Seriously I just can't keep up! Life is too so busy, but I really like to do these updates, because at the end of the year I print them out and put them in a journal/scrapbook thing. So here we go...

July started out with Devin's 28th birthday, we didn't do too much just dinner and ice cream cake with his family up. That very next weekend we packed our bags and headed to Wichita, KS to see my brothers and their families. I also go to meet one of my new nephews, Dean! He's a cutie and the girls couldn't get enough of him. Kamille had to call him "baby Dean" not just Dean. We basically had one whole day to spend in Wichita and we did a lot. We went to Botanical Gardens and an Exploration center and swimming and Mexican food and lastly a movie. We wore the girls out but it was so fun to catch up with Justin and Brookelynn and Jason and Allyse.

 On the 17th I had my Gestational Diabetes test and I failed... so I had to go back in a few more days and take the three hour. I failed again. The doctor told me I had two weeks to try to control with diet and we would go from there. Well the two weeks of trial was our big vacation to Idaho. We had my cousin's wedding and reception, a friends reception, a fun family reunion and by brother's open-house all within two weeks. Idaho was super hot and everywhere we went was delicious carbs and sugar... but I resisted and cried a little. I was eating salad and meat everyday while everyone around me got to tell me how great their food was. ... in the end it still didn't work, my numbers were just over the 140 mark.

Kyle and his Bride Liesl Meridian Temple

Great Lloyd Reunion 2018

Meeting my other new nephew Perrin!

When we got home I had an ultrasound to check baby's growth and she was measuring right on her due date. A few days later I had my dr. appointment and my blood pressure was way elevated and my blood sugars were too high. I was ordered to go to the lab to give some blood samples and be put on insulin. If the labs came back positive with preeclampsia I would have to go in to have the baby the next day at almost 32 weeks. The doctor told me just to get ready. I was terrified, I had nothing ready! We just got home from vacation and the house was a mess. I just finished sorting baby clothes that morning. I didn't want a baby in the NICU! At my ultrasound she was estimated almost 4lbs. Luckily my labs came back in the normal range and now I just have to go in every week until baby is here and do more tests. They are watching me closely and I know the signs of preeclampsia (due to my first two pregnancies). Now if I could just get my gestational diabetes under control. At my next appointment they doubled my insulin and added another long acting kind. So at the moment I have to take 5 shots a day and take my blood sugar 6 times a day. I'm still trying to diet control it and it's still crazy high.
So this was our last two months and also in between all the fun adventures I was doing photoshoots, lots and lots of photoshoots!

Showing off her new Haircut!

Kamille update: I don't know how this girl could get any sassier but she surprises me everyday. I think my favorite thing about Kamille right now is when she says the blessing on the food. First off she wants to say it every night, but then her prayers go on and on and on, until we have to finally cut her off and tell her to say amen. She blesses everything in detail on the table (and sometimes unblesses my tomatoes because she HATES them), she blesses everyone she can think of by name, sometimes twice and then looks around the dining room to see what else she can thank the Lord for. We end up laughing the whole time and then have to end it so we can eat. She is turning 4 soon and on our trip she got her first "professional" hair cut and her ears pierced. She is looking so much older and it makes me sad and happy at the same time. We are just about to move her into 5T clothes and she really wants to start school but she has to wait 2 more years with me. We are working on preschool at home and she LOVES her flashcards and ABC movies.


Lillian update: Lillian is good at getting on Kamille's last nerve. She has a "smug" face and she isn't afraid to use it. I find myself trying not to laugh but it reminds me so much of me and my brothers. She follows her big sister everywhere and wants to do everything she is doing. The other day Kamille was holding up flashcards and Lillian was telling her the letter. She was getting most of them wrong, and Kamille would correct her. The only thing is, Kamille doesn't know here letters either. So she would hold up the the letter "M"...Lillian: A and Kamille: no Lilly, this is an R. They are so close right? Lillian is moving into 3T clothes now and she is a chunk. I have been introducing her to potty training. Yesterday Kamille held up a small candy and said, "Lilly, if you want this, you have to go potty." So they both went to the bathroom, Kamille put on the training seat, helped Lillian out of her diaper and set her on. After a while, she got her toilet paper and helped her finish. They flushed the toilet and washed their hands. Lillian brought me a diaper and asked me to put a new one on. Then Kamille gave her the candy. This potty training thing isn't so bad when my 3 year old takes care of it. :) MOM WIN!


It's hard to do an update on Devin, he's working all the time and helps me so much when he is home. In fact one day I was so behind on pictures, he cleaned the kitchen and made dinner and offered to take the girls for a few hours just to give me some time to finish up my to-do lists. He really is the best. Two months ago Devin put in for a transfer to Watford City. We didn't hear anything back for a long time, but then when we got back from vacation they called him in for an interview. Now we are just waiting on a rejection or a job transfer. It will be so hard to sell our house and leave our friends. We love our ward family in Stanley! Bowbells is just not in the right location for moving up in Kinder Morgan. Our hours have been going down and every time Devin tries to progress they always say, "if you just didn't live so far away". We chose Watford City because that is where my parents are and KM has a better schedule there. Devin would be able to go to church every other week and my mom could help with the 3 girls anytime I needed her. We would also be a lot closer to Devin's family in Williston. If we don't get the job we will continue on right where we are and see what comes our way.

God be with you,
Kaylynn Jackson