Cruising Along!

So, I haven't been better at blogging like I had hoped. But, oh well! We had an excuse to get dressed up for Valentine's Day, because my cousin got married on that day! So, most of the pictures below are from then. I just added a few others that I liked too. Between Corey and I we have just been working, taking care of two kids, and preparing for our big move in August. We have been stressing about the details of HOW we are going to afford graduate school. We have always thought that we would just take out some student loans, and pay them off later. Simple enough, right? But, since the economy has been a mess the past few years the federal government took over all student loans. Basically, they have put a cap on the amount of loans that you can take out, and it's based on the amount that the university sets as the expected cost of attendance. I will spare you the details, but essentially we are looking for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. So, if any of you have any suggestions, we are open to any ideas. We have explored several options: working closely with financial aid, scholarships, and living out of our hippy van for two years. Our most recent attempt at getting financial help is a stipend through an anesthesiology group in North Carolina. They would help support us through school if Corey works for them for three years after school. It is actually a win/win, because then he would have a job coming out of school, and we would get the financial help we desperately need! So, we are crossing our fingers and praying that route will work out for us. Other than that, we have been enjoying our new addition to the family. And, lately Adelynn has been looking out the window and saying, "Mom, It's Spring!" We can't wait for it to warm up, so we can play at the park, and go for walks.   

Our princess, she talks about being a princess everyday, and she can't wait for her prince to come!

 Mom with Baby Jack

 My beautiful cousin, Heather, got married to her "prince" on Valentine's Day!

 Naked Boy!

 The girls!

 I love this picture of Jack, he's so fun!

 Basically our days consist of trying to survive until

our Aunt Angela comes to take care of Jack. :) We love her!

 My cute kids, they totally look like siblings and it's

so fun to watch them together.

A New Year!

As most of you know, I am not the best at blogging. In fact whenever I do blog it is mostly pictures. I am going to try to do better this year! It is just hard to find time to do anything when you have a newborn that ALWAYS wants to be held. :-)

Our little family had an eventful 2010, overall one of the best years of my life! Last January Corey told me that his resolution was getting into a nurse anesthesia program. I am going to be honest, I didn't think it would happen. Mostly because it's so competative. But, I should of had more faith in him being very qualified! We only needed to apply to three schools: Mayo Clinic, Charleston Area Medical Center(CAMC), and Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia. To make a long story short, he was accepted to CAMC, and Raleigh. Going to Raleigh, North Carolina was our first pick, so we will be leaving the first week in August to move to N.C. for at least two years! We are very excited for the challenges ahead of us, and I must say that I am SO proud of Corey. He has jumped through so many hoops and worked so hard for this!

We found out that Corey was accepted to Raleigh on November 29, 2010, and the next day our baby boy was born (November 30th, at 10:57 p.m.)! We had a lot of excitement in just a few days, and we are feeling so blessed and grateful to our Heavenly Father. Many of you already know that my labor and delivery went very well, in fact I was shocked at how great it was! However, the nurse- midwife informed us that the placenta had a velamentous cord insertion. She just kept saying we were lucky to have Jack, and that the condition is very rare. When I was able to look it up on the internet, and read other peoples stories I couldn't stop crying. Most people who have that condition with the placenta end up having a stillborn. I thought I was over all the crying, until I went to my six week check-up (this past Monday). I asked my nurse-midwife about the placenta again, and she said, "You are lucky to have Jack, a few weeks ago I had a lady who was 38 weeks pregnant, and we couldn't find the heartbeat of the baby. She and her husband had three girls, and this was going to be their little boy. Their baby died in utero, and when it was born the placenta had the same condition, I kept thinking about you and Corey". Well, I started crying, she was crying...I asked her how she does her job, and she said, "When it's good, it is really good, but when it's bad, it's really bad". I spent the rest of the day in an emotional state, feeling sad for those who have lost their babies and overwhelmed that Jack is such a miracle.

 

 Jack Corbin Anderson

2 Weeks Old

A few pictures!

Grandma Koyle

Father and Son

We're a Family

Sad Baby

Grandma Anderson

 

Happy Baby

 

Grandpa Anderson

Baby Jack has arrived!

I haven't had time to blog, but my sister has, so if you are interested in viewing a few pictures of our little Baby Jack go here:  http://gordonkoylefamily.blogspot.com/

Halloweeny Days!

Thanks to Addie's cousin, she had two costumes this year.

This is her witch costume that she wore for her neighborhood party. 

Cutest witch ever!

 Aunt Eileen and baby Cameron

 Addie and Makayla going through their candy,
and they wouldn't let us get a decent picture of them!

 On Halloween night Angela and Mike were sweet enough to invite us over.

It was a load of fun! We had dinner and took Addie trick-or-treating. This is a picture of the 

pumpkin bread bowl we had for dinner. So adorable! 

 Mike (Shrek), and Angela (Fiona), LOVE their outfits. :)

 Fiona (Aunt Angela)

 Addie as a fairy princess!

 Adelynn with her friend Adalee

 Her scary "witchy" face!

Fall/Birthday Fun!

It seems like Corey and I have had a super BUSY month with hunting trips, my birthday, my family coming to visit, and all the graduate school applications that are stressing us out. I just wanted to share a few pictures with you all from this month. These didn't download in order of sequence, but oh well!

Corey ordered me a YUMMY cake!

I LOVE this picture of Corey riding the tandem with Naomi (my sister).

This is Addie saying, "Yummy!", she was so excited that it was my birthday. 

She still wakes up on random days and says "Happy Birthday, MOM!"  

 I have few pictures of me pregnant, but this is me at 32 weeks pregnant.

 She's trying to be just like Mommy, she put a baby in her belly. :)

 Corey's parents gave him a new muzzle-loader when he
graduated a few years ago.

This was the first time he had shot it.
 (I just really like Casey's hair in this picture).

We had fun camping/hunting, even if nobody shot anything.

 Addie around the fire with Grandpa Anderson

Bubbles!

Eileen (my sister) made these cupcakes for my birthday party. As you can see Addie LOVED them!

I also posted pictures on the Koyle Blog from when my family came to visit: 

http://gordonkoylefamily.blogspot.com/  

Yada, Yada

I haven't done a very good job of actually WRITING on my blog. So, I'm going to give it a shot tonight, and of course include some pictures. Things are going well for all of us, we are feeling very blessed to have our jobs (three, to be exact). Most days I see Corey for a total of two hours, since he works at least four night shifts each week. And, then on his days off I am usually working in the office at our apartments. But, whenever we do have a day off together we make sure to make the best of it! Some of these include: camping, fishing, visiting family, and this week we took a trip to The Kennecott Copper Mine (see pictures below).


Well, ever since I first met Corey he has been talking about his goal of becoming a Nurse Anesthetist. It has been a LONG road, jumping through many hoops just to get into nursing school, and working in the ICU has been a challenge. Not to mention the deadly GRE! We still have a LONG road ahead, but we have finally narrowed down which schools to apply to. Notice how I keep saying "we", since I married Corey his goal has now become OUR goal. :) I'm actually getting kind of restless in Salt Lake, and I'm looking forward to going somewhere totally foreign. Out of 108 nurse anesthesia schools, we have chosen seven that we will be applying to. I should probably mention that his chances of getting in are about 1 out of 150+ applicants. So, if any of you out there have some ties with God, we could use your help! The schools are:

1. Mayo Clinic: Rochester, Minnesota
2. Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia: Greensboro, North Carolina
3. Medical University of South Carolina: Charleston, South Carolina
4. Kaiser Permanente: Fullerton, California (everyone has already warned us about the HUGE cost of living)
5. University of Pittsburg: Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
6. CAMC Institute: Charleston, West Virginia
7. Wolford College: Naples, Florida

I typed this up mostly for our parents! They keep asking where we might end up, so now it is in writing for them. :)

I am officially thirty weeks pregnant! So, only 10+ weeks to go. I was pregnant with Addie for about 42 weeks, so we will see when this little guy decides to come?!? I have been having regular contractions this past week; my CNM (certified nurse midwife) is wanting me to take it easy. But, I just kind of laughed and let her know that I would be lucky if he comes on his own. I thank God everyday that Corey and I bought a new bed (Sleep Number) in July; I have had NO back pain since we bought it. I am totally sold, and I'm in love with my bed!

Adelynn is getting so big (tall), and she's the same stubborn girl she was from day one! We are in the process of potty training, and it is such a PROCESS! It seems like every day I have to come up with a new incentive to get her to go. Other than that she can't wait for her baby brother to get here (I'm sure that will change once he is here). So, I am one of those people who could just talk and talk, or write and write, but I'll spare you my endless thoughts and get to the pictures.


Addie is comparing herself to the BIG tires at the mine!


Mom and Addie at the mine.


We tried to go fishing, we haven't caught anything this whole summer. But, Addie kept telling people that we caught worms. :)


Addie shared her bows with Dad.


Fishing!


Dad and Addie



Cheese!


Addie at the mine!


Corey finally got his beloved treadmill (a story for another time), but thanks to everyone who helped us get it in our apartment!


Addie fell asleep on my belly tonight, and this is me at 30 weeks prego!