New Year...New Beginnings...

Well....I finally decided to join the blogging world! I have been debating this for awhile...considering it's one more thing to keep up with...but I thought it would be fun to write about the family and our new adventures to share with friends and family...especially ones that live far away...and life as we know it is so busy! So I hope you all enjoy!

Where do I start? I have to say...I am sooo glad it is 2009. It had been a rough end of the year....from new life to the end of one's life.

First....We welcomed our new baby boy on October 13,2008....Mr. Boedy Braydon Rumph....yes...for those of you who know or were wondering...we got the name from Jerett's parents dog....whom we love so much! (we are huge dog people..as they are part of our family just as much as our kids..lol!) We were out to dinner one night with our best friends Ashley and Josh and he happened to mention the name "Boedy" and then it just clicked...Jerett and I said..."that's the name!" Easy as that....soon after we started telling everyone....most didn't believe us! And loan behold...it fit's him perfectly...he is our little Boedy! His middle name came from both of our brothers *whom which share the same birthday* Brad and Brandon. He has since adopted the name "Bo Bo" or "Boedy Braydon" who his brother Ethan had called him since day one!

So moving on.....a few days before Boedy was born...we get a phone call that Jerett's uncle had passed....it seems as if when babies are born in our family...someone always passes....needless to say it might be scary to have another in fear of the worst! Jerett and Ethan decided to fly down and be with the family ...as I was just out of surgery and since Boedy was only a week old...I couldn't go....I was so bummed. *Mom...we love you and think of you often...losing your family has been tough these last few years.

Three weeks after Boedy is born, we take him in for his circumcision...or should I say ...I take him in since I happened to accidentally schedule it on the day jerett is working...classic of me... the procedure started at 9am...ended about 10am...he did awesome..things were going great. Time to run Ethan to preschool at 10:30am....then I drop Boedy off at my mom's to go run some errands for two hours.....I pick E up again at 12:30pm...run to my moms to pick boedy up....(in the meantime I forget to leave the diaper bag with my mom all the time I was gone) So i go inside to change him..open the diaper and it's full of blood....so I am thinking...ok...he's acting fine...the little procedure just happened...changed him and drove home.....so it's about 3pm...I go to change his diaper again....open it up..full of blood... mind you the doc said if it's more than the size of a quarter...call. Call the doctor....they tell me to come in and we'll just double check it.... of course there was a huge storm going on....so I get there almost at 5:30pm after packing up both boys and dropping Ethan off at my moms... The doctor waits for us...open up the diaper..and wa-la...full of blood again! I am starting to get really worried at this point..thinking is he going to need a blood transfusion? The doc says yeah..there is a spot at the top of his "pepee"(shoot..I don't know how to put that) that is not clotting...I need you to take him to Mary Bridge hospital. We go...again..just me and Boedy...(seems as if everything happens when Jerett;s working!) We get in right away....the diaper was full again....but they seemed to have put a clotting sponge on the top and it looked like it was stopping so they sent us home and told me to call back if the diaper fills up again. It's about 9pm at this point...go back to puyallup to pick E up and finally go home. Get home, get E in bed...he is exhausted from the days events...poor little guy.... go to change Boedy and get his Jammie's on....what do you know...the diaper is full AGAIN!!!! So I finally had to call Jerett and have him come home from work at midnight...so I can take poor Boedy back to the children's' hospital... Get there...they try everything they can to avoid putting him under anesthesia...but looks like it won't stop. So at 5am they put him under and put 3 stitches in.....man was that hard to watch...jerett is usually the one that would be there...since he is stronger in that area than I am....but we did it and thank god everything turned out fine! (I won't even go into the story about Thrush!)Needless to say... He is just the best little baby ...he eats, sleeps and is so happy! We absolutely love having two kids...the boys both are really great...we can't wait to have more!

So the day before Boedy's circumcision fiasco....one of my best friends Haley has her baby...miss Adeline! Mind you ...Haley is a champ at birthing...she already has two beautiful babies who came out with out a fight...but not Adeline....she was the wild card! Shortly after a tough labor....we get a phone call that Haley is in the hospital....with a blood clot...or pulmonary embolism....which is EXTREMELY fatal if it travels to your lungs. We all were so worried....so even a few days later they found another in her chest!!!!!!!! I have never been so worried in my life....but needless to say after a long two weeks or so in the hospital...she finally got the clearance to go home...she is still in recovery on blood thinners...we are all hoping this is just a fluke and it's not in her genetics..... So just when you think everything is going to be OK....I call Haley after thanksgiving to see how her holiday went...and guess what ? She is at Children's hospital in Seattle with little baby Adeline.....she has a dangerous infection on her head...that they thought was a just a spot from the vacuum(from delivery) and she is going into surgery at 3pm! To make a long story short...all turns out well after a long 6 hr surgery and she is one cute, happy little baby that you wouldn't have known anything had happened!!! Congrats to the Pozzi Family....in the addition of your new Baby Girl!!!

Now we are finally into December...yeahhhh...it's Christmas time...supposed to be the happiest time of the year right?? Then we get snow, snow and more snow!!!!!! At first everyone is sooo happy....it's snowing and it's looking a lot like white Christmas! Then...it doesn't stop! It was beautiful....but let me tell you..as most of you know that live here....you would have thought we had a nuclear bomb....everyone stays in their home locked up...no work...no travel...no driving! So after awhile...we all get cabin fever ! Jerett and Ethan had a blast...they played their hearts out...sledding everyday...with occasional hot cocoa breaks with mom..and boedy! Jerett's like a kid in a candy shop...I swear he must have left the house 10 times a day to go the store...just to drive in the snow! I have to admit...he's always entertaining! Back to the snow down pour....it did put a cramp in everything...from Christmas shopping to our annual ugly sweater party each year....this year we were planning on a matching pj party....which we were all looking forward to getting together WITHOUT children...seems like the only time we do each year!!!....old man cancelled that on sunday the 21st!

So it's Monday morning ...the 22nd of December....I get a phone call from my best friend Ashley....which is totally unusual considering she is hardworking at Nordstrom's on weekdays. I missed the phone call....just when you think nothing else can happen....I call her back....she tells me the worst news possible....her dad has passed unexpectedly. Wow...talk about one of the saddest days of my life...I have never seen Ashley this upset in all the 20 years we have been best friends....My heart has never ached so hard before....I felt so helpless and so sad....Bob was only 55. So it' been a tough Christmas....I feel REALLY blessed at this point in my life. I have really realized how much friendships mean...how much we should live in the moment and really talk about it to all we love and not hold back. As my husband can tell you...I am not one to cry in front of anyone.....but let's just say...I haven't held back the tears lately and could have probably filled a river this last month. They had the funeral yesterday...and it was wonderful...I had the privilege and honor to speak on Ashley's behalf and tell some pretty funny memories ...but boy it's so hard to see the people you love hurting...and the scary thing is...there are going to be more things happen like this as we get older....Ashley was just the first to experience it.... I just want to say...Ash..I love you and your family so much and will be thinking about you always...now starts the long road to healing .... Your dad will truly be missed by us and by many....

You can leave a message for Ashley and her family at www.mem.com under Robert Adler.

It has definately been a challenge these last few months as we have had our minds on family and dear friends....so I am sorry if I didn't get "Thank You's" , christmas cards, phone calls and birth announcements out...hopefully soon! Now that I have written a novel...We wish you the best in 2009 and look forward to sharing our journey of life with all of you!!!!

Love , The Rumphs

We have so much to be thankful for...here are some of the best memories of 2008......

you have click the link to view the slideshow..sorry..and there are two!

1st half

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h145/rachelrumph/2008/?action=view&current=2cf29c24.pbw

2nd half...

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h145/rachelrumph/2008/?action=view&current=35c1c69c.pbw