He is Here!!

I would like to thank my friend Jamie for taking these AMAZING pictures! She is just starting out her photography "career" and said these were just for practice. PRETTY AMAZING for practice in my opinion.

He is finally here!
Wyatt Eli
8.5 oz 20 in
He is such a cutie!!!
I am doing AWESOME!! Baby is doing EVEN BETTER!! He is THE CUTEST thing I have ever seen. He looks just like Michael, he is SO CUTE!! I wish he had Michael's cute dimple, but no sign of it yet.
He is a natural big mouth nurser, which makes life SO MUCH easier, so far no pain in the breast feeding area, but I am sure it will come. I am waiting for my milk to come in, but he is gulping something down.. he is SO CUTE!! His little round head and black brown eyes just stare at me while I nurse. I love him so much!!
SO the section went well, they couldn't get him out. They had to use forceps and his head is bruised a bit. The Dr had his hand all the way in my stomach and he still couldn't get him, he finally had to turn him around and take him feet first. He swallowed fluid, but he is totally fine. I can't believe how fat he is, he has chubby legs compared to my other two.
The Dr. had a hard time sewing me up b/c my fibroids are so big that he couldn't fit it through the opening and had to sew it inside which made it hard. I bled A LOT. He thought I would need 2 transfusions, but so far so good. I feel fine. He is so funny, he basically told me next time I have a baby he wont be around and started naming other doctors for me to go to b/c he was having such a hard time with the surgery---and he has been doing this for 30 years. He is an AMAZING Doctor. He cracks me up! He was cracking jokes the entire time... we were all laughing the entire C-section. He said I will look 8 months pregnant for a while, I hope he is joking but so far it doesn't look good. He said he never wants to see another fibroid again after my surgery.

It is SO fun holding him and having him cuddle me and nurse. It is the sweetest thing in the entire world!!
I am so grateful to Heavenly Father for answering my prayers and for this amazing blessing!! That we are all OK and healthy, and for WONDERFUL family and friends.

Old Man Winter

Old Man Winter is here a little too early!!! I opened my window on Sunday to find.... SNOW!! CRAZY. I am not a huge fan of winter... I particularly don't enjoy the snow, mostly b/c I hate driving in it.. and winter seems to last WAY too long. But on a positive note, I DO love winter clothes! Which will come in handy after being extra "fluffy" after giving birth.

So the kids were all too excited to go play in it. Here are our pictures:

These next pictures are just them in their matching Halloween shirts.

OK, so this has nothing to do with either events, but here are some FUNNY quotes that the kids have said this week.

Judson was taking the clothes out of the dryer and he found Michaels underwear and he said "WHO's are these? These are HUUUGGEEE!!" bwhahahaha I almost peed my pants laughing. I am sure I wouldn't have laughed as hard if he would have said that about mine..hahahaha

The same night we were watching "Reflections of Christ" for Family Home Evening and Carma saw the picture of Christ Healing the blind man and she (not meaning to be sacrilegious, but saying he is cool?) said "Jesus is a Rock Star!". What will that girl come up with next?

Proposition 8

This decision has been harder for me than I ever thought it would be. When I was younger I had NO question in my mind whether or not Same Sex Marriage should be allowed. No way, it was just wrong.. esp in the 80’s I remember it being so WRONG to be gay and not accepted in society. I remember seeing two ladies kissing when I was 10 or 11 and being so confused and honestly grossed out. Thanks to television my views have been shaken. When I am watching TV only cruel and ignorant people are against homosexuality. The shows I watched were very moving and I started to feel so much compassion for these gay couples, which I am grateful for. I got to see another side that I never thought about. One of the shows that I am refereeing to is ER when Carrie lost her partner and she had no rights to any of the funeral arrangements or the baby they adopted together. It was very confusing and conflicting to me. Since then I have been a little bit of a fence sitter. I mean everything in my compassionate nature told me that this isn’t right to take this away from people. I still feel that it doesn’t seem fair and is still confusing. I wish I had all the answers and understanding, but I don’t.

HOWEVER, as I have been prayerfully asking Heavenly Father for an answer I do feel closer to understanding. I read

“In today’s secular world, the idea of tolerance has come to mean something entirely different. Instead of love, it has come to mean condone – acceptance of wrongful behavior as the price of friendship. Jesus taught that we love and care for one another without condoning transgression. But today’s politically palatable definition insists that unless one accepts the sin he does not tolerate the sinner.”

That helped me explain why I was so confused. I felt that I had to ACCEPT that homosexuality is not a sin and I just couldn’t do that. I DO believe it is a sin. Do I think that all of my gay friends are evil sinners and want to shun them? NO. Society is teaching me that I am a politically incorrect jerk who hates all homosexuals if I don’t believe what they are doing is right. I am not a jerk, and I AM compassionate, so WHY do I feel so bad and confused?
As Elder Dallin H. Oaks has explained:Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination
Even as I write this I am debating weather or not to send this on or post on my blog. But WHY??? B/C for some reason it is so much more acceptable for morals that are opposing to general Christian beliefs to be SHOVED down my throat than it is to be able to stand up for my beliefs. Everywhere I look I see half naked women, sexual innuendos, premarital sex, alcohol cigarette adds… last but NOT least..pornography everywhere. I don’t see people going ballistic on this, instead it is TOTALLY acceptable. It is getting to the point that God/Christianity are not allowed to be mentioned in government places but HEAVEN FORBID me complaining that I don’t want opposing beliefs being taught to my child in school. (When the state says that same-sex unions are equivalent to heterosexual marriages, the curriculum of public schools will have to support this claim. Beginning with elementary school, children will be taught that marriage can be defined as a relation between any two adults and that consensual sexual relations are morally neutral. Classroom instruction on sex education in secondary schools can be expected to equate homosexual intimacy with heterosexual relations. These developments will create serious clashes between the agenda of the secular school system and the right of parents to teach their children traditional standards of morality. ) IT is TOTALLY acceptable to teach my child that gay couples are normal and should be accepted in our society and I am a jerk for not agreeing with this. So why not teach them about Purgatory, heaven and hell, three degrees of Glory, reincarnation, Buddah, Alah.. WHY? Because this is a school, not a place to teach about beliefs. My son never came home from school with a pamphlet on a heterosexual family. Also, can you imagine the confusion of these poor children. It should be up the the parent of when and how they would like to teach about different beliefs. My son is 8 and I am still working on the sex talk and soon will explain what homesuality is. I don't want it SHOVED down his throat in school! especially as early as kindergarden!

Legalizing same-sex marriage will affect a wide spectrum of government activities and policies. Once a state government declares that same-sex unions are a civil right, those governments almost certainly will enforce a wide variety of other policies intended to ensure that there is no discrimination against same-sex couples. This may well place “church and state on a collision course..

The prospect of same-sex marriage has already spawned legal collisions with the rights of free speech and of action based on religious beliefs. For example, advocates and government officials in certain states already are challenging the long-held right of religious adoption agencies to follow their religious beliefs and only place children in homes with both a mother and a father. As a result, Catholic Charities in Boston has stopped offering adoption services.

Other advocates of same-sex marriage are suggesting that tax exemptions and benefits be withdrawn from any religious organization that does not embrace same-sex unions [17] Public accommodation laws are already being used as leverage in an attempt to force religious organizations to allow marriage celebrations or receptions in religious facilities that are otherwise open to the public. Accrediting organizations in some instances are asserting pressure on religious schools and universities to provide married housing for same-sex couples. Student religious organizations are being told by some universities that they may lose their campus recognition and benefits if they exclude same-sex couples from club membership"

So basically this infringes on MY RIGHTS as a citizen to believe what I feel is right. Instead, I would be FORCED to accept this behavior. How is that constitutional?

The arguments can go on and on… and I hate that this is such a sensitive subject and even hurtful to those who may feel judged wrongly or made to feel evil for being gay. Especially if they were born with these tendencies. These individuals may wonder if they were born gay why can we judge them and expect them to be different. I mean, it isn’t as if they can FORCE themselves to love and be attracted to the opposite sex. I don’t even want to pretend to have all of the answers. I have no idea what I would do if that were me, and if my child ever comes home and tells me he/she is gay I would NEVER shun them. I would love them and just ask them to follow what is in his/her heart. And I would hope to be able to support and love them while staying true to my beliefs.
I know those who believe that homosexuality is normal would disagree with the statement that I think it would be a hard trial to have, maybe they wouldn’t think it is a trial.

As far as LDS church members are concerned, I think this is where people will have to decide which way they decide to believe. There are many prophecies where the Lord states that in the end even the most faithful will fall away from the church. This could be one of those beliefs that will make people so angry and want to leave the church. The fact is that the General Authorities have stated very clearly what the Lord would have us believe. But it is up to find our own answers “I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.” Moroni 10: 4-5

As I write this I get a little nervous of losing friends over this, and if not the friendship itself, then respect. I know I have several friends who will COMPLETELY disagree with me. I would like the same treatment given to me as I plan to give to those opposing my beliefs. I will still LOVE and ADORE my good friends who oppose these beliefs and will still respect your views and opinions. I just ask for the same, that we can agree to disagree and not argue or fight about this. I just want to be more brave and stand up for what I believe with out having great fear of losing those I love. For these are my beliefs. 2 Tim 8:2 “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.”

Persistence has lost it cuteness...

On Sunday Carma got it into her head that she NEEDED a Winnie the Pooh, Tiger, Dolly and Piglet's house (in that order, that is how she said it at least a MILLION times). I told her "NO" over and over again. She honestly kept it up for about an hour straight and then 4 or 5 hours on and off after the break down. I recorded her b/c it was so hilarious (at first), I mean if I were half as persistent as she was at something I wanted I could be a millionaire or really skinny or President .... Her ideas of HOW she would get what she wanted were equally as impressive.

I said "NO Carma, we can't go. First of all it is Sunday, Second, you don't have money, Third, You didn't earn a toy and you aren't getting one for nothing and Forth I can't go to the store b/c I am sick (bedrest)". Here are some of her replies:
"I will carry you to the store"
"Come on mommy (in her cheer leading voice) You can do it, I know you can!"
"It will be fun mommy, I promise, you will have fun!"
"I will take you in my magic chair"
"I do have money in my car" She then runs to the van and brings me two pennies..HAHAH, she is so cute!
"I can drive by myself like this" hands moving up and down in driving motion..kind of. haha
"I will drive by myself" She gets into the van and buckles up. Then realizing that I am not going and she isn't going anywhere we start ALL over again with the "Come on mommy, come wis me"
After finally realizing that it isn't working and the magic chair isn't working she had a break down... but not for long. She put a smile back on her face and went right to work again... she is AMAZING! I mean she has taken OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER to a whole new level.




Regarding my Photo's. SERIOUSLY, y'all are SOOO NICE. Those were the NICEST comments and you made my week!! I am about to bust up in a "I feel pretty, oh so pretty.." song. And for those of you who have ever been 8.5 months pregnant you know that it couldn't have come at a more perfect time! So really, THANK YOU!
And really it is ALL Chantelle, the photographer and photoshop genius!

It was scary but I did it....

OK, I HATE being photographed, ESPECIALLY huge and pregnant. But my friends talked me into doing these shots... ( Ashley, who can talk me into doing almost anything). It was pretty uncomfortable, and not just b/c the pants were totally cutting off my circulation, but b/c everyone involved in the photo taking weighed at least 100lbs less than I do. However, am I glad I did it... YES!! Chantel did an AMAZING JOB!!! Holy COW I LOVE these and will cherish them forever! Thanks so much Chantel!! And Ashley for making me laugh through the pain:) I love the one with the family touching my tummy... it is priceless to me. It is so sweet.


Seriously, can this stomach get any bigger? NOPE... well, he is suppose to gain about a pound and half by due date, so I guess it will, but how? I swear I can't stretch anymore. In my defense of this monstrous tummy the paranatoligist said the Fibroid looked to be about 10lbs... so I have a 6 lb baby and a 10 lb fibroid. It is fun carrying triplets. Too bad there isn't another baby in there instead.

Goofy Hubby

OK, so only a very few of you get to see the goofy and hilarious side of Michael. He saves it for home and family. He cracks me up though and is way more goofy than I am. Anyway, so you know I got a lap top recently... I have opened it a few times to find goofy shots of him... this was the latest and I HAD to share... HAHAHA It is so hilarious!!!
he is going to kill me for putting this. (He once told me, if you have to start the sentence by saying "Michael will kill me for telling you.. just don't even go on, just stop talking". hahahahah sorry hon, I can't resist and you made this too easy to do.
Here is one he sent me about 5 years ago when I was in Texas. (You will notice this was before he got his gold tooth replaced, yes folks, that was his real gold tooth. Cute huh.) I actually really grew to love the gold tooth and was sad to see it go.
(Carma is watching me do this post and said "is taht daddy? he looks like a funny guy". She is so cute.

When Dana, my sister, was 4 my grandmother bought her this dress. Here is a picture of her... how CUTE IS THIS. I LOVE this picture. The funny thing is I think Dana looks exactly the same. You can look at her baby pictures and tell who it is. Isn't this adorable! After so many years, we wont say how many.. tee hee hee... the dress is still in excellent condition.

My mom had the idea to have Dana photograph both of the granddaughters in the dress.( I wish I would have had the cute thing that my mom made for Dana's hair to put in their hair. That would have made them perfect.) Dana did a fabulous job on these pictures. They are so cute!

Here is my beautiful niece Belle. She is so opposite of Carma. She wasn't excited about the dress or taking the pictures. She had to be bribed. But they turned out so beautiful anyway. I think she had fun in the end too.

Carma was SO excited when she saw the dress. She carried around held it up to her and twirled around and danced with it. It was so hilarious. She was equally excited about taking pictures in the dress. She posed for us. I have to admit, it isn't easy getting good pictures of this girl. Not because she isnt' beautiful, but b/c she is so fast. She goes from one facial expression to the next in milliseconds and holds a pose for no more than a second. But Dana managed to get some really cute ones. Carma is SUCH a cutie pie, I just want to squeeze her! There is definitely only one Carma. I know she is my daughter, and I am biased, but I have never met a child so innocent, imaginative and sweet as she is. I am truly blessed to be her mama.