Cassidys haircut!!

I got the bug where I wanted to cut Cassidy's hair short. I talked her into it and did it as soon as she said ok. I went to a friend and she did awesome job. It was kind of sad cutting her hair short but she looks so darn cute, but now months later, I miss her long hair and can't wait for it to grow out.

Before

During

After

At first she started to cry because she said "I'm no longer a princess. Princess's have long hair not short hair," But after I told her that Tangled has short hair in the end of the movie, she felt better about it. But she still tells me that she is not going to ever cut her hair again

Camping out west

We went out west to go camping in June since AF canyon was still closed. We always go up AF the first part of June but this year there was still tons of snow so we chose to go out west. It was fun and nice to get away for the weekend. During the day it would get really warm and at night it would get pretty cool.

The first day that we got there. We just relaxed and read books and hung around the camp fire.



The next day the kids being cute

then after being cute they wanted to play, so we shot bb guns

then went to Utah lake to cool off

then Trevor's parents came up for the night and we hung around the camp fire and roasted hot dogs and ate grandma's famous camel popcorn.

The next morning we woke up and Trevor, Deegen and Cass went for a 4 wheeler ride while me and TJ stayed back. And of course TJ fell asleep.


After they got back, we had to catch a lizard. Grandma Varney would have been so proud.

TJ's blessing

On May 7, 2011 was TJ's blessing. It was on a nice warm spring day. We had it at our house and just had our family there. We are so grateful for TJ. We went though a lot to get him here but all said and done, it was worth it. He makes our family complete. TJ was almost 3 months old when we blessed him. He was so cute and small. Our little angle.

Trevor and TJ before the blessing.

Hadlee and Cassidy, they look so cute!

Our cute family!

Pictures with the grandparents

After the party the kids just relaxing the backyard.

Set Back & 2 week check up

We had a little set back last week. Last Tuesday we ended admitting TJ into the hospital due to respiratory problems. He was at Utah Valley for 4 days. At first they thought that he had RSV but that came back negative. So then they thought that he might have sleep apnea because his oxygen will be great in the high 90's then all of a sudden his oxygen level will drop into the 80's. So they ran some tests to see if he had apnea or not. That too, came back negative. So after 4 long days in a hospital room, the doctor finally said that he thinks that his central nervous system wasn't fully developed when he was born and that is why his oxygen will drop at times.

TJ is finally home but he is on oxygen. Also is on a machine that monitor his oxygen level and and an apnea monitor. Which is a pain in the butt but it's also way nice to know that his oxygen level is doing OK. So it has it's pros's and con's to it.

But today was his 2 week appointment and the doctor took him off the apnea monitor and also lowered his oxygen level. We will have a sleep test in 2 weeks to see if we can take him off the oxygen all together. He has learned how the pull the oxygen tube out of his nose. He hates it!! He gets mad sometimes when we try to put it back in. But other than that, TJ is doing great and is a little piggy. He is starting to stay awake more during the day. He is such a great baby.

TJ's 2 week check up. I can't believe he is getting so big.
Weighs 8lbs 25%tile
Measures 20 inches 18%tile
Head circumference 13.5 6%tile

TJ was hooked up to so many cords it was hard to hold him and love him but we still would.





Finally Home!!

TJ RYKER VARNEY

I can't believe that my baby boy is here already. He was 3 weeks and 1 day early. He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19 inches long. On Monday the 14th I went in for my routine check up and my blood pressure was kind of high so my doctor had me go to the hospital to be evaluated. Once I got there everything was back to normal and I wasn't sure why I was there. But there I sat and waited until I got my blood work back. Everything looked good except for my liver enzymes. They were elevated but not really high so the doctor sent me home and put me on bed rest until Wednesday when I was suppose to go back in for more blood work and be re checked. But Tuesday afternoon the nurse called me and told me that I was in the beginning stages of HELP and that the doctor wanted me admitted into the hospital so I could have my baby. Now, I really don't know if I had HELP or preeclampisa but they knew that my liver was having some issues and the best thing would be to have the baby so things wouldn't get worse for me or for the baby. So around 4:30 PM I was induced and I had him at 10:51 PM. They didn't think I would have him until the next morning because my body wasn't ready to have a baby yet but he came. During delivery they noticed the cord was wrapped around his face. He wouldn't be able to come without cutting the cord before he came out. That was pretty scary but once they cut the cord he came out just fine. Only had a bruise around his lips and nose from it but no other damage.

TJ has been such a good baby so far. He went in for a check up on Monday and he is doing really well. He is back up to his birth weight and his lungs are doing great. Before we left the hospital they put him on a car seat restriction. Once he get into a car seat his stats would drop low but they removed that on Monday which is nice. It was hard taking him to the hospital everyday for labs. Either Trevor or I would have to sit in the back with him and make sure he wasn't turning blue in the face.

Deegen and Cassidy just love TJ. They are always wanting to hold him or be around him. They are such great helpers. I'm so glad to have this little angel finally here. I am so lucky to be blessed with 3 adorable healthy kids. Everyday I am grateful for them.

February 15, 2011









February 16, 2011

Random pictures of TJ over the last week.