Friday, June 28, 2013

Almost 4 months

Took Ruby to her 4mo appt today (she'll be 4 months on July 1).  Dr.Witt was psyched to see how strong her neck is and how well she's growing. She had been in the low teens percentile wise but is moving up on the charts. 12lb (20%), 23.8" long (36%), 15.7" head (26%).

I also got a call today from Primarys about her MRI next week. I didn't realize that because she was born early and is still so young, they require her to stay 12hrs after her MRI, just to monitor her since she'll have to have anesthesia. I got a little scared and called the ENT nurse to see if we could delay it. They said yes, if I feel comfortable with it. But after thinking about things, I would feel more comfortable knowing the mass isn't changing for the worse than waiting for 6 or 7 more weeks. It was also comforting to talk to my sis in law who is an anesthesiologist.

Other happenings...

My little niece Naomi passed away almost 1 year ago, July 10.

Rainbow jacket. Love this girl.
Go watch "Escape Fire"...its about American healthcare.

Morning hair. Wow.  

Surprise! Happy Father's Day! Pretty sure I enjoy using the grill more than Mark.


Sunday snooze

Dinner with some of our fav friends from our old neighborhood.
Whenever I say a prayer Jane always interrupts and says "and da Dentons" ...meaning she wants me to bless the Bentons :)
The lovely and talented Miss Millie Flamm passed away after battling cancer. Tears of sadness and joy at her viewing. (We are friends with her parents and were in their neighborhood when Millie was first diagnosed.) Love you  little lady. 
My little fish.
Grandma snooze.
Your kids wear leggings/jammie top/underwear as an outfit right?
Playing with cousins and more cousins!
We finally go to see Shara and her girls (cousin on my dad's side). It had been years!



I convinced Liz to do a workout class at the park by my house with  ladies from my neighborhood and anyone else.  I don't push myself when I workout, so I love having her train us. I was SO sore!
Siri's tan line and blonde hair is so endearing.

Happy to see these wonderful women in person tonight! (They live in MA and MN)
Love you Rach and Rin!

Friday, June 21, 2013

My sister Jenn

WATCH THIS LINK  KSL news did a little clip on my sister Jenn and her husband.

Jenn is married to Dave. Jenn and Dave make a great couple, and are such talented interesting people. And this one time, Jenn found out she had an ugly tumor growing on her kidney.
Not cool.
(she's cancer free now)

Go to the Utah Arts Festival and hear Dave's poetry!

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Pictures are better anyway

Love summertime. Love it.


Love when the sun comes through our bedroom windows in the morning.

No, that fake bookshelf in the background is not for sale. Gem of a photo, right?

Ruby will smile at that Little Einstein toy before anyone/anything else
3 cheers for Siri scoring a goal at the last game of the season!
Proud that I can get the girls and myself ready, and on time, for church at 9am.

Love Thackeray dinners. Silly boys.
she's a petite little thing

my soccer game through Siri's eyes. 

Sisters!



Monday, June 3, 2013

fa fa fa fa fashion

I have AFLAC so I needed to get an itemized billing statement...the bill for the time Ruby was at Primarys from March 4-28th.  Any guesses?  Nope, higher.  Keep guessing. $117,733.96. I'm just blown away at how much it costs. We are new to medical bills that involve more than just a co-pay or something simple like that.


In other news, Siri is a diva. This is outside the dr's office before we found out she has (yet another) double ear infection. She has to have anesthesia tomorrow to get her bazillion cavities filled. She sure is cheerful and happy anyway.

the usual
cousin love
memorial day breakfast at our neighborhood park followed by swimming and an amazing bbq with friends. Emily made the best burgers. ever.

making 'pancakes'


Saturday, June 1, 2013

3 months

We call her Ruby, Tooby, Scooby, Rubear (although Siri thinks its roo bear, and she thinks roo bear is root beer)

She's over 10lb now and is fitting in nicely among her sisters. She is improving in her sleep patterns at night (ate at 9am last night and didn't eat again until 5:30am :) and at napping during the day.   She loves milk, milk, and milk. She's great at gurgling in her diaper and sucking on anything close to her mouth. Talented huh? :)  Its still hard to crack a smile out of her, but when she does it it automatically puts a grin on your face.  So thankful to have her in our family!!