12 Weeks Ago Today...

12 weeks ago today I looked like this! I am so glad that Gavin is not in my belly anymore and can't believe he is already 12 weeks old!! Where has the time gone?

On November 25, 2009 I checked into the hospital around 6:00 am to be induced. At first things were going great and the doctor was pleased with how quickly I was progressing. After 13 hours of labor I was at an 8, my contractions were becoming irregular and Gavin was posterior and wouldn't turn. The doctor finally decided it would be best to do a C-section. At this point I just wanted to get Gavin here safe and sound and finally meet the little man! So they wheeled me back to the OR. It turned out to be a good thing because when they were doing the C-section my doctor noticed that the tube I had my ectopic pregnancy in hadn't healed very well and needed to be removed. I was glad we found out that way and not by having another ectopic pregnancy!!

At 7:44 pm Gavin was officially born. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces (which surprised everyone) and was 21 inches long! I didn't get to see him when he was being cleaned up because they were closing me up, but Brandon went and hung out with him. What an amazing 12 weeks this has been! I didn't know it would be possible to love someone so much!! I love him more and more everyday and can't wait to see what he learns to do next! I love you Gavin!!! Happy 12 weeks!

Better late than never...

Well...it has been over a year since I have posted and now that I am staying at home with Gavin I have lots of time on my hands! I figure this will be a good way to document all of Gavin's latest tricks! We recently went to his 2 month well child check and it was no fun. Gavin is growing pretty good. He weighs 10 lbs. 15 oz. (40 percentile) and 23.3" (75 percentile). He is tall and skinny like his daddy! Unfortunately he also seems to have his dad's bad ears too. Brandon had to get tubes in his ears when he was 14 years old. 14 YEARS!! Poor little Gavin was just screaming like crazy when the doctor was looking in his ears. Apparently there is a lot of fluid in them and lots of excess wax. We get to go back at the end of February to see if there has been any improvement. Fingers crossed! The good news was he was screaming so hard about his ears that he didn't even notice when they gave him his shots! I felt so bad for him and just cried right along with him. His personality has started coming out and I think he is going to be a feisty one. The other day I was feeding him and I started rubbing his feet. He pulled his little feet in and kicked my hand away with a loud grunt. It was pretty funny. He loves his daddy and is always so happy when Bee gets home from work! He also loves Baby Einstein...he is going to be a genius! His latest tricks are grabbing at toys and putting himself to sleep with his thumb! What a cute boy! Well, that's all for now!

Here goes nothing...

Well, everyone else is doing this whole blog thing so I thought we might as well start. Brandon and I have been married for 2 1/2 years and are living in Salt Lake. I am working full time at Sorenson Communications as a HR Assistant. Brandon is working part time at Ensign Engineering and finishing up school at the University of Utah. He will graduate in Civil Engineering in May! Our lives are pretty dull for the most part. We are excited to have family in town for Christmas. My brother and his family are coming from California and Brandon's brother and sister-in-law are coming from Arizona! It will be so much fun to see them and spend time with our families! Unfortunately I am recovering from surgery. :( I was 6 weeks pregnant and on Thursday night we found out the baby was in the fallopian tube. They cut my belly open and removed the baby. Luckily they were able to save my tube! We are sad to have to go through this, especially at this time, but we are very grateful for our family and friends that are helping us through this time! I am grateful to know that Heavenly Father has a plan for our life and things will all work out the way they are supposed to! That is all that is going on with us! Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!