1 Month old!!

Gus is now 1 month old!! It is pretty crazy that a month has already passed! He is growing so big and is such a little mellow guy- The only sad news to report is he has a case of what the Dr. called Bronclitis--kind of a precursor to RSV.....so we are just trying to keep his nose suctioned out ( which as all of you know could be one of the worst things to have done to you:) and just keep a close eye on him since with being so young, no medicine.And if all is well this will pass in a couple weeks! But as by this picture he is still a happy guy!

So 3 kids is (alot) more than 2 :)

Well on Saturday I had my first "Wow......3 kids is a lot more that 2 moment"....Well, everything is going pretty good, Yes I am a walking zombie but baby Gus is quickly turning into a little "fatty" and Dax is now potty-trained (thanks to Granny Robin!!) and Cam is being fed a regular diet of the 3 things he will eat! And the boys are being bathed on a regular basis...though I cannot quite say the same for myself ( kind if kidding, kind of not :)

Well, took a quick moment for myself....to use the restroom, came out and immediately realized it was too quiet. (Dayton had just left to pick up his new contacts, so I was by myself.) I discovered the front door was wide open ( Dax got a stool to unlock the top latch) and they ( Dax, Cam and our dog emmylou) were 2 houses down, neither had on any shoes or a jacket--Our dog was smart, she saw me turned around and headed back for the house. The boys saw me and had a totally different reaction...they started sprinting away from me! And with seeing me chasing them they began to see what a fun game we were playing and picked up speed-- Imagine me, no make-up, hair greased up in a pony, not really matching pj pants and shirt with no shoes on either running and screaming after two hooligans! After a full block, my neighbor Judy pulled up with her car just as we were getting to the busier road in my neighborhood and helped me grab Cameron--Dax was still running... and finally I tried some reverse psychology and yelled to him "Bye dax I'm going home" and that changed his demeanor! So we piled into Judy's car and headed home for what I telling them was BIG spankings! But upon getting home feeling like my uterus was going to fall out from running after them--I was too spent to do any real discipline--So first things first I need to start wearing adult diapers cuz' even the time it takes for me to hurry and use the restroom is enough time for all hell to break loose! Oh and a side note Emmylou upon turning around to come home was nearly backed over by someone pulling out of their driveway!

And in closing I am really proud of myself it took every ounce of self-restraint to not go and get a large carbonated soda!! ( with nursing I am not doing any caffeine) So any who just needed to share my crazy day and be able to kinda laugh at it now :) The picture of the two "criminals" is one that shows how anything can be a hat--even a couple of bank deposit bags!

Baby Gus Michael Gardner is here!!!

Our Little baby is here!! Gus Michael was born last Thursday March 11th at 10:33 am, He weighed 8 lbs and 2 oz and was 20 in long !! As it was no surprise to Dayton and me he has golden blond hair just like Dax and Cam did, He kinda has his own look but with the same nose and dimples as Dax and Cam's face shape--But of course he changes everyday :) His delivery went very smooth which I am so grateful for, The day before I was checked at the Dr.'s and was dilated to a 3 and was about 80% effaced ( I not really sure how that is spelled) He did the old "stripping" of my membranes which I think I saw stars....... Was sent home to see if anything happened--I was having contractions but nothing you would time-- So that evening I did my castor oil chocolate shake--Which I don't even want to think about......gag,gag! But I am officially 3 for 3 w/ the gross shake--I will add I was already starting the first stages of labor, but it sure kicks things up a notch! At about 2:30 am I woke up to what I knew were the real thing but was able to stay in bed okay, a little after 4 I got up and took a warm shower and just kinda said a little prayer wanting to know if it was time to wake up Dayton-- Yes was the thought I had immediately-- So we called my parents, got my little sisters over to be with the boys and away we went to the hospital. We got checked in at 5:30 and was put in bed to be monitored for that hour where they see if your "really" having a baby that day-- in the hour I went from a 4 1/2 to a almost a 6, so staying was what I was doing. Things were good, I could still communicate through my contractions and wasn't calling Dayton any names yet:) My Dr stopped in to see how I was and offered to break my water , I was only a 7 and was not really for the intensity of the contractions that come w/ doing that--about and hour and a half later, things were INTENSE and I turned on my side and felt the weirdest pop inside, and knowing I was pretty sure I hadn't wet myself--Nature had happened on it's own, and Holy Cuss did it--I felt Gus kinda move down and well.......that was it, I called for the epidural--I really wanted to do this on my own but I know I wasn't meant to be born in pioneer times so I wasn't also meant to have a baby the way those brave women did! I thank the Lord for that anestesiogist, I was kinda scared cuz' i was fully dilated and it still takes time for the medicine to take effect.....And feeling the urge to push and Dr. Weibell wasn't there yet! Well.....the pretty funny part was that my Dr. walked into the room at 10:31 and with 1 push, seriously 1 push Gus was here at 10:33!!! And being the champ I am, and probably because this was number 3, no stitches and my little baby looked awesome and was healthy! The two days in the hospital actually went by really fast this time and I was so happy to get home! Well, sleep is a privilege and I am slowly getting a little more each day, Gus is a great nurser which I am so happy about--With the other boys it was a struggle. He is a calm little guy, which Dayton's mom says "he knows he needs to be so his momma doesn't go crazy"-- The boys are getting use to him, The cutest thing was when we got home from the hospital and Gus was crying Dax wanted to know why he was crying and I told him he was hungry....So Dax goes to the fridge and gets the bread out and then goes to get the peanut butter and proceeds to try to make a sandwich!! Cute stuff :) And any chance that my breast pad is sitting on my lap Dax puts it on the baby's head (making Gus look like a little old Jewish man with his yamika) and laughs :) I will try to put photos up regularly with short little updates and so you can see how Gus grows and changes! Thank you to everyone foe the dinners, visits and treats!! xoxo

I need to post now cuz' boys are both asleep at the same time!!

Hello.....I realized it's been two months since I last made a post. I'm just pregnant and pretty lethargic ;) Yeah so I have 23 days left til' our baby boy gets here and as you might have guessed I'M READY!! First I can't wait to see this little baby and a close second is it really is true that with each pregnancy your body feels everything sooner and I really am not a complainer ( don't phrase that question to Dayton, he will have a different answer for you) I just done with the "i've been kicked in the crotch by a pro soccer player feeling" that's all sorry if that TMI but hey I know the only people that read this Blog are ladies :)

Let's see what else.....The boys are wild monkeys but would I have them any other way....NO :) They are becoming masters of building forts out of blankets, being inseparable, being worst enemies, and both have recently started loving America's Funniest Home Videos and I hate to admit it, They both laugh uncontrollably when people get hurt.......Yeah, I can't lie that is what gets Dayton and me laughing uncontrollably :) We are still working on getting Dax potty trained before they baby gets here but um....he's not really all into it, But the little rascal knows the way to get a treat is to go potty in the potty and has "tricked" me more than once when I say "no" to a treat and then all of a sudden he going potty.......And I don't know if you guys knew that the best way to go potty is to strip down to nothing ( or at least that's what my son thinks)-- So in all reality I'm going to be one of those ladies you see at the grocery store with 3 different sizes of diapers in my cart.......Well the bright side is I live in Utah County so I know I'm not some weird anomaly :) Both boys are speaking more clearly which we are VERY EXCITED about--I know preschool is really helping the big guy and in turn Cam seems to have become more vocal!!

In closing , I hope everyone had a great Holiday Season!! We did! And my Christmas wish came true for close relatives of mine :) If you what to read something that is just a tale of the miracle of prayer and blessings, then you can go to my cousin Liz's daughter London's website http://www.liverforlulu.blogspot.com/ to read their story :) Love to everyone--

It's the Most wonderful Time of the Year!!

I would like you to picture that post title being sung in your best Bing Crosby voice :) Well, the Holidays are here and am I ready........"No".... is it December 25th yet? No, So I like to live by the seat of my pants and venture out into the crowds risk catching who knows what and get that rush! No not really my car is on the "kaputs" right now so the Boys and me mostly are hanging at home, staying warm :) And I am definitely one of the people who if there wasn't a deadline nothing would get done!

We were ahead of the curve for ourselves this year and got Family pictures taken for Christmas cards and don't ask if their mailed out yet cuz' well you already know the answer to that! We took them the day before the big snow so it was a whoppin' 14 degrees outside--I'm grateful for photo editing because all of us had issues w/ our noses running. The boys did really good considering they have no attention span and we were in a new place they wanted to explore! And I think my friend Becky did a great job of the center of attention being my huge belly!

I'm 28 weeks along and all in all feeling good! Almost time to break down and get some ugly prego pants...Both of the boys are Summer birthdays so I have zero "winter" pregnant clothes and really...who wants to invest in something you can only wear for the next three months! Heartburn is here in full throttle. But I remind myself I would rather have that than the morning sickness from the first 4 1/2 months :) Baby boy Gardner is very active and soon I'm sure I'll be experiencing the "alien hand" visibly moving across my belly when I'm in the tub! I

I would like to wish my Family, Friends, Neighbors a very Happy Holiday Season! I Love you all and hope your Holiday is one of good food,great health, laughter, answered prayers :)

Back from the Magic Kingdom

Just gonna post a couple pictures....I'll get on here in a couple days after we get some real sleep, settled and the mountain of laundry that you acquire after a week away from home is washed and put away and get Dax off to his first ever week at preschool!!......And if your wondering if we had fun? Heck yes!! It was a blast!

Playing catch up and some Big News!

Wow I just saw I haven't been on here since July 1st!! Crazy well lots has happened since then--Dax had a moment of insanity and broke our camera so thank goodness for Dayton's blackberry and its decent picture taking abilities. We had a great summer of being outdoors and good ol' seven peaks it only took Cam half the summer and he finally got brave enough to follow his "fish" of a brother around! I spent the last part of summer pretty sick......Don't worry no swine flu here just the first trimester of pregnancy which in my case I kinda want to crawl in a hole and pray I fall into a deep sleep til' about 16 weeks and emerge a normal, non-nauseous wife and mother :) We found out about a week ago we are going to have a BOY!!! So now the hard part is coming up with a name Dayton and me agree on......Hmm, more on that later- We are going to fast-forward to Halloween! Which at our house we absolutely love :) Cameron was as his loving father called him "count-dorkula" and Dax was "Skele-turd"--otherwise known as DRacula and a Skeleton-- Dayton is a crazy pumpkin craving fool, if he could make a living at it he would in a heartbeat! He carved me a special Michael Jackson tribute pumpkin as you will see below, i absolutely loved it!! Dayton and me dressed full-out but forgot to get pictures...I know my plan is to get a nice camera for Christmas :) I really plan on making blogging part of my routine again for I love those of you who are dedicated!! We leave this Saturday for a trip to Arizona and on to Disneyland!!! We are so excited to have break from life and spend some time all together in our favorite place-So I'll have pics up in a couple weeks-- :)