Drew's Farewell

A lot of you probably know that Drew left on his mission today. I will post about that very soon, but first I want to post about his Farewell a few weeks ago. In our church, when a missionary leaves on a mission, they first have to give a talk in church to the congregation. After Drew's talk in church, we had close family and friends over to congratulate Drew.

A group of Drew's friends that came to the church to listen to his talk

Drew's close friends from high school

The missionary sign that Drew gave my mom.

The food: quiche, fruit, muffins, rolls, pie, and cake

Since Drew is going to Kentucky, my mom had the theme of "Ride for the Roses" because in Kentucky is where they have the Kentucky Derby and the "Run for the Roses"

The Kentucky state flag

a traditional Kentucky pie

Feeling Better

Well, January has been a little bit of a doozy to say the least. January is always a bit of a let down, being after Christmas and all. Since we were sick for a lot of the month, the month of January wasn't the best. There were a lot of good moments though, don't get me wrong. But I am ready to say Sayonara to January! Here are just a few photos from lately around these parts....

The week after I had my kidney infection I was feeling pretty run down. One night I noticed that I had HUGE bags under my eyes. It looked like I had a black eye. Luckily, they only lasted for a few days and went away. I am feeling much better now too.

Just a random photo of Gavin sound asleep on Jayden. This was when we were all feeling pretty crappy.

 SO glad to be feeling better again!

 One of the highlights of this month was Drew's farewell. He enters the MTC on Wed!

 Another highlight is that we finally made it to see Scheels. This was a shooting game. Gavin loved looking at all of the targets and the sounds that the targets made.

 Gavin being naughty. He opened the wipes by himself and proceeded to pull them all out!

A Few Videos

 1. Gavin at the Jazz game. He got SO excited. He was cheering like crazy!

2. Gavin watching a baby Einstein video

3. Gavin just having fun

4. Gavin learned how to feed himself with a spoon!

A Little Something Called a Kidney Infection

It all started on Thursday night, I started getting stomach cramps and started to feel sick, but just brushed it off and went to sleep. On Friday morning we had to wake up extra early, because we had Gavin's 12 month doctors appointment and a wedding to attend that day. I woke up and my body was so cold. I started shaking really bad, like I had really bad chills. I got in the bathtub to warm myself up, and convinced myself that I would be ok to still get ready and attend the days activities. I struggled to get ready for the day, but once I did we left to Gavin's appointment. I actually started to feel better after Gavin's appointment, and thought that I would be fine for the rest of the day. Oh boy, if I only knew. Jayden and I went to the sealing of his cousin in the Bountiful temple. Once we got in the temple, my body started shaking again and my lips were a purplish blue color and my face wash very flushed. After the sealing, we were supposed to stay for the wedding dinner and the reception, but Jayden made the right choice in taking us home. We picked up some soup for lunch from Kneaders. By the time I made it home, changed, ate my soup, and got into bed, I was completely exhausted. I took a nap, while Jayden took care of Gavin. By this point I was convinced that I had the flu, since it has been going around and we had been in contact with people who had the flu. Later in the afternoon, I had a fever of 102+. Around 8 pm I had uncontrollable shaking. My body was so cold and I couldn't get warmed up. It was kind of like my body was almost having a seizure, I couldn't stop them and they were very painful. Jayden put a heating pad underneath me and 8+ blankets and after about 45 minutes I was finally warm. At this point, I had also been taking tylenol and ibuprofen to help with the fever and pain. When I had my shaking episodes, I got a pain in my side and back, I didn't think much of this, I thought it was just my body aching from the flu. Around 4 am on Friday night (technically Saturday) I had another bad shaking episode. On Saturday, I was feeling a little bit better. I spent most of the day in bed, with Jayden and Gavin. We hung out and watched movies and played games. Saturday was pretty uneventful and I was glad to relax. Sunday, my fever still lingered, and I got one more episode of shaking. My back and my abdomen really started to hurt more and more. I feared for today (Monday) to come, because Jayden wouldn't be here to take care of Gavin and myself. I told myself that if I wasn't feeling better by today that I would go to the instacare and see whats going on. Well today I was actually feeling pretty good, just the pain in my side and abdomen were still there, but my fever was gone. Around 3 pm, my body started to shake again and I got so cold. I put Gavin in his bouncer and put on Elmo for him to watch in our bedroom. I climbed into bed and tried to get warm. The pain was becoming worse and worse. Jayden happened to call me at that moment to check up on me, I was in tears and pretty hysterical because I was so miserable. Jayden came home from work and we went to the instacare. After running a few blood tests and a urine sample, the doctor knew that I had a Kidney infection. I was relieved to know what was wrong with me, but not relieved that it was a Kidney infection, because I know they can be really serious. Luckily, we caught mine early enough that I didn't have to be hospitalized. I received a shot of antibiotics in my bum (sorry if that's too much information) and filled a prescription for seven days of antibiotics. The antibiotic shot works really fast, so I can already feel it working a little bit. I am so excited to start feeling better. This afternoon was the first time I left our apartment since Friday afternoon. I mostly stayed in bed that whole time too! What a miserable and crappy weekend it was! I am grateful and blessed for a warm apartment and a loving husband and son that take care of me when I am sick. I am also grateful for modern medicine and the antibiotics that I was able to receive. I will be really impressed if anyone actually reads this whole post! It is more for me to document what happened.

Also, Gavin had his 12 month checkup on Friday, which included 4 shots. The shots left him feeling under the weather on Friday night as well. He developed a fever and a cold (not from the shots) so he has been feeling sick too. He has a cough too, so I hope it goes away soon! We spent lots of time cuddling and feeling sick together over the weekend.

I also want to give a shot out to Jayden, because he was so kind and helpful this weekend in taking care of Gavin and me. He is the best! 

On Sunday night, when both of us were feeling pretty miserable

Jayden got us bagels for breakfast on Saturday, since we didn't eat much the day before

This was at the instacare before I saw the doctor, I wore a mask because I thought I still had the flu and was contagious. Turns out I didn't have to wear the mask. haha

 

 

The Best of 2012

2012 was an amazing year. We experienced a full year of raising a baby, we celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and we each celebrated our first Mothers/Fathers day. We took lots of fun trips. I graduated from the U. We watched Gavin grow and learn how to walk. There are countless blessings that we were given this year. As fun as 2012 was, I am really excited for 2013! 2013 means that Jayden will graduate with his Masters degree, and getting a job, and moving! Who knows what other fun things will come our way in 2013, I have a feeling it is going to be a great year!

1. Gavin at just a week or so old
2.Gavin's blessing day at 6 weeks old
3. In March we purchased our truck
4. In April I finished my Senior project and in May I graduated with my BFA
5. Celebrated my first Mothers Day
6. In June we went to Hawaii
7. During the summer my two best friends got married!
8. In July we went camping, hiking, and four-wheeling
9. This fall my little brother Drew got his mission call
10. In October we went to San Francisco
11. This fall Gavin and I have had so much fun together at home
12. Gavin exploring the world, he loved the fall leaves
13. Zoo lights and Christmas activities with Jayden
14. Celebrating Gavin's first birthday
15. Christmas with Gavin
16. Taking a New Year's trip to the Spiral Jetty (technically this was 2013, but I had to add it!)

Our Trip to the Spiral Jetty!

 For a New Years day activity, we decided to go see the Spiral Jetty. I have always wanted to see it, and we spent the night up in Pleasant View, so we were already in the direction of the Spiral Jetty. It is located about 60 miles from North Ogden, but the roads were fast, so it only took us a little over an hour. It is really out in the middle of nowhere. I thought the Spiral Jetty was incredible and I am so glad we made the trip. I learned a lot about the Spiral Jetty in my art history classes, and it has been on my bucket list for quite some time now. If you ever have the opportunity, go see it! If you don't know much about the Spiral Jetty, you can find information about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Jetty

when the water is low enough, you can walk out onto the jetty, which we did

this is all salt that I am standing on!

I hiked up above the jetty while Jayden and Gavin stayed warm in the car

This obviously isn't the Spiral Jetty, but on the way home the sun was setting as we passed the refineries, and it was really pretty!