The last 7 months...

Monday, March 19, 2012

I thought I would finally catch up on the highlights of our life since Jackson has joined our family.

I am so lucky to have 2 really close friends that are great photographers. Thanks to them, we will always have family pictures taken quite often. The first set of pictures are taken with Cherie. We went up to Farmington and went to a spot by her house.

The kids cooperated so well.

I love how photogenic Kate is.

The next set of pictures are with my friend Shay.

We went up to Day Break and took some pictures by the lake.

We also went to Soda Row and got some great shots outside the shops.

Kate is such a great big sister and loves Jackson sooo much.

Kate really wanted to be Princess Aurora for Halloween.

We borrowed this adorable Horse costume from a friend for Jackson.

I thought they both looked awesome for Halloween!

In November we went to Disneyland with the Peterson Posse.

Jackson didn't love it as much as I thought he would.

The first few days were pretty rough, but eventually he felt the magic!

I LOVE that we have such a fun, large group when we go!

Makes the trip that much more enjoyable.

In December Kate and her cousin, Morgan, performed

at half time in one of the U of U basketball games.

They had a blast, and performed so well.

Kate showing off her mad dance skills on the floor!

Christmas Time!!

Jackson's first haircut... Bittersweet.

He went from looking like an adorable baby to a handsome gentleman.

My oldest niece, Lauren, got married the end of December.

Welcome to the family Tyler!!

We were fortunate to go out to Colorado and be a part of it.

My Dad's younger brother, Nyle, passed away January 11th.

It's sad for us to not have him here on Earth with us,

but I know it was his time to go.

I know he is soarin' high with my Dad.

(Also causing lots of trouble, and having everyone roll around

laughing so hard!!!) Rest In Peace Uncle Nyle!

We love you so much!!!

Jackson going swimming for the first time.

He LOVED the water!!!

Fun, random pictures of my cute kiddo's.

I love them more than words can explain.

They are my light and life!

Jackson Wayne Moffitt

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Jackson Wayne was born on July 24, 2011 at 3:57 pm

He weighed 6 pounds 10 1/2 ounces

19 inches long

Jackson and Dad

Jackson and Mom

Kate, Jackson, and I.

I am so bummed because this is our only family picture while we were at the hospital. When I had Kate, I felt like we didn't get any great pictures at the hospital. My goal was to make sure we took TONS of pictures the 2nd time around. Unfortunately that didn't happen.

Kate meeting her little brother!

Jackson's first night at the hospital.

My friend, Cherie, came to our house when Jackson was only

4 days old and took these amazing pictures!

I had way too many favorites, so I figured it wouldn't hurt

to post pretty much all of them :)

We blessed Jackson on September 18th, 2011.

Ryan did such a great job. I couldn't have been more proud.

What makes his blessing outfit that much better

is that Ryan wore it too when he was blessed!

I can't believe it has taken me 7 months now to finally post this. I keep adding pictures to update this, and I'm still behind. Hopefully I'll get better at this, and can update on what has been going on the past 5 months!

Our little guy!!!!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

We are so thrilled for another addition to our family! It feels like we've been waiting for this time to finally be here. I know other's have gone through more difficult trials to get their children here, and I feel like the little trial Ryan and I went through was to give us a better understanding of what others have had to go through. Although I don't feel like I took Kate's pregnancy for granted, I just had no idea how easy it was for us to bring her here. Everything went SO SMOOTHLY! Which is great, and I am so grateful I will have those memories to hold onto dearly.

This pregnancy has been a little bit different. We wanted to start trying in January of 2010 but decided it was important to get better insurance, and get Aflac. Due to the new insurance we had to wait until May to start trying. In my head that was an eternity away, but I figured that since it was so easy to get pregnant with Kate, that a few months wouldn't kill us. May came, and I felt like our time FINALLY came! I was so excited to get pregnant. Any girl can imagine the disappointment I went through when June came and that pregnancy test came back negative. July, nothing. I for sure thought August would be my month! We went to Newport with Ryan's family over my birthday. I knew that if I hadn't started by the 7Th, I was pregnant. I wanted to give myself the best birthday present ever so I waited until the 10Th to take the test.... And it was the best birthday ever!!!! The test came back positive! Our time had come. I was ecstatic. It was so hard to not shout it to the world, especially to Ryan's family since we were with them all week. We went to Disneyland and Jess was pregnant so she couldn't go on any of the wild rides. I was trying to figure out how on earth I was going to keep it a secret from the family when I wasn't going on any of those rides either. Jess caught on what was going on really fast! It was our little secret (and Ryan's too). We came home from Newport and everything was going great. At 6 1/2 weeks I finally called Dr. Smith's office and scheduled an appointment for our 8 week check up. The very next day everything changed. I started spotting but didn't want to overreact. I called up Dr. Smith's nurse and she said she wanted me to go in and let them draw my blood. They wanted to make sure I was pregnant. This next week DRAGGED for me. They called me back Wednesday saying I was pregnant but my levels were low so they wanted me to go back and draw blood again. Then on Thursday they wanted me to go in and get the Rhogam shot. The whole time I knew what was going, but I didn't want to admit it. A small part of me was hoping that everything was going to be OK, and I was still pregnant. On Friday when I got the phone call from the nurse letting me know that indeed it was a miscarriage, I was devastated. Although it was only 2 1/2 weeks, I was already planning on having this little one join our family in April.

I spent the time I needed to grieve over that little one. The next few months were still frustrating for me. I wanted to get pregnant so bad, and I wanted it right then!

I remember on Thanksgiving I was feeling sick. One side of me was excited thinking, "Yay, this is it!" While the other side of me was thinking, "Oh no, another month goes by and I'm still not pregnant." That Saturday I was too anxious so I took a pregnancy test (3 days early) and once again, it came back negative. I just kept waiting for it to start. Wednesday still nothing so I took another pregnancy test, and it came back POSITIVE!!! I couldn't believe it! And I couldn't believe that I was sick before I even knew I was pregnant. That day I called the doctors office and they said they would see me as early and as often as I wanted to be seen. That was comforting for me. I decided that no matter how often I go in, it wont change anything. We knew we wanted to tell immediate family on Christmas, but I told Ryan that we couldn't tell them until we had seen Dr. Smith. We went in at 7 weeks and were able to see the heartbeat. That was all I needed! We told the family on Christmas!

I've had a few friends that recently miscarried at 12 weeks, so I was still worried that I could have another one. The whole week before my 12 week appointment I kept telling Ryan how worried I was that we were going to go to the appointment and they wouldn't be able to find a heartbeat (even though we had already seen the heartbeat twice). The night before I had a nightmare about the same thing. So we go in, and the doctor is using the Doppler instead of doing an ultrasound. My heart is pounding and I'm about to cry when 20 seconds goes by and he still cant find the heartbeat. Finally, he finds it and I can calm down. Ryan was even worried there for a minute. So we've done it! We've made it past the 12 week mark! I can finally relax and not worry about every tiny thing that is going on!

Wrong. I'm 15 weeks now and I'm feeling so much better and loving it! On a Sunday evening I start bleeding just a tiny bit, but its enough to throw me over the edge. I'm balling and can't even breathe. I couldn't believe that this was happening to me. I spoke to a nurse on call, and she assured me that everything is OK since I haven't had any more bleeding. I went in the next day to hear the heartbeat and get everything checked out, and everything was OK! I cannot begin to tell you how relieved I was. And what helped was right after this incident I was able to feel baby move around, and have felt him several times a day since then.

I will be 20 weeks tomorrow, and nothing scary has happened since then. I am so glad that I have made it this far! I will never EVER take a single pregnancy for granted. I will cherish every moment, good and bad. As rough as it has been, I am so grateful for everything that has happened. I would like to believe it has made me a stronger person, and I can sympathize with those that have gone through a rough time as well.

Kate is so excited to be a big sister! From day 1 she said she was getting a baby brother, so we weren't too surprised when we found out she was right! We are so thrilled to have a little boy join our family.

Here is baby boy's profile.

Here is his left leg in 3D.

His left leg again. He was moving around so much! It was fun

for Ryan to see how much he moves around.

His face in 3D. The placenta is covering up half of it :(
(The doc says that I could feel him so early on because

the placenta is in the front.)

It's a little blurry, but here is his foot.

He has no shame! He wasn't afraid to show us that

he is a boy!

His cute little body. At 18 weeks he weighed 9 ounces.

I realize now that I get 2 amazing birthdays in a row! My birthday in 2010 gave me hope that Kate would get a brother or sister. Then for my birthday in 2011, our little miracle gets to come join our family! Who knows, maybe he will even come ON his due date, which is my birthday :)

It amazes me how much I already love him!

2010 goal accomplished............kindof

Sounds silly, I know. One of my goals going into 2010 (that's right... 2010, not 2011) was to blog about each one of my close family members on their birthday and let them know how much I adore them and appreciate having them in my life. Well, it's obvious to see I didn't accomplish that goal. However, I still wanted to justify and at least acknowledge the ones that I missed.

In July it was Colter's, Brewer's, Bryce's, and Dad's birthday.

Colter had a very special birthday this month because

he turned 8! He was baptized and confirmed

in September and we are very proud of him!

August is by FAR the busiest month of the year when it comes to

birthdays. This month has always been my favorite month

of the year, and to be honest I'm not sure why.

It starts with Summer, then Anika, Carter, Me(on the 9Th for

those that can't remember ;)), Jon, Kate and Andy

(on the same day! Kate has always had a special bond with her

Uncle Andy from day 1), and I can never forget the one who has

done so much for me throughout my life, my Mother.

In September it's Jon's and my wonderful Husbands birthday.

Both of these guys are so good to Kate, and she loves them dearly (as do I)!

For October we have lovely Taylor, cute Jackson, awesome Uncle Greg, and both Grandmas on Ryan's side of the family; Grandma Moffitt and Grandma Bennett. November starts off with my wonderful Mother in law's birthday, then Parker (another great uncle!), and last but certainly not the least we have Lexi's birthday. She is one lucky girl because every other year she gets to celebrate her big day at the Happiest Place on Earth!
Now we have December, Jason and Boston! What a great way to end the year!
To everyone, thank you so much for being a part of my life. You probably don't realize it but each and every one of you have made a special impact on my life. You have made me a better person, and for that I am grateful for you. I hope you all had great birthdays, and that the year to follow is a spectacular one. I love you all and HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Taggart Beck

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

My adorable nephew was born June 30, 2010. There is actually a funny story behind this! About 7 pm I got a phone call from my brother asking me if I would come to the house for an hour or two so they could go to the hospital to get Lindsi checked. (Her due date wasn't until July 20th?) Once they got there, she was dilated far enough so they kept her! Her doctor (the best doctor out there :)) came in at about 11:50pm and asked Parker and Lindsi if they wanted a June or July baby. They said July. So they were just hanging out waiting for the 10 minutes to pass. Dr. Smith asked what time it was, and it was 11:58. Only 2 more minutes. . . One minute later, Dr. Smith looked down, and little Tagg's head was popping out. Apparently he didn't want a July Birthday!

Mr. Tagg at the hospital

Tagg showing off his gorgeous eyes down at Yuba lake.
Tagg's birth announcement.

I feel so honored to have 13 nieces and nephews!

Tagg is such a wonderful addition to this family!

I love you Tagg!

p.s. Lindsi, I stole these cute pictures from your blog.

Hope you don't mind. Your pictures are so much better than the ones I have.