Tyson is a month old!

TYSON IS A MONTH OLD TODAY!!! He stays awake a lot more during the day now- which he likes to smile and wiggle through! We are getting into somewhat of a daily routine-which helps me actually accomplish things around the house since I can somewhat expect when he'll be asleep! Ahhh cant wait to see what comes in the next month

4 week check-up

Tyson had his 4 week check-up yesterday- even though he isnt quite 4 weeks old. He is 8lbs 13 oz and 21 1/4iches long- which means he gained the weight back that he had lost at his one week check-up plus another pound, and grew an inch and a 1/4! Yay:) We decided also to wait to give him a pacifier until he was atleast 4 weeks old and he was nursing better- which I am happy to say both have come!!! I cant believe its already been 4 weeks!

Pricey A/C Adventures

Recently we noticed our air conditioner running a little louder than normal. A few days went by and it continued to get louder, and then it started to shake the walls of our house when it would turn on. I finally called a repair place to come take a look at it, hoping we would be catching something BEFORE it broke. Unfortunatley, it was already broken, but by calling now, we prevented it from ripping our entire AC system apart, which hadn't happened...yet. We needed to replace the motor and what they called the squirrel cage BUT they didnt have the parts. YUP thats right, they are an AC repair company that doesnt have the parts to fix AC's!! Anyways-we couldn't run the AC until it was fixed. We were told it would take a week to get the parts or we could pay an extra 130 dollars to have it overnighted to us. Of course with a new baby we forked out the extra dough. BUT then they tell us its too late in the day to order the part so it wont be ordered until the next day, meaning it wont be fixed for 2 more days. Tyson and I bore the heat(it got to 87)the rest of the day until Kurt was able to come home and rescue us!! We then packed up and headed to reno to stay in a hotel until it would be fixed. Kurt booked a hotel on-line which seemed to have good reviews and a good price. But when we got there- we walked in... and right back out! It was not this nice hotel that the reviews raved about. The lobby smelled like cigaretts, the hallways like wet dog and it sat right across the street from some pretty scetchy houses. Not only that, the airport was barely a mile away, but sounded like we were in the middle of the runway. Hoping we would but assuming we wouldn't get our money back, Kurt went to the front desk to explain why this hotel wouldn't work for us(nicely). Our luck they didn't charge us at all! But yet again things went wrong. Call after call to other hotels, we were told no rooms were available. Finally we ended up stopping at a Staybridge suites and expecting the same answer as from the previous ones, I told the man at the desk our sad little story of our hot house and new born baby. He offered me a small discount (they had rooms!) but it was almost double the original hotel price. We decided we might as well take it since no one else seemed to have rooms. To make long story short, the man ended up upgrading us to a small apartment! instead of a regular room. This room was fantastic!! I don't want to say I am glad our AC broke, because Im not but we did have fun because of it!! We are now finally back at home with cool air:)AHHHHHHH...

Going Home

My Mom, Dad and sister Liana suprised us by bringing my neice and nephew to spend a few days with us! They all drove from Laramie, leaving at 3AM and getting to the Hospital around 730PM. Ugh- what a loooong drive! They were so good to me...rubbing my swollen legs and feet, cleaning my house, doing dished, making dinner and tons more! My mom was able to stay an additional week to help me out:) She was very helpful!

Adding to our Family!

After almost 2 weeks of being 5 cm dialated, 95% effaced and constant contraction, I was induced at 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant! Only 8 hours after being admitted, our precious Tyson was born. Healthy and as cute as ever!

The Beginning of something great!

I'll start our blog with the start of our life together! Kurt and Stephanie married September 6, 2008 in the St. Louis temple. 2 funny things happened that day...1) my sister forgot her temple recommend in Wyoming and couldn't get a hold of her bishop for an hour and a half-which we waited for....I was more than happy to wait though! It wouldn't have been the same without her there:) and 2) Kurt was the first of 10 people to step on my train and rip my dress. He was however, the only one to acknowledge it and apologize!

Here we goooo....

ok- so we are attempting a blog! Hopefully I can keep it updated so everyone can keep up with our growing family!!!!!!!!