Snow?

Well, it is January 14th, and we still have no snow. I never in a million years would have thought that St. Louis would have such mild winters. The western part of the state gets very severe weather, but right here on the Mississippi it has been very mild. We are in the mid thirties during the day, and one week it did get down into the single digits, but other than that nothing. The funny thing is that about a week ago it was in the mid 60's, and we had a severe thunderstorm. The western part of the state even had some tornadoes. Very weird weather, but its been nice. I just want to say I am sorry to my family that lives in Idaho. I have seen the snow and it is also cold there. I am glad I do not have to shovel. Leaves are about the extent of our problems at this point. I cannot get rid of the leaves. They pile up in our driveway, they are all over our front steps, they are everywhere! They even have people who come by your neighboorhood now and again and vaccuum up your leaves if you have them on the curb. Its pretty fun to look at.

Well, Emma is such a big girl now. She kept crawling out of her crib, and it was driving me crazy. She wouldn't go to sleep, and sometimes she would come into our room at 3:00 a.m. Well this just wasn't working, so we finally buckled down and got her toddler bed ready. We also went to Wal-Mart and purchased some things that go around the doorknob so she can't open the door. So we did her usual bedtime routine, and then we shut the door. She cried of course for about 2 minutes because she couldn't open the door, but about a half and hour later I went in to check on her, and found her asleep in her new bed. How easy was that? She has been such a breeze now. She goes down for her naps and at bedtime so easily now. I just want to shoot myself for not having done this sooner. I guess you live and then you learn. Then you get LUVS?

Baby is still breech. We will know in two weeks wether or not I will be having another C-Section. Keep ya posted.

4 years

I hope every one's new year is coming along stupendously. We went to Ci Ci's Pizza on new years day for lunch, and on our way Cameron said to me " Its been 4 years since we were driving through St. Louis on our way to Michigan. " Its amazing how time flies. So many things have happened in those 4 years. Our life hasn't been very consistant during these past four years, and we have struggled a lot. Things I guess never slow down, and I am hoping the next four years are even better for us. Cameron's job is going great, and everyone is finally starting to realize that Cameron is very capable. People have been underestimating him, and he is proving them wrong. I am proud of him, and his ability to work very hard. His Dad taught him well.


Wow! I can't believe that I have less than 60 days left in my pregnancy. I have had my few glitches in the pregnancy, but overall it hasn't been bad. I am getting nervous for the end. When I really sit down and think, it is hard to imagine another little one in our lives. I am really excited for this new "Boy" adventure. I need to enjoy the last few moments I have to myself for the next month or two.

I hope you all have made your new year's resolutions. Losing some extra weight this year is definatly something that needs to happen, but I am focusing more on the spiritual this year. I am a little embarrased to admit, but I have not read the Book of Mormon nor the Bible cover to cover. My goal is to get through them for the year. I also want to be more diligent in studying the Joseph Smith manual for church. There are going to be a lot of great things in there, and I need to buckle down and read it. All of this is a big focus, but I know that it will greatly improve my life. I can't possibly feel anything other than the Spirit, and become closer to my Heavenly Father.

I hope the new year finds all of you well, and don't forget my birthday!

Recovering

Well I hope all of you had a very merry Christmas. I know that we did. Our Christmas Eve was a little eventful this year. Sunday night, I went to cook dinner for the fam and our oven wouldn't turn on. We don't know much about gas stoves, so we thought maybe it was the pilot light. We called our landlord and he said that he would be over the next day to take a look. So Monday he came over with his repair man, and we didn't have a pilot light on our stove, it was an ignitor. Apparently the stove was completely gone. It needed some parts, and there were no stores open on Christmas Eve. Our landlord decided to just get us a new stove, but he said he couldn't have one until the day after Christmas. Well, that wasn't going to work for us since we were feeding four missionaries on Christmas Day and I had already bought all the food. I was pretty upset and asked if we could just call Lowe's or Home Depot and see if we could get a stove. His repair man said that he had a truck, so they decided to go to Lowe's and buy a new stove. Needless to say, I was able to cook my Christmas meal without a hitch. It is nice to have a new stove.

Whew! With that out of the way, we had a wonderful Christmas. Emma of course recieved too many gifts, but we enjoyed her reactions. Everytime she opened a gift she would say, "Ooooooo!" I also want to say thank you to everyone who sent us gifts. Emma loved every one of them. I of course loved the gifts for the baby as well.

Speaking of the baby, right now the baby is breech so I am upset about that. I sure hope it turns it butt around one more time before he is stuck in that position. I am really trying hard not to have to have a repeat C-section, but odds are not in my favor. I will be getting a blessing here soon, so I am hoping the Lord will help things out. Whatever will be, will be I guess. I hope that you all have a safe new year. Keep in touch.

Merry Christmas!

Welcome!

Christmas is almost here, and I hope that everyone has had a stressfree holiday so far. Hopefully all the shopping is done, and you can sit back and enjoy a Christmas movie or two. I don't have much to write, but I wanted to at least touch base.

The past two weeks have been a little stressful. Thursday the 13th I believe, I was having some cramping. I called the doctor and they wanted me to go to the hospital to get monitored to see if I was experiencing any pre-term labor. I was there for about 3 hours, and I did end up having a bladder infection which is why I was cramping. I feel a lot better, but that same weekend Emma decided she didn't want to sleep anymore. Sunday she didn't take a nap, and then Sunday night would not go to bed either. She finally fell asleep about 2 a.m. Monday was the same way. No nap, and went to bed extremely late. Tuesday she finally gave in and took a nap, but had problems going to bed. She has finally decided to get back on schedule, and I am grateful I can get some sleep now too. I have to say it is a little unsettling waking up and having my daughter standing at the end of the bed staring at me. She has startled me so many times lately.

Today Cameron's family is having their Christmas party, and I am sad that we can't be there. The white elephant gifts are always the highlight of the party. Someone has to tell us who had the best gift.

We love all of you, and we wish you the merriest of Christmas's. Keep in touch.