Poison Ivy

We have spent the week dealing with poison ivy. Daisy started with a little on her arm and then spread to her leg and then to her face. Needless to say I took her to the doctor cause she was swelling up so much and the caladryl wasn't working.

The doctor put her on prednison and told us to us calamine and give benedryl like crazy. Well after taking her I started to itch, and sure enough I have it on my arms and now its spreading to my face and chest.

Zach has it too. He has it on his legs and other parts that we won't talk about.

I didn't know that poison ivy was so spreadable. I thought that you have to pretty much touch the plant to get it but I haven't been out side at all so one of the kids rubbed up on my and gave it to me. So be careful. It kinda sucks cause I'm very huge and now I'm more swollen and itchy because of the poison ivy. AHHH.

Oh well, that's life. In a couple of months this will all be stuff in the past and I won't even remember being miserable.

p.s. i know my spelling isn't the greatest, but neither is the spell check.

New Job

I guess this post should have come before the moving one but it really doesn't matter that much, right???

Ben got a job offer from the lab he did his school at. Little did we know how much they wanted him until he was working with a co-worker who said that they only offer night jobs to those who already work there. That made both of us really excited. We were wondering if maybe people thought he had the plague cause everyone says they want him and then no offers. So this is great!!! I know how great he is and what an asset he would be to an company but it is just getting other people to see that.

I am very excited for him. They seem to be a really great company to work with and since he did his rotation there for school he kinda (sorta but not really)has a leg up since he knows some of the people there. It's a blessing. So send Ben a congrats he deserves it!!!!

Moving

We're moving! Not where we thought but that's ok. We really hoped that things would work out in Colorado but nevertheless we are still here. We will be moving further south into a better house. Still a condo/townhouse but in a better neighborhood. We actually will be close to my brother and a close friends of ours so that excites me. I can walk to my brothers house from ours which is nice cause his wife stays at home and watches our other brothers daughter during the day. So once I can move more I'm sure that we will be there a lot.

I'm excited because we will have enough space to entertain now. Ben and I have wanted to have people over and we just haven't had the space to have more than one person over at a time. So we are very happy about that.

Things are getting close with this pregnancy. Only 10 weeks left. I can't wait. I am so miserable right now. This is always the worst part for me. Those last couple of weeks just don't go by fast enough. Plus this baby thinks that I am a punching bag and will be very strong when she comes out. The other exciting thing is that we are that much closer to having Ben's mom come out and I can't wait. She is amazing! Daisy gets excited every time I tell her that G-ma Adams is coming to play with her.

That's all for now when we move in I'll post pic of our new house.

Graduation May 17, 2008

Dennis,Ben,Tom before graduation
Ben and Melissa before graduation
Dean speaking
Ben receiving diploma
Class picture after graduation
Ben graduated!!!! Shout for joy!!! It seems like it has been forever but really it has only been a year. One very long year.

Graduation started at 7pm which sucked because Ben had to be there at 6:15 so that was right when it was time for dinner but I brought snacks and drinks for Daisy so it wasn't to bad. Because I looked very pregnant they let me sit down so we were close to the doors so we got good seats when the hall opened. We were really close to the stage. It was dark in there but the stage was bright so it made it kinda hard to get good pictures.

Afterwards we went to G.olden C.orrell for celebration. It was good and Cambron didn't stuff himself to the point of puking this time.

Oh, I forgot to tell you if you couldn't tell by the pictures but Dennis came in and Tom and 4 of his kids came down. It was a good weekend.

Colorado Trip

Ben at top of Seven FallsWhite lights at Seven Falls

View of top of Pikes Peak





Ben and I went to Colorado for 3 days. He had and interview with a hospital in Colorado Springs. While we were there we meet with a realtor. She was amazing. She spent all afternoon showing us around the city telling us where the good schools and neighborhoods were. We found some great housing and got to know the city a little better. Now we know what people are talking about when they say certain areas.

We couldn't go all that way and not go up Pikes Peak so the night before we left we drove up Pikes Peak to an area called Seven Falls. It was like 8:30 but it was still beautiful. We even got asked to leave because there was a bear sighted in the park and they didn't want us to get hurt. It was amazing up there.

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day this year we did it on Saturday since Ben and I were flying out on Sunday. Ben got me Bambino's (amazing Italian) for dinner since we normally do breakfast in bed. The kids made me cards and Tim made me a flower pot that he made at scouts with candy flowers in it. Zach made me a ceramic star that can hold stuff in it. Ben got all crafty and made me a sign that said we love you. He made it and had the kids draw on it. Then he made me card. It was very nice. Technically you could say he gave me a trip to Colorado but that wasn't really why we were going. He had a job interview. Overall it was a great mothers day.

Father/Son Camp-out

Our ward does a Father/son camp-out every year and it was time for it again. This year the boys actually got to go. Daisy is the only one who has been camping with Ben up until now, so needless to say they were very excited.

There is a boy scout camp about 40 min from Columbia that they go to. This year they rode up with the Nevels so I didn't have to take them. (very nice of Matt)

Ben was very happy he got to use his new tent. They boys had lots of fun playing with the other boys. They made walking sticks, marshmellow stick, and jabbing sticks with their pocket knives that g-ma got them.

They hiked up the pinicles and played in the water. When they got home all of them were covered in mud and sand. (it rained all that week) We of course had to do a tick check too. Both the boys looked so tired when they walked in. But if you asked them they were fine.

Honors Luncheon

The School of Health Professional held a Honors Luncheon for all the students who received a special award in their specific program.

Ben received a National Student Honors award from the ASCP (the people who certify medical technologist).

They had a couple of speakers and served a sit down lunch while they handed out awards. It was kinda nice. Several of the students in the Med Tech program with Ben received some awards too.

Anniversary

Ben and I have been married for 4 years now. Can you believe it? It goes by so fast. I still don't feel like I know that much about him. Maybe that's because since the day we were married we have gone 100 mph getting things settled with the boys. Now we are going 100 mph trying to finish school, find a job, find a house, having a baby, etc. Hopefully, the next couple of years we can slow down and spend more time just the two of us focusing on getting to know each other better.

Well back to our anniversary. Our actual anniversary was April 24 (Thursday) however this week has been extremely had on me health wise. So most of the week was spent on the couch or bed including Thurs. However, my husband being who he is didn't let that stop him. He ordered me the most beautiful bouquet of flowers. He had asked for them to be delivered to the house in the morning so that I could enjoy them all day however they didn't show up till almost 6pm (he was a little mad to say the least, but we got extra flowers in the bouquet so I was ok with it). He knows how much I love flowers and always get an amazing arrangement for me. Here is a picture of the flowers he sent me. (we still don't have a camera yet so here is a picture from the store)I arranged to have a bouquet of fruit to be sent to him at the lab. This was better that the alternative that I was going to do, candy and balloons. Plus he was really surprised. We have been trying to eat a little more healthy.
This was so,so good. The fruit was fresh and had an amazing taste. Some times in the mid-west fruit isn't at it best when we get it but this I have to say was perfect.

I was feeling a little better on Friday so we got sitters for the kids and went to a movie and spent the night together with out the kids. It was amazing.

Ultrasound Results

We went to the doctor yesterday to do our assessment scan on the baby to make sure there was no problems, well lets not forget the most important thing the sex. It turns out that we're having a girl! Yippee!!!

Ben's a little sad, he was kinda hoping to have a boy, but he is ok with it. We pretty much don't care as long as it's healthy.

Daisy was very excited to say the least that she is going to have a baby sister. The boys on the the other had when I told them were quite upset that it wasn't a boy either. They wanted to rule the house, but now the numbers will be even. They were more excited to find out that they wouldn't have to share a room with Daisy any more. And even more excited to know that they didn't have to share a room with "a crying, whinny baby". The biggest concern they have is the since it's a girl that she have nothing to do with Hannah Montana...since Daisy is completely obsessed with her. I just told them that by the time the baby was old enough to know who Hannah was that she wouldn't even be around any more, so they were ok with that. (One can hope, not that we don't like Hannah, it's just that it is all Daisy says and wants to do).

The doctor said that the baby was measuring about 2-2 1/2 weeks bigger than my due date so if I delivered at 36 weeks he would consider me full term. Yippee!!! One more thing to hopefully look forward to. This goes with how far along I think I am, not what the original finding.

So for now we just wait to see what happens and hope for the best!