Will, Jen, Ruby & Seth

Happy Holidays

2011-12-31T20:56:00.000-08:00

Christmas was so fun! Ruby knew what was happening and she loved it. Seth just followed her lead and went along with it. Ruby loved Santa this year and Seth didn't care either way. Ruby helped me put up the tree and decorate. Her and Seth loved the little nativity set and they played with it a ton. When I was taking Christmas down, I had to go back to their toy box to find all of the pieces. We did our normal thing this Christmas. We had a ton of parties and then we did Christmas Eve at my parents house and then Christmas day at Will's parents house.

1st time seeing Santa this year

The kids loved the balloons. Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Ruby kept telling us that Santa was going to talk to her when he brought the presents. So we had to remind her that Santa was so busy that night and that he was just going to come and drop of the presents and then leave, all while she was asleep. So then on Christmas Eve, she kept telling everyone that Santa was busy and that he wasn't coming at all:) Well Santa definitely did come!

Look what Santa brought :)

The biggest hit this year was the Little Tikes Car and play tent that the kids got together. Some other things Seth got were: an elephant that pops out balls, a construction set, a computer, a monkey pillow pet, cars, a train set, and more stuff. Ruby got: a Dora doll and cell phone, an iPod shuffle, a ladybug pillow pet, dance tutu's, blocks, a pink stroller for her 2 babies (she asked for this every time she talked to Santa), dinosaurs, and more... They both got some movies and other stuff in their stockings too. It was great!!!

Ready to go and see if Santa came....

Will thinks Seth's ears poke out.... hence the Dumbo Picture :)

Good ole Abe!

Presents from each other. Ruby loves her brother!

Going to church

2011 has been good to us! The biggest thing was that Seth was brought into our lives. Will also started a new job that has been great for our him and our little family. And the last big thing, was that Will got a new motorcycle :) We have been so blessed this year! On New Year's Eve we didn't do much. We went and got some dinner from Texas Roadhouse, and then at 9 we went out and yelled Happy New Year and did some poppers. We did it early cause it was Ruby's bedtime :) Seth missed all of the fun, cause he was already in bed. Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

I'll be 3 this year!

Halloween

2011-12-31T20:26:00.000-08:00

Halloween was really fun this year! Ruby was Tigger and Seth was Eeyore. They were so cute :) We went up to Will's parents ward and did their trunk or treat. Ruby definitely knew what she was doing this year. She kept running from car to car and dragging her basket along. Whenever she got to choose, she always chose suckers or licorice. Grandma and Grandpa Wood also gave Ruby some pumpkins to sell. So daddy made her a sign and they set out all of the pumpkins. Ruby sat outside on her chair and we sold them for a few nights. She made $60 selling them! So she got to keep $40 to put in her bank and then she gave $20 to Seth for his bank. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa :)

Bobbing for apples and riding horses

Gardner Village

The Bawden Grandchildren

The Wood Grandchildren

Also, in September I took the kids to Sears to have their pictures done and they turned out so good. And I took the kids to my school for their annual school picture.

School Picture

Summer 2011

2011-12-23T16:10:00.000-08:00

We had a ton of stuff going on this Summer! Not only did Ruby turn 2, but both kids were so fun this summer. Will shaved Seth's head a few times and Seth was so chill about it. Ruby was a little timid about the fireworks at first, but then she loved them by the time we had done some. We took the kids to the zoo and Ruby loved it! We went swimming a ton with cousins. We had a lot of cousin birthdays and I also had 2 cousins get married. It was a crazy, fun Summer!!!! Oh and did I mention that we got Will a new bike back in January? Enjoy the pictures!!!

Emi's Birthday Party

Watching Daddy light the fireworks

Swimming with cousins

The zoo

Daddy shaving Seth's head

Ruby turns 2!

2011-10-26T12:20:00.001-07:00

I can not believe that my baby is 2! Ruby is such a fun and sweet little girl. She is always so energetic, she has great manners, she loves her brother, she knows what she wants, she loves Barney, Wonder Pets, Dino Dan, Backyardigans and any Disney movie, she loves books, and oh man does she have an ATTITUDE! If looks could kill, there would be so many people dead because of her. She is the sweetest thing, but her mood can change so quick and all of a sudden you have the wrath of Ruby. I have always said that she can either make your day with her sweetness or make you feel horrible because of her attitude. We are so blessed to have Ruby in our family and we love her so much. Happy Birthday, baby!

Seth's Blessing

2011-09-17T21:36:00.000-07:00

We blessed Seth on May 15th at our house. We had such amazing support from our family and friends! Will gave a beautiful blessing and he did such a great job. I sure love that man! But I must say... I think we picked the windiest day in Utah to bless Seth. It was crazy!!!! Since it was so windy, we just squished everyone into our house for the blessing and the lunch. Seth was blessed in a cute little suit with black Vans shoes :) The outfit was kind of big, so my mom took it in. But Seth has such a chubby neck that I had to lay him back to get the top button of his white shirt done up. So needless to say, he was very happy to get out of it (look at his smile in the last picture). We are so grateful that Seth was sent to our family and we love him so much!

FYI: These were taken in Seth's room and Will painted the tree. Isn't he such an amazing artist?

Seth & Ruby

2011-09-11T18:31:00.000-07:00

Well when Seth was born, Ruby really didn't like him! She would not come by me in the hospital if I was holding him :( When we brought him home, she slowly started to come around.

1st Bath

Ruby got really sick the day after we brought Seth home. She was running a fever of 103 and I couldn't get it to stay down. So now with a 5 day old baby, I also had a really sick and whiny 2 year old. So I took Ruby to the dr. and she had an ear infection and croup (again)! They gave her amoxicillan to help with it. Well then she had an allergic reaction to the amoxicillan and she looked like she had some disease. The poor girl! And this whole time I was praying that my newborn would come through this without getting anything from his sister. Oh they joy of having 2 children :)

Ruby got her 1st haircut on March 5, 2011 from my cousin, Randilee. She did such a good job of sitting still and turning when she was supposed too :) Her hair has been growing so fast ever since! It is already to the middle of her back.

We also went ice skating for Nate's birthday and Ruby was pretty good at walking on the ground but not the ice. She was able to try it, thanks to Koby and Grandpa!

My Babies

2011-09-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

We took Ruby and Seth to get their pictures taken at a place called Fotofly, when Seth was just a few weeks old. They turned out SOOOOO cute! I definitely recommend them :) Seth is 3 weeks old and Ruby is 21 months old in these pictures.

By the way... sorry it has been 6 months since I updated. I am going to catch up and then hopefully do better :)

Seth William Wood

2011-02-25T07:26:00.000-08:00

He is here! Seth William Wood arrived yesterday at 11:07 am. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. Seth is doing great. He is very laid back but he was very impatient to get here. My labor was only 2 hours and 53 minutes long :) They started the pitocin at 8:15 and then broke my water about 9:20. At this point I was almost a 4 and still 80% effaced.
Well, then my dr. had to go to Jordan Valley to do a surgery and I was waiting for the anesthesiologist to come and give me the epidural. I would normally want the epidural before they break my water, but I didn't want to have to wait for Dr. Merrill to get back. My labors never start moving until my water breaks. At 10:00 I finally got my epidural! While I was waiting for it, I got about 6 contractions that were pretty uncomfortable. Will kept telling me to be tough and not be a pansy cause they were probably not that bad. Little did he know, that I was moving really fast at this point :)
My nurse came in about 10:40 to put in the catheter and to check my progress. She was thinking I would probably be dialated to about a 6. Well, as she was checking me, she got this shocked look on her face and she said "I need to call your Dr." I was ready to go!!!! I was completely dialated and effaced. So, while we were waiting for Dr. Merrill to drive back (he was about 10 minutes away), they started breaking down the bed and brought in the nurse for the baby. Dr. Merrill got there about 10:55 and he started to get dressed and ready to go.
As soon as Dr. Merrill was ready they started to check me again and Seth's head was already there. They could tell me that his hair looked dirty blond. Every time I would have a contraction, he would move down about 2-3 inches. Dr. Merrill told me not to laugh, cough or sneeze or else this baby would come out! Well, Dr. Merrill is funny, so he would get me laughing and then Seth would come down even further. I only had to give 1 little push and he was here!!!! At 11:07 am Seth came into this world :)
He is so dang cute and we are so glad that he is here. Ruby does NOT like him and she won't even go close to him. I asked her for a kiss goodbye yesterday, and she said "baby move!" Once I let Will take him, then she would hug and kiss me. We're hoping she eventually likes him!

His cute little ear!

Mommy and Seth

Ruby's 1st reaction to Seth. Look at her face!

Ruby's present from her brother. She LOVES books!

His first bath

Ruby is not so sure about this whole thing :)

Our little family!

Only 3 more days!!!

2011-02-21T14:42:00.000-08:00

I am having this baby in 3 days!!! Yahoo! I haven't updated for a little bit, so here we go. When I went for my 37 week check up, I was dialated to a 3 and 80 % effaced. This is where I got stuck with Ruby for 3 weeks :( So when I went for my 38 week appointment on Wednesday, the dr was sure that I would have dialated past a 3. Well, I haven't changed from a 3 or effaced any more. I have gained 33 lbs all together during this pregnancy. I am going to be induced on Thursday the 24th, so I don't have any more dr. appointments. I am so excited to meet this little guy! I plan on working through Wednesday and then I will have 7 weeks off. I don't have to go back to work until April 18th :) It is going to be so fun (and interesting) to be home with our 2 kids for that long. Hopefully we will all adjust well to this new part of our life!!!

39 weeks

36 Weeks, 4 more to go!

2011-01-31T18:16:00.000-08:00

Here is just a quick update with some baby bump pictures :) I was supposed to go to the Dr. today, but my appointment got canceled so I now go on Thursday. At my last appointment, I had gained 27 pounds altogether. I am being induced in 3 1/2 weeks but I'm due in 4. I will do another update soon, when I go to the dr. Hopefully I will be dialating and he will want to come sooner rather than later!

32 weeks pregnant

36 weeks pregnant

Ruby Meets Santa

2010-12-21T18:34:00.000-08:00

Ruby loves to talk about Santa but she really doesn't like him in person. She will say his name at least 100 times a day and show me all of the Santa stuff we have. We had Will's family party on the 11th and Ruby wasn't feeling very good anyways. Well Santa came in and she started to freak out and she ran as far away as she could. When her name was called up, I took her up there and just set her on his lap and then she started to scream! I love the look on her face in the first picture. I know, I'm such a mean mom :)

The first time with Santa- 18 months

Then we had my family Christmas party on the 18th. Every time we would ask Ruby if she was going to see Santa and sit on his lap, she would shake her head "no" really fast. When she was first put up there, she cried. But then Santa brought out her m & m candy cane. She took it, but she would not look at him even after she got her candy!

This is when he first came in

I kind of like you Santa!

During Christmas time, my parents do the 12 days of Christmas for all of the grandkids. The presents come from the secret elf who is watching to see if the kids are being good. Each night, on the 12 days before Christmas, we put 1 present on the porch and then we ring the doorbell. Ruby gets to come and get her present and open it. She got a cute little teddy bear on the first night and she has loved all of the presents so far. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Bawden, oh and the elf:)!

We have have had a few rough weeks at our house with Ruby being sick. At the beginning of December, she got croup. It was awful and she was just miserable. They gave her a steroid shot and then another dose for me to do at home. This seemed to help a ton. Thankfully, she was with my mom on the day that it hit, so my mom took her to the dr. for me. Moms are the best!!! While she had croup she was also getting in her 4 molars. So she was running a fever and had a snotty nose. Thank goodness for motrin, a humidifier, vicks baby rub, and the vicks plug ins! I am glad to say that the last of her molars just came in yesterday and her cough is on its way out.

I also took her to the Dr. on the 14th for her 18 month check up. She weighed 23 lbs and she is in the 30% for that. She is also in the 50% for her head and height. She was still not feeling very good that day, so she just screamed at the Dr. the whole time. Sorry, Dr. Johnson!

On Friday, the 17th, me and Will celebrated our 6 year anniversary. I can't believe that it has been that long already! We went to Texas Roadhouse and then rented the other guys. I love you Will and thanks for an amazing 6 years!!! It was also my last day of school before Christmas break. Now we have 2 1/2 weeks off. Yay!!!!

Today I am 30 weeks. I went to the Dr. and everything looks great. I have now gained 19 lbs altogether. My dr. said that he will induce me on the 24th of February, so we are having a baby in 9 1/2 weeks. I can't wait to meet this little guy!

28 weeks!

2010-12-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

I am 28 weeks today. Wow this pregnancy had flown by so far! I went to the Dr. last week and everything looks great. I am measuring a little big but my Dr. didn't seem to think much about it. I have also gained 16 lbs. now. I am feeling great, but pregnant!!! I can't believe that this little guy will be here in 12 weeks!

27 weeks pregnant

We also decorated for Christmas and Ruby loved all of the decorations. She would just go around and ooh and aah. We also let her put the star on the tree and she was so proud of herself! This Christmas will be so fun for her!!!

So big!

Here are just some random pictures of Ruby from the last few weeks!

Chillin' with Dad!
Daddy watched me that day (and did my hair)!

Ruby's School Picture

2010-12-04T10:52:00.001-08:00

I had this taken at my school in October. She is 16 months old but she looks like she is 3!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-17T18:39:00.000-08:00

This Halloween was so much fun because Ruby actually understood what to do and she loved trick or treating. She was a skunk this year and she looked so cute!!! It started with my parents annual grandparent party. They have all of us over and the kids are in their costumes. The kids do a parade for the parents and then we all get to eat pizza! After pizza, the parents are kicked out and the kids get to decorate cookies and bob for apples. Then they have a sleep over and watch movies. You have to be 2 to sleep over, so Ruby will get to next year. We just left her there for all of the games and then came to get her when the movie started.

Our little Skunk

The Bawden Grandkids
Grandpa and Ruby

Then we went up to Will's parents for their ward trunk or treating the next day. It started to rain just as we got there, but Ruby did not care! She realized that if she walked up to the cars and just smiled, that she got to choose a treat to put in her pumpkin basket. She did really good and she kept trying to run ahead of us to the next car. By the end, her basket was so heavy that she was just dragging it behind her. If you tried to take it from her, you had to pick her up too cause she was not letting go of it! She also had a total sugar high that night. She just kept running back and forth and screaming at the top of her lungs. Luckily she crashed about an hour later but she was going crazy for a while.

Choosing her own candy
Back View of her costume
Look at her chubby cheeks

I was able to go to the So You Think You Can Dance concert with my sisters, my mom, Brooklyn and Brianna, and Melanee and Riley. It was so good! We went to Chilis first and then headed over to the concert. I loved seeing all of my favorite dances again. My dad watched Ruby for me, so that I could go. Thanks Dad!!!

Terah and her cute girls

I also went to the dr. last week for our little baby boy. I am 25 weeks now and he is moving like crazy. He loves his dad already and moves tons when he comes home (he is working in Moab right now). I have now gained 11 lbs and the baby is looking great! My dr. also said that he will induce me a week early so that my spring break will be an extra week off. So we're planning on a February baby instead of March! We are still trying to come up with a name that we can agree on. I don't think it will ever happen, but we'll see. We are in the process of cleaning out his room, because it became our storage room when we had Ruby. We will be doing his room in a mint green color and brown with monkeys. When we get it done, I'll post some pictures. Overall, life is great and Ruby is getting so big. She just had 2 teeth come in and she is in the process of getting her 1 year old molars in. I hope they come in soon, cause she needs to start to sleeping better soon so that I can too!

19 Weeks Pregnant
21 weeks pregnant
24 weeks pregnant

It's a ......

2010-10-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

BOY!!! We had our ultrasound yesterday and we found out that we're having a boy. Can you believe it? On my side of the family, there are 6 girls and only 2 boys (soon to be 3) and in Will's family, we have 5 girls and only 1 boy. So we are definitely in need of more boys!!!

California 2010 Pictures

2010-10-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

I am finally getting around to posting pictures from California! Enjoy!!!

Swimming and the Beach

Disneyland

Scooting up to them, but then not so sure :(

There was a diner that was called Ruby's at the end of the pier

Seaworld

Knottberry Farm

Crazy Life and catching up

2010-09-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

Well now that it is almost October, I have finally decided that I need to update my blog. I had all summer off and not once did I update. Sorry. So needless to say, this is going to be a long post with lots of pictures! To start things off, school got out on May 28th and my summer kind of began. I taught summer school for all of June, but it was only from 8:30 to 11:30 so it was easy! One of the biggest things that happened, was that my baby turned 1 on June 11th!!! Can you believe it! We had all of our family out for a party and Ruby was so cute. She sat on my lap to open presents and she did a really good job of ripping the paper off and taking things out of the bag. The hardest part for her, was that she couldn't play with everything as soon as she opened it! She also surprised me with the cake. I thought for sure that she would plow right in, but she would stick her finger in it and then lick it off. She also realized that each of the different colors of frosting had a different taste. After a few minutes, she started to take handfuls, but she still surprised me. She was so cute!!! Her babysitter, Brook, made her cake and she did such an awesome job! Thanks Brook!!! She was teething around her birthday and now she has 8 teeth. She had 4 (2 on top and 2 on bottom) come in at the same time.

Studying the cake

Slowly tasting it!
Digging in

The day after Ruby's birthday, my sister in law, Mandy went into Labor with Emilie. Emilie Kayelyn was born around ll pm on June 12th. Ruby is one year and one day older than Emilie. They will be the best of friends. Congrats Koby and Mandy!!!

Baby Emilie

In July we went to California with my family. Me and Ruby drove down with my family cause the guys had to work. It was my parents, Aubree, Amanda and Pais, Terah and the kids and Koby, Mand and Emilie for the driving down part and then Will rode home with us. It was SOOOOO much fun. Will and my brothers, flew down a few days late cause he couldn't take the whole week off. My parents have a timeshare that they get every 2 years so that we can go on big trips together. They do the hotel and we all pay for the rest. With driving time we were gone for 10 days, but it was so fun. We stayed in Vegas on our way down and back so that we could split up the drive and the kids did great. Ruby was actually pretty good for all of the driving, especially considering that she was 13 months and all she wanted to do was move.
The 1st day we got to Cali, we went swimming and relaxed, then the next day was beach day! After that we did 2 days straight of Disneyland. It was so fun but we were exhausted by the second day. Ruby was so cute and she had so much fun. She took naps in the stroller and she liked some of the rides. She didn't like Peter Pan or any of the characters. She liked them from a distance, but then she would scream when we got close to them. She was slugging Tigger and tried to pull off Mickey's nose! Overall, she did really good.
Will flew in that night and we were SOOOO happy to see him! The next day we did another beach day. Ruby wasn't sure about the sand but she really liked the water. She just wanted to walk in it and she didn't care if it got too high on her. After a few minutes, she would play in the sand, but then she would try to scoot to the water. I am not really a fan of the ocean, because it terrifies me to not know what is underneath me! But I must say, that I was REALLY brave this time. I went out to about my waste and I jumped some waves. Yes, me! I did it!!! It was really fun, as long as I didn't think about what was in the ocean with me.
The next day we did Seaworld and it was okay! I was a little disappointed with the Shamu show. It was definitely more boring since they can't get in the water anymore. It was also really expensive! It cost more than a day at Disneyland. That night Ruby actually crawled! She was trying to get to a toy and she couldn't scoot, so she got on her knees and crawled to it. She kind of looks special when she does it, cause she moves one leg, and then kind of drags the other one around. Luckily she started walking the next day! I know, crazy huh? Crawls one day and then walks the next!
On Monday, we went to Knottsberry farm and it was pretty fun. We only stayed for about half the day, cause at this point my husband was all done with amusement parks (he even missed Disneyland and he thought he was tired, but he has never been a fan of amusement parks !). We drove back to our hotel and that is where Ruby started to walk. I was so glad that both Will and I were there! She would go back and forth between us and just giggle. It was on July 19th and she was so dang cute! She would not just walk but RUN and then lunge into our arms. Luckily the next day, she was still doing it cause all of my family missed it cause they were still at the park. After a few days of face planting it, she realized that if she slowed down, then she was a lot better and she could still keep up with the cousins! She is now really good and she runs everywhere! She used to scoot to things and then pull herself up to walk, but now she just walks and no more cute crawling. (California Pictures to come soon)
I just took her for her 15 month appointment and she weighs 22 lbs and 7 oz. She was 21 lbs at her 12 month appointment. She is in the 40% for her weight, and the 50% for her height and head. She is such a big girl now!

Our huge news this summer, is that we found out that we are having another BABY! I am due on March 2nd and we are so excited! Our kids will be 21 months apart and I think I might be crazy!!! But there is no going back now. We find out tomorrow what we are having, so watch for another post! I felt really sick about the end of July but only for about 3 weeks. I didn't ever throw up, I just felt crappy all day! I know that I am really lucky. I also "popped" a lot earlier with this baby. I felt like I was showing at 8 weeks. I am also carrying this baby a lot higher than Ruby. With Ruby I was in maternity pants by about week 8 cause I was so low, but I am just barely starting to wear maternity pants and I am almost 18 weeks. Crazy how different each baby is!
I also started school on the 25th of August. Ruby went back to her babysitter and her grandmas while I am at school. I am so grateful that she loves them all and that she is such a good little girl. Even though she never stops moving and she is into everything, she really is a doll and she is so cute! I am lucky to be her mom! Will is also working in Moab until December, so our life is crazy. I miss him and all of his help with Ruby, but a job is a job and I can do anything for 3 months (I hope)! Here are some random pictures from the last 4 months. Enjoy!

Mac and Cheese for the 1st time
The canyon with the cousins
So excited!!!

Heart Broken (she was told no)Bear Lake
So tired, but not letting go of the waverunner
Grandpa and Ruby

Tube Ride
Lehi Rodeo
Swimming with the cousins

April, Easter and Mother's Day!

2010-05-12T19:15:00.000-07:00

Well, a lot has gone on since I updated. We'll start with Ruby! She is now 11 months. I can't believe that my baby is going to be 1 on June 11th. She is now mobile and our life will never be the same. I don't know why we thought we wanted her to move, because now she is into EVERYTHING. She does not crawl, she scoots on her bum! See the video below to see how cute it is. She won't even try laying on her stomach now. She is getting pretty fast and she can turn and go the other way without even wobbling. She has now been moved into a big car seat. It faces backwards, but she loves being able to sit up and see stuff. She still only has 2 teeth, but I think that her 2 top ones are on their way in. She loves to wave and clap. We are trying to get her to hold up 1 finger and also blow a kiss. She loves to bug Abe and wake him up when he is sleeping. She tasted dog food for the 1st time about 3 weeks ago. Then when we told her "no" she flipped out. She was throwing a fit and screaming. She does not like to be told "no!" She is going to be a fun teenager.

The Easter Bunny brought Ruby a hopping bunny, a book, and a ball. She would just laugh whenever the bunny would hop and sing. She also loved her ball. She is pretty good at catching it, but not so good at rolling it. We dyed eggs with all of my nieces and nephew. Ruby had fun but she just hung out in the highchair. My dad gave her 2 eggs and she would just clap them together so they would break. We were able to visit both of our families on Easter. We also had our annual Easter Egg Hunt at my grandparents. Ruby didn't really care about finding the eggs, but she loved to hold and throw them. She made $1.80 from all of her findings. We had a really fun Easter!

Her jumping Bunny-Look at that smile

In April, we have a lot of birthdays! On the 6th, Leta turned 15. On the 9th, Nate turned 6. On the 19th, Paislee turned 4 and on the 20th Mafa turned 16. Will also ran a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) with Allen and Koy. He didn't even train (crazy) and he finished it in 2 hours and 10 minutes. Way to go, Love!

Chucky Cheese for Paislee's Party
Riding the Merry Go Round
Right before the 1/2 marathon

Me and my friend, Liz were able to go and see Daughtry in April! It was so AWESOME!!! We have been wanting to go to a concert together but she hates country and I don't really listen to anything else. But when we heard that Daughtry was coming, we got our tickets. I love going to concerts and singing at the top of my lungs! It was SO much fun!!! Thanks Liz!

Me and Liz at Daughtry
So close to the stage!

We also went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. We went with Liz and Allen and their kids. It was so pretty and fun! I have never been, but we were able to take a lot of cute pictures of Ruby. We just sat her down right in the middle of the tulips and started clicking away. She wasn't so sure about them, but we got some really cute pictures!!!

Will and Ruby bought me some really cute black shoes for Mother's Day. I am so grateful to be a mother. I have the best daughter in the world. My day always starts out great when I get to go in and get my smiling Ruby out of her crib! She is the joy of my life (along with her dad) and I am so grateful that the Lord would trust her precious spirit to me and Will.
I want to thank my wonderful mother! She is such a good example to me. I love her with all of my heart and I am so glad that she is my mom!!! I am also grateful for my mother-in-law. She is an amazing person. I am grateful that she raised such a wonderful son and that she loves me like one of her daughters. I am so grateful to have 2 wonderful moms. I love being a mom and wife and I am so blessed!!!

March 2010

2010-03-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

Well another month has come and gone. Can you believe that it will be April tomorrow? A lot has happened this month. I took Ruby to the Dr. on the 4th for her 9 month check up. I was worried that she might have an ear infection with her teeth that were coming in. Well, she did but at least it was only in one ear this time. She also weighed 18 lbs and 15 oz. She is getting so big! She has two teeth on the bottom and they are so cute. She also loves to clap and she can now wave. She is constantly jabbering away. She hasn't started crawling yet, but she can scoot backwards and turn in circles. She is starting to pull up on things and stand a lot. I wouldn't be surprised if she skipped crawling and went to walking, because she still does not like her tummy (she has still never rolled over). She loves to sit up and be the center of attention!

We went to the cabin with my friend Liz and her family at the beginning of March. It was beautiful weather and we had so much fun. Ruby is going to need a new snowsuit soon, because there is not stretching room for her. We also went to the cabin with Will's family this past weekend. This was probably our last snow cabin trip for this year. We love the cabin and I would like to try and go up a few times this summer.

It's getting to small!
Staying warm with daddy
Will and Ruby
Koy & Ruby
Kaylee & McCall
Allen with the dogs
Koy
Liz, Koy & Daisy
Ruby & Quincy

Asleep on the front seat

Stevie

At the beginning of March, we went down to Cedar to see Aubree dance. Me and Ruby drove down with Terah and her kids (the husbands had to work). My parents got a condo in St. George and we had so much fun. We went swimming so Ruby was able to wear one of her cute swimsuits that Grandma Bawden bought for her. She looked so cute and she actually liked it. Aubree did great and she is such and amazing dancer and and person. We love you Aubs!

Her cute swimming suit
From the back
Me, Grandpa, & Ruby
Ruby & Mommy
Playing in the water
Brookie & Ruby

Bri, Ruby & Brook in the bath
Aubree in Cedar

Koby & Ruby at Aub's performance

As you all know, we live in the middle of nowhere. Well, one night I got a call from Will telling me that he had just hit a deer. And when I say hit, I mean HIT! It totaled his truck. We were very lucky that Will is safe and that he had Abe riding in the front with him. His truck won't even start now. So I (yes, I!) towed him into Lehi and we got a quote on the truck. Well, it will be $1100 to fix it and that is just a base quote. They couldn't get the hood up, so there might be some more damage inside. So, we towed it back home and we are deciding if it is worth the money to fix it. It has been such a great truck.

The night it happened

the deer's head swung around and hit to make this dent

The next thing that happened after the truck, was we went motorcycle shopping. I know that they are dangerous, but I have been putting Will off for 5 years and I have no more excuses. He has always wanted one, and so we went to look. He found the one he liked, so we started looking into buying it. I was still kind of dragging my feet, when they mentioned that it would get about 60 miles to the gallon (Will's vehicle now gets 12 mpg). That helped my decision! So Monday, the 22nd, Will became the proud owner of a Harley Davidson. It is a 2007 Nightster with about 13,000 miles on it. It is black with a dull orange color. He loves it and he is so excited to finally have one!

Last, but not least, I celebrated my 25th birthday yesterday! We went to Olive Garden for dinner and it was delicious. I can't believe that I am 25. Time has flown!!! Here are some random photos from March.

Liam & Ruby (he's 10 days older than Ruby)
Ready for our evening walk
moving in her sleep
her cute skull leggings

February 2010

2010-03-01T17:15:00.000-08:00

Our Little Ruby

So I have decided that I can post at least once a month. If I do better than that, then good for me! February has been a crazy month and it has gone by so quickly. Ruby is 8 1/2 months now. I take her back to the Dr. on the 15th. She is starting to like her stomach now. She will push up on her hands and sometimes pull her legs in. She can also scoot herself backwards on a slippery floor. I think that she is figuring out this whole movement thing and we had better watch out. She is starting to clap her hands and babble a lot. She says "da da" and other things. She also likes to suck her bottom and top lip in. It makes her look like she has a "bitter beer" face. Ruby's hair is starting to get long enough so that I can do stuff with it. We were able to get a spout and some pigtails. And I must say, they are SOOOO CUTE!!!

Her Pigtails
Ruby pulling her leg in- Crawling, here we come!
Suck in that lip

My dad also got her to finally stand on his hands. He loves to do this with the grandkids, but Ruby was a slow poke. She has been able to stand for a couple of months, but she wouldn't do it for my dad until a couple of weeks ago. We also bought Ruby a highchair. I didn't want to spend a ton of money but all of the cheap ones looked cheap. So I went to KSL and I found a brand new Evenflo highchair (in the box) for $50. I was so excited!!! Also, that tooth that I talked about around Christmas time, has disappeared. But I think that a different one is making it's appearance. I'll let you know!

Standing on Grandpa's hands

Ruby's new highchair

On February 15th, our family went through a great tragedy. Will's Grandpa Wood passed away from a massive heart attack. He went quickly but it was unexpected. He has had some heart problems for a few years, but this was a shock. Grandpa Wood was a wonderful and caring man. We love him and we will miss him greatly. For his funeral, Will shaved of all of his hair and beard to honor him. This was a huge thing, because Will loves having a beard and he has not cut his hair for almost a year! I must say that I have a pretty sweet husband.
Will's sister, Hannah, was able to come home again before she is stationed in Germany. It was great seeing her again. She was able to come home in time for the funeral and stay for a week. She left Saturday to go back to Missouri and then she flies out to Germany soon. We are so proud of her and it was so great to see her again!

Hannah, Ruby & Will

I can't believe that it is already March. We are still loving our car and life is still crazy. I'll try and keep this updated. Have a good month!!! Here are some random pictures from February!

Our little Family
Look at how good Ruby looks, but Will HAD to show his double chin.

Updated Wood Family Picture
Ruby & Quincy- 3 months apart
Sylvie & Ruby
Eating Ice Cream for Grandpa Bawden's Bday
Cute little Ruby!
SMILE!!!

Trying to clap and hold the balloon
Good entertainment

January 2010

2010-01-31T14:40:00.000-08:00

Well I can't believe that January has already come and gone in 2010. I am not too sad to see it go because I personally do not like January. It is a really long and hard month at school and it seems like it will NEVER end. I have a great class this year and they are so much fun. Ruby's new babysitter is doing awesome and Ruby loves her to death.
We got a new car finally. It is a black Mazda 3 hatchback. I wasn't sure if I wanted black because it's hard to keep clean, but these are hard cars to find so we took what we could get. It is a 2006 and it was in the price range that we wanted. I have had it for 3 weeks now and LOVE it. Some things I love about it are: it's a car and not a truck (I have been driving Will's F-350 since November), the color makes me look cool j/k, it gets at least 30 miles to the gallon, and it is an automatic. Here are some pictures of it.

Ruby is doing great and she is now 7 1/2 months. She has had a horrible cough so my mom took her to the doctor for me on Thursday. She now weighs 18 lbs. 13 oz. I took her about a month ago and she was only 16 lbs. 15 oz. She has gained almost 2 pounds in a month! She loves her toy saucer cause it lets her bounce and still see everything. She still hates her tummy and will not roll over. She will sit up by herself for over an hour, but I can't get her to even lay on her tummy for more than 5 minutes. My sister also gave us a sit up toy for the bathtub. She was trying to sit up in her bathtub so I knew it was time for something new. She looks like such a big girl. I can't believe that she is almost 8 months. The time has flown and we love her to death!

Christmas Break

2009-12-30T13:59:00.000-08:00

Ruby Ann- 6 months

Well another month has flown by and I haven't posted about Christmas yet! On the 18th, Hannah came home from the army for 2 weeks. We were all so excited to see her. We had tons of parties to go to over the holidays and it was great to see all of our families.

Wearing Hannah's army hat

On December 23rd, I took Ruby in for her 6 month check up. She weighed 16 lbs. and 15 oz. Her weight is in the 65%, her head is in the 50% and her weight is in the 50%. She got the H1N1 shot that day and a flu shot, plus all of her others. I think there was 6 in all. She was not a happy camper! She has had a cough since about the 15th of December but my doctor said not to worry unless she has had it for more than 7 or 8 weeks. I have definitely decided that I like the warmer months better, because she was never sick!
Ruby can now sit up on her own. She has been doing this since the middle of December. She can sit up for a long time. She has skipped rolling because she HATES her stomach. I have tried and tried but she just screams after about 2 minutes. My doctor said that she might just skip that since she is already sitting up on her own. She started drinking 7 oz today and she still loves to eat. She really, really likes sweet potatoes. She is a great sleeper and she is always so happy!

Sitting Up

Ruby's 1st Christmas was really fun (well besides the fact that I was running a fever and had an ear infection). Ruby loved to play with the paper and she kind of liked the presents. We would give her one side of the paper and then we would roll it away from her so that it would rip. She got tons of presents from everyone and she looks so cute in all of her new clothes. Abe got a stocking full of toys that he plays with all the time. I got a few books, some cds, and new boots! Will got a few beanies, a few cds, a movie and some socks. We also bought a Wii. We weren't going too, but we have so much fun playing other people's that we thought we should get one.

Abe with his toy
Opening Presents
Christmas PJ's
Hiding behind the paper
I like dad's presents too!
Christmas Eve with the Bawden's
Grandpa and Ruby
Eating my present from G & G Wood

The day after Christmas I was still really sick and Will was being a great husband and taking care of Ruby. Well, that night when my medicine finally kicked in, Ruby started to get REALLY fussy. By about 10 o'clock we had a screaming baby with a fever and a runny nose. And I mean SCREAMING!!!! I was up with her until about 3. I would rock her and finally get to sleep, and then I would barely even move and she would start screaming again. I kept giving her tylenol and then I tried orajel thinking that she might be teething. Well that would work for about 2 hours and then we would have screaming until the next dose. On Sunday, we went up to Morgan for Quincy's blessing. Ruby was still having issues but it all seemed easier in the daylight. She was okay until about 4 o'clock and then she started screaming again. I had now moved onto motrin and calling my doctor. The doctor thought it was her ears. He said we could wait it out another night until they were open the next day, or take her to an instacare. We opted for the instacare. It turned out to be her ears! After getting some amoxicillan and numbing ear drops, we were ready for another night. She actually slept pretty good. I only got up twice to give her motrin and her pacifier.
On Monday, Will's family was going up to their cabin for a girl's trip. Well, now that Ruby was doing better I thought we could attempt this. Monday was not so great, if she wasn't crying she was whimpering. My poor baby. By Tuesday, the medicine had kicked in and I could see signs of my happy baby returning. We had tons of fun at the cabin but it was great to get home and sleep in our own beds. That night I realized that Ruby also had her 1st tooth coming in! It is on the bottom, in the middle and it will be so cute when it finally comes all the way in. I think that she got her ear infection from her tooth, but who knows! At least my happy baby is back and this sure made me appreciate how great she really is.
We had a very eventful break and I am now back to work. Ruby has a new babysitter that she goes too. Her old one went back to school. Brooke it great with her and Ruby is always happy when I get there. It was a VERY long week back, but we are now on the downhill to the end of the year.

The Last Few Months

2009-12-13T16:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry that I am such a slacker. I have been trying to find a way to be a mom, a wife, a teacher, a housekeeper and a blogger. But as you can see I am still working on the last one! Life is great! We are busy but we're doing good. I took Ruby for her 4 month old appointment back in October. She weighed 15 lbs. 3 oz. and she is growing strong and healthy. She was in the 80% for her weight and the 50 % for both her height and head size. She now eats 6 oz. every 3 hours and we have started her on cereal. She loves to eat from a spoon and she is doing great! I take her back for her 6 month appointment on the 23rd. I also brought her to my school to get her picture taken. Every year I get a free picture package, since I'm a teacher, so I had my mom bring Ruby to get her picture taken. She smiled as soon as we sat her down and her picture turned out so cute!

For Halloween, Ruby was a bee. She was so dang cute! My parents have started doing a Halloween party for all of the grandchildren on the Friday before Halloween. They get to come and have pizza, have a parade for the parents and then sleep over at grandpa and grandma's house. This year Ruby got to stay for the parade but not for the sleepover. She is still sleeping through the night, but they have to be 2 to sleep over. On Halloween day, we went up to Will's parents to show them Ruby's costume. Then that night, we went over to Liz and Allen's house. We went trick or treating and then just hung out for a while.

The Bawden Grandkids
The Wood Grandkids
Quincey and Ruby, they're 3 months apart
I love her fuzzy hair!

My favorite picture of her!

I can't believe that Christmas is only 12 days away! I love this time of year. We went to our 1st Christmas party yesterday. It was the Forbush party! I was excited to see how Ruby would respond to Santa. Well, she didn't really care. She just looked at him. When he brought out her present, she reached right for it and then she just played with the paper. Then he gave her a candy cane and she loved just sucking on it. She kept gagging herself with it but she was loving it. We also were able to go on a hayride around the park to see the lights. So we got Ruby all bundled up. She loved the lights, but she was asleep before we even made it back!

Ruby and Santa
She loves candy canes!
All bundled up
Done for the night

Me and Will were able to get away for our anniversary this weekend and we went up to Midway. We have been married for 5 years on the Thursday. This was the first time that we have left Ruby overnight. She didn't even care! She went to my parents and she was great. She slept through the night and she was really happy when we got there to pick her up. I can't believe that we have been married for 5 years. They have flown by. I love you Will!!!

Update on our Life

2009-10-10T17:35:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been forever since I have posted. Ruby has a new cousin! Emily, Will's sister, had another girl on September 7th. Her name is Quincy and she is so cute. This now makes 4 girls and 1 boy for Emily and Brady. Poor Issac!!!Here were their kids before Quincy came along!

Here's Quincy at 1 month

Will's sister Hannah also left for active duty into the Army on September 14th. We were glad that Quincy came early so that Hannah could see her. She is at boot camp right now until February. We had a big get together the day before she left. We miss you Hannah but we're so proud of you!

Hannah with the Grandkids

As you all know we have a dog. His name is Abe and he just turned 2 yesterday. We were a little worried about how he would respond to having a new person in the house, especially when it bumped him down to number two. He is such a great dog! We had him lay down and told him to stay. He stayed there and then we were able to lay Ruby on him. She loves Abe and she loves his kisses. Look at these adorable pictures of her and Abe.

Look at that Smile!

Ruby is 4 months today and I can't believe it. She loves her hands now. I take her on Tuesday for her appointment and more shots. She is still sleeping through the night. She now goes down about 9:00 and sleeps until 6:30 or 7:00. I have a GREAT baby. She is always so happy, but she makes sure we know when it's time to eat. I started her on cereal two weeks ago and she loves it. She still eats 5 oz every 3 hours and it is starting to show. I am interested to see how much she weighs on Tuesday. Ruby loves her daddy and it is so much fun to see Will with her. She loves to tell stories and talk to us. We have also pulled out our toy saucer. She loves it because she can see everything.

We got family pictures taken with my family a few weeks ago and they turned out so cute. It was hard to get a good one of everyone cause there are now 20 of us. Ruby was really good for the first part and then she was done. Here are a few of the good ones.

All 20 of us

The grandkids
My Mom and Dad
Aubree
Koby and Mandy
Chad, Amanda and Paislee
Terah, Dylan, Brooklyn, Nate and Brianna
Kaloni, Tutoe, Mafa and Leta
The siblings with our parents
Just the brothers and sisters

Ruby's Blessing

2009-08-30T16:41:00.000-07:00

We blessed Ruby today and it was great! It was a good day but I am glad that it is over. I was really stressed trying to get everything ready. We blessed her at our house and we had a ton of family and friends show up. Thanks for all of your support! My mom made her dress and she looked adorable. Will blessed her and it was such a sweet blessing. Ruby slept the whole time and she didn't even make a peep.

Her cute dress that my mom made, she also made the shoes and head band.

Say Cheese

Ruby and her Daddy
Ruby and her Mommy
Our Family
Exhausted after her long day!!!
She always sleeps with her hands up when she is really tired.

She is getting so big and she is so much fun. I had to go back to work on the 17th and it was so hard. I sobbed the whole way after I had dropped her off. When I went to pick her up, she was perfectly fine and that reassured me a lot. She is getting so smiley and she is a really good baby. She now goes down around 9:30 and gets up about 6:30. I had to go in and wake her up today at 7:30 and she was still totally out. We are so lucky!

Wearing her new beanie that her daddy bought her.
She also has matching vans shoes that go with it.

I have not posted any pictures of her room, but I need too because it is so cute. Will's parents made the crib, my parents bought her dresser, Will's aunts and Grandma bought us her rocker, and my sister Mandy made the cute letters. It turned out so cute and we love it. She had been sleeping in her room since she was 5 weeks.

Ruby is a Fatty!!!

2009-08-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

I took Ruby for her 2 month check up on Tuesday and let's just say that my baby is a fatty! She weighed 11 lbs 14 oz and she is 21 1/2 inches long. Her weight is in the 75% and her heighth is in the 25%. The doctor said that she is definitely healthy. At her 2 week appointment we were worried about her gaining weight but we don't need to worry about that now! Ruby also had to get her shots. She was furious. I thought she was going to pass out because she was holding her breath for so long. I am not looking forward to her 4 month appointment.

Ruby is a great baby. She is very happy and smiley. She is still sleeping through the night. She goes down at 10:30 and gets up at 7:00. I am very, very LUCKY!!! Ruby is still eating 5 oz every 3 hours. She has a new toy that she will just lay under and look at. She loves the mirror that is on it. She will see herself and just start talking. She loves the bath now. She will just lay there and relax the whole time. She has officially gotten her first kiss from Abe(at least the first one that I saw) and she loved it. When he was done, she started to talk to him and smile at him. I can't wait to see how they will get along when she is older!

Smiling at herself in the mirror

Ruby just chillin' in the bath
Abe "protecting" Ruby while she sleeps

When Ruby was about 2 weeks, we went and got her newborn pictures taken by our friend Katie. They turned out so cute. Here are a few of my favorites!

She hates to be naked!
I love baby feet

Being a mom is the best thing and I am so sad that I will have to go back to work on Monday. She has great babysitters but it will still be hard. At least my hours are not horrible and I will get all of the holidays off with her. We will be blessing her at the end of August and I can't believe that she is already 2 months old. Time has flown by!

Sleeping Through the Night

2009-07-30T09:07:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let everyone know my good news!!! Ruby has now been sleeping through the last 3 nights. She goes to bed at 9:30 and gets up at 6:30. Thank Goodness (hopefully she keeps it up)!

Catch up on Ruby

2009-07-21T16:36:00.001-07:00

Here's Ruby!!!

I have been a slacker! Sorry. Life has been kind of crazy! Well Ruby will be 6 weeks old on Thursday. I can't believe that my baby is already a month old. Being a mom is the best thing in the WHOLE world!!! When I took Ruby for her 2 week check up she weighed 6 lbs 15 oz. She has definitely gotten chunky since. At first she was only eating 2 ounces every 3 hours and now she is up to 5 ounces every 3 hours. She is also a really good baby. She just kind of hangs out! For the last week she has only been getting up once a night and then at 7:30 for the rest of the day. I am so lucky! Let's hope that in the next few weeks she will just start sleeping through the night (everyone cross their fingers)!!! I take her for her 2 month check up on August 11th.

She always has to have her hands up by her face.
Looking at her new toy
What a chunk!

Being a Mom!

2009-06-20T22:37:00.000-07:00

Well being a mom is great but it is time consuming. It seems like as soon as I have fed and changed Ruby, I have a second to breath and then I get to do it all again. I love being a mom but I am definitely adjusting to our new schedule and way of life.
Well to keep everyone updated, we came home from the hospital last Saturday. We were glad that we were all able to come home together because Ruby had to spend her first night in the NICU. Her oxygen levels kept dropping and she couldn't keep them up by herself, so they took her down to NICU to keep an eye on her. Well as soon as they took her down there, she was able to breath on her own (of course). They kept her in NICU until the morning to make sure that she would be okay. When our pediatrician came to check on her Friday he explained to us that normally they would not consider this a reason to bring a baby to NICU but it was IHC's policy. Most babies take about 4 hours to breath on their own but it took Ruby about 7 hours, so that is why they took her down.

Ready to go home!!!

The day that we were released from the hospital, they checked her jaundice level and she was at a 12. I guess that when they get into the mid twenties they really start to worry because it means that their liver is not working properly (I think). So on Sunday our pediatrician had us bring her back to the hospital to have her tested again to make sure that it didn't jump to much. Well it had jumped up to 19, so he wanted her on the lights. Let's just say that she hated to lay on the bed because she had to just lay there with her diaper on and she likes to be bundled up tight. So on Sunday night, Aubree stayed over to help. It was a very long night of crying and no sleep. On Monday we went back to the doctor and she had only dropped to 14 so we got to have another night with the lights. On Tuesday I took her back to the doctor and this time she had dropped to 12.5, so he gave us clearance to not use the lights for a few days. Then on Thursday I took her back for one last check and the doctor told us that she looked great so we were officially done with the whole jaundice thing. Thank Goodness!

The light bed to help with her jaundice.

It was really fun to see how Abe responded to Ruby. He has gotten used to having the house to himself. He was really curious and he loves to smell her. He came up and got right next to her while she was in her bouncer. Ruby doesn't mind him but he is now acting jealous and picked on. I guess it might take a little bit for him to realize that now someone has taken his place as #1.

Ruby's 1st encounter with Abe! Nose to Nose!!!

It has also been fun to see the way that Will has taken to being a dad. He is so cute with her and he loves to hold and cuddle her. Her favorite place to sleep is on his chest while he lying down. This morning he woke up to feed her at six and brought her out to the living room. Well I fell back asleep until 10:30 and he just hung out with her and let me catch up on my sleep. He is a great dad and I am lucky to have him!

She HATES the bath!
Sweet Girl!

She's here!

2009-06-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

I am just going to do a quick post to let you all know that Ruby is here! She came yesterday at 2:43 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and she was 18 1/2 inches long. She had to be in nicu last night because she couldn't keep her oxygen level up. The pediatrician came and checked her this morning and said that she looked great. She was able to come and stay with us in our room after she was released. She is so adorable!!! We are all coming home tomorrow and we are excited she's here!

She's coming tomorrow!

2009-06-10T21:56:00.000-07:00

I went to my doctor's again today and I have great news! I am being induced tomorrow!!! I am 39 weeks today so I went in for my weekly check up. On Thursday, of last week, I started to have a really itchy stomach so I thought that it was just dry. I put on lotion every few hours to help it. Wrong thing to do! It just irritated something and I broke out with a huge rash all over my stomach. So on Friday I called the nurse and she told me to take some Benadryl and call if it got worst. They thought it was just a heat rash. So, since then I have been rubbing a Benadryl cream on my stomach about 4 times a day and trying not to itch it. Then yesterday, I started to notice that the bumps were spreading to my legs and closer to my back. I tried not to panic and I made sure that I mentioned it to my doctor today.
So when I went in today I mentioned the rash and how it was spreading and not getting better. He took a look and informed me that it wasn't a heat rash like they thought, it was something called PUPPS. PUPPS is something that some pregnant women develop during the 3rd trimester of their pregnancy. It is not harmful to the baby but it itches like crazy. It looks like hives but they never go away! The only thing to get rid of it, is to deliver your baby. Dr. Merrill said that he could give me stuff to help the itch, but it would not go away and it will get worse as it gets warmer. His suggestion was to induce me tomorrow because this can be considered a medical reason to be induced and it won't go away. Well, there was no argument from me!!! So he called the hospital to schedule it and I am 4th on the list. He said that I should be fine to be induced because I am dilated to a 3 and 85 % effaced, so my body should handle it okay. I am glad that I am effacing because he said that he wouldn't have induced me if my cervix wasn't softening.
So to sum it up, I am being induced tomorrow and I am so happy! I will be glad to finally have Ruby here! I will post pictures soon and let you all know how we are doing.

Still the same!

2009-06-02T18:00:00.000-07:00

I went to the Dr.'s today and I am pretty much still the same. I am 80% effaced and dilated to a 2 maybe a 3. He said that I could go any day or I could be pregnant for a few more weeks. The good news is that he said that he can induce me right at 41 weeks, if we need to. So that is only 3 weeks from tomorrow, on June 24th (let's hope I come before then). There really is an end in sight!!! By all of my symptoms he doesn't think I'll make it to my due date, but who really knows. I'll keep everyone updated.
School is now out and it is wonderful! It was over on Friday. I am teaching summer school this week, just so I don't go crazy! It is really easy cause the students only come from 9-11:30 and there is only about 15 that come. It's easy money and it's helping to keep me sane!!!

Showered with love!

2009-05-31T15:33:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take a minute and thank all of my great friends and family that showered me and Ruby with love. During the month of May, I have had people throwing showers for me and Ruby. It started with Will's mom, aunts and Grandma. Then I had my great friends Audrey and Kira throw me one. Next was the 1st grade team at my school and that one was a complete surprise!!! Then Sariah threw me one for our ward. Next, one of my dance classes threw me a surprise shower at the end of class. Last my sweet sisters, all 5 of them, and my mom threw me one yesterday. Ruby got tons of great things and she will definitely be the best dressed little girl! Thank you so much. We are glad that you are in our lives and we can't wait till Ruby gets to meet all of you!!!

3 Weeks to Go!

2009-05-27T20:15:00.000-07:00

So I went to the doctor's yesterday and everything looks the same. He said that I am still 80% effaced and dilated to a 2. I am still having contractions but they have slowed down to about 8-10 minutes apart. So now we are just playing Ruby's waiting game. He said that she could come tomorrow or wait a few weeks. It's all up to her! Let's hope she wants to come soon!!!
I went back to work today and we only have 2 days left!!! I am planning on teaching summer school next week, unless I am having a baby. I figure why not make a little extra money instead of sitting around. We have our dance festival tomorrow and then a lot of my students get checked out right after. Last year I only had 6 kids stay out of my 26 kids. On Friday, the kids only come from 8:45-10:15 and then the teachers have a luncheon. I can't believe how fast this year has gone.

Nothing is stopping these contractions!!!

2009-05-22T17:44:00.000-07:00

I have now officially been having contractions since Wednesday morning! I started having consistent contractions on Wednesday morning and by lunchtime they were 3-4 minutes apart but they didn't really hurt. So around 2 I called my doctor and he said to go to labor and delivery to get checked. So we went to the hospital thinking it might be time for Ruby to come.
They checked me and told me I was 70% effaced and dilated to a 1, maybe a 2. Well a few days earlier, when I saw my doctor I was only 25% effaced and not dilated at all. So I had made some progress since then. While at the hospital, my contractions went to 1-3 minutes apart. They called Dr. Merrill to see what they wanted to do, because going by my 1st due date I was 38 1/2 weeks along but going by my second due date (June 17th) I was only 36 weeks along. My Dr. wanted them to give me the shot to stop the contractions to see if we could give Ruby a few more days to cook! So they sent me home but my contractions continued to come about every 4 minutes and they never stopped like they wanted them too. They told me to come back when they were about 2-3 minutes apart and a little uncomfortable, because they weren't really hurting me when they were 1-2 minutes apart in the hospital.
So today I woke up and they started out being only 2-3 minutes apart. By about 9 o'clock this morning they were 1-2 minutes when I was walking around and they were more uncomfortable but I could still talk fine through them. So we went to the hospital again and they checked me. I was now 80% effaced and I hadn't dilated any more. But my contractions were now 1-2 minutes apart and the last shot they gave me did nothing to them, when they should have stopped them. So my Dr. had them give me a shot of morphine to see if we could get my uterus to stop contracting. They also told me I had to stay down all weekend until Monday. If I wasn't having any contractions, I could go to work on Tuesday and then go to my doctor on Wednesday because that would put me to 37 weeks and then it wouldn't be considered a preterm birth. Well since I have a great principal, she has already gotten me a sub for all of next week and she told me to stay down.
I have been out all day, because of the morphine, but the contractions haven't stopped yet. They have slowed down, but it should have stopped it. So now we just have to wait until they are really painful or my water breaks. I guess we'll see what happens in the next few days. I wish my body would respond to the things they're doing. Especially since they won't let me have her until Wednesday. So I guess we'll see what Ruby has in mind!!!

New Baby Picture

2009-05-12T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here is the most recent picture that Will took for me. I will be 35 weeks tomorrow, so only 5 more to go. We are getting really excited and I feel like we might finally be ready. There are a few more things that I would like to get done, but if she was to come now we would be okay! There is only 2 1/2 weeks of school left. My students keep asking me when "our" baby is coming. They are kind of sad that she won't be here until they are in 2nd grade. I don't think they realize that this baby isn't "ours", but I have been pregnant all of the school year! I go to the doctor on Friday and I will have more news then.

Poor Abe

2009-05-08T13:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Abe had to go in for surgery. Ever since he was a puppy he has had a little bald spot on his head. We had it tested by a vet when he was a puppy and they kept saying that it was nothing. Well at that point it was smaller than a dime. It has just kept growing and getting bigger. When I took him to the vet in December, the vet told us it was just a bacteria that was deep in his skin. They took a sample and found that it wasn't cancerous, so we didn't worry as much. So he gave us antibiotics and it was supposed to stop it from growing anymore. It didn't!!! I asked the vet how much it would cost to take it off and he quoted me $1,000. No way was I paying that amount.

This was last summer and it was so little!

About a month ago, it started to get really dry and bleed. So we took him up to a vet in Layton that was friends with Will's mom. He knew what it was right away! It was a cyst and it would just continue to grow and take over his head. By this point it was about the size of a 1/2 dollar, maybe a little bigger. Well this doctor said that he could remove it for about $350. That was a doable amount! So he went in yesterday and had it removed and we also had him fixed.
The vet called me when he was out of surgery and told me that it was a lot deeper than he thought and that he had to cut some tissue. The vet had to put in 12 staples and some stitches to keep it shut. He also had to reconstruct part of his head to make it look normal when it heals. He has to keep the staples in for 21 days. If we would have known how serious the cyst surgery would have been, we wouldn't have had him fixed on the same day. I felt horrible yesterday when I saw him. It looks even worst because they had to shave his head.
It is so dry and he tries to itch it with his foot all the time, so we knew that one of us had to stay home from work to make sure that he didn't hurt himself. So, lucky me! I made sub plans and I got to have a day of rest. He also makes the back bleed whenever he shakes his head because his ears hit that spot. Hopefully he will heal okay and he won't get an infection. He is on antibiotics and pain killers. The thing that makes me the angriest, is that if we would have taken him to a vet who actually knew what he was doing, we could have had it removed when he was a puppy and avoided this whole 12 staples mess!!!

Here's after the surgery! How horrible
He just looks miserable!

Baby Ruby Update

2009-05-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor again today and everything is still looking good! I am now 33 1/2 weeks!!! Her heart rate was good and I am again measuring 1/2 a centimeter big. I have now gained 24 pounds and the doctor is happy with my weight gain (at least some one is!). The only problem is that Ruby has not turned at all yet. They say at this point that the baby will start to turn to prepare to come down, but Ruby is completely turned sideways. My doctor said that we will continue to watch and if she hasn't turned by about week 37 or 38, then we will start to worry and we will try to force her to turn!
I have my first shower tomorrow and Will's family is throwing it. I am really excited because this means that Ruby is coming soon and it also makes me anxious because Ruby IS coming so soon! We have painted the room pink and brown and now Will is going to go back and do brown stripes on part of the pink wall. It is going to be so cute and we are 2/3 of the way done! We are slowly getting ready for her to come. I have loved being pregnant but I sure am glad that there is an end in sight.

8 Weeks To Go

2009-04-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

I am 32 weeks now! Can you believe it? There is only 8 more weeks until Ruby will be here. We are so excited. We now have our registries done and we're starting to paint her room on Saturday. I am starting to feel a little bit anxious and unprepared because I don't know what to expect and there is so much to do, but at the same time I am SOOOOO excited!!!
I went to the doctor's again this past Friday. I gained only 1 pound this time, so I have now gained 21 pounds all together. Last time I was measuring 1/2 a centimeter big, but this time I measured 1/2 a centimeter small. Ruby's heartrate was a little bit accelerated so Dr. Merrill listened for a few extra minutes to make sure that it went back down. Eventually it did and Dr. Merrill said that it was a pretty normal thing for babies to do. Everything looks good for me and Ruby looks to be healthy and right on track.

Latest news!!!

2009-04-13T21:14:00.000-07:00

So tonight we went to our first class. We signed up for a 3rd trimester informational class. There was no way that I could get Will to take a Lamaze class or a birthing class. It took me weeks to talk Will into even considering this class and then I had to have his parents help to convince him that he needed to go!
It started tonight and we go for the next 5 Mondays. It was a great class and we were both enjoying what we were learning, until they showed the video of a birth. I was trying so hard not to laugh at the expression on my husband's face while at the same time hoping that I can get him to go back with me next week. I must say that the video was not my favorite. I really liked the teacher and Will really liked her too, so I think that we'll be okay with getting him back there again. I highly recommend taking it. It was awesome and really helpful!

This is also a picture that was taken on Sunday. I am 31 weeks on Wednesday, so I was 30 1/2 weeks when it was taken. I am feeling great and I see my doctor again on Friday!

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T22:15:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter this year. We went to church and then to see family. I had sharing time for Primary and it went really well. The best part is knowing that I don't have to do it again for another month!!! Then we went to Grandpa and Grandma Hensley's for the annual Easter egg hunt. My Grandpa hides all of the eggs in their yard and the 3 surrounding yards. He also writes how much each egg is worth. When the hunt is all over you get to go and show him your eggs and collect your money! We always looked forward to this when we were younger.
Before they let us go wild on our hunt, my Grandma wanted a picture of all of her kids with their children. She also wanted a picture of all of her Grandchildren and great grandchildren. We barely even fit in the picture!Here's me and all of my siblings with my parents!

Here's all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren!

Well now that I am married and older, we just get to help the younger kids. I helped Brooklyn this year and we did great. We found one of the $1.00 eggs. My Grandpa only puts out a few of those. When Brooklyn was done she went and cashed out and she had made a little over $2. Now that is a ton of money, especially when you're six! Nate found two $1 eggs and Brianna found one also. They were all pretty excited!

The girls with their $1 eggs
Nate ready to go
The girls and Paislee. Paislee found a ton of eggs!

After the egg hunt we headed up to Will's family in Farmington. We had hot dogs and hamburgers for dinner and they were DELICIOUS! The kids had to leave a few minutes after we got there so I didn't get any pictures of them going on their treasure hunt. Their treasure was the movie, The Tale of Desperaux (I think). It was a great Easter and I hope everyone else had a great one too!

Update!

2009-03-30T16:44:00.001-07:00

I went to my doctor's again today and everything looks great! I have now gained 20 pounds and he said that I am right on track. I go back after Easter and we'll see what he has to say then!

Picture!

2009-03-23T18:39:00.001-07:00

Here is the latest picture that Will took of my stomach. I will be 28 weeks on Wednesday and I go back to the doctor next Monday. Her new favorite thing is to jab me on one side and then stick her butt or head out to the other side. It is very uncomfortable. It is crazy to feel a big lump on one side of my stomach and then have it shift to the other side really quick. I am feeling great, but I'm to the point that I have to get up 3-4 times a night to go to the bathroom. Maybe I am just being prepared for when I have to get up that much with Ruby during the night!!!

Latest Dr.'s Appointment

2009-03-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

I went to the Dr.'s again today and everything looks good. I gained seven pounds (WOW) since my last appointment 4 weeks ago. I have now gained 14 pounds all together and he said that I am right on track. Ruby's heart sounded good and strong and she has been moving a ton! Dr. Merrill said that I am measuring a little bit big, but he'll just watch it and we'll see. So all is well and I go back again at the end of March!

Aubree's Drill Showcase

2009-03-08T12:04:00.000-07:00

Aubree had her Drill showcase down in Cedar City on Monday, March 2nd. I went down with my parents, Terah and her kids, and Koby and Mandy. It was really fun! My parents got a condo down in St. George and it was so warm. When we pulled into St. George on Sunday night it was still 72 degrees. Aubree and her roommates came down and went swimming with us but then they had to go back that night cause Aubree had practice the next morning.

Here's Grandpa with the grandkids!Here's grandpa and the girls!Here's Nate!

Here's Koby and Mandy!

Monday we got up and went swimming again and it was so warm. Aubree missed her clases and drove back down to come and spend the day with us. The weather wasn't too hot and it definately wasn't too cold. Just Perfect!!! After we checked out we went to lunch and then went shopping for a little bit. Then we headed to Cedar City so that we could go and see Aubree dance. She did awesome! She is such an amazing dancer. She was in about 11 out of the 18 dances. The show got over around 8:30 and we all hopped back in the cars and drove home that night cause we couldn't miss another day of work. It was a lot of driving in just 2 days, but it was worth it to see Aubree. Good Job Aubs, we love you!!!

Here's Aubree dancing. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture cause of the lighting.

Rascal Flatts

2009-03-08T11:36:00.000-07:00

I went to Rascal Flatts with my sisters and dad. Aubree was supposed to come, but she had drill practice so my dad came in her place. The concert was awesome!!! Me and Amanda had seats on the floor and my mom, dad, Terah and Mandy were on the front row right before you came down to the floor. Any of the seats were good but I couldn't pass up the floor seats. We were on row 25 on the floor, but with the way that the stage was set up, our seats were pretty good. There was a stage behind us only 2 rows away. We wanted to go out to the stage but the people on the end were just standing there being complete idiots and not moving. So we became friends with Bob and he let us stand back there the whole time. Whenever they would come back to sing everyone would run to the stage but then Bob would make them go sit back down but he would let us stay there the whole time. It was awesome!!!

I was able to touch their hands and I never thought I would be that excited. It was so cool and fun. Jessica Simpson opened up for them and she was not very good. But it was worth the wait because Rascal Flatts was GREAT!
Can you see the girl on the front row, to the right, with her hands up in the air? That's Terah and Mandy is right next to her. My mom and dad are sitting to Terah's left. They had pretty good seats too!Here's Bob who let us stay by the stage the whole time!!!

Newest Pictures

2009-02-23T19:37:00.000-08:00

Here is another picture of my belly at 23 1/2 weeks. My belly has definately "popped" out this week!Here is the close up that Will took. You gotta love it!

Doctors appointment

2009-02-09T18:50:00.000-08:00

So I went off to the Doctors again! Ruby is doing great. I have now gained 7 pounds all together and I am now only a few pounds below what I need to be. Her heartbeat is strong and I am measuring where I am supposed to be. Next time I go, I get to do the dreaded test to see if I have any signs for diabetes and I get to drink the SWEET drink. I have started to feel her move a lot and Will felt her the other morning. It was about three in the morning and I was dead to the world. He was feeling my stomach and suddenly he felt something push against his hand. He was so excited! I'm glad that he got to feel that. He'll be such a great dad!

Here is my tummy around 20 weeks. Half way!

IT'S A...

2009-01-19T13:11:00.001-08:00

It's a GIRL!!! We found out today that we are having a little girl. We are so excited and we can't wait to see her. Will said that he knew all along and that he wasn't surprised, but I didn't have a feeling either way so I was really surprised! We are still talking about names, but we both really like Ruby for a girl. Here are some cute pictures of her. I can't believe it!

Here's her profile!And here's her cute little foot! You can even see all of her toes.

Cabin Trip

2009-01-10T17:10:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we were able to go up to Will's family cabin in Wyoming. We went with Liz, a friend from work, and her family. Usually we wait until February to go, but we had to go earlier this year because her oldest son is leaving on a mission the end of January. We had a really fun time, but it was REALLY cold. When we woke up Sunday morning, it was -15 degrees. It took us 2 hours to get Will's truck to start, but we finally made it home on Sunday evening. It was really fun to go snowmobiling, skiing and snowboarding (I just sat and read on one of the snowmobiles, since I can't do anything dangerous)!Here's me on the snowmobile, just reading!

There's Will and his big, red beard!Me and Kaylee putting the snowboard onClint and Allie
Here's Koy ready to ski down the hill

Doctor's Appointment

2008-12-31T14:19:00.000-08:00

I went to the doctor's yesterday and everything looked great. We heard the heart beat again and we set the appointment for our ultrasound. We get to find out what we are having on January 19th and I am so excited. That is less than 3 weeks away!!! I just had to share this good news with everyone cause I am SO excited.

Catch Up!!!

2008-12-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

I know that it has been a very long time since I have updated my blog. Sorry!!! I am now 16 weeks pregnant, I would have been 18 weeks but the doctor pushed me back 2 weeks. My new due date is June 17th. We are really excited and I am just starting to get a little belly. We can find out what we are having in about a month and I will let all of you know!
We had a great Thanksgiving and Christmas. We were able to go to both families for each holiday. I am now on Christmas break, since Friday the 19th, and I go back to school on January 5th. It will be a nice long break!!! I promise that I will try to be better about updating my blog. I hope you all had a great Christmas.

Go UTES!!!

2008-11-27T09:59:00.000-08:00

So Utah beat BYU (we actually killed them)!!! We double their score, 48 to 24, and now we are still in the running for the BCS. Thanks to our MVP Max Hall (haha) we were able to get tons of interceptions. I am just so grateful that we don't have to share the title with BYU. It is ours and we deserve it! GO UTES

2008-10-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

We are having a baby! I am 7 weeks and I am due on May 31st. We are so excited (now that Will is finally over the shock of it). I haven't been sick yet, just tired. It has kind of worked out perfect, because I will get out of school on May 29th. I can't believe that we will really be parents in 7 months. It will be the best thing ever!!!

Happy Birthday Abe!

2008-10-11T21:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Abe's 1st birthday. I can't believe that he is already a year old. He is getting so big and he is not even full grown yet. I never thought that I would say this, but I am so glad that we got him and I don't even remember how it was before he was here. Here are some pictures of him when he was a puppy and one that was taken a couple of weeks ago.

Lake Powell 2008

2008-10-11T20:51:00.000-07:00

So we went to Lake Powell again at the end of September. This is our 4th year going and it is by far Will's favorite trip. Thank you Chad and Amanda!!! Will went from Tuesday to Monday, and then I went down on Thursday until Monday. I decided this year that I was not going to be afraid of the fish and I got in the water everyday. In past years I would only get in once or twice so everyone would leave me alone, but I was really brave this year. My parents and Aubree came down for their 1st time this year and it was so much fun. My mom and dad tried to wakeboard and they tubed.

Will is really good at wakeboarding and he tried his back flip again this year. He came really close but he over rotated on his landing. Maybe next year! He loves to jump and he gets a lot of air. I was able to wakeboard and I got in and out of the wake on both sides. I also tried to jump and I did it, but I fell pretty hard on my landing. I didn't try it again after that last fall. Will was also held the rope with his teeth. It was crazy!!!It was fun to be there with my family.

So You Think You Can Dance Concert

2008-10-11T20:41:00.000-07:00

So I went to the "So You Think You Can Dance" concert on September 23rd and it was AWESOME!!! It was amazing. I went with my sister, Terah, Jory and Kristy. I loved to watch the show on TV and it was even better live. They did every one of my favorite dances. My favorite dance was "Bleeding Love" and it was so cool to see it live. I love American Idol, but after watching this concert I now love this show more. Oh , and by the way I now have dark hair if any one was wondering!

New School Year

2008-08-22T19:01:00.000-07:00

It's official! A new school year has started. We started on Monday, August 18th. I have 21 students this year and that is a perfect size. Last year I had 25 students and it just seemed like whenever I would turn my back, I would have 3 kids getting into trouble. With 21, I feel like I am able to see and hear them all! Thank goodness that the first week is over now. My first graders were so tired by today and they all had blank stares. I am tired too, but it is also great to be back. I didn't realize how much I missed my kids until school started. I love my job and I am glad that I get to teach sweet little children every day!

Oregon

2008-08-22T18:14:00.001-07:00

We went to Oregon for a family vacation and it was so fun!!! Every other year, my family goes on a big vacation together. We went for six days and Oregon was beautiful. As you can see from the picture, we had to wear sweatshirts a lot of the time cause it was colder than we were used too. I went down on Monday with my family and then Will flew down Wednesday night. I was so glad when he finally got there. I missed him so much, but he couldn't take that much work off because he had to have a school finished by August 18th. Abe went and stayed at Will's parents and he didn't even realize that we were gone.

It was really fun when we left because it was Terah's kids first time flying. Brooklyn rode by me and she was kind of nervous at first. As soon as we were ready to take off, she opened the window and she was so brave. She just laughed and kept watching out the window. She also kept wondering why we couldn't find their house. It was really fun and it was ten times better than having to drive it.
We went to so many fun places and like I said, it was BEAUTIFUL! We fed the seals, we saw a Sea Lion (see Chad and Amanda's blog to meet Eddie), we saw a whale, we played at the beach and we had a campfire on the beach. All in all, it was a relaxed vacation but we saw a ton. Here are some more pictures from our trip. Enjoy!

Aubree's Graduation

2008-08-15T22:22:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it but my little sister is old enough to be graduated. I know that this post is a little late, but I completely forgot to put it on. She wore bright yellow shoes with her dress and that was the only way that we could find her. She looked so cute and it was a big day for her. Aubree is getting so old!!! She is going to SUU next year and she will be on their drill team. I am so proud of her and I love her so much.

Aubree's Graduation Pictures

Tonsils

2008-07-25T21:48:00.000-07:00

So last Friday, the 18th, I had my tonsils taken out. I must say that it was a lot more painful than I expected. It has now been a week and I am still living on Loratab and popsicles. I got strep throat twice last year, once in December and again in May. It was horrible and so painful. I am slowly on my way to recovering but it has been a whole lot harder than I thought it would be. Thank goodness for Loratab!!!

Couple and Dog Pictures!

2008-06-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

On Thursday we had "Couple and dog" pictures! Will would not call them family pictures. We had them taken by Katie who owns Absolute Bliss Photography. She is so amazing. We went to the International Peace Gardens. While we were there, they were taping High School Musical 3 and I actually saw Troy and Gabrielle. It was pretty cool!

The Wood Family

2008-06-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

We were married on December 17, 2004 in the Salt Lake Temple. We have been married for 3 1/2 years. This past Christmas we got a dog and his name is Abe. He's a full bred boxer and he is so dang cute. In April of 2007 we bought a house in Eagle Mountain. I teach 1st grade at Lehi elementary and I have taught for 2 years. I love my kids, but thank goodness for summer vacation. Will works for Hogan & Associates doing construction. He is a foreman and he is currently building an elementary school in Eagle Mountain. He only works about 5 minutes from home. Life is crazy, but it's great!

A FEW MEMORIES!

2008-06-07T13:21:00.000-07:00