Mass Blogging.....Again!!

In a somewhat random order, here are the things that have been happening lately, and the pictures to prove it. (Note of interest: I took an Ambien about 30 minutes ago, so this should be great fun for all!!)

Dewey is the cutest baby in the whole world. He hates sleeping at night, so he will catnap throughout the day to build up his strength to stay awake all night. I mean, someone has got to keep mom up all night. It's a tough job, but he's very good at it. He was facinated by Christmas. Not so much the presents and stuff, but he loved the wrapping paper and lights. And apparently, some rum pudding so generously fed to him from an unnamed family member. Thanks for that, by the way. Here he is getting ready to throw a tantrum.



I gave him a Christmas ornament, and all was well. He is sitting by himself now, mostly. He has had several crashes that bring me running from the other room, but for the most part, he can do it all by "hims big boy".


Santa wasn't too much of an issue for him. He saw Santa twice this year and both times, he just sorta took it in stride. I guess he figures, "hey, at least someone is holding me, what else could a guy ask for?"

As you can see, Wee One and Bo decorated the tree this year. I was being a scrooge and didn't want to even do Christmas. We left all other decorations in their boxes, but we put up the tree. I think they did a great job. Daddy helped them with the ones on top, but they did most of it themselves. It's nice having kiddos big enough to do stuff like that. They are sweethearts.

Dewey's new favorite pasttime is lying on my bed watching Baby Einstein movies. They mezmorize him. Sometimes that is the only thing I can do to get him calmed down. He has been quite the fussy bug lately, so it's nice to get in a half an hour with him being calm!!!

This is Wee One's famous, "no one else wears fabric to school" outfit. I made her this outfit (which I think is so adorable on her) and she didn't want to wear it to school because, "Mom, no one else wears fabric to school." I said, "So do they all go naked? Cuz I'm not letting you go to school naked." I won that battle and she ended up wearing it to school where she got several comments on how cute her clothes were.

Halloween this year found us in the Hundred Acre Wood. Wee One dressed like Tigger, Bo was Pooh Bear, and Dewey was Piglet. They looked so cute!! Next year I'll have to come up with another trio of characters for them to dress like.

Wee One had a parade at school while she was dressed as Tigger. And, boy, did she play the part well. She Tigger Hopped around the entire school. Afterwards, she kept saying, "Mom, everyone thought I was so cute. They would say, 'Tigger, come give me five.' They really liked me." No self esteem issues there as you can see.

Bo and Daddy needed to clean out the chimney before we could get a fire going. Bo thought he was the coolest little guy ever being able to get on the roof with Daddy. He did a great job and didn't even cry when it was time to get down.

Wee One had a field trip with her class to a pumpkin patch. I got to tag along ; ) It was very cute to see the kids run from place to place. She seems like she knows just what she's doing whenever she is with other kids. She is quite the silly girl.

Dewey is growing up so fast I can't hardly keep up with him. He is already holding his own bottle and feeding himself biter biscuits. Next he'll be driving and going off to college. It's all down hill from here!! He still loves his mommy very much and snuggles with me most nights. (Fine, every night he sleeps in my bed with me. WHATEVER, get over it.)

Bo turned 4 a few months back. This was his "candy cake" and he loved it. I can't believe he is 4 already. Didn't I just give birth to him, like, yesterday? Yikes!! And look at that beauty next to him. She will be six in February. Six is like, old!! I was just six not too long ago I think.

Anyway, things have been going good. Everyone is happy and healthy and hanging in there. We still talk about Charlie and Chelsie quite often, and it helps heal those wounds that still seem so fresh. I think Dewey actually talks to them, once in awhile too, but he won't tell us what they said. Life is funny sometimes. I would give anything to hold my babies even for just one more minute, but at the same time, I wouldn't want to lose what I have learned because of them. To say I am a different person is putting it very lightly. I am excited and nervous to see what Heavenly Father has in store for my family. Whatever it is, we'll be ready......or at least, He'll make us ready and we'll be willing.

Angelversary

Thursday will be Charlie's Angelversary. I can't believe it has been 2 years since I held her and Chelsie in my arms. I can still feel their warm skin under my lips. I can feel the pressure on my finger as Charlie would squeeze it. My heart breaks each time I think of all the things I missed out on with them. I miss them so much. I know I will see them again someday, but it seems like forever. What special children I have, though. I am very lucky to be their mommy.

Life is Moving Quickly

It seems like I have very little time to blog lately, so this is going to be a plethora of information in one post 8 )

Dewey is growing so fast. He is learning to smile at us when we talk to him, and I love it. It makes all that hard work of keeping him happy all worth it. He is such a good baby, and he sleeps so well at night (probably because I hold him all night. DON'T JUDGE ME).

Wee One and Bo love Dewey so much!! They are very good with him and love to help Mommy with little things like bottle feedings, diaper changes, and baths. It is so fun to see them all play together. Wee One and Bo get so excited everytime Dewey smiles at them.

Of course Daddy has to get his Dewey time in too. They like to take naps together. Dewey always seems so comfy in Daddy's arms. He prefers Mommy, but Daddy will do in a pinch.

We had a ward campout this weekend, and we did some pioneer activities. Here they are doing a three legged race and the stick pull. Wee One also did a potato sack race, but Bo ididn't want anything to do with it. Daddy did all of the cooking for the whole ward, and it turned out awesome. He is a great cook. I'm lucky to have a husband who finds pride in taking care of me so well. I don't even have to cook dinner--he does it.

Dewey was blessed yesterday. I made his tuxedo way before he was even born. I think he looked so precious, though. And he was such a good boy. He didn't even cry while Daddy was blessing him. Then we had the family come over to our house for milk and cookies. It was such a special day. I'm so glad that so much of our family was able to be there and share it with us.

Swimming

We went swimming yesterday for our nephew's birthday. The kids had a great time. Bo is finally not afraid of the water. He was so proud of himself for being "just like Wee One". Dewey even had fun putting his feet in the water. Wee One learned a new "whale jump" into the water--she jumps backwards into the pool. She also tried a few front flips in, but that scared me too much.

Our New Puppy

Well, we got our puppy today. He is a brindle boxer and is soooo pretty. We named him Jasper. I guess we just like the "J" names. We're not all that creative. Oh well. The good news is that at least now it's not Dewey's legs that are being used for a tug-a-war. Here's some pics of the pup and the kids.

Welcome Dewey!!!

Dewey was born June 2nd, 2009, at 2:33 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz and was 20 inches long. He is the sweetest little baby ever!! Here are some pictures from his birthday:

This is me, waiting for the epidural and the Pit. We were so nervous at this point, who knows what kind of drama will ensue when one of our children is born.

Dewey is actually his nickname. He was born on his Great-great-grandpa's 105th birthday. Grandpa's name was Clarence Dewey. We wanted to name him after Grandpa, but there's just not much you can do with a name like Clarence Dewey. Most of the time we call him Dewey anyway, though.

Mommy and Daddy are so glad Dewey is here and healthy. He is such a blessing to us. He has healed things in us that, even though we knew they were broken, we didn't realize how broken they truly were. He is a miracle. We know his big sisters were taking good care of him and didn't want to let him go, but we are glad that they did. We look forward to the time we call ALL be a family again together.

Wee One and Bo love Dewey so much. They would hold him all day long if I (and Dewey) would let them. Dewey loves them too. Anytime he is getting fussy and one of the kids starts talking to him, he stops crying and just stares at them. It is very cute to watch.

We will be blessing Dewey in August. We were aiming for July, but his tuxedo is still too big, so we'll wait. I'll give more info on that later.

Baby News

I had a doctor appointment today and everything is looking great with the baby (who, by the way, is still unnamed). Because I am on Heparin (a blood thinner), we will probably have to schedule and induction prior to my due date. I would rather just go into labor naturally, but it is too dangerous being on the blood thinners. I have to be off of them for 24 hours before delivery. Hopefully the baby will give us at least that much notice--you never know with my kids. All is going well, though, and I have faith that we will have a healthy, happy baby at home within the next 33 days. YEAH!!!