4 MONTHS OLD!

I can't believe that this...


Grew into this...



I can't tell you how amazing it is to be a mother to such a sweet little man. He fills my entire day with smiles and my nights with, not sleep, but more smiles. He is smiling at everything now. He tries to put anything and everything in his mouth...it's so endearing :). He also learned how to roll from his tummy to his back for the first time a few weeks ago (at kirstens wedding to be exact)

Anyway I love this little guy and am now obsessed with putting little video clips of him on youtube for his grandparents in Saint George to see...since they don't get to see him too much. If you want to check them out, just search 'arjrw' and all the videos should pop up. Well it's been such an amazing four months and I can't imagine my life any other way - sleepless and all :)

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Kirsten and Devins Wedding

Devin and Kirsten were married on 2.5.10 in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. It was freezing cold day, but it was still a beautiful day. It was the best ceremony that I've ever been to. They are going to be a wonderful couple! After everybody was frozen from taking pictures outside of the temple we headed over to the church to help finish setting up for the reception. The cultural hall was transformed into a winter wonderland! It was amazing. They had an awesome hot chocolate bar with yummy bunt cake
(made by grandma mj) Tons of people showed up and it was so fun dancing and enjoying the night. I don't have any pictures of the bride and groom together (crazy, i know) but I'll find some soon and post them...they looked great! Little Grant was pretty cute too in his blessing tux and handsome blue bow tie! All in all the wedding was wonderful and I'm happy for the happy couple!! :)

Temple Night

So last night (Feb 3rd) Kirsten took out her endowments in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. She is such a sweetheart. It was so fun to be with her there in the temple. She is going to be such a beautiful bride and a cute little wife. I can't wait for her to start her life with her one and only and enjoy all the blessings of being married in the temple. Last night was also the first night being with Matt and Mike in the temple...which was also really neat. I wish I had some pictures, but we left in a hurry because Grant was pretty tired and hungry. I'll post some pictures of the wedding day though!

3 Months Old!

I can hardly believe that my little teeny tiny newborn has grown into a chubby smiley baby! He is now 3 months old and cuter than ever! I never imagined having this much fun with a baby. He loves to stretch out his little legs and stand (with much assistance) He is also figuring out that his hands are fun to suck on...all the time!
It's so fun to wake up to such a happy little person each morning and see how much he's grown from the day before! We just set up his big boy crib last night and are hoping that he will sleep better than he did in his bassinet. I'm also taking him in to the doctors in a few hours to get his immunizations (i've been procrastinating because i know that some babies react badly to the shots and i hate to see them poke his little body :( ) We are also getting ready for the busy week ahead. Kirsten is getting her endowments out tomorrow and getting married on Friday...so we have lots of fun family things coming up.Anyway I've decided I'm going to post more often because it's a great way to keep track of the day to day without pulling out my journal and pen and paper!!

Merry Christmas

I love reading everyone else's blogs, but I hate (for some reason) to update mine :) I just wanted to post a quick note and say Merry Christmas to everyone :) I love this time of the year. It's great to sit back and reflect on everything that has happened in the last year. So to sum this year all up in one word is...Gratitude.
Grateful for the love and support throughout my pregnancy. Grateful for all the wonderful thoughts and prayers for sweet little Grant. Grateful for an amazing husband who helps me become a better person everyday. Grateful for Grant and the opportunity to be a mom to a beautiful and healthy little angel. Grateful most of all for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he made so I can be with my sweet little family for forever :) I hope this Christmas season brings joy and love for everyone- Love Amy

P.s. I added some adorable pictures that Angie Berrio took of Grant at 5 1/2 weeks. They are awesome...Thanks Angie!!

Baby Grant

So as you all probably have figured our little Baby Grant came on Monday October 26th 4:38 pm. I was dilated to 3 1/2 cm since week 36 so my kind doctor suggested an elective induction. At first I wasn't sure that I wanted to go through with it, but once the time came I was all for it! After four weeks of contractions I was pretty much up for anything ;) It was really hard to sleep the night before knowing that I was going to have a baby by the next evening. Jeff and I both got around three or four hours of sleep...which isn't good since we were going to be sleep deprived for the next 18+ years, but oh well. I called the hospital Monday morning to figure out what time they wanted me to come and they said "Can you be here in half an hour?" It was pretty exciting...Jeff and I hopped in the car and drove straight to LDS Hospital. Once we got there and got checked in we ended up sitting around in the delivery room for a good hour and half. The nurse came in and checked me said I was dilated to 4 1/2 cm. After the nurse got everything ready with the IV's and monitoring they started giving me at 11 am. I was already having contractions since the previous night so it the pitocin really didn't effect me too much. She kept cranking it up. Finally at 2 the doctor came said I was dilated to 5 cm and broke my water. Up until that point I was thinking that I may be able to do this without any drugs because I hadn't really felt any pain with the contractions. The moment that she broke my water I wanted to die. It was the most pain I've ever felt in my life!! That instant I was begging for an epidural. The anesthesiologist came in and started the epidural. By the time the medication kicked in I had felt 6 pretty hard contractions. I am so grateful for the epidural. I have no idea how women are able to give birth naturally. Next baby I have I'm going to ask for an epidural the second I walk into the hospital! Anyway...after that I felt great. The nurse came in 15 minutes later and I was dilated to a 6. Half hour later at 3:15 I was dilated to 9 cm and was feeling lots of pressure. She got everything ready and I was fully dilated at 4. I started pushing (even though the doctor wasn't there yet) After 20 minutes she had me stop because she didn't want to deliver the baby without the doctor. A few minutes later the doctor showed up...a then a few pushes later our little boy was born. It was the most amazing thing I have ever been through. When they set that little guy on my chest he was perfectly calm and just looked up at me with his handsome little eyes I was so overwhelmed with love and gratitude that Heavenly Father gave us this special little gift. It's just amazing! So after the delivery everything went smoothly. We are home and loving this new little member of our family. Life couldn't be any sweeter than to wake up to my wonderful husband and gorgeous little baby boy. I love being a wife and mother! Anyway I could probably write for another two hours about all of the miracles and blessings that this little guy has already brought into our life, but I'll just say that I feel like the most blessed person and I'm so grateful to all those that have been there for support!! Love you all!!