3 Years Old

Well, Owen is 3! 3 years ago yesterday, he came into ours lives with a bang! I never thought I would have to go through what we went through. But I am so VERY VERY GLAD we did. And that he survived. No words can express how grateful I am to Primary Childrens. And to the nurses at Davis Hospital.

These pics are not in order, I apologize. So from bottom to top. Bottom picture is right after I had Owen. Notice how blue his skin is? Well we didn't and luckily my nurse noticed and rushed him to ICU to figure out what was wrong.

2nd photo from bottom is after Primary Childrens received him via Life Flight and got him settled. Then the next photo is right after his surgery. That life jacket looking thing is exactly that. After his surgery, his heart was too swollen so they couldn't close his chest. So under that jacket and gauze is his heart. It took 2 days for the swelling to go down enough for the surgeon to close him up. Jon got to be there for that part. He saw Owen's heart exposed in his chest. Jon says that is probably the coolest thing he has ever seen. His own sons heart, beating.

Then the top photo was taken about a week after his surgery and just a few days before we took him home.

Thank you Owen for surving. Thank you for being strong enough to stay here with us. Our lives would been incomplete without you. You make me smile EVERYDAY. And I love that you tell me that you love me. I hope you never stop saying that. Because I will never stop telling you. You have made our family stronger and we will never take for granted our life with you and your brother. hApPy bIrThDaY buddy! I love you.

Official Marathon Photos

Here is the link of my official photos from my 1/2 marathon. Just in case anyone was interested. And yes, I look awesome!

http://www.zazoosh.com/events/searchPhotos/283?evtId=283&query=6399&x=38&y=12

1/2 Marathon

On Saturday I ran in the Ogden 1/2 Marathon. This was my 2nd time running it, and my worst time to boot. I forgot my knee brace, so around mile 3 my knee gave out and I had to basically limp/run the rest of the 10 miles. So I was pretty frustrated to say the least. But there is always next time, right? These photos were taken by my in-laws, who were so awesome and brought my boys to see me cross the finish line! My dad also came to see me, which was AWESOME because he missed it last year. But my mom missed seeing me finish because it took her forever to find a parking spot. But I was just glad she came anyway. Later I will post the porfessional photos taken along the course when the marathon website posts them. Thank you everyone for your support. And wish me luck, because in October I am running another 1/2 marathon. I hope to do a lot better, and I hope to remember my knee brace next time!