Baby Girl

So today was one of the most painful, yet blessing days of my life. We went into the hospital on Friday at 330 pm so I could be induced. Well we were in for a long night after getting medication to get things going. I waited 12 hours to find the medicine had not helped. At 430 am I started having contractions. I got patossen around 8 or 9 am to help get my contractions really going. The whole time I was still dilated a 2. So then at around 12 I could stand the pain no more and received an edpidural while dilated to a 3. I fell a sleep for a couple hours and woke to a sharp pain in my lower back. The nurse came in ordered me more pain meds and decided to check me again. Well I had gone from a 3 to an 8. The pain stopped in my lower back, but my left hamstring was no longer numb. So I knew when cotractions were coming cause of the pain in my upper leg. Well I started pushing around 330 ish and our beautiful baby girl came into the world at 439pm. It was so hard keeping up the you can do it attitude, but I had great support team my Mom, sister Jess, Boston, my amazing OB, and nurse. She came and I could hardly believe she was mine and came out of me. She is 7lbs 13oz and 21 inches. She had a little hair but this amazing big eyes. She just took in all around her. I can't believe I have a baby and thank the Lord for giving me such a great early Christmas Present. She is a joy and can't imagine me life with out her.

So much to be Thankful for...

I have spent time reading the new Ensign and reflecting on Christmas and also all I have been blessed with. Boston and I were sitting talking about how blessed we are. We have a great home, everything we need and MORE for this baby, the most amazing Family and Friends, we have each other and the Gospel. Who could as for more?

Knowing that I have been sealed to my husband and that our baby will be ours for Eternity is so comforting. Knowing I can see my family again if I live righteously and follow the path Christ has shown. Knowing that soon we will have a baby in our home. God and the way he created us is amazing. The way a human life can be created is glorious. Has it been easy no, but as I watch my sisters with their kids I know it will be worth it. I get a baby that I can love and teach and never have to send home:) It is all ours! I am gonna be a mom! I know it will not be easy. My mom and sisters will be getting phone calls of frustrations and a million questions (fair warning), but I am grateful to have the chance to raise one of heavenly father's children.

So Christmas is around the corner and I pray we all remember the true reason for Christmas... it is not what you get under the tree. It is celebrating the life of our brother and saviour Jesus Christ. It is about giving and loving all. If we all carried the true meaning of Christmas all year long the world would be a better place. Find someone who is in need. Watch for those who are struggling and need a helping hand. Instead of getting into the hustle and bustle of wrapping gifts and running from store to store. Look around you and all the amaizing things you have. Look at your families make memories and traditions that will be with them forever. Don't loose sight of what Christmas is all about and only look at the worldly aspect of it. I love you all and wish you the best life has to offer. Remember why you celebrate Christmas... is it for the presents or is it to remember the amazing birth and life of Christ?

Love you all!

Baby and Veterans

First I want to take a moment to publicly thank first my Grandpa Bowers for fighting in World War II. Thank you for perserving our freedoms we have today. Second thank you to all those who have served and currently serve this Country. Thank you for leaving your homes and families so that I can live with the freedoms I have today. Words can not express the gratitude I feel for all you and my prayers are with you. THANK YOU!!!

Second we had an ultrasound on Monday then we had my Dr appointment today. They said with how the baby is and with the results of the ultrasound the baby would be approximately around 7lbs 5 oz at 40 weeks. As far as their growth curve was showing. The baby dropped a little over the past few weeks so is putting even more pressure on my bladder. So yeah for the porcelain toilet. I can imagin being a pioneer and walking mile after mile being pregnant and having to pee all the time. I can't imagine having to walk so many miles even not pregnant. How grateful I am for those strong women. I must say that I it makes me feel bad for complaining. I have it quite easy. So we are in the waiting stages. I feel this child is going to take its own sweet time. Which is what we hope. They said I am dilated to a one and the baby still has quite a ways to drop... could have fooled me:) Well anyway we love you guys!

Christmas Light Time

So now that Halloween is over and time is counting down we get to do what Boston lives for each year.... 80,000 Christmas Lights. We started Monday by separating the lights. Thanks to Papa Bryce, Mason (nephew), and Ben (friend of Boston's) for helping out. They now have the lights on all windows and pillars. It looks like he might just get everything he wants done in time for December 1st. We decided to just get all the Christmas stuff out and up so we don't have to deal with it after the baby is here. So I have been trying to figure out where to put all the stuff we have. Amazing how much stuff we have to put up. I will post pictures when we are done. I unfortunately keep getting side tracked and start working on other things:)

As for the Baby it is looking good. Got to see it's face FINALLY last week. This week we had a little rough time. I had gotten sick Friday and then by Monday night it got worse and had to go in Tuesday and get some fluids put in me. I was not too dehydrated but after a couple IVs and medicine to help with the nausea I was beat. Thank goodness for a loving husband. I was just able to rest and he took great care of me. Man I am lucky to have such a great guy. They said that the baby sounded great and that I should not be worried. Then we had my appointment on Wednesday with my OB she too said the baby sound great and we will wait for the results from my Ultrasound we have this up coming Monday. Can't wait!!! We will get to know about how much the little one is weighing and the length... Should be fun. We have a little over 3 more weeks til my due date, but have a good feeling this little one is gonna come a little later. Seems quite content being inside me even though I am getting quite uncomfortable. Few more weeks of work then I am home to stay and take care of our little one...

Well we hope everyone is doing great and love you all thanks for all the love and support!

Long over due Reunion!!

Many of you may know my Grandma Bigler. She was a valiant woman. A great piano teacher, story teller, cook, and most of all MY GRANDMA! She had 10 kids and loved them all dearly. Jessica and I had the privledge of going to lunch at her house during grade school. On cold days she always had something yummy to warm us up and send us back to finish the rest of our day. She would watch me while mom and dad worked and I loved hanging out with her and Grandpa. She tried to teach me how to play the piano and til this day I regret just giving up and not finishing. She was a great pianist. She struggled many years with breast cancer and other illnesses. After her last round of Chemo they told her the cancer had doubled. She had been living with my Uncle Cleon and his wife Penny. They were great and took such good care of her. She came home to Heber I beleive this past Thursday and yesterday. She went to see her husband again.

What a great reunion it must have been. You can only imagine my Grandpa standing there with Uncle Sterling (who passed a yr before grandpa) and her twin boys Eric and Derric (who both passed shortly after birth). The hugs that were shared and laughter that took place at seeing her loved ones again. She then would also get to see her Parents and siblings who passed on before her. She will also get to see the Grandchildren that have passed and get to hug my dear sister.

Even though it is hard not having her around. Knowing whenever I go to her house she will not be sitting in that brown lazy boy watching the ball game or waiting just for someone to come and visit. I loved her dearly and it is sad my baby will not know her, but I can always share my memories. The fun times I had. I was also lucky enough to get her on video telling stories of Grandpa and Dad. Also some of the other kids. It is something that I will cherish always. I love you Grandma and will try to live my life in a way that one day we will be reunited for Eternity!

Blessings and Family

I first feel a need to openly thank my Heavenly Father for all he has done for Boston and I. We have been trying hard to pay off all our debt and when we found out I was pregnant we both knew that I would be needing to stay home to raise the baby. I must thank my husband for never giving up. When I looked at what we needed to pay off before I had the baby then accessing living on his income only seemed absolutely insane. I shed many tears over the thought of my not working and us trying to make it by on his income. However we kept working hard and selling things that we do not need and trying to work over time and pay off everything we can. Well even with paying everything off we were still looking at being a little short each month. Well I must say that the Lord works in mysterious ways. He has blessed us more than I can ever know. We have almost completely paid off all the debt and will be covered financially with just Boston's job. My heart over floweth with gratitude for Heavenly Father and his hand in my life. I had been struggling to know if I should really quit my job and he has answered my prayers and blessed me more than I could imagine.

Now I also want to thank all the Family and Friends that we have. You all have been there when we needed anything and also supported us through the wedding and now this baby that will bless our lives. I had my baby shower here in Phoenix on Saturday and we were spoiled by all the gifts and love that came through our door that day. It was great to see and visit with friends and family. This baby definitely is blessed to be coming into a home with such support. We know it was difficult to buy for him/her since we do not know what it is, but thank you again for everything. We pray we can return the kindness and love you all have shown unto us. I want to thank my in-laws for the food and decorations. I am so blessed to have married into such a great family. I truly am grateful for all they have done for us. I could not ask for better in-laws.

Here are some pictures of the shower, the names I did for the babies room, and more... Click on the link and it should take you to the photo album

baby Shower

Birthday Surprise

First want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes it is has been a great day so far. It started off with going to work and arriving with my desk amazingly decorated by my co-workers. Took me a while to get into my desk:) Then they surprised me with a cake and tons of love and wishes. I then got to see our little one. It is doing great Dr. said all the test results from our issues last week came back normal and that the baby is looking strong and healthy. It still keeps it's hands right against its' face so we have yet been able to see it. No matter what the Dr does it won't give us a good glimpse of it. It proves that it takes after his/her father! Stubborn!!! Then I got a wonderful surprise from my husband. I had gone down to the book store and he asked me to show him things I would like to have. So we wondered around I saw some books I would like to read and a couple picturse I would love to have in our home. One imparticular I loved. It has a picture of Mary holding Christ as a baby then a picture of Christ hugging Mary as and adult. He got me the picture and I love it..... Boston then told me that I have to be ready to leave at 5pm tonight. He would not tell me anything else and we ended up going to the Super Cinema in Scottsdale not sure on the exact name. It was fun! It is a movie theater with dinner tables. So you go and eat dinner and watch the movie. We watched The Proposal. It was a good movie and we had fun. I love my husband and for him making my birthday an amazing one. I feel sometimes I have a husband better than I deserve. He always treats me amazing and makes me feel good about myself. I am so grateful for him in my life.

Here are pics of the baby's room and front room. Plus of my birthday gift. (Sorry could not find the before pictures of the baby's room and front room.



This is why I had liked the picture so much....

Made me think of the love one has for their mother. She is there when you need something. There to calm your fears, kiss your wounds, and listen to your endless complaints. The love between a mother and a child is amazing. I love my mom and appreciate all she has done for me. Everything she has given up for me. She is a great woman and I love her dearly. I love this baby growing inside. I pray that everything continues to go great and we will be able to bring this little one home with us in December. I can't remember what it felt like not having the movement of the baby or what it is like not to have indegestion :) However everything I have gone through so far I would do over and over again. Even the first three months of getting aquainted with my best friend the porcelain bowl. I am so greatful for the opportunity the Lord has given me and Boston to be parents. It is the greatest honor one could have being intrusted with a precious soul to raise so one day it will be able to return to Heavenly Father again.