Great news just in time for Christmas! I had an ultrasound this morning and Brayden is doing great! He is measuring in the 75% for size and is approximately 5lbs 12oz already! I am 34 weeks and 3 days today so with 5 and a half weeks left, they think that he is going to be between 9-10 lbs at 40 weeks! Yikes! So here's to hoping that he comes early!

Graduation

I graduated with my associates in medical assisting 

and now I am a certified medical assistant.

 WAHOO!!!

Thanksgiving-Gobble Gobble

This year for Thanksgiving, we spent it with my family. We all meet in Blackfoot at Grandma and Grandpa's farm. We had Thanksgiving dinner at a church building with the Lyman's and Dave and Christy's family. We had so much food; much to be thankful for. We all had too much to eat and played lots of family games and planned our traditional Black Friday Shopping. We got everything on our list. We had tons of fun shopping with all of the ladies. Thanks to the guys for watching and taking care of all of the children for us. On Saturday, the guys went snow shoeing and the women slept and took care of the children. We had lots of fun and tied Whitney's quilt that I have been working on for quite some time...like 2 years. All that is left is binding the quilt then I will be done. Grateful for Thanksgiving but I am looking forward to Christmas. After Christmas then we have New Year's and then Brayden will be here. Crazy to think that he is almost here. Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas!

Great News All Around!

First piece of good news, found out last week that Carlei will not need surgery! HOORAY!! We had the overnight oximeter on her all night and she only had a few brief episodes where her sats dropped slightly. So the doctor is comfortable saying that she will out grow it. We just need to keep an eye on it and if she starts having severe symptoms then we need to go back to Salt Lake; if not then we don't need to go back.

Second piece of good news, I had my doctor appt. yesterday and Brayden sounds great! I am measuring on time and he is very active. More so than the girls ever were. They said that as long as I am not having contractions, bleeding and I can feel him every day then I will be back in 4 weeks!

Third piece of good news, Justin got the Electical Apprentice job on campus and is now officially an employee of BYU-I, complete with affordable health benefits. He is working 30 hours a week on his own now. He got a nice raise, the school pays for his 6 credits on campus and then also for his education and supplies at EITC. They also gave him a work truck that he drives down to Idaho Falls on Tuesdays and Thursdays for class from 7pm-10pm. Which is not too bad. The only down fall right now is that he is gone for most of the week but he only works until 2pm on Fridays, which is nice because then he is able to help with the girls a lot.

I am feeling so incredibly blessed from my Heavenly Father. All the worries that I had a month ago are all gone. My family is heathly and has never been better! For that I am grateful.

Carlei turns 1!!

*Warning: this has been in the drafts since July! :) Oh and I can't find the video now*

Carlei turned one on the 29th! We celebrated with my family and then we went up to Salt Lake to celebrate with Justin's family. She was very spoiled. She started to walk on her birthday too! Here is a video of the cake...