Deklan's Story

Last year I made a video about our journey from infertility to our sweet baby boy. I was a little nervous to share it. (I shared it on my infertility blog a while back) Mainly because I have never put together a video like this and I kinda suck at it- I made some grammatical errors that I can't seem to fix...BUT it feels appropriate to share it this week being that he is ONE YEARS OLD this week. I am probably super annoying and over share his life with you guys. I can't help it. I'm obsessed with every move he makes. IF you would like to view (there is some footage from the birth so beware- no nudity don't worry ;) Again- not professional by any means- but it's special to me. The youtube link is below in case this video doesn't play for you. I'm awesome and usually can't get the videos to play. Anyway hope you enjoy it. :) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03T582Mjix4 

And some old newborn pictures- still can't believe he was so tiny!

just reminiscing...

12 MONTHS this week- be prepared for lots of birthday posts...:)

I might be a tad bit emotional this week with my BABY turning one!!! Here he is from birth till now.



















Never got a 6 month shot because we were in the Caribbean for his birthday- oh well :)













And yes I have one with his 12 month sticker- but this one is so much cuter :) My little baby has grown SO MUCH! I love him more and more each day. His laugh and smile is infectious. It's indescribable the amount of joy he has brought into our home. Jonny and I are excited everyday to play with this boy. Can't wait to see what next year brings :)

A Week In Salt Lake City

I feel like I have been posting trip after trip lately  Truth is...that has been my life the past few months. Don't get me wrong- I LOVE to travel! Honestly I do, BUT (and there is a BIG BUT in there) I am exhausted. I am REALLY happy to be home. In my house. And getting onto a normal schedule again. My plan is stay home for at least a month. Whew. It's a bit much with a very active almost one year old. A few highlights of our long week in Salt Lake. I say long because I didn't get much sleep :)

The whole reasoning we went SO early to a work trip was that Jonny surprised me with tickets to general conference. I have NEVER been and always wanted to experience it! I was SO excited to get to hear the prophet speak in person! When we got there though we realized that Deklan wasn't allowed in. Makes total sense so I'm not sure why we didn't plan accordingly. Either way we realized the night before. We were lucky that we have SO many cousins in Utah and they were happy to help! They sent me this picture of Deklan with their massive dog he loved so much! :)

Conference was just as I expected it to be- a surreal experience. The moment the prophet walks in the crowd of 20,000 people all stand up to show respect. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The spirit was so strong, and the words spoken were amazing. 

Here are the Mormon bashers. Holy crazy!!

Deklan decided to be a normal toddler who likes to make a mess every five seconds. No seriously, this scene with the tissues happened numerous times. He also would pull every iteam out of every drawer or suitcase he could get ahold of. STINKER.



I did get to do a few play dates at City Creek mall. My cute cousins were so fun to see!



The Elite Dinner is always fun! We get to dress up and eat a fancy dinner :)


Even the little guy dressed up.


Sorry about the bad quality pictures, they were from my phone.



Note to self for next fancy dinner party- don't eat the black macaroons...I had black teeth the rest of the night. They were yummy!


Deklan CRASHED when we got back to the hotel...CUDDLE time for me! :)


We got to see so many of our friends which is always a good time!



We had over 20 people that traveled all the way from Puerto Rico from our group at the event! This thing is GROWING people! So exciting to see!



Best part of the trip by far- Jonny was gifted a jeep! And when I say gifted I mean he got the title of a brand new jeep! They brought 70 of us on stage for the big reveal! We then got to go backstage and pick all the options! We get to go pick them up in a few months. Until then we get emails notifying us on the steps to build them! Saying we are excited is an understatement. Jonny is living and breathing jeeps right now. Can't stop researching. Driving me a little insane really. haha.






My last play date I got to meet a fellow blogger and friend and her sweet baby girl Brinley! She was a doll and Deklan couldn't take her eyes off her!

A few of my favorite boys

He looks SO big here right???? Hello TODDLER?!!! Where is my baby??

Um- I think it's safe to say Deklan looks like his daddy.

I have to add that it was freakin cold the first few days there- BUT BEAUTIFUL. :) Wouldn't mind going back sometime soon :)

Still Zero Years Old.

Oh hey guys. My name is Deklan and I'm 11 months old. My mom takes a full on photo shoot of me like once every two weeks. Ya- she thinks I'm pretty handsome I guess. I spend my days crawling as fast as I can, usually towards my mom- hang on her legs and follow her around. I like food a lot! I am forced into giving kisses to mom and dad all day. I'm really good at the open mouth ones. I walk around on all furniture and get into just about everything. Walking is still too scary for me without the help of my mom and dad. I talk a lot. I enjoy days at the park and being outside a lot. I also like to hang with my friends. I love to play ball with my dad and HATE bubbles! My cousin Luke is a HOOT! We have so much fun together. I live a very busy life and am constantly on the go. Oh, my favorite song BY FAR is the hotdog song (from the Mickey Mouse Club) Oh- and my mom is throwing me a big bash for my first birthday so if you would like an invite let mom know. k? Thanks guys!