All good

So nothing that happened last week was without it's good side. We are insured, I didn't get a ticket (or arrested) , my pink eye probably wasn't full blown pink eye, because it is gone now. I think the Colloidal silver drops helped a ton. Anyway, we're all snotty today, but that's nothing. I am grateful for our relatively great health and the many blessings we are surrounded by. I am excited for my little brother Ted to come home from his 2 year mission in Madagascar Thursday night and can't wait for him to get to know my kids! I am sad that Mark will be leaving on his mission to Mexico so soon, but excited for him as well. It's going to be a great week!

Some funny pictures from the weekend.

I left Henry airing out (bare bummed) in the family room for a minute and went into the kitchen. I returned to find Charlotte putting Henry's diaper on!

Henry is not so fond of the swaddle anymore and wiggled right out. I went to check on him during his nap to find this.

I put his bumper pad back on before bed time.

My week is NOT getting better. Yesterday taking Tucker to school I got pulled over. That hasn't happened for years! Luckily he didn't cite me. Then Papa John's put our order for pick-up when we asked for delivery. So we got an hour old pizza finally after we called to see what was up. And finally I woke up this morning with pink eye?

What the . .?

Yesterday I took Henry back to the doctor to recheck his face. His infection was not clearing up at all and if anything looked worse. They got me in with a woman we hadn't seen before which was fine. I was not pleased when I showed her the cream we had been prescribed over 2 weeks ago and she said, "Who prescribed you that?" It was pretty obvious to her that it was not a fungal infection, which makes me ticked that I was treating him for one for over 2 weeks. Anyway, now Henry has been given an oral antibiotic and a new cream. 10 more days of scab face. Good thing he's so sweet and handsome anyway.

And then later yesterday afternoon I was driving to the chiropractor. I got on the freeway exit when I heard a loud bang like a gunshot. What the ..? Panicking I turn around to see a confused Tucker looking at the shattered window next to him. Luckily he was fine and all the glass fell behind his seat. He wasn't too scared because he had had his headphones on watching a movie. I, however was really freaked. I still have no idea what hit our window, but it will be fixed today and our insurance is picking up the bill, so all is well.

So my week has been crappy so far, but how can you be mad when you get to see this all day?

Food and Potty chair

Henry's first taste of rice cereal (or anything other than breast milk) was last night. He wasn't quite sure what to do with it, so I think we'll wait a week or 2 before trying again.

Charlotte went pee pee in the potty chair yesterday. she requested to sit on the potty while Tucker was taking care of his own business. Yes, I got a really funny picture, and no, I don't think I'll post it on the internet.

Other than that I have had severe neck pain since Saturday. Monday I went to Coolidge and got a massage from my SIL Michelle. It is difficult to get very relaxed with 2 of your children running around though. Then on Wednesday I was still in such horrific pain and now had a chronic headache that I got in to see a chiropractor. I have never been to one before and was actually scared of the idea. However, it wasn't so bad and I went again today. If I don't feel better by Monday I will go one more time. Wish me luck.

good to know

Early this morning ( about 3 am) Trent informed me that Sam's Club has a 37" t.v. for $550. Oh yes, he was completely asleep too.

For template, cute background help with sites and step by step instructions visit my friend Caroline's blog.

Henry 5 month letter (a week late)

My little angel,
You are 5 months old and growing incredibly fast. You are so different than the little newborn you were and I am sad how quickly the time passes. You are sweet and happy, but I must say your sleeping habits are killing me! Last month you were soothing yourself and only waking 2 times each night. It seems like the moment that I put that into writing on your 4 month letter you stopped doing that. You are waking up tons and refuse to go back to sleep without eating. I have tried letting you cry it out, rocking, petting, but you're not having it. I just keep trying , because what else can I do. Hopefully we will get back to normal sleeping soon- or I may have a break-down. You have not tried any food yet, and no I don't think that would help with the sleeping. The doctor says it's an old wive's tale that solid food will help your baby sleep longer and I know it wouldn't help, because I am pretty sure you aren't waking up because you're actually hungry. I must admit it melts my heart when you tightly grip my finger while you nurse. You have started getting easily distracted while nursing now. you will pull off at almost any sound to look around. You discovered your toes a couple weeks ago and love sticking them in your mouth. What a crack up. You have a big rash on your left cheek, which became infected. We got a prescription for it now so your face should be back to its perfect state again soon. You love all the kisses and tickles you get from all of us. You are constantly wiggling and trying to throw your body around in new ways. You can sit unassisted, but closely supervised as of the last few days! You still randomly throw your head and body backward so I usually sit right behind you while you practice sitting. Your newest trick is a cute face where you suck in your bottom lip, hope I can get it on camera soon, you are so wary of that silver thing with it's blinding flash. I love you so indescribably much.
Your milk train,
Mama

Recap of 2007

I liked Abbie's so much I had to do my own.

January-Bangs

February-Stitches

March- Superheroes and ultrasound

April-Cousin Jonah visits and a trip to Mexico

May- Lots of time in the baby pool and slip 'n slide

June- A diaper shower and a night alone in a hotel with Trent for our b-days

July- Henry arrives with a drug free delivery and Tucker turns 4 the next day.

August-We move into our new house and Tucker and Charlotte spend a lot of time with cousins while we try to get settled.

September- Not too hot for swimming in the pool at our new house.

October- Henry's blessing

November- Tne zoo, Thanksgiving at our house, and other stuff.

December- Parties and food and cuteness.

Charlotte is 2!!

Yes the poor girl's birthday is the day after Christmas. Right now she is too young to care or complain, so we make the best of it. We were pretty tired on the 26th and didn't do anything until the evening. We had pizza and cake and put Charlotte's brand new kitchen together. Charlotte loved being sung to and blowing out the candle. So we did that a few times. Grandma and Grandpa decided to stop by and Charlotte got to wear some brand new jammies! We decided we would celebrate a little more at the end of the week when more cousins were in town. A cake that I actually made was enjoyed and Charlotte got more presents. She is such a funny girl. Each time she got new clothes she would immediately start stripping down so she could try them on!How cute are these jeans?




A mommy letter.

Charlotte,
You are such an independent little girl. We can't get enough of you. You tell us you are "daddy's gee-rul" and it is pretty obvious that you are. Your favorite people include: Daddy, Tucker, "lil Hank", Grandpa, "Nae-Nae" (Aunt Karen), and Mark. You are constantly wanting to be held lately, following Daddy around requesting "hold you" repeatedly. Your speech is continually improving as you learn to pronounce new words and string several together. You are definitely not as concerned about pronunciation as Tucker was at your age, but you know how to communicate for sure. You are more beautiful than anything I could have imagined. You are kind and giving and very willing to share. You love books , babies, bath time, tickles, and play-doh, to name a few. You like to have me do your hair and paint your nails, even though holding still is a difficult task for you. We love watching you grow and learn. I love the rare times you will snuggle and kiss me. I love your little sense of humor and your funny little body and how clumsy you are with it. I love when you sing songs with nonsensical words and when you spin in circles. Everything you do is wonderful and I am so blessed to be your mama. I know you will continue to charm all those around you and amaze me with all you do and I look forward to each new milestone.
I love you my little Charlie Brown.
Your adoring mother

Christmas stuff.

December 23rd we had dinner with my Dad's side of the family. Lots of soup with lots of cousins. It was fun. I finally saw and held Stella, she is beautiful and still so tiny! I got to see Abbie and her little family and so many others. We all ate and visited and Grandma Donna gave all the grandkids gifts of stuffed animals, flashlights and little purses. What a great time!
Adam and Moqui cheesing it.

Christmas Eve we had a wonderful ham dinner with Trent's family and my MIL read the story she reads every Christmas eve, I Believe in Santa Claus which likens Santa to Christ. I love it. Then we all exchanged gifts, which was so fun. I love seeing all the reactions and the excitement of the kids. I made Jennifer a cool calendar on Costco.com with personalized photos and dates which turned out really great. All the kids got jammies and gifts.
Charlotte was loving on Ashlyn a lot. And trying to steal her toys.
Christmas morning is all on video, but I didn't take still photos until later. I'll post video later. The kids got bikes and a play cottage, which we'll keep inside for now. They have been the biggest hits. Tucker was pleased to get the binoculars ("bee-noculars") that he had requested from several Santas.

That afternoon we spent a couple hours at Bart and Dusti's hanging out with family and then went to my parents to exchange gifts which was great. Trent enjoyed trying out Spencer's Wii. I got some very cute and much needed clothes. Not to mention that my dad got us a fantastic present of beautiful tall baseboards! Can't wait to get those installed! It was a wonderful Christmas all around, and I'm not talking about the gifts, although they were great. We had so much fun with so many family members and I loved all of it!

Busy

For whatever reason, I haven't been blogging much. I've been finishing up Christmas shopping, I still have a couple small things to get, and I don't even know what else has been making me feel like I have no time. Monday night we went to the temple lights with Blake, Andrea, and Ashlyn. Tuesday was a huge day. I picked out the best Christmas present for myself ever. I've been wanting a headboard ever since we got married-over 6 years ago, and Tuesday we bought it! I can't wait to get it home and all set up. Pictures later. That night Karen babysat all the kids while we went to Trent's company dinner at a fancy steakhouse in phoenix! It was a fantastic night out, complete with white elephant gift exchange. Wednesday we went to my mom's and hung out with her and Chandler and Jackson and Sarah and Karen and Mark and Claire and Spence and Gabe. Thursday Jill and Jordyn visited us. Jill was completely entertained when Charlotte began feeding her baby doll "boo boo milk". Tucker had his school program and treats. We went to a very crowded Target and home again. Today is Trent's work's family lunch party and tonight is the ward party. Tomorrow Tucker has a make-up soccer game for one of the ones that was rained out and then the season will really be over. We finally got Christmas pictures taken and cards ordered, I'll be happy if I get them to our friends by new year! Whew!

All he wants for Christmas is a ?

Imagine you are a man. A very handsome, athletic 29 year old man named Trent. You have 3 kids who climb all over you from the second you walk in the door. You are a workaholic. When you are not working at your actual work, you are fixing our cars or doing some project in the garage or doing yard work. You love Lake Powell. You like guns. You like to snowboard. You like to watch Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Man vs. Wild, and pretty much anything on Discovery or the History Channel. You are not sentimental. You don't care much about music or movies. Now tell me, what is it that you want for Christmas?

mugs

She just does this to get a reaction.

FHE

We actually had a family home evening this week, even on Monday night! We made a gingerbread house, sang songs and read the story of Jesus' birth from Luke 2.






Charlotte loved helping (eating candy).

sock puppet?

You Are Socks!

Cozy and warm... but easily lost. You make a good puppet.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

Santa

Friday night we had a fun family night. We went to the mall and had some dinner and visited Santa. I got a couple of bracelets and necklaces at Claire's to put in Charlotte's stocking.

Saturday I got a little more Christmas shopping done with Tucker and Henry along for the ride. Tucker's soccer game was canceled due to the rain! I loved watching the rain out the window and smelling it through the screen door. I t rained most of the day Friday and half of Saturday.

Sunday night we had a great dinner with Trent's family and celebrated Jennifer's birthday. Overall, it was a very nice weekend. Although, Henry woke up about a million times. He was literally up every 2 hours or so for the last 3 nights. I can't take this much longer. Let's hope we get it right tonight!