Relay for Life

The Relay for Life has become an event I look forward to each year. About 7 years ago, me, my mom, and sisters had a team at the St. George relay where my mom participated as a cancer survivor from lung cancer. We had so much fun we did it the next year and included our husbands, that was my 1st year as a cancer survivor myself. I try to do the survivor lap each year even if I'm not part of a team. This year Troy & I walked at the St. George relay in April, and then I went to Beaver June 26th and walked in the survivor lap with my 3 kids, & my mom, who was also part of the committee (you did a great job mom!)Braxton loved letting his balloon go at the end of the survivor lap & going back for breakfast in the morning. This is the first time Braxton has walked with me, & I feel it is only appropriate that he does since I was 20 wks pregnant with him when I found out about my cancer and had my thyroid removed, I feel he 'survived' with me! I can't believe it's been 6 years already time does fly. My mom & I talk a lot about how it doesn't matter what kind of cancer,the amount, or lack of treatment one goes through (mom didn't have any, I had one) the word 'cancer' means the same to all of us. We both feel guilty at times b/c there are those who endure such sicknes, and pain, and neither one of us had to go through that, yet it's still the same. The relay usually goes for 24 hours and a person from each team has to be on the track at all times, even in the rain! There is entertainment & fun through out the night & of course tons of food! If you have never participated in a relay it really is a blast!

Some Star Wars characters were also there to help fight cancer


Mom giving a little talk at the survivor reception


Mom & my boys

Lots of catching up to do....

Wow! Where does time go? It's been a busy summer and I really need to catch up, so if long, detailed, boring posts aren't your thing, then you probably should stop reading now...
June 15th, Troy's oldest brother JD, and his wife Kathy from Texas were in Cedar visiting his dad, so we went up for a hot dog and smore roast up Cedar mtn at G.pa Webb & G.ma Kaye's cabin. Troy's brother Gary, his niece Annie & daugher Gracie also joined us It was a cool day but lots of fun to visit and enjoy the mtns. This was Camrie's first 'outing' & I didn't even get one picture of her since she stayed inside most of the time (bad mom!)Tanner loved playing on the swings, and running around showing off, until he face planted it into the dirt!

Tanner & G.pa Webb


It's all fun & games until...


G.ma Kaye & Tanner


JD (wheelchair), Kathy, & Gary


G.pa Webb, Annie, & Gracie

Our sweet baby Camrie

Yesterday we took Camrie to get her first pictures taken. She was actually awake the whole time and did really well. None of her cute outfits and sundresses fit yet so we opted for all the naked pictures. They all turned out so cute, I love her pouty lips!! She is changing so much every day, yesterday was her actual due date, it's hard to believe 3 weeks has already been and gone.

36 weeks and almost there!!

The week started out with a Monday late night trip to Labor & Delivery after throwing up a few times and not feeling so great. We thought we'd make sure everything was ok, so we got all hooked up and sure enough nice, steady contractions a minute or so apart. I got the usual look of confusion from the nurse when she asked if I could feel them and I said "Nope!" They monitored me for about an hour and called my Dr. who graciously let me go home and follow up with him the next day if I was still sick. He figured it was the throwing up and being a little dehydrated that caused the contractions. I had an NST appointment at the Perinatolgist the next morning and the contractions had stopped, but baby's heartrate was higher than they liked so I drank some water & it came back down. I still didn't feel great so we went to see Dr. Lunt. He said anytime this week baby Camrie should make her debut. I knew this would happen just when he said I could go back to work!! Oh well how can one argue with 4 months of staying home and still getting a paycheck?? Braxton is so excited & told his teacher on Tues that if he wasn't at pre-school on Wed that meant that his baby sister was here. Well, I let him stay home with me today and teacher Kim was shocked to see me at pre-school graduation tonight still pregnant. A big shout out to Nick and Paige who have been so great to watch the boys while we have run into the hospital. We are so thankful to have them as friends and neighbors - as always, we "owe them big-time!"

Still resting...

So my 1 week of bed rest has officially turned into 4 weeks - much to my dismay, but after my next appointment on Wed. I should be good to 'do anything I want' as my dr. put it. I will be 36 weeks by then, which is usually when I deliver so we will wait and see what happens. I've also been doing Non Stress Tests 2x's a week and so far she does great, they've had to buzz her a few times to wake her up but after that she moves everywhere! We are pretty much ready for her and are so excited to meet and hold her. Tanner points to his belly now and says 'Baby' he also carries his bear around calling it baby. We wonder how he will do with a new baby around since he is such a DADDY's BOY and loves our attention. Tonight Troy and I wrote down our predictions for date, time, weight, etc.... I think May 15, he put May 22.
I've gotten a lot of scrapbooking done the past couple weeks, Braxton's is almost caught up and maybe when Tanner is 5 I'll start his too :) All I can say is thank goodness for DVR and neighbors with a great movie collection. Our receiver & DVR was on the fritz last week, & Troy kindly let the repair guy know that I was in serious need of the DVR & basically we weren't going to wait out the weekend until Monday to get it fixed. So it was working the next day...yay!
I had a couch partner today, Troy has cellulitis in his elbow and is on IV antibiotics. We don't know where it came from but it started to swell the other night & now extends from mid humerus to mid forearm. They drained about 5 ml's of fluid off it today, he's got a high white count and fever. He came home with his elbow bandaged & IV port in the other arm. They cultured it and so far we know 4 colonies have grown (apparently that means it's a pretty bad infection) but we don't know what it is yet. So needless to say we are a pathetic pair...it's not very often we are home together without kids & we can't even take advantage of the opportunity to go do something besides lay on the couch & whine!!

Ultrasound Pictures

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