Woo Hoo TWO!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEIRA AND ZOE!

Today is Keira and Zoe's second birthday! I can't believe they are already two. Time just goes by too fast. I try not to think about everything we've been through with these two, but on their birthday it's hard not too. I'm so thankful we're not having to feed them bottles anymore, I'm glad I don't have to spend the majority of the day on the floor, and I'm very happy they both sleep through the night (for the most part!! ) Now if I can only get rid of the binkies and get them potty trained!!! I am so thankful for these two sweethearts. Life is just sweeter with them. I hope they have a great day.

These were taken the day after they were born.

These are from their first birthday.

And on Saturday we celebrated their second birthday! It was a fun party. We had lunch and just let the kids play. The girls loved all of the room to just run and play (at the elementary). They got lots of fun toys, clothes and things to ride on. (we're looking forward to spring!) Happy Birthday my little girlies!!!!! We love you!

Giving each other hugs.

And at the end of the day they peacefully crashed on the living room floor.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN!!!!!

Today is my little brothers sixteenth birthday! Which makes me feel kind-of old! He is such a great kid. I told Jared how nice it is to be home so we can enjoy Mo's teenage years. I would get so stinkin' jealous of Jared and Traci when we lived in Las Vegas because they got to go to all the baseball/basketball games and get to take him with them everywhere, now we get to enjoy it! And believe me I have loved it. I try to make it to his home ball games. Jared comes home and watches the kids so I can (hopefully by the time he's a senior the kids will be better so we can go as a family and watch). Anyway Morgan you have always been such a blessing to our family. You are a hard worker, you're funny, you tolerate Zachary, you adore my girls and you humor your much older sister. Nobody has a better little brother. We love you and hope you enjoy your birthday!

Three years ago...

It was three years ago this month that I took that big huge leap and went to the Fertility Center of Las Vegas for some major help. We had been trying to have another baby for three years and we were beyond frustrated. I went to their free seminar on January 10th and it was a whirlwind from that moment on. This is what my schedule was

Jan 10-consultation with Dr. D

Jan 29- physical

Jan 31-ultrasound

Feb 2-cycle day 3 labs (blood work)

Feb 5- Jared Dr.

Feb 6- Jared's labs

My Hysterosalpingogram (which hurt very badly...)

Feb 7- Jared analysis

appointment with my OBGYN

Feb 8- My labs

sonohysterogram

Feb 16- Follow up consultation. He told us what was wrong and what our options were!

Feb 19- Follow up with my OBGYN

Feb 20- more blood work

Feb 23- consultation with the billing department$$$$$$$$$ This is where we decided to do IVF(invitro fertilization)

Feb 28- cycle day 3 labs.

March 13- blood

March 30- trial transfer and blood

April 7- group injection class ( this was a little nerve racking!)

April 12-ultrasound

April 14- ultrasound and blood

April 16- blood

April 20- blood

April 21- started ganirelex injection

April 22- ultrasound and blood

April 24- ultrasound and blood

April 26- ultrasound and blood. I took my trigger injection at 11:15 pm (this releases the eggs)

April 27- pre-op

April 28- retrieval!!!! I felt like a chicken. They retrieved 19 eggs! Which is awesome.

Fifteen of our eggs fertilized correctly, however because my lining was to thick we had to freeze and get that taken care of before they could put some back in. more waiting..........

May 11- blood

May 15- blood

May 16- started lupron injection

May 25- baseline ultrasound

May 27- ultrasound

May 29-blood

June 1- ultrasound

June 6- ultrasound

June 9- blood

June 13- TRANSFER eggs went back in (two of them!)

after that I had three days of bed rest (not as fun as I thought it would be) Where I could get up every hour for about 5 minutes! Long enough to pee!!!

June 18- blood

June 20- blood

June 23- Pregnancy test POSITIVE!!!!!!!

June 25- blood

June 27- blood

June 29 blood and ultrasound and this is when my doctor came in and said " Here is baby A and here is baby B!!!!!" He patted my leg winked at me and left the room. I was so excited and so worried.

Any way for the next ten weeks it was more blood and ultrasounds. I continued my injections and medication until my body started to produce them on it's own. And when I was ten weeks along they released me to my own OBGYN. It was a bitter sweet day and there is not a day go by that I don't say a prayer of thanks to my fertility team, they are my family! And look many doctors later this was the result of my giant leap!

And in about eleven days my precious little fertility babies will be two!

Christmas dresses....Christmas messes

We had a really fun Christmas this year.

This year I got busy and sewed Zoe and Keira Christmas dresses just like my Mom used to do for me. They turned out really cute. I used a pattern Mom gave me from a dress she had made me when I was little. I sewed jingle bells on them and they thought that was fun, because they jingled when they moved.

We went to Grandma Vickie's on Christmas Eve. The kids got to visit with Santa and we ate wayyyyyy to much food. The girls wanted nothing to do with Santa!

We attempted a picture of all the Burrows kids in their Christmas pj's. With that many little ones it's kind of hard!

Christmas morning Zachary came running in and told us Santa brought even MORE than he asked for. (opps! Bad Santa!) They were nice to us and slept until about seven o'clock. The girls were fun this year because they new more about what was going on.

Zoe is not a morning person! (just like her mommy!) So it took her a few extra minutes to wake up. The girls love their new baby dolls and strollers. And Zachary is way excited about his new star wars things and transformers.

We hope you all had a very merry Christmas and wish you a very happy 2010!

Our Crazy December

It seems like once Thanksgiving is over our lives become crazy. December is the craziest month all year long for us. It's also the funnest. We celebrate six birthdays this month, not to mention CHRISTMAS!!!!!! We started the month out by going to the towns annual Lighting Ceremony. Where they light up the big tree on main street. It was really fun this year because Zachary sang. The girls were excited too. They got to see Santa. It was really interesting because when we would ask Zoe if she was going to sit on Santa's lap she would say yes. And when we asked her what she was going to ask Santa for she would say a Barbie! Well by the time we made it to Santa she had changed her mind, and when we sat her and Keira on his lap they looked at each other and started to scream, and that is when Ann took the picture! Can't wait to see that one! On the whole it was a fun night. (also Aunt Traci's Birthday)

Then on December 2nd is Zachary's Birthday! I cannot believe my little boy is six years old. WOW the time flew by. He was so excited to have a Star Wars party this year. Jared made light sabers out of PVC pipe that the kids got to paint. We always do a family party with lunch and this year we did chicken and rice, because Zachary loves white rice. Well we had about half an hour left of the party and he got sick. Yes that wonderful stomach flu. So no white rice for him, but he said he had fun anyway.

I think this picture of Jordan is hilarious because it looks like she is licking the paint! I told the kids to be really careful not to get paint on their clothes and they all did really well except for Jo.....and Morgan. Morgan was funny because he didn't paint anything, he just picked up Dalton's and got red paint on his "nice white t-shirt" and on his pants.

Then on December 6th we journed to St. George to Grandma Vickie's for lunch and a gingerbread house making party. Lunch was delicious as always. Jared is right Grandma you really missed you'r calling. We have never made gingerbread houses before and I have to say it was really fun, I hope we can do it every year. Zachary did his own, I helped/did Keira's and Jared helped/did Zoe. Jared surprised me because Zoe's actually turned out really cute and girly!

Keira's has a lot of candy. Yeah I got carried away. She was eating it as fast as I could get it put on.

Zachary's is my favorite because he says it is not a gingerbread house it is a summer retreat, because it has a fish pond in the front yard. What a hoot that kid is!


Zoe's has a self portrait (per Jared) on the roof. Now you see where Zac gets his sense of humor.

We Gobbled 'till we Wobbled!!!

Thanksgiving was fun this year. We went to Mom's house with Brother Jared and his family. Mom made tons of good food as always. The kids had fun playing together. Especially the boys with Morgan's play station. I even played guitar hero and Jordan informed me that I sucked really bad!! The kids played play station. The girls made a mess of Grandma's books and the adults watched a movie and let all that food settle.

Keira was so tired before dinner she had to have a little snooze.

Yummy, yummy for your tummy Jared and Morgan.

Family feast. Mom gave little goodie bags to everyone. The kids loved these. I loved the chocolate in mine!

Giggly girlies. Jordan and Zoe.

The girls did really good this year. They can pretty much feed themselves now. The both like turkey. And Zoe really liked the salad Jordan helped her mom make.

Zachary had his usual roll, cheese, cucumber and mashed potatoes with no gravy. One day I'm sure he'll decide to try some turkey.