A Week of Fun

Sorry this is kind of long.......

This past week has been a pretty fun week! Last Thursday Cody, Bonnie, Terry, Eleanor, Bret, Austin, Jordyn & myself went to the Dinosaur museaum in Fruita. While the boys loved the dinosaurs and all the noise, Jordyn wasn't to thrilled. She cried a couple of times & wouldn't go near a lot of the dinosaurs. Some of the exhibits were ok, but for the most part it just wasn't her cup of tea. She did say that the next time we go back, she won't be so scared!

After the dinosaurs we all went to Chuck E Cheeses for a late lunch. The kids loved it! We were there for about 2 1/2 hours playing just about every game there is to play. Jordyn has wanted to go there for such a long time, so it was about time we went!  It just happens to be at the mall in Grand Junction, so after dinner the 3 of us did a little school shopping for Jordyn. It was a fun day out with the family!

A couple of weeks ago, I found a dresser for Jordyn (since hers can't fit up the narrow stairs in the house), but it was in real need of a new paint job. Since it is going in her room & wasn't brand new I let her pick the color she wanted to paint it. She chose purple-of course! The dresser base is dark purple & the drawers are a lighter purple. We've had a lot of fun painting it together!

We've been going to the park pretty much every afternoon with the boys. Jordyn & Bret have had their little fights, but for the most part they've enjoyed playing at the park with each other. Everytime they would see each other they would give hugs & before they left each day they would give each other hugs again. This picture was taken the last day they were in Paonia before heading back to Virginia. I've shown Jordyn on a map where she lives and where Bret & Austin live. She says that is pretty far! She's a little sad that he had to go back home, but they said maybe they would be coming back for Christmas or for sure next Summer! Hopefully they can stay close even though they live so far away.

Tuesday we went into Delta Hospital & took a tour of Labor & Delivery. With Jordyn I didn't need to do that since I was so comfortable with Dixe Regional Hospital. Since my dad has worked there forever and I worked and volunteered there for several years I just knew what it was like. Here I had absolutely no clue! It is going to be super nice. The rooms are more like suites. It has a huge jacuzzi tub that I can sit in while laboring to help with pain & progression. The oxygen & hoses are all hidden behind a huge picture that slides up when needed. The procedure lights are recessed. It just seems more like a Birthing Center than a Hospital room. After I have the baby I won't have to transfer to another room. I'll stay in that room the entire time I'm there. The unit is very secure. The bands they put on the baby after deliverey will set off an alarm if tampered with or if the baby is taken out of the unit. It's very comfortable there! I'm pretty excited about delivering there now. Jordyn was a bit upset about seeing the room. I'm not sure if it brought back memories of her surgery or what, she didn't really say. Now she says it s a pretty ok room!

In May, while Cody was already here in Colorado, we had started to think of a couple of names for the baby. One day I received a text from Cody saying that if it were a girl he liked a certain name. I thought, Ok let's put that at the top of the list & see how things go. Once we found out we were for sure having a girl we kept thinking of other names. Some we liked, some we laughed at, some we just said "Um No!"

Of the 3 names that we never did kick off the list we finally narrowed it down to 1! We've decided to name her Aspyn Raelyn Survis! I've always wanted the name Aspyn for a girl & that's the one Cody wanted in May. Ralyn is a combination of mine & Cody's middle names. It's fun having a name for her before she's actually here!!

Our next appointment is on Monday. I'm excited to check on our progress & ask the Dr a few questions that have come up. I sometimes think that having a second baby is actually harder on the body than the 1st one. I've had more round ligament pain with this one and my pubic bone feels like it could just break in half somedays, especially after we go for our nightly walks around town. All normal I'm sure!!

Level 1 Complete

Jordyn passed Level 1 Swimming Lessons August 13th! She did so well! It was so much fun being able to go everyday and watch her progress from the viewing deck. The lessons were about 45 minutes long each day but for those 45 minutes she didn't stop moving. When the instructor was working with another kid, Jordyn would go off to the side and continue practicing what she had learned. The last couple days of lessons, they went into the big pool just to get a feel of what it's like. Her instructor was able to get her to do her back float in the big pool! She's a little bit nervous to go to Level 2 now that she knows what the big pool will be like. The Level 2 class that's starting in a couple weeks is currently full, but if they get enough interest they will open another session. We are keeping fingers crossed they do. She was just such a happy girl being able to go somewhere each day that challenged her! We're super proud of you Kiddo!!

The next couple weeks are going to be a bit busy! Jordyn's cousins (well 2nd cousins actually) Bret & Austin are in town visiting Aunt Bonnie. So on Thursday we are all heading to Grand Junction to Dinosaur Land & then to Chucky Cheese! Jordyn has so much fun playing at the park with Bret, so I know they will have fun there! Then next Thursday Jordyn's school has it's open house where she'll finally meet her teachers and see the classroom all put together. Her school will finally start September 7th. We are all just way too excited. So between now and then it's Back to School Shopping and getting everything ready for that big day!!

I want to think that her going to Preschool here will be just like the other 2 Preschools she's already been to in Nevada last year. I know it's going to be way different. It's everyday but Friday, & it's at an actual school instead of someone's house. In a way I think it's going to be more like Kindergarten than Preschool. I just can't believe she's getting big enough to go to school. Makes me a little sad that she's growing up so fast!

In other growing news, we are at 26 weeks pregnant today! We are finally in double digit numbers as far as counting down the days. I am still nowhere near ready. I'm lucky that I have a sister who also had a girl, so I have inherited Jordyn's and Rusti's clothes back. I don't think I'll have to buy a whole lot of clothes for this little girl for quite a while! We have the crib up & made, and that is about it. I know I have 13-14 weeks left, but I'm starting to feel overwhelmed at all the stuff we still need to get. I guess just one day at a time!! In the past 3 weeks we have definitly grown. I would say I'm looking pregnant now! We'll go back to the Dr on August 30th for our glucose test & another check. Then it's every 2 weeks after that. Always fun!!

Right after lunch!

I think we've decided on a name, but I'll leave that for the next post!!

All In 1 Week

This past week has been very very busy! Jordyn started swimming lessons last Monday! She loves it!!

She's doing very well. Her instructor says she almost has her back float down! She wants to go into Level 2 so bad. It's a good thing it's an indoor pool! She'll be able to take lessons all winter, hopefully! She went every day last week and will continue everyday this week!  I think she's part fish!!

Over the weekend we packed up and headed up to Cedar Mountain for the Taylor Family Reunion 4 Wheeler Trip! It was a lot of fun. Just about everyone was there this year at one time or another!  We had a lot of rain, but it didn't keep us from doing what we do best, play!  We got there about 7 Thursday night and had to head home Sunday late morning. The entire weekend went way too fast. Ashley and Rusti came up Saturday morning. It was so great to see them. I've really missed my entire family so it was great they could all be there! Rusti was so excited to see Jordyn. It was fun!

Saturday evening, Alan, Taliah, & Lyli came up to visit! They stayed about 3 hrs, and it was great seeing them and catching up on everything that has been happening.


Sunday felt like it took forever to get home. We were all ready to get home and finally have a nice hot shower, but it was still hard to leave!


Today we had another Ultrasound! It was in Grand Junction at St. Mary's Hospital with a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician. The Ultrasound equipment was a lot better than what Delta Hospital had.  We were finally able to get the measurements that we weren't able to get the past 2 Ultrasounds! She is perfect! It's a big relief knowing that physically everything is in place, and developing great! She weighs 1 lb 9 oz. We are still right on track! It was probably one of the best Ultrasound experiences we have had. The tech was a lot more informative than the other 2 and once the Ultrasound was done, the Dr came in right then and confirmed that everything was just fine!  He did recommend that we come back in 6 weeks for another Ultrasound since my amniotic fluid has been low. He wasn't concerned about it today, but wants to see how her growth is in 6 weeks, but he would leave that up to me & my OB Dr. 

We don't go back to the Dr until the end of August, but until then I can rest assured that she is growing! A week ago I was barely showing. This week I feel like I just popped! I'm still wearing my regular pants, but they are getting a bit snug in the belly. I've been wearing poofy shirts a lot more!

Jordyn is still excited and makes suggestions about what to get the baby or what she is going to do for the baby. When she talks about the baby, her face just lights up.  I am so glad that she'll get to experience being a big sister!