PF Changs 1/2 Marathon

This last weekend I was able to go to arizona and see my family but also run the 1/2 marathon. I thought it was going to be this weekend but my mom informed me a week before we had to leave that it was really a week before i thought it would be I had not even trained that much but I ran that night a good distance and so we registered for it that night. Rob was not able to come with us, he had to work. So we left last wednesday night and stayed in Page to get some sleep then got into scottsdale thursday morning. We just hung around at grandmas house then went out to eat at a mexican place that we seem to go to every time we are in town. Friday we went shopping (big surprise) and that night we went to dinner with uncle Brent and aunt Kathy at Macaroni Grill. Saturday we went to register and pick up all our stuff for the race. This 1/2 marathon is the biggest in the US. There were so many people there. There were tons of booths to go to and find out the latest things for running I got a lot of free stuff and I got these really cool earphones that attach to your Ipod earphones and they didn't fall out once. Saturday night we went to the casino for the crab buffet. Its all you can eat and it was so so good. Sunday morning I got up to feed Teagen at 6 and then started getting ready to run. We got to the start at 7:45, the race didn't start till 8:30. They had 25+ Coralls which were sections you were in depending on your goal time I was in 19 so I didn't get to the start line for 45 minutes. I did okay my goal time was 2:45 and I finished in 2:55. I would have done a little better but for some reason I thought it was only 12.1 miles so I started pushing it at 10 and a half and got so sore and the last mile was not that good for me if I just paced it a little longer I would have done better but I finished and felt good. I wish my family was there to root me on, maybe next time. We got back to grandmas and just took it easy the rest of the day. Grandma trimmed my hair and we had my grandmas Macaroni and cheese it is so good. Monday we packed and left for home the drive took so long because it was snowing pretty bad in some spots so we got in around one. It was nice to be home I really missed Rob it made a difference having Teagen with me it made me miss Rob more then before. So my next goal is to do the Salt lake Marathon this spring I am going to start training this week.

Ready, Set, GO!!!

So the PF Changs marathon in phoenix is this month.

My Goal: To run the half marathon

My Time Goal: 3 Hours

Time I have to train: 3 1/2 weeks

I ran 4 miles last week and I am going to try to run 6 tomorrow, hope all goes well. Im excited to use my new running clothes I got for christmas.

To my best running partner.....I love you!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We had a really good Christmas this year. We had a couple family parties that were fun its nice to see everyone. Christmas eve we went to my dads house and had dinner and opened presents with them and played games it was nice to do this Christmas eve because we didn't have the craziness Christmas day. Then we went home and wrapped some presents and my mom came by and gave us our pajamas. This year was funny I got a whole onsie with thing one and thing two heads on the feet, Rissa got the Grinch, and the boys got Simpson pants and shirts. They are actually warm and comfy. We got to sleep pretty good then had to wake up and get ready so we could get over to grandpa Groscosts house for breakfast. We opened presents there and ate yummy food then headed over to my house where Rissa and mom came over so we could do presents with them. I did calenders for my families this year and they weren't done yet because they were taking up a lot more time then i thought they would. . After my house we meet my moms family at the movies were we saw Sherlock Holmes, really good movie. After the movie we went over to Rob's family and did presents there I was almost done with there calender so I stayed in the car and finished it. After all said and done we went home and just spent time together. It was so nice having a new member to our family. Teagen got so many gifts some he cant even play with yet but it was really fun with him.

New years eve we had some friends over. We played games, ate some food and watched some tv till midnight. Teagen slept most of the night so we were happy we didn't have to watch him and could just spend some time with our friends. Im glad we actually stayed up this year. Maybe one year I will get my wish and we can make it to New York to see the real thing. Happy New Year everyone.

Happy Holidays

This is so funny, you should try it with your family.

Teagen's Blessing Weekend

This weekend was so busy. My family from arizona came in friday morning early. I got Teagen ready for the day and my mom came and picked us up and we went over to visit our aunt Mary. She lives in a retirement home and they were doing a halloween party, so we stayed and visited for a couple hours.

We left and headed out to my sisters house in Saratoga Springs and got dinner ready for the fam. What my mom didn't know was it was really a surprise 50th birthday party for her. So we got done cooking and we needed to get her out of the house so we could set up the decorations. Every excuse we came up with she got out of then we had Grandma have my mom take her to get a drink at the gas station. My aunt debbie went with her and they stopped at the store. They kept stalling and mom was getting really anxious to get back and they just kept walking around. We hurried and got all the decorations up and the lights off and when she walked in yelled happy birthday. She was really surprised so that mad me happy. We all ate dinner then mom opened her gag gifts. Jeff brought like 15 gifts they were all stuff from the DI that was from her time. All the gifts were really funny.

Saturday I cut Rob's hair in a mohawk and then we got Teagen in his little giraffe costume and we dressed up. Rob went as a dead preppy boy and I went as a Vampire. Then we just cleaned our house to get really for sunday. We went trick or treating at Jeff and Wenda's house and ate this really good chilly that she made in a pumpkin. We went home and that night was the first time Teagen slept 6 hours. Yay!!!

Sunday we got up and started getting ready. We had been planning this day for a while and last weekend we found out that it was stake conference this weekend so we had to have the blessing at the clubhouse where we were doing food. So we told everyone to go there and that morning we found out we had to have the blessing at our house because it cant be in a public building. So we told everyone it is now at out house. We did so much running around that morning my mom and Rissa came over early to help us. People started arriving and then the bishop came over, after that we were still waiting for people dad was told that it was at 1 so we had to wait for a little bit longer. We had so many people in our house I didn't even know that many could fit in there. My dad gave us the opening prayer, then we sang I am a child of God, then Rob gave a very beautiful blessing. He was so nervous the whole last month but he did such a good job. I was very proud of him. Then my grandpa Groscost gave the closing prayer and we all went over and ate really good food that everyone brought. Mom, Rissa and Leisa helped so much, thanks for all your help. I just was Rob to know that I'm so thankful to have this brand new baby boy and a husband that is a worthy holder of the priesthood that could bless him.

After we got everything cleaned up my mom's side of the family went to wheeler farm to do family pictures, I wanted to get them done because we are not all together that often and we needed them. This weekend was so crazy but I love when my family is here I miss them so much and and so thankful that we can be together sometimes.

Pictures

Here are just a couple pictures I will post more.

Teagen with my grandma, she is now a great grandma.

He likes looking at his daddy.

He sits in this bouncer a lot.

He likes to make funny faces.

How Teagen came into this world

Monday I got up like any normal day and started cleaning the house, and so excited we were going to go to the state fair that night. Around 11 I started getting light cramps, thinking it was nothing I just kept doing things. At noon I asked the midwife and she said to just keep doing my daily activities and let her know if they get worse. Rob got off early and went to the store for some food and got lunch at cafe rio and came home. The contractions were every 4 to 6 min. When rob got home and we called the midwife and told her they were getting worse, she said she would come over and check me in a couple hours. Melissa (the midwife) came over around 8 and checked me I was at a 1 but I was fully effaced. She was going to leave but decided to stay and said that i might take all night. My dad came over at 9 to give me a blessing with Rob.
My water broke at 9:50 and then my contractions came a lot harder and faster about every 2 minutes, I ended up on the floor that was the most comfortable place for me to be. My mom over around 10:00. At 10:45 Rob got Melissa from the other room and she checked me again and I was at a 10 and I felt like I needed to push so I started pushing for about 15 minutes before I wanted to get into the water. Heather the midwifes apprentice came sometime around then and did everything after that. We didn't have time to fill the tub they gave us so they filled up our bathroom tub. I was pushing in the water till midnight but it didn't seem that long. I would push for 20 seconds then I would totally relax almost sleep, when he crowned they kept saying he has so much hair and I could reach down and feel him but I didn't really want to I just wanted to get him out.
He came out at 12:06 and they laid him on my chest and it was the most overwhelming feeling I couldn't believe he was my baby. He only made some noises when he came he didn't really cry then he was just looking around. He stayed laying on me for 15 minutes until the umbilical cord was done pulsing then rob cut it and they got him wrapped up and rob held him while I got out of the tub and warm. I got so cold after I was shaking really bad. I just wanted to get into the shower but Melissa wanted me to get in bed and eat something and breast feed him before. Rob was able to weigh him and get his length and footprints. After everything mom and the midwife left we were left by ourselves with this baby, we were kind of nervous but it turned out ok he slept most the night. My grandma changed her flight to the next day she was supposed to come in the next Monday but I was so happy she was able to change it to the next morning. My mom picked her up from the airport and they came over. She stayed with us for a week and a half, it was so nice to have her there to help and for me to spend that time with her. My mom was such a big help and everyone asked if we needed anything. We are so blessed to have the family we have and now to have this brand new baby in our lives. Thanks to everyone that helped us.

Teagen Gary Worthington

Born 12:06 September 15 2009. 7 pounds 4 oz. 20.5 inches long.

Maternity photos

I was finally able to get rob out and get some maternity pictures done yesterday. We had some time after rob was done working so we went to Wheeler Farm and took them. I think they turned out really good. I will post them soon.
We have almost everything ready for this little guy to come home. We just need a few little things. I finished the room this weekend I just need to vacuum and set up the pool. We just need him to stay a couple more days till my grandma comes in Monday the 21st.

Rob's 26th Birthday

For Rob's birthday I wanted to do something special for him so the day of my shower the boys took my dad golfing for his late fathers day gift, everyone was together so I took him to dinner at Tucanos Brazilian Grill that night. His parents, my moms and dads family all came. It was a lot of fun and the food was pretty good too. They made rob and my dad get up and dance for the birthday song and they got a a free ice cream that I put candles on and we all sang to him. We had a good time I was really happy the whole family got to be with us.







Tuesday was his real birthday and he thought he wasn't getting anything else but i had been saving for almost the last year and I got him a Wii. He was so excited after work we went to best buy and got a game for it and another remote. His parents got him a game and a gift card too so we got another game. He was really happy to play it. Its a lot of fun to play together and spend that time with each other before the baby is born. Happy birthday Rob I hope it was a good day.

Showers, showers and more showers

I was given 3 showers by family and friends. My first one was given to me by my friend Jayne, it was a lot of fun. We ate yummy sandwiches and had really good cookies and apples with this toffee cream dip. Then we played the diaper candy bar game. Then we opened presents, I got some really cute blankets and things. It was a really nice shower and I am so glad that Jayne was able to put it on for me. Thanks Jayne.

36 Weeks

The next shower was the following tuesday with Rob's family. This one was at his aunt Elaine's house. We ate food and played games and his other aunt made a really cute paper book that had poems and stuff in it. Then we opened presents and i got a lot of things we needed. His mom got us our rocking chair, which we set up that night.

My last one was given by my sister at my grandpas house. It was so nice she went to so much to make it look really nice. She made little diaper cakes to put on all the tables that had blue and brown table cloths. This one was my side of the family from my dad's, mom's and Leisa's families. It was a really good turn out. We ate, played games and opened presents. We got so much stuff from this one we only needed a few more things to be ready. Thank you so much to Rissa for going through all the trouble I love ya.

The Zoo!

I was able to go to the zoo this last week with my mom, brother and sister. It was a lot of fun. We have not been there for a long time. It was nice to get out of the house but walking that long and up hills you don't realize how many hills are at the zoo until you are 8 and a half month pregnant. We had a good time though it was nice being able to spend the time with just us.



The new baby Giraffe

Braedy wanted a picture of him and the black bear


These penguins were funny hopping up and down off the stairs all together


He had to rid the carousel


Such a cute face Rissa wanted a picture of it.


This mom was practically getting tumbled by her babies it was really funny.

Getting ready for baby

So i am 37 weeks this week. These last 2 months have been busy. I got to go to Arizona and spend a weeks there with my grandma and 2 aunts. It was a little warm but we got to go shopping for baby stuff and just hang out. I was able to eat at Eat-A-Burger twice. They have the best burgers ever, I cant wait until there is one closer to salt lake. We went to every store there is baby clothes, toys, or material. I'm so glad my hubby was ok with me leaving him for 7 days, I missed him but I was really happy to spend that time with my family. I really miss them living by me.
I have been stressing about a changing table or dresser because we didn't have one yet, then my grandpa had one of his tenants leave from one of his shops and they left a couple little dressers behind. We took 2 of them and I sanded them down and we had paint left over so we just painted them to match the wall.

They were so gross as you can see they had this wax on them that took forever to get off but the end product turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.



I have just been cleaning up my house and getting it ready for baby and guests. I cleaned, painted and put towels up in our guest bathroom. We kept our cats litter box in that bathroom so it had litter and hair on the floor no matter how many times a week I cleaned it but now she is gone it will stay nice. Before it was just bear walls with no color and now it looks like a nice bathroom.
We got out tub and supplies this week we just need to figure out where we are going to put it now. It is just a kiddie pool that we blow up and fill with water. It is coming so fast we cant believe it. I have been a little busy to get everything ready and hope to see this little guy soon but not too soon.

8 Months

I am now 8 months today. I feel good my stomach is getting in the way of things a lot now. It is coming so close we are excited and nervous at the same time. This month is going to go so fast we have our last trip of the year to bear lake and then I have showers every weekend after that. I am so blessed to be able to have this little guy we are so happy that he will be part of our family. This picture was taken at 7 1/2 months, so i am a little bigger now. My midwife said everything is moving along great. He moves almost all day every day I think he will be a very active kid.

6 Months

I am now six months along now. I am feeling pretty good these days. The baby's room is painted and we have the crib set up now. We are so happy with the way it turned out I just have a couple more things set up then I will show pictures. Here is a picture of my tummy some of you have been asking for.

Here are the photos from the ultra sound we took at 18 weeks:
The profile

His hand

His little foot