{The Darringtons}

Happy happy birthday little man!

2012-02-03T14:00:00.000-08:00

Happy first birthday little bugaboo!!

I can’t believe it has been a {whole} year since you cameinto our lives! You have brought so much love, happiness, sleeplessnights :), smiles and such a sweet spirit into our home. Our lives haverevolved around you and we wouldn’t have it any other way! It’s hard to imaginewhat our lives were like before you came along little man.

It has been so much fun to watch you learn and growthroughout this year. You are a little superman! Walking before you were 1,saying mama and dada, starting to feed yourself and sleeping through thenight-you are your mama and papa’s little champ and we love you so very much!

We have so many hopes and dreams for you Bryke. We hope thatyou will know without a shadow of a doubt that you are one loved little man andthat we feel so blessed that we get to love you for eternity. We hope that youwill learn to love your Savior and try to be like Him. We hope that you will behappy and love life and love us as much as we love you!

There are so many things that we are going to miss about youbeing our little man because you think that you need to grow up in a hurry.Your mama and daddy love the way you snuggle up with us when your sleepy, yoursweet chubby little cheeks, racing to your room to be the first one to get youafter your nap, the cheeser faces you make, your sweet dance moves, how youpoint with your fist turn your head and make a little noise when you wantsomething, your bottomless pit for a stomach and your amazing bed head hair. Keepgrowing up big and strong Bryke, but know that you will always be our littleman!

You taught us how to be parents, thanks for being our guineapig! It has been so much fun to go through this journey Bryke, we are {so}thankful that Heavenly Father blessed us with .you. You will never know justhow much we love you-you are our most favorite thing in the whole world!

Your mommy and daddy love you to the moon and back Bryke!

11 months

2012-01-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

Almost a year!We love our little monster more every day and are so grateful that he is ours!Here is what he has been up to:

-has been afull on walker since about 10 and a half months

-loves to readhis Little Quack books

-is stilllittle Mr. attitude sometimes

-has 8 teeth

-eats like alittle man still

-does thisfunny thing where he turns his head sideways to look at you

-his Grandmasare two of his favorite people

-is our littlesnuggle bug and we love it!

We love youBryker!

Top 10 of 2011

2011-12-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

Darrington family Top 10 of 2011

-*Bryker was born on Feb. 3^rd*

-Terry reachedthe half way mark with OT school

-We got to gettogether with the whole Haney clan to

celebrateGrandpa Haney’s 90^th birthday

-We were able togo to Jill & Kade and Kaci & Ryan’s sealing

-Sarah and Brykegot to party all day long every day

-We got a brandspankin’ new bed and are now

in sleepingheaven after 2 years on a rock

-Bryker got 3 newcousins: Hunter, Jaxson and Rebecca

-Terry’s brotherCody came home from his mission

and we allpartied in SLC

-Terry tookhunter’s Ed and caught the hunting bug

-Sarah craftedher little heart out all year long

We have had such a great year andcan’t wait to see

what next year has in store for us!We hope you are

all doing well! Happy holidays fromthe Darringtons!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-27T08:44:00.000-08:00

Christmas lasted the whole month long for us this year and we loved it!It started with the annual Webb Christmas party where we tackled a giant familypicture-the entire Webb family was there! Then we headed to Filer for our HaneyChristmas. While we were there Jill and I got to play in an alumni basketballgame. We definitely didn’t play like we used to but it was so fun to just beable to play together again. The whole family came out and we exchanged siblingand cousin gifts and then we had our own little Christmas with my parentsbefore we took off-thanks for such a great visit and making our Christmasbright Mom and Dad! And finally we got to spend Christmas at Terry’s parent’shouse. Terry says he can’t wait until Bryke is bigger and gets excited forChristmas because then it will be more fun but I already think it’s prettygreat! I love the excitement of Christmas morning! Our holiday season was agreat one and more important than where we were or what we got we are sothankful for the true reason for the season-our Savior’s birth. MerryChristmas!

craft fair left overs!

2011-12-20T20:39:00.000-08:00

Check out my facebook pictures to see pictures of all my craft fair leftovers! I have a quilt, 2 pillows, wipescases, magnets, book marks, lucky penny key chains, paper ornaments, I-spy bags and bean bags. Go take a look and make me an offer if you see something you like!
(here's a link to the first picture) (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=507049932962&set=a.507049927972.3685.225100184&type=1&theater

$17

$10 each

large $5 small $4

just right

2011-12-05T14:42:00.000-08:00

Today I went to get Bryke out of his crib and as he reachedhis little arms up to me I had one of those moments where everything justclicks. You know when you know you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be doingexactly what you’re supposed to be doing. Some days staying at home all daywith my little monster is pretty tough but then I have little moments like thisand it makes it all worth it. It’s in these little moments that I realize thatmy life is truly blessed. Yes I have horrible green carpet, Ter always leaveshis shoes right in front of the door and Bryke has started to bite but if I look a little deeper I see whats at the core of those silly complaints; that I have a warm house on a cold day, a loving husband and a happy, healthy babyboy. For every little thing that I could complain about I have 100 more to bethankful for. I just had a great day today and wanted to remember the feeling.

10 months

2011-12-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

Where does time go? And how does it go so fast? No way canby baby be 10 months old he was just born yesterday! I look back at picturesfrom the week he was born and it really just boggles my mind. My not so littlebaby is now almost a year old! Lots of first for our little man this month:

o tried black licorice for the first time (andmuch to my dismay and Grandpa’s liking he loved it!)

o took his first steps at Grandma D’s house onNovember 27^th. He is getting braver everyday and starting to let goof things and take a few steps all on his own. I’m pretty sure he’ll be a proby Christmas.

o turned into a little biter! ahh!

o has quite the little attitude. We tell him noand he tells us just what he thinks about that

o started to get a little bit shy with stangersbut is still quick to smile

o will eat anything and everything

o has started to snuggle and we love it

o SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! (thank heavens!)

o says mama when he wants me, gives big open-mouthedkisses and waves

o has a 6^th sense for when people arein the kitchen and will be there as quickly as he can

o started to learn how to go down the stairs

o has 7 teeth

o My most favorite thing that he does is reach upfor me. I don’t why but I just love it :)

We love you Brkye!

change

2011-12-02T14:55:00.000-08:00

Isn’t it funny how in life sometimes when you get what you’vewanted so badly and for so long your not so sure you want it anymore. This lastweek I’ve gotten a taste of this. Ter has been doing one of his fieldworks herein Pocatello. Our whole married life Ter has been in school. It’s beenhomework, study, study more and then more homework, while squeezing in somework whenever he could and on top of all that being the best dad and husband alittle man and wife could ask for. Needless to say he has been a very busy guyfor a pretty long time. So what I have wanted so badly is for him to be donewith school and finally get a break and just have to work and get to spend moretime with us. Well now that I’ve got it {even if just for a few short weeks} I’mnot so sure that it’s all I thought it would be.

Hisschool schedule has always been a little crazy but there has always been breaksor a day when he didn’t have class at all. This last semester he didn’t startbefore 1. A lot of times during these breaks he was studying but at least hewas home and we could pop in make him take a break. But now, while he’s doinghis fieldwork he’s gone from 7:30 until after 6. He’s so busy that it’s hard toeven get a text in.
This probably just sounds like complaining but it’s not it’s just metrying to wrap my head around all the changes that will be coming our way whenTer is done in a year and a half. Change is hard, even good changes.But maybe time could slow down a bit so we don't have to be real grown-ups so soon. But on the other hand being .real. grown ups has so many opportunities for us! Moving somewhere closer to home, a house of our own, a puppy!, an actual income and so much more. Like I said change is a little rough no matter what the kind but this change even with the tough spots is going to be great. Thanks for working so hard for us Ter and I guess this whole rambling post could be summed up in one little sentence-I miss you {a whole lot} during the day!

Thanksgiving

2011-11-26T10:39:00.000-08:00

We started our week at Terry’s parents on Tuesday night andthen went to Twin on Wednesday morning. I got my crown all finished (woo-hoo!)and then we I hung out with my Mom and Laura and the kids in town while Terwent fishing with his brother Brett. My Grandma and her husband Jay came upthat night and we enjoyed just hanging out. Thursday morning the Thanksgivingfestivities and my dad’s birthday began bright and early at 4:30 when the guysgot up to go hunting-and they think we’re crazy for black Friday shopping! Atleast we bring back cute things! Us girls spent the morning cooking and gettingeverything ready. We had both sets of grandparents, all my family and theBarnes family this year for dinner and it was great. Ter has always said thatThanksgiving was his favorite holiday and I can see why. It’s just laid back andfilled with great food and even better company (although his list of reasons hasfootball in there somewhere). After dinner we started to plan our shoppingattack. We started at 10 Thursday night and ended at 9 the next morning withonly a few hours of sleep in between! This is by far one of our craziesttraditions but one of my very favorites. I love just getting to spend time withmy sisters and mom!

After a few more hunting trips for Ter we headed to RaftRiver on Saturday morning and met up with Nicole and Jordan and Brett andVanessa to go Christmas tree hunting at Pomerelle. We found a cute little oneand now are all ready to go for Christmas. We all went back to Ter's parents and enjoyed the chaos of 6 little crazy kiddos. Our family sure has been blessed over the last 2 years! Happy Holidays!

thankful

2011-11-18T08:48:00.001-08:00

The other night we were watching TV and a special aboutCongresswoman Gabby Giffords came on. At first it was kind of just backgroundnoise to Bryke playing, Ter doing homework and me reading. But then I startedto watch and really listen and I am so glad I did.

Gabby was shot in the head while giving a speech and I think13 other people were injured and 6 people died that day. She went from being ‘the most positive person incongress’ to someone who had to relearn to do every little thing that we takefor granted. Watching what she was like before the accident made me feel likeshe was unstoppable. In almost every picture she had a smile on her face. Shewas charismatic, determined and forging ahead in the world of politics. Andthen that fateful day happened and her world was turned upside down. Butthrough her ordeal she has remained positive. She is now doing her best toforge ahead in a new world, the world of recovery and fighting to regain whatwas taken from her.

I had never heard of Congresswoman Giffords before heraccident and now I will never forget her. I don’t really know anything abouther political agenda but politics isn’t what makes her a woman that I look upto. It is her determination and her unfailingly positive attitude in the faceof tremendous trials. It’s hard to convey what I felt while watching thatspecial in words. It made me determined to be thankful for every little thingthat I have and am able to do. It made me thankful for my healthy body and allof its capabilities. I need to be more positive and not the little things getme down. Gabby made me realize that if I had a chance to throw my trials in ahat with everyone else’s and choose a new set I would run the other way andhold on to mine for dear life. I have been blessed with such a wonderful lifeand I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for giving me all that I have.

busy trip home

2011-11-06T09:41:00.000-08:00

November hashad a great start! Bryke and I took off for Filer on Wednesday and got to stayand play with Grandma Kris and Grandpa until Sunday. While we sure busy whilewe were there! We surprised Grandma at work on Wednesday by coming a day early,Thursday I got a temporary crown put on, Friday we tried to go to the Gold Minein Hailey but it was closed {which we found out when we were all loaded up inthe truck and on the road}, Saturday I went to Maureena and KC’s sealing andthen later we went to the reception, after the reception my Mom stayed withBryke and I went to Kiwi Loco with Trent and Dustin and Madye {so fun to catchup with them!} and finally on Sunday we got to see Daddy again at Rebecca’sblessing. Whoo! Busy trip but so much fun!

Meena and KC’s sealing was amazing! Meena and I have beenfriends since the 8^th grade and it was such a neat experience to beable to be with her in the temple on her special day. She is the sweetest girl and KC is theluckiest guy! I love you Meena!

It was great to be able to visit with all the friends who came to support Meena-I'm really thankful for the good friends that I had in high school and that we're still friends today.

Sunday wasRebecca’s blessing and it was the first time that Ter’s family has all beentogether since Cody got home in August. It was great to be able to be witheveryone and we even managed to get all the grandkids in one place for apicture. 6 grandkids in less than 2 years-holy smokes!

9 months

2011-11-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

weighs 19 lbs 9 oz -25%

is 29 inches-76%

and is in the 90% for his big head :)

is a stair climbing machine

I can’t emphasize this enough, has the HIGHEST scream I’ve probably ever heard {and really likes to let ushear it}

waves goodbye

upgraded to a big boy car seat and loves it

says mama, which makes my heart melt every time

walks like a pro behind his lion walker toy

tries to stand on top of everything (if he is standing up to the tableand there is a cup on the floor he has to try and stand on top of it, or thewipes case or your toes)

still doesn’t understand that night time is for sleeping, crazy boy!

thinks that old people on tv are hilarious

is a little man baby and eats as much as we do!

Is so much fun! Mama and Daddy love you Bryke!

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T14:09:00.000-07:00

October has been pretty low key for us. Ter has kept super busy with school and me and Bryke have been super busy with hangin out and playin :) We did get a fun visit from my mom, Laur, Macey bug, Carson and Jill. We spent the day thrifting and found some great treasures-thanks for making the trek to P-town! Other than that October was all about costumes! I'm pretty sure I was at DI and some other second-hand stores 3 times a week trying to find all the different parts for our costumes-but it paid off!

Poodle skirt from a sheet for Bunco night-love that game!

Bunco girls

Princess of the Prairie to Princess Peach-thank you DI!

We threw a Halloween party at Nicole and Jordan's house and had all the Pocatello cousins over for it. It was so fun to get together all dressed up. We ate yummy treats and a played a mean game of Ticket to Ride. Thanks for partyin' with us everyone!

Cutest Mario and Luigi that I have ever seen-{love} my boys! Happy 1st Halloween baby boy!

8 months old

2011-10-03T16:35:00.000-07:00

-has a new face and sound everyday (right now hesucks in his top lip and makes the cutest little kiss noise)

-is a pro-crawler

-obsessed with cords
-best little clapper you've ever seen

-wants to try everything that we are eating…its getting alot harder to feed him baby food

Raining Babies

2011-09-26T17:59:00.000-07:00

On Thursday September 1^st Jordan and Nicolewelcomed Jaxson and Hunter into the world 2 months early! They were each rightaround 3 lbs and are the cutest tiniest little guys! Then we got a surprisewhen almost a week later on September 7^th we got a text message fromBrett at 6 in the morning and they were holding a baby. At first I thoughtwhose baby are they holding? They were holding their little lady, Rebecca, whodecided to come a month early! She is just beautiful!

We’ve been able to goup to the hospital quite a bit with Jordan and Nicole to love on the boys-wefeel so lucky to be able to go! They are doing so great! They have both gainedweight, are off their oxygen and have moved on to bottles. We haven’t been ableto meet Rebecca yet but we can’t wait!

Its pretty crazy thatwhen Ter and I were married 2 years ago there weren’t any grandkids on his sideyet and now there are 6 under 2!

Go Bengals!

2011-09-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we took Bryke to his first football game. We went withour friends the Soderquists and the Bakers to an ISU game. It was a pretty goodgame and we had a lot of fun! Bryke loved it and did pretty good for most ofthe game-but we didn’t make through the end of the game…not because of Bryke though!We left so Ter could see every second of the BYU game! He has a love/haterelationship with those cougars. He was raised on them but oh my goodnesssometimes I think he is going to have a heart attack while watching them! Beinga life-long fan is stressful-I wouldn’t know I’m more of the bandwagon type andproud of it :)

I always liked football but being married to a total footballloving man has upped my exposure to the longest game in sports :) and I’m okwith that. Here’s to many more memories watching the game with my boys!

Eastern Idaho State Fair

2011-09-06T13:41:00.000-07:00

On Monday we went to Blackfoot for the Eastern Idaho Statefair. It was Bryke’s first time at a fair and my first time at a fair otherthan the Twin Falls fair. This one was huge! Bryke loved all the animals andbut I think was more interested in all the people-the fair brings out aninteresting bunch. It was a little overwhelming and I’m going to have to saythat I’m still a pretty big fan of the Twin fair. We got a yummy drink and bythe time we were ready for a treat Bryke was way ready to go so I didn’t get myfair food but we came home and had Navajo tacos and scones and then peaches andice cream the next night so I think I’m covered til next year :)

Labor Day 2011

2011-09-04T12:18:00.000-07:00

We got to spend theday being spoiled by my parents! Ter has class on Saturdays this semester so wehung out until he was done and then drove to Idaho Falls to go to the BodiesExhibit. It was amazing and just crazy! My favorite part was the blood vesselsection. They injected this dye stuff (very official term I know) into thevessels which then hardened and then the rest of the body was dissolved away.You wouldn’t believe the amount of blood vessels in our body!

After the exhibit wewent out to lunch at Famous Dave’s where we got our fill of the most amazingbbq off a trash can lid! When we couldn’t possibly eat anymore we headed homeand then the guys started watching football so my Mom and I snuck away and Igot some quality mama time in. It was so much fun to be able to spend the daywith my parents! We are so lucky that they live close enough to drive over forthe day. Thanks for such a great day Mom and Dad!

7 month updates

2011-09-03T07:21:00.000-07:00

At 7 months:

I have two teeth, that were awful to get!

I sit up all by myself

I reach for people now, sometimes people I don't even know which kinda freaks my mom out

I got sick for the first time with a fever and that wasn’t fun for me or my mama and papa

I babble bababa and mamama all the time

I love to move my hand against my mouth and go ahhhhh

We love you Bryker man!!

Welcome home Elder Darrington!

2011-08-23T19:47:00.000-07:00

On August 19^th around 10 pm Elder Darrington got home from the Czech Republic! It was a little crazy “meeting” Cody again. Ter and I got married only a couple weeks before he left so I didn’t really get to know him. He pretty much came home to a completely different family. He didn’t have any nieces or nephews when he left and he came home to 2 nephews and 1 niece and 2 nephews and 1 niece on the way! We are so proud of Cody and know that he was a great missionary-welcome home cody!

While we were in SLC we all went to the Hogle Zoo. It was Bryke’s first zoo experience and he did really good although I think he was more interested in all the different people than the animals.

Ter and his brother Brett went fishing and came home with these whoppers!

Families are Forever

2011-08-16T19:05:00.000-07:00

The day after Jill and Kade were sealed Ryan and Kaci were sealed together and then little Mackie was brought in and sealed to her parents. It was truly one of the sweetest moments I have ever been a part of. I felt the Spirit so strong in that moment and I am so grateful that I have the knowledge of the restored gospel in my life and know that my family can be together forever!

J & K Searle

2011-08-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

On August 12^th Kade and Jill were sealed for time and all eternity in the Twin Falls Temple. My baby sister is a married woman!!!! And oh my did she look gorgeous! It was a beautiful sealing. It was the second time that I was in the temple with all of my siblings and their spouses and my parents-it truly was heaven on Earth. Congrats Kade and Jill-we love you!!

Jill and Kade had a reception in Filer-which was in the cultural hall of the church. It was tented and decked out in beautiful black and white and orchids-fancy! The second one was in Burley and just as beautiful. It was outside and the weather couldn’t have been more perfect! My mom made us our gorgeous skirts and Jill gave us all the pretty necklaces. We took a new family picture and I can’t wait to see how they turn out!

Here Fishy Fishy

2011-08-07T21:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we took off to American Falls with Jacob, Breawna and Quinnlee for a day of fishing and fun. The boys took on the fishies while the mamas and kiddos played at the park. After a fun, but catchless, day of fishing we loaded everybody up and went to Indian Springs. It was Bryke’s first time swimming and he {loved} it! We had such a fun day outdoors and spending time with each other and the Browns-fish on!

Otter poppin'

2011-08-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

The B man and his favorite treat...as in I love it so much if you don't give me more in 2 seconds flat I'll through the biggest fit you've ever seen. We love you Bryke-tantrums and all :)

bottoms up!

6 whole months

2011-08-03T22:38:00.000-07:00

This month the little B man:

-weighs 17 lbs 1 oz in the 49%

-27 ½ inches tall 85%

-46 cm head in the 95% (he needs a big head for all those smarty pants brains :)

-loves mama’s red water bottle

-pro roller over-er :)

-not such a pro sleeper

-almost sitting up by himself

-turnin' into a mama's boy (he knows when I leave the room now)

-can turn himself all the way around-crawling might not be so far away-

-no teeth yet

-screams, like really screams, like a little girl

-loves otter pops and if you don’t give him more in about 2.5 seconds he will not be a happy boy

-loves to be outside

-starting to be a bit of a snuggler

-likes to swim in the bath

-is a naughty little pincher

-has monkey toes

-puts his binky in all by himself like a pro

*has our hearts in the palm of his hand*

First time sitting in a big boy chair at a restaurant

Bryke and his girlfriend Kaylee

peace :)

Yardsalin' and crafting away the days

2011-08-03T12:28:00.000-07:00

This has been an awesome summer of yardsalin’ and crafting. I’ve been going with Nicole here in Pocatello and then when we go to Filer Laura and I sneak away to a few in the wee hours of the morning-she is hard core! But all of my trips have been fruitful-whether I needed all that “fruit” I’m not so sure :) Some of my best finds are a leather rocker that reclines for $10 (I didn’t even know about that little bonus until Ter tried it out!), a little chair for Bryke for $1 (I’m going to redo the cover and give it to him for Christmas), nursing bras (kind of weird but after a good wash they’re brand new in my eyes…and I was desperate for new ones), all sorts of ribbons and sewing stuff and much more!

For crafting, Ter’s cousin Breawna and I made these 4 season blocks. It only took us 3 months but it was worth it they turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself. Then I borrowed an idea I saw online and made Bryke a mobile out of paint chip cards-thanks Lowe’s! I love how it turned out! Finally my super good friend Rach is having a baby girl {anytime now!} and I made her these little goodies for her little lady that I can’t wait to meet!

2 sweet years

2011-08-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

We celebrated our 2 year anniversary a day early on Saturday while we were in Twin Falls. Bryke got to spend some quality time with his grammie and grandpa and we took off to a wonderful dinner at Jakers and then Ter took one for the team and took me to Harry Potter! We hadn’t been to a movie in forever and I was pretty excited to see Harry Potter. I was our first real date since our little family went from 2 to 3 and it was a much needed night out on the town with my hubby. In honor of 2 years together my 2 most favorite things about my man are: 1. he absolutely loves the little B man and the little B man absolutely loves him (I’m pretty sure dada is going to be his first word) and 2. he’s my best friend that’s all there is too it- I love you babe-thanks for 2 amazing years!!

P-town

2011-07-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

This month we will have been in Pocatello for a year-time flies! Now we have the B man and Ter only has a year and a half left of school. We’re still in our jungle apartment and I’ll admit it has definitely grown on me and I don’t notice our green carpet anymore :) Pocatello has been wonderful to us. I really do feel blessed to live here. We have been blessed with amazing friends, a great ward and live close enough that we get to see our family often. I remember when Ter was applying to grad schools and New Mexico, Oregon and Washington were all in the running. I am so glad that those options didn’t work out!

Way to be a Tiger for 90 years!

2011-07-27T10:52:00.000-07:00

This last weekend my Grandpa Haney turned 90 years old! So the whole Haney clan gathered together to celebrate. All of my aunts and uncles were there and I think 20 of the 26 grandkids were there with their families-it was crazy! We got there Friday morning just in time to head to Hagerman to go rafting. Grandpa even floated the river with us-if I can go rafting at 90 I’ll be feeling pretty good. That night my grandparents and all their kids went out to the “grown-up” dinner and all the cousins and their families went out to Laura’s for dinner and games. It was so much fun to see and catch up with my cousins, some I hadn’t seen in years! Saturday we had lunch at Grandma’s and then went into town for a big birthday party for Grandpa. It was amazing to see all the people that came out to support him and wish him a happy birthday. He has built quite the legacy. Because of him over 50 people are active in the church and that’s just counting his family-not the countless people he has affected from his 4 missions. Saying that he is an amazing man just doesn’t do him justice. He is one in a million and a tiger everyday of his life. We love you grandpa!

After the party we headed back to grandma’s for dinner and lawn games. I remember the last time we all got together and I was one of the little ones then. This time I brought a husband and a baby with me! I am so thankful for my big crazy family and hope that it doesn’t take us that long to get together again!

Take me out to the ballgame!

2011-07-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we made the trek to Idaho Falls with Nicole and Jordan and went to Olive Garden and a Chuckars game-such a great night! It was Bryke’s first baseball game and we’re going to say that he loved it because he “cheered” for a lot of the game-little stinker bug. I hope he loves baseball someday because I can't wait to put him in t-ball :) It was a fun night and I can’t wait to do it again!

B is for Boating

2011-07-07T09:30:00.000-07:00

We went boating with Nick and Kaylee at American Falls Reservoir and it was a blast! It was Bryke’s first time on a boat and he did so good! He was all decked out in his water gear and just chilled out the whole time. Ter and I tried surfing the wake for the first time and loved it-but definitely need to practice…which means more boating :) Thanks for letting us tag along N & K-we can’t wait to go again!

5 months

2011-07-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

Our little Mr. is 5 months old! We seriously can’t get enough of him! This month Bryke…

-loves to suck his thumb

- thinks I’m the coolest when I brush my teeth

-moves himself so he’s upside down whenever he can

-is eating oatmeal and bananas now

-rolls from his tummy to his back and from his back to his tummy

-found is feet and loves them

-such a little flirt

-loves his jumparoo and thinks he’s in it even when he’s not-jumpy little man!

-tries to sit up by himself

-starting to babble a lot more

-seriously such a happy little man with the biggest grin

Red, White & Blue

2011-07-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

We were in Raft River for the 4^th. The community does a big party and the Steadman’s house and I love going to it. There is always tons of family there and it is just a great tradition. All of us were there minus Marianne, Casey, Kendal and Cody. I love living close enough to get to spend the holidays with our family. Bryke did so great! He didn’t quite make it the fireworks but loved getting to spend the day outside. I am so thankful that I get to raise my family in the United States with all of the freedoms we have! Happy 4^th!

30 years together, just the beginning of their forever

2011-07-01T13:29:00.000-07:00

These 2 amazing people have been married for 30 years! We were able to go to Twin and surprise them at a picnic at Shoshone Falls. All my siblings were there and my grandparents came too. It was so much fun to have everyone there. My parents are the greatest. 30 years! Marriage is hard work and they are a great example to me. They’ve had their ups and downs, just like anybody else, but in the end they always have each other. After 30 years I want to still be in love like I know they are. I love you mom and dad!

On Saturday my dad took us rafting on the Hagerman (no pics :( but we had so much fun!). This pic is one of my favorites-grandpa and B snoozin.

Girl's night out

2011-06-23T13:13:00.000-07:00

Over the last little bit I have been able to go out with a group of girls and par-tay! The first time I went with my friend Kaylee to a bunco night-so much fun!! Next we had a bowling night and then went to ice cream. Then Kaylee, Ashley and I went and saw the play Annie (Bryke didn’t come that time and I was a little stressed. It was the longest I had left him-but he did great!) It has been so nice to get to know and hang out with the girls. I love my hubby to death but having good girlfriends is a must and I have been so lucky to find some of the very best.

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

For Father’s day we headed down to Raft River. On Saturday Ter, Casey, Brett, Jordan and Kenny went up to Sublett and went fishing and then came home and fixed the roof. It was so fun to have all the cousins together! Kendall and David are getting so big!

Happy Father’s day to all the wonderful fathers in our life! Especially to Bryke’s papa-you are the very best!

The Petting Zoo

2011-06-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Breawna, Quinnlee and me and the little B man went to the petting zoo. Bryke is still too little to really care but it was fun to just get out of the house. I can’t wait until he is old enough to be into the animals and know what’s going on. I think I wanted to blog about this just so I could put this picture up. I think that furry little face needs to come and be our pet!

checkin' out the goats

3 lives down only 6 left

2011-06-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

There’s the saying that cats have 9 lives and in our family that saying applies to wedding rings too.

Life #1 We were living in Rexburg and Ter had a flag football game and had put his ring in his shoe during the game. He got home and realized he didn’t have it so we went back and tried to find it. We were just about to give up when a girl looked down and said here it is!

Life # 2 A few months ago Terry came home with a {little boy look that says I just broke a window face} but it was really a honey I lost my wedding ring {again} face. He lost it somewhere while he was working around the apartments and looked everywhere to find it. I was a little worried cause my man is a stud-muffin and I didn't want those stinkin' ISU ladies hitting on him! Well a few weeks later he came home with a different look-one that said a baby miracle happened and our friend Nick, the apartment manager, sister-in-law found my ring in the parking lot and gave it to Nick who gave it back to me! What a lucky duck!

Life # 3 Last week I had a slow pitch softball game and Bryke and Ter came to watch. I gave Ter my ring to hang on to. When we were almost home I asked Ter for my ring and he got a funny look and said it’s in the cup holder of the stroller {which was folded up in the trunk}. I scrambled out of the car hoping it was there but after tearing the car, all our stuff and the diaper bag apart we couldn’t find it. We went inside and said a prayer and then Ter went back to the park to see if he could find it. Right when he got there it started pouring! So it was dark, pouring rain and a gravel parking lot-not a good combo to try and find my sparkler. BUT…he did!!

We either need to stop playing sports or super glue our rings to our fingers!

4 Months

2011-06-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

The little Mr. is 4 months old now! This month he:

· weighs 15 lbs 6 oz {52 %} and is 26 inches tall {90%}

· such a happy little man

· is super close to sitting up on his own

· loves being outside and go on walks in his stroller

· {still} drools like c.r.a.z.y. I thought he had a tooth coming in but I guess he is just a slobbery little guy

· is very interested in what we are doing, especially when we eat

· has crocodile skin on his back but we got some prescription stuff so hopefully he’ll be back to baby soft again soon

· loves bath time-we can’t wait for the weather to decide to stay warm so we can go swimming!

· loves his jumparoo! We can sit him in it and he’ll watch his whole baby Einstein movie. This is a big deal because the little stinker absolutely loves to be held so this lets me get a few things done during the day.

· when he gets excited he stretches his arms out as wide as he can

We love you baby B-more and more every day!

sorry its a little dark

Memorial Day Weekend

2011-06-05T08:46:00.000-07:00

We had big plans for Memorial Day weekend but they got a little sidelined when we saw SNOW was in the forecast!! We were going to go camping with Nicole and Jordan but we made a plan B and headed to Raft River. I think we decided that if we weren’t going to go somewhere new we were at least going to eat great! We had an awesome steak dinner on Friday and then woke up on Saturday and had a big breakfast-love breakfast food! Then we packed up the cars and headed to the City of Rocks. We rode with Ter’s parents and it was so fun to hear his Dad tell us all about the little towns along the way. We climbed Bath Rock while Bryke stayed with grandma and grandpa-such a beautiful view from the top! We left just ahead of a blizzard-crazy Idaho! We made it home and played some intense rounds of Wackie Six. I absolutely love my in-laws-Plan B turned out to be a great weekend!

2 long weeks

2011-06-02T16:03:00.000-07:00

Daddy teachin' Bryke all about being an OT

Ter finished up his field work in Idaho Falls and I am so glad! Bryker and I took off to Filer for the first week and had a ball (well except for the root canal part of the trip) hanging out with my family. Bryker got spoiled and I enjoyed some great mama and sister time. Week 2 found me and the baby boy at home by ourselves! It was the first time I've ever spent the night by myself with Ter gone, usually I go home. But we survived with a whole lot of missing daddy! We went to Idaho Falls on Wednesday night and spent the night with Ter at Aunt Doris and Uncle Reeve's house. We are so grateful for them for letting Ter stay with them. It was so nice that he didn't have to drive home every night. So he has one field work done and 3 more to go. We are so so proud of him for all of his hard work. He is going to make the best OT ever!

Happy Birthday!!

2011-06-02T15:12:00.000-07:00

26 years ago today this guy was born and oh boy are me and the little B man glad!! Thanks for being the best husband and father that we could ever ask for! We love you to the moon and back!

1 dream house and 2 cute boys

2011-05-23T21:09:00.000-07:00

I am absolutely in love with this house! I think its the porch that does it for me. There are tons of homes like this around Pocatello and I could drive around and look at them all day...much to Ter's dismay :)

Bryke helpin' his papa with his homework

love these boys!

Don't even try to find a little boy cuter than the B man...you'll just be disappointed. Me? Bias? No way! Just look at those chubby cheeks, bright blue eyes, chin covered in drool, and smile that melts your heart!

Can you believe this is my almost 4 month old?? He looks like a grown up little boy! Slow down baby boy!!

His new monster jammies that I love! He looks like a little chunk ball-one that we can't get enough of!

Every Sunday Ter comes home from church and takes off his church clothes and puts on his comfys but leaves his church socks on. It looks pretty silly but I love it! Bryke is gettin' started in his papa's ways :) Love these 2 boys with all I've got!

The {great} outdoors!

2011-05-23T20:30:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks the weather has f.i.n.a.l.l.y started to get a little bit nicer! We were able to take little B man out to his first camp fire. We set out with Jordan and Nicole and after getting rained out at the first site we did better at Black Rock. Bryke did so good! He was mesmerized by the fire and just wanted to stay up and party with the big kids. Growing up my family was always camping and going on adventures and even more so when we were older. It is so important to me to get Bryker outside and let him experience those same adventures that I got to. There is nothing better than being outside and enjoying the sunshine or a toasty campfire!

I think we're off to a good start!

This is our second adventure of the summer. We went our first hike on Saturday somewhere close to Pocatello and had a blast! We hiked a couple miles and couldn't believe how great Bryke did! He is such a little trooper! It's quite the workout carrying the little mr.! I can't wait to see what other adventures this summer brings our way!

baby blue

it's hard work being carried up a mountain and back down :)

1st Mother's Day

2011-05-11T21:54:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe that I had my first mother’s day-that’s just crazy to me. I remember making my mom cards and singing her primary songs in Sacrament. I’m just a baby I can’t have my own baby!! But boy am I so glad I do! My little man has changed me for the better. I have this little person who depends on me for so much. He is my whole day and night :) I don’t think he’ll ever know just how much I love him but I am going to spend my whole life trying! Being a mom is so much more than I could have asked for or even hoped for. All the blow outs, very little sleep, spit up and pee on the couch slip cover are worth it when Bryke gives me one of his smiles or falls asleep in my arms. Bryker, I’m so glad I’m your mama. I feel so lucky to call you mine forever!

Ter and the B man spoiled me and gave me a jeep stroller for my special day. Now it just needs to get warm so we can use it!! I also got a very special bouquet of flowers. Ter wrote me his own versions of “roses are red violets are blue”. My favorite went like this : Roses are red Violets are blue thanks for cleaning up Bryker’s poo. I am one lucky girl- I love my boys!

I’ve had the very best examples of mothers I could ever have in my sister and Mom. These two ladies amaze me every day. I call both of them almost every day with some question about cooking, the B man or just to chat. They both love their families so much and show me the kind of mom I hope I can one day be. I love you both so much!

Easter

2011-05-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

Easter came and went this year with no egg dying or baskets. We got a couple bags of candy and called it good. It’s crazy how last year I was stressing about what to put in Ter’s basket and this year with the birth of our little man I’ve got much more important things to think about. It’s up to Ter and me to teach Bryke about our Savior. Of course we’ll be better parents next year and have the baskets and eggs but more importantly I want Bryker to know, to really know, the meaning of Easter is our Savior and that that He lived and died and lives again. I want to be the kind of mom that doesn’t just teach by what she says but by what she does. I want him to know that his dad and I have a testimony and love our Savior. I know with all my heart that my Savior loves me and suffered so much so that I could live with Him again. If Bryker can know this one day too then I’ll be the happiest mom alive.

3 months

2011-05-11T21:08:00.000-07:00

Little B man is 3 months old!! Here’s what he’s up to:

-is always smiling, but can switch to screaming in a heartbeat

- is super wiggly, changing his diaper is a workout now

- is allergic to the sun, just kidding, but every time we go outside he does the cutest little sneezes. I tell Ter it’s cause his eyes aren’t used to the light because

we live in a cave!

latest family picture-don't worry we dressed up

-is gabbering up a storm

-drools like c.r.a.z.y.

-loves to grab onto mommies hair and never let go.I swear if we were both hanging onto a rope for dear life he would last longer than me, I’m going to be bald soon!

- gave his mama a pretty great mother’s day present, he rolled from his tummy to his back

-is much better at focusing on things and entertaining himself. Up until now he didn’t want to sit by himself for longer than a couple minutes

-is sleeping in his crib for most of the night-woo hoo!!

We <3 this little man!

Bryke's sweet new Elmer Fud hat

Look at those baby blues!

Teeth Terrors

2011-04-25T12:46:00.000-07:00

No Bryker doesn't have any teeth yet (thank heavens!) but his mama has a new filling in just about everyone of her's now! All of my cavitites are finally filled! I have been to the dentist almost every month since October and EVERY week in April. 12 or 13 cavities down and only 1 root canal to go. Looking back teeth troubles were {by far} the worst pregnancy symptom ever-I h.a.t.e the dentist!! But I can't say enough how thankful I am for the Idaho Smiles program and the awesome dentist that I had-it didn't hurt either that he was the best smelling old(er) man I ever met! Ter thinks I have a little crush on him and he's probably right :) Just have to get this root canal out of the way and then say adios to the dentist for a long time-hopefully!

Ewok baby!

2011-04-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

My dad gave Bryker the cutest little bear coat. When he wears it he turns into our little Ewok baby-pretty stinkin' cute!

Terry's really got this parenting thing down! I leave him with Bryker for 2 minutes and this is what I come back to! Bryker laying on the table being mesmerized by the fan so that Ter could blow his nose! Whatever works :)

Ladies Man

2011-04-18T14:17:00.000-07:00

Terry has a group of 5 friends/cousins that still get together. 4 out of the 5 have babies now and its so much fun to get together and catch up. Last weekend Adam and Tori, Breawna and Jacob and Terry and I all met up and went to dinner and then played Ticket to Ride (love this game!) Bryker got to meet Lexi for the first time and see Quinnlee again. He was quite the little ladies man. Lexi kept tryin to hold his hand and Quinners just kept checkin him out. I hope that all of us couples will keep getting together and stay in touch and that our kids will be friends too. So far there are 3 girls and then little B man-his ladies man career is off to a good start!

Blessed little boy

2011-04-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

On April 10th Terry blessed Bryker. It was such a great day. Tons of our family traveled for the big day. Bryker did so good! I was nervous he was going to fuss during the blessing but he was awesome the entire day. Ter gave him a beautiful blessing. I am so lucky to have my boys! Afterwards we went and had lunch with everyone in an empty apartment (thanks Nick and Kaylee!) Thank you so much for everyone who came and made the day so special-we love you!!

The Haney clan

The Darrington bunch (minus Cody)

Bryke in his adorable little man blessing outfit

I know I said it in the last post but I seriously can't get enough of this little boy! Being a mom is really stressful and hard at times but I wouldn't trade it for anything. Lately I have been looking for a part time job because that would really help us out but when you balance out what I would make and then day care it just isn't worth it. But more importantly someone else would be taking care of our baby and that just doesn't sound too good. I am so thankful and feel so lucky that I get to stay home with Bryker! Bryker has brought such a light to our home and is so much fun! We love you B man!

Can't get enough!

2011-04-18T13:36:00.000-07:00

We look a little silly but look at our baby (bougaloo to dad and bugaboo from mama)!

Just hangin' out with dad

All he wants to do now is stand up-he does so good!

Loves the fan! Way cheaper than baby toys :)

We love our blue eyed boy! He is smiling all the time and responds to us now. He loves peek-a-boo

Handsome little man

Gotta love that double chin and chubby cheeks!

2011-04-05T12:45:00.000-07:00

Life is going great! We enjoyed listening to Conference and hearing all of the beautiful messages-we are SO blessed to have the gospel in our lives. Nothin' really new for us just lovin' on our little man!

Studying with Dad

Don't let him fool you he isn't the best sleeper alive. I have no idea where the saying "sleeps like a baby" came from! He is getting better though. He's graduated from sleeping in his little chair to the bassinet now and hopefully the crib sometime soon.

Best load of laundry I've ever done!

Peek a boo!

They're pretty much the same video but I could look at this smiling face all day long!

2 Months!

2011-03-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

Time is flyin' by! We can't get enough of our little man! At 2 months Brkyer:

-weighs almost 13 lbs and is in the 75th percentile and is 23.5 inches and is in the 75th percentile and has a 40 cm head and is in the 50th percentile

-is in 3-6 month clothes

-is doing awesome with tummy time and lifting his head up. He doesn't have total control and we still get lots of head butts

-loves to stand up while were supporting him

-still loves to make as much noise as he can

-is smiling so much more

-reacts to our voices and is much more alert

- is still a little stinker when it comes to sleepin at night (although last night he slept from 9-4:30! I couldn't believe it! But he had gotten his shots that day and we had given him some tylenol. Pretty sure you don't win the mom of the day award when the first thing you think of is were going to give you tylenol every night!)

-loves being snuggled and read to

-is starting to drool like a little puppy

-still does pretty good in his car seat (did amazing on his first drive to see grandma and grandpa)

-still loved to pieces by his mama and papa!!

poor little guy after his shots :(

This video makes me smile every time-there is nothing better than being this little man's mom! (I posted this and then realized it is super dark! dang it! hopefully you can still see his adorable little smile!)

Just a few pictures

2011-03-30T12:22:00.000-07:00

We L.O.V.E. our little B man!

all the grandkids

There's no point in even trying to deny it this little boy is the cutest you will ever see!

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2011-03-13T15:46:00.000-07:00

Today we made it through all 3 hours of church! Bryker did such a great job. He slept through all of it and got lots of compliments which made his mama smile. It was Mom and Dad who where struggling! It's hard work to get to church on time (ok I'll admit we were only a little late) at 9 on daylight savings time! I even got up 2 hours early! It was so nice to go back to church for all 3 hours. I am so thankful that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm thankful that my little family is sealed together forever and that we have the knowledge and the blessing of the gospel in our lives!

Our little man all ready for church

The stylin' hat Great Aunt Lois sent-love it!

He's just missing a cuban cigar and a smoke ring in this picture :) And maybe a swimsuit instead of fleece pjs!

Serious case of bedhead

This week is going to have its ups and downs: Big down due to my second to last dentist appointment on Wednesday. I've been pumping (We gave Bryker a bottle this last week and thank heavens he took it like a champ!) so that Ter can watch little B. I'm nervous for the appointment I hate the dentist! But I am so grateful for the Idaho Smiles program that allows me to go and have all my cavities filled (up to a total of 12-pregnancy was rough on my mouth!)
BIG up because Friday is my birthday -23- woo hoo!!! We're going home to my parent's house on Friday-can't wait!!

Surprise!

2011-03-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we got a nice little surprise when I opened the door to find my Mom and Dad and little Carson man had come for a visit! It was so nice to have them and just be able to hangout. Thanks so much for coming Mom and Dad-you made our day!

-This was also Bryker's first Sunday of going to Church-it was so great to go!

Little Maxie boy-so dang cute!

our little man

Carson loves his uncle Terry!

1 month

2011-03-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

Our little man is a month old! Here are just a few of the million things we love and want to remember about him at this stage:

- when you pick him up he stays in a little ball
- he makes some of the funniest faces when he’s waking up
- could hold his own in a tooting contest
- he is a pincher {don’t really love this one}
- best little snuggler ever
- is in size 1 diapers and weighs close to 10 lbs
- sleeps with his hands by his face like his mama
- noisiest baby you’ll ever meet
- not the greatest nighttime sleeper, is up about every hour and a half
- has little chunky baby cheeks that make you want to kiss him all day long
- is simply {a.d.o.r.e.d.} by his mama and papa

Right after he was born it seemed like anyone I talked to said something along the lines of cherish him while he’s this little they grow up so fast! I kind of just smiled and said oh I will when really I was thinking I can’t wait for him to be old enough to be in a sleeping routine or old enough to hold his wobbly head up and look at us. But my goodness were those people right. I’m going to miss my midnight snuggle sessions and cradling his little head and tucking it under my chin so I can just love on him and all of those other little baby things that seem to change from day to day or week to week. Each milestone is a little miracle and something I’m sure I’ll miss when he moves on to the next stage. (but I will be grateful to get a goodnights sleep whenever that happens :)…) We are so blessed to have this little man forever! Now for the picture overload!

My 2 favorites

Burrito baby!

love this boy!

3 Weeks Already!

2011-02-25T08:52:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Bryker had his 2 week well baby check (a week late) and he is definitely one well baby! They didn't give me the percentiles so I looked them up so who knows how accurate these are. But he weighs 9 lb 13 oz which puts him between percentile 75 and 90 and he is still around 22 inches so he is above percentile 95 in length. I found the chart at babycenter so hopefully it is accurate. So according to these charts we have one BIG little boy! We are loving every minute with him!
Some highlights from B's first 3 weeks:
-absolutely hated his 1st bath

-absolutely loved his 2nd bath and all the rest of them

-Mommy has been sleepin on the couch for the last 3 weeks and last night was the first time she didn't sleep on the couch at all! We, mainly I, haven't been too great about making him sleep in his bassinet or crib so the only place he will really sleep is in his little vibrating chair or on mom or dad. So our goal is to do better about trying the crib out-wish us luck! {He slept for 20 minutes in his crib woo hoo!}

-He is one smilely baby and I love it!
-He is in size one diapers
-He took his first trip to the library with mom-hopefully many more of these to come!
-He takes a pacifier thank heavens!

3 weeks old

He is one handsome boy!

-He does pretty good in his car seat {love this picture of my boy!}

-He loves his daddy and has him wrapped around his little fingers

-He took his first little trip out to go see Aunt Breawna and then his first real one when we went and ran some errands. No trip to church yet but hopefully we can sneak in for Sacrament soon

We love our little B man more than we could ever say!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-14T12:06:00.000-08:00

I have not 1 but 2 of the cutest, sweetest most handsome Valentines a girl could ask for! I LOVE my boys!!

Ter is the sweetest husband alive-he got me this beautiful rose and an hour long massage for Valentine's day!!

Welcome to the world little B man!

2011-02-10T18:46:00.000-08:00

I can't believe our little boy is a week old already! Time has flown by! Here's Bryker's story... Thursday morning we called in at 6 and found out they had room for us. Getting to the hospital was kind of a blur because we were so nervous. We got there around 7 and got all checked in. They hooked my up to Pitocin right away and then around 8:30 they came in and broke my water-what a weird feeling! Then the waiting began.
It took awhile for the contractions to start coming but once they did holy smokes it was pretty intense! They came really quick and intense with not much of a break. I got checked around 1 and thank heavens was at a 4. I felt like such a baby for getting my epidural when I was only at a 4 but that Pitocin makes for some pretty bad contractions. So I got the epidural-which was not what I thought it would be at all. It was pretty painful just to get it but then it worked wonders! It was crazy to see the screen go crazy when a contraction came but not to feel anything. We hung out for a couple hours but I was still at a 4 or 5 so the nurse had me switch sides every 15 minutes for an hour and in that hour I went from a 4 to a 9! They called my Dr and started to "labor down"-which means they let the contractions bring the baby down as far as he'll come before starting to push. So I started pushing around 5:30 or 6 and didn't stop til 8:05! That was the longest 2 hours of my entire life. I was so lucky to have the greatest nurses and dr.s and of course the greatest husband ever. They kept me going because I didn't think I was going to make it. I was positive my epidural had worn off because I was sure feelin' alot!
But I made it through and at 8:05 pm Bryker T Darrington was born. He weighed 9 lbs 3 oz was 22 inches long and his head was 15 cm!! No wonder it took 2 hours-our little man wasn't so little! Right after he was born he had to go be monitored because he was having a little trouble adjusting to breathing. So he spent some time in the NICU but everything is good now and he is breathing like a champ!

I can't believe how much our lives have changed in the last week-what did we do before we had our little B man?! We are so blessed to have him in our lives!

Bryker had jaundice and had to live in this "suitcase" bili bed from Monday until Wednesday. It was pretty awful! He had to be in there as much as possible and in only his little diaper. We thought he was going to freeze! I was SO thankful when they called and said that his levels had gone down.

Dear Grandma Kris,

Thank you so so much for coming and helping my mom and dad take care of me! They appreciate it more than they could ever say! My mama is one lucky lady to have you for her mom and I am even luckier to have you for my grandma- I can't wait to see you again!

Love, Baby Bryker

Little B man's first BYU game :)

I love you Grandma D!

Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya tomorrow your only a dayyyy awayyyyy!!!!

2011-02-02T19:44:00.000-08:00

First of all take a look over to your right at our baby countdown there should be a - in front of the number as in negative, as in over my due date! I seriously don't know how some ladies go over 1 or 2 weeks. 1 day and its killing me! But I am one lucky lady as {tomorrow} is hopefully our big day! Were supposed to call in at 6 am and see if they have room for us and then head on over.
I'm not sure what is worse, waiting for labor to start or knowing that tomorrow it is definitely going to start. I have been one nervous little (well not so little) lady all throughout today. The first thing that comes to mind and scares me to death is getting the stupid IV. Terry thinks I'm crazy that thats what I'm worried about, probably any of you who have had a baby and are reading this are thinking the same thing. So I figure I'll just take it one thing at a time. One rough day in exchange for forever with our little man, not too shabby! Wish us luck!

Little more than 38

2011-01-22T20:39:00.000-08:00

Wednesday we went to the Dr and left a little disappointed! I went in thinking even if I'm just a 3 I will be so happy anything but a 2! Well still a 2 but effaced more so things are still movin along...just slowly. I know I still have a few weeks left but {please} don't tell me to be patient I am ready to get this baby boy out into the world! Poor Terry I wasn't very nice the rest of the day. The dr did tell us though that if little B man hadn't come by our next appointment {Tuesday} he would schedule the induction for Thursday the 3rd. So less than 2 weeks no matter what! Later that night we went to baby class and had a dr come in and talk all about new babies and got a tour of the hospital probably the best class yet. It made us a lot more comfortable to know where we would need to go when the time finally comes.

Last night Breawna and Jacob invited us to go to a dinner/presentation in Idaho Falls so we got all spiffed up and enjoyed maybe our last night on the town baby free-you never know!

Oh and today was the only day that would be no bueno for baby B to come because our dr. was in Logan at a basketball game. Now that we got that out of the way lets get labor rollin!

38 weeks

A little DI magic

2011-01-18T13:01:00.000-08:00

I turned these little beauties into....

THESE! Just to add a little somethin' to Baby B's room. Jill informed me that yes they are really cute but they aren't straight. So then I told her that I kind of just threw them up there real quick cause I couldn't fit behind the crib-so considering I think I did a pretty good job!

We had some visitors at our house yesterday! This is the only picture I got but my parents, Laura and her 2 cuties Carson and Macey, and Jill came and saw us. It was so much fun to have my family here and just hangout for a bit. Hosting people is kind of stressful for me-I just don't want them to be bored! But we showed them all of the great baby stuff. Most Laur had already seen because most of it is hers! She has been AMAZING to let us borrow so much stuff! Aren't these 2 just pretty ladies!?

Jill, Laur and my Mom also threw me a shower on the 8th and holy smokes did I feel like a lucky girl! Lots of amazing ladies came to support me and spoiled me and baby rotten! Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures! But I think we are pretty much ready to go. We got our car seat and stroller and now just need to pack the hospital bag and then wait! I'm 38 weeks tomorrow and have a dr. apt so updates tomorrow.

PS-if you read the last post I have eaten 2 brownies since then and a handful of potato chips but I figure that I have 2 weeks til the baby comes and then my goal/story will start :) Not a good mindset but atleast I made a start right?!

Another great article

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I found this article from another blog and thought it was great! I'm liking this feeling of actually finding productive things during my time stumbling around the internet looki(ng at people's blogs and reading about their lives when I have no idea who they are. This article, "Living a Good Story, an Alternative to New Years Resolutions" made me get up and dig through my purse for the little notebook that I have been carting around that holds our New Year's Resolutions. We went to dinner a few weeks ago and I craftily used it as a time that I knew he couldn't dodge me or get out of making some goals! We made some categories and wrote down some specific goals and I felt really good about our positive step into the new year but then I read this article and thought oh man we are already failing at our goals!! The main points of the article are 1.Want something. 2. Envision a climactic scene. 3. Create an Inciting Incident. (Go read the article to get the details). One of my goals, just like everyone else on the planet, is to get back into shape and work hard at loosing the baby weight. So this is what I want and my climactic scene looks like me being able to walk up the stairs without getting out of breath, fitting into my skinny jeans and looking like a hottie for a date with my boy. Creating an inciting incident is "just something that forces you to move," in other words something that MAKES you get that goal going! I think for this part of my body goal its going to take something like joining a Zumba class or making a committment to a friend or getting Ter involved so that I have something or someone to answer to. This is going to MAKE me get going. No one wants to look silly or let down someone you love so if you make yourself responsible for your goal you'll be way ahead of the game! Now I just need to go through this process with the rest of our goals-go do the same!!

Check it out

2011-01-18T11:02:00.000-08:00

I just read this article, "Why I can't stop reading Mormon housewife blogs" that I found from my friend Tara's blog and just wanted to share it. This was one of my favorite parts, "Enter the Mormon bloggers, with their picture-perfect catalog lives. It is possible to be happy, they seem to whisper. We love our homes. We love our husbands." Of course our "Mormon" lives aren't picture-perfect but why not focus on the positive in our lives? The article opened my eyes a little wider to the fact that we can be examples in whatever we do. I don't think that we (LDS or not) should sugar coat our lives for the blogging world but we shouldn't be sharing every negative thought or experience we have either. It was just nice to see a positive article about something that I'm a part of. I'm just rambling now but my point is that the article made me smile and hope that my life and therefore my blog can portray the message of "But the basic messages expressed in these blogs -- family is wonderful, life is meant to be enjoyed, celebrate the small things -- "

So Soon?!

2011-01-06T15:17:00.000-08:00

I went to the dr.'s on Wednesday and got all checked out-not looking forward to that again! After all that checkin' he told me I was already dialated to a 2 and I can't remember the exact effaced number-but things are starting to happen! I am 36 weeks now (haven't put a pic up in forever but will do it soon!) and feel like someone superglued a basketball to my tummy. Little B man still loves to kick and move around a ton. I get fake contractions quite a bit and trying to get comfortable and sleep at night is a nightmare now-BUT things are great! Only a little bit longer and our baby will be in our arms!

Wednesday we had our first baby class and I watched my first birth-holy smokes! She should have told us beforehand that it was au natural cause this lady was in pain! I am not opposed to getting an epidural but want to try and go as long as I can without it, it all just depends on how things go. It was a good class with tons of information-Ter even liked it. It might have made us a little more nervous than prepared though!

2010 Highlights

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January: Spent the month freezing in Rexburg

February: Started the Ogden house tradition with Terry’s great group of friends from high school, nephew David is born

March: I turned 22, went snowshoeing at Harriman State Park, good friends Madye and Dustin got married=a trip home!

April: Niece Mackie is born, fishing became one of our favorite hobbies

May: Found out our little family would become 3 in February, Niece Macey is born

June: Ter turned 25, took a trip to Walla Walla Washington to be at Jill’s graduation from WWCC, got together with all of Terry’s siblings(minus Cody on his mission) and parents in Soda Springs for a great weekend of fun

July: Both graduated from BYU-Idaho and took a weeklong trip to California to celebrate. Also moved to Pocatello and celebrated our first anniversary

August: Terry started his first semester of the Occupational Therapy Masters program at ISU, went to a reunion for Ter’s Darrington side and one for my Brown family (ha reading that makes me laugh)

September: I got to go home for crawdad hunting when the water got turned off (one of my favorite traditions)

October: Started substitute teaching to make some mula

November: Did the CSI Expo Craft fair with my mom and sisters-lesson learned I must think my stuff is way cuter than other people do :) , Niece Kendal turned one and we went to Logan to celebrate

December: Found out our baby boy will be coming 2 weeks sooner than we thought! Got a new stove, a borrowed TV, badly wanted bookshelf and our first real Christmas tree. Spent a great holiday weekend at the Haney house

When I started this list I was struggling to fill the months and thought man we are boring! But looking back all I can think now is how blessed we are and what a great year we had! 2010 was great but 2011 already has it topped with the very soon to come little addition of our baby boy-we can’t wait to see what the rest of the year holds for us-Happy New Year!!

Scary, Kinda Good, Great, More Nervous, Excited???

2010-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:00

Did you notice the change?? No? That’s ok it’s only just the tiny little thing of 2 weeks being magically taken off of our baby countdown! I went to my appointment on Wednesday and my doctor measured me and told me I was measuring about 2 weeks ahead. So I started asking questions and he said it was normal because I’d been measuring ahead the whole pregnancy. So then he starts asking me questions and goes back and checks the dates and tells me that my new due date is February 1st! I was a little shocked usually you get this news a little earlier I would think. I’m to the point where I’m nervous so I want time to slow down but pretty uncomfortable so I want it to speed up to. We’ll see how accurate everything is though-time to definitely start getting things ready though because our baby boy is coming sooner than later!

Oh and back to the car seat issue. The deal breaker between the Graco and the Baby Trend is the adjusting strap is in the front on the baby trend. I really like this feature. Anyone know of any great car seats that have this??

2010-12-31T10:10:00.000-08:00

The holiday season is almost over and we are back in Pocatello now after an awesome stay with our families. We stopped in Raft River the Wednesday before Christmas and got lots of cute Kendal time in and hung out with Casey and Marianne and Terry’s parents and then it was off to Filer. Thursday we met Laur and my mom in town and tried to register for the baby shower but Target or Walmart’s clicker things didn’t work and it probably wasn’t a very smart idea to even try to do that so close to Christmas. Friday we just relaxed and then Ry, Kac and Mackie came over to spend the night. This is also when we got to meet the newest member of the Haney family….Max! I was pretty upset about a new puppy joining the family so soon and decided I wasn’t going to like him (pretty sad I know) but I didn’t last long at all. Isn’t he the cutest!

Christmas morning was great. Thanks for such a great Christmas Ter, both Mom and Dads and Santa! I was awful at taking pictures but I did get this sweet one of Ter and Macey bug. Laura's family came over after Zac was done feeding the cows and they had done their Santa stuff at home.

Kind of random but this pic is from awhile ago when I watched Quinnlee. Good thing Jacob and Breawna live so close so I can get my fill of cute pink clothes, pretty headbands and painted toenails in. I don't think Ter would like it too much if he came home and little B man was sportin any of that :) She is such a doll!

I have decided these are a major perk of being pregnant!

Webb Christmas party

2010-12-16T15:20:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we went to Raft River for the annual Webb Christmas party-always a highlight of the Christmas season. This year we brought 1 pound gifts and did an exchange/steal. It was pretty entertaining. We got a great family picture in. I am 30 weeks in this picture and feelin' it! Only 10 more weeks, maybe even less, can you believe it??? It seems like time has flown by-we can't wait to meet you little B man!

This is the sweet hand warmer Terry and I made for Jordan and yes Ter really did help-he used my sewing machine and everything! We were pretty impressed with ourselves.

Isn't this girl just too cute?! I wish I had a picture of our adorable nephew David. He has phneumonia right now poor little guy!

We sing at the party every year-here's a peak for all of you who are missing out!!!

We finally decided on which stroller and car seat to get-now just to the buying part. What do you think about these:

I've looked a ton at the stroller frame option and I'm pretty sold on it being the way to go. Not so big and bulky, safe and easy to manuever. Both of these are Baby Trend products. Have you heard good things about this brand?

I had an appointment on Monday and things are looking good. I'm down to every 2 week appointments now. I really can't believe that we're going to have a baby in less than two months! Our munchkin kicks like crazy, especially in my ribs, and loves to keep mommy up already at night. The countdown is on!

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. ~Roger Caras

2010-12-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I got a call from my dad. It seemed like a normal little chat and then he asked to talk to Terry. In my silly mind I thought he was working up a surprise or something good but while they were talking I asked is Tipper ok? And Ter wouldn’t answer but just handed me back the phone where my dad went on to tell me that my best little bud for the last 12 or so years had died. (Thanks for making such a hard call Dad and making sure Ter was there with me when I got the news, you really are the greatest.) That was probably some of the saddest news I’ve ever gotten. I’m bawling now just writing this. I was and still am pretty attached to my puppy.

Tipper was the best dog in the whole world. She was the little queen bee in house of big macho hunting dogs. I think my dad really gave Tipper to my mom for Christmas one year but she was mine :) Oh my goodness did I love that little dog and did she love me. When I lived at home she slept on my bed every night and always knew where to find a treat. If you were cutting cheese it didn’t matter how sneaky you were she would be in the kitchen before you were done. I think she loved chocolate just as much as me. Pop tarts were pretty high up on her list too. Anyone who eats poptarts knows the corners are the best part-she always got 2 of mine. The little stinker liked to roll in horse poo (just 1 perk of my little farm dog). She hated the bath afterwards but then loved to be dried off-she fluffed up like a little fur ball. She let me play dress up with her and never got mad when I would pull her ears back and pretend she was the taco bell dog. When she would get excited when she was younger she had a certain path she would run, around the table, around the chair into a bedroom and back out. She was my little spaz. She was protective and got a little cranky in her old age.

Leaving my puppy was one of the hardest things about going away to school. She was always right there to welcome me back though. I loved the way she wagged her tail so hard when she saw me that her whole little bum would wiggle and she would whine because she was so excited. Terry probably thinks I’m nuts (I cried forever last night and have just been so sad today) to be so worked up over my dog but she really was my little best friend. Anyone reading this probably thinks I’m crazy too but I really am going to miss my Tipper dog. I wasn't there to bury her or tell her goodbye but I saw her at Thanksgiving and gave her lots of treats and snuck her in the house any chance I got. It doesn't make it easier but I know she knew she was loved. Going home next time my heart is going to break all over again with her not being there to welcome me home. We miss you already Tippy!!

Oh and I had to take my glucose test today {yuck} and am still stressing/hoping/praying over the job interview. It's been a rough day. But I have a husband and family who love me, a healthy baby on the way and got to spend 12 years with the best puppy a girl could ask for...so I'm going to be ok. Just one of those days!

Dad’s b-day dinner, Thanksgiving, Christmas tree and 28 weeks

2010-11-30T11:31:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday we braved the weather to head to Twin Falls to spend the night with my family. All the kids made it out to the house for my Dad’s birthday dinner-he’s 51! It was so much fun to be able to be there with the entire family and spend the night hanging out. Happy {late} birthday dad-you are the best dad any kid could hope for!

I think Carson licked all 51 candles

Love you dad!

Wednesday we made it to Raft River where we spent Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving really is one of the greatest holidays. You get to eat, relax and be with family. It was Terry and I, Nicole and Jordan and Cheryl and Kenny. I think we forgot how many people were actually coming because there was a TON of food! Cheryl is probably the nicest mother-in-law ever. She asked Jordan and me what we usually have at our family’s Thanksgiving and I said pretzel salad and Jordan said pies. There were 3 pies and pretzel salad!! Definitely a great Thanksgiving!

Our feast

Thursday night I met my parents and Jill in Burley where they picked me up so I could go Black Friday shopping with the girls. That sounds really ridiculous typing it out but wait it gets better. Laura, Jill and I were at Wal-Mart at 11:45 shopped till about 1 came home and tried to sleep till 4:30 when the marathon shopping would begin. Waking up twice was rough! We shopped from 4:30 till around 11! This is probably our craziest tradition-but half price socks?? You’d be crazy not to get up! Ha at least that’s what we tell ourselves. My parents and Carson brought me back to Burley around 1 and I loaded up my treasures and set off for Raft River. Thanks so much for driving me!! I probably won’t do this again some traditions just have to change-every other year of Black Friday will probably we better for our budget anyway!

We cut down our first Christmas tree!! Our little Charlie browner tree is just that-but we love it. I’ve never cut down our own tree before and it made for a super fun day. We loaded up with Jordan and Nicole and set off for the mountains. We couldn’t make it up to where there were trees right off the road so we took to climbing the mountain. I think I would have been dying even if I wasn’t pregnant! The boys cut the trees down and then Nicole and I dragged them down the mountain. Feel pretty good about getting my workout in for the month :)

{love} this boy!

Thanks for letting us tag along!

yep, this is how far I could zip my snow pants up. I should have worn suspenders!

1st Christmas tree!

28 (almost 29) weeks down and maybe less than 10 to go!! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by! It’s hard to imagine that in just a few months our little man will be here. I think you can finally notice right off the bat that I’m pregnant, either from my big belly or chip munk cheeks. Terry has to tell me to smile really big in pics or else my cheeks swallow my whole face! At church 3 or 4 people commented on my growing belly-thankfully in nice ways. Someone asked to touch my tummy and I said no that’s ok thanks. I felt bad but I’m still not up for someone I barely know rubbing my stomach…it’s just weird! Even someone I know-Ryan you better keep your hands off next time! My feet and my back hurt more and I still eat like a little piggy but other than that things are great! I have to do my sugar test thing this week so we’ll see how that goes. Oh and I had a job interview today…ha at 6 ½ months pregnant!! But I got a second interview-woo hoo!!

28 weeks

Little bit of everything

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HALLOWEEN

We had a pretty laid back Halloween this year. We went to our ward party and then went and carved pumpkins with Nicole and Jordan. I think we turned out some pretty great masterpieces (Ter especially!)

Ter's pumpkin pulling tractor, my owl, Jordan's monster & Nicole's witch

CRAFT FAIR

The thing that has consumed my life for the last 2 ½ months is finally over!!! And I think it’s just a relief to have it over. Doing a craft fair is so much more work than I ever thought it would be. I think all of us were just thinking ok we make this really cute stuff and then lots of people snatch it up really quick and think they are the luckiest people in the world to have found something so stinkin’ cute!! (Well this is exactly what I thought I’m sure the others were not so naïve as me). Let’s just say that the weekend was long. My mom and Laura did such an amazing job of getting the ball rolling with all the pricing and the design of the booth. They were the masterminds and without them it would have been a disaster!! My dad and Ryan built us our amazing “chicken coop” the night before and then we piled it high with all of our goodies. Then the sitting and waiting began. I spent 15 hours at the booth throughout the weekend. It was so interesting to see all the different people and have the feelings I did. Every time someone just walked right by I wanted to go grab their hand and be like “Hey! At least come back and look!!!” Anyways moral of the story is not everybody else thinks your stuff is as cute as you do or they are just all cheapo’s!! :) Really it was a great experience and I loved the time I got to spend with my family. I feel so lucky that we all have the common hobby of crafting and that I have a bunch of sounding boards to bounce all my ideas off of. I have the best sisters, mom and sister-in-law that I could ask for. I love all you girls!! And P.S. if anyone needs baby or kid gifts I’m your girl-I have enough to last for about the next 7 years.

Our Booth

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENDAL!

On Saturday we got to go to Logan for little miss Kendal’s first birthday party. We drove with Nicole and Jordan and met Cheryl and Kenny early at the Logan temple where we got to do a session. It’s awful to admit it but I really did not want to go. The thought of sitting for 2 hours stuffed into my dress, having to go to the bathroom and being hungry just wasn’t appealing. Talk about a slice of humble pie. After our session I had the chance to just sit and think in the most beautiful place and it just hit me that no matter what condition I was in if I had the opportunity to go to the temple that I should jump at it. The temple is the most comforting, peaceful place and to be there with family just made it that much better. So it really was the perfect start to a great day.

After our session, the party began! The Darrington clan met up with the Loosle’s at an awesome little pizza place where everyone just loved on the birthday girl. She is such a pretty girl!! Such a fun excuse to all get together-I love my family!!

CRIB

Can you tell we’re just a little excited for our baby boy to get here??? I got our crib set and just love it! Anytime we get something for our little guy we can’t wait to get it up. When I was sitting in the temple on Saturday I got so excited to have our baby join our family. Families are what this life is all about and I feel so incredibly blessed that I have the opportunity to be a parent and even more blessed that I get to start this journey with Terry. I serioulsy could not have asked for a bettter husband or father for our family! This being said I just read a birth story on another blog and I'm starting to get SUPER nervous!! Have you ever seen the size of a baby's head-it is HUGE-which ='s OUCH!! That is all I seem to be able to look at when I see a baby these days. I am the biggest whimp ever I know.

Vanessa called on Sunday and told us about a glider with foot stool she found on craigslist and my dad was nice enough to go “check it out” for us yesterday. I say check it out cause it came home in the back of his truck with a bath basin added to the sweet deal of $30!!! My dad is the smoothest talker I know :) Thanks Vanessa and Dad!!!

24 down and 16 to go

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Here is an update of our little guy at 24 weeks (don't mind the mess-the sewing table has been a permanent fixture due to the craft fair coming up next week!). He is moving around tons. I like to think that he moves whenever I put my hand on my tummy but it's probably just a coincidence...or he just knows that his mommy loves him a whole lot already! I'll be honest it still freaks me out a little when I feel him move. I'll be driving or just talking to someone and all of a sudden my stomach has a mind of its own-ha right now it does! I told Ter last night that I think soda-mainly Cherry Pepsi is a legit pregnancy craving-he wasn't buying it. I've almost convinced myself that it is but I'm pretty sure I can say for all of the things that I "crave" (french fries, pop, cookies, chocolate, strawberries) that I am just a fatty and would want all of this if I wasn't pregnant.

I think I'm coming into the more sensitive part of the pregnancy now. I haven't been much of a cryer but lately the tears are pretty close to the surface. Yesterday an old lady in Fred Meyer swore at me (for no reason at all!!!) and I almost broke down right there!!

One last thing. I love it how when people ask what names we are thinking about and I list them out (Bryker, Wyatt or Carter) and they say oh Bryker is different. It makes me laugh because everyone knows that that is code for where the heck did you come up with that!?! It's my favorite and what I secretly call him in my head most of the time but we'll see.

Oh and this is our new pet. We loved him while it lasted -about a whole 3 minutes!!! It was seriously huge!!! That's one really bad thing about the fall-all the creepy crawly things start moving inside-gross! We used a bat, a smore roaster and almost a toilet brush to knock him down and then flushed him down the sink. I didn't brush my teeth in the bathroom out of fear that he was a great swimmer and would come creeping back up the drain! I hate spiders!!!!

Things are great here for us in Pocatello. Terry is doing really good in school and I am still a grandma. I subbed for a week straight and then only a half day this week. It's almost worse to work and then not work-BUT I am still extremely greatful for the work that I do get!!! Kind of a rambled post but an update nonetheless!

I SURVIVED!!!!!

2010-10-14T14:16:00.000-07:00

Today was my first ever day of substitute teaching! I got the call last night and accepted a 3 day job for a third grade class and then promptly started to hyperventilate when I realized it was for today!!!! I was so so nervous!! Today went great though. I had to relearn math and some english really fast but I think I pulled it off. The best part was when one of the girls found out I was pregnant and then ran over to the other girls and said guess what our teacher is with child!! I almost died-I would never ever say that and I'm the pregnant one!! So now I will be substituting this class until Monday then its kindergarten on Tuesday and another class on Wednesday. All of a sudden the sub jobs just started to come rolling in and I am so thankful! It feels so nice to be able to contribute to the mula fund and get out of the house!!

Blue or Pink?????

2010-10-07T12:11:00.000-07:00

We found out on Monday that we are having a little boy! We couldn’t be more excited! I was pretty nervous the whole day before the ultrasound, for some reason knowing what we’re having just makes it super real-now I think Holy Smokes we are going to have a little boy!! The doctor people told me to drink 32 oz of water before the ultrasound. I was totally stressed out about this for no reason at all. Well for a very big reason when you hear what I thought 32 oz of water was. I have this water bottle I always use and it says 7.7 oz on it so I figured it all out that I needed to drink 4 and gave myself 15 minutes to drink each one. By the end of the second I was seriously stressing out. Poor Terry came in and took a sip of my water and probably thought he was going to die because I freaked out that I had it all measured (totally stupid looking back, sorry sweetie!) So after the second one I got to thinking I better double check this cause Terry had said that 32oz was only 4 cups. I got the measuring cups out and emptied my bottle and realized that I had already drank like 50 oz of water!!! My stupid bottle said 1 pint, 7.7 oz!! Don’t think I’ll ever neglect a poor little comma again or forget how many cups are in an oz!! So needless to say by the time we got to the ultrasound I was dying!! But that all went away when she put that nasty hot stuff on my tummy (I would much rather it be cold) and we saw our precious little guy and that was definitely the first thing we saw. Right away she was like do you know what that is? Sure enough it was Baby D showing loud and proud that blue is our new favorite color :) It was such a relief to see all of his little arms and legs and fingers and toes and to see that everything is looking good! Now only 19 more weeks until we get to hold our sweet baby in our arms-can’t wait!!! Our top names are still Bryker, Wyatt and Carter probably in that order but we'll see what else we come up with.

Here is a pic at 21 weeks still not too much to see. Like my sweats? You should feel lucky I put my nice ones on for you but you should feel even luckier that I put a bra ( don't get me started on bras they are the devil!) on for the occasion! And I spiced up the whole “outfit” with a pretty headband. I seriously need to get out of the house and put some real clothes on!!

We have been feeling out little man move around like crazy! Ter got to feel him move a couple Saturdays ago which was pretty cool for both of us and now we can just sit and watch my stomach as he parties away.

I had a WIC appointment yesterday and totally got in trouble for how much candy I eat. The minute I said I like sweets the nazi lady’s pen started flying and my new goal is to have self control and limit myself according to her. She doesn’t even know the half of it! I felt bad and told her that my sweets are mini candy bars but oops forgot to tell her about the cookies I made yesterday or the carton of ice cream I just eat right out of…hmm must be that pregnancy brain thing!

pretty much what I look like all the time

Conference Weekend

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We went home for Conference to Terry’s house and got to hang out with the whole family (minus Cody and Jordan) and had such a great time. Conference was awesome! It was so much fun to see everyone together and get in some good baby time-we love our nieces and nephews (and their parents :)!!!

Bath time!

Show and Tell

2010-09-30T17:39:00.000-07:00

Like I said before, being a grandma has the perk/curse of some major down time and to fill that time up I have been craftin' away. My mom had the crazy idea to get all the girls together and combine our craftiness to make a booth at the Expo Center Craft Fair at CSI in November-look for the Chickadees booth and you'll find some goodies!! Here's what I've been workin on...

Diaper wipes cases

I Spy Bags filled with treasure

Americana quilt-total cost to make about $6 hours spent working on it=forever!!

Chrysthanthemum pillow-completely made this one from scratch!

Ladybug quilt

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Hi nice to meet you...

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My name is Mrs. Darrington but you can call me grandma D. I am a 22 year old/87 year old grandma. I spend my days reading, cleaning, sewing or doing puzzles. I’m sure I would love bingo or a knitting group if you know of any. I don’t have 10 cats yet but my sister is trying to get rid of some so that could change fast.

Sad to say but it’s the truth. This not having a job thing is depressing!! I got a few call backs and even did an interview but as the saying goes close but no cigar (not sure if that’s really a saying but I remember it from somewhere). I did get all my substituting stuff worked out and now just have to wait for the calls to come. They call between 8 and 10 at night and from 6 am to 1 pm-I get a little anxious during those times! I should probably just enjoy this time before the baby comes cause I don't think I'll ever have another post like this one again :)

On the bright side though being a grandma with so much free time has its perks-lots of crafts. Pics in the post to come!

Aaaaaannnnnd theeeeerrrreee’ssssss Nothin to see!! (Imagine in the voice of Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo :)

2010-09-14T11:07:00.000-07:00

At least I don’t think there is really anything to see. This is a pic of about 17 weeks. I only feel like you can see it after I eat :) Things are much better in the nausea department-thank heavens! We had an appointment yesterday and everything looked great. And da ta da we scheduled our ultrasound to find out what we’re having!! October 4th is the big day and we couldn’t be more excited!!! I am so excited to be able to actually call our little one him or her not just baby or it and to buy and make stuff!!! We’ve got some boy and girl names narrowed down. What do you think of Claire, Madison or Jemma for a girl and Bryker, Carter or Wyatt? I think Wyatt and Claire are front runners right now. The doctor and nurse asked if I’ve felt the baby and I was kinda like umm, I don’t know?! I don’t know what that feels like. So right now I’m saying now but I think I might remember a few flutters-but now I’m on the lookout :)

The last little bit

2010-09-14T10:18:00.000-07:00

CORN EXTRAVAGANZA!

On Labor Day I think I was for real initiated into the Darrington family. We froze {170} quart bags of corn. This sounds like an easy process, well in my mind it did, and I couldn’t figure out why Terry said we were going to be doing it all day, now I know! They started out picking around 7 am and then we got there to help shuck it then it had to be washed, cooked, blanched (don’t know if that’s the right word) then cut and then bagged. Holy Smokes!!!! And I was only doing the cooking for awhile! Cheryl was telling us stories of when just her and Kenny would do it and they would be up until super early in the morning finishing. It really was a fun day thought just getting to visit and learning how to do everything-thanks mom and dad D!

Trip home=seeing these cute little girls. We have some seriously cute nieces and nephews! Ter does so good with all of them. Mace is a momma’s girl but he got a hold of her and she did just great-he’s a natural!
Mace and Mac-love them!

Terry and Mr. T

This is my sweetie’s new best friend, lovingly named Mr. T. He’s a little creepy but we love him. Terry has just jumped right into school. He usually gets done by 1 or 2 but then he studies for about 4-5 hours EVERY day. I don’t know how he does it but I am {SO} proud of him for how hard he works! I love it when he comes home and is excited about what he is learning-he really is going to be a great OT. Right now he’s in a lab where they cut open cadavers! Can’t believe some of the stuff he tells me-I would definitely be the girl puking in the trash can if I was in that class!

Extreme Home Makeover Came to Pocatello

I saw the bus and everything!! The whole city of Pocatello turned into house stalkers for the week but you couldn’t help but want to see the progress. We went late one night and the next day we went back and everything was completely different. They really do work 24/7. It was a pretty cool process and fun to be a part of even if we were just on the sidelines. I think it airs in December, we’re pretty excited to watch it!

Brown Reunion

During the summer we were busy almost every weekend. For one we went down to Orem for a Brown reunion. It was a reunion for my Grandpa’s siblings and there is only one brother left and I think 2 sister-in-laws. We had a mini Karl Brown reunion within the big one. It was so great to be able to see all of the cousins and their cute kids. We definitely need to get together more often!

While we were in Utah we made the “necessary” stops to Cabela’s and IKEA. I think I’ve had enough of Cabela’s to last me for a very long time but the kids loved the fish and all the animals. Mackie was pretty interested in all the fish Ry was showing her. She is going to be his little fishing buddy someday! IKEA is the coolest store ever!! A little overwhelming but I could spend all day in there! Unfortunately I have to go back soon to take the bedspread I bought back-I'm so sad about having to return the bedspread-not the trip back though!!!

Mom and Laura stayed and went to church with Grandma and Jay. Little family pic minus Zac. She has some of the cutest kids ever! Ha I love Carson’s face.

Darrington Reunion

Reunion numero dos was at the Steadman’s slide. It was so great to be able to meet more of the Darrington’s and hangout with all of Terry’s siblings. His mom was Super-Woman all weekend with all the planning-we love you!! We went to the church and played minute to win it games-Thanks Casey and Marianne! Terry had to keep three balloons up in the air-trickier than it sounds! On Sunday we all loaded up and went out to some pioneers’ graves and the Oregon and California Trail divide. Who would have thought that little old Raft River was so hoppin with history?! I love seeing that kind of stuff. It just takes me back and makes me really grateful for the time I was born in and the blessings that I have.

Cassia County Fair-Round 2

The weekend before Terry started school we took one more little getaway to the Cassia County Fair. I can’t remember if we skipped last year or if this is our second time in a row but anyways we met up with the gang (Browns, Hewards and Eric and his date) to eat dinner and watch the rodeo. I love getting together with this group! 3 out of the 4 girls are prego in the pic (Breawna was such a trooper she was overdue and still came!) Such a blast!

Don't mind the creeper in the background-stinkin' Eric!!

WISH LIST

2010-08-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

Somewhere on Craigslist there is a beautiful rocking chair like this one that is calling my name!

Lots of Super cute options on crib sets-these are the top runners IF I had a million dollars :)

Maybe I'll get crafty lafty and try to copy one!

LOVE this bedspread

Tiny pic but its from Pac Sun and I'm saving my pennies so I can buy it one day :)

Can't you just see these boots with skinny jeans (it's laughable to even mention those jeans since I won't be able to fit in mine without using a hair tie to make the waist band bigger!) and one of these three gorgeous tops on my list?? They're from Anthropology and only cost the tiny amount of $250! :)

Just love the ruffle

Things are Starting to Change!

2010-08-25T08:43:00.000-07:00

My first thought on this is THank Goodness!!! The whole first trimester was kind of rough but now (I'll be 15 weeks tomorrow:) ) things are starting to look up. For awhile there it was grillled cheese everyday and becoming best friends with the toilet. I know other ladies have it so much worse than I did but boy am I glad to be coming into trimester #2!

No major changes in the baby bump area I think I'm at the stage that just makes people wonder did she eat way to much for lunch or is there a little more going on in there?? Smells aren't making me as sick anymore so I can finally make dinner and be a wife now! (Terry has been Amazing about making dinner every night!)

Speaking of my sweetie-he started graduate school on Tuesday!! That is our major change right now. He's got a pretty heavy load but so far I think he's likin it he just has to get back into the swing of school. And I am home alone now!! I've been looking for a job and no luck so far but hopefully that'll change soon. I went onto campus for a job fair and I think it's safe to say that Rexburg put me in a little bubble. I'm glad Terry is the one going to a new school and not me!

The big question on our minds is what is this little cutie going to be?! Just pretend they're in two different pods because there is definitely only 1 in this pod!! Lots of people seem to think its a boy. No mommy instincts from me yet but only 5 more weeks we'll know!!

Sorry for a kind of boring post but this is us lately and I've promised myself that I'm going to try and do a better job journaling the pregnancy. Hope your day is great!

First comes love then comes marriage then comes the baby in the baby carriage!!

2010-08-04T21:57:00.000-07:00

If you haven’t heard we’re having a baby!! I’m due February 17th so I’m right around 12 weeks. Here’s our story: So we thought we were pregnant so we took a few tests but they were both negative. I was little bummed out but life kept going. Then about a week later I was talking to a friend and she asked me if I had any news and I told her no but I’d kind of been hanging on to the idea that I might still be pregnant. Well, as a friend put it today she reminded me that I might be pregnant so on the way home I stopped at the dollar store and got 4 tests. I came home and said hey look what I got and Ter kinda just looked at me with a what are those for look :) I went and took one and holy smokes I was surprised to see two lines!! I called Terry back into the bathroom and we took another one to make sure but the dollar store ones just weren’t cuttin it for us so we went to Wal-Mart and got a “better” one. Well that one was pretty faint so we still weren’t convinced. I had a meeting to go to but said I would get another one afterwards. I went to Broulims and there you have to have a manager open a case for you, crazy I know!, well I went to get the manager and it was our Home Teacher! I was freaking out! I hurried and snuck out and went to yet another store! Walgreens worked and I went home for a fourth try. So four POSITIVE tests later I think we were pretty convinced and shocked. We couldn’t be happier!

About three days after we found out I got SUPER sick and pretty much thought I was done for and that we were definitely only going to have one kid if this is what morning sickness was. After a 4 am trip to the ER we found out it was the flu and two bags of IV and Zofran did the trick. Thank heavens things have calmed down since then! I still get pretty sick on some days and my nose could compete with any pooch!

We found a super good deal on a crib and are loving buying baby stuff. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be a parent and especially to share it with my wonderful husband. We can’t wait!! Our little bugaboo at about 8 weeksPuttin the the STEAL of a DEAL crib together and the finished product. Ya I know were only about 6 or 7 months early but we just couldn't wait :)