Thank you Mr. Bus Driver!!

There are a million ways that I could start this post but I think the best and easiest way would be with a simple thank you! I didn’t know his name, I couldn’t see his name badge, I don’t even know where he technically works, but today he made a difference.

Lets just say that I don’t like buses… in fact, I HATE really really really don’t like them! They are big, loud, scary, and usually a little smelly! Well trying my best to abide by the new hospital protocol I now must park offsite (boo!) so by parking offsite I too get the lovely opportunity to ride the shuttle! I mean seriously who wouldn’t want to ride a shuttle first thing in the morning and then again after a 9 hour work day! Sense the sarcasm?!?!

Well I don’t want to complain anymore or give you the wrong idea because I promise that is not what this is about! In fact.. this post is for the exact opposite!

Well to give you a brief idea of how my first day with the shuttle went .. here goes nothing… Well after arriving to the parking lot I wasn’t quite sure if I was looking at the right bus so as I sat waiting to see if anyone I recognized got on the bus it soon left! Ahhh! Not the way I wanted to start my day!! Well after getting on the next bus which came 10-15 minutes later I finally got to work!

Okay now fast forward 8.5 hours after a very exhausting and frustrating day there I was running (in heels) looking like a total idiot trying to catch the bus before it drove away! And to add to it, I almost fell flat on my backside in a huge slush puddle but to make it worse I didn’t totally fall instead I flapped my arms like a dang bird trying to keep my balance! Ya trust me when I say I looked like a total fool!! Needless to say the bus didn’t drive away without me.. I think he felt bad since I looked like such a mess!! I was totally embarrassed and couldn’t wait to get home so I quickly and quietly got on the bus to head to the parking lot.

After unloading all of the employees at the guardsman lot I walked to my car started unloading all of my bags when the shuttle pulled up and then stopped behind my car! The driver without a second thought jumped out of the shuttle and quickly started cleaning the piles of snow off my car.. he didn’t even have a scraper, using his bare hands he smiled as he brushed every bit of snow off my car without hesitation simply saying “Have a great day!”

I don’t even know his name .. all I know is he was truly an angel! That is definitely what I needed, his simple smile and quick gesture of kindness made me a weeping mess the whole way home! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to him and let him know that his simple act of going the extra mile truly changed my whole day! Even though I do not like busses I am hoping to see him again to say thank you, but just in case I wanted to make sure he was recognized! Thank you Mr. Bus driver for making my day, you truly have no idea what that meant to me! Thank you!!!

2012... (super late.. whoops!!)

Okay so first off... this is sooooooooooooo over due! I didnt realize it was still sitting in draft but I have been busy and still havent had the time to add pictures so what the heck.. here it is in all its boring glory.. but none the less I am loving 2013 already and cant wait for all that it has to bring!!! 2013 the thomas gang is here to play!!! woot! woot!!

Where on earth do I even begin?!?! 2012.. what a great year! I cant believe how much happened and how truly amazing this year has been! As I sit and try to think back on the events of this year, they all seem to fly by! This year was full of a lot of firsts and more adventure and love then one could ever begin to hope for!

We welcomed the year 2012 in the utmost fashion! It all began with dinner out at Tepenyaki with friends! Followed by a night of games, fun, and lots of laughter!! (what better way to start a year right!?!?) Well that perfect night soon turned into a perfect year! Each month was full of memories galore! So, bear with me for a quick flashback of 2012! …

January:
New Years celebrations... Skiing... Work... School... etc...

February:   
Valentines....Aliyah's baby blessing...Lexi goes through the temple to recieve her endowments.. offer was accepted on our house... found out I was pregnant!!... Work.. School... etc...

March:
2nd anniversary... St. George getaway with Lance and Atalie.... first ultrasound! (9 weeks!).... Kurt's 25th  birthday!...  closed on our house! ... Kurt gets accepted to Utah States Business program!..  Work... School... etc...

April:

Easter!... My birthday!... Lexie leaves to the MTC... House remodeling begins!!... natalie's hair for prom!... Kurt gets Pink Eye and Eye Conjunctivitis (YUCK!!)... anounce pregnancy! ... Work.. school.. etc...

May:
Mother's Day... Emergency Room adventure.... bed rest x2 days (Eek!) ... Its a BOY!!!!... remodeling continues.... Move in to our house!!! woot! woot! Liz and Chase's wedding!.. work...  finals fo school!!...etc...

June:
Father's Day... St. George Thomas Family Vacation... Jet skiing adventures... work... etc...

July:
4th of July Celebrations!... Kidney Stones .... 24th celebrations on the roof! haha!... Backyard movie night with the Thomas clan!.. baby registeries begin... work... sold jet ski.... bought a boat! (sold boat 2 weeks later!)....etc...

August:
Bought boat #2... Boating adventures... New Fence!... Vegas Bound adventure! 1st baby shower with family in Vegas (30 weeks)... Kurt tries the wake park... #2 baby shower with friends in Bountiful! ... work... etc...

September:
Labor Day Fishing adventure... Scout leaders... Kurt plays Hockey!... #3 baby shower with Kurts childhood neighborhood!... baby room ready!... more boating adventures!... #4 baby shower with Wuthrich Family... Kurts Parents move in!.. work...  etc...

October:
General Conference!... #5 baby shower with Thomas/Call Family... #6 ward baby shower.... Work...Root Canal... No more driving to work... waiting game... Warren Miller Movie... Cookie baking craze... KELLER!!! best day EVER!!! .... 2Xdays at Riverton Hospital... Going home.. halloween traditions with lance and Atalie with new included baby adventures!! ... etc...

November:
Election craziness... Everyday with the cutest boy EVER!! .... resting.. healing.. loving!!! Kisses.. Hugs.. HEAVEN!.. Thanksgiving with mom and dad thomas... black friday shopping.. snuggling!.. christmas shopping... 1st adventure to PARK CITY celebrating Keller turning one month!.. skiing... etc...

December:
Kellers baby blessing!... back to work... Christmas festivities... So many parties! ... Keller Bug turns 2 months... Kellers 1st Christmas.... New Years eve festivites! Traditions with Lance, at, Ty, & Rochelle! Texas Roadhouse..Knee boarding through the neighborhoods.. Ice Cream.. etc... Welcome 2013!

2012 was so great to us and we can’t wait to see what the wonderful year of 2013 has in store!

Keller's first Christmas!!

Its completely normal to have a million and one best day evers right?!?! RIGHT!!! Every single day with my boys seems to top the one before and quite honestly I LOOOOVVVEE IT!!!! Every single day is truly amazing but Christmas was truly remarkable! It was a magical perfect day! Holidays are soo much more fun and exciting when you get to celebrate them with sweet little kiddos! Our Christmas celebrations started during the week and it was a busy week at that! Thursday night we attended the Forgotten Carols with Kurt’s parents! It was amazing! I love the incredible feeling that you leave that production with! It truly puts you in the Christmas spirit! Friday night was our Wuthrich Family Christmas get together! We celebrated together at our home this year! We are so blessed to have such an incredible family and they absolutely spoiled us and our little Keller more than we could have asked for! Saturday night we had our perfect annual Call Christmas get together! So much fun! It is always so good to see everyone! Sunday night we spent snuggled together in total anticipation of our coming adventures! Monday.. aka Christmas Eve!! After working in the morning we had our Thomas family get togethers!! First we all met up at Nate and Ashley’s new house.. Keller and I were the first to arrive and Logan and Bailey were more than excited to spoil Keller with their gifts! They got him a little Mario back pillow to help sit up! It was so absolutely adorable! When everyone else showed up we did a family gift exchange and got spoiled! We seriously couldn’t ask for better families! We are so blessed! After our gift exchange, we battled the weather and carpooled it up to Heber for the annual Christmas party!  We had so much fun and well to be honest Keller slept through almost the whole night… I am not sure how he sleeps through all the craziness but he seems to manage! Christmas Eve wrapped up with us snuggled together watching A Christmas Story, wearing our Christmas PJs, and getting some last minute wrapping done.
Okay well that was a super quick glance at our pre-Christmas festivities… as for Christmas… it was amazing! I think Kurt and I were way more excited then Keller but I know deep down he was so full of excitement.. he is just far better at controlling himself than us! Haha We all headed down Christmas morning and lucky for us.. SANTA CAME! Woot! Woot! Keller was spoiled rotten by Santa and we loved helping him open all of his gifts! Kurt was so cute with all of his little surprises for Keller.. lets just say that I know as Keller gets older, we are going to be very busy with adventures! And I am sure I will always be full of worry along with all that excitement because my boys are going to be full of energy and adventure! Our christmas gifts seemed never ending, I cant believe how much we were spoiled! We also got to talk to Lexie!!! Sister Wuthrich is doing amazing! London is so blessed to have her! It is absolutly crazy how much I miss her, but I know she is right where she needs to be and she is doing amazing things!!! I am so proud of her!!!
We then had christmas dinner at Meghan & Victor's house with Meg, Victor, Addie, and kurt's parents! It was perfect!!

Well all in all our Christmas was truly perfect in every way imaginable! And for some pictures……..

All in all... we were spoiled rotten and truely blessed!! What a great year it has been!! :)

Better Than Perfect

I know they say you should sleep when your baby sleeps but I can't help but to smile and pause in gratitude when I get out of the shower and find my sweet baby boy and husband all snuggled in bed fast asleep meanwhile the movie they started plays in the background... Yet from all their exhaustion they only watched about 10 minutes. I smile when I go to put Keller in his bassinet and they both snuggle closer together as if to subconsciously tell me they are comfortable and don't want to be budged at all. I smile knowing how much this daddy loves his little boy and how much he misses him everyday! I smile knowing that this daddy is my incredible husband, a man who works hard to support our little family all day and then comes home wanting so badly to snuggle but has endless hours of studying and schoolwork. However even with his heavy workload he still manages to find time for me and Keller! He still spoils us with hugs and kisses! He shows us unconditional love he sacrifices his time, money, and even sleep! He doesn't hesitate to wake up and snuggle for those late nights. Even though he can't "feed" the baby he wakes up with us anyways just to snuggle and talk. He changes diapers even though it's not his “favorite” thing! He cleans up spit up and tells great stories of skiing and future adventures! He is my husband, my best friend, and my eternal companion! Even though we are still adjusting and are exhausted more often than not, we are happier than ever! I love my sweetheart more now then I could have ever imagined! I can't believe how blessed I am to have my boys! I love my little Keller bug and kurt more than anything! I smile as I walk in and see them snuggling and with everything running through my mind, I know that I have it all! I smile not because life is perfect but because it is a life of happiness a life of learning a life of fun a life of love and most of all a life I get to live, love, and enjoy as we try our best to be perfect... Knowing its nearly impossible but loving the journey. Besides I think this is far better than perfection... Exhaustion and all... This life is my own perfect little heaven on earth!!

Keller's Blessing day!!

We blessed our little Keller bug yesterday! December 2, 2012. 6 weeks old to the day and perfect as can be! It was an absolutely perfect day!!

The anticipation for this day was unreal.. I think Kurt teased me all week as I decorated for Christmas trying to get the house ready as well as searching everywhere for the perfect little blessing outfit for Keller! I wanted to get him a perfect little outfit that would be special but since I am cheap I also didn’t want to spend 50 bucks on an outfit he would only wear once.. so… after looking at numerous stores I finally put together exactly what I was looking for! I ended up getting it from Janie and Jack, and can I just say… one day I hope to be rich just so I can buy my kiddos all the cute little outfits they sell.. Their outfits are all to die for! Soo cute!! Well when I first started shopping I got very nervous because the onsie alone was 32 bucks… um really there is no way I could spend that on just a onsie.. but thank goodness for holiday sales! Woot! Woot! I ended up getting his entire outfit (onsie, pants, hat, & tie) all for a lovely $36.97- Can I tell you how much I love clearance racks! And the best part is he can totally wear it all again.. well until he grows more! Which seems to be happening a lot quicker than I would like… my baby is going to be a toddler in no time if he doesn’t slow down! Well he was dressed to impress! He looked so handsome in his little button up shirt, and suspenders! Complete with the cutest little hat… and the hat without the bowtie he looked just like a newsie! I couldn’t help it, he looked absolutely adorable and handsome in every way!!! He also had a beautiful blessing blanket that some of our family friends made for us! I love it and I will save it forever!! I think it is one we will use for all of our kiddos! It was truly humbling to wrap our sweet baby in a blanket made with so much love and kindness and we felt truly blessed to be able to use it on such a beautiful occasion as Kurt was able to give our little guy a name and a blessing.   

The morning went on without any problem and for once… we were early for church! Phew!!! It was such a great feeling to walk into the chapel and already see so many family and friends there to show their love. We are truly blessed! Right when we walked in and I saw all the familiar faces I felt nervous… not the bad kind but I was just so full of emotion suddenly I felt as though I was going to burst! As it was time for the blessing and Kurt stood with Keller I was full of so much emotion I automatically started tearing up and it only got worse as I watched our dads, grandpas, uncles, and friends. It was so amazing to see so many worthy priesthood holders and know that my sweet baby boy has so many incredible examples. Kurt was able to give our little Keller Booth Thomas his name as well as the most beautiful blessing which will stay forever in my heart! I wish so badly I could have recorded it in some way, the spirit was so strong and it was honestly such a beautiful and perfect experience. I never imagined the way that I would feel, there was something about hearing your own baby blessed that words cannot describe! I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am to be sealed for time and eternity to a worthy priesthood holder and be a mommy to the cutest little boy that there ever was! My heavenly father has blessed me with the most incredible family, I have been blessed far beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of!

As sacrament continued, the spirit grew and seemed to eat me away as I listened to each testimony and I knew I had to say something. As I stood to bear my testimony, I immediately was overcome with emotion. My love for my heavenly father and savior became so overpowering I felt as though I was going to wiggle the podium right off the stand from shaking so badly. When I finished my testimony I only hope people could understand my words through my sobs, I went to sit with my incredible family. As I sat back down after staring across the entire congregation which was packed of family and friends I felt so blessed and so overwhelmed with love. I will never understand what I did to deserve so many blessings but I am without a doubt so incredibly grateful!

 

After the blessing we all headed home and well to be honest I think if we would have squished one more person in our house it would have burst at the seams.. we had 70+ in our home at once! but I loved it! We had so many come out to show there love and support! The turnout was truly amazing… I honestly don’t even know how we fit everyone in our little house but  It was so great to have so many family and friends come to support our little Keller! Even though our little man seemed to sleep through his entire celebration I know he loved all the snuggles and love from everyone that was there in spirit and in person!

And then by the end of the day we were all ready for bed! Well at least me and kurt were! Haha once everyone left Keller was wide awake and ready to play! It was hilarious so we ended up snuggling and playing with our little angel till about midnight when he decided to finally fall asleep for a few hours! Needless to say it was a very long night… but it was a perfect day so it all equaled out to be great! We love our little mister so much and I am so in love with both of my boys! I can’t imagine a day without either of them!

Introducing our little Keller Booth Thomas

It has been far too long since I last posted and I know for sure that I am quite possibly the worst blogger ever but what can I say, I have been a little pre-occupied with something far better than blogging could ever be.. and that is this little man!

And.. that I have also decided is why I must blog! I want to always remember the little things! The smiles and coos, the long nights and dirty diapers, the hugs and kisses, and much much more! Life as I know it is a never ending whirlwind of adventure. It has been amazing on levels that I never would have imagined possible, and yet here I am… sitting at a computer, dark circles under my eyes, a huge smile on my face, all while snuggling a beautiful 6 week old little boy who just wants to snuggle in his moms arms instead of sleeping in his crib… and well to be honest, that is how I like it!

Well to start from the beginning, 6 weeks ago on Sunday the 21^st of October Kurt and I woke up after waiting and hearing that our little man could arrive “any day”… well after hearing that for 4 weeks and seeing nothing, this October morning seemed no different… that is until after sacrament meeting. During sacrament I was uncomfortable… nothing too extreme but I just couldn’t seem to sit still so we headed home and after awhile I fell fast asleep!   I woke up an hour later with that same discomfort.. I jokingly turned to kurt and said “ha wouldn’t that be awesome if this was labor! It doesn’t even hurt!” well I spoke too soon.. While laying down I had a sudden stomach pain and thought I had  to go to the bathroom… TMI, I know.. sorry! But no luck, I was suddenly very uncomfortable. Well after this pain went on for a few minutes Kurt decided to time them and said that they were probably contractions… I told him there was no way and then decided to try and paint my nails while sitting there stuck in the bathroom, haha oh I didn’t have any luck with that because that is when the pain got unbearable.. to the point I didn’t think I could get off the toilet. Kurt timed them again and they were less than 3 minutes apart! Whoops.. I should have listened to my sweet and smart hubby sooner because When the contractions came, they came with a vengeance! Haha Well our adventure began and we headed to the hospital… I feel bad for every car we passed because I know for a fact that I looked like death as I was withering in pain in the front seat! We arrived at Riverton hospital just after 6pm and once at the hospital they took us right back , checked  me and let me know that I was only at a 4.. which didn’t sound too exciting to me since I was at a 3 for weeks! And then they told me that since it was our first, I would probably be in labor for a good 12-16 hours, which sounded like the death of me.   

They through in an IV that helped a little with the pain but I was still feeling the contractions like crazy so the nurse came back in after only 10 minutes and checked again.. and to our surprise and excitement, I was already at an 8! EEK!! They quickly called the anesthesiologist to get me an epidural and called the doc because I was ready to push! After I was relaxed and the doctor arrived I was good and ready to go! I started pushing around 730pm and our little man arrived at 953pm…. I will spare you all the details about me and pushing but I am happy to say it was a truly incredible experience and nothing like the movies... if anything I was laughing and unsure if I was doing it right... that is only because of the epidural they gave me before and once I was given the epidural it was pain free ... amazing!!! but truthfully I do not know how people do it natuarlly... that was always my plan, until I actually felt the pain and then I was begging for the drugs right as we walked in the hospital doors! they were AMAZING!!!

However the most amazing part of all was our little baby! Seeing Dr. Hansen lift up our sweet baby boy and laying him on my chest was the most incredible experience in the world. Words cannot describe the feelings that were in the room nor the happiness for that matter! Everything else at that very second seemed to fade away. It was just me, my eternal sweetheart, and our perfect baby boy. It is so funny because almost instantly it seemed that the 3 of us had always been and just fit so perfectly. I couldn’t have asked for a better pregnancy or outcome! That night Kurt and I stayed wide awake just in awe at the thought that we were now officially parents! The three of us all squished together on the hospital bed and in no better way to describe it… just soaked it all in! Snuggling, smiling, and just loving every minute! It was truly a dream come true.

Now fast forward 6 weeks and here we are… I never imagined that I would have such a perfect little blonde haired blued eyed child! But I love every bit of him! I wish I could record his every movement, every sound, and every perfect little adorable face expression! I can’t believe how quickly he has already seemed to grow and how fast he is changing! It is absolutely terrifying to think that my baby will one day grow up! I have no doubt that my love for him will just continue to grow but I in this moment want nothing more than to remember every little stage and grin! I love my little angel and cant imagine a day without him!

 

 
 

36 weeks and counting!!

Okay so first and foremost I must say it is somewhat  um... no... REALLY pathetic that In the beginning my goal was to write at least one post a week to keep a type of journal to look back on in years to come with everything we have had going on.... well... how should I say this.... I totally failed! haha Rather than succeeding at a post a week, I have barely written a post a month! Hum, room for improvement?!? I think so!! Well, Since this month is almost over I thought I should at least stick to my guns on this one and get at least one post done this month so here it goes...
Um okay who ever thought that 9 months would go by so flippin fast!! I know I say that far too often, but seriously!! We are now officially at 36 weeks and this little man is running out of room! haha it is not always comfortable with his little knees tickling my rib cage and the many late night trips to the bathroom but is it weird I don't want it to end! I love this little man more than I could ever imagine and I cant wait to meet him but at the same time life just seems so perfect right now that I don't see how it could be better so it worries me a little :) Don't get me wrong though... It is perfect because of this little guy and I know it will be incredible with him here, It just still seems too good to be true! 99.9% of the time I still feel like I am living a fairy tale and I will wake up and all will be gone... I fully expect to wake up some mornings at my parents, going to school at the U, and being so busy with work that life itself just seems to sneak by. Luckily for me it is the total opposite though! Every morning I get to wake up to the most incredible man ever, whom I love to pieces and couldn't live a day without! It is so incredible to have such an amazing best friend who is stuck with you for eternity! Literally!!! Am I the luckiest girl ever or what?!?  After waking up to this good looking fella I look down at my ginormous belly and cant believe that in about 4 weeks I will get to wake up/ stay up with 2 good looking fellas! haha my sweet hubby and our incredible baby boy! I laugh just feeling him wiggle around and then Kurt laughs when I wince in pain but yet am still laughing....which believe me makes the time so much better and I wouldn't change a thing... but laughing surely does not help when your ribs are killing you! yet pain and all, life is perfect! Who would have thought that you can go through 9 months of crying, mood swings, exhaustion, weight gain, cravings, etc... and still be happier than you could ever imagine! Luckily for me, this pregnancy hasn't been bad at all... or at least not compared to what I hear from others. We have had a few undesirable times, but I definitely wouldn't change a thing! I think the reward of this little guy will make it all totally worth it!
Today we were able to attend the Brigham City Temple dedication broadcast with my wonderful in laws and the entire time I couldn't help but to think of how truly lucky and blessed I am! It was such a beautiful dedication and the spirit was absolutely incredible! Perhaps it is a bad thing, but I must admit that I did get super distracted... not in a bad way.. but the entire time as I sat next to my eternal sweetheart and felt our little baby kick and wiggle non stop I couldn't help but to think of how amazing eternity will be! I am going to have these incredible individuals with me for eternity!!! FOR-EV-ER!!! I am so incredibly blessed to know that families are forever! I could not be more happy to know that no matter what, I have the opportunity to be with all those that I love forever! Isn't that amazing!!! And yes, I feel a little guilty that during some of the talks this is what was going through my mind, but seriously... the church is amazing!!! If only I could share with others what I was able to feel today, I think that everyone would totally agree, life truly is a plan of happiness!! It was so neat to feel that spirit of the temple and not only share it with my sweetheart, but also with my baby boy! I am so blessed to have them both in my life! I cannot wait for the amazing opportunities that this new crazy world of motherhood will bring and I can only hope that I can be half as good as those that I am able to look up to and learn from. It is so crazy to go through life sometimes and see how much you truly are affected by those around you! lately I have been so overwhelmed with gratitude and love for all of those around us! We truly have been blessed with the greatest family and friends you could ever imagine! We have been amazed at all the love and support we have received in celebrating our baby boys arrival! We have had so many sacrifice so much, and words cannot begin to express my gratitude! This little guy is lucky to have each and everyone of you in his life! I know I am super slow and terrible at sending out thank you cards for all that have supported us with baby showers and life in general, but trust me, we are so grateful! and I promise that your thank you cards are in the works and I am hoping to mail them out soon... hopefully before the baby comes!!
Oh and please forgive my boring post with no pictures! We went boating a few weeks ago and broke the camera :( so we are now camera-less until we get a new one... (hopefully this week!!) no worries though we will totally be purchasing one before this baby comes, and we will have tons of pictures! I promise!!!
Alright well, that pretty much sums um my thoughts for now... which doesn't say too much I know! But at least I got a post in before the month was up right?!? Its a work in progress! See you all next week... haha okay lets be honest... see you all next month! :)