The best year ever!!

Wow its 2012!! 2012 has already been such a amazing year and its only February !! The last year has gone by so fast, I can't believe how much my life has changed over the year. 2011 was such a crazy year. I have loved being married, having my own place, and being more independent. Ryan and I have had so much fun, and we have learned so much about each other. Being pregnant this last year has been the biggest change of all. I have had so many ups and downs, emotional melt downs, food aversions, backaches, fat days, stretch marks, sleepless nights, and lets not forget peeing every ten minutes. But now I can say that it was all worth it, I would do it all over again, and I would actually like to do it a few more times.

Ryan and I proudly announce the greatest blessing in our life, our son Beckham James Turner. Born January 20th. 6lbs 3oz.

My last doctors appointment was on January 18th. We went in for my 36 week appointment, I was getting my step B test done, and also checking to see if I was dilated at all. I wasn't expecting to be dilated, but when we checked I was at 2 cm and 100 effaced. My doctor was a little shocked that I was already at a 2 with a month still left, so he wanted to do a ultra sound. When we checked to ultra sound we found out that he was breech. My doctor wanted me to come in and try to manually turn the baby in two days.

Well two days later at 3:30am my water broke. We were very shocked and not ready at all. So we were rushing around trying to pack everything we needed. I was so nervous and worried because he would be coming so early. On the way to the hospital I started to have major contractions and was rushing Ryan to hurry. When we got to the hospital we found out that I was at 5cm and was dilating fast. We checked the baby and he was still breech, so I would have to get a C section. I was hoping that he would have turned. The past two days I was trying positions to try to get the baby to turn on his own.

I was so nervous not only was I going to have a baby, but now I was going to have surgery. They gave me a epidural because my contractions were getting so bad. I was supposed to be getting a spinal tap for my c section, but they thought my epidural would be enough. When I went to the ER for my c section I was dilated 8cm, so it was too bad I wasn't having a normal delivery because I would have only been in labor for a few hours. About ten minutes into my surgery I started to feel some pain, my epidural was wearing off and it started to get worse. They ended up having to give me something that put me to sleep. So I basically woke up ten minutes later with a baby in my arms.

I was a little upset that I didn't see him born and get to hold him right after, but I was just happy that he was healthy and wouldn't have to go to the NICU. He ended up having a little bit of jaundice and the doctor was a little worried about his hips because he was breech and he kept his legs bent like a frog. But his jaundice levels have went down, and now his legs are just fine.Recovering from a C section was really hard the first few days, I wasn't able to hold Beckham very long or change him. I was practically in bed all day for the first five days. Ryan was a huge help and didn't mind changing every diaper.

Being a parent is one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. I am so excited for this huge change in my life, I couldn't ask for a better blessing. I have such a amazing husband and a precious little boy to share my life with. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us and I know that this will be one of the best years ever!

Me going into surgery. I wish I had a picture of Ryan in his scrubs and hat, he looked so funny.

He came out with his legs above his head

Meeting Beckham for the first time, I was still a little drugged up. Ryan said I didn't say anything I would just sit there and stare at him.

Newborn Pictures -1 week old

Our first family photo!

Jazz Fever!!

A couple of weeks ago Ryan and I took my brother and sister to the Energy Solutions Arena to see the reveal of the new Jazz jersey. It was pretty crazy when we went their was a ton of people and a lot of cameras! We were hoping to see some of the Jazz players, but we only saw the Jazz Bear. When we went they were giving out free hot dogs and drinks and we all got T-shirts. The best part was that we got free tickets to a pre season game, they didn't have that many, so we were lucky that we got some.

Jazz Game!! Jazz vs Trailblazers!!

The free tickets we got were pretty good seats. It was a lot closer than we ever have been before. I have always been a Jazz fan, but with the new team we have this year I wasn't that excited to go to the game. But I was wrong, going to the game was a lot funner then I expected, it was a really good game and the crowd and the energy in the arena is so much better than watching it on tv. Lets hope the Jazz have a good season this year!!

The Jazz won 92 to 89!! It was a close game which made it more intense and the crowd was going crazy those last couple of minutes!!

Okay so the craziest part of the night was after the game. We were stuck in traffic trying to get out of the game. We were so low on gas and we couldn't find a gas station anywhere. So we had to go out of our way to get to a gas station, we finally found one. It was a pretty scary gas station and I thought we might get robbed. So Ryan when in to pay for gas while I locked the doors and then this really nice car pulled up next to us. I was busy checking out the nice car before I slowly realized that it was Paul Millsap!! Ryan came back and everyone started freaking out in the car, we finally got out of the car and asked if we could take a picture! It was pretty funny and my brother was even wearing a Millsap jersey!! The whole way home we were all so excited and all we could talk about was meeting Millsap at a gas station!!

Live Nativity!!

Ryan and I recently went up to Alpine to see a live Nativity. They had people dressed up as the people of Jerusalem. They had wise men, shepards, soldiers, women making baskets, and of course Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus. It was all outside and in a huge barn with animals even camels. It was really cold outside when we went, but they had barrels of fire everywhere and people were giving out hot chocolate so we managed to stay warm. It was a lot of fun and they even had hayrides to go up the path and carolers everywhere. It was really well done and a nice reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.

Happy 21st!!

So my brother just had his 21st birthday, and we decided that we would celebrate by going to LAS VEGAS!! We stayed just a couple of nights, but it was nice to get out of the house and go away for the weekend. Of course being 7 months pregnant and going to Vegas isn't as appealing as it usually is but I managed to have fun anyways. Most of Vegas was decorated for the holidays so it was nice to see all the Christmas decorations. The first night we went and saw a awesome show MYSTERE by Cirque du Soleil. The show was so good and the performers were amazing. I mostly enjoyed eating at all the really good restaurants. We went to my favorite The Cheesecake Factory!! And for breakfast we tried Hash House! Which was so good and the portions were huge!! Cody had a really good time and was the only one to win any money, so I guess he had beginners luck!!

Hash House- Chicken and Waffles

Chicken Eggs Benedict