Bryce Marathon

For the past 2 1/2 months Brian and I have been training for a 1/2 marathon down in Bryce Canyon. The marathon was on July 17. Our amazing friend Laura helped us with a schedule to get prepared for it. We have been running every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday's. My little sister Heather decided she was going to do it with us she didn't really train so we didn't know if she was going to make it. On July 3 our schedule was to run 13 miles to see if we could do it. Brian, Heather and I drove to Ftn Green left our car and ran from there back to Moroni around the Middle school and back to my parent running 12.3 miles which was pretty good so we felt we were going to be ok. Brain and I took off work Friday the 16 so that we could get down there early and relax. We left on Thursday night and stayed at my parents so that they could watch Desmond. We left Friday at 12:00 pm and got to Marysville and got stuck in construction for 25 min it was horrible.

We finally made it to Bryce at about 4:00 pm. We checked into our hotel and settled in. We had to drive the race to check in we couldn't believe how much down hill we were going to have to run and we felt good see what the run was going to be. We got all checked in for the race and went to dinner with Heather, Cameron and Colton then went back and got ready for bed.

Before

We had to be to the starting line by 6:00 am when we got up to the starting line we couldn't believe how many people there was. The race began and we felt great we were running 9 min miles and we felt like we were making great time. By mile 8 we started to slow down. Heather was running with us the whole time and then she said she was going to walk for a while so we went a head with out her. By mile 10 I was ready to quit but Brian was not going to let that happen she stayed with me the whole time pushing me and helping me get through it. We made it to the finish line at 2 hours and 19 min we felt really good about it. Brian could have made it a lot faster but he wouldn't leave me your the best babe I am so glad we did this it was such a great experience.

After

We are planning on running another one on Aug 28 in Logan and we hope to improve our time. We got ready and left back to Sanpete that night we knew what we had done I have never been that sore ever. Sunday neither one of us could move I think by Wednesday we finally didn't walk like we had been riding a horse all day.

Summer Update

I know it's been a while but we have been a little busy. To start off the summer my little sister Nicole came up to our house and stay a week, it was so much fun to have her here with us we took Desmond to the Zoo he was more interested in the kids running around then he was in the animals but it was worth it B has never been so it was fun.

The week of June 21-25 was our wards girls camp and I am the director so I have been busy getting that all done. Our stake went up to Heber Valley it was so much fun I have the best young women ever. I had so much fun I hope they all had as much fun.

On June 24 Brian and I's Nephew got married so I got to come home for a night from camp and go to the Ogden temple with them it was so nice they are a very cute couple. B was not able to go cause the Friday before he was called and told that he was an alternate for the 2010 Rad tech program we were so excited cause that is two years ahead of schedule so he had to go to a meeting on the day of the wedding. He is in the program this year we can't wait. Our lives are going to change for the next two years but it is going to be well worth it.On June 29th I went to Eclipse with my best friend Steph and some ladies from Sanpete along with my sister in law Jessica it was so much fun to see it before it came out that night. Then Jessica and I went again to the 12:30 am showing it was so worth getting only 2 hours of sleep to go watch it twice thanks Steph and Jessica for the great night.

We went down to Sanpete for the 4th it was a lot of fun. B, Heather and I got up on Saturday and went running for 13 miles then we came home and got ready for the parades. Desmond had so much fun at the Moroni and Mt Pleasants parades. We then stayed at Julie and Dave's for the Jorgensen BBQ then after B surprised me with a night at the Manti Inn the bed and breakfast were we stayed the night we got married for an early anniversary so we went and checked in and then went back to Moroni for my families BBQ and fireworks. Desmond loved the fireworks he didn't move until they were done it was so fun to watch him.

hen on Sunday my dad took Desmond on his first four wheeler ride he loved it.

On Monday we filled up Desmond's swimming pool and we let him swim he is our little fish. That is what has been going on in the Jorgensen family.

Brian's Surgery

Brian's surgery went very well. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and fasting before he went in. Last week was such a blur. Sunday Brian and I were able to go to B's sisters for our nephew's birthday which was so much fun. B had asked his brother Ty and brother in law Maurico to give him a blessing. It was such a wonderful blessing I cried the whole time and could not believe how much I could feel the spirit. Then on Monday my amazing sister in law Jessica made us dinner and her and Ty and Whitney came over to eat. I was GREAT thanks again. Then the fast began. B and I went to bed that night but I think between the two of us we slept about 4 hours. We got up on Tuesday at 4:30 am and got ready to leave. Thank you Shelly for taking Desmond until my mother in law made it up here. We got to the hospital and they informed us that he would go in at 8:30 am. I can't tell you all of the things that was going through my mind. The Dr had told us that it would take 2 1/2 to 3 hours for the surgery so I settled myself in for the wait. My heart dropped when the Dr came in after an hour and half. I thought what happened is he ok. The Dr informed me that everything went GREAT and that he was in the recovery room and that his spleen weight about 5 or 6lbs. I waited for an hour and then they told me the room he would be in . So I headed up to the room. I waited there for another 20 min for him to arrive. When he finally came he was feeling pretty good. When I knew that he was good I went home to get Desmond packed for his week in Sanpete and to let Betty go see B. My parents came later that day and we got Desmond's stuff ready for them to take down. It was so sad to have him leave we missed him so much. He got to spend Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with Grandma J and then went to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Fredrickson.

Brian and I spend Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning at the hospital with B hooked up to is epidural, Iv and everything else they had on him. I stayed home from work to help him out I don't think we realized how major this surgery was and I am so glad that my boss and co workers are so amazing to understand me being gone. Thanks to everyone that came to see him and the phone calls.

I want to thank our amazing ward we have been getting dinner brought to us every night since Wednesday the food has been so great and it has been such a stress reliever for me not having to worry about it. Shelly I want to tell you THANK YOU so much I don't know what I would do without you. You are the greatest friend ever!

Easter

This was Desmond's first Easter and it was a lot of fun. We got up on Saturday morning packed up and headed down to Sanpete. We hung out with my family then B and my dad went to the priesthood session of conference. While they were gone My mom, Nicole, Desmond and I colored Easter eggs and Desmond was having fun rolling around in the plastic eggs my mom put on the floor for him to play with.

When they got back B was complaining that his spleen was really swollen and that he was not feeling good at all. So he called Jan to ask him what he thought he should do. He told him to go the the ER and so we did. We headed down to Gunnison were they took his blood and gave him a CT scan. They came back and told us that his blood count was very low at 28 and asked if he wanted a transfusion of course he wouldn't do it. Then they told him that his spleen was really big and should really get it out. We have known that he should have it out for the last three years but he just kept putting it off. Well they released him and we went back to my parents for the night. Sunday morning the Easter bunny found Desmond he got two new spring outfits a car and a cute basketball basket. Grandma and Grandpa gave him an outfit, shirts, PJ, bubbles and a pez. Well we watched conference and got dinner ready. My brother Jason and my sister in law Mandy came we ate an amazing dinner and watch conference. We then left and came home.

Monday B called and got an appointment for the surgeon to see him on Wednesday he went to work and when he got home was so tired and still had a swollen spleen. Tuesday B stayed home from work not feeling good at all so Desmond and him played and slept all day. On Wednesday we met with the surgeon and he told B that he has worked with a lot of spleens before but never any as big as his. They set up the surgery for Tuesday April 13. They had to give him three shots and of course that wouldn't go smoothly he either had a reaction to the shots of an infection his arm swelled up and was so hot and red. Now he is on medicine for that. Thanks Mike for coming over and easing my mind with looking at it. Thanks to Shelly for taking Desmond Friday and Saturday while B slept and I got my house clean I don't know what I would do without you. I can't wait for Tuesday to come and be over so B will finally feel better. Love you and I hope it all goes good.

To make things even better Desmond started cutting his two bottom teeth so I have to little baby boys to take care of.

Spring Break

This weekend B, Desmond and I went to Beaver Dam with my parents little sister and her friend (also B and I cousin). First my dad called us Thursday afternoon wanting us to go down so we scrambled around trying to find people to take our lessons and getting everything ready so that we could leave when B got off of work. Friday I got off of work came home feed Desmond started packing thinking I had until seven or eight to be ready. Well B called at 5:30 pm saying they let him leave early and that he was on his way home. I hurried to get as much packed as I could before he got home. We got the car pack up and headed out of Salt Lake at 6:30 pm. We got to Fillmore to stop for a drink and stretch our legs Desmond was glad to get out for a while. We then headed down to road to hit SNOW yes SNOW (that word is a swear word in my vocabulary). Well we drove in between 35 to 45 from Filmore to Cedar the longest two hours of my life by then Desmond was ready to be out of his car seat he was so fussy. Well we finally made it to Beaver Dam to my aunts house at 12:30 am. Everyone was so glad to see Desmond so of course we didn't lay him down until almost 2:00 am. Then we all finally went to sleep.

Saturday B and I were woken up by are little angel at 7:00 am yes 7:00 am. He was so happy and was not going back to sleep. We tried everything but no he wasn't having it. Finally grandma and grandpa got up and wanted to play with him so we handed him off and B and I went for a run it was so nice to run outside in short sleeves and shorts and not be cold. We then all got ready and drove to St George. We dropped the boys off at the golf course I was a little sad I didn't get to go but it was my choice not to. I decided to go shop with the girls and we had fun plus I really didn't want to leave Desmond with grandma for five hours. Well we went to the mall and go Desmond a car stroller he was having a ball in it. He definitely has Fredrickson blood in him he already loves cars. Well after a day of shopping and golf we headed back to Beaver Dam and got freshened up for Dinner in Mesquite. We ate and then we went bowling it was so much fun. We then went back and went to bed.

Sunday morning our angel got us up again at 7:30 am but my amazing mom was awake so she came and got him and let B and I go back to bed. Thanks mom your the best. We then got up got packed and headed out at about 2:00 pm. We stopped in St George for dinner with my parents and then headed on our way home. We made it to Payson with no problems when we seen the traffic coming to a complete stop so we deiced to get off the exit and take a detour. So glad we did we found out later that a trailer with cows rolled and traffic was stopped for two hours. We really would have been in trouble cause by the time we hit Pleasant Grove Desmond had had it and he cried the rest of the way home. We had so fun regardless. Thanks mom, dad, Nicole and Miranda for the great weekend.

Update

It has been a long time since I have blogged. We have been busy and sick for the past 3 months. I started a part time job along with my full time job at the end of January so that has taken a lot of my time. Here is what we have been up to.

January: The start of 2010 I can't believe that it is 2010 and that I will have be graduated for 10 years where did the time go. At the end of January B's hero came to the energy solution center so of course we had to go watch Lebron "James" play ball so Desmond could see the man that he got his middle name from. In his 5 months Desmond has learned to roll over front and back and we have learned he doesn't like his tummy to much.

February: The month of love. For Valentines B was so sweet I had to work that day and so he got Desmond ready for the day picked up the house and then Desmond and him went and bought me 2 shirts and a dozen roses. He is so sweet to me. He then took me to dinner at the Olive Garden. It was a great day. Desmond had his 6 month check up. He weighted 18.6 and 27 and 1/2 inches long putting him at 50% in his weight and 95% in height. I guess it true what they say like father like son cause he is tall and skinny. Dr Wall also gave me the go ahead to feed Desmond baby food it was an experience to do that the first time. He had more on his face then he did in his mouth. Desmond has been learning to sit up and we learned he LOVES his bouncer that my sister in law Jess let me barrow it is a life savior I can put him in it and he will jump for hours letting me get my house clean and keeping himself entertained while I am calling my clients. We also went and seen B's really good friend at the hospital it was so good to see him and his positive attitude about getting better. Our prayers and with you Cody. B and I started P90x and we were so good for 3 weeks doing it every night.



March: This month so far has been a month of sickness. The first week all three of us got colds. It started with Desmond getting a runny nose then he started coughing so hard he would throw up. It was so sad to watch. Then B started getting sick with a soar throat and runny nose then I got it. So there went the fourth week for P90x. So we tried the next week to start up again and I got sick again Monday March 8 I woke up for work and was getting ready for work and almost passed out twice. So I stayed home with dizzy spells, soar throat, and a runny nose. Then I was fine the next two days and on Wednesday night I went to bed at 11:00 pm waking up with cold chills and in the bathroom for every hour on the hour praising the toilet from 1:00 am to 7:00 am Thursday. I have never been so sick. I got better and on Saturday B got it. We did manage to go to our niece Whitney's 1st birthday party so much fun. Happy Birthday sweet girl we love you. We then made our way to Sanpete to see our family and my poor grandma Nunley got sick. Whatever this stuff is SUCKS. We are all better now thank goodness. Desmond is 7 months were did the last 7 months go? He is sitting up by himself rolling everywhere and we are trying to teach him to crawl. I can't believe how fast they grow up I swear it was just yesterday I was waking B up to tell him he was going to be a dad. We have loved every minute of being parents and we have the best baby. He goes to bed at 9:30 pm and gets up at 10: 00 am it is so nice. He is always happy and smiling he is so even tempered I know he got that from his dad.

So there is an update of the Jorgensen family I hope next time won't be so long.

Christmas

This Christmas was so fun. It was Desmond's first Christmas so we spoiled him. We went down to my parents on Christmas Eve and our tradition on Christmas eve is getting PJ's and playing phase 10 until 12:00 or 1:00 it was a lot of fun. We even bought Desmond's some PJ's they where reindeer and they are so cute he looked so cute. We then went to bed. We got woken up at 7:00 am by my two sisters that are 17 and 14 they couldn't wait to see what Santa brought them yes I know you would think they would sleep in but no. It was so fun to see Desmond rip into his presents. He got a bouncer and a mobile and lots of toys and clothes. We then had brunch like we do every year and then my brother and his wife came. We exchanged presents and relaxed in our PJ's all day it was so nice. On Saturday we got up got ready and went to lunch with my family and then my mother in law and her husband came to see us at my parents we then played games with my family and watch the notebook. On Sunday we got up and went to church with my family then left to come home. We stop at B's two sisters and his brothers to see what Santa brought the kids. It was so fun to see everyone.

Christma's Pictures

My sister in law and I thought it would be a good Christmas present to go and get our babies pictures taken for Christmas for our mother in law, and it was they turned out so cute. We were a little scared that they wouldn't play well together but they did amazing. I have to say we have two of the cutest babies!!!!!

Update

It has been a while since I blogged last. It's been a busy couple of weeks. We took Desmond to Fotogenix to get his pictures taken a couple of weekends ago and I had to share them with everyone they are so cute and he was so good getting them taken.

For Halloween we dressed him up as a Dragon and he was just that when he got into his costume he hated it but he looked so so cute. We went down and spent the holiday with our families in Sanpete.

I then spent the last remaining days with my mom and sisters before I had to go back to work on the 9th. Desmond and I came home from Sanpete on Wednesday night and went to my nephew Colby's football game with my sister in law Jessica and my niece Whitney on that Friday we had so much fun spending the day with them thanks for the fun day. I then returned to work on Monday this week it has been a long week it was so hard to leave my baby but I know he is in great hands with his sisters. He loves hanging out with them all though they say all he does is sleep. We are so lucky he is home 4 out of he 5 days. We have a cute girl from our ward watch him on Mondays and Fridays and my sister in law Jess has been so kind to watch him on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and our incredible landlord Shelley takes him on Thursdays.

Desmond is 3 months today I can not believe how time has gone. He is getting so big he loves to smile and he is trying to giggle it is so fun to watch him grow. He is a night owl he doesn't go to bed until 2 or 3 in the morning so him and dad hangout why mom goes to bed to get up for work at 5. He is his dad's boy.