IT'S A...

BOY!!! we are very excited but more later! We have a Party to crash!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! BE SAFE!

BOBI THIS IS FOR YOU!!I

I HAVE TO SAY I DO LOVE THIS MY SELF! ENJOY!

From Halloween to now!

I know this is a lot of pictures so look if you dare. I will briefly explain some of them. Other wise they are self explanatory!

COUSINS MAKING GINGERBREAD HOUSES! SO FUN!!! PAYTON WAS SO CLOSE TO GETTING HER HOUSE! VERY CLOSE CALL!

OUR CHRISTMAS TREE! RY FELL ASLEEP UNDER IT AFTER HE GOT IT TO STAY! ZZZZZZZZZ!!!!
WE WERE EXCITED TO DO A FAMILY PIC WITH IT. NOTICE WHO IS MODELING;) AND NOTICE A CERTAIN DOGS TAIL NEXT TO RY. SO FUNNY!
MOSTLY FINISHED, I NEED A TREE SKIRT AND I WANT A BOW ON TOP WHICH MY MOM KNOWS HOW TO MAKE BUT GIVEN OUR CURRENT SITUATION WITH GRANDPA I FIGURE WE CAN DO W/OUT THIS YEAR;)

ONE OF OUR ATTEMPTS TO GET A SHOT, OH BOY! I ALMOST MADE IT;)

PAYTON WAS A.... LION! ADORABLE

GAVIN WAS A.... COWBOY! YEEHA
REAGAN WAS A WITCH WITH ATTITUDE!

THE NEXT FEW ARE OF A SMALL GET TOGETHER AT OUR HOUSE. MY PARENTS AND BROTHERS W/KIDS IN TOE CAME OVER FOR A YUMMY TREAT. DONUTS! MMM..MMM..GOOD!

What will it be?

I can barely wait to find out what this baby is! We find out in 21 days! I put a poll on our sidebar for some good fun! I want to see what you think we will have! Maybe down the road a bit we I will put another one on how much weight will Brandi gain?;) hahaha that could be fun! I am going to play with the poll through out, I like it!

My dad sent me this e-mail! Too funny!!!!!

Well, there is good news and bad news about my Christmas decorations this year

Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by. Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard.

Kind of feel like I gave in to the man by taking him down but my neighbor did confirm to near miss accidents on the busy street next to my house. I think I made him too real this time

So it was fun while it lasted! Merry Christmas!

Christmas TIme!

Our tree is up and we love it. I will have a picture soon! Payton is having a hard time not playing with the balls(ornaments)! So is the dog! I have thrown one away already due to holes he chewed in it! Oh well, it's making memories, right?! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Holiday and has the spirit of Christmas in your homes! We are loving the music and making goodies and ginger bread houses. (pics of this soon too)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FLAT IRON GIVEAWAY!

I don't know about the rest of you but I could really use a new flat iron! And I know just the place to try for a free one! Perfect with Christmas just around the corner! So jump on over to the GIVEAWAY and take your shot too!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Finally a post that has nothing to do with HEALTH!

GAVIN BIRTHDAY! He is so BIG! time flies and I am so grateful for him and blessed to have him as my son! Love you Goopta!

He obviously loved this present! Gav is so into horses right now so it was perfect! thanks to G&G M!

His awesome cake(thanks to G&G W.) Reagan went with and helped pick! He loves Transformers too!
A kick ball(G&G W) he loves all sports. So the ball was a big hit! Sadly, G-pa W didn't get to play with him bc it was snowing and super cold all day, but we will take really good care of it so next time you visit Gav will be ready!
Showing some of his presents!
Playing cowboy!
REAGAN CRAZY HAIR DAY AT SCHOOL!
THE BACK VIEW!
AFTER WE TOOK IT OUT! SO FUNNY AND A BIG OUCH TO BRUSH!!

Brandi needing to vent about whatever!

Ok fair warning i am in real need of venting right now and this is where I am doing it today. Of course it will not make sense to anyone but it makes me feel better...

Seriously, I am in disbelief that it is November! That means Christmas is in like 7 weeks! I am so not ready. Usually by the beginning of October I am ready for snow but here we are in Nov. and I am dreading it. My mom always told me to try and enjoy where I am b/c time only goes faster every year and she was right! (as usual)

Onto the blog, I hate the bright blue and I don't know how to change it but I have decided not to care, so don't think I did that on purpose;)

Things around here are crazy most of the time! Gavin has been sick! Sick enough yesterday we took him to the E.R.! He could not eat or drink anything w/out throwing up 5 minutes later. He wasn't peeing either. Luckily one pill later he is keeping everything down and not looking so green anymore! Today he has said a couple of time that his tummy feels sick and that he thinks he might throw up but so far no throw up! I am crossing my fingers that we are over that and get can back to our sort of normal lives.

Payton is driving me absolutely crazy! I have come to the conclusion that he will with out a doubt be the naughty boy in primary climbing and crawling on the chairs. He does not hold still and it should be fun but when you feel like you could vomit any second of the day:) I wish i could just get him to sit thorough a movie so I can not move which helps me not feel as gross. But that is not what is happening so I am trying to do my best with him and just enjoy it, but I am struggling with that. Poor kids and Ryan are feeling very bored right now. Just 28-30 weeks and they will have me back for good! YeeHah! (wait... find joy in the journey) that is what I meant to say! hahhaha

Reagan is reading like a crazy woman, she loves it and only wants me to listen but it takes her 35 minutes to read a 15 page book and it gets my patience down. Yet something else I need to work on bc that is something I can do when I feel like crap. She is such a sweet girl! I love her!

---Ryan, my sweet Ry! You are amazing! What would I do w/out you? Oh I know probably not survive! You have been so sweet and have gone above and beyond what I expect of you! From poopy diapers(which btw i am pretty sure you have changed more than me in the past month) to dishes and cooking dinner and shopping and errands and my late night cravings and cleaning up puke in the kitchen bc I could not do it and getting the kids during the night and cleaning up more puke off the sleeping bag while I was cleaning Gavin up in the bathroom and sharing your last bite yummy guacamole with me and playing with the kids and the dumb dog;) and, and, and the list could go on and on! You know the most amazing part is you are not getting much in return and you still do these things w/out complaint. I am pretty much the luckiest girly in the world. You are my rock and know I would be a total mess w/out you by my side. Thank you for hanging in there w/me! I love you!

SORRY TO MAKE THAT SO PUBLIC! He deserves a shout out!

thats all for now!

WASSOM HAPPENINGS!

*Well Payton and Gavin and I are a bit bored of cartoons and naps! I am super happy to say I have been up and around more the last two days and have felt pretty good. We are all hoping that I am at a turning point and from here on out it will be smooth sailing. (keep your fingers crossed)

*Reagan is trying to continue to be the big helper she has been but she is only 6 and it wears on her. She is amazing and really has been such a huge helper for me! I love her!

*Ryan got home from the boys annual hunting trip and again nothing!(they are all getting sick of coming home empty handed but the time they get together is important too{sappy i know}) But on another interesting note Ryan did throw up in the trailer that all 6 guys were sleeping in! I guess he had a few of them dry heaving afterwards. LOL! It's not funny but grown men gagging is funny to think about! Luckily he did do it in a bowl so it was easy clean up! Needles to say Ry came home not feeling so hot but he is keeping his food down so that's a good sign!

*Gavin has been so funny lately! I have to repeat myself 3 or more times before my kids answer sometimes (i know i am the only mom this happens too:>)well.... after I have said Gavin 3 or 4 times Gavin the last couple of days turns around to me and says "mom, mom, mom, mom....do you see how annoying that is?" He is so funny! We just laugh and laugh! It's actually a commercial on t.v. if you didn't know & it is reversed, the child is asking for mom over and over and then the mom says the child's name a few times and says do you see how annoying that is? so yeah, dang funny!

****On another note my lab work came back and all is normal except my thyroid, it's high, does anyone know of anything I can take that is natural and not over the counter drugs?****

THIS TO SHALL PASS....

I have been experiencing some crazy emotions with all these baby issues!....

Are we losing this baby? Are we keeping this baby? 1st ultra sound came back with strong baby stats. So why am I am bleeding and cramping?.... Ok Brandi chill out, the baby stats are great! Keep thinking positive, this to shall pass!

Last night we had a friend come over and help Ry give me a blessing and we let our friend do the blessing... what an amazing blessing! I was left emotional but I felt so much peace after he left! We went to bed not sure what was going to happen but knew it was in our Saviors hands and we were both ok with either way it went at this point. So we went to sleep... or at least Ry did for a while and I well... had a full night of bleeding and cramping, Ry got up with me every time I was bleeding! We got another appointment and another ultra sound (we were really expecting to have no heart beat this time) but to our surprise the baby is again still beating away! We are very excited about the ultra sound but still left with no answers on why I am still left feeling like I am in the first stages of labor at 8 weeks along! I still feel at peace with this pregnancy, if I am only to hold this baby a little while for it to receive a body then I am grateful for the opportunity to do so, (not sure I am 100% ready to go through the emotions that come with that outcome) on the other hand if we are to keep the baby and have it in our home we are extremely humbled by this as well!

I have not let myself feel or show much emotion since this whole thing has come down, but after the blessing it left me feeling totally ok with letting my emotions show. For that reason I am trying to express it and I am not sure it is making any sense but I feel SO MUCH better! I also need to express how much I love Ryan! He has been right by my side through this whole thing, taking care of me and the kids or finding people to help us out. (Thanks to my Grandma so much!) Thanks to my ward for the dinners to help keep me down!

THIS TO SHALL PASS......

HICCUP!!

We are having a slight bump in the road with the pregnancy right now. We have always seemed to have a few problems in the last trimester and go into the pregnancy hoping for the best but prepared for a rough end. Well this time was no different we are prepared for the last trimester but come on I am only 7 weeks along and already put on "light activity/bed rest" for a week due to some moderate to heavy cramping and bleeding therefore rest is in order to see if the bleeding will subside! We had an ultra sound and the baby looks amazing, super strong heart rate so the doctor was pleased but you never know! So I am resting and hoping that this is a short lived "rest"! I am so sure of our decision to make this the last baby to come to our family through us! My body just does not like to be pregnant!:(

With that...I am so blessed to have such amazing family! We made the call to the doctor and they wanted to see me right away so we called my sister Danielle and my mom; they were out running errands and with no questions asked they came over to watch the kids so we could get to the doctor. Then my awesome brother Dillon switched them out so they could finish running around before a funeral (which I for obvious reasons didn't get to make) but I love them so much and could not ask for better.

I know that Heavenly Father has things in order so whatever happens will be for the best! I am thankful for this knowledge!

I'm out for now, I have a lot to get done;) hahaha just kidding!

The RUMORS are true!

Alright everybody YES we are pregnant.... again! We are very excited about it. I am really excited that when we have this baby I can work out and not think "why the hell am I doing this just so I can get fat and pregnant again?" That will be so great! Reagan is hoping and praying for a sister and Gav says he wants a brother 90% of the time but once in a while he will say "mom i want a sister actually!" So we will see. It would be fun to get a girl, then we would have 2 of each! But healthy is all I really want for me and baby!

A Few Funny Moments!

Gavin jumped in bed the other morning with me and said "mom, I want a baby brother!" Reagan heard him and had to put her opinion in "mom, I want a sister!" Gavin piped back in and said "mom, then we need to get a cage!!!"

I laughed for a while and I still laugh every time I think about it.

Okay now onto another funny moment that Bobi can attest to. We were watching Grease 2 the other night and some boys sing the mister sand man song that is also on Back to the Future which we could not remember at the time. Anyways, we eventually figured out that it was in fact Back to the Future and Bobi asked me which one it was on and I answered so confidently... "I'm not sure but it's the one that he goes back in time!" Then we laughed a bit about that and then tried to finish the movie. But I am pretty sure we were both comatose before it was over.

So fun! I love making fun of myself. hahahha

Hair Fun!

Reagan is getting way more patient while I am doing her hair. I think she has finally gotten the clue that I am going to finish whether she holds still and makes it easy or moves around and gets a few yanks along the way. I have so much fun trying hair do's I see on other blogs. We also throw together some of our own and she loves feeling cute. Notice she can't help but pose even when she is side ways or backwards. So funny!

this face reminds me of when she was a baby. her cheeks anyways!
SEE HOW MUCH!!!!! she is so big now, but at least I can still see the baby in her.

what a crack up!



this one is fun, cute and fast







this turned out so cute. her hair is still wet. i dried it and curled the back a bit.