Jarad and I have know each other for a quite a while. The first time I ever met him was when I was in the 9th grade. I was dating his best friend and was going to play tennis; we needed more people so we got him to play with us. I continued dating his best friend for a few years. During that time Jarad was dating my best friend Jaycee Braegger. Jarad could not stand me! He says he has never hated anyone as much as he hated me (I always thought Jarad was so funny and thought one day we would date!) We had the same group of friends even though we did not get along. In February of 2007 my boyfriend and his best friend went on a mission. A few months prior to this all of his friends had left on missions. There was only one friend who hadn’t left on his mission yet, his name was Mitch Bullen. Mitch's Farwell was in the first part of April. Jarad had sent a text out to everyone to remind them of his farewell, me thinking he had just sent it to me and no one else. I texted him when I got to the church to see where he was. He was there in the back sitting by some other friends. It was prom the night before so me and my friend now sister in law Taryn went to the farewell in our prom dresses. When Jarad saw me all he could say was eww.. You’re too tan! I took that as a compliment! :) The rest of that day Jarad was texting me non-stop! We planned a date for the following weekend. We spent every day for the next four months together- never a day apart! We grew so close and had fallen madly in love! We continued dating and that following October Jarad gave me a promise ring! Jarad became my best friend and someone I trusted with anything and everything! In June of 2008 Jarad asked me to marry him! Of course I said YES!! We got married that following October. We Lived in Tremonton for the next two years. We currently just moved to Perry while we save up to build a house! In February 2010 I convinced Jarad to let us become a family and to have a baby! My dreams came true and we found out my due date was November 9, 2010 and we couldn’t be more excited!
THE LABOR STORY!
I went to see Dr. Anne Blackett on November 9th (My due date) I was completely thinned out and dilated to a 3.5. I asked Dr. Blackett how much she thought he was going to weigh and her guess was somewhere around 6lbs. I was so depressed and extremely emotional that it was my due date and still no baby! I was told if I didn’t go into labor by myself that she would start me on November 16th. Later that night I was up all night working till 2 in the morning! Finally I could not sit there any longer, something was wrong! My stomach was killing me, I went in our room and woke up my husband and told him how I was feeling. He told me to go take a bath, so I did and my stomach was still contracting. When I got out of the tub I had woken up my mom and she was asking if I was alright. I had told her that I thought something was wrong. She called Brigham City Emergency Room and told them she thought I was going into labor and asked if we could just stop there to see how far dilated I was before I went to Logan. Once I got to Brigham City Hospital the nurse checked me and I was dilated to a 7.5! It was 2:45 A.M. The nurse would not let me leave; I started to cry because I wanted to deliver him in Logan! I had tested positive for group b strep so they rushed to put in the IV. Everything was happening so fast; before I knew it they were starting the epidural! This is what I was most scared about! It was already 5:20A.M.! As the anesthesiologist was putting it in I was holding Jarads hands. As soon as it starting to sting and tingle I squeezed his hands really tight and he FAINTED! Yes, this made it ten times scarier since I couldn’t move to see how he was! Since my doctor was in Logan I had the on call doctor to deliver my baby. The on call doctor was Doctor Dibble. Doctor Dibble came in at 7:45A.M. and introduced himself and had to rush to a c-section by 8. My nurse Jami whom I loved never left my side this whole time till Beckett was born. At 8:30 I started to push. Dibble was back at 9:00 A.M. just in time I pushed a few times more and our baby was born at 9:16 A.M. Our son was here!
Name: Beckett Ridge Palmer
Born: November 10, 2010
Time: 9:16 A.M.
Weight: 7lbs 13 oz
Height: 20.5 inches
What a blessing he has been to me and my family! I never knew I could love someone so much! He had my whole heart the second I looked into his eyes. I am so grateful to be his mom and thank heavenly father for this opportunity everyday! I don’t know where we would be without him he has made me such a better person and has made me realize the little things in life are what’s so important and what matters the most! He is now five and a half months old and still our pride and joy! I can honestly say he is the highlight in each and every day of our lives. I am so happy at where we are in our life right now and cannot wait to see what the future holds!
Here are some recent pictures of our family!
