My baby boy is ONE!!!

I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by. My little boy turned one yesterday. Justin was able to take the day off of work so we could throw a party for him. We had a blue/green theme, and I made a snake cake. I know you are wondering why a snake, but Evan is in love with snakes. Whenever we go to someones house, if they have a toy snake he goes for it. So I thought a snake cake would be fitting, and it was fun to make. So both sets of Grandparents came, Maren and her kids, and my brother Aaron and his family came. It was a lot of fun, and we loved watching Evan eat his cake. He eats anything you put in front of him, so we knew it was going to be entertaining, and we weren't disappointed. We are so grateful that Evan is a part of our family. We prayed so hard for a healthy baby, and we are truly blessed that he was. He has such a great personality and he makes us laugh everyday. He is on the verge of walking, he actually took his first step today, Kyleigh and I were so excited. We love you Evan, you are our special little boy! Happy 1st birthday!

Thanks for the video Grandpa Lothyan!

Loving the dollar store balls from Kyleigh!

Silly girl!

Loving the truck Uncle Aaron and his family gave him! (So does Kyleigh!)

Enjoying the cake.

Kyleigh helping Evan blow out the candle.

Thanksgiving with the fam!

This year Thanksgiving was pretty low key for us. We went over to my in-laws, and my parents also came. Justin's sister Maren came with Jon and Sophie, and later Justin's brother Matt came over for dessert. The food was so good, and everything turned out great. It was nice to spend Thanksgiving together as a family. Sorry for all the pics!

Sophie and Jon snoozing after dinner.

An ice cream cone and pumpkin pie!?!

Grandma and Grandpa Nelson sharing some pumpkin pie.

Look at all those teeth! Evan's 1st Thanksgiving!

A family shot.

Kidney Stones!?!

Apparently when it rains it pours, at least for me right now. Last Friday when I went to the Dr. and was put on antibiotics for a UTI I thought this nightmare would be over. Sat. I went to a gathering at my in-laws house and that night I felt like something was moving into my chest. I started coughing and by the next morning my voice was so scratchy and deep I sounded like a man. Perfect! That night I had a full blown cold. On Tues. I talked to my Dr. and they informed me that I did not have a UTI, and needed to go see a Urologist and have them rule out bladder cancer. WHAT!?! This is crazy. I got into the Dr. on Wed. and the Urologist assured me that I have such low risk factors for bladder cancer that I shouldn't worry, but I could have kidney or bladder stones. I could handle that over bladder cancer. So that afternoon I had a CT of my pelvis, where they put dye into my blood stream through an IV. The tech explained that I would feel warmth moving through my body and I might feel that I was going to wet my pants, and that I would have a funny taste in my mouth. All which happened. (No, I didn't wet my pants, it just felt like it.) Anyways, after waiting for results the urologist called me Fri. afternoon to tell me I have 3 kidney stones in my right kidney. What a sigh of relief that it's not bladder cancer. Monday I will go in and discuss what to do to rid my body of these stones. I also get to have a peek inside my bladder with a microscopic camera just to make sure everything is fine, should be fun! I will let everyone know the results when I get them because I'm sure your all dying to know.

Primary program

Kyleigh was in her first primary program today. I cannot believe how fast she is growing up. It was hard to see her through all the heads, but when I could see her, she was singing her heart out. I am so proud of her, and she did such a good job. Also, when it was the sunbeams turn to say "I will follow the prophet," you could hear Kyleigh out of everyone else. We could even hear her singing sometimes even though we were clear in the back. I just want her to know how much I love her, and how proud her dad and I are of her. You are our special little girl and we love you!

It just keeps getting better...

This is going to be a little on the personal side, so if you want you can stop reading now. Yesterday afternoon while using the bathroom I noticed a little blood in my urine. Is it already that time of the month, I asked myself, nope! Should I call the Dr. again? They are going to think I am a crazy, paranoid person, but I did. Just keep an eye on it they said. So, I did. I didn't notice a thing, until this afternoon. Sure enough, on more than one occasion, blood! So off to the Dr. for the 4th time THIS WEEK! What could it be...Kidney infection, ulcer, UTI, I can't handle this anymore. I'm really frustrated at my body because I am never this sick. It's true, I'm on my 3rd antibiotic, this time for a UTI. I hope this ends soon! I guess yogurt will be my friend for awhile.

Strep throat AGAIN!!!

Ok, so I don't remember the last time I had strep throat, oh yes I do 2 weeks ago. This is so annoying. I went to another walk-in clinic on Sunday, they tested me and it came back negative. Trust me, I just had it, I know what it feels like. But no, they tell me to just watch it. That night I go to a family party, sound familiar, that's just what happened 2 weeks earlier. Sorry again Lothyan family, please don't stop inviting me to parties! So, while at the party I ask my sister-in-law to look at my throat as it now feels like needles poking my throat when I drink water, sure enough...Strep! I called the walk-in clinic back on Monday, told them I watched it, and it is full on strep if they could get the Dr. to fill a prescription for me. No, we don't do that. Well I'm not going to pay another co-pay at the walk-in and not be covered by my insurance at 100% so I called my Dr. They saw me, and the woman who cultured my throat gasped, said "Oh my gosh," told someone else to come take a look because it was so bad. Nice, when the Dr. saw me he told me he had to take a look because they were talking about it downstairs. The test came back "screaming positive" the Dr. said. They put me on antibiotics an off I went. Oh no, it only got better. That night I should have felt a little better, but my tonsils were worse in the middle of the night, and in the morning I would gag when I talked they were so swollen. The Dr. told me to come in and be tested for mono, MONO! I'm not in high school anymore I'm 30! The test came back negative, so I had to go have another blood draw for another test. Those results should be in the next 3 days or so. I was crying in the Dr. office I was in so much pain. He prescribed Vicodin for the pain and a steroid to reduce the swelling. The draw back, I can no longer nurse Evan. I know he's almost a year, but I just wasn't ready. It would be different if it was my decision, but it was made for me. That makes me VERY sad, but we are dealing with it. Anyways, the pain meds are REALLY helpful, and things look like they are slowly improving. Let's hope I don't have to deal with this again ever, or at least for a really long time! I was going to post a pic of my throat, but thought better of it, your welcome!

The littlest witch and cutest bat!

So I'm finally posting our Halloween pics. Kyleigh did so much better trick or treating than at the trunk or treat. We had family home evening the night before, and I have a halloween safety lesson and game that really helped. She held hands, and was so well behaved, YEA! She loved flying on her broom, and loved all of her glow sticks. Evan did so well in the stroller, and never fussed once. He also loved the glow sticks.



She and Evan got tons of candy, and it's still sitting on top of our fridge. She doesn't even ask for any, so I guess I will continue eating it. :( They were so cute, and had a really fun time.