Sick

I am so far behind on my blog I don't even know where to start. We are still sick here, but I am finally doing much better. I have had pneumonia, for the past 6 weeks. I had a trip to the hospital and I have been completely out of commission. I finally am feeling a little better and can get out of bed. The kids are all now getting sick. It has really been a non stop sick house since Christmas Eve. Hopefully we will get it all done before the baby comes.I also have had a lot of help from my friends and the ward with meals and taking the kids to play and taking my older kids to and from mutual. It has been a huge help and relief I am thankful for all of there thoughtfulness. I went to my OB this week and had an ultrasound, and the baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule. Out of all my pregnancies, that has never happened.He also thinks he is going to be big like 9 and 1/2 pounds. I am probably farther along, than we thought. We didn't really know when I got pregnant anyway. I am feeling overwhelmed, I don't have that much time left and have not been able to get everything done that I need or want to. My mom and dad came up for a week to help out with the kids and help me get ready for the baby. We got Emma in her big girl bed, and she does great. We got her room all organized and cleaned out. We put the crib in Ammons room and got his room all cleaned out and organized. My mom, Hannah and I made the bedding for the crib. It turned out really cute! I am so glad they came, they where a lot of help and I feel like we got a lot done. Slowly but surly I am getting things checked off of my list. I can do about one thing a day and then I am beat and have to sleep. This is really hard for me because I usually get so much done in a day, especially while I am nesting. Also we have been potting training Ammon and he has been doing pretty good. My two main goals before the baby where potty training Ammon and gettting Emma in a bed.

Temple Lights, Cookie Party, Nativity, Christmas Eve and Christmas

Long title, but I am so far behind and it is all such a blur I don't know where to start so I am going to just do it all together. We flew into AZ at midnight of the 19th of December. It was a rough flight, but a lot better than an two day drive. Monday night we went to the Temple lights, for family night. Tuesday night we had the Stewart family Christmas party dinner at my sister Beth's house. Wednesday we did a lot of shopping for the upcoming holiday. It is so much fun to spend Christmas in AZ with our families. However, the logistics of packing the ten of us for two weeks, and add Christmas presents on top of it is quite a challenge. Christmas Eve started my spiral down hill. We had the cookie party at 9 am. We had to get up early to get ready. I got everyone ready and sent most of the kids off with Nanny and Papa and other cousins. I went to wake up Emma and get her bathed and dressed. I bought her the cutest Christmas outfit ever! I went in her room, and her and her crib were covered in puke! I cleaned her and put her stuff in the washing machine, got her dressed and headed out. While driving to the party she never stopped puking all over my brothers car that we had borrowed. When we got to the party we had to bathe her again and wash her clothes and car seat. The cookie party is my favorite holiday tradition, and I missed most of it. Later in the day I started to not feel very good. We had Stewart family pictures in the afternoon and the Stewart Christmas Eve party. I felt horrible, and Ben was complaining that he didn't feel very well. That evening we had the Hawkins Christmas eve party and nativity. By then I was holding it in. Right after the nativity, I started puking and didn't stop until Monday. I missed all of Christmas Eve and Christmas! It is my favorite day of the whole year! I worked so hard to get everything ready and missed it all. I didn't get to set out presents, or even see the kids open presents. Chase and his parents and his sister Shellie did it all for me. I am glad they where able to, but I am so sad I missed it. Chase only got about 3 pictures of the whole day. That night while I was throwing up Ben and Ammon where also up puking. I have never been so sick in my life. Puking when you are this pregnant hurts so bad! About two days after I got over that I got a sore throat and I have been sick ever since. I am on an antibiotic now, but I still am not getting better. I can not get on top of it. It has been 3 and 1/2 weeks and I am getting so tired of being sick. Any way The flu went through the whole house over the duration of our vacation. Even though we all where sick we still had fun and enjoyed being with our families.

Christmas Surprise

For Christmas this year we SURPRISED the kids with tickets to Az. for Christmas. Christmas sunday after Sacrament meeting Chase and I came home and set out a few big gifts for the kids and an envelope with their tickets inside to leave that night. I had everybody all packed and ready to go. They where so excited! A few days before we got this card in the mail from Chases sister. We thought it was funny! We only told our parents, so that the surprise wouldn't get out from cousins.