He is finally here!

January 18th, 2010 I went to my weekly doctor's appointment and my doctor said I was doing extremely well so she could strip my membranes and I could go into labor then or in a few days. Andy and I thought it would be best so that Dr. Lister would deliver our baby since we had been going to her all this time. My water didn't break...right away. We drove home, I ate a bowl of cereal and decided to check my Facebook and the next thing I know my water broke!

Andy was downstairs and I was yelling for him and he didn't respond. Finally 5 minutes later he comes up stairs to find me with my water broke. We pack whatever else was left to pack and away to the hospital we went. We got to McKay Dee at 11:30ish and they got me set up in a room. I got hooked up and my parents, Andy's mom and sister and my aunt Edith came and hung out with Andy and I until it was time to push. 3 hours of pushing and still no baby was coming so my doctor decided to take it to the next step...a vacuum. Risky, but better than a C-section. My doctor and I really didn't want to do a C-section since I was so close and worked too hard. With the vacuum you only get 3 chances and thankfully he came out right after the second chance.

He came out 20 inches, 6 lbs 8 oz and we named him Oliver Andrew. Oliver coming from my middle name Olive (after my grandma) and Andrew being his father's name which is kind of a tradition in their family.

Sadly, Oliver had a rough start. First the vacuum used to get him out made a BIG circle sore on his head. Then he had Jaundice partially due to using the vacuum on him. He also might have a tethered spinal cord which he gets checked next month. We are hoping he doesn't because we don't want our little guy to go through major surgery.

We are so happy he is here though. We love him to death and he is so handsome!

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

May this year be better than the last! Here are some of the GREAT times of 2009...

We brought in 2009 with friends at Port O'Call. (Our men not pictured).

I graduated from WSU with a bachelors degree in Psychology. It was the best day ever because it was the last day I'd have to deal with WSU.

Casie turned 24 in May and it turned into a very interesting night, but I leave that story for Casie to share. It was fun while it lasted though!

In June, Andy and I found out we were going to be parents. At first we were scared how everyone would take it, but we were so happy. We were glad the majority of people were also excited for us.

For July 24th Andy, my parents and I went to the rodeo. It was SUPER hot, but fun none the less.

On August 20th Andy and I finally got married after being engaged for over 3+ years (and together for 7 years). We got married in Layton at Chantilly Mansion. My bridemaids was Lauren, Ashley, Annalee, Shelby and Makinley. Andy's groomsmen were Danny, John and Jim. Our colors were orange, yellow and red. The day went by so fast, but it was amazing. Everyone seemed to have a good time and the food was really good. I ate leftovers all the way to SLC. He He...

Andy and I had always wanted to go to NYC so for our honeymoon we went. It was nice to see and visit, but we are in no rush to go back....ever.

For Halloween, we carved pumpkins with our friends and without friends. I did my best work this year with the teeth. Cracks me up... Andy went for scary and very difficult level which he perfected.

For my 24th birthday Andy made me a cake and it was TOO good. I ate WAY too much of it. It was so very sweet of him especially since I got stuck at work until 5 on my birthday which wasn't cool. We also went out to Tepanyaki with my parents, aunt, cousin Talona and Amanda. Great company, food and birthday!

Christmas was good. We had a friend party at Lindsey's where we made gingerbread houses and ornaments. We went to Andy's mom's house for Christmas eve and afterwards to my uncle Dennis'. Christmas morning my sister and family came down from Logan for breakfast. It was so nice to have them around! Then Andy and I went back to his mom's to open presents and then to his aunt's (dad's side) to spend some time with his dad, aunt, grandma and cousin. Then closed out the New Year by spending some time with Richard and Jenna (and family) while they were home for Christmas.

We'd like to thank everyone who made good memories for us this year. We wish everyone the best in 2010!

Keep'em to yourself....

I don't get why being pregnant automatically invites people to critique my body. I have had some many people comment on how good I look for only having 4 weeks left and then others turn around to tell me everything that is different/bigger/whatever. Yeah, I got it, I'M PREGNANT! And honestly the only things I really want to hear is nice comments about how good I look. I don't need to know everyone's opinion about my butt, legs, face or wherever.

Baby Oh Baby

Am I done yet?

I had a doctor's appt on Monday and I had to have this glucose test done. I drank this really nasty syrup and then they took my blood. Then after I leave the doctor's office they call to tell me I have to come back in before Friday to get my RH- shot. So yesterday I go in after work to get it and since I was there got my H1N1 vaccine too. I got blood drawn, shot in the arm and shot in the hip. OUCH! The RH- shot hurt SO bad. I think it is the worst shot I've ever gotten. It stung and you could feel the liquid moving. Then it hurt all day and I couldn't sit even though I was really tired. It's a bummer....

Gotta love the stupid ones...

At work yesterday I waited on these two girls who were about 23-24 years old. They were actually another servers table but she asked me to take them because she knew one of the girls so I did. They were really nice and pretty easy to wait on. I gave them boxes and their check and the next thing I know they are running out. They dined-and-dashed! We called the cops and my co-worker gave them her name and I told them what happened.

This morning a detective met me at work and I looked up a photo line-up and had to pick out the girl. I did and that afternoon they found her and arrested her for theft. After that either her husband or the other girl's husband came in to pay their $20 bill which by then was too late! How stupid you gotta be?!

Surgery....

Longest day of our lives....so Andy finally got to have his foot surgery yesterday. The hospital paid for it which is why he got to do it. We needed him to be recovered too before the baby came. He got his left foot operated on and they took out the dead bone that was dying and replaced it with synthetic stuff and fused 3 bones together then covered it with a plate and screws. He has to have a pain pump for 5 days and stay off of it competely for 6-8 weeks. No weight or it will undo everything. It'll be fun...NOT!

We got at the hospital at 9am and he didn't even go into surgery until 11:30am because the doctor's first surgery went longer than expected. Then the doctor got called to an emergency when he was supposed to consult with me and then I didn't get to see Andy until 2ish and we didn't leave until almost 3:30pm. But all went well so Andy should recover and be pain free once all is healed. Thank goodness! :D