An Afternoon at Home

After not working at all last week Shiloh is back at work today. Yippee! I got up early this morning and got all my house cleaning done because the visiting teacher were coming over. The rest of the after noon was left wide open to anything we could think of doing as long as we stayed at home and spent no money.

The kids had a Dance Party. Dancing to the awesome music of nothing less then High School Musical 1.


Some cute pics of the kids at their dance party.

I decided to make some banana bread with the banana's that were over ripening on my counter. Mmmmmm!!!

I think now it is time to go eat. Enjoy your day.

Third Baby

I thought this would be kind of fun to do about all my pregnancies. It is something about being the fifth kid I don't like it when only the first on is important. So this one is about Gideon.

1. WAS YOUR PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was very excited

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No, Never

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? I was 26 when we found out I was pregnant and 27 when I had him.

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Home pregnancy test.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? ShiAnne and Lizzzy. ShiAnne was very excited. We had a big family outing day. We went out to dinner that night and told the girl. The next day we had family pictures with Shiloh's family so we were going to have ShiAnne tell them when everyone was together but when we walk into Shiloh's parents house Amber was looking at the Sunday adds and ShiAnne promptly sat down next to her and said "I need to look through these I need to find something for mommy's new baby." So Amber, Shiloh's mom, maybe Phylicia new about it but they kept it a secret until family pictures.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? June 7

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? A little but not to bad. I was really, really, really tired.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? sleep

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? I don't know.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR SECOND CHILD'S SEX? Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no we were very excited to have a boy this time.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 30 or 35

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? not even one hint of a problem.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? American Fork Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? My water broke at home at 1 a.m. but I still wasn't in strong labor and i had him at 7:49 a.m. so almost 7 hours

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Shiloh

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Shiloh, his mom and his Sister OrLynne.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? If natural means vaginal then yes, natural.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7lbs 8oz

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? May 31

28. WHAT DID YOU NAME YOUR CHILD? Gideon Kent

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR BABY BORN TODAY? He is 1 1/2.

Second Born

I thought this would be kind of fun to do about all my pregnancies. It is something about being the fifth kid I don't like it when only the first on is important. So this one is about Lizzy.
1. WAS YOUR SECOND PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was very excited but a little more worried this time knowing what I was getting into.
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No, Never
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? I was 23 when we found out I was pregnant and 24 when I had her.
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? Home pregnancy test.
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? After Shiloh I told my bishop first. I was young women's president at the time. He was trying to plan youth conference and he wanted to do a river rafting trip. He kept asking me if that was going to work for me. So I had to tell him of my dilemma.
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes
9. DUE DATE? July 3
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? A little but I had lots of other bathroom problems.
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? I think I craved brownies a little but nothing much.
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? One time I got really mad a the Young Men's president and told him off, oops!
13. WHAT WAS YOUR SECOND CHILD'S SEX? Girl
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? I kind of want to have a boy just to make sure we got both boys and girls but now I am so very, very glad she is a girl.
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 30
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? no.
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? not even one hint of a problem.
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? American Fork Hospital
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? somewhere between 4 1/2 to 61/2 hours.
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Shiloh
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Shiloh and his mom.
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? If natural means vaginal then yes, natural.
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes
25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6lbs 8oz
28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? June 22
28. WHAT DID YOU NAME YOUR CHILD? Eliza Ruth
31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? She is 4 1/2.

1st born tag

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? Yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I screamed I was very excited.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No, Never

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? I was 21 when we found out I was pregnant. I had her 3 days before I turned 22.

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? The good old home pregnancy test.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? I do believe we told my parents first.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Yes

9. DUE DATE? April 7

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Yes

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Chips and I'm not a real big chips person. Mostly tortilla chips. I would buy bags of chips on the way home for my lunch breaks and make all sorts of dips to eat them with.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? The only time I really remember being irritated was on her due date when she was still inside me. It was conference Sunday and I don't think I talked much to anybody. Just sat around quietly pouting.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No I really wanted a girl.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 25

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? I think I had three. We were showered and showered and showered with presents.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew about them.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? I didn't have any actual complications but I had to be check latter on for placenta prevea. Luckily I didn't have it and I had to take the second diabetes test. It made me so sick I didn't think I would make it through the test. After I had her I bled a lot and had to take the pill that makes you uterus contract down faster.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? American Fork Hospital

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? about 16 from the very beginning to the very end.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? Shiloh

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Too many people. It didn't bug me but I have found I prefer less. Shiloh, my mom, Jocelyn, Shiloh's mom, Phylicia maybe more.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? If natural means vaginal then yes, natural.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Yes

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? April 8

28. WHAT DID YOU NAME YOUR CHILD? Ina ShiAnne

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? She is six. In about two months she will be seven and that is way to old. It has not been seven years sense I had her. That is not right.

Getting ready to leave the hospital.

Six weeks

Six weeks

25 Random Things

1. I love my BBQ. Yes I did say MY BBQ.
2. I call my self a jack of all trades a master of none or an A.D.D. crafter. I do a little sewing, a little painting, a little scrap booking, and little of thins a little of that but a master of none.
3. I love sun glasses.
4. I love chapstick.
5. I am very particular about my pillow and blankets but once I get them right I sleep like a baby.
6. I hate to pack.
7. I love to go on vacation!!!!!!!!
8. I have never had a pedicure but really want one.
9. I am extremely practical, hence the never having had a pedicure, not very practical. I think this is more out of necessity then any thing but it comes pretty natural to me.
10. I am horribly unorganized, no matter how hard I try.
11. I forget things all the time.
12. I asked Shiloh out on our first date.
13. I love to play games, all sorts, except Ticket to Ride it makes me too mad.
14. I love holidays.
15. I wish I could sing. I sing a lot at home but I can't carry a tune.
16. I have been naming me babies sense I was 12. I am obsessed with names and Shiloh and I have decided that I should right a baby naming book someday. Not one with just names but lots of stories and advise on how to name a baby. My first piece of advise would be to not name you baby anything that could be interpeted as "why don't you just hit the volleyball at my face" You know the names I'm talking about.
17. I love blankets.
18. I hate winter.
19. I like to work with my hands.
20. I hate paper work such as rebates and insurance papers.
21. I use to be really out going. The older I get the more that goes away. I hate that. I wish I could still be really out going and have lots of friends.
22. My favorite colors are red and yellow.
23. I lived in a tent for three months.
24. I just got called as my ward young womens camp director. This is a dream calling.
25. I think FB should have spell check. Maybe it does and I just haven't found it yet.