Logan Indiana Sandgren

I know that it's been awhile but I'm sure it comes as no surprise when I say that I finally had my baby boy! I was induced early morning on Dec. 13th. It took almost 13 hours for me to dilate from a 2 to a 5. It was long and depressing. Then suddenly I jumped from a 5 to fully complete within an hour. At that point everything went really fast. I only pushed once and out he came! Then things turned pretty scary because Logan wasn't breathing very well. The nurses tried everything they could before they took him to the NICU. I got to hold him for no longer than 30 seconds before he had to go. On my way down to the recovery room, the nurse wheeled me into the NICU to see him. It was so hard to see Logan hooked up to everything and to see a tube down his throat. Tim was there by his side the entire time and that was comforting for me. I could barely reach him from my bed and I just wanted to hold him, kiss him and comfort him. I remember looking around as I was being wheeled out and seeing the other little ones that were in the NICU. Most were in worse condition than Logan and I silently prayed for them to make it and for their families to be comforted. Tim and my father-in-law were able to give Logan a blessing while he was in the NICU. I'm so thankful for the Priesthood! What a blessing it is to have a worthy and faithful husband and family that can use that wonderful power.
Logan's lungs didn't have enough surfactant and so with a little help to breath and a shot he was able to leave after about 5 hours in the NICU. I didn't really get to hold him until the next day. It was a wonderful moment when I got to hold him close and cuddle him.
Logan is a pure joy in our lives and a wonderful blessing from my Heavenly Father. I love being a mother and am blessed with 3 beautiful children. Now we just need to work on his sleeping pattern!

Family Pictures 2010

What started out as pregnancy pictures turned into family pictures and I'm so glad that it did. I love how these turned out!

Water Fight

What started as getting the little kids to play in the water, turned into the big kids playing in the water. As uncle Danny put it, "we need to teach these kids how to have a real water fight!" The only problem was that the boys didn't have their swimsuits on and ended up getting soaking wet! My personal favorite is my nephew Jack who is just kickin' it in a little bucket. Good times!

Hailey's Birthday

Hailey is all Princess. She absolutely loves Sleeping Beauty and so I tried to incorporate that princess into as much as I could. I still can't believe that she is 4 years old.




By the end of the night she was in her element. Just underwear!

It's a . . .

Playing Catch-Up #2

For those who keep it touch, you probably know that I'm pregnant. Oh boy has it been a rough one so far. I was sick with Isaac and Hailey but nothing compared to this. I was put on IV therapy which I was able to do at home. I took a leave of absence from work because I just couldn't function. Tim became a nurse, a cook and he played mom for a few months. He had to learned how to switch my IV fluids and how to inject medications into my IV. Thank you honey for being so wonderful and understanding. Isaac and Hailey were also really patient with me while I was sick. It was a rough ride but thankfully I am over it all now. Now I just get to deal with being uncomfortable, which is 10 times better than throwing up all day!

Playing Catch-Up #1

Isaac turned 6 years old on May 5th. It's been a busy and exciting year for him and he was excited to be another year older. He wanted a snake cake this year and I took the easy route and made the snake out of cupcakes.



The Sandgren's welcomed Oakland James Tuttle to the family on May 15th. He is the cutest little boy and we love him so much! Spending the evening in the hospital waiting for his arrival was a great way to spend my anniversary! May 15th marked 7 years of marriage for Tim and I.

Isaac graduated from Kindergarten with flying colors. He did so well this year and his teachers continually commented that he was an excellent student. He chose
Chuck-a-rama for his graduation dinner(which made Tim happy too) and he couldn't eat as much as usual because he was so excited to go to his graduation. Good job Isaac! Mom and Dad are so proud of you.

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter this year. What made it even better was to have Conference fall on the same weekend! Here are a few pictures of our holiday.