Life Update

Our summer has been crazy again like normal, we really haven't did anything fun since our last post. Lyle is just super busy working, no jobs have fallen through for him so he is still just working his brains out at the shop, on the ambulance and being Chief. I'm really ready for a change but I don't know where or when it will happen. Sometimes it really gets me down but I just have to have faith that all will work out and I truly believe that it will.
Danika is getting super excited for Kindergarten and I can't wait for her to goes as well, Linkin gets to go to preschool this year with Ms Tamera he also can't stop talking about it! Mackley is getting so big! Can't believe she will be 3 months old next week! I haven't taken her to the dr since june so I have no idea how much she weighs but hopefully I will get around to it for her 4 month check up, she really needs to get vaccinated I just don't like hurting my baby with shots.
Best news of all though is my mom will be home in a 8 days! Can't wait to have her back but I wish Quinn was coming with! I'm so sad to see Monica leave as well it's always nice to have friends to hang out with when lyle's working! Hopefully next time I will have pictures for you!

Our life updates!

 Our lives have been busy like normal, went camping last weekend up green canyon it was a blast! sorry this picture is blurry, my friend Crystal made this cute hat for Mackley!

 Hyrum Dam for the Earl Reunion it was so fun the kids loved the water and tubing was there fav.Thank you Uncle Mike for letting them hang out on the boat and for taking them tubing!

 Best Buds!

 Linkin and his crazy dog!

 Fell Asleep at Black and White days in his chair!

 Danika got up on stage and was showing off her moves!

Picture of her Dance Recital!!

That's what been going on

Family update: Quinn is slowing getting closer, started walking a little and will be there most likely another year, no good at all.

Grandma J pasted away almost 2 wks ago, sad to see her go but glad she is with grandpa.

Lindsay is currently at U of U hospital because the baby has Poly Cystic Kidney disease and she fell today so they took her there as a pre caution hopefully she will make it to 36 wks then they will do a C section because of the placenta previa, poor girl keep her and baby mason in your prayers!

Mackley Bair

                                                 Born: May 16th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
                                                              Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
                                                              Length: 19 inches long

Everything went really well, I was so nervous about getting started! I know lots of people have it done and I have heard so many pros and cons that I just didn't know what to think but I thought that it wasn't bad at all.

I arrived at the hospital at 5:15 on monday morning where they got me checked in. I was dilated to a 2 and 70 percent effaced. She started me on pitocin at around 6 and got the antibotic in me as well. They told me I had to wait 2 to 3 hrs for them to break my water so that the baby wouldn't get the Group B Strep which I carry. So at 9:30 my dr came in to break my water. I was at 3 cm and the baby was at a stage -1 position. I was feeling really good, the contractions were super light and so I decided to not get an epidural unless I really needed it. The doctor told me that my cervix felt kinda hard for someone who has had children before and so it was gonna take a while for it to soften. This scared me into thinking about an epidural but I just kept it as an option in the back of my head.  My nurse told me I could get fetinol if the pain got to bad and I needed something to take the edge off for an hr or so but only if I wasn't to a 7 yet and I had atleast an hr before I was to deliver. I told her I would keep that in mind but I was truly feeling great. At about 11:30 she checked me again I was at a 4 and about 90 percent effaced with the baby at stage 0.

Still feeling really good I decided to keep going without, at noon she decided to put a pressure gauge around the babys head to monitor how hard my contractions were. It was a little painful mainly because she couldn't get it in and so it took a couple really good contractions until she was done I was still at a 4 but complete effaced and baby was at a +1 station. After they put the gauge on the contractions got super painful, I asked for some fetinol to take the edge off. She went to go grab me some, I couldn't believe how fast they begun to really hurt. I told lyle that i really thought i needed to get the epidural because I hurt so bad. When she came back with the medicine I had a feeling to ask her to check me before she gave it to me. She acted a little annoyed but she did it anyways. From the look on her face I thought I hadn't progressed at all but she was like you are ready to push! I was so glad it was close to the end and I was doing it! So they got the dr in there and she was born quickly after. Super easy to deliver since she was already crowning by the time the dr got there. I couldn't believe that in less than 30 minutes I went from a 4 to a 10! It was crazy, i'm so glad that I made it without the epidural it was intense towards the end but overall I really enjoyed it! I will no longer complain about people getting started, I find it almost a blessing that I did because I would of stayed home to long I'm sure and then this baby would probably been delivered at the door or right after we got there, which I feel is almost more traumatic then getting started.

So glad that everything went so well and that my delivery was quite quick for the most part!

Getting Started

Well I guess I could post that the plan is to get started sometime tomorrow. I'm not to excited about it, hopefully I will go fast and not have any complications. Wish me luck!

Can't wait to see my little girl!

Getting close!

Down to 3 weeks can't believe it! I had pictures of easter to post and just didn't get to them sorry! It wasn't anything spectular this year I'm getting to be really cheap and conservative but I don't think kids need toys for easter so they got a new outfit and some candy! It was simple but the kids loved it!

Well we will keep you posted on the baby when it gets here! So excited to see her!

One Month

Today makes it offically one month since Quinn got injured! Where does the time go?

Texas

 This was taken yesterday before his surgery! I love this kid!!

 This is the Powless Guest House where we stayed, it's a army hotel. Really nice rooms, they take such good care of you there!

 This building is my favorite, it's the Center for the Intrepid. This is where quinn will probably go to get his physical therapy. The building looks so cool!

 This is the hospital where he is staying, It's huge and they are adding more rooms to it! The hospital is specialized in Orthopedics, that's why they sent Quinn there.

 The front of the Center for the Intrepid's building!

 Angie my sister in law sent this to Quinn while we were there! I love it!

 Isn't he so good looking? I just love him so much! He won't smile with his teeth showing, i wonder if it's because his tooth is chipped although you can't tell that much!

 We took one afternoon and went to the Alamo, it was so cool! The architecture was amazing.

 This is the Wounded Warrior and Family Support Center! This place is awesome, they do so much for the familes and warriors that are there. They are constantly giving free food away and bottled water! Which was well needed in the heat!

 Side view of the WWFSC!

The Riverwalk, it was so gorgeous! This was my favorite thing to see, site seeing wise that is! I just loved being with Quinn. It was hard to come home and leave him there. I'm so thankful my mom and dad are there to watch over and take care of him. I miss him already! Hoping that the next couple of months go by quickly.

He had surgery yesterday on his right heel. It was the worst one, and it was as bad as they thought. They were able to fix it but he has been in alot of pain since then. He was up most of the night in pain, it makes me cry to think of him in pain. Please continue to pray for him!!

Texas here I come!

I get to go to Texas and see Quinn! So stinking excited, leaving Monday morning staying until friday, i can't wait!!! My awesome family let me go before the rest since I can only fly for a few more weeks! I will try to keep you posted on how he's doing while I am there.

He had surgery yesterday, it went well. They got the pins and screws in his left heel. They put a bone graft in his arm by his elbow and put a plate in his elbow. So it was alot of work, mom says he's really tired but doing ok!

Address

I have an address for Quinn now, it's

Spc. Quinn Jensen
Brooke Army Medical Center
MCHE-DN-6W
3851 Rodger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200

He sounds really good! Dad says he's having restlest Leg syndrome, which stinks for a man that can't move his legs very well. He's having surgery on Thursday for his elbow, arm and left heel. They think is back will heal just fine without another surgery, he has to wear a brace for 12 wks which they say is very uncomfortable but I think it's better than him having another surgery. He has his cell phone so you can text him now! I'm sure he would love to hear from others. I hear he is super bored, so if you have any good ideas on how to entertain him let us know! I guess the t.v. in his room is like 10 inches and they don't have cable or anything so pretty much he has nothing to do! Which if you know Quinn he doesn't sit still very easily, I'm sure he is going crazy!

Thanks again for all the love and concern!!

Update

My parents are now in San Antonio, Texas with Quinn. My brother brandon went with and Heidi will be going later this week. I got to talk to him today, he sounded really good. I could tell he was a little tired but other than that I thought he sounded awesome. My mom informed me that he doesn't have broken legs, which is nice to know just that his heels are shattered. Even though he has a long road a head of him I feel comforted that he will be alright!

So thankful for the gospel during this time in my life. I don't think I would have survived without it! I will try to update more later about when he will be having surgeries so we can pray for him and how he is doing! So thankful for you love and concern through all this! Love you guys tons!

Quinn's in America!

My parents just heard from Quinn he's at the Walter Reed Medical Center but all they are doing is refueling the plane and then he will be off to San Antonio, Texas. They figure he should be there tonight! Hopefully my parents will be flying out soon to be with him! I'm so excited, the relief of knowing he's so close is such a great feeling!

They said he sounded so good! I'm so thankful it's because of heavenly father that we have been so blessed through this whole experience! We have witnessed so many miracles since we heard on Sunday! Thanks for all your prayers! Keep them up!

Stateside!

Quinn is officially on his way back to the US right now. I have heard 2 sides of the story from the military and I'm thinking that he will be stopping at Walter Reed and then transferred to Texas! A little closer to home, keep you posted when we know more. The military will know longer be contacting us, Quinn will be so hopefully we will hear from him by tonight or tomorrow!

Injury update

Hello-
My parents finally got to talk to a nurse today about his injuries, here is what we were told.

He has a fractured Lumbar in his back it's on the T8
He has fractured his right elbow and his right ulna bone.
He has fractured both heels and both legs.

They say he has no internal injuries and that he is eating well.

He is scheduled to fly out of Germany tomorrow but that isn't a 100 percent it depends on how he is doing. They told us it could take up to 3 days to hear from Quinn once he has left Germany and he will be the one to contact us when he gets to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Quinn has a long road of recovery ahead of him so please continue to pray for him! We were able to say hi to him today, he's ok! They are trying to keep him as comfortable as possible, he has a pain pump to so he can control howmuch meds to get!! Thanks for all your concern and prayers!

Safe in Germany

He's made it safe to germany, will be having surgery tomorrow on his elbow and his heels!
My parents got to talk to him, he sounded really tired but he's doing ok. Hoping to hear from the dr today sometime! So thankful that he's one step closer to us!

Germany!

Quinn is officially on the plane right now to Germany, where he will be looked at and we will finally get a call from an official dr that will be able to tell him us the extent of how bad his injuries are. Hopefully we will be able to have more information by around noon tomorrow! I will keep u posted!

Thanks all of you for the prayers and love and concern that you have given to us! We love you all and know that our prayers are being answered!

P.S. KSL interviewed my parents today so they should be on the new either tonight or tomorrow morning! I will try to put a link on here so we can watch it but you can always go to ksl.com and be able to see it! There is currently an article about him getting his Purple Heart that you can read also!

Picture of Quinn

http://www.dvidshub.net/image/374442/secdef-visits-wounded-soldiers-bagram-hospital?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d765f41ed328cad%2C0


Hope this works!

Purple Heart

Quinn was given his Purple Heart today, such an amazing hero!

Waiting for parts to arrive there so he can have his back surgery done. Then he's off to Germany for hopefully only 2 weeks then he will come to Walter Reed in Maryland for rehab.

Post more when I know more.

Fears

We all have things that we fear mine just happened to come true today.


It was around 3 oclock this afternoon when my phone rang. I ran to grab it, it was my mother. I could already tell that something was wrong, my mind immediately thought of either my dad or my grandpa who is not doing well. Little did I know it was the worst possible thing, Quinn has been injured in Afganistan. We were only told that he was in serious condition and that we would hear more later.

I immediatly hoped in my car and drove to my parents home, there we all sat and cried, praying that he would be alright. The unknown is so hard and time past by so slowly. We decided to have a family prayer, my mother gave it, it was such a great prayer about our concerns and how much we were desperate to know more of how he was.

The phone rang, we ended the prayer and answered it. It was Quinn, I still can't believe it, but I'm so thankful that they let him call us. He told us that he has shattered both of his heels, he has broken his arm and that his back has also been broken. He can wiggle his toes which is a good sign but he has many operations to come! He is currently in Aghanistan at a hospital in the ICU, they told us he is stable and sleeping. They think he will have surgery tomorrow but we don't know on what. We know his back has to have surgery before they will transport him to Germany. There were 2 other men in the vehicle with him when they hit an IED. He is the driver and the impact of the bomb throw him into the back of the vehicle. The hardest part about this is knowing he is so far away, that I can't just jump in the car and be able to sit by his bed while he recovers. I'm so thankful he is still alive but the pain of what he has to go through breaks my heart.

We will be lucky enough to get updates twice a day, I will keep everyone on here posted. I only ask that you continue to pray for his recovery, pray for his heels to be able to be put back together so he can walk again. Pray for his back to heal so he will be able to work and function. Pray for him to recover mentally and physical. It's gonna be a long road a head for him and  for all of us.

The best part was to hear his voice, although he was heavily medicated he told us he was fine. That he was going to be ok! I'm so thankful for the communication and technology that we have in these days so we can hear from him clear in the middle east!

Sorry to continue to blab on and on but this is a way for me to express my feelings!

More updates to come!!

28 Weeks!

I did it!! I'm in my 3rd Trimester!!!


I can't wait to have another little baby in my home, time seems to be going by so quickly and I can't wait to see her! Glad that I'm so blessed to have another one on the way!

Hardware Ranch

We took the kids to hardware ranch a little while ago. It was so much fun! I couldn't believe all the elk we got to see and the wagon ride was fun of course!  Glad we spent the time together as a family!

Book Blog!

I have officially decided have a blog for all the Books I read! so if you are interested or looking for something to read I will try to post atleast 1 new one per week!

The blog is:

http://booksbringmejoy.blogspot.com/


let me know what you think! Leave comments if you have read the book! I would love to discuss them with you!

Ashlee

Silly kids!

Sorry, i know this one is sideways but i just had to add it! don't you love his underwear hanging out the bottom!!  This is the excitement at our house during these long boring winter months!