Kaden was right

without even knowing it! He was asking how old his sister was, and that's exactly what he's going to get. I'm 19 weeks along and this precious baby is definitely a girl. I'm due on April 13th.

On another note, Aaron is picking up new words fast. Sometimes a little too fast, he doesn't always get them right. Today's favorite word, "sit." Simple enough. Now, he has several "sh" words down great. Combine that with his word of the day and you get a very surprised mom! The first time I heard it I looked at my sister and asked if she heard it too. By the end of the day it was quite entertaining and I was having him tell everyone to "sit." He's trying, that's what matters right!?!

I'll post some ultrasound pictures when I get a minute. Right now, my bed is calling my name LOUDLY!

The final frontier...

That's right: Space. It's truly fascinating. I've always loved sleeping under the stars and enjoying their beauty. Kaden looks for the moon every time we go outside at night. Brad has been looking up random facts about planets. Even Aaron will look up at the stars and say "light" or "ball," because everything that interests him is round and is called a ball. So why bring this up? I got on the internet today and came across this link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33579859/ns/technology_and_science-space/?GT1=43001

Talk about awesome! I've pulled out our piggy bank and we won't crack it open 'til 2012! Obviously that is a joke. There is no way on this earth we'd be able to save 4.4 million dollars in 2 years. Still, maybe in 30 or 40 years the price will go down, our kids will be older, and we'll be able to go on the most spectacular anniversary trip ever! How cool to watch the sun rise 15 times in one day AND travel around the earth every 80 minutes. WOW! Now that would be a vacation worth talking about. Not to mention the 8 weeks you'd spend prior to that on a tropical island (of course that wouldn't be just for fun--you'd have to train too).

So, if any of you have an extra 4.4 million dollars, I'd recommend making your reservations now. They already have something like 43.

Innocence

We were driving to pick Brad up from work last night when out of the blue Kaden asks, "Mom, how many is my sister?" I laughed and told him that he doesn't have a sister.

"Can we go buy her at the store?" was his innocent reply. I told him it doesn't work like that so he asked, "Where can we go buy her?"

Wow. What a funny little guy! He held his cousin Will for a long time earlier that day and I guess it made him baby hungry! I'm just glad his questions were so innocent and I didn't have to give much of an explanation. I'm certainly not ready for that!

18 Months

Aaron is officially 18 months! Guess what that means... that's right, he can go to nursery now!!!!! Yay for actually being able to listen while at church. He went in for his check-up last Friday and weighed in at 25 pounds. He's 32.5 inches long and his head is still big, but he's starting to grow into it. Before we left for the doctor's office Kaden asked if he had to get "poked." Of course I told him no, that this was just for his brother. We got there and they offered flu shots. So, Kaden got poked too. He was so mad.

These pictures are just for fun. They made me laugh, so why not post them...

I finally graduated with honors from Career Step. Job hunting isn't going so well, but I'm still trying. There are still a lot of companies that I haven't looked into yet. Hopefully I'll be able to find something this month because generally come November-February no one hires. By then I won't be considered a new grad and it'll be even harder for me to find something. Here's hoping! Brad's still working hard and going to school. This semester is halfway over, then just one more semester! He'll have the summer to just work, then it's back to school. Right now he's leaning towards ultrasound, but he's also considering nuclear medicine or CT/MRI.

Otherwise, life is good and generally no news is good news!

Quilt patterns

Well, Brad is working another grave. I have no real homework to worry about tonight, so I'm a little bored because Kaden is using my t.v. So, I've been looking at quilt patterns to get some ideas. These are some ideas of quilts that I would like to do... Kaden's will probably end up like one of these.

This first one is the one I really want to do. Of course it won't be purple or have Dora on it, but I love the design!
http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilts-for-Kids/judy_Anna3.--0g.htm

I also really like this one. I don't know how well it would work out with the fabrics that I've been able to find though.
http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilts-for-Kids/Ella-s-Pixie-Quilt.htm

I just barely came across this one tonight. I think with the right colors it could turn out cute...
http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilts-for-Kids/Crazy-About-Cars-Quilt.htm

And this is just a really cute quilt that I think would be fun to make for each of my kids. Their own "I Spy" quilt. I like how this one turned out.
http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilts-for-Kids/Alex-s-I-Spy-Quilt.htm

Let me know what you think. Any suggestions would be welcome. This is the first time I've ever considered quilting before... should be interesting! After I take my final exam I have to wait two weeks to get my results, before I can start applying for jobs. I figure that would be a good time to get going on this!

Fabric help

I've been wanting to make a quilt for Kaden. The only problem is, he wants a Star Wars quilt. For the life of me, I can't find any Star Wars fabric anywhere. I looked on E-bay and they have some, but it's expensive and not exactly what I want. Any suggestions?

Too much spare time!

I finished my transcription stuff!!!! And I'm going crazy today with all the extra time that I have. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely nice to be able to have free time instead of being stuck at the computer all day (in between chasing kids). I'm just not used to it, so I can't decide what to do. It figures that I would catch up my blog.

So here are Aaron's haircut pictures:

His hair was super long and out of control!

Sorry my pictures are out of order, again. This is after his haircut.

Another after picture.

He was so mad at me, so when we finished we gave him a popsicle to help him calm down. It worked pretty well.

Right before the haircut. I did that so I could save some hair for his baby book... I know I'm a weirdo.

The back of his hair, before.

Well, there really isn't a whole lot going on around here. I did finish my program and I'm scheduled to take my final next Tuesday and Wednesday. It's just online, so I'll do it at home, and just work on it when I find time. Pray for me. I'm super nervous.

Brad got hired at Jordan Valley Medical Center, p.r.n. The Radiology Director there is also the director at Pioneer Hospital, so he is actually working at 3 different hospitals. It's stressful for him, but he's getting some awesome experience, not to mention he's about the only student in his class with a job. He's doing great and I'm thankful for all his hardwork. For the next two weeks, he doesn't have a single day off, and several of his shifts are graves. We are just thankful for the money though.

Well, that's the Jensen family in a nutshell right now. Yeah, we're pretty boring.

Precious Moments

This summer has been absolutely insane. Brad is working 2 part time jobs and going to school full-time. Luckily, he took his radiology finals on Monday (and did very well I might add) and tonight is his last night of clinicals--until next semester. So now all he has to worry about are his online classes... which are a lot more work than any online class should be!

There isn't a whole lot new though. I did finally cut Aaron's hair, I'll have to post pictures later, when I get them downloaded onto the computer. I think he looks very handsome, but he's no longer a baby. He looks like a little boy now.

This afternoon the kids were playing in their room and I was sitting on my recliner reading a book. I kept falling asleep, so I finally decided to just lay my head down and take a little nap. About 3 seconds after I closed my eyes I felt something up against my legs, so I looked to see what it was. Aaron was standing there holding a pillow for me. I took it and he just smiled, then went to Kaden's bed and grabbed another pillow. He took it to the other side of the room, grabbed his blanket and settled down for his own little nap. As soon as he was settled down, he turned towards me with his thumb in his mouth and gave me the biggest smile. It was so precious! Moments like that remind why I do what I do--I'm not going crazy for nothing!

New Job

Brad has officially been hired on with Timpanogos Regional Hospital. He is only p.r.n. right now, but at least he has a job doing what he actually wants to do! He starts on June 17th and for now will just pick up shifts that people are willing to give away. Hopefully during the summer he'll get a lot. He's well into his summer semester for school, after this he'll only have 2 more semesters! Then he'll get his actual Rad. Tech. license and be able to work full-time. Let's just hope there are still openings this time next year!

Memorial Day

I know I'm pretty slow. I wanted to post this on Memorial Day, but I never got to it. Better late than never I guess. This post is in memory of my brother, Will. If you're wondering, no he wasn't exactly my brother. We were second cousins, but he lived with us for years. You can ask any of my siblings, he was a brother. Just like his sisters are my sisters. Will was killed in Iraq nearly 2 years ago.

This next picture is of the tree we planted almost 2 years ago for his memorial service here in Utah. I know it's not the best picture, but it's here for comparison purposes. We each took turns shoveling dirt, and some members of Hill Air Force Base were there also. You can see them in the background.

This is his memorial stone we placed by the tree. The flowers are compliments of Keldon and Shelley, thank you guys!

In my opinion the tree has grown a lot in 2 years. It's located in the Highland cemetary, on the east side.

I just want to say thank you to everyone serving this country. My eyes still fill up with tears when I see our flag and think of all those who have sacrificed for our freedoms. God bless America, and our service men and women.

Wahoo!

Brad passed his Radiology limited scope exam!!!!!!!! We just got his scores in the mail today. Plus, DOPL issued his license yesterday, so he should receive it soon! Sorry, I'm extremely excited for him. It's a huge relief to have the proof that he passed. Now he just needs to find a p.r.n. job, which hopefully he already has. The above picture is Brad, Aaron, and Kaden on Easter morning. Brad put Kaden's pants on him and he walked out to show me, they were literally falling off. So, we put his khakis on him instead. Come to find out, his pants have an adjustable waist and he can actually wear them. Next time I'll get the kids dressed and Brad can iron... Really, he does a great job with them and I'm grateful for all that he does. It was just funny. Below is a picture of Brad and Kaden. Brad brought the hats and masks home for Kaden to play with. However, we ended up throwing them away. Kaden didn't like them because they are way too big for him, as you can tell below since you can barely see his eyes.

On another note, Aaron went to the doctor on Monday. He weighs 22 pounds (he is extremely active so he hasn't gained in the last month). He's 29.5 inches long and he still has a really big head measuring at 48.2 cm. in circumference. He has a bit of eczema although it's already started to clear up in the last couple of days. Hooray for dye-free, perfume-free lotion. Anyway, here's some more pictures from our daily happenings.

These are the Easter eggs Kaden colored. I thought they turned out pretty cool for a 3-year-old, but I am biased and this isn't the best picture. Too much sunlight glaring off the eggs.

Aaron loves playing with his brother's "bat cave." He likes to stick the little toys through the handle hole. Whatever keeps them entertained.

Aaron's new pasttime is climbing. This is a pretty tall tote, but he just heaves himself up into it. It drives me crazy because it's blocking the bookshelf and when he's on top of it he reaches the bookshelf. Oh, what fun.

Aaron is One (plus other ramblings)

Yet again, my pictures posted in the wrong order. I'm too tired to mess around with it, and have decided that anyone reading should just be grateful that I'm even posting. Right? Something like that. Anyway, Aaron turned 1 last week (on the 7th). Yes, I know I'm very slow getting these pictures up. Every time I'm on the computer I feel guilty doing anything but medical reports. I finally met my goal for the day, so I decided to feel guilty for a few minutes and post. Anyway, here are some pictures from his big day.

The family. Brad kept shoving that piece of cake in my face. Hence the frosting by my mouth.

Aaron had no fear of diggin' into his cake. I made two cakes, one for him and one for the rest of us. He liked picking it up to try to eat it. And the following picture shows why...

Don't worry, he took lots of insulin... It's a good thing Aaron doesn't mind sharing.

I love this precious boy. And he loves his cake. And ice cream. And blanket. And saying NO!

Here he is sharing his cake with me. I didn't really eat it. I got a piece from the other cake... It was nice of him to offer though.

This is when he first started to eat his cake. He was pretty hesitant at first. He kept looking at it like, "Are you really giving me this whole thing, or is this some kind of joke?"

While we sang to him he just stared at the candle. I tried leaning so he would be a little closer to blow it out, but he was terrified of it. I guess that's good. At least we didn't have to treat any burns.

And here are two of my favorite pictures of him in the hospital.

He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18 inches long. He was full-term, and I know you're all thinking how small he was. Compared to Kaden though, he was huge. I was able to have him VBAC, but the delivery had it's frightening moments. When Aaron was born, he was incredibly blue. He wouldn't take a breath for a couple of minutes. I really thought he was dead. That night our wonderful pediatrician suctioned all the blood out of his lungs and gave him surfactant (to help the lungs open up). He was on oxygen for two or three days. I came home on a Wednesday and amazingly I was able to bring him home the next day. Luckily, he didn't have to come home on oxygen. We did have to rent a bilibed, but we were done with that by Saturday. So, I have two wonderful miracle children. Truthfully, I think all children are miracles, but mine certainly went through a lot when compared to a "typical" pregnancy/delivery.

Well, Aaron goes in for his 1 year checkup on Monday, and then I'll post all of his stats. He is walking like crazy and has recently discovered how to go down the stairs backwards. He thinks that is pretty fun. He loves his blanket (he takes it EVERYWHERE), his thumb, walking, climbing, and music. He especially loves to dance to music and he even tries to sing along. I cannot believe how quickly he has grown. Lately he climbs onto his brother's bed to dance. Brad told him, yesterday, to get down. Aaron looked at him and said, "NO!" I think we are going to be in trouble. I'm not quite sure what happened to my good-natured little boy...

Aside from that, we are doing well. Brad took his limited scope test, though we haven't received any results yet. And just to clarify that, if he passes this test he will be able to get a job on a p.r.n basis. He won't be able to go to the operating room, do portables, or fluoroscopy. But he will be able to take x-rays and actually get paid for it. That is, he has to know how to do all of those things, but legally he's not supposed to do them alone, except for x-rays in the department. Okay, that's a brief summary and probably still confusing. Feel free to ask me some questions, if you have any. And with that I am going to bed. I have more I want to post, but it will have to wait until tomorrow... if I meet my goal for the day.

Two weeks!

In just two weeks Aaron will turn one. Wow. In two weeks Brad will take his limited scope test, and will officially be licensed! Which means he can get a p.r.n. job (as needed--he fills in shifts when other's can't make it). And in just two weeks it will be General Conference! Yay for the beginning of April!

On a different note, Aaron now has his first earache. I'm shocked he made it this long, but I wish he could've gone longer. Kaden still has a nasty cough, and of course he's shared it with Aaron. I've got a sore throat and last night I had a pretty bad fever. Brad was doing clinicals late last night, so I had to get the boys in bed. As soon as they were asleep, I went to bed only I couldn't sleep. Luckily Brad decided to come home early. Thank heavens! He was able to give me a blessing and my fever broke. I got enough sleep to be able to handle the boys today, though I am ready for bed now. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband that lives worthy of the priesthood power he holds.

Goodnight!

My Son, The Comedian

Kaden says the funniest things. Here are a few of the things he has said and done recently, just to give you an idea of what I get to listen to everyday!

We were driving home from church on Feb. 22nd and Brad said, "Well, would you look at that!" Kaden chimed in, "It's a blue ball!" In case you're wondering, that's from A Christmas Story.

During church that same Sunday, Kaden started kissing my arm and saying, "I love you, I love you, I love you." That's from Singing In The Rain.

Apparently he likes to quote movies. But, he also comes up with some funny things on his own.

We were getting ready to leave for Idaho Saturday morning. I had to run into the house to grab one last thing and while I was gone Brad told Kaden he was going to leave me. Kaden was tell him no, that he wasn't being nice and that sort of stuff. Coming to my defense. Well, I got out there and Brad started inching forward. He finally stopped and let me in, and told me how Kaden was defending me. I told Kaden thanks and his response was, "Yeah, I saved your life!"

Brad and I were talking on the way to Idaho, and I was trying to talk over him. (Yes, we were arguing about some stupid thing...) Brad told Kaden to tell me to stop yelling. Kaden said, "Stop yellowing. Stop yellowing, Mom." That ended that.

And the real knee slapper...
We went to Ikea tonight and Brad put Kaden on his shoulders to walk around the store. Kaden said, "Dad, you're losing your hair." We looked at each other like what did he just say. Brad said, "What?" "You're losing your hair." So, Brad asked where and Kaden said, "Right up here on top." I couldn't stop laughing for quite some time.

You just have to love kids, they are so innocent and honest! Well, we are all doing well. Aaron took his first step on Saturday, but hasn't walked on his own since then. He almost has 4 teeth now. He's getting huge, but he is so much fun! A couple more weeks and he'll probably be walking.

Kaden's Birthday

Kaden just turned 3 on Tuesday the 3rd. I can't believe how much he has grown. Three years ago he was a meager 3 lbs 9 oz, 15 inches long. Kaden picked this picture to post. I think it's adorable...

In this you can see his feeding tube and the leads on his chest to monitor his heart rate and everything.

I took Kaden and Aaron to the doctor yesterday and Kaden now weighs 28.8 lbs and is 37 1/4 inches tall. He's over 3 feet! Yay for that. So, it's been a long 3 years, a lot has happened. At the same time it has all gone by so fast, too fast. Here are a couple of pictures from his birthday.

I love Aaron in the background. He spent most of the morning lying on those pillows playing. It was pretty funny to watch him.

Brad's diabetic dilemma... is it really worth a shot? Apparently. He did eat it.

This boy absolutely loves cake and ice cream. He ate all of his piece and then some!

Getting ready to sing. Kaden kept saying "It's my happy birthday!"

Check out this awesome cake! I should totally go pro! Seriously though, it turned out better than I thought it would.

Well, he got lots of cool toys that he is super excited about. He was also very excited about the new clothes he got. That surprised me. Brad was home early in the afternoon, which was very nice. All in all it was a great day.

Aaron's stats from the doctor: He now weighs an official 21 lbs and 28 3/4 inches long. Please note that he is about 8 pounds lighter than Kaden and only around 9 inches shorter. And they are 2 years apart... I think Aaron is going to be bigger... Plus, for Aaron's head circumference he was in the 90-95th percentile. Fat head! j/k. He is looks quite proportional, his head is just oblong...

On a different note, I just have to say that I don't understand how babies survive to live to adulthood when they have older siblings. Aaron just fell down the stairs, and he was only 2 or 3 from the top. Come to find out, Kaden was trying to help him... Can I retire yet?

Teeth

I was so distracted the last time I posted that I forgot to announce that Aaron's first two teeth finally came through. The first one came through on Dec. 23rd, while we were driving to Idaho. That made the drive really exciting... The second one came through two weeks later, around Jan. 5th. I'm just glad they have finally made their appearance. It took forever and he was pretty miserable.

Totally random updates

So, my pictures totally uploaded in the wrong order, and I can't figure out how to change it. Well, more like I don't feel like taking the time to figure it out.

Brad started classes on Monday... I have lots of mixed feelings about that. I am happy for him because he enjoys it so much. He really is loving what he's going into. I have a hard time with it because Monday nights he's in class until 9pm, Wednesday nights he's in class until 7pm but then he has a meeting at 7:30. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday he has clinicals until 10:30pm. Plus, he's still working. Most days the boys don't even get to see him. But there is an end in sight.

I am now an official UVU graduate! I received my diploma in the mail a couple days ago. Now, it's just my associate's degree, but it's better than nothing I guess.

Every month my family gets together and celebrates all the birthdays for the month. Brad likes to pull out our camera and take pictures of all the chaos. My family isn't too big on pictures, so it can be a bit of a struggle. This picture is just to prove to Keldon that we did get a picture of him. Actually, we got a couple, but this was probably the best one. We had a good time that night. The floorplan for my parent's house (for those who don't know) is a nice, big, open circle. The grandkids love it. It's absolutely perfect for running around...
I have more pictures from that night, but I'm going to wait until I have more time.

We had a wonderful time spending Christmas in Idaho with Brad's family. It was so nice to see everyone again. We don't make it up there as much as we used to with Brad's crazy schedule now. I read "Breaking Dawn" in about four days while we were there. I am not sure if I really liked it or not. Although, for those "Twilight" fans out there, get on her website and read "Midnight Sun." It's definitely better than Twilight was. It's Edward's version. Interesting... Anyway, I got sidetracked there.


This is Brad, Aaron, Kaden, and me in front of the Jensen family Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. The boys are wearing their Christmas Eve pjs.

I really like this picture of Kaden and Aaron. Too bad I didn't fully trust Aaron to sit on the chair by himself. The picture would be better without my arm in the middle of it. But, still cute.

And this is from our Ward Christmas Party. I know, I was going to post these like a month ago. I'm slow, what can I say? So this is cute little Aaron. That head thing only lasted another 3 seconds after this picture...

See, isn't that great? I couldn't keep Kaden or Aaron to keep them on their heads. Oh well. It was a fun night. Though, eating on the floor with a 2 year old and an 8 month old was a bit of a challenge.

Kaden will turn 3 in less than a month now. I was thinking about it and Aaron will be able to go to nursery in October. How crazy. Time flies way too fast. They both go in for a check-up next month so I'll let you know then just how big Aaron is. I swear his head is almost the same size as Kaden's.

There is more to come, but now I need to go do some more laundry and some transcriptioning.