GRAYSON or Gracie????

HE is so cute right!! EVERYWHERE we go people say, "SHE is adorable, what beautiful eyes she has, isn't she the cutest little thing ever, she's a flirt, what a beauty she is, how lucky is she to have such long eyelashes." The comments are endless. It is flattering to have a beautiful baby, but come on I would never dress my girl like a boy!!! So just for giggles one day after shopping in town and getting comment after comment on how cute my little girl was, I decided to do this...and it only lasted for about 5 minutes to take pictures. I can see if I styled his hair in these...

And paired it with this....

That people might mistake him for a GIRL. But I don't! And he still gets called a girl more than a boy. It's hard to be cute sometimes. And you should have seen the look on Garets face when he walked in and saw Gray like this. It was priceless. He really thought I had lost my mind.

Now that was PRICELESS!!!!!

ps i do have to say that his pigtails are pretty cute. They are better than most of the girls his age and older.

Fun Facts

Grayson recently had his 1 year apt. and it sparked my interest on how he compared to the other 2 boys. I looked up E & M's stats and this is how they all add up.
Easton at 1 year
Weight=22.15 lbs
Height=30 in
Head circ.=19.5cm

Mason at 1 year
Weight=21.23 lbs
Height=29.76 in
Head Circ.=18.7

Grayson at 1 year
Weight= 20.55lbs
Height= 29.92 in
Head circ.=17.08

They are all so similiar in their measurments. I was surprised at how close they all were at the 1 year mark. Fun facts to see.

Illionios to NYC to CT

We got to go on a 2 week trip with Garet to shows back east. Here we are waiting to board and get to Illinois our first destination. This is where our trip begins with our first hunting expo show. It was a fun small town in bloomington Illinois.Then we jumped in the truck and started our 19 hour drive to NYC. We made it and I didn't pull my hair out. The boys actually did very well. Grayson was the only one who had meltdowns which is totally expected.

Once we made it to NYC we were able to spend a day in the city. Chase had never been to the big apple, so we did a driving tour of all the major sites to see. We did spend most of our day at the American Museum of Natural History. Garet and I have been here before but it was so exciting to take the boys there. It is right up there ally with all the space, animal, rock and mineral and dinosaur exhibits. We could have spent a couple of days in there to really see it all. We also went and walked in central park, stopped by battery park to see the Statue of Liberty, drove through times square, saw the empire state and Chrysler buildings, ground zero and much more. It was very enjoyable. Here are a few of the exhibits we saw at the museum.

This was really quite funny. These models are anatomically correct and they are the first thing you see as you walk in the room. Mason stood in front of them announcing, while pointing at each figure..."mommy, daddy, mommy, daddy." Everyone was laughing and I turned a little red. Mason always makes us laugh.

The dinosaurs were a big hit.

Last the best of all the game. We got to go from NYC to Connecticut to see our newest member of the Jones family...Adalynn. She is as sweet as she looks. We all LOVED her. It was also very special because we got to be there for her blessing. It was amazing. Her daddy did a great job. It was the first blessing I have been too outside of a church meeting. They held it later Sunday night so Rulon could be there and it was really nice. I loved how they planned the program and the spirit that was there. It was very small and personal. Now I wish I would have had my baby blessings this way. Thanks for sharing your home and baby with us Royce and Lauren. We really enjoyed getting to spend some time with you and hope to see you all soon.

Lauren is always so fun with the boys. She had special presents for them as soon as we arrived, and she had a party with cupcakes to decorate. Then she took them outside and built them a fort. I tell you after being cooped up in a hotel for 10 days the boys were so happy to have space to run and play. Lauren really made it special and fun. The morning we left Easton told me I was mean because I wouldn't let him go play at Laurens.

We really had a great time traveling. It is always hard when Garet is gone and it is so nice when we can be together. This is the only time we traveled with him this year. Usually I try to go to all the shows, but this year we only went this stretch and I am so happy we did. We saw a lot, had a lot of fun swimming in the hotels, and loved our time with R, L and A.

Good News

My mirena must have come out on its own. It was no where to be seen on the xray. And as of the last apt. we are not prego either. HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF. So now let the bills start flooding in from those visits. Also I am sure happy that I don't need to have a surgery to remove the object

"No matter what you do, you will get criticized. So do exactly what you want to do."
Nancy Reagan


"I've learned that the great challenge of life is to decide what's important and to discard everything else."
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Lately I am struggling with a few issues that are bothering me and these 2 quotes have given me a pick me up. I need to focus on what is good for me and mine and distance myself from those who bring me heartache and doubt.

This is what it looks like. This is what it looks like if it gets lost on an abdominal xray. (This is not me)

Well I guess I should elaborate on the missing Mirena. I found out today at my ultrasound and xrays that this is actually very common. I knew it CAN happen, but you obviously don't want to be the one it happens too. I guess that it can sometimes perforate through the uterus and into your body. I researched and found that when this does happen you generally experience severe abdominal pain and have infection like symptoms. I have not had either. Today the radiologist said that it is not uncommon to not have pain or other symptoms, but they can usually find it with an xray. Well I had a normal and vaginal ultrasound and couldn't see it. They sent me for xrays, took the first, came in and said they needed to get another. Then they sent me on my way and said they would get the results to me tonight or first thing in the morning instead of 2-3 days. I can only guess that this means 1 of 2 things...1. GOOD-it is not there which means my body rejected the foreign object, it passed on its own and I didn't notice this happening, or 2. BAD- they found it and now need to remove it surgically.

I will find out in the morning and update later.

There are many who use this method of birth control and have no problems what so ever. But just as with anything there are risks and I happen to have had this experience. Will I get another???? NOT A CHANCE!

On a side note: I know this is a bit of a weird topic to blog about, but this blog is my journal and something I wanted to remember.