Good/Bad News

Let's start off with the good. I get to be a stay at home mommy! I am super excited for this new adventure in my life! My last day of work is aug 3rd. I CAN'T WAIT! The bad news.... I mis carried AGAIN :( I am getting so frustrated. I guess the good news is I can get pregnant we just need to figure out how to keep it. I was only 6 weeks so not too far. I actually only found out a few days ago. So I was happy for three days and then BAM it gets taken away so fast. We hadn't told Carter yet but it is so crazy to me how in tune he is with everything going on. We were driving in the car and I started getting the normal everyday questions. "how long have you been married" " was I born when you were married" this is were the in tune questions started, "did you wait for me a long time" "did you wait for me as long as we are waiting for this baby" obviously by this point I am crying trying to explain it all. He didn't know I was pregnant so this question caught me by surprise. He is so sweet and asks when I am having a baby at least twice a month. I know our baby is in heaven just waiting for the right time to come to our family!

Birthday Boy!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet, energetic, smart, loving little man. Carter is so sweet yet so naughty at times. I cant believe it has been 4 years. I think time needs to slow down a bit! He is just growing too fast! We had a family birthday party last night at the park. Carter of course got spoiled rotten. He got a bike, buzzlightyear (because his old one got stolen), Buzz costume, a built a bear, lots of toys!.

My story.

This past week was a rough one for me. I was seven weeks pregnant and SO excited. This one just felt different from when I mis-carried. I had all the "signs" of being pregnant. Week six I stared having a few problems but was still pregnant. I woke up Monday morning (January 16th) feeling pretty good. I had just gotten off the phone with the Dr because I had a little bleeding the night before. Not even ten min after I hung up I had this horrible pain on my right side. It was different pain from when I mis-carried. I laid on the floor while Carter sat and wondered what was going on. Greg was upstairs but he had worked that night so I really didn't want to wake him. I couldn't take the pain any longer. I asked Carter to go wake daddy up and let him know that I needed him. Carter ran upstairs and said "daddy, mommy is laying on the floor and needs your help" Greg jumps out of bed and runs down stairs. Not quite the awaking I wanted for him but Carter got the job done. We decided we better head to the ER to get checked out. They did a few tests and an ultra sound.The HCG test showed that my levels had gone up from the previous Thursday that I did the test (meaning I still had something growing). We never did see a baby or a sack. The dr thought that it was ectopic but wasn't 100% sure. He wanted to do an exploratory scope, but was pretty sure they would find the baby in my tube. Everything went good in surgery. They had to do three cuts. They found the baby in my tube and removed it. They also found Endometriosis which kind of explains all the problems that I have been having. They did remove it and sent it to be tested. And now I can get on some meds to help me get pregnant. So I guess something good did come out of this awful situation. The worst part of the whole thing was that they blow you up with like Carbon Dioxide (I think) so that they can see everything. Well they try to get it all out before they close you up but they can't get it all. My ribs hurt so bad. Your brain does this funny thing it can't distinguish the rib pain so it just makes your shoulder hurt really bad, it was the weirdest thing. It was a long week of recovery but I am finally starting to feel human again. I am so grateful for Greg. He took such good care of me. I also know that Carter looks up to him. Carter treated me so good, he was so worried about every move I made. He asked me several times through out the day if I was ok and if I needed anything. I know he watched "his daddy" take care of me. It makes me so grateful to know that Greg is such a good example to him. Going through all these pregnancy problems makes me realize how blessed we are to have Carter in our lives, he truly is a blessing and I love him so much!

Husband!

Yes I am a wife of police officer who works, works and works. He loves is job and is very good at it. I always tell him it takes a "special" person to do public safety. Whether it is running the ambulance or going on a cop call he amazes me everyday. He works 2 jobs ( fyi... Not because we need the money because he is a go getter) so as his wife I very rarely get to "hang" out with him. I am just glad that Carter gets to spend some quality time with his daddy while I am at work. I guess there is a point to my rambling story. This past week an Ogden officer was killed and several others were injured. Does this scare the freakin crap out of me.... With out a doubt! It is just part of the job to serve warrants, knock and try to get the bad guy. Of course I fear for the safety of my husband. I just wish all the "cop" haters could really see how much these men and women do for our towns. They seriously put there life's on the line to keep our families safe. My heart is aching for the families in Ogden I can't image what they are going through. I want Greg to know how much I appreciate him for working so hard, being an amazing dad and husband. I cant thank him enough. I love you Greg you are amazing!

Summer Fun! (lots of pictures)

We have had so much fun this summer I guess I have not had time to post! This is a serious picture overload. These are in no particular order. I will start with the most current and work my way back.

My cute boys!!!

Cater ready to play in the snow!

Halloween Fun! Carter still wears his costume around the house. It really depends on the day. It switches from a cop, firefighter, cowboy, and batman. He is so much fun I just love this age.







Greg had a birthday. He is the big 27.

Went to see Lion King in 3D. Carter loved it.

Carter had to have a night stay in the hospital. He had a cold that settled into his chest. He has to have a treatment every 2 hours so they had to keep him on the monitor. His asthma makes his colds like a million times worse. It was just one night but it was still not fun. This was on the ride home. He did not have to wear that mask but he insisted on it!



Back in September we got to go to San Diege. We went to Sea World, the Zoo, the Beach, and a Padres Game. Greg has family in San Diego so we loaded up the van with Gregs parents and brother and had a blast.
This is Carter at Sea World with the Turtles.





Greg and Carter swimming in the freezing cold pool. We stayed at Gregs cousins house and he had a pool.

The zoo was so much fun. Carter's favorite part was the sky tram. I think we road it 4 times. The zoo is HUGE. I think you need 2 days just to see everything.






I LOVED the Beach. Carter did not like the water or the sand, but I still think he had fun.






1ST day of pre-school. Carter went for a few months and then quite. He didnt like his teacher. He absultly refused to go. He is still younge so I didnt want to force him.


Summer Fun!




Carters First Elk Hunting trip. We had to pack him in and out. It was so much fun. He kept pretty quite, lets just say we didnt see or hear anything.




Fishing trip with Grandpa Hal.


This was Carters highlight of the day. Shooting bears with the wrist rocket. He actually did a really good job.




Boating with Grandpa Jim!


We had such a fun summer.