Tiffany & Logan

My Baby Story (The Train Wreck)

2010-07-19T08:36:00.000-07:00

It early morning on April 11 and I wake up...wet. It felt as if my water broke but I was only 27 weeks pregnant. I was hoping that I had pee'd my pants (I know, strange wish) but really felt like it was my water that had broke. I woke Logan up telling him that I thought we should go to the hospital. We drove to UVRMC somewhat calm, I guess because we were really unsure of what was happening and a little in shock. We checked into Labor & Delivery and they checked to see if it was in fact my water and it was. All of a sudden a million questions and concerns fill my mind, wondering if there was anyway this was all going to work out. The nursing staff was amazing and they explained everything in detail and were very comforting. They told me that the plan would be to keep me pregnant for as long as possible. I couldn't believe this was happening. I didn't know what we would do with Logan still out of town and me bound to the hospital. I worried about Jace and who whould take care of him and how he would deal with all of this. Logan and his brother Brent gave me a blessing and it's hard to explain but I just felt as if everything would be okay. At a time when I felt like the panic would consume me I had this overwhelming sence of peace and a reassurance that things were going to be okay. I know that feeling carried me through.

On the morning of April 14, 2010 the nurse told me that the baby"s heart rate was dropping when I would contract and the doc was coming in to check things out. About 20 minutes later she came back into my room and told me Dr. Dewey wanted them to prep me for an emergencey C-Section. Okay this is when I paniced. I called Logan and told him to get there quick. Let me explain my panic. I was scared to death to deliver a baby this early wondering if he would be okay. AND I couldn't breath. No one knew why I couldn't breath but breathing is kind of an important thing and I was having a really hard time doing it. So they take me and start preparing me (kind frantic). Me in tears I told my nurse that I couldn't do this because I couldn't breath. Everything happened so fast that I felt like I didn't have a chance even think about what was happening. Before I knew it Logan was there. He walked in the door just as they were pulling him out of my belly. The baby cried (good sign), then they rushed him to the NICU. What a nightmare!

Haize Kayden Allred born on April 14, 2010. Weighed 2 lbs. 13 oz 16 in. He was ok...what a relief. He was on a ventilator for 1 day, C-Pap for a couple days then just a nasal canula for a really long time. I left the hospital four days later without my baby. They did let us hold him once before we left which was a blessing.

I went home to heal and to figure out how I would juggle all of this for the next couple months. I took 2 weeks off of work after the baby was born then went back to work part-time so I could extend my leave. At first I felt completed exhausted everyday...wondering how I was going to do this. I would take Jace to the baby sitter go to work for a couple hours then up to the hospital. I would hold him skin-to-skin everyday. Then I would head home to take care of all the other kids.

Haize did great. We just needed him to grow and develop so he could come home a normal baby. I feel very blessed that we didn't run into more problems than we did. It just seems like a miracle that I could have this baby 3 months early and he is alive and well.

We brought Haize home on June 25 after 10 weeks and 2 days in the NICU. What an experience. He came home on oxygen and an apnea monitor, which was inconvenient but okay. He came off of the oxygen a week ago and is doing great. He is such a good baby.

We have all loved having him home.

Way behind

2010-01-31T14:22:00.000-08:00

So I haven't updated pictures for a while and have some catching up to do. Here goes....

Justis turned 14 on Halloween. Here he is with his cool pumpkin cake that I made.

Hogle Zoo

Jace and i went to the zoo this summer with Grandma and Grandpa Allred, Auntie Inez, and cousins Dallin & Preston. Jace thought it was pretty neat. Here we are on the classic Hogle Zoo train. Jace wouldn't sit on my lap and wanted to be completely on his own. I had to sneak my arm behind and hold onto his shirt without him knowing.

Oh my Jace LOVED the carousel! As soon as he saw it, that is all he wanted. And was not very happy when he had to get off.

Our Thanksgiving cruise

Thia year we decided to go on a cruise for part of our christmas. So we booked the Mexican Baja cruise which goes to Catalina Island, CA and Ensenada Mexico. We drove there so the boys and I drove to Logan's apartment in Henderson, NV and played for a day or so before leaving for Long beach, CA. While in Vegas we went to the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay.

After our adventures ion Vegas we drove to Long Beach and boarded our ship the Carnival Paradise. Then we ate....and ate...and ate. Oh did I mention we ate while on our cruise.

Our first stop was Catalina Island. We loved it, thought it was beautiful. There was a little strip of beach right by our dock where we played in the sand for some time. The boys had great fun.

After Justis and tage got their pants and shoes wet we ventured along the island looking for a place to snorkle. We found a place that worked perfect. Logan, Justis, and Tage rented gear and went snorkeling while Jace and I sat on teh rocky shore and threw rocks. Jace was in heaven. After his rock throwing adventure he chased the pigeons around showing them who was boss. Now we all know it's Jace!!

When we went back we had our formal dinner.

The next port was Ensenada and the big atttraction is La Bufadora "the Blowhole" We rode a bus through Mexico for like 45 minutes to see this blow hole which was pretty cool. Then the flea market. We looked for cool stuff to take home and what we found was (what Logan found I should say) wrestling masks like the ones used on Nacho Libre. In fact the guy said that it was the actual mask used in the movie. Can you believe it? The actual mask used in the movie. Wow! How did we get so lucky. Well Logan and Justis had to have one. Oh I forgot to mention, they are fire proof, he even demonstrated this for us. Boy that really sold us. And Logan talked this man down to $25 a piece and we got 2. Boy did we get a deal. (I looked them up on ebay and found them for $13) I thought this was so funny. Logan said, "oh they need the money more than we do". I just think it is funny. I would expect a wrestling mask in Mexico to be like $5.

We really did have a great time. The boys loved being able to eat all the ice cream and hot chocolate they could. Jace really had a good time too, even though he was a lot of work for me and Logan. It was a good way to spend Thanksgiving.

The Big News

2010-01-20T12:58:00.000-08:00

I'm pregnant!!! I have gotten a few responses of... "again". Yes again, and for the very last time (yeah). I am a couple days shy of 16 weeks. We are all pretty excited and of course hoping for a girl, but we would be happy with either of course. I'm kinda use to boys, I really don't know what I would do with a girl. Logan and I will be getting a gender untrasound here in the next couple of weeks so I will let the world know then.

So far this pregnancy has been so hard and totally miserable. I was so nauseated and tired for the first 12 weeks. At about 12 weeks my hips started to hurt pretty bad (I feel really old). And we have had a couple other scares. I swear my tummy starts to pooch at conception ( I guess thats what you get having so many kids). Every day I wonder how I am going to make it 24 more weeks.

Okay that is all the complaining I will do.

a thing or two about a thing or two

2009-10-12T19:10:00.000-07:00

Oh man what is it about this picture that makes me want to squeeze something. This is so stinkin cute to me, I just can't stand it.

We did a few fun things this summer amidst all the work (yard work that is). We went to bear lake with Logan's family. Of course it was terrible weather but we still managed to have fun. We played on the beach, i nthe water and

went to a show at the Pickleville Playhouse.

Here we are at Canyon View Park feeding the ducks. Of course Jace has no fear and wants ot just get in the water with the ducks.

This summer has been so busy and has flow by. I can't believe that it is October already. We have been working really hard to get our backyard done and it is looking pretty good. He sprayed Hydroseed a little over a week ago and are just hoping that it will grow. If not we will just do it again in the spring. We did go to Bear Lake and have just enjoyed family.

Tulip Festival

2009-04-28T21:53:00.000-07:00

At work every quarter we do a team building. This is where we hang out together outside of work. In the past we have done things like shopped, went to movies, boondocks, a picnic up the canyon, etc. This time I thought it would be fun to go to Thanksgiving Point to see the tulip festival. It was beautiful! Walking through the gardens was very peaceful and calming. Everyone should go.

The OUT Program team currently consists of Val (above in the middle) and myself. Linz (in the green) was a member of our staff and still comes around. We tried to get as many of our old staff members to go with us, but it was last minute and it ended up just being the four of us (Jack is shown below). We had a great time.

Val is the Program Manager (my boss) and he is the program. He is the most amazing teacher/counselor I have ever known. He has saved and changed so many lives through his work and has been a great influence in mine as well. I have worked with him now for almost 5 years and feel so lucky to have him as a boss, and blessed to have him as a friend.

Linz came to work for the program about 3 years ago and stayed with us for a year and a half. It didn't take long for us to become good friends. Having Linz to work with made my job so much fun, it didn't feel like work. She really grew to love working there and sometimes comes back to the jail just to hang out. I really do miss working with her but am very grateful that we have stayed close friends.

I had Linz take a picture of me so I could prove that I was really there. You know how it goes, the person taking the pictures is never in any of the pictures.

Jack is Lindsay's year and a half old baby. In the gift shop before we went to the gardens I convinced Linz to buy him a GIANT powder sucker and he ate that thing the entire time in the gardens...and was an angel. He was so cute and so fun to take pictures of.

Easter

2009-04-13T21:40:00.000-07:00

Justis and Tage were at their dads this weekend so Logan and I just took it easy.

We hid candy Sunday afternoon and Jace found some.
Balloons are his favorite. Seriously, the cheap stuff is the best.
Jace and his daddy

The Wooden Rocking Horse

2009-04-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

So when Logan was a baby his Grandma Leila bought him this rocking horse (originally Bare wood). She stained it and painted eyes on it and put a mop head on the tail. Logan loved this rocking horse and so has every boy after him. We finally brought it to our house for Jace and he loves it. It is so cute to see him play on it,
even
more so because of it's history. Logan was very close with his Grandma and she passed away when he was a teenager so this horse has a lot of sentimental value to him.

Hats

2009-04-13T21:12:00.000-07:00

Sooooo
freakin'
cute!!!

Jace hates hats and will only wear them for a second unless it is really cold. When we get them on him we are really excited. Here he forgot that he had a hat on after taking a walk on a cold day.

BEEP BEEP

2009-04-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

We got a new car! I guess I should say, new to us (it's a 2006). My old car was wearing out and we figured we needed to get a new car that had more seating so someday we can have another boy (we all know that is what it would be). So we have been looking for a while now, and narrowed it down to the Acura MDX (mostly because that is what I wanted). I am so excited, I love it. Logan's favorite feature is the navigation system, mine is everything especially the ease of getting Jace in and out.

My boys!

2009-02-21T08:31:00.000-08:00

Logan and Tage pretending like they are asleep. Are you buying it?

It's hard to get pictures of Justis because he either won't look at me or he pulls this funny face trying to hide his smile.
Here is our Harley. Do you wonder if he can see? Since this picture I cut the dogs hair and cut poor Harleys ear. I took quite a chunk out of it with the clippers. I felt so bad.

Here is our beloved Oliver, laying on his favorite toy, a stuffed (now headless) green monkey.

My Jacester being 'oh so cute'.

Look at that face, his eyes just blow my mind.

Logan is home for the month and has been able to spend a lot of time with Jace. They have had tons of fun. Logan plays hard, so Jace has been pretty busy. He is so funny, I think I could watch him all day and be totally entertained (Jace that is). Some of his latest are... We have a doggie door that he is totally facinated with. He watches the dogs go in and out, which makes him curious. We have caught him putting everything out the door. Things like the remote, his blanket, shoes, keys, pretty much anything he can fit through the door. One day Logan caught 'him' trying to get through it. One of his other favorite things is to throw everything down the stairs. Our stairs are a mess. It is just so fun for him to watch everything bounce down to the bottom. We have given up on bringing everything back up. His recent funny is, he has figured out how to turn the tv off. So when he does it he turnes...looks directly at you... and points his finger at you (in a strict way). When Logan says no to Jace that is what he does. So Jace has it all figured out... he knows that he will hear "no" when he turns off the tv so he just does the actions that go with it. It is all very amusing.

Science Project

2009-02-16T14:25:00.000-08:00

Tage did the, oh so original 'VOLCANO' this year for the science fair. It was pretty fun. Of course we waited till it was too late to do some of the really cool projects. Maybe next year (I say that every year).

It tun out pretty cool. I had never seen the volcano project done so it was fun for me too. We tried a couple different concoctions.

Playin with photoshop

2009-01-20T21:14:00.000-08:00

Oh my gosh, I am so in love with my baby.

The eyes, the tongue, the personality...everything.

I really do think that there is nothing better than being a mom. It has been so hard for me to work full time but it has made me appreciate every minute I have with my kids. Hopefully someday I will be able to stay home more (I guess that would be the positive of being laid off ;))

It is so fun to see Jace love Justis and Tage. He follows Justis around all the time, I think sometimes it gets on his nerves. He is great with Jace. He loves him to death and Jace returns all the love and then some. It has been so fun to have a baby after all these years.

Fun for me and for Justis and Tage.

My baby's ONE

2009-01-19T10:03:00.000-08:00

Jace turned ONE on January 15th. I can't believe it has been a year. I am excited but a little sad at the same time. We have all had so much fun with Jace. He has definitely added something amazing to our family. He is such a busy little boy, I think busier than my other boys. He has been walking for over 2 months and is now running. He dances to music, which he loves to do and is hilarious to watch. He says lot of things, my favorites are mama (of course), Dad(which he usually says with conviction), Justis, and Tage.

We celebrated his birthday on Sunday the 18th. Family came over and we had dinner and cake and ice cream. Jace had a lot of fun with all the people here and with his new toys. He doesn't so much play with them but he does enjoy throwing the ones that fit through the railing down the stairs.

Jace Really did like his cake much (can you tell by the look on his face?). He is a pretty picky eater and cake must not be his thing. We tried two different cakes and he didn't like either of them. He did do okay with vanilla ice cream.

2009-01-19T09:52:00.000-08:00

Looking at the burning candles on cake. He wanted to touch the fire.

Jace opening presents

OUCH!!

2009-01-19T09:07:00.000-08:00

Jace got hurt on Saturday. He fell into the railing and cut open his cheek. It looked pretty deep so we took him into the clinic. Luckily it was his Doc on call that day.

The Doc didn't want to do stitches but did glue it. We had to hold him down for like 10 minutes and he fought us the ENTIRE time. Kicking Logan in the face and screaming at the top of his lungs. Poor guy...Jace that is.

2009-01-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

Jace and his 'Cozy Cruiser'. He loves to get in it and have us push him around the house really wild. But if you stop, you will hear about it.

We had a great Christmas and New Year. The boys were totally spoiled like they are every year. Jace not only got a car but he got a 4-wheeler, and a lot of other 'stuff. Now I don't know what to get him for his birthday. (if anyone has any great 1st b-day ideas, let me know.)

We also got Guitar Hero World Tour, which has been very fun. The drums are harder than I thought they would be but still very fun. I am still partial to the guitars.

Our house was 'trashed' completely. Tage tried to comfort me by saying, "mom everyone's house looks like this on Christmas." .....It helped a little

BODY WORLDS 3

2009-01-02T13:25:00.000-08:00

On New Years Day we went to see the exhibit at the
Leonardo in SLC, "Body Worlds 3". Very cool!! It wasn't gross to me because none of it seems real. The crappy part is you wait in forever long lines. We took Jace which was a bad idea. If anyone want to go before it leaves SLC go in the morning on a weekday.

Pretty weird, huh?

Picture Tag

2008-12-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

So I don't really know what a picture tag is so I will just guess. I am so happy I came across this picture to post. This is January 2005. Heidi was really pregnant (like 3 weeks from having Kason) and we (Alli, Heidi and I) went to a movie for my Birthday. We picked the movie Birth (not knowing any better) and it was one of the worst movies I had ever seen. We were like some of the only people in the movie theatre, which should have been a clue for us. I remember Allison and I feeling Heidi's belly and thinking it was so hard we couldn't imagine him getting any bigger. To me it looked like a night we were just bums, I was at least. Even though it was an awful movie it was still a fun girls night out, one we have laughed about a few times since.

Trying to catch up

2008-12-03T09:26:00.000-08:00

I was showing Jace out the window, and he thought it was pretty cool. So I was trying to get his attention so I could take a picture of him. Well, whenever I try to get Jace's attention, Oliver (our silky terrior) is right there in my face. Over the past year this dog has become obsessed with me. I think it had something to do with me being pregnant and being home with Jace for those 12 weeks. I just though this was funny and really showed what it like.

Leaky hole repaired

Jace was born with a very little hole on his neck that leaked slightly (I know this sounds very weird). We decided to have it fixed while he was young, even though it wasn't causing any problems. So that scheduled the surgery and removed this tube that ran from his neck to his tonsils. It was called something like a sinus fistula yadda yadda. The doc explained it this way, "when we are young fetuses we have gills and those gills either turn into things (like sinuses and such) or they dissolve. Well every once in a while they don't dissolve and we end up with this." So the surgery went well, he healed great and was back to normal in about 1 day. Babies are so resilient.

What's for dinner mom?

Jace finally discovered the dirt. And was eating it like it was good. I find it strange that he will gag on normal people food but eat dirt with no problems what so ever. And he goes back for seconds... and thirds... and fourths. Maybe I should add a little soil to his veggies. MMmmMM.

Hammy

2008-12-03T09:19:00.000-08:00

Hammy is the way people look when they wake up (according to Logan). Here is Logan and Jace looking pretty Hammy.

Snoozzzzzzzzing

2008-12-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

In this one Logan was watching Jace while I was vacuuming. And the hum of the vacuum put them both to sleep. Double ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.

Boy Jace must have been tired to do this. Tage thought it was pretty funny. Jace was just sitting by him and before he knew it he started falling onto Tage. ZZZZZzzzzzzz.

Warm Rain

2008-11-23T19:35:00.000-08:00

The dog is our Harley and I just couldn't resist posting this picture. He was watching the boys play, wishing he could go with them.

One day this summer it started to rain really hard, and it was warm out there. I told them to go out side and play. They were glad to.Oh I remember rains like this from my childhood. It was so fun to feel the warm rain on your body, to run on the warm wet concrete with bare feet, to splash in the puddles. Not having to worry about anything. Does anyone remember those days where we had absolutely no worries?

When I think back to all the childhood memories that I hold dear, I start to realize that they didn't have anything to do with anything fancy, expensive, or exotic. I guess it relieves me a little with all these scary economic times, just to know that families, happiness, and the memories that we think back on with such nostalgia... are free and at the tips of our fingers.

Mud Puppy Pond

2008-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

Mud Puppy Pond (nicknamed by Logan's nephew Dallin) is a little pond by our house. The boys spent a lot of time there this summer swimming and fishing. It starts out pretty big but by the end of the summer it is all dried up. Jace and I went down ther to see what all the hipe was about but there wasn't much there for us.

2008-11-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

Tagged
This is only fair because I haven't been able to post. I will soon though. I finally get internet at my house on the 13th.

8 TV Shows I Like to Watch
~Scrubs
~Sex and the City (I know, sinful)
~House
~Cold Case
~Dancing With the Stars
~CSI
~Law & Order
~Everybody Loves Raymond

8 Things That Happened Yesterday
~I ate a Polo Grounds sandwich for breakfast from Gandolfos.
~Had to go to a sexual harrassment class for the county (ZZZzzzzz).
~Took Val (my boss) and Mis Fran to lunch at Joe Bandidos.
~Taught the male inmates.
~Logan came home (he has been working out of town).
~Shopped a little online.
~Watched 'I am Legend' with Logan and Justis.
~Ate dinner at The Italian Place (I know I eat out a lot).

8 Favorite Places to Eat
~Red Lobster
~Carrabbas
~Brick Oven
~Los Hermanos
~Joe Bandidos
~Olive Garden
~Smokehouse
~Quiznos

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To
~The end of Barack Obama's four year term.
~The holidays
~The day I don't have to work full time
~Any vacations
~The economy improving
~My boss Val having a clean bill of health
~Getting in shape
~Getting our backyard put in and our basement done

People I am tagging (I don't have 8 blogging friends that haven't already been Tagged)
~Becky
~Reyna
~Lindsay
~Angie

2008-10-14T07:59:00.000-07:00

I finally have a picture to post, courtesy of Lindsay. Utah County sent me to the Fall Substance Abuse conference in Layton, Utah. I couldn't bear the thought of leaving my baby so I took him with me. Lindsay was so kind and agreed to watch Jace while I was at the conference. It was so good to see her and Jackson and Taylor. We had a good time. And as you can see Jace had a good time also. He loved Jack and was always chasing him and wanting to climb on him and touch him, poor Jack didn't know what to think.

Jace is so busy these days. He started crawling about 5-6 weeks ago and he loves it. I do have many pictures to post but my computer is still out of order. We are trying to get it all set up this week so hopefully by next week I will have lots to post.

Soooo busy!!

2008-07-28T16:56:00.000-07:00

I know, lame excuse. Logan and I bought a house and moved in at the beginning of July. We live in Santaquin and so far we love it. Our neighborhood is so wonderful, and everyone is so nice. I guess the only bad thing about it is that we live so far away and people are less likely to come see us clear out there. We are mostly settled except for decorating. I don't think I will feel completely at home until I have painted a few walls and hung decorations (which seems impossible to do with Jace). We haven't hooked up internet out there yet because the room that our computer is in, is the only room in the house that doesn't have the hook-ups. So until we figure out how to run them I can only use the computer at work and I haven't figure out how to load my pic's onto this computer yet. I will work on it. Everything is going so good in our lives, I feel so blessed. Justis and Tage are doing well. Justis is about my height and will be starting junior high on the 20th of August, and he is such a good boy. Tage is annoying as ever but keeps life interesting (and us laughing). Jace is so much fun and growing so fast. It is so fun to watch him grow and to learn but sad at the same time (you mom's know what I mean). He is in the 75th percentile for his height and 50th percentile for his weight, and if they had a chart for his hands he would be off the charts. Logan has been working hard up at the dam and is finally finished, and will most likely be going to Henderson, NV for his next job. He is so good with all the boys and is such a good husband. I am so busy thay I can't even maintain my blog. Work is good, my family is better. I have the greatest family and friends in the world and feel like the luckiest girl ever.

Tagged

2008-06-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

TAGGED by Rey

three Joys

1. Family
Family just seems like a given. I have the best husband...who is so sweet to me. He really loves me and he is not afraid to show it. And what great boys I have. Oh, and my dogs Oliver and Harley. I can't think of anyone that I would rather be around. I also have four amazing brothers and all of thier families, and extended family. yep, love em.

2. Friends
I love being around friends. I really am such a people person and love meeting new people and getting to know them (even though I can be shy). I have been blessed with some really great friends in my life. My mom once said that most people only have one really great friend in their life and I am blessed with many.

3. My Jobs
Yes Jobs. Teaching inmates has really grown on me. It is so incredible when you can see the light start shining inside someone, when thay have been so dark for so long. My other job is being a mother. This one I have known that I wanted since I was a little girl, but it is so much better than I ever dreamed it would be. By far being a mom is the best job.

three Fears

1. Spiders
Spiders and other small creatures (snakes, mice, lizards). Aaauuuggghhh!!! I can't think of anything worse! (well maybe, but not in the moments I see any small creatures) If I see a spider I can't do anything until I know it is dead. If I don't have proof of death I imagine it finding me later and multiplying in the meantime.

2. Losing people close to me
I have already had to experience this and know how hard it is. I stress myself out sometime worrying about bad things happening to people I love.

3. Water
I am not afraid of drownding, I am afraid of what is in the water. I don't like fish and I DON'T want them to touch me.

three Goals

1. Get a Masters Degree
It has always been my plan to get my masters degree. This goal has been put on hold till my little kids (i plan to have one more) are a little older. I have always wanted to work as a school counselor.

2. To write a book
The ideas of what to write about have changed through the years. I have thought about writing a youth book, teaching them deeper meanings of values. Or maybe a self help book, teaching some of the concepts I have been teaching throughout the years at the jail.

3. Raise good kids
I am so scared for my kids to get into trouble. I think of my past and I also hear a lot of stories from the clients at the jail about them getting into trouble. I just pray that i will know what to teach my kids now that will guide them through those difficult teenage years.

three Obsessions/Collections

1. Home decorating
I love decorating. Sometimes I am not sure that I am any good at it but I like to pretend. I love watching home makeover shows. I love painting different colors. Adding color to a room can transform it completely.

2. Clothes
I love shopping and I love buying CLOTHES and SHOES. Not that I am in fashion but it just makes me feel good. Shopping could be my prozac if I needed it, it always makes me feel better if I am having a bad day.

3. Nativity Sets
I guess I don't really have any obsessive collections. I have for the past couple years started to collect nativities. I don't have a ton but I love all the different kinds they have available.

three Random Surprising Facts

1. My Tongue
I have a really long tongue. I have only discovered this because some funny picture Logan and I have taken goofing off. Funny thing is, Logan has a really long tongue too. See, I guess we were made for each other.

2. Not Tickleish
Nope not really at all. In fact I love to be tickled (soft, of course). Every once in a while someone can find a tickleish spot on me but it is really rare.

3. I skipped 7th Grade
No it's not because I am soooo smart. My mom moved me to Utah and I did homeschool for the last half of 6th grade. During that time all the friends I made were a year older than me so when we went to register me for school my mom just registered me for 8th. They didn't ask any questions so we just went with it.

I tag Heidi, Lindsay, and Becky. Sorry girls I don't have a ton of blogging friends so not a lot of options.

2008-06-10T19:54:00.000-07:00

So, I finally fixed my computer and now can get back to blogging. I have quite a few pictures to post. We have had so much going on, and I know I'll leave things out. But here goes.

2008-06-10T19:46:00.000-07:00

On May 9, 2008 I received my endowments in the Manti Temple.

Then on the 10th, Logan and I were sealed in the Mount Timpanogis Temple.

It was so amazing!!

2008-06-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

We have had a few Saturdays that it was good weather. On those days Logan, Justis, and Tage have gone up to the mountains to hike and explore. They have had a lot of fun doing it!

2008-06-10T19:34:00.000-07:00

I went to work on a Saturday for like 4 hours and Logan took care of the baby. When I got home he had him dressed. His undershirt onesie was too small, his shirt was on backwards ("I thought the snaps went in the front"), and his pants didn't match. It made me smile. It is such a dad thing to do.

2008-06-10T19:19:00.000-07:00

Logan, Justis, Tage, Jace, and I went for a hike, a couple weeks ago, up Payson Canyon. I put Jace in my little snuggle carry thing and he LOVED IT!!! He loves to be outside, and as long as I was moving he was happy.

It was such a beautiful day (which we haven't had a lot of those) so we decided that we had to be outside.

Neglect

2008-05-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

I have neglected my blog for a long time now. My excuse is that my home computer is a mess. Justis went online to look for cheats for Guitar Hero III...and wa la...viruses. Lots of then too. In the meantime we have been pretty busy. Logan & I went through the temple and were sealed (it was totally amazing). We are alos in the process of buying a house. I will have to take a picture of it and post it. We should be able to move in some time in the end of June. We are all so excited...it is time. We have been playing a little and working a lot and the boys last day of school is today. Hopefully Logan and I can fix the computer this weekend and I can get back to posting the events of our life.

Blessing

2008-04-15T19:48:00.001-07:00

We blessed Jace on Sunday. He was perfect, looked so sweet and slept right through the blessing. Logan did such a good job (cried right through it). Afterwards we came back to the house and had lunch with some of the fam. It was a good day.

Easter Weekend

2008-03-25T15:10:00.000-07:00

We had fun on Easter weekend. We colored eggs, went out west for Logan's family's easter campout, and had our own easter candy hunt at home. The weather was nice for March (which is still way too cold for me).

2008-03-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

I took Jace to his 2 month check-up on Monday the 17. He weighed 11 lb 2 oz and was 22 in long. So he is growing like crazy. He fell into the 50th percentile for everything; head, weight, and length. He also had to get his shots, which he didn't have a great reaction to. He acted like he didn't feel good for a couple days. I'm so glad he is feeling better. He is such a happy baby. He has started to smile and goo so much, I could just play with him all day.

2008-03-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

We of course had to go to the beach while we were in San Diego. So at the end of our last day there we headed to the beach. As you can see we were the only ones there. It was so cold and windy that of course the only people crazy enough to go to the beach would be tourists needing to say they went to the beach. Even though it was terribly cold and windy it was so beautiful. There is nothing like the ocean...it's so magnificent. The boys collected a bag of sea shells and sand to bring back to Utah, and they got there feet a little wet.

2008-03-24T18:56:00.000-07:00

Day 4 was SeaWorld. We had fun, especially watching the shows. But my very favorite part of SeaWorld was the Budweiser horses (even though I didn't take any pictures).

2008-03-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

Legoland was day three for us. It was so cool to see all the things they have built out of lego's. The rides were a little immature so probably better for younger kids but it was still very awesome. The weather wasn't the greatest though. While we were in Anaheim it was okay but by the time we headed down to San Diego a storm started to roll in and it got cold and windy. Just my luck, San Diego is beautiful 'almost' all the time but I go when it's cold, windy and rainy.

2008-03-24T18:44:00.000-07:00

Oh my....it's Hopper from Bug's Life. Oh and Logan is trying to feed him our baby.

2008-03-24T18:38:00.000-07:00

Here we are at California Adventure. We were standing next to this huge painting of the rest of the street (which kind of tripped us out). We had so much fun in California, it is so beautiful there. I haven't been to Disneyland for like 24 years (gosh that makes me feel old) and I didn't really remember much. Everything is so perfect, the characters, the flowers the rides. I guess it is the happiest place on earth... that is until you figure out how much everything costs you.

2008-03-05T14:27:00.000-08:00

As of yesterday, Jace is 7 weeks old. He is starting to smile a lot more and he is so much fun. It is so nice when they start to show you a glimpse of their personality. He goo's now and again but you can tell that he is on the brink of just telling stories. I love being home with my baby and I am so dreading having to go back to work.

Jace has had a rash on his face and it started to spread to his neck and chest so I took him to the doctor today. Doc thinks that it is just inflamed sensitive skin and gave us a anti-inflamatory cream. They did weigh him and he weighed in at 10 lb 11 oz (with clothes and diaper on). He is growing so fast. I will post some new pics and maybe a video clip (maybe we can get his smiles on video) this week so keep checking in. We are going to California next week to go to Disneyland, Seaworld, and Legoland...so when we get back we will have tons of family pictures to post.

2008-03-05T14:20:00.000-08:00

Here is my sweet baby boy after a bath. He is always so cute after his bath. These are from a couple weeks ago but I thought they were worth posting.

2008-02-12T13:34:00.000-08:00

Today (February 12) Jace is four weeks old. WOW how time flies! Even though he doesn't do much I have had so much fun with him. He is so sweet...if only I could capture his sweetness in a bottle and save it for later.

I'm not absolutely positive but I think he smiled real smiles at me today. Some might say it is still 'gas' but I think he was really smiling at me. This is where it gets fun.

2008-02-12T12:17:00.000-08:00

Tage with baby bro Jace. He is also very excited about Jace. When I was pregnant and people would ask if he was excited he would always say, "yes, I'm excited to have my own slave". So far I think that Justis and Tage have become my slaves. They are such good helpers, what would I do without them.

2008-02-12T10:57:00.000-08:00

Justis love little Jace. He is always eager to hold him, and just lights up everytime he looks at him. Justis is such a good kid and a good big brother.

2008-01-31T20:31:00.000-08:00

This is our sweet baby smiling in his sleep. Oh and what is that...a dimple. How stinkin cute is that. We are totally in love with our little baby. It is so amazing how much you can love them so instantly.

2008-01-31T20:25:00.000-08:00

Jace had his two week appointment yesterday and everything looked really good. He now weighs 6 lb. 12 oz. and he measured at 20 inches (i think they may have measured a little off in the hospital). Two weeks old... I can't believe it.

Baby Story

2008-01-26T11:09:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday January 8th I went to the Dr. for my 36 week check up and he said that I was dialated to a 5+. We all kinda thought that I would have him that night so Dr. Dewey sent me to the hospital. Well at the hospital nothing happened and the Dr. didn't want to start me that early. So I 'got to' stay in the hospital for about a day and a half and then they sent me home to stay on bed rest, hoping I could make it a week or two more. Well I did make it a week.

On Tuesday January 15th I went in for my 37 week check up to see if anything had changed. I guess I had dialated a little more but still no labor. The doctor couldn't believe it, he even had to do a double check. He felt that it would be safer to send me to the hospital and start my labor so I wouldn't end up having a baby on the freeway... in my car. So off we went to Utah Valley Hospital to have a baby. Talk about anxiety! They gave me my epidural first because they knew I would go fast. So when I was comfy they broke my water and started the drip. Badda Bing, Badda Bang, Badda Boom...he was here in 30 to 45 minutes (I do labor really well).

At 7:21 pm on January 15th we had ourselves a 6 lb, 8 oz, 19 1/2 in. baby boy. We named him Jace Logan Allred. Wow is he beautiful.

That night we had a few small worries, first they said that his heart was beating irregular, then his blood sugar was low. But by the end of that night they had both stabalized. Before we left the hospital they told us that he was a little on the jaundice side and that we would have to bring him back the next day to see if he needed to be under lights. Turned out that he did have to be under lights so we rented this little suitcase of lights that we could take home with us. We had to leave him under the light all the time except to feed him. I was devastated, although he really didn't seem to mind. It made me sad that I couldn't hold him and comfort him but he did really well under the lights. In fact I think he slept better at night with the lights. He had to be under light for 2 1/2 days. Since then he has been good. Sleeping great during the day and hardly at all during the night. SOOO HARD!!!

BLOG UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2008-01-26T10:32:00.000-08:00

I have wanted to do this blog for a long time but I haven't had the time to do it. I still don't have much time to do it so it might come together slowly. I want to post some pictures for all to see of the new babe so here is my attempt, we'll see if I know what I am doing.