Fall is finally here!

We have had a very confusing month.....It gets cold, then hot, then cold, then yes you guessed it hot! We finally have our eighty degree weather and we are taking advantage of it. We have been taking as many trips outdoor as we can! We went to Idaho twice to spend time with family, do a little fishing and camping. We went to Vegas to the springs preserve for the trick or treat with Caleb and Reese! We attended our ward tent or treat.... and yes we camped! Isabella has been growing so much and hitting milestones every day. She rolled over from front to back, she is now taking pacifiers now. She had her first full on laugh with daddy....I missed it cause I was at work. She unfortunately had a double ear infection this past week, she sure was the happiest sick girl I know though. It is amazing to wake up every day to Isabella's smile, she has such an incredible little personality developing. She is a morning person, her mornings begin with her playing in her crib by herself till she notices us standing there then she gets the biggest smile across her face and starts squealing with delight. She loves to smile at random people and make friends. She has the biggest most beautiful blue eyes! We have had so much fun playing with her and figuring out how to be parents!

The happenings

Alot has happened over the past few weeks, we have been non stop! We had a ton of family around for three weeks. We are so blessed to have such great friends and family in our lives. Grandma and Grandpa LeBaron came and stayed for two and a half weeks, it was so fun to have them here. We had her blessing on Aug 2nd. My bonus mom Jodi cut up my wedding gown and created a replica of my wedding dress for her blessing dress. As Jodi handed me her all dressed up my heart just was overwhelmed with how amazing this little person in my arms was mine and relys on me to teach and care for her. Isabella is an amazing blessing and joy in my life, I now understand when people say you don't know what love is till you hold your first child. She is my little angel and has brought Jared and I closer than I ever thought possible. Thank you to all of our family and friends for making this time in our lives so special.

Picture Day

We had our family photo's done on Wednesday, it was planned to take an hour or to but Isabella quickly reminded us who was in charge. When we got there we were a little early so while Jared and Sara got everything ready I fed Isabella. We did the family photos first which were so fun and then came time to start posing the girl. We did everything from sticking her in a tea cup to hanging her in this beautiful fabric. We did about five wardrobe changes and some fun pictures with my turnouts as well. In between all of this she wanted to eat every clothing change, I think she felt picked on. It was so much fun but it was definitely a long day. I cant wait share the finished product, she sent me a few and I fell in love with them.

Welcome Isabella Nicole LeBaron

On the morning of June 26th we woke up after a great nights sleep in a suite at the Bellagio,

we were finishing working a program with InHouse Physicians and it was our last day. I started contracting at about 9am so we finished packing up the clinic and Jared walked to the business center to send off the packages and they had problems so I went all the way down there to meet him which caused me to contract every 3-5 minutes. We were suppose to go to his cousins wedding reception that night but decided we wanted to do a little shopping then drive home so as I progressed we would be closer to St George where I was delivering. I started to contract even stronger so Jennica talked us into just driving home dropping off stuff then onto St George. I wanted to shop a little to make sure I would stay in labor so we pulled into St George and went to Target, I got out of the car and walked twenty feet and decided I better go to the hospital. We checked in around five UT time and they watched me for two hours and I changed one cm and her heart rythm wasn't very reactive so they decided to keep me and let me labor. I labored all night, she was posterior (facing up instead of down) causing a very hard long labor. I only progressed a little and the Dr broke my water around 5am and I got an epidural. The epidural was awesome, I could still move all around but I was numb. The fetal heart rate started to look even worse and so the Dr tried to rub her scalp which is suppose to cause her heart rate to increase but hers decreased and she started to concern the Dr so he did a C-section. I was broken hearted that I tried so hard to get her out without a c-section and it didn't work but once I saw my perfect little girl It all made it worth it. When they showed her to me as they rushed her out of the O.R. I started to cry because she was so beautiful and perfect. When Jared brought her into meet me and she cuddled right into my face, I fell in love. I can't even describe the love I feel for her, she is amazing. It was incredible to see her daddy just become like a child and fall in love with her. The look in his eyes was undescribable. We are so happy to have her be a part of our family, I have waited for her so long! I love you my sweet angel Isabella.

More Lemons handed to us!!!! Yuck.........

I am really struggling with a recent blow to my family. I thought things were going to be great after our struggles last year and just as I felt we could pick up the pieces financially and emotionally BAM it hits! I can't stop wondering why, I felt very humbled and ready even if I was unsure, I am losing my faith in trusting the unknown. My heart breaks for my best friend and at a time in my life when I am suppose to be celebrating a new life I am stuck dwelling on this. I am not ready to face the world again with this, these hormones are making this so much worse, ugh! I don't feel like I have asked for much, I just want to be happy.

My talented husband!

The other night we were talking before we went to sleep and I was telling my husband we needed new nightstands that I could actually reach (our bed is really high). He said he had some leftover lumber from building the baby closet and he would take care of it. I came home from work yesterday and he had built the awesome nightstands with a decorative edge on the top and everything. He is getting paint for them today. I am so lucky that indulges me and is willing to try something new with no experience. He had a vision in his mind and made it happen. I have watched this man become even more amazing over this past year as our lives begin to shift from just us to preparing for family life. I am so excited to breathe in every second of this new journey and to have him by my side to experience it!

My little sis!

I recently found my little sister that was taken when she was three, she is now 16 and I am so scared at the idea that I might get to meet her in the near future. For the longest time I didn't understand why we were put through so much crap as kids. I am grateful for all the battles heavenly father has given me. The lesson of forgiveness has been a great influence in my life. What scares me the most is that she will not want anything to do with us, this little girl (she is still three in my mind) was so special to me. When I saw a picture of her I started crying and shaking and I had the biggest butterflies in my stomach, she looks just like the girl version of my little brother and has curly hair just like mine. The last picture I have of her and I is when she is 2 and we roasted marshmallows and she has it all over her face and I was holding her. I have spent hours and money trying for years to find her, now that we found her we have to be careful and not give her mom the chance to run again. We just want her to know we are here and love her, we know at this point it will be by her own choice if she wants to know us. I love her and ask that if you remember, please say a prayer for my family that we will be reunited. Remember the people you love will only be here for a short time, dont waste it.

My trip to Labor & Delivery!

Well to start off I have been sick since last Thursday when we went to my nephews birthday party. I started to feel a cold coming on, nothing new I had one already this year. I have started feeling much worse over the weekend, thank goodness it was conference on Sunday so we got to do the church thing in our pj's. Monday I woke up after hardly any sleep full of sinus congestion. It has progressed over the past couple of days but I knew I had a Dr appointment to see the OB on Wednesday so I waited till today. When I went I have lost weight, something they werent very thrilled about and the baby hadn't been moving as much so they sent me to L&D for monitoring. The nurses were really nice but I couldn't stop coughing long enough to get a good tracing in the beginning. The baby looked great. They are very concerned that it is pneumonia or strep throat. I have to go get a chest xray tommorrow. I am exausted and I just want to feel better!

I think she likes soccer!

I have been sick for the last week, the last couple of days I have been laying around and I swear she is trying to kick me off the couch. I think she got her kicking skills from her father who used to play soccer. Her kicks and moves are so much stronger now. I can't wait to meet her! I am starting to stress a little because we haven't done anything with the nursery yet, I hate last minute planning!

I love this!

This was taken last spring, I love this picture! We were at a car show and we were laying on the grass watching the cars. As Caleb would say "That was a cool surfboard car", a car with a surfboard on it was his favorite.

Pregnancy Fun!

We had another Drs. visit last week and everything is looking great! We did another ultrasound last week because they couldn't see her kidneys very well on the first one. My little sister Sariah and my step a.k.a. bonus mom got to come with us! I was so happy they could share that with us. She started moving a little around twenty 18 weeks and has never stopped! She thinks I am a trampoline/punching bag. Jared likes to push on my tummy till she kicks him or moves. She is really active at night, should have known I would have a night owl. This has been so much fun so far! I can't wait to meet her, this is amazing!

My Valentines present!

My wonderful husband bought me a Wii Fit for valentines, I was so excited. We played with it for several hours. It was even more fun to set a weight gain goal (for pregnancy) in the game. The balance board is really cool. You can do Yoga (my favorite), run with a trainer, do step aerobics and all kinds of cool stuff. I highly reccomend it!

Baby Shopping!

Well we are past the 20 weeks mark! WOOHOO! I put a crib on layaway......who knew layaway still existed? I thought it was something of the past. I have also discovered what it is like to try to move two rooms into one, we are mixing the office/guestroom together......too much work! The things we do for kids. I was so excited to look for a crib and decide how to decorate the nursery. I became so overwhelmed that I gave up and decided to sew it myself. I have one design piece that I am basing the whole room off of. Target had these 3D butterfly outlines in white that stick on the wall. I am very excited to go to JoAnns and start looking for fabrics.

A Little one on the way!

I am so excited to be starting this part of our lives! I am due July 2nd. Tomorrow we get to find out if it's a boy or girl. I have been learning alot about myself and the mom I hope to be! I can hardly wait to finally understand a mothers love. I a so thankful for all of the support and love our families are giving us.