1 week old Riley

Riley's birth story

Riley was in a breech position so my dr scheduled a c section for the 12th of October at noon. Since I was 39 weeks along and not much amniotic fluid my dr said there is a slim chance he could still move head down but not likely. i had been doing exercises since i was 34 weeks that were to help move baby head down but riley was happy where he was. We joked around saying riley likes to sit and spin in circles on his bum :) We did an ultra sound the day of the c section to confirm he was still breech and found that he had turned transverse meaning he was laying on his side with his back on top of my cervix. I went in to be prepped for the c section about 1:00 i started shaking because i was scared and the nurse did what she could to calm me down. i cried while being prepped (cory had not joined me yet in the room) so i was alone. i cried again when they had put the sheet up blocking my view. it was a hard experience. at 1:35 Riley was born. He did great and I got to see him for a short moment before they took him to the nursery. The c section for me is something I hope to never experience again. I had a spinal block so I wouldn't feel the cutting. When it came to the time of my dr delivering Riley out I could feel intense pulling and tugging which hurt badly. I could hear riley cry when he was born but was not able to see him right away or touch him as you can with a vaginal birth. it was hard. they gave me morphine but I didn't respond to it. I could feel pressure on my chest and learned that my dr had put my uterus on top of me and was sewing it shut. When I was sewn shut t I was taken to a recovery room to help manage my pain and I still wasn't responding to the pain meds they kept giving me morphine and others hoping to relieve the pain and finally were able to get it down to a level 5 pain scale 1-10. All the drugs had made me sick to the point of vomiting and Cory and my father in law Wendell gave me a blessing. When Riley was born his glucose was at a 29 which is bad so they had him on an IV I nursed him regularly and his glucose levels began to rise :) and before we left the hospital his number was at 85 which is great! Things have been going well at home and we have gotten some great support from family friends and the ward. My mom stayed with to help out for the week which I'm truly grateful for all the time and service she has put into me and my family. My mother in law and sister in law came down for the day to visit and help out which im also truly grateful for. I am feeling much better and love having a boy! Nursing is going great and this is my first time doing it! were all happy to have little Riley with us I love my little man so much he truly has a hold on my heart that can't be explained.
Love to all
Stacey

To Experience Fraud

It never feels good when you are taken advantage of. Its embarrassing and hurtful. My husband and I just experienced fraud this past week. We lost a couple thousand dollars thinking that we were going to be getting a van. The blessings though that our Heavenly Father has given us during this hard trial are truly wonderful and we are so thankful for a loving Father in Heaven who does understand our situation and circumstances. BLESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH: 1. WIC we got accepted and are now getting help with some basic groceries such as milk beans fresh veggies and fruits. This helps us tremendously when it comes to finances. 2. Cory passed his CLS Certification Test meaning that he will be gaining a $1.00 raise at work within a few weeks. That also helps with finances! 3. The money lost was a loan we received from my father, another blessing because he is very understanding of our situation and is willing to work with us with whatever we can afford when it comes to making payments so that he to may get his money back. 4. Another blessing.. the man who did fraud against us was trying to get another couple thousand from us but did not thankfully. 5. This is probably the biggest blessing of them all and for some it may be hard to understand but for the past 2 days I have felt inspired to share the Gospel with this man. So today I did just that! I shared mormon.org and lds.org with him. I told him we forgive him, and that he has been in our prayers that he may have a change of heart and come unto Christ. There is a scripture somewhere in the Book Of Mormon that talks about praying for your enemies and praying for those that do bad things to you. And I have been doing just that. I was in shock at first of course and angry. I grieved some too. But the thing that kept coming to my mind was that this is a good opportunity to share the gospel with someone. Bad things do happen to good people.. but honestly I am grateful that I have had this experience in my life. I have learned much from this and am thankful to my Father in Heaven who truly is mindful of me.

Temples..just what I need.

Realizing each time I go to the temple how important it is in my life. The blessings the love and the peace I feel when I go to the Temple is something amazing that I cherish and love. For me regular frequent attendance to the temple is so important because personally.. praying reading scriptures and going to church doesn't cut it for me. Going to the temple is beyond a "The cherry on top". I've had blessings given to me where in them them there were words said like "You need the temple and you need it a lot" and I really do. I see a difference a good change in myself when I go. I feel stronger and spiritually more connected. I feel Gods love. I hope to attend the temple more to partake of those blessings while doing service for others. My goal.. go once a week whether it is with my wonderful spouse Cory, with my mother, a friend, or just myself.. I need to go. I need the Temple in my life. I need the blessings. I need the help. I have had so many amazing sacred experiences in the Temple and I want more =) Last time I went I was with my wonderful husband and we went to the SLC temple saturday night. It was our first time to experience doing "Family Sealings" that was a real special moment. Tomorrow I have plans to go with my mother =) to the SLC temmple and this will be her first time to that Temple! So excited. I really admire those that do not have a temple close to home or easy access to go to the Temple because of babysit arrangements but they somehow make that commitment and go (like my sister Melissa) I say good for you for traveling half a day or more to go to the Temple! You will def be blessed for doing so and I hope that if that day comes when our Family moves and we dont live close to a temple I hope that we still strive to live temple worthy and do all that we can to go to the temple. But for now while we are 20 min from the temple I hope that we may take advantage of this exterordinary blessing we have of being so close and going and making frequent visits to the temple and helping others get there too.

Not so smart mom

Gave the girls a bath today Emily 3 1/2 yrs old now and Katie is 1 1/2. How old should your kid/kids be to leave them unattended in the tub?? You see I went into the next room to pick out some clothes for the girls to wear once they were done with there bath thinking all is good no worries but I still kept an ear out for Katie. Anyways I heard a thump and then Katie cry and then Emily "MOMMY"!!!! I ran in the bathroom to find Katie under the water eyes wide open squiggling around trying to get herself up out of the water to get a breath of air. Never do I want to experience that again! Stupid mom moment yes. Katie is way toooo young to leave unattended in the tub EVEN with her older sister. I knew that in the back of my head. What was different about today? I dunno. Thankful for Emily very much for yelling my name. Thankful I got to Katie in time. Thankful she is alive. Stupid scary mommy moment yes. Never will I do that again even if its just to grab a pair of clothes from the next room.