I have not been very good about keeping up with this family blog and Peyton updates.

On Saturday my sweetness is going to be 3 months old!! And how that makes my heart happy and sad at the same time. She started her big girl smiles and cooing. She is sleeping well at night only waking up once. I just absolutely love spending every second with her, she makes every second lovely.

My other three little ones are home for the summer... We've done alot of swimming and boy are they getting tan. My Kia is finally swimming on her own. She had a very scary moment two summers ago and has been so scared of the water, but she is finally over it. And I give her another week and she is going to be a little fish.

Can I just tell you that I love summer... No schedule! Just sleeping in!! Don't have anywhere to be!!

Aunt Dory-Easter-and- Family Fun

This last week we got the wonderful treat of having Aunt Lins come and visit us for a week. She was able to meet her new little niece Peytters (as Kia calls her), see Kia's concert, have a Three Musketeers Sister night, be here for Peyton's blessing and Easter. It was such a nice great week!!! I think that Josy was so excited to have her here. It was so cute Lindsay warned everyone before she got here that she was going to hold the baby the whole time she was here. She stuck to that, I think that she came over every night that she was here, and just sat and loved her. Lindsay and Jack have a new road in their life. Jack got an internship in Mississippi and they are moving there next week. It is weird.. Knowing that I don't get to see her everyday, but it is a little hard to think that she is going to be even further away now.


The girls have been good.

Kia was sick the last couple of days. But other than that has been doing great. She had her kindergarten concert last Friday and was so excited that lots of family was able to be there. She was SUPER excited that Aunt Lindsay flew all the way from Utah just to see her sing... haha.


Josalyn is loving school. She is in Girl Scouts and is just loving it, sad that it is coming to an end. But we had a mommy and me Tea Party two weeks ago and it was so nice to be able to spend that one on one time with her.



Reyna is doing great. She was involved in the Allstars Soccer team, and really enjoyed the experience. We are trying to get a feel i f she is committed to this, and we will get her into club soccer. She will also be doing swim team this summer.





So there was a daddy daughter camp out for our ward this last Friday. With Ben taking all the girls camping. minus Peyton, it gave Lindsay, Brittany and I to have a girls night. We went to Brittany's soccer game, out to dinner and than came home and watched Twilight, Britt hadn't seen it yet.




But it also left the girls with a camping memory that they will never forget.

Ben took the girls, the weather said chance of rain, but he thought that wasn't right there was no clouds in the sky. Well they set up camp, and hung out around the fire. All went to bed. Than in the middle of the night... it started to rain.. and as it did the tent started to cave in. Ben spent about two hours holding it up, when all the sudden the wind picked up and the tent blew over. Which than put a huge hole in the tents roof. He ran over to the car, trying to carry two of the girls. He rode with a friend) and the car was locked. He ran over to Ty's tent asking for the keys.. and Ty allowed him and the girls to climb in the tent with them. The girls said it was freezing cold and horrible. Poor things!! But like Ben said. the positive is they won't ever forget that camping trip with Daddy =)

Peyton Update

So I haven't been as good as I would like on the updates on our newest addition. She will be SIX weeks this Friday. That is just so crazy to me that my lil munchkin is already going to be that old. This most likely being our last... I have been wanting to hold onto ever little moment, store it in a box and keep it safely foever. But I am realizing I can't. I have spent many days, just holding her, kissing her, breathing her beautiful smell. Not wanting to miss a single breath. And it is like I woke up this morning... with the Wooooo where has all my time gone with her. I actually have many days when it is just me and her, the other girls are off to school.... and we just snuggle. I don't do dishes, laundry... I just sit in my chair... holding her, falling asleep.. and being in my lil heaven. I have felt very selfish having those moment.. as when the girls get home, I get the 'that have you done all day".. and I simple say "spent time with the baby". I woke up this morning thinking.. I don't have to be sorry for those moments, I am a mommy. I realize that my three older ones are growing way too fast. I can't really take them in my arms, sleep, cuddle and breath them in all day. Those days have past. With Peyton... I am going to take advantage of every oppurtunity that I can just take in all the moment, be with her every second that I can. And wipe away my tears when I can't do it anymore.
There is the most amazing song by Darius Rucker "It won't be like this for long" it is posted here on my page. It honestly makes me cry, the ugly cry, everytime that I hear it... but how true and beautiful every word is.

Peyton Jillian

okay so although my sweet precious is now a week old... I am finally posting about my sweetness.

Peyton Jillian was born March 6, 2009 at 10 am. She was 6 lbs 12 oz and 18 1/2 inches long.


Okay so I was determined to have the baby that weekend. But after thinking about it thought, okay I will just hold off and she may come on her own soon. Well my water broke Friday morning at 3:15... and we were at the hospital by 4... I had to take a shower and have my mom come and be with the girls. Let me tell you the sadness but also slight funny thing that happened. Thursday evening I was driving Reyna and our car pool to soccer practice along the way Kia threw up in the car. Well as I was getting in the shower I asked Ben to go and check on Kia... when she decided at that moment to throw up.. so water broke and a child is puking.. Lovely!!

Well when we got to the hospital.. my contraction were not steady. They were happening about every 15-20 minutes. They admitted me. Got me my epideral around 6:30. Started me on putocian about 7ish... When the doctor checked me there was still a little sack of water between the baby and the cervices.. they popped that about 9ish... had a steady contraction from than on and delivered her at 10.

I will admit I cried for a split second when the doctor said "It's a Girl", but right after that they placed her on me... and I was crying tears of Joy and Love. Reyna and Josalyn wanted to be in the room when I delivered. Reyna was all about being right there watching it all. Josalyn was a little more stand offish and waited till they had her in the baby warmer to walk over and look at her. She is perfect in every way... just beautiful, sweet and what a beautiful spirit she has brought us!!

I AM IN LOVE!!!

36 1/2 Week Preggo Update

This is a picture Reyna took of my on Friday the 27th. I look soooo Big.

So here is the update as of now. I am at 5cm and 80%. And Miserable!!! On Saturday I will be 37 weeks, and Ben has given me the okay that I can start doing the tactics of trying to go into labor... so Friday I am going to be walking the mall, walking, and walking. if that doesn't work than I will be going full force on Saturday. I am really hoping that this lil one will be coming this weekend.

Here is another picture. This one is of my friend Nikki.... she was due the 6th... so she is about two to three weeks ahead of me. She had her baby boy on Monday.... But look at how GIGANTIC I am compared to her....

Josalyn's Baptism

My Jos got baptized on January 31st. She is so sweet, beautiful and Lovable.
Here are some pictures from her day!!

Week 34 Update

I just wanted to let everyone know what is going on with me and this little bundle of joy... well as of right now the little stinker!!

At my last doctor's appointment which was the 4th, I let the Dr. know that I was having off and on contractions and pressure. I was at 2cm and 20%. Wellllll....

I had to go into the hospital on Thursday afternoon, with contractions. I was at 3cm and 60%. After some steroids and the medication to stop the labor they sent me home about 10 that night. I had to come in the next day for more steroids... while they monitored me I was contracting but nothing constant, so they released me. Around 7 Friday night, I was in tears and thought for sure I was in full on labor. After monitoring me, giving me more labor stop medicine, my Dr. admitted me. I am now at 4cm and 75%. Soooooo as the doctor said, I am on FULL... lay in bed bedrest. As long as I go two to three more weeks, things should be good. And I am going to listen, she told me if I have to come in one more time they'll admit me to the hospital! And I so don't want to do that... just that one night was no fun, so uncomfortable.

So we are just wanting... the doctor says as long as I go two to three more weeks, everything should be good. And the steriod shots helped... So... let's hope that this lil one is good with stayin in and cookin a lil longer!!!!