tell everyone after my 6 week appt. I was considered high risk, so after we saw the baby and the heartbeat we told everyone. It was really hard not to because everyone new we were seeing specialists and it was just too hard to lie.

8.Was everybody happy for you? More than happy, everyone was so awesome

9.Did you go out and celebrate? Yup! A steak dinner... that came up later that night. Love pregnancy!
10.Did you want to find out the sex? YES
11.What was the sex? A boy! We were so excited!
12.Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes, we had 4! Our friends and family spoiled us! My work surprised me with one, then I had one in SLC, one in Ferron, and Hayden's work threw us one too
13. Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew that you wouldn't put on your baby? No, but I did take a couple back because I got the same outfits. They were so adorable!

14.How much weight did you gain? 5 lbs. I only gained in my last month

15.Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Yes, but then I put it back on. We are going on a diet starting Jan 5!
16.Did you get any stretch marks? Nope
17.What did you crave the most? Ice Cream, to be specific, Thin Mint Brownie Shake from Dairy Queen. I made my sister go with me almost every night to get one!
18.Did you crave anything crazy? Toaster Strudels and Lean cuisine pizzas. Odd I know
19.Who or what got on your nerves? No one really, I was surprisingly chill during pregnancy
20.Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Nope, thank goodness!

21.Where and when did you go into labor? I had been feeling pains all day but we were scheduled to be induced later on that night.

22.Did your water break? No, my Dr. did it at the hospital
23.Who drove you to the hospital? My Aunt Jamie! She's wonderful! She took me over to meet Hayden at work.
24.Who was in the room when you gave birth? Hayden, my mom and dad, my sister, and Jacki

25.Did you go early or late? A couple days early

26.How long were you in labor for? 16 hours. All of which I had to sit straight up
27.Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yes! But about an hour before I started pushing the epidural wore off and they had to re-dose it. Thank heavens it kicked in like 5 minutes before I started pushing. That one hour of feeling pains was hard!

28.Did you go natural or have a C-section? Natural thank goodness! They thought i might have to have a C-section because the baby had his hand on the top of his head. But they were able to push it down once I was fully dilated.

29.What was your first reaction after giving birth? I cried and cried and cried and smiled. It was amazing. No words can describe the way you feel the first time you hold your baby!
30.How big was the baby? 6lbs 8 oz and 19 inches long

31.Did your husband cry? Yes, it was amazing for us

32.What did you name the baby? Danzer Jack
33.Does her name have any significant meaning? Yes, Danzer is my maiden name. After my parents pass, there will be no more so we really wanted to pass the name on. Jack is after Hayden's grandpa whom we both adore.
34.Did you have any visitors? YES!!! lots.
35.Did he have any complications? Just his hand on his head.
36.How old is your baby today? 3 1/2 months. I can't believe how fast time flies!
37.When is the next one coming? When our Father in Heaven decides to send us another
38.If you could, would you do it all over again? In a second!
39.Tag five: Kristin, BreAnne, Cori, Tatum, and Mindy and whoever else!