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Almost Here

2010-01-02T12:35:00.001-08:00

The baby is almost here and we can't decide on a name. I'm still in love with the name Kennedy, but Seth is dead set against it. We only have about three weeks until little boy Hejny #2 gets here and need help! Any good suggestions? Don't be bashful! Grant keeps suggesting the name Dragon. :)

Family Pictures October 2009

2010-01-02T11:50:00.000-08:00

Our friend Holly took these pictures of us. We had a great time while she was taking them, too bad I already have the prego face. :( But I love the pics anyways. Thanks Holly!

Cherish Bound and Timpanogos Sotytelling Festival

2009-08-18T07:37:00.000-07:00

I recently attended an amazing mommy blogger event for Cherish Bound and the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. There was great food from The Blue Lemon and of course the company was great. Both companies were very generous to the attendees, thank you!

During the event we were able to watch two amazing performers tell their stories. Yes, I mean watch. They were moving around, adding actions here and there and even broke out into song a few times. It was wonderful, I was laughing so hard, and their stories were so funny.

Now, after having the opportunity to watch the storytellers, I can’t wait for the actual festival. The festival runs September 3-5, 2009. It will feature storytellers from around the nation who gather to entertain, educate and enlighten their audiences. The featured performers lined up this year look amazing. The festival is also offering workshops for adults and children on they can tell their stories. Checkout the schedule of events, workshops and more at www.timpfest.org.

Just a side note: I think Seth would even like the festival, and that’s saying a lot. :) I would even love to take Grant to the festival, but he is a little too young. Unfortunately, but understandably, they festival asks that all attendees be 13 years or older.

We also learned a lot about Cherish Bound and their commitment to storytelling. I will hopefully have a post about them soon.

Flickr

2009-05-02T08:15:00.001-07:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Fat Lip

2009-03-02T18:42:00.001-08:00

Grant took a spill on his bike the other day and now look at his lip! Poor little guy.
He loves bikes, scooters, cars, basically anything with wheels.

Fall Family Pictures 2008

2008-10-11T20:33:00.001-07:00

My friend Holly just got a new camera and took our family pictures at Sundance the other day, so I thought I would share a few with you. Thanks Holly!! The coloring is off on some of the pictures because I was messing with them on PhotoShop, but don't worry, Mindy is going to work her magic and make them "pretty" again. :)

My two favorite people in the world! Don't they look so cute! Grant loves sitting on Seth's shoulders. It's hallirious to watch Grant pat and pull Seth's hair while he's up there. :)
Grant is getting so big! I can't believe he is already 11 months old.

Hello from the Hejnys!
Grant looks just like Seth did when Seth was a baby.
Grant loves to stand and walk all over now. We had a hard time keeping him still for the photos.

Major Update Coming

2008-08-01T19:56:00.001-07:00

Just to let you all know...the blog will be "fully" updated this Sunday! Yep, this Sunday. Everyone keeps bugging me and I keep trying to get around to it, so I'm giving myself a deadline (plus Seth's mom is coming into town this Sunday, so there will be someone to play with Grant all day, because it's going to take all day to catch up!)

Random Passport Photos :)

2008-03-30T18:59:00.000-07:00

Yep, he's my baby, can't ya tell?

Grant's Baby Blessing

2008-03-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

January was a very busy month, I think we were in Grand Junction about every other weekend. The weekend of January 12th was different though, we were on our way to Grand Junction to bless Grant, watch Tyler be baptized and confirmed, and attend Alyssa's blessing. Tyler was baptized and Grant and Alyssa were blessed all on the same day. We started the day off with Tyler's baptism and confirmation at the stake center. (We are so proud of Tyler and the little man he is becoming!) After that we went to my parents house for lunch and the two baby blessings. Alyssa was blessed first by her father, Lanny. Lanny did a great job and Alyssa was a little angle, she didn't make a peep during the whole thing. Then it was Seth and Grant's turn. They both did great, especially since Grant was so tired. I don't think I have ever been more proud of my husband. Just seeing him holding our son made me cry (I was also running on about 3-4 hrs of sleep, Grant is not a sleeper). Seth had this look of pride, confidence and awe like, "yes, this is son, isn't he awesome! I don't know what I am doing, but I'm going to give him everything I have." I know that probably doesn't make sense, but it was amazing and the blessing was beautiful. January 12th was definitely a day worth remembering and worth every bit of effort put into it (I was crazy sick the whole time , you can tell in the pictures by my lack of makeup and red nose. I was so sick that when we got back to Utah I had to have surgery on my ear from a wicked bad ear infection that would not go away, fun).
Seth holding Grant right before the blessing.
Aunt Linda was the scribe for the evening. We are very grateful for her quick writing abilities.
Seth, Grant and I with Grandpa and Grandma Hejny. Thanks for supporting us and coming to the blessing, Grandpa and Grandma!
Jan and me holding our little ones. You can tell these two are cousins, don't ya think?
Grant and Alyssa together, almost holding hands. I have to laugh because when Grant was blessed he was in the 90% for height and 75% for weight, but Alyssa still dwarfs him in the pictures, she was off the charts. LOL :)

Mindy and me at the end of Tyler's baptism. It was a great program and everyone who participated did a great job!
Abby, Kylie and Ben at Nana's house waiting for everything to get started.
Dressing Grant for his blessing. It was actually unfortunate and cute all at the same time, but his blessing outfit was too small for him and I couldn't button the back buttons so it made his collar flare/pop up. What a happy family! Thank you to everyone who was able to share the special day with us.
The popped collar, its very popular these days! Grant's so fashion forward!

Happy New Years!

2008-03-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

I can't believe its 2008 already! We had a low key New Years, but it was fun. We went to a friend's party where we played games and ate way too much food. The party started early and I think we ended up leaving early too. We went home around 10:00 because we were so tired and Grant couldn't sleep at their house with all the noise. It was a great way to bring in the New Year though!

Christmas 2007- Champ's 1st Christmas

2008-03-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It really hit home for Seth and I as we now have our own baby boy. We spent the Holiday with my family since Seth's was in Kansas and we weren't ready to make the 12 hr drive with a 2 month old baby. Christmas in Grand Junction with the Babbels was great though; all the kids had matching pjs (thanks Nana and Papa), we had good food and a good time just being together. Grant is still a little young for Christmas though, and didn't quite understand what was going on when everyone gathered together to open presents. In fact all the noise from the tearing wrapping paper scared him and made him cry. We were able to spend some time with Pop and Nana Jordan over Christmas break. Pop and Nana loved holding the babies.
They look so cute in their candy cane pjs! Doesn't Grant just look like a brute in this picture? :) I love it! I can't believe they are only two days a part. They are going to have so much fun together when they're a little older.

It was great having all the nieces and nephews around because they always kept the babies entertained. In this picture my mom and I are holding the little ones and showing them Abby's Christmas book while Abby sang them the special Christmas song, "What shall we put on the Christmas Tree." It was adorable and I can still remember all the words to the song! Thanks for being so dang cute Abby!!

We ate like kings and queens when we were at home. Mom made prime rib and crab for Christmas dinner, YUMMY!! We even had aus jus and horseradish sauce to go with the prime rib!! There's actually a funny story behind the prime rib. I love cooking and always help my mom cook when I'm home. We're quite adventurous and like to look up and try new recipes and the prime rib was going to be our grand master piece. Except even after all our research and planning the prime rib wasn't quite done cooking by time everyone was sitting down for dinner. It was still as raw as could be in the middle!!
The Hejny Family Christmas photo! Merry Christmas Everyone!

Seth and I tried to get Grant to open a gift, but he wanted nothing to do with it and looked at me like, "what the heck are you doing to me, Mom?"
Doesn't he look so cute in his little, "HO HO HO" outfit! I love my baby!
Irish and Adrienne came over on Christmas and we had our traditional gift exchange. It was great seeing them! They are two of the most amazing people I know and I feel so blessed to have such friends!

The Blog Has Been Updated!!! Yeah!!

2008-01-02T07:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I finally updated the blog. I know its been a long time and its still not totally caught up, but its a work in progress and I'm trying to have it caught up by this weekend (if there is such as thing as being caught up in blogging). Anyways, I'm still learning about blog spot and messed up the order of a few posts so when you check out the blog make sure you scroll all the way down to see all the new additions! Enjoy!!

At The Hospital

2007-12-30T20:08:00.000-08:00

Below are a few more pics from Champ's birth. My mom was with me the whole week. She came to Utah on Monday to help move things along after I had been having crazy back labor all Saturday and Sunday (Champ was posterior.) We went to the hospital late Monday night, but I was turned away because I was not progressing fast enough (I was sooo mad.) I had a doctors appointment Tuesday morning and had dilated quite a bit, so we knew Champ would be coming soon. I think I walked the whole of every store in Utah with my mom (Seth went climbing the whole day) until about 6:30 pm when we decided that it was time to go to the hospital. When we got there I found out Dr. Jones was on call and I was so excited. I really wanted Dr. Jones to be my Dr. throughout the whole pregnancy, but he wasn't accepting any new patients at the time so I went with Dr. Smith instead. Anyways, Dr. Jones admitted me, YEAH!! and after no sleep for the past few days I gave up on my hypnobirthing and asked for an epidural. Both Seth and my mom said I was much nicer once I had the epidural, and I have to admit I think they were right. :) Now that I look back on it was actually quite funny. Anyways, they gave me the drugs, I feel asleep and when the nurse woke me up it was almost time to push. I ended up pushing for about 25 minutes and was relieved/overjoyed when they placed him on my chest. He was and still is beautiful!! I guess I was kind of out of it and didn't realize how purple he was and was upset when they took him from me so quickly. However, I am very thankful for the great nurses and doctors who took such good care of Champ when he was in trouble. We feel very blessed to have had such a great staff working that night!! My mom holding Champ at the hospital when he was only a few hours old. We love you mom and are so greatful that you were able to be there with!!
They hooked me up to an IV since I opted for an epidural and all the liquid made me crazy swollen. I can't believe I'm posting this picture, but you can see how swollen I got from just a few hours of being on the IV.
This is a picture of the ice pack they give you to sit on after giving birth. Yep, its a rubber glove filled with ice cubes....talk about uncomfortable.
I have never in my life had "cankles" until after I gave birth!! I was soooo swollen. I weighed significantly more after I gave birth from all the fluid they gave me than I did before I gave birth!!! Talk about depressing!
Here is a picture of my little angle and the cute name card they made him. The nursing staff was amazing!!

Week Seven!!

2007-12-17T11:07:00.001-08:00

We went home again and after taking Grant out of the car we noticed that he was sleeping with his hat over his eyes, poor guy. This is also the only picture we have of him from his 7th week, sad! I haven't been taking as many pictures since I've been working, but as a NYR I'm going to start taking a lot more pictures. He is growing so fast and I want to capture every moment!

Six Weeks and Still Sleeping in The Swing!!

2007-12-17T11:06:00.004-08:00

We still haven't broken him from his swing. Its hard to break him of something that makes him sleep so well! :)

Week Five

2007-12-17T11:06:00.003-08:00

These are my favorite five week pictures of Champ!!! He is sooo cute and I just love him. I love being a mom. Being a mom is the hardest and most fulfilling thing I have ever done!

I started back to work after only being off five weeks and it was extremely hard going back. However, I have a great employer who let me switch to working part time from home. I only have to go to the office on Monday and the rest of the time I work from my home office, its great. Going back to work was a huge change though, instead of sleeping during his nap, I had to learn to work. I miss my nap times!!

One Month!!

2007-12-17T11:06:00.001-08:00

The pictures below are when Champ was a month old. Here is a quick summary of Champs first month.

1. He had his first diaper blowout his second day home.
2. We brought him home on Thursday and by Friday afternoon I took him to the doctors because I thought his wee was infected (Seth insisted he be circumcised), but of course it was perfectly fine and I was being an over protective mother.
3. By the second week, I had been peed on three times and pooped on once.
3. By his two week checkup he had gained almost two full pounds over his birth weight.
3. He began smiling at two weeks.
4. He started rolling over at three weeks (front to back). I couldn't believe it! I thought it was an accident so I put him on his tummy again to see if he could duplicate the movement and he did!!
5. He will stand up on his legs for a few seconds if you keep him balanced.
6. For almost a full month I slept on the couch or futon and he slept with me or in his swing.
7. We did everything we said we would never to do keep him happy.
8. We thought he might have colic
9. He wouldn't take a binky
10. He ate every two hours until just this last week.
11. He was awake and alert all the time, he would NOT sleep for anything!! In fact, I got wicked sick from not getting enough sleep.
12. He knows by how you hold him if you are trying to put him to sleep or not.
13. When you hold him he has to be facing out so he can see whats going on otherwise he will cry.
14. He used to hate having his diaper changed, but now he loves it.
Champ with Grandpa Kevin at Thanksgiving. As you can see Grandpa is holding him facing out to prevent crying. :)
Champ and Grandpa Kevin again.
One month pic
This is actually a three week picture, but I'll keep it here anyways. At three weeks Champ would do Power Ranger/karate moves with his arms when ever you laid him down.

Getting ready to go over to the Edwards for Thanksgiving dinner.

This is a classic Champ look! He lifts his eyebrows high and wrinkles his forehead when he sees something interested.
Our family picture when he was one month old. I'm actually surprised they turned out how they did. Seth and I got ready in the car and Champ was being the devil. Hopefully Mindy or Jan will be in town the next time we need our family pictures taken!

Week Three

2007-12-17T11:05:00.002-08:00

We had unusually warm weather in November and tried to take advantage of it as often as possible. Seth was great about trying to get me outside everyday so I didn't go insane being in the house all day. My friend Sarah was also good about getting me outside and we would go for walks around the block with our babies at least twice a week. During one of our walks Seth and I ventured to the track, we figured it was about time we took Champ to see his first track. We had a great time jogging around the track with the little guy and telling him old race stories.

Seth at the starting line getting ready to race around the track with Champ.
Champ likes to sleep with one hand on the side of his head like he is modeling!! I just love it!!
I already posted this picture, but Auntie I and her family came to visit us during Champ's third week. We love the Turnages and wish they were closer.
I was messing round with the camera and took this picture of Champ and thought it was so funny because it doesn't look like him at all!

Week Two

2007-12-17T11:05:00.001-08:00

We were all by ourselves for most of the second week of Champ's life and he is lucky he's still alive. We didn't realize how hard it is to keep everything up when you have a baby. Our parents were with us the first week and did everything for us, so you can imagine our shock when were all by ourselves and had to do more than eat, sleep and hold and feed Champ. We went home to Grand Junction for the last part of the week though and were once again grateful for the assistance. Champ started smiling the during his second week. It was so much fun to see him smile, although I don't think he really knew what he was doing at that point. This may not look like a true smile, but its actually just poor photography we couldn't get him at the right moment and this was as close as we could get. :)
Champ trying out his gym for the first time. He wasn't too sure of it then, but loves it now.
There he is looking at the mirror above him, isn't he cute!!

Week One and Halloween

2007-12-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

The first week home with Champ was crazy! We had a lot of help though, both my parents and Seth's parents came up to see Champ and help where they could. They fed us, cleaned our house, did all our laundry and finished all our little projects that we couldn't get completed in time. I don't think we could have made it without them and we are so grateful they made the trip up! Below are pictures of Champ's first week home and his Halloween.

We had two of our good couple friends and their kids over to carve pumpkins (before we had Champ). We had a great time, but unfortunately didn't take very many pictures because our hands were so gross from the pumpkin guts. But above is a picture of the food, I put dry ice in the drink to make it a spooky potion. :)
Our friend Holly and her 10mth old daughter, Cambria, getting ready to carve pumpkins.
Our friend's little boy, Ammon, playing on the couch and getting ready to decorate his pumpkin.
The back of Champ's Halloween "costume," soo cute!
We had a very low key Halloween. Both Champ and I were exhausted and slept all night while Seth handed out candy. Although we didn't sleep very well because of the door bell, we had crazy trick-or-treaters this year.

Little Champ getting ready to leave the hospital with a binky in his mouth (he hardly ever takes a binky now.) He's so dang cute!!
Abby holding Champ. She loves her cousin and always asks if she can hold him or help rock him to sleep. She says, " Tia, if I wash my hands and put the germ stuff on can I hold baby Champ?"
Seth about to take a nap with little Champ.
My dad holding Grant when he and Abby arrived on Friday.
I guess Seth needed a break from changing diapers and created a money game and was trying to teach Abby about money. They had a great time. I can't wait to see what kind of games he comes up with next.

Visit to Grandma and Grandpa Hejnys

2007-12-11T15:04:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of Leann and Grandpa Hejny holding little Champ when we when home to Grand Junction. Champ was only about two weeks old when we ventured out of the house, it was quite the experience. We were very glad we made the trip though, that was the first time Leann met her new nephew.

Turnage Family To The Rescue

2007-11-28T20:09:00.001-08:00

Toby, Irish and Noah came to visit and take care of us the weekend before Thanksgiving. We had a great time with them and are so grateful for their friendship and fine cooking abilities. :) Plus, it gave Irish a good reminder of what she will be getting into again, she is having another little boy due in March. We love you guys! Can't wait to see you at Christmas.

CHAMP IS IN THE HOUSE!!!

2007-10-25T15:36:00.000-07:00

As you can probably tell from the title, Tia finally took a rest and let her proud husband take a turn blogging.

This is a picture of Champ, I mean Grant when he was about 2 minutes old. Isn't he cute? He was born at 2:01 am on Wednesday morning, October 24th. He was 7 lbs 8 oz and was 19.5 inches long. You can tell that he was a little purple. He was having a hard time breathing and his oxygen saturation levels were really low.

Unfortunately Tia only got to see him for about half a minute before he and I were carted off to the Nursery (actually only he was carted, I walked under my own power.) When we got there he was placed in an oxygen tent but was still unable to get his oxygen saturation levels to an acceptable range. That's why he got put on this crazy machine.

I can't remember the machine's actual name but I think its Tranformer code name was "Oxygenator". It was a real blessing that "Oxygenator" was there as this is a very new piece of equipment to American Fork Hospital. Without this machine Champ would have got to enjoy an ambulance ride to Utah Valley Children's Hospital in Orem. However, after being on this for a while his oxygen saturation started looking a lot better but when they took him off the machine he was still struggling to maintain these levels on his own. I felt so bad for him. He was trying so hard but couldn't quite do it, and his reward for his efforts was getting stuck with needles about 10 times. Through the whole thing he was a real champ and never cried. I think partially because he couldn't really cry. He was borderline on his oxygen levels for a while and it looked like he may be spending some extra time in the oxygen tent but finally at 5:30 they tried this new medical procedure called giving him a sponge bath, and this was the real key to getting him on the road to recovery. I learned that you can poke and prod him with needles but don't try giving him a bath unless you want him to get really ticked off. He finally screamed and cried and after that he was able to breathe well on his own. And by 6:00 in the morning I was finally able to rejoin Tia for what I considered to be some well earned rest.

Enjoy a few pictures of our new baby boy!

No Baby Yet

2007-10-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys, I know some of you have been checking the blog for signs of Champs arrival and there haven't been any. Sadly for me, bc my tummy is freaking huge and today is my last day of work (what am I gonna do if he doesn't come for another week,) he's not here yet. But, I'll make sure I have something posted when he does arrive, I promise. :) Hopefully it will be soon, everyone is getting really excited! Also, thank you for all your prayers and thoughts! Cheers!

Pic of Seth and Saydie checking out my tummy when Mindy was taking my pics. My tummy really is that big, I promise. :)

Go Ducks!!

2007-10-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

Vinny, Andy and Maurica

Okay, I can’t believe I’m saying this and my BYU buddies will probably forever hate me, but go Oregon! After looking at the latest DI cross country polls, I can’t help but give a shout out to Vin Lananna and Andy and Maurcia Powell (Seth’s old coach and two friends from Stanford.) While running for BYU and dating Seth, I admit I wasn’t that fond of dear old Vinny. Vinny didn’t really like the fact that Seth and I were dating, I guess according to him I was interfering with Seth’s running. Nonetheless, Seth and I are married with a baby due any day and Vinny has grown on me. In fact yesterday after reading a few press releases and the latest polls, I’ve decided that Vin Lananna is the Albus Dumbeldor of cross country and track and field. The sway and influence this guy has on the community, not to mention his coaching ability, its inspiring! Oregon has had a long history of good runners, but before Vinny came in 2005 that legacy was dying out. For example when was the last time Oregon’s women’s squad actually qualified a whole team for nationals….and now they’re freakn’ ranked second…..and they didn’t even run at pre nats!!! It’s amazing how fast that program has turned around!

So, while I will forever bleed blue for BYU, I might have to cheer a little for the Ducks, because what the program is accomplishing is exceptional. (I don’t think the Duck women can knock off the Cardinals though, McWalters and Lambie are just too good.)

Check out the latest cc news and polls below:

http://trackshark.com/

NEW ORLEANS - While top-ranked Oregon stayed close to home, Northern Arizona and UTEP took the long road this past weekend, journeying to Terre Haute, Ind. As a result, Northern Arizona and UTEP each leapfrogged more than a dozen schools in the Division I men's cross country rankings by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. By placing a strong second behind top-ranked Stanford in Saturday's Blue Race, Florida State improved eight spots to third in the Division I women's poll by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Northern Arizona, UTEP crack top three in Division I men's poll
Oregon remains top team
Oct. 16, 2007

NEW ORLEANS - While top-ranked Oregon stayed close to home, Northern Arizona and UTEP took the long road this past weekend, journeying to Terre Haute, Ind.

The trip paid big dividends as the southwestern schools registered impressive wins in separate races at Pre-Nationals. As a result, Northern Arizona and UTEP each leapfrogged more than a dozen schools in the Division I men's cross country rankings released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Oregon, the winner of Saturday's Mike Hodges Invitational in Clackamas, Ore., received all 13 first-place votes in this week's poll. But the next two schools in this week's poll benefited from the stiff competition in Terre Haute. Northern Arizona climbed 14 spots from last week to second this week, and UTEP improved even further, jumping 17 spots to No. 3.

Northern Arizona won the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals with 124 points, defeating second-place Iona by 12 points. UTEP won the White Race with 129 points as defending NCAA champion Colorado placed second with 155 points.
Northern Arizona's Lopez Lomong won the Blue individual title, covering the 8,000-meter course in 23 minutes, 2.3 seconds. Lomong is the reigning NCAA track champion in the 1,500 meters.

Liberty's Josh McDougal won the White Race in a course-record 22:56.4. It was the third Pre-Nationals win for McDougal.

UTEP won the White Race even though Colorado's top two runners, Stephen Pifer and Brent Vaughn, placed second and third individually. UTEP's Stephen Samoei and Patrick Mutai were eighth and 10th, but the Miners' fifth scorer crossed the line two spots ahead of Colorado's fourth finisher.

This week's top 10 consists of Oregon, Northern Arizona, UTEP, Iona, Colorado, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Arkansas and California (tied for eighth), and Michigan.

California's third-place finish in the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals vaulted the Bears to a share of eighth in this week's poll after being unranked last week. Tulsa joined the rankings for the first time this season, earning the 17th spot after placing sixth in the Blue Race at Pre-Nationals.

The NCAA Championships will be held Nov. 20 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Course in Terre Haute.

The voting panel for the USTFCCCA Division I men's poll consists of nine elected regional representatives and four at-large members of the USTFCCCA. The rankings are compiled by Don Kopriva.

Stanford is ranked first in this week's Division I women's poll.
NCAA Division I men's cross country rankingsOct. 16, 2007(first-place votes, total points and previous ranking; NR: not ranked)

Team Points Previous
1. Oregon (13) 390 1
2.Northern Arizona 363 15
3.UTEP 357 T-20
4.Iona 346 4
5.Colorado 342 3
6.Wisconsin 325 2
7.North Carolina State 291 10
8.(tie) Arkansas 284 9
8.(tie) California 284 NR
10.Michigan 274 18
11. Virginia 248 29
12. Alabama 229 8
13. Notre Dame 224 7
14. Texas 218 11
15. Stanford 209 5
16. Georgetown 202 12
17. Tulsa 174 NR
18. Oklahoma State 171 6
19. (tie) Louisville 148 17
19. (tie) UCLA 148 19
21. Portland 142 13
22. Minnesota 139 24
23. Providence 111 14
24. Iowa State 98 23
25. Arizona State 79 T-20
26. BYU 75 NR
27. Cal Poly 63 30
28. William & Mary 46 16
29. Weber State 18 26
30. Florida 17 NR

Also receiving votes: Syracuse 15, Villanova 9, Florida State 2, Princeton 1.
Florida State makes big move in Division I women's cross country poll
Stanford tops list

Oct. 16, 2007
NEW ORLEANS - Florida State's women surged into the top ranks of collegiate cross country with its outstanding performance at Saturday's Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.

By placing a strong second behind top-ranked Stanford in Saturday's Blue Race at the same facility that will be used for next month's NCAA Championships, Florida State improved eight spots to third in the Division I poll released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Stanford won the Blue Race with 101 points behind the two-three finish of Teresa McWalters and Arianna Lambie. The two-time defending NCAA champion Cardinal received all 13 first-place votes in this week's USTFCCCA poll.

But the individual winner of the Blue Race was Florida State's Susan Kuijken, who clocked a record 19 minutes, 55.5 seconds over the 6,000-meter course. The Seminoles placed second in the Blue Race with 123 points.

Princeton, the winner of Saturday's White Race in Terre Haute, jumped four spots in this week's poll to fourth.

This week's top 10 consists of Stanford, Oregon, Florida State, Princeton, Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Washington and Illinois.
The second 10 consists of Georgetown, Colorado State, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Colorado, Rice, BYU, Iowa, West Virginia and Northern Arizona.

Colorado was ranked second in last week's poll. The Buffalos dropped 13 spots to No. 15 even though its top runner, Jenny Barringer, won the White Race in Terre Haute. Barringer broke Kuijken's minutes-old course record by clocking 19:48.3 to finish eight seconds in front of North Carolina standout Brianna Felnagle.

Texas Tech's women improved 10 spots to 14th following their win at Saturday's Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. With Sally Kipyego and Irene Kimaiyo finishing one-two, Texas Tech won the women's title title with 83 points, defeating host Arkansas by four points.

Second-ranked Oregon also didn't compete at Pre-Nationals. The Ducks placed their top five runners in the top 11 in easily winning the Mike Hodges Invitational in Clackamas, Ore. The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships will be held Nov. 19 in Terre Haute.

The voting panel for the Division I women's poll consists of nine elected regional representatives and four at-large USTFCCCA members. The rankings are compiled by Jesse Rosen.

NCAA Division I women's cross country rankingsOct. 16, 2007(first-place votes, total points and previous ranking; NR: not ranked)

Team Points Previous
1. Stanford (13) 390 1
2. Oregon 368 3
3. Florida State 365 11
4. Princeton 358 8
5. Arizona State 332 6
6. Michigan 320 13
7. Michigan State 317 9
8. Minnesota 294 4
9. Washington 280 12
10. Illinois 264 10
11. Georgetown 251 22
12. Colorado State 234 14
13. Arkansas 231 5
14. Texas Tech 221 24
15. Colorado 214 2
16. Rice 202 7
17. BYU 192 15
18. Iowa 161 23
19. West Virginia 155 21
20. Northern Arizona 151 NR
21. Wisconsin 128 25
22. Providence 109 18
23. North Carolina State 96 26
24. UC Santa Barbara 92 27
25. Virginia Tech 86 19
26. Penn State 64 30
27. Florida 53 20
28. Boston College 41

29. Georgia 40 28
30. Nebraska 14 29

Also receiving votes: Kentucky 5, North Carolina 4, Baylor 2, Columbia 1.

Any Day Now.......

2007-10-09T13:16:00.000-07:00

Everyone keeps telling me I have to take pictures of the "Champ" tummy, so below are a few recent and fun pics that my sister Mindy took. These pics were taken 13 days from Champ's due date.

Quote of the Day

2007-10-09T13:11:00.000-07:00

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
-John Quincy Adams

I love this quote and thought I would share it.

36 Weeks and Growing

2007-09-24T12:19:00.000-07:00

We've finally hit a big milestone! I just had my 36 week appointment last week. We have just under a month left to go until we meet our little boy! We are so excited!! Marcia has already put in her requests that I have Champ on either the 19th or 26th. I'll do my best, Marcia!

Unfortunately, who knows when Champ will decied to make his grand entrance. I had all these high hopes that I would be at least 3 cm dilated when I had my first check up, but to my chagrin, I haven't even progressed to a finger tip!! Seriously, come on!! Since then I've been sitting on my exercise ball whenever possible and taking extra long walks. Don't get me wrong, I don't want my little Champ to come too early, I just don't want to go from a ZERO to a 10 all in one day!

Remember this? He used to be so small, now according to Babycenter.com (which I love) he is approx. 6 pounds and 19 inches long. Seth and I were both small babies though, so were guessing Champ will be close to the 7 pound mark.

Who's Bigger?

2007-09-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

Seth decided to come home for lunch (my nap time) one day and mess around with our camera. He's so cute and was trying to stick his tummy out as far as my all most 36 week tummy. I think I have him beat. :)

September Girl's Night Out

2007-09-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

Below are two pictures from September's girl’s night out. We went to a restaurant in Midway for dinner, spent the night at one of the girl's cabins and then went shopping in Park City the next day! We had a great time talking, playing games and eating dessert. It was kind of like being in high school all over again, but the topics of conversation were quite different. :) Also, while we were all out the husbands were either watching kids or playing. Seth was playing of course. He went rock climbing and played Halo all night! He's a big fan of girl’s night out, only then he can play X-box with no interruptions (Thursday night is Halo night too, but there is no guarantee of peaceful play.)

10 Things you might not know about me and Seth...

2007-09-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

Because I thought Sarah’s list was so funny, I decided that Seth and I needed a list too! Hopefully Seth likes his list. :)

Seth:

He loves watermelon and can eat a whole one by himself if you let him.

He is good at everything and is fiercely competitive.

His secret ambition is to be a cowboy/ bull rider.

He loves popsicles especially the cheap kind, and juice. He has a popsicles almost everyday after work and has to have lots of juice to drink when he’s done with any physical activity.

No matter how stupid or bad a movie or TV show is, he has to see it through to the end (its part of his obsessive compulsive disorder).

He secretly loves short running shorts! If you look at pictures of him and all his running buddies, especially the Stanford ones, they all have short shorts on! It’s been a topic of discussion before and Leann and I have decided that some of his shorts are even too short for us! To his credit though, he looks good in his short shorts!

He makes me laugh everyday, even when I’m soo mad.

He’s going to be the best dad ever! You probably already knew that though.

He sings along with the music in the car.

He loves game systems of any kind, but X-Box is his favorite. He can play video games non-stop for hours and hours (also part of his obsessive compulsive disorder).

Tia:

If I could, I would go to both cosmetology and culinary school.

My toe nails have to be polished, and only very rarely will you see them without polish. I’m slightly obsessive compulsive.

I still freak myself out when I’m at home alone at night.

I’ve mowed the lawn more since I’ve been pregnant than ever before in my life.

I love running in the winter when its cold and snowy outside.

I love the smell of coffee and anything else with raspberry, pomegranate or vanilla in it.

I’m pulling for Brittany Spears. Get it together, girl!

People, including Seth and I have called our unborn child “Champ” so often that the name has actually grown on me. It won’t be his official name in the end; however I can see it being like when my parents almost called Danny, Jesse. I’m glad we all missed that tragedy.

I’ve been blonde most of my life, but I really enjoyed being a brunette and will probably go back to the dark side.

I like wearing Seth’s regular shorts even though they are too small for me right now. Sad!

Utah Baby Shower

2007-09-14T12:19:00.000-07:00

This was a great shower! Thanks to everyone who came and helped! Here are a few pics.

Marcia and Leann both made the trip up!

One of my best buddies since second grade, Adrienne, flew in and helped throw the bash.

There they are, two of my best buds! They both came a long way to be with me and I luv'em! I'm so mad we didn't take any pictures of all three of us together! We'll have to make sure that happens when they come for Champ's big day.

Two of my old teamates from BYU were able to come (Kristen and Rena). I can't wait to run with them again!

These are Fun

2007-09-11T16:02:00.000-07:00

I usually don't do these, but needed a quick post to appease my sister!

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!

1. Who were your best friends?
I would have to say… Irish, Adrienne, Katie Rose and Kayla

2. What sports did you play?
Mostly track and cross country, but I also played volleyball as a freshman and sophomore.

3. What kind of car did you drive?
An old blue Honda Civic. It was awesome; we called it Papa Smurf and had many good memories with him. Unfortunately, Papa Smurf died before I graduated and I moved up to a red Honda Civic. I still drive the red Honda to this day. Yep, now you know, Seth and I are real big spenders. :)

4. On a Friday night what were you doing?
Going to sporting events, hanging out with friends etc...

5. Were you a party animal?
Ummm, I think no is the correct answer :)

6. Were you considered a flirt?
Maybe just a little, but I really have to give it up to Adrienne and Kayla they were the queens of flirting and I luv’em!

7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
No, but I had friends who were.

8. Were you a nerd?
I don’t think so. Athletes aren’t nerds… right? Just kidding.

9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
Nope

10. Can you still sing the fight song?
That’s a no; I’m having a hard time just remembering my college fight song!

11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr. Fox and Mr. Wortman

12. Where did you sit during lunch?
I usually went off campus for lunch

13. Name the school’s full name?
Fruita Monument High School

14. School mascot?
Wildcat

15. School Colors?
Blue and White

16. Rival high school?
Central and Grand Junction

17. Did you go to Prom?
Yep, once I turned 16 I went to every dance. I love to dance!!

18. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
Yes, it was fun, but if I could go back I would go back to college, now that was a blast!

19. What do you remember most about graduation?
The excitement and fun with family and friends.

20. Where did you go senior skip day?
To be honest, I don’t remember. Sad!

21. Favorite memory?
Too many to choose just one. But, purposely running into (a love tap, really) a “smoker” with my car was pretty funny. It’s a hilarious story and the guy was okay, he wasn’t hurt. :)

22. Were you in any clubs?
Yes, if sports count.

23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
City Market and Wendy’s

24. Have you gained some weight since then?
Yes and no, doesn’t being pregnant count?

25. Who was your Senior prom date?
My good buddy Shaler Wells

26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
Yes, and I can’t believe it’s only a few years away.

27. Who was your home room teacher?
Fruita didn’t have home room teachers.

28. Who was your high school sweetheart?
Seth Hejny! Who could resist a track star that carried around a shoe box at track meets? :) He was sooo cute!!

29. Do you still talk to people from high school?
Yes, a few

30. Did you win prom queen or king?
My senior year I was nominated for Homecoming Queen, but my good friend Dana won instead, so I couldn’t be too disappointed.

31. Where did you work in high school?
I hate to admit it, but I never worked until I went to college.

32. What were your grades?
Good enough to get me into college, that’s all that matters right? :)

33. What was your dress style?
Casual: I became super casual my senior year and would go to school with wet hair and no makeup. Sexy!

34. What year did you graduate
2000

Grand Junction Baby Shower

2007-09-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who helped with or was there for our baby shower in Grand Junction. I know many of you traveled a long ways and it really meant a lot. I love you all! Below are a few pictures from the shower, unfortunately we didn't get pictures of everyone who attended, but at least we got a few.

Picture of Jan and I showing off our baby bellies. Jan is due just one week after me, but we're all betting she'll have Alisa before I have Champ. :)

Grandma Babbel and me. This is the first picture we've had together in a long time.

Me, my cousin Dave and his two little girls, Jackie and Katie, and Jan. I haven't seen Dave and his family for over a year and this was the first time Seth was able to meet them. It was too bad Dave's wife wasn't able to make it, hopefully next time we'll get to see her. Thanks for making the trip down from Texas, guys!

Here's a pic of two of my good buddies from Central, Amie and Rachel. Rachel drove all the way down from Denver to surprise me!! It was sooo good to see them. Also, Amie is four months pregnant with her second child in this picture, doesn't she look great!!

My Aunt Karen, Aunt Linda and Aunt Kim were all able to attend the shower. It was great to have them there. A special thanks to my Aunt Karen who drove all the way from Texas and helped pull everything together!

Me and Vanette Pulsipher. It was so good to see her, I love this lady!!

Mom, me, Mindy and Jan. Mindy looks like the pregnant one, right! jk

Just us girls!

Me, Nana and Jan.

Lake Powell

2007-09-02T21:25:00.000-07:00

We made one last trip to Lake Powell for the year and it was great!! I only wish we would have taken more pictures!
We came to this spot everyday to play and relax. It was like our own little getaway. The weather was perfect and we had a great time! You can see some of us in the water with our noodles, we were doing water aerobics!

Seth with a funny look on his face, like he couldn't decide if he should be mad or start laughing. So cute!

Yes, I water skied while 7 months pregnant. I was very careful though. As you can see by the picture, I wasn't going very fast or doing anything dangerous. I have to admit though, the extra baby weight made a big difference when I was trying to get up. Seth and Lanny playing “king of the mountain” on the island. It was sooo funny to watch! Seth was winning a good amount of the time, but eventually Lanny knocked him off, Lanny has a slight size advantage.

HypnoBirthing

2007-09-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

We started our HypnoBirthing classes in August and just finished our last class. It was a very enlightening class and I'm glad Seth and I found it. Although, I'm not sure Seth appreciated watching all the birthing videos, they freak him out every time. Sometimes I tease him and say, "It’s a good thing my Mom will be there to help me when you pass out," but I know when Champ actually comes Seth will be a great birthing coach! There were eight couples in our class and everyone was having a boy! Talk about against the odds!

Above is a pic of Seth and I on the last day of class with our birthing ball. :)

For those of you who aren't quite sure what HypnoBirthing is or have heard funny things about it here's a little info (there are a few different methods, but we chose the Mongan Method): "HypnoBirthing® - The Mongan Method, is a unique method of relaxed, natural childbirth education, enhanced by hypnosis techniques, that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing in a way that most mirrors nature. Emphasis is placed on both pregnancy and childbirth as well as on HypnoBirthing®. As a birthing method, HypnoBirthing® is as new as tomorrow and as old as ancient times."

Harry Potter

2007-09-02T20:06:00.000-07:00

Okay, let’s start from the beginning. Sorry I haven't posted in such a LONG time. But, here are few quick updates starting with "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows." As most of you know I'm an embarrassingly huge fan of Harry Potter. So, like last time Mindy J, Trevor and I decided that we wanted to be one of the first people in the UC to get the book. But, we knew that since this was the last book in the series it would be a little harder to be in the front of the line at 12:00. So, since Mindy and I are both prego Trev did the manly thing and spent the night at Barnes and Noble for us (we luv you Trev). Unfortunately, other fans had the same idea and had been sleeping at B&N since Wednesday (where do these people work?)!! Nonetheless, we got wrist bands that put us in the very first group to get the prized book!! Later that night in a cloud of fog (B&N had fog machines going all night, really set the mood :) we got our books! While walking out some guy offered me $100 for my book and as I was about to take the deal and just buy a new book at Wal-Mart the punk chickened out!! It was a weak moment, I'll admit, but $100 sounded good. From there we drove home immediately so we could all start reading. I stayed up until about 3 that night reading, but then fell asleep (growing a baby really makes you tired :) I read as much as possible on Saturday while still running errands and finally finished the book early Sunday. For those who haven't read the book, I won't ruin it for you, but I must say, it was my favorite book of the series, by far!

I found my old Harry Potter glasses from the book six party and thought it would be funny to wear them for a little bit while reading the book. I tried to get a pic of Seth wearing them, but he said, "I'm not a potter, I can't wear them." Needless to say Seth started reading the book as soon as I put it down and finished pretty darn quick for not being a "potter."

Good Things Utah

2007-07-09T16:21:00.000-07:00

I love my new neighborhood! Every month the ladies on my street do a “girls night out” and it's tons of fun. My first neighborhood outing was dessert and a movie. This last time we all went to Good Things Utah; we had to get up way early, but it was worth it.

I'm posting both pics from the occasion, but one makes me look 10X bigger than I really am! I may be over 6 months pregnant in the pic, but the pic is still very deceiving... I promise! :)

And because I don't think Mindy will leave me alone until I post a pic of my Champ belly, I will try and make my next post all about showing the true Champ belly.

CRAVINGS!!

2007-07-01T17:02:00.000-07:00

For the past three weeks all I’ve wanted are donuts and watermelon!! Since my all-time favorite donuts are unavailable (Dunkin’ Donuts) I’ve been eating my fair share of Krispy Kream donuts and they are WONDERFUL!! My favorites are the original glazed, sprinkle and cream filled. I know it's sooo bad for me, but the watermelon balances it out right?! Poor Seth isn’t thrilled about the donut cravings because he is trying to lose the sympathy weight he’s put on. However, he has been all too happy to buy the watermelon as it's one of his favorites too!

Our Garden

2007-07-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

I love having a garden! I’ve tried small gardens for the past few years, but nothing has amounted from them. We had our first garden in Palo Alto, it consisted of three potted tomato plants, which our neighbors some how thought were theirs and stole!!! I know who takes potted tomato plants! The second attempt was at the little blue house where everything died from lack of sun (the only open space for a garden was too shady I guess). And now we have two garden boxes that seem to be getting plenty of sun, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Warning: for some reason our pictures are coming out grainy, (it’s probably a user error, but I think its time for a new camera, especially before Champ comes) so hopefully you can figure out what each picture is.

First pick of the Season! I let it get a little big, but it was still great. We grilled it and had it with our hamburgers. It's a zucchini just in case you couldn't tell. :)

The tomato plants are doing well, but it will be a little bit before anything is ready to pick. There's nothing like home grown tomatoes, I love them!!

I can't wait to pick the squash! I think I'm going to harvest them small. I love baby veggies!

The rest of the garden is doing well; let’s hope I don't accidentally kill it. :)

Kylie Ray

2007-07-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

I just found these pics today and had to post them! It's from the first time Kylie spent the night with us at the little blue house. It was a great little sleep over, except I didn't get any sleep, I was so worried I would squish her or wake her up (she likes to sleep right next to you so she can play with your hair, and I had very short hair at the time.) Seth, on the other hand slept the whole night. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of Abby’s first sleep over with us, but we had tons of fun with her too. Abby stayed with us for two weeks and by then end of the stay we felt like we had a good taste of what it was like to be parents. We love all our nieces and nephews, even the ones we don't get to see very often.

Good Weekend!!

2007-06-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

This was a very busy, but very good weekend. Seth ran the Wasatch Back Relay this weekend and I had my first ever BusinessWeek photo shoot!

Seth was part of a team of 12 people that ran 178 miles from Logan to Park City. Each person ran 3 or 4 legs ranging from 3 - 8 miles and then switches off with the next person. At the end each person has run an average of 14 miles over a 24 hour period. Luckily for Seth, he got all the hardest legs because of his lovely running history (he he, running up mountain passes is his favorite, jk). He had a great time though, and wants to do it again next year. And I think I might actually do it next year with him. I’ll included pictures of the race and Seth’s team as soon as I get my camera to connect properly with the computer, grrrr.

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/index.php

While I was bummed I didn’t get to participate in or watch Seth run the race, I was very excited because on Friday I had my first ever photo shoot with BusinessWeek. The shoot was for one of our clients, WingateWeb. BusinessWeek is writing a story on the company’s unusually beginning and flew a photographer out for a photo. It was great! We took the photographer to Wingate’s new building that’s still under constructions and American Fork Canyon for the shoot. My favorite photos were in the new building with the raw metal and different textures. I hope it doesn’t sound like bragging, but seriously, I was so excited. It’s my first time ever doing a full-on photo shoot with a big publication like BusinessWeek! I’ll link to the story when it’s published.

Happy Belated Fathers Day!

2007-06-24T17:30:00.000-07:00

I’m still trying to get the hang of blogging and I’m a little behind, but better late than never right? It was Seth’s first Fathers Day (we figured it was okay to celebrate even though little Champ won’t be arriving until Oct.) Nonetheless, Seth took full advantage of the day and actually began celebrating a day early by playing golf all day with his friends. On the actual day, I let Seth sleep-in and brought him breakfast in bed. I made a full-on breakfast including banana pancakes. You’re probably thinking what I was at first, banana pancakes, gross! However, they were great! I’ve included the recipe below (from Cooking Light, my FAV). I also added a few things to the recipe: flax seed, cinnamon, and walnuts. I also mashed the bananas in the blender, where I mixed the whole concoction (very convenient for mixing and pouring batter). After breakfast I gave Seth a break and taught the Sunday school lesson for our class of 13 year olds. Then, later that night we had dinner and played games with some friends. All in all, I would say that Seth had a very good first Father’s Day!

We love you, Seth!

Tia and Champ

I also wanted to mention how very much I appreciate and love my father, and the many other individuals who have significantly influenced my life as well as Seth’s. Life is full of numerous tricks and turns, but luckily we’ve both had great guides and examples that have made every step a joy (mushy, I know, but I had to say it).

Margaret Truman on Fathers:

It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home – it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love.

5 Spot Banana Pancakes

Notes: If desired, sprinkle about 1 teaspoon chopped pecans on each pancake after adding banana slices. Serve pancakes with butter and warm maple syrup or a dusting of cinnamon-sugar.

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

6 tablespoons whole-wheat flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

About 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

2 ripe bananas (3/4 to 1 lb. total), peeled and thinly sliced

1. In a bowl, mix all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.

2. In another bowl, whisk to blend eggs, buttermilk, and 3 tablespoons butter. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until batter is evenly moistened.

3. Ladle batter, 1/4 cup at a time, onto a lightly buttered medium-hot (350°) griddle or lightly buttered 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan (or use 2 pans at the same time) over medium heat. Scatter 3 to 5 banana slices onto each pancake and cook until edges of the cake look dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn with a wide spatula and cook until browned on the bottom, 3 or 4 minutes longer.

4. Serve pancakes immediately, or place in a single layer on baking sheets and keep warm in a 200° regular or convection oven until all are cooked.

Yield: Makes 12 pancakes; 4 to 6 servingsCALORIES 209 (33% from fat); FAT 7.6g (sat 4.3g); PROTEIN 6.1g; CHOLESTEROL 53mg; SODIUM 488mg; FIBER 2g; CARBOHYDRATE 30g

"There's a Baby in There"

2007-06-14T20:46:00.000-07:00

Seth is slowly coming to the realization that we are actually having a baby (You would have thought that the ultra sounds would have been convincing enough.) But, he felt little Champ move for the first time last night and I believe his exact words were, "Oh my gosh, there's really a baby in there." His face was priceless though, and I wish I had a picture. He is so excited and going to be a GREAT dad. I couldn’t have asked for more!

It's a BOY!!

2007-06-13T19:41:00.001-07:00

Just look at how cute he is already! This ultra sound was taken when I was about 15 weeks along. I'm a little embarrassed to admit it, but the ultra sound was taken at the mall. Yes, the mall! I know! I can hardly believe it myself. I checked it out though, and it’s safe.

As it happened, we were on our way to Derek Bowen’s wedding in the South Jordan Temple and discussing whether or not it was appropriate to continue calling our unborn child Champ. So, after a beautiful ceremony and luncheon my mom, sister and I journeyed up to South Towne Mall to find out if Champ was a boy or a girl. Seth and my dad desperately wanted to come along, (you know how they love the mall) but their golf game was much too important at the time. :)

After further deliberation on if we should wait to find out or not, we arrived at the mall and found what we were looking for, “Fetal Photo” (what a horrible name, right.) The whole experience there was amazing. It was the first time I actually saw my little baby, and I was overjoyed to say the least. He didn’t want to give it up though, and forced us to leave for a little shopping only to return 30 minutes later for further investigation.

Finally, after hopping my way through the mall (I had to get him to move) with Mindy and Mom laughing at me we returned and we found what we were looking for. Champ is a BOY!

Two of the Many

2007-06-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

We're pregnant! We found out in February (the morning of Feb 8th to be exact) that we are expecting. It was quite the shock at first, and pictured are just two of the many tests I bought and took "just to make sure." However, after the initial shock (Seth was skiing and almost feel over when I told him) wore off, we found it impossible to stop smiling. We are ecstatic about the new addition and I think I have rubbed my belly everyday since we found out.

We also used the picture of the pregnancy tests to let our parents know that they were finally going to get a little Seth and Tia, and they no longer needed to remind us that “it’s time you two have a baby….”