Some photos of our little angel

Helping Mommy and Daddy put up Christmas lights















Having an ICEE

Doing some Christmas shopping with Mommy

Our 1st snowday and we went outside to play

Madi our little Covergirl

Having a special treat she gets every now and then

Madi on Thanksgiving Day

Our little dear

Starting to update again

Sorry it has taken so long to get back to blogging. It's been an insane few months. I promise to post a blog this week and then pictures of Christmas. Merry Christmas !!!

Date is coming to soon

9.5 more days and our Rock and loving husband a daddy is deploying. The date has just come so fast and we can't believe it. Mark kept tossing and turning in bed last night and when I asked him if he was okay, he said he just couldn't sleep. I asked why and he said I just don't want to leave you guys. I know it is hurting him so I keep trying to hide how scared I am too. Friday is my day off at work and Mark and I are going to spend the day together. Then next Thursday and Friday he is off and I took leave so Madi and I can spend time with him.



Another date coming fast is Friday. We find out if we are pregnant. If our embryo transfer took. I cannot wait. I hear from Mark everyday that he thinks I am pregnant but I am trying not to think either way because I don't want to be even more disappointed if it's negative. But secretly I feel pregnant but I read that progesterone injections can cause pregnancy symptoms so who knows. We will find out in 1.5 days.



Saturday we have our family photos. We had then scheduled in May but the day before pictures Mark got the flu and so we just did Madi 1 yr photos instead. So I am excited about having updated photos. Although I went in for a "trim" on my hair Monday and it turned into 4 inches being cut off, wasn't happy. But oh well it will grow back.



Sunday is Mark's "hurry back soon" bbq. Have a lot of people coming and although it will be nice to have a lot of our friends and family here it is just sad to think he is leaving so soon.



Well I will post pictures of Madi soon. This uploader takes like 30 mins for 5 pics and I have to get them downloaded. So pictures will be up soon.



R~

Three little chances

Well yesterday Mark and I picked Madi up from daycare around noon, and headed for home to get ready for our fertility appt. On the way home, Mark and I were discussing the number of embryos we thought would survive the thawing process. Well as we were speaking, Mark said what if we have triplets...as he finished his sentence Madi let out a squeal in the back seat and as we turned and looked at her, she was smiling yet shaking her head back and forth as if to say "NO". It was perfect timing. As usual Madi was able to lighten up a situation.

Well as we headed up to Boise we were both pretty nervous wondering how many we would have. As we arrived at 2:30 for our 3:00 implant I grew more and more anxious. As I watched women after women get called back. I knew I had to be there 30 min prior for a medicine that relaxes you and a blood draw before the implant, as 3:10 rolled by I started to get more and more fearful that our eggs didn't survive and asked Mark to go ask if they are really behind or was there a problem. The receptionist just said, we are kinda behind but wouldn't say anything else. Just said Dr Slater wanted to speak with us. I was even more scared now at this point. Finally at around 3:30, our nurse called us back and as we went into the implant room I said, "Kim how many survived." She said she didn't know. I got set up and ready and we were sitting there talking anxiously awaiting doctor Slater to come in and talk to us. Well Dr Slater showed up and sat down next to me and said, you had 3 frozen embryos' and all three thawed out, 2 were in good condition and 1 in poor. She said that it has no effect on the baby's quality but it just shows they didn't thaw as well as others. She asked if we wanted all three implanted and we agreed. She said we have a 40% chance of this whole thing working. That made me anxious but it worked out fine last time so I just keep thinking that when I get nervous about this.

They implanted all three and we do a blood test on Wed and Friday the 31st. After our blood draw on the 31st they will tell us if we are pregnant. Please keep your fingers crossed for us and say a little prayer. We will of course keep everyone posted. We will not find out until after Mark deploys whether or not we are having more than one baby. If we end up with more than one baby Mark thinks he might be able to come home early. I sure hope so.

Well I am just sitting here on my bedrest. Watching TV, propped up in the recliner and typing. This is the life...well actually I am pretty bored. I am searching for airline tickets on expedia for Christmas in South Dakota. Surprised at how cheap they are right now, so I will probably buy them today. Well I will write more later.

Oh also Madi now stands up on her own from a sitting position and then will walk about 6 feet. She is so amazing!!!!!

Our little family update

Wow, it's been a while since I have posted a blog. Things have been extremely busy lately. For starters, Mark is deploying very soon and we are so sad. Madi is in such a fun stage right now that she is walking, talking and such a little giggle box. I feel bad he will miss out on some of this stage. I bought her Halloween costume early so Mark could see her in it before he leaves. Madi also had ear tubes put in on Friday. I think the most traumatic thing for her was when she had to get her earrings out and then back in. But she did so good. The doctor said her ears were so infected that when he made the incision into her ear, puss pored out...yep, pretty graphic and pretty gross. He said she had a pocket of puss the size of a marble in each ear and that she has probably never got rid of her 1st ear infection she got when about 2 months old. He also said that she has probably only been able to hear as well as we would if we plugged both ears and tried to hear for the last 6 months. It is very obvious she can hear better, cause we will whisper to her now and she looks at you. For her ears being as infected as they were she has been such a happy girl and never seemed to be down.
My job at the Air Force base is going amazing. I am doing what I did when I was on active duty and loving every minute of it. I am also working in the section for a man named Todd who I worked with a lot when i was in the Air Force. It's great and everyone is so nice. Not to mention the money is amazing. Really helping us out with new expenses lately...which brings me the next topic...
Our frozen embryo transfer is coming up on Tuesday. Please everyone say a prayer for us. It's been extremely tough lately with all the medicines and shots I am on. They make me pretty sick and give me terrible migraines. I am getting pretty nervous about being pregnant while Mark is deployed but hopefully that will make it go so much faster. They will though all 3 of our frozen embryos and will implant all that survive the thawing. The doctor told us probably 2 if not 3 will survive because I was 24 when they were frozen and it's been less than 2 years since they were frozen. We are extremely excited and nervous. We will keep you all posted as we find things out.
Coming up we have Craig and Heidi's wedding renewal vows on the 25th. We wish them a very Happy 15 year Anniversary and many more years of joy. We have decided to have a garage sale. I hate having garage sales but we have decided to go through out house and eliminate many things. I am getting rid of a bunch of my stamps and card/scrapbook making items. So that is on the 1st of August...same day as Sidney's 9th birthday. The second I am having a bunch of our friends over for a BBQ as kinda a come back soon party for him. The following weekend we have a BBQ at some friends house and then family photos. So we have an even busier weeks to follow.
We hope everyone is enjoying summer as much as we are. Another blog to come soon as I will be home on bed rest next week after the implant.

A very Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone. We had a spectacular day. We started the day with going to the local park and enjoying some vendors and a band playing old country music. Mark had just finished making a cover for Madi's red wagon and we took it and pulled her around the park. She LOVED it. We then came home and relaxed a bit and then went to the Simpson's house; LeAnn, Jeramie, and Katelyn. They also had a couple other people there. They cooked some really good food and we just sat and visited. it was very nice.





Me and Madi with LeAnn and Katelyn in the background




Mark and Madi




Us at the Simpson's

Mark showing Madi a sparkler

Mark and Madi and the sparkler

at the park listening to music

watching the band play

dancing to the music

riding around in her wagon

Madi on july 3rd.

The weekend though ended on a sad note. Mark was good friends with a man named Rich who he met when he lived in AK. The 1st time I met Mark was somewhat because of Rich who was persistent in getting me to come talk to Mark. Anyways. Mark and his wife Tina moved to ID and we moved here a couple years later. We stayed pretty close for the first few years and then really didn't hang out much the last 1 1/2. But Mark still talked to Rich occasionally when they would run into each other at work. He spoke to Mark about a month ago to let Mark know he made MSgt on the last testing cycle. And I last saw him on Thursday. Rich passed away on July 4th. We went to his house today to talk to Tina and of course as expected she is pretty distraught. I think she is still in shock. Rich will be deeply missed and we are so sorry for his passing at such a young age.

A wonderful weekend

We had a spectacular weekend! It started out with us going to the lake Saturday with some of our good friends, the Simpson's. Jeramie, LeAnn and their 9 month old daughter Katelyn. We went out on there boat and had a great time. Madi really enjoyed being on the boat and as Mark or I were skiing on the back she would yell to us and wave her hands. It was tooo cute! She was such a trooper, as she is cutting 2 more top teeth and not enjoying it at all.

Yesterday we went to Mark's childhood friend Craig's mom's house for her retirement party. It was a lot of fun. Mark said Dee was like another Mom to him growing up and hadn't seen her in almost 15 yrs. It was wonderful to meet her and she was able to meet Madi. The party was great but it was HOT out. 97 degrees and Madi started turning red since she was so hot. After we got in the car and got her cooled down she was better. After we got home we put her water mat out and she played for while too. That was so much fun to watch!

I am off this week and start my new job at the air force base next Tuesday. I am so excited to start. So this week I am just working on these around the house and going to paint the spare room. We have a fertility appt tomorrow and Madi has her appt with her doctor about getting her tubes in her ears. Wednesday LeAnn and Katelyn are coming over and the girls are going to play. We have a birthday party to go to Friday and then we're going to the Simpson's for a 4th of July barbecue Saturday.

Hope everyone had a great weekend too and a great week

more pics

Madi about to blow out her 1st Birthday candle


sharing a snack with Daddy



Sidney and madi at the zoo

Daddy showing Madi something at the zoo

my wonderful parents at Shoshone falls

The girls at the zoo

Madi checking out the monkeys'

Everyone at Shoshone Falls

Mark's Uncle Roy, along with a riding pal with mark and Madi

Grandpa Schurger reading Madi a story

Madi on her favorite TOY ...her car from her Grandma and Grandpa Schurger


eating some birthday cake



Madi next to her cake





Mark, Madi and I

Madi sitting in front of her b-day sign

this is a teaser of pics and I will upload more later

Madilynn is 1

first of all I can not seem to down load pictures right now to the blog, so they will be on another email. Back to the blog...It is so hard to believe but Madi is 1 year old. Where does the time go? It is completely insane to think that it was a year ago that we had her. The week before Madi's party, my parents arrived to Idaho. It was so wonderful to see them and Sidney. Madi was equally glad to see them as she immediately attached herself to them and did for the rest of their visit. After they left she would crawl around the house and into the spare room looking for them. But it was great to have them here. My mom and I took a card class in Boise at Archivers the next day and it was a lot of fun. Also Mark's uncle Roy and some of his riding pals stopped by the house too and my parents and I made them breakfast one morning. That was wonderful as I had never met him. We visited Shoshone Falls to when my parents were here. They really enjoying seeing it since they never had. My mom and dad also took us all to the zoo in Boise. That was so much fun and Sidney and Madi loved it. My mom was wonderful in helping me get last minute stuff picked up for Madi's party.

Fast forward to the day of her party, Saturday June 20th. I got emotional that morning when I went in and got Madi up. I couldn't believe I was getting emotional but I also couldn't believe our baby girl was 1. My Mom and rushed to Boise to get balloons picked up and Thank goodness for my friend LeAnn who loaned us her SUV or I would have never got all 40 balloons home. The guys were home putting up the canopy and tables and picking up the house. Once we got home it was the mad dash to get things put together before people started to arrive. Thank goodness for my parents too or this wouldn't have come together so nicely.

Guests started arriving a good 1.5 hrs in advance to the party starting so I had to just keep working around them. But it came together beautifully. My dad was cutting up watermelon as my mom was making flower arrangements. The night before my mom and I were up til close to 11 making chocolate dipped strawberry's and other treats.

The party was PERFECT, Madi had 41 guests who came to help her celebrate her special day. Including her Great Grandma and Great Grandpa who drove in that morning. Madi did so well considering she hadn't had a nap since 1 o'clock. She was such a trooper. The kids had fun at the party too, they were playing games and blowing bubbles. It was a WONDERFUL day. After the party we sat around with Madi and opened her MANY presents. Then Kim and Trevor hung out awhile longer which was wonderful and Trevor and Sidney played in the sprinklers. They even played with Madi in her sandbox. Mark and I were just so truly blessed to have many family and friends there and such an amazing little girl.

Next month marks the date that we are having our frozen embryos implanted. We are very excited and hope one takes. less than a month...we're almost there. That would make our due date the 1st week in April. just hope Mark is back from his deployment by then. (He's due back in February)

Hope you enjoyed the photos and story.

xoxo

R

Latest news

Picture's 1st then some news:

Madi at her 12 months pictures (LOVE this picture)

Standing with the ladder

Her new smile! Got to love it

Well latest news is that Madi will be turning one on the 20th. Just 9 short days away. It is so hard for us to believe that almost a year ago our lives were changed so much for the better. We were blessed with such an amazing gift God could have ever given us. We have a very large celebration scheduled. Rachel's parents and Sister will be arriving to our house on Saturday. We are very excited. Lots of fun things planned while they are here.

This brings us to our next exciting news. We are starting the next round of Invitro tomorrow. We have an appt scheduled to get the ball rolling and we will have our frozen embryos implanted next month. So with any luck we will have another baby in April 2010. We are SOOO very excited!!!

Bad news is that Mark is deploying in August for 6 months though. So he will out on a lot of the pregnancy. I keep trying to tell him that it's a good thing, cause he won't have to put up with a hormonal wife, but he is just very sad about it. Plus he is sad he'll miss out on 6 months of Madi growing up. We are getting him a lap top and we'll get a web cam for our computer so he can chat with us and Madi can see her Daddy while he's gone.

Rachel was also offered a job working for the Government, handling Contracts like she did when she was in the Air Force. It took her about 2 weeks to make the decision to take it and they threw a couple more thousand a year at her and she couldn't pass it up. So she will start that in the beginning of July. It will be nice because her work will be right next to the daycare and she won't have to take Madi all the way to the base and then back to town to work and then back to the base to get Madi and then back home while Mark's gone.

Well Happy Birthday to our baby girl and we will post pictures after her party. Love to you all

It's been awhile

Starting out the blog today with some pictures for your viewing enjoyment!
Taking time to smell the roses...or carnations that is


our little giggle box




kisses to the puppy

crawling super fast!!!

hanging outside, taking in some sunshine

Madi looking like her Daddy, playing in her pool

Love this picture, it's as if she's saying..."this is the life" just lounging in her pool

She's thinking..."hmmm, has it been 30 minutes since i last ate"

Hello Family and friends, it's been a while since we have posted anything...sorry for that but it's been insane.

Well lets see for starters Madi is 11 months old today. It's insane to think that next month she will be a year already. She is quite the happy little girl who is always giggling and crawling all over. She is now walking along furniture and if you hold her hands she'll practically run. Tonight while sitting outside, she was standing in front on my chair holding onto my legs when she let go took one step and grabbed the coffee table we have outside. Mark and I were truly amazed. She had another ear infection and so our doctor is recommending tubes be put in her ears after her 1st birthday.

I got her invitations ordered for her birthday party. They are adorable. I think I was driving Mark crazy constantly changing my mind and asking his opinions on things, but of course he was a trooper as always and helped decide on them. Don't forget her birthday party is on Saturday, June 20th. Invitations will be going out soon!

I was laid off from work the beginning of May but quickly was offered a new job working for an industrial/environmental coating company. I've been there a couple weeks now and really am enjoying it. I've got to end this blog early since it's almost 10:00 and I have got to work in the morning.