10/16/2011
Xavier 9 months
Xavier turned 9 months old last week. These past 9 months sure have passed quickly. I took him to the doctor on Friday he now weighs 20 pounds is 29 inches tall. I don't know how big his head was, but I remember it was in the 95% I guess my kids have big heads. He is crawling' everywhere. He pushes up on everything. Yesterday he was standing and started pushing a box around the living room. So we decided to give him his Christmas present early which is a toy he can walk behind. So far the girls have been fighting over it. He tries to get close to'it, but they think they need it. Xavier eats like a champ, he loves everything that we feed him. He has four teeth coming in so'he has been a little cranky, but it will all soon be over.
10/15/2011
Day 5
Today I am grateful that I was able to get out of the house to go to a friends baby shower.
I am grateful I could go grocery shopping without any kids.
I am grateful for the great weather that we are still having. I was able to play outside with my kids today. We also went on a family walk tonight.
I am grateful that Xavier is learning all the time. He was pushing a box around the living room today while walking.
I am grateful for games. Played hide and seek, tag and the dancing game with my girls today.
Today I am grateful that I was able to get out of the house to go to a friends baby shower.
I am grateful I could go grocery shopping without any kids.
I am grateful for the great weather that we are still having. I was able to play outside with my kids today. We also went on a family walk tonight.
I am grateful that Xavier is learning all the time. He was pushing a box around the living room today while walking.
I am grateful for games. Played hide and seek, tag and the dancing game with my girls today.
10/14/2011
10/13/2011
10/12/2011
Day 2
Today I am grateful for Mike, he got up early with Brooklyn this morning. He made the kids breakfast. He came home from work early so I could go do a service project and then to enrichment. He got the kids fed and had them clean and put them to bed.
I am grateful for Xavier he has been a very happy boy today and was clapping a lot and is 9 months old today.
Today I am grateful for Mike, he got up early with Brooklyn this morning. He made the kids breakfast. He came home from work early so I could go do a service project and then to enrichment. He got the kids fed and had them clean and put them to bed.
I am grateful for Xavier he has been a very happy boy today and was clapping a lot and is 9 months old today.
10/11/2011
Year of Gratitude
I have decided that I want to have a year of gratitude, where every day I post things that I am grateful for.
Day 1
I am grateful for my friend Janine, we started doing dinners together. Our husbands both work at night and miss dinners so we take turns to cook. So she is cooking dinner tonight. I am grateful I don't have to.
I am grateful for pumpkin pie. Mike and I made some the other night and it is just so good.
I am grateful for Xavier because he took a long morning nap, so I had time to shower and clean my house.
I am grateful for my girls, because they cleaned without me asking them to.
I am grateful for my husband that he is willing to go to work to provide for our family.
Day 1
I am grateful for my friend Janine, we started doing dinners together. Our husbands both work at night and miss dinners so we take turns to cook. So she is cooking dinner tonight. I am grateful I don't have to.
I am grateful for pumpkin pie. Mike and I made some the other night and it is just so good.
I am grateful for Xavier because he took a long morning nap, so I had time to shower and clean my house.
I am grateful for my girls, because they cleaned without me asking them to.
I am grateful for my husband that he is willing to go to work to provide for our family.
Date with Mike
So Saturday Mike and I went on a date. First we went to the temple. We have decided that we should go monthly. I just love the feeling that you have when you go to the temple. Everyone is so happy. After that we went out to eat at Blue Lemon. It is good place to eat. It is in Highland and Mike heard about it from our bishop. We both got sandwiches and they were both good. We got some things from their bakery to bring home. I got a red velvet cupcake. It was so yummy and moist.
That is all that we did, but it was good to get out. I was happy that my parents were able to baby sit for us.
That is all that we did, but it was good to get out. I was happy that my parents were able to baby sit for us.
10/10/2011
Hide and seek
We have family home evening on Sunday nights since Mike works Monday nights. Tonight we had a lesson and the the girls wanted to play games. First we played a game where we hide an object in the room and everyone finds it. My girls will hide it and as you are going in to find it will tell you where they hid it. Brooklyn picks a place to hide it and every time it is her turn to hide it that is where it goes.
After that game we played hide and seek. We opened all the doors in our house so they could hide in every room. The girls wouldn't really hide they just stood in a room and waited until you came to find them and would scream with delight when they saw you. Mike hid really good from Abigail once. She went into the room three or four times and never saw him.
We ended the night having pumpkin pie. Which both of the girls ate very well. And Xavier showed us that he could pull himself up on the couch. But I was in the other room so Mike only saw it. Someday I will see him do it.
After that game we played hide and seek. We opened all the doors in our house so they could hide in every room. The girls wouldn't really hide they just stood in a room and waited until you came to find them and would scream with delight when they saw you. Mike hid really good from Abigail once. She went into the room three or four times and never saw him.
We ended the night having pumpkin pie. Which both of the girls ate very well. And Xavier showed us that he could pull himself up on the couch. But I was in the other room so Mike only saw it. Someday I will see him do it.
9/06/2011
It has been awhile, guess I have been busy. It was a fun summer. Our neighborhood has improved greatly the past year or so. A lot more kids that are about the same age, so they all play well together. And all of us moms get along well. So we spent a lot of time outside. We also were going to the park weekly, which was fun. My kids actually know how to play at a park now. I guess I will just give an update on everyone. More for my sake than anyone else.
Xavier is growing like a weed. He is almost 8 months now. He has his two bottom teeth. He loves almost everyone and will give them smiles. He is always happy unless he is tired or hungry. He has the army crawl down and will do a few steps in the real crawling. He loves getting up on his hands and knees. He ate baby food for about 1 month and then decided table food is much better. So that is all he wants to eat. I just cut it up really small and make sure I don't feed him anything he can't have. He looks a lot like Mike's side of the family. He can say mama and daddy and yum.
Brooklyn is also growing a lot. She had the hernia surgery in July. It went well. Her belly button looks a lot better now. It still sticks out a bit but not as bad as it did. It took her a little bit to recover. She was in a lot of pain at first that she would not climb up and down things. But that soon went away. She has a very healthy appetite she will eat basically anything I put in front of her. We gave her corn on the cob one day and she loved it. She will eat it down to the core. It has got to the point that she will see it at the store and ask for it. She is starting to talk a lot more. Before it was just to Mike and I, but now she is talking to everyone. She still glares at people she doesn't know, which makes me laugh. She loves watching Mickey Mouse and is showing interest in wanting to potty train. She will put the chair up and sit on it. She is our social bug. She loves going and playing with other people at their house.
Abigail just started her 2nd year of preschool. I was struggling what to do with her this year. It was between being in a group where I teach once in a while or my neighbor offered to teach her for ten dollars a month. She had friends in both groups. I decided to have my neighbor teach her. Less stress for me. She is loving it so far. She is still a very picky eater. I think I can count what she will eat on my fingers. We try not to push food on her, but I wish she would eat more. She is growing too. She is just getting a lot taller. She loves going to primary. She loves her teachers.She loves playing games on the computer, we have a site set up for her that has all her games on it. Which she will play. They are all learning games so it is good for her.
Mike started school again, so he is gone about 12 hours or more a day. It is the hardest on the kids. He has about a year and a half left in school. We are still trying for our weight loss and he decided that he needs to grow his beard the whole time. So it is getting very bushy I will have to take a picture of it some time.
I am doing good. Trying to get more hobby's because Mike told me I needed some. I guess I told him I was bored to much. I got a canning set for an early birthday so I am going to can stuff. We canned salsa last night I still want to do spaghetti sauce, tomato juice and apple sauce. I hate applesauce but my kids love it. Plus I can get free apples from my grandma. I am making the kids pajamas for Christmas and going to try finishing making blankets for them. I am doing good on the weight loss. I need to get working out again. I got sick and so I quit. I just need to make time for it again. I only have 5 more pounds to go until my goal. So I think I am still doing well. I am eating well, so I think that is what helped.
Well that is all for now. I will try to update more often, but we will see.
Xavier is growing like a weed. He is almost 8 months now. He has his two bottom teeth. He loves almost everyone and will give them smiles. He is always happy unless he is tired or hungry. He has the army crawl down and will do a few steps in the real crawling. He loves getting up on his hands and knees. He ate baby food for about 1 month and then decided table food is much better. So that is all he wants to eat. I just cut it up really small and make sure I don't feed him anything he can't have. He looks a lot like Mike's side of the family. He can say mama and daddy and yum.
Brooklyn is also growing a lot. She had the hernia surgery in July. It went well. Her belly button looks a lot better now. It still sticks out a bit but not as bad as it did. It took her a little bit to recover. She was in a lot of pain at first that she would not climb up and down things. But that soon went away. She has a very healthy appetite she will eat basically anything I put in front of her. We gave her corn on the cob one day and she loved it. She will eat it down to the core. It has got to the point that she will see it at the store and ask for it. She is starting to talk a lot more. Before it was just to Mike and I, but now she is talking to everyone. She still glares at people she doesn't know, which makes me laugh. She loves watching Mickey Mouse and is showing interest in wanting to potty train. She will put the chair up and sit on it. She is our social bug. She loves going and playing with other people at their house.
Abigail just started her 2nd year of preschool. I was struggling what to do with her this year. It was between being in a group where I teach once in a while or my neighbor offered to teach her for ten dollars a month. She had friends in both groups. I decided to have my neighbor teach her. Less stress for me. She is loving it so far. She is still a very picky eater. I think I can count what she will eat on my fingers. We try not to push food on her, but I wish she would eat more. She is growing too. She is just getting a lot taller. She loves going to primary. She loves her teachers.She loves playing games on the computer, we have a site set up for her that has all her games on it. Which she will play. They are all learning games so it is good for her.
Mike started school again, so he is gone about 12 hours or more a day. It is the hardest on the kids. He has about a year and a half left in school. We are still trying for our weight loss and he decided that he needs to grow his beard the whole time. So it is getting very bushy I will have to take a picture of it some time.
I am doing good. Trying to get more hobby's because Mike told me I needed some. I guess I told him I was bored to much. I got a canning set for an early birthday so I am going to can stuff. We canned salsa last night I still want to do spaghetti sauce, tomato juice and apple sauce. I hate applesauce but my kids love it. Plus I can get free apples from my grandma. I am making the kids pajamas for Christmas and going to try finishing making blankets for them. I am doing good on the weight loss. I need to get working out again. I got sick and so I quit. I just need to make time for it again. I only have 5 more pounds to go until my goal. So I think I am still doing well. I am eating well, so I think that is what helped.
Well that is all for now. I will try to update more often, but we will see.
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