tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29873811965104531182024-03-13T21:39:34.885-07:00 Daily life of a Doty! Aubrey Dotyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974286332755165870noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987381196510453118.post-65157616872764054222015-05-25T01:44:00.001-07:002015-05-27T21:14:15.277-07:00Closer to heaven!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j7HDuEdiinU/VWLjBrXiTSI/AAAAAAAAEKc/kX2_ilGgXmU/s640/blogger-image-412965182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j7HDuEdiinU/VWLjBrXiTSI/AAAAAAAAEKc/kX2_ilGgXmU/s640/blogger-image-412965182.jpg"></a></div> Had such a tender moment as I was putting Quinton to bed tonight that I just had to write down so that I would never forget it. You would think you wouldn't forget these special moments with your children but you have more kids and life gets busy and sadly you do. <div><br><div>I'm not sure how others feel about <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">the whole bedtime routine stuff with there children but most nights I absolutely love it. It's my chance to get one on one time with my children that I sometimes don't get during the day especially now that I have 2. During this time is when Rome and I have had our best talks. Pillow talk with a 4 year is seriously the best! </span></div><div><br></div><div> Every night we try to read scriptures and pray as a family then me or Keegan (usually me since Keegan works late) will take the kids to bed and have personal prayers and read a story and then I enjoy singing a song or two to them before they go to sleep. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This weekend Rome has been in Utah with his Grandma and Grandpa Doty and cousins and Keegan has been working overtime so it's just been Quinton and I at night. Tonight after I read scriptures and said prayers with Q I decided to sing Joseph Smith's First Prayer, one of my favorite hymns! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I fell in love with this song on a church history trip back east I went on with some class mates right after high school. One of the last stops we went to was the sacred grove where we were given the opportunity to bare our testimony. The opening song for the testimony meeting was Joseph Smiths first prayer and I couldn't even sing along because I was bawling through the whole thing. The spirit was so strong there and testified to me that Joseph Smith was and still is a true prophet of God, among many other things, but that's another story for another time. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I still get a lump in my throat every time I sing that song. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So I was holding and rocking Q as he sucked on his binki and was beginning to fall asleep. As I started to sing his eyes popped open and his binki fell out of his mouth as he gave me one of the most precious smiles I've ever seen from him. The sweetest feeling came over me. His eyes did not leave mine and he continued to smile through all 4 verses and so did I. He fell asleep a few minutes after I was done singing but I kept him in my arms not wanting this moment to ever end. I couldn't help but sit there and stare at his perfect little face and wonder what he felt or thought of at that moment I was singing. Has your baby ever been in his crib or somewhere alone and been smiling and giggling at something?!? Ever wonder what or who there're smiling at?!?! I wished for a second he could talk so he could tell me what he knows or remembers about the spirit world. I have so many questions and things I want to know. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Babies I think are the closest thing we have to heaven. I believe the veil between us and the other side is so thin for them. If only they could tell us!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> I'm so grateful for Heavenly Fathers tender mercies like this one. I'm so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge I have that there is life after death and we will be reunited with our loved ones who have passed. Most of all tonight I am so grateful for my two boys. I'm so glad Heavenly Father sent them to me. I can't imagine my life without them in it. I am truly blessed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Joseph Smith's First Prayer </span></div><div><div>1. Oh, how lovely was the morning!</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Radiant beamed the sun above.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Bees were humming, sweet birds singing,</span> <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Music ringing thru the grove,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When within the shady woodland</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Joseph sought the God of love,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When within the shady woodland</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Joseph sought the God of love.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2. Humbly kneeling, sweet appealing--</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">’Twas the boy’s first uttered prayer--</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">When the pow’rs of sin assailing</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Filled his soul with deep despair;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">But undaunted, still he trusted</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In his Heav’nly Father’s care,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">But undaunted, still he trusted</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In his Heav’nly Father’s care.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">3. Suddenly a light descended,</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Brighter far than noonday sun,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And a shining, glorious pillar</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">O’er him fell, around him shone,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">While appeared two heav’nly beings,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">God the Father and the Son,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">While appeared two heav’nly beings,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">God the Father and the Son.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">4. “Joseph, this is my Beloved;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hear him!” Oh, how sweet the word</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Joseph’s humble prayer was answered,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And he listened to the Lord.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For he saw the living God,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Oh, what rapture filled his bosom,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For he saw the living God.</span></div></div><div><br></div></div>Aubrey Dotyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974286332755165870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987381196510453118.post-75645924379833603662014-06-07T22:49:00.000-07:002014-06-08T00:06:15.030-07:00Fertility Specialist-Hope restored!!After a year and half of struggling to conceive I finally told my Gyno I was done messing around and ready to see a fertility specialist. If it were up to her we would have waited a lot longer. She was very honest about how she was not a fan of fertility treatments. Lets just say she was not the most helpful Dr. when it came to infertility and by the time I was done with her I was feeling completely helpless and had lost all hope that I would ever get pregnant. I wasn't ovulating for 8 months straight and nothing she suggested worked. I don't think natural treatments are bad or a waste of time but it just doesn't work for some of us.<br />
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The days leading up to my first appointment with the fertility specialist I got in a little bit of a funk. I was just kinda feeling tired. Tired of waiting. Tired of trying to be patient. Tired of "trying" without success. Tired of taking those stupid ovulation tests and seeing that I wasn't ovulating. Tired of watching everyone around me get pregnant. I'm happy for every single one of them, I really am. I would never want to make them feel bad about it because having a child is such a wonderful blessing that should be celebrated. Nobody should feel bad about that not even around me. I'm happy for them, sad for me. Some days it just feels like it's never going to happen for us. I was holding on to hope that the fertility Dr. would be able to help us. I began feeling very discouraged when I kept hearing how expensive fertility treatments can be. My sister told me when she went they told her it was going to be around 7,000. That is just to diagnose if something is wrong, that doesn't include the actually treatment, YIKES! When I heard that I felt so helpless and just wanted to give up and not go because there was no way we could afford that right now. That would be more waiting till we saved. <br />
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The night before my appointment I was feeling so nervous, scared and stressed! Kept thinking what if we couldn't afford it, what would we do next. I had myself a good cry, stayed up till 3am eating every bad thing I could find in my kitchen till I felt disgusting (can you say emotional eater lol) and watched One Tree Hill on netflix till I fell asleep. The next morning before my appointment I called my insurance just to see if they could give me an idea of what I might have to pay. All they could tell me was I would need to pay my $500 deductible and they would cover 85% of the testing and I would be responsible for 15%. I thought it's not gonna hurt to go to the consult and see and if it's to expensive for us right now we will go from there. If I don't go I will never know. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> If you can't tell I am such a worry wart. I swear most of my anxiety is because I worry to much about the future instead of just living in the moment and taking one day at a time. This is definitely one thing (among many other things) I am learning through this little bump in the road. Trust, have faith and live in the moment. Stop worrying about what I fear might or might not happen.</span> <br />
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I'll never forget my first appointment, NEVER! <br />
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Keegan had to work and I didn't want to worry about getting a babysitter so I just brought Rome along. I was kinda worried to bring him because I didn't want to make any of the women in the waiting room feel sad when they saw him. Your sitting in a fertility center with your heart aching wanting to have a kid so bad and a kid walks in. I don't know, I was probably over thinking it now that I look back on it. Rome was being super hyper and trying to climb over all the chairs and rearrange the pillows on one of the couches but I was so glad he was there. He is a great reminder that miracles do happen and I'm so lucky he's mine. <br />
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As we waited in the waiting room I couldn't help but notice all the other women and couples and a few husbands waiting for there wives. I felt sad for each and every one of them. I'm sure so many of them have had a lot longer and more difficult journey than I have. I wished I could give them a hug and tell them I knew how they felt and that they aren't alone. I don't know about anyone else, but I feel an instant connection to women who are struggling with infertility. I know they know exactly what I'm going through. The silent loss, the confusion, the frustration, just everything....I feel like I don't have to explain myself to them and how I feel, they just know. I don't have to explain to them how you can have this huge whole and ache in your heart but still be happy and grateful for what you have at the same time. <br />
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After about 20-30 min we were the only one's in the waiting room and I just let Rome run around since I didn't have to worry about bothering anyone. The wait was a bit long especially with a kid tagging along but I didn't mind. I hate waiting forever and then seeing the Dr. for 2 seconds and he is rushed and answering your questions before you finish asking them. But I don't mind waiting a long time if the Dr. takes his time with you and makes you feel valued and like he actually cares about what you are going through.<br />
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For the first time in a long time a Dr. made me feel valued!<br />
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As I walked into the consult room there sat an older gentlemen sitting behind a desk with a big ole smile on his face, "Hi, Aubrey come on in." He stood up and outstretched his hand to shake mine and said cheerfully, "So good to see you, I'm Dr. Shapiro, let's chat." I was taken back by how friendly and kind he was. I guess I have never had a Dr. who was like that so I really wasn't expecting it. All my nerves and fears were now gone and I felt completely at ease. He was so good at explaining everything so that I didn't feel overwhelmed. He confirmed what I already knew, I have a problem ovulating. He said that I probably only ovulate a few times per year and now we needed to do some tests to figure out why and how to treat it. We are gonna test a few other things as well, like Keegan will get blood work and a semen analysis then the rest of the tests will be on me. My favorite thing he said was, he will be shocked if he's not able to get me pregnant. Ha ha, never thought I would be so happy to hear another man say that to me lol. I loved how Dr. Shapiro actually listened when I talked and made me feel comfortable enough to ask questions. You can tell that he really cares about his patients! I no longer feel like I'm just gonna be waiting in limbo. I now have a plan to help me get pregnant. <br />
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I now have my hope back and that's a good feeling!!!<br />
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Now on to the part I feared the most. The COST! She sat the piece of paper down in front of me. Now the price on the left is what each test costs and the price on the right is what you will pay after insurance. A sigh of relieve. A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. It was hard to listen to her list all the tests and when I needed to get them because my mind was racing with excitement. We can do it, we can it, we can do it! Ahhhhh! We can afford to do it right now. I was so grateful at that moment for my husbands job and our amazing insurance. I was all worried and stressed out for nothing. Then I couldn't help but feel sad for all the people who don't have insurance. I added the cost of everything when I got home. Without insurance it would cost around $8,500 and we will be paying around $1,500. And again, that is just for the testing to diagnose what is wrong. That's not including the actually treatment. How do people without insurance pay for it?!?! That piece of paper that gave me so much joy and relief might do the exact opposite for someone else. And that is just sad.....<br />
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I left feeling so giddy and couldn't wait to get started on everything. For the first time in a while I let myself get exciting again about getting pregnant. For a while I just tried not to get my hopes up so that I would not be so devastated when it didn't happen. But now I'm letting myself be hopeful again. </div>
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The next day we did our first set of tests! Keegan did labs(4vials of blood) and a semen analysis and I did labs ( 9 vials of blood) physical exam of breasts and pelvic and vaginal cultures. Keegan is all done with his tests, the rest will be on me. Coming up I have some more blood tests, GYN ultrasound, Sonohysterogram and a Hysterosalpingogram! I can't do the next tests till I start my period. Never been so excited for a period to come lol. I am so excited to be moving forward in this process. I am so giddy and happy about all these tests even the one's I've heard are super painful because it's one step closer to my miracle baby! Eeeeek!</div>
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I thought I would share some of the fun things we love to do and some things we will be doing this summer!<br />
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First up is a new discovery for us we just heard about through a friend. The City of Las Vegas has some free family fun events going on throughout the year. The first event we went to was a movie at the <strong>Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre </strong>and we all had so much fun and can't wait to go again!<br />
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<strong>Fishing Derby</strong>Saturday, June 14, 7:30 a.m.<br />
Free and open to the public.<br />
Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road, (702) 229-8100.<br />
Join Councilman Ross and the Department of Wildlife for a free fishing day. Look for updates on this event as the date gets closer.</div>
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<strong>Movie in the Park – “Frozen”</strong>Friday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Free and open to the public.<br />
Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive (at Deer Springs Way).<br />
Enjoy the family film “Frozen” in the park. Bring your blankets or folding chairs to be more comfortable. </div>
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I think the thing Rome is most excited to start this summer is sports at the Las Vegas Indoor soccer center. They have sports for all ages starting at 18 months to adults! When Rome was 18 months old we signed him up for soccer and he loved it and I couldn't wait for him to turn 3 so I could start signing him up for other sports because they only had soccer for under 3 years old. This time we signed him up for the All Sports which is a 9 week season in which he will be experiencing soccer, football, dodge ball, kickball, track and field, and baseball. </div>
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Rome looks forward to going to the park then to storytime with his buddy Camden once a week in the morning! There are so many libraries that do story time in Las Vegas, for us the Centennial Hills one is the closest!<br />
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We have a season pass to the Children's Discovery Museum and go about every month or so! You will easily spend a few hours there, there is seriously so much to do! It is great for all ages and is definitely a place everyone should experience at least once in there lifetime! They just put in a new Magical school bus exibit we want to go see. <br />
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Rome is really into superhero's right now so for his 3rd bday this year we decided to do a a superhero themed birthday party!! Every year I say I'm gonna go super easy and not throw a huge party but haha ya that never happens. I can't help myself. I LOVE parties! It's a great excuse to have everyone over and spend time together. I also enjoy preparing for them and making cute things. I think Rome had just as much fun with all the preparations this year as I did! He had fun trying on the masks and tasting the "superade" and pointing to all the party favor bags and saying who he thought it belonged to. I think his favorite thing to help with was filling the piniata with candy! We had to taste it to make sure it was ok :) Here are some pics of the fun things I made and some from his party! <br />
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Party favor bags! Just used brown paper sacks and colored cardstock paper!</div>
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Silly string "Spider Web" game was a huge hit even for the adults! I got the paper covers online somewhere and printed them off and taped them on. (Sorry can't remember where) </div>
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Superade drink!! Just bought small gatorade bottles and bought scrapbook paper and printed superade on it and cut it to the right size and taped to bottle! Super fun and super easy! </div>
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Thank you so much everyone who came to celebrate our lil man's birthday! We are truelly blessed with some of the greatest family and friends! We had some family drive 2 hours to come to this party and we are so very greatful for you. It's moments like this that remind me how loved and supported we are by so many! </div>
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This was our second trip to the beautiful island of Ohau and once again it did not disappoint. Last year we went for 4 days with our friends the Gullicksons and we both left our kiddos behind. It was fun to have a break and the Gullicksons were so much fun. This time we went for 9 days with my inlaws, sister inlaw and her 2 girls and our Romeo! It was so nice having Rome there too this time, I missed him last time and he had a blast on the beach. Can I just say that I am totally a sit on the beach drinking lemonade all day kind of girl! I think that's when we had the most fun, boogie boarding and chilling on the beach eating fresh fruit. Best part about that was it was free!! <br />
We stayed in a beach house in Honolulu literally one house away from the ocean, it was heavenly! I got some really awesome runs in on the beach in the evening. I know some people probably think it's crazy to workout while on vaca but it is something I really enjoy and makes me happy. Honestly, it was so peaceful running along the beach. The sound of the ocean, my thoughts, being barefoot in the sand, the cool breeze and the view, oh my gosh the view! God truely does make some beautiful art! <br />
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Got to visit the Hawaii Temple with my sweetheart!! Gorgeous!!</div>
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Day before easter we planted our "magic" jelly beans in the planter in the backyard</div>
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Love our family! I could not of married into a better family!</div>
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As you can see Rome Fully enjoyed his time on the beach haha</div>
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We had an amazing time! I feel so very blessed! LIFE IS GOOD!!</div>
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I was looking forward to my 4 day trip to my hometown for weeks. Keegan, Rome and I drove to logandale Thursday afternoon and spent most of the day at the fair with my sister, cousin Jandro and our friends the Reese's.. When we first got there we decided to do all the indoor stuff cuz man oh man it was hot. First thing we did was go see the animals and Rome loved it. I think the pigs were his favorite because we had to stand and look at them the longest. Anyone else who goes to the fair feel bad for the mama pig!?!? I swear every time I go all those little piglets are just going to town nursing away lol. I don't think I have ever been and not seen them nursing and she's just laying there all miserable like haha. Poor mama just needs a break. </div>
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After the animals we went and rode the horses and Rome was in heaven. He could have rode that horse all day and I could have watched him all day, he looked so darn cute. Once it had cooled down a bit we decided to take the kids to the carnival to ride some rides. Poor Jandro was still not tall enough this year to ride any of the rides so my sister decided to take him home for a nap and so she could nurse baby Jacob more comfortably and meet up with us later. Rome and his friend Jackson had fun on the rides and they were so cute to watch. When we were done we met back up with my sis, spent way to much time in the hunting tent, walked around and ate way to much fair food. That night Keegan went back to Vegas cuz he had to work and Rome and I stayed with my sis.<br />
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Friday I got up and went for a run to my highschool and back. It was dang hot and I got a lot of strange looks by people driving by like, "why are you running in this heat". Some of us love to run and love the heat ;) We went to the fair for a few hours but I just really wasn't that into it. One day of the fair is more than enough for me. Later that night we left the kids with Javi's (my sister's hubby) mom and went to the Lonestar concert at the fair. I love Lonestar and grew up listening to them so I was super excited to go. It was a great concert except the music was so loud it was hard to hear them sing. Other than that we all enjoyed it.<br />
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Saturday is a crazy busy miserable day at the fair so we decided to stay home. We all slept in even the kids, which was glorious. Around 11 Rome was still sleeping so I decided to go on another run. This time I ran to my old highschool and around it then back. It was scorching HOT, and like the day before, I got a lot of looks haha. One of the fair workers that was directing traffic told me I was crazy and he had no idea why anybody would want to run in this heat. On the way back I had someone ask if I wanted a ride and when I told him I was running for exercise he looked at me like I had lost my mind. Hey, I grew up running in this heat. When I got home I finally ate breakfast and we let the boys watch cartoons for a bit. Then we went in the backyard and let the kids play. It's so fun to watch the our kids grow up together. I loved watching them play and laugh like brothers and then fight like brothers. That night we went to our towns one and only grocery store and bought food for the luncheon my sis was having before Jacob's blessing. We prepared lots of food and like we usually do when we get together, stayed up wayyy to late. Love me some sister time.<br />
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Sunday, Keegan and the rest of our family came into town for Jacob's blessing. It was so nice to see my sister Jessica and her family. I'd been missing them terribly. I hate that we don't all live closer. 1 or 2 hours is to far for me. I seriously could live right next door to both my sister's and be one happy girl. Don't know how people live super far from there siblings and only see them once a year. I go a few months without seeing them and miss them like crazy. </div>
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Oh and don't mind the spelling and grammar errors I just typed this up real fast</div>
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Of course he loves his mama! I love when he says I hold you mommy. I love how affectionate and cuddly Rome is. Every day he will just come up to me and hug me and say I love you mommy. One of our things just between us is we give each other butterfly kisses(blinking our eyelashes together) and eskimo kisses(rubbing noses together). I love the bond we share and never want it to change</div>
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Adores and looks up to daddy! Daddy is definitly the fun one and I love to watch these two play together. He loves to go on truck rides with daddy, play super heros, and wrestle. Rome always says how he misses daddy while he's at work and we have to call him and talk to him for a bit. He always talks about daddy and his cop car and how it goes whoo whoo! <br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Rome's best friends are Camden Gullickson and Jackson Reese</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Whenever we want Rome to smile for a picture we would say Rome show us your happy face and he would till his head like this and smile. Melts my heart !!</span></div>
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><strong>All better mama </strong></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">Was having a sad day and finally broke into tears. My sweet Rome looked at me and said oh no mama sick!?!? He runs out of the room and comes back with a tissue and hands it to me. As I'm wiping my tears he says all better mama. Let him stay up a bit later tonight just so we could snuggle, laugh and play longer hehe. What a handsome and tender hearted boy I have! So grateful to be his mama, what a special gift it is!</span><br />
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<strong>I'll use my super powers</strong><br />
Rome and mommy were downstairs playing with his wood train set he got from grandma one day and the train wasnt connecting together right. <br />
Rome: I need more tracks, where's more tracks mommy<br />
Mommy: That's all we have honey<br />
Rome: I got an idea! I'll use my super powers. He spins around in a circle and says doo doo doo doo! When he's done spinning he stops and says, oh no, it didn't work, no more tracks. <br />
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<strong>Car bucket</strong><br />
Rome: Where's my car bucket<br />
Mommy: I don't know loves<br />
Rome" I know I'll call for it ooo ooo oo (in a high pitched voice)<br />
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<strong>Flushed to my boat</strong><br />
Mommy: you went poo <br />
Rome: Ya I did it! (Points in the toilet after its flushed) It went down drain to that big water, to the water to my boat! <br />
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<strong>Snake Poo </strong><br />
I sit Rome on the potty and leave to give him privacy when he needs to go potty. When he is done going poo he tells me he is all done so I can help wipe. One day he tells me, "all done mama" so I go to grab toilet paper from my bathroom (I don't leave any in his because he fill the tiolet up and I have to scoop it out, yuck) and when I'm on my way back I hear him yelling, what you doing snake, no snake! When I open his bathroom door I find him standing by the toilet pointing in at his poo bahahaha I started laughing so hard. I asked him, is there snake poo in there, he says, ya! When I flushed he says, bye bye snakes. <br />
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<strong>Im just a lil boy</strong><br />
I (mommy) was swimming with Rome and we were sitting on the steps just as you get in one day and were playing. Rome grabed my legs and says Im gonna get your leg mommy. So, I started to tickle his tummy with my toes saying, Im gonna get you Romeo. He goes, no mommy dont get my Im just a kid haha. It was the funniest thing. So later on he started to try to wrestle me and I say to him, no rome don't get me Im just a kid. He says, no mommy your not a kid your a mommy. <br />
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May Friday the 13th 2011</div>
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6:30 am I wake up to the sound of my alarm telling me it's time to wake up for work. As I roll over to turn it off I feel like this popping and then I'm drenched. Oh my gosh, I quickly jumped out of bed. I stand there a minute trying to figure out if that was my water breaking (I had no idea what this felt like, this was my first time haha). I started shacking the bed to wake up Keegan who is fast asleep. It takes me a few minutes to wake him up, he was out from getting home work only a few hours earlier. Finally, I am able to wake him. I tell him ummm, I think my water just broke. What, are you sure?? I'm pretty sure, I say! Maybe you just peed the bed, he said lol. No, Keegan I'm pretty positive that was my water breaking, get up we need to go to the hospital. While we were getting ready to go he kept asking me if I was sure and if I was even feeling contractions(What was weird was at that point I wasn't feeling any and I thought I would be by now). <br />
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It probably took us an hour to leave the house. We took our time because I was feeling so good and was second guessing whether or not my water really broke. We decided it was better to be safe and go to the hospital. On the way there I finally started to feel really light contractions, which made me excited, Keegan not so much! I could tell that he was really starting to get nervous, he kept asking if I was sure over and over again. When we got to the hospital they confirmed that my water did indead break and I was 4 centimeters dialated and 100 percent efaced (which I had been for 2 weeks). After lots and lots of questions I was ready for my epideral. Keegan was so stinkin nervous the whole time, he was pacing and asking me and the nurse so many questions and talking like crazy. I could tell the nurse was starting to get a little irratated with him haha! It took them a while to have a room open for me so I had been in this back room for a bit. Once they got us into our room Keegan went and got something to eat while I played on my phone while I waited for our little man to arrive. I was feeling pretty darn good at this point, only a little bit of pressure! The nurse eventually started me on petossin because my contractions weren't consistant or something like that lol. Once Keegan got back from eating the pressure started to get worse and I was 7 centimeters dialated by then. The nurse told me to sit tight because usually the first time labor goes really slow so it would be a while. After like 30 or 40 min the pressure would come and go and I kept telling Keegan that it felt like Rome was ready to come out. I didn't want to bother the nurse but Keegan insisted it was better to have her check to much than wait to long. We buzzed the nurse and told her we felt like it was time. She said she didn't think so but she would check. Oh my goodness, she says, your right. You are at a 10, this baby is ready to come!! She had me do one test push and as I started to push, she said oh oh ok don't push haha let me call the Dr. <br />
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When the dr. got there they prepped and got me in position to push. The dr. and nurses were surprised at how well I could move my legs by myself ( usually with an epidural women are so numb they cant lift there legs by themselves I guess). Keegan was so nervous the whole time I was pushing. He literally had is face in the corner and was glancing over his shoulder saying, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, good job Aubrey. We were all laughing at him the whole time. To see this big bad Police officer that works in the guetto of las vegas dealing with rapists and murderers all day in the corner freaking out while I'm doing all the work was pretty hilarious. I pushed 3 times and "pop" out he came. The EASIEST labor ever, I am one lucky girl!! It was kinda of funny, before giving Rome to me the Dr asked if I wanted to cut the ambilical cord haha I was in a hurry to hold him so I said she could just do it. As the nurse handed him to me she said now mama don't be alarmed he just has a little facial bruising, poor lil man!! He was still beautiful and absolutely perfect. I think every mother would agree that there is no better moment then when they lay that little angel on your chest and you meet for the first time.<br />
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When the nurse was cleaning off Rome she asked Keegan to come over and look at him. Do you believe in love at first site?? I do, because I saw it happen. As soon as Keegan saw Rome his whole face changed!! He started laughing and letting Rome suck on his finger. He kept saying, Aubrey you have to see him, look what he's doing, look at him, he's so tiny. I was so jealous, I'm laying over here getting stiched up ( I tore bla he came so fast) and he's over there loving on our baby. I wanted to love on that little man!! As soon as he was all weighed and cleaned up I got him back and got to try to nurse him. He was such a champ and latched right on. I have never loved someone that much in my life. He was perfect and most importantly healthy. I was so happy to finally meet him and have him in my arms. There is nothing more precious than holding a newborn baby in your arms, especially when it's your own. This was by far, one of the best moments of my life. My greatest blessing and a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life. I love you Rome Keegan Doty!!<br />
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Weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and 19 inches long</div>
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For the past year Keegan and I have been trying to concieve baby #2. It has, by far, been the hardest trial of my life. After my miscarraige last year, I had a few really sad months that I really struggled. Now days I'm a lot more positive and have learned how to handle all the emotions and negative thoughts a lot better than I did in the past. Every now and then I still have one of those rough days, and yesterday was one of those days. I've learned that it helps to talk about it and get it out rather than keep it all bottled up inside until I explode. I also have found that sometimes when opening up to people I find myself feeling even more frustrated and misunderstood by there responses. Trust me, I get that most of them are trying to comfort me but the things they say just don't. I felt like writing it here would be the best way to get it all out and maybe I can help someone who's going through the same thing. </div>
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For the past week I've been super emotional, bloated, and my boobs have been hurting. I know some women have these symptoms when they are about to start there period, but I never have in the past. The only time my boobs have been sensitive was when I was pregnant. By the end of the week I started to get my hopes up that I was finally pregnant, and I let myself get excited at the thought of finally being pregnant again. Also, at the beginning of the week I spotted for about 2 hours, which I did shortly before finding out I was pregnant with Rome and with the baby I miscarried. I wake up Saturday morning to find good ole Mother Nature has made her monthly visit, sigh!! I was crushed and so angry with myself for letting me get my hopes up. Then comes those old negative and angry thoughts I let consume my mind a few months back. I decided now would be a good time to go on a run and get out all the frustration I was feeling. </div>
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The start of my run was rough. I had to work through all those crappy thoughts like, why, why is this happening? Why am I not able to get pregnant when some women get pregnant so easily? Faces go through my mind of mothers who must be better and more loved and more trusted than me, right, because they have 5 kids in 5 years, and they seam to have it all together and be so patient and loving? Does God not trust me? Am I not a good mother? Am I not a good person? Am I not as lovable? The feeling of loneliness, like I have to go through this alone and there's no words that can fix this. Im learning to tell the bully(satan) in my head to shut up and replace these negative thoughts with positive ones. I try to go through the list of all the blessings, which when I think about goes on and on and on. There is so much to be greatful for when you learn to not dwell on the one or two things that you feel are going wrong. </div>
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By the end of my run I was feeling a bit better. I always get a dang good run in when I'm working through ish. Whenever I would plan to take a pregnancy test I would make sure to take it right before a workout, that way when it said negative I could take all my anger and frustration out on my workout. Thee one and only good thing about seeing that stupid negative sign. Anyways, after I got home from my run and showered I was relaxing for a few on my couch and out of boredom decided to check darn Facebook. I should know better than to check Facebook on days like these, it usually makes it worse. Post after post of baby news, cute belly pics, complaints about pregnancy etc. I have nothing against any of these women or there posts. There's nothing wrong with posting about your excitement and plans for yours babies. If I were in there shoes, I would be posting the same stuff I'm sure. It's hard for me to explain. I'm happy for them and sad and jealous all at the same time. I wish I were going through the awful nausea and the discomfort of pregnancy. I wished I could feel the excitement and anticipation of finding out what the sex will be or hearing that beautiful, strong heartbeat, or feeling those kicks and punches in my tummy. The good and bad, I want to experience it all again so bad. </div>
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I couldn't take sitting around all day throwing myself a pity party.Rome was down for a nap and keegan just left for work so I tried to shut it all out of my mind and finish getting ready for the day. As I'm blow drying my hair I just feel so tired of fighting jealousy, sadness and trying to be patient. I've learned that on days like this when I feel overwhelmed with all these feelings the best thing to do is to get down on my knees and pray. I put my blow dryer down and got down on my knees and began to pray and immediately started sobbing. In the past I would always pray for Heavenly Father to bless us with another child when the time was right. Well, obviously it is not the right time because it hasn't happened yet. I've had to learn to have more trust in my Heavenly Father and his plan for me. I know that he knows what's right for me even more than I do. I know that He knows what I want and I have faith that it will happen if and when the time is right. This time I didn't pray for a child, but for comfort and strength to help me through this. I asked to have good thoughts and to not be consumed with jealousy and anger. I needed to know that I was loved, I needed to feel loved. I didn't say much other than that, I mostly just had myself I good cry. It felt good to get it out and I felt like ok I can make it through the day. </div>
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After I was done getting ready I got Rome up from his nap we ate lunch and played superhero lol. My mom called and said she and her husband were in town and came over to visit for a bit. It was nice to visit and Rome was loving all the attention he was getting. Once they left I decided I didn't feel like sitting at home so I called Keegan at work and asked him if we could come meet him for dinner. It was so good to visit with him and Rome was loving his cool cop gear and sitting in his cop car. I loved sitting across the table from them and watching them interact, there relationship is the cutest. When we were done eating the waitress told us that somebody had paid for our meal. It was such a nice surprise and reminded me that there are good people out there. Whoever that kind stranger was had no idea what I was struggling with that day and how much their kindness meant to me. I wished I could tell them thank you and how appreciative I was for there kindness. As we walked out to our car I couldn't help but think about the kind act that was just shown to us and that it was an answer to my prayer earlier and it was gods way of telling me through a stranger that he loved me and was mindful of me. </div>
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After we said goodbye to daddy, Rome was so upset so I decided to stop by the store on the way home and grab a little treat. On our way out we passed those machines with bouncy balls and candy and like he always does, Rome asks to have something from them and like I always do I told him no and that we already got a treat. I'm about to reach my car when behind me I hear a women's voice saying, excuse me miss. I turn around to see a lady we saw standing by the candy machines in the store running towards me. I thought I must have dropped something. I didn't drop anything, in her hand was a bouncy ball from one of the machines. She holds it out to me and says I hope you don't mind I bought this for your son I saw he wanted something. I let Rome grab it and told her thank you and that was very kind of her to do for him. She looks at me and says, god bless you I hope you have a goodnight. What a nice thing for her to do. I have never gone out of my way to do something like that for a complete stranger. </div>
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It turned out to be a really good day. I learned that there are some really good people out there who reach out and serve others not for praise or recognition or for something in return but because they are just kind hearted people. I decided that night that I wanted to strive to be one of those people. To speak kinder, give more compliments and to serve and show kindness to others more often. You never know what battle someone is facing or what they are going through. They may have a smile on there face but that doesn't mean there heart isn't breaking. Maybe your act of kindness could really turn there bad day around. The 40 dollar meal or the 50 cent bouncy ball may of not fixed my infertility but it sure helped me feel loved and reminded me that our Heavenly Father is mindful of us and cares about us and our happiness. </div>
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My husband and I had been trying to concieve baby number 2 for a few months when in april of 2013 we were so excited to find out that we were pregnant. I couldn't help but feel like something might be wrong from the moment we saw that positive sign on the prego test. I scheduled my first appointment with my Dr and had an ultrasound done. We couldn't hear a heartbeat but could see that there was indead a baby growing, and I was only measuring around 4 weeks so the doc told me not to be concerned, it was to early to hear a heartbeat. I still couldn't shake that feeling like something was wrong but tried to tell myself I was just being paranoid. I went in 2 weeks later for another ultra sound. I was only measuring at 5 1/2 weeks, still to early to hear a heartbeat. The doc told me not to get to concerned yet, since I wasn't positive on when my last period was we could have calculated how far along I was wrong.<br />
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My next appt. was 1 week later, and I made Keegan go with me just in case my feelings were correct and something was wrong. I didn't want to be there alone especially with Rome since we couldn't get a babysitter. We get there and the ultrasonic tech gets everything set and all I hear is, Silence!!!! Still no heartbeat. I was still only measuring at 5 1/2 weeks. My heart sank. I knew, the baby was gone. She started to ask me if I had been cramping or bleeding, which I hadn't. She said she needed to show it to the dr and see what she wanted to do next and left the room. Then Keegan had to leave to go to work because he was already running behind. Of course, as soon as he left Rome starts freaking out cuz he wants to leave with daddy. There I am trying to calm down Rome while trying not to break down and cry myself. After a few minutes the nurse took me in another room to talk with my dr. She confirmed that the baby did stop growing at 5 1/2 weeks and began discussing options on whether I wanted to do a D and C or see if my body would pass it on its own. I quickly decided I wanted to wait and let my body do it on its own. She then started to explain what a miscarriage would be like, what I'd see and feel. After about 10 min of her talking I couldn't hold it in anymore, I broke down in tears. After we were done I gathered myself long enough to get some blood work done and walk to my car, then I lost it again. Thank goodness Rome fell asleep within minutes and stayed asleep when I brought him in and laid him down. I layed on the couch for the next hour and cried till my head was pounding and there were no tears left.<br />
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The worst part about it was walking around for weeks waiting for my body to do what it needed to do to pass the baby. Everyday I would wake up wondering if today was the day. I found myself in limbo just waiting for it to happen. I was afraid to go anywhere in fear that it would happen while I was out. There were days were I felt tortured, I needed it to be over with so I could have closure and<br />
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5 weeks later and still no miscarriage, I decided I couldn't sit around anymore waiting for it to happen. I decided to go on a cabin trip to beaver ut with my family and when I got back I would tell my Dr. that I couldn't take it anymore and that I wanted to get a D and C. On the ride up there my mom called a little concerned and said to be careful because the elevation might cause me to miscarry. Sure enough, right after we passed the cedar exit I begin to have horrible cramps and I could feel that I was bleeding. I turned to me sister who was in the passanger seat and said, I think I'm having a miscarriage. I glanced down to realize I was bleeding everywhere. My sister grabbed a towel to put under me. When she went to put the towel under me she said, oh my gosh Aubrey, I'm not trying to scare you, but there's a lot of blood, are you sure your not feeling light headed or anything? Besides the horrible cramping I felt ok. Plus, there wasn't much we could do right then, we were in the middle of nowhere. <br />
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Finally we reached Beaver and decided the best place to stop would be a park so I could use the bathroom and make sure the bleeding subsided and to make sure I didn't need to go to the hospital (My Dr. said I didn't need to go to the hospital unless I started hemorghing). I sat in the dirty public restroom on the toilet for around an hour on the phone with my mom waiting for the bleeding to slow down a bit so I could drive the rest of the way up the mountain to the cabin. It was awful!! I definitely should have listened to my dr when she told me it was best to stay close to home. When I felt like the bleeding had subsided enough I cleaned up the best I could with baby wipes and decided I felt ok with still heading up the mountain to the cabin.<br />
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I coudn't wait to get to the cabin and rest. I was tired, achy, emotional and done driving around. That entire night I was cramping so bad, it was the worst night of my life. I wished I was at home where I could be more comfortable and rest and sleep in my own bed. I wished I could be alone so that I could cry and just let it all out and not feel like I had to put on a happy face. I think I only got 3 or 4 hours of sleep that night. I kept pacing back and forth in the kitchen, praying that it could all be over and I could get some sleep. Finally the next morning I passed a golf ball size clump of tissue and blood (tmi sorry). I felt a rush of panic, like what is this. Then I felt relief and a feeling like it was finally over. After that I didn't have any more cramps, just light bleeding for a month or so. I was so relieved that it was finally over and I could find closure and move on with my life. The rest of the trip was ok, I just felt tired and achy. All the kids had a blast.<br />
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As soon as I got home from the cabin I went to work and kept busy planning Rome's 2nd birthday, which really helped me not focus on the miscarriage and being sad. I had people say to me that they were surprised how well I was handling it. I was surprised to at how good I felt emotionally. My body felt achy and not quite the same for months but I felt hopefull that I would get pregnant again soon. I had heard from my Dr. and a few friends that women sometimes get pregnant quickly after miscarraiges or after a D and C. Through this entire ordeal, although I felt sad about losing the baby, I also felt moments of peace and comfort, and that everything was gonna be ok once the miscarriage was over and I could move on . That hope and peace soon dwindled as month after month passed and my period came time and time again, the more time that past the more upset and frustrated I got. After a few months I found myself feeling so down and depressed. I never knew how bad losing a baby, followed by infertility would affect me. I found myself being drug down by negative thoughts. It brought on a lot of insecurities and questions.<br />
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This year my mom started a new tradition of having all us kids from both our side and her hubbies side get together for an early Christmas the Friday and Saturday before Christmas. Keegan and I drove up friday afternoon and arrived in st george at my mom's around 5 pm, just a little before dinner. While we waited for dinner we rode the train that they made for the kids. Of course Rome was in heaven because he has been obsessed with trains ever since he saw Grandpa Stratton's train in his tree last year. <br />
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After playing on the train it was time for dinner which was one of my childhood favorites, senora chicken and it was delicious as always. After dinner the kids played a bit then all the kids opened up there christmas pj's from grams and gramps then we listened to one of my all time favorite books I grew up listening to every year, the polar express! The kids all sat and listened pretty well I was impressed. After that we drank hot chocolate and watched the polor express movie then went to bed.<br />
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After the movie (which was so adorable by the way) we went back to my mom's and ate pizza then packed up and headed back home to vegas. Keegan and I both enjoyed this get together so much. It was so fun for me to see Rome enjoying some of the things I grew up doing during Christmas. Keegan had never done anything like that for Christmas before so he really enjoyed it too. Thanks mom and Jan for organizing all of that, we really enjoyed it. You guys did a great job! </div>
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This year for thanksgiving we headed up to Jess and Bo's. It's always stressful traveling for the holidays but they usually come to us so I'm sure it was nice for them to have everyone come to them for a change. We drove up the night before and spent the night at there house. We were in charge of bringing the turkey, gravy, stuffing and potatoes, and thank goodness we didn't forget anything. I know everyone was a bit nervous cuz, well I can be a wee bit scatter brained and tend to forget important things. We stayed up late the first night eating junk and playing our favorite game, settlers of catan and of course I won a game hehe.<br />
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We woke up the next morning and the preparations began! Everything went smoothly except for a minor hiccup with the fruit jello.nSomebody accidentally put it in the oven to bake instead of the green bean casserol, we won't mention any names, ahem Bo lol. We talked and laughed and stuffed our faces till we were sick. After we ate we took the kids down the street to play at a park. It's so much fun watching the kids play together and develope friendships. I was always jealous of other kids growing up who had a bunch of cousins that they were close with. My siblings all agree we wanna try to keep our kids close so that they can be friends as they grow up!<br />
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The next day we were back home and it was on, all the Christmas fun/craziness was about to begin!! Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. Not because of the presents, I just love the music, the lights, the excitement, the magic and just the all around Christmas spirit. It seams like everyone is trying to be a little more kind, positive and joyful during the Christmas season. It's so nice and I wish we could be that way all year round.<br />
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It's the best having a kid at Christmas. It brings back the excitement and magic that I had as a kid. It was such a fun year with Rome. He is 2 1/2 now and is starting to know who Santa is and all the fun stuff. We stayed pretty busy this year, it was way fun and exhausting at the same time. It was nice to be so busy, it really kept my mind off of things but I am tired of running around. Some people enjoy being busy all the time and always have to be hanging out and have tons of friends. There's nothing wrong with that but that is totally not me. I am good with a few really good friends that I trust and staying home some days. Don't get me wrong, I need to get out a few times a week but I definiantly enjoy my easy going stay at home and craft and play with just Rome and I days. <br />
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Ward Christmas party. We were missing daddy that night, he had to work. Rome was glad to have one of his best buds Jackson there. </div>
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Can't forget to fit in our daily workout. Took Rome on a run with me one day and we hit up the park afterwards! </div>
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I didn't get a pic of Grandpa and Grandma Stratton yet but they live 5 min away from us so we have crashed there party many times expecially this month. Rome loves going over and spending time with them and of course so do I. We will be so sad if they ever move away from us....<br />
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Whew, that was a super long post and I am soso tired and exhausted from going none stop by this point but there is still some fun to be had!! Next stop early polar express Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Lindell! It will be in the next post ;)<br />
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I'd have to say that this year has by far been my favorite Halloween ever, and I'm sure it's just gonna get better and better from here on out. It's so much more fun when you have a kid old enough to understand what's going on and to see him having a blast. Every year we decide to dress up as a family. It's pretty much our little family tradition we have started and I love it! Last year we were Betty, Barney and Bamm bamm from the flinstones. It was fun but the costumes were not warm enough so we were freezing our butts off. <br />
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This year we decided to be Gru, lucy and Rome was a minion from the Despicable Me 2 Movie! We got so many compliments on our costumes and Rome was sooo adorable. <br />
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The night before Halloween at the ward trunk or treat</div>
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Cutest Minions around. Rome with his younger cousin Jandro. We had a few people ask us if they were twins hehe</div>
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It was so fun watching them trick or treat</div>
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Carved pumpkins..... they died 2 days later boo</div>
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Went to the pumpkin patch again with our good friends the Gullicksons</div>
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Riding the train with Cody</div>
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Sierra and Camden ran into us. Oh gosh we were laughing so hard. </div>
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I love this little girl she is such a sweetie! I get to snuggle her every week when we do our play dates at the park and storytime and get my baby fix in. Oh, I so hope my next one is as sweet as her. She is such a good baby and so adorable. We went to dinner after the pumpkin patch and I'm pretty sure I starred at her the whole time. Can you blame me??? </div>
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This month treated me good! Iv'e been feeling better and have been more positive and have been keeping busy with lots of family, friends and fun activities! I love the holidays and can't wait for some fun family stuff coming up! Lately, more than ever I've been noticing all the good people we have around us. I'm so greatful for the friendships we have developed and the strong bonds we have with family members! Bring on all the holiday fun!!</div>
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We figured he wanted privacy, so we put the potty in the bathroom and viola, we were right, he finally went pee pee! We jumped up and down and clapped our hands like a bunch of crazy people. You would have thought he just won the super bowl or something haha! We rewarded him with a few chocolate chips. He only had 2 accidents the entire week. We had to take a week break and go back to diapers cuz romanian got sick and wasn't cooperating and well I didn't want to fuss with it while he was sick and miserable. <br />
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The next week when Rome was feeling better we were back in the game and he did so good. He went poo in the potty like a champ. Whenever he would start whining for his diaper I knew it was because he had to go number 2, so I would just keep incouraging him to go in his potty and that he didn't need his diaper to go potty anymore! It's been so easy and he has had very little accidents. He just goes in and goes potty without me reminding him or helping him. He even dumps it in the big toilet and flushes all by himself. The only thing we need to work on is getting him to put his clothes back on after he goes haha. Poor sister missionaries were over and got flashed a few times because he would run out butt naked yelling, "I did it, I did it guys." </div>
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I love having Rome potty trained, it is the best thing. The older he gets the less stuff I have to pack every time we go somewhere. Now when we go to the store I just have to pack a drink, snacks, and sometimes ill bring extra pants and undies just in case we have an accident (haven't had one yet :) ). Hopefully I didn't just jinx us lol. I have learned that potty training really isn't all that bad and I'm so so very glad were done with it. </div>
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This is probably the best time I have had at a pumpkin patch in a long time. Probably because Rome was being so stinkin cute and having so much fun. As soon as he saw the pumpkin patch he was pointing and saying "Pumpkins please, I go pumpkins". I absolutely love this age it's so much fun. I love to hear all the new things he says and comes up with each day. We didn't get a good pic of the 3 of us but we still got some really cute one's. </div>
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I'm super baby hungry and it's pretty much on my mind all the time and everything makes me think of babies. I think my husband is beyond annoyed of hearing me whine about how long it's taking to get pregnant, how everyone is getting prego, and having to deal with all my emotions and sad days. I've been trying to keep busy and focus on Rome so I don't get back in that dark hole I was in a few months ago. I'm not quite ready to write about it and I'm not the best and expressing my feelings. I had a few months after the miscarriage that I really, really struggled and it was Rome and my hubby that kept me going. I had to decide that sitting around being angry and sad over something I had no control over was not the right way to live and Rome deserved a mother who was happy and enjoyed life. Rome is only little once and I didn't want to look back and regret all the time I missed because I was to busy focusing on what I wanted and didn't have. </div>
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Even though I'm much happier and positive these days I still can't help but have little things everyday remind me of my desire to have more children. Like at the pumkin patch, watching siblings play and laugh and run around together. In creeps that ache in my heart. I feel bad that Rome doesn't have anyone to play with every day but us. Some of my fondest memories are playing with my siblings. I don't want him to miss out on that. Then I look at him sliding down the slide with a big cheesy smile on his face, not a care in the world, just there in the moment having fun. Suddenly, that ache is filled with love and gratitide for the visible blessings I have right in front of me sliding down a blow up slide. I'm greatful that he's still young enough and still loves playing with his mommy and daddy. </div>
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It was so nice to get to spend the enitire day with just our little family. Keegan had been gone hunting the past two weeks and I was recovering so we didn't get out much, so it was nice to get out and have some fun. At the end of the day I can't help but count my blessings and realize that I do have such an amazing life and there is so much to be greatful for. </div>
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I had all this fun stuff planned for Rome and I to do while daddy was away but poor Rome was sick the entire week Keegan was gone. Pretty much all we did was sit in the chair infront of the tv and snuggle and watch cartoons! One day he went to bed at 12pm, because he took a late nap, but didn't wake up till 1pm the next day! I kept going and checking in on him to make sure he was still alive! It wasn't as bad as I thought having Keegan gone for 5 days straight but I was definiantly ready and excited to have him home. I'm not the type of personality to sit around inside all day long, I start to go crazy. It was getting a bit depressing not being able to workout and get some me time. I was glad Keegan got some time camping with the boys though, he works so hard for our family and he really deserved some fun time to himself! <br />
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I little advice for all you men who enjoy going hunting every year and appreciate your wives being good sports about it. When you call home and your wife tell's you she can't wait for you to be home cuz she is sooo ready for some "me time". Don't say to her, I repeat DON'T SAY to her, "You do get me time for 2 hours every day while Rome takes a nap". Oh honey, haha not the smartest thing you have ever said. I still love you and realize sometimes you don't think before you speak. For the record, I do have to say that my husband is pretty awesome at letting me have time to myself! I can't complain to much he is a dang good husband and father. <br />
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Anyways, by the time Keegan got home on Saturday Rome started to feel better and get back to his old self again! Rome was so happy to see daddy and to see the four wheelers back in our garage, and so was I! The weather has been perfect this week and we are LOVING it!!! We have been riding four wheelers pretty much every day in the desert behind our house. Can I just say that I would much rather have a smaller home on a big peice of land in the middle of nowhere than a mansion in a big city any day! There are some farm houses on huge lots near us and I just love to ride by at look at them and dream about living in one of them one day! Well, minus the farm! The only animal I would really want is a dog.</div>
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Every Tuesday morning after story time at the library we go pick out a new set of books to read before bed! This was our favorite book this week! It was so cute!! Such a fun book for boys!</div>
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For Rome's 2nd birthday this year we decided to do a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme! I was gonna keep it small and simple, and of course I didn't. I can't help myself! I LOVE planning and throwing parties, expecially for my lil guy. Here are some of the fun things we did for his party. Some of my ideas worked out and well, as you will see, some didn't! Enjoy!!<br />
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These were the invites I made out of cardstock. Super Easy to make, I just traced a small plate for the head and a cup for the ears!</div>
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This is an easy game for younger kids. I traced and cut a mickey head out of a cardboard box then spray painted it black. I poked little holes and stuck the suckers through. I colored three of the sucker sticks black. The game is whoever picks the suckers with a black stick wins a prize!</div>
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This was a bean bag toss game and so fun for kids of all different ages! My hubby cut and </div>
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And of course every party needs a piniata, right!!!</div>
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Party favors and plates bought at Walmart</div>
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I bought these cute mickey bowls at Target!</div>
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Juice boxes! Covered them with cardstock and white buttons.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Things that didn't turn out so well......</span></strong> </div>
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We made this for decoration and a picture prop! And I think it turned out so cute but we ended up not getting a picture of him with it somewhere. By the time the party was over my 2yr old was tired, cranky and uncoperative. Next time we will get it the day before or when he's well rested and happy!</div>
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We ran out of balloons and helium and time. I think this would have been really cute if the ears had a few more balloons to make them bigger.</div>
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Overall it was a success! Rome loved playing with all the kids and seeing all his cousins and grandparents!</div>
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Aubrey Dotyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00974286332755165870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987381196510453118.post-76793263417625604472013-10-04T11:15:00.000-07:002013-10-05T00:08:09.768-07:00Where it all began! Hey ya'll! So I created this blog months and months ago and am now finally deciding to use it. I've been hesitating starting this blog for many reasons, one being I am a horrible writer, but mostly I was worried by starting a blog it would just be another distraction and time suck. The main reason why I wanted to start this blog was to document our lives. There's times while talking with friends or family I get asked, when did Rome do this or that, and sometimes I cant remember and it makes me so sad. If I can't remember things that happend a year or 2 ago how the heck am I gonna remember 10 years from now. I don't want all the wonderful memories and silly stories and milestones to be forgotten. Plus, how fun will it be for my kids and grandkids to look at this blog and be like, hey that's what I was like as a kid, or I'm just like my grandma, or my mom struggled with that too! Although I love to stay in touch with people on Facebook, I thought this would be a fun way to share what we are up to. I hope you guys can look past the horrible grammar and enjoy the funny stories and pictures! <br />
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<strong>Our Story</strong><br />
I first met my husband Keegan at a new members dinner activity our church singles ward was having. I was sitting at a table with some friends across from me was this guy with the name tag Keegan. I said hey, how do you say your name? Keegan? Ya, he said! I have never heard that name before, it's so cool. We talked for a bit, ya know, where you from? Where did you go on your mission?? Small talk.<br />
Later on everyone went out back for a swim. Since I was planning on leaving early I didn't bring my suit, plus it was to darn cold and I'm a huge wuss. As I sat by the pool chatting with people I couldn't help but notice this boy Keegan jump out of the pool to grab a volleyball! I turned to my friend Kelsie and said, Oh my gosh look at his abs. He had a smoking bod haha! As we went to leave I heard a voice behind us say, hey will you guys do me a favor? Turned around and standing by the opening of the fence was Keegan. Ya, what's up? Can you check if my sun roof on my car is open its starting to rain? As we went to check my friend pointed out that he drove a Mercedes. I remember her jokingly saying something like you totally should marry this guy, you guys totally hit it off, plus he drives a Mercedes hehe! I was like meh, I mean don't get me wrong it was nice but I'm just more of a truck gal! He later told me he knew his sun roof wasn't open but saw me leaving and that was the only thing he could thing of to talk to me and make an impression before I left, haha, dork. <br />
Soon enough we started hanging out in the same group and flirting back and forth. The first time we hung out alone was at the gym, so romantic, I know! It was crazy how fast I felt comfortable around him. It was like I knew him for years. I loved watching him teach Sunday school, he was so confident and it was soooo attractive. The thing that made me fall for him the most was how he could make me laugh and feel so comfortable. We became an official couple in October 2007, general conference weekend. 5 months later we were engaged. <br />
A few months before we were married Keegan started the police academy for Metro police here in Las Vegas. People who had been through the academy thought we were absolutely crazy for getting married while he was still in the academy. It is super stressful and time consuming. Those who know someone or have gone through it know what I'm talking about. But hey, when you know, you know! We were married in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints Las Vegas temple on June, Friday the 13th 2008! That's right, Friday the 13th baby! I remember people saying, why would you get married on Friday the 13th its bad luck. Well, we are not supersticious and we kinda thought it was fun! It actually ended up being a very lucky day for us! After waiting ever so patiently(ha, ya right) for 3 years on May, Friday the 13th 2011 we were blessed with our son Rome Keegan Doty! We have now been married for 5 years and wouldn't change it for the world. I stay home with our lil Romeo and love every second of it! I would never ever want to go back to my life before marriage, NOT EVER!! We are now patiently awaiting baby #2 and crossing our fingers that it doesn't take 3 years like last time! <br />
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Super blurry but Wedding day in front of the Temple</div>
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This was taken at Keegans Police academy graduation </div>
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Rome at 2 weeks</div>
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One of my favs from his 1yr photo shoot </div>
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Such a cutie at 2yrs old </div>
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<span id="goog_1333656172"></span><span id="goog_1333656173">Family pic taken at the beach in cali</span><br />
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