29 weeks and counting!!!

I am nesting so much these days!! I feel like I am going CRAZY!  However this pregnancy has been a breeze compared to the other two. I have been way more sore this time and very uncomfortable. I have actually been going to the physical therapist and have now been finally able to sleep at night without constant pain, which has been fabulous! I love feeling all the movements and she moves SO MUCH!  I am so excited to dress this little girl up and I am so curious what she will look like! My family is all voting that she is going to be a red head, Andy is not excited about that idea and doesn't think so, but we'll see. I just can't wait to meet her!

29 weeks

First visit to the ER

Being a good patient

Bandaged up

Getting a little impatient

OUCH!!! 

Getting stitched up!

He negotiated popsicles after getting stitched up

The day after

Waiting for the Dr

Kyler fell at my mom and dad's house last night and ended up with 8 stitches!  He'll have a nice battle scar!  He did so good at the hospital, the drs and nurses called him Patient of the day!

Baby Bump!!

18 weeks

21 Weeks

Feeling great! This pregnancy has been a breeze compared to the other two! So glad that I am feeling good!! Not comfortable.... but good! :)

Its a.....

On Thursday the 22 we went in for my 19 week (cuz I'm inpatient) appointment.  Andy and I had discussed that it was going to be really hard for me to not know what I am having and trying to prepare for a baby... I just didn't want to be stressed out for the next 4 months! I told him that I thought it would be really cool to find out when the baby was born... I just couldn't see how to get from here to there without stress. He agreed and said that it would be nice to know for picking out names so we decided that we would have the tech right the gender of the baby in a sealed envelope and open the envelope on christmas day. I was so excited to do that... what a christmas present!  My sister and cousin were both going with us and didn't know that is what we decided. Well as soon as we walked in I handed the card to the tech and said... "we would like you to write down the gender, we don't want to know." So the ultrasound started. She had shown us a profile picture and her face, the heart before she started organs and measuring the head she said, I am going to measure the femur. I looked at the screen and there for the whole world to see.... A GIRL!! I knew!! I GASPED and Angie (my sister) did too. i didn't say anything. When the tech got to finding out the gender she said... ok close your eyes or something... turn your heads.  I wanted to make sure I was right so I didn't turn my head! Not knowing what was going on in Andy's head the same thing had happened to him and he wanted to make sure too... so he didn't turn his head! lol. The tech took a couple pictures with an arrow pointing to what I had seen... and I knew again! Angie realized... "HEY neither one of you have your heads turned or eyes closed!" and turned to look too... the tech then looked at us and said... "you guys are cheaters, did you see?" I smiled and said... I had already seen and just wanted to make sure I was right... IT'S A GIRL!!! She said... yep you are right and laughed!! Anyway... WE ARE SO EXCITED!!!!!! I'm a little nervous for her to have 2 older brothers who are going to pick on her mercilessly! But I can't wait to see what she looks like! I got bedding for her new room and we have already moved the boys out of that room. I am now trying to figure out what color I am going to paint.... do I go pink or not?? I want to spice the room up because it has been SO boring. We'll see what happens. So excited!! We got a whole bunch of fun pictures. Here are her tiny toes :)

Christmas 2011

This year has gone by so fast! It has caught me off guard that Christmas is here already!! We are all so excited to celebrate the Christmas season this year!  To do a quick update on our family this past year here it goes:

Andy is working at the Good Samaritan Village as a full-time CNA and is LOVING it! He is such a hard worker and is so pleasant to be around that everyone at work loves working with him. He comes home talking about employees at work and new people he met and funny stories from the night. He works Friday thru Monday from 2pm to 10pm. He loves that shift. He loves being a Sunbeam teacher and doesn't ever want to be released!! He enjoys spending time with his family and playing games. He is such a good dad and the boys love to play with him and wrestle! He will be waiting until the next applications are due, he is applying here and Cheyanne, WY and possibly a few programs in Phoenix, AZ. We are unsure of how things are going to go with applications here. We are HOPING he gets in and we can stay!

I am SO glad that my classes are over and I can finally be home with my kids all week! It wasn't too bad and I got A's in both classes!! :) However they told me that the only way that I will get accepted into the program is if I got a full time job as a CNA to get some hours. Not planning on doing that anytime in the future... so It might be awhile before I get in. :) Which is ok with me... I am more worried about andy getting done than me getting done with school.  I have been feeling GREAT! I am so glad that this pregnancy has been relatively mild compared to the boys. If I wouldn't of had that dang cold I probably wouldn't have been sick at all!!  We are still planning on not finding out the sex of the baby, which will be fine.... I guess. I am giving up fighting :) lol. This is something Andy is dead set on and there is NO changing his mind... believe me I have tried!! lol.  I love being a stay at home mom, even though some days I want to pull my hair out! lol.

Kyler is an energetic little boy! He loves playing with friends and his little brother... even though they fight most of the time they are playing. He has been going to BHS preschool and has LOVED every minute of it! He loves primary too! He is such a good boy and so tender hearted. He acts a little too much like his mommy some days :). We love him so much and can't imagine life without him!

Aiden has become quite the little stinker... and bully! He very much enjoys beating up his older brother. He has things figured out! He has already started telling fibs and I can't believe it! He is a VERY busy little boy and keeps me on my toes. He is also very much a follower and will do whatever Ky tells him to do.... even when he knows he will get into trouble. He is a very snuggly little boy and loves to be held when he wakes up from naps and in the morning. He loves to climb into mom and dad's bed in the morning and cuddle with us. It gets a little annoying having a little person in our bed every morning but can't complain about the cuddle time! He is very independent and wants to do everything Ky can do. He adds so much to our family... and we love him so much!

We are going to be adding another little person to our family the middle of May and are so excited. I am crossing my fingers for a little girl... I seriously need some pink in my life :), but will be so happy and grateful for a happy healthy baby.

This Christmas season has been such a great one for our family. We have been able to spend so much time with family who live far away, if only he could spend time with all of them! We are so grateful for our amazing ward and such great neighbors, people who care about others and are so giving to those around them. From the bottom of my heart Thank you!

I sincerely hope that all who read my blog have a very Merry Christmas! And keep the ultimate gift at the center of your holiday!

With all our love,
The Boyd Family

Thanksgiving 2011!!

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving, spent surrounded by family. Half of Andy's family were in Virginia with his Sister so this year Thanksgiving was spent with my family.  I saw cousins I haven't seen in years! It was so great! And I didn't take ANY pictures :( Boo! I have lost my brain!

We have so many things to be thankful for! Just to name a few: Our beautiful home, our amazing little boys who are so loving and love to fight (lol). I am so thankful for the new life we are going to be adding to our family. I am grateful for my AMAZING husband who is willing to do whatever it takes to support our family! He works so hard to get good grades and be here for me and the kids too. He is my best friend and is such a good man! I love you so much honey! I am grateful for this country and the freedoms we have. For the gospel in my life and all it means to me and my family. For a Temple marriage and the chance to be with my family for eternity!  I am grateful for our extended family and all they do for us! For good friends! We are so blessed!

HIRED... We are so blessed!

I am not sure why I have been putting off this post... but we are excited to say that Andy found a job! Not exactly the one he wanted... but no time to be picky! He will be working evenings at Good Samaritan Village. He did his CNA clinicals there and actually enjoyed it.  We are not sure when the unemployment will end, but assuming in the next couple of weeks. He has started orientation and will be doing his training in the next week ish.  We are so excited that he found something so fast!! It will help him to get more points when he applies to the program again in March. We have also been looking into other programs... out of state.... I know... NOT EXCITED! We are really hoping that this next time around he will be accepted.

As far as my pregnancy...  I am 14 weeks and doing great!! If I could finish getting rid of this darn cold I would be much better.  I have placenta previa, which means that my placenta is covering the birth canal and if it doesn't move by 20 weeks I will have to have a C-Section.  I have had a lot of bleeding associated with the previa, which makes us a little worried. I am not so excited about the c-section thing, but I am so glad that the baby and myself are ok. We have also decided that we are not finding out the sex of the baby. I am really nervous about that and not really excited.... I like to be prepared way before the baby is born. But if we are ever going to not find out... this would be the time, my sister is done having kids and gave us all her baby girl stuff... we are well prepared for both!

I am so excited for another little life added to our family. This has been quite the stressful time for us, not the best timing but he/she must need to be here now for a reason.  I struggled with this actually quite a bit at first, Andy has been so excited the whole time, he is so good about this stuff. When we get a prompting about something he is all for it day one! I on the other hand question, doubt and make up as many excuses as possible, I also went through a time where I was sure I wouldn't be able to get pregnant and hoped that was true (how sad is that? My poor sisters struggle with being able to get pregnant and here I was wishing for it... oh ye of little faith!). During conference Elder Anderson gave an amazing talk on families that hit me pretty hard. His main point was "that there is no shame in a couple having to scrimp and save. It is generally during these challenging times that you will grow closer together as you learn to sacrifice and to make difficult decisions." What hit me the most was "Where is your faith?" I knew it was coming, I knew that was what we were supposed to be doing & I knew it was not what I wanted. Where was my faith? Now that this little life is growing inside me I have been better. I am getting more and more excited, and more and more nervous and anxious about how to make it all work.

In the past year and a half Andy and I have grown so much closer together, we have not had near the stress of money, and have had MUCH less than before. We have been so blessed and I am so grateful to the Lord. It has been a hard year. Making really hard decisions and trying to be faithful. I am so grateful for my beautiful little boys who keep me on my toes.... ALL THE TIME!  They are such a joy and blessing to us. I want to thank everyone who has been there for us, helped with our kids while I took classes and for the prayers said on our behalf. Thank you!