6 Months

6 months!

Yeah I cant believe it, It has been 6 months since I have posted.  Wow my little guy is 6 months old today. Its Crazy how fast this time goes by. There is a lot of updating to do here for my friends and family who read my blog.

First and the heaviest on my mind is Brians job.
        
     The Problem: Brian works for Western concession which is a sub company of Westates Theaters. They currently own all the theaters in st george most in logan and a few others through out Utah Idaho and Nevada. Next week this all changes. Larry miller Group Has purchased 11 of the 16 Theaters. This cutting their buesiness down a BUNCH they no longer need a concession warehouse. Bottom Line is next week My husband will be out of work.
     Now I know that each one of us has either been in this spot before or known a friend or family member who has. It is never easy. But sometimes Great blessings do come. So here I am struggling to put my good faith hat on but indeed preparing for the worst.
    The Solution:  Summer is about to start and all the kids will be out of school. So I plan to enjoy this summer at home with the kids and then search for a job when school is picking back up. I have loved being a stay at home mom and would love to continue to. However I do need to be sure that we have a home to be a mom in. haha!  So thats the plan as it stands now. Brian is currently searching for job opportunitys and has been offered 1 or 2 however the highest offer is a 5-6 dollar an hour pay cut from our current finances. (OUCH) This landing me at work this fall.  Here is to enjoying this summer with all the energy I have. I want to be sure that I take advantage of this time with my children and dont miss out on a thing!
     The outlook:  Put on a smile, Work hard and enjoy every moment with my family.
     The Lesson: Having an attitude of Gratitude goes a long way. Sometimes we get stuck in how hard it is now and dont realize what we really do have and how lucky we really are.


Second update of the past 6 months "Pushing to far" 


     I think everyone who knows me knows that when I want to do something I push hard. Sometimes beyond what I physically or emotionally can. But I find a way to do it. I have been presented with a very real lesson on this latley and thought maybe If I share this with you, you can learn from my mistakes.
It is important to know your strengths, but it is also important to understand your weaknesses. Sometimes a Strength if used incorrectly can become a weakness.  Im not sure how it happened I can only assume that it was from me pushing myself to hard and for to long. I now get the privilege and experience of having issues with a disk in my spine. This disk pressing down on nerves, I then get to experience the wonderful feeling of pins and needles in my legs and feet when this occurs. haha! If you have ever experienced this you will know how much pain this puts on your lower back and how hard it can be to twist and turn doing the simplest of tasks. If you have not experienced this then I encourage you to STRETCH everyday no matter what you have planned take time to stretch your body. and LISTEN to the signals your body is sending you, Its amazing how much your body will communicate to you and help you prevent if you are willing to listen to your body. There was an new report here a couple months back that linked to a ladys blog from Alpine UT. She talked about the queues your body sends you and how to recognize and listen to them. I find it very interesting. I am determined that if I use my strength of pushing forward and being determined at what I want, that I can overcome this and strengthen my body so I can turn this experience into a healthy life changing advantage. 

Third and most important UPDATE of all! Weddings and our trip to ST GEORGE UTAH! 

    I am thrilled and excited to share this news with you that not 1 but 2 of my sisters are getting married.  Crystal Actually already did this past weekend and then Pam will be marrying in June. What an exciting time. I am so Happy for each of them. They are amazing sisters.
  Last weekend we had the opportunity to enjoy the heat and fun in St. George Utah as we attended Crystals wedding. I had only been to st george once before on our trip last year to Disneyland. So for me this was a new and exciting experience. We spent some great time with Friends and Family while down in st george and what an awesome time that was.  While we were down there it happened to be my little Ry Guys Birthday! so We played and enjoyed a fun birthday party with him. Playing in the water, enjoying the carnival on main and topping it off with  Avengers!  What a Great time it was.

   The Wedding was quite the opposite of the birthday party as expected. It was beautiful and the bride GORGEOUS! The ceremony was truly out of this world. The feeling and presence there was almost overwhelming as we were able to attend this magical time for Crystal and Brandon.

   At the lunch following, Brandon spoke to his family about how happy he is that they are close now as siblings. It made me think about how much we all change as we get older. I also feel like I am closer with my siblings now as an adult more then I was as a child. Maybe this is due to the different perspectives we have as adults. But I am so very grateful for the bonds that have developed.
  
   Moving forward with May and June is exciting, I think that preparing for Weddings, Showers, Open houses, etc... is what presents us with more time to bond with one another and become a closer family. Learning how to help each other and read and listen to each others verbal and non verbal feelings. Its an amazing time that we are blessed with.
Thats it for now on the weddings I will be sure to post more after Pams and Put pics up of both when I get them downloaded. 

But for now I conciser you UPDATED!  hahahahaha
***I dont know if its the sarcasm in my writing or the style that makes my blogs so unique but Its definitely Sherrie style!  Enjoy the pics!

Baby Conner is here!

12 days later and im finally getting online to write and update all my friends and family.
It has been quite the adventure. I delievered our son on November 16th 2011. 3 weeks before his estimated due date. We origionally went in to have the baby turned as he had gone breech. After prayer and blessings we knew that we were going in for much more, however when we arrived the baby had already turned so my husband and I started looking up where the closest 5 guys restaurant was so we could break outta there and go get some greesy food. But just then the Dr came in and explained what they were seeing on the non Stress test they were performing at the time. And it wasnt good.

There were indications that the placenta might be failing and he suggested we induce now. The Dr called my Dr and they talked then my Dr came to the hospital and came and talked to me. Long story short (already too late haha) we went right over to labor and delievery and started the induction. 4 hours after the medication was started to try to induce, we broke my water to try to help it along. 4 hours later from there (total 8 long hours of contractions) I finally gave in to an epidural. (glad I did) almost 7 hours later from the epidural and our little boy Joined our family. Healthy and doing great. Conner Isaac Neil weighing 7lbs 2oz and lighting up that morning for our entire family.

There were some other complications I wont go into on here but we had to monitor baby for a full 48 hrs in the hospital to be sure he was still healthy. Every thing looked good so we came home Friday morning. Happy to be home but missing the peice and quiet of the hospital. =)  Our other 5 children were over excited to see baby and have mom home. It was so wonderful to feel of all the love for our little baby boy..

As the past 2 weeks have gone on I am so very greatful for the power of the Preisthood and the Blessings our Heavenly Father has given us. The healing power and comfort felt through the lord is just amazing. Our son continues to grow stronger and healthier everyday. We are so thankful to have him as a part of our family.

A big thanks to all of our family and friends and all the support that has been shown. We really do have some amazing people in our lives.  Thank you!

~Sherrie