Long Couple of Weeks!

Well the last couple of weeks have been quite the roller coaster! I got a call from my Mom on the Thursday before Fathers Day saying my Grandpa Stibal has had had a stroke! Although very scary she said he was going to be fine, he had no facial paralysis or permanent damage, but he would need to work with a physical therapist and was not allowed to drive. But she and my Aunt Tami would be making the drive up to Idaho anyway because it was Father's Day weekend and Grandpa was struggling with the idea that he would need to work with a physical therapist to get full use of his legs back. After their visit they left on Sunday afternoon to head back to Utah. Sometime Monday morning Grandpa suffered a heart attack, completely unrelated to the stroke, and passed away. So being surprised about his passing would be an understatement. It is the strangest feeling thinking you will have more time with someone, more time to tell them that you love them, more time to get to know them and have that all change in a single instant.


Due to a decision earlier in the year to sign up for a Southwest sky miles credit card I was able to book a flight to Idaho to attend my Grandpa's funeral and say goodbye. I am mostly glad that I was able to be there for my Mom during the week. But I am also  so grateful for the blessings that Heavenly Father gave my family of being able to see him one last time before he passed while he was still happy and overall healthy. The funeral was very nice, Grandpa served in the National Guard in WW2 and so he was burred with honors. Although the circumstances were not the best it was so nice to be able to see my family!

But my trip to Idaho was followed with a few days at home! And boy did I take advantage of that time! Mike and I planted grass in the back yard along the fence before we left to Indiana and it is coming in very thick and beautiful. But unfortunately it is being accompanied by weeds of every kind! But nothing a quick trip to Home Depot couldn't fix! I got weed killer and grass feed and pretty purple, red, and white petunias to plant in my flower bed (since the daffodils and tulips are long gone). I was very unsatisfied by the flow if my kitchen cabinets so I rearranged my kitchen and made it much more functional. I finally found a bedspread that matches the color scheme we chose and installed curtain pull backs in our room.  But I am most proud of the work I did in the nursery! I painted the room a beautiful milk chocolate brown color, and repainted the trim and window ledges white. I got the crib and changing table put together. I even decorated with a beautiful 8 ft tall tree with pink leaves and cream colored little birds! I personally love the touch of shelves on the tree branches! But it was a very productive trip back home, Mom said I was nesting, which according to Wikipedia says Nesting: refers to an instinct or urge in pregnant animals to prepare a home for the upcoming newborn(s). Which now having experienced it first hand I am a true believer in nesting! I would get up, with no alarm, at 9 am and stay busy all day until about 1 or 2 in the morning! Needless to say I crashed hard when I got back to Indiana!


But getting home was so nice, I missed Mike like crazy and of course my furry little babies! When Bandit saw me for the first time when I got home, oh man, he freaked out! He was howling and barking and rolling on the floor licking my face and nibbling on me. This went on for a good 5 minutes! I knew he loved me and thought I was his, but oh man I seriously under estimated how much he loves me! Mike was happy to see me to but that intense of a public display of affection did not happen, HAHA! But I have been feeling baby Johnson moving around more and more every day and Mike finally got to feel her kick on Friday morning! It was such a sweet moment for the two of us!

But I am glad to be back and I am VERY excited for the 4th of July next week! I love the fireworks, and the BBQ's and hopefully the sun! But that is pretty much all for the last couple of weeks, Thank you everyone for your love and prayers during this hard time for my family and we miss all of those we dont get to see on a regular bases!

Take Care!
<3 Lindy & Mike

Newest Johnson has ARRIVED!!

Such a happy puppy!

Nap time!!

 Well it finally happened! After asking Mike for almost 3 years he finally decided that he wanted a puppy! Our cats are a lot of fun so don't get me wrong but as of late Mike and I have realized we will never get the companionship from our kitties that we will get from a dog. So on Tuesday I drove an hour away and picked up the newest addition to our little family! He is a 4th generation pure bread Siberian Husky! He, as you can tell from the pictures, has black fur around one eye and white around the other! He even has white eyelashes to match! We have decided to name him Bandit (not because he stole my little heart, but because of the patch on his eye lol)! He is a super good puppy, obviously not potty trained but with my VERY careful supervision he has only had about 2-3 potty accidents in the house! We have put a small cow bell by the door and every time we got out to potty I have him hit the bell with his paw. Eventually he will hit the bell on his own when he needs to go to the bathroom (hopefully)! But he is only 7 weeks old so we can't expect A LOT right now!

Welcome Home!

Bandit and Ace Sleeping together!

But he is also very snugly as you can tell by the picture! He loves to sleep with us, and we love having him want to be with us which is why putting him in the kennel at night has been so hard! But we will get through it!


But in other news Mike had his biggest day of the summer so far this week! 5 accounts in a day, and the day before that he got 4! WAHOO!! Go Mike! So needless to say he has been doing really well!!

But that has been pretty much all is new with us, and thank you all so much for thinking of us and keeping us in you prayers.

<3
Lindy & Mike

Hospital Trip!

Hey Everyone!

Mike and I by the Riverbottom
AFTER the cave of death!

Well this week was a little slower going by but that is okay it was still really fun! Sunday we drove down to visit Mike's cousin Ann and her family! We stayed the night and the next day was Memorial Day! So we got up fairly early and went out on a hike! The hike was about 5 miles round trip, and we were actually hiking to a cave! The cave was dark damp and cold. It started out at ceiling height and then dropped to about 3-4 feet high, so hunching/squatting through was really the only option. Then it opened back up for about 10 feet and went back to a super low height of about 1 1/2 feet to 2 feet, which obviously required your best Army Crawl! Then after that was all said and done your final test was lifting yourself up and out of a very small hole  to exit the cave! Keep in mind I am 5 months pregnant, and since going back was not an option for me, I sucked in as best I could lifted myself out! Only a minor bruise was obtained during this adventure, but a lot of mud and dirt came with it also! After that was all said and done we went to an EXCELLENT ice cream place called "The Moose". We got the Black Raspberry Blitz...YUMMIE. Then we went back to Ann's house and had an amazing BBQ of pork chops and hot dogs! What a long day!

My leg bruise!

The next few days felt very dragged out as I was super tired from our adventure, but I also had developed on going nausea and a headache! Then on Wednesday night after eating dinner I decided to try taking a Tylenol to help with the body and headache, something triggered inside and it sent me running for the bathroom. I barely made it to the sink! I woke up 3 more times in the middle of the night to empty my stomach, and eventually it just turned into throwing up nothing. I tried taking a shower to feel better, which it did help until I tried to drink some of the water coming out of the shower head and about 5 minutes later I was throwing that up to! I called my OB here in Kokomo and she suggested I got to the ER. So I went to the ER, while Mike was at work and was admitted. They drew blood, collected a urine sample, and hooked me up to an IV for an hour. The also gave me some anti nausea meds, which made me have the taste if salt in my mouth! After the IV was done the nurse came in and informed me that I had a UTI and was dehydrated! When your pregnant symptoms of an UTI can include: lower abdominal cramping, nausea, headaches, backaches, and vomiting! So after 4 1/2 hours at the ER They gave me a Rx for antibiotics and nausea! But don't worry I am feeling MUCH better!

Mike's still been doing well with selling, the town he was knocking in this last week was about 1 1/2 hours away for he has been getting home pretty late! On the same night I went to the hospital the guy Mike was driving out to area with his car broke down on the way home. So Mike and the car group had to wait for someone to come get them and bring them back home! needless to say he got home even later that night!

But other than that everything is going well and were enjoying our summer! Thanks for all your love, support and prayers it means a lot to us!

<3
Lindy & Mike

Baby Johnson is a....

Little Rosie looking SOO cute!

Well this was a very exciting week in the Johnson house! Mike had competition and now he is competing in the semi finals...so on Tuesday and Wednesday he will be competing to see if he goes to the finals on Thursday/Friday!! He had a pretty good week as well as the office!!
There is also a couple in our office who got a cute Lab puppy, her name is Rosie! So of course everyone is so excited to play with her and watch her, she even has Mike saying he wants a puppy!! But don't worry he is also saying " 2 cats, a puppy AND a baby is WAY to much!!"

Little baby's foot! If you look
real close you can see the toes
(toward the left)

But speaking of baby...We had an ultrasound on Thursday (same doctor as before, but don't worry the second time around was MUCH better) and we got to have about 40 minutes with the ultrasound technician. Our little baby was moving around so much! Wiggling around this way and that way! I am surprised I couldn't feel it right then!

We got some very good pictures of the baby's foot and arms, but by the time the ultrasound tech was ready to look at the face and heart, the baby flipped over and was spine up so we couldn't see anything! The ultrasound tech got a 3D picture of the baby's back! We could see the ear and neck, part of the shoulder and everything, just like in real life, but a yellow picture! It was seriously the most amazing experience I think I have ever had to see and experience that!! But don't worry we get to go back in 2 weeks so we can get a good look at the heart and maybe even a 3D picture of the face!!!

Little baby's full arm and shoulder!
She was upside down so the arm is at her side!

My loot from shopping!!!

Ah but I haven't mentioned the best part we also got a to see our baby's little bottom...as if the baby was sitting in a see through chair and we looked straight up...and needless to say our little baby Johnson is a GIRL!!! Yup that is right, after all my hoping and wanting I get to have my little sweet baby girl! I was so excited I went shopping for baby clothes that same day ( Thanks Jenna, Chelsea and Trista!!) I am so happy and Mike is happy to that he is going to have a little girl that he can be wrapped around her finger!

18 Weeks!!

 But other than that (which is A LOT) not to much is new, I hope all is well with everyone, and if anyone is feeling generous here is the link for our amazon baby registry:

http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/2ANACK1LAXQOE

We love you and as usual, thanks for all your love, support and prayer!

<3 

Lindy & Mike

First Day In the Sun!

It is so weird in the life of summer sales. You work hard 6 days a week and the Sunday comes and you truly learn the meaning of the phrase "day of rest".  We got to go to a Ward BBQ and meet some new people and get to know the office a little better. Then we found a little Thai place near by and eat there for dinner, then went to a near by park played Frisbee and slack lined. We also found this AMAZING ice cream place called Scoops. Their single scoop is HUGE and to get it on a waffle cone is only $2.50 total! Today was pretty relaxed, we went to a park near by and played Volleyball in these very nice sand volleyball courts. I got a pretty good amount of sun (See Picture)! We love hanging out with people in the office especially outside!!

We also found this great little video rental store, called Family Video, and you can rent 2 DVD's (even Blue Ray) for $1 AND you get them for 5 days!!! They blow Red Box out of the water!!
But pregnancy has been pretty awesome this week! I think I felt the baby move, but it is so hard to tell if what I was feeling is that or not because I have never felt it before, so I don't know what it is suppose to feel like. But based on what people say I think I felt it. Its weird though because it feels like a swirly twirly feeling in your tummy! and also a poking feeling. I have an ultra sound on Friday so I think we will find out if the baby is a Boy or Girl. I am very excited, but I am trying not to get my hopes to high because of what happened at the last appointment!

Mike starts a competition this week, he will be teamed up with 2 other people and then go head to head with other teams of 3. The winners gets $750 EACH! 2nd place gets $250 each and 3rd gets $150. So root for Mike!!
But that is pretty much all that is new with us, we will keep you posted on the gender of little baby Johnson this coming Friday! We love you all and as always thanks for all your love and prayers!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Well we had another week come and go and not much has happened. Mike did well in sales, we thought we were going to be finding out baby Johnson's gender but turns out the doctor we went to see wont even do an ultra sound in week 16. So we thought about going to a fetal photo place like in Utah but out here where new babies are not as popular something like that would cost $80, so we will just have to wait until my 18 week appt with a different doctor. The appt is scheduled of May 24th! But other than not doing an ultra sound, they made us wait in the lobby for 30 min and then once they called us back we sat in the exam room for 45 minutes. Then when the doctor got into the room she was kind of rude and she talked and Talked and TALKED! She made no apologies for our expectations of an gender reveal little alone an ultra sound, which when I made the appt I was very specific with the receptionist that is what I wanted and she said "NO PROBLEM!". But oh well.
We also went to the ward out here in Kokomo, everyone seems pretty friendly and it is really nice to be able to church with the other sales reps in the office and their wives. So even though we don't know anyone we still know someone! Today is Mother's Day and the Young Men handed out King Sized candy bars...so that was a nice treat. I also got to talk to my little brother Stefen on the phone, he is currently serving a mission in Africa, he is due to come in just 3 short months! I am so excited and I couldn't be more proud of him!
Well this week was fairly uneventful but we are still having fun out here anyway, well we will keep you all posted on news to come! Thank you all for your love, support and prayers!


<3 Lindy & Mike

First Week in Indiana

Well our first week in Indiana went pretty well I think! It has been a consistent 70 degrees or higher everyday, but usually with a light breeze. It most certainly looks like just about every "Mid-West" state that we have been to on our summer adventures, but I like it here. Our down stairs neighbors seem to like to sit out side on their porch most nights and drink and smoke and yell profanities at each other or people walking by. The man that lives there has told me AND Mike on separate occasions that his wife LOVES our car! Mike was even kind enough to show it to him, which honestly makes me think he wouldn't mind stealing it, but I am sure he means  no harm!
In the last week I have started to develop back pain, which stinks because it honestly can't get any better from this point on! But in better news, my nausea has almost completely gone away, even in the early morning when I wake up and have an empty stomach, which is great. I no longer have an aversion to raw meat, but the smell of our kitty litter box still does not agree with me, but really who does it?
Mike got 6 sales his first week, he of course wishes he did better, because he always thinks he can, but I am so proud of him! Everyone in the office is very nice and fun to be around so that makes hanging out with everyone really easy. We also have enough League of Legends players out here we can set up a 5 man team! Which I think were pretty good!
Tomorrow Mike and I have my 16 week ultra sound! Which for all of you who are familiar with pregnancy already knows what that means, but Mike and I will find out the gender of the baby!! We are so excited! I really would love to have a girl, but Mike THINKS it is a Boy. So we will see!
But other than that everything has been pretty mellow out here and I will keep you all posted on the Gender Reveal!! Thank you all for your love, prayer and support, especially while we are away from home!


Love,

Lindy & Mike