Somebody had a birthday...November 24th

SETHY!!!!

I know, I know, I am late blogging about this, but in my defense Seth's birthday was on Thanksgiving this year, so that altered our celebration a bit.

We held off celebrating Seth's birthday until yesterday. Kathy made him beef stroganoff for dinner and I made a banana cream pie for dessert. We celebrated as a family and once the kids were in bed we all stayed up way too late playing Apples to Apples, it was a lot of fun.

Tonight me, Seth, Scott and Cyndy went out to Oswego Grill happy hour for the final birthday celebration. I have been dying to take Sethy there, so this was the perfect excuse.

Happy birthday babe. We love you so much! You are the BEST!!!!!

4 month check-up

I can't believe this sweet little boy...

is already 4 months old!

Here are the stats from his check-up today:

Height: 26 1/4 in (90th percentile)

weight: 15 lbs 9 ounces (50th percentile)

head: 17 1/4 inches (90th percentile)

He is laughing and cooing so much more now. He loves tummy time and is so strong. He has started scooting in circles during tummy time. The doctor said he is physically as strong as a 6 month old. She even commented about how she wouldn't be surprised if he was crawling by the time he was 6 months old. I sure hope that doesn't happen, I am not ready to be chasing him around just yet.

Last week he discovered his hands. He was looking down at his hand and opened, then closed it, and got this big smile on his face when he did it. Seeing his hand was a whole new discovery for him and I love watching him learn and grow.

Things have been very busy around here lately. I only have 2 weeks until graduation, so homework is keeping me busy. My friend Felicia also came to visit us last weekend and I had so much fun showing her around. I will blog all about her trip another time, right now I need to get to bed, I stayed up way too late while Felicia was here and need to catch up on my sleep.

Take your shoes off, take a break...

Tonight Kimmie said yet another thing that made us all laugh.

She told me that when she "has a baby in her belly she will go to the hospital, lay in bed and watch tv, take her shoes off and take a break, just like mommy did."

Yep, having a baby is that easy:)

She is going to be a great mom one day!

Happy......

Veterans Day! Wait, I feel like I am forgetting something...Happy 11-11-11...no wait, there must be something else...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CYNDY!!!!

We love you!!!

99 years later...

Last night my Great-Grandmother (Granny) passed away at the amazing age of 99! I thought since we knew it was coming, and since she had lived a long, full life, that I would be fine when it happened, but as I sit here typing this it brings tears to my eyes. It has been over 2 years since I have seen her and I am wishing I would have been able to go visit her one last time. I know she lived a long, happy life and I am glad she has returned home to Heavenly Father, but I am left wishing I would have taken advantage of all the years I had with her. Unfortunately, as Granny got older, her memory got worse, so when we would visit there wasn't much deep conversation happening. We would sit and visit, and she always made me laugh, but I wish I knew her better. I wish I knew about her childhood, and what life was like for her growing up in such a different time and place. I will miss her fun, flirty personality (yes, even at the ripe old age of 99 she was still flirty!) I am just happy that when I did last see her, we were able to get a 5 generations picture, that is something not many people get to experience. In fact, shortly before she died my cousin had his first grandchild, allowing them to get a 6 generations picture.

The one thing I am taking from this is that I want to do all I can to learn more about my family history. I don't want to just know names and birthdates, I want to really know the people!!

5 Generations

Granny giving David kisses

Granny & David

Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween from.....

Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear

I say a little prayer for you...

This morning Kimmie came into my room and told me she said a prayer to Jesus in the middle of the night. Occasionally she has bad dreams, and we taught her to pray when that happens. I asked her if she had a bad dream again, and she said no. So, I asked her why she said a prayer in the middle of the night and this was her answer:

"David was coughing a lot and I was really worried about him, so I said a prayer to Jesus to make him better and he will because Jesus loves all the little children"

She is such a sweet girl. She loves her brothers so much and is such a great example to them. She is also a great example to me. Jesus does love all the little children, so what a great blessing and responsibility it is to be a parent. He has trusted us to care for these sweet children and words cannot express how grateful I am to be their mother.

I mean look at these sweet faces, how could you not love being their mother?!?