He's here!!!

Sullivan Paul Christensen was born August 11 at around 10 pm. He weighed 7lbs 5oz and was 21in long. He weighed the same as Drezden when she was born and was half an inch longer than her too.
The labor and delivery went well. I ended up going into the hospital to be induced. I arrived at the hospital at 6am. I went in and it took a while before they could find a good vein to get the IVs started. I elected to get an induction because I had the strep B bacteria again and I wanted to have enough time to get enough of the penicillin before the baby came. Well, I had plenty of time... haha. Anyways, It took a bit longer than I had expected. The baby just wasn't ready to come... I wouldn't say that I was in labor for 18 hours(maybe more like a few),but I was there for a total of 18 hours before the baby came. The pitosin didn't work like I thought it would, I was expecting it to put me in labor right away, but no luck. I was fine though, just bored.
Anyway, Sullivan is doing great. He is almost 3 weeks old now. Time goes by so fast. Drezden has been adjusting well. She is away with grandma right now and Phil is in the UK away on business, so it is me and Sullivan right now. Although I have had someone with me almost every day since Phil has been gone.
I will post pictures of Sullivan in a different post!

Primary!

Today in Primary our class gave the sharing time and we did our presentation on The Armour of God. I think it turned out pretty well. Hopefully maybe next time we will be better prepared and we will have to think of some new and fun ideas.

I guess we need an update!

Time sure does fly by! It seems like it hasn't been too long since we last posted a blog, but I guess it has been a whole month already. In the last month we really haven't done too much. We did get to see some old friends of Phil's a couple weeks ago and that was really nice. Phil really has made some good friends from his childhood days and it is nice to know that he still keeps in touch with them. I think I only keep in touch with a couple of people I went to high school with. It is nice to run into people here and there every once in a while to see what people have been doing with their lives. Sometimes I look at our life together and I am sometimes amazed at how far we have come. Although other times I wonder where I would be if I didn't make some of the choices that I have made.
I am glad that I have the life and the family that I do. I guess sometimes you really don't appreciate what you have until you look at other people (which I know you are not suppose to compare yourselves with others) and are happy that you have the life you do and not theirs.
Well, there are only 3 weeks left until we are expecting our little boy to come into the world. I hope Drezden can adjust well. Phil hopes that I will be able to adjust well. I know it will take a little while before I have things down. It wasn't easy with Drezden at first, but as time has gone by we have learned how to work with each other.
Well, if you don't hear from us before the new baby expect a post after the baby. We will definitely post pics. I know not all babies are cute when they are first born but I will post pics anyway!

Grass Finally!

Well, I am not sure how many of you actually knew we didn't have grass in our backyard... but anyways, now we do! Yesterday we laid sod for instant grass and pretty soon we are going to be able to enjoy it. I really wanted grass in the backyard because sometimes it is just inconvenient to walk to the park. Especially when I feel like I have to pee every 10 minutes. I hope to be able to get a little play yard in the back too, when the sod takes root so that Drezden can enjoy the backyard to the fullest. She is after all the main reason(not the whole reason though)I wanted grass in the first place.

June 12, 2008

Not too much has happened since I posted my last blog... Although Drezden had a little incident earlier this evening. I decided it was time for Phil to get a haircut so we all were outside and while I was giving Phil the haircut Drezden was playing on the steps and was playing with the hose and she fell face first on the ground. Because she had the hose in her mouth she cut her tongue and was bleeding quite a bit. She turned out to be just fine. It is crazy how easily little ones can get hurt... She is a tough girl and we love her so much.

Just felt like I should post something

Well, I guess it hasn't been too long since I last posted... but sometimes it feels like forever. For Father's Day Phil got DDR. I am excited to have it too. Although being almost 8 months pregnant is not really ideal for playing the game (especially since jumping is required). Drezden loves to play too. She will get on the dance pad and just start imitating Phil. It is really cute.
So, this week we have the opportunity to do something with Phils family. I am not sure what our plans are going to be. We really want to get things done around the house before the baby comes. Sometimes I can't believe I am pregnant again and so soon after Drezden. She is only 13 months old and I am due in August. *Yikes... So because of this I really want to get the house in order so that I can feel a little more at peace before having two little ones. I know it will be nice to have them both in our lives, but sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed with the idea that it is going to happen sooner than later.
I think of other pregnant women who are just so excited about having their babies or who are just simply tired of being pregnant and want to be done, but I am not ready... Even though I have been having a lot of backache with this pregnancy I am not ready to be done. It is so much easier to take care of the baby and Drezden while it is inside of me.
So, we watched The Bucket List earlier this evening. I thought it was a cute movie, although I can see why it didn't get the best reviews. I thought the story was good and I loved both of the main actors. I would recommend this movie to everyone at least once. It is not one of those movies you would want to watch over and over again, but it is one that I think most people would enjoy at least once.
Well, I guess I am going to be done for now. I have probably written enough for tonight. Well, you all have a wonderful week!

Something new... Something old...

Today has literally been a lazy day for us all here! Phil let me sleep in until 8 and then when it was 8 Drezden decided that it was time to take a nap, Phil wanted to take a nap too so I got to sleep till about 10 or so...We did, however, get a few things done today, but nothing that really needed to be done. One thing we did that we needed to do eventually was clean out the car. For some reason the car just attracts all sorts of stuff (mostly garbage like crackers and empty water bottles). It was about time we cleaned it out... Now I am not so embarrassed about parking the car next to anyone else's :). I am sure this is something Phil was not concerned about.

This morning the neighbor came over to get some shingles so her home teacher could patch a few spots on her roof. We had some just lying around that the previous owners had left so we told her a while back that she could have them if she wanted them. We have really enjoyed having the neighbors we do. Melanie is such a nice lady... She gave Drezden a little blow up pool today. I guess her neice has grown out of it so she figured we might be able to use it. She also gave us a little garden till that she said she was going to donate to the DI if we didn't want it. Also... a few weeks ago she gave us a hose she was going to throw away. It has a few kinks in it, but hey... it is a hose that we didn't have to buy! She is really fun to visit with and we hope to visit with her more.

So, something old... Yesterday we had a couple and their kids come over for dinner and then we played rock band, which was fun... So, because we had been playing it so late last night we didn't put it away and Phil decided to play it today and Drezden wanted to help him play the drums... I wanted to post a few pics of Drezden helping. I thought it was kinda cute, and it was funny because Phil really had no idea what Drezden was doing.

Here she is "helping" Phil with the foot pedal


I think she got a little bored so she tried to eat the cords while Phil was drumming


So, a few weeks ago we were at Macey's and they had these really cute benches for sale and Drezden had a lot of fun climbing on and off them... Phil decided we could get one for her and so here is a pic of her standing on it. I think it is cute. It is a Noah's Ark Bench!


Here is another one of her just sitting on it. It looks like she was blowing kisses...*sort of*


And here is one I just thought I would post just because I think Drezden is darling!

Random Slideshow

Just a random update...

Right now Phil, Drezden and I are in the living room watching the Count of Monte Cristo. I watched the film yesterday and I really enjoyed it. Phil wanted to watch it so here I am watching it again. I think it is a really good film, so those of you who haven't seen it I would recommend it.
Phil has been staying busy with work and loves what he does. Phil is a computer programmer. He works for L3 communications and is really liking the company. He has been with L3 for a few years now. He is going on his second year working full time. He does stuff with SNMP... Don't ask me what it is because I have no idea. I don't really understand what it is he does for a living, but it is nice that he loves what he does.
I am a stay at home mom. I stay with home with Drezden, she is a wonderful little girl. It is amazing how fast she is growing. She is only a year old and already she is walking and learning to use forks and spoons to eat. It is really quite amazing how quickly babies learn and grow within just a year.
I am currently expecting my second child and I am due in August. We are expecting a boy this time around. At first I really had hope for a girl, but I am getting more used to and more excited for a little boy. We have decided on a name... Sullivan Paul. I love the name Sullivan!
Well, I have written much for now... Until next time!

Drezden is 1!!! (this was written on her birthday May 4th)

So today is officially Drezden's birthday. It has been fun to watch her learn and grow. She is no longer a baby, which is a little sad but we are happy she is growing and developing and soon enough she will be a young lady. We love having her in our lives! She is definitely a blessing. We look forward to many more years with her and we know she will be a great big sister!

We love you Drezden!!!

Love, Mom and Dad

Here are some pictures of her from today!