Not my back again!

Well this week has been crazy. Last Sunday I woke up to find out that Tyler was sick. So I got Aspen dressed and heading into church myself. Well Heavenly Father has a weird sense of humor becuase instead of blessing me for going to Church all by myself (I make it sound like it is so hard to do) he curse me with hurting my back! While I was pulling Aspen out of the car I pulled out my back. I managed to get Aspen into the building and make it through sacrament. After sacrament I knew I couldn't handle sitting any longer so headed to the car. One little problem... I couldn't hardly walk and I definitely couldn't carry Aspen to the car. Well Traci Purser to the rescue. She saw me struggling and helped carry Aspen to the car. I managed to drive home, but again I couldn't carry Aspen upstairs! So I sat in the parking lot crying and praying someone else needed to come home from church early. Well my sweet neighbor Sy came to the rescue. He carried Aspen upstairs to my Condo.

As many of you know I already have a lot of back problems. I have degenerative discs and bulging discs in my lower back. I have pulled my back out before, but it has been such a long time and I haven't done it this bad for a while. So I tried everything I could to make my back better. Epsom salt baths, massages, stretching, and walking, but nothing seemed to help this time. I couldn't really take any medication becuase I am nursing. So I just had to wait out the pain. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I couldn't get out of bed without being in lots of pain. Then Wed and Thur I felt a little better and could at least walk around the house. Friday came around and of course I get sick! So I stayed in bed all day. Then Saturday rolled around and I started feeling much better. Now that it is Sunday I can walk around without being in to much pain! I still haven't attempted to carry Aspens car seat, but at least I don't cry every time.

And off this pain was the reward I got for trying to take Aspen to church while Tyler was sick! LOL!!!

Tagged 5 things!

Well I have thought about this all week and I really don't think I am have exciting or different to share about me. I am just a plain Jane! But I will try anyway.

1. From the time I was little all I wanted to do was be a mom. This doesn't surprise many, but what might is that I would rather babysit than hang out with my friends. Yes even in High School I would have rather played with kids than cruise state street and hang out with the girls!

2. I am absolutely the messiest person you will ever meet (Okay not quite, but I am definitely not a clean freak). I actually love a clean house, but when I am busy cleaning is the first thing to go. Especially my bedroom. I actually don't mind a dirty bedroom. I am never in there anyway and it is just easier to throw my clothes on the floor than to put them away. Yeah I know I am crazy.

3. I HATE brushing my teeth. Most people love the feeling of clean fresh teeth, but I hate it! I hate feeling my teeth and having them be clean and smooth. UGH!

4. I love buying shoes, but I don't know why because I never wear them. I have even walked into walmart bare foot. When I am bare foot people either look at me like I am crazy or they laugh and say that I am smart for never wearing shoes. Its quite funny to see the reaction from people.

5. I love simple foods, like mac n cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches! Also breakfast is one of my favorite foods for dinner!!! I am such a kid at heart :)

Sleep

Aspen is almost 3 months! So crazy. Anyway I remember reading in baby wise that kids can start sleeping through the night between 2-3 months. Since Aspen is almost 3 months I decided to put it to the test this week. Aspen normally wakes up at 4am and then again at 8am. So Sunday night when 4am rolled around and Aspen started crying I woke up and put her Binky back in her mouth to see if she would go back to sleep. Around 6am she woke back up and I tried the Binky thing again and she lasted until 8am without a feeding. (don't think I am a cruel mean mom, she usually screams and wont take a Binky if she is hungry!) So Monday night rolls around and she wakes up at 5am. I try my theory again and she fell back asleep until 9am. Tue comes quickly and she slept straight through the night and did not wake up until 8am. She is officially sleeping about 9 hours straight at night. Can I tell you how happy I am. Hopefully she will keep it up. I find I have so much more energy now that she is sleeping through the night.

Here are some picture of my cute baby girl. She is looking like a baby now, instead of a newborn. These pictures are all in about 2 minutes!

Change is good...

Well so much has been going on lately. Lots of good changes.

An opportunity came up; Tyler left his job very suddenly, very unexpectedly. We are very excited about the change and the progress of our new gig. (New gig: Nu Skin +galvanic spa+ Lon Wardrop= BIG $$$)

I love having him home. He works hard, but I get to see him more throughout the day. Plus I am working with him and with both of our families so it is great. Here is one of our first meetings that we had at Lon's Resort(home)!!
Aspen is changing so much. She had her 2 month appt and here are her stats.

• 24 inch long (80%)
• 9.12 lbs (30%)
• 15 in head cir (10%)

Yep Aspen is our long skinny girl with a TINY head! Aspen loves to play with all her toys and with mom and dad!

So tired from playing all morning!

Aspen Special Day

We woke up early Sunday morning to get Aspen ready. As soon as we put her in her dress she started laughing. This was the first time we have heard Aspen laughing so it was a big moment. Aspen knew it was big day and she was extra good for us. Aspen is wearing the dress that I was blessed in and I was so excited to see her in it!

The whole day went great. Friends and family came to support us for Aspen baby blessing. Tyler gave her an incredible blessing. He blessed her with a sharp mind and joy that would be contagious. It was so neat to hear my husband give Aspen a name and a blessing and I am so thankful for him. It is great to have a husband that is worthy to give priesthood blessings. Here are a few pictures of our perfect day!

Here is what it looks like when you try and get 4 kids under 3 to pose for a picture!

Finally after 5 pictures we got them all looking :)

Aspen's Photoshoot

A friend of ours needed a model for their new stuido they just opened up. We are so glad she called us. Link to this to see a few pictures on a slideshow. She looks so cute! Click on this link and then click on the babies label

http://instudiophoto.blogspot.com/search/label/babies

Aspen is 7 weeks!

I can't believe that my little girl is already 7 weeks. I love this newborn stage. I love her little cry and her sweet smiles. I love that she knows my voice and her daddy's face. She has already changed so much. I love every stage. Here is a bit of what she has been up to:

Taking baths

Playing with her best friend Lily

Sleeping like an angleLoves sleeping with Daddy
She finally is starting to fit in her car seat
Is getting so long
Having fun in St George with the Mason's

Fun fun fun!

Aspen is 1 month old today!!! Wow time goes by so fast. She is still such a great baby. She will sleep between 4-6 hours at night. And during the day she hardly cries. I love her so much.

The last 2 weeks have been so fun. I have started to get the hang of being a mom and have gotten back into my daily routine. I started walking when Aspen was 2 1/2 weeks old. I can go about 3 1/2 miles. I am still so slow, but it feels great to be able to exercise again. I sure have missed it. I figured I better get my butt into gear while I was still excited to exercise. I also started reading again. I read baby wise, and Breaking Dawn. Baby wise has helped me get Aspen into a schedule. I don't follow it exactly, but it gave me a great starting place. Also Breaking Dawn.... Well I wont saying anything becuase I know lots of you haven't read it.

Tyler and I also saw the new Batman movie! We took Aspen along and she did great. I am lucky to have such a great baby. She loved all the loud noises. And the movie was incredible. The Joker is portrayed exactly how I imagined it. I didn't think it was as dark as everyone said it was. There is no blood and you don't even see the actual killings. Also there is no swearing. Such a good movie and I recommend it to everyone!!

Then this last weekend Tyler, Aspen and I went to the family cabin in Sundance. Saturday night we had some friends over. We ate pizza, played some pool and had a fun time talking and laughing. Then we slept over. Sunday Tyler made me muffins in the dutch oven and then we went to my parents ward. After that we hiked up to Stewart Falls. It was so beautiful and the water level was a lot higher than it has been in a while! Then after the hike Tylers family came up for dinner! It felt great to get out of the house and spend time with friends and family!!!

A big thanks!

I am so lucky to have the best friends and family. Thanks to all those who have stopped by, brought meals or called to see how I was doing. Thanks to my in-laws for helping me take care of Aspen when I was in the hospital and bringing her down to see me!
Also I want to send a special thanks to my mom. She is the most incredible person I know. She has been the best example of a mother. My only hope is that I can be half as good as a mom as she has been to me. I am the only girl in our family and that has brought me extra close to my mom. She truly is one of my best friends and always has been. She has always been there for me. She has seen me at my worst and loves me no matter what. She is the best example of patience and love.

As soon as I found out I was having a girl I convinced my mom to sew all the nursery items! We went to the store and picked out the fabric. She has spent many hours on everything. She is so busy and it means the world to me that she would take out time to sew all this stuff. She has done a crib skirt and bumper, quilt, basket liners, diaper organizer, glider cushions, and the curtain. And can I tell you it looks amazing. Its not all done, but here is a sneak peak of what it looks like. I will post more pictures when I have the nursery all done!!!


My mom also was there for me the whole first week of Aspen being born! She was the first one to the hospital to see my sweet little angle. She was at our house when we brought her home. She was so excited to have another grandchild and spend lots of time helping me. Well the first week didn't go as planned and my mom was so flexible. My mom owns her own business and the girl she hired to help up front had a family emergency and had to leave out of town for her grandmothers funeral. So instead of having the whole week off she had to work. So she would help me all morning. She would clean my house, help with Aspen and cook dinner. Then she would have to go into work for a bit. As soon as she got back she would be helping me again. The night I got really sick she got up with Aspen to feed her. She literally went on no sleep the whole week she was with me.

My mom is truly the most sincere and loving person I have ever met. I am a better person for knowing her and I could never thank her enough for all that she does. I love you mom!!!!