HERE IS THE NEW ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY

BREVAN PARKER RHODES

6LBS 4OZ 20 INCHES

12-15-2008

9:10 PM

WE LOVE HIM SO VERY MUCH AND THINK HE IS THE CUTEST LITTLE PEANUT. I AM ALSO VERY GLAD TO HAVE HIM OUT HERE WHERE IT IS SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. THE KIDS ARE ALL SO EXCITED ABOUT HIS BIRTH AND HAVE HAD THE BEST TIME HOLDING HIM AND KISSING HIS HEAD. IT TOOK ABOUT 11 HOURS OF LABOR BEFORE HE WAS BORN. I HAD SCAR TISSUE ON MY CERVIX SO IT WOULD NOT DILATE VERY WELL ON ITS OWN. BREVAN IS A GOOD BABY WHO HARDLY CRIES EXCEPT WHEN HE IS HUNGRY OR POOPY. HE ALSO TRIES TO GET YOU IF YOU PUT HIS FACE CLOSE TO YOURS. HE THINKS IT IS TIME TO EAT WHEN HE FEELS YOUR SKIN NO MATTER WHO IT IS. JAKOB GOT A SURPRISE WHEN BREVAN GOT HIS NOSE! WE ARE ALL ADJUSTING TO HAVING HIM HERE. LYNDSEY WHO ABSOLUTELY LOVES HIM IS SLIGHTLY JEALOUS. SHE TELLS ME MOM YOU STILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME! SHE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL GETTING DIAPERS ETC. THEY ALL LOVE TO HOLD HIM CONSTANTLY. CALEB IS PROUD OF THE FACT HE GOT BREVAN TO SLEEP. JAKOB IS EXCITED TO WALK AROUND WITH HIM WHICH NO ONE ELSE GETS TO DO. ALIYAH WANTS TO CHANGE HIS DIAPERS. THEY ARE HAVING ALOT OF FUN!I AM, GOING TO GO BUT WILL UPDATE YOU LATER.

LOVE MELISSA

THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT TO UPLOAD THESE. WE HAD OUR PICTURES TAKEN EARLIER THIS YEAR RIGHT AFTER I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT. HOPE YOU LIKE THEM. I WONDER IF I WILL GET THIS THIN EVER AGAIN. MAYBE AFTER THE BABY IS A LITTLE OLDER. I CAN GO TO THE MELALEUCA GYM FOR FREE SO I HAVE NO REASON NOT TO. I WILL HAVE MORE PICS TAKEN WHEN THE BABY IS HERE.

i THOUGHT I WOULD POST THESE PHOTOS I HAD TAKEN AT JCPENNY. i AM SO HUGE AND HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER I THINK SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN THESE WERE TAKEN. NEEDLESS TO SAY IREALLY WANT THIS BABY TO COME NOW! I AM GOING TO BE INDUCED ON MON THE 15TH IF I HAVE NOTHAD THE BABY ON MY OWN BY THEN. EVERYTHING HURTS THAT IS FOR SURE. I HAVE WOKEN UP THE LAST THREE NIGHTS WITH LOTS OF CONTRACTIONS BUT THEY STOP ONCE IGET UP AND GET THE DAY STARTED. I AM GOING CRAZY AND DRIVING KIP CRAZY TELLING HIM I WANT THE BABY OUT. I ALSO AM POSTING PICS OF KIP AND CALEB FISHING. THEY CAUGHTA COUPLE OF LITTLE FISH DID NOT KEEP ANY. i ALSO HAD A SMALL BABY SHOWER THAT KARALIE THREW FOR ME ON THE 3RD. WE HAD GOTTEN RID OF EVERYTHING FOR A BABY. I FELT DONE WHY KEEP IT! I ALSO MADE CHRISTMAS COOKIES FOR GMA RHODES. THE KIDS LOVED HELPING OUT! IT HURT TO STAND THERE AND MIX UP THE COOKIES BUT I LOVE GMA ENOUGH I DID IT FOR THREE DAYS IN A ROW TO GET IT DONE. I HOPE EVERYONE REALLY LIKES THEM! wELL I GOT TO GO RECLINE CAUSE MY BUM HURTS REALL BAD SITTING UP IN THIS CHAIR. I HOPE THE NEXT POST IS ALL PICS OF THE NEW BABY!!!!!!!!!!1 PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND HIM. tHANKS! LOVE YOU ALL!

We have had a fun halloween and hunting time! Aliyah was a doggie and Lyndsey was her favorite thing a duckie! We CARVED PUMPKINS AND WENT TRICK OR TREATING AT MELALEUCA THEN KIP TOOK THEM OUT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE BOYS WENT HUNTING WITH KIP SAW A FEW FAR OFF BUT DID NOT GET ANYTHING. I AM JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING DELIVERED. I HOPE TO BE INDUCED ON THE 10TH AND I SHOULD FIND OUT IF DR NELSON WILL GO FOR IT TOMORROW. MY APPT IS EARLY IN THE MORNING. I HOPE SO I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO READY TO BE DONE. I WANT MY LITTLE MUNCHIN OUT HERE AND MY BODY BACK. IF HE IS BORN ON THE 10TH HIS BDAY WILL BE 12-10-08. BACKWARDS IT IS 8 10 12. LOOKS GOOD TO ME!JUST PLEASE EVERYONE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL. THANKS! I AM GOING TO GO BUT WILL POST AGAIN BEFORE I HAVE THE BABY AND WILL POST WHEN I GET HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. LOVE YOU ALL!

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The raspberry photos are of us at Michael an Murissa's gpas house pickin raspberries. we got to picj for free! We picked a ton but by the next day they were almost all gone! they were so yummy! I also had to post this picture of Lyndsey on her 4th birthday. I think she looks just ike Leda in this picture. How funny! they should look so much alike! I sure miss Leda she would be 19 this year or is it 20? She would be going to college. I will be glad to see her again when we hopefully go to heaven too! anyway just got my computer all set up again so I should be posting more. I am hoping to have more time to make my blog fancier looking but we will see if I can get motivated enough. This pregnancy hurts! I have a recent picture I will post. I am huge already and have 81/2 weeks left till my due date! I really hope to go two weeks early. Please! I will post again once I download more photos from my camera! love you all melissa

I THOUGHT I WOULD AT LEAST WRITE AN UPDATE UNTIL KIP GETS MY COMPUTER UP AND RUNNING. THEN I CAN DOWNLOAD MY PHOTOS TO THE SITE. I AM IN MY 32ND WEEK AND AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING DONE WITH MY PREGNANCY. IT HURTS ALOT OF THE TIME NOW. GUESS MY TUMMY IS NOT AS IN SHAPE AS I HAD HOPED! WELL I AM NOT HAVING BAD CONTRACTIONS LATELY, I AM HOPING THAT CONTINUES. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO LABOR ON MY OWN THIS TIME AND NOT BE INDUCED, BUT WHATEVER I NEED TO DO I WILL. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO NAME THE BABY BREVAN. I LIKE IS AND IT SEEMS TO FIT MY IMAGE OF WHO HE WILL BE. OF COURSE IF HE LOOKS DIFFERENT WE WILL NAME HIM SOMETHING ELSE. KIP IS SETTING MY COMPUTER UP TONIGHT SO I HOPE TO POST PICTURES TOMORROW. I AM GOING TO GO FOR NOW. LOVE YOU ALL MELISSA!

We are having lots of fun this summer! WE WENT FISHING AT THE KIDS POND! LYNDSEY CAUGHT THE BIGGEST FISH! WE WENT TO THE FREE SPLASH PARK IN REXBURG AND HAD FUN EVEN THO IT WAS COLD AND WINDY MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE WIND! WE WENT TO THE FIREWORKS AT THE RIVER, SO COOL AGAIN THIS YEAR! MOST OF ALL OUR HOUSE IS FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!! WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLOSE AND MOVE IN ON WEDNESDAY MAYBE DEPENDING IF THE UNDERWRITERS GET THE PPWK BACK TO US! i AM SO EXCITED AND WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY ALL THE ROOM WE WILL HAVE. i ALSO FELT THE BABY MOVE REALLY WELL. I COULD TELL FOR SURE IT WAS THE BABY. I AM NOW IN MY 17TH WEEK. I HAVE MY 20 WEEK ULTRASOUND ON THE 30TH OF JULY SO I WILL POST WHAT IT IS THEN! I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A FEELING BUT THIS TIME I DO NOT. IT DOES NOT REALLY MATTER IF IT IS A GIRL OR BOY. A BOY WOULD EVEN US OUT WITH LEDA BUT A GIRL IS GOOD TOO! I JUST WANT TO KNOW! I NEED TO GET SOME THINGS AS I GAVE AWAY ALL OF MY STUFF FROM THE GIRLS BECAUSE WE WERE DONE HAVING KIDS, BUT SURPRISE HERE COMES #5 FOR ME AND #6 FOR KIP. I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR A BABY. I HOPE WE CAN AFFORD IT BECAUSE WITH THE HOUSE WE DID NOT PLAN ON THE EXPENSE OF A BABY. I HOPE HEAVENLY FATHER HELPS OUT. ANY WAY WE ARE HAVING FUN EVEN THO I AM TIRED ALL OF THE TIME! I AM CONSIDERED TO BE ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE BY THE DOCTORS OFFICE. JUST BECAUSE I WILL 35 BY THE TIME THE BABY IS BORN. IT SEEMS FUNNY TO ME I DO NOT FEEL THAT OLD! SO I WILL POST SOME MORE PICTURES AS WELL. LOVE MELISSA

WELL I GUESS I SHOULD UPDATE THIS ONCE IN A WHILE. I HOPE SOMEONE IS READING IT! ANYWAY OUR HOUSE IS THREE WEEKD AWAY FROM BEING DONE AND WE CAN CLOSE!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO MOVE IN. A HOUSE ALL OUR OWN AND BRAND NEW! I LOVE THE KITCHEN. THEY FINALLY GOT THE CABINETS IN AND WE JUST HAD THE LIGHT FIXTURES PUT IN TOO. WE HAD DEBATED TO GET GRANITE COUNTERTOPS BUT DECIDED TO USE THE MONEY IN A WISER MANNER. WE CAN ALWAYS UPGRADE LATER IF WE WANT. THIS WAY IF WE GET TIRED OF THE LOOK WE CAN CHANGE IT EASILY! THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL AND WE ARE STARTING TO GO EXPLORE. WE HAVE TRIED TO GO TO THE ZOO BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN RAINED OUT TWICE NOW! HOPEFULLY TOMORROW. SO ALIYAH GRADUATED FROM KINDERGARTEN AND JAKOB FROM SIXTH GRADE. THEY ARE BOTH EXCITED BUT NERVOUSE FOR NEXT YEAR. CALEB WANTED TO CONTINUE TO GO TO SCHOOL DURING THE SUMMER. HE LOVES SCHOOL OBVIOUSLY! I BETTER GO GET IN BED IT IS LATE! LOVE YOU ALL!

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OUR NEW HOUSE

i CANNOT BELIEVE HOW CLOSE OUR NEW HOUSE IS TO BEING FINISHED! THEY THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE IN THE HOUSE BY JUNE MAYBE THE BEGINNING OR THE 15TH. IT IS SUCH A DREAM COME TRUE! WE PAID OUR DUES AT THE LITTLE HOUSE ON WESTHILL NOW WE ARE ABEL TO GET ONE THAT WILL FIT US ALL. I CANNOT REMEMBER IF I HAVE MENTIONED THE SPECS, BUT WE WILL HAVE 6 BEDROOMS, AN UPASTAIRS LAUNDRY ROOM. A FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND A STORAGE ROOM FOR SUITCASES BOXES SLEEPING BAGS ETC. ALSO A DECK OUT BACK AND A TOY CLOSET FOR THE GIRLS DOWNSTAIRS. I THINK ALIYAH AND LYNDSEY WILL SHARE A BEDROOM UNTIL ONE OF THEM GETS BRAVE ENOUGH TO MOVE DOWNSTAIRS TO MY SCRAPBOOK ROOM. I AM HOPING THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. I WANT MY SCRAPBOOK ROOM! WELL WE ARE STILL SHOCKED ABOUT BEING PREGNANT BUT I AM SLOWLY ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THERE REALLY IS A LITTLE BABY INSIDE ME. IT STILL SEEMS CRAZY, I GUESS HEAVENLY FATHER HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA IN MIND FOR US. WISH ME LUCK! I BETTER GO. LOVE YOU ALL MELISSA

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MY COMPUTER DOES NOT WANT OT MAKE SLIDESHOWS SO I AM POSTING OICTURES THIS WAY. ANYWAY HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. THIS THURSDAY ALIYAH HAD A PROGRAM AT SCHOOL. SHE WAS THE BILLY GOAT IN THIS SONG. SHE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB! THEY WERE ALLSO CUTE DOING MOTIONS AND SINGING THEIR HEARTS OUT. SHE HAD A GREAT TIME PERFORMING. I ALSO GOT TO SEE THE BABY'S HEARTBEAT THSI THURSDAY AND GOT MORE ULTRASOUND PICTURES. IT MAKES IT MORE REAL TO SEE THE BABY'S HEARTBEATING. MY DUE DATE NOW IS DECEMBER 20TH. I GUESS WE ARE HAVING A CHRISTMAS BABY. LYNDSEY HAS BEEN TELLING GMA RHODES THAT SANTA WAS BRINGING HER A BABY FOR CHRISTMAS. WELL KIP AND I ARE SANTA SO I GUESS SHE IS RIGHT. I THINK SHE HAS BEEN PRAYING FOR A BABY SISTER OR BROTHER AND HEAVENLY FATHER HAS ANSWERED HER PRAYERS. SHE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED! THE OTHER GUYS ARE EXCITED TOO. THE BOYS WANT A BABY BROTHER. THE GIRLS WANT A BABY SISTER. I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IT IS JUST AS LONG AS IT IS HEALTHY! I ALSO THREW UP THE FIRST TIME TODAY. NO FUN!!!! KIP BOUGHT ME SOME GINGER ALE AND POPSICLES. HE WAS NICE ABOUT IT. I ALSO WANTEDTO POST THESE SCRAPBOOK LAYOUTS THAT I HAVE DONE. THEYARE FOR LYNDSEY'S ALBUM. THE ONE IS GMA RHODES READING TO LYNDSEY. SHE ABSOLUTLEY LOVES FOR GMA TO READ TO HER. GMA IS SO ACCOMADATING AND WILL READ TONS OF BOOKS TO HER. THE OTHER IS OF LYNDSEY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO PICKING MY FIRST TOMATO THAT I WAS GOING TO BEAT GPA RHODES WITH. I GOT TOO COCKY AND SHE JUST HAD TO PICK IT SO I DID NOT WIN OUR ANNUAL CONTEST OF WHO HAS THE BIGGEST TOMATO. OH WELL MAYBE NEXT TIME. ANYWAY LYNDSEY WAS SO PROUD OF HERSELF FOR FINDING IT AND GAVE IT TO ME. I LOVE HER ANYWAY!!!!! LITTLE FART! WELL I AM GOING TO GO AND I WILL POST AGAIN LATER. LOVE YOU ALL! MELISSA

We had Kip's birthday today and had fun with all of the family!

caleb had a program at school. he did such a good job and even danced with a girl willingly! They square danced for part of the program.Kip finished his birdhouse for Aliyah with Caleb's help(actually jakob and aliyah helped too!) KIp bought me roses to let me know how excited he is about us being pregnant. It being his fault completely! His boys got past all my defenses so I joke it is all his fault! I was concerned I am not looking forward to maybe getting fat again. I am hoping to exercise thru the entire time but I have had difficult pregnancies before. Today was absolutely gorgeous and we all wore shorts and short sleeves shirts and played all day in the back yard! We had conference today at church so it was not as long as normal. well i better go and get in bed.