Jason, Emily, and Brigham Egan

My last long run.

2010-08-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

This Saturday I have my last long run before my marathon. I am going to run 20 miles, I hope I survive. My marathon is on September 18, one month away. I am starting to get really nervous. I can't believe how much I have already accomplished. I was never really a runner prior to the beginning of my training in May. I am so happy with my progress and I hope I can continue to achieve my running goals, starting with my 20 mile run this Saturday.

What's to come!!

2010-08-19T07:10:00.000-07:00

This is where we will be next week, New York City. We are also traveling to Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, all around Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine. We are really excited. I will post pictures as soon as we come home.

This picture was taken when we were in New York City last October.

Marathon Training Week 12

2010-06-28T07:14:00.000-07:00

I am on my 12th week of training for my marathon in September. This past weekend I ran 12 miles, it was really hard. I even had to stop and walk for ten minutes because my leg cramped up. That was the first time I have ever had to stop while running but I figure that it is okay because I don't want to injure myself. My longer runs are getting harder and harder and I need to start taking supplements while I run so I can keep my energy up. Training for a marathon is really time consuming and I hope I can keep up.

Marathon Training Week 2

2010-05-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

I am on my second week of training for my marathon. It is scary to think that I am actually going to run a marathon in September. I have always wanted to do it but right now it is rough. This week both of my runs have been really hard and I don't know why. It might be the fact that I have to wake up really early in the morning and I am not a morning person or it could be the hill that I have to run up a few times. I ran three miles on Tuesday and four miles today. On Saturday I am going to run five miles, I don't think I have ever run five miles before.

I know I can do it because even though I feel like stopping I continue to push through. I don't know why my mind is trying to tell me that I can't do it. I will continue on and push through because I KNOW I CAN DO IT.

Easter 2010

2010-04-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from Easter, I am really going to try to start blogging again. It was a cold Easter weekend so we enjoyed watching Conference inside. On Easter we went to Jason's grandma's house, Brigham's great grandma.

Brigham loved finding eggs, he knew there was candy in them so each time he picked one up he had to open it to see what was inside.

Jason's Blog

2009-08-10T11:58:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been blogging very well, but if you would like to see some videos or new posts please refer to Jason's blog, you can click on the link from my blog lists.

A yummy treat!!!

2009-06-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

Jason discovered some new m&m's the other day. They are coconut and so good. I don't even like m&m's but they are so good. Everyone needs to try them. They taste like an Almond Joy but in a miniature size. MMMmmmmmm.

Six month checkup

2009-05-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

Brigham weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces and is 26 inches long. He is in the 18th percentile in weight, 23rd percentile in height, and 37th percentile in his head circumference. He has a huge head. He is becoming a big boy. He has gained a lot of weight since his 3 pounds 10 ounces six months ago.

He got his shots, cried for about a minute and then he was fine. He is a tough boy.

Also, today I noticed he has a little tooth starting to come through on the bottom. That is probably the reason that he whines so much right now. It can be quite frustrating when he just sits and whines.

I probably need to start feeding him solids consistently every day, but I don't know the best way to go about this because he makes such a mess and I don't think very much ends up in his stomach. If any one has any ideas please help me out.

Another big accomplishment is that Brigham consistently sleeps through the night, it is awesome. He goes to bed at six and then wakes up at about 6:30 and plays and talks to himself for a while. He loves to scoot around his bed. The other day he was supposed to be taking a nap and started screaming and I went up and he was crammed into the corner on his stomach. It is really funny to watch him.

Brigham is starting to learn to sit up, he can do it for a few seconds if he leans forward and touches his toes. He is also rolling from his stomach to his back, although I don't think he likes to do that. He is trying to figure out how to roll from his back to his stomach but his arm usually gets in the way.

Brigham loves to put EVERYTHING in his mouth and he has just discovered that he likes to put his feet in his mouth, it is so funny.

Jason and I are so blessed to have such a healthy and happy baby.

Cute Pics

2009-05-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

Easter

2009-05-08T08:38:00.000-07:00

Finally, it took me a little too long to get these pictures up. This is what the Easter bunny brought Brigham, which means us.

School

2009-04-16T14:01:00.001-07:00

Winter semester is over for Jason and he got another 4.0. This was also the first semester that he had a full credit load, 12 credits. He is over half way done with his degree and has a cumulative 4.0 GPA. That is quite impressive. I am very proud of his hard work and determination.

The violin

2009-04-13T19:42:00.001-07:00

Today Jason decided he wanted to learn to play the violin. So he came home from work with a violin that he bought. It was a little strange because I didn't think that he was that serious about it. He has been practicing all day and it sounds really good. He is very talented. Jason can do anything, he is my hero.

Five Month Pics

2009-04-08T09:32:00.000-07:00

Schedule

2009-03-31T11:22:00.000-07:00

Brigham is finally starting to get into a schedule. The past few days he has only woken up once in the night, it is usually at about 4. I feed him, change his diaper, and he goes back to sleep. Then he wakes up for the day around 7:30. I love it when he wakes up because he is so happy and loves to smile. He goes for a nap at 9 and wakes up an hour later, but sometimes he is still tired, I wish he would just take a two hour nap, but that doesn't seem likely. He takes another nap at 12 and sleeps for another hour and then the afternoon sometimes falls apart. He gets tired in the late afternoon but doesn't like to nap by himself, he insists I hold him if he sleeps. He goes to bed around 6:30. He is also eating like every two hours, I have tried to feed him more so that he will go longer in between feedings but it doesn't work. I am afraid to feed him rice cereal because of all the horror stories that I hear that it would make him constipated. I tried putting some in his bottle at night but that didn't work too well. We will just see what happens, the pediatrician said that some people rush giving their babies solids so he said it would be fine to wait, but who knows what will happen.

He is so much fun right now because he is just so happy and smiley. The only problem is that he doesn't know how to play by himself. He wants me to constantly entertain him. I put him down alone and he gets upset. I don't think he understands yet that toys can be fun. It is crazy how much he has grown, he almost five months but it seems like yesterday when he was born. I guess that is how all mothers feel.

Four Months

2009-03-07T14:03:00.000-08:00

I don't know what happened to his hand in this picture, it totally looks like he doesn't have a hand, but I thought his face was really cute.

Brigham is four months old. He weighs 12 pounds 6 ounces and is about 24 inches long. He is in the 9th percentile for weight, 8th percentile for height, and 11th percentile for the size of his head. He is catching up. Right now he reaches and grabs for toys. He just barely starting to roll to his side.

Tummy Time

2009-03-07T13:56:00.001-08:00

Brigham hates tummy time. Every time I put him on his tummy he cries the entire time. As you can see he must have been really tired because he passed out and slept on his tummy for an hour. I thought to myself, maybe he likes tummy time now, but that is not the case. I have since putten him on his tummy and he continues to cry. I am sure there will come a day when he likes to be on his tummy.

Sick

2009-02-25T08:16:00.001-08:00

We tried to keep Brigham away so he wouldn't get sick, but he got sick anyway. Jason got me sick and then I got Brigham sick. It started with a sore throat because he was drooling for a few days, which he never does. Then he got really stuffed up and had a little cough. I was really scared because that is what the doctors at the hospital did to us. They made us scared about every little thing since he was a preemie. I took him to the doctor and he checked his lungs and ears and everything was fine. Brigham's pediatrician is a really great guy, he doesn't treat Brigham like a preemie. Brigham has a cold and his coughing is getting worse but I think the reason for that is because it is the end of the cold, and I have to suction his nose twice a day, he hates that. Although Brigham was born 7 weeks early, at this point I don't think any one would be able to tell. He is gaining weight and growing, and is doing almost all the things that babies do at his age. He is catching up quick, I thought it would take about a year or two, but he is a quick learner.

Brigham's Blessing

2009-02-10T11:27:00.000-08:00

We blessed Brigham on February 1. It was a beautiful blessing and I am grateful that my husband can do that for our family. Brigham wore the same outfit that Jason wore when he was blessed. It was a good day and Brigham didn't get sick, our pediatrician still doesn't want Brigham to go to church, but we snuck him in.

2 Months

2009-01-06T14:58:00.000-08:00

Brigham is two months old, wow time flies by. He went to the doctor and had his shots today. It was so sad because his eyes just filled up with tears. He weighed nine pounds and was twenty inches long. The doctor was really impressed that he had gained so much weight. Brigham is now on the growth charts, although he is at the very bottom. He loves his cougars and wanted to share that with everyone.

Christmas morning

2009-01-01T19:50:00.001-08:00

This is what we woke up to on Christmas morning. We barely got out of our neighborhood.
The snow drifts were really bad.

The night before we got home pretty late and Jason shoveled, it was a good thing he did that because it would have taken all morning to shovel our driveway.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-01T19:44:00.000-08:00

For Christmas Eve we went to Jason's grandma's house. We ate ham, funeral potatoes, and really good rolls. After we ate we opened presents. Brigham couldn't join in the fun because he is still too young and hasn't had his shots yet. We stayed upstairs while the party happened downstairs.

Brigham got a monkey from his great grandma, he was pretty tired.

Chocolates

2008-12-22T09:57:00.001-08:00

Our annual chocolate dipping party. Jason's cousins Carol and Christie dipped chocolates while Jason rolled the cherries in fondant. I just sat and watched and ate as many chocolates as I could.

6 1/2 weeks old

2008-12-19T12:19:00.000-08:00

Brigham is now 6 1/2 weeks old, he weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces and is 20 inches long. He has gained three pounds since he came home. He has decided to wake up every two hours at night, he is always hungry. He also doesn't like to sleep in his bed because he wants someone to hold him 24/7. He has grown so much, I can't believe it.

Sleep

2008-12-15T11:06:00.000-08:00

Last night Brigham slept continuously for four hours, so I only had to wake up once during the night. I fed him at 11 pm and then he slept until 3 am and didn't wake up until 7 am. I woke up feeling so refreshed, I didn't think that would happen for a long time. I hope he continuous to sleep for long periods of time, but I doubt that will happen.

Brigham is home!!!

2008-11-23T16:52:00.001-08:00

Brigham got to come home today. The doctor called us on Saturday morning and said that he would be able to come home Sunday or Monday depending on how well he took his feedings that day. He did really well and they took the feeding tube out and now he is home. It seems really weird, no more long drives to the hospital or holding him with a bunch of wires connected to him. It is kind of scary because he is so small, he weighs four pounds six ounces. Since he was under five pounds he had to ride in the car bed, which is a car seat for a baby. It looks like a bed so Brigham got to lay down the whole way home. We are so excited he is home but I know I am going to be so worried for the next couple of days that I probably won't get much sleep, oh well I am glad he is home. Thanks for everyone's prayers, they were much appreciated.

Eating

2008-11-18T13:46:00.000-08:00

Brigham now weighs about 4 pounds 2 ounces. Currently I go to the hospital and feed him twice a day, every twelve hours, and the rest of the time he is fed through a tube in his nose. He hasn't fully developed the technique of eating which involves sucking, swallowing, and breathing. He is getting better and once is able to eat without the tube he will be able to come home. I hope that time comes sooner rather than later.

Pictures of Brigham

2008-11-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

On Saturday they took Brigham out of the isolette because he is able to maintain his own body temperature. When he was in his box we were only able to hold him once a day but now we can hold him whenever we go and see him and he gets to wear clothes. He is still a little big for his premie clothes. He is doing well and gained an ounce so now he weighs three pounds and eleven ounces.

Brigham had jaundice and had to stay under the bili-lights for two days and wear the funny looking googles. He pulled the googles off every chance he could, he didn't like them covering his eyes.

Brigham Howard Egan

2008-11-09T11:17:00.000-08:00

Brigham Howard Egan was born November 3, 2008 at 9:07 pm. He weighed three pounds and 10 ounces and was seventeen inches long. He didn't want to wait until December 21st and came a little early. Before he was born the nurses from the NICU came and talked to us and told us all the possiblities that could happen. It was really scary but he was healthy when he was born and didn't need oxygen or anything. He is small and has to stay in the NICU for a while. The doctors tell us that he will stay there until his due date but we are hopeful that he will be home sooner than that.

A good book!

2008-10-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

I just finished an awesome financial book called The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. It was written in the 1920's so it has been around for a while, but I would recommend it to everyone. It has valuable information concerning finances, which is very helpful during this time of economic crisis. The main point of the book is to save a certain percentage from your income and this is done by controlling how money is spent in other areas. I went through what Jason and I spent on things on an average month and saw areas where they could be cut down. This book has really opened my eyes to the potential that saving can do for the future.

Our Baby Boy!!!

2008-09-08T16:53:00.001-07:00

We are having a boy, due Decemeber 21st. We are very excited and can't wait to see him.

Summer Camping

2008-09-08T16:25:00.001-07:00

We went up to Strawberry one evening while we were at the cabin to catch crawdads. Jason, Kregg, Danny, and Bryant caught about thirty and cooked them up.

For Memorial Weekend we went camping up Hobble Creek Canyon. It was the first camping trip of the year and it was freezing, but we had a lot of fun.

During the 24th of July it was Girl's Camp. It was awesome. We have such a wonderful ward with beautiful young women. I learned so much from each girl and was very lucky to be involved.

Jakob Milo Rogers

2008-09-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

Jakob was born July 3, 2008. He is the first nephew for us and it has been really fun having him around. He is wearing the onesie Jason and I got for him which says "My favorite aunt and uncle," and there is a picture of us. I thought it was pretty funny.

Fall is in the air.

2008-09-01T11:08:00.000-07:00

Finally it feels like fall. The rain has cooled everything off and the leaves are starting to change. Swiss days was this weekend, my favorite time of year but it was hot and kind of disappointing because they usually have really cute stuff, but there wasn't anything too exciting.

School Days

2008-01-23T07:28:00.000-08:00

Jason started school two weeks ago. This is his third semester at LDSBC. He is currently taking three classes. His grade point average is a 4.0; he never thought he would be able to do this well in school. At LDSBC he is in the transfer program to BYU and is just studying generals.