Our Newest Addition

The last six weeks have been an exciting time for our family. On April 29th, our little girl joined our family. We can't bring our children into the world without a little drama. I think that it comes from Bruce's flare for the dramatic. :) We had a very smooth delivery until it came time to push. Two hours later, the doctor used a vacuum and physically pulled our little girl out when her heart rate showed signs of distress. When the doctor finally got the baby out, we knew immediately that something was wrong. She was grey and they whisked her away. When Gid was born, I had lost enough blood that I don't remember a lot of what happened. The problem with Abby's birth is that I was fully aware of everything. She wasn't breathing and her heart kept stopping. The amazing medical team working on her shouted out stuff as they worked. This is a great thing for the staff because it kept everyone aware of what was going on. But it is a little scary for the mom. They finally stabilized her enough that they could Life flight her over to Intermountain Medical Center where she was in the NICU for a 8 days. Abby is now doing wonderful. She has a few other medical issues that are still going on and she will need surgery on her skull in July, but she is such a strong little girl. As a mother, I feel so overwhelmed with the awe inspiring responsibility of raising these two amazing children. They must have some very important things to accomplish in this life if Heavenly Father brought them into the world as little miracles. I am so grateful for Bruce and that he is a worthy priesthood holder who can give our children blessings. From the moment that Abby got a blessing, things began turning around. I know that the power of the priesthood is real and that miracles still happen today. About a week after Abby was born, we received other great news. Bruce received a job offer from Uintah school district. We are moving to Vernal, Utah at the end of the summer. We are very excited for this opportunity. It will be great to get back out on our own, but it will be hard to be that far away from family. I know that three hours doesn't seem that far away, but it will be a big change from being so close to grandparents. We went out there last week to look at Bruce's school and look for someplace to live. It will be so much fun! Bruce will do so well with his teaching and I am so proud of him fro sticking with it.