New Apartment, Christmas, and Birthday

This Christmas we were in the process of moving back to Rexburg, Idaho (Wahoo), so we weren't really able to celebrate it the way I wanted to. We moved into our new apartment on the 23rd and are still in the process of unpacking. We weren't able to set up any Christmas decorations and we didn't really wrap any of David's presents since we bought them on Christmas Eve (we had limited space in our two cars for the drive back so we didn't want to buy David's presents just yet). We were so busy Brandon and I didn't even buy anything for each other! It didn't really feel like Christmas...but thankfully our good friends, Tyler and Courtney Herd, invited us over to their family's Christmas Eve dinner, so we were able to feel some Christmas spirit!

And then after Christmas, on the 28th, was Brandon's birthday! Happy 26th Birthday to my wonderful husband!! We went down to Idaho Falls so he could buy his presents (I know, really lame) and sadly he couldn't find what he wanted...an Apple TV. He was thinking that his birthday really stunk until we went to Da Pineapple Grill for dinner. He loves his sushi...I am just learning to like it. We definitely overstuffed ourself on it and came home with bulging bellies! When we went to bed, he told me it wasn't that bad of a birthday. Whew!

My two handsome boys!!

David also turned 20 months on the 28th! He's getting to be such a big boy...I finally got a good picture of him today...Look at all those teeth!

I'm getting bigger and even more uncomfortable. I wasn't this uncomfortable with David so it's been a little harder pregnancy for me. I haven't been able to visit the doctor's since coming back (really I'm not that worried because I saw the doctor's right before I left). I'm thinking about scheduling an appointment for next Friday when I'm 36 weeks along. I've been feeling a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions lately and some other symptoms I felt right before I went into labor with David...so I'm thinking he might want to make his debut a little bit earlier than Feb. 4th. That's fine with me as long as he's still in the 8 lb range! I don't know why I think my babies have to be 8 lbs or more in order to be healthy, it's just what I want. Weird, I know. But if he does decide to stay longer, lets just hope I'm progressing a little bit more than what I was with David...I don't want another 45 hour labor!!!

32 weeks

Well I guess instead of a 31 week shot you all get a 32 week shot...doubt there's that much differences! haha

Terrible Twos??

David has learned the meaning of "no." Well, I mean he always knew that it meant either he couldn't do something or he had to stop what he was doing. He just now figured out that it can also be a rebellious word that he can say to us. *sigh*

For the past couple of weeks, he's been able to say no...and would often repeat my "no, no, no" after I said it to him. It was cute and adorable because he would still listen to me and stop what he was doing (well for the most part anyways). However, last night we had a break through. I was doing the dishes and David started climbing onto the chair at our desk to get to my computer. I saw him and said, "No, David. Get down." And you know what that little stinker did...said "No, no, no" with a cute (and sly) smile on his face and didn't get down! I stood there shocked! I couldn't really believe it at first...had he really just told me no? So I told him to get down again, and again he told me no. Eventually, it ended with me pulling him off of the chair and him throwing a temper tantrum.

I jinxed myself. I had just told Brandon at the beginning of the week that I thought it was so cute when David would repeat us telling him no. I also mentioned that I was sure it wouldn't be cute once he learned that he could say it to us...and well, that time is now. Maybe if I had kept my big mouth shut he wouldn't have learned so quickly, doubt it, but still I feel like I brought this upon myself. I have a feeling David had better learn to like his time-out spot...and he's not even two yet. *double sigh*

And the Count Down Begins...

Well, today I am 31 weeks along so that means only 9 more to go...yay to the single digits! I really don't want to do a count down because I'm afraid it's just going to make these next couple of weeks go by really slow. If I can just forget that in 9 weeks our lives will change drastically again, and we'll finally be able to meet this wonderful little boy, then maybe just maybe it will go by fast.

But really, who can just simply forget those things?

So, I have decided to suck it up and have a continual countdown running in my head.

Right now, this little bubba has decided that sitting breech is what he wants (not what mommy wants...very uncomfortable for mommy). Hopefully, in the up coming weeks he decides to flip around the right way. Mommy's belly button would greatly appreciate it, since that's right where he's head is resting and it HURTS like anything!! Let's hope he gives in soon and doesn't have his Mommy and Daddy's stubborn side and stay that way. I really don't want a C-section. So, please baby listen to your Mommy and flip around!

Maybe I can convince Brandon to take a picture tonight of me and my 31 week prego belly.

My Big Boy

It's hard to think that just a couple of days ago my little boy turned 19 months and that in about 2 more months will be a big brother! We have only been gone from Idaho for about 3 months and this boy has grown sooo much! Some things he has learned since being in Oregon:

- Finally learned how to give kisses with his mouth closed

- Can eat with a spoon (still working on a fork- he can't get the stabbing motion down)

- Can hold a crayon with the tips of his fingers instead of with his whole hand

- Can draw a circle (understands what a circle is)

- Figured out how to gallop by himself

- Can jump

- His dancing skills have gotten WAY better!

- Can say many words, like baby, ball, bird, stinky, dinosaur, uh oh, daddy (still won't say mommy), moon, amen, Jesus, and trying to say a whole lot more!!

- Brandon taught him that passing gas is funny...sigh...

- Learned how to climb onto things to get to other things

He's doing so many other things but those are the ones I remember right now. I've enjoyed watching him grow and can't wait to see how he continues to grow and learn. He's going to be such a great big brother!! :)

Ode to Idaho

Well...I never thought I would say this but...I want to be back in Idaho. I am ready for this "adventure" to be over. This tiny apartment, which started off as being comfy and intimate (well as intimate as you can get with an 18 month old), has now turned into cramped and irritable. There is no privacy, no room to just sit and think by yourself (unless you consider sitting on the toilet a place), no place to cool off after a heated argument. And the boredom...oh the boredom, if you ever wanted to kill someone by boredom send them here! It rains pretty much everyday so going outside is out of the question, so basically the way David beats his boredom is by getting into things that he's not supposed to. Like the trash. I have never seen a child so interested in throwing things away or picking through what has already been thrown away. We have lost so many things because he decided he wanted to throw it away and I didn't check it in time. We almost lost one of his shoes (I had to go digging through the garbage that was already outside to find that one). And because of this fascination, I am beginning to feel like the worst mother in the world. I feel like all I do is yell now. Nothing keeps this boy out of the trash...we have tried spanking and time-out...he knows he's not supposed to go in there but it's like some force is pushing him into it. I HATE it! I want to be in a place where we can block him out of the kitchen. I feel like a terrible wife and mother for saying this...but I want to be in a place where I can get away from both my husband and my child. For just a little bit. I am ready to see friends, have game night, and get out of this mold infested place!

Did I mention my phone is now broken (apparently it couldn't handle all the abuse from David), and the sound on our TV turned off tonight. Don't ask me why...I tried everything. And yes, I did check the "mute" button on the remote. The TV...my only source of entertainment that keeps me from going completely insane during the day and keeps David occupied while I get a shower or things done around the house, is now gone. We only have a month left, but I'm not sure I'm going to make it...

Pictures as promised

Sorry the pictures are so bad...obviously I am not a photographer.

But...here is his face (the nose and mouth area are easiest to see)
He looks like David already! :)
And...the award winning shot...most definitely a boy!! :)

It's a...

BOY!!! We finally were able to find out what we were having yesterday, and I am absolutely thrilled that it is another boy! Now David can have a play mate! The doctor says that everything looks great. He's already weighing in at 1 lb 12 oz and measuring around 25 weeks. I'm only 24 weeks along but the doctor says that's normal for a big baby which it looks like he's going to be!! YAY!!! I'm so excited about that too...call me crazy, but I love over 8 lb babies. I was worried at first that this one wasn't going to be because I wasn't gaining any weight (I went about 18 or 19 weeks without gaining anything), and with David I was gaining steadily all throughout, but now I don't really have to worry! The doctor also says that he already has hair which I really can't wait to see! Ahh...see my baby on that screen really made this whole pregnancy very real to me and now I CAN'T wait to see this little guy and get to know him. From his profile he looks exactly like David! I could deal with a little mini-me David! :) Pictures will come shortly when I can get my camera up and running!

Brandon and I do have some names picked out, but they are not set in stone just yet so this little guy will go nameless for a little while longer. We still have lots of time, but we will have a name before he is born!

Too Scary

Out here in the little town of Sherwood, they do not have a Walmart! Can you believe that?! I couldn't...anyways, they have a place called Fred Meyer. Brandon and I are from the east so neither one of use new what this place was about, so one day we decided to check it out. It's basically like a Walmart. So we are browsing around when we see the Halloween section. We hadn't decided what we wanted David to be for Halloween yet so we decided to head over there and look at some costumes. Well, they had this huge blow up black cat and spider hanging from the ceiling and just recently David has developed a great love for cats. We thought he would love to see this big cat hanging down from the ceiling...boy were we wrong! He wanted absolutely nothing to do with this thing. He wrapped both arms around Brandon's neck and hung on for deal life, and whenever Brandon tried to turn him so he could see he started fussing and crying. Well, a couple of days later I had to get some supplies from there so we went back. As soon as David saw those things from a distance he started to freak out. He literally tried to climb out of the cart and into my arms! So we have decided, sadly, that there will be no Halloween for us this year. Our ward is doing a tri-trunk-or-treat with the other two wards that are in our building. They are doing contests to see who can decorate their trunk the best so we figured someone is going to do something scary. We don't want to scare the boy even more than he already is so no fun for us. I'm going to miss all that free candy though...and seeing how cute and adorable David would be in a costume. :( I still would like to carve pumpkins though.

The Goodness of Heavenly Father...

These last couple of weeks for me have been pretty rough. I'm not going to explain everything...but just know that it was the lowest I've been in a long time. I had probably hit rock bottom...and I'm not sure even Brandon knew how depressed I was. I just wasn't happy with anything. Well, this past Sunday was fast and testimony Sunday. Brandon and I got into a fight before going to church, so I was in an even bigger mess than before. I didn't want to have anything to do with the church at that moment because everyone was expressing how happy they were and how much they knew Heavenly Father loved them. I just sat there and listened...thinking my own depressing thoughts. As we got closer to the end, a women stood up and bore her testimony on reading the Book of Mormon in 60 days (it had been a challenge between her sister and her). She expressed how reading the Book of Mormon made her burdens feel light and she wasn't as sad as she had been before. She challenged the rest of the congregation to another 60 day challenge she was starting. The rest of the meeting I thought about her words and finally decided I needed to give it a try.

It was a battle, at first, to get started...always thinking there were better things to do then sit down and read the scriptures (see I was bad...), but I finally sat down while David took a nap and opened them and started to read. Today has been the 3rd day and let me tell you, I feel great! The problems are still there but I know now they can be overcome. I don't feel as frustrated or depressed...I know David enjoys me yelling at him less...and I can feel Heavenly Father's love for me. I marvel at the goodness of Heavenly Father. Even though we might not be doing what we are supposed to be doing, as soon as we show a little bit of faith and start to turn back to Him, He is right there ready to pour out love and blessings to you. If only people could be as forgiving as He is.

I still have very far to go, but I plan on sticking with it and I know my life will be mine again.

For all of you who don't know...

We are living in Oregon now! Brandon got an amazing internship with Intel...and when I say amazing, I mean amazing!!! The pay is...well lets just say if he's getting this much for an internship I would love to see how much he gets for a regular job! Unfortunately, we aren't going to be here long enough to fully see the benefits of that great pay. But it will be just long enough to replenish our savings account, which has been in desperate need of replenishing. So far the weather has been great! The first couple of days it rained but since then, nothing but sunshine! David is definitely loving the bigger backyard we now have...

These are actually one of the few good pictures I have gotten...he never wants to stand still long enough to get a decent picture, so I'm happy I have these. We have decided we need to get a better camera, one with a faster shutter. I'm getting really tired of blurry pictures!

Anyways, we are loving Oregon. However, the apartment we are staying in has a little mold and apparently I am allergic so these next couple of months will be rough on me. (I know there are some allergy medicine that is safe to take while being pregnant, but I'm the type of person that would rather not risk it) So, since I could have some relief and choose not to then that is all the complaining you will hear from me!

So far, baby is doing well...for all I can tell. I haven't had an appointment with a doctor since the end of August (moving and canceling insurance and then waiting for insurance has really backed that up). However, the baby is moving frequently and the kicks are getting harder and harder, so I can only assume that everything is going well. Brandon was finally able to feel the baby kick the other night! We still don't know what we are having...which is driving me crazy...but I'm half tempted to wait and let it be a surprise only because we have gone this long then maybe we should just go all the way. What do you think?!

Picture Catch Up.

Well...it's been a while since I posted pictures of David so he's a little catch up of him and the funny things he has done!

David wanted to wear my shorts...they kind of look like a dress! Sorry the picture is not the right way (for some reason the computer won't let me fix that)

He was super tired one day after church and we found him this way fast asleep with his glow worm!

We found David in my shoes...he wants to be a big boy so bad!

Brandon wanted a picture of all of David's balls...David loves his balls! We have since then added to his collection!

He loved the splash park.

He doesn't normally keep things on his head so this picture is special...he is wearing my ear warmers. Please excuse the sleeping bags in the background, we just got back from camping.

Here is David loving the animal crackers we got him....

Forgot to mention...

I am such a terrible wife... I forgot to mention that while we were home Brandon and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary!!! Wahoo 3 years!!!! It's definitely been tough at some points, but it has been amazing! And I'm happy to say that Brandon and I are still very much in love and excited that we will be together to time and eternity!! We celebrated this anniversary by going to the temple and doing a session in the temple we were married in...and then we had Brandon's parents watch David so we could go out to eat alone. This was only the second time we've gone out to eat without David, and it was so weird not having to worry about putting things too close to the edge or worried about food flying or David talking too loud. It was great, but I think we both missed David because we rushed home as fast as we could. :) Anyways, we are excited about this next year and what it will bring.

Ok, so it's been a while...

Right now Brandon, David, and I are sick. Fun, I know. David gave it too us...he's had a cold for a little while and I guess it finally got to us. Last night was terrible...I don't think any of us slept. However, the lack of sleep, stuffy nose, and cough has not stopped David from still being the happiest boy ever! He simply amazes me!! Anyways, we're taking David to the doctor's today to make sure nothing else is going on...he seriously has had this for a while.

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Maryland (which is why I didn't blog). Unfortunately, our camera seriously stinks and David won't sit still long enough to get a decent picture so we decided not to take it. :( I didn't think anything about it then but now I wish we did so I could have pictures of our trip. Now I have to wait for my Mom and grandparents to print their pictures (they don't know how to put them on the computer), and send them to me. We did take some videos, so maybe when I'm feeling better I'll put them on here. But the basically went like this...since Brandon's family and my family live 15 minutes from each other, we were constantly driving back and forth between families. That was rough, but I don't think I would want it any other way. It's nice to be able to see both families at once. Anyways, everyone fell in love with David...I mean, who wouldn't?! This boy is definitely a charmer and because he's so happy all the time that just makes it even better! Even on the plane, we made lots of friends because he was so well behaved and would smile and wave to everyone who walked past him (hilarious by-the-way). All in all, it was a wonderful trip and we were sad to leave everyone.

Exciting news though...Brandon got an internship with INTEL!!!!! I know, amazing isn't it?! However, that means we will be leaving Idaho for these next winter months and moving to Portland, Oregon. I have to admit that I am not going to miss the frigid cold any (we will be returning the end of December so we will get some of it), but we will miss our amazing friends! I do have to say that Heavenly Father is wonderful and can do anything He wants...trying to decided whether or not we should all go to Oregon or just Brandon, then finding an apartment, has definitely been a testimony builder. Basically, we are all going and a lady contacted Brandon's Craigslist wanted post with an apartment and it turns out she is LDS! He is definitely amazing!!

In baby news, everything is going well. I am almost half way through and can already feel this little one kicking me. David's movement were little flutters but with this little one they are already little pokes! I'm not quite sure what that means exactly...maybe this baby is pushed closer to my front than David was...who knows, but it's great to finally be able to know there really is a baby there. Unfortunately, we are moving before we get to find out the sex so we have to wait a little bit longer...sad. But, I'm pretty sure it's another boy. We'll see whenever we do get to find out if I'm right or not.

Lyons Happenings

What has been going on with us...

1.) We finally finished this semester...and I finally GRADUATED!!! It is a wonderful feeling to be done with school...I've been going to college for about 6 years now (that's a long time)!!! We both even finished this semester with good grades too!!

2.) We went to the Idaho Falls Air Show with the Blue Angels, and it was AMAZING!! Even though it was super hot and there was no shade, we still had a fun time. It definitely tucker David out...he passed out on our way to the car. He also got sunburned eyes...who knew you could sunburn your eyes?!

3.) We are flying home to Maryland in 3 days!!! We will be home for 3 weeks!! I am sooooo excited to be able to see our families, and they get to see David and how much he has grown since Christmas. At Christmas, he could just barely pull himself along and how he can walk, run, throw, kick, and catch balls! He also knows some sign language and is trying to say "thank you." He has grown so much I know how surprised they will to see him.

4.) And finally, the most exciting news...I'm pregnant again!! The little baby is due Feb. 4th! We are excited and a little nervous because taking care of David takes so much time and energy, how can we take care of two babies. I am amazed at those people who have like 8 kids or more...wow, how do they it?! But we are excited for David to be a big brother...we think he'll be a great one!!

Our Busy Lives

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. School has been really busy...I found a second block english class that I can take so hopefully I will be graduating in 2 weeks...that is if I pass the class. It's so difficult because it's going so fast. I basically am writing something every night because I have a paper due at the end of the week. It's pretty stressful! And Brandon's got as much work as I do. Let's just say we will be very happy when this semester is over!

In other good news...just one more month before our 3rd anniversary!! I can't believe it's been that long already...in some ways it really hasn't felt that long, but in others it has (like being away from Maryland and our families). But I am happy to say that we are still in love and love being married to each other. I asked Brandon one night, after an argument or something, if he had the chance to go back to do it all over again would he still marry me...and he said YES!! Even though he knows how much of a pain I really can be, he would marry me again! That made me feel so much better!

David is growing and learning every day. Now he has learned how to run, throw a ball, kick a ball, kick a ball while running, spin around in a circle, and play a recorder! I know, that last one is hilarious! He knows that keys go in the door and will take my keys around the house and try to put them in every door handle, it's quite interesting to watch. :) There was one day, when I was doing the dishes and Brandon had David in the bedroom...I didn't hear them making any noise for the longest time so I thought they had fallen asleep. Well, to my surprise when I walked in I saw Brandon holding on to the back on of one of his computer hard drives and David with a cord in his hand trying to fit it into the little slots on the hard drive. Brandon looked at me, rolled his eyes, and told me they had been doing this for about 45 minutes! That boy has some concentration! He's too smart for his own good too...he pretty much understands everything we tell him now, he still can't say much, but at least he understands.

Well, that's about all that's going on with us right now...we're just waiting for the semester to end and getting more excited because then we get to fly home to Maryland and see family for 3 weeks!! I can't wait!!

Camping Trip!

Brandon, David and I decided to go on a camping trip...well, Brandon and I decided, David just came along. Anyways, we were asked to go by Katie and Shad Ryan and after some serious thought (whether or not Brandon could get enough homework done) we decided to go. Brandon's been wanting to go for some time now so he was super excited. I was a little worried because I didn't want David to get hurt or anything and since we were out in the woods with a fire there was a good chance of that happening if we weren't careful. But honestly, David could have cared less about the fire. He was just so excited to be outside and explore the world. We had a hard time keeping up with him and keeping him still long enough so we could get things done! Night time was terrible though!! I think David probably would have slept through the night if Brandon and I could have gotten comfortable...but we couldn't. So we were moving all around, and we kept waking David up (which he was so NOT happy about as I'm sure the whole camp ground could probably attest to), and in the morning we felt like we had been hit by a truck! It definitely wasn't the best nights sleep. But the day times were really fun, and we got to know Katie and Shad better, so all in all it was a good experience that probably won't be repeated until David is a little older! :) We didn't get any pictures because now that David is walking/running we can't get him to stand still long enough to have his picture taken. We do have some videos though...but I'm just to lazy to put them on here!

Bored, so totally bored!

I am getting really tired of this place! This house, this town, this school, this stupid stupid weather...everything!! Stupid Idaho can't seem to make up it's mind on whether or not it wants spring here. I know what I want...so make up your mind! I'm tired of sitting in this house all day because it's too cold to take David outside and get some fresh air. I feel like a total bum because I know that I should be using this time to clean the house and do all of the wifely (don't really know if that's the right word) chores, but I HATE cleaning. Honestly, I see no point to it because everything just gets dirty again and then I have to go through it all over again. If it would stay clean, fine, I'll do it, but that's not how it works. But if I don't do it then I feel like a terrible wife, because Brandon has had a full and rough day at school and I have nothing to do. So why can't I do the simple chores around the house? But even if I could go outside there's still nothing to do in this boring town. It has become a habit to go to the DI just about every week just because that's like the only place to go other than Wal-mart (wahoo). And school doesn't help much either...all it does is take away my husband. I see Brandon in the mornings then we head off to school, I come home and take care of David and by the time Brandon gets home I'm going crazy and would like some peace and quiet for myself, but do I get it? No! Because stupid school has given Brandon a butt load of homework, so he comes in, says hi, then heads to the bedroom and closes the door, to which he doesn't emerge from. I go to bed with the stupid computer light on and wake up the next morning to do it all over again. And weekends aren't any different. I'm just so freaking fed up with this entire place, I can't wait to get out of here!

Thank you for letting me vent...I just found out I won't be graduating this semester like I hoped because of one stupid class. I so hate school right now!

Crazy Straw for a Crazy Boy

Birthdays Take Two...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!! Now this is the exciting one!! I can't believe David is already 1...this time last year I had been in labor for almost two days and finally after pushing for an hour we got our wonderful beautiful baby boy. But he's not so much a baby any more. Kind of sad really, but exciting at the same time because it's so fascinating to watch him learn new things every day. I can't wait to see what this next year will bring!!

This was our little birthday gift to him...72 balloons!! We piled them all into a corner and turned it into a little balloon pit...you know, like a ball pit just with balloons. He loved it!! He got a little scared though when he fell down and couldn't see us but he quickly got over it. Now he just runs around the apartment kicking and throwing the balloons everywhere!! I'm excited about his little birthday party this weekend. It should be really fun...I can't wait!!

In other news...

I just wanted to post that David is purely walking now...he has been for about 2 weeks now. It was like the day after I posted that he was walking a little bit that he decided to go all the way! He's definitely a pro now!! The only time he crawls now is to get to a piece of furniture to pull himself up so he can keep walking (he hasn't figured out how to stand up by himself just yet, but I'm sure it's not that far away)!

Birthdays Take One...

Today is my birthday...not that I'm very excited about it...I'm just turning 24. Next year it will be 25, and I'll be quarter of a century old. So there's really nothing exciting about 24. Plus, my birthday gets overshadowed by David's. Now I know how Brandon feels all the time since his birthday is so close to Christmas. But it's been a good day, I guess. Yesterday was better though. We went down to Idaho Falls and went shopping (Brandon went a little crazy I think), but that we his gift to me. I was able to get three things of anything I wanted. I got two pairs of shoes and a diffuser for my hair. Then we came back to Rexburg and ate at Frontier Pies and then went out for ice cream with Molly and Brandon Pfeiffer. It was sooo much fun. But we kept David up too late so he's been a little cranky today. And speaking of David...he's turning 1 in just three days!!!! I can't believe it! It's gone by so fast...it's a little sad. He's learning so much, it's almost difficult to keep up with him! Well, I'll write a little later on David's birthday and how his birthday party turns out. It should be a blast!! I just wanted to write something to remember this very memorable day... ;)

Our Little Genius!

Last night, David was really fussy and Brandon and I couldn't figure out what the problem was when suddenly he picked up his sippy cup and threw it into my lap! I asked him if he was thirsty and wanted juice and he just started crying harder (which is what he does when he knows he's about to get juice). So, I went and got him some and he laid on the floor and drank the entire thing and then was a smiley happy boy. It's great that he is figuring out how to communicate with us!

Later that evening, Brandon had taken out one of the safety plugs for the outlets so he could plug in his computer. Well, David picked up the safety plug and tried to put it back into the spot where it was! He's so smart!!

He also knows baby faces...and he loves them! I can't wait to have another baby to see how he acts around him/her. He absolutely loves babies!! I will feed him out of the Gerber baby food jars and he loves to point to the Gerber baby on the label. Then the other day, he pulled my hand in (the one holding the jar) and gave the baby a kiss! It was soo cute!! I just know he's going to be a great big brother!

In other news...David is walking!! Well, kind of. He can walk in between furniture and in between me and Brandon, but we really can't get him to walk long distances by himself. The one time he did was a church and he saw a baby girl walking all by herself. I think he was trying to show her that he could do it too. He'll get there eventually...maybe before his 1st birthday...which is in like 2 weeks!!! If we have a party for him, I would like him to be able to keep up with his cousins!

Well, in other news (non-David news), we got new living room furniture!! A new couch, loveseat, and recliner...are you ready for this?...all for $160!!! They are in great shape and I feel bad for only paying that little to the guy because they look so great. He really could have asked for more...but his loss is our gain!! :) Unfortunately, we can't fit everything in our little apartment so we're going to give one of the pieces away to our friends, the Pfeiffers, who are moving here this week!! So excited!!! :) We have to rearrange everything again because the couch is bigger than our last one so it won't fit where we had the last one...so more spring cleaning for us!

Almost there...

It's really hard to believe that my little boy is almost 11 months old...just three more days, and then only a month before he turns one! This year has flown by so fast. Sometimes, it still hard to believe we even have a child or are even thinking about having another one. We have certainly gotten lucky with David though. I could not have asked for a more lovable child. He fits his name...David means "beloved." That is definitely him! He's so happy all the time it's hard for us to not be happy around him (although there are times). This past week he has been sick. First he had a really bad head cold where I was using the bulb to suck out all the snot like ever half an hour or so. I felt really bad for our upstairs neighbors because he hated this and let his feelings be known...and let me tell you, this boy has a strong pair of lungs on him, but after I was done and I calmed him down he went right back to being happy, smiley, and talking. Then after he beat the cold, the very same day he got diarrhea. I think I changed about 4 or 5 diapers in one hour that night. His bum was so red! I felt so bad for him because it didn't help to put anything on him because he was just going again in the next 10 minutes so I would be wiping it off. He would scream while I was changing him but as soon as I snapped the last button and sat him up, he was fine. I don't think another person would have known he was sick unless they changed him or wiped his nose.

He also loves to smile! There aren't many times when he's not smiling, and when he isn't all you have to do is make a funny face at him or even just smile at him and he's smiling right back at you. He's got the best smile too...and laugh. We just love to make him laugh! He has definitely been a blessing in our lives!! :)

New Pictures of David

this is his almost fishy face...he can do a much better one but it's hard to catch on camera.

this one is one of my favorites!!

This is another favorite!! :)

We just love this boy so much!! He brings so much joy to our lives!! Only 2 more months before he turns 1!! :) These pictures were taken by our friend, Rachael Isham, while she was babysitting him one day. They are absolutely wonderful!! :)

The Light at the end of the Tunnel.

I was talking to my parents last night, and we started talking about school. They asked how my classes were going and I answered them...and then I told them I had registered for next semester. They were interested in the classes I choose, and then they asked if everything was in order for me to graduate next semester. I thought about it and said that everything should be ready to go. And then it hit me...I'm finally going to graduate next semester!! I can't really believe it. It's been six years since I first started college, and I never really thought about graduating then because it was so far away and then I got engaged to Brandon and we decided to transfer out here so that set me back a ways...but now I am almost officially done! I can't do much with my major (University Studies), but I wasn't really planning on it anyways...I'm just happy that I'm going to be done with school forever! Now we just need to get Brandon finished!! :)

Valentine's Day and then some...

Well, I guess I should post...it's been a little while. I just haven't really felt like it. I've been waiting for something spectacular to happen...like David taking his first steps...but that hasn't happened. :( He has gotten closer though. He is climbing up everything now and walking around the room by moving along our furniture. He's also dancing! Whenever music comes on, his little bum goes bouncing...no matter if he's standing up, sitting down, kneeling, or laying on the floor (that's the funniest one)! It's simply precious and slightly hilarious!

This past weekend was Valentine's Day. Brandon and I aren't big on it, but this time we actually took the time to get a babysitter and go out on a date. It was really fun! Even if we didn't get to see Avatar 3D like we were hoping because it was sold out (we will see that movie eventually!). We ate a Red Robin, which we never eat at sit down restaurants because we don't really talk to each other as we're waiting for the food. I know, how lame is that?! I would like to talk but Brandon always pulls out his iPod touch and plays games. But this time, we actually talked and joked around with each other! And because we didn't have David with us, we were able to hold hands as we were walking around. It was great! Just like the old days when we were dating and engaged! Then the next day, Sunday, at church we had Elder Quentin L. Cook in our ward, and I was able to sing in the stake choir! It was amazing! Needless to say, this Valentine's holiday was pretty good this year!

Brandon and I have also moved our furniture around in our apartment. It was getting boring the other way, and we needed a change. Well, actually I was the one who needed the change, Brandon just went along with it. It's nice...we tried to baby proof as much as the apartment as possible so we don't have to worry about David knocking anything over on him. I just need to do the final touches of straightening everything up, which might take a while because cleaning just isn't my thing. It's really the last thing on my list of things I want to do. So, we'll have to see how it goes.

Doctor's Appointment

We had his doctor's appointment yesterday...it went well...and not so well. When the nurse was taking his measurements and everything, David was completely fine. But as soon as the doctor walked in and touched him, he went into a fit of screaming and wiggling! But the doctor said everything looked fine and he's a growing, healthy boy! He weighed 20 lbs 9 oz (50%), 30.5 inches long (97%), and his head was 18.5 inches around (90%). He's getting to be a pretty big boy. I can't wait until he's one though. I don't know, there's something about having a one year old that I just can't wait for! Hopefully, he won't be a terror like I was!

9 Months Today!

David is 9 months old today...wow, how the time has flown by! He is growing so much and learning so much...it's really hard to keep up with him! He's learning how to stand up, and he has learned how to turn on our DVD player...not fun let me tell you! We also had to buy a gate for our kitchen because he was crawling in there and getting into the drawers and things. We have a doctor's appointment next week so I'll be able to tell how much he weighs and everything. It should probably be a lot because he's a BIG boy!! But he's adorable as always! :)

This Past Week.

On December 16th, I decided to suck it up and go to the dentist because I was feeling a lot of pain in my mouth for about 3 months. I had put it off for so long because I knew it would be something big and would cost a lot of money, and I really didn't want to hear it. But then the pain got worse, so I decided to go because I didn't want to be in pain over the Christmas break when we were with family. Well...bad news indeed. My wisdom teeth were causing an infection in my mouth, and the dentist basically said they needed to come out now. But were were leaving in like 3 days, so he gave me some antibiotics and set me up for an appointment when we came back.

We flew home and had a wonderful time with our families, and I completely forgot that I had to get this done when we came back. Well, the date got closer and I got more nervous because I've never gone under sedation before, so I didn't really know what to expect. It also didn't help that Brandon was making comments like, "Do you have anything you would like me to tell your parents if you don't make it?" Yeah, that's my loving husband! So, we get there and they take me back, get me all comfortable in the chair, give me the sedative, turn off the lights, and then wait. I wait and wait and wait but nothing happens. I don't get sleepy or go to that twilight zone or anything! The dentist comes in and checks on my a couple of times and then decides to get to work...but I was fully awake and conscious! They numbed me up pretty good but I was still aware of everything they were doing. I could feel my teeth moving and jiggling around. I could feel and hear the drill against my teeth. It was not pretty and it was not fun! Brandon even got a little freaked out when I came out and my lips were all bloody. They gave me a prescription for some pain medication and then sent me home. Brandon put me to bed and then went to go get my medicine. I took it and a few hours later was throwing up blood (since I didn't have anything in my stomach). Thankfully my husband is wonderful (even with all of his jokes) and cleaned up the mess even though I know he doesn't do blood or throw up! He even did a wonderful job of taking care of David.

I threw up about 3 times before realizing it was the pain medication doing it to me, so I stopped taking it. Thankfully, I was going back to the dentist the next day for a check up and they were able to fix it. He told me that they had to cut away some bone to get to my lower wisdom teeth, so that is why I am so sore and swollen (and we can't forget hungry since I still can't really eat anything solid). My jaw is so sore from keeping my mouth open for so long (3 hours), and both of my classes are music classes requiring me to sing or play instruments. Basically, I am in a lot of pain...which I'm sure everyone who has had their wisdom teeth taken out will know. Sadly, all I want is a big delicious cheeseburger!!

Need Help!

So I forgot to mention this in the last blog...I'm getting bored with our blog. I want to spiff it up a little bit...make it cooler looking, but I have absolutely no idea how. Any suggestions?

Updates.

We took our camera home for Christmas, you know to get pictures of David with all of his family and everything, but sadly when we got there we couldn't find it! We thought we might have left it at my sister's apartment before we left since we had to stay there a couple of days but no...as we were packing to head back out to Idaho, low and behold, the camera was hidden underneath of the suitcases. I could have sworn we looked there but apparently not. So we didn't get any pictures while we were home...so sad, huh? Our family did, however, take some pictures so hopefully we will get some of those. I'm totally bummed out about it because this was the first time everyone got to see David and who knows when we'll be able to go home again. It stinks but that's the way it goes.

Brandon and I started school on Tuesday. Brandon has 15 credits and I have...4! I know 4 credits doesn't seem like all the much but it's difficult when you're working around your baby's schedule. David is teething...so most of the time he doesn't want to be put down or away from his mommy. Brandon will even take him and he will still cry. I love being a mother, but come on...sometimes I need a break too! So 4 credits is just about right for me...and I love my classes! They are both about music and I LOVE music...hopefully, I will be able to teach David to appreciate it as well.

On another sad note...our good friends, Molly and Brandon, have left us this semester to live in Maryland...totally jealous! I mean, I'm happy for them and everything but now who are we going to play games with?! I guess we're just going to have to make new friends...we do miss you guys though...and David does too!! :)