Jack–4 Months

My sweet baby boy is already 4 months old.  LOVE this kid!  I love my girls, and would never want to be accused of favortism or  anything, but my Jack has the most sweet little spirit about him.  I can’t explain it, but he is VERY different than Annie and Emily in so many ways. 
Jack is weighing in at 15 lbs. 8 oz. (50th percentile) and is 25 1/2 in. long (75th percentile).
He is a chatterbox!  He can definitely hold his own in a conversation and has the most wonderful little laugh.  Jack has been sleeping in our bed since he came home from the hospital and is definitely a snuggler!  I actually don’t mind it so much, but I’m working on getting him out of our bed.  I miss having my own space.:)  Jack is the happiest little guy.
  Love him to bits.

Emily…15 months

My Emily started out as the GRUMPIEST kid ever!  She cried ALL THE TIME!  All. The. Time.  I always wanted to pull my hair out.  And then when we found out we were pregnant with Jack?  Yeah…that was like the height of colic season.  I kind of wanted to die. 

What’s awesome about Emily?  Now she’s the exact opposite.  She’s the sweetest, most fun and loving little kid.  I can hardly stand it.  She loves to play with her big sister and give her little brother kisses. 

Emily is weighing in at 23 lbs. and is 30 1/2 in. tall. 

Her grumpy face.  Makes me want to giggle every time she does it, but I know she means business!:)

The Big 3

My Annie girl just turned 3! I can’t believe how big she is. Not just big as in size, but big, no, HUGE personality. She’s dripping with it. I feel so lucky that she is in our family.

Annie is in the 95th percentile for her height…46 1/2 in. She’s in the 75th percentile for her weight, 36 lbs. She is so tall…she’s taller than most of the sunbeams, and definitely taller than the other kids in nursery. She’s going to be a dancer. Or a basketball player. Or something else delightful. Maybe a doctor, then she can support our retirement.:)

We kept her birthday pretty low-key this year. We had one of her favorites (Hawaiian Haystacks) for dinner and then cake and ice cream. Thankfully, she’s only 3 and doesn’t need a fancy cake.

Emily also loves cake.:)

Annie’s 3 year pictures…I can’t believe how beautiful my girl is. Love her.

2 Months...and so much more!

My baby boy is 2 months old. Where is the time going!? I feel like I've said that with all the kids, every time they reach a milestone (P.S. My Annie is turning 3 this week...WHERE IS THE TIME GOING!?!). He is now weighing in at 12 lbs. 15 oz. and is 23 inches long. He's growing like CRAZY!! And seriously...LOVE THIS BOY! He is super sweet and cuddly. Loves to snuggle and just hang out in your lap. And he smiles All. The. Time. I cannot believe how happy he is. He is truly a little blessing to our family. Love him.

This last week we had Uncle David at our house. We had some crazy fun playing Settlers of Catan, eating things we weren't supposed to (we were all SUPPOSED to be on a diet!) and laughing and playing. We loved having him here and pretty much already miss him.
The girls latched onto him right away, which made it even more special.

AND, even more special that he got to be here for Jack's blessing. Kris blessed Jack on Sunday in church. It was really nice. Grandpa W., Uncle David, my Uncle Dan and our neighbor Dave G. stood in the circle with Kris. I feel so blessed to have a husband who honors his Priesthood and was able to bless our son.


Love my little family.:)

Sunday

1 o'clock church is so hard on kiddos...(yes, she's asleep!)

I seriously didn't realize all the difference one more adult makes in church. Kris switched crews at work and hasn't been to church with me for awhile. Today, I couldn't believe everything I got out of sacrament meeting. I actually got to listen to things today. It helped. It was our Ward Conference today, so the Bishop and his wife spoke, along with our Stake President.
The Bishop's wife talked about perspective. She used Carol B. Olsen's article "A Sense of Perspective". In the talk she talks about sense of humor, sense of time, sense of faith, sense of vision, and sense of love. Our Bishop's wife is amazing...she's always very composed, all their children are very well behaved...I am under the impression that motherhood comes easy to her. In talking about sense of humor, she related an experience she had where her kids had accidentally set frogs loose in the house. While looking for them, dinner was burning on the stove, the doorbell rang, her husband came home, her kids needed her, etc. She talked about sitting in the middle of the floor and trying to decide if she should laugh or cry. I was so glad to relate to her...I have ALOT of those moments!
Our Bishop (who is equally as amazing as his wife) related a story about his childhood (he grew up on a farm in Ft. Thomas, youngest of 11 kids) where he was always attacked by a chicken (he gathered the eggs every day). He compared it with David & Goliath. He talked about our trials, and how we pray for help and it doesn't always come, or sometimes it comes and we question if its coming from Heavenly Father or if its just "coincidence".
One of my favorite parts of the meeting? Special number. They sang "More Holiness Give Me". The third verse touched my heart.
More purity give me,
More strength to o'ercome
More freedom from earth stains,
More longing for home.
More fit for the kingdom,
More used would I be,
More blessed and holy -
More Savior like thee.

I just needed that little reminder. With dieting and exercising and trying harder to be better in general...I sometimes forget about all the things I can't do by myself.

And on that note...who's coming to our house in 4 days!?! Kris's brother, David. We are SO excited. And next Sunday we bless Jack. We're lucky kids.

Cutest. Smile. EVER.

I am so in love.

Hello 2012

I tried to get my New Year blogging done on the 1st...but I had grumpy kids. My New Year's Resolution? No babies this year!:) When I fill out forms and have to list my kids birth dates and I see: 2009, 2010, 2011...I shudder. So, no babies this year. We'll talk about it again in 2013!:)

This year I am resolving to be a little better. Okay, a lot better.

To my kids, a better mother, a better playmate, a better example and a better cook (Annie has called my cooking "yucky" for 2 days now!).
To my husband, a better wife, a better friend, and a better listener.
To my family, a better daughter, sister, cousin, and niece.
To my friends & neighbors, a better friend and neighbor.

And for me...this year I am going to be nicer to myself. I am going to just be happy and not worry so much about things I don't have any control over. And I'm going to change the things I can control. Like the arrangement of my living room furniture, my inability to sew, my weight, the colors of my walls, how I spend my time, and my attitude.

I am going to be better to myself.

Here's to 2012...

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books, kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art - write or draw or sing or build and live only as you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself."
Neil Gaiman