BABY #3

I went to the doctor last week for my 32 week appointment to find out I am not gaining as much as I should be and the baby isn't either. The baby only gained an ounce in 2 weeks and should have gained near a pound. The doctor has been paying close attention to this baby, because of my pregnancy with Sawyer. They took Sawyer early because he wasn't growing and we spent some time in the NICU. If the baby doesn't start gaining weight by my next appointment then I will be headed to a specialist that will decide a date to induce me as early as 34 weeks. I have upped my food intake along with my protein. It has been a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, but I'm doing my best. I don't want to live through what I had to live through with Sawyer again. Ben gave me a blessing after the doctors appointment and I have been feeling like everything is going to be okay. I know my Heavenly Father loves me and is watching over me and my family. He will only give me what I can handle.

New Carpet

Merry Christmas to the Jeppsen family. We finally got new carpet. I should have taken some pictures of the before off white carpet with nasty stains all over it. As if Christmas time couldn't be busy enough for us with 2 birthdays and and anniversary. Why not add a huge project to it. It took a lot of time and preparation to make this happen. Ben finished the room in the basement and painted. Of course we had some help with that from my dad and Kathy. Then it was on to moving everything out of the house. Gerald and Michelle came up for a full day to help me move everything. Aaron and Phil came over to help with some big furniture in the basement. Next is was onto pulling up carpet and Skyler came to the rescue on this one. Helping Ben out and pulling a late night to get it all done. While all this was happening I stayed at my moms house with the kids. It was so nice of her to cater to us. I felt like a kid again living at home. THANK YOU to everyone who was so willing to help. I couldn't be more grateful.

We finally got the house back together and got the Christmas tree up. Now Santa can come!

Santa

This year Sadie has been wanting a doll that goes fishing for Christmas, but after hearing her cousin Chylee ask Santa for a guitar she changed her mind and surprised us by asking Santa for a guitar at the Jeppsen family Christmas party. I hope Santa and his elves have enough time to make her a guitar.
This year Sawyer did much better with Santa. He wasn't screaming the whole time and held still long enough to get a picture.