Some Isaac stats

Isaac went to the doctor on Monday. We weighed 18 1/2 pounds and was 28 1/4 inches long. We had to wait SO long and he kept falling asleep. I had to wake him up to get his shots, so it was really sad. He's growing nicely! Also, I should record that we started giving him solids when he was about 5 months & 3 weeks old. He doesn't really care for them. He has had rice cereal, applesauce, bananas and squash. This week I haven't been as careful about waiting a week to introduce a new food, so he has had pears and peas in the past few days.

Happy Thanksgiving

Things were really low-key around here. Roy woke up sick, so we didn't do much except rest and hang out. We grilled a turkey breast tenderloin outside, heated up a container of Bob Evans mashed potatoes, and had corn on the cob and rolls. Simple but tasty. For dessert we had cheesecake and German cookies. We sent the kids to bed at 6 because they stayed up really late last night, and I curled up on the couch and watched "Four Christmases" (GOOD STUFF!) Now I'm going to bed because I'm going to attempt to get to Walmart at 5am and get a few things. By the way, if your Walmart is open 24 hours, how exactly does the Black Friday stuff work? I guess I'll find out tomorrow. Here are a few pictures of our day:


Rae made these little outfits at school and I thought it'd be cute to get a picture of them all together, but of course Isaac wouldn't cooperate! I like how Blaise is looking at his hat!




Juiciest, tastiest turkey I've ever had!


Looks like a pretty pathetic meal, but it was perfect for our little family!


And the perfect amount of cheesecake for us too! No one ate too much and not too many leftovers! I have to weigh-in on Tuesday, people!

Guess again

Everyone's guesses for the first snow have passed, so let's try again! My guess is Monday (because I took a look at the forecast) ;) What do you think?

Cheese lovers!

I had some leftover shredded cheese today, and the kids jumped on it like hyenas.

Why I haven't been posting and commenting much these days

**Isaac has not being napping/sleeping well and is pretty clingy lately. This makes for a tired mama and lots of holding of a tired baby. Lots of nursing at the computer and naps on my shoulder.

**I don't like typing one handed.(see above) I can handle scrolling through links and checking everyone's blogs, but it is a pain to type a whole post one handed.

**Sick Blaise has been needed lots and lots of cuddles.

**Tired mama can't form complete thoughts

BUT- Roy has an entire week off starting Friday at 2:30 -woooooo hoooooo! Why does it always seem like week before a break is the hardest?? You'll hear a lot from me next week but this week it is all about survival!

This post was typed one-handed....please excuse typos :)

So glad

About a month ago I had people guess when the first snow would be - well, I'm happy to say that most of the dates you guessed have passed! We had that really cold spell but now it's been back to regular fall weather. I think next week I'll have everyone guess again!

Already?

Nothing to say

So here are some pictures.

Long bath=wrinkly hands

Naked dancing

It rained a lot the other day and flooded the town.
We had a river running through our "backyard".

Just praying that I will take him inside soon!

Happy boy.

Halloween Part III

Make sure you scroll down for the other two Halloween posts


Here is a picture of Roy with his costume. I borrowed it during the trunk or treat and wore it while handing out candy. I don't have a picture of me though. My husband is terrifically weird. The students in the dorms loved it.

Halloween part II

Isaac gets his own post for his costume. Rae wore this costume when she was 15 months old, Blaise wore it when he was 10 months old and now Isaac wore it at 5 1/2 months old. The best thing about it is that I got it for 5 bucks!

Rae

Blaise (man, he still looks the same!)
Cute Blaise again. We just switched Isaac to this car seat, and the first time I put him in it I thought of this adorable picture of Blaise.
And Isaac - sleeping like an angel (har har)

Halloween

Our Halloween festivities were cold, but fun! On Friday we had our ward party. I was tired and cranky and wanted to skip Halloween altogether, but by the end I was less grumpy. Roy took the kids around the parking lot for the trunk-or-treat while I sat in the van and handed out candy (while nursing!) I got a lot of laughs for my costume - I'll have to get a picture of me in it and post it later. It was about 45 degrees and the wind chill probably made it about 40 degrees. We were all happy to get home and warm up and eat some candy!

At the ward party on Friday

No masks allowed


On Saturday there were a bunch of local businesses set up around the courthouse with candy, so we hit that first. Then we picked Roy up from his office where he had been all day grading papers - bleh. We went to the dorms (which was nice since it was SO cold again) The kids got some really good candy and Roy got a lot of laughs about his costume (same costume as mine - we didn't get a picture though, so I'll post more about that later) We got home by 7 and went to a few of our neighbors and tried to lure some kids to our house by turning on all the lights and lighting our pumpkins, but we only got two trick-or-treaters. Oh well, I'll send some candy to school with Roy and he can bribe his students. I'm letting the kids go crazy on candy this morning and then I'll put it away for a few days.



This is on Saturday before going out. He didn't wear the mask for very long because it was hard for him to see and he kept tripping. The gloves didn't last long either because they kept falling off.




She was a "fancy" cat

ERGH!

Okay, help me out here. I bought new muffin pans a few weeks ago. I made some cupcakes (I used paper liners) and they totally burned. I thought maybe it was because of the liners because they were from last Halloween. Well, today I tried again with nice new liners and they burned again! The bottoms are totally scorched! And I had set the timer for only 15 minutes even though the recipe said 18 minutes. The tops and middles are perfect - you can tell it is from the liners. What is the deal with that? Is there something about new muffin pans that you aren't supposed to use paper liners or something? I've made muffins several times without liners and they cooked fine.

The really frustrating thing is that I was going to just buy some cheesy cupcakes from Walmart so that I wouldn't have to make any. Now I have to buy them anyway!

Don't forget

Isn't it lovely that Daylight Savings ends the day after Halloween and we get an extra hour?! An extra hour to get ready for church....sleep off the sugar...eat more sugar...wash face paint off our kids. I'm excited.

Fuzzy brain

Isaac has decided that life is too short to sleep. The minute you put him down he wants to be up and playing. And apparently crawling around his crib isn't good enough. And he has also become aware of when we leave the room, which means he's been sleeping in our bed a lot. But that doesn't work so well because he likes to crawl onto daddy. Needless to say, we haven't been getting much sleep lately. I've had a few things I've wanted to blog about, but my brain feels all fuzzy and I can't come up with any insightful thoughts. Add a sore throat, allergies and crazy kids (I think they are really excited about Halloween!) and you've got a crazy mama that can't think!

Seriously, as I type, the kids are wrestling and squealing and our house just isn't big enough!! It's not a misbehaving crazy, just a wild , too loud kind of crazy! Ahhhh! I think I better get us out of the house. We are going to go find some beautiful fall leaves to jump in.

I spent way too long working on this, but it's cute!

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He's on the move!

It's time to teach the kids to keep their stuff off the floor! At less than 5½ months old - Isaac is crawling! His technique is sloppy, but it gets him where he wants to go. And he has started sitting up! This kid is crazy! Rae and Blaise both crawled before they started sitting up, and I thought they were early at 6 months old.








Speaking of Rae, let me brag a little bit more. We went to a parent teacher conference tonight and heard so many good things about how well Rae is doing. She's way above her classmates - especially in reading. I can't take credit for it though, I have no idea how she knows how to read so well! And her teacher said she is so nice to everyone and has never misbehaved. One weak area is following directions - which doesn't surprise me at all. She just doesn't pay attention and I don't think she realizes she needs to listen! So that is something we will have to work on (at home and at school).

And since I've mentioned the other kids, I should mention that Blaise is potty training and is doing pretty well. I'm not making too big of a deal out of it because he's been sick and I think he has allergies and he's a little grumpy lately. But he pooped on the potty twice and has been starting to recognize when it's time to go. Hopefully he'll be completely trained before we fly to Vegas for Christmas. I had given up and was going to wait till after Christmas, but he started to show more interest in it, so here we go, no turning back now! :)

I love my kids! They are all so fantastic and make me so proud!

Eight years ago....

October 20,2001 was the first day that Roy and I met in real life. We had been chatting online for a month or so and he drove to Blythe that day for a visit. That Saturday and Sunday were two amazing days. I got to know my best friend and started falling in love with my future husband. I can't believe it's been 8 years! He just keeps getting better and better! Here are some pictures of us posing in the park where we shared our first kiss. These were taken in April of 2002 - we were trying to work on a pose for an engagement picture. I love you pumpky - thank you for 8 wonderful years!

They are back

Last year I blogged about the asian lady beetles. Well, today at the park I noticed there were a ton everywhere and when we got home they were all over our front door - outside and inside! It is totally creepy, but it is keeping the kids entertained! Rae has about 20 in her bug box already! It's a gorgeous day today. The bright colors on the trees make me happy, I'm feeling a lot better and Blaise has peed on the potty several times today! Too bad it is supposed to rain the rest of the week :(
I guess we better get back outside and enjoy the sun!


Here a couple of cute pictures I need to share:

At least he's inserting it in the right way!
Blaise got this little pumpkin at story time at the library and Roy thought it'd be fun to carve.


My mom sent us a package with this Bumbo chair that she got for a great deal at a yard sale - he likes it!

He also likes to make this face a lot.

And he likes to arch his back like this - it really freaks Rae out when he does it! She thinks he's going to fall out.

Blaise really likes the skeleton my mom sent him. He wanted me to take a picture of it.

It should be mandatory....

...that every husband should get to take at least one morning off every week! Roy doesn't have work today or tomorrow - woot woot! Blaise and I are sick and I think Isaac is getting a bit sicker, so we are just lounging around, enjoying the quiet morning with Rae at school. I have no voice, Blaise is losing his voice, it's cold and rainy and I just want to cuddle up to my two sleeping boys on the couch. But I guess that would wake them up. We were going to do something fun this weekend but it looks like we'll just stay home and get over our colds and maybe do some cleaning. I wish there could be days like this every week!

Mind your own business Walmart lady

Yesterday I bought a pack of three pregnancy tests. The check out lady had asked me how old Isaac was, and as she rang up the pregnancy tests she said "these aren't fun to buy right after having a baby". I wondered if she'd have the nerve to bring up the tests. But I've checked out with this lady several times before and she always has something slightly inappropriate to say.

Why did I buy the tests? Because I didn't trust the two Dollar Tree ones I had already taken. I know I am not pregnant. It'd be nearly impossible. But I'd an excuse for these facts:

-I can't seem to lose weight, and I've even gained a few pounds. I'm not being super strict with what I eat, but I've been worse in the past and haven't had this problem. And get this, the weight is all in my belly.

-I cry at the drop of a hat.

-I suddenly have the desire to watch Baby Story and Deliver Me.

-I'm always "craving" meat. Preferably in the form of bacon or ribs. Hmm, that could explain the weight gain.

But 3 tests later I have to accept the fact that it is all in my head and I need to get a grip or I'll be a big fatty watching TLC all day getting my steak wet from all my tears.

Have you ever been convinced you were pregnant when you weren't?