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Finally an Update

It's been 5 months since my last post. I can't believe how fast the time has gone. Our baby boy is going to be 6 months a week from today. What a little sweetheart he is. We love being mommy and daddy to our little angel. He is such a good boy and growing up so fast. He already has a tooth coming in on the bottom, and the one right next to it is coming too. He seriously is the most handsome little guy I've ever seen. His big blue eyes and sweet little smile just make me melt. He has recently started sleeping the whole night, in the last two weeks. Before that he would go to bed at around 8pm them wake up at 4:30am and have a bottle. He now goes to bed at 8pm and gets up around 6am so say bye to mommy, then back to bed for a while. He still takes two or three naps a day, which allows mommy and daddy, whoever is with him to do homework and clean up the house. We really are lucky to have such a good boy.
Other news since the last post...we bought a house in July. It is so nice putting money towards a mortgage instead of someone else. It's perfect for us and we're so excited to do a bunch of little projects in it to make it even better for us. The best part for us, is we now have a back yard where Rosten and his sisters and brothers (whenever they come) have a place to play.
Ryan has plans with my brother and dad to close in the garage and make a little workshop in there. He is so excited. We're also going to redo the basement. It's not completely finished now, so we're going to add another bathroom and bedroom and close in the laundy room. It's so much fun to look forward to these things we can do together. We'll probably start next spring or summer, as we'll need to save for a while to get it done. I think before we do anything in the basement, we're going to put carpet in ours and Rosten's room and maybe the living room. We now have hardwood floor in those rooms, and I don't like it because I want Rosten to be able to crawl. We'll see...
I'm in my second to last semester of college. I'm so excited to finally graduate. I right now am going to school two days a week, with online class. Next semester I only have my internship. I'm a little nervous about it because I won't be working at all. I'm doing the internship full-time so I can be done in May and graduate. I'm so excited!!! Ryan and my dad both said I need to walk at graduation, so I will be walking. My dad says it's a huge accomplishment I need to celebrate, and Ryan said Rosten needs to see his parents do important things like that, so it is something he'll know is important. As much as I want to do in the future, all of my kids may see me graduate at one time or another.
Ryan was accepted at Weber State University here in Ogden. We are so proud of him. He is such an amazing daddy and hubby for Rosten and I. So far they have accepted all of his credits from his associates degree in England, and we're waiting to see if they'll accept them as actual criminal justice credits. If they do accept them as criminal justice credits, he should only have a few years left until he will graduate. He wants to work for the secret service, so whatever it takes for him to get in there we will do. I am so proud of how hard he is working and doing his school work. He spends all morning taking care of Rosten while I'm at work, and does homework at the same time, then he switches me and I take Rosten and he goes to work all afternoon and night. What a hard working man. It has definitely been a challenge for us to not see each other very often because we have chosen not to have Rosten go to a babysitter (except for a few hours on Mondays and Tuesdays when I'm in class), but it's very worth it to know that he is being taken care of by his parents who love him and would do anything to protect him. Needless to say, the few hours or days we get to spend together as a family here and there are precious!

Other news in the Wood family, we got a dog!!! For those of you who know me at all, know that is totally out of character for me. I don't do animals or animal waste! But we love our doggy. His name is Wally and he's a cocker spaniel. Rosten is getting to the point now where he just sits and watches him and laughs. It's pretty dang cute. Wally has been such a good dog. We got him when he was only 11 weeks old, so he is still just a puppy. He's growing like crazy though. Last week, we decided to cute his hair, and now he looks little again. It's a lot of fun to have him, but a lot of hard work. Our biggest reason for getting him was we wanted Rosten to grow up with a dog. After we got him we thought we should have started out with a fish or something, but we wouldn't change him now for anything.
Our little dumbo

Rosten and his amazing daddy
Blast from the past.....I'm working hard to get back to this size again. I'll keep everyone posted. So far, I've lost 15 pounds. Only another 25 to go. I guess being happily married and having a baby really does ruin your body. Wish me luck because the training has begun.

Lastest News

A lot has happened since the last post. First and most important is our little guy is growing so much. He is so cute and so much fun to be with. We had the opportunity, a few weeks back, to get some newborn pictures taken of him. We just got them back, so I'll post a few of those here. He is such a doll. I can't believe how much he's changed since they were taken. I took some more of him today, and he looks so much bigger. I guess that explains all of the eating he is doing. I think he spends 50% of his day eating. He's such a joy though. We also bought our first home. We're so excited to leave apartments and move to a house. It's going to be great! We cannot wait. We sign the final papers in a few weeks, then we'll start to move. We should be completely moved in by the beginning of August, at least we hope. We're hoping to bless Rosten in our new ward the first weekend in August. I don't have any pictures of our home right now, but as soon as I get some I'll post them. It's located in South Ogden, so it will be a little farther for both of us to travel, but I'll be done with school soon. I'm hoping that starting in January, I'll be able to just do my internship in Ogden and maybe find a job in Ogden so I don't have to drive to Salt Lake everyday. We'll see what happens. Ryan will continue to commute to his job in Salt Lake, and for this semester he'll go to SLCC this sememster, then hopefully he'll be able to transfer to Weber State University to finish up his degree. We have a lot of big plans...we'll see where is all turns up. That's all for now. I'll post more recent pictures of Rosten soon.

Rosten Parker Wood

Introducing Rosten Parker Wood... He was born on Thursday, May 21st at 10:34pm. He weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. He is the sweetest and cutest little boy ever and we love him so much. We're so happy to have this perfect little addition to our family. The pictures here are not in order (couldn't figure that out) but you'll see how cute he is and is still becoming each day.

Hadlee, Ely, Mackray, Rosten, and Kache...His cousins

from my side of the family (notice all boys)

My doctor with Rosten

My older brother Jared came down to meet little Rosten with

his family. His youngest, Ely, couldn't wait to meet his

new baby cousin, Rosten.

Ryan and Rosten relaxing in the rocker. Ryan is the

best daddy. He is so in love with his son. I'm so

lucky to have such a sweet husband and baby.

Our friends have this tradition, and we copied it...Ryan went to the

store on the day we left the hospital and picked out Rostens'

going home outfit. Isn't he a cutie!

Being a mommy is the greatest job/calling ever. This is the only

time in the hospital we were alone and I could really just

talk to Rosten and hold him and love him.

We got Rosten dressed in his own clothes at the

hospital because he was so cold and we wanted to

see how cute he was in his own clothes. Love him!

Daddy and his boy...this was after he told me he didn't want

to hold him because he was scared of how small Rosten was.

Our little family (sorry I'm half naked and scary looking, this is

literally about fifteen or twenty minutes after he was born)

Right after he came out. Ryan and I were both crying.

I don't think either Ryan or I have felt the spirit so strong in

either of our lives. What a blessing this little guy is and will

be for us!

Thank you to all of you that gave me so much advice and support leading up to the birth of our son. You were all right, it was all worth it!

We Now Have Hope

We went to the doctor today for our weekly checkup, and left with hope. FINALLY!! First it was good because Ryan actually got to go with me. That was a nice change. Usually he has to work but since he switched schedules he was able to go. He heard our little guys' heartbeat for the first time since February. It was fun, and having him there helped me keep my spirits up, which I neede djust in case.

When the doctor walked in first thing he said is, I can't believe you're smiling...that's a good thing. It was pretty funny. Apparently it's not a common thing when you miss your due date. Then the checking and measuring began. We heard the little heart beat. It sounded good and strong, then they measured me. I lost a cm since last week, good news I guess because it means I've dropped. So now the good news....okay not really but it's funny.

As we were walking in I told Ryan since the last two weeks I had been dialated to a 1 or a 2, this week I would be a strong 2 just because I knew that would be how it was. Well that's exactly what he said, I'm dialated to a strong 2 and effaced to 70%. There was very little change, but it is some change, then we made a plan. The doctor gave me the choie to either be started on May 21st or May 26th. I chose the 21st obviously. He said there is still a good chance I'll have the baby before then, but in the case that I don't, I will be started, likely in the morning of the 21st. He called me this afternoon and said everything is set up and I'm a high priority for that day, so I should be in there early and get started.

I know that I've complained about being pregnant so long, but I'm hoping and praying that I will start natually. I have decided that I don't want an epidural unless I absolutely need one, and I know getting induced will cause it to be a lot more painful by forcing the contractions to come. I still want to do it naturally, but getting started may change that. Anyway, we at least now have an official end date. I'm so excited to finally be a mommy.

A girl I work with had her baby on Monday, and I was able to see the little girl on Wednesday. What a sweet, sweet little girl. It kind of made me nervous to think that Ryan and I are going to have something that small to take care of. It's kind of crazy, but so exciting. We've been waiting and preparing for the last 8 months or so since we found out we were going to be parents, and finally it has come. We are so excited. I can't wait to see my sweet husband as a daddy. As much as he loves me and takes care of me, I can't even begin to imagine what a good daddy he'll be. I am so lucky to have him in my life and have him be the father of my children and be my eternal companion. I think my Heavenly Father every day for giving me Ryan. When I was on my mission, one of the things someone said at the MTC was the harder you work on your mission, the better the spouse you will have. I must have worked extra hard, because I am seriously blessed and couldn't have found anyone better. I love you honey. Thanks for being so amazing.

Thanks all of you who commented on my last post. I do realize how silly I was being, I just needed a place to vent. Thanks for allowing me to do so. I'll keep you all posted on what happens with our little guy coming in to the world.

Pregnancy Blues

So someone please tell me I'm not nuts!! I am due tomorrow and I don't think I've ever been so depressed in my life. Okay, so that may be a huge over statement, but really this whole pregnancy bit is getting to me. I feel like the baby is never going to come out, and if he does it won't be until he's about 20 years old. Has anyone else ever felt this way. Please tell me you have. Yesterday I was getting ready for work like always, and I started to get upset because nothing fits because I am so huge, and nothing is comfortable because I'm supposedly so close to giving birth. After this the breakdown began. I just laid on the bed whining to Ryan about wanting the baby out. Finally, after I was already an hour late for work I decided to head out. Then the waterworks began. I called my mom, who can't stand to hear me cry, and just cried to her that the baby was never going to come, that I just couldn't be pregnant anymore, etc. I know I'm pathetic. So I pull into work, and decided I better not go because I had been sobbing and just didn't want to deal with people, so I called my boss and started sobbing; luckily, she has been pregnant and was so understanding and just told me to take care of myself and the baby and not to worry about work. I then came home and laid around all day just hoping that the baby would come. It's a day later and he's still not here, but I feel a little better. I still don't think he'll ever come, but at least I'm not a basketcase anymore. I think writing about it helps, so thanks for anyone that reads this. Now I'm realizing how silly I'm being. One of my good friends reminded me of all the hormones running through my body, which was also another good reminder that one day I may return to normal....maybe. So everyone, please pray that this kid doesn't wait to come out until he's 20. I've never had a baby, but I think that just might kill me. Hopefully it will be very soon that he does make his debut, until then, I'm sure that these crazy episodes will continue, but next time I will spare you all the details.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day Momma! I love you!

Here are a few pictures of my momma....

Getting a kiss from a dolphin in Honduras.

On our way home from Texas and a cruise.

On the way to one of our adventures on the cruise.

With my grandma Sullivan, another very important

woman in my life. Love you Grandma!

Mom, I hope you have the best Mother's Day Ever!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you other mom's out there as well.