Taycee...

Results are in... she is the most beautiful 26 week fetus around. And she has MY LIPS! YEAH... technology is AMAZING!!

Sundays

We love Sundays at our house. It is the one day that we can spend all day together without feeling any pressure to get other things done. Today after church we took Kaden to feed the ducks by our house. Then we went to the little playground across the parking lot. When we got home he kept taking Chris's hand and walking him to the door and saying "bubye, bubye". He really wanted to go outside and play again.

Breaking Points

It seems to be that every so often I reach my breaking point. This week that time came. Most of you know about my work situation and the ridiculous things that seem to go on. This past week it all came to a head and it took everything I had not to "throw in the towel" so to speak and quit. Considering that I am the insurance provider and main financial provider for our family right now that would have been very very stupid. So i am thankful to Heavenly Father that he helped me keep my whits about me. But needless to say I came home on Tuesday very upset and depressed. I wanted peace, I needed reassurance that somehow everything would work out. It is funny how you can know something in your head and feel so differently in your heart. I KNOW that if we pay our tithing and keep doing what is required of us Heavenly Father will provide. I KNOW that, but Tuesday night I just didn't feel it. Chris gave me a blessing that night and I went to bed feeling slightly better but still very upset. Then Wednesday afternoon I got a call at work.... Chris had been accepted to graduate school HERE at the UofU. We always thought he would be able to get in but actually receiving a place with a professor that he loves is such a blessing. It is times like that when I not only know but I feel the tender mercies and love of the Lord. It always seems to be those breaking points that something wonderful happens.
Thank you to all of our friends and family who have been so helpful and supportive this last week. We couldn't make it without you.- and just so you know I am almost back to my normal level of sanity. (However normal that can be ;)

Babies and Bellies and Hair Bows.. Oh MY

It is so funny how different this pregnancy has been than the last one. With Kaden everything just seemed to drag. I had his room painted by the time I was 5 months along and his closet was full of presents and clothes weeks after we knew he was a boy. With this one her room is still white walled and barren of any furniture. We have about 5 things hanging in the closet for her and it seems like every time I turn around another week has gone by. I am sure that has something to do with the little terror I am constantly chasing around the house.



I have my6 month appointment this week but mostly all is the same except for my ever growing stomach which seems to have taken over.

26 weeks- no arguing there is definitely a baby in there

I have also started to become obsessed with baby bows. I bought about 20 headbands and I am starting to make flower clips to go on them. I wish I had more time to do it but it is a fun side craft when I get the rare occasion of having nothing to do. I think we are pretty set on the name Taycee with a middle name of Marie or Lynn. 14 more weeks and she will be here. WOW I still can't believe it.

Peach Days and updates

This last weekend was Peach Days. We went up on Thursday to see Heather in the Pageant. It was... interesting..... Heather did a fabulous job. The results were a bit shocking to everyone I think. Saturday morning watched most of the parade, Kaden loves parades. I did take pictures but they are on my moms camera so if I ever get them from her I will put them up. Kaden also went on his very first ride! He loved it. Hunter was kind enough to ride the little circus train with him. They looked so cute. I can't believe how quickly he is turning into a kid instead of a baby. (again I have pictures on my moms camera)

Speaking of getting big, Kaden had his 15 mo. check up this past week. He now weighs 29 lbs 7 oz. He is 34 2/3 inches long and head is 47 cm. Can we say BIG BABY. However he is starting to lose weight as he is now cruising around our house on his feet.

His funnies of this week were...

• I made him a few pizza bites ( finger food) and put them on his tray. He refused to eat them til I gave him a spoon. Which did absolutely no good, he smeared the pizza bites all over his tray and face. Once he figured out that wasn't going to work he laid the spoon on the tray picked up a pizza bite and put it on the spoon. Then he would pick up the spoon and try to make it in his mouth... which happened about 10% of the time.


• A few days later he was eating mashed potatoes. Again he insisted on feeding himself with a fork this time. After about 15 seconds of getting nothing on his fork he picked up the entire glob of mashed potatoes with his hand and shoved it in his mouth/face. Guess his patience had ran out.

Those are the two things that come to mind, he however is constantly making me laugh over something. He keeps us constantly on our toes.

Family Pics

We finally got a picture with our entire family. I would like to complain for a minute that EVERY family picture we take I am pregnant. The last family picture we took I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with Kaden. At least this time I am only 6 months. Sheesh

Come on people... this picture thing is boring.
We had a ton of cute pictures in front of this wall. Unfortunately they all involved Kaden sticking his finger up his nose... that was his new trick this week.

close up on one of those shots.

These didn't turn out quite how we wanted them, but Kaden still looks cute.

He loved playing with the dead dandelions

So GQ

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  My mom and dad
  
  
  
  The four oldest kids
  

  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Not bad for a 30 minute shoot with my dads camera at John Adams Park. Maybe someday we will actually have them professionally done. :)

I'm a big boy now...

Kaden is starting to feed himself. It is a very messy task I must say.... but it is so cute to watch him try to be a big boy! (Sorry for the poor quality video... it came off my cell phone)

Also other new tricks...

1. He now says "ah" very loudly and on purpose after every drink

2.When he takes a bite of something he likes he smacks his lips