Jonathan's Superhero party (sept 29th)

When we heard that we were moving and it was before Jonathan's Birthday, we decided to have a Birthday Party/Going away party.  Jonathan has been talking about a party for about 6 months now!  We had it at the park the Saturday before we left.  Jonathan had a blast.  We made little arty favors, Kristi made the cupcakes (Thanks so much- that helped so much!), and we are thankful for all his friends that came to celebrate with us!

 The first party of the group

 Waiting to do the superhero obstacle course

 Singing Happy Birthday

 The kids just loved seeing what he got!

 More of the group

 I just loved this picture, these boys were in the same primary class.  And they were buddies, I just loved how they were dressed up!

We took pictures of all that came with Jonathan

 Anya, Adreil, and Jonathan

 Brookie

 Luke and Lydia

 Lacey and Kaitlyn

 Elizabeth and Ben

 Mason

 Brecken

 Abby

 Hailey

 Aubrey

The End!

Henry at 6 days old

Henry is home!

Henry came home Saturday night, and everyone was so excited to have him home!  Henry did pretty good at home, he had some nasal congestion- but good other then that! His cousins loved holding him.  Great Grandpa got a Oh Henry cause he was 6 hrs from having him born on the 14th.  He met aunt Liz, and had a photoshoot, and was a good little guy while mom cleaned he just slept. And we put the house for sale and got a offer the next day. I got a priesthood blessing this week saying that we made the correct decision to move.  It helped, but it was still very difficult to think of leaving my extended family.

At the hospital when it all started.....

 This is when it all began.  At the hospital and recovering from having Henry, which I felt really well. I took a shower right after birth before going down to my next room. That next morning Dave had a job offer to transfer to a new store in Rochester MN.  It was a lateral move and I didn't want to move on just a lateral move only up.  Dave had three interviews with the hiring manager, after the second interview I told he could keep interviewing but we won't be going for a lateral move.  Well, Dave felt sick when he was going to call and tell the manager. So on Friday, the next day after Henry was born, he got the job.  Dave felt good about it and went to the temple that night and felt like he needed to accept the job.  I didn't want to move, I just cried thinking about moving with Henry being a newborn, away from my family, not making anymore money.  I hadn't prayed about it, so while Dave was at the temple I prayed about it and felt at peace.  Although it wasn't logical in my mind at all.  Well, I didn't want to talk about it- hoping that maybe it wouldn't happen.  Well, Sunday we had made the decision to go forward with faith and do it!  Well, it was hard on me and my family.  I knew that I wouldn't always live in Utah. But I didn't think that this was good timing.  But we felt strongly that we needed to go. This deciding all happened well I had my two days of recovery at the hospital!

Henry is here!

Henry was born was on September 13, 2012. That morning I started to have some pressure waves and took a bath and they continued, which in my mind I thought that it might be the day.  I rested in the morning and then Dave went to work, so I got up.  Then my emotions started and my Dad came and got Jonathan and Sarah.  The pressure wave started to really come around 1:45.  Kristi came over around that time to help me (she was my awesome doula) and we walked over to my parents.  The pressure waves started to come, I was doing hyponobabies and was able to relax with each pressure wave (with Kristi's help). We came back to my house and birthed on the birthing ball, with getting into the bath and shower.  It became really intense and with my lower back pain, Dave and my Mom got home.  Then Dave helped relieve the back pain, and then started getting the bags in the van.  I started feeling him come lower and then we finally left and started to the hospital.  It was very difficult to relax, I felt that he was driving crazy (which I guess he wasn't). We got there and they wanted me to sit in a wheelchair, but there was no way in my mind.  Well the pressure waves kept coming and one on top of each other and I was unable to walk hardly at all.  I finally got on the wheelchair kneeling, and Dave pushed me as fast as he could. I barely got out of the elevator and into my room, and got on the bed and tried to find a comfortable position.  I was kneeling on my knees and pushed him out (without the Doctor and a code white) with two maybe three pushes he was there- the nurse caught him! I DID IT! With the help of my amazing support- Kristi, Dave, and my Mom! He was born at 5:27 weight of 7.7 lb. 19 inches long!