Thank You

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has left comment on my last post. I don't think any of you will know how much they meant to me. The day I wrote that post, I was having a really tough day and the encouraging things said were deeply felt. I am so grateful for all of the friends that we have that care so much about us. You are all amazing. I know that I'm not the only person that struggles with this and the love and support from friends and family is incredible. I know that our story is nothing compared to some couples struggle to become parents. We have a child. We have Lucy. And we are so grateful for her give thanks everyday for her being in our lives. We just pray that one day soon we might be blessed with another member of our family. I also pray everyday for the other couples, ones I know and ones I don't, to be blessed with the child they so long for and deserve. And I ask all of you to do the same. Say a little prayer in your heart for all those who are trying to add to their little families. Thank you everyone!!!

Frustration and joy....

It's been a while since I've posted. Not because nothing has happened, but mostly because I'm lazy. I read other peoples blogs and tell myself that I need to update mine, but then a diaper needs changing, dinner needs to be made, laundry needs to be done. So it goes un-updated. Another reason for maybe being lazy is the frustration in the title.

John and I have been trying for another baby for almost 8 months. And obviously, there hasn't been a positive result. A couple of months ago, I decided to go to the doctor just to get everything checked out to make sure all was well. Well, at that appointment we discovered that I'm not ovulating and through an ultrasound that I have what they called an ovulatory cyst. I have been having some pain that I just dismissed due to painful periods, but the cyst explains it all. So, in the last few months we've kept trying an keeping track of pain, and "ovulation" with the hopes of something good coming from it. Well the pain is actually getting worse so Thursday I went in for another ultrasound to make sure the cyst isn't getting bigger or causing more problems. I sit here today waiting for the results, praying that this is something we can fix. I trying my hardest to keep my hopes up and be positive, but I'll be honest, the negative tends to get the best of me.

I feel like there are pregnant women everywhere. And I'm so happy for them!!! Really I am! But I can't help but wish it were me and John. John and I both know that there are more children for us to bring into this world, but the waiting game for me is getting unbearable. Luckily, I have a husband who is by all means AMAZING. He has let me cry so many times on his shoulder and been the optimistic one in this whole situation. And I love him so much for that. So for now we wait it out and prayer that we're blessed with another little one soon.

AND NOW FOR THE JOY!!!!!!!

My adorable daughter! Lucy has honestly gotten me through so much. I love her so much and I love being her mother. Here are a few pictures from the past little while...
On the 4th of July, we hiked up behind Red Butte Gardens with my family to watch fireworks. You could see across the whole valley! It was beautiful!!


Over the 24th we went camping with my Mom and Dad. It was a blast! It was so nice to get away. Lucy was so happy! Until we had to go home...:)

The past few weeks, Lucy and I have been getting together with my friend Debbie and her little girl Ainsleigh. One day we went downtown to the Discovery Gateway Children's Muesem. They had so much fun!


And last but not least, the love of my life. I love John so much! This weekend we're going to be celebrating our 2 year annniversary!! It's actually not till the 11th, but we're goign to a bed adn breakfast in Salt Lake this weekend. I'm so excited! This has been the best 2 years of my life and I owe it all to John. He is my best friend and my eternal companion. Thank you for everything John. I love you!!!!!!

M.I.A...

So, we've kind of been M.I.A. lately and for this I apologize. Seussical is now done and I must admit, it is wonderful to be able spend about half a second with my husband when he gets home form work! For the past 2 months, I've been having to leave to rehearsal or a performance as soon as he gets home from work. I think he's pretty happy about having me back too. Anyways, Seussical was amazing and I am so grateful to John for making me audition for it!! I hadn't done a show in over 2 years before this one, and let me tell you how nice it's been to be back on stage doing something I love!! I have made so many good friends that I seriously hope I'm able to keep in contact with. Thanks Steph for casting me and letting me be part of something so amazing!! Thanks Tammy for giving me confidence to do something I'm terrified to do. Thanks Candice for letting me violate you, accepting the love I have for you, and for helping me with Curtains. Thanks Debbie for being so much fun and having a stinking cute baby for my baby to play with. Thanks Elisha for also being my "family" and for teaching me how to put on my eyelashes. Thanks Lorri for being my twin, my backstage/make-up/treat buddy and for the great faces on closing night. I could go on and on about every single person, but I think that might make for a very long and boring post.

So instead I will post humiliating pictures of myself thanks to Kate Johnson(who is an amazing photographer!)

"I'm Gertude McFuzz..."

"I'll have the biggest tail!"

I just don't even have words for this photo...

"The One-Feathered Tail of Miss Gerturde McFuzz"

"Notice anything different?"

As for the rest of my family... Lucy is walking all over the place!!! I love it. It's so much fun! I don't know if it's just me but it seems like literally overnight she went from being my baby girl to a toddler full of attitude. She's not a baby anymore. She's a little girl. She talks so much and loves to sing and dance. She is also the BIGGEST diva and drama queen I have ever met. She must get that from her daddy...hehe ;) Other than that, things are pretty laid back here at the Matern home. John's busy with work and scouting, Lucy is a diva, and I get to love them both and have a blast doing it! Seriously, does life get better than that? I don't think so...

She was mad because I took away a clod of dirt she was eating... I'm the meanest mom ever:)

This is just cute. She does this all the time. She just takes a little rest when she's playing...

The 2 loves of my life...

"Oh the thinks you can think!"

It's almost here!! This week is Tech week when we add sound, mikes, and all of the other little details we need before opening on Friday night!! Practices have been a little crazy lately because of the weather seeing as we are performing on an outdoor stage, but it's coming together nicely. I really am so excited to start performing and for everyone to come see it. So please do come see it! It's family friendly, very funny (if you want to see a different side of me, make sure you come!), and full of the classic Dr. Seuss stories you grew up loving. I know I keep plugging myself, but it really is a great show and a lot of fun!!

I'm So Bad...

I love blogging. I really do. But I find myself reading and looking at other peoples blogs a lot more often then I update my own. What can I say? I'm just lazy! And I guess another reason would be that I have been SUPER busy lately. I don't know if I've mentioned this yet, but I'm doing the play Seussical The Musical with Midvale City right now. So I've been at rehearsal almost every night for the past 3ish weeks. It's such a fun show and I'm so happy to back on stage after a little over 2 years. It runs June 19th-27th, 7:30 PM at the Midvale City Park Outdoor Stage(7500 S 400W). It really is so much fun! If you have any questions, let me know!

Anyways, after that little shameless plug, I guess I can really tell you whats been going on around here. Well, I guess the big news is that Lucy is WALKING!! Finally! She just kind of took off last week and hasn't looked back since. She actually started on June 2nd, which made her exactly 13 months. So fun! People have told me that I was going to be in so much trouble when she started walking and that I was going to curse myslef for wanting her to walk, but I love it!! It's so much fun to watch her run around figure things out and be able to keep up with the bigger kids she plays with. She's a toddler now, not just a baby. My baby is growing up!! It's nuts! Sorry there aren't any pictures with this post, my camera is MIA at the moment. So whenever I find it adn get some good pics, I'll be sure to post them!!

Oh Wow...

So I've been really bad at updating this lately. My bad! We've just been super busy lately. So I guess I'll just do a quick catch-up for ya.

Lucy turned 1 on May 2nd!!!! I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD!!! How crazy is that? We had a little party for her with family on her birthday that was way fun. She got so super spoiled! She's lucky we have family so close haha.

She didn't quite know what to think of the cake so we had to help her out a bit...

Overall it was a success! At her 12 month check-up we decided that she's still HUGE. She's 95% for height(31 inches), 75% for weight(23 lbs) and 75% for head. Yep, still big. But her doctor was also really impressed with how much she talks and how many words she says. She said kids her age don't usually have as many words as she does, so that was pretty cool. Here are a few: baba, mama, dada, hi, uh-oh, i-u(i love you), mmmo(more), yeah, papa, mama(grandma), and she signs "more" and "please". Sorry, just had to brag a bit about my baby girl...

Let's see, what else has been going on... John graduated!! He actually finished all of his classes in December but had to wait till now to walk. And walk he did!
He did it!!! He got his Masters Degree in Civil Engineering.Happy family...Lucy showing her support for daddy! And then Sunday was Mother's Day. John made me breakfast in bed and got me a new shirt. After church we went to visit our moms and have dinner. I just have to express how grateful I am for my moms. My mom: I love her so much! She is always there for me whenever I need her. She'll answer the silly questions about parenthood I have, I love to hang out with her and just talking to her. She is amazing!! John's mom Suzanne- another amazing woman! She has done so much for us! She is one of the most humble people I have ever met in my life. She will drop everything to do anything for her family. I feel very blessed to have married into this wonderful family.

Here are some random, fun pictures from the past couple of weeks...

This is her new favorite thing to do. Unravel the toilet paper and then shred it into tiny pieces. Needless to say, I have to make sure I always close the bathroom door...
My friend Meagan came home from her mission and met Lucy for the first time!
Oh! And I am still planning on going private...at some point. I just need to find time to do it. So if you haven't given me your email make sure you do so I can send you an invitation!!!

wHaT i DiD tHiS wEeKeNd...

So this weekend John had a camp out with his scouts, so I decided to finally paint our bathroom. I've had the stuff for about a month, so Friday night after I put Lucy down I went to work...

I forgot to take a before picture, so I snapped a quick picture while I was painting. This is the color that it was before...
After..
I love it!!


It's so cute! I really do love it! I only have one room left in our upstairs left to paint and decorate! Our bedroom! I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the month cause I'm going to be getting a new bed set for my birthday!! I'm so excited!!

Oh! And PS...My baby girl turns 1 on Saturday!!!!!! I can't believe I'm gonna have a 1 year old! Crazy!!!!!!

I had Lucy's year pictures taken about a week ago. Here's a little preview! I'll post more when I get them! They were taken by RaShea Jenkins. She did awesome! If anyone needs GOOD AFORDABLE photography, she's the one to call!!! If you want information, let me know!