Christmas 2009

More Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve 2009

Little Santa meets Big Santa

Morgan, Rielly, and I waited in line yesterday so Rielly could see Santa. We were excited because it was his first time seeing Santa, and because the line wasn't very long. As soon as we get in the line, they told us that Santa was going to go to lunch and would be back in one hour. I was ok with that because I thought this close to Christmas, we would be waiting much longer than that. Well, I had a good attitude (not very common when I'm at the mall) until this loud mouth lady freaked out because Santa was taking a "pee break" as she called it. She went on and on about how ridiculous it was that we had to wait in line, and the same thing happened to her last year, and etc, etc, etc. She even called the mall guest desk, the mall management, and the management company for the Santa. She was also offended that they didn't take her suggestion last year to give out numbers when Santa takes a break so we could go and spend some money. By the time Santa came back, I was about ready to ring her neck! It was worth the wait just to see this look...

Rielly freaking out from being put in the bathtub. I don't know why he was so afraid. He's starting to be afraid of more things lately. Maybe it's because he has been sick. He's cute even when he's screaming and has a red face.



All nice and clean and ready to go to the doctor

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIELLY!

Sorry, I had to throw in the butt picture, but isn't that the CUTEST butt you've ever seen?


It was a year ago today that this boy decided he had had enough and wasn't going to wait any longer. They had successfully stopped labor at Jordan Valley Hospital on December 4th 2008 and Morgan was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital and put on strict bedrest. She was only 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The next day went well until later that evening when her water broke. They still said that even though her water was broken, she could go weeks in that condition as long as she didn't develop an infection. Well the next day, the doctors said things were looking great and the labor was still stopped due to the medications she was taking so they let her go for a walk in a wheelchair. By the time she got back to her room, she felt like she was having labor pains again. She told the nurses but they didn't want to listen to her and so they didn't do anything. They didn't even check to see if she had dilated anymore. I was not at the hospital at this time either but wish that I was. Morgan had called me and I was on my way up. So by the time the nurses realized that Morgan was serious, Rielly was well on his way out. Everyone freaked out and rushed her back to labor and delivery and he was born 10 minutes later at 4:51 pm and was 1 lb 11 oz and 12 1/2 inches long. He was immediately intubated and we were unable to see him until he was stabilized. We were scared to death. Morgans nephew Leo had been born 3 weeks prior at 2 lbs 5 oz and was in the same NICU but he wasn't doing very well. This made us even more nervous because we could see all the problems that went along with prematurity. Amazingly enough, Rielly didn't have hardly any complications. He had one heart surgery (minor) to fix a minor issue and it was pretty much smooth sailing after that. It was a very slow process to get him home, but he didn't have the ups and downs that some babies do while in the NICU. So, needless to say, this kid is a true miracle and we realize what a blessing he is. We love you Rielly!

Here Comes Santa Clause

Only 30 days until Christmas!

 

AUSTIN AND MORGAN

 

Sepia

 

Random Rielly Boy

So Many Things Going On!

There are so many things for me to blog about today, where do I start. To my friends, these are in no particular order and I have many best friends so please don't be sad or offended.

Today is a big day for two of my best friends. Stacie came home from the hospital and it's Tammys birthday. I was able to be Stacies nurse on Monday and let me tell you, it was one of the most amazing things but also one of the most nerve racking things ever. It was something I don't know if I ever want to do again. It was great to be able to care for a best friend but it got very stressful when things weren't looking too hot for her healthwise and when she had to endure some invasive procedures that were both very risky and very painful. I feel sorry for my other patients who were neglected that day! I wish I could have been her nurse 1 on 1. So anyway, it's both amazing and a miracle that she was able to come home so soon. She is an amazing friend, mother, daughter, wife, nurse, and person. She is loved by so many people, including my family. I feel so lucky to even be on her list of friends. Love you Stac!




Happy birthday Tam! I won't mention how old you are but man, you are getting up there! Some of the things I love about Tam:

1. She is a great friend, mom, wife, and person
2. She REALLY KNOWS how to blog, makes me jealous
3. She is freakin hilarious
4. She drove my butt around in high school when I didn't have a car, even though it was a klunker and it was purple (the perfect color for you though. Do you have any pix of that car, I would love to reminisce).
5. She is GORGEOUS!
6. She is an amazing piano player and seamstress and house decorator. She is so stinkin talented!

Love ya Tam!



I have the flu, don't know if it's H1N1 or Heiny as it is now known to me (get it? put i's in place of the ones = Hini or heiny), or the regular flu. I had the symptoms for 3 days and I guess after 3 days, it's too late to do the heiny swab or to even treat it with Tamiflu. So, they gave me a shot of Toradol (an anti-inflammatory) and Decadron (a steroid) because I had the worst headache and backache of all time. It helped and I am feeling better. At least my head does. I should've kept my mouth shut, last week I was saying "Geez, all the staff at the hospital are sick, I am in contact with sick patients all the time at the hospital, and my kids are sick. How come I never get sick? I must be Superwoman or something." Well, I spoke too soon. I just hope Rielly doesn't get sick because I was loving all over him the other day. I'm also mad because Stacie needs major help right now and I was only able to go see her once in the hospital and am not able to help her right now. We all know how stubborn she is, especially when she is sick. So I want to be with her and make sure she takes it easy.

In n Out Burger opened! Wow! How can it be after years of wishing they would come to Utah, they finally do, and to my city even! I must be living right. I attempted to get a burger on opening day but it was way too busy. By the 2nd day though, I decided I was going to sit in the line and wait no matter how long it took. It only took about 45 minutes and it was worth it.

Grandma Cowley

 

My Grandma Cowley is in a care center and is on hospice and doesn't recognize any of us anymore. It makes me very sad. Her appearance has changed quite a bit, this doesn't really look like her to me. I was going to go see her today but am sick so I wasn't able to. I miss my Grandma.