How does time go so fast?

Tyler just had his baptism interview on Sunday with Bishop Holyoak. He is starting the Faith in God program and Scouts in a few weeks. I just want to hold him like a baby and kiss his nose.

Book Recommendation

-easy read

-part of a trilogy (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse)

-romantic

-author went to BYU (name: Stephanie Meyer)

-long

-I am not going to tell you what it is about, because you will think I am nuts.

-go to your library or order it off Amazon. You won't be sorry!

Me at 3 months pregnant

(How do we compare in belly's, Jamie Lou?)

Stacey's Mom Has Got it Going On.

This is me and my mom back in the day. I seriously think my mother was and is gorgeous.

Man I hate being sad sometimes.

What is up with my emotional state some days? I found a song by Josh Groban "You Are Loved" which I bought from itunes and listened to for the first time yesterday. Sob, sob, tear fountain, whaaa. So my heart is "heavy" with all this never-ending pregnancy sickness, and it is really hard to look past it to see other people struggling. This song helped me to do that, and I also thought of it as a message to myself. Anyway, I am feeling better, but take a listen if you feel the need. Any other songs that have made you cry and cry and cry, or am I seriously just pregnant and weepy?

Dirty Little Favors

Now before you think of naughty things, read the story:

Kyle, my littlest brother, was hired by Nathan to pull all the weeds and throw down wood chips in our Springville back yard. Clean it up and such. When he was done Nathan transfers some $$$ from Wells Fargo right into the account of "Kyle Stucki". In the "label transfer" area, Nathan, who has a very tight/teasing relationship with Kyle, types: "Dirty Little Favors" as a joke. (The dirt in our backyard. Get it?) Come to find out, it is a DIFFERENT account for a DIFFERENT Kyle Stucki in Arizona who is married. Nathan is of course horrified and actually calls up this Kyle Stucki in Arizona to explain the problem. (Can you imagine his wife finding that!!!!) It is all figured out and the other Kyle just laughed and was very cool. I feel so scandalous typing this story. Moral: "measure twice cut once", or, "never wire money for dirty little favors unless your that senator from Idaho." KIDDING

How did I empty my full bladder 8 times last night? That is once an hour. Unbelievable.

First Day of School

Well Family-
The Stacey Eaton camera tradition continues. What does that mean? I can't keep a digital camera alive and in working condition for the life of me, which is why I don't trust a super nice camera in my house ever. All I had was a disposable camera for the first day of 1st grade and 2nd grade, (for now),but an update is coming regardless. The night before Hailey and Tyler laid out their "first-day-of-school-outfit" and told me they wanted to be put to bed at 7:00 so they wouldn't be tired. The lights are out and Hailey starts yelling because her front tooth fell out, and then they laughed for the next 30 minutes at her new lisp. (The "s" problem). We got up at 7:00 am and I made bacon, eggs and toast, (hard to smell with a nauseous stomach!). I walked them over to Discovery and Hailey jabbered the entire time with her excitement. She marched right in her class and sat down by two other girls. (Teacher-Mrs Allen). Tyler was more shy but put on a brave face. (Teacher- Mrs Krubsack). He had assigned seating and was at the very end of the row next to a girl, so I felt bad for him. I could tell he was scared and I knew when Emma and I walked out of his classroom his stomach would just drop, but the boy must grow to be a warrior. Had warm cookies and milk at the end of the day, and they were excited to go again this morning. And what do Emma and I do for 7 hours of alone time? For now: color, go grocery shopping, nap together, and watch Maisy and Caillou. Nice.

Oceanside Family Reunion

Moctezuma's Revenge

As much as I love blogging, for now my new goal is to update once a month, (for as long as I am in this nasty stage of morning sickness). I am so miserable and discouraged. I have the extreme version of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Graviderum (HG for short) which is, (hmm hmm....dictionary definition:) " a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the newborn(s)." The signs are: losing 5-10 % of your body weight, dehydration and production of keytones, (meaning you are starving), nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances and difficulty with daily activities. I am not even going to go into the scary stuff that could happen if you don't control it, which I am. I am taking a wonderful constipation-inducing medley of medications to keep it somewhat under control, and so far it is working. I have avoided dehydration enough to stay off the i.v. (PICC line), which is what I had to do with Emma's pregnancy.
So I am living day to day with this, hoping I am not sick the entire 9 months. My baby Emma went to Vegas, (again) to stay with Rachel, Mom and now Jamie. She, of course, was so excited to go and see Maddie, but it was very hard to see her go. I will say I am amazed with how my entire family has stepped up to give the help that they can with this pregnancy. I feel like when I get pregnant, my entire family has to suffer. I truly hate being pregnant, and I think that nausea is of the devil. (Although I do enjoy the baby kicking).
I know that I will be rewarded for all this suffering with a beautiful baby in March, so I will keep going hour by hour. I really want to tell my family how absolutely grateful I am for their service and compassion. I don't know what I would do without such a great family.
I am wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this degree of sickness. Give me some pointers. If you want to experience it, then go to Mexico and drink a gallon of tap water. Then, know that I am jealous because you get to be over it in 24-72 hours.