While I think that motherhood is, overall, a joyfull experience, there are times when it is pure bliss! Times in the life of your young child that it seems you'll never be happier in life then right at that very moment. I had one of those moments last week. Kate said her first word! And it was....................................
MA MA!!!
It was the cutest thing ever. She was sitting on the floor playing a few feet away from me and all of a sudden she just belted out "ma ma!" She said it a few more times too, to show off for daddy when he got home from work. Kaden said Dada first, so it was fun to have Kate to say mama first. I love all the baby milestones... laughing, sitting, crawling, walking... but this has got to be my favorite! It certainly made my day and made for one very happy momma! I love my sweet little angel kids!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Life
Things have been pretty boring around here. Not much exciting to post about. Everyone around here got a cold except me. Luckily, Kate had a pretty mild cold. Just a little cough and runny nose. But Brent and Kaden had a pretty wicked cold for about two weeks. They both have a few lingering symptoms but are feeling much better.
I didn't wean Kate yet, because she started eating solids. Yay! So I can add her high-calorie fortifier to her baby food instead of a bottle. I guess it just took me deciding to wean before she would finally give in and decide to eat solids. Anyway, in the last few weeks since she has been eating better, I've noticed (and a few people have commented) that Kate is starting to fill out a little bit. I see a little bit chubbier cheeks and wrists and thighs. I am really happy about this! I guess that high calorie fortifier is working!
We went camping last weekend up by Prescott with Brent's brother Branden and his wife Shanna, and their girls Londyn and Teela. It was so much fun! Kaden had a blast playing with his cousins. And the guys had fun panning for gold. We didn't strike it rich, but still had lots of fun!
I didn't wean Kate yet, because she started eating solids. Yay! So I can add her high-calorie fortifier to her baby food instead of a bottle. I guess it just took me deciding to wean before she would finally give in and decide to eat solids. Anyway, in the last few weeks since she has been eating better, I've noticed (and a few people have commented) that Kate is starting to fill out a little bit. I see a little bit chubbier cheeks and wrists and thighs. I am really happy about this! I guess that high calorie fortifier is working!
We went camping last weekend up by Prescott with Brent's brother Branden and his wife Shanna, and their girls Londyn and Teela. It was so much fun! Kaden had a blast playing with his cousins. And the guys had fun panning for gold. We didn't strike it rich, but still had lots of fun!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Vacation!
We went to California last week. We drove over on Wednesday and camped on the beach in Carlsbad (between San Diego and LA). On Thursday and Friday we went to Legoland. On Saturday we hung out at the beach. It was so much fun!! Of course, I brought my digital camera, but the battery was dead and I didn't bring my charger. Go Figure. So I bought a disposable one and still have to go get the pics developed. Anyway, while we were there we popped a tire and had to buy a new one for $200!!! For one tire!! I guess our car needs a special kind of tire, and everything is more expensive in CA. Kaden had so much fun at Legoland, and keeps asking to go back. Both of the kids did really good on the car rides and at Legoland. They never got fussy or whiny at all. That sure makes a vacation a lot nicer, when the kids are good the whole time. We had so much fun!
Also, I just wanted to add a few more things. My sister Heidi brought her baby home from the hospital on Wednesday. He is a month old now and weighs over five pounds. They're doing really good.
Secondly, I think I am going to ween Kate this weekend. She still isn't gaining weight very good, and she has a dairy intolerance (meaning I have to avoid eating dairy, which is really hard for me to do). I think she'll gain weight better being on formula where I can monitor how much she's eating and I can also add a high calorie fortifier to the formula. I'm a little disappointed that the time has come to ween her, since I really have enjoyed nursing her, but I think it's for the best. At least I made it to the 8 month mark!
Also, I just wanted to add a few more things. My sister Heidi brought her baby home from the hospital on Wednesday. He is a month old now and weighs over five pounds. They're doing really good.
Secondly, I think I am going to ween Kate this weekend. She still isn't gaining weight very good, and she has a dairy intolerance (meaning I have to avoid eating dairy, which is really hard for me to do). I think she'll gain weight better being on formula where I can monitor how much she's eating and I can also add a high calorie fortifier to the formula. I'm a little disappointed that the time has come to ween her, since I really have enjoyed nursing her, but I think it's for the best. At least I made it to the 8 month mark!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Kate
Kate had a Doctor appointment yesterday for a weight check. She's 7 1/2 months old and is at 11 pounds 13 ounces. She's gone down even further below 0% on the growth chart. She just keeps dropping down. :(
She's only gained 8 ounces in the last 6 weeks. She had to have some bloodwork done yesterday to see if her being so underweight is caused by any health issues. It was torture! They had to draw blood out of both arms and it was coming out so slow that it took like 10 minutes on each arm, and Kate was screaming the whole time. They still didn't get enough blood. They said they'll try to do all the testing with what blood they got, but she may have to go back in for more blood. My poor little baby. I think all the tests will come back negative though. I think it's just genetic. She takes after her daddy and big brother. Kaden is still only about 25 pounds at three years old, and Brent had always been really skinny his whole life. Brent had all this testing done when he was little too, but was perfectly healthy. At her 6 month check up her doctor told me to hold off on giving her solids for a bit since there are more calories in breastmilk than solids. I have to start giving her a nutritional supplement pouder that adds extra calories. Usually the powder is added to a bottle, but Kate will not take a bottle or sippy cup. So I have to add the extra calorie powder to baby food and see if I can get her to eat more. Anyway, that was our day yesterday.
She's only gained 8 ounces in the last 6 weeks. She had to have some bloodwork done yesterday to see if her being so underweight is caused by any health issues. It was torture! They had to draw blood out of both arms and it was coming out so slow that it took like 10 minutes on each arm, and Kate was screaming the whole time. They still didn't get enough blood. They said they'll try to do all the testing with what blood they got, but she may have to go back in for more blood. My poor little baby. I think all the tests will come back negative though. I think it's just genetic. She takes after her daddy and big brother. Kaden is still only about 25 pounds at three years old, and Brent had always been really skinny his whole life. Brent had all this testing done when he was little too, but was perfectly healthy. At her 6 month check up her doctor told me to hold off on giving her solids for a bit since there are more calories in breastmilk than solids. I have to start giving her a nutritional supplement pouder that adds extra calories. Usually the powder is added to a bottle, but Kate will not take a bottle or sippy cup. So I have to add the extra calorie powder to baby food and see if I can get her to eat more. Anyway, that was our day yesterday.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
RVHS
I thought this was fun, so I stole it from Katie's blog! Fill this out about your years in high school! The longer ago it was,the more fun the answers will be!!
1. Who were your friends? Holly, Katie, Nicole, Jenny, Claire. Those were the closest anyway.
2. What sports did you play? none!!
3. What kind of car did you drive? a Geo Metro!
4. On a Friday nights what were you doing? Football games then the dance after ward, or sometimes all my friends would have a slumber party but I always had to go home at midnight!
5. Were you a party animal? Nope
6. Were you considered a flirt? Nope
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? I was in honor chior for a few semesters.
8. Were you a nerd? Nope. I always considered myself normal, not popular and not a nerd
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No
10. Can you still sing the fight song? Heck no!
11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mr Smith!
12. Where did you sit during lunch? I went home usually
13. Name the school full name? Round Valley High School
14. School mascot? E-L-K-S what's that spell? ELKS! ELKS! ELKS!
15. School Colors? Black and Gold
16. Rival high school? St Johns
17. Did you go to Prom? Yes, junior year, no senior year. And yes I was sad about that.
18. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Heck no! I couldn't wait to be done with high shcool and get on with the rest of my life!
19. What do you remember most about graduation? Katie and I though we were so cool wearing these dumb "2000" glasses at graduation that we got on clearance after New Year's at Claire's on one of our many trips down to the valley. We though we were so cool back then!
20. Where did you go senior skip day? I don't even remember having one so who knows??
21. Favorite memory? Just hanging out with friends. I loved taking road trips. I went one with Holly, one with Jenny and several with Katie. So much fun! I also loved being the "office girl". The secretaries that worked there gave me an award when I graduated for working in there so much and I also won the Principal's Award. That was kind of cool too.
22. Were you in any clubs? SADD, and that's it.
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? home with Heath and Heidi and sometimes my cousin Jarrod. We always had fun.
24. Have you gained some weight since then? Oh yeah! I weighed like 110 in high school! I don't think I'll ever be that skinny again! :(
25. Who was your Senior prom date? n/a :(
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion? As long as some of my friends go.
27. Who was your home room teacher? I don't remember.
28. Who will re-post this after you? Who know's? I don't know if very many people even read my blog. Katie already has this on hers, so the only other one that comments is Rachel! :)
29. Who was your high school sweetheart? HAHAHAHAHA what a joke! I never had a high school sweetheart! I went to a few school dances, but other than that I didn't date, much less have a sweetheart! Not until after high school.
30. Do you still talk to people from high school? Yup
31. Did you win prom queen or king? Not even close!
32. Where did you work in high school? ALCO!
33. What were your grades? B's
34. What was your dress style? Casual. I never considered myself in-style. Still don't know how to be in-style
35. What year did you graduate? 2000 Y2K!
1. Who were your friends? Holly, Katie, Nicole, Jenny, Claire. Those were the closest anyway.
2. What sports did you play? none!!
3. What kind of car did you drive? a Geo Metro!
4. On a Friday nights what were you doing? Football games then the dance after ward, or sometimes all my friends would have a slumber party but I always had to go home at midnight!
5. Were you a party animal? Nope
6. Were you considered a flirt? Nope
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? I was in honor chior for a few semesters.
8. Were you a nerd? Nope. I always considered myself normal, not popular and not a nerd
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No
10. Can you still sing the fight song? Heck no!
11. Who was your favorite teacher? Mr Smith!
12. Where did you sit during lunch? I went home usually
13. Name the school full name? Round Valley High School
14. School mascot? E-L-K-S what's that spell? ELKS! ELKS! ELKS!
15. School Colors? Black and Gold
16. Rival high school? St Johns
17. Did you go to Prom? Yes, junior year, no senior year. And yes I was sad about that.
18. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Heck no! I couldn't wait to be done with high shcool and get on with the rest of my life!
19. What do you remember most about graduation? Katie and I though we were so cool wearing these dumb "2000" glasses at graduation that we got on clearance after New Year's at Claire's on one of our many trips down to the valley. We though we were so cool back then!
20. Where did you go senior skip day? I don't even remember having one so who knows??
21. Favorite memory? Just hanging out with friends. I loved taking road trips. I went one with Holly, one with Jenny and several with Katie. So much fun! I also loved being the "office girl". The secretaries that worked there gave me an award when I graduated for working in there so much and I also won the Principal's Award. That was kind of cool too.
22. Were you in any clubs? SADD, and that's it.
23. Where did you go most often for lunch? home with Heath and Heidi and sometimes my cousin Jarrod. We always had fun.
24. Have you gained some weight since then? Oh yeah! I weighed like 110 in high school! I don't think I'll ever be that skinny again! :(
25. Who was your Senior prom date? n/a :(
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion? As long as some of my friends go.
27. Who was your home room teacher? I don't remember.
28. Who will re-post this after you? Who know's? I don't know if very many people even read my blog. Katie already has this on hers, so the only other one that comments is Rachel! :)
29. Who was your high school sweetheart? HAHAHAHAHA what a joke! I never had a high school sweetheart! I went to a few school dances, but other than that I didn't date, much less have a sweetheart! Not until after high school.
30. Do you still talk to people from high school? Yup
31. Did you win prom queen or king? Not even close!
32. Where did you work in high school? ALCO!
33. What were your grades? B's
34. What was your dress style? Casual. I never considered myself in-style. Still don't know how to be in-style
35. What year did you graduate? 2000 Y2K!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Here he is!!
My tiny cute little nephew, Corey!! Gosh, he looks so little! It looks like he's got lots of blonde hair.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
I have a new nephew!!!
Heidi had her baby this morning. His name is Corey, and he weighed 4 lbs, 4 oz. He was born 6 weeks early. Heidi had to have an emergency c-section due to severe pre-eclampsia. I'm told that Corey will spend about two weeks in the NICU and Heidi will be in for 3-4 days. Heidi was visiting some of Devin's family in Logan, UT (about 3 hours from Rexburg) so that's where they are now. They are both doing pretty good, considering the situation. I was camping with my parents where we didn't get cell phone service when this all happened, so we didn't find out about it until six hours after he was born. My mom is on a plane up there now. Congrats to you both, Heidi and Devin! We are so excited to get to meet Corey. I'll post pics when I get them!
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