Mastitis :(

So I have mastitis now for the 2nd time in 4 weeks, and it really sucks!! My doctor is trying some different antibiotics, though they told me I might just be prone to getting it the rest of the time I breast feed. Or If it doesnt go away i might have to have the mass removed which =no breast feeding at all. I really love to BF and dont want to stop.
So I was wondering if any of you have ever had Mastitis? and if so, do you know any better methods of curing it? what helped you???
Maybe I am just doing it all wrong...help!!!

p.s. I will post some pics soon

Growing like a weed!

I can't believe Jackson is already 2 months old, where does the time go?!?! Now when I see brand new babies Jackson looks so big! At his 2 month apt. he weighed 10 lbs and was 22 1/2 inches long. He is doing so good and has come a long way, they are still monitoring his heart murmur (they call it vsd) and we had a heart echo to confirm that there is 2 small holes, but we are pretty confident that it will close on its own. He is such a wonderful baby and I treasure every day with him. He has brought so much happiness to Landon and I. We love you baby Jack :)

A few Things I LOVE about Jackson:

He has the cutest smile ever
how he stares and giggles at his daddy and me
He curls his toes around my lips when I kiss his feet
His grunts
He puts his hand in my face when he is done nursing
His chubby cheeks
His beautiful Blue eyes


We are so excited for summer and all the new adventures in store for us.

I can't believe it has been a WHOLE YEAR!

Well as of today we have been in our new home for an entire year. It has been such a blessing to us. We love being able to have our own space. Last years project was a sprinkler system which is AWESOME, thanks to Aaron for the professional help! As far as the as house goes, the basement is finished we just need to finish off the bathroom, that will be next years project for sure. This year though we will build a nice deck and fence off the back yard. Landon planted grass in the back so we should have a nice backyard by the summer. Luckily the front yard was finished when we moved in so Daisy has a place to go out. It's crazy how much our lives have changed since we moved here. Landon loves his home theater room after a long day at work.. (I'm sure the neighbors don't) and Jackon is loving his new nursery. We are so thankful to be living here, it changed our lives forever :) & Landon is thankful he has a garage for his car so he doesn't have to wash it every other day :)

Our precious angel

Our Best friends Pat & Anna, thanks for coming up- we love you guys :)



















Our cute little boy



















All cozy in his car seat














baby boy Jackson














Cuddling with daddy















We love you xoxo














handsome baby














The proud parents and grandparents right after birth














Daddy got him this bear, so cute














first family photo right when we brought him home

Below: my very proud dad with his little man
(love you dad, he can't wait to see you again- we miss you, get better xoxo)

The story of the day I went into labor

So I'm sure everyone has a "labor story" and I find ours quite funny now, so I would love to share ours with you...
I went to my doctors on Feb 2 (well he was out of town until the 8th) so I saw his nurse practitioner Angie. She told me that I was 80 % effaced and dialated to a 1, I asked her if that meant I could have him at any time, and she said it could be 5 days or 5 weeks but most likely to be 5 weeks she told me I could keep going to the gym and working. This was good news to us especially cause Dr. Horsley was on a vacation.
On Feb 4th I went to the gym, cleaned home, moved furniture and vacuumed the entire house cause that night our awesome neighbor Aaron was going to shampoo our carpets. I kept telling Landon that I was not going to put anything up in the nursery until our carpets had been shampooed. Then I made dinner and we ate it at Aaron and Charee's home, they then shampooed their carpets. It was quite the busy day!
Feb 5th I went to work (I work at Stork Landing for those of you who don't know). I came home for lunch cause Landon was home sick and had been all week. As I was getting ready to head back to work I had to keep using the bathroom so I asked my sweet husband if this was normal (I asked him that on a regular basis) and he said "yes honey your pregnant". So when I got back to work I had to use the bathroom again, and again, and again!!! So I decided to call the hospital to see if maybe my water had broken (though I really highly doubted it had). They told me to take a pad in and they would test it. So I called my husband and asked him to bring me one. Right when I hung up I felt MAJOR leakage, so I called the hospital back and told them I was just going to come in cause I was now soaked and at work and embarrased. So I called Landon and he was coming to get me. As we headed for the hospital I burst into tears, i was nervous but didnt really think it was my water, he started to calm me down and then told me he didn't tie our little dog up ( we just shampooed the day before!!!) aahhhh!!! When we got there they took me back (the nurses were laughing at me cause I couldn't walk right- you try walking with wet pants, ha ha), tested the fluid and told me sure enough it was amniotic fluid. I again burst into tears, then I got really scared cause my doctor was out of town, they told me to head up stairs and that I couldn't leave to get anything. So I got admitted and was dialated to a 3- got an epidural a few hours later which only numbed my left side, pushed for about 40 min and he was here!! Born on Feb 5 at 11:21 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs 1 oz 19 1/2 inches long. It was a wonderful delivery The on call doc was amazing and it really wasn't that bad. It was one of the most amazing days of my life :) I got to hold Jackson for a minute before they took him and started working on him. He came at 36 weeks and 5 days, so he was a little premature, he couldn't breath on his own, had an infection, and a heart murmur. We were so glad he was here and he was such a little fighter. We took him home after 4 days in the NICU and he was under lights at home for 5. He is a lot healthier and such a good baby, we love him so much and are so grateful he is doing well. He is such a handsome little guy, we love you Jackson.
Thanks to all of you who came to see us and for all your concern- we deeply appreciate it, We can now have visitors as long as your not sick and no one under the age of 14. So come see us!!!

Jackson Landon Wiley

Our little boy Jackson made his suprise appearance on February 5th. Here are a few pics to enjoy...
I will post my story later with more pics.

33 Weeks and still growing!

Well I guess it's been a while since I have put a belly picture up, I am definately showing now!! I absolutely LOVE being pregnant, here are a few reasons why...

1. I can eat a few cookies and not feel guilty!
2. No Periods :)
3. It's the most amazing thing to feel him moving and kicking inside me.
4. It has made me think about the creation of life, the gospel, and have a stronger testimony.
5. I finally get to shop in the baby section.

I could go on and on but I have been so blessed. I am extremely nervous for the labor and delivery part however- especially after watching our birthing video...OUCH!!! ha ha
I would love advice if any of you mom's want to share!