35 Week picture....

I am so ready for the next 4 weeks to hurry on by. January 4th, unless something happens all on it own before that date.

My Dr appointment.....

went well. She measured me again, and this time said that I am measuring right on track. So, we decided he was lying vertex at my last appointment, kind of messing up the measurements. We talked about a date to induce me, which makes me feel a little better. I am just worried about what it going to happen with Jordan because I don't want to wake her up in the middle of the night if I happen to start labor then, and try to find someone who can watch her because everyone works. It looks like we will be doing the inducing on the 4th of January assuming I don't actually go into labor before that on my own, and there aren't any other problems that would cause us to have to do it any sooner. It is scary how close it really is. I can't believe I am about to be a Mom of 2. I will try to keep a better update going these last couple weeks of my pregnancy.

A post long overdue.......

Obviously my plan to keep better updated with this blog has gone to the dogs. This pregnancy has been so much harder than my first. I really didn't think of myself as old, but my body seems to think otherwise. I have had so many pains that I am sure I didn't have with Jordan, and it is something I have to suffer through on a daily basis. I have dizzy spells, where I feel like I am going to faint and can't seem to catch my breath. My doctor tested my thyroid and went through a whole bunch of other scenarios, and it seems like it is just something that I have to deal with, because there really is no explanation.

My last appointment was a scary one for me, it was the day of the supposed "Blizzard" we were going to have, and they had called all their appointments to come in early so they could have all the patients home before the storm. So the nurse and tech came in and did the measurements, and listened to the heartbeat before the doctor came in to keep everything moving. When the doctor did come in, she wanted to measure me again, because she thought they had measured me smaller. She told me that I have to start coming in weekly to moniter his growth. At the time, she wasn't sure if it was because he is possibly lying sideways or he is just smaller. So, tomorrow I will go back, and hopefully get something more clear as to whether he is lying different, or really smaller than he should be.

Here is a 33 week picture to get you by until I post again.

Baby BOY Stanley

As a very impatient person, and Bryce being impatient too, we decided that as soon as we could try to find out what we are having, we wanted to find out. I have held on to so many clothes and "items" from Jordan, that it would be nice to find out, so I can either hang on to them if it was a girl or get rid of them if we are having a boy.

Saturday July 17, we went to Fetal Fotos. And, if I don't say so myself, they were so professional and nice. With Jordan we went to Fetal Studios in South Towne Mall, and while they were nice, it was so impersonal. This time, it felt so comfortable, and a lot like a Dr's office. I wasn't sitting on some tiny hard table/chair, they have large comfortable couch like tables to lay on. The tech got everything set up, and started doing the ultrasound. As she was doing everything, she was showing us what we were looking at and describing what everything was.

She got to the point where she was looking for the gender, and was having a bit of a hard time finding it, because the umbilical cord was positioned right between the legs, and making it harder to tell. After trying for a few minutes, she had me lay on my left side, and went out to get the tech who does the 3D portion. She tried for about another 45 seconds and was able to get the money shot before we moved on to 3D. Hopefully the pictures speak for themselves.

The whole family is "EXTREMELY" excited. On the Stanley side this will make 3 grandsons to the 7 granddaughters. The other grandsons are now 19 and 17, so it has been a long stretch. But we are finally here.

Finally

Here are Jordan's 2 year pictures. They are in a slide, and there are quite a few of them, so if you have a little bit of extra time, stop a while and check them out. As I said before, Rach and Kris really did an awesome job, and they were so good with Jordan. They really went all out to make sure that she was comfortable with them, and could be herself for the session.


Enjoy them!

Pictures

Jordan will turn 2 on the 20th, which just happens to be Father's Day this year. I took her to have her pictures taken on Tuesday, by a great couple who recently did some pictures for my sister. They were so cute with Jordan, they got right down on the ground and crawled around playing with her, so she would be comfortable with them. Here is a little sneek-peak of the session, and of course I will post more of them once I get the disc.

Her website is http://rach-smiles.blogspot.com

They also took some pictures of my gorgeous niece Linsey, and I must say, I don't think they could have done a better job. It was a mixture of great photographer, and beautiful girl.

I went to my first Dr appointment on Tuesday morning as well. They just took some blood, gave me my goody bag and I had an ultrasound done to make sure everything was looking good. The ultrasound measured me at 10 weeks and 3 days, which is just a couple days off of measuring off my cycle. I will be going back in July, but I was lucky enough to get myself some good medicine to help fight off the yuckies and nausea that I can't seem to get rid of.

Tuesday was a busy day, we also had to take Diva over to the Vet because she was walking a little sideways, with her head tilted. We knew something was in her ear, and after an overnight stay with the vet, and being sedated to remove them, they found 10, yes that is right, TEN foxtails in her ear canal. She is doing better, but they kind of tore up the inside of her canal, so we have to flush it, put drops in it and give her antibiotics for 10 days. She doesn't like her ear to be touched, and whines whenever I do, so I have to pin her down to take care of business.

Long time... no post.......

A lot of things have changed over the last couple of months. Jordan is talking more and more everyday, and blows me away with the things she comes up with/repeats. In exactly 1 month from today she will be 2 years old.

Bryce and I decided that we wanted to have another baby, and after a little bit of trying, we have succeeded. I figured since we have told both of our families, I can go ahead and post it in the blog. I am currently 7 weeks along, with an EDD of January 6th 2011. Depending on the time/day you ask Jordan she is either excited to be a big sister or just tells you "NO" when you say anything about the baby. We are definately excited about it, but secretly, I keep wondering what I have gotten myself into, I am SCARED to death about taking care of 2 kids. Who knows where or if we will even be into Potty training with Jordan by the time the new baby is here, meaning a possibility of 2 kids in diapers. YUCK! But I know that when the time comes I will be on board, and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. As much joy as I have gotten from Jordan, my life will be more full that I ever could have guessed, with 2 beautiful kids.

My first appointment with the OB isn't until June 15th, I will be sure to keep updated as much as I can remember with my pregnancy brain that I apparently already have. I have chosen to switch my doctor. I absolutely loved Dr Robinson for the 5+ years I went to her, however it doesn't make sense for me to continue with an OB who is downtown when I no longer work downtown. It was more convenient, which was the reason I went to her in the first place. Now that I work within blocks of my house, I decided to find one closer, and it was easy as pie to find someone who knew a good one out here, since Ariane is pregnant too. She is about 6 weeks ahead of me, and has been seeing a Dr at Riverton Hospital, who I am now scheduled to see, and will be delivering at Riverton as well. (I really didn't want to be driving up the hill to LDS Hospital in the middle of winter/possible storm in labor anyway.)

I hope that everything is GREAT with all of you, and hopefully I will be able to be a better blogger through out this pregnancy.

Family Pics 2009

Here are the family pictures that we had taken the week before Christmas. I wanted to get out Holiday cards, but there just didn't end up being near enough time to do that, since they were done so close to Christmas. I really love my photographer, as always she did an awesome job. Thanks Courtney! I hope everyone enjoys them!

Our version of "LUCK"

So, the new year is here, and I really had made myself believe that things would be better. I was even psyching myself up for it.

Even though I know we aren't very far into the year, it still feels like the bad of 2009 continues to spill over into 2010. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for everything I have, a home, a husband, with a job, a beautiful little girl, a job of my own, enough money to pay my bills (even if it is a little tight) a family who I know I can count on no matter what I need help with and so many other things.

However, I also feel like we could use even just a month, where we don't have walls crumbling around us. Jordan, has been sick with Upper respiratory infections on and off since August. She has finally gone close to 2 weeks with nothing more than a little runny nose and small cough. I have had my own bodily health issues, have 2 diagnosed Sinus infections and 1 that I am pretty sure was, but never went to the instacare. I have so many other things going on as well, but that would just be TMI for me to share with you.

Our house, is almost litterally, the walls crumbling around us. A picture window in our kitchen/living room is falling out the back of the house, and contributing to a small (or not so small) leakage of cold and wet into our house. We have a cement wall that is between our driveway and our neighbors driveway which, lucky us, is falling into our side. There is a crack top to bottom where part of the wall leans almost a foot further into our driveway than the rest of the main wall. We decided to add/change a few small things in our kitchen and basement, so once we get a little extra money, so we can start on them, we realize how much more we need new tires for my Blazer.


Bryce took it down first thing this morning and had tires put in it. On my way home at lunch today, I stopped for gas, after filling it, I get back in it, and try to start it. All I hear is A LOT of clicking! Dead Battery, yay for car problems! Some very rude man sat in his WARM truck behind me at the pump impatiently waiting for me to move. I finally got out and told him I couldn't go anywhere as I was DEAD! He backed up and drove around to another pump to fill his truck. (I was quite irritated with the lack of chivalry as you can see) Thankfully a very nice girl on the other side of my pump asked if I needed help, and told me she would jump me after she finished filling her car up. With the help of a couple of very polite boys, we got it running so I could at least get home. Upon my arrival home, and half my lunch hour gone, by the way I work 5 minutes from my house, Bryce went out to start our truck. He had just fixed it on New Years day of the horrendous oil leak our driveway still has scars from. Not 2 minutes later, he comes back in the house to tell me, "You know, if it weren't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck at all!" As soon as he started it, so much diesel was dripping from underneath it, that you wouldn't expect it to be able to run for 10 minutes with a full tank. As Bryce already needed fuel, we went straight to the gas station to put enough diesel in it so he could get me back to work, and get to a store for a new battery to put in my Blazer so we could have at least 1 running vehicle, but not so much diesel that we would be feeding the driveway $70 worth by filling it up.

All that said, when I am having a better day, I will post about the better aspects of the last couple months. We had family pictures, that I think turned out great, and Jordan loved everything about Christmas. I know there are many people, and even many of them are my friends and family, who are going through their own difficult trials, and to you, I am praying for you all and wishing for the best outcome possible. Hopefully the saying, "It can only get better from here" is true for you and me, and I will try to continue believing that 2010 is going to be a good year, more likely than today, that belief will return after this horrendous day or possibly week is over.