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Falling Behind

My computer is not currently hooked up to the net right now, so I promise to have a thousand adorable pictures of Sophie shortly! I will also be starting a new blog for our new (slightly smaller family) considering we are no longer the Segura family. So for all of you who want to follow me and Sophie through our life adventure, I will have a new address for you shortly. We are surviving and adjusting to our new life. Thank you so much for all the support we have been getting from everyone. It is hard, but when you have such a beautiful baby girl to gaze at each morning who could stay sad for long. We are currently living with my mom and dad, but are looking for a home of our own. I got a job at BYUI as part time faculty in their dance department. Sophie has grown to 11 pounds and is 23 inches long. At two months she is already outgrowing her 3 to 6 month clothes! Who would have guessed that little old me could create a tall blonde beauty! Things are looking up and getting easier with each passing day. With all the horrible things that have happend to us lately, we are still very blessed and are being watched over and loved by many!

Joys/Hardships

Some of the joys in my life!


Bonding with baby Sophie. Holding my baby, feeding her or rocking her all hours of the day and night. Nothing could be so wonderful as holding that precious little girl.Seeing Sophie with my mom!

Seeing Sophie notice the world! She is starting to coo and discover her voice, her eyes are more alert and she is awake for more hours of the day. It is amazing to watch her develop and grow.

The possibility of moving closer to family. Although I am not in an ideal situation, I need to make the best of it for Sophie. I need to be strong and positive. If we move closer to my family, I will have some much needed support and Sophie will have a lot of loving cousins to grow up with.

Things that are still hard.
I miss Monday nights with my husband, we would always have a fun dinner and watch 24. I miss having someone there at night, when I hear a sound or had a bad dream, I could reach over and he would be next to me. I miss having my phone call person, someone to call throughout the day to tell my stories to or for no good reason at all.

May 14th is my four year wedding anniversary. I think it will be a hard day. How do you stop loving someone? I am trying to figure that out. Each day gets a little better, I have breakdowns and bad moments, but all the joys with Sophie get me through to the next day. My family has been wonderful, I do not know what I would do without my mom and dad. So here is to four years that did not end as I had dreamed, but they gave me the most beautiful gift and the greatest joy in the world, Sophie!

Hard Times

Facing Tough Times

With the blessing of a beautiful baby in my life also comes a lot of heart ache. When my darling little Sophie was just two weeks old, my husband informed me that he was no longer in love with me and that he was extremely unhappy and that he felt nothing for Sophie when she was born. Never in a million years did I think this could happen. I thought the good times and love was still going on, but he has made his choice to walk away. I am heart broken, surprised, humiliated and afraid, but every time I look at my little girl I remember that I have to be strong. She deserves to have a happy mommy and she is now depending on me, so I don't have time to feel bad, to wallow in grief or to have the break down I deserve. I am a mom. I am filled with hope for our future, she is the greatest joy in my life and I know that together we will find happiness. As for Brandon, I hope he finds what he is looking for, although I think he is giving away the best things in his life and the only things that lead to true joy and happiness. To sweet Adrianne, you have the kindest and most giving heart and I am so sad that we won't be sisters anymore! I am so lucky to have so many supportive friends and family members that have rallied around to help. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. I am determined that Sophie will feel only love and joy and never know what happened when she came home to a once loving home, now destroyed. It is just the two of us, and although I don't know what we are going to do, I know we will be just fine.

Lots of Easter Pics

Such a precious gift on a precious holiday.
We had a mix of family over for Easter dinner. I have to admit I felt overwhelmed and over-protective having so many people around baby all at once. It was the first time we had more than two or three people over. But it all worked out fine, and turned out to be a nice day. I was sure thankful to have my mom here, and I cried like a baby when she drove away!

Sophie with my nephew Dylan - the greatest kid ever!

Sophie looking at Uncle Dom.

Sophie with Grandma Dana - we both really miss her!

Sophie with Grandma Barb.

Sophie meeting Aunt Angie for the first time.

Her adorable Easter outfit. Dry clean only - and yes she had a major poop in it! That's what I get for putting a baby in silk.

Loving mommy!

Labor of Love

Sophie Lee Segura born April 6th 2009!
This beautiful girl has finally arrived.

A labor of love!
My water broke at 3 am on April 5th. I was not sure quite what was happening, but water was gushing everywhere. I was not having strong contractions, but thought this was a clear sign. We arrived at the hospital at about 4:30 am, I was not yet dialated even a little. But, the nurse said that having your water break is a golden ticket to get a room at the hospital.
We got checked in and my parents arrived, luckily they were in town. They started me on some oral medicine that began my contractions, and they started coming fast. I was sure the baby was only a few hours away. Even with strong contractions I was not dialating, so they put me on Pitosin. My contractions continued without results for the next 24 hours. By 4:00 am on April 6th I had reached my exhaustion level, physically and emotionally. I could not dialate past a 3, so they fianlly decided on a C-section.
My whole body was shaking with nerves. My parents made it to the hospital in the nick of time before I entered the OR. I really needed to see my moms face at that moment. I went into the room with Brandon holding my hands and the baby arrived about 20 minutes later at 5:50 am.
I was heavily drugged, but I could hear her cry and hear the doctors comment in shock and amazement at how big this girl was. She was 8 pounds and 10 1/2 ounces.
I have never loved anything more in my life. She is perfect.
Both mom and baby are slowly but surely healing.

New Baby Bump Shots

38 Weeks Pregnant! I can't believe how much she has grown! I keep asking the doctor if this is normal. He's not concerned so I will just have to wait. I look like I am hiding a huge basketball under my shirt.

We just thought it would be funny to see if I could still do the splits - and maybe we were hoping that it would hurry the process along!

Her little princess room is ready and waiting. I go in there several times a day to check things over and dream. I should have saved some of the washing and decorating for now because I am going stir-crazy with nothing to do!

15 days until the due date! I am beyond excited to meet her. I would much rather hold my baby than wear her!

Celebration Days

Two Days of Celebration!

Happy St. Patrick's Day - It was four years ago that Brandon proposed. Time flies, I can't believe it has been four years. I am happy to see how far we have come and how our love has only grown in that time. I wish I had a romantic proposal story to share, but of all the wonderful traits Brandon has, romance is not one of them!! Regardless, they have been four pretty great years!

Happy Birthday to a great big brother. It is Tyler's birthday today!!! He was hoping that our baby would come today so they could have the same b-day, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen despite all my wishes. I could not think of a better guy to share a birthday with, but this day will have to remain just his! He is a great brother, brother-in-law, husband, son and father! He has always been so generous with all that he has and gives of his time so willingly. We wish you a very happy birthday Ty!!

Baby Showers

Baby Showers!!!
I was spoiled by two wonderful baby showers! The first was put on by Bethany and Gretchen. They did a great job, we played fun games, ate great food and everyone was so gracious and crafty with their gifts. Thanks so much you two!

There was a killer turn out from the ward as well as some friends that drove out to the party!
I got a breast pump from Grandma Barb - extremely necessary from what I hear.

And baby got her first luggage set from Grandma Dana! Something we will put to use as soon as we can make the trip to Grandma's house.

The second shower was in Idaho and put on by my Sister, Mom and Sister-In-Law! They did a great job. I spent the whole week with my mom, which was wonderful to be so pampered. They also surprised me with some out of town guests, which was so great. My best friend Katie drove all the way from Vegas for the shower, and along the way she bumped into my good friend Tiffy. It was such a treat to see them!

We had such a great turnout, it was so nice to see and be supported by people who have meant so much to me throughout life. Great friends, mentors and relatives!

Everyone went crazy with the gifts, I was so excited to come home and put everything away in the nursery! Mom and baby were spoiled rotten! We got diaper bag essentials, music, baby bracelets, clothes, blankets, books, stylish mom gear for diaper changing, gear for the car, and Brandon's favorite was the little girl surfer swimsuit!

My sister planned fun games and great food! The spread looked beautiful, and my sister-in-laws house was perfect for hosting.

We borrowed the diaper cake that Bethany made from the first shower, we thought it was so cute. And we ordered 48 mini adorable cupcakes from the Coco Bean that turned out so cute.

Julie made me a tutu out of the tissue paper and everyone loved making the huge pregnant lady to the belly dance!

Katie was such a great surprise. I have not seen her in so long, and she looked so darn cute, you would not believe that she has two little kids at home. Katie and her sister Amy kept us laughing the entire time.

My good friend Jill and her mom made it to the shower. She just became a new mom only a couple of weeks ago, it was so sweet of her to make the trip with her new little baby girl!

Julie has been my dance teacher since I was three years old, it was so much fun to have her there. She has been in my life for so long, she is like my second mom. I was so excited that she came.

Gifts galore! Thanks to everyone for all the fun goodies! I didn't get a picture with my mom, she was so busy keeping everything together! But, my favorite thing in the whole world is the puff quilt in the right corner of the picture. She put hundred of hours into making this for the nursery, cutting and darting each little baby square, sewing each square and then row. I am sure she has over 200 hours of work into this quilt, but it looks so perfect in the nursery! I will treasure it forever! Thanks mom.

And thanks to Bethany, Gretchen, Angie, Necia and Mom for making everything so fun and wonderful. We have all that we need and more, now all we can do is wait for our little girl!

Birthday Girl

It's Presley's Birthday!!!
She is three (or twenty one) depending how you think about it. She is such a precious little puppy, sometimes up to no good, but we love her nonetheless. To celebrate we will be eating a huge Mexican dinner with slow-cooked shredded pork, cilantro lime rice, handmade shells and chocolate cake. Presley gets her favorite soft dog food, new bone and a princess crown!

What have I been up to lately, now that I am done teaching? First of all, I am just getting bigger and bigger. And when I think my skin has stretched as far as it can, I get a little bigger. I can't lie down, sit or stand for very long, so I spend my day alternating between the three. To keep my mind occupied I attack one project a day. On this day I took everything out of the pantry and all the kitchen cupboards, wiped them all down, and reorganized.

I am always cleaning something in the baby's room. We just picked up the rocking chair, and I love it. I would start sleeping in it if I wasn't afraid of my water breaking in it! I have also run out of room for shoes in the baby's closet so I have moved on to a new obsession, hair bows!

And of course, our favorite part of the day, nap time. We are just counting down the days until our little girl arrives. Hoping that it comes early (as long as she is healthy) but trying to keep my mind busy so I don't go crazy if she comes late!

Welcome to my nephew

Our extended family had a great week. We welcomed a new little boy to the family. My sweet sister-in-law gave birth to an adorable little boy, Sawyer Dustin. I think he looks just like his daddy. I took my camera to the hospital, but of course forgot to take pictures with all the excitement. I am so happy for Adrianne and Dom, it will be so fun to watch this little guy grow and see all the changes that happen in their little family. Seeing him made me more anxious and more nervous for our own little bundle to join the family.

33 Weeks Photos

Here is a picture of the baby bump at 33 weeks. I am ready to pop! Did anyone else feel as if their ribs might literally break? I can't wait to meet this sweet little girl, only 49 days to go!

Happy Valentines day! We had a very relaxing valentines. We had breakfast in bed, and then went to a beautiful spa and got an hour long couples message. It felt so great to be pampered. Then we topped the day off with dinner at The Spaghetti Factory. It was a great day, thanks sweet husband!