Bryson Meets Great-Grandpa Luthi

The Friday after my Grandma's funeral, my Aunt Tami, Aunt Dixie and Uncle Sherm brought my Grandpa down for a Dr.'s appointment. I was very excited to find out that they would be stopping by my house to meet my little boy. Sadly, Grandma would not be there to meet him. When they got to my house, my Aunt Tami didn't want to hold Bryson because he was too small and he intimidated her and my Aunt Dixie didn't hold him because she was starting to get a cold and didn't want to get him sick. So, the men......yes that's right, the men of the family were the only ones that held him that day. My Grandpa said to my aunts......"Well if you won't hold him, I will...." that was pretty awesome. I took so many pictures of Grandpa holding him....primarily because we didn't have Grandma there, so I was not going to let that moment get away without any pictures. Bryson stared at Grandpa for a while and went right to sleep. I know that my Grandma was probably right there beside my Grandpa at that very moment.......I wish she could have been there in person though. My baby Bryson LOVES Grandpa Luthi.....but how could he not love him.......and Grandpa loves Bryson. It was a good afternoon!

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Bryson's First Pictures

So, we had the opportunity to have Miranda Johnson take Bryson's first pictures. You can check out her website, just click on Sweetpea Photography on my friends link. She was so incredible!! I highly recommend her to anyone! She did a wonderful job---and was so patient with our squirmy little man. She got some amazing shots of him, even towards the end, when I thought for sure she wouldn't be able to because Bryson was getting tired of us posing him and taking his pictures. But I wanted to share some of those pictures with you. He is our pride and joy and think that he is the cutest little thing ever!! Just hanging out!

Our cute little family.

He absolutely LOVES his daddy!!

He was so alert for the whole shoot. He would NOT go to sleep!!

My little miracle sent from Heaven!

Twilight........Again!!

That's right.......I have read the series once already, but wanted to read them for a second time before the movie came out. So 2 days ago.....I started them. It is AMAZING. I can't put them down, although I know what is going to happen......I still feel so intrigued and can't read fast enough. Dustin came home the other night and his exact words were....."Oh No! Do I have to go through that again!" I felt bad........but just for a minute because he got a new XBox game for his birthday and he plays that non-stop, when Bryson is sleeping.

The new and final movie trailer was released yesterday.....and if you scroll down to the bottom of my page, you can view it.
HINT: You will want to pause my Music Playlist, they both play at the same time, and I don't know how to turn one of them off without removing one. Sorry!
Enjoy.....I know I did, I watched it like 30 times already and it is just making life harder on me, cause I don't think I can wait until November 21st!!

Hubby Tag!!

Well, I am taking this idea from my friend Amy Barlow. She did this on her blog about her husband to let everyone get to know her husband a little better and I thought it was pretty cool, so I thought I would do it as well......so here it goes.

1. Where did you meet?
We met at Slusser Wholesale. It's kind of a funny story though. My friend Jaxi and I had gone to Smitty's for breakfast before work one morning and the guy getting our drinks we both thought was very hot. We went to work and began telling our friend and co-worker about him. She said that her nephew worked there and as we described him, she was sure it was him. A few weeks later, Dustin started working at Slusser. Come to find out, the guy at Smitty's was Dustin's older brother Nick, but Dustin was working at Smitty's also, before he started at Slusser. Dustin and I quickly became friends and started hanging out with other people from work.

2.How long did you date before you were married?
We started dating in October 2001 and married in April 2005, so we dated for about 4 years.

3. How long have been married?
For about 3 1/2 wonderful---enjoyable years.

4. What does he do that surprises you?
He surprises me everyday with how great of a father he is to our son. I always knew that he would be a good dad....but he continues to amaze me how much he shows his love and excitement for Bryson. And also the love he shows for his family and those around him.

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
I LOVE his legs......primarily his calve muscles. He played soccer in high school, and they are so muscular and amazing, I could just stare at them all day long......I love summer, cause he wears shorts!! I also like his cute bum!

6. What is your favorite quality of his?
He always tries to see the "other side" in a situation. For instance, if I feel like I have been wronged by someone, he always helps me, or tries to I should say, see the other person's point of view before I judge or get upset. Sometimes I can see it, but most of the time, because I am so stubborn, I just wanna be mad at that person and just dislike them at that moment, because we all know that I am always right!! Ha Ha. So, he is hardly mad at anyone because he makes it a point to see everyones side.

7.Does he have a nickname for you?
I think he just calls me babe.

8. What is his favorite color?
Burgundy or any red for that matter.

9. What is his favorite food?
He likes my Poppy Seed Chicken, but he also really likes Steak.....who doesn't?!

10. What is his favorite sport?
Soccer (to play) and Football (if watching on TV). He also likes to play XBox with the boys....is that considered a sport??

11. When and were was your first kiss?
Halloween 2001, at our friend Josh's house.

12. Favorite thing to do as a couple?
We like to play games with our friends and just being together at home.

13.Do you have any children?
We recently had our first baby.....a son, Bryson.

14.Does he have a hidden talent?
Since we had Bryson, I have found out that he is a master diaper-changer, bottle feeder, and baby nail trimmer.......he never should have shown those talents, cause now he gets to help out with those things more often then he probably wants too. But I really appreciate him!! Love you babe!!

15.How old his he?
He just turned 25 on October 2. Happy Birthday babe!!

16.Who said I love you first?
I am pretty sure I did.....but it wasn't long after I did, that he finally said it back. I know I am a sucker!

17.What's his favorite type of music?
He is in this alternative kick now.

18. What do you admire most about him?
His patience with just about EVERYTHING!! And how likeable he is, he can make friends with anyone he meets. I wish that I could do that.

19.Do you think he will read this?
He will probably read this next time he has to help me on my blog with our pictures or something.

I tag......Trish, Crystal, Jenny, Heidi, Andrea, and Kass. HAVE FUN!!!

Tribute to Grandma Luthi

On Wednesday, October 1st, I received that dreaded phone call from my Aunt that my beloved Grandma had passed away. I realize that everyone has to go at sometime, but I wasn't ready for her to go.....to be honest, I would have never been ready for her to go. This is my short tribute to her and for those who didn't know her, to kind of get a slight glimpse of who she was to me and our family.
For those friends that have known me for a long time, know how much I love my Grandma and Grandpa Luthi. She was one of the most courageous, funny, stubborn, hot-headed (my dad called her "War Cloud" because she would get fired up, and you better stay out of her way), loveable women I have ever known. She would always tell you how it was, without all of that sugar coating. I would refer to her as "Shirley McClain".....you know the actress in Steel Magnolias and Guarding Tess. She was hilarious.........it was very rare that you weren't laughing when you were around my Grandma.
My sister and I would LOVE to go to Grandma's house in Star Valley.....just to kick it with her and Grandpa.........the best grandparents ever!! I will never forget the good times we had there with them......the "tea" parties with Pepsi, watching Sound of Music and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Fiddler on the Roof......in the winter, sledding down the snow hills Grandpa made with the tractor, just visiting in her front room or just listening to her play the piano and once in a while singing Hymns with her. The memories will always stay with me, as will my deep love for my Grandma. I don't know what my Grandpa will do without her, they were soul mates, and didn't go anywhere without each other. He will be lost without his Sweetheart.
To my Grandma:
I love you and will miss you more than you will ever know, Grandma. My only regret is that I didn't get to say goodbye and hug you one last time and that you didn't get to meet my baby-Bryson, but I know you will be his guardian angel from above and will watch over him through out his life. Knowing that I will be with you again someday keeps me going, without that, I would be a wreck and lost without you here. I love you and will have you with me always. Until we are together again, I love you Grandma......forever, for always and no matter what!

Update on Bryson

Well, I figured it was time to update my blog. I am sure most of you know that we were able to take Bryson home.....he's been home since Sept. 17th (so for 2 weeks). It was nice having him home and not having to go back and forth to the NICU. Although, it was very intimidating and scary having a preemie in our care.......without the help of the awesome NICU nurses.....I have to say, I miss them, I asked if I could bring them home....but that was a no go, I probably wouldn't be able to afford them.

Since we have had Bryson home, my time has been primarily spent in the house with him. We have only gone out long enough for his 2 week/NICU checkup, 2 days after we got him home, and then for his circumcision a week after that. Poor guy......he was such a trooper though. We aren't really taking him out in public for a while, per Dr.'s orders. It is hard, because I have some SEVERE cabin fever!!

The first week we had him home---was scary but fun at the same time. The nights were long (we are still working on that little hurdle right now.......can we say "sleep deprived"?? Dustin was home with me for the first week, but this week he had to go back to work, and I have to say, it has been a VERY hard week for me. Not only am I not sleeping as much at night, because Bryson screams every 2 hours (not just cry, but literally scream), but, Bryson gave us a scare yesterday, Oct. 1st. I was feeding him and he began coughing, I soon realized that he was choking on the formula and he was starting to turn blue. I immediately put him face down and started hitting his back. Thankfully Dustin was home and he came and helped me. Thankfully Bryson stopped choking and started breathing again. I have to admit that I was pretty scared for the next feeding. But I got back on that horse and have figured out a way so that he doesn't get to much and choke. We are going to the Dr. again tomorrow because I think he has acid reflux that the Dr. wants to see him. So, we shall see what he says.

I just wanted to thank everyone that brought us meals those first 2 weeks. They are greatly appreciated. Thanks to all of you, my poor husband got at least one good meal a day. We are truly blessed to have such good friends and neighbors in the ward to take care of us in our time of need. Thanks again to all of you!! We love you all.

Here are a few pictures of our baby boy. As of Monday, Sept. 29th.....he weighs 5 lbs 2.5 oz and is 18 in long.......he is growing so big!!!

Ahh....it's good to be home!

Brogan and Bryson meeting for the 1st time

Bryson doing his car seat challenge at the hospital--SO LITTLE!!! Dad and Bryson taking a nap!---Both are so relaxed Aunt "Leesha" FINALLY gets to hold Bryson--he loves her! Bryson with his somewhat of a faux hawk---pretty cute if you ask me!

Our good friend Benny Kofe holding Bryson--he's pretty sure he had allergies, but just to be safe, he wore the mask. Thanks Benner!!