A rough week

Today I got a phone call from the Dr saying that my glucose was so high that there was no point in taking the 3 hr test and that I had to go to the dietitian next week and get a monitor to check my blood. Ohhhhh this bummed me out. I had gestational diabetes with Karlee but not the other two so I was hoping I was in the clear :(

This pregnancy has been so different than the other 3. Usually when I am pregnant I feel great! This time I barfed the whole first trimester, I thought I had 2 miscarriages, was on bed rest for 6 weeks and now I have gestational diabetes. I know it could be worse and I don't want to hear that. Its just my back is killing me and I have been having contractions and I will be super happy when Dec 27th is here and I am holding this little angel in my arms instead of my tummy. I love him and I am so happy to be pregnant. Its just been a lot harder this time around.

I had thought that we were going to be moving into a house to rent and now I'm not thinking its going to work out. So I have been bummed about that. The place we are renting is really small and you can't ever open the windows cuz the neighbors all smoke and its its just been a rough week.

I probably shouldn't type when I am in this mood. I know that whatever each family is going through is hard and there are just a few things that have all hit me this week and made me feel like ok my plate is full and I can't take anymore bad news this week.

Matt thought that he was supposed to get his bachelors in February but it is looking more like June. He said maybe this is a blessing in disguise because then the baby will be 6mths old and our lease will be up and we can move. Time will tell. I am just feeling like we don't have the best luck, stinks!

Baby Rodney

Rodney is loving Teacher Pat at Preschool so much. He comes home with the cutest projects he has made. He was told to bring in his weight in dry beans. Which was 9lb 3oz so I had to help him :) and his teacher made them bean babies. How cute is this baby he brought home. He loves his little baby Rodney and it made him feel so special. Its so nice to feel like the money you pay for school is worth it!

Rodneys baby

Rodney holding his bean baby

I sure love this boy. I can't believe in 3 months he will be holding a real baby. :)

My cute kiddos

Its crazy how little she looks in this picture!










Matt took these pictures in July when we were at Grandma Bros. I am just now getting them from him to post. I love them they are super cute. Thanks honey!

Day at Lagoon

Matts work had a work party at Lagoon! The whole family was free and so was dinner. It was so much fun. It was the first time the kids had been on any rides and they loved it. I told them it was good practice for when we go to Disney Land. We have promised them when daddy is done with school we will go!

Rodney starts Preschool

Well that time finally came when my sweet little boy started preschool. I can't believe he is 4 and ready for school. He was so excited to start school. He loves his teacher already so much, which is so comforting.

His first day was September 8Th 2010. We got out of the car and I was putting my sunglasses and keys in my purse and he started to run off. I told him to come back but he had school fever and kept running. Then I noticed a car backing out of the driveway (that you are not supposed to park in) and he was running and I screamed his name. The mom who got out of the car waved at her husband to stop and he slammed on the brakes. Luckily the back corner of the car only hit his shoulder and he was fine. It scared me to death. People have got to look better before they back out of a driveway where there are a ton of kids. I would of died if anything had happened to my son. Needless to say he is fine and he had a wonderful day at school.

My handsome lil guy!

Sitting with friends.

Rodney, daddy and I love you so much and we are so proud of you!

Karlee in a short film for FamilySearch.Org

Karlee was in a short film a while back for FamilySearch.Org. The video was played before an audience of thousands at the LDS Conference Center for the National Genealogical Society's 2010 Family History Conference. The meeting was presided over by Henry B. Eyring. Pulitzer Prize winning author, David McCullough spoke to the congregation. It was an awesome event and we were so proud of our little Karlee. The video has been posted on their website and so we wanted to share it will all of you!

http://broadcast.lds.org/familysearch/2010-national-genealogical-society-conference/2010-04-0000-clan-mccloud-768k-eng.mp4

The Big 30!

Thirty things you may or may not know about me:
1. My favorite color is blue
2. Favorite numbers are 3 and 17
3. I love cold chocolate (M&M's, Recesses P.B cups and Hershey's Milk Chocolate)
4. When I was little I wanted to go on a mission, be a teacher and have 5 kids.
5. My favorite Ice Cream is Ben and Jerry's Phish Food
6.I hate Cherries but like cherry Lifesavers and cherry Star Burst (Matt says that doesn't make any sense, but it really does :) )
7. I love to snuggle (my husband and my kids both)
8. I am very passionate and when I love, I love forever.
9.I love that after 11years of being married to my best friend that he can still make me laugh so hard that I cry.
10. I have a horrible sweet tooth. I will eat less dinner to save room for dessert.
11. I have had surgery for my tonsils, gallbladder, appendix, eyes (lasik done twice), jaw, 2 laproscopic surgeries, and 3 going on 4 C-sections.
12. I have been in love 3 times.
13. I lose my cell phone all the time, it drives me crazy. But I do always find it. :)
14. I want to be a cake decorator or a pastry chef.
15. I want to go to Hawaii and New Zealand.
16. I have never had a fear of heights until I went on my honeymoon and went on The Big drop on top of the Stratosphere. Now I have a fear and a ton of anxiety about heights I usually will have to talk myself through it or not do it.
17. I think I have really pretty hands.
18. I haven't had caffeine or watched a Rated R movie in 11yrs. (crazy)
19. I love to hide and scare my kids. Its so fun. Me and my sister would do this to my mom all the time.
20. When I was little me and my siblings (mostly my sister and I) would play a game in the car where we would take turns touching my dads hair, neck, ear etc. while he was driving until one of us got caught. If he said, "Knock it off" you lost! Hahahaha
21. Even though I am 5"11 I hate playing basketball and sports!
22. I have slept with the same blanket since I was 14. It makes me happy but not my hubby :)
23. I think I am hilarious. I love that I can make myself laugh so hard I cry and that I always say, "I love myself."
24. I want to learn how to crochet and play the piano.
25. I saw Celine Dion live In Vegas when I was pregnant with Rodney and I balled it was one of the greatest days!
26. I lived in Germany twice and loved it.
27. When my husband says "guess what" I really like to guess and I make him do it too.
28. About half the things Matt says I turn it into a song.
29.Most people don't know this but I love to listen to Ozzy Osborne

30. I can't believe I am 30 yrs old today!

Happy Anniversary!

Wow I can't believe its been 11yrs ago today that Matt and I got Married. I am so blessed to be married to my best friend. He makes me so happy. Happy Anniversary Babe!

On a side note while Emily was at dance yesterday Rodney was talking to another boy that told him, "I have a brother named Jesus." In which Rodney replied, " I have a brother named Jesus, too." They were so happy to realize that they had the same brother. The other mom and I started to laugh. It was so sweet. Its moments like that when you know you are doing a good job as a parent and you can be really proud.