Here the first
picture of Savannah’s baby! We went to
the ultrasound on Friday and it was quite an experience! Everything looks healthy. There are 10 fingers and 10 toes, only 2
eyes, and…it’s a BOY! We are all really
excited and grateful.
The funniest part of that
entire day was telling Sawyer about the fact that Savannah was pregnant – and
that this would, in fact, make him an uncle.
He was standing there in his PJ’s and slippers and when I told him that
we were going to go to the hospital, and that everything was fine, but that
Savannah had a baby in her tummy and we were going to go look at it. I told him that he would be the baby’s uncle
and that was pretty cool – right? He was
thoughtful for about two seconds, looked and me and said…”So, I will be an
uncle, like Jason, only shorter, and with Perry the Platapus slippers
on…?..” I just looked and him and said
“Yep” - and that was the end of “the
talk.” Kids are great!
Summer, Sadie, Skyler and
Grandma all enjoyed going to the ultrasound as well. It was neat to see how scientific the whole
process is now. Probably the longest
part of the entire ultrasound was the time that they spent tracking the heart
and making sure that the four chambers were all doing what they were supposed
to. The technician was very kind and
really took the time to tell us what we were looking at whenever we asked.
Boom is measuring at 20
weeks and has an ETA of May 28th.
Heidi:
Work is going good for me.
I currently have 16 mentors and 1282 students that I supervise. It was crazy this past week because my work
computer crashed and I was technically impaired for the whole week. I “unpacked” all the files on my new computer
this past Friday and all is well again.
Jacob:
Things at Safelink are
exciting! Jacob has been spending a lot
of time traveling over to eastern Idaho these past weeks. They are hoping to have their network in that
part of the state launched in the next six weeks and it is going to be
BIG! Of course we have always loved that
part of the state – it is gorgeous – so he doesn’t mind the driving. Also – he is getting the chance to work with
Katy, as she is managing the marketing for the launch – and that is a lot of
fun!
Samantha and Trevor:
The newlyweds are still in
LOVE and doing great! Samantha told me
about a wonderful exhibit that they had gone to see at the BYU art museum that
had many pictures of the Savior from all across the world that have been brought
to BYU only until May. She said that the
spirit at the exhibit was honestly rivaled only by that at the temple. If you are going to be in Provo – or could
find an excuse to go – it is a must see.
I think that our family is going to go over President’s day if
possible. Samantha and Trevor are also
all settled into their new apartment at Wymount Terrace. We seriously got our stair-master on while
moving them. It is a 3rd
floor apartment – that has a sweet storage room in their bedroom.
Trevor is
back in school for winter semester, and learning more about structures
engineering. I have a feeling that the
graham cracker tower we witnessed over Christmas is just the start of great
things for “the Redhead.” Samantha is
also working hard at school and moving forward with her accounting
courses. Her term is done in February
and it is going to be a push to the finish.
Savannah:
Savannah just has the final
assessment in her Nutrition course to go and will take that this week. As a family we have loved this class because
we have enjoyed tasting all of the homework.
There was some yummy stir fry, pumpkin bread, and muffins this past
week. We are ordering Biology this next
week because we found out that as soon as Savannah finishes the two Biology
courses she will be eligible for the tech center health professions courses
that will lead to the CNA certification, and the start of her nursing career.
English is also officially halfway done – and a big shout out to Grandma as a
co-participant in that class…lol…we couldn’t do it without her. J
Skyler:
Skyler is very busy these
days. He is working two days a week at
Safelink and trying to learn as much as he can.
We are also in basketball season and he plays in the pep band for the
games. Skyler also had to make the tough
decision to quit robotics this past week.
We decided the it was just too much to manage with all his other
activities. L Also this past week I helped Skyler to
complete a scientist timeline project for Mr. Sagers class. Pretty crazy to think at this point that
Hollie, Rob, Katy, Heather and Samantha have probably all done the exact same
assignment…lol. We really should have
been saving these things!
Summer and Sadie:
Summer and Sadie are very glad
to be back in school! Basketball season
also started this past week and they get to be on a team with Paige as well –
that it going to be a lot of fun! Plus
it is great that Katy and I will have each other to sit on the sidelines with
at the games!! Sadie also got a new pair
of glasses this past week that she is pretty excited about – it is only for a
small prescription, but it makes a big difference for her when she is reading. Summer finally purchased a used iPod this
past week (from Savannah) and she has been enjoying setting that up and using
it.
Sawyer:
Well – Sawyer is just funny and awesome! He keeps us in stitches. His reading is really coming along – when we
he decides to demonstrate for us his skillz….lol. We love his sense of humor and I appreciate
our nightly snuggles. J
I was reading in Dr. Denis Waitley’s book “The Psychology
of Winning” yesterday and there was a particular section that really stood out
to me that I wanted to share.
Preceeding, was a discussion of
some of the findings of Viktor Frankel.
Frankel observed from his time in the death camps that “Life asks of
every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover
what it should be.”
Dr. Waitley then continued that “The response to the
challenges of life – purpose – is the healing balm that enables each of us to
face up to adversity and strife.”
As a family we get the opportunity to watch each other go
through both the good times and the bad times that inevitably come in
life. It is inspiring to watch each
other overcome adversity, find our purpose, and accomplish the things that we
desire. The Larsen’s are so grateful for
each of you in our life! Have a great
month!
Heidi
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