Tuesday, July 21, 2009
3 Months old--My Little Man
I do not know where the past three months have gone! It seems like just yesterday that I was admiring my new little son, just hours old! He is such a sweet and happy baby (especially now that we have the reflux under control!) and I just love him more each day! Here are a few pics to show him off!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Summer Update
I can not believe that summer is going by so quickly! It feels like we just got out and now I'm already getting info about the new year coming up. I hate how fast it goes.
We've had a good summer so far. The weather has been amazing and I'm learning to really love summer in a climate that is warm but not so hot it burns your skin off! LOL! I really love the mornings and the evenings.
Chipper is at scout camp this week, and it has been really hard to not see him or even talk to him. I know that this is just the beginning of slowly letting go, as he grows and gets older, but it is definately not easy!
Mitchell and Abby are gone with John this week to Nevada, for his meetings, so it's just the 3 youngest and me! It should be a very quiet house.
Sam is enjoying summer school and next week is his last week. It went so fast! He loves to go and especially ride the bus. I enjoy how easy it is when he's gone. That probably sounds bad, but he is so busy and keeps me on my toes! Just Monday, I took 5 of the kids to Thanksgiving Point to their Discovery Gardens. It's absolutely beautiful there and they have a Noah's Ark water feature. We had been there about 2 hours and we were all tired and ready to head home. I was helping Olivia put on her clothes when I turned around and Sam was gone. It was just that quick and no matter where I looked, I couldn't see him anywhere. I spent about 20-30 minutes looking on my own. I just kept circling the park, calling his name, etc. I had Mitchell and Abby wait by the front gate, so he couldn't come back and escape. I was exhausted and the heat was really getting to me by this point. I went to the front gate and asked the girl for help. She called Security and they came to help me look. I felt some relief at not being alone. They ended up getting a call from the large gardens (400 acres worth) next door and he had somehow gotten in over there. I was so relieved and amazed how quick he is. I wish I could say that he was unnerved by it all, or even slightly afraid of a stranger bringing him back, but he reappeared with the security guard with his usual smile as if nothing had happened. I swear he is the reason I will be grey before I'm 40!
Olivia is our little social bug. She is convinced that she is going to school this fall and every new thing she does, she say's she learned it at school. She cracks us up with the things she says and comes up with. Just yesterday, she told me I was born yestermorning! I love this age!
And sweet Noah is growing and doing so well. He has some reflux issues which is no fun! It has caused him some real fussy spells that are so hard with a newborn. Last week, I went to an essential oils class in our ward. I took him with me, and he was so fussy. You know that "stiff in your arms" feeling, like he was in pain. This has become so common for him, especially after eating. We put some oils on his little chest and rubbed lavendar onto his feet. Within 5 minutes he calmed down and relaxed in my arms for the rest of the evening. It was amazing! I bought some oils and have been putting them on him after every meal. I have seen some improvment and best of all, he sleeps 10 hours a night since then! I definately won't complain about that!
So, there's an update! There are so many more things I could write about, but little one is tired of being in my arms while I type, so we're going to go play!
We've had a good summer so far. The weather has been amazing and I'm learning to really love summer in a climate that is warm but not so hot it burns your skin off! LOL! I really love the mornings and the evenings.
Chipper is at scout camp this week, and it has been really hard to not see him or even talk to him. I know that this is just the beginning of slowly letting go, as he grows and gets older, but it is definately not easy!
Mitchell and Abby are gone with John this week to Nevada, for his meetings, so it's just the 3 youngest and me! It should be a very quiet house.
Sam is enjoying summer school and next week is his last week. It went so fast! He loves to go and especially ride the bus. I enjoy how easy it is when he's gone. That probably sounds bad, but he is so busy and keeps me on my toes! Just Monday, I took 5 of the kids to Thanksgiving Point to their Discovery Gardens. It's absolutely beautiful there and they have a Noah's Ark water feature. We had been there about 2 hours and we were all tired and ready to head home. I was helping Olivia put on her clothes when I turned around and Sam was gone. It was just that quick and no matter where I looked, I couldn't see him anywhere. I spent about 20-30 minutes looking on my own. I just kept circling the park, calling his name, etc. I had Mitchell and Abby wait by the front gate, so he couldn't come back and escape. I was exhausted and the heat was really getting to me by this point. I went to the front gate and asked the girl for help. She called Security and they came to help me look. I felt some relief at not being alone. They ended up getting a call from the large gardens (400 acres worth) next door and he had somehow gotten in over there. I was so relieved and amazed how quick he is. I wish I could say that he was unnerved by it all, or even slightly afraid of a stranger bringing him back, but he reappeared with the security guard with his usual smile as if nothing had happened. I swear he is the reason I will be grey before I'm 40!
Olivia is our little social bug. She is convinced that she is going to school this fall and every new thing she does, she say's she learned it at school. She cracks us up with the things she says and comes up with. Just yesterday, she told me I was born yestermorning! I love this age!
And sweet Noah is growing and doing so well. He has some reflux issues which is no fun! It has caused him some real fussy spells that are so hard with a newborn. Last week, I went to an essential oils class in our ward. I took him with me, and he was so fussy. You know that "stiff in your arms" feeling, like he was in pain. This has become so common for him, especially after eating. We put some oils on his little chest and rubbed lavendar onto his feet. Within 5 minutes he calmed down and relaxed in my arms for the rest of the evening. It was amazing! I bought some oils and have been putting them on him after every meal. I have seen some improvment and best of all, he sleeps 10 hours a night since then! I definately won't complain about that!
So, there's an update! There are so many more things I could write about, but little one is tired of being in my arms while I type, so we're going to go play!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Pictures from the park
I took the kids to the park today, while we had a few moments of break in the rain! We had a lot of fun! I snapped so many pictures-over 150! I only have a few edited, and will post more later tonight! I just love my camera and using it to take pics of my kids! Abby is so fun, she is like a little model, coming up with all sorts of poses. She doesn't "play" at the park, she "poses" for me!
Mitchell, on the other hand, is our stunt devil! He tries out every way he can hang and climb, then he wants me to take a picture, proving that he has accomplished the latest feat!
Mitchell, on the other hand, is our stunt devil! He tries out every way he can hang and climb, then he wants me to take a picture, proving that he has accomplished the latest feat!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
More Photos
Are you all sick of my photos yet? I just love snapping pics of my kids and sharing them!
Okay, so I can't claim Reagan, but isn't she a cutie? She's my niece and she, Olivia
and Sam had so much fun "fixing" the scooter when we visited a few weeks ago.
Okay, so I can't claim Reagan, but isn't she a cutie? She's my niece and she, Olivia
and Sam had so much fun "fixing" the scooter when we visited a few weeks ago.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Summer Break
I'm so excited that it's summer break! We had a fun trip down to Nevada to visit family! We had planned to visit friends, as well, but on the way down, John's car broke down (or died) and it kind of changed all our plans. Since Noah's arrival, we don't fit in one car anymore, so we have to caravan if we go any place altogether! It's kind of crazy, but it works for now. But to be down to one car, kind of complicated things. Kirk came to our rescue and we were able to get the car and Mitchell (via Uncle Kirk) back up to Utah. Now we get to find a new engine to put in our Honda that was supposed to last forever!
Other than that, we had a great time and was able to see my parents and all of my siblings and their children.
Other than that, we had a great time and was able to see my parents and all of my siblings and their children.
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