Bed Rest...

So after my last post things continued to go well until last Tuesday.  I went to work as normal, around 10am I noticed some spotting.  I wasn't too concerned about it because it wasn't a lot, and I had heard it was fairly common.  I text my sister Sandi, and she said to monitor it but I should for sure call the doctor just to be on the safe side.  So on my lunch break I called the Dr and they said for me to come in and do a non stress test and talk with the Dr.  I was a little nervous at that point because the baby seemed not to be moving as much.  I called Kyle and he met me at the Dr's office.  We were taken back and they did the non stress test first.  The baby had a strong healthy heart beat, and all my anxiety melted away.  After that we went to talk to the dr.  He talked with us a bit and then said things were looking good and it could just be random that I spotted.  He said he wanted to check the cervix and make sure all was good there and then we would be good to go.  That exam took about 5 seconds.  He immediately said that it looked like the baby was really low, and I was already dialating to a 2.  My head started to kind of spin and I was super confused as to how this was happening.  Our Dr was amazing and talked to us about they baby coming early and helped ease my concerns.  He then said he wanted me on bed rest and started me on medication to help the labor to quit progressing.  I also had a steroid shot, which I have to admit was one of the worst shots I have ever gotten.  We did two rounds of the shots to help the baby's lungs and digestive system develop a bit more. 

Once we returned home we of course called our family to let them know what was going on.  My sister Sandi, who has had two pre-term babies, has been an amazing help and comfort thru all this.  Kyle's family has brought in meals, the ward has brought in meals, the YW are coming to walk my dog. Having most of my family in AZ, I have received tons of texts & calls letting me know they are thinking about me.  We feel incredibly blessed and loved.  We know that Heavenly Father is watching out for this sweet little baby we are going to welcome in to our home.  Kyle and I cannot express the gratitude and love we feel towards all these amazing people.  We know that there is a higher probability that I will deliver early, and that can cause complications, but we have felt calm reassurances that things will be ok, and that the Lord is mindful of our situation.  

Sugar and Spice

Well as we all know I am absolutely TERRIBLE at keeping up with a blog. Seeing as I am probably the only person that reads it, no biggie right?  I have always used the excuse of being too busy or forgetful, none of those have changed, if anything they are worse now that we HAVE A BABY ON THE WAY!! I know right? So I don't forget how amazing this whole process has been I decided now is the time for me to attempt to be a little better at documenting our lives.


A little over a year ago Kyle and I decided, after a lot of prayer, that it was time to start our family.  We had my implanon taken out end of Sept. and got to it! ;) I did a lot of research, and I was concerned it would take us a while to get pregnant due to my age and how wacky my cycles have always been.  After about 7 months of trying, the whole time using ovulation kits and tracking everything, I was at the Women's Expo, and one of the booths was for a fertility clinic.  I stopped by and ended up playing a game and won a free sperm analysis (go figure).  I went ahead and booked an appointment to get both of us checked out for mid May.  The week before the appointment I got a positive pregnancy test result!  I was so excited.  I put a bun in the oven and when Kyle came home I told him there was something in the oven, he looked in and immediately became super excited!  Because it was the end of the day on a Friday I wanted to take another test to make sure.  So the next morning I did it again, and nothing :( I was devastated.  I was super emotional and had a hard time with it, but after a few more tests I accepted it and decided it was for the best. 
Our appointment came and we explained what happened the prior week, and at this point I was on cycle day 42, which even for me was long.  The doctor explained it could have been a chemical pregnancy (an extremely early miscarriage).  He did the exam, blood work and all sorts of fun things.  At the end of it he explained that I had PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome) as well as the beginning stages of endometriosis and once the blood work came back he also diagnosed me with Hypothyroidism. GOODIE!!  He explained that PCOS can cause a myriad of problems-inconsistent cycles, acne, facial hair, weight gain, infertility, increased miscarriage rate-basically nothing good. As hard as it was to hear, it explained a lot and helped me to realize it wasn't my fault that we weren't getting pregnant.  The doctor place me on progesterone, thyroid medication, Metformin, and phentramine to help me lose weight.  I felt like things were at least going to move forward from there.  He said to stop the progesterone once I started my next cycle.  So the waiting began.  Around cycle day 60 I felt like things were going to start any day, and it just so happened it was memorial day weekend and we were going camping with Kyle's family.  I had been feeling sick and super hungry, but I after talking with the doctor he said that was a common side effect of the medication.  We got down to Yuba on Friday and I felt miserable.  The next day things didn't improve and so by Sunday we decided to cut our trip short and head home.  Once we got home we unpacked and got ready for bed.  I took Daphne out and on the front porch was my cheapo pregnancy tests and my ovulation testing strips for my next cycle.  Like any woman I wanted to test these out because I hadn't used them before, and when you are trying to have a baby for a while it, at least in my case, was fun to take them.  So it's like 10pm and I take a pregnancy test and before I can set it down it pops up with two BRIGHT pink lines.  The first thing that pops in to my head was, "Awesome I got a crap batch of prego tests." Just my luck.  So I go and show it to Kyle and I am like I think the tests are bad, there is no way I am pregnant.  We had just had the ultrasound and tests a week before.  He was kind of in the same boat as me and we decide we can test again tomorrow with a digital one and go from there.  So the next morning we get busy cleaning the house and organizing our camping gear, and around 1pm I go and grab a test.  I was actually on the phone with my mom, she had no idea we were trying, and I didn't tell her I was testing.  Within 10 seconds it popped up positive and within a minute it said I was 3wks+ pregnant!! It took all I had not to scream.  I quickly ended the conversation with my mom and ran downstairs, and outside where Kyle was.  I showed him the test and he was in shock!  We called the doctor and luckily he was in the office and told us to come down.  We went down, they did the ultrasound and there the baby was!! After the tests were run they determined I was about 6weeks along!  The doctor, staff, and the two of us were shocked!  It was a miracle out of no where! We were so excited!  Since Sandi (my sister) lived only 5 mins away from the doctor we went over there and told them!  She was so excited for us!  We swore them to secrecy and decided to wait until we were closer to 12 weeks to tell people.  That would have worked out fine except I got super sick.  I was nauseous and tired all the time.  I also threw up a few times. Nothing major but I knew people would start to notice the symptoms.  Fathers Day came and I was 9weeks along, smack dab in the middle of being sick.  We had been planning on going to celebrate with Kyle's family and I knew there would be no hiding it from his family.  So we made up a little card and placed one of our ultra sounds in a frame, and wrapped it up.  I called my dad and told him happy fathers day.  We told him we got him a gift but it wouldn't be here for another few months, and we were sorry we couldn't afford much because we had spent a lot on doctors visits lately.  He was oblivious and so I told him he would be a grandpa again in January.  He got really excited (and choked up) and called my mom in to the room.  We told her what we had said to him and she was even more excited.  It was so fun!  When we got to Kyle's parents house we walked in and a wave of boiled egg smell hit me like a ton of bricks.  I almost lost everything in the entry way.  I had to stay outside.  Because of this I told Kyle we had to do the gift first.  So he opened our gift and the card.  He started smiling and tuned the picture around to show everyone.  Their reactions were PRICELESS!  There was lots of screaming and jumping. It was the perfect way for us to tell everyone. 

This pregnancy, so far has been going along as well as it can.  The puking started getting more frequent and I was placed on Zofran to help with that.  At 15 weeks we had a free gender check at our clinic.  WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!  Because of my PCOS it had been difficult to get a precise due date.  The OB said I was due, based off my cycle dates, January 1st.  I knew that wasn't accurate and so at the ultrasound check, where he thought I was 18wks along they measured me and I was in fact closer to where I knew I was and gave me a due date of January 20th!  The day after my birthday.  A week and a half ago marked 20wks!! We had our ultrasound and everything looked great!  We feel incredibly blessed and excited to welcome this little girl to our family.

I realized today I never posted this blog...go me!! I am now 27wks and things are going well.  Baby girl is kicking and moving a lot!  Kyle loves being able to update the baby on what is going on in our lives and feel for kicks.  The doctor says I am measuring right on time, and hopefully all will continue to go well :)
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So it's been a while eh?  Things have gotten busy in the Heaton household during 2012.  We are still living in Sandy UT and we love it.  We are both close to our jobs, like within 5 mins close.  I am still working at Dr.Young's Dental office and Kyle is still with UltraDent, but in a different department.  He was able to apply for a job in their IT dept, he got the job in March and has loved it ever since.  I started going back to school, and yes this is like the 4th time I am going to college.  This time I am pretty sure I am going to love the field I go in to, because I already work there.  I am about a year away from completing my pre reqs for dental hygiene school.  My hardest classes are yet to come in these next few semesters, one step at a time.  Kyle is about 3 years away from completing his masters and is now officially at the U of U.  He is liking his classes thus far, and can't wait to see what lies ahead!My sister Kami was married in April, to a man she loves very much.  It was a quick courtship and engagement and they have had lots of trials but seem to be making it thru.  Sandi and PJ are now practicing dentistry with PJ's brother Adrian, in Provo.  I'm just glad they are still in UT.  It has been so much fun having them close and getting to see their kids more often.

 It is hard to believe how fast this year has flown by.  I feel like it just started and here we are at the end again.   We were teaching the 10-11 year old class in primary, in the Riverbend Ward, but our ward was split about a month ago and now we both have new callings.  Kyle is in the Young Men's presidency as first counselor and I am the achievement day co-chair.  We still live in Windmill Cove apartments.  In October we put an offer in on a house, it is a short sale so we are still waiting to find out what the bank decides.  We would be thrilled to get it but if not, no biggie :)

  We also celebrated our 2nd anniversary in November!  We went to Disneyland and spent two wonderful days at the most magical place on earth.  It was so nice just to be able to go and do what we wanted when we wanted to. Dinner at the Blue Bayou was at the top of our list of things to do.  I was able to make reservations and while we were there we got anniversary pins and free dessert.  It flew by and before we knew it we were home.  Thanksgiving was a blast at Sandi and PJ's house.  They went all out.  It was so much fun to have our first "grown up" Thanksgiving.  This Christmas we are all going to the in-laws.  We will get to spend all of Christmas with Kyle's family.  LOVE this time of year!

Don't you just love Utah in the Fall?

It's that time of year again.  The leaves are changing, the weather is getting cooler, the days shorter, and the nights longer.  This is my favorite time of year, it always has been, but this year it is even more so because two years ago I went on my first date with Kyle and almost one year ago we got married!!  I feel like we just got married!!
So many things have happened in the past year it doesn't even seem real!  In my last post I talked about our plan to move.  We made it down to Sandy in June and started our new lives in the big city.  Kyle got a job at UltraDent, a dental supply company only a quarter of a mile away from our house and I got a job at a dental office just right around the corner from our house.  We are a half a mile from a mall, the movie theaters and sooo many other things.  It just so happens that we also live about 10mins from Kyle's family and about 20 from my sister (who by the way just moved from California to Lehi, UT a couple of months ago!)  At times I really miss being up in Brigham City, a lot, but I know this is where we need to be right now.  Kyle has been taking classes and moving forward with his degree, with any luck he will be done in about 2 1/2 years!  I am super excited about him being able to be done and in a field that he really enjoys.


Something else that's new is DAPHNE!! She is our new puppy!  We have been looking at getting a dog for as long as we have been together!!  Every day I would look on KSL and try to find a dog, even tho when we were in Brigham we couldn't have a puppy there, we knew eventually we would get one.  When we got to our new apt, we made sure it was pet friendly.  I found Daphne after we had been in the apt for about a month.  She is beautiful and smart.  Daphne has tested our patience on several occasions and at many times we feel like we are losing the pottty training battle, but we are still chugging along and loving life with her in our family!

And we're off!

FAMILY

 So I can't believe June is almost over.  Kyle and I returned from visiting San Francisco a couple of weeks ago.  It was so much fun!  We went to Six Flags, the Pier, Muir Woods, Farmers Market, and watched my brother in law graduate from Dental school!

Kyle and Cale

Unsure about what is going on here....

Precious...

 We loved being able to be with all the family and spending time with everyone. 

Last time I wrote I talked about my new job I was starting and our school transfer.  We are still transferring schools and are excited for the upcoming semester.  We are both going to school so it should be a good time :) 

 My job at my new dental office did not pan out.  Long story short  I ended up quiting, which I have never done because I hated a job, so it was kind of a big decision for me, but I knew I wasn't going to be happy there.Once I quit I feel like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.  I knew I had made the right choice.  Heavenly Father blessed us by giving me a chance to work a little while longer up in Brigham City (the doctors hadn't hired anyone yet so I came back for a week to fill in).

   During this time I was able to interview at a few different jobs and Kyle was able to interview as well.  I found a job that I feel good about and what makes it even better it is literally like 1/2 a mile from our new apt.  I am excited and nervous but I am praying that it will work out this time.  Kyle also is debating on whether to take a job at a company.  It is a lot of hours and he can move up in the company, he hasn't accepted it yet so we will see what happens.  Everything seems to be happening all at once, but we are excited.  This weekend will be a crazy time but it will all work out.  Life is good and we feel extremely blessed.

So long, farewell....

So we have made a decision, can you believe it?  Anyways, Kyle and I have decided to move to the SLC area so we both can continue on with our schooling.  We had bounced the idea around, but hadn't made any final decisions and then Kyle got the email.  Apparently his Computer Science degree is being combined with two other degrees, and so he wouldn't be getting the specific degree he was anticipating.  We decided and the next day I told my boss we would be leaving during the summer.  It was hard because I love working with the people I do, but change is inevitable and I know it is the right thing for us to do. 
In other news we just celebrated our 6 month anniversary!!  I can't believe it has been 6 months since that amazing day!  We have had so much fun and have loved being able to be together so much.  I have been spoiled by having Kyle at home with me.  He has been an amazing husband and I fall in love with him more and more every day.  I am so grateful to have such a wonderful man that goes above and beyond to treat me like a princess.  He is perfect for me and I can't imagine spending eternity with anyone better! 
As a side note only 26 days until CALIFORNIA!!!

Domesticality and Orange Poppy Decor

So my older sister Sandi made this AWESOME quilt for a family tradition they started.   Each year on a family members birthday, they get to sleep with this quilt.  It is classy and beautiful.  So naturally I wanted to copy the idea.  I knew I wouldn't have the patience to complete a quilt like her so I decided to make my own design, a much more simple version.  I kinda made it up.  I had a lot of fun with it, not saying I would jump up and do it again right away but it was fun and I am getting over my hate relationship with the sewing machine my mother gave me for Christmas.

  I also learned how to make a pinapple upside down cake from scratch.  For some reason I was craving one while I was making dinner.  I found a recipe in one of my many recipe books and it was super easy!  I didn't even know if Kyle liked pineapple upside down cake, but hey what I want I get hahaha ; ). 

Kyle has been enjying school this semester.  He has been a lot closer to home and that has been such a blessing.  He was able to have his classes at the Brigham City USU campus.  It has been so nice to have him around a little more.  He works so hard at work and a school.  Currently he works for Direct TV in the CS dept.   Not his favorite job, but he is pretty good at it and he has been the top in sales for his team for the last two months.  Kyle's birthday is this week and I am soooo excited!  I have some great things planned (he doesn't read the blog so I think I am safe in saying that).OH and I almost forgot!  Kyle's Peach Cobbler Delight is in the finals for the SubZero new flavor contest!!  A while back I introduced Kyle to Subzero, and he was hooked!  Every time we go down to South Jordan we stop by.  After going to it for a few times Kyle created his Peach Cobbler Delight flavor, which consists of Peaches, graham cracker crumbs, cake batter, & cinnamon, plus the premium ice cream.  It is super good.  It is sooo good that they put it on their wall in South Jordan.  About 1 1/2 months ago they announced their new flavor contest.  Kyle of course entered it and was in the top ten finalists!!  So on April 30th we are going down to the Provo Towne Center to get people to come taste and vote for Kyle's creation!!!  We are SUPER excited! Could ya tell? 

Right now we are very much in to the series BONES.  We love it.  We started watching it on Netflix from season one and are currently on season three.  We watch it every chance we get.  It has been fun, but yesterday we were watching it and one of the main characters was written out basically.  It was sooo sad, because he was one of our favorites.  I thought Kyle was going to cry, I know I wanted to. haha.  Before we were addicted to Bones we worked on beating Mario on the Wii.  We have had fun together during these winter months being stuck in the house for the most part.  We have gone snow boarding a few times, love it (even tho I am terrible).  I love that we have things that we love to do together. 

Our next adventure we are starting together will be a business!  It is a business I have wanted to do for as long as I can remember.  We will be doing events such as weddings and large parties. To start out we will be renting linens, chair coverings, and the main thing is draping.  When we got married I hated the look of a cultural hall reception and I was frustrated with the costs of making it look nice.  As members of the church the focus is on the temple and covenants made there, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun and have a beautiful reception at a reasonable cost.  We are in the begining stages of planning but are hopping to have it up and running by the fall.  I will post more as we move further along!!