Familia Cedeño

Well we've been 'home' for a couple of days now and I still can't believe everything that has happened up until now. That the precious little baby boy I hold in my arms is mine and that now Roberto and I are parents, wow. It truly is the most humbling experience, I am in such awe. We are very, very happy. So I'm sure you want details as to how Samuel was born so here it goes. On Thursday, Dec. 16 which is the exact due date I was given, at 5:30ish in the morning I wake up to find that I have "bloody show", which I kept on having throughout the day. I also started feeling some mild contractions that come maybe every 20 to 30 minutes that feel like menstrual cramps. So Roberto, my mom and I decide to go to the mall to walk. The day passes on and the contractions kept coming, slowly getting stronger and closer together. Since I didn't want to go to the hospital early and be sent home, I figured I would go when the contractions were about 3-5 mins apart fo...

Samuel Roberto Cedeno was born on December 17th 2010. Weighed: 8 lbs Length: 22.5 inches long We are very happy! Welcome Samuel, we love you.

Hello friends! I am back now that I am DONE with student teaching and can totally focus on the next task at hand: the birth of my baby! So many things are running through my mind when I think about having this baby and feeling totally prepared before he comes. How do I know if I have everything I need? etc. Since I'm in a different and unique situation- giving birth and bringing my baby to a home that's not mine and then having to move weeks later- AH!! It scares me. I know, just relax, I am not alone. I will have the support and help of my husband, mom and mother in law (and many others). It's all going to work out. Somehow. This is pretty much what we have planned. We will have our apartment in Idaho available to us by December 7th. Once this happens, Roberto will go to Idaho and move our things from storage to the apartment and other things that we can do without(that we have with us here in Utah) until we move in later after the baby's birth. Then once the baby is...

Whoa. That's unbelievable. Am I really that close to having a baby, becoming a Mom and changing my life forever? YES! :) It really is so amazing to be on this journey of pregnancy. Every time I feel this baby take up even more space inside of me, I awe in amazement. I am so grateful for this miracle. I'm sure I'll be in even more awe after I actually have my baby. Things have been pretty good. I was so glad when I passed my second glucose test. I don't wish that lousy test for anyone. I was so proud of myself for not puking when I totally felt like I was going to. I just forced myself to take deep breaths and look up and I overcame! There was no way I was going to drink another one of those things after 2 hours of waiting. Ha! Anyway, it was an experience I will never forget. I'm just glad I don't have a phobia of needles. Sheesh. Other than that, the baby has been measuring the way he should and his heartbeat has been great every time I've been to the docto...

Hello again. Things are going pretty well for the Cedenos. Tomorrow will mark 2 weeks of student teaching. YEAH! It has been a great experience. So far, I have taught one lesson every day this week and observed last week. It was great to see the first day of school and to see the task it is to get children into a routine and to help them remember the rules, etc. I love watching my cooperating teacher. She is great. It just motivates me to plan great lessons and to be as enthusiastic as she is. I know that there is so much ahead of me to get done, but I will do it and try to enjoy it as much as I can. Roberto has found a job! :) He will be working on Temple Square (go figure, his Mom works there) doing landscaping and putting up the Christmas lights. Ooh how exciting! He is glad to be out of the house soon and bringing in some chedda, as he calls it. Our little baby has been growing and growing. Today marks 25 weeks! Whoa time flies. Our little boy will be with us so soon. I have found ...

Hey there. I am now writing from Salt Lake City, Utah where we will be living for the next five months! Last Tuesday the 27th of July, after a couple of days of packing and cleaning, we were finally able to hit the road and now here we are! (thank you 91st ward, you are amazing) Its interesting to be here now so close to my family as opposed to being in Rexburg and not having them around. I feel like I'm just on a short vacation and we'll be back in Rexburg soon. I'm grateful for all that has happened to us so far and to be able to be here. This past week its been weird not having a set schedule or having anything major to worry about. Right before we left we had our last doctor's appointment ( in Idaho). We had the ultrasound done and then saw the doctor. Everything is looking great! I am so grateful that this pregnancy has been going great so far without any complications. It truly is all a miracle. The pic at the top is me at 20 weeks! :) ( I would have put pics from...

Well, we finally found out what we're having. I now kinda understand what woman's intuition is because I felt it early on in this pregnancy about what I was going to have and I was RIGHT!! We are having a BOY!!! :)

So the day finally came and now I sit here done with all the classes I have ever taken at BYU-Idaho. This is kinda unreal, I don't think I realize how big of a change this is going to be. Now I'm not done with everything yet, I still have to student teach but that's different. I no longer will be the student, I will be the teacher and that will be the last thing I am graded on before I get that beautiful diploma that certifies that I have done it! I am so grateful that I was able to go to BYU-Idaho, it truly has been such a huge blessing. I have learned so much and still the best is yet to come! I know that student teaching will truly show me a little more of what it feels like to be a teacher. I wonder what it will be like to be in the last months of my pregnancy through this whole experience. I don't have an exact calendar, but if i'm done when I think i will be, I will be 37 weeks along when its all over. With the baby being due around 2-3 weeks later. haha. Now ...

So here begins the first of many posts to come about our darling baby to be. I am now at 17 weeks and sporting a little bump. Sometimes I feel like its really noticeable and then other days I feel like there's nothing, its weird. I guess it depends on what I wear too. Speaking of clothing, I NEED to buy maternity pants! I feel like I am so limited as to what I can buy being here in little 'ol Rexburg. So I need people's advice. Where have you gone to buy maternity clothing? Any tips so that I can save money and still look cute? I would really appreciate it. I have been feeling pretty dang good. I feel so blessed, really I kinda feel bad telling some other girls who have gone through pregnancy already and had to deal with all the morning sickness junk really badly because I just smile and say, Nope, I've been great and then they say LUCKY! And YES I do know that I am lucky and I am grateful. Its funny, I'm not even that big yet and yet the thought of getting any big...

The picture above somewhat describes the "road" that we have just gotten on and will be on for the rest of our lives. Of course there is always change, but there are certain events that take place in life where change is more evident and this is one of those times. Some of you (most of you) already know what this significant change is and how wonderful it truly is. But before I go ahead and just say it, I'll first share other things that have been going on. So we've been in school, and it's been just great. My experience at the school has ended due to school ending in May, which has lead me to had more time to get things done and rest which I LOVE. I also believe its because I'm a senior and because of the wonderful change and I deserve it. Ha. Roberto has been so involved in his classes, especially his web development class. Right now he is working on a website, which is also designed to be a family page. This is the link: cedenos.info My brother Daniel, has...

Hello everyone! Once again I am reminded that I have a blog and that I should be posting things on it. Well I guess this will be an update on what has happened the past few weeks. So last time I wrote we just finished the semester and now we are in the start of another one! It has been very busy already but go figure, since it is my LAST semester before I student teach. It has been so good to actually teach children! I am in a senior practicum class right now and it has been great, I am learning so much from the experience. It is getting me excited for student teaching even though I know it will be so much work! During the break between semesters we went to Utah and it was GREAT! (maybe I'll post pics later) It flew by so fast! I look forward to when we will be there again in August for my student teaching. Roberto is now taking some computer classes and even though he sometimes feels lost, he is very excited about it and looking forward to learning about his career. Things have b...

I AM DONE! As of two thirty something this afternoon, I have completed all that I had to do for this semester AND I have passed all of my classes with great grades! :D My darling Roberto still has one final to take tonight at 7:15 p.m.- how bogus is that?! I am so proud of him, he has done such a great job at school as well. Yesterday he got a 95% on his accounting final-side note-this is the class where he would spend up to 4 HOURS in the testing center for one test. UGH! Bless his heart, he is DONE with that class and did so WELL! I am so HAPPY that this semester turned out well. To be honest it was a little rough, a little intimidating, but I have learned that no matter how hard something looks in the beginning, we just need to keep on going! I know that God wants us to succeed and is aware of all that we do, and I have certainly felt of his strength during this journey of school. And now, it's time to PLAY! p.s. I probably won't post again until we're back from our bre...

Hey! It's been a while, I know. We have been super busy with school and I also got to that point where I felt like I don't have anything exciting to post about. But then I remembered-its a blog and I can post about WHATEVER I want! So here I go writing another post just because. So school is just about done! We are in the last week before finals and its CRUNCH TIME. I can't believe how much time has passed by. Roberto will be done with his GE requirements after this semester and next semester will be my last semester on campus! I have received my placement for Student Teaching this fall in Salt Lake City. Its so CRAZY how fast it all goes by, hopefully all will go as planned and I will be a college graduate in December! :) I will keep you all updated as time goes on. I am SO looking forward to the break after this semester is done. We will be leaving to go to Salt Lake to play with family!! I don't know what it is, maybe I'm just not used to being in such a small t...

This past Friday, after a long day at school, I came home to find this lovely little gift in the living room. Roberto was SO sweet! He had written a love letter and purchased one beautiful red rose. There's just something about letters from your special someone. I felt so loved. :) That same night we went out to eat at the famous Craigo's pizza place here in Rexburg. It was good. After which we went to see the animated disney movie 'The Princess and the Frog'. It was the perfect v-day movie for us to see. So funny and cute, I recommend it to you disney-loving people out there. On Valentines day as my gift to Roberto, I made some sweets, which doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but if you know us, it is. lol. I'm not the type of person to just bake cookies or make a cake ever so often.Roberto LOVES sweets, and takes advantage of any opportunity to get some because I'm not Betty Crocker and I make sure he's not eating so much of it every single day. An...

This past weekend, Roberto and I made a trip to Utah to go my friend Kirsten's wedding reception. Kirsten and I went to high school together and were in the same stake in Salt Lake. I am so happy she got married in the temple! She and Jeff got sealed at the Draper Temple. :) Here I am with another friend that went to school with us, her name is Carrie. I love her! She and I were 'honorary bridesmaids'. It was fun to visit with friends. Here we are at a table. The lovely cake. Kirsten & Jeff doing their dance. As part of their first dance, after the slow song, they played an arrangement of dance songs and they danced away, it was so funny! I loved it. :) We had such a good time, I wish them the best!

This past Christmas and New Years was great. We went to Salt Lake City and had Christmas Eve with Roberto's family and Christmas dinner with my parents. At Roberto's parents, we had a great feast, opened presents and danced the night away. At my parents house we did similar with dinner. Here are some pics: Mom and I eating Christmas Dinner. My Christmas presents! Roberto and his presents! Little Dante with his Mom Patty and one of his presents. The group at my parents place. Yum Yum Food! We went back to Salt Lake once more for New Years...