Long time, no blog

It has been a really long tine since I took a moment to post anything. Our life has been so crazy for the past few months that I just haven't had the time. I'll highlight some of the big events.

Probably the biggest is that we found out that I'm pregnant again. The kids will be 15-months apart. At first I wasn't sure about this news. I had been on antibiotics for a month and it seems that is all it took. An anniversary baby was created! I'm 9-weeks along as of today. Now that I've had some time to process this information, I'm really excited about it. None of my siblings, or my husband's for that matter, are going to be having kids anytime soon, and this way Jayden will have a playmate. Yes it will be difficult. This is not news to us. However, since I was told repeatedly that I probably couldn't have kids, we are excited and feel like this was meant to be just as Jayden was.

My dear uncle Val was blessed with a lung transplant a month or so ago. I'm told that he is doing really well. We have been staying away, as I was sick and now Jayden is. They are staying with Stacy and Matt which is great because Val gets the opportunity to see his granddaughter on a daily basis.

I started a painting project a couple of months ago, but I bit off a little more than I could chew and sadly it is still incomplete. Because of this idiocy on my part, the house is in a state of complete disarray. We are working on it slowly but surely. It is making us awful friends and family members, but we need to get our house in order and finally make it ours. For so long we have lived here with the previous owners decor and they are about 40 years older than us. Needless to say, their taste differs greatly from ours. I still have no idea why they have a plant hook in the shower. Ahh generational differences lol. Mostly the house is in desperate need of updating. They have brass everything, awful floral wallpaper all over, and pink carpet. While we can't afford to replace all the carpet right away, with some paint and wallpaper remover we at least stand a chance of making it look nicer.

Jayden is growing so fast. He is sitting up and almost crawling. He is up on all fours and cam crawl backwards. He rolls all over the place. He is still just the happiest little guy, the best part is that he is a total momma's boy. It is very sweet. He is also very cuddly and I love that. His little giggle melts my heart. Who knew that kind of love was even possible!!! He loves the bath. He thinks he's a fish! He kicks and splashes and talks up a storm. Giving him a bath went from chore to fun activity!! At his 6-month checkup he was in the 8th percentile for weight and 78th for height. His pediatrician said he was the length of the average 9-month old lol. Tall and skinny, that's my boy. He definitely doesn't take after his mother in that regard.

A week or so ago we got some very sad news that BJ's cousin passed away in a tragic hiking accident on Mount McGuinnes in Alaska. He hiked to the top, was so excited he called his mom to tell her that he had made it. Thirty minutes later his mom got another call from one of his friends saying that Cameron went after a backpack that fell and they hadn't seen or heard from him since. Search and rescue were called in and his body was found hours later. He fell over 500 feet down an avalanche chute. He was only 16. Breaks my heart. After I heard the news, all I could do was go downstairs and hold my baby boy. Parents shouldn't have to bury their children. That is an experience I hope to never have for myself. I don't think I'm strong enough for it.

Work has been hell for BJ all year. It seems to finally be slowing down some, but from January to May he was working 80-100 hours a week preparing to move the company to their new location. He created an entire network infrastructure from scratch and everything was fully operational the day they moved in. Unfortunately few understand just how much goes in to making a network work flawlessly, IT is one of those magic fields where people just think you go poof and everything works. If only that were the case. It took him away from his family for months, he missed a lot of time with his new son, but he knew the entire company was counting on him to make this work and as usual he gave it his all and came through for them. I was and am very proud of him. He sacrificed a lot and put himself through hell to ensure that he did the best job he could for his company. I am lucky to have such a wonderful partner and provider for our family.

Last night I spent the night at LDS hospital in the sleep center. The doctor thinks I have sleep apnea and so I had to do a sleep study to confirm it. They do their best in those places to make you as comfortable as possible, but having electrical probes and wires stuck all over your body makes it rather impossible to sleep. I felt like I didn't sleep at all. The nurse told me that I slept more than I thought I did though lol. I am hoping that this will help me to have more energy and be able to wake more rested everyday. I hate being tired all the time and when I'm pregnant I can't use my caffeine crutch like I normally do lol. I will let you know how it works out!

Anyway, this is only a small bit of what is going on in our world these days. I hope everyone can forgive us for being bad friends and family members. We are doing our best, but we have finally decided that we need to focus on our home and family for a little while so we can get things under control. Once things slow down a bit it will be easier to make it up to everyone.

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