Exciting News!!

After a rough 6 months with some heart ache, tears and 2 miscarriages Riley and I are so excited to announce baby #2. Our rainbow baby is due December 14.

We are so excited for the newest adventure and addition for our little family. We are so grateful for all the love and support we have had over the last few months. We are so excited for the next 7 months. If our friends and family could keep us in their prayers through this pregnancy, we would really appreciate it.

Love
A soon to be family of 4

Trials, spiritual experiences and promptings

Disclaimer: I am not posting this to ask for attention. I am posting this because I keep feeling that someone needs to hear my story and experience.

   Not many people know, about six weeks ago Riley and I found out I was pregnant again. We were so excited! A few days later I started to bleed. I went to my doctors, had some tests done and had my fear confirmed. I was miscarrying. These last weeks have been hard to say the least. There have been a few breakdowns, followed by blessings, many prayers and lots of snuggles from Tyler.

   This last week seemed to be particularly hard because I was positive I was pregnant again and then flo arrived. I asked Riley for a blessing on Friday and that blessing was the most powerful blessing I have ever received. It was as if my Heavenly Father was sitting with me..talking with me. He told me that I only needed to ask and he would help me by making this burden light for me. He also told me to read the scriptures and to pay attention to how others in the scriptures handled their trials.

   Yesterday, I stayed home from church. I was feeling down and just wanted to sleep. I decided to watch "The Nativity Story". Mary's faith really struck me. She was scared to tell Joseph because she could have been killed but she knew everything would be okay. She had faith that Heavenly Father would take care of her. I realized that if Mary could have faith that Heavenly Father would take care of her and make sure everything would turn out okay...then I can have faith that everything will turn out okay. Even if that means Tyler is our only child.

   After I had that realization I poured my heart out to my Heavenly Father. I told him I don't know how to share this burden with him and would need him to show me how. Almost as soon as I said amen, I felt uplifted and comforted.
 
  All day I have felt that I need to share this. I hope who ever this reaches, it will help. Feel free to share with your friends and family.

Before I finish this I want to thank those who did know for standing by my little family. Thank you for listening to me and being patient with me. I want to thank my wonderful husband, Riley. Thank you for loving me and thank you for letting me grieve and for grieving with me.

For now we are still hoping for more children and we are leaving it up to our Heavenly Father to decide when is right.

 

Happy Birthday Tyler!!

Happy Birthday to the cutest boy around! At one tyler spits, blow bubbles, claps, waves, eats everything in sight and talks a whole lot. He loves to play with cars and trucka and loves to sing and dance. He has 7 (almost 8) teeth. He loves to give kisses and high fives. He is smiling more often than not and we adore this boy :)

11 months

The months keep flying by and I can not beleive how big my sweet boy is. Tyler is, seriously, the best baby we could have ever asked for! He loves to laugh and play. He is such a lovable boy and loves almost everyone he meets. He is sure to put a smile on your face if you see him. He is grown out of so many outfits, socks and shoes; I can't beleive how long he is. He love to play with cars and his ball. He is very good at playing catch with his favorite person, his Dad. He is warming up to our dogs and loves to see them. He is so active! Crawling, cruising and he is starting to stand on his own! He will be walking in no time! We love this sweet, sweet boy and can't wait to see what the next few months bring!

Lesson Learned

Yesterday we had a scare up on the mountain. We were insanely blessed. Yesterday at 4 we headed up to Kolob to check out the snow. We made it all the way to the reservoir, no problem. We decided it was time to turn around and as we were turning around the geo just stopped. We has sunk through the powder and there was a patch of ice underneath us. Riley tried to get us out but the wheels were just spinning. Riley continued to work on getting us out and I started walking to get help. Well, I walked and walked and walked, trying to get service and hoping to see someone driving.
The sun started to set and my phone was dying so I just kept walking. By the time the sun went down I had no clue where I was, my phone was dead, and it was getting cold. A panicked attack, 50 prayers, 5 miles and 4 hours later I saw headlights. An awesome couple picked me up. As we went to go get Riley and Tyler, here comes a man (Doug) in a truck who stopped us asking if they had seen me! Riley was in the truck and Tyler was with Doug's wife. We got back to their cabin where they had me sit in front of their fire place and drink hot cocoa. Riley called Casey, told him our situation and 40 minutes later Casey and Boyd showed up. It took one little tug and the geo was out!
Last night Riley and I gained a real appreciation for the pioneers who trekked across the states to settle Utah. I don't know how they did it! The lesson we learned is to 1) Never go riding in the snow alone. 2) Always tell people where you are at and when you will be back.

Amazing News!

  January 6th we went to Tylers appointment at Primary Children's. We met with the dietician and the General Practitioner. It was great. They told us to introduce a new food a week and to enjoy our sweet boy. We also had blood tests taken while there. Since then we have been waiting anxiously for the results.
   Friday, the General Practitioner called saying that in order for it to be VLCADD they need to find two genetic mutations in the DNA. Well, they only found one! She said the rest of his test showed irregular for VLCADD. She said to keep treating him as if he has VLCADD and in July they will do more testing.
  Then today at 1:50 I received another call from Primary Childrens. When I recognized the phone number I wondered if everything was alright. Come to find out, everything was perfect. The General Practitioner had a fellow doctor(a geneticist) look at Tylers test results and they determined he is just a carrier of the gene. This means no medicine, no yucky formula, no diet and no more Primary Childrens appointments!! Words can not express my happiness! We are so grateful for all the thoughts and prayers on ours and Tyler's behalf. We feel a weight has been lifted off our shoulders. We cannot beleive the blessings we have received! We are so grateful for an amazing Father in Heaven who blesses us abundantly and for our family and friends who have supported us! We love you all!

Christmas

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas filled with family,  laughter and smiles!
We started Christmas morning at 5:30. Tyler was fussy so we decided to get up and open presents. Tyler was spoiled! We didn't realize what all we got him until we put his presents in a pile! After opening presents we crawled back into bed and watched some TV. Two hours later we went and exchanged gifts with Riley's parents and played with Budd's Helicopter for a bit! Next we headed for breakfast and opened presents with my family. We were able to lay around, visit, and play Settlers if Catan( Dad kicked everyone's trash). But my favorite part was getting to visit with my grandparents and cousins who are out on their missions! I am so proud of them all and can't wait until we get to talk to them in May! 
Afterwards we went back to Budd and Jodean's for dinner! Yummy turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes and rolls. We ended the night with Saving Mr. Banks. It was an awesome movie!  And I loved every part of it!
January is coming fast upon us and so is Tylers appointment. Today I have to take this little guy to the hospital to get his blood drawn and I am not excited for that. I hope everyone has an amazing new year and I will be back with a new post after our appointment in SLC.