Hello Friends, long time no blog…. I think I jinxed myself
when I said I was doing well so far this 2016, with blogging that is. Funny
thing is, life just keeps going and things never really ever get less busy. I
have edited this post a least a few times, simply because I had to catch up on
everything again.
Well, it is now nearing the end of February and our life,
just as it has been the last couple of years, includes the relationship of many
doctors. Every day I am so thankful for modern medicine and the life my family
has because of it. Here is a little update on our lives.
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| My handsome boys! |
Jason
Most amazing husband ever… but we all knew that right? Ha. I
got to spoil him for Valentine’s Day (our anniversary of getting engaged) and
it lasted 2 weeks! He did mess with my plans a little bit so it wasn’t as
magical as I thought it would be, but it turned out pretty all right! He got a
love note and gift every day for two weeks, because I realized that I don’t
show him my love for him as much as I should. He planned a killer date for us
too and we left Carter for the first time over night (yes I bawled my eyes out,
but I’m pregnant so it’s ok right?). We went to our fave restaurant, The
Cheesecake Factory, and after an 80 minute wait, ate a delicious dinner. Best
part of course being the cheesecake! Chris’ outrageous with yummy brownie,
coconut, and chocolaty goodness. We didn’t have time for much else (and we
were in cheesecake coma), so we went to a 5 star hotel and just got to be us
for a while. I haven’t really been able to spend one on one time with Jason
lately, so I treasured every second! That is until he fell asleep watching Last
Man Standing.
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| At the Cheesecake Factory in Salt Lake |
Carter
My sweet little baby looks more and more like a grown up
little boy each and every day. He is getting so tall, his vocabulary has
exploded, and he teaches me so much! At the end of each day, I smile and think
of the sweet moments we were able to have, and how I never want him to grow up.
He’s my little buddy and I love it so much!
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| Valentine from Grandma. |
I am so happy that the weather has finally started to get
warmer! We’ve been on all kinds of walks, and have been able to enjoy the
outside a little more. That is until Carter got sick (yes again!). Poor thing had
a fever and has had a cough (not surprise there) for a week. Really nothing
new, but I hate it when he is sick! We are cooped up in the house all day, all
he wants to do is watch T.V, and he sleeps so much I miss him. I’m pretty sure
he hasn’t started his day before 10am in at least a week and a half. I guess I
have gotten a lot of other things done around here though.
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| My sad sick little boy. |
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| Heading out for a walk. Silly boy! |
We went to the park for lunch the other day, and had so much
fun in the sun! I can hardly wait for spring to hurry up and get here. Carter
amazed me though, because he did so much on his own! He also slid down each
slide at least 60 times when he has always been afraid of those “scary things”.
He’s my little buddy, and I love him with every, single, piece of my heart!
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| Sunny day and loving the slides! |
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| He's doing it all by himself. |
P.S. Carter went pee in the big boy potty! He woke up Sunday morning and told me he had to go potty, so we got him on the toliet and he went! Sadly it was only Sunday, but I still have hope for potty training in the near future!
Our Baby Girl
This month has been filled with many doctors’ appointments
for our sweet girl, and one of them was at Primary Children’s where she will
have her open heart surgery. It has still been hard knowing that our sweet
child will go through so much in her life time, but as time has moved, I have
noticed that we have been given the strength and peace that I’ve so desperately
needed. We won’t be able to bring her home right away, and the stay at the
hospital might be much longer than we anticipated. She will have surgery before
she comes home with us and it made me feel so much better to see the place
where she will be. I have heard that angles walk the halls there, and so many
other people are going through worse things. How can I complain? Her heart
defect is one they see often called truncus arteriosus. We did receive results
back from other testing and know that she will not have downs or any other
chromosomal issue that we know of. A condition called Digeorge syndrome may be
something that accompanies this heart defect, but they have no way to tell. I
know that however this sweet girl comes, it is something meant to be.
Me
Well, I am holding up well. Other than feeling like a whale
ha ha, I have really good energy and have felt better physically than I have in
a long time. I have felt the prayers of so many each day as I try to prepare
for what’s ahead. Thank you. Even through all of the doctors’ appointments, I
have felt strength and peace.
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| And... this is me... wow. |
I feel like my business is running a little bit better too,
which helps keep my mind occupied when I don’t have my sweet boy with me. We
have become quite the pair he and I. I love laughing and playing with him. My
heart hurts when I think about having to leave him for a long while. I believe
he’ll be given the strength that he needs as well, to get through this new challenge
in our lives. If you’d like to help keep me busy, host a book party! I have
found that I really love the books I sale, and would love to share them with
anyone who would like to hear about them. Super amazing for homeschooling,
which crazily I have thought of lol. Anyways, I hope that life finds all of you
well and that you are finding joy in the journey. Life is pretty wonderful,
even with all the hard stuff. Happy Reading!
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| Sweet little man went purse shopping with me. He really wanted this one! |
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| Carter eating dinner with his cute cousins. |
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| Carter at the boat show. I just missed it with his sunglasses on. |
