Tibi's Visit and a Bittersweet Weekend

The kids had a lot of fun with Tibi. I did too- it's always fun having Tibi come visit us for a few weeks during the summer. We went to a few movies, ran errands, and shopped a little. We also got to go to Kim's baby shower. She got some cute things and the food was SO good. She is now 39 weeks, so that baby girl is coming soon! Or if Kim's like me, she'll be five days overdue. Kim, I am sending labor vibes your way!The kids love Tibi. Here are Eden and Tibi when we did curlers for Sunday.
And here they are on Sunday. We ended up putting Eden's hair up in a cute curly pony because she looked like a lion in the morning. I think the rags work better on her than the foam curlers.
Eden also had Meet the Teacher night. We all went, and Jonah was really excited because Eden has Miss Amy, whom he had last year. He loved Miss Amy and he learned a lot, so I am super psyched for Eden to have her this year. She was more interested in the toys, but Jonah did show her around and taught her the rules, which are shown in pictures on the whiteboard: Quiet mouth, share, hands to yourself, raise your hand, sit criss-cross applesauce, and one more I can't remember. I'll have to ask Jonah.

"Mom, I don't want to take a picture. Just let me play!"

Eden started school last Thursday. She was really excited to go, but she was mad that she didn't get to ride the bus in because I had to drop off paperwork for her at the office. She did get to ride the bus home.

She wouldn't give me a toothy smile before school. But look at that beautiful face. I'm in trouble.
She smiled once she was at school. No separation anxiety here. She was ready to go!
The next day (Friday of last weekend) the kids and I drove up to Logandale to take Tibi home. We stuck around for a few days and got to go to our cousin Jaden's wedding. The morning we left home, Jonah woke up with a barking cough which I was very familiar with. Jonah had croup at 12 months and 24 months, hospitalized both times. We had to go anyway, so I just hoped for the best.

We got to Logandale fine, but that night, Jonah had it rough. He was getting to the point where he was gasping for air (called stridor) and barking like a seal. I knew what to do, but getting a breathing treatment or an oral steroid was going to work the best. I did everything else I could do. We kept the humidifier on him, gave him a hot steamy shower, and gave him Tylenol. I didn't really want to drive a half hour to Mesquite and spend the night in the ER, so we just got through the night, if without much sleep. I figured we could go to an Urgent care in St. George the next day. My mom thought it was interesting how calm I was with the situation. If you've ever been around a kid with croup, you know how scary it is. But I have actually surprised myself with things like this. I find I can stay pretty calm and just take care of the situation. I can certainly be a stress case with things, but I can handle kid sickies pretty well, even vomiting, which scared me to death before I had kids who actually did throw up. Anyway...

The next morning we had to get up early and leave for the wedding. It was unclear to me what time we were supposed to be there, and my dad took off in front of me really fast. I thought we were going to miss the wedding and I'd better catch up to my dad, so I accelerated up to 13 over the speed limit. Michaela saw the cop right as I passed him. He turned around and got me quick. After the crappy night I had had before, I was pretty upset about getting a ticket. I never go over 10 over the speed limit, and I haven't gotten a ticket since college, so I was not happy. The cop was nice, but a warning would have been nicer. Oh well.

We ended up getting to the temple with plenty of time to spare. I was glad I didn't miss the sealing; I love seeing live sealings. Jaden and Tiffany's was great and although we were sweating buckets outside taking pictures afterward, it was a nice day. They had a really yummy luncheon and the reception was very beautiful. I wish I had taken pictures of the reception, but I was really tired by this point and needed to go home and sleep.

A few of my uncles: Bob, Paul, and Randy. I love these guys!

You can't tell, but we were sweating like pigs.

While we were in St. George, we got into an Urgent clinic where there was no wait. The doctor was great with Jonah, and prescribed the steroid that has helped Jonah in the past. He only ended up needing one dose. I actually caught the virus that had given Jonah croup. I started out with laryngitis and a really sore throat.

It was great being in St. George. I made sure I hit Jimmy John's before leaving town. I was so sad when we passed what used to be Charlie's. Lots of memories there.

The kids loved Grandma and Grandpa's house, like usual. They played outside for hours, chasing the chickens and petting Kit and the cat.
*Yucky women details below*

The next day was Sunday, and we went to my parent's ward. I took Levi out during sacrament meeting and went to the bathroom. I noticed I was spotting. I know a lot of you didn't know, but I was 7 weeks pregnant. I haven't ever spotted during a pregnancy, so I was a basketcase. I got through the rest of church, but people must have thought I was really feeling the Spirit or something. I was so tired from everything that had happened that weekend, and this was icing on the cake.

We came home on Tuesday. I checked with my doctor, and they said that unless I had heavy bleeding or cramping, that it could be nothing. I did spot from Sunday until Friday. On Friday morning it happened, and I went in to the ER, where they confirmed that my hormone levels were low, my uterus was empty, and my cervix was shut. So we are no longer expecting. I am glad that I had from Sunday to Friday to get used to the idea that I was having a miscarriage, and that it happened fast and virtually painless. I kind of had a glimmer of hope through the week that it was nothing, but I wasn't too surprised at least when I found out.

Sorry for sharing this with all of you. I am doing pretty well, but I have had a few moments. The kids didn't even really get that I was pregnant; we always talked about it more hypothetically, so they have no clue. I am kind of grateful for that, so I don't have to explain it to them and keep reliving it. We are doing okay and I guess we will just keep trying.

For now, I am glad that Eden is in school, and I am so excited for Jonah to start this week. I thought I would mostly be excited to get the kids out of the the house, but I really am excited for him to go to Kindergarten! Real school! He's going to love it.

While I was waiting this past week to find out what was going on with the pregnancy, I decided to get busy with some projects so I wouldn't go crazy with worry. I ended up finishing my I-Spy quilt, which my mom got quilted for me as a Mother's Day present in May! It has been sitting around waiting to be trimmed and bound, and I finished it. The kids love it, especially Jonah. I got the fabrics through an I-Spy swap. Twenty ladies each got 10 different fabrics, cut them into squares and mailed them into a lady who divided them up so you got about 200 squares of different fabric. It was so fun. The pictures don't really do it justice; it is so bright and cheery, and there are tons of pictures to play I-Spy with! Got the idea here.
I am now working on a big Christmas rag quilt that I started back in November. I should be done soon.