IT HURTS!!!

This past weekend was amazing and so sad all at the same time. First...the amazing....

We left this weekend for Fargo to visit some of our old friends and to go to our annual Fighting Sioux Hockey Game. We left on Friday afternoon, arrived in Fargo in time to meet up with everyone for dinner at Granite City Food and Brewery (where I used to work). We had a great time sitting around the table chit chatting and catching up. We returned to Eddie and Megan's (Tyler's cousin and his wife) house and the guys played darts while us girls watched Angela laugh uncontrollably at their puppy Zoe. It was a late night, but a good one.

We woke up Saturday bright and early in order to get ready and run a few errands prior to the game. We went to Hu-Hot for lunch...one of Tyler's favorite places. Then headed to Grand Forks for the game. It started at 3:37 which was great because Angela was able to be awake for the entire game. We enjoyed every minute of it...and I think besides the fireworks that erupted after every Sioux goal, Angela enjoyed herself as well. The game ended in a 4-4 tie, but it was an amazing game. We left Grand Forks and returned to Fargo to watch some more hockey, eat some pizza, visit and watch the guys play poker.

Here is where it goes bad....It was getting late and Angela was wanting to lie down, so I grabbed her in my arms, grabbed the stuff for making her a bottle in the other hand and headed down to the kitchen. While I was headed down stairs, I fell while holding her. We thought since she was so tired and it was a scary ordeal that she was just scared, and that's why she cried so hard and for so long. She cried throughout the night, only wanting to be held (which I attributed to her being away from home for the first time in a long time, and being overly tired). On Sunday morning, Angela woke up super early and since we were all awake, we left for home right away. All day and night on Sunday, Angela didn't want to put any weight on her right leg and was an incredibly fussy baby compared to what she normally is. I slept on it and was trying to figure out whether or not to bring her into the doctor. I awoke and thought a little more, then decided I would bring her into the doctor to get it looked at.

Angela had her doctors appointment this morning at 11:15 and the diagnosis was...she has two hairline fractures in her right leg. One on her tibia, the other on her fibia. The orthopedic doctor did not put her in a cast today because she isnt a walker and said that she should make a full recovery in less than three weeks. This fracture won't affect her walking, development or growth in any way, shape or form. Although it's horrible in my eyes, I guess I have to look at it as though it could be worse.

I will leave you however with a few pictures from the game. Angela was the star of the show...at least for those in our section.

Christmas Time!!

It seems as thought the holiday season comes and goes so quickly for me. I want so badly for it to stay and last forever. I had a Christmas card written out and was in the process of printing them out so that I could sent them off when we ran out of ink. Since the ink is pretty expensive, I decided we would do a new years card instead. That should get to you all by Valentines...I hope.

Angela had her 6 month doctors visit today along with shots. She handled her shots very well, only crying for a few seconds afterwords. The doctor commented on how tall she was and how "advanced" she was in her motor skills. It is amazing how comments like that can make me beam with pride. I think it is because it makes me feel as if I am doing my job well. I suppose I should get on to what you all came here for. So here they are, the pictures of Angela and others from Christmas...oh! Thank you Uncle God and Mom for our Christmas presents this year! It is because of you that we are able to share the beauty of the season(and our daughter) with everyone!

Angela a little worn out from the day.

All smiles.

Angela and Nana snoozing together.

Playing on the floor.

Say cheese.

All my girls.
Haley, Brenna, Angela and Taylor

Taylor holding Angela.

Brenna loved holding Angela.

Kris Oyen at the 701 Christmas party.

Angela playing with her Godmother, Heather.

Ava's first hair cut at the 701 Christmas party.

Josh and Angela...what are you looking at?

Angela and Amiah in their Christmas Eve outfits, playing together.

Angela and Austin...I think they look alike.

Amiah being a happy baby.

She's all smiles for her Auntie.

Grandma Brenda, Amiah and naked Angela.

Jerad and Angela smiling together.

Breanna and Angela.

Tessa's little girl Jocci.

Angela playing in the snow.

Amiah being a happy Christmas baby.

Grandma Brenda and my Christmas Angela.

Averi opening her gift.

Angela in her Christmas outfit.

HUH?!

I love my happy family!!!

Pictures

Well, Uncle Russ and Mom came through for me! They sent me all the pictures we took on Russ's camera. I am so thankful for these pictures, Uncle Russ has an amazing touch! Love you Uncle God! Here are a few of my favorites!

Angela getting a bath.

Uncle Russ loving on Angela.

Stella and Bolt.

Tyler and Angela

The view from Russ' cabin.
Angela at Yellowstone National Park.

Tyler's favorite picture of me from the trip.

One of the birds in Yellowstone.

Two elk fighting for the fawns.

What a happy couple.
Daddy and Angela in her new hat and boots
Family picture

Say Cheese!
Look at Me!!
My little cow girl!

Thanksgiving

For our little Angela's first Thanksgiving, we will be heading out to Livingston, Montana to visit my Godfather. When I was little I couldn't comprehend the idea of Godfather so I always called him my Uncle God, the name stuck and now he is Angela's Great Uncle God. Angela hasn't met him yet and they have both only seen pictures of each other so I am extremely excited for this adventure. We will be leaving on Wednesday night as soon as Tyler gets off work so that Angela can sleep the whole ride and it won't be such a hassle of a trip. Tyler's birthday is the day after Thanksgiving so we will be celebrating that in Livingston as well. When we return home I hope to have pictures of my Uncle's beautiful cabin, Angela enjoying her Thanksgiving feast of solids and maybe a few pictures of the birthday boy if he lets me. I hope all your Thanksgiving festivities go well and are celebrated with those you love the most.

A month

I have to apologize that it has been almost a month since my last post. This month has been chaos to put it simply. We are now rested in the house with almost all of the boxes unpacked and it's pretty close to having a place for everything. Angela was baptized on the 12Th. Jake came to visit for a week which was awesome!! Tyler and I have made it a point to go to Dickinson to visit his great-grandparents and today we are finally taking a day off and relaxing for a little while. It's funny how once you have a place to call your own you don't really get a day off.

We are still doing stuff around the house today, such as hanging pictures and picking up from our eats ('cause we don't have a dishwasher). So I am going to keep this brief. I was planning on posting pictures of the house, Angela's baptism, Angela getting HUGE, our visit with my brother and our visits with Grandpa Kudrna and Grandma Nuss. However, I can't find the cord to attach my camera to the computer, so those pictures will have to wait for a later day. I hope this Sunday finds you all in good spirits.

It's time!

The time has finally come. We are almost completely packed up and ready to make the great trip west to Richardton. We've experienced a few more bumps in the road, especially with trying to get Tyler's beat up 1970 Impala (that he hasn't touched since we've been together) along with my car and his work car plus the Uhaul truck to Richardton with only two drivers. But thanks to having a big family, we worked something out.

This will more than likely be the last time I post for a few weeks, as we will not have Internet right away. So here is the big update for everyone. First off. ANGELA ROLLED OVER FROM HER FRONT TO BACK BY HERSELF ON SATURDAY! We got it on camera but now I need to figure out how to get the video onto my computer so I can show all of you. It was such a great site.

Okay and the schedule for the move. Tonight Tyler's cousin is coming over (HOPEFULLY) to watch Angela while we do some more packing and cleaning. Today and tomorrow during the day, consists of me packing and cleaning and taking care of Angela. Wednesday all of our stuff, and I mean all of it, has to be out of the apartment and the apartment has to be cleaned. So if it works out our friends may be coming over to watch Angela for a few hours that night as well. Thursday morning Tyler will work for a few hours (to get his 40 hours in) then pick up the UHAUL and then he and Eddie will load it. The carpet cleaners come on Thursday, but they don't have a set time so it could be anytime between 8-5. Which means I really can't do anything on Thursday but hang out. Thursday night will be the night we say good-bye to all our friends at a dinner. Friday morning at 8:15 we have our checkout which should only take about 20-30 minutes and then we are off to Richardton. We close on the house at 3:00 and start moving in! Wow what a busy weekend, and Tyler doesn't really get time off because he starts his new job on Monday morning. Wow. I am so excited to be out of the apartment living stage of my life and to raise my daughter in her own home.

I will post more pictures of Angela as soon as I find which box the camera is in, and of course when we get hooked up to the Internet. Wish us luck!

Complications

with buying a home have arose again. The offer we put on the home was accepted by the sellers we just had to get an incredible amount of stuff done in order to get approved by the bank. That took up most of our stress, thought processes, fight conversations and everything else we could possibly pour into the situation. Well now we hit another bump in the process. We needed to have all of our contingencies removed by today in order for the offer to still be acceptable. At noon today we were still waiting to hear from the appraisal guy to tell us how much the house is worth. He was a little worried because the past three or four houses he has appraised in the area have only been worth less than 45K. Well we were supposed to buy the house for 60,ooo. Here about an hour ago we found out that the house is only worth AT MOST 50,000. We don't really know how much the couple selling the house bought it for, but we are worried they won't sell it for that amount...which means that even though we went through all this work to try to get the house, we still may not get it. Please pray that everything works out and that the couple trying to sell the house really wants to sell the house and is willing to sell it for that amount.

Other than house complications, Angela has been getting HUGE!! She is only twelve weeks old but she is growing faster than I can keep her in clothes. She is now wearing 3-6 month clothes, standing on my lap while holding onto my hands and eating like crazy. Can't wait to see how big she gets while I'm trying to pack up her clothes...I hope I don't have to open boxes to pull out bigger clothes for her in the next two weeks.

Photos

Well it's finally here, we received our website for the professional photo session last night. Tyler and I have greatly enjoyed looking at them and already seeing how much she has grown. Here is the link to the slideshow so that you can all see the photos. http://www.shawnanoel.net/angelaslideshow/ love to all. Hope you enjoy as much as we do.

Grandparent's Day

Today is a holiday that is overlooked far too often. It's a day that was created to honor those in our lives that mean a great deal to us. It's a day to pay thanks for all the cards, hugs, kisses and love that is given unconditionally to us, even we do wrong. It's a day to honor the Grandparent's in our lives and it's the first time my parent's are being called "Grandparent's." Tyler's mom Brenda has been a Grandmother twice before, but today we hope she knows that we appreciate her being a Grandmother to our daughter.

Tyler and I want to thank all of our Grandparents for the love, support and all the knowledge they have enstowed upon us since we have become parents, and them...Great-Grandparents. Our day is clouded over and chilly so the time we spend today will most likely be spent inside, enjoying our little girl. Yesterday Tyler took a well deserved and long overdue nap with Angela...
...how cute!! We started Grandparent's day off great by speaking with Grandma Brenda while she was on her way to Dickinson to enjoy breakfast with her dad and then on to Williston. It was so great to hear her happy again as it's been too long since we've heard tears of joy. She commented on how she has not seen many pictures of Angela smiling...'cause she does it all the time now. So I snapped a few photos while we were on the phone with her and this was my favorite....Dad always knows how to make my baby express her happiness.

Motherhood

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

1 Month!!

Angela Kaye Wold. One Month Old. 10.25 pounds.

The Wold family traveled the Enchanted Highway this weekend to visit my family in Regent, North Dakota. Our main goals for the weekend were to pick up job applications for Tyler in Dickinson, visit my cousin Tyrel before he leaves for thirteen weeks, and introduce Angela to her Great-grandpa Jim. Thankfully, we got it all accomplished with some time to spare as Sunday was spent as a family just hanging out, something Tyler and I have decided is going to happen every Sunday. With all the craziness that's going on, we decided that we need at least one day of quiet, that we spend just as a family to enjoy each other and not have to worry about enjoying other's company.

We left for Regent/Dickinson on Friday morning EARLY, and after another peaceful car ride, we arrived in Dickinson around 1:00pm. Angela and I went and visited with my cousin Jessi and her little princess Quintavia while Tyler scooted around Dickinson picking up applications. After much confusion of which places were hiring, Tyler and I went around Dickinson for half an hour picking up applications and then headed down to Regent.

When we arrived in Regent, a great majority of the family was out and about getting things done. So we headed over to my Aunt Sue and Uncle Jim's house to visit their grandson Jamison. Needless to say he and Angela kicked it off quite well.

Jamison Paxton Gion

He has the cutest smile...when he's not camera shy.

And he is only five pounds heavier then Angela...what a size difference five pounds makes.

The rest of the day was spent oohing and ahhhing over the little ones. It wasn't until the sun went down that my Grandpa Jim finally came in from the fields, cleaned up after dinner and held his Great-Granddaughter. It was so precious, Grandpa was exhausted from the long, hot day out and postponed sleeping so he could cuddle with his "sleeping beauty."

Grandpa Jim and little Angela Kaye.

After a long night (I stayed up watching the Bucket List, and found out that when Tyler is really tired, he sleeps with his eyes open) Angela spent a great majority of Saturday sleeping. She napped with Grandma Ree for a little while in the morning and once Dad decided that he wanted to cuddle up with his little girl, he took two naps with her. Talk about a Baby Hog.

Grandma Ree and Angela, I love how Grandma naps sitting up.

Daddy and Angela sleeping again.

Like my family does best, the great majority of them waited until a few hours before we were ready to hit the road to come over and meet our bundle of joy. Aunt Audrey who has been a huge help with breast feeding and pretty much any other question I have about babies, came in to town after we got a little timing confusion situated. It's evident that she loves babies as she plays so well with them and they look so good on her. I think she's ready to be a Grandma again.

Audrey and Angela checking each other out.

My cousin Katie and her two little girls, Anna May and Ruby Jane came in to town to meet the tiny baby. If Angela is to be anything like her two cousin's she will never stop. Anna May has the vocabulary of a second grader and little miss Ruby crawls like there is no tomorrow. I am so excited to be closer to them in these next few months so that they can teach my little one some interesting things.

Anna May loving on Angela Kaye.

After visiting for some time, I finally was able to meet up with cousin Tyrel. He had been gone for baseball all weekend and though I shouldn't have been happy about it, he lost a game and was taken out of the tournament. Tyrel, Tess and Jamison made their way over to visit again before we headed out on the road. It was so great to see him, even if I didn't get to visit with him as much as I would have liked due to a crabby, hungry little girl.

It may not be the best photo, but Jamison was wearing his dad's hat and it was so precious.

We traveled across the state with my cousin Chandler and it was such a pleasure to have a young heart in the vehicle to keep us entertained. While we were on the stretch of I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo, we were only about fifteen minutes outside of Bismarck when we were caught in the middle of a high speed chase. It was scary, and yet intriguing. It was the young mind of Chandler that brought laughter as he kept asking what it was that the guy had done, "Maybe rob a bank, probably not, rob a gas station, an armed robbery?" Overall, it was a great long weekend but a good one. We visited with family, and found that North Dakota can have some interesting scenery on the interstate.