A NAME AND A BLESSING

THIS LAST SUNDAY WAS FILLED WITH EMTION AS DAVID BLESSED OUR BABY BOY. I KNOW I'M BIASED BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS I'VE EVER HEARD. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MISSED IT I RECORDED IT FOR ALL OF YOU:

AT THIS TIME ISAAC I BLESS YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE.
I ALSO GIVE YOU A BLESSING OF STRENGTH. THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO CLIMB ANY MOUNTAIN. THE MENTAL STRENGTH TO CONCUR ANY CHALLENGE AND THE SPIRITUAL STRENGTH TO ENDURE THROUGH ANY ADVERSITY. I BLESS YOU WITH AN OPEN HEART TO SERVE THE LORD BY SERVING A MISSION AND MAGNIFYING ANY CALLING THAT IS EXTENDED TO YOU LEADING YOU TO A GREATER RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SAVIOR. THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE I PRAY THAT YOU WILL BECOME A LEADER STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS AND IN WHO YOU ARE AND THAT OTHERS WILL BE DRAWN TO YOU, THAT YOU MAY INFLUENCE THERE LIVES FOR GOOD. I BLESS YOU THAT WITH THESE STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES IT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR GREATEST ADVENTURE IN LIFE, BECOMING A HUSBAND AND FATHER. PASSING ON THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SAVIOR.

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE THING TO WATCH DAVID BLESS OUR SON. ANOTHER REMINDER OF ALL THE WONDERFUL GIFTS OUR LITTLE FAMILY HAS BEEN GIVEN.

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT!!

FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON HAS COME TO AN END. TO MY DELIGHT AND DAVIDS DISMAY. THOUGH I WILL MISS WATCHING HIM PLAY IT WILL BE NICE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND BACK! THE BULLDOGS HAD A TOUGH SEASON PLAYING IN A NEW LEAGUE PROVED TO BE CHALLENGING. THEY PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT AND HAD A LOT OF FUN. DAVIDS FAMILY CAME INTO TOWN THIS WEEKEND AND WE ALL CHEERED HIM ON FOR HIS FINAL GAME. HIS SISTERS DECIDED THAT SINCE THEY MISSED HIS BIRTHDAY THEY WOULD DECORATE HIS TRUCK AT THE GAME.
TOILET PAPER: $2.99
BALLOONS: $1.5O
WATCHING HIS TEAMATES MAKE FUN OF HIM: PRICELESS

IT'S ALL ABOUT BABY!

DELIVERY DAY

THE DAY BEGAN AT 4 AM WHEN MY WATER BROKE, WHICH I HAVE TO SAY IS REALLY GROSS IT JUST KEPT COMING AND COMING, YUCK!! UNFORTUNATELY WE WEREN'T EXACTLY PREPARED (SURPRISE, SURPRISE) SO WHILE DAVID GOT THE NEW CAR SEAT OUT OF BOX, I WAS PUTTING MY BAG TOGETHER AND CLEANING THE HOUSE. THE HOSPITAL CALLED AND SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US TO START HEADING THAT DIRECTION. WE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL AT 7 AM AND AFTER 14 HOURS OF LABOR THE DOCTOR SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A C-SECTION. I WAS REALLY NERVOUS, BUT AFTER THEY PULLED OUT ISAAC THEY FOUND A KNOT IN HIS AMBILICAL CORD. IT WAS TRULY A BLESSING AND NOW WE HAVE A HEALTHY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY. DAVID WAS AN AMAZING FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL, HE CHANGED EVERY DIAPER AND MADE SURE I WAS ALWAYS CONFORTABLE. I ENDED UP HAVING COMPLICATIONS AND HAD TO GO BACK FOR A SECOND SURGERY WICH LEFT ME WITH AN OPEN WOUND. NURSES CAME TO THE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS TO CHANGE THE BANDAGE, BUT THEN IT WAS DAVIDS TURN. AGAIN MY HUSBAND WAS A ROCKSTAR AND NEVER COMPLAINED. MY DOCTOR SAID I HAD CHOSEN WISELY. I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I AM ALMOST HEALED AND CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE FINISHED!

OUR HOUSE

WELL IT'S OFFICIAL I'M NOW A BLOGGER. IT'S AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU HAVE A BABY, YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING THINGS YOU SWORE YOU NEVER WOULD. 0H WELL, LIFE CHANGES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I THOUGHT I WOULD START WITH OUR HOME THAT WE HAVE NAMED "OUR LITTLE BIRD HOUSE". WE ARE PATIENTLY WAITING UNTIL WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN ONE DAY, BUT WE'VE MANAGED TO CREATE MANY FOND MEMORIES IN THIS ONE. I AM REALLY LOVING BELLINGHAM (SORRY JEN AND MINDY) IT'S SO NICE TO BE SURROUNDED BY WATER AGAIN. WE CAN VISIT LAKES, RIVERS, AND THE OCEAN WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF OUR HOUSE, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TRAILS TO EXPLORE. THE RAIN HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD, BUT I SURE MISS SEEING THE SUN FROM TIME TO TIME. AS FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY DAVID IS WORKING HARD AND PLAYING HARD. HIS FOOTBALL TEAM (BELLINGHAM BULLDOGS) IS GOING STRONG THOUGH THEY'VE ONLY WON A COUPLE GAMES THEY'RE STILL HOPING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. ISAAC IS GROWING LIKE A WEED, DADDY WILL PROBABLY GET THAT FOOTBALL STAR HE ALWAYS WANTED IF HE KEEPS AT IT. FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE LOVING LIFE.