At Least We have our Miracle: A Story of Infertility

Watching "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"

Being tickled by Daddy

Hi Mom and Dad! I got all dirty on the front porch!

After a long conversation about the test results...(my own rendition of the conversation):

Doctor: "well...from here we can try infertility treatment."

Me: "Infertility? But, I had a baby. I want eight babies. I want them all by age 32, and I don't want to wait any longer."

Doctor: "Well, we could try infertility treatment."

Me: "Does my insurance cover it? How much does it cost?"

Doctor: "I'm not sure if they cover it. It's expensive (hundreds to thousands of dollars expensive...)"

Me: " wow. wow. wow. But Doctor, everyone I know is pregnant. My sisters-in-law are
pregnant. MY friends are pregnant. This lady is stealing all of the rest of the world's babies. "

Doctor: "We can try infertility treatment."

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Brother (had a baby after me, having another one before me): "Sis, I'm sorry. I know I can't fix it, but at least you have your Lincoln. He is your miracle baby."
Me (lying out my teeth): "Yeah, I am fine."
Me (no longer lying): "At least we have our Lincoln. He is a miracle."

One down, two to go!

We have made it through our first year of Law School....actually we have made it through David's first year of Law School, and we actually haven't made it until tomorrow at about 4:30 p.m. The first year wasn't as bad as all of those horror stories people told us. The hardest part was during both semesters at finals time. David has been at the Law Library from about 9:00a.m. until 11 p.m. or midnight! Lincoln misses his daddy and I miss my husband, but we know this will all be worth it in the end!
While David has been studying, I have learned how to mow the lawn--what great fun! Also, our mudroom is now painted and tiled. And, our fence in the backyard is now white instead of brown! Lincoln and I have been to almost all the different parks in Lincoln and the zoo numerous times a week. We have stayed busy, and we have already begun the annual farmer's tan!
We have been productive waiting for our daddy to finish finals! We can't wait for Jack Bauer to figure things out...again, for the poor people LOST on the island to figure out the mystery, for Rory Gilmore to decide what she wants to do with her life, for George to fess up to Callie about Izzie, for Jim to imitate Dwight every week, for someone other than Charla and Mirna to win the AMAZING RACE, for Alex to get back in on the good side of the other remaining SURVIVORs, and for Andy Baldwin to pick his bride! Yes, we have been very productive!
COME HOME DARLING! we miss you.

Sweet!

What fun lies ahead!

Manhattan Temple

FAO Schwarz

New York was good to us! We saw three Broadway productions, and we ate a lot of good food. We missed Lincoln, but a week in New York taught me that one-on-one time with your spouse is ESSENTIAL. We had a great time, and we recommend leaving your babies with others to spend time together.

NYC here we come!

For our anniversary, we are going to New York City, and we are staying here.
I am trying to get this excited, but I have never left Lincoln for one day, let alone 5 days! I have tried to convince David to let us bring Lincoln. But, he keeps saying something about not enjoying NYC because the baby wouldn't like being in the car, and he has to be in bed by 7:30, and he can't see Broadway shows, or David Letterman! So, we are leaving him in the Midwest, while we travel all by ourselves to the East Coast. I guess I will try and enjoy NYC without my baby. I will try and enjoy David Letterman. I will try and enjoy Les Miserables. I will suffer through Mary Poppins. I will probably not enjoy the hotel. I will try and endure the food. Oh! The food!
Lincoln, I love you. I will miss you sooooooo big, but I know you would want me to enjoy my trip. So, for you, I will try my best to be a good sport about it.

Mmm.... and here is the way Lincoln enjoyed his first ice cream cone. Happy Birthday, Buddy!

My First Ice cream Cone

All he really wanted to do was spread it all over the table...He liked the taste of the ice cream, but wasn't sure how he felt about the cold! Happy Birthday, Lincoln!

P.S. sunshineinthesoul.blogspot.com is back!

365 Days of Bliss....

 

Ta Da!

 

THEY....

They is an interesting character to me. They gets blamed for a lot. Whenever people can't pinpoint exactly who exactly did or said something, They shows right up.

"They said I could...,"

"They want you to..."

or my favorite...

"You know what They say."

I'm starting to think They is some commitee in the wretched state of Nebraska that makes a lot of decisions that people are both happy and unhappy about.

Oh well....Lincoln is still the cutest kid on the planet...and They would probably all agree about that.

When We were New

This November marks the three year anniversary of when Brandi and I fell in love. It is hard to believe that it has been that long already. At the same time, I can't remember my life without her. It seems as though I was hardly living before she came into my life. All of my current joy and every successful endeavor in my life, I owe to my darling wife.
I love this picture because I feel like it somehow captures the depth of love and joy we felt for one another on the day we were wed. Though I could have never believed it at the time, I love Brandi so much more deeply today than I did on that beautiful April day. She is everything to me.
I love you, Sweetheart! 

When He was New

This is a collage of Lincoln when he was less than an hour old. His little body parts are so new and perfect. He is still new and perfect and I am grateful every day to be his daddy. Brandi and I have been so richly blessed to have him in our lives and we thank God every day for sending us His precious child. Our lives are much happier and more wonderful today than they ever were without him.
This week, he'll be nine months old and the last nine months have been, without doubt, the best nine months of my life! I love you, Lincoln.

Can you hear that?

Ahhhh.....Can you hear that? The sound of Halloween being completely over for a year! I understand that some people make all of the money for a complete year by running the haunted houses. I will also leave out all adjectives to describe those haunted houses because I'm trying to be nice. I understand that kids will ring my doorbell, and because I have a cute kid I will answer in hopes that they are all cute, and even when the rest of them will never be as cute as my baby, and some will be not cute at all, I will give them candy. Ahhhh.....It's over. It's so over! Hallelujah!

On the other hand.....my baby was darling!

October? What about March Madness!

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First Official Family Picture!

Who would have guessed?

So, I never thought it possible to miss Utah. No offense to our wonderful friends, the 99.9% likelihood that your neighbors are nice LDS people, the beautiful mountains, and a family-friendly culture. I miss UTAH so much it hurts. I have cried a few cries, and then I made cinnamon rolls which only made the miss slightly better until the sugar kicked in, and then I felt, well, fat! So, I ate another one. Needless to say, the cycle ended there. Except the loneliness part. I miss you Utah. Who would have guessed? But, I do. I miss you desperately. I miss having a ward of 60 youth. I miss everything about you. Except, your yucky winters, but then again, Nebraska's winters are even yuckier. So, I miss your yucky winters. Well, we will see what happens. So far, I'm in a state of miss. That's that.

Sweet Home, Nebraska!

This is our new home!

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He gets me every time!

 

Isn't he handsome!

 

DAD'S BEST BUDDY!

 

WHAT A HAPPY BABY!

 

Arizona was good to me!

I went and visited my Uncle Jaush and Aunt Amy in Arizona! Uncle Jaush graduated from ASU. I had such a great time. Uncle Jaush made me laugh for the first time! 

Nebraska here we come!!!

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There is no place like Nebraska
Dear old Nebraska U.
Where the girls are the fairest,
The boys are the squarest,
Of any old school that I knew.
There is no place like Nebraska,
Where they're all true blue.
We'll all stick together,
In all kinds of weather,
For Dear old Nebraska U!

OK, so it isn't much of a fight song, but tuition-paid law school
doesn't really make the fight song a top priority. Even if the girls are the fairest and the boys are the squarest!

And besides, look how excited Lincoln is to live in Lincoln, Nebraska! Those Cornhuskers have never seen such a beautiful baby!

 

I love my Uncle Jeremi!

 

Grandpa's Best Buddy!

Where'd he get those looks?