Name

so jerry named our blog. i am not to sure how i feel about it. he also attempted to change the photos and i quickly changed them back. i told him he should get his own blog if he wants to start making changes. i realize this is harsh but i have but quite a bit of thought and effort into what i am doing with the blog....i think i have been working on it a whole week.....so i feel he should not disturb what i am doing. jerry is playing softball.....he thinks the whole kidney stone is cured and all is well. if he gets injured..he is in very big trouble by me......very big trouble.....i was opposed to the softball game. not because i don't value exercise but because three surgeries and thousands of dollars later i want a healthy husband. i have been making him drink a gallon of water a day at work. he feels it is harsh but i read it was good for kidney stone people. i have his co-worker patrolling this (their relationship is becoming strained which i take as a good sign...he is doing a good job). so i made a sticker chart for the kids to motivate them towards good behavior. i told them they would get a sticker if they stayed in their beds for naptime. after several hours and landon blatantly ignoring all requests to stay in bed he told me,"maybe i will make a better choice tomorrow." i guess we will see.

Kidney Stone and Ultrasound

We have had lots of excitement in the past two days. I just wanted to update you on Jerry's surgery (his third in the past five weeks to be exact). He had Lithotripsy done yesterday (for the second time) and the Doctor feels confident he got the whole stone. Apparently he blasted the stone approx 15 times (whatever that means). We will have a more conclusive answer next Wednesday when he meets with the doctor to go over a post surgery x-ray (hopefully, his last). I wouldn't recommend getting a kidney stone. As far as I can tell, Jerry hasn't been having too much fun. So today we had an ultrasound. I am 18 weeks along. I had a feeling it would be a girl and in all polls taken, a girl was the overwhelming guess. When the x-ray tech said it was a girl, Jerry's face was a picture I wish I would have had on camera. He loves Lauren but is unsure about how to handle girls and is constantly concerned about how he is going to discipline Lauren. I think the major concern lately has been that when he tries to discipline Lauren, instead of bursting into tears like she usually does, she now says, "Give me a kiss, Dad?" He insists she is using "girl power" and feels all her actions and words are intended to cause him grief. He is happy the baby is healthy and I think with a little more time, he won't be so concerned about being "outnumbered." He actually got an x-ray done just before the ultrasound so we could multi-task and effectively use our time at the hospital. We are lucky our ward and friends have been so supportive and helpful with our children as we have had so many other medical obligations to meet lately.

You Have to Start Somewhere

After viewing my friends blog spots and seeing what an easy way it is to keep track of life I decided to give it a try. Things have been crazy for us so I don't think I have kept track of anything but like the title says...you have to start somewhere. We just returned from a family reunion for my family in Idaho. We had a great trip and lots of good memories of our time in Rexburg. The trip was a little short but nonetheless, fun. Jerry had to be back to work tomorrow because he has to have surgery on Thursday. This is actually his third surgery for a kidney stone that will not go away. We are praying it works this time. It has been a rough few months for him and we are hoping soon this kidney stone will be gone. The kids had a great time camping at Lava Hot Springs and proved be much better campers than their mom is. I think the pregnancy thing takes the "thrill" out of sleeping in a tent on the ground. I ended up in the car without a blanket. It did feel good to actually be cold because of how hot it has been in St George. We also had an adventure going down the river in an intertube (Jerry, Landon and me) we decided that was also not as fun under the circumstances. We may try again at a later date when we all feel "healthy." Landon and I fell off on the first waterfall and I hit a rock with my tailbone which produced really loud screams (much to Jerry's dismay). We had fun with the family though. It was strange not to have my brother Gary there...he passed away suddenly in February. We did have his wife and kids with us and we enjoyed them. We went to Idaho on Saturday night, spent Sunday in bed sick and went to the Playmill in West Yellowstone on Monday. We ate at the Gusher and enjoyed the fudge at intermission. Today we drove home stopping to see Kevin and Lindsay in Alpine at her sister's place. It was a long drive and we both decided maybe we should move to Salt Lake someday...not quite such a long drive.