The Family Wagon!!!!!!

So with the coming arrival of our second child we have been car shopping.

Today we finally did it...we bought a Chevrolet Tahoe, which Tj lovingly has named the family wagon. We really like it alot and when baby number two gets here I am sure we will like it that much more!!

Log of a Blog......what?

Hey world

This is Ang

So yeah I have now reached the year mark on this sad little blog of mine. I am not going to apologize to anyone... its my own fault. But I am going to write a little list of the adventures we have had this last year as a family and maybe you will understand how crazy life has been.

January
Ang started school again.... 9 credits at Dixie State College (6 of those credits were upper division)
Orvil 9 months old cute as a button, finally sleeping through the night.
Tj working hard trying to find a descent job and also working hard finishing up our landscaping and working on our backyard.

February
Ang still working full time as a nurse, going to school full time, being a mom.
Orvil contracting the awesome illness RSV (probably from Daycare) and then being admitted to the hospital with dehydration and brochiolitis.
Tj Still working on our landscaping, and also running his own business.

March
Ang and TJ celebrating our 3 year wedding anniversary.
Orvil still continually getting sick.... lots and lots of ear infections!!! UGh

April
Ang still in school full time. Accepted into the Bachelors of Nursing Program at Southern Utah University. Plan to start in May.
TJ getting alot of really good job interviews but not getting any call backs????
Orvil still frequently sick....can't figure out why.... lot's of ear infections!!

May
Ang starting the Bachelors Program at Southern Utah University, excited to finally start!!
Tj getting a good job with the city of St, George with their landscaping division working mostly at Southgate Golf Course!!!! Yeah!!
Orvil getting his like 7th ear infection referred to an ear, nose and throat doctor scheduled for surgery for tubes!!! Yeah Finally!!!

June
Orvil getting surgery. Baby finally getting better and not so sick.
Ang and TJ get to enjoy a week together without Orvil at Lake Powell. Yeah it was a much needed vacation. Mom was so burned out and tired she basically just slept the first three days of the trip.

July
Orvil still really sick can't figure out why, started an immunity work-up on him. Had to draw his blood one or two times every week for a month. Found some abnormal labs. Orvil had to get a CT scan with conscious sedation. Was found to have a massive sinus infection. We were referred to ear, nose, and throat. His sinus cavity was cultured and he was put on antibiotics.
Ang still in school full time even in the summer, working full time, and trying to take care of and be in charge of all of orvil's crazy medical needs.
Tj being a good dad. Working hard. Running around working two jobs.
Somewhere in the caos Ang and Tj sneak away to Florida for a few days. Much needed time for us as a couple.

August
Orvil..... we learn some bad news he has a really rare really bad bug growing in his sinus cavity. We may need to be referred to primary childrens medical center in SLC.
Ang had some girl problems..... will leave it at that
After a few really bad weeks in a row with Orvil being so sick Tj and I decide it would be best for me to begin working nights.
Ang needed to put school and work on the back burner and focus on her family and being a mom.
So I made the hard decision to work nights.... this was hard for me I had been on day shift in the same area for 4 years. I had to say good bye to alot of really good friends.

September
Orvil still sick.... our doctor in St. George consulted with an Infectious disease doctor at Primary Childrens and Orvil is started on a high dose strong antibiotic for 6 weeks. Ugh I am so sick of all of the medicine I have been having to give Orvil. He is such a little trooper he really has been through alot.
Tj and I really do love him alot..... for those of you who know him he is such a adorable sweet little boy. We love him so much.

October
Happy Halloween. I am planning to do a seperate post for that. Watch for it we really had fun this year!!!!
Tj turns 26 years old!
Ang is pregnant (yep I am going to blog about it) for those of you who don't know...we are going to have another little one in our lives. I am due May 25, 2011... its kinda funny because this is one day different than Orvil's due date.
We are very excited....even though I have been somewhat sick again.


So that about wraps up the last few months.... I am going to post a few things from this summer but I just had a few minutes today and I really wanted to update my blog.

Once again I fill like I have alot to be grateful for.
I also wanted to say thanks to all of those who have been helping our little family this year especially for all of those who have been praying for Orvil.

Thanks it means alot

Angela Stout

What I am grateful for this year.....

My new little baby boy
My amazing husband
My Job
Family (both sides of it)
Sisters and Sisters-in-law
Good, abundant, easily accessible Food.
The gospel in my life.
Our new calling in the ward.
Pictures
My baby boy's happy, friendly personality.
Modern Medicine.
Technology.
Sup-pumps, fans, insurance, and people willing to lend a helping hand.
Cell phones....
The internet
Blogging
My Health
My patient, smart, loving, positive husband
An awesome washer and dryer
My days off
All the modern baby supplies like: breast pumps, diapers, bottles, binkies, bumbos, bouncers, swings, carseats, toys, etc.
Baby Showers
Health Insurance
My Mom and Dad
My Mother in law and Father in law
Grandparents
Our new home
My glasses
Friends
I could go on but those are the few that come immediately to mind.
This has been a really hard but at the same time a really good year for Tj and I and the best part about it was our new sweet baby boy who we love so much... for him we are most grateful... he is our biggest joy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we had Thanksgiving with Tj's Family. Thanksgiving morning Tj went and played football with all of his cousins. (This is a tradition they do it almost every year.) Then after that we all met at Tj's Mom's house for yummy Thanksgiving Dinner! It was so good! Lots of Cousins, Lots of Babies, Lots of really yummy food, and Lots of Fun!! That weekend Tj and I debated about taking part in Black Friday but decided that we could use the money in more "responsible" ways. All in all it was a fun Thanksgiving! I have worked the last few so it was awesome for me to enjoy homemade food and family!

Birthday Surprise!

The night of my birthday we had a little surprise or unexpected adventure as you might say..... we went to Tj's Aunts house to pick up some baby stuff.

When we got there they invited us to go with them on a little adventure? They were headed out to the Pah Tempe Mineral Hot Springs in the Virgin River Canyon in Laverkin.

It was so fun! I had never been there although I had heard about these hot springs my whole life. The water was so warm it felt like a hot tub.... but it also was full of minerals and smelt very strongly of Sulpher?
It was so fun we climbed down into the canyon in the dark and crossed the river and climbed up into these huge warm pools of hot mineral water. It was so relaxing and we just hung out and talked for awhile.
Thanks Tyler and Natalie for inviting us on your little adventure, especially since it was my birthday! Oh and Thanks Shauna and Brad for watching Orvil!

Happy Birthday to Me!! (and Ani)

That's right Happy Birthday to Me!!!

And for those of you who don't know also Happy Birthday to Ani!!
That's right I am a twin and so I have always shared my Birthday!!!

Our Birthday is November 9th this year we turned 24 years old!
I had a pretty fun day... we just did a ton of things that I wanted to do: I had a long bubble bath, Tj made yummy breakfast, we played tennis, went to lunch, and that night we went to dinner with my family to Texas Roadhouse and then we went back home and had fabulous Better than Sex cake again. Yes it was so good again!

Included are pictures of my big present from TJ.... he asked the gift wrappers at Christensen's if they could put a big heart on it! Cute huh!

Time Out For Women!!

So my mom invited all the girls in our family to this awesome women's conference done by Desert Book. The conference is called Time Out for Women. It was so good! We were able to take two days out of our hectic lives and get together (without kids) and enjoy much needed spritually uplifting music and spoken word! I throughly enjoyed it and I think we should do it again next year (in Vegas)! Thanks for taking us MOM it was really good!




Only picture I took....Aunt Lisha with Bailey and Orvil!!