Monday, November 16, 2009

we are so bad!

So I know that it has been forever, Facebook is so much easier to update! I have never claimed to be a good journal writer. Well Nazarie is getting so big! she is 3 and a half months old and is rolling over and trying to get those little hands coordinated. She is such a happy baby she smiles all the time and has the cutest little laugh of all time. Everyone agrees that she is the cutest little girl. At the end of November we all went to snowbird to Russells family reunion and we had such a blast it was so nice to see everyone and have something to do. since the baby was born I guess my friends don't find it any fun to hang out with me, so I have a lot of alone time, so I am working on my crocheting skills making booties, stuffed animals, anything I can figure out. I really want to learn how to knit but I don't know anyone who knows how :(. I have also recently cut off all my hair. I look like alice Cullen, when I went to get it cut I took a picture and the owner of the salon thought it was a picture of me! so that was cool. I am also working on getting things made for a booth that I hope to sell child fantasy accessories. I have made a bunch for Nazarie and I have to pay for my boredom somehow. but its a lot of fun and things are ending up sooo CUTE!!! Im also working on a line of headbands and hair bows that are just to die for.





As for Russell he is in school and it really enjoying it, and doing well, and at night he works at the theater and has a lot of fun doing that. hope all is well with everyone!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Baby Update

So, its been a while since we last updated our blog and a lot of things have happened since. Another semester of school has gone by and Russell has done well enough that we'll have money for school next semester. Russell is still working at the theatre and he did through the semester over 40 hours a week, plus he was a teachers assistant for one of his physics classes. Jerusha worked summer school until about three weeks till she was due.



We all expected Nazarie to come late, which would not have been that great because Russell's family came up four a week about 5 days before her due date. We talked to the doctor about inducing so that Russell's family could see her before they went, but we eventually decided it would be best to just wait for it to happen. Luckily, Russell's family did get to see her before they left.



On Friday night, the 31st, we went out to the sand dunes with Russell's family and he took his guitar and we made a campfire. Jerusha left a little early because she was tired. It was a good thing too, because the next morning at 4 o'clock, Jerusha's water broke, and we rushed to the hospital. She didn't start her contractions until 5 o'clock, but because they induced her, her contractions got worse and worse until at 1:00, when she was a only 2 cm, she had to have the epidural for the pain.



She didn't really have a problem after that, and the next 5 hours went fairly well. At about 6:00 the doctor came in and we had her push. The pushing only lasted maybe 20 minutes and then we heard our little girl for the first time. She came out with a full head of hair and a strong cry. The doctors had her do skin to skin with Jerusha for a little while to get her breathing the way she was supposed to and she was a little jaundice but she has not a problem now.



She is the happiest baby you could hope for and she hardly ever cries, just when she wants something. She sleeps well too. The first night Russell's and Jerusha's moms stayed and cared for the baby. Now, she usually wakes up once a night, sometimes twice, and Russell and Jerusha take turns taking care of her.



She is five weeks old now, and she just gets cuter and more beautiful everyday. She smiles now when was talk to her and our hearts just melt for her. We are so happy to have this little angel in our lives.




Russell is going back to school this week, but most of his classes are in the afternooon, so he will be at home in the mornings. His pretty happy that he gets to sleep in. We are going to bless her this sunday and all the boys from both our families that can are going to stand in the circle.




Well, thats been our life for the past couple months. Also, we moved to a new apartment in Main street station. Its big and bright and sunny. It took a while to feel like home but we love it now. We feel so happy to have Nazarie in our lives. She is such a joy.

Friday, May 15, 2009


Wow so I know that it has been forever since we posted last. December ouch we are not so good at this. Well lots has happened We found out that we are having a baby girl, if this is news to you then you must never talk to us, anyway we are super excited to be welcoming little Nazarie to our family in less than 3 months. we have been doing a whole lot of shopping to get ready we have all of the basics I think so we are just about ready! right now Im at 29 weeks and my baby girl weighs about 3lbs. I on the other hand have gained way more than that. Russell has decided that he needed some practice playing with girls so that he's ready for our own, so he has been spending a lot more time playing with Audrey, Dad says that it takes practice acting like an idiot, but its soooo cute he plays trolls and fairies in which pretzel is the troll. He has also become a favorite playmate of Audrey's little friends next door. they always try and get her to go get "her uncle". I know that he will be great with our little girl. We just have to get over fat jokes.

Russell is back at school and is not really enjoying it to much the poor guy, he is taking 2 physics classes and calculus. Luckily he has a bowling class twice a week so that he can unwind and have some fun.

We have been enjoying the warm weather! last weekend we got our first snow cones of the year and I got my first sunburn, it wasnt a bad one, but we have been going on picnic's and spending time at the park with Audrey. About a month ago we went to the nature park to feed ducks well I must say that it was an awkward experience with a four year old because it was mating season and the ducks we at it.... ya but we had fun anyway. we also went and had a picnic at this huge park in Idaho falls and after that went to visit my 90somthing year old aunt.

We have also had Russells parents to visit and JD was here twice and stayed for a week with Russell so that was fun for him. Well I guess thats about it.