tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61725760198945590492024-03-18T22:05:14.791-07:00.Family eventsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-28381052582944022602014-09-28T21:20:00.001-07:002014-09-28T21:20:30.588-07:00Temples<object id="flashObj" width="300" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=3810258133001&linkBaseURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lds.org%2Fgeneral-conference%2Fwatch%2F2014%2F10%3Flang%3Deng%26vid%3D3810258133001%26cid%3D6&playerID=1202881497001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABFr5dynE~,TSPthyn9f7zkbxtdRs4CICkEwMD-g6pb&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=3810258133001&linkBaseURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lds.org%2Fgeneral-conference%2Fwatch%2F2014%2F10%3Flang%3Deng%26vid%3D3810258133001%26cid%3D6&playerID=1202881497001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAABFr5dynE~,TSPthyn9f7zkbxtdRs4CICkEwMD-g6pb&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="300" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-67484062756117762482013-03-11T09:28:00.002-07:002013-03-11T09:28:42.933-07:00HappeningsI started to consistently blog about my weight-loss ups and downs. I figured I wouldn't bog down this blog with all of it since this is our family blog. If you want to see what I've been up to and how I am doing, you can now follow me - here - http://changing4alife.blogspot.com<br />
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I decided to wait a bit before I post some more Hawaii pics so instead I will post a little of what we've been up to!<br />
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Rysa's hair NEVER stays through church but this one actually did! I was so proud of her for holding still - but a little more proud of me for actually pulling it off!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-78332296372403303522013-03-04T20:52:00.001-08:002013-03-04T20:52:17.655-08:00Don't Drink Your CaloriesI NEVER drink soda. When I say never, I really mean never. I may
have 1 soda ever 3 or 4 months, if that! When we go out to restaraunts,
we always get water. Not because it's water I want, but water is FREE
and with the FRUGAL husband I have, water it is!<br />
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weekend we went to Logan (2 hour drive) to celebrate my sisters 30th
birthday! We threw her this little surprise party and went bowling.
There was pizza, chips, and a whole lot of soda but no water in sight!<br />
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was SO proud of myself. I only had 2 slices of pizza. I normally
would have eaten about 4, sometimes 5 slices. While eating the pizza I
thought I was being good by only drinking half of a cup of root beer.<br />
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then went bowling and they had code red. Code Red is my ALL TIME
favorite soda. It's got such a yummy taste and gives me a boost of
caffeine, I LOVE IT! It is my weakness for sure. I got a 20 oz to share
with my sister, but I'm pretty sure I drank most of it.<br />
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then went to my mom's house. She had made some yummy sloppy joes (I
only ate 1), there was some yummy potato salad, the BEST potato salad
made by my grandma, I only had 1/2 cup of that. But then there was root
beer. My 2nd greatest weakness in soda other than code red.<br />
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the end of the night I entered all my information into myfitnesspal
(friend me if you're on there) and I went over my calorie goal by 450
calories. Wanna know how many calories was in all the soda I drank?<br />
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I DRANK MY CALORIES -<br />
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could have endulged in another sloppy joe instead of feeling hungry,
had another slice of pizza, had some more of my grandma's salad. I
could have had some chocolate chip cookie or who knows what, but I DRANK
MY CALORIES!<br />
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I was more upset over the fact that I
drank my calories than the fact that I went over for 1 day! DON'T DRINK
YOUR CALORIES, it's not worth it and will leave you unsatisfied and
craving more for days! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-46288964442729663492013-02-28T06:45:00.001-08:002013-02-28T06:45:32.894-08:00Heart Rate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I would say trying my hardest, but I've had a bad weekend through Monday and it DEFINITELY was not trying my hardest!</div>
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I've been tracking my food, watching what I eat, changing routines, and working out nearly EVERY DAY for at least 60 minutes with little to no results. There must be some results I don't see because everyone tells me how great I look, and I feel great too! Some days I feel as if they are saying I look great though because they know how hard I am trying and want to give encouragement, not because it's really true (but that's a post for another day!)</div>
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So, with nothing changing and no measurable results being found I decided to invest in a heart rate monitor. I know that 98% of losing weight is the food you put into your body, but I was worried I wasn't getting my heart rate up for a long enough time period. I bought the Polar FT4.</div>
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I used it in my kickboxing class this morning. This class OBLITERATED me today! I LOVE it! <img alt="" class="spotlight" height="320" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/387540_10151787952386040_1144759041_n.jpg" style="height: 529px; width: 397px;" width="240" /> </div>
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Anyway, back to the heart rate monitor - Today my heart rate monitor said my average HR was 168, my maximum was 184, and the time in target heart rate zone was only 10 minutes. My target HR zone is 125-165. So, I am putting this out there - what does this mean? Is it bad that my HR is always above my zone? Does it mean I am working harder but burning less calories? I am so confused! </div>
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Here's to learning more about being healthy and doing it the right way!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-17635729339676588412013-02-24T16:00:00.000-08:002013-02-24T16:00:02.348-08:00Weight-loss and vacationing<div style="text-align: center;">
One of my biggest fears of going on a 3 week vacation was gaining weight. I knew we would be eating out nearly EVERY meal. Not to mention the delicious Polynesian food they have there. I was scared. I didn't have access to any weights, a gym, and not a lot of time to exercise.</div>
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We had been there for 4 days when I found a scale to step up on. It said 215. I had gained 6 POUNDS in FOUR days. It killed me! I didn't think I had done that bad, but apparently I was WRONG!</div>
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I remember walking up to Cris and saying "I hope that scale is wrong because it says I am up 5 pounds" and he looked at me and said "it's actually right, it says the same weight for me as at home"</div>
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My hopes of a miscalculated scale were OVER! I needed to change what I was eating, how active I was, and what I was doing and I needed to change it FAST!</div>
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I started to eat only half the rice and meat that was served, drink LOTS of water with each meal, and not snack as much on the beach. I decided I would swim for 30 minutes while snorkeling each day. It wasn't much, but it worked. Especially when there was rough water, HOLY ARM WORKOUT!</div>
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After my last blog post we started getting ready for a 3 week vacation to Hawaii. THREE WEEKS! Can you believe it? We are one lucky family. It wouldn't have been possible without an amazing family in Hawaii that let us stay with them for 19 days! </div>
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How do you blog about a 19 day vacation? Especially when blogger doesn't make it easy to post pictures! While we were in Hawaii I updated facebook almost daily for the sake of my family to see what we were doing there. Facebook makes photo sharing SO easy! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>I hate facebook. Some wouldn't believe it with how much I am on there, but I am trying and hope to be on it less and less each day. Some days I wish I would have never discovered facebook and hulu. Both bring so much strife into my life!</div>
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I am going to work on updating this blog and using this to be what it is for and stop using facebook as much to share with family. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">W<span style="font-size: small;">hen looking for airfare, we quickly realized another way to get to Hawaii a lot cheaper was to fly<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">out of Las Vegas. Flights out of SLC were $600 but out of <span style="font-size: small;">L<span style="font-size: small;">as Vegas we were able to get <span style="font-size: small;">them for under $400! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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I didn't really take pictures of our first day in Hawaii. We flew in around Noon, went to the house we were staying to drop off our luggage, and then went and met Cris's Uncle and Grandma. It was the kids' first time meeting them. We then went out to eat at a cute little restaraunt called Ramen Ya. IT was ONOS!</div>
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One awesome thing about getting there was we had rented a small car (again, to keep costs smaller). I was regretting it but we were already paying $600 for the small car, a van would have been over $1000. Cris left us at the airport and got the car. When he came back he was in a black van. When he went to pick up the car, they asked him how many were in his party and upgraded us to a van! It was the BIGGEST blessing for us!</div>
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Our first stop was La Perouse Bay. To get there you have to drive as far as the road will take you. It's a cute little area. It's pretty rocky but was suppose to be a good snokeling spot. It wasn't that great with the kids. Snorkeling proved to be difficult with the kids but we were able to see some pretty cool things.</div>
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At this stop we all were injured in some way. Cayten stepped on a sea urchin. <i>Did you know if you step on a sea urchin you are suppose to pee on it? We didn't.</i> When we got back to the Bechert's (the family we were staying with) Uncle told us. Since we didn't pee on it, he had to soak his foot in vinegar to kill the part that was still stuck in his heel. It took a while to heal but he is all good now. Rysa slipped on some rocks and cut up her legs pretty good and Cris scraped up his ankle. I think Carsyn got hurt somehow but I can't remember now.</div>
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OH MAN! This is going to be so much harder than I thought to blog about our trip! This is only part of day 1! How do you blog about big family trips?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-82228972964204934052013-01-07T12:31:00.000-08:002013-01-07T12:31:27.317-08:008 YEARS!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today Cris and I have been married for 8 mostly wonderful years! My goal in our marriage is to make sure the good days far surpass the bad days. We all know there will be bad days, however, I want to focus on the good days!</div>
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I posted on FB how crazy it is to look back on my life. 9 years ago, before Cris and I started dating, I KNEW that I would never be married or have a family, I would become a doctor, and all would be well. </div>
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At that time, I had gone on a total of 2 dates from 16-20 years old. I had been forced to go on one of the dates and it was the worst date of my entire life! I thought moving over to Logan and living the "single" life would change things but it didn't. When it didn't, I knew I would be single forever!</div>
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Enter Cris into my life in March 2004. He was friends with my roommate. They hung out all the time so I got to know him as a friend. I wanted something more. I usually did. Any time a guy gave me attention, I hoped they would ask me out on a date. With Cris it never really happened that way. We became friends, I wanted more, he said we were just friends, I accepted that. Every now and then I would wish for more than just friends but room mates would ask him and he continued to say we were just friends.</div>
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This little scenario went on for 2 months. School was over. We were all going our separate ways. I was going to Oregon for a few days. Friends and Roomies were all moving back to SLC and Cris moving back to Ogden. Surely, that would be it. I knew we would probably fall apart and not really have much in common as we lived in different places, had different friends, etc.</div>
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Little did I know . . . when I got home from Oregon, Cris asked me to start dating him. We went on our first official date in the beginning of May. By September 6, 2004 we were engaged, and on January 7th 2005 we were married!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-84609689827407020972013-01-06T21:44:00.000-08:002013-01-06T21:44:16.045-08:00Getting to the Nitty GrittyI don't know how many people read this blog. I know some still do because I get comments every now and then. I am going to start using this as a way to not only document my family life but also get into my personal life as well. <br />
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I am on a journey to a healthier me in 2013 and it's going to be a LONG road ahead. I am going to need all the motivation I can get so if I post about weightloss, please, leave a comment. Keep me on this path!<br />
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Tonight I watched Biggest Loser. It made me realize that while I've got the physical thing of losing weight down. I can workout for 1.5 hours. Work my butt off, and not give up, etc. I do not have the emotional part down.<br />
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How do you get that? How do you get through all the baggage that obesity brings? I have been overweight my whole life. There is so much negativity drawn from that. That negativity spirals into so many other areas of life that it no longer is just about the weight. So, how do you get to the bottom of it without a therapist? How do you let go of all those crazy thoughts you've led yourself to believe? How do you rid yourself of the negativity become the girl our Heavenly Father wants you to be?<br />
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Today for my fast I fasted for an open heart. Mainly and open heart to start feeling Heavenly Father's unconditional love. I know he loves me but I let Satan in and persuade me differently. I will figure this out. Keep on following me on this journey as I do, and if you have any suggestions - COMMENT PLEASE!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-51383332634877699172012-12-31T13:43:00.001-08:002012-12-31T13:43:34.520-08:00Have you ever?Have you ever worked SO hard at something for an entire year and accomplish nothing at yet everything at the same time?<br /><br />My year in review, that's how I feel. I have worked SO HARD at losing weight this entire year. I started running in March after we moved. I got a great group of girls to run with. We ran all summer, 3 and 4 times a week for at least 3 miles. I worked my way to a 10 minute mile, and some times a 9.5 minute mile.<br /><br />I then felt like I was holding them back. Most days I could only do a 12 minute mile and these girls could run 8-10 minute miles easy. My 12 minutes was really pushing it for me. I decided to run on my own and that didn't last long. It started getting cold and I started finding excuses but I made it to September, I was proud.<br /><br />I started at a gym in September and started doing kickboxing, running, and a weight lifting class. I was working out even more. 1-2 hours every day, Monday through Saturday. I have fallen in love with some of the instructors (well mainly one, she knows who she is if she's reading) and others are just fine. All throughout this I have lost NOTHING. Not even one ounce. Today I weighed in at 210 lbs. I have gone from 212 to 204 then back up and around and down and all over but never above 212 and never below 204.<br /><br />So, throughout this year I feel like I have failed and yet succeeded in so many ways. I feel like I failed because I didn't even get below 200. I really wanted that. But other than that, I've succeeded.<br /><br />I never gave up. I love exercising. I thrive for it most days. It gets me going in the morning and puts me to sleep each night. I have become happier being me and being as healthy as I can vs worrying so much about the weight. I have brought my mile down from 17 minutes to a 10 minute mile and then down to a 9.5 min mile (as long as I only run one mile). I am stronger. I am better. I am me! Here's to a new year with continued success. I hope this year will bring weight-loss but if not, I will know I can continue to succeed!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-39199690282378501242012-10-24T21:56:00.000-07:002012-10-24T21:56:02.217-07:00Photo ChallengeI am submitting this photo for a photo challenge titled "something orange" while I am sure that title meant something a little more "fall"ish, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show off this photo. It's just too cute!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-64690347941023072312012-07-20T09:14:00.000-07:002012-07-20T09:14:15.940-07:00Ball and Koki Well, a lot has been happening at our house this past week. We welcomed a Japanese exchange student into our home for three weeks. We have had SO much fun. I hope we get the opportunity to do it again next year. His name is Koki and he is here for 3 weeks. <br />
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Carsyn's first official word is ball. He says ball for EVERYTHING. The
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months old he is OBSESSED. Last night he wanted to play SO bad and just
watched in admiration of Koki (the Japanese boy) and my husband. It was
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Mainly the longing to play with dad! What do you think?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-14894484190946197602012-07-10T10:04:00.001-07:002012-07-10T10:04:25.132-07:00Catch up - May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We went on a hike to some hot springs up Spanish Fork canyon. We were told to watch out for nudists so we were a little worried but it was a cool rainy day and we went early in the morning so we were in LUCK! On the hike Cayten found a broke robin's egg. There were like 5 pools you could sit in. Some were perfect for the kids, others were HOT! It was a BEAUTIFUL hike.<br />
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As many of you know we were able to view the Eclipse here in Utah. It
was a pretty awesome experience. The only downside was I kept being
foolish and looking right into the sun. I was getting frustrated and so
I put on 2 pair of sunglasses. It WORKED. So, I had the genius idea to
put those sunglasses over my camera and this is what I got. WAHOO!<br />
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My aunt was diagnosed with Breast Cancer earlier this year. A bunch of us got together and ran the 5k. Well, I was the only one that ended up doing the 5k since everyone else did the mile, but it was my first 5k of the year. I have now done 2 more and on my way to running a 10k in September!<br />
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My Carsyn turned ONE! Man, time flies! We actually celebrated about a week after his birthday. For his birthday he was experiencing fevers of 105 and a couple seizures to go along with them. He had a few absent seizures but hasn't had any since the fevers broke so we are hoping it was just part of the virus he had. It was very SCARY. He also started walking shortly after his first birthday and is now a running machine. It is so much fun to have him in our home. We crack up laughing multiple times a day by the things he says and does. He now can sign more, please, ball, and he says ball and mmmmmm for food. He use to say mom and dad but hasn't really since he learned the word BALL!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-65439400541581929002012-06-24T20:24:00.002-07:002012-06-24T20:24:46.147-07:00Catch Up- AprilIt's a good thing I have all my photos organized by Month/Year so I can know what I have missed on this thing. Life has been good and CRAZY. The end of April and Beginning of May were probably the CRAZIEST but it hasn't really died down since.<br />
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I am constantly amazed with where we are at in life. There are so many days when I catch myself silently thanking my Heavenly Father for bringing us to this point, even if it took 3 LONG years in searching for jobs.<br />
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In April, the elementary school kindergarten classes do a Zoo program and then they head to the zoo. It was so much fun! I was able to go to the zoo with Cayten and we had a BLAST! Of course, I pulled out the video camera to record his zoo program and the stupid thing didn't work. I've only got still pictures. I was pretty bummed.
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They learned so many cute songs for this program. I found myself tearing up because I can't believe I have a little boy old enough for school programs. These thoughts always get the best of me. In 6.5 years he went from baby to this and that seems like yesterday. In 6.5 years from now, I will have a teenager. HOLY CRAP!<br />
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My Carsyn has been learning going up and down the stairs. It took him a while and a few bumps and bruises but he finally has it down. This cut looks a lot worse than it is. The skin didn't break and it never bled. It was more like a giant blood blister.<br />
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The last week of April I did the HARDEST thing I have EVER done. I let my son (Cayten) go to Florida with his grandparents for 2.5 weeks! It was so hard for me but he had a blast. I am grateful he had the opportunity to go and have the time of his life! Here's a picture just before going into the airport.</div>
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These next photos are from the zoo trip. We went to the zoo the same day Cayten left for Florida. I was grateful for the extra couple hours I got to be with just me and him. There were days when he was gone that I felt as if he had died and I was never going to see him again. It was so hard! I love my kids!</div>
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In April we also painted our upstairs from a peach color to turquoise and grey. I was scared at first but I LOVE it. I still need to find other ways to bring color into my house. I've got the decorators bug! <br />
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We also had fun going mini golfing, to the aquarium, and many other fun activities! Here's a picture of my cute boy!<br />
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Spring in Utah County is so different from Spring in Cache Valley. Granted, they are having a pretty amazing spring as well, but for us, it's so nice here. High's in the 70's, sun, flowers blooming, trees budding, it's WONDERFUL! Here are some pictures from our spring!
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-32216020503646665522012-03-09T09:01:00.001-08:002012-03-09T09:01:06.651-08:00Finally, PICTURESWell, I refused to take pictures of my new house in chaos mode. It is still in mild chaos mode, but I was able to hide most of it behind couches or on the floor behind the bar for these photos. When the trees are blooming and the grass is green, I will post some pictures of the outside of our home!<br />
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Living Room</div>
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New Couches</div>
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Dining and kitchen area (eventually we will be painting the countertops and the cabinets)</div>
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Entry Way wall</div>
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We officially moved on January 30th. It was a CRAZY day. Cris got the stomach flu. Of all days to get the stomach flu, this was THE worst! He laid around while we moved stuff into the truck. I am not proud to say I got a little resentful of him, slightly irritated, but tried to be understanding, it was HARD!<br />
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We didn't fit everything into the truck we rented and that made me BONKERS. Some things we left behind were a broom, dish soap, any and all cleaners, my pants and clothes for the next few days, pretty much anything that was laying around at the end before we drove out. I was so busy so I didn't get any pictures of our last day, which is pretty disappointing!<br />
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Some ups of leaving the above mentioned things were I got a new pair of jeans because mine were packed away in some box, not to be found for a couple of days. I INSISTED we get me some new pants before people from the new ward helped us move in!<br />
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Cayten has started at his new school and he LOVES it. It seems to be a much more advanced school so he has a bit of catching up to do, but I am not worried at all. He has already met many friends, some of which are in our ward as we found out yesterday and he was thrilled!<br />
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Rysa was probably the least affected by this move. She didn't really care and hasn't cared still. We moved in and there were purple curtains in her bedroom left behind and she has been in heaven ever since. There is also a little castle playhouse built into the basement and they LOVE that! It has almost been a heaven sent while Carsyn is napping, they go play.<br />
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I have missed my friends dearly, but came to realize quickly that home is where my family is. I thought it would take a long time for this house to feel like home and quickly realized that home is where Cris is. Although the area of Cache Valley still feels like home, I am with Cris and so much stress has been lifted off my shoulders. I can be me again, a fun mom that wants to do things with her kids, not shut down and sit on the computer all day to forget about her life!<br />
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Carsyn was pretty good with the move of course. It actually took him about a week to get use to it here which is WEIRD! Every time we entered his bedroom to put him down for a nap he would cry and not want to go in the room which is not like him. He is back to himself now.<br />
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I am sure Cris likes it here. His commute is only about 15 minutes top, even with traffic so it has been nice having him home nearly at 5 every night. As our house gets more unpacked, it will be nice to settle back into a routine of FHE, nightly scripture study, basketball games, mom nights, girl nights, etc. I am really excited to be here in this new chapter of my life. PICS will be coming soon, when my house looks somewhat presentable!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-72679415926930980102012-01-28T18:26:00.000-08:002012-01-28T18:26:04.170-08:00MovingWe are moving on Monday to Spanish Fork!!! So excited to be done with this "single mom" part of life and be back as an entire family! I am going to miss many friends here in Cache Valley and I hope I can find just as good of friends there. Here's to a new chapter in our life. When I get a minute to breathe, I will post pics!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-49921048235543568242011-12-31T18:09:00.000-08:002011-12-31T18:09:38.195-08:00Welcoming 20122011 brought many changes, a new baby, a new job, a time without my husband, a new vehicle, a sold house, and 2012 will NOT leave us disappointed. We should be moving around January 25th to Spanish Fork. This entire time we had planned on building a home. We found a builder, found a plan, picked the design, but it just didn't feel right. We decided to go down to Utah County and look at some homes and found a few that really would work for us. We ended up choosing a home that had 6 Bedrooms, a finished basement, a beautiful yard with established fruit trees that I probably wont kill. The only thing I don't like are the kitchen countertops and cabinets so look forward to seeing a kitchen re-do sometime in 2012!<br />
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At first I was a little reluctant to let go of my pride and vain-ness of not having everything new, but I couldn't sleep, I tossed and turned, knowing that this was the home we were suppose to choose. Now I am getting SO excited to embark on this adventure instead of feeling tremendous amounts of pressure. Life is GOOD!<br />
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We had a WONDERFUL holiday. My grandma made me the most BEAUTIFUL quilt I have ever seen. I got to pick out the design and fabric and it turned out more beautiful than I could have EVER imagined!<br />
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All in all we had a GREAT Christmas and time with the family. We were able to visit almost everyone in our family and sad for the ones we missed. I am looking forward for 2011 to be over and rush into 2012! Is it bad that I am old and probably will not stay up until 12. I had a friend say "tell your kids new years is at 8, they don't know the difference"!!! I think I may do that this year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-13100894796668654432011-12-05T19:29:00.001-08:002011-12-05T20:08:39.165-08:00Life in the FAST lane . . .I wish I were a more eloquent speaker/writer. I read other blogs that go on about their lives and they are funny and insightful, and a pleasure to read. I feel that my blog is just throw-up on paper . . . so here is my blah!<br />
WOW, Life is crazy right now! Cris is living in Provo and has since
October 10th. OH MY what a change in lifestyle. It is crazy how
dependent I am on my spouse, I didn't realize it until he was gone of
course. Life is very stressful as a somewhat single mom. Cris leaves
on Sunday night and comes home later on Friday night. It makes for a
VERY long week. I unfortunately become a very stressed out maniac. My
kids are neglected a bit as I get into my zone of survival.<br />
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It was a long 6-8 weeks but our house FINALLY sold! We were even
able to get more than our asking price, which was a huge relief and
answer to many prayers. The only downside is the loan doesn't close
until January 17th or it could be a week longer. Life in the fast lane is beginning now however! This weekend we are going down to Provo/Lehi to celebrate Cayten's 6th b-day at Trafalga, Next weekend we are going to Temple Square and Mo-Tab Christmas Concert, the next weekend is Christmas, then New years, then my anniversary. The only way I will have a break on a weekend is if closing gets delayed by a week and I am truly hoping it does NOT!<br />
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We have decided to build a house in Spanish Fork. I am so EXCITED and nervous and scared all at the same time! Unfortunately we wont be able to start the building process until this house in Nibley sells. We wont be breaking ground til the beginning to mid February which means we wont be in our new home until mid April or so.<br />
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Cayten is LOVING school. He is an excellent reader, stupendous in math, and loves having friends. He is turning 6 next Monday and I can't wait to post about all his birthday festivities.<br />
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Clarysa is wonderful. I love her spunk most days. She sure knows how to take me for a ride but I wouldn't give her up for the world. She misses her daddy and prays constantly for us to be together soon. One of her spunky days she said "I am never being nice again until daddy is home forever" and even as I type that I can hear her saying it over and over and over again.<br />
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Carsyn is such a big boy. He is already scootin around and can get nearly everywhere he wants to be, it just takes a while. He is already 20lbs and 27 inches tall. He is the size of a 1 year old at age 6 months! My kids are always chunky but don't usually reach 20lbs until 9 months or so. He is a happy baby and we love every minute with him. He sleeps through the night pretty consistantly and loves eating food and laughing and smiling.<br />
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***A little disclaimer of my last post, nothing against Cris's previous place of employment, they were great to us for many years, but it was never a career and could never pay the potential Cris amounted too. A little bird got back to me saying they were offended that I was posting on my blog what a horrible employer they were but that is not the case. It was wonderful while it lasted, however, all things must come to an end and all things have their time and purpose. I enjoyed the friendships made while he worked there and have no ill feelings towards those still there, it was just time for us to move on, so I apologize if things were taken out of context in my blog***Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-54178615095121348162011-10-10T03:55:00.000-07:002011-10-10T03:57:32.387-07:00The Lord's TimingThe past few months have been hard in the blogging world. I couldn't post what was really going on in my world, in my life, in my mind, and in my heart because no one could really know Cris was looking for a new job. We have had numerous job interviews over the last 9 months and yet nothing worked out. There was much fasting, prayer, and blessings and still nothing. We decided to take a leap of faith and put our house up on the market in the beginning of August with hopes of it selling while Cris looked for another job so I wouldn't be stuck here when it happened.<br />
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During all of this, I was getting frustrated with the Lord. We were doing all we could (scripture study, prayer, FHE, fasting, temple attendance (although we could have done better on this one), church attendance, magnifying our callings, etc.) and yet the Lord didn't see fit to bless me with what I thought we needed most. There were times I felt he wasn't hearing my prayers and I became a little resentful of him and his timing. Don't get me wrong, I know the Lord loves me and I know he has a plan for me, but sometimes it is a little frustrating when it doesn't go the way we want it to. Last weekend was <a href="http://www.lds.org/">General Conference</a> and a lot of the talks I was able to listen to were about prayer, the Lord's will, and not feeling forgotten. I felt the Prophets were talking to me. I finally had a peace come into my heart that everything would be ok, even if we stayed in Nibley for a while and Cris didn't find a new job. It felt good to find that peace. I started planning my next few months of living here by getting photo sessions lined up, thinking about new sessions of my workout group, and many other things . . . fast forward to the next day (Monday)!<br />
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On Monday (10/5) Cris got a call from a company in Provo he interviewed for over a month ago. We thought he didn't get the job. It had been over a month, they needed someone immediately, and they didn't respond to our follow up emails. We figured, eh, oh well, who wants to live in Provo anyway (HAHAHA). He's always gotten emails about jobs saying they've chosen someone else never a phone call to tell us that so we kind of figured there would be an offer on the table and there was, one that nearly doubled our current income. Of course there was no doubt in my mind that we would take the job. There were little promptings of the Spirit the rest of that day telling me that Cris would accept the position, but he wasn't so sure.<br />
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On Tuesday (10/6) Cris went to work, not knowing for sure what he was going to do. He had been asking for a raise for a while and it looked like they were going to give it to him (nowhere near the amount of this offer but a substantial raise), he was also looking into a training program that supposedly would place you in a job after 9 months (if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is). All of these things weighed on him heavily. He went to a meeting about the training program and found out it wasn't what we thought it was, and when he got to work he had an email from his boss. It pretty much said you have 3 options . . .1) accept this salary and our terms (which was no where near what you would want to raise a family of 5 and still no benefits), 2) you can terminate your employment without any further notice, or 3) work with us for the next 2 months while we find your replacement and then you will be terminated. Cris emailed me a small line that said "interesting timing don't you think". I don't think the timing was interesting at all. I think the Lord's timing finally worked out, was finally where it needed to be for everything to fall into place.<br />
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Needless to say, we took option 2. Cris had planned on finishing the week out, but made Tuesday his last day. I was able to have him to myself all week and we got a lot done on cleaning our house and getting it ready to sell. Cris starts his job today. He will be staying in Provo somewhere (right now in a hotel, who knows where after this week) during the week and come home Friday through Sunday. There was a lot of crying involved last night before he left. Funny to say but in almost 7 years of marriage, I have never been away from him for more than a couple days and it was me always leaving him for something, he never leaves me.<br />
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It's funny. I was laying in bed thinking and praying at the same time. I thought to myself, I begged and pleaded for Heavenly Father to give us a job. Help us know where to go, etc. and he finally does and all I do is ask for more. Do you think he gets tired of us not being happy with what we get. We got the job now I want our house to sell (so much so that we dropped it by $10,000 so if you know anyone looking for a house, spread the word) ASAP! I don't think He gets tired, but I think I would. I guess that's why He's God and I'm Callie! I have a new found testimony of the Lord's timing in all things and His Hand in our lives. I know that I am scared for this new road, scared to move so far from family (even though it's pretty much the same distance from where we are now, it seems FAR), SCARED to be a single mom until our house sells, scared for a lot of things in my future, but I do not FEAR it, I am nervous more than scared, and excited to be going down a new path. I know that Heavenly Father is still listening to my pleadings and always will be. Even if my house doesn't sell tomorrow, it will when Cris and I have learned what we need to learn by being apart and then we will be together again!<br />
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OH YEAH . . .it's 4:30 AM, my first night alone Carsyn woke up at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 4:00 and Cayten and Rysa woke up around 3:00 . . . needless to say I think they can feel the change in the air and I didn't get much sleep! Here's to a good first day alone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-19012626937811751822011-08-21T16:31:00.001-07:002011-08-21T16:31:28.566-07:00Weightloss journeyPlease, if you would like to follow me and my ramblings of my weight-loss journey, join me here: http://weightlosswithpower.blogspot.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-82265208440451843282011-08-17T21:44:00.000-07:002011-08-17T21:44:47.667-07:003 Months! My baby turned 3 months old today. It really surprises me that time has gone by so quickly. I don't know if we will have any more kids and so it is a shock to me and I don't want it to go by. He is such a good baby. He constantly sleeps from 8-4:30 and then 4:30- 8:00 again (most nights, not all). He loves to talk to us in baby coos and giggle and smile.<br />
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Today Cris took the older 2 kids to scouts with him and it was the ONLY time I had to fit in my 30-day shred. Carsyn should have been sleeping but he wouldn't. I was worried I wouldn't get the shred in before Zumba and then I wouldn't do it. I said a silent prayer that although Carsyn wouldn't sleep that he would be content for my 30 minute workout! It was GREAT. He cooed and cawed and his toys for 20 minutes then the last 10 minutes I put him on his tummy and he stared at the colors of the mat he was on or sucked his thumb. My Heavenly Father heard my simple prayer. It may seem so silly to pray for something like that but that is what this journey will be, constant times when I don't think things are possible, turning to Heavenly Father to make them possible, and he will!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-54169129591369162422011-08-04T14:05:00.000-07:002011-08-04T14:07:30.871-07:00FAILEDWOW, do I ever fail as a blogger! Life is CRAZY busy once you have 3 kids. Not that it wasn't with 2, but even more so now! The last posting I had was June 12 and a lot has gone on since then. We blessed Carsyn on July 3rd, I had a birthday, Cayten was in a community play, we went on a BEAUTIFUL hike, we were able to go to Brigham and see the angel Moroni placed atop the temple, we've been up the canyon a few times for hot dogs and mallows, Rysa smothers Carsyn on a daily basis, and Carsyn jumped from the 5th percentile to the 50 percentile by his 2 month check . . . oh, AND our house is up for sale. WOAH, and that's why I haven't posted for nearly 2 months (not that many read this anyway, but for my own documentation, sheesh, I FAIL!)<br />
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We went up Green Canyon in North Logan and helped some friends burn their Christmas trees. It was pretty fun. They had bought the HUGE roasting mallows and they made one gooey mess! The fire got HUGE at times and the kids had a blast!<br />
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We were able to see the Angel Moroni go on top the temple on MY BIRTHDAY. It was pretty amazing. The first few hours we were drenched and chilled because of rain but the Spirit there was VERY strong!<br />
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Cayten was a "little fish" in our Nibley days community play. He did very well. I put Rysa and Carsyn in the baby show and it was a lot of fun.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-84724813474263570492011-06-12T16:36:00.000-07:002011-06-12T16:36:45.902-07:00Whew, What a weekend!Life has gotten a little crazy around our home the past few days! I had a comment on my blog or facebook saying hopefully my next post would be a positive one (mainly for Carsyn's sake) . . . SO, I will post the positive first! In two days, he gained 4 oz so I was SUPER happy about that, however, Cris had also just given him 2 oz of formula just before he was weighed and I didn't get to talk to the doctor about my concerns as I was in SURGERY!<br />
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UGH, yes, you read that right. On Thursday night I ate ONE chicken enchilada. No big deal. It was even a pretty healthy version with some black beans, corn, etc. My gallbladder decided to go on the fritz! It started with a pain just under my ribs but the pain continually got worse and then seemed to encompase my ENTIRE back. I had had problems with my gallbladder before but nothing this bad. I ended up throwing up that entire night. It was the saddest thing. I was nursing Carsyn and felt the urge to throw up so I ran from the living room, to my bedroom, handed him over to a sleeping Cris who had NO idea what was going on and spent the next 6 hours or so in the bathroom. <br />
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I try to stay strong and be like a man and not go to the doctor but the pain wasn't going away. I decided I would just go to the instacare while Cris stayed home with the kids. I figured they'd give me some meds and then I'd be on my way and Cris could get to work. NOT SO, the doctor didn't even flatter me, she said "people that look as bad as you, we don't even treat them, we just send them to the ER". And so, off I went to the ER with Cris stuck at home, no car or car seats for Cayten or Rysa . . .<br />
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I spent a few hours in the ER with some really nice drugs and then at 3:00PM on Friday I had my gallbladderectomy! That is not the right term, I know, but when the doctors asked me if I knew what they were going to do, I said you are going to do a gallbladderectomy and they said "pretty much"! My mom was able to come over and get Cayten and Rysa and bring Cris and Carsyn to the ER with me.<br />
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I was able to come home Saturday morning and am ordered to take it easy. No Mowing the lawn, major cleaning, or lifting for 2-3 weeks. That will put me 6 weeks post partum and then I will be able to get back into the real world. Surgery kinda sucks. I think having my baby without an epidural is better than having surgery. With surgery, you are left hurting, after delivery I felt WONDERFUL. Here's to hoping we are fully on the mend now!<br />
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Thank you for all the concerns and get well wishes on Facebook and through phone calls, they are very much appreciated!<br />
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I came home oAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172576019894559049.post-25251680773268573742011-06-08T18:47:00.000-07:002011-06-08T18:47:25.898-07:00Breastfeeding issues . . . read at your own discretion!Carsyn was 7lbs 15 oz at birth. When he was 6 days old he weighed 7lbs 5 oz. At 15 days old, he weighed 7lbs 0 oz, and today at 22 days old, he still weighs 7lbs 0 oz. I went to a lactation person today and we did a weight check, fed, weighed again, fed, weighed again, and at most he was getting about an ounce from me. Later today, I went to his pedi for another weight check and his pedi is SUPER concerned. I told him about some regurgitation issues that I thought were reflux and that his stools are still pretty thick, greenish in color sometimes and sometimes yellow. He just called me back and is pretty concerned. He thinks he is dehydrated and not getting enough calories.<br />
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Last week he wanted me to start supplementing 2-4oz of formula/day. I didn't want to, and so I didn't. I started feeding him ever hour and a half and at MOST gave him 1-2 oz of formula everyday. Now he is wanting me to give him 4-6 oz of formula in addition to his feedings everyday. The problem I have with this and as you are all aware I am sure, is that when Carsyn has any formula, he tends to sleep for hours and it is hard to even try and wake him for any feedings. <br />
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The lactation consultant issued me a hospital grade pump and I am to pump for 10-15 minutes 6-8 times/day. Hopefully, during those pumpings, I get at least 1 oz and can give that to Carsyn 6-8 times a day. I figure this will give him the extra 4-6oz my pedi is suggesting, I am just worried there aren't enough calories in my milk. My milk is not cream like some peoples. . .<br />
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Any suggestions you all have? Pray for Carsyn and me that in the next 2 days he will start gaining weight, we have another weight check on Friday at 2:45 to also address my concerns of the dehydration, stools, and possible reflux issues.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318482807195090752noreply@blogger.com6