Where Has the Time Gone?

Friday, December 21, 2007



So I was just looking at all of my pictures I have stored on the computer and I came across one's of the day Gracie was born. I can not believe my eyes! She was soooooooooooooo tiny! I can't believe how huge she is. I am going to wake up one of these morning's and she is going to be a woman! For all of you out there that have posted that I look skinny, your eyes are bad, but thank you for the oh so sweet compliments! I don't think I will ever lose this weight! I have to remember what Mel says, it's the joys of motherhood! I don't know how many of you know what happened to me the day Gracie came into this world, but it was a scary experience to say the least. I got something called eclampsia with HELLP syndrome. Very rare, but of course it happened to me. I gained like 50 pounds of fluid in a matter of a few hours and someone at Mckay Dee was kind enough to snap a picture of me with Gracie and Luke right after I had Gracie. I would post it, but I would blind all of you! I am just so blessed to be here and that I am able to take care of my sweet little girl. I take so many things for granted. I am so blessed that I still have feeling in my feet and that my kidneys are still hanging in there, even though they could be a lot better. My vision is poor, but I am so blessed that I can still see the beautiful gifts that Heavenly Father gives me each and every day. I used to dread the thought of having to give me an IV for my pump every other day, now I look at it more as my life support and something that will help me live another day with Gracie and my cute family. Too often I spend my time worrying about things that can't be changed and how Luke will raise Gracie when I am gone. I need to just enjoy each day to the fullest.



Every night when I tuck Gracie in and kiss her goodnight, I can't stop looking at her and how perfect she is. I don't want anything to ever hurt her, or for her to be sad or lonely or to not know how much her Mom loves her. I hope that I live a very long, healthy, happy life, but my odds aren't great. I want Luke to be able to let her know just how much I love her and how proud I am of her and the little girl she is becoming. I want her to know that no matter what, I will always be in her heart, always.

Attempting to Bake....

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

I have a wonderful sugar cookie recipe that calls for whipping cream and it expires today so I had to make them and they were mighty tasty! It usually takes me a few tries until I get something right when it comes to baking, but these were great on the first batch. Then I got even more ambitious and tried brickle and that was sooo yummy too. I am going to be 500 pounds by New Year's if I keep this up!

I am going to include some pics of my cutie... Since I can't figure out how to put the pics where I want, you are going to get them at the top! Somebody help me figure this out! That is us with our cute Sadie and as you can see me trying to take a pic of me, Sadie and Dusty just doesn't work to well! Don't you just love those pineapple pj's? My cute Mom bought those for me and I am loving them! Anything I can fit in with this post pregnancy body is what I love! And in the top pic, Miss Gracie is wearing the cutest pj's she got from Dr. Shane Gonzales who is the best anesthesiologist ever! Thank you Shane! We love you!

I still have shopping to do for Christmas, just those last minute things, but I hate fighting the crowds this time of year, next year I am going to be more on top of it. We are have to have all of our stuff moved out of the other house by Sunday so we are swamped to say the least!

I got my friend Sherian's fabulous Peanut Brittle recipe that is to die for, so I will let you know how that goes! It is coming down outside now! Maybe we will have a white Christmas after all!

She Rolled Over!

Friday, December 14, 2007

This past Sunday our little Gracie rolled over! She is such a smart little cookie. I had just changed her diaper and was going to stand up and she just rolled right over, so I had to grab the camera to catch her in action! I don't know how I got the pics above the posting and I don't know how to move them down without starting over! Does anyone know how to fix this? Isn't she cute?

Today I put her on her little mat and when I came back in the room she had managed to turn herself around. Silly girl!

I mentioned in an earlier post that my favorite waiter from Cafe Sabor was leaving so we went and saw him on his last night this past Saturday and Luke was smart and remembered to grab the camera so we had someone take a pic of us. His name is Dustin and he is a doll and we are going to miss him so much. His new restaurant opens in March at the Junction in Ogden, so I guess that will be our new Saturday Night Date restaurant! He is worth the drive and he is still single! I am sure some lucky Ogdenite will sweep him off his feet in no time! Here is the pic of us!

Well, I am off to bed, hope everyone is staying warm, it is freezing out there!

Christmas Shopping with Mom!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Today was a blast. I woke up at the crack of dawn so that I could go Christmas shopping with my cute Mom. We were on a major time schedule. Luke leaves for work this week at 12:30 so I had to leave Logan by noon. We hit Sams, Pier 1, Best Buy, Ross, Sugar and Spice and my new favorite Seagull Book. They have awesome deals in there. I ended up spending 50.00 in there and they told me I saved 149.00! I got most of my shopping done today and boy does that feel good.

Luke tended Gracie while I was gone and unfortunately she didn't poop. For some reason she likes to save them for me! Grrrr. She had peaches at my Mom's last night for the first time so I am nervous to see what comes out.

I would post more pics now, but the camera is downstairs and that would require me going down there now which isn't happening, so I will post pics tomorrow. Stay warm, it's cold out there!

Sniffles and Snow

Friday, December 7, 2007

Today would be my cute Grandpa Oler's bday if he was still around. I sure do miss him. It seems like he has been gone forever. I wish that he was here to meet Miss Gracie, but somehow I think they have already met.

Luke had a cold earlier this week, and I caught it darn it! My nose is a faucet! Sniffle, Sniffle...

I ventured to Brigham today to go grocery shopping and boy was it snowing! It is still snowing now and it is almost midnight! I have been promising Gracie pics, so here they are! The first one's are older, they are from when we were in the old house and she is in a portable crib, but she sure likes to ham it up for the camera. The last two are here in the new house in her new bouncer and swing which she loves. Isn't she cute! I am such a sucker for those dimples!

Black Ice!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Today has been an eventful day for me. I woke up this morning and took the 5 hounds on a walk. I really need more patience with them. Luke drove by us and they wanted to chase the truck while they are all attached to leashes that are attached to me. Let's just say they took me for a run!

Luke and I went to Cafe Sabor tonight which is usually our Saturday night retreat. We have a favorite server there named Dustin who we have had for years and he is moving so we had to go enjoy him before he leaves. Awesome food too. By far my favorite restaurant. Then we went to Walmart. What a joke. I should do my grocery shopping on another day besides Saturday night because it took almost two hours just to get grocery's and stand in a checkout line. We took two vehicles to Logan tonight because we bought blinds at Lowe's and they won't fit in my honda so Luke brought the truck. Meanwhile Gracie is at my parents.... When we were done shopping it had snowed quite a bit, but I told Luke he could head home and that I would just run to my parents and pick Gracie up. Holy black ice. If I would have known I would have had Luke stay with me, but I had no idea how bad it was. It normally would have taken me 10 minutes to get to my parents but it took 45 minutes and I slid the whole way. Then I got to my parents and called home to make sure Luke made it and he still wasn't home. An hour later he calls and said that Valley View had been closed because of a horrible accident, but that he had made it home, so I ventured on home going 20 miles an hour. The people behind me were riding my butt, but I don't care. I am not risking Gracie's life or mine for them to get to their destination a few minutes quicker. So as the snow season approaches, everyone please be careful!