What Matters Most, Lasts the Longest

Another wonderful season behind us

2011-12-29T13:08:00.001-08:00

This month was full of memory making and sweet family time. I was so excited to spend Christmas with Becca and watch her experience the season. Becoming a mother has truly changed how I view holidays and the reasons I become excited for them. We made sure that we continued our own traditions as well as sharing in our families traditions and it made for a very busy yet wonderful month. We started out the month with chocolate making with the Buhler's. I brought home yummy treats that we shared with our neighbors. The next week we visited the lights at temple square and visited the Christus. I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the lights and it reminded me that Christmas was more than the presents and even the family time; its about remembering our Savior and his lowly birth. I am so grateful to my Savior and his love that made eternal life with my family possible.

As in years past we celebrated our little Christmas on Christmas Eve morning. It was so good to be home and to enjoy the relaxation of Christmas with your own family. I love being with our extended families but there was something sublimely perfect about being in your own home and your own bed. Kieran bought me a new digital camera that takes excellent pictures! Becca received her toddler car seat, but has yet to use it because she doesn't meet the 20 lb weight minimum. For Kieran I didn't spend a lot of money but I made him a calendar with pictures of our family and a book where I planned out our dates for the next year. I called it the "12 days of Christmas" (I took the idea from my lovely sister-in-law). Then we spent the rest of the weekend with family, spending Christmas morning with Kieran's mom and seeing my family after church. It was a great holiday.

Every year I tell Kieran that I want this year to be different. I want to do something for someone who doesn't have anything, I want to bring Christ into our home. This year I finally feel like we accomplished more than just present giving. I feel, at least for me, that I remembered Christ even in the presents I gave. I put love into every gift and thought often about the sacrifice of my Savior and especially Mary and Joseph. The faith that they must have had astounds me. I look forward to another year to grow in faith and understanding so that next Christmas we can try even harder to make the season more meaningful.

such a good mommy, changing her baby's diaper

Thanks Daddy!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

2011-12-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

I have never been so excited for the Christmas season. Becca is old enough to enjoy opening presents and snow and Christmas songs and just about everything that goes along with the season. Kieran put my tree up the day after Thanksgiving (as he has made it a tradition to do so), we have our stocking hung with care and have already started passing out our neighbor gifts of homemade chocolate candies. Yum! Oh and lets not forget that I finished all (that's right all) of my shopping last week! Best of all school is going to be out in just 3 days. But really school is just a stepping stone on the road to Christmas. I feel like the gifts I bought for everyone really mean something to me this year. I thought of each person individually and am excited to give them out.

This year Kieran and I really want to make Christmas more than just opening presents. We are going to spend lots of time with family and are working on having our FHE for the whole month centered on all things Christ. I don't know how much Becca actually takes away from our 5 minute lessons but as Elder Bednar taught its the repetition and stability that counts.

Kieran is still working hard at his job, although work has slowed down a bit because of the holiday season which could spell disaster for a commission based paycheck but we'll have faith and make it through. He did get sick last week and we spent 2 1/2 hours in the instacare on Sunday afternoon. Why do people always get the sickest on weekends? At least we're blessed to have an instacare open and close.

School is wrapping up and that means another semester down, only 2 more to go. I keep wondering what I will do with my time when I'm out of school? I can only dream and make a list of all the hobbies I want to pick up, like catching up on all the novels I have set aside during the school year, doing mommy and me classes at the rec center with Becca and becoming a crafty lady. For now I focus on staying sane through the semester and doing well on finals even with Becca climbing all over me. Her favorite thing seems to be crying when I'm working on the computer (like now) until she's in my lap or following me around the house with her masses of toys which I trip over whenever I turn around. Good thing she is so cute and says the sweetest things to make up for all the whining.

2011-10-15T14:52:00.000-07:00

Get ready, set,...

Go!

I always put her pants on her head and this time when I looked over she had put them on herself and was laughing.

Becca and her best friend Jane drinking juice in their BYU gear. I think we were watching the game too :)

Well, Fall is here, or is it? We aren't quite sure if its weather to play in the leaves and see the pretty colors or to bundle up inside the house. Either way, Becca and I have had fun playing inside the house, it is so nice that Becca has become more independent and will play by herself, especially now that she's walking! I started my last fall semester in August and the great thing is we're already half way over. It's going by so fast and I have barely noticed. It's so nice to know that this time next year I will be at home with my kids rather than getting ready for school.

Kieran is still loving his job at Prosper Inc. He is getting better with every passing week and he says things are starting to look up.

This month we are looking forward to several things in our family:

1. Becca's 2nd Halloween, she's going to be a "moo cow"

2. Robert, Kieran's oldest brother who is 26, is going on his mission on the 26th

3. Becca and I will attend our first BYU game this season in the LE stadium next weekend

We have loved watching BYU football this season, I think after 3 seasons of football in our family I have finally developed a love for the sport. We get all decked out in our BYU gear each game day and anticipate the game! Go BYU!!!

Hopefully, Fall will remain a welcome friend for a while before winter rears its ugly head.

River House 2011

2011-08-06T14:52:00.001-07:00

After almost 12 years of going, this was probably my favorite year at Uncle Scott and Aunt Debbie's river house. I loved spending time with Kieran and of course sharing those sweet moments with Becca. It's unfortunate that my other children will not know this tradition but I'm happy that Scott and Debbie will be able to fulfill other dreams. We had so much fun together as a large extended family, we weren't all able to be there and I think we still totaled 33 people. Wow! We took traditional family pictures, floated down the river, rode in the tubes and jet skis, played games, watched movies, ate delicious food, and enjoyed a family Sunday School lesson. Thanks to Aunt Debbie for orchestrating such a fabulous event, it will be one to remember.

She really did have fun with Papa, but I think she was getting tired at this point.

We made it back safely after Becca's first float. She loved everything except the life jacket.

Last year our family picture had two pregnant women, I'm glad this year there is two babies instead :)

Four generations of Sue's: Fern Sue, Pamela Sue, Bonnie Sue, and Becca Sue

The beautiful view overlooking the river.

(Almost every baby that has come to their house has had this same picture taken)

Becca's 1st Birthday

2011-08-06T14:25:00.001-07:00

I'm a little late in posting this but I still wanted it to be documented somewhere. Becca turned 1 on July 2nd and we were lucky enough to celebrate it twice. Once at Nana and Lyn's house and once with the whole Neubert family at Uncle Scott's river house in Big River, CA. She was totally spoiled at Nana's, getting way too many presents but she ate it up. She loves being with Nana and Lyn and stealing away all their attention. She got a big stuffed elephant that she loves cuddling and a Little People princess castle, among other things. I made a cute cake and she had a lot of fun eating it and making a huge mess.

She's such a big girl and likes to comb her hair with this toy brush.

Nana had been holding onto this toy for quite some time and Becca showed her appreciation.

I am so grateful...

2011-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

...for my Floral Design class. It's silly but it's the only class that I absolutely look forward to. I had a difficult time this term staying focused on school. I want so badly to be home with my sweet baby. However, I toughed it out and now I'm done with my first ever spring term and I actually enjoyed it.

...So so so grateful for this little girl. I can't imagine life without her! She can be the biggest pain in the butt and then can give me kisses that melt my heart. I bet she is going to give me some trouble as she gets older but she'll be my most valuable treasure.

...for the summer! This is Becca's fried Jane, she lives right next door. They love playing together and I love having someone to keep her entertained and teach her how to share and play nice. We have already been swimming several times in the little kiddy pools and the kids have so much fun. (We're all getting great tans)

Lastly, I'm grateful for my sweet, wonderful, adorable husband. Without him my world would crash down around me. He has been hired on at a big company called Prosper and loves it. I don't know exactly what he sells but he got his first big sale on his first day. That's just how great he is! He's working hard for us and supporting me as I stretch our family and finish school. He sometimes comes home late but it just makes me appreciate when he's home even more. I love him so much and am so appreciative of everything he does for me.

The End and the Beginning

2011-04-25T09:59:00.000-07:00

Wilson Easter Picnic April 2011

Becca loves Grandma!

Love this man!

I think they were trying to break it in half with pure brute force.

The best part of the picnic, food!

How can you be mad at this girl?! I just had to laugh and capture the moment as she dumped her goldfish all over the floor.

Well, we've finished up the Winter semester. Kieran is working full-time during the summer while I continue to take classes. We had a joyous weekend of no homework or worrying about what was due this week. We enjoyed family time at the Wilson Easter Picnic and at Grandma Relia's for Easter dinner. This year my parents started our annual Wilson Easter Picnic here in Utah. We usually have a huge one with all of my dad's family in California but we have branched out and started one just for our little family. Although it was rainy it was still a fun time. We had our picnic lunch of sandwich rolls, went on our walk to find the Easter Bunny, and searched for eggs. I found the coveted Golden Egg this year stuffed in a overturned tree log. I'm so excited to start traditions that my children will remember and enjoy their whole lives.

For Easter dinner we went to Nana Relia's. She always makes the best meals with lots of delicious vegetables. After we ate our fill we watched a movie about Christ and shared our testimonies of how the atonement has touched our lives. The spirit was strong as we were prompted to tell of our feelings and I feel like we grew closer as a family by doing so. As Kieran, Becca, and I went home that night we discussed how often our family traditions around holidays tend to lose the true spirit of the holiday and we decided that from now on we would try harder to have Christ be the center of our festivities.

While this weekend has been wonderful I am already feeling anxious about the approaching spring/summer terms. I start all over again tomorrow and while I only go 2 days a week they will be full days. I will miss my sweet girl. I feel bad that she will be my only child that has to have a mommy in school but I am grateful that she is the best baby for the job. I love being in school and learning about how to better care for my family and I am so grateful that I can go to BYU and have the support of my family. It will all be over soon enough and then I can continue to raise my family.

Springtime!!!!

2011-04-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

She giggles every time she swings. My favorite sound in the world!

Oh the anticipation...

Tate, such a brute, he seemed to like the swinging but hated the humiliation of being in anything pink.

My big girl can stand so well. We're still working on the crawling.

She really is "so kissable"!

It is finally the time of beautiful weather, taking walks outside, and enjoying the green grass and cool breeze. The semester is winding down and Becca and I have been able to focus more energy on playing outside with our friends. We have two neighbors who both have little kids and we love going out to play. There is also a swing in our front yard that offers some great recreation. Becca has started crying when I bring her inside. My crazy girl would rather put off naps and have cold hands than stop her budding social life. She has more play dates than I did as a teenager and she's not even a year! But we love it. She even figured out how to push a little bike with her feet today, she was so excited.

With the semester coming to a close we can start thinking about our summer plans and how to fit everything in. We are trying to go up to my uncle's river house in July for Becca's 1st birthday but it falls during summer term so it might be a short trip. I am taking classes in spring and summer to make up for not going last fall. I'm excited to take my floral design class, hopefully I'll come home with beautiful floral arrangements often.

Life is so good in the spring! Of course, my birthday always brings some fun and we're looking forward to Easter and starting traditions with Becca. Our family is happy, we love each other dearly and are excited for every adventure that lies in store for us.

Valentines, Anniversary, and Love

2011-03-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

Kieran and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on February 12th. Kieran had the whole thing planned out beautifully, we had Nana watch Becca and we went to the most amazing resturant ever called Tuscany. It was delicious, Kieran ordered me something extra fancy with shrimp. (I never order shrimp when we go out because its more expensive but we splurged). We just had such a nice evening and it feels like since then we have even more in love. I don't know if its because we've passed the first 2 years of getting to know each other or just that we remembered how nice it is to be with each other. Either way I love that man!

School has been keeping us so busy it is insane. We try to make time to relax and be a family and usually we get 15-20 minutes before the crazy starts again. Kieran watches Becca twice a week while I'm in classes late and as soon as I get home its dinner, bath, bed (for Becca), and homework. I love being in school again but am looking forward to being done next June and being able to focus on my real passion, being a mom.

This is a bib from great grandmom Neubert. We enjoyed Becca's first V-day celebration at Grandma Wilson's house. We had our traditional heart shaped meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas, asparagus, and rolls, with strawberry cake for dessert and a present under our chair. All dinner was made by our wonderful aunt Sarah. Becca received her first sing along songs!

I thought she looked like a mushroom from super mario brothers

Doesn't she look like an egyptian? Kieran thinks I have a crazy need to put everything on her head. I just think its funny and she always laughs!

This girl is just so cute! BYU won because she was wearing her cougar shirt!

You can see her first 2 teeth at the bottom there. Beware, they're quite sharp!

New Year Changes

2011-01-20T12:52:00.000-08:00

We've resolved to just let her play with food in the hopes that some of it will make it in her mouth

Ninja baby

Well well, we've had an eventful year so far. We moved into our own apartment, we absolutely love it but miss being so close to family. I started school again. I'm taking 12 credits and although it makes for a long day and lots of relying on family to watch Becca I love being back at school. Kieran is having a fantastic semester so far and we are all excited to see him excited about school and succeeding. Becca is over 6 months now and she thinks she's a big girl. Right now the fight is to get her to eat baby food. She would rather hold something in her hand and eat it herself. She doesn't understand why we keep forcing it on her. Kieran and my 2 year anniversary is in just a couple weeks and my wonderful husband has already made extravagent plans. I can't wait to see what we're doing.

I have such a wonderful husband. He works so hard to keep his girls happy even when we're being completely ridiculous. How did I get so lucky?

I am so happy with life right now. I have a wonderful family and we are so blessed to have the opportunity to attend BYU, be close enough to family to help with Becca, and have a beautiful home to call our own.

We're looking forward to seeing what this year brings us. It's a good feeling to know that whatever comes we'll be together.

Santa Clause is coming to town!

2010-12-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

I love that the end of the year goes by so fast but this year I wish it would slow down. Becca is growing so fast and pretty soon she's not going to be my little baby anymore. She turned 5 months on December 2nd, she can roll over, talk, laugh like no one's business, and make anyone happy (Grandma calls it Becca therapy). I can't wait for her first Christmas, she already has more presents under the tree than any baby needs and she humors me so well with all my pictures and silly-ness. In fact she knows exactly what to do when she sees a camera now...

This was pretty much Becca's favorite part of Thanksgiving, leaving floaties in my cup. (Why didn't I just get her her own drink?!) She enjoyed mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, and jello salads.

I love waking up to this face in the morning. The other morning I opened my eyes after having my lips tickled for quite some time to this adorable face smiling at me.

Aunt Sarah taking Becca outside in her first real experience of snow.

And of course Uncle Jake's favorite person in the world is Becca. They both light up when they see each other.

As fall semester comes to a close winter semester is fast approaching. Becca and I will start school again in less than a month and we're both a little nervous. Becca seems to think that she's to old for naps and baby food, she's only allowed me to feed her from my plate. I'm hopeful that Kieran will be up for the challenge of dealing with a stubborn princess all those hours I'm in class. Fortunately, until then, we have a wonderful Christmas to look forward to and the last couple weeks of no homework and mommy and Becca time to enjoy.

2010-11-15T09:26:00.000-08:00

The snow is coming. She wasn't very happy to be all bundled up but she enjoyed the walk.

"Can't this stupid picture wait, I'm playing a game!"

"Oh, if you must, but if I die..."

Look at those beautiful eyes

I just like nakey babies!!

Becca is getting so big! She is eating solid foods and is sleeping better (except that she's in our bed). She is becoming quite the mamma's girl but if someone else entertains her she can be distracted. She loves to be front and center of everything and of course everyone in our house can't get enough of her!

Trick-or-Treat?

2010-11-04T13:01:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to take Becca Trick or Treating on Halloween, but alas the weather spoiled our plans. I wouldn't be a good mother if I took my 4-month old outside just to get candy that she wouldn't even eat. However, we did dress up and she got lots of compliments from all the people that came to the door. I can't believe the holidays are here. Did you know that Christmas is only 7 weeks away. I love the holidays and I'm so excited for Becca to experience them for the first time.

This is our sweet pumpkin...

...and we are her pumpkin patch.

Our big girl is now eating solid food. She was actually pulling Kieran's hand towards her face.

To the Pumpkin Patch we go

2010-10-16T08:51:00.000-07:00

Kieran and I have been very good about going on weekly dates and that seems to be the only time we really spend with each other all week. This week we decided to do something as a family and went to the pumpkin patch to pick out Becca's first pumpkin. We held up different baby pumpkins in front of her and she actually reached for the one she wanted. There was a petting zoo and hay rides and a corn kernel pit to play in. It was so much fun! I was more excited than she was but now we have a great memory of her first real holiday.

She is getting so big! Every day she learns new things. She has started talking non-stop, more like gabbing but we still try to carry on conversations with her. She also laughs now, something that brings me more joy than I could have imagined. Its so fun to just sit and watch her explore this big world around her. I can't wait for the holidays to be here and to share them with her. Its going to be tough not spending any more on her for christmas, I've already spent over my budget and its only October!

Doesn't she look so proud!

She didn't reallly know what to think about the animals

Uncle Jakob is always doing this, I told him for Halloween he should be a man with a baby looking tumor growing on his chest.

The comings and goings of Becca Sue

2010-09-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

My little rollie pollie looks too much like her dad sometimes, think back to a post last year when Kieran got all tangled up!

Look at how big she's getting. Only 2 1/2 months and she can already stand up by herself!

We went to Becca's first bonfire the other weekend. She wasn't very intrigued, we only stayed for ten minutes. At least she's experienced it.

This picture is for Uncle Camron who serves in the marines. This is Becca's camo gear, dog tags included!

in case your wondering, yes, I do just walk around with a camera all day:)

Buhler Family 2010

2010-09-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

We got family pictures taken by our lovely friends the Skeltons with Silverstrand Photography.

Can you see the duck in the background! It was such a fun and beautiful day!

It Can Only Get Better

2010-09-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

I was feeling kind of low a couple weeks ago as I drove through Provo and realized how much I missed being on campus. It's so different staying at home rather than going to school like everyone else does in the fall. I was feeling lonely as Kieran stayed on campus till late evening every night, to do homework and a little jealous that he got to be at school and I didn't. I love staying at home and watching our little girl grow but I miss being at school and enjoying the social atmosphere of walking the campus. I'm excited for the winter semester to start and to be able to take Becca to school with me. Don't worry, I won't be taking her into class where she would capture the hearts and eyes of all my fellow students, just on campus where Daddy will watch her while I'm learning.
I'm so proud of Kieran and his motivation to do well, he is working so hard already this semester and we're all feeling good about the grades that will follow. But we sure do miss him when he's away all day. He misses great things like this:
Our little chunker helping me do laundry, she's almost too big for the basket!

Luckily, he didn't miss the best day yet as we blessed our baby girl on September 5th. Her dress was made by a lady in the ward who courageously made my wish come true and cut up my wedding dress to make a smaller replica for a blessing gown. It was beautiful! As you can see, the events of the day were a little tiring for Becca boo.

We have been enjoying the nice weather outside and Becca has enoyed the discovery of her hand. She can almost fit her whole fist in her mouth.

She loves bath time! In order to be sensored I chose not to put a picture of her splashing with her strong legs:)

This beautiful girl has captured our hearts. I don't know what I would do without her. It's true, life becomes more difficult to manage with a baby but who wouldn't want to embrace that difficulty full-heartedly if you got to see this face every morning! She is my proudest moment and I love every minute I get to spend with her. I love that she calms down at the sound of my voice or the smell of my clothes and she grins from ear to ear when we play. My heart has grown exponentially since her birth and I don't see any signs of it stopping any time soon.

Go Mighty Cougars!

2010-09-04T15:12:00.000-07:00

Today is the first BYU football game of the season and we have all been looking forward to it for weeks. Kieran made sure that we were ready for game day by getting us shirts and Becca the most adorable cheerleading outfit. She looks so cute! Of course Becca and I won't be going to the game but we still support our BYU team. She's spent most of the day sleeping in her cute outfit but that's ok because tomorrow is her big game day, she's going to be blessed. With all the family that is coming into town she is going to be one tired girl when all is said and done. For now Becca and I will wait patiently at home while Kieran does the cheering for us at the stadium! Rah Rah Rah!

Back to School

2010-08-30T19:22:00.001-07:00

Well I think Becca and I were ready for the school year to start. We have now got on a managable routine that allows little Becca to get the sleep she desperately requires to keep us both sane and Mommy can actually get things done. Kieran started school today and is so far feeling pretty good about all his classes. I'm hoping that he continues to feel optomistic. Becca is growing so fast and I'm excited to be home to watch her growth. Her and I are going to start school again in the winter.

In other news, this happy girl is not going to be so happy tomorrow when she gets her shots. Grandma Wilson is coming with us in lieu of Daddy for some moral support. I'm anticipating a very long day for Becca and I. But isn't she so cute when she's happy!

Our spoiled girl!

2010-08-17T15:09:00.000-07:00

Becca is quite the diva! She has become accustomed to sleeping in between Kier and I and being the center of attention. She has so many uncles and aunts and grandparents to cater to her every whim that we are all in for a rude awakening when she is ignored even for just a minute. But how can we do anything but give her all our attention when she is so beautiful. She has began to smile and now she grins at us when we make funny faces.

Being a mother is so wonderful. I'm so glad that we have started our family and I look forward with anticipation for the years ahead with more children and learning to be a better mom. I just look at Becca and can really see and understand the love that Heavenly Father has for all of His children. I am so grateful that he can part with His precious spirits to give us the opportunity to raise them. I know that I would not be strong enough to part with any of my children. I just hope that I can be the mother that He is proud of.

I feel like every day is full of new adventures. Every morning begins with Becca waking me up to eat and we sit and talk and she looks at me with her big blue eyes and the whole day is filled with smiles and the occasional nap. Kieran is loving being a daddy. He has a few special lullabies that only they sing together and she loves listening. I look forward to the day that she begins to sing with him. I look forward to all the days ahead with my precious little one!

First Week of the New Buhler Adventures

2010-07-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

Becca is now 12 days old and already knows how to command a room. Kieran had to go back to work last Friday and Grandma was able to stay with us for a day but this week Becca and I have been completely on our own. I'm lucky to have such a good sleeper...at night, but she loves being awake and alert all day, making it very difficult for me to get anything done.

I am already in tune to her different whimpers and cries and it feels so good when all it takes to soothe her is my voice or holding her close. It is truly amazing how much love I have for this little creature already. I cannot imagine life without her and her sweet spirit. Kieran and I are so blessed to have be allowed to raise this gorgeous girl and anxiously await the many adventures she will allow us to have.

A picture in this case is worth more than a thousand words...I have the most beautiful little girl! Enjoy my joy!

Uncle David loves Becca

She is the cutest easter egg ever!

Big Stretches
Kieran is adjusting quite well to being a daddy

Becca loves her hands and always has them next to her face

I love this picture! I have the cutest daughter ever!

We've already ruined her, she has become accustomed to sleeping right between us. This can't last very long.

Becca came home a little jaundice and had to be under Bili lights. She hated it just as much as we did.

This is the first sign of the Buhler toe pinch! Watch out!!

First bath with Grandma Wilson

Coming home from the hospital

Her first outfit, this is the first thing we bought when we found out we were having a girl.

BECCA IS HERE!!!

2010-07-06T07:23:00.000-07:00

At last, after 39 weeks and 6 days of waiting out little Becca has come into our family! She is the perfect little baby, except in the middle of the night when she wants to eat constantly! LOL Everyone tells us how beautiful she is, (as if we don't know already!). She was born 10 am on Friday, July 2nd. She weighed 7 lb 5.2 oz and is 19" long.

Our adventure started Thursday, I had been feeling little contractions throughout the day but didn't think much of it, I even went on a couple walks to kick start things but I didn't think it would actually help. I went to bed at about 10 pm, said a little prayer that she would come that night, and got a little sleep, Kier came to bed at around 12:30 but wasn't able to go to sleep because my contractions started hitting hard and fast. Within an hour they went from coming every 11 minutes to every 3. The whole while Kieran was getting way too excited and started packing the car, luckily my hospital bag had been packed for a month because I was in no state to tell him what to grab and where it was located. As we left the house at 2:30 am and started driving to the hospital I started cursing myself for praying this would all happen tonight, man those contractions hurt!

We got to the hospital and were put in a triage room to make sure I was in real labor. Normally they let you sit for an hour and see if you have dialated another centimeter, unfortunately I hadn't progressed from a 4 but my blood pressure was a little high and my water bag was really low so they let me stay for 3 hours to see if I progressed. Lucky for me they found compassion on this first time mom and gave me a morphine shot to take the edge off the contractions and Kier and I were able to sleep. So at 6 am they checked me again and I was at a 5, I was admitted and was given an epidural right away. I tell ya, that drug is the greatest thing on earth! I felt better immediately and Kieran and I were again able to sleep some more, poor Kieran was finally running out of his adrenalin high and feeling the effects of a truly sleepless night. I had my water broken at 7 and at about 8 I had gone from 5 centimeters to 9. Just skipped 6, 7, and 8. Now remember I was sleeping through all the progression because of my marvelous drugs! At 9 I was 10 centimeters and they said that at 10 am we would start pushing. At that point the drugs were taking care of the contractions but the pressure was almost just as bad as our little baby descended and was ready to make her entrance. They figured they would let me push a little early to ease some of the pressure but quickly had to call the doctor in and tell me to stop because she was coming. After about 15 minutes of pushing, at 10 am little Rebecca Sue was here. It was the most amazing experience ever as I looked at my baby girl for the first time and realized that she was mine forever.

After such an amazing delivery, I was almost sent to the OR to have the placenta removed but luckily it came out in the nick of time and I was able to enjoy having my baby close. Kieran was of course glowing as he gazed at this beautiful creature we had created and my mom couldn't stop smiling as she witnessed the whole miracle. I was so glad to have such a good support team throughout the whole thing.

Now we are home and Becca is bringing joy into every heart that sees her. She is truly the most beautiful baby you have ever seen! She is currently fighting some nasty Jaundice and has to stay under Bili lights but hopefully that will be under control soon because I don't know how much more her parent's can take of it! We love you Becca Sue!

I got showered...

2010-06-12T16:29:00.000-07:00

I had my first baby shower last Saturday, it was so fun! Grandmom Neubert threw it for me and the theme was "pink," we had pink silverware, plates, napkins, streamers, cake, and even flowers. Some of my good friends were able to come and of course some wonderful aunts. I got some really adorable gifts and I can't wait to dress Becca in all the cute outfits, she is going to be one stylin' girl! I have another one next week that my mother-in-law is throwing and then we only have 2 weeks until Becca's expected arrival.
Now that I'm down to the last month the days seem to be dragging on. I need to find more things to fill my time with because just waiting around for labor to start is brutal. LOL When I went to the doctor for my 36 week appointment I was already dialated 3 centimeters and she is head down, hopefully she won't make us wait too much longer.

Here we are at 36 weeks!

Grandmom's wonderful display! She always throws such a good party.

Becca's firt year baby calendar, I'm so excited to document everything! Thanks Grandmom!

My beautiful carseat cover from the wonderful LaRue!

Vanessa stiched this flower on to the onsie, she's so talented!

Memorial Weekend

2010-05-31T11:13:00.000-07:00

We just got back from one of my favorite family vacations. My uncle has the most awesome river houses right on the Colorado River and he invited us up for Memorial Day Weekend. This year we had a record attendance of 33 people and that was still missing 2 families. I wasn't allowed to go in the water under Doctor's orders but I did enjoy watching Kieran and the rest of the family having fun. I got some great pics! Thanks Uncle Scott and Aunt Debbie!

Kieran and my very pregnant self...only 5 more weeks!

Kieran tried to throw Jakob into the water, unfortunately he picked someone who actually knows how to wrestle, guess who actually ended up in the water?

This is one of my favorite shots of Jimmy, Danny, Jakob, David and Kieran jumping off the dock. Suprisingly the verdict came back and most people's favorite activity was just jumping off the dock into the water. Who would have thought you could entertain a bunch a boys with so little?

Kieran on his first jet ski ride. He did great, only throwing Jake and himself in the water once. LOL This was one of his favorite activities. I begged him to take me for a ride but he's a stickler!

Kieran making a graceful dive into the water with Samantha watching. The water was so beautiful and they loved playing in it!

I'm so excited...and I just can't hide it!!

2010-05-23T17:37:00.000-07:00

The beautiful nursery we have set up for Becca. Kieran has been so good helping me with everything from painting to assembling to hanging. I sure do love and appreciate him!

These are just some of the clothes we have for our baby girl so far. We have been so blessed to have been given lots of hand-me-downs to start her off:)

These adorable little things were given to me as a gift from the wonderful Sally who worked in our office for the past couple months. I'm sad to see her go but now have something to remember her by. Becca will look so cute in them, I can't wait to put them on her little baby feet!

We are down to only 6 weeks before our little girl is set to arrive and we are counting down each day. I almost wish that I still had school to keep me busy so the days would go faster...almost. ;) Both Kieran and I are working full time now and saving everything we can for when we will go down to just one income. My parents have been so wonderful and have let us move in with them to help us save some money. We've been here about a month and are enjoying being close to family. Becca's room is almost complete, Kieran is going to refinish a rocking chair for me and after I have some baby showers I hope to have more of the baby essentials like a carseat and stroller.

I have to think I have had one of the easiest pregnancies, I have not thrown up once and have loved feeling her grow and kick inside my belly. However, now that she is so big I get to enjoy heartburn every night and waking up at least 3-4 times a night to go to the bathroom. Of course, when she finally decides to come I will still be waking up multiple times a night but I hope the heartburn will subside.

For now my weeks pass with the excitment for the weekend. This weekend is memorial day and my whole family will be going to my uncle's beautiful river house on the Colorado River. Then I have 2 Saturday's in a row with baby showers. After that I will have to find more to look forward to as we continue to count down the weeks. But we're finally to the end and we are both just so excited we can hardly contain it, Kieran will be such a good daddy, I can't wait for her to be placed in his arms for the first time, she is going to love him so much!!

The End Draweth Nigh

2010-04-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I haven't posted since January, I'm such a slacker!! My excuse will be school. But now that the semester is over I guess I don't have any reason not to post. In recent news..

We found out we are having a baby girl and we're naming her Rebecca Sue!

I have now completed 2 years of college and still no end in sight.

We are moving back to my parent's house in Spanish Fork in less than 2 weeks

I'm fatter than I have ever been and loving it!

I don't know why but this semester has drained me more than any other, and I don't think it is just because I'm pregnant. I think life just got more difficult these last 4 months. But alas, it is over and now I can enjoy not doing homework and earning more money.

I'm so excited for Becca to join our family. She has already brought so much joy to everyone who awaits her arrival. I love feeling her little kicks and imagining what she's thinking. I try to talk to her whenever I think about it so she can hear my voice. I read that if we could see a color picture of her we could see the color and texture of her hair. How many guess that it will be red? :) I have loved being pregnant and getting bigger. My only complaint would be the heartburn. We had chalupas tonight, I know the agony is right around the corner (I hope they were worth it)! We have been working on her nursery and I have received a ton of hand-me-downs. Girl clothes are so dang cute! All those little bows and flowers, I can't wait!

I am not excited to move, not that I don't want to be settled, I just hate the idea of packing. What can I pack now? Should I wait till the last minute to pack linens and toiletries? So much to think about. I'm just glad we're doing this before Becca comes, she's going to come with so much more gear! I am excited that Jimmy and Samantha will get to enjoy our lovely home that we have enjoyed so much. My tulips are just starting to bloom in the front yard, Samantha will get to enjoy them along with my Iris's.

I'm so glad this semester is over! My classes weren't difficult, except for Statistics, but I'm just so glad to be done. I'm deferring in the fall so that I can take care of my baby so I won't be back to school in almost a year. I'm so looking forward to the break! Kieran declared a major this semester, Physical Science Teaching. I'm so proud of him, he will make an awesome teacher!

In other news, I love my husband, my baby, and my life. I can't wait for Becca to be in my arms and for Kieran to hold his baby girl, he'll be such a good daddy. Now comes the waiting, without school I have a feeling it's going to take a lot longer.

Signs of the Times

2010-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:00

1. We are having a BABY! (for all of you who didn't already know) We are so excited and can't wait until our little bundle joins our family in July. I'm 14 weeks now and everything is looking great. At our last doctor's appointment I had an ultrasound and got to see it's little butt and 2 long legs stretching out. It's so incredible to think that I'm growing another person inside of me.

2. We have decided to make it a tradition to see the lights at temple square the Monday before Christmas. They are always so beautiful and it was so nice to go with Kier and then be able to just go home and relax. (I still think that the best part of marriage is not having to say goodnight at different houses. I love coming home with my sweet husband)

3. We had 4 christmas's this year. I'm sure they weren't as comical as the movie with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon but they were fun for us. We had our own little christmas at home on Christmas Eve morning. We woke up and had fruit smoothies while we were opening presents, then made a big breakfast. It was so fun to spend Christmas with eachother, especially since this was our first and last Christmas just the two of us. Then we went to Christmas at Kier's family's, my family's, and Kier's dads.

4. School starts again tomorrow. Another semester has passed and we have one more to go before our baby gets here. The hardest thing will just be staying focused on school as my belly grows and we can start feeling it move more. We are just so excited and this semester is really only a way to keep our mind off the countdown for a couple months.

5. We are still madly and love and enjoying every minute of being married. I can't believe it has almost been a year. It seems like so much has happened and we have both grown so much. It's so comforting to think that this is just the beginning of our lives and that we still have so much to learn from each other. I'm so grateful to be the wife of such a wonderful man and for the chance to start a family with him. I'm so excited to see what 2010 holds in store for our growing family!

True Cougars!

2009-10-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

Kier and I hiked "Y" mountain last Saturday. It was so beautiful with all the fall leaves. I took some pictures just for my mom's sake (she loves fall colors). It took us a little over an hour to make it up the hill and a whole ten minutes to get down. While we were enjoying the view from the top there was a little kid that starting running down the hill and fell off a little ledge. I felt so sorry for him, he walked away with no scratches but I'm sure he got some nice bruises to show for it.

It was just so nice to do something outdoors together while we still can. Its starting to get cold, I heard we're supposed to have snow by next Tuesday! NO!!! Why can't Utah have a longer fall season? I love walking around campus and seeing all the perfect purple leaves lying on the ground, and all the acorns with their funny looking tops. Hopefully we still have a few more days to play before the snow consumes us all!

Kieran, My Love

2009-10-11T18:36:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE my sweet husband so much! The past week has been a difficult one. Kier was laid off from his job that he has had for almost a year. It has been both frustrating and emotionally trying . We're slowly working through it together and he has a job interview Monday morning. I'm so proud of his determination to go out and search for something that can support us. It's really hard, and definently not fun, to have to sit through interviews and applications! But he has been doing it and we are optimistic for the future. I truly believe this trial will turn out to be a blessing and we will find great happiness with the outcome. I love Kieran and I'm so greatful to be his wife. I love the life we have started together. The past 8 months have been so wonderful! (It will be 8 tomorrow, time goes by so quickly) Just wanted everyone to know how in love I am and how grateful I am for Kieran and for the Lord's hand in our lives!

Blessings of the Month

2009-09-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

This month has flown by! With the start of the semester and homework and work, it has been quite hectic. So many things have been thrown on our plate, at times we didn't know what to do. Luckily, for us, we have so many things to be grateful for that it is easy to see past our trials and see all the good. I have been thinking about my top 5 favorite things right now that make me happiest!
1. Kieran (boy do I love him!!)
2. cooking (my new past time is changing recipes that I have seen online or heard from someone and making it my own. Tonight I made Potato Chowder with garlic cheddar buscuits and they were delicious!)
3. rain storms (they make me even more anxious to get home to Kieran so we can snuggle on the couch)
4. my SFL 100 class, Strengthening Marriage and Family
and lastly...
5. the fact that my hair is almost back to pre-wedding length (I don't know why I ever cut it!)

Ahhh...It sure is refreshing to look at the good things in life! Have a wonderful day!!

Laundry Day

2009-08-30T15:31:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when I ask Kieran to help me take the sheets off the bed! :)

My crazy husband always seems to get the craziest when I am trying to accomplish something and even though I might originally get annoyed it usually becomes one of our fondest memories where we have the most fun with each other.

Wedding Bliss

2009-08-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

Me and my man. Yeah, he wants me!

The wedding party in our 50's get up. Such fun!

Bubblicious! We had fun blowing bubbles and Angie's reception.

We noticed afterwards that Kieran accidentally took some of that icing with him. Oops! LOL

While we were down in California last week we had the opportunity to attend two temple weddings; Kieran's cousin Angie and my older brother Jimmy. They were both so beautiful, fun and exhausting! Angie and Ted married in the LA temple and Jim and Samantha in the San Diego temple. It was so wonderful to see 2 couples so in love and excited for their lives ahead, it reminded me of our beautiful wedding almost 7 months ago! Being married is so much fun and fulfilling, I wish them the best.

Summer Vacation

2009-08-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

We just returned from a much needed and very long vacation to my home town in southern California. It was so great to see old friends and celebrate the weddings of Angie and Ted (Kieran's cousin) and Jimmy and Samantha. I loved being back but I realized on our way home that I have no desire to ever move back to California with my family. I didn't realize how comfortable I had become in my bubble world here in Utah where everything seems so...so...pure? It seemed like such a culture shock to see girls dressed in skimpy clothing and smell people smoking everywhere and hear cuss words in the grocery store. You'd think that I would be used to it since I grew up there but being in a BYU culture for so long has changed my outlook I guess. Kieran and I both agreed that it made us appreciate our peaceful lifestyle up here in Orem, Ut.

But you want to hear about all the fun we had right? We did have a lot of fun. But first let me get past the bad. Kieran unfortunately lost his 80GB iPod. It fell out of his pocket when we went to the movies and of course it was gone an hour later when we came back. Bummer! We stayed with one of my BFF's Denise, she was so awesome for letting us impose on her family for over a week, we sure appreciated it. Her girls were so adorable and it was so fun to see them all grown up. We went to the beach with Jimmy and Samantha and got to go with Denise to her girls soccer games and got plenty of sun. Let me remind you my husband is a red head.:) It makes me laugh to think that all my babies are going to have fair skin as well and I have to be prepared for lots of sunburns in the future. Most of all, it was really nice to take it so easy this week. We truly were able to relax on this vacation and we were prepared to come back.

My favorite part of this whole trip was suprisingly the drive home. It was so fun to be with my wonderful husband and have the quality time to talk and laugh and enjoy eachothers company. I would make that trip again and again just to have that time with him.

Oh the inconvenience!

2009-08-10T13:46:00.000-07:00

I have come to realize that plans never follow through as I want. We have been planning on going to CA for a week for two family weddings and we have been so excited. But what do we find in our mailbox a week before our adventure?...a summons for Jury Duty! It was quite the shake up! To make it better Kieran said that just not appearing called for a warrant of arrest. Scary! So after phone calls and letters pleading my case the judge found pity on a poor little lady and excused her temporarily from her mandatory civic privilige (hmmm...I'll say oxymoron). Once again we are ready to go, well except for the packing and last minute preparations. So...we're off to see the bride, the wonderful bride and groom (sing along to Wizard of Oz melody).

The Start of Something New!

2009-08-07T19:03:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to finally have a blog. Unfortunately, I am still working out the kinks and learning how to do everything.
Being newly married, we still often get asked how we are enjoying marriage and how everything is going. Hopefully with this blog we will be able to let everyone know exactly how we are doing and share some of our fun adventures.
For example, we are anxiously awaiting our long awaited vacation to California for some R&R. We will have out hands full with 2 weddings, for Kieran's cousin Angie and my brother, and catching up with friends.

More to come:)