Ok I need to catch up from the past couple weeks. Here it goes:
Saturday January 26th
we actually went to a movie. We put Nyles down to bed a little bit
early then had our neighbors come and sit at the house so we could go
out. We went and watched “The Hobbit” in 3D. We met Dave
and Rob there after getting Nyles down. The movie was a little long,
but I still really liked it. I actually liked it more then the other
“Lord of the Rings” movies, probably because there was a lot of humor
and less fighting.
I’m so glad it’s February and the groundhog didn’t see his shadow.
I’m soooo ready for Spring and to see the sun again. The good thing is
the sun is up longer when I come home. It’s nice not to come home in
the dark anymore.
We also went over our budget. At this point we’ve decided for me
to keep working so we can of course pay our bills, but also be able to
put some aside for savings as well. Hopefully we can have more put
aside before Steve start’s PA school so we can
rely on that if we need to.
Friday the 1st we invited our
neighbors Greg and Lisa Morris over. They have a little girl, Brynley,
who is about 3 weeks younger than Nyles but she doesn’t go to bed until
later so we could get together just fine. Steve
and Greg went and picked up Café Rio while I put Nyles down to bed. We
then had dinner, talked, and then played some games. It was really fun.
Saturday February 2nd was Ethan’s
baptism. It was a nice service. After the service we went back to
their place and had lunch. We then went home so I could put Nyles down
for a nap. Steve then went with Greg Morris
fishing up Big Cottonwood Canyon. There was a lot of snow as you can
imagine up the canyon but they still had a really good time.
Steve fly fishing up the canyon, even w/ 3 feet of snow.
Sunday February 3rd we went over
to LuDean’s for dinner and games with her, Diane, Dave and Joann. We
went over at about 4pm so we could get started earlier before it was
time for Nyles to go to bed. We played a new game
of Diane’s called Telestrations. It was a lot of fun.
Loves his toes
He also loves to play with my bunny
Tuesday the 5th we had a Branch
Activity. Steve’s lab was cancelled so he thankfully got to come also.
We put Nyles down a little early and had Joann stay at the house with
him while we ran over to the church for the
activity. We, the RS, were in charge of it. Since we’ve had a lot of
people move in and out the past couple months so we wanted to have an
activity to get to know each other better. We called it “Won’t you be
my neighbor?” We had fondue and had everyone
bring something to dip, then played several games to get to know
everyone better. We played a M&M game where you get a couple
M&Ms then you say something w/ that color, for instance red is your
favorite food, green is your favorite hobby, etc. We also played
Never Have I Ever and 2 Truths and a Lie. We had a really good turn
out, about 40 adults and several kids. Everyone said they had a good
time and learned more about each other, so our purpose was fulfilled.
I also finally got my 5 years of Service Pyramid at work. I
actually hit 5 years the day I came back from maternity leave on
November 12, 2012, but my manager kept forgetting to get it to me. In
January I switched to a new manager so she finally got
it to me also. I’m glad I’m fully vested (back in July actually), so
all the money in my 401k is officially mine, yeah! In addition to that I
had a free lunch at work. I was honored for my team as our December
Power Lunch winner. All the month’s winners
got together w/ some of the upper management. This is my 3rd time being honored as such, pretty cool.
My 5 year pyramid
Nyles thought my work badge tasted good also :)
Wednesday the 6th Steve went to
IHOP with his mom, neiece London and Nyles. It was free Pancake Day so
he went and picked up Joann (who still can’t drive due to her arm) and
London who she was watching since Stacie was
sick and went and had some pancakes. They had a great time they said
and London really liked the pancakes.
Steve and Nyles at IHOP
Steve wasn’t feeling too well the next day, more of a sinus
infection, so he had Duane Bates, a PA, call him in an antibiotic.
Thankfully after a day of so he was feeling better.
Nyles helping Steve get his meds, ready for a nap
Nyles found his toes this past week that will reach his mouth. So
now he takes off his socks and puts his toes in his mouth. It’s a
helpless cause keeping his socks off.
He found he can eat his toes :)
Saturday I had breakfast at IHOP w/ Pauline and Rose for my
birthday and free meal there. It was fun to catch up a little. Steve
stayed home since Nyles was napping and played a Xbox game w/ Dave
Thomas, MindCraft. I then cleaned up some, did laundry
and got dinner ready so we could feed the missionaries at 5pm. Steve
went and helped Dave with a few things. We had Autumn Soup and
Cornbread for dinner w/ the missionaries. We were going to go to the
temple after that but Dave/Joann weren’t feeling well
and it was snowing pretty hard, so we decided to postpone it. Instead
we hung out at home.
Nyles loving his new "bouncy" seat
Sunday was my 29th Birthday. I
had PEC like normal at 9am, and then I went and picked up Steve and
Nyles. While the sacrament was being passed I lady whose son is
autistic came and informed us she couldn’t find her son.
She was putting the younger boys coat up and the older one w/ autism ran
off. Steve and another sister went to help look for him then I went to
go feed Nyles but they hadn’t seen him yet so I decided to help. I
stayed in one area to see if he’d come through
the gym or down a set of stairs from upstairs. Steve and another
brother went and drove to the nearby school playground and also back to
their apartment in case he went to there, but they didn’t see him there
either. Pretty soon we had about 10 of us looking
but couldn’t find him. After about 20 minutes we still hadn’t found
him. There is a lady police officer in our branch so Steve went and
asked her what to do. She said we should look one more time then we
should call the police, especially since he is autistic.
I was still standing by the gym when I saw him come into gym ever so
quietly then shut the door behind him. I recognized him and called out
his name and of course he took off running. I then ran after him, still
holding Nyles on my hip, the diaper bag on
my other arm and running in heels. I ran to another door which luckily
there were others there from our branch. I called out to one of the
sisters to grab him, which she did just in time. We then found his mom
and let everyone know who was looking that he
was found. What a relief! He sure scared us.
After church we put Nyles down for his nap and got something to
eat. Then at 5pm we headed over to LuDean’s house where we had planned
to have dinner w/ her, Diane, Dave and Joann again. Along the way
Grandma Hegerhorst called me so I was talked with
her the whole time. As we almost got there Steve pulled over and said
he needed to get some ice off the windshield. I didn’t pay him much
attention because I was talking to my Grandma. As we pulled up to his
Grandma’s house Dave came and walked us up to
the house. As I came into the door Kim was there and said something
about it not being a surprise anymore. I then noticed the rest of
Steve’s family there. Apparently Steve had been telling me little
“lies” the whole week as to what we were doing. He had
got a hold of his whole family and planned a surprise party for me. I
guess a few people were running a little late and hadn’t made it into
the house when we pulled up. Though they weren’t able to say
“surprise!” all together, I was still very surprised!
My friend Eve and her husband Darrell and daughter Breanna also showed
up, which was a great surprise. We then had dinner (ham, potatoes,
salad, rolls) then cake and ice cream. It was all fantastic. Everyone
then had to leave to put kids to bed, but Melanie
and Brandon and kids and Rob all stayed and played a couple games. Dave
brought his pack and play so we just put Nyles to bed in LuDean’s room
while we played. We played Telestrations again, and then after Melanie
and Brandon had to leave we played a round
of Ticket to Ride, which Dave won! It was a lot of fun! Steve still
can’t believe he was actually able to surprise me. I just took his word
for whatever he told me and went along with everything. It was truly a
surprise party. Thanks Steve! Thanks everyone
for making my birthday special. It meant a lot to me.
Eve w/ Breanna and me w/ Nyles
Monday I made crepes for breakfast, and then we took Nyles to his 6
month appointment. He weighed 15 pounds and was 24 ¾ inches long. The
Dr was a little concerned because he hasn’t gained much weight from his
last appt, he weighed 14.55 pounds, so we’re
going to need to bring him into get weighed in another month. Other
than that things looked good. He then got his shots, which he didn’t
like of course. The good thing is that he can have ibuprofen now. They
gave us a sample so we used that once we got
him home and fed him. He then went down for a nap so we did too (since
we stayed up late the night before). When we got up we went to Red
Robin for my free birthday burger. After that we went and got a new
work bag for me. We also found a pair of khaki
shorts for Steve on clearance for only $7! Steve then had to study a
little then went to class while I put Nyles to bed and cleaned up around
the house. We also rented Hotel Translvania, which was really cute!
Nyles having fun eating his socks at Red Robin
He fell asleep while we were shopping, but had to push his feet out ;)
The next day Nyles wasn’t feeling too well, we think from the
shots. He had a slight fever and wasn’t really himself. He didn’t want
to play much, but just wanted to hold his blanket and suck on his binky
while being held. After I got home from work
I fed him, gave him a bath, and put him to bed. He was really tired and
went right to bed. Steve went to class while I was putting him to bed,
then I had my RS Presidency come over for a meeting. We went over some
sisters who we haven’t seen in a while and
made a plan on how to get them to church or help participate in our RS
Birthday Dinner coming up in March. We hope we can help them feel the
Spirit and the need to come to church.
Nyles not feeling well after shots, 6 months old, just wants his blankey and binky
Today Nyles is mostly himself again. He’s playful and happy again, which we are glad for. He's such a joy to us and brightens every day of our lives. It's crazy to think we've only had him in our family for 6 months now, yet it seems like only yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. We love him sooo much and feel so blessed to have him in our lives!
Nyles feeling better today
Well we hope all is well. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow. Love you all! ;)
