Bethany's Graduation...

Bethany graduated from highschool this last Thursday (a few weeks AFTER she graduated from College). She is such a smarty pants. She went to an alternative (I dont know if thats what you would all it) We call it nerd-cas. Its really UCAS (Utah County Acadamy of Sciences) Its for all of those smart people. Something I will never be. And shes cute too. Brains and Beauty....lucky duck!!!

Chase was as loud as he could be there. So most of the service I spent walking around with him or walking outside. But it made for some good picture time. This is one that I got of him that I think is so cute. he is always making this face



Soon after I went outside...others followed....






Here is one Jentry took of us



I took one of me and Missy since no one was taking pictures of us. lol



Heres one with Scott and his sister




Ive already decided once Jentry gets into 5th grade she is going to be beyond me in academics...Im going to have to have Bethany come over and tutor both of us!!

Wax Museum

The 4th grade wax museum was today. They were supposed to pick someone who has influenced Utah in somehow. Jentry chose Andrew Hunter Scott. He is my (I think) 6th great grandpa. He came over here with the pioneers. He was Provo's 5th mayor.

She did suuuuuuuch a great job on it. There was a fake little button that you would push and then they had to do a 2 minute schpiel on who they were. Last night Jentry did not have hers memorized. But Mr. C. said it was ok for them to cheat off of their paper.

When I got there and pushed her button...she had the whole thing memorized. Dates and all. She did great. And it was so cute going around to all the little kids and getting to see what they said. One girl was Marie Osmond, lots were Jedediah Smith, alot of them were mormon pioneers. It was just funny to see who each kid picked. It was a very cute thing for them to put on!!!

Family Home Evening

Most of you know what this is...but for those that don't....

In our chruch they have asked that we set aside one night (preferbly Monday) for just families. To do some activity or to learn some lesson. It gives you time to just be with your family. At the ages the kids are now...thats not hard. They are ALWAYS here. But as they get older and schedules start to become more hectic then they already are...it will be nice that for one night...we are just us...just a family.

For FHE this week we went to Salem Ponds to feed the ducks. We got subway on the way there...had a little picnic. And TRIED to feed the ducks. Lesson one was learned:
~Never go to feed the ducks on a night that every other family has come to feed the ducks. They wont eat it. BUT THE FISH WILL. There were some giant carps in there that would jump up and eat the bread. So that was pretty cool.




The kids had a great time. They loved playing at the park and feeding the fish. Chase loved getting to roam free

I loved it cause I didnt have to make dinner ;-)


(dont mind the messy hair do)

Gone Fishin'

So we got a note home that the city was putting a fishing class on. It was like $10 to sign up...so why not??? It lasted 6 weeks. 3 of the weeks were at the pond by our house and 2 were up at the reservoir which is also just a hop skip and a jump away and then one back down at the pond for a fish fry! Jentry did NOT want to sign up. But tough, I signed her up anyway. It was every Thursday for two hours...and OF COURSE every dang Thursday has been COOOOOLD!!! The kiddos have had to bundle up to survive. But not last night...last night was beautiful!

Jentry "caught" on real quick and soon was catching way more fish then anyone in the class.


Brinley would fish for 5 minutes and then start running around and playing...come back to her pole if she had to and then leave to run around again.

Yesterday was their last class so it was the big fish fry. We got there at 6 and they all fished until 7:15. Brinley was catching fish left and right! Jentry caught a couple. Which was a big turn around from before. Brinley even caught a huge one. She was so proud. She took it everywhere with her until they came to pick it up for the fish fry. I was surprised she would even touch it. Let alone carry it with her everywhere. She was very proud of it.




Chase and Ty just played around the whole time. Ty loved being able to run up and down the hills.


Chase hated the grass!!



But I think they both had a fun time last night too.


One of the kids in their class even caught an Albino fish. Scott said hes seen them before, but I never remember seeing one. Weird...


Of course when it came to the fish fry, none of my kids would eat a fish...they had hot dogs instead.




Anyway, the kids ended up loving every minute of fishing class and on our way home last night Jentry said... "Can we do this again next year?"

I think that would be alright!

Cedar or Bust

I decided to take the kiddos on a trip to Cedar City for the weekend since we werent able to go to Arizona this go around. Scotts grandma lives there and the girls are always begging me to go there...so I gave in. We rented a hotel this time because I didnt know how the boys would do sleeping in a new place and I didnt want to keep his grandma up with crying babies. Also I thought it would be a fun treat for the girls. Imagine my supirse when the boys both slept through the night. Missy (scotts sister) asked if she could go with us too! Of course!!! She had a few college friends (boys :-)) that she wanted to see in Cedar so it was a fun trip for her too, I hope!


















We are going back for the 4th of July (hopefully) Im excited.

Grandpa Scott turned 80!!

We had a suprise party for Grandpa Scott. I dont know how I feel about suprising an 80 year old...but he didnt have a heart attack or anything so all is good. He still has a lotta spunk left in him. Now if he would only go get a hearing aid...

Happy Birthday Grandpa, I love you!

Officer Scott....the third

Well Todd graduated from the academy. He is now an offical officer for the State of Utah Corrections. WAY TO GO 'LITTLE' BROTHER!!! Now there are three Officer Scotts (mom dad todd) working at the prison. Heaven help them. ;)

Chasin Chase

He is now a walker. :( Tho he still crawls most of the time, he thinks its a great game when he does walk.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7501903806416277866&hl=en

"Why Mom, why?"

This is Ty's new thing to say to EVERYTHING!!! I hear this at least 100,000 times a day. And I dont even think he knows what it means.

Ill say "go pick up your toys."

"Why Mom, why? "

"Cause they are all over"

"Why mom, why?"

"Cause you made a mess with them"

"Why mom, why?"

and on and on.

Today he got the RED finger nail polish out. Why we have red finger nail polish I dont know. Im not ever going to paint my nails RED.

And painted his face with it. Along with dribbeling it on the couch and floor. I coulda beat the boy. So as Im frantically trying to get it out of the couch and floor I said,

"GO SIT ON THE STAIRS!"

He goes and sits on the stairs and I look over at him with the carpet cleaner blaring and I can see his little lips mouthing (cause I cant hear him over the cleaner) "Why mom, why?" And he does it in such a cute little innocent voice.

I know kids say "WHY" all the time but I think Ty is taking it to a new level.

Brinleyism #15039

The other night I went into Brinleys room because I heard her whining. I asked her what was wrong and she told me...

"My Footwrist is hurting."

I guess thats what she calls her ankle. Silly girl.

oh, and this one...

For those that havent seen them...

These are the new pictures of the kids...







My Ty



And my Chasers



I didnt get individual pictures of the girls cause they got some taken at school. But I think I have a cute bunch-a kids.

My Boo is SIX

Where'd that baby go???

Brinley turned six yesterday. Hard to believe. Thats like...olllld. You say your kid is five and that sounds like a cute young age... say shes six...thats like old!
She had a great day! Loved every minute of it. She woke up to a pile of presents on her bed. She was so excited. She got to bring donuts to school. We had a party with Scotts side of the family and tonight we are having dinner at our house with my mom and dad and my cousins family.

I cant believe she is six. I cant believe I have a six year old!! That girl has given me a run for my money...but shes been worth it. Shes taught me patience. Boy oh boy has she taught me that.

I remember holding her for the first time when we got home from the hospital and thinking to myself "Shes so perfect...she makes me want to have 10 more" Then she turned 2...and I quit thinking that.

But all in all I love that girl!

Whoa, where has the time gone?

My heck summer is almost here again...and my last post was about it leaving!! Life has been busy! Seems like Im either driving someone to school, picking them up or in between it. Not much has happened...just the usual.

Jentry turned 10! I cant believe I have a kid that is a decade old!!! Seems like weve had her forever....but shes still supposed to be our baby!! She is reading on an 11th grade reading level. Thats higher then me. Shes doing very well in school. Im so glad I dont have to worry about her...

Then theres Brinley. She could take school or leave it. She tries to negotiate school with me. "Mom, how about I go to school today, but not tomorrow and then go the next day. Like a patt-er-ren" or "I think Ill just stay home with the dogs today" Shes gonna be my trouble. But I already knew that. She is turning SIX on Monday. Wow.

Ty turned TWO!! His new favorite phrase is "NO WAY" When you ask him how old he is he says "Ty" He hasnt quite figured that out yet. But when you say "Are you two?" He will say
"YAH!" and hold up ten fingers.

Chase is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig boy! I think hes gonna be like my dads side of the family. I took him to the doc the other day and hes 21lbs. Ty is only 25 lbs. He can walk around furniture. He is a very smiley boy and I just love my Awza!

Well Im dead tired...so Ill have to think of more to type later...just wanted to give a little update.

Summer is OVER...

Dang it! I love summer. I love the kids being home from school. I love that we can go around barefoot and I dont have to go searching for socks everyday. I love that the kids play outside all day long.



But then, I do love fall. And I do love that it starts to cool down and things start getting into a routine again.



Heres a few things that have happened since the last time I updated.



So we started going swimming every Friday with Mandy, McKayden and Presley. Scott would usually stay home with the boys and I would take the girls and we would go for a couple hours. Then Jentry got sick and on the news that night I hear about a bug in Utah County swimming pools that is making everyone sick. Its a crypto....something or other bug. Jentry is up in the nights with baaaaaad stomach cramps and crying all night. Neither of us are sleeping. So I call the on call doctor because its a weekend. Tell him I think it MIGHT be this bug. He says it very well could be but there is nothing they do for that bug so we just treat the symptoms... make sure he is hydrated. She has this stupid thing for 10 days. Got better on the first day of school. Thank goodness, I think it would have killed her off to miss the first day of school. She still wasnt herself for about another week...like she wouldnt eat as much as she did before and she still complained of stomach aches before she would go to bed. Poor kiddo.



Brinley started kindergarten and OH WHAT FUN!!! She looooves it! She is excited everyday to go and I can use it to threaten her... "If you dont get up to your room and clean it...you arent going to school." We will see how long that can last.

Well I would update more but gotta run Jentry to the dentist. $$$$ :-(

I do have a sweet husband.

He just brought me home a half a dozen roses and Premonition because he knows I wanna see it. Oh yeah and a note that says I love you ... L. Scott Hendricksen. Incase I forget which Scott gave them to me.

Had an Awesome Family Day!!!

Scott usually gets off early on Fridays. So last Friday I decided we would all go swimming. I didnt know how the boys would do but I thought if anything else I can just sit on the grass with them while Scott swam with the girls. But to my suprise everyone did FABULOUS!!! I think Scott went down the waterslides with the girls 50 times and even Ty did the water slides. He loved every minute of swimming. He had a little tube around him and he would jump, go under, and come back up laughing and laughing. So cute. Chase stayed in the water the whole time with me. I went down the waterslides with the girls a few times. It was just a perfect day. No one cried, fought or killed eachother. Im hoping to do it again. Scott was excited because it only cost $12 for the whole family to do an activity. LOL

Its been awhile

Well I have five seconds so I thought Id do a little update....

Lets see last we talked I had had Chase...but thats about as far as Ive gotten.

Well hes been my hardest baby yet. Whenever he was awake he was crying. Never took a binki so Id always be stuffing bottles in his mouth to hope for a little peace. We took him to the doc who sent us to the hospital...heres a copy and paste from the boards cause I dont feel like typing it out again

Ok so we went this morning for the testing for Chase. Dropped Brinley and Ty off at SIL's. Spend 1 hour in the waiting room. Finally get back to the x-ray room. They tell me to undress him all the way..even diaper. They put the enema up his butt and tape it in there. He did not like that! Who would!? Doc comes in and Scott and I go behind the glass with him while hes doing the x-ray and the tech lady stays up with Chase and pushes Barium (white chalky wet stuff) up his butt. Oh he did not like that!! Poor thing. We watch on the screen as it goes through his intestine. Scott keeps asking the doc..."ok so where does the large intestine and the small intestine meet?" because thats where this thing happens. He shows us on the x-ray but he still hadnt made it all the way up there with the barium yet. Chase pushes all of the stuff out everywhere so then the tech has to clean him up and start all over. Barium was everywhere. Ok so we start again...see the barium go about half way up the intestine but still not to that point. And the doc is like..ok everything is looking good. (Both Scott and I are thinking...how in the heck do you know? YOu arent even up to that point yet) So hes acting like hes done with the test. Goes out to the baby. Nurse is taking out the enema... The doc said...well we dont see any bleeding polups. Ok thats nice and all, but thats not what we are here for. Scott asks if they checked for the intususeption. He says No, I didnt go up that far. We werent checking for that. Thats not in the doctors orders. Scott tells him that thats the whole reason we are here. Scott tells him to call the doc. The guy says that the tech lady will do that... and basically he was done with what he was supposed to do. Sooooooooooo we get Chase all cleaned up...that stuff dries like cement. Its all over him. In his hair, everywhere. Cause he kept trying to push it out all over the table. So the tech lady calls the doc and he says yes...they are supposed to be looking for an intususeption. Tells her I guess to schedule and U/S. So then she calls the US place and they say oh we are so busy today ask them if they can schedule it for another day. She asks us...Im annoyed...I say well if thats what we have to do...what else can we do? Scott tells her that that would be fine if this wasnt a big deal...but its kinda a big deal here...She gets back on the phone with them and comes back and tells us...well they will try and squeeze you in at 2. But you might end up waiting for awhile in the waiting room since they are soooooooo busy. I dont care. I just want to get this taken care of. So we tell them we will be back at two. Go pick up Ty at SIL's. Leave Brinley there to play. Go back up to MIL/FIL's where Scott works and he works for another hour. Leave Ty there...go back down the hospital. We get down to the waiting room. Theres one other lady there having an MRI. But no one for U/S... I guess thats what they call busy. So we get back to the U/S room and the tech tells us that Doc...aww crap...starts with a W... will be the doc that helps us....ends up being the same doc that did the enema thing. Which actually is a good thing since he knows why we are there now. And we dont have to re-explain anything. So the tech does the one US...Chase is screaming through the whole entire thing. Freaking out, turning purple. He hated it. Wiggeling so much that the tech couldnt really get good pics. But hes trying. Scott goes out to the car and gets him a bottle. I thought for sure they were going to say that he couldnt eat during the U/S. But the guy said to get him fed and see if that calmed him down and the doc would be right in. The doc comes in while Im feeding him and has me hold him while hes doing the U/S. He's looking...talking to the tech guy some language I dont know (medical language). I didnt know what the crap he was saying. But it didnt sound good. I kept looking at Scott. Mouthing "Do you know what they are saying?" He doesnt. Then the doc says something about how he sees something but cant make it look like a donut and thats what its supposed to look like. Hes trying to tell the tech what intususeption looks like. Says "Usually when its intususeption you put the scope down right where it should be and its right there" (hes doing this as hes saying it..) and bam...there it is. A donut. So... he does have it. But he has a case called Transient Intususeption. Where its not there all the time. It comes and it goes. And its not right where the small intestine meets the large (which is the bad kind) its small intestine to small intestine... like a telescope when you close it. Does that make sense? So it comes and it goes and it hurts. But its not life threatening. HE says that something is irritating it. But he doesnt know what (could be infection or the formula we are using ... which it could be but Ive tried two kinds cause I thought it might be a sensitivity to that) Says that we will have to follow up with our doctor to see what to do...his job was just to find it. . But says its good cause if it was the other kind they would have admitted us to the hospital right there. So anyway, I hope this makes sense. Im so tired I cant even think. ITs been a long day!

Ok so after that he still wasnt better. The doc gave me some drops for colic and those worked sometimes but not enuff to were I felt like my sanity was back.

And then he turned three months...

AND BAM!!! PERFECT BABY!!! So cute, so fat, and he just sits there patiently for us most of the time unless hes hungry or poopy. I always loved the kid but now I really do like him!!!

Update on the other kids...

Ty is FINALLY walking. He started walking at 17 months. GOOD GRIEF!! And now hes everywhere and starting to get into his terrible twos. Hes such a turd. Hes pretty good with Chase but he does like to poke him and hug (lay on) him. Which Chase doesnt like at all. Yesterday he poked his finger all the way into his eye TWO TIMES and Chase just sat there like this is a normal thing to get your eye poked out.

Brinley is very excited for school to start. She asks me all the time when we are going to go get school clothes. She knows how to ride her bike (without training wheels) like a mad woman. She IS going to kill herself on it. I just know it. Im going to be sad when she goes to school. Shes my little buddy.

Jentry got a new bike and is totally in love with it. Its all she wants to do. She had to save up Fifty of her own dollars and then we paid the rest . Well she DID IT after a few months and got to go pick out a sky blue bike. She is such a big help and I think Id go crazy without her. I look at her now and I get little glimpses of her being a teenager. It scares me but it also excites me. Im sad that she is growing up so quickly but she is such a good kid and I just love her to death.

Scott and I are doing great! We celebrated our TEN year anniversary in May. Wow. I cant believe its been that long but then again I cant remember life without him! I love that boy.

Well thats us for now.

Chase's Birthstory

Wow. Ok let me think of where to start...Sunday night I was taking a bath trying to get labor to start. I could get the contractions to come every 7 minutes for an hour but then they would stop. So I knew I could get them going I just couldnt get them to last. Thought about maybe trying that again and then just going in to the hospital and seeing if they would keep me but then decided Id just wait until Monday morning and go to my appt since I had Brinleys appt that day too. So we went to Mondays appt. 3.5 cm. 80% effaced. Doctor Stripped my membranes and told me not to wait if contractions started cause Ty came pretty fast. So I came home. And decided to go on the run with Scott (pick up from the doctors). Went on the run and when we got home I was having some contractions but nothing more then I usually had. But we decided while he was at work Id try to get labor to start and when he got home we'd just go in. I was having more contractions while he was at work but I didnt end up doing anything while he was gone. I went to my neighbors house from about 4-5 to chat. Scott got home while I was gone there. So I came home... I said to my mom "So...what ya doing tonight? She said, "Nothing, why? Do you want to bring the kids up?" Thinking that maybe we just wanted to go out to dinner for Scotts birthday. I said "No, I think we will go to the hospital tonight...do you want to come down?" She got all excited and her voice started shaking. She said "Are you serious? Ok we are on our way Bye" Scott called his little sister to come down and watch the kids while my parents came down. We thought we'd be gone before they got here. I went up and took a quick shower and by the time I got everything situated and the kids packed my parents were here. My dad must have actually gone the speed limit. So Scotts sister went home and off we went...So we get to the hospital at about 7 p.m. They get me in a room and the nurse comes in to hook me up. It was actually a girl that I used to work with when I was a teenager. That was weird. It was good to see her tho. She told me she wasnt going to be my nurse but shed get me all hooked up and my nurse would come in later (she was on her way in to work) So she gets me all hooked up. And leaves. I started on that labor stimulation thing again because I didnt want my contractions to stop and them to send me home. So everytime the nurses left Id start it again and my contractions would always pick up. They came in and checked me every hour .. I went from 3.5 to 4.5 to 5 to a 6. And I stayed at a six for awhile. My doc didnt want me to have the epi yet because he said it might slow down labor and if I could just get over that "hump" then wed get the epi. He came in and checked me and said ok Im just going to break your water and then you can get your epi. I told him, no you arent! Im getting the epidural first! I know how this goes... Hed break it and I just knew there wouldnt be time to get the epi before the baby was born. And I wasnt going to do that. ...*Or so I thought* So they call the epi man in. He gives me the epi dural. And then hooks up one of those things where you can push the button if you need more epi. I felt my feet get warm and the bottom of my legs...so good...epis working... contractions should get better. Doctor breaks water. Clear Fluid. All's ok. Ok...have a contraction...ok it sure is going to be nice when this epi kicks in...dont wanna feel another one of those...hey Scott...push that button... oh...hmmm theres another contraction...ok that still hurt... man...sure is going to be nice when this epi kicks in all the way. Hey Scott...has it been 14 minutes yet? Push that button...hmmm hasnt been 14 minutes huh? Man... Hey nurse lady (that I dont like) I dont think this epi is working like it should...I can still feel them. She tells me well its not going to make you all the way numb, you are still going to feel something. We want you to be able to feel a little bit so that you can push. Im thinking...ok I know that. This isnt my first kid. I know what Im supposed to feel like... Im supposed to feel the pressure but not the pain... ouch..ok theres another contraction...hey Scott...push that button. beep beep beep...the epi beeps. Says something about High pressure. Nurse calls the epi man and he tells her its probably just a positional thing and hes sure its working...must have just kinked it or something to make it beep. Noooo worries. Still feeling the contractions. Wow. theres my feet. I can feel them again. Keep telling Scott to push that button as often as he can. I dont wanna feel this birth!!! The nurse tells the doctor... Hmm I wonder if that epidural is not working...Ive never had a patient want to push that button so much. Ill call epi man in. So she calls him. About a half an hour later he rolls in. He'd been in the OR with some lady having twins. Nice...but I dont really give a crap. He checks the epidural. Decides it must have came out of the "epidural spot" Im like laying on my side yelling... a little... This hurts this hurts this hurts...oh gosh Scott...this hurts. He decides hes going to do another epirural. Takes all the crap out of my back and has me sit up. BAM Contraction!! Nurse tells epi man... I dont know why you are putting in another epidural. Its not going to help her. Shes going to have that baby before it works. Hes putting the other epi in and Im screaming. He gets it in and tells me ok you can lay down. I say No I cant. Wait just a minute...when this one ends I'll lay down. I hear the nurse tell someone.. I think she is transitioning. Im thinking no shit sherlock. Im screaming. I have my eyes closed and I cant open them. That is the worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life. Somehow Im laying down and I have my face burried in the rail of the bed screaming. Telling them I can do this and it hurts too bad. All the sudden the babies heart rate went to 50. They are telling me to turn to my side. Im thinking..crap, turn to your side Leslie. As Im screaming NOOOOOO DONT MAKE ME TURN!! DONT TOUCH ME! IM NOT GOING TO TURN! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! I can rationally think in my head..I need to turn theres something wrong! But Im still screaming No! They are flipping me over one side to the other. They throw my legs up into the stirrups and tell me not to push. But the head is right there. Im not pushing but Im screaming. I was grabbing the nurses leg that was on the side of me... Yelling... "SCOTT WHERE ARE YOU!!!" I still couldnt open my eyes. I felt him grab my hand and I just kept screaming THIS HURTS I CANT DO IT I CANT DO IT! He doesnt say a word. All the nurses are telling me...oh you can you can do this. Doctors down there and tells me to push. Scott tells me to hang on to my leg. I push and they say...ok if you wanna see your baby come out look now. And out he came. One push. Sweeeeeeet relief! Chase Brad Hendricksen was born on 3-20-2007 at 1:26 a.m. 7 lbs 5 oz 19.5 inches.Doctors holding him kinda shaking him back and forth being real calm...but he cuts the cord. Still shaking him back and forth. Rubbing him. Holds him up and tells Scott to take a picture. Shows him to me and I say..oh...Hes blue. The doctor gives him to the nurses and I notice that there are a lot more nurses in the room then at first. Theres four over him on the bed. Hes not really breathing. He will breathe a little and then grunt. They check him out for a few minutes while I deliver the placenta and the doc stitches me up (little tear, one stitch). They say they are going to have to take him to the NICU because hes grunting and not getting enuff air. The one nurse wraps him up and brings him over to me for a minute. Doesnt let me hold him but lets me look at him. The first thing I notice is how big his hands are. I was trying to look at them cause he only had a few fingers poking out of the blanket but she has to take him. Im thinking ok, hes fine.. just cant breathe...he'll be good in a minute. Scott goes up to the NICU with him. I guess I kinda down played it in my head cause Scott took some video of how he was breathing and when I watched it, I just about puked.. Scared me. Buy now...my Epi is working GREAT! I hear the nurse tell the doctor something about it taking 7 minutes. Im not for sure what she was talking about but I think thats how long he was in the birth canal??? transition??? I for sure. Nurse gets me cleaned up even tho there isnt much to clean. She says wow, you didnt really even lose any blood. Thats weird. Gets me into the other bed. And we start on our way down to the NICU. We are going to swing by there and check out the baby before I go to the mother/baby unit. We almost get there and the nurse says oh...they are bringing him down... Im thinking oh good!! So we turn back around and go down to the mother/baby unit. He actually had to stay in the NICU for about 2 hours. They didnt bring him into my room until like 4 am. They could never figure out a for sure reason why he couldnt breathe when he came out. Said sometimes that just happens. They also went to take some blood from him and had a hard time because they said his blood was really thick. So they gave him an IV in his hand and flushed some fluid through him. His hands and feet were purple but that pinked them right up. He wheezed/squeeked/grunted for the first couple of hours after they brought him to me but he's good now. Little jaundiced...have to take him back on the 23rd to check that again.

My Sewer Plant

So the girls bought me a plant to bring to me at the hospital. On their way down to the hospital they passed a sewer plant...
Brinley "What is that smell?!"
My Dad "Its the sewer plant."
Brinley "I knew we shouldnt have bought her this plant!"

Ive been laughing about that little comment for days. I can just see her saying it.

My "sewer plant" proudly sits in the window now.

Update this week...

1.5-2 cm dialated 40% effaced. Never going to have this baby.

Baby Update

Went to the docs last Friday. I was one cm. I know how this usually goes...one cm a week and I still go over.. So not hoping for much on my next appt on Monday.

Ahhh its an Alien...

But what a cute Alien it is. The first pic is kind of hard to make out...his nose is squished to the side it looks like, but the others should be easy to figure out. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=cgpbyd6x.8ju5h9tx&Uy=ss2j0g&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

Christmas 2006

Was nice.

Santa didnt get the kids any main one gift just a bunch of stuff...but they loved it all the same. Brinley was so cute about everything...she kept saying "This is just what I wanted" about EVERYTHING! Even if she didnt know what it was...it was just what she wanted. We had Christmas Eve here like we have been doing for the last few years..with my parents, my sister, her husband and their kid. It makes for a full house...but thats all the better, right?! Ty was excited even for his toys. I didnt think he would care much but he loved every minute of it too.

Sometimes shes cute...sometimes...not so much.

Today she has been both. Brinley that is. I swear she can be my sweetest kid...and then I wonder sometimes if she isnt strait from the devil. I love her but ohhh that girl, she knows how to push my buttons.

Today I had my 25 week appt at 9:30 am. We arent morning people. I know this. But good hell, does it have to be a fight for her to get dressed? I woke her up at 8.
Me-"Brinley get dressed."
Devil Child-"Im too tired, Im going to sleep"
Me-"Brinley, heres your clothes, get dressed"
Devil Child-"Im not getting dressed, Im tired Im going to sleep!"
Me-"Brinley, if you dont get dressed Im leaving you here."
Devil Child-"I dont care. Im going to sleep"

Mind you, shes not going to sleep, shes just laying there plotting how she can aggrivate me further.

Me- Like 20 minutes later "BRINLEY, Im leaving your butt here and I hope no bad guys come and get you while you are here alone cause thats what happens when kids are home alone...bad guys come and get them" (permanent scarring going on here, I know)
Devil Child "Turn off my light"
Me-"Thats it! Im calling another family to come pick you up. I dont want naughty girls at my house. " I pick up the phone and push buttons. "Hello, other family, I have a four year old I want to sell. Please come pick her up as soon as you can"
Devil Child-"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'LL GET DRESSED! MOM! CALL THEM BACK! ILL BE GOOD MOOOOOOM!"
Me-"Nope, Im not calling them back, you just better be ready to go before they get here or Im letting them pick you up."

Luckily, we were out of here before the new family came. Dont think I wont be using that again and again and again. No matter how scarring it might be.

Ok, now for the cute thing she did.

We were at the doctors and the doctor got the dopler out to listen to the babys heartbeat. He tells Brinley to listen and tells her thats the little baby. She looks at me and says "Mom, why is the baby barking at us?" LOL

At this point Im thinking her DEVIL CHILD ATTITUDE outweighs her ANGEL ATTITUDE.

Shes gonna have to try harder.

Today was the day.

So I was pretty much 100% sure this was a girl when I first got preggo. I just couldnt get the feel for a boy. Knew it was a girl. Well the last two nights I havent slept at all because I keep having dreams Im having a boy. Had those 2 dreams that one night and then another one last night. So I was about 90% sure it was a boy going in.... Scott was 99% Girl until I told him my dreams and then he went to 25% boy. Just so ya know. lol
The whole way to the hospital I had a pouting boy! His name was Scott. He sulked and pouted about "Why cant we find out! This is so pathetic!" I had already decided that we would find out...but didnt want him to know. lol I said to him, "You are just wondering why you are even here, arent ya!" Hes said yes. Turd! *rolleyes* So on the way up in the elevator I whispered in his ear... "Ok, we will find out" You would have thought it was Christmas. He was excited. So we get up there...she does all the technical stuff... make sure we had a healthy baby... AND WE DO!!! :woo Everything looked good! Except Im measuring about 18w2d. Instead of 19w6d. But no biggie. Its in the 2 week vacinity so they arent changing my due date. So thats it! We are excited....








Oh wait, did I forget something???







Must be that preggo brain setting in......






I know there must be something......................






Oh, you wanna know what it is?












ITS A BOY!!!

AND WHAT A BOY. ;)
Theres his boy parts.
And theres a profile and one of him smelling his toes.
We also got a video of most of the sonogram.

Think he needs a haircut?

I think he does. I dont know about all this... boys and their needing haircuts every 4-6 weeks crap! LOL. But really... i think its about time I take him for his 2nd hair cut. He is
beginning to look like Marge Simpson.

4 months, 9 days, and some odd hours...

We had the Honda. Thats pathetic. LOL We went out and bought ANOTHER Toyota. Cant stay away from them, I guess. We loooooved the car... but with #4 on the way...and these dang laws about buckeling up ALL your kids... we had to get a bigger vehichle. After DAYS, and I do mean DAYS on the phone with multiple dealers... traveling to multiple dealers, we are now back to being a family of only Toyota's.
Ive never really been excited about a car. But this one I am. Its cool. LOL I feel cool in it. LOL And the kids looooooooove it! There's 7 seats...and that was kinda difficult to find. This one hadnt even been put on the lot yet. But I do feel like Im driving a tank. Ill get used to it. And the gas mileage is nothing like the car...but what do you do when you need the seats.

Thats the actual picture of ours...but the inside pic isnt. We didnt get all that fancy leather stuff. But you get the idea of what it looks like inside.

I feel like Im army crawling...

Through this pregnancy.

I feel like Ive been pregnant forever. And really, I have. With a little break in the middle. I feel like Im just trying every day to make it to the next and maybe...just maybe...Ill make it to the end. But its not feeling like it.

Im army crawling through the mud and the muck and theres not a light at the end of the tunnel.

Just some cute pictures of my cute boy...

You cant tell me that kid ain't cute.

Cecilia...

By Simon and Garfunkle is Ty's favorite song ever. He gets so excited when I put it on. It must be the beat. He claps and smiles. I change the song and he just stares at the computer. Put Cecilia back on and he is so happy.

Its very cute.

I have a daddys boy!!!

AND I LOVE IT!!!

After having Brinley...who wont let Scott do anything for her...so I have to do it ALL....

I got myself a daddys boy! WAHOO!!!!

Everytime Scott comes home from work...Ty hears his voice and starts grunting. He is a grunter and he will grunt and cry until his dad comes and holds him. I LOVE IT! I think Scott likes it too. I think its so cute that he even knows thats his dad...his buddy.

A little questionaire from Jentry's school I wanted to remember.

This is spelled the way she spelled it.

0-2 years old

Where were you born?
Orum (she was actually born in Provo but we lived in Orem)
How did you get your name?
Dad thot of it.
What did you do as a baby?
I loved patatos (it was actually sweet potatos but Im suprised she remembered this)

Age 5

What did you like to do?
Go to Ut. Lake and ride and tub in my grapas bout. (I hope you can understand this lol)
What did you play with?
Babydols.
Did you start school?
no (but its erased)

Ages 9-14

What do you like to do right now?
school
What is your favorite subject in school?
math
Who are your best friends?
Britn and Steefeny (Brittney and Stefanie)
What do you think you will be doing when you are 14?
going to school

In the Future

At what age do you want to get married?
19 (Im in big trouble here)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
vet
Where do you want to live?
Spanash Fork
Would you like someone to pick who you have to marry? Why or why not?
no, becus it woud prububl not be the rite person.

Looking Ahead

What do you think your life will be like when you are 50?
tagig car of grad cilrin (oh my gosh, we really have to work on this spelling)
How many children will you have?
5

13 weeks and still dont believe.

I have a denial problem. Actually its not a 'denial problem' I have no problem denying.

I still have a problem wrapping my brain around that Im pregnant. I've had this problem before. I just cant believe that Im really pregnant. Even when Im arfing over the toilet. I still think...there probably is just something else wrong with me and Im not really pregnant and one day Im going to go into the dr.'s office and they are going to say...woman, youre nuts, you arent pregnant. Even hearing the heartbeat..its just not real.

Maybe it'll be real once I start feeling this little one.

Update on Ader Nater Taters...

Thats Adrian for those that don't know.

He had eye surgery the other day. His one eye is at a 4. 5 means blind. They did surgery to straighten out his retina. I guess it was folded in half. They are probably going to do another surgery on the 28th or so. But his other eye is good.

I think that's pretty darn good for a baby born at 1# 4 oz. Who wasn't even supposed to make it.

He's up to 7#7 oz. Almost 6 months old.

I just wanna hug Alexis....

I just wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU to Alexis for keeping me sane. She has been my best 'internet friend' ever. EVERY SINGLE TIME I have a problem I KNOW I can just IM her and she will tell me just what to do or just whats wrong with me. Any computer problem...any health problem...anything pregnancy related thing...SHE KNOWS!! She has helped me more times then I could ever count and I just love her. Im starting to wonder if shes a real person cause how could someone know EVERYTHING like she does?

Oh yeah, she reminded me she doesnt know everything...she doesnt know anything about green jello and carrots....

Ill let that one slide.

SUPER STAR!!

So third grade has started off GREAT!!!

On the Friday of the first week of school Jentry brought this note home. She was beyond excited. I guess every week the teacher picks a boy and a girl to be the "Super Star" of the week. Jentry told me.. "I just knew it was going to be Jennifer. I was watching her the whole time just waiting for the teacher to say her name...and then she said MINE!" We made a big deal of it cause that same day she brought home a 100% spelling test. 2nd grade was not a good year for spelling so this really made her day. (and mine too! :-) )

Whats one more???

I guess I should document this.

So, were having another! Oh my goodness...

I hadnt had a period since June 15th. I took two pregnancy tests and they both came back -negative- but still no period.

Ty has a fever because he is teething and I couldnt find his dang Tylenol. So I had to go to Walmart to get some. Scott told me to pick up a test too. Because that night before I had woken up SOOOO sick. But I went and sat in the bathroom for a couple minutes and it went away. For like the last week or so I had been waking up kinda nauseous in the nights when I would wake up to feed Ty but I kept telling myself NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Silly me. So I pick up a test. COme home. And we go to church. Get home and Scott says so when are you going to take that test? I had forgotten about it. I said oh, I guess I can right now. So I went upstairs and did it. I was finishing...looking at the test and it looked a little weird to me as it was going across the window. I thought aww crap, shoulda got two because this isnt looking like its going to work. Right then I saw a big +. I said OH MY GOODNESS and just started laughing. What else could I do. So I sat on the edge of the tub and talked to myself for awhile and then I heard Jentry going down the stairs and I said...Hey, tell your dad to come up here. She did and he was up there in a flash. I was just sitting on the end of the tub with the test on the back of the toilet. I just laughed when I saw him. He picked it up and said... "Oh... is it dark enuff?" I said "YES its dark enuff! It doesnt matter how dark it is." Mind you, this is ONE DARK TEST! Soooo thats our big story

Now the big thing is...a car. They are sooo expensive and we just got the new accord and dont want two car payments so I dont know WHAT we are going to do . Mini van just isnt going to cut it cause we are going to need something 4 wheel drive so we can go up to the mountains as a family. So I dont know. We are thinking a Honda Pilot but once again... $$$$$$$$$$$ One day Im gonna be rich and wont have to worry about things like this...but until then...

Do you like doing the monkey bars???

So this year started off not so good for Jentry. Her best friend doesnt go to her school anymore. Shes moving and goes to a different school. Her other best friend from school moved to Texas. When we went to look who was in her class she didnt know very many people. So WE were dreading the first day of school.

Yesterday was the first day of school.

She got in the truck and said "School Sucks!" I knew what that meant. I asked her why and she said because she had no one to play with. :-( I hate to hear that!!!

So today I told her, "You try and find someone to play with at school." and she said she would.

Well she came in the door a much happier girl today. Said she found a girl that sits by her and they played at every recess together! YAY! I said so what did you say to her? And she said "Do you like doing the monkey bars?" and the girl said yes! So they did the monkey bars until their hands hurt and then went and laid on the grass!

I hope tomorrow is just as good of a day!

i NEVER EVER EVER thought I would see the day

I married a Toyota man.

We have NEVER had anything else...

Well except for a Chevy Nova that he had before we got married and had at the beginning of our marriage...but all parts were made by Toyota. It was a Toyota car that Chevy bought and put their name on.....

Until today....

Scott worked for Toyota for a little over 5 years as a mechanic. Loved it. He did a great job there and always got teased for being the pickiest mechanic ever. Things that other mechanics would over look bugged him to death so he would always fix it to the best of his ability and rarely got any come backs. That says a lot, I think. So him being that picky, he expects a lot.

When we bought our '04 Camry there was a "Tires for Life" program. You get all of your maintenence done from them and they will pay for tires for life. There was a little discrempinsy (sp) in that because what the dealership says you need to do...is not always what you need to do. So we always just do what is in the Owners Manual. Thats what Toyota reccomends...the dealership is always going to try to get you to do more. Anyway...so awhile ago we started having a little problem of the car pulling left when you would let go of the steering wheel. It didnt pull hard...but it pulled a little. And if anything your car should pull right, with the crown of the road...so this BUGGED Scott to death. Normal people it wouldnt bug, but I swear it kept him up at nights. So he took it in. They said it was the Springs. Replaced the springs. Still pulled. But we didnt take it in for about a month. Brought it in they said the alignment was right...everything was right....so they would try the springs again. Replaced the springs AGAIN. Went to pick up the car and they had scratched the bumper. They had also scratched it on the back pillar. Mr. Perfectionist was PISSED!!! This took them a whole week. Do you know how hard it is to go without a car for a whole week? Luckily Scotts parents let him borrow the Tahoe...but what a gas guzzler! During the weekend we noticed a weird sound

So he took it in after the weekend.

They had overcompinsated on the spring hoping that it would help it stop pulling and they had moved the spring too far. So it was out of its...whatever its supposed to be in. So thats why it was making that weird sound. They said they would order new tires. IT HAD TO BE THE TIRES. So we waited....and waited. By the end of the week Scott got another call saying...it had to be the tires and WE had to buy them. Even tho we were on the tires for life. Whatever. Scott was pissed. They had treated him like crap. He heard from his best friend that works in parts about all the things they had said about him. RUDE!

So he got pissed enough that he went and looked at Honda's. My husband....looking at Hondas. Never did I think I would see the day. He always said that Honda was good cars...but...he was a Toyota man. 5 hours later we were driving off in a 2006 Honda Accord. Its fun to drive. A little bit smaller then the Camry. But Scott will drive it mostly. I usually drive the truck.

I have never seen anyone negotiate more on the price of a car. Scott has always helped his sisters buy cars and they always said.."If you need anyone to help you buy a car, pick Scott" Cause he can get them down. i had to keep walking out cause I kept laughing. He was negotiating on EVERYTHING! But we got a good deal.

Im excited. I'll have to post pics later.

Been a little while...

Havent updated in awhile. Been busy. Let see, what things have happened. Ty rolled over, from his back to his tummy 2 Sundays ago. He is now 4 months old. Holy cow, it goes so much faster when you arent pregnant.

Brinley is still a turd. She gives me a run for my money.

Jentry is almost done with SECOND grade! That blows my mind! She is getting so old. So big. Sniff sniff.

Adrian is doing ok. Not any better, not any worse. He has 2 infections and some kind of fungus on his liver. That kid has been through so much. I wish we could go see him. But Im not sure if Ty has a cold or allergies, and the last thing I wanna do is bring something to him.

Scott is starting to talk to his sister that he hasnt talked to in 6 years. Im excited. I hope everything goes good. Ive been waiting for this.

Well theres my updates for now.

Warmed my heart...

Because where theres lot of bikes, theres lots of kids.


Im so glad that kids like to come over here and play. Im so glad that Jentry and Brinley have lots of friends to play with. So all of Brinleys friends are 4 years older then her...I still think its cute that they will play with her.

~*~*~STICKER CHART~*~*~

Nope, we arent potty training. lol

I made Brinley a sticker chart today. If she does "hard" work for me she gets a sticker. If she throws a fit she gets one taken away. If she goes to time out, she gets two taken away. We just started this today...but so far, so good. She is more then willing to do anything I ask. Even does more then I ask. I told her to take some stuff up to Jentrys room today and she was finding other things she could take up too. I could get used to this. If she gets 20 stickers she gets to go somewhere fun. She wants to go swimming. But I told her swimming pools dont open for a little bit longer....but I guess we could go to the rec..never thought about that. She also wants to go to the library and to McDonalds Playland.

I wonder how long it will last...

Update on the sticker chart. Well she threw a fit and wouldnt stop so she got ALL three taken away. But got one back for being good at dinner.

itty bitty tiny wittle baby...

Adrian Nathan Fredericks
Born 03-28-06
1 lb 4 oz.
Born at 26 weeks and 6 days

I just wanted to document this.

I cant wait to see him but the kids havent been feeling very well and I dont want to bring that to the NICU.

Havent heard an update on him today but no news is good news, right?

CONGRATULATIONS..Nate and Lisa...and big brother Drea and Big Sister Livvy!!!

Yesterday was a better day.

Brinley wasn't quite as tough (tho we only stayed home) I told her when she starts to feel mad just take a deep breath and maybe it would go away. The girl was hypervenalating all day. LOL Instead of just taking one breath she would breathe in and out in and out. LOL. Oh well, she didn't have any big fits. It was niiiiiiiiice! I'm hoping today is good too.

About at my wits end

With Brinley that is.

This kid....I dont even know...
she is soooooooo out of control sometimes, its rediculous. I keep telling myself its the age but seriously I have never met a more bratty kid. She has her good days where she is as sweet as pie...but then..she has her bad....

Take last night for instance. I got Scott the wrong shoes for his birthday so we went to the mall to take them back. All was fine. We were in the mall of a total of 10 minutes. AT THE MOST. Start to walk out and Brinley sees the escalator. She wants to go up them. I tell her no. She tells me yes. I tell her no. She tells me yes. We get about to the door and shes screaming and crying. Jentry hits the handicap button that opens the door and that sets Brinley off (she usually does this) she is screaming and crying at the top of her lungs. Im carrying her out over my shoulder she is screaming like Im kid napping her. I get her in the car after TRYING for 2 minutes by our car to talk some sense into her. She screams the WHOLE WAY HOME! At the top of her lungs. We get home and decide its "Time Out" time. I usually hold her in time out. She fights me and scratches me and tries to bite me. But I just calmly hold her and tell her I wish she could be a good girl. Scott says he thinks we should try to do the super nanny thing and put her in time out walk away... We used to do this but I got sick of going back and forth because she would NEVER stay in the time out spot. So I ended up just holding her in time out, setting the micorwave for 4 minutes. Seeing if she would apologize. If not 4 more minutes...so on and so forth.

So we try the walk away thing again. I put her in time out. Would walk 2 steps and she would be right behind me screaming. I would turn around, pick her up put her back in, try to walk away... this went on for at least 10 minutes. Now its Dads turn. He does it for 20 minutes. Then I do it. Theres sometimes Im thinking...ok its braking her...shes gonna figure out that this is for real and stop. 1 hour later. We are still doing the same thing. Shes screaming, she bit Scott, scratched him. Shes yelling JENTRY COME SAVE ME! I CANT GET OUT OF THESE ROBOTS ARMS! (this is what she says when we keep repeating things we do, or when Im holding her in time out) FINALLY, I get her to stay on the couch for her full 4 minutes. Telling her how proud I am of her that she did it. Now go tell Dad that shes sorry. SHE WONT DO IT! Tells me she doesnt know how to say Im sorry! Now what??? I tell her ok, here we go back again. Youre going in time out AGAIN! We do it AGAIN! Another 30 minutes later. FINALLY she does it. But I cant do that every single night. I dont know what to do with her. Just writing this Ive had to yell at her 3 times for being mean to Jentry. I dont know WHAT to do with her! Its not fair to Jentry. It puts us in a bad mood. Ty crys cause it scares him. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!! :( Is this because of the new baby? Is it her age? Do I have any hope?? I didnt think I WOULD EVER EVER EVER SAY THIS, but it makes me not want to be around her. She freaks out at home. She freaks out in public. She is just naughty!! My mom said she would come get her last weekend. And I couldnt wait. I thought, if she backs down Im going to cry. I cant take her anymore. Ive NEVER liked the kids to leave. But I let them cause I know they have lots of fun. I miss them terribly while they are sleeping at my mom and dads house...but this weekend....I didnt. It was way too soon when my mom wanted to bring them home. I thought...already?? I dont know what to do. I feel like a rotten rotten mom for thinking these things. :-(

First real report

So Jentry had to do an animal report. She was to write out a rough draft and then I was to make corrections and then she was to write out a final draft. IF WE WANTED to we could put it on poster board and put a couple pics on it. Well we got excited I guess...ok me more excited then her...and did a 1.5 page report with pictures and cool starry back ground paper with her pictures. Oh yeah, the report we she did was on Raccoons. Im pretty proud of it. I'll have to take a picture of it when we get it back. I would have yesterday but Scott sent my camera away. THATS A WHOLE OTHER STORY!

Scotts Birthday is on Sunday!!!

He is going to be 28!! Holy crap. I remember when he was a young wipper snapper of 18. It doesnt seem like its been TEN years. *picking my jaw up off of the floor*

We are getting old!!!

When will I feel like an adult? Theres times I will tell the kids to do something and I think to myself "Who are you to tell them to do that, you arent much older then them!"

Holy crap, Im married...I have three kids, a house, a car...IM AN ADULT! No Im not No Im not No Im not! *stomping my foot* see, Im still a kid.