I'm pregnant!

After almost 4 years of trying, we're pregnant! I've taken over 400 pills, over 100 shots, had my blood drawn over 20 times. It has all been worth it now, because we're pregnant. We're still a little nervous though, because it's still very early in the pregnancy, but we are so excited that we had to tell.

We find out if one or both of the embryos that were implated took. We could be having one or more! We would love twins (two for the price of one), but we're grateful for whatever we get. I'm feeling good. I still have to take a lot of medicine, so my hormone levels stay where they should. I still feel like a lab rat, but it's getting better. My butt has gotten used to the daily injections, and I don't feel as sore as I used to.

Kylee is excited to have a baby brother or baby sister (and a puppy). We told Kylee that we're not getting her a dog until after we have a baby, so now she is really excited about getting a puppy.

An update on our family planning

As many of you know, we are doing in vitro. I had my eggs implanted on Monday, and now I'm on bedrest, waiting for them to take. We'll find out in 10 days if it worked. We do have one egg frozen in Las Vegas, but we're really hoping this time it will work. It's so expensive. I'm grateful for modern technology though. I'll keep updating my blog--stay tuned!

When I count my blessings, I count you twice.

I am so lucky to have my daughter. She is such a joy in my life. She makes me laugh everyday. Just a hug from her melts my stress away. I love Kylee, and I'm so grateful for her. This post is dedicated just to her! Ilove you KYLEE!

New Hair Cut

Do you like my new do? I went to this awesome male stylist, and he gave me this rockin violet color and totally cute cut. I plan to grow my hair out again, and he said this cut will grow out better than my last a-line cut.

Christmas

Christmas was magical this year. Kylee is at that fun age where Santa is real, presents are surprises, and parents can do no wrong. I was supposed to work this Christmas, but I was the lucky one to get put on-call.

Christmas morning we woke Kylee up at 8 am, and she ran into the family room to see what Santa had brought her. As she started opening her first present from Santa, she said, "I guess Santa decided not to give me a lump of coal." You see, Kylee had been kind of naughty lately, and we were using that threat to keep her in line --it really worked. Kylee really wanted to see what coal was. She has a nice rock collection already, and she thought coal would make a nice addition--ha,ha.

After the presents were played with, we went and saw a movie, Bedtime Stories. The first pictures is at the movie theater.

Christmas Eve

Since we had to stay in St. George this Christmas, we decided to invite some friends and family over for dinner. We had Candice, Joe, the Mcdougals, and Amy's parents. It was so much fun. We ate a nice dinner (I'm so pround of my table and place settings-I even used our wedding china), decorated cookies, and played games. Kylee loves playing with Ashley, Brock, and Tyler.

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Creative Kylee

This is an example of Kylee playing with her stuffed animals. She was having a "tea party picnic." She was grounded from tv, movies, or friends this day, so she was having fun playing with her toys (and mom).