Easter Egg Hunt and Breakfast

Here's my cute nephew Jack at my parent's neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. He is so much fun to be around. You never know what funny, crazy things will come out of his mouth. I love this kid!!!

I was so sad it was cold the day of the hunt, because i had to keep Peyton covered up while we were outside. But i did sneak a quick picture of him in his stroller. What a cutie!!

Here he is in his Easter outfit. Too bad he wasn't too happy about having his picture taken.

And here are all the Done grandkids in their Easter clothes. They're all so cute I can hardly stand it!

Easter Weekend Fiasco

This was our Easter Weekend. We spent the Saturday before in the ER. Here is Scott on the stretcher just before entering the ER after his ambulance ride!! That morning he had gone to play basketball with his brothers and got a little too comfortable. He went up for a block and when he landed he lost all control of his lower right leg, and then came the pain. He had a huge adrenaline rush that made it possible for him to get outside, but it wore off and he couldn't get into the car. When I got the call from Bryce saying that Scott had blown out his knee I just couldn't believe it. Because this last July Scott had surgery on his left knee to replace his ACL.

Here's Scott in the ER feeling a bit embarrassed. The doctor said that Scott most likely ruptured his patella tendon, but wanted to do an MRI to make sure there was no other damage done to his knee. Once the MRI was done the doctor said it was just his tendon, but it was serious enough that he needed surgery pretty quick. With it being Easter weekend there wasn't anyone available to do the surgery that day, so Scott was given a brace, crutches, and some major pain killers to last him the weekend. We were told to expect a call from the surgeon sometime Sunday. We were referred to Dr. Edwards and had surgery scheduled for Monday. The bad thing about that though, was we didn't know what time the surgery was going to be. So when we found out it wouldn't be until three o'clock in the afternoon, Scott hadn't eaten for nearly 24 hours. I felt so bad for him.

This was just before Scott went in for surgery. It looks like a fat woman's knee next to Scott's. I thought it was pretty funny, but Scott didn't agree.

Here's Scott after surgery and on my parents couch. The doctor said that the surgery went well, but that Scott needed to stay off it for a couple of weeks. So Scott, Peyton, and I had to stay at my parents for nearly two and a half weeks, until Scott's knee was stable enough for him to move. It was really nice to be at my parents so that I had some help with both Scott and Peyton. But when it was time to go home, I think we were all ready to get back to our normal lives. Well except for Scott. Scott might not agree, but I think his accident was a blessing in disguise. Now he'll be able to spend some quality time with Peyton. And I really think he needs that right now.

April Fools

Happy April fool's day everyone! I have a funny story for you. Last year I was working at the local grocery store as a night manager. I was working one night a few days after april fool's day with my good friend who was also a night manager and she told me this story that she found very disturbing. She said that she had read in the Park Record (the local Park City paper) that there was a couple who had been arrested for cannibalism. They had apparently been snowed in all winter and had run out of food. So to survive they started killing and eating members of their staff. Once all their staff was gone they moved on to the mailman and anyone who came to their home. Once the snow finally melted they had come forward with what they had done. The weird thing was though, is that at the end of the article it said that no charges had been made against this couple. The whole time my friend was telling me this with a look of disgust and pure disbelief. She just couldn't fathom that people would do that sort of thing, and on top of that the couple wasn't being charged with all those murders! At first I believed her, and then I realized the date and asked her when the paper had come out, and she said a few days ago. That's when I started laughing hysterically. I then told her that every year for April Fool's Day the Park Record puts in an article that is completely false. She was so embarrassed that she had gone those few days believing that story. Her face was so red, and I thought I was going to pee my pants!! Anyway, I thought that was a pretty funny story and just wanted to share that with you! I hope you have a great April Fool's Day and that you can have a good laugh today.

where's Spring gone?

I can't believe that last week the weather was so nice and warm and the flowers were starting to pop up from the ground. And now it feels like we're in the middle of winter again!! I'm starting to get a little stir-crazy and I think Peyton is too. I want to get out and enjoy the sun and be able to take Peyton for walks in his stroller. I don't think I can take much more of this bad weather or I'm going to start pulling my hair out!!! Plus I need to get into a routine so I don't feel like I'm not being productive. But I do have to say that my house has never been cleaner!!! That's all I've been able to do while waiting for warm weather to come back. (not that having a clean house is a bad thing!). But I need other things to do than just cleaning all the time. Other than waiting for better weather Peyton and I have been having fun. His favorite thing to do is eat! For how small he is I feel like after every bottle he is still hungry. And he is already eating 3oz.! But he's growing! I can feel him getting heavier and his cute little legs are starting to fatten up! Hopefully by Easter he's six and a half pounds. He has a doctor's appointment next week so we'll see how realistic that hope is.

Our new family

On March 4 2009 at 10:26pm Scott and I were blessed with a beautiful baby boy. We named him Peyton Scott Burningham. He weighed 5lbs. 13oz. and was 18 inches long. The day was quite a surprise because I had gone into the hospital for a simple non stress test to make sure that Peyton was still healthy and thriving, which he was. I had been there for a couple of hours and was expecting to have finished when my nurse came in and told me I would need to make some phone calls because I was going to have a baby!!! The first words out of my mouth were "Are you serious!?" And the nurse said "Yep, you're having a baby tonight." It turned out that I was the one the nurses were more concerned about because I had high blood pressure that just wasn't getting under control. And because I had high blood pressure I had a higher risk of having a seizure, so they decided to be better safe than sorry and induced me. I called Scott to tell him the good news and all he said was "What?" Then I think reality set in and he started to get nervous. I told him he needed to go home to get everything we needed to bring Peyton home. I'm surprised he remembered everything because he seemed flustered on the phone. I then called my mom because I was all alone at the hospital and Scott wouldn't be there for an hour and a half to two hours. So my mom came to keep me company while I waited to be moved to a birthing room. It was around 2:45 when I was moved into a birthing room and induced into labor. Things went smoothly once I was given an epidural. I think while I was resting Scott and my mom were getting anxious because every time I would have a contraction Peyton's heart rate would drop. The nurses were great in keeping tabs on me because around 10:00 Peyton's heart rate had dropped below 60 and they came running in the room and threw me on my side. They called my doctor and within seven minutes I was in the operating room. I was a little nervous but things were happening so fast that it wasn't too bad. Scott was able to be in the room with me which was really nice or I think I would have been a lot more nervous. It felt like I was gone for only a few minutes but it was more like an hour. It was so fun to see my family in my room when I got back. The excitement in the air was very infectious. Everyone was taking pictures and laughing and checking Peyton to make sure he had all his fingers and toes. I was kind of out of it because of the medication but I remember some of what was going on. It was quite a night. Very surreal. Having Peyton home has been so much fun but an extreme adjustment. I have been spoiled rotten with this sweet and mellow baby. He has been so patient with me as I adjust to being a mom. I am so grateful to have him in my life. Scott and I have waited nearly three years for him and I already can't imagine not having him in my life. Scott has been an amazing father and my love grows so much for him as I see him play and cuddle with Peyton. He has been my rock when I have my emotional moments and he calms my nerves. A huge adventure has just begun for me and Scott, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for our new family.