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I saw this off of my friend's blog and thought it would be fun!


This is me pregnant with Olivia.

Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant?
A - Southtown Mall food court. Tyler was leaving for a baseball trip and we had a feeling so we stopped at the mall and took the test. The automatic toilet kept flushing while I was waiting so I stashed the stick in my purse and took it out to Tyler in the food court. We looked together and it was obviously positive!
B - In my bathroom
c - In my bathroom

How did you find out that you were pregnant?
A - Prego test.
B - My boobs started leaking, then prego test to be sure.
C - Preg test.

What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant?
A - I could not believe it.
B - A little surprised because it worked so quickly.
C - Glad, I didn't want to keep trying, if you know what I mean.

Who was the first person you told?
A - Tyler was with me. Then Kathryn. Then my Mom.
B - Tyler. Then Olivia. Then Kathryn. Then I waited awhile to tell the rest of the Family.
C - Tyler. Then Olivia and Drew. Then probably Kathryn again. Then Jocelyn. Then everyone else.

Did you plan to get pregnant?
A - Yes, took 3 months
B - Yes, took 1 try
C - Yes, took 3 months


Me Pregnant with Drew.

Was everybody happy for you?
A - Yes, my Mom was a little hesitant on being a Grandma at such a young age but when we found out it was a girl she got over that.
B - Yes, my Mom wanted to see what a little boy would look like. She was in luck.
C - Yes, my Mom said to stop at 2 but we didn't. Sorry Mom.

Did you want to find out the sex?
A - Yes, we couldn't wait.
B - Yep, we were pulling for a boy.
C - No, we absolutely did not want to know. We wanted a huge surprise!

What was the sex?
A - Boy at 14 weeks, Girl at 20 weeks. Born a Girl!
B - Boy
C - Boy

Did anyone throw you a baby shower?
A - Yes, I think I had 3 with Liv.
B - No baby shower, kind of tacky with your second.
C - No baby shower again, even more tacky with your third.


Me pregnant with Alex.

How much weight did you gain?
A - 30 lbs
B - 32 lbs
C - 27 lbs

Did you loose all of the weight that you gained?
A - yes, plus some.
B - yes, but gained some back.
C - Yes, but trying to get back to pre-children weight.

What did you crave the most?
A - Bean burritos with pickles and hot sauce.
B - Bean burritos with pickles and hot sauce.
C - Bean burritos with pickles and hot sauce. Actually I am still craving that right now.

Did you have any complications during your pregnancy?
A - Nope.
B - Nope.
C - Nope.

Where were you when you went into labor?
A - I was induced.
B - I was induced.
C - I was induced. It's the way to go seriously.


This is the Fam with our new baby Drew.

Did your water break?
A - The doctor broke it at the hospital.
B - Same
C - Same

Did you go early or late?
A - On my due date
B - 12 days early
C - 1 week early

Who was in the room with you when you gave birth (besides Dr/nurse)?
A - Tyler, my Mom, Tyler's Mom, Kathryn, my Grandma.
B - Tyler, my Mom, Tyler's Mom, my sister-in-law Stephanie, My nephew Cody (he was 2), and Olivia (she was 2 too).
C - Tyler, my Mom, Tyler's Mom, and my friend Michelle (the photographer). At the new hospital they would only let 3 guests. Or Jocelyn and Kathryn would of been there too. If there's anyone who wants to see the next one there will be a sign up sheet...

Did you have any drugs for the pain?
A - Yes, thank you.
B - Yes, thank you.
C - Yes, thank you.

Did you go vaginal or have a c-section?
A - Vag
B - Vag
C - Vag


Olivia with her new baby Brother Alex.

What was your first reaction after giving birth?
A - She was so FAT. How was she inside of me.
B - He was so little, even though he wasn't.
C - It's a BOY!!!

What did you name the baby(s)?
A - Olivia Laurel
B - Andrew Boyd
C - Alexander Tyler

Did the name have any significance to you?
A - First names are names we like and middle names are family names. Laurel is my Mom's name.
B - Boyd is my Dad's middle name.
C - Tyler is my husband's name. Oh and the boys names had to be Croatian as well. If we have any more kids the name has to begin with a vowel....

Does the baby's name fit?
A - yes, holy cow yes. When I see a blond Olivia it drives me crazy!
B - Yes, but it did take time to get used to. And we never call him Andrew, it's just Drew.
C - I love the name Alexander and we call him Alex. He looks like an Alex.

Did the baby(s) have any complications?
A - Olivia swallowed fluid and the RT had to be rushed in to suction her lungs, plus she had major battle wounds from the forceps.
B - No
C - No

How old is your baby today?
A - 5
B - Almost 3
C - 5.5 Months

When is the next one(s) coming?
Who knows at this point, some days it's tomorrow and some days it's never.

I tag whoever wants to do it! I think it is fun learning about everyone's pregnancy/babies!

Tyler Meets the Big Three-O

Last Tuesday was Tyler's Birthday and so I thought I would surprise him with a Birthday Dinner with our closest friends and family. He really had no idea and I can't believe I kept a secret for that long, I am so proud. We had it at the Skybox and watched the Jazz game on the big screen. Our family and friends were there, the Jazz won, the food was great, and Tyler turned 30. What more can you ask for....












Hope you had a great Birthday Tyler! We love you so much and we appreciate everything you do for our family. You are the best Dad and Husband!

Valentines In Vegas

We went to Vegas with our good friends for Valentines weekend. I seriously haven't been to Vegas in over 5 years! Crazy since I am from St. George and we used to go there at least every month for our Costco and good Mall shopping. We left for our trip Thursday evening just in time for I15 to be closed down for the night because of weather related semi accidents. We went another route and made it to Vegas in about 10 hours. Sweet. It really wasn't that bad because we didn't have any kids. So the ride was a vacation on it's own. In Vegas we had a great time with all the gambling, buffets, and entertainment.

We stayed at the Luxor all three nights.


The Boys went on the thrill rides.

While the girls relaxed at the Oxygen Bar.



We ate a lot of great food!


We had an uneventful drive home and were ready to see the kids again.

Just Venting!!!

HOLY CRAPOLA, I could not even began to imagine having six kids (3 with special needs) and then just giving birth to 8 more! Those poor kids that have to go through this just because of some dumb choices by the Mom and Doctor. What were they thinking? That would be the hardest life with a husband and money. Take those two things away and it almost seems impossible. I blame the Doctor mostly, he knew she had six kids seven years and younger and no job and no husband. It's the Doctor's responsibility to say no when it just doesn't sound like a good idea. They make you go to counseling when you have gastric bypass, they make you go to counseling when you are getting too much plastic surgery, why wouldn't you make her go to counseling when she already has too many kids and no husband or money to support her? Having 3 kids (none of which with special needs) is so much work and is so expensive. I wish her the best of luck and I hope she gets her tubes tied.

Crap! Alex learned to roll.

Do you ever feel like it's one thing after another! So Alex is now a great sleeper. Sleeps through the night and takes great naps. We can even put him down awake and he will just go to sleep. He does prefer his tummy to sleep on and hasn't slept on his back since we stopped swaddling him a month ago. Well on Saturday he learned to roll. Every time we put him down to sleep we put him on his tummy and when he wakes up he's on his back. Great right, big whoop. No! In the last two days he has totally mastered the rolling over trick and won't sleep on his back. So now he immediately rolls and then cries. No Alex, no. What the heck do I do, I can't put pillows or anything in there to prevent him from rolling? I think my new family motto is "one thing after another". Honestly child...