On Saturday we celebrated our 5 year Anniversary! Woo hoo! I am more in love with him now than I could ever dream of being then! I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband.
I know that over those nine years we have had our ups and downs, and life hasn't always been easy, but it has soooo been worth it!
Dominic,
I love you with all my heart! Your are my partner, friend, and true love! As we start this new and important adventure together, we must remember to always count on each other, that life is challenging but oh so rewarding and that our love and family is more important than anything else! I love you soooo much! Thanks you for sharing my life and being my husband!
This is my life and I love it!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
10 Years
I can't believe that it has been ten years that Dustin has been gone. I miss him so much! I think now more than ever I am really saddened by the fact that there are so many things that he is missing, so many people that he will never know. I look at all the things that have happened in the last ten years, the joys and the pain, and wish that he was still here! He never got the chance to meet my husband, or Brandon's wife. He will never get to play with our babies. He will never experience the joys of being a husband, father or uncle. I regret that he won't know the joy of watching little D grow up, go through his crazy teenage years and turn into a man. I regret that he never got to watch Josh drum his heart out. I regret that he will never know that bond with his brothers that changes as they age. I wish that he were here so that he could go on surfing trips to Costa Rica with Brandon and lil D, I wish that he and lil D could spend time together teaching Dominic to snowboard. I wish he were here! I miss him so very much and my heart aches with sadness!I know that I will see my brothers again. I know that Dustin and Josh are hanging out together (probably getting in trouble) and missing us too. I love them both so much!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
It's a BOY!!!
We are so excited! We can now start to pick out names and decide on all the other fun things like colors for the nursery.
Our ultrasound was last night and let me tell you I am a total cry baby! It was so amazing to me to be able to see all the wonderful little movements and to realize that this is all happening inside my body! The ultrasound tech was great! She spent almost an hour with us explaining all the different things she was measuring and what each little part was. Who knew that you could see the little bladder, kidneys, adrenal glands, and the diaphragm. Of course we got to see his wonderful little heart beating. This really brought tears to my eyes! She asked us just prior to revealing the sex of the baby what we were hoping for. We were holding hands and at the same time we both said healthy! After waiting five long years for this it was a moment full of anticipation! Of course when she told us it was a boy we were both overjoyed! I just kept thinking to myself how wonderful this feeling was, we were having a baby boy! I just kept squeezing Dominic's hand and in that moment I have never felt more love for him or such a connection to him! Tears were just running down my face and I couldn't stop laughing!
Our little boy it about seven inches long from head to butt. She said that he probably weighs about nine to eleven ounces. Not quite a can of pop. She also said that his heart rate was right on target at 156. The tech also said that my due date is right about 2/20/09. So a little bit of a change there. She said that everything looks wonderful and he seems really healthy. The only thing that she was unable to measure was his nose and mouth which they need to check for cleft lip and palate. By this point in the ultrasound he was tired and was hiding his face in my placenta. We tried to jiggle him free or wake him up but after about ten to fifteen minutes we decided that we would give it a pass. She said not to worry, but she will have us schedule a follow up ultrasound for about 4-6 weeks. This will be really interesting to see how much he has changed. We also follow up with the doctor on 9/25 so I will post an update then.
I will also post some pictures of the ultrasound later this evening so stay tuned!
Our ultrasound was last night and let me tell you I am a total cry baby! It was so amazing to me to be able to see all the wonderful little movements and to realize that this is all happening inside my body! The ultrasound tech was great! She spent almost an hour with us explaining all the different things she was measuring and what each little part was. Who knew that you could see the little bladder, kidneys, adrenal glands, and the diaphragm. Of course we got to see his wonderful little heart beating. This really brought tears to my eyes! She asked us just prior to revealing the sex of the baby what we were hoping for. We were holding hands and at the same time we both said healthy! After waiting five long years for this it was a moment full of anticipation! Of course when she told us it was a boy we were both overjoyed! I just kept thinking to myself how wonderful this feeling was, we were having a baby boy! I just kept squeezing Dominic's hand and in that moment I have never felt more love for him or such a connection to him! Tears were just running down my face and I couldn't stop laughing!
Our little boy it about seven inches long from head to butt. She said that he probably weighs about nine to eleven ounces. Not quite a can of pop. She also said that his heart rate was right on target at 156. The tech also said that my due date is right about 2/20/09. So a little bit of a change there. She said that everything looks wonderful and he seems really healthy. The only thing that she was unable to measure was his nose and mouth which they need to check for cleft lip and palate. By this point in the ultrasound he was tired and was hiding his face in my placenta. We tried to jiggle him free or wake him up but after about ten to fifteen minutes we decided that we would give it a pass. She said not to worry, but she will have us schedule a follow up ultrasound for about 4-6 weeks. This will be really interesting to see how much he has changed. We also follow up with the doctor on 9/25 so I will post an update then.
I will also post some pictures of the ultrasound later this evening so stay tuned!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
O.k., alright! I know that I am a slacker!!! I haven't been keeping the blog up to date. The thing is ... I think of all these cute things to post about and then what happens, I forget! Holy crap I swear that I am getting stupider or is it more stupid by the minute. Besides the fact that I have realized that I can no longer type. I am not kidding!!! It has taken me ten minutes to type this much and that is with multiple corrections!
So here is the latest news in our family. I had a doctors appointment on 8/25/08 and the doc said that everything looked, sounded, and felt great! Dominic was with me and was able to hear the heart beat which was really exciting for him. I couldn't help myself but when I heard that little whooshing heart beat I just started to giggle. This baby is starting to feel like more of a reality everyday! We are scheduled for our ultrasound on 9/22/08 and then another doctors appointment on 9/25/08. We can't wait to find out if our little baby is a boy or girl! Now if we can just get our butts in gear and start our remodeling so that our house will be somewhat ready for the baby!
I also have some very exciting news coming from my brother Brandon and sister-in-law Ashley.
They are also going to be having a baby!!!! Both of our pregnancies came as quite the surprise!They are due just a few weeks later than we are! We are all so excited!!!! Our babies will be the same age and can be little buddies! I am so very lucky to have such a fun sister-in-law to share in this wonderful experience. I am a little jealous of her though, she hasn't had any morning sickness! Where as I am just now starting to feel a little better. We have both been super tired and with all of Ashley's dancing I imagine she is a little more tired than I am!!
This has been a really busy summer for our whole family. My mom and little brother Dom decided to move out of Rexburg (the devils armpit!). Thank the Lord!!! My mom also had back surgery and had to have her L5-S1 fused. We spent a lot of time in Idaho helping her get things packed, recouping her from surgery, and loading up a moving van. Brandon and lil D (as we like to call my brother, or baby duck as I sometimes call him) were able to spend 2 1/2 weeks in Costa Rica surfing as well. What a bunch of brats!!! We were all very jealous! Finally my mom was able to buy a house and we got her moved just in the nick of time. She just started working at a new school here in SLC and we are all really excited to have her here!
Sorry, I know that I have been all over the place with this post, but there are so many things to mention now that my brain seems to be up and running!
One thing that I really want to mention is how grateful I am to have my whole family close together now! It has been really great just being able to stop by and say hi or do fun things together without all the rushing around when you know someone is just there for the weekend. I love my family so much! They mean the world to me and I don't know what I would do without them!
A special Thanks to my mom for being a great mom, for loving us all so much, and putting up with all our crap over the years! Also a little thanks in advance for all the help you are going to be with the newest family members! Love ya - A
So here is the latest news in our family. I had a doctors appointment on 8/25/08 and the doc said that everything looked, sounded, and felt great! Dominic was with me and was able to hear the heart beat which was really exciting for him. I couldn't help myself but when I heard that little whooshing heart beat I just started to giggle. This baby is starting to feel like more of a reality everyday! We are scheduled for our ultrasound on 9/22/08 and then another doctors appointment on 9/25/08. We can't wait to find out if our little baby is a boy or girl! Now if we can just get our butts in gear and start our remodeling so that our house will be somewhat ready for the baby!
I also have some very exciting news coming from my brother Brandon and sister-in-law Ashley.
They are also going to be having a baby!!!! Both of our pregnancies came as quite the surprise!They are due just a few weeks later than we are! We are all so excited!!!! Our babies will be the same age and can be little buddies! I am so very lucky to have such a fun sister-in-law to share in this wonderful experience. I am a little jealous of her though, she hasn't had any morning sickness! Where as I am just now starting to feel a little better. We have both been super tired and with all of Ashley's dancing I imagine she is a little more tired than I am!!
This has been a really busy summer for our whole family. My mom and little brother Dom decided to move out of Rexburg (the devils armpit!). Thank the Lord!!! My mom also had back surgery and had to have her L5-S1 fused. We spent a lot of time in Idaho helping her get things packed, recouping her from surgery, and loading up a moving van. Brandon and lil D (as we like to call my brother, or baby duck as I sometimes call him) were able to spend 2 1/2 weeks in Costa Rica surfing as well. What a bunch of brats!!! We were all very jealous! Finally my mom was able to buy a house and we got her moved just in the nick of time. She just started working at a new school here in SLC and we are all really excited to have her here!
Sorry, I know that I have been all over the place with this post, but there are so many things to mention now that my brain seems to be up and running!
One thing that I really want to mention is how grateful I am to have my whole family close together now! It has been really great just being able to stop by and say hi or do fun things together without all the rushing around when you know someone is just there for the weekend. I love my family so much! They mean the world to me and I don't know what I would do without them!
A special Thanks to my mom for being a great mom, for loving us all so much, and putting up with all our crap over the years! Also a little thanks in advance for all the help you are going to be with the newest family members! Love ya - A
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