Day 2

I'm now 132.8!!! The food was horrible I must say... well at least the raw broccoli. I can't stand the little thingies that are at the top of the tree. They make me gag. Seriously I have been jumping up and down all morning. Now off to Turbo Jam fat burner. That's all I am going to say because I am so happy. Let's see if tomorrow I go another 3! Doubt it but hey who knows? And I said I was putting the scale away but I can't....

7 day detox diet- Day 1

Not that you have to read this but I am starting a 7 day detox diet that is supposed to help me lose a lot of weight healthily~ if thats even a word :) so I'll be able to keep it off. I am basically blogging about it every day to kinda keep a journal and also keep me motivated, so please bare with me :) For those of you who are interested (and still reading) the website is called 7daydetoxdiet.com. It comes with a grocery list and also a 7 day meal plan to not only detoxify your body but also to help you lose weight. I mean how could you not lose weight by going from eating soda, cookies, frozen foods, and sugary stuff and snacking throughout the day to eating strictly whole organic foods? I along with this am taking the slimquick pills. The commercial looked cool and I read a lot of good reviews about it so what the heck, why not? I actually started the slimquick pills yesterday and I have noticed that they make me not hungry AT ALL. I literally ate half of one of the most amazing steaks I have ever had and that was IT. Yes, I lost a pound and a half yesterday but I can thank not eating for that. SO in a way I can say that the pills are working in suppressing my appetite :) They also gave me a tremendous boost of energy. Can't complain about that either. As far as my detox plan is going, so far eh. Luckily I am taking these pills or I would be absolutely starving right now. The foods actually sound delicious, you just don't get to eat a lot of them. Due to the pills I actually couldn't even finish my breakfast of 1/2 an apple and a piece of bread and couldn't finish my snack which was 1/8 cup of almonds. I am moving onto lunch here in about 30 minutes and the thought of a half apple some broccoli and 1 cup lentil soup actually sounds like a lot of food to me. Not to mention all the water you HAVE to drink with every meal and snack. I guess this is a good thing :) I actually feel great inside. But then again it's only been a few hours. Starting this I weigh 136.2 in the morning before anything. I have a horrible habit of weighing myself about 35 times a day so I am putting the scale away for the week! My goal is to eventually get back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 120.... I could settle for 125 tho. I noticed I was a little too skinny. But mainly this week I am hoping to lose 7-10 pounds to get me over my hump of pregnancy weight I have put on (and lose the belly). After Kai I only got down to 134.2 before I found out I was pregnant again. I couldn't lose the weight for anything so hopefully this time around is different. Wish me luck and I'll be posting again soon!

The elders...

I was coming home from walmart the other day and was pulling my kids out of the car when I was approached by two missionaries. They began to say, "Hi, we are with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"... I followed by saying, Oh, I know I am a member of the church. We continued to talk about people I could send their way and how everything was going when my neighbor walked out and started listening. The missionaries then started talking to them and invited them to church. Long story short, they got a non-member who maybe would have never had the chance to hear the gospel, to go and listen and learn about it. I hope Casey and I have the chance to serve a mission together someday. We had the chance when we first got married to go visit his grandparents in Navoo. I loved seeing the work they did and the effect they can still have on people despite their age and location. I am so excited that I have that to look forward to!

Where are we going this summer?????

Every summer we go out to a new city so Casey and I can work for pinnacle. Although the moving around gets stressful at times I actually enjoy moving to a new place. I think about people who never leave where they grew up and feel blessed that I have the opportunity to see some of the world. This summer we are going to...... dun dun dun dun

BROWNSVILLE, TX!!

It's about 15 minutes away from South Padre Island and about 2 hours away from sea world... yes, I love sea world. So you know what this means, aside from juggling two kids and a full time job, we will be at the beach a good majority of the summer. So far I am the only wife that is going out there, but Casey still has a lot of recruiting to do so hopefully we get some more!





As much as I have loved being in AZ and hanging out with old friends all winter long....... don't worry. We will be back :)

Kais first birthday party.... Second to come later

I can not believe my son is already a year old. I can't believe that it was over a year ago when me and Casey were sitting in the hospital as a family of two and now we are a family of four. When they say they grow so fast, it's true. I am learning to treasure every moment with my kids because before I know it they will be all grown up. For Kai's birthday we went to McDonalds!! There is a "Toddler Playplace" made for little ones. Sadly we didnt take any pictures while we were there but afterwards we went to my grandmas where she had some gifts and we sung happy birhday. For his second birthday party a week later we were in Las Vegas where we went to Chuckie Cheese with a bunch of Caseys family. Kai had a BLAST. He was laughing and jumping up and down on the rides. We forgot our camera so I am waiting for pictures to post from that. Here are some from his first party!

Good Morning!!!


Kais new penguin backpack


Kai about to blow out his birthday candle


Great Grandma Sandy with Kai and Noah

Noah's newborn pictures

Noah got his newborn pictures done and we are sending out some baby announcements so please leave your address :) One of my best friends Kacee gave us a gift certificate for a baby shower present to get them done. Her step mom does photography and came to our house yesterday morning and took these pictures. They still need to be edited but here are some of the originals :)

Noah is here!

Yes I am a mother of 2!!! They are my pride and joy!


The three most important people in my life! I am such a lucky girl.


This is Noah wide awake!


And this is him sleeping :)


My absolutly AMAZING husband and the best doctor/midwife EVER! I loved her!!



Hey all! Sorry I haven't updated in a while! I will defiantly post more tomorrow considering A LOT has been going on. Like the birth of our latest and greatest, Kai turning one! Yes... one! Christmas, New years, weddings, and so much more. Here are some new pictures of Noah Lyon Iverson. He was born on Friday, Feb. 5th. He was exactly 3 weeks early and came literally out of no where. Luckily, Casey, who was in Texas, came home 4 days early and surprised me. He wasn't supposed to come home until Sunday and had he done that he would have missed the birth. A short story of my labor... On Thursday the 4th I was having some on and off pain in my lower back. I called the doctor to see if it was contractions or if I was just sore from all the weight I was carrying around. They told me it was gas pains and to take a gas-x. I was a little in shock because I think I would know what gas pains feel like, so I let the pain go until later that night. I went out to get a pizza around 11 because me and Casey were going to watch a movie. The pain started coming back so I drove around this town trying to find a pharmacy open that late at night. I couldn't find one so I picked up some tums at the gas station thinking it would help. I went home, watched some of the movie and went to sleep. At 5:45 exactly in the morning I woke up because the pain in my low back was killing me. It was definatly on and off so I started timing them. After the third one I woke up Casey and said I don't think these are gas pains. So I got in the hot bath while Casey started timing them. The pains were so pain I was clutching onto the bath tub and crying so hard. They were lasting about a minute and were about 1 to 2 minutes apart. Casey called the doctor and they said to come in to the hospital. We left our house at 6:45. On our way there they were getting worse and worse and I was screaming in pain. Casey rushed me in to the ER where I was transferred to another room and fell to the floor on all fours screaming. The nurse was trying to tell me that I needed to get in to the bed so she could check me but I couldn't move. (there was another lady getting an ultrasound in the same room so yes, some poor lady had to listen to the whole thing lol)Casey ran back downstairs to give Kai to my cousin who met us there and when he came up I hurried and jumped in the bed. The nurse checked me and shouted out the room "She's dilated to a 9!! We need to get her in NOW." So she wheeled me in to another room and yes, the whole time I was screaming in pain and yelling I wanted an epidural and didn't care about anything else at that moment. Pretty soon I find myself surrounded by about 5 nurses a doctor and the anesthesiologist all trying to work on me and calm me down saying I'll do great without the epidural. I was screaming, still, that I wasn't going to do it without one and they all tried to convince me that it was too late and it wouldn't kick in. I could feel Noah's head pushing down and pretty much out but I held my legs together and tried to keep him in. La De Da, I got the epidural and life was amazing after that! Yes, that was the worst pain I have ever felt and makes me never want to have kids again :) Casey was awesome support through the whole thing and I honestly couldn't have done it without him. Noah was born at 10:01 a.m. 6.6 pounds 18.5 inches long!