Worst mom ever!!!

A couple months ago when I was volunteering in Josh's classroom his teacher mentioned that she noticed Josh had been making excuses of getting out of doing his work, he wasn't trying very hard. Whenever it was time for writing he would often make the excuse of having to go to the bathroom or his tummy hurt to get out of doing his work. I talked to him about it and he said it was hard for him to see the words on the board that he was supposed to copy. I told him that he needed to move closer to the white board so he could see the words better. I didn't realize that he literally could not see the words.
Well, he goes on track break, he goes back to school everything is good he says "school is perfect," until the beginning of this week the school nurse calls, Josh is not feeling well, his tummy hurts. We decide over the phone that he is well enough to stay. When he came home from school he tells me that he threw up in his class, I thought it was odd that that the nurse never called me to come and get him. The next day the nurse calls and has Josh in her office again, he told the teacher that he had thrown up at home the night before. Well that wasn't true, but I picked up Josh from school. We talked about him lying to me and the teacher and why he is making excuses to get out of school. He then tells me that his head hurts, his eyes are blurry, and he keeps running into walls at school. I was hesitant to believe him because he had lied about being sick, but I knew by then that something was wrong so yesterday he sees the eye doctor and come to find out Josh has horrible vision. His vision is at an 8. Which for Jason and I who do not wear glasses had no idea what that meant, but it is really bad! I felt horrible, I continue to feel horrible. Besides glasses, we were referred to a pediatric opthamologist for eye therapy! It is just hard to believe that his vision has been so bad and we never picked up on it sooner. There were just never any signs prior to this that we can think of. I also start thinking of all the trips we have taken in the past 6 years of his life, Disneyland, the beach, yellowstone, Knott's Berry Farm, Legoland, did he not see any of it! I am still in shock. And he has to wait 10 days for his glasses to come in! I0 days is an eternity! Oh but wait he has just gone through a year of preschool and a year of kindergarten without being able to see a thing, what's another 10 days! I just can't believe we never had his eyes checked sooner. I am the worst mom ever!! Just get your kids eyes checked if you haven't already!

1 week old!

I meant to post these pics last Tuesday when she was one week, but here they are now. She has had a good first  couple of weeks. I pretty much hold her all day and she sleeps much better when she is with me, so she sleeps with me too. Jason says she looks like an extra attachment on me. Although the boys have been a great help, Josh has fed her a bottle, Cade holds her when there is something that I need to do, they adore her and even on occasion I have heard them call her little princess. She is pretty spoiled already!  Cade and Josh have been out of school these past three weeks, it has been nice having them home. Jason was able to take them to a father and sons camp out last Friday night with our ward. So the baby and I had a night to ourselves. It was a quiet evening. The boys had a great time with their dad, grandpa and cousins. 

Baby Time!

                                                        




The Saturday before I went into the hospital the boys washed the car to get ready for their new baby sister.  

These past couple of weeks have been so long waiting for the baby to get here.  Now she is here! I went into the hospital on Monday night and she was born the next morning, Tuesday May 12th at 11:16am.  The delivery went smoothly, except the epidural only working on my right side, so I guess i can say I had a half natural birth. She was delivered only about 30 minutes after getting the epidural so it wasn't that bad. I am definitely glad to be home and grateful to have her finally here. The boys adore her. The first morning she was home they came first thing in the morning to see if she is awake yet. It is definitely fun having a girl! 

So I did not have to take the dog with us after all. My mother-in-law called the morning that I was leaving and said that she would take care of it while we were away. It was so nice of her to do that for us. We had an enjoyable weekend in St.George it was our last getaway before Jason starts his new job and before the baby comes. 

The boys had fun camping and I met them at the condo and they were able to clean themselves off in the pool. Yes swimming, it was a beautiful day. The next day we went up to Zion's and took the bus tour through the park and got out at various spots for hiking. It rained off and on, so the boys complained that there feet were cold, but they had to step in every puddle they came across. 

Spring Break!

We are having a fun spring break, so far!  We started out by having a fabulous relaxing weekend watching general conference. The talks were so inspiring. It made us feel so grateful for all that we have. My favorite talk was by Elder Holland on the Atonement. 

The boys have had two Easter egg hunts this week. The first was across the street from my in- laws, an annual Easter egg hunt from our old ward. The other was with our ward at a nearby park. The weather was beautiful both days. The boys even got a little sun burned! 

I also forgot to mention that 2 weekends ago while visiting my parents and siblings, I was talked into getting a dog! My sister Julie mentioned before we went down that her friends had a dog that they wanted to give to us. I wasn't sure I wanted the responsibility, being 5 weeks away from having a baby! But the boys wanted him sooo badly and he is a really good dog, I decided to bring him home. His name is Ron. We thought of changing it, but the boys were sure that we could not, so it is still Ron or as they call him Ron Ron or Ronny. 

Jason left this morning to Zion's to take the boys camping. They went with Grandpa Abbott in his big truck. They were so excited, I was also excited for them and also for me, I get a day to myself. I will be meeting up with them tomorrow in St. George. And yes I am taking the dog, wish me luck on our first trip with the dog.  

                                               

                                                Cade, Josh and Luke in Grandpa's Truck.

March Update!

I had my baby shower a few days ago. It was soo nice, lots of great desserts, a very cool diaper cake, and many friends. I am so grateful for those who had a hand in putting it together. I could not have asked for anything more. I received so many cute clothes, quilts , hair bows and two very sheik wipes containers. It is a blessing being surrounded by so many talented people that can create such fun things for little girls!  Oh, and I also received new bedding, which I was totally surprised. I had picked it out and mentioned it to Rachelle, but to my surprise family and friends purchased it for us and I already have it in her room. I will have to post pics later of the shower and baby's room when it is done.

A belly shot for my sister Tracy!

Cade and Josh also finished up their first season of basketball. It was a lot of fun watching them play they really enjoyed it. They looked forward to every practice and game! Josh ended the season with fun treats and a medallion his coaches gave him. Cade ended with a swim party at his coaches house (thanks Troy and Deidra), with pizza, cake and trophies.

Cade also lost his two front teeth this month. He was very excited about it. One tooth had been dangling for awhile and Cade would not let any of us touch it. We went over to Jon and Rachelle's one evening and after talking to his Uncle Jon for a couple minutes Cade let him pull it right out!  We still don't know what he said to him. 

Track Break!

Cade and Josh have been on track break for a couple of weeks now. They have enjoyed being out of school. We have set up lots of play dates, went to kids club at the mall, park, visited grandmas, etc. I have even been making them help me rearrange furniture upstairs, since I can't move anything heavy right now, they have been good little helpers! We moved Cade into his own room! We'll see how that goes. The boys have all been sharing a room, but it is getting too crowded, so he is excited to get his own room and Josh is excited to get to sleep in the top bunk. Everybody's happy!
We also had a lot of fun last weekend, my sister Laura and her family came to stay with us. She has triplets, that are 5 years old. The kids had a blast playing together. We had our primary activity at 8:00 Saturday morning and Cade and Josh's basketball games, we went to Boulder City and had lunch, fed fish at Lake Mead and also took the kids to the park.Jason and Steve even found time to go cycling with the deacons from our ward. I taught Relief Society on Sunday so by the time Sunday afternoon came we were all pretty tired so it was nice to come home and relax on the couch, while watching an exciting Superbowl game!