Baptism and a Blessing

What a special weekend we had.  We had planned for months to combine these special events.  With the early arrival of Shane it seemed we may not have been able to continue with the plans.  Elizabeth was so excited for her baptism I could not bear to ask her to wait so we continued to plan on it.  As for Shane's blessing we jumped back and forth on what to do.  At first we thought we would try to do it the same day but then not so sure we wanted to impose on Lizz's special day so then we thought we would just wait a couple of months to bless him, but then we had so much of our family planning to be here we decided to go ahead and bless him as well.

On Saturday the 11th Elizabeth was baptized and it was so special.  Thanks to my sis-in-law I was able to have some great pics of this special day. ( I forgot my camera, duh!)

 

On Sunday the 12th we blessed our special little boy Shane Cameron.  Because of him being premature we decided to go ahead and bless him at home.  It was wonderful and I have to say the spirit was so strong in our home that day.  I did have my camera this day but of course the batteries were dead.  I got a few before it completely died but some were from Candy ( Thanks Candy).

 

We had most of our families here for these two special occasions and it was so wonderful.  Thank you all so much for coming.

Bekah and Jereon traveled from Florida and Rachel came from Maryland.  Also my Uncle Shane, Gail and his daughters Whitney and Mckenzie came from Idaho.  What a distance for all of them to travel but we are so grateful.  We also had Carson, Angie and their family and Todd, Candy and their family come from up North.  Mom came from Price and then of course all of our family that lives here.

We are so thankful to have such wonderful friends and family.  Thank you to all of you who traveled so far to share these special occasions.  It meant so much to us.

Fall Sports

 I know it is just barely fall and I am calling these fall sports.  Close enough right?  I wasn't able to get to as many games as I would have liked this year but I did get a few pictures. 

Sean (#3) just finished his last year of flag football.  He is a super fast runner and just loves football.  He talks about playing in the NFL and would love to play for the Denver Broncos someday.  I love his dreams and ambitions.

 

Bottom picture: Sean about to make a touchdown before his flag was snagged.

Elizabeth (#12) played her second year of soccer.  I know she loves to play but sometimes I think it is more social for her.  At least it is some form of exercise even if she was chasing boys rather than chasing the ball .

Again I did not get many pictures because I wasn't able to make it to as many games.

Conference Weekend

Conference proved to be very rewarding.  I feel all of the talks were designed for me and my family and all the trials we are or have recently faced.  I know several of you that feel the same way.  I know the power of prayer is a very important part of Conference and the preparation for the talks.

On a lighter note,  the kids were able to enjoy some of conference.  Getting them to hold still long enough is always a challenge.  When they did hold still they did really well until the last half of the last session and then their exhaustion got the better of them. 

 

Note:  This is the older two children. Rarely do they have a nap.

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Chubby Bubby

I know he is still so small but he has CHEEKS!  It is so good to see the weight on him. 

Update:  We saw Dixie yesterday and he is now 7lbs. 5oz.  WOW!! A pound in a week.  We got the okay to go to small family gatherings and to go for a walk.  YEAH!  I am looking forward to the fresh air.  Also we are starting to do trials without the oxygen and that is going really well.  Hopefully we will be off oxygen in the next week or two.

We will keep you all updated and again thank you everyone for your support and prayers.

 

Happy Birthday Lizz!!

Our Little Princess/Diva turned '8' yesterday!  It is hard to believe that it has been 8 years since we brought her home from the hospital and that in a few short weeks she will be baptized.

Her birthday proved to be a little different this year and she was so grown up and understanding.  Usually we have at least the families that live here over and a couple of really good friends but with her new baby brother we are restricted on visitors.  She was so understanding and I am pretty sure she still had a GREAT birthday.

 

Today Grandma Suzi took treats to her class.  (Thank you, Suz) Pretty soon our lives will be somewhat normal and we will have to make it up to her but for now she is just a happy go lucky little girl.

We Love you Elizabeth!  You really brighten up our lives.

(She loves Hannah Montana if you couldn't guess)

 

Shane Cameron Pearson

Shane was born on August 7, 2008 at 10:55 p.m.  He surprised us all by arriving 6 weeks early.   Shane weighed 4lbs. 14 oz and was 18" long at birth. Because we live in a rural area our hospital does not have a NICU so Shane got ride in a Life Flight helicopter just hours after he was born.  The Life Flight team from Primary Children's arrived just 55 minutes before Shane's arrival.  After several hours of preparing him for the flight he was off to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo.

        

He spent two weeks in the NICU at UVRMC.  What a rollercoaster.  He went from being intubated and on an oscillator(breaths 500 times a minute), to a CPAP, to room air his first day there.  Later that evening they put him on a small amount of oxygen through a nasal canula because he was struggling just a little bit. Shane also had a little Jaundice that required a few days of Phototherapy.  It looks like he enjoyed his suntan. haha.

After two weeks we were able to bring Shane home to our family.  He came home on a trace of oxygen and an apnea monitor.  Which we will most likely have for a couple of months. 

We have been home from the hospital for 2 weeks and Shane is 4 weeks old and still 2 weeks away from his due date. He is doing so well.  This past Thursday he weighed in at 5lbs. 14 oz.  He continues to require a trace of oxygen.

Thank you to all our family and friends for your support and prayers through this time in our lives.  It was so nice to have the visitors, lunch and dinner dates as well as the phone calls for his continued progress.

We Love you all!