May 6, 2010
Brandon Coburn left this life to find his next mission. I hurt for Brandon still, I wish he was still here to make me laugh. He definitely was one of the comedians in our Kunz family. Although Brandon wasn't my closest cousin, I always felt a bond with him. Maybe because I was so close to his sister that I always saw him and he was always around. I have had a hard time knowing what to say on this post, but I love and miss you Brandon. Your life was too short, you were gone too fast. I wish you wouldn't have felt the way you did, and I know I wish I could have done something to help you out. I will always feel like I could have done or said something that maybe would have kept you here with us....
Honestly, I have not experienced a lot of death in my family. Death is not the end and I know I will see them again, but I can still miss them.
Brandon left us, taking his own life. His death has hit me so hard and there are some days when my thoughts really dwell on him. Even after all this time, I still think of Brandon and cry for him. Maybe I think I could have done something different to help him, or maybe because at times I have had those same thoughts, or maybe because with suicide there isn't a lot of answers with our religion on what happens to those souls, either way his death hit me so hard. I love you Brandon, hope you are fine and doing well.
EWWW. There are other things I fear more than snakes. Like bad things happening to my family. But this was the easiest thing to find a picture of. Oh I also hate the dark, you just don't know what is out there trying to get you.
I love Chard. He is my favorite little brother. I miss the times where we would hang out just the two of us, going to dinner and a movie. Man I hate getting old and missing out.
Although this is only the start of this pregnancy, I can already feel the difference. I actually have gotten some morning sickness. I am not sure you would call it that, but I am ALWAYS nauseous. If I wait to long to eat, I feel sick. If I eat to much, I feel ReAlLy Sick.
Today I am 7 weeks. We got our insurance notified, and we will look around for a health care provider. I liked my last doctor. This time though, I would like to try a midwife. I think I would work a lot better with a midwife.
We let the news slip to a couple of people...and yes we are crazy. All I can say is, it's not our plan, but heavily fathers.
Kade leaves for his new job tomorrow. :( He will be gone a whole 10 days. I am really going to miss him.
I love the church, and I am grateful for it and my testimony. Because of Christ and all he did for me, I will be able to be with my family forever. That is something that is worth SO much.
At my house growing up we only got a little bit of candy for easter. That is just fine, I love candy. We were at my parents (Bingham side) a couple weeks ago and my mother-in-law drug our her baby walker. Drake LOVED it.
at G&G Binghams
So I told Kade I wanted to get Drake one for easter. Because we are a rich college couple we took a trip to once upon a child. I was really surprised by the store in Idaho Falls. It was chuck full of awesome stuff. Unfortunately, I only got what I went there for. I was pretty happy with my find. We got the walker half off anything else I could find brand new or used. Then I got him some rattles and things he can play with while he sits.
Drake playin
Drake was happy, and I love that he can sit in the kitchen with me and watch me cook or do dishes.
Our little puppy decided he liked Drake's walker as well.
I am so grateful for my little family. I am grateful for Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he made while on this earth. I know that Christ did so much for me and all of his children. His sacrifice was great, while ours on earth is small. We may endure a lot, but he endured it all. I know that ALL I have to do to be with my family for eternity is to keep doing my best and repent for my sins. We are so blessed!
I wish that my family could just feel comfortable with a job and an income. I feel like when we finally feel financially comfortable something big happens to ruin it. This dang economy and not being able to find a job really stinks sometimes.
Yesterday, right after we left the house for a trip up to Terreton, we got a call. Nikki had dropped her wedding ring down the sink, and Brad didn't have tools to retrieve them. We got back, and while Kade was pulling the plumbing apart, it broke. Then it broke some more. IDK much about plumbing, but it was installed in the 76 (it had a date). I always wondered why it didn't drain well...now we know. The pipe broke into 3 pieces. We just got back from Wal-mart. We waited in line for 25 minutes NO JOKE. Everyone was there getting last minute easter gifts, and Wal-mart was not staffed (big surprise).
Good news, we got the ring out. Sadly we didn't find a previous owners expensive jewelry in the sink :( Man will we ever catch a brake ;D haha
BiG surprise right? I like to read, and I don't really have a favorite book. This was one of the more addicting saga I have read tho. The last group of books I read was the Hunger Games Trilogy. But, I am always open to suggestions! Of course I am always reading and enjoying the BOM and the Bible.
Well, I have never received my admittance letter from ISU, but I did get admitted. They don't know why my mail isn't being delivered, but I think it is because they are unorganized.
I was told that I could log on and register whenever. When I tried to do that the computer said, YOU WISH, you have to meet with an adviser first. AHH, really?
I called the Idaho Falls branch up and scheduled to meet with an adviser, or so I was told. I showed up there this morning and they stuck me in a room with a bunch of people. Instead of meeting with one person for a half hour, I got to sit through a 3 hour FRESHMAN orientation! YAY, how fun. Oh well, I guess its always good to get a definition on what a prerequisite class is, RIGHT? But it wasn't a complete wast of time, I ended up being able to register today. YAY. I am going to go to school this summer, and this fall.
By the way, I'm already half way done with the nursing program prerequisites!
Today is 17 months since Kade and I got tied to the eternal hitching post. I am loving it. Here are 17 reasons I love my honey so much.
01. He is a tease. He is always joking around, even at the worst possible moments, when you just wish he would be serious for a SECOND. HAHA
02. He is a great story teller. No one, not even I can tell when he is telling a wild story or the truth. Believe me, he can make anyone believe ANYTHING!
03. He has the biggest heart. Sometimes, he gives away things he uses just because he thinks someone needs it more than he does. Trust me, I have lost a good TV to his kind heart. :D
04. He is always fiddling with things. He loves to tinker, thank goodness for that, because our cars are always working.
05. He is a hard worker.
06. He is a wonderful dad. Drake adores him. Plus he gets up in the middle of the night better than I do, never complains.
07. Perfect husband, he always does what I need him to do.
08. He loves me, and LoVeS to show it. ;D
09. He is so thoughtful, I always find sticky luv notes all over my house.
10. He is a great listener. Even when I am venting he lends an ear, so I can let my steam out.
11. Kade is so supportive. When I have a goal in mind, or want to try something new, he is there. He is always there for me.
12. He has such a love for the Lord and the gospel. He has such a strong spirit about him. I love having the priesthood in my home, and readily available.
13. Kade takes care of me in every way.
14. Kade has a sense of adventure. He is always wanting to do something fun and new, especially if it pushes the boundaries.
15. He is just so much fun. We are always laughing and playing together. He is a true kid at heart.
16. Kade is so handsome. I love his big smile, and TallNess.
17. He is MY perfect match. He is MY perfect man. He is no ones but MINE! And guess what WORLD, its forever. Kade and I found the forever kind of love. :D
I wrote this post the day I found out we were prego. I just didn't post it till now. :D
Okay we have some big news!!! Baby #2 is on it's way. I have been suspicious for a while that we were expecting. We took 2 pregnancy tests and they were a no go. I had just known to early that I was pregnant. Well the 3rd time is the charm. we found 2 pink lines on our pregnancy test! We are so excited. Nikki and Brad, the couple that lives with us, they are also pregnant. They are a month ahead of us. We are due around Dec 22, 2011. So Drake and our soon to be new addition will be 1 year apart. I'm so excited I am going to be a MoMmY again. YAY us!
Yeah, after having a kid, I will never look the same. No matter how hard I try, I still have my baby fat. But in the end it was so worth having my little boy.
When it comes to pets, something is always changing at our house.
About a month ago we were cleaning out a house for work and the person that use to live there left their cat there. Yup, they left a full grown cat in the house. Granted it had food and a litter box, but who leaves their animals when they move? I am not sure how many weeks this cat lived alone in this house. Kade being the sweet man he is decided we would keep "George". We later found out George was a girl, but we still call her George. She actually is a really great cat. She is trained. If you call kitty, she comes to you, she loves cuddling with anyone on the couch, and she rather go outside to go to the bathroom than the littler box. WORKS for me. One downside, she will bite if you pull her tail or if you are mean to her. But she is awesome.
Today we went to the animal shelter and we couldn't help but pick up this little guy. They named him Rusty, but Kade calls him Turbo. He is so cute, and will stay little :D He is a rat terrier.
Both Kade and I would like to someday own some land in the country. I don't want to live really far out, I still want to be somewhere close to Wal-mart. But I wouldn't mind being able to let my kids run around and have some chores. Maybe raise our own beef, and farm a little hay. Living so close in town has changed my mind on where I want to live the rest of my life. I like living in town, but I think I would much rather live in the country.
Okay, so this is a little out there, but I would LOVE to go to a session in every temple in the world! HAHA I would have to have tonz of time on my hands and $$$$ but it is a fun want. I would really like to at least visit one in every state. I think it would be AMAZING! So now there are 134 operating temples, 10 under construction, and 16 announced. SO MANY
Aba Nigeria Temple Accra Ghana Temple Adelaide Australia Temple Albuquerque New Mexico Temple Anchorage Alaska Temple Apia Samoa Temple Asunción Paraguay Temple Atlanta Georgia Temple
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple Bern Switzerland Temple Billings Montana Temple Birmingham Alabama Temple Bismarck North Dakota Temple Bogotá Colombia Temple Boise Idaho Temple Boston Massachusetts Temple Bountiful Utah Temple Brigham City Utah Temple† Brisbane Australia Temple Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
Fort Collins Colorado Temple† Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple† Fortaleza Brazil Temple† Frankfurt Germany Temple Freiberg Germany Temple Fresno California Temple Fukuoka Japan Temple
Palmyra New York Temple Panamá City Panamá Temple Papeete Tahiti Temple Payson Utah Temple† Perth Australia Temple Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple† Phoenix Arizona Temple† Portland Oregon Temple Porto Alegre Brazil Temple Preston England Temple Provo Utah Temple
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple†
Raleigh North Carolina Temple Recife Brazil Temple Redlands California Temple Regina Saskatchewan Temple Reno Nevada Temple Rexburg Idaho Temple Rome Italy Temple†
My great big family. I love them and am grateful for their awesomeness everyday. I would love to have a picture from both sides with all the family members, but that may never happen. But those of you who are family that are not in the picture, know that you are there in thought. I have a pretty amazing family, even my in-laws are bomb. :D love you all.
So today my brother Wray. and his amazing wife Cortnie, finally got to meet their little girl. She arrived at 3:53 am on April 12, 2011. She weighed 7 lb 7 oz, and she was 21.5 inches long. She is so perfect, but looks nothing liker her siblings ( I think ). I am so excited to see what she grows to look like. I am also excited to hear a name for her. That's right, no name as of now. But she has dark hair, and is a really sleepy girl. Getting to hold her was so fun, I can't believe how small they come and how fast they grow.
Wray and Cortnie now have 1 boy and 3 girls. They seriously are the cutest kids ever, other than mine. :D Luv you two and congrats on the new addition.
Oh and mom and baby are doing great, no complications!!!! YAY!
Well I think everyone is sick of me telling them how much I love my family. So here is something else I love!!! SLEEP :D I probably could do it always, 24/7, but I don't, I endure the awake hours.
Today Drake is 4 WHOLE months old. Sad, I know. He is getting too big. It makes me grumpy. LOL
Here are some pictures so you can see how he has grown. :D
Drake's Birthday Weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce.
Drake when he was 3 days old. He was still a little jaundace. I love this pic, I think he looks Asian.
This is when he graduated out of newborn diapers and into size 1's. He is about 9 pounds.
This is when we first started putting him in size 2 diapers he was about 11 pounds.
look at his belly growing!
He got more of his shots today :( no fun.
He is now 14 pounds 2 ounces, 25.25 inches long, and his head measures at 16.25. His weight is in the 30 percentile and his length is in the 60 percentile. So looks like he will be tall like his dad ;D.
Does everyone get this sad when their baby grows up??? I feel like time is slipping away! Love you Drake.
Kade and Stephanie Bingham were married on November 20, 2009 for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple. They are currently in love, happy, and working on their eternal family. This is a day to day into their life.
~enjoy~
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