tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67083938342669270752024-02-18T18:46:14.222-08:00The ParkersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-13025259376706142832013-12-08T23:40:00.000-08:002013-12-08T23:40:34.184-08:00Ninja Obsessed<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alright... I've taken a blogging hiatus... just about all year long. And there is SO much I've missed blogging on. And
there is NO way I'm catching up at this point. However, there are a few
posts that I can't leave behind, one of which is Logan's birthday party.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My little Lo turned 6 this year. And he's now a half year older too. Time, slow down!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This kid is obsessed with all things ninja so of course he opted for a ninja party.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> So excited to color, cut and paste the invites by himself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We played 3 games: color your own ninja star, find your secret ninja name and DIY nun-chucks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As guests came they got to pick a karate belt (courtesy of DI) and a ninja headband that I whipped up 10 minutes before the party started :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hard at work making nun-chucks</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Merc really did an awesome job. Really! He took charge of the group like no other 11 year old I've seen before. And of course all the boys listened and obeyed his instructions right away. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan loved his ninja party and loved getting to have all his best friends over at once. He was in pure ninja heaven for the day. And he and Lincoln STILL wear their ninja headbands around almost daily. I love my wee ninjas!</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-16430929450143022072013-08-26T00:36:00.001-07:002013-08-26T00:36:09.816-07:00Back to Lincoln's Birthday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linco turned a big 3 years old (or "fwee" as he would say) back in April and like I said before, I just can't pass up a birthday post for him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't know how it came to be, but Lincoln has fallen in love with Harry Potter. He loves the movie and he LOVES Logan's Harry Potter Lego set that he got for Christmas. So it was a no-brainer that Lincoln wanted a Harry Potter party more than anything his 3 year old heart could wish for. </span></span><br />
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friends his age, so we just had a low key day with family over for
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As family tradition goes, we sang Happy Birthday to him first thing in the morning (English then Portuguese) and then he got to open Ben's present for him... a Harry Potter wand! Ben was playing around with his lathe and it turned out beautifully. Lincoln was <i>ecstatic</i> about his new wand. (This wand is what started <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Nanumcreek" target="_blank">this whole hobby</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/nanumcreek" target="_blank">this</a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I gave Ben instructions to buy Crystal Light at the store and of course he bought the individual packets instead of the quart serving size. Doh. So here he is emptying packet after packet. Thanks babe! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He is so proud to be three and shows everyone his three fingers when they ask his age. And honestly, he's been a great three year old so far. Knock on wood. This is not nearly as bad as I remember age 3 being with Logan. Then again I am embracing this whole autonomy thing much better this time around. Most days. I hear at least 3 times a day, "I do it by my felf!" Oh I love you Lincoln. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-86240553167590111802013-06-11T03:01:00.000-07:002013-06-11T03:01:10.729-07:00Just a Quicky<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some weeks go by (or months...) that I completely forget I have a blog. Duh. I'm very much out of the habit of writing somewhat consistent posts and it makes me a tad sad. And no, I didn't just mean to rhyme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In all honesty I've been giving sleep a try lately. :) Confession: my average bed time is most likely 2 to 3 am. BUT... this week I've been hitting the sack around midnight and MAN have I forgotten what a nice person I am when I am mostly rejuvenated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway, just saying that sleep is <i>one</i> of a handful of reasons that this tad sad blog isn't getting much attention these days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few Parker highlights from the past couple months:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Macie is now 7 months old!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Lincoln turned 3, complete with a Harry Potter party, hence the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Nanumcreek?fref=ts" target="_blank">wand craze</a> around this place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Logan turned 4, complete with a Ninja party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I completed <a href="http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams" target="_blank">CERT training</a> and loved it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Logan finished his soccer season and is right in the middle of t-ball.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Ben is coaching the above-mentioned t-ball team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I'm still doing some costume sewing on the side. Every sewing assignment has been different and it has turned me into a much more efficient seamstress for sure. Tonight (um.. well maybe tomorrow night) I'm sewing little boy batman capes. They are darling. AND... I will be ready to get my new sewing machine next month! Happy day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Macie is rolling, squirming, army crawling all over the place and is rocking on her hands and knees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Logan officially graduated from kindergarten and has plopped himself comfortably in the middle of my usual afternoon nap time-free time so those blessed two hours have been replaced with one-on-one with Logan time. (a good thing most days :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I did a sprint triathlon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I got to fly with Macie up to play with my sisters in Portland for a weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-We got our garden planted... all except my poor 8 raspberry starts that have been stuck in a flower pot for 2 months now waiting for me to decide their final resting place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Macie has started drinking from a bottle again (woot woot) giving me a bit more freedom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Ben has been wand-ing to his hearts content. And he has been trying his best to figure out our malfunctioning sprinkler system. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I've been toying around with the idea of getting my etsy shop filled. No one really knows, but I do indeed have an etsy shop that has been vacant since 2008. I just need to rename it but every time I go to think about it I just draw a blank. Maybe that's a sign eh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-We're slowly but surely trying to get our front yard ready to sod. Curse the person who planted vines for a front yard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Oh and Lincoln is rocking day #2 of potty training! We tried a couple months ago and promptly quit after two days and decided to wait for summer. Well summer is here now and I'm out of excuses. The kid wants to wear big boy unders so I guess a mom's got to oblige.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's been busy but wonderful. I'm loving the warm weather. I'm loving not having a school schedule to dictate my day. The boys helped brainstorm two calendars full of activities. We'll see how many we can knock out and stay a bit summer-lazy at the same time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The day before my tri I woke up to Ben making shape pancakes and he had made me an SBR pancake (swim bike run). Not too shabby Ben. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ben let the boys try to cam out in their room while I was in Portland. Yeah that didn't last long. Fun idea though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and tag-along ninja brother </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The boys hung out for about 30 seconds during my tri. It was FREAKING COLD that day and raining, hence the umbrella picture. They hung out for a bit in the van watching a movie and waiting for the sun to come out, but Kaye just took them home half way through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But in the end there was sun - yay! And of course a lovely spandex picture at the finish line with my plate full of food. I performed a lot better this time around even though my time was 2 minutes slower... no doubt due to the weather. At least that's what I like to think :) I will for sure be doing it again next year, IF it doesn't coincide with Ben's Bear Lake bike race like it did this year. Lousy. Thanks Ben for staying home and letting me tri again!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-47530930141968722832013-04-15T00:12:00.000-07:002013-04-15T00:12:36.588-07:00soccer time againWe decided to sign Logan up for soccer last year and I'm not gonna lie, it was quite entertaining. I know it truly doesn't matter at this young age, but let's just say that soccer was not Logan's forte. I suppose it doesn't help that neither Ben nor I have any idea how to play the sport, so up until last year Logan had never kicked a real soccer ball. <br />
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Logan wanted to play again this year so we decided to give it another try. And surprisingly he's much better this time around! And lucky for us his jersey still fits from last year.<br />
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All kids frantically running toward the ball at the same time... elbows and arms flying, following each other around like a pack of chickens. Or would it be a herd of chickens? Or maybe a flock of chickens?<br />
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But Lo sure does have a ball out there on the field, and I love Provo's program too. We'll see if he chooses soccer again next year or not. Go Logan!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-48745349248402484542013-04-02T01:24:00.001-07:002013-04-02T01:24:17.689-07:00Happy Easter!Easter has got to be one of my favorite holidays. And the fact that it was so sunny this whole Easter week made the holiday that much sweeter. Here's what our Easter looked like:<br />
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We dyed eggs on Tuesday... this is my favorite part of Easter and I know Ben loves me because he nearly loathes this part, but participates (and even secretly has fun...) every year with me and the boys. <br />
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If Lincoln looks severely disappointed in this picture it's because he is.<br />
He dropped and cracked his egg while he was holding it out to me for a picture... so here he is staring at his poor broken, yet adorably scribbled-on egg. <br />
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Logan's fav eggs: his light saber egg and the pink ninja egg we made in honor of Macie. (the boys have lovingly deemed her as the pink ninja of the house. True true.) <br />
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Saturday we were crazy enough to go to the BYU egg hunt.<br />
Here's Lo lined up for his 4-6 year old egg "hunt". I use that term loosely because you can see here in the background just how well those eggs were hidden. :) <br />
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The 0-3 yr old hunt was down on this field and it was the craziest of all! You'd think these were golden eggs or something. Lincoln started out with 4 eggs in his little basket, but then got pushed over and as soon as his eggs fell out of his basket other parents scrambled for them. So Lincoln walked away with ONE lonely egg in his basket. :) </div>
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And I was super proud of Logan for stepping up and giving Linc half of his candy.</div>
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Easter morning the boys went out to find the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid. <br />
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Easter baskets... we went simple this year. Most of this was left overs from stocking stuffers that we had too many of. :)<br />
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candy for breakfast. <br />
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and Lo was kind enough to show Macie her Easter basket contents: Rice cereal, squash baby food and binkies. Smart Easter Bunny right? <br />
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The boys in their Easter bow ties. <br />
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I had about 2/3 of a yard of cute plaid fabric that I've had hanging around for a while and decided that I could squeeze a tiny dress and two bow ties out of and sure enough it worked. <br />
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I finally made my own bow tie pattern that I love much more than the previous tutorial I used to use. <br />
And Macie's dress was a mash up of <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-6753-babies-dress-separates.aspx" target="_blank">a pattern</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/197947346094310025/" target="_blank">this picture</a> and a few alterations (and perhaps a few choice words as well). I call it the Faux Bow Dress. :)<br />
And her leggings were made from white clearance knit from wal-mart that I already had. Elastic lace was $1.<br />
And I scored great coral grandma pants from DI for $6 that I converted into a pleated pencil skirt. And I found that striped tank on my way to check out for $2. Wohoo!<br />
9 dolla aint bad for an Easter look for 4 of us. And sorry Ben... he was just happy to wear one of his springy bow ties that he hasn't worn in a while :) Oh the simplicity of being a guy.<br />
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Happy Easter!</div>
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And out of order, here's the BYU baseball game we went to on Saturday after the egg hunt.<br />
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Mace-o Queso at her first baseball game (under the shady umbrella)</div>
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Cougar tale! </div>
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Dave and Desi joined us too </div>
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decked out in Y gear - Love my Logo! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-66346578753330944292013-03-15T00:56:00.001-07:002013-03-15T00:57:40.816-07:00Happenings<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well it seems like life has been moving like a whirlwind around me while I just move in slow motion. You know in You've Got Mail when Meg Ryan says, "Do you ever feel like you've become the worst version of yourself?" While I don't think that's true in my case, I <i>do</i> think it's very possible I've become the most <i>tired </i>version of myself. There's so many little things happening everyday that I just want to hold on to and remember, or even just think about for a minute. But those little things get squished out by something more pressing and urgent happening that moment. Can't I just have a complete thought in my head once in a while? You know, be able to think something all the way through for once? It's like my brain can only hold 20 jelly beans at a time and every minute a new one pops in and bloop - one gets pushed out because my brain can't possibly stretch any further. How's that for an analogy?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And I think at least 20 times a day I have good ideas and intentions that never come to fruition because other things come up that are more urgent. Like eating. or showering. or feeding. or sweeping. or making a menu. or starting dinner. or breaking up toy-wars. or dressing little people. You get it. Not that I loathe these tasks at all. Quite the contrary actually. It's just that while I'm so busy being busy I still feel like there's so much more I should be doing to be a good, quality-time-spending-mom that I'm not doing. Anyway... why did I start rambling on? If I were talking instead of typing you'd hear that I don't have a complaining tone to my voice right now. I really am not complaining. I truly LOVE that I have three little sweet people that I get to be at home with every day. I am so glad that it's my job to teach them and not someone else's. Being a mom just all feels so much bigger than me and what I'm capable of sometimes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think it's time for me to start taking my happy pills again (fish oil, prenatals, etc). I feel a bit on the crazy side. Postpartum hormones are just whacky sometimes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ANYWAY... I don't know where all that word upheaval came from. Moving on!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's some of our latest to remember:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Macie had her 4 mo check today. She's doing good with exception of her weight. In the past two months she's dropped from the 77th to the 37th percentile. The dr. just said to keep an eye on her and take her back in 2 weeks for a weight check. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She went through a feeding hiccup where she would hardly eat. She's started eating again but she's ultra efficient... as in, she will only eat for 5 minutes. I'm going to try to get my milk supply up and double my drinking efforts (water of course...)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For length she's in 87th percentile and head is in 68th. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. I've started sewing for a lady who owns a costume company <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpeedyCostumes?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">(Speedy Stitches)</a> and it's been great so far. I just pick up a handful of sewing projects to work on throughout the week and take them back completed and pick up more. This is only my second week, but it feels good to be getting back to my sewing roots. This week I have a Jedi tunic, Snow-white tops and a corset to sew. Who knew there is such a demand for things like this?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. We took the boys to see Wreck It Ralph the other day and we LOVED it. And it was so windy when we got home from the theater so we grabbed our kites and took them to the school to fly! I really can't remember the last time I flew a kite. You can't help but be giddy when flying kites. It only got caught in the trees three times and stuck on a roof once. Luckily it didn't drift over on to University Parkway. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We finally brought the boys back up to their bedroom to sleep tonight! It turns out the back half of our house (an addition) is super energy-<i>in</i>efficient. And on top of that it turns out we need a new furnace and better duct work (ha). Ever since winter has been around the boys' room has been freezing at night, even with the space heater running all night. And the boys were sleeping with 4 blankets each to stay warm. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So since the beginning of January they've been sleeping in the guest room in our basement where it is actually warmer then their room. Odd right? Anyway, this week has been so wonderfully warm that we moved them back up and they were so happy they were dancing a jig! Literally. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. And the wonderful news is that we have been approved for Utah County Weatherization (wohoooo!) so in about 8 - 12 months when we get to the top of the list, weatherization guys are going to come do a big weatherization heat-blowing test on our house and make improvements on it that will help immensely for next winter. This really has been a huge blessing and relief for us!</span></span><br />
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have another one on Monday (Graf). Braces may very well be in my near
future... it's a good thing I'm already married and Ben is stuck with
me, braces and all. Mwah ha ha. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The good news: I may only need
them for 12-18 months AND it's looking like braces will cost much less
than I originally anticipated (and we have funds in a health account
that we didn't know about that can now only be used for dental and
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bad news: I'm afraid that I may come out with horse teeth. My teetch are crowded so the solution to that is to bring the teeth out (expansion) and some filing on my bottom teeth. And I fear, too, that as soon as we indulge in braces for me that something BIG will come up that we need that health money for instead.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First time with painted nails! I'm not sure that color could be any more hot pink (er actually it probably could). But hey, it was either that or fire engine red, brown or grey? I'd say I chose wisely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The boys were out again in their delightful 50 degree weather riding bikes and us girls sat in the window watching them and painting nails, not making dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now, because she all but eats her hands, the paint is half way gone from her nails and probably in her stomach. Que sera.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-2649187050985642252013-03-07T23:04:00.000-08:002013-03-07T23:04:04.564-08:00daily dose: flying kites<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan made a paper bag kit in kinder yesterday and he wanted to help Lincoln make one too. Sweet boy. The boys went out to celebrate the fact that it was a whole 50 degrees outside and to test out their kites. Pip and I stayed inside nice and warm :)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SO... here's a post that I started writing um... well I don't remember when. And I finally took the pictures to go with it. So before that invisible window of time passes and it becomes too faux pas to blog about it any more, here's Macie's blessing!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We blessed Macie way back in November when she was just a tiny week old. Crazy? Perhaps. But we're glad we did it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why? When Macie was born (Nov 9th) my parents came to stay with us for a couple weeks and help around the house and with the boys (oh and to do ridiculously large amounts of electrical/home improvement upgrades... thanks again Dad!). We originally thought we'd wait until she was 1 or 2 months old for her blessing, but we decided <i>very</i> last minute to have her blessed while my parents were still in town so my dad could participate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was a Friday night when we decided that we'd bless Macie on that Sunday. We just tried to keep it small, sweet and simple. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The only problem? We had no dress to bless her in. In fact, up until that point (the first 7 days of her life) she'd only been wearing snuggly sacks and jammies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Could I have bought one? Yes, indeed I could have and that would have been wonderful. BUT, from the time I knew I was having a girl I knew I wanted to make her blessing dress. I'm just sentimental like that. I knew exactly what I wanted, but I didn't want to make it until she was born so I could alter it to fit her really well. So we went ahead with our plans to bless her, hoping and crossing my fingers that I could get the dress done in 1 1/2 days and that it would turn out ok.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Friday evening and all day Saturday every minute that wasn't spent breast feeding or helping my boys was expended on Pip's dress. Luckily it all turned out great, just what wanted, with no major errors and I was so thankful for that! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because we wanted to keep it simple, we just kept the blessing to the family. But then Saturday night at 9 pm Ben decided he would like a couple friends to stand in the blessing circle with him the next day. So he extended a late invitation to a few more people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunday morning was rushed because Macie and I woke up 45 minutes later than we were supposed to. And this was our first Sunday taking all three kids to church. And this was my first time fitting into regular church clothes, post baby, still looking and feeling 5 months preggo and all achy, swollen, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BUT regardless of the last-minute blessing dress, the late-morning stress and our lack of mental preparation, it turned out to be a sweet relatively stress-free day overall. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Of course I<span style="font-size: x-small;">'</span>m sure it seemed low stress for me because I had wonderful moms helping around me :) </span> I am so glad we blessed her at that time, even if she was just a tiny 1 week old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was so nice to have my Dad participate and to be surrounded by family and friends that day. I am mostly thankful that Ben was able to give her a name and a blessing and what sweet blessing it was. My favorite part of the blessing? When he blessed her to be able to teach her brothers love and kindness and patience. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After the blessing we just had a baked potato lunch back at our house. The wonderful part is that I was surrounded by three moms and three other ladies who pretty much put it all together. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She was so sweet the whole day and didn't make a peep during her blessing. And bonus - she didn't even spit up or blow out in her dress, wohoo! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went anit-pattern to get a good fit on her tiny body. I used a pair of her jammies and her smallest dress she had as a guide for the bodice. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And lucky for me - I breathed a sigh of relief when I tried it on her and it turned out to fit her 8 lb, scrunchy newborn body really well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The fabric is stretch taffeta (it was the closest I could find to dupioni silk, lots of texture with a bit of sheen). I think the dress came in at around $8 including buttons</span></span>. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 box pleats across the front, a fixed sash and a <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/04/crushed-fabric-floweras-accessory.html" target="_blank">crushed flower</a> attached. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And much thanks goes to my mom for hemming and sewing the snaps and buttons on. And to Jera and my friend Lauren for advising me on the sleeves and bodice construction!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The sleeves were the most stressful part for me! Not because they were hard, but because it was a mental challenge. The last sleeve I had sewn was in my advance clothing construction class at BYU-I and my final project was a fully lined corduroy jacket and for the life of me I could NOT get those blasted sleeves set in nicely. Pucker, pucker and more puckers. I think I tried 3 times, 3 different techniques before running out of time and giving up and turning the project in unfinished. Curse that jacket. I think I sold it at a garage sale a few years ago. Still unfinished :) And since that day in 2004 sleeves have haunted me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This was a great ice-breaking project for me to sew to get back into my clothing construction roots. The sleeves ended up being a breeze</span></span>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">snap closure disguised w<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">ith</span> buttons</span>, three box pleats and the perfect long length that i love</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It seems so silly but making Macie's dress was really something that meant a lot to me and it truly was a tender mercy from Heavenly Father that it all came together in a day.<span style="font-size: small;"> It was a happy day.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is a mash up of two posts I've been meaning to write for too long. Both, of course, about Macie. :) I have Christmas etc. to write about, but first I have to post about Macie girl once more.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A month ago I wrote a bunch of nick-knacks to remember about Macie's first 3 weeks of life. She's 7 weeks old now, so I've added some updates here and there. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">AND... like I said before my friend, Tiffany, took some sweet photos of Macie so below are more pics from that photo shoot. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here are some details about
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~The boys adore their little sister
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has only been laid on a couple of times. </span></span><br />
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was HARD. It seems like for every good night we had with her, there were
two bad nights to go along. Good = eating and going back to sleep. Bad = crying
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waking up once usually around 4 am. During the day she's a stinker and
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my heart. I remember having to convince Lincoln that he liked binkies, but this
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During her second bath, I used the scrub brush (from the hospital) on her head and after I dried her off I realized all the hair from the front half of her head was totally gone.<span style="font-size: small;"> Ha ha. I scrubbed it all off<span style="font-size: small;"> so she is totally bald now<span style="font-size: small;"> except in back. <span style="font-size: small;">She has blonde peach fuzz starting to grow in but I fear it will be a LONG time before anything girlish appears.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">~Macie was born tongue tied. See? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We had it clipped last week at 6 weeks old. We were going to have to do it anyway because it affects speech, teeth, jaw and facial formation. But we decided to do it now because she was making a clicking noise when she would nurse sometimes and would swallow a lot of air. We also had hopes that it would help her to not gag on her binky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">~She has become so alert and loves to look around and especially loves laying under the Christmas tree and staring at all the lights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">~She rolled over two times from belly to back a few days ago. She hasn't done it since so it was most likely an accident.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I can't get enough of her. Even if
it's 4 in the morning and I'm slightly grumpy and have a fraction of bitterness
in my heart that I have to get out of my warm bed to feed her. Even then I just
can't get enough of her sweet, innocent self.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-81669866677217986222012-12-07T01:52:00.002-08:002012-12-07T02:02:56.969-08:00Macie's Grand EntranceMacie's officially one month old today! And better yet we survived... "we" meaning my two slightly crazy boys. :)<br />
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Anyway, as previusly mentioned here's the story of her arrival.<br />
I absolutely loved Macie's delivery. It really was perfect for us and it was everything I wanted. <br />
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<b>Starting Tuesday, November 6: </b><br />
Due date. Came and passed which I was ok with because I still had to set up her room and finish painting her room.<br />
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<b>My goals for this delivery were: </b><br />
(1) Go into labor on my own (no induction, no pitocin)<br />
(2) Have an unmedicated delivery - something I only told a few people. I didn't want extra expectations and pressure from others.<br />
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reasoning? I just realized that this is the only time in my whole existence
that I get to experience birth, which is what Heavenly Father created my body
to do. I didn't want this short window of time to pass without really
knowing the feeling of what my body is fully capable of doing and feeling what
God designed for it to do. And, I'm not going to lie, spending $800 less sounded like a nice thing too)</span><br />
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(3) Stay at home as long as possible<br />
(4) Have a bonding experience with Ben<br />
(5) Get to hold Macie as soon as she comes out (didn't get to do with either of my boys)<br />
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<b>Thursday, November 8:</b><br />
I knew/suspected today would be the day. I knew a storm was coming and I thought the drop in barometric pressure might do the trick. And I could feel that she had drop way down and my belly was hanging much lower.<br />
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Walked a couple miles with the boys before Logan went to school.<br />
Went to lunch at Mama Chus with Jera (mother-in-law).<br />
Dr. Woolsey stripped membranes at my appointment (was only dilated between 1-2). <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I came home from that appointment excited and full of anticipation and set out
with a burst of energy to get the house in a state ready to leave for the
hospital! I finished unpacking the few last boxes in my bedroom and cleared
out all of the clutter so it would be a relaxing place to be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then for dinner I made Ben and the
boys walk with me to Sensuous Sandwiches. I spent the rest of that night
putting her dresser together (that I had just painted the day before) and
organized all her clothes. I vacuumed the family room and cleaned the bathroom.
And finally at 1:30 am I went to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Then at 2:58</b> I woke up to a
contraction and thought I felt a trickle of fluid, but wasn't positive. I
went to the bathroom and walked around for about 10 minutes. After about
30 minutes a few more contraction came so I decided to wake Ben up and let him
know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>3:30 am</b> - Ben called his mom to let her know (she lives in Lehi and it
was the plan for her to come get the boys whenever labor hit) and then he called
and left a message with my mom (my parents were going to leave to drive down
here from Washington when the baby came).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ben went back to bed waiting for my
labor to pick up a bit and I jotted down a few notes on paper for Ben to use as
a guide to help me through labor. At this point my
contractions were maybe 10 minutes apart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> 4:00 am</b> -
Jera got to our house at and
she slept while I joined Ben in bed to try to rest. I thought I felt a
little more fluid leaking, but it really wasn't much, so I wasn't sure
if my water had broken or not. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>The time between 4:30 and 6:00 am</b> is
all a blur to me. I know I woke Ben up maybe around 4:45 to help put
pressure on my back during contractions. Contractions were
sporadic, varying anywhere from 7 to 11 minutes apart, and lasting 45
second to 90 seconds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Finally one
contraction came
that was so hard, long and painful and as soon as it was over I said,
"ok
we're going to the hospital!" At this point I still didn't realize how
fast labor was progressing. I thought I was going to the hospital
prematurely still. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>By now it was about 6 am</b> and Ben
left my side to rush and get dressed and get our bags out to the car. Contractions started coming really fast
at that point, and were maybe 3 minutes apart. Finally Ben came in to help me walk to the truck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I didn't even make it
past the kitchen before another contraction came. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I had another contraction just after getting into the truck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another contraction the way down to the hospital (we live
about 5 minutes away, thankfully!!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And another contraction as we pulled up to
the hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>About 6:15 or 6:20</b> - Ben
pulled up to the valet parking. Of course there was no one
there to take the truck so he just locked it and left it there. We walked
in and another contraction came. Ben kept going to fetch me a wheel chair and I just leaned
over the front counter and was so thankful the hospital was fairly empty while I was
breathing and moaning through the contraction and holding my belly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He rushed me up to labor and
delivery and of course another contraction came. Looking back now, I was
in transition at this point but just didn't know it. They wheeled us right into a delivery room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ben got my gown on and heaved me onto the bed and another contraction
came. The nurse checked my progress and I was only dilated to a 6. I
yelled, "That's it?!"because I couldn't believe all that pain only got
my cervix to a 6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At that point there were lots of nurses buzzing about frantically getting things ready. I had 2 more intense contractions. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span> Then suddenly during that contraction I felt my
uterus heave all of a sudden and totally push on it's
own. I yelled, "I'm pushing! I have to push!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The nurse checked
me and I was at a 9. They paged my doctor, but the in-house doctor (Dr. Girly) walked in the room
to start delivery. And I
rejoiced when he said, "She wants to push, let's get her pushing
then!" I think it was <b>6:30 am</b> at this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During that first push Dr.
Girly discovered Macie's head was turned the wrong way making it hard for me to
push her out. He tried turning her head, but it
didn't work. At that point Dr. Rees came in (my doctor... I am still baffled at
how quickly he got to the hospital!) and jumped right in, trading places with
Dr. Girly. During that next contraction and push Macie turned herself around the right
way. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It felt forever long, but I only
pushed for 5 minutes. Once her head was turned she came right out
at <b>6:38 am!</b></span></div>
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remember much through
the pushing, except that it was the hardest part physically and mentally
and that was when I doubted myself the most. I remember yelling and screaming a few times, "I can't do this!
And "It hurts!" Ben's words of encouragement is what got me through
this part. It was hard to focus on pushing effectively. I had to
concentrate <i>hard</i> on not yelling or crying out, but relaxing instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr. Rees put Macie
on my stomach right away and I loved
it. Both Ben and I were in complete shock that she was here already. I just kept saying over and over,
"I can't believe she's here. This isn't real! I can't believe I did
it!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The whole thing was
3 1/2 hours and 18 minutes at the hospital. Looking back, I'm positive
my water broke early on, making my labor so fast. And it was a blessing that we went
to the hospital when we did so she wasn't born at home. And more than
that I'm glad that Macie came out totally healthy without
complications. What a blessing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We stayed in the
delivery room for an hour and the first thing I wanted was for the boys
to see their new sister. I couldn't wait to be all together with the
newest tiny member of our family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jera got the boys
ready at the house (it was so wonderful to have her in town now and so
close!) and brought the boys up
around 8 am to meet Macie. They were so excited to meet her and promptly inspected her little hands and toes. Meanwhile it was snowing and storming like
crazy outside and continued to dump snow for 2 days. And poor Ben got a migraine later that day and had to go home to throw up and sleep it off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We went home the
next day, Saturday at around 10 pm. And after debating the whole time,
we finally decided on her name about an hour before checking out. In
the end it was between Mae, Macie, and Morgan.</span></div>
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nicknamed her Macie Moo dressed in her cow outfit to come home in </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-54811659412460895042012-11-30T14:01:00.001-08:002012-11-30T14:01:19.007-08:003 Weeks Ago<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well Macie is 3 weeks old today. Already! I have her birth story written that I'm going to post... except I got a bit carried away with all of the details that I want to remember and it ended up being 5 pages long... :) SO I'm going to post a shortened version here and print out <i>my</i> version for her baby book and my journal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It truly was the best birth experience yet. Heck, it was the best pregnancy and post birth too. Anyway, my goal is to get that posted tonight, or at least this weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the mean time, my fabulous and uber talented friend, Tiffany, took
some photographs of her that are just darling. Here's one so far and you
can see a few more <a href="http://reflectionsbytiffany.blogspot.com/2012/11/baby-girl-parker.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I'll post more once I get them all from her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love this shot of her sucking on her fingers. I love the composition of the photo too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyway I can feel it's almost time to feed her. Again. Which means she'll be waking up any minute. And I still have a craft cabinet to organize (that I've been trying to get done for a few days now...). Time to go.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-35809979765920169352012-11-21T00:27:00.003-08:002012-11-21T00:27:59.008-08:00Macie Mae<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Man, life has been a bit on the crazy side since Macie was born! But she has been a sweet addition to our family so far. She came on Friday, November 9 @ 6:38 am. She weighed 8 lb 3 oz and was 19.5 in long.<br />
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This is her at about 4 days old. Between her birth story and an update on her blessing (we just blessed her on Sunday) I have a lot to add here. But for now this will have to do!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-56440074432948925012012-10-30T01:31:00.000-07:002012-10-30T01:31:07.966-07:00Moving etc.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hello! It feels like an eternity has passed (and an eternity's worth of drama) since my last post! But alas we are here in Orem, alive and well, kickin' it in our new house and still very pregnant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maybe the term "kickin' it" should be replaced with something a tad more fitting... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sweating... unpacking... working like dogs... moving things over and over trying to find the perfect fit... losing sleep, running errands like crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tonight I drove home with the boys in tow after a long day and as I pulled up into the drive way 1 1/2 hours past their bedtime, it was one of the first times that walking into this house has really felt like home to me and had the same old welcome-home-after-a-long-day feeling. It was SO nice to have a minute of pure peace before tackling bedtime routine chaos. We're loving our new house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's what's gone down since my last post...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After much delay and drama with the family buying our home we finally closed on our Provo home and our Orem home on the same day. Back to back. About 20 minutes apart. Remember how we were supposed to close initially on Friday, Oct 5th? Yes... well that ended up being pushed up to Wednesday, Oct 3 and then extended to Thursday, Oct 11, and then pushed back once more to <b>Friday, Oct 12.</b> I was a mad, hormonal, pregnant woman who had strong words to say to our buyer's lender and underwriting team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The pros? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-We didn't end up having to rent our garage space back from our buyers just to store our things in our garage for 2 weeks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I learned that if I ever get back into the work force it will NOT be in the housing, lending or real estate industry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-We really wanted to close on Thursday so the loans could record and fund Friday, giving us ALL Saturday to move in. Grr. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I made at least 50 phone calls to various utility companies changing the date over and over for hook up and shut off dates. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-I got my cell phone bill for $200 (normally $50 mind you) because I had gone so far over my minutes and text limits trying to coordinate all the details of selling and buying a house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>That same Friday morning</b> that we closed my sisters and mom totally and completely surprised me by coming into town for my 30th birthday!! (A tradition started 10 years ago with my oldest sister, Andy. Note - I don't turn the ripe old age of 30 until November but due to the whole baby, Thanksgiving, moving issue, they just planned early. This will be it's own post.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sunday, Oct 14th</b>, we visited our new ward and LOVED it. It seems like an extremely well-oiled machine that we have moved into. Wohoo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Monday, Oct 15</b> -After much sweating, hoping and praying that our buyer's loan would fund and record by 5pm so that our new loan could fund and record (stinkin' domino effect) it all funded (barely!) and we got the keys from our realtor at 5:15 pm exactly. Meanwhile Ben was at our old house at 3:30 pm loading things into the UHaul praying that we could get into the house that night. Luckily it all worked out and Ben pulled in with the UHaul at 5:45 pm to start moving in with about 2 1/2 hours of daylight to work with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>But here's the awesome part...</b> Ben's mom had the boys at her house the whole night, we had a handful of guys from our old ward show up, two friends from Ben's cycling team, Kaye and Riley, Ben's dad, Tim and Brenna, Andy Gavan and Mercer, 2 of Ben's co-workers, about 10 guys and 3 whole families from our new ward! It was amazing and relieving to see how much help came around when we really needed it. And it was wonderful that a handful of them stayed late into the dark going back for one last load so that Ben didn't have much to do the next morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday, Oct 17</b> night we had enough unpacked that we could start living in the new house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We worked our tails off unpacking for 4 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sunday, Oct 21th</b> - Ben left to go to California for a week for business. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Friday, Oct 26th</b> - Ben got home to find me still pregnant (38 1/2 weeks) and somewhat sane, ready to kill our stupid cat and I had even gotten <i>some</i> unpacking done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Now, Monday, Oct 29</b> we are almost fully unpacked (minus the nursery and all the boxes of house decorations that just aren't going to be put up until after Christmas...) and it's finally feeling and looking more like home!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've gotten a loaf of bread, a plate of brownies, three plates of cookies, a couple random stop-bys, an interview with the bishop, a visit from the Relief Society and Elder's Quorum and even an invitation to a girl's night out since moving in two weeks ago. We feel so welcomed and loved so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And I finally got to sit down and start sewing a bit tonight (in my very own sewing room!) and it felt so, so good to be reunited with my sewing machines again! I haven't seen them since June when we packed up to show and sell the house. I never thought sewing an R2D2 costume could feel so fulfilling. Ha. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So now we're 7 days away from baby girl's due date and what's left to do?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paint her nursery </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unpacking her 0-3 clothes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Buy a new nursing bra</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dye the muslin blankets I made, old white burp rags and my old diaper changing pad cover</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finish her afghan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finnish her flower embroidery wall hanging</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sand her dresser and repaint</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wash and clean bassinet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wash and clean baby swing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sew a yo-yo pillow and yo-yo's for her wall hanging</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Put together the fabric hoops for her wall art</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sew her quilt </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pack hospital bags and boy's overnight bags for Marm's house</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Decide on a name, er, at least narrow it down </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get a baby book</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sew a blanket from the cute flannel that I could help buying today</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sew two crib sheets from a cute old sheet that I got at DI </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spray paint the wicker stool I bought for her room</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make blessing dress</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get ready for the actual birth and mentally ready for a 3rd babe at home</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I unpacked this suit that Jera made for Ben when he was 2 years old. Linco wore this to church a few weeks ago and was pretty much the biggest mack ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meet Shae, Lincoln's PEIP person (child developmentalist). She has been a part of our family for the past year. This picture was her last day of visits. It was actually timely because he's qualified for speech pathologist visits now so she would have stopped coming regardless of our move. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evidence of moving.. the paper products stage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ben puzzle piecing our...stuff... into 2/3rds of our garage for storage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan's last day at the house... of course sporting a super hero pose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Getting our new keys!!! I promptly set to work cleaning after this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Late, late night after moving in the first day. We were totally exhausted. This is our kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This was the day we were officially under contract to buy the house a month ago. A neighbor came over and took this pic for us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">THe boys kept stacking and unstacking the pumpkins. or "Pupicks" as Lincoln calls them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I actually bought a handful as well and that was actually the first thing that we moved "in" to our house. Pumpkins on the porch. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh did I mention that amongst all the moving and unpacking we've been big-boy bed training Lincoln? Logan's upgraded to a twin bed, Lincoln has Lo's toddler bed and the baby will have the crib now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He's actually been doing AMAZING at staying in bed. There have been small frustrations here and there during nap time, but compared to Logan getting up 60 times per night when he transitioned to the toddler bed, Lincoln is doing awesome at staying in bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is how I found him his first night in bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conference weekend we were living with Ben's parents and Nick, Maegan and co. came down for the weekend. Saturday morning while the boys were fishing bright and early, the rest of us took a stroll down to Lehi Bakery to indulge in some doughnuts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cousins riding bikes between Saturday sessions of conference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chicken noodle soup (with homemade egg noodles of course) was the first meal I made in our house the first night we started living there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It just happened to be what I was craving that day and it used ingredients I had unpacked thus far, but it just happened to be quite the homey meal in my opinion. :)</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-71173309966173244982012-10-04T22:08:00.000-07:002012-10-04T22:08:14.617-07:00In Limbo<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Odds are that the majority of any readers already know the current status of our moving situation... but here's an update if I've assumed in error. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're totally packed up, cleaned and moved out of our beloved little starter home. And regardless of my roller coaster of feelings that I've had all month, it feels good to be out! Despite Ben being gone out of town the entire week before the move (and thanks to the MUCH help I had from friends and family that week), the move out this past weekend was fairly relaxed and ahead of schedule actually. It has been a smooth transition thus far. I have lots of pics to document, but alas, those are all on our computer which is currently being stored with all of our other belongings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when do we close on our little starter house? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were supposed to close tomorrow, but that is most likely going to be postponed until Monday when the buyer's funding is lined up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So where are we now? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are currently and gratefully lodging with Ben's parents in Lehi for now. We're loving it and the boys are soaking up lots of Marmie time. Each night we've been catching up on season 2 of Downton Abby and each afternoon I've been trying to chisel away at baby girl sewing projects,<i> trying</i> being the key word. What's lined up? A crib skirt, blessing dress, her afghan, and a flower embroidery piece for her wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where's all our stuff? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being stored until we move into our new place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where's our new place? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The house we're lined up to buy is in Orem, just south of University, East of State street and West of 800 E. It's a cute little neighborhood nestled right next to Hillcrest elementary and close to lots of stores we shop at. Good or bad... I don't know. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When are we moving in? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well worst-case scenario is that we'll close on Oct 15 and get to move in Wednesday, Oct 17th. Best-case scenario is that underwriting will go quickly and smoothly and we'll close this next Wednesday (Oct 10th) and be able to move in Friday, Oct 12th. So pretty much we don't know when we're moving yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perks: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sewer line in our new house has been repaired - wohoo! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found an awesome fridge for our new house - 3 1/2 years old for only $150. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The house is ready to move into... no renovations needed! I don't know what we're going to do with all our free weekends that won't be spent repairing, updating and remodeling our house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But until then, I just keep moving in and decorating in my mind... especially the wee girl's room. I've been collecting all my ideas <a href="http://pinterest.com/krispit/girly-girl/" target="_blank">here</a> and it will be SO nice to bring them to fruition finally! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan started Kindergarten a few weeks ago and absolutely LOVES it so far! He made a count-down chain to the days leading up to his first day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we were picking out back-to-school clothes for him he really had zero opinions. But when it came time for his first day of school he all of a sudden cared about what he looked like. I picked out a SUPER cute outfit for him that made him look like a mack...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">see? Pretty hunky, eh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But he informed me that all the girls would think he looked dumb. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fine then, have it your way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is what he actually wore instead...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">still pretty handsome if I do say so myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And who wouldn't want to wear tennis shoes that make you ultra fast when you run??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">His other favorite part of his outfit was his survival bracelets. He wears them faithfully everyday. Heaven knows if he gets stranded on the play ground he'll have 16 feet of parachute cord to help him survive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And when the big moment came he didn't show an ounce of nervousness until
the car ride over. He told me he was excited but he might be a little nervous too. I told him that we could say a little prayer before getting out of the van to help him do good on his first day. Well in all the hussle and bussle I forgot, but Lo remembered when we got up to the gate to walk in and whispered in my ear that he still wanted to say a little prayer. So we stepped aside and said a little quick prayer that he was satisfied with - it was a sweet little moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ben came down on his lunch break to be there for the first day and Logan was SO excited and felt proud that his dad was there to walk him to the gate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And I only cried a bit, when it came time for him to walk into class by himself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He loves everything about being in school. He loves his teacher. He loves library time and crafting time. He even loves sitting down to do his "homework" each night. He's even made a bosom buddy, Rob, which I was so happy to see. He's out of these school boundaries so I was a little nervous about him making friends but he and Rob came walking out the first or second day of school holding hands and they've had a couple play dates since then. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It makes my mommy heart proud that school has been a success thus far. Let's hope it stays that way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. The appraiser comes (and will hopefully tell us there's nothing else that needs to be done for the house to qualify for an FHA loan... namely fixing the back garage wall that has been cracked by our neighbor's intrusive tree growth) and hopefully the house ends up being "worth" enough so we have money in the end to pay for these little repairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Plumber comes to fix the exhaust venting on our water heater and strap it down (stupid FHA loan...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Electrician comes to adjust the power line between the house and garage that apparently hanging too low and not installed correctly (stupid FHA loan...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Thursday (13th): </b>Schedule inspections for our new home for next Wednesday (19th)... ensuring that it will happen after the appraisal deadline on our own house. Heaven knows we don't want to pay $500 for inspections if our own house doesn't even come close to valuing where we need it to...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Inspect our new house for mold, radon, sewer line, and general inspection (with emphasis on the electrical)... did I mention we're buying a house built in 1959?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Friday (28th):</b> Hopefully NOT closing this day any more being as Ben won't even be here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Try to do a few last favorite things around our neighborhood... like bike rides to our "special place" and park playing and walks around the block and fishing. Right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Oct 15th:</b> Close on our new home and move in some time that week</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Oct 22 - Nov 6th:</b> Try to stay pregnant during blessed 2 weeks to unpack and set up a nursery of some sort</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Nov 6th:</b> Have a baby</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then thanksgiving... then I turn 30... get Lincoln signed up for a new early intervention program... then Christmas... etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If I forget to call you back... or forget your birthday... or lose something of yours... or even forget your name and become a crappy friend over the next two months... then please forgive me and understand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This past week has been a whirlwind but we have been SO blessed by SO many people offering to help us and gladly agreeing to watch the boys, feed us dinner, etc. We're so blessed to be surrounded by so many friends and family who care so much about us. My eyes would be tearing up thinking about it right now, except they're dry because it's so late at night. :) So many people have done<i> so</i> many favors for me this past week and I usually hate that feeling of "owing" people... but it really has saved my sanity and I'm so thankful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And our lesson in Relief Society on Sunday was on the topic of faith... exactly what I needed to hear. </span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-84070197926922295882012-09-05T01:19:00.002-07:002012-09-05T01:20:07.739-07:00Just an Update<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Well it seems stress and anxiety have set in full force these past 10 days. </div>
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-Logan starting kindergarten! </div>
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-Getting a contract on our house </div>
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-Looking at 20 houses for sale </div>
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-Putting 3 offers in on different houses and almost 1 more</div>
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-Getting extremely attached to one house only having to learn that we're, once again, just a back up offer. </div>
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-Not much sleep and lots of scouring KSL and real estate websites.</div>
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-Accepting that we have one last project on the house to complete... replacing the siding on our garage front (our buyers are going FHA and we didn't think the chipping paint would pass FHA inspection). </div>
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Ben's already torn off the old siding and with the help of his Dad, he's got new plywood, Tyvex and trim up! </div>
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-And now tomorrow morning we're backing out on an offer we have on a house in Springville after 3 days of truly not feeling good or settled about it at all. It was the perfect house and neighborhood, but apparently Heavenly Father knows better than we do. </div>
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So pretty much we're back to square one, and I'm now 31 weeks along and Ben has LOTOJA relay race this weekend. I try hard to fill my blog with uplifting things and avoid grumbling. But amidst all my complaining and whining, there is still a sweet ending: I've never felt so humbled, blessed, closer to Ben, and grateful for<i> all</i> the help we've received this week. Faith... I'm still trying to have more of that on hand. Getting there. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708393834266927075.post-9870425908833539042012-08-28T01:05:00.001-07:002012-08-28T01:05:33.349-07:00Deep Thoughts<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Anyone else remember Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey from SNL? Those were the good days. </div>
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So maybe my thoughts aren't so deep. They just feel like it since it's so late and that much harder to think at this hour. Maybe I should rename my post "Hard Thoughts." That might be more accurate.</div>
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Whatever the name, here are the hard and deep thoughts running through my brain tonight.</div>
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As of today we're under contract to sell our house! We're ecstatic that we have found a good, young couple to move in. Yet at the same time we're so paranoid that something is going to go wrong or fall through. This is going to be a nail-biting, nerve-wracking 30 days. The couple just had their first baby a week ago and they're anxious to get into a house. As of right now, we're set to close on September 28th and while I would love extra time to find a house first, that closing day can't come soon enough.</div>
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Speaking of finding houses, we found a great home tonight that we felt really good about. But then found out 30 minutes later that it's already under contract. Boo! I don't get how we can feel so solid about knowing that's a home we're supposed to be in, and then not have it go through. We are putting an offer on it in the morning as a back-up offer, so who knows. Maybe it will all work out in the end. Note to self: must have more faith.</div>
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On another bitter-sweet note, Lincoln had his annual testing with PEIP last week and did great! After finishing the hour and a half of testing, Shae mentioned that he might actually test out of the program - bummer! Don't get me wrong... while his improvement is more than wonderful to see, there's still a lot of pronunciation speech work that he needs. Shae comes on Wednesday for a visit and will have test scores then. There's a chance that he'll still qualify for monthly visits from a SLP (speech and language pathologist) based on his articulation. We'll know more in about a week.</div>
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And speaking of Lincoln, he's been saying more and more two-word phrases this past week! That's big for him... "baby shoe," "daddy shoe," "more crackers," "Mama drink," etc is what we've heard lately. Seems like such a simple thing but it's a totally new accomplishment for him! He's also finally imitating words a TON more, especially from the TV (isn't that backwards)? He's never repeated our words much (unless he's prompted) but I'll hear him talking back to the TV while watching his PBS shows.</div>
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Logan starts kinder on Wednesday and I'm so excited for him, yet I feel really guilty because Kindergarten has been one of the last things on my mind these past two weeks. Have I prepared him well enough? We'll see!</div>
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Pregnancy... I am so grateful for the healthy pregnancy I've had thus far. She is moving like CRAZY lately. My belly twitches constantly sometimes. Especially right around 11 pm - 1 am. And I feel hard bumps sliding around now. I love feeling around speculating what might be her bum, elbow, knee, etc. </div>
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This is the latest picture at 30 weeks. And as more people have asked how much longer I have and when I'm due, I've gotten reactions anywhere from, "Oh.... " to "You're due next month, right?" to "Your belly just can't get any bigger," to "You look so small," to "You only have 10 weeks left?" </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My belly feels BIG, especially at night. And my belly is bigger than the past two pregnancies. But I'm measuring right on, and my weight gain is right on and my wedding ring still fits. And I'm actually still exercising this time around. Whatever. Que sera sera.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What matters is that I'm getting SO excited to meet this sweet baby and to have another bum to change and baby to snuggle and I'm so excited to see how a girl fits into this family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alright, enough thoughts for tonight. It's another boring, wordy post, but oh well. I'm sure in 5 years I'll appreciate all these details recorded. </span><br />
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Last week was oh so busy and so fun. My parents came into town for Education Week so we got to spend lots of time with them and Andy, Gav & co. </div>
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Here's a quick peek at what last week looked like:</div>
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We listed our house on the MLS last week to get more people walking through and we have been keeping it spotless since. </div>
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Every morning I have to make the house show-worthy in case a realtor calls for a last-minute showing or while I'm out running errands. So every morning is filled with a daily load of laundry, easy breakfast, dishes, keeping the boys on the couch so toys remain put away from the night before, showering and getting ready for the day, wiping down the bathroom and shower, sweeping and spot-mopping the bath and the kitchen, wiping down the kitchen counters and putting away dish sponges & scrubbies, hiding our bath towels and putting out the show towels, making the beds, putting my purse and other random valuables in the van, putting the kids in the van while I vacuum the house void of footprints & crumbs and finally making sure the windows are opened, lights are turned on, swamp cooler is running and air freshener is sprayed. </div>
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It's still work, but at least I have it down to a routine now! And the
poor boys can't wait to be done walking on egg-shells around here. And I
can't wait to be in a house I can actually live in again! </div>
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Well on their way to their first class they got rear ended and pushed into the car in front of them. Lousy distracted drivers! My Dad was ok by my Mom went to the ER. Luckily they're both ok, but Education Week was out of the picture. </div>
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More fountains at the end of the day - the boys had a blast fishing out all the pennies and throwing them all back in. </div>
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My parents taking a break to people-watch </div>
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Lincoln finally passed out around 4 pm </div>
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Andy, Mom and Me at the end of our hot afternoon </div>
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Washing and organizing girl clothes! </div>
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I've been on the hunt for good used
baby girl clothes since it's garage sale season. I have been blessed
to find a few GREAT garage sales in Washington and even one down here in
Provo. You know... the kind of garage sale where people don't think
their used, pooped-on things are still worth full price. :) And I've
been given some clothes by good friends too. Every bit has been super
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Anyway, with no nursery to set up, all these sweet little clothes are now in boxes and bins until we (hopefully!) move. </div>
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Linc-o playing blocks in the waiting room at my 28 week check up.</div>
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I brought the boys along and they were AMAZINGLY well-behaved the whole time. Logan LOVED watching me be poked with a big needle and blood coming out of my arm for the blood sample for my glucose test. </div>
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I decided that while I was spending hours watching the Olympics I may as well work on a project at the same time so I picked me up some yarn and learned how to crochet a ripple afghan for the baby <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1AmNif_gYQ" target="_blank">(thanks YouTube!</a>). Still working on it. </div>
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I also (almost successfully) read a crochet pattern for the first time (wohoo!) and made a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/197947346092772399/" target="_blank">diaper cover</a> and flower for Lou babe. Just imagine the diaper with a cute button in the middle to fasten it together. There's something a bit wonky on the left side of it so I think I'll take another stab at the pattern now that I know what I'm doing. :)</div>
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(By the way, we've been calling the baby Lou Lou as designated by Logan. And the other day he decided she should actually be called Lou Lou McHorgan. Awesome). </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And that's a wrap! It was a tiring week but I'm <i>so</i> glad I got to spend time with Mom and Dad despite their unfortunate turn of events. Now to tackle this next week: 10 year anniversary and Lo's first day of kindergarten! </span><br />
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The dads half way up... Ben got to carry Linc-o and I got to carry the water and snacks. Thanks babe! </div>
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The hike was much shorter than I remember from last time - but I was also in better shape this time around. </div>
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And last month I also went to the Manti Pageant with my Relief Society. Turned out there were only a handful of sisters who went but it was a blast! And it was also blasted hot that day. </div>
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Wowsa - this week has been full of emotions and has left me a bit drained. How many decisions can be made in one day? Way too many. How many times can a girl change her mind in one day? Way too many. </div>
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And has it really been a month since my last post?? Usually I am <i>fully</i> aware of the time that is lapsing while I drag my feet to the next blog post, but this past month has been a blink of the eye. But with Ben night-fishing on the Provo river right now and my house practically spotless from a showing earlier today, I find myself with an extra hour for spending on the blog (and a sneaky chance to eat a chocolate Creamy at the same time). Woo!</div>
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BUT, before I go on about our house, the 4th of July, and a much needed vacation, I have to post on Logan's 5th birthday!! His day was too special and he's too sweet to skip over.</div>
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So...way back on May 22nd Logan turned 5! </div>
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The first half of his day was pretty typical. We sang Happy Birthday to him in Portuguese (our family tradition) and Ben made him waffles. Then after playing at the gym, running errands, a Happy Meal and a nap, he had a fantastic Star Wars birthday party with his friends.</div>
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The boy truly thinks there are real Jedi Knights and real light sabers and believes that some day he'll own one. He LIVES Star Wars, sings the song at least 3 times each day and reenacts it at least 5 times daily. :) So when I asked him what kind of party he wanted, what else should I have expected??</div>
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marshmallow star cruiser building</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logan has grown up so much in the past year and has become such a helper. Saying "I love you" and giving kisses have become a bit more embarrassing for him, too. He loves racing and playing with his brother when Linc-o follows his orders. He gets super frustrated when he doesn't get his way. He is so proud of his bike-riding skills and can't wait for kindergarten. He still talks many decibels louder than he should but his laugh is infectious. He could read books all day long, especially ones about Lego's and Star Wars. I love my Logan and every little quirk that makes him who he is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And last but not least, I was finally able to get a few good 5 year old pics of him while in Washington too. And I love that I didn't have to pose him - I just said, "go over by that fence" and this is what came out. :) What a handsome fellow if I do say so myself:</span><br />
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Logan has given the scripture in Primary 4 times, but today he gave his first talk! He was so excited to get his assignment last Sunday. His topic was "When I dress modestly I show respect for my body as a gift from God." </div>
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Well... we expanded "dress modestly" to mean "take care of my body" :) </div>
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Before we had even started working on his talk he chose his own outfit that he was going to wear for his talk... </div>
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We sat down Wednesday night to talk about his topic and I wrote down some of the things he said and put it all in order. Friday night we picked out pictures that went with his words. Saturday I drew a few little pictures on the back of each picture to clue him in to what to say.</div>
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He wanted to memorize the scriptures that he gave in Primary before, but I fully expected to help him with his talk, sentence by sentence. But lo and behold when we practiced the whole thing put together Saturday night he had it pretty much memorized, and could say each idea in his own words. Great!</div>
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He ended up having diarrhea Saturday afternoon, but we thought for sure it would clear up by morning, so I thought we could at least take him to Primary for 15 minutes for opening exercises to give his talk and then go home again. Well come Sunday morning... still diarrhea. Ug. But he was very much his active self, so after deliberating Ben and I decided to still take him to Primary just to give his talk and then home again (to avoid being a no-show for the Primary presidency to make up for and also because it was fresh in Logan's mind and we didn't want to drag it out all week). </div>
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Then I saw a great opportunity for a little spiritual experience and I asked Logan, "Do you think that if we pray and ask Heavenly Father to help you be able to give your talk, do you think he'll help you?" Logan said he thought so, so we knelt and he said a very simple prayer that included being nice to his brother, asking for help to be able to give his talk, and help to do good. </div>
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And thank goodness, I was able to point out to Logan after church that Heavenly Father did indeed answer his prayer - he didn't have diarrhea since that morning and he was able to go to give his talk and he did so great! Don't worry, he shook no hands, didn't breathe on anyone, or sneeze on anyone. He sat by me the whole time, holding my hand. </div>
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He was a lot more nervous and timid today than he was when he gave his scriptures, but when his turn to talk came, I went up and stood with him to help turn his pictures as we had planned and he did great! He spoke loud and slow and into the mic, and I only had to prompt him a couple times. </div>
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Ben brought him back home after that and had him give his talk one more time while he was in his suit still. So cute, and I'm glad the experience of his first talk in Primary turned out so well.</div>
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Well our house is officially for sale. I've never experienced such a large bag of mixed emotions before like I have in the past month. Ever. There have been moments of frustration, questioning, excitement, pride, complete exhaustion, sadness, unbelief, dumbfoundedness, deep gratitude, anger, joy, reminiscing, tears, blankness, guilt of shrugging other responsibilities, and many feelings of "aren't we done with this yet?!"</div>
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I think one of the hardest parts, surprisingly, for me was packing up decorations from the boys' room. It was like tearing a piece of my heart out for some reason. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The past 3 months have been filled with an effort to finish up our last projects: bathroom cabinetry, laundry room walls and floors, new fascia & soffit, window trim and finally exterior painting. You don't know how satisfying it was painting the house knowing that this was the last hurrah, the final energy-sucking project!</span><br />
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Lucky for me my energy level came back up from the 1st trimester doldrums right on time to begin packing, decluttering and cleaning, getting the house show-room worthy; a process that took two weeks longer than I thought it should have. </div>
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And finally, I made the flyers and Ben put out the for sale sign yesterday! We get the final appraisal report on Tuesday, so once we have our asking price finalized we'll post on KSL and other websites. Then hopefully we'll get people walking through. Hopefully!</div>
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Here's our house-for-sale blog if you want to see the final pics:</div>
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Remember how we bricked our fireplace and then tore it all out a couple years later? Awesome. </div>
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You never know what you're gong to get when you tear up carpet - what a gem of a floor!</div>
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And remember when our roofing escapade took a terrible detour last fall? </div>
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(3 different guys accidentally stepped through my living room ceiling in 4 different places... I really couldn't blame them at all, though, because we were SO grateful for all the hours of help we had from friends!!) </div>
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All that loose insulation, mouse crap and asbestos all over my toys, tv and living room carpet... with my boys running around the house. Ug. </div>
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And here's a <i>great </i>thanks to Dave, Jera, Desi and Kaye for all helping prep and paint the house! </div>
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Ben ended up getting sick for a day and a half in the middle of our painting weekend. Poor guy. That was my day to push through and paint the trim. </div>
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You know how the more you serve people, the more you grow to love them? That is exactly what I feel about this house. This was quite "the little house that could" when we moved in (to put it nicely). And It hasn't been until now, when I think about giving this sweet little home up, that I realize how attached I really have become to these walls and floors. Project, by project, hour by pain-staking hour we've grown to come to love our little place more and more. I was just scrolling through all of our pictures in our "House" folder, looking at the before and after shots and I just remember all the hours, sweat, tears, late nights and money we've invested here and more importantly the lessons we've learned, the skills we've gained and the memories we've made. This is all sounding like a cheesy greeting card, but nevertheless it is all very, very true.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now as Ben and I look at homes for sale that are bigger versions of our "little house that could" we quickly move on and say never again! We learned so much living here in this house from 1931... but I think those lessons really should only be learned once a lifetime. :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5