Crazy Month of October

So some exciting news that I realized I haven't posted yet is that we are having another little GIRL.  We are so excited especially Puck.  He absolutely loves little girls.  Him and Josie and best buds, in fact she is a completely different toddler around her daddy.  I am excited to let the Heriford household drama continue.....

But as for the craziness of the month it began with me in the ICU on Oct. 1st.  Here is the story.  About a week before the hospital I started to get flu like symptoms.  Fever, then cold chills, but they were only at night time so I didn't get too worried about it.  This went on for a couple of days and I was worried about our little baby so we went into labor and delivery and monitored the baby.  The nurse said she was fine and just watch my fevers and take tylenol....  So 2 days later I had my OB check up and I was still having fevers but no other flu symptoms so the doctor said watch the fevers and call her office if anything changes.  So the next day I got this crazy rash on my tummy and back, and I called the nurse and she said it was probably just the viral infection surfacing and I was ok.  BUT, I knew I wasn't OK.  That night I had 3 fevers of 103 and cold chills that made me so I couldn't move at all.  Literally, my husband had to carry me.  I waited it out until the morning and Puck and I decided to go to Labor and Delivery again.  This time it was a little different.  The nurse checked the baby and she seemed ok but then she checked my blood pressure and said that she was going to take me to the ER to get some blood work done.  I really wasn't worried, I thought I was just dehydrated from the cold chills and they would just pump some fluids through me.  Well they did.  I met the doctor and someone took my blood and then 20 minutes later, there was about 10 different people in my room.  I had 2 IV's, a nasal flushing, a chest x-ray, more blood cultures taken and a new doctor come in.  He was an infectious disease doctor and he told me that he was admitting me to the ICU.  I was like, "WHAT??"  I had just sent Puck off to work and didn't have a cell phone to call him.  So they took me to the ICU, I called Puck from the hospital phone to let him know I would be staying the night and we were both shocked.  I couldn't believe everything that was happening to me.  The reasons they took me to ICU was because my blood pressure was like 70/30 which they never want the median count to be under 60, mine was like 40.  Also, my red blood cell count was 19 and they like it above 40, and my potassium was very low.  I seriously felt like a patient from the TV show, House.  They tested me for sooo many diseases.  One disease, Parvo Virus(spell check), put me under isolation for a couple of days.  Which meant that everyone who came into my room had to be gowned, gloved, and masked.  Luckily, I didn't test positive for this one.  But I did end up with a blood transfusion and lots and lots of IV medicine.  After a week of treatment, the doctors decided it was just a terrible viral infection that took over my body and because I was pregnant it was a lot harder on me.  I have to say that it has been the hardest thing that we have had to go through and I am so grateful for our Heavenly Father who watches overs us and protects us from harm.  And I am so grateful that we listened to the spirit when it told us that I wasn't OK.

                                                                                      (During isolation period, this is my dad!)

                                                      (My swollen feet and legs.....I gained 20 lbs of fluids in the hospital.)

                                                                        (The port that sent the fluids and blood to my heart.)
                                                                        Pretty nasty pictures both in quality and actuality.  Taken with my phone.

Thanks to everyone for  your thoughts, prayers, and taking care of our family.  We have such fabulous family and friends!!! Oh, and good NEWS, I went and got an ultrasound this morning and baby is growing great.  I honestly can't believe how strong little babies are. Thanks little baby Hadlee for being strong when your mommy was weak.  We love you so much and can't wait to meet you. (Well, yes we can, we want to meet her on her due date and no sooner.)

As of LATE!

The Heriford Fam is still living the life in Chicago...... Our days consist of walks outside, the pool, the splash mat, occasional Buzz movie and our latest... Fern Gully ( not as cool as I remember).  We have definitely enjoyed our time out here in Chicago but look forward to seeing our home in Utah.  Its just around the corner......
Josie is officially a toddler.  Today, we tried to go to lunch and she threw her first big fit.  I was shocked and didn't now how to make her happy ( not even food worked) eventually she did calm down.  But I got a vision of whats to come.  Even with the fit today, Josie is such a blessing to our family. I love to see her learn new things everyday.  It is so much fun.
Bri took these pictures of Josie the other day and I can't believe how big she is. Enjoy!!!

We're Expanding!!!!

Our little family of 3 will soon have an addition.  We are so excited to have another little baby! Due in January.  Josie is wearing her big sis shirt.  It was so fun to tell our families this way.  Puck's mom Jan just said, "Cute shirt, did you make it?"  took her a minute to catch on.... My mom was completely shocked because we surprised the whole fam by flying home and showing up in Roosevelt and Josie was wearing this, so it was a bawl fest..... Lots of fun!  Josie is so great with little babies.  She loves Rilo out here she gets so excited around her.  I'm excited to see Josie as a big sis. And Puck and I couldn't be more excited!!!!

What we have been up to!!!!

I apologize for my serious lack of blogging. I don't even have a real excuse. So let me give you a run down of life in Chicago.
Puck...... works all the time. He is such a hard worker. He gets to play with Josie for like an hour or 2 every morning and that about all he gets to see her except for Sundays. We have daddy all day Sundays. They are by far my favorite day of the week. Even though J doesn't get to see daddy very often she adores him. Any time she hears a car lock outside she runs to the door, "Daddy, Daddy!!!!" It's really cute. And sad.
As for me and Josie, we fill our days with pool time, park time, splash mat, and exploring. We were able to go downtown to the "Taste of Chicago," this week and met up with Sadi and baby Taiya and Bri and Rilo. It is so funny having babies anywhere outside of Utah. People asked if we were sisters and if we had planned our pregnancies together. HMMM (Josie is 18 months, Taiya is 11 months, and Rilo is 4 months.) The Taste was awesome. A bunch of Chicago restaurants are all together and you walk around and eat. My kind of party. I was seriously sick afterward though. WOW.... Josie loved it. I bought her a little backpack harness so she could walk around and she thought she was soo big. Running into people and saying hi and running back to the babies in their strollers to make sure they were ok. It was so cute.

We were able to go with Puck to Six Flaggs and it rained like crazy but Josie still loved it.

Also, Megan and Zoey came to Chicago to play.  It was so much fun to have them out here.  Josie and Zoey are BFF's.  They are seriously hillarious together.  Josie runs behind Zoey and bear hugs her.  So cute and they can play for hours together.  We were sad when they left.

I have soo much more to blog about but i'm not making any promises.  

Thanks to those of you who still visit our lonely blog.  We love and miss you all!!!!

Josie in the Sky with Diamonds

This post is dedicated to my sweet little niece AJ.... She loves Josie so much and the song Lucy in the sky and so one day she started singing, "Josie in the sky with diamonds...." I just love that little miss Addi J and we miss her and all our other cousins so very much.

PS My cute friend Bri took these shots. She is amazing!!! PPS obviously this wasn't set up for a photo op because it was right after a nap and she doesn't really even match. but that is what we get with a 16 month drama queen.

Actually....

Puck and I have been up to something. Before we left for the summer we decided we wanted to get into a new TV series and thanks to our friend Lisa, we decided that FRiday Night Lights would be it. So, pUck gave me the 1st 2 seasons for my birthday and we started watching it as soon as we got here. And let me just say, WE LOVE IT!!!! If you are looking for a new series to watch, may we suggest this. And it is entertaining for both of us. My other shows I like I can't get my husband to watch with me so it has been so fun. Oh and a new season starts May 7th and we could not be more excited.

The Latest and Greatest

Well we have done it again. MOVED..... Where??? The city of Chicago. Actually Westmont, IL but its Chicago. And I must say that it is by far my favorite summer location. Maybe because it isn't blasting hot yet or maybe its the fact that Josie sleeps 100% better in her pack and play. It boggles me that she enjoys it so much but I am so grateful that she does. In fact Josie really just likes it out here. I think she thinks we are just on vacation since its a new spot. Puck really is enjoying this area also. We miss Utah but August will be here before we know it. And then its home again.
Josie is now 16 months old.... I honestly can't believe how quickly she has grown up. Its incredible. She is FINALLY walking. but, still prefers to be carried or crawl. She walks and then will fall and say, "OW" and crawl for a minute. She loves to climb things. I often find her on top of boxes, or chairs, or tables. Oh and she is obsessed with BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. Our drive here was 20 hours long and she watched Buzz probably 8 times. and she raises her arms and says, "BUZZ???" Grandma Jan taught her to do it and she requests Buzz every time she wakes up. She is so entertaining. Honestly she has so much personality already. She loves saying, "Hi there" to complete strangers and if they don't respond she says it again and again until they say hi back. She also loves to say, "NO!" It was so cute for a while and now I think she understands what it mean and says it all the time.
I forgot my cord for my camera in Utah but as soon as I get it i will post some new pictures.
As for Puck and I.... not a lot of new for us. Puck works all the time and I play card games and sew. HaHa what a life. I have made a few projects since being here and I will post pics ASAP.
We hope every one is doing well and I will be better at posting this summer.......PROMISE!

Way cute skirt giveaway

Hey my friend Bri is having a giveaway for a way cute handmade skirt. Check out her blog and leave a comment by thurday April 15. And you could win.... Her blog is briandadam.blogspot.com. Oh and if you win she will make it for you with your measurements. Good luck chuck!!

ISn't it about time????

Seriously......I'm embarrassed by the lack of posts I have published. It has been so long that I should almost just give up. BUT i won.t. Lets start with Josie J. She is now 15 months old and still content with crawling. She will take like 10 steps then sit down and clap for herself. She is talking up a storm, some of her favorites are; "uh-oh what???" "Hi there" "Bu-Bye", "Nice" as she strokes your head or hits Penny the puppy. Cookie, cracker, ball, book, and of course MORE. She is a serious begger when it comes to food. She doesn't like a lot of things but the things she likes she can't get enough of. She loves playing with other kids. We just joined the Little Gym and she cant get enough of it. She goes around all the equipment and the kids and it is pretty exhausting by the end of the hour. It is so cute to see her there. I will post some video later. So here is some pictures lately and by lately I mean from Nov. on......
She loves a good lunch. Or breakfast or dinner or snack
One of her favorite things to play is kiss the window with daddy. A real mess but so cute.
FINALLY. She will watch TV. I mean its only 15 min or so but such an improvement. Just enough time to jump in the shower for the day.
Oh and she loves the pantry. She found a bag of dum dums and wasn't satisfied with just one. So she had 4.
OK i know its not much but i will post some more later today. Duty calls and its screaming "MOMMY!!!!"
Much love!!!

2nd Anniversary and Family Pics

On Monday, Puck and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary. I can't believe it has been 2 years. In some ways I feel like that is nothing but I also feel like we have been thru so much together. We have moved several times. Lehi to St. Louis to Lehi to Miami and now back home. And we already have an 11 month old baby girl. That seems like a lot of stuff for 2 years and I am so grateful that we have gone through it all together.

Here is our latest family pictures. Josie was so cute the whole time and we got a lot of cute pictures of her.

Happy Halloween

Tiger(Zo bug) and NEmo


This year was a great Halloween. We went to our friends the Magelsons and it soo fun. We had a little scavenger hunt that Mark put together and it was a race. We of course won with Beth and D Webb were on our team. HAHA due to the others missing one of the most important spots to stop.
IT was really fun. Josie was so cute as Nemo however she couldn't really move so she wore teh costume for short periods of time

Happy 27 BABE!!!

On OCt 25 Puck turned 27. We are seriously getting so old. We didn't do much for celebrating this year. Just had some family over for dinner and a rockband night. That was Puck's present. I think I like it way more than him.

Disneyland/California

Last Month we went to Cali with Pucks family and had a great time. We visited San Diego, Las Vegas, Legoland, and Disneyland. Josie was great in the car. I was a little nervous but she was awesome the whole trip. She did have a little fit when daddy gave her a pack of gum to play with in the car.... I didnt know i promise. About 5 minutes later she was coughing and throwing up. Note to self. a 10 month old baby cant chew gum. Here are a few pics from the trip.

At our Hotel, Puck took Josie hot tubbing every morning. They both Loved it. Poor little Max didnt have his suit so he hung out with me on the sidelines.
Josie loved the lego figures at lego land.
Puck loved the kid size aquarium where you could stand in the middle. It really was a cool little place though. Expecially if you have little boys.
Us in Disneyland. It was so hot that Day and I packed us all warmer clothes. Poor Puck had to buy a tee shirt cause I packed him a long sleeve. Anyway it was soo fun. I seriously love Disneyland.
By 6 oclock Josie was out cold. She slept in my arms the whole line and getting onto Pirates of the Carribean. She woke up right as water splashed us. But she was still totally entertained.

Little Climber

LIttle miss Josie is now 10 and 1/2 months old and is sooo big. I can't believe how much fun she is right now. However If you leave her for even 20 seconds she will either be on top of something, like the couch, or in something, like the cupboard.

Boutique Time

OK it almost FALL which means it is almost time for The Little Missy Boutiques. My sister and friends throw the greatest boutiques every year and it is almost time. Here is the details:

Little Missy’s
Fall Frenzy
September 24th from
2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
and
September 25th from
9:00 am. – 5:00 p.m.
at
Immaculate Constructions Model Home
111 E. 450 N.
Providence, Utah
Featuring…

Kristi Approved- (Live the Life)

I have been doing this program for 2 weeks and the results are amazing. check them out at
www.kristiapproved.com

-Chic Boutique-True Religion jeans, Rock n Republic and more (cash and credit card only)
Katelyn and Co.-Utah’s finest Hair bows, and baby accessories
Ruby Chic-Way cute jewelry
Framed Pictures, Wrapping Paper To die for!
Sugar Me SmoothThe latest craz in hair removal
2 Charmed- Vintage charm jewelry
Just Be- darling skirts and hand bags, magnet boards
Better Home Interiors- Home décor, vinyl and signs
Essentials- Headbands
Sugar and Spice Purses, glasses, wall decor and Much much more!
Hosted by: Sannette Webb and Jen Cutler

And our Salt Lake Boutique

October 8th and 9th from

10:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m

and

October 10th from

9:00 a.m – 3:00 p.m

Hidden Oaks Club House
2094 E. Elder Berry Way (11750 S.) Sandy, Utah
Right off of Wasatch Blvd.
And Highland Dr.

Featuring…
All of the vendors from the Cache Valley Boutique and the following...
Scraps- Classy magnet boards
Cale & Co. Designs- Hat’s with attitude
Ever- cool clothing & jewelry
Salt City and much much more


TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET GREAT DEALS. I HOPE EVERYONE CAN MAKE IT ON ONE OF THESE DAYS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT MORE INFO.

ALmost Done!

Awwww! The summer is wrapping up beautifully... Does that even make sense? We have less than 2 weeks out in Florida and we have decided to take advantage of our surroundings... Finally! Last weekend we took a daycation to Delray Beach. It was absolutely perfect beach weather. Warm sand, little breeze, and perfect warm water. Josie absolutely loved it. She only took about an hour nap the whole day and stayed up partying with us til she passed out around 10:30. She is getting so fun.

We didn't get many photos due to the dropping of the camera. My favorite lens broke. I was so sad and thought it was the whole camera. Luckily it was just the lens though.

just a couple things!!!!

Last week Josie and I took off to Utah. We were so sad to leave daddy all alone but fortunately he went to St. Louis for "work." He did work there but was also able to go to the Home run derby and the all star game. He had so much fun and well deserved. He works so hard for his little family. This is a picture of President Obama throwing out the first pitch....


While in Utah we went to Josie's Doctors appt. She is doing great.... weighing in at 17 lbs and 27 inches tall. She is at the funnest stage. She army crawls around the whole apt. She says "Da da da da da" I say Ma ma ma and she says "da da da" She is definately a daddy's girl. For those of you who know about Pucks nose twitch. She does something similiar. And of course Puck loves it. She is very easily entertained. While in Utah we were able to see some of her cousins and she loved interacting with them.




Josie loves hanging out with her daddy. Her favorite thing to do is be on his shoulder and eat his hair.



Also we are realizing we can't leave her alone anywhere. I went to the kitchen for 2 seconds and came back to this......


She found a pen and wrote all over her mouth.

We also finally have enjoyed the sun and had a little BBQ at the pool. The group out here is soo fun. The guys work hard and the girls work hard at playing card games. haha. It really is fun. This isn't the whole group just a few snap shots.