Familia Cedeño

Here we go again. This is not easy for me to write, but since I already shared on this blog our struggle of trying to conceive another child, I feel like it would be unfair to those of you who are wondering what has happened since then. So after I got put on my medication for Addison's back in November 2013 I made the decision that if we were not pregnant within a year, we would seek medical advice. I tracked my cycles, I bought ovulation tests, and pregnancy tests and I even took my temperature with a basal body temperature thermometer. Over this period of time I learned that I was ovulating and my cycles were regular, so that wasn't the issue and was one thing I could rule out when we saw the doctor. The end of 2014 came and with it my period and I had had it. I could not stand not knowing what in the world was going on inside of me. I just knew that something had to be wrong. That same week I made an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist. We had our first con...

At Temple Square December 2014 Oh it's been so long since I have posted an update on Samuel. Well since he had a birthday last month, I figure now is the time to do it! He is 4 years old now. How is that possible?! Celebrating his birthday was so much fun this year. He was filled with so much anticipation that when the day finally arrived, he was bursting at the seams with excitement!  The day started off with him running into our bedroom and cheering happy birthday and then opening his present of a set of cars from the movie Cars which he has loved since he was 2. We then took him to lunch to his new favorite fast food place, Chick Fil A. Then later that day we went to the Living Planet Aquarium, which he LOVES. He especially loves looking at the sharks. We had his cousins join him along with our new neighbors. That night we had the family gather at our home for pizza and brownies, more of Samuel's favorite food.  Samuel continues to speak Spanish fluently with us ...

Has it really been ONE YEAR? Last year at this time, I was sitting in a hospital bed, recovering from my Addisonian crisis. Last week, as I woke up on the morning of my brother's birthday, I couldn't help but tear up, as I remembered how miserable I was on his birthday last year, which was right before I had gotten super sick and eventually went to the ER days later. Ugh. That is a memory I never want to relive. Being diagnosed with Addison's hasn't changed my life THAT much. Sure I take meds daily, which is probably the biggest change. I have to make sure I don't over exert myself physically. I wear a medical ID bracelet that never comes off. I am a little more conscious about what I eat, since the meds have changed my metabolism and it is easier to gain weight. Yet, more than anything else, I think the experience has taught me to be grateful. Looking back on that time last year, I am so happy that I am NOT in that state anymore. I appreciate so much the fact...

In mid July, Roberto came home from work one evening and told me we had some things to discuss. He had been working at his current job for just over a month. The company he works for, happens to deal with real estate. At work that day, he had met someone who he knew from his previous internship, Mark. Turns out, he was selling his house and so were his parents. Roberto also found out that one of his co-workers, Eric, is a realtor. We weren't looking to buy a home. In fact, we weren't planning on it for another couple of years down the road. We wanted to save up a larger down payment and had some other goals we wanted to take care of first. So, buying a home was far from my thoughts. If you know me, I had other things on my mind. So when Roberto came home and started talking about a house, I was VERY surprised. I knew that Roberto secretly wanted to wait and see if there was a chance for us to live outside of Utah. When he took this job, which is based out of Denver, Color...

On August 9th 2014 one of my biggest wishes came true, I saw WICKED the musical at Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City. I first found out about this musical at my first year of college at BYU-Idaho back in 2007. I instantly fell in love with the songs and watched the clips from the musical on YouTube and I KNEW that someday I would go see it. Well I FINALLY had that chance! The whole week before I was to go, I was SO EXCITED!! I kept singing the songs and picturing in my mind what it would be like to see it in person. The night before the day of the show I felt like a child on Christmas Eve. Seriously. I was ecstatic. I made sure we left the house with plenty of time and arranged a babysitter for Samuel days before since my Mother and my sister would also be going. Thing was, my sister had no clue that my mom had bought tickets for them to go. So we all got in the car and joked about where we were going. When we finally got there my sister was pretty surprised! It was fun to see ...

Here are a bunch of pictures from what we have done this summer.  My parents asked Roberto to build a deck in their backyard. It isn't finished yet, but here are some photos from the process. This past June, my sister Emily turned 16! We had a huge party for her with all her friends and our family. It was amazing fun! For the 4th of July, ALL of the family went to the lake. Here is Samuel with his cousin.  Later that July, Roberto's work had an event at the Aquarium! Samuel LOVES it there!  The last day of July, we took a small overnight camping trip with my parents and little sister. Samuel loves the lake!  It's not summer 'til you get buried in sand! I am still really into doing nail art. Here is a mani I really liked.  Enjoy the rest of your summer!

We have now lived in the basement apartment for 4 months! When we first moved, we decided we were going to attend a Spanish speaking ward this time around.  Since Roberto and I have been married, we have always attended an English speaking ward. So we were looking forward to switching it up. Turns out my parents attend an English speaking ward, so we're not in the same ward. We like the ward very much! I grew up attending spanish speaking wards and going to parties and I have missed that part of my culture. The activities in this ward have been great! Roberto was called into the Young Mens Presidency as a counselor and I was called into the Primary as a teacher. Roberto enjoys being with the youth and I of course love teaching, so I was happy to say yes to being in Primary. About a month ago, a recruiter contacted Roberto about possible job opportunities. Roberto wasn't actively looking for another job, but he gladly accepted the opportunity to find something better. So b...