Baby #3 is a...

Boy!!!

And looking so cute already!

Haha I can't believe we're going to have three boys running around our house.

I am so totally out numbered!

I have to admit that I broke down and cried that night...come on, a mother has to have a girl somewhere in there! I have the best relationship with my mother and I want to have that sort of relationship with my daughter.

And to be honest, I was hoping he was a girl just so I could be more excited about having another one.

I don't know how I'm going to handle three kids.

More power to those women out there who have more!

But, I think Brandon and I settled on a name.

I know, shocker, right?!

Now I just have to pray Brandon doesn't change his mind because I don't think I'll be changing mind.

So what is it, you might ask...

Gabriel Matthew

beautiful, huh?

I love it, and am now slightly more excited to meet him.

Is that a bad thing that I'm not really that excited to be pregnant again?

I hope not.

Our Mini Vacation from Hell!

Sorry, no pictures this time. Not that I didn't take my camera, it's just we were in Brandon's car, which is a 2 door car, so we were pretty smashed in there. And then the rest of the time my hands were pretty full...as you'll soon find out!

Let me first start off by saying this trip was not planned at all. Brandon had been gone the beginning of the week (Monday the 14th-Wednesday the 16th) because of an interview in New York. Then he had to drive down to Utah Thursday night for an interview on Friday. We found out that the hotel room he was in had a king size bed so we (the boys and I) decided to tag along because we didn't want to be without Daddy for another day. Brandon's car is in better shape and gets better gas milage than my 4-Runner, so we decided to take his car.

Mistake #1. It is VERY difficult to put kids into a car that only has 2 doors.

Plus, since Jacob's carseat is still backwards facing, my seat was pushed far up and it was very uncomfortable for me, being pregnant and all.

Mistake #2. Believing that every child is a little angel.

We got a pretty late start so we stopped at a McDonalds in Idaho Falls for dinner. They had a play area so while Brandon was ordering, I went in with David so he could run around and play for a little bit. Next thing I know, David is screaming bloody murder in one of the cubby areas and I go to find a little girl with her hands on David's face. Turns out that little girl was trying to gouge out David's eyes! I pulled him out and looked him over and found all these little scratches from his hair line near his ear all the way across his nose and to the other side of his face. It looked so bad, and I felt so terrible that I let that happen to my son. When I told Brandon, I think he would have yelled at the kid's parents if I hadn't stopped him and told him her parents made her say she was sorry. He was still pretty angry though...but I think with good reason.

Mistake #3. Letting the boys sleep so long in the car.

We ended up getting to the hotel around 10:30 pm, but because the boys were so rested from their multiple naps neither one really wanted to go to bed. Brandon and I were exhausted, and Brandon was short tempered because he wanted to be well rested for his interview. Needless to say, I was chasing the boys around the room until about 12:30 am. And then they decided to get up around 6:30...it was NOT a good night!

Mistake #4-5. Not bringing a stroller but believing that the mall play house area would keep the boys occupied for the 2 hours that Brandon was in his interview.

Brandon's car has a small trunk as well so we couldn't fit a stroller into the car, but I thought I would be ok without it. When we got down into Utah, Orem area, I remembered the mall and the nice big tree house play area they have in there. I told Brandon that he could drop us off there and we would just hang out there until he finished. That tree house kept David's attention for all of 30 minutes! Then he was off running all over the place and I had to chase him while holding Jacob the entire time. Well, my arms got tired pretty quickly so I decided we would go get something to eat. Yeah, David decided to throw a temper tantrum right then and there. So while I was bending over to grab David, Jacob decided to also lean over and slipped right out of my arms and fell flat on his back! I thought for sure he had gotten a concussion, but luckily he seemed fine. We got our food, ate, and while I was cleaning up David decided to run a little ways ahead. He was still in my sights, so I didn't mind too much, until I had trouble getting the trash in the trash bin. I guess I must have looked down for too long because when I looked up again, he was GONE! Let me tell you, WORST FEELING EVER!!! I looked around for a little bit on my own but eventually had to go get security to help, and about 20 minutes later we saw him walking out of a store with a toy! He could have cared less that Mommy wasn't with him...but let me tell you, Mommy was a basket case! Stupid pregnancy hormones!

The rest of the day didn't go so hot either but they weren't as bad as those...so yeah, lessoned learned. It probably would have been better to go one more day without Daddy then try to tag along!

Boy Model and Mischief Maker

Ever since this little boy realized what a camera is, he is obsessed with taking pictures!

He loves going and standing across the room and striking a pose and then coming to look at the picture and most times will say, "Cute, cute" and then go and strike another pose.

Maybe he's going to be a model when he grows up...

Personally, I hope not.

Models have to do lots of things which are against our standards.

But I do have to say I'm am truly enjoying the pictures we get from him now!

He really surprises me sometimes with what he does!

I do have to say that he isn't unhappy in this picture...he really is striking a pose.

I have lots of pictures before and after this one where he is smiling and laughing!

And I just LOVE this picture...he looks so grown up!

And then he's got his mischief side...which I'm sure ever child has.

The other night we were watching a movie and the boys were playing nicely in their room (or so we thought).

I went to check on them and this is what I found...

we had just opened this new box of toilet paper, so we still had about 8 rolls left. All of which were opened and rolled around.

Our apartment got toilet papered from the inside!

Join Us for Another Update!

Ok, I seriously need to get better at this because I really hate doing these "update" posts!

They are too long so I'm not sure how many people actually read the entire thing...

But so much has happened, it's ridiculous!

First off...Halloween!

Apparently Brandon and I aren't much of holiday people...we never really did much before we had kids and sadly, are keeping up the tradition with kids.

I feel like a terrible parent!

We didn't even carve our pumpkin! We bought one, but it just sat on our countertop.

But because of this, I really wanted to take the boys out trick-or-treating.

(It still almost didn't happen)

But here are the boys' costumes!

The adorable Mario!

The equally cute Luigi!

I had to hold his hands down because he would just take his hat off.

I wanted to get a picture of them together, but of course no one was cooperating.

David loved trick-or-treating...he would go up to the house saying "trick-treat," but then not say anything when the door opened! haha silly boy! But he loved going from house to house getting candy.

These boys drive me crazy at least 10 times a day, but I still can't get enough of them.

David is a typical two-year-old. Whoever came up with the phrase "terrible twos" was sooo right!

Example: In the time it took me to go to the bathroom, David got into the fridge and smashed about half a dozen eggs in our living room...and tossed the other half around the room (how they didn't break is beyond me!) It was like an Easter egg hunt for me, only there wasn't any goodies at the end!

He is exercising is agency every second of every day and honestly, Brandon and I are at our wits end. We need some new disciplining ideas because what we are doing is NOT working at all!

Just look at that face...it's got "I'm Up to No Good" written all over it!

Jacob is a typical nine month old...he is figuring out how to get into everything! But he's super cute doing it! haha He is working on standing by himself. He can do it for a couple of seconds and now has a controlled fall instead of flopping, so I imagine it won't be long before this little boy is walking! Sadly though, this boy has a temper...and I mean temper!

If he does not get what he wants, look out! I'm pretty sure a deaf person could hear his scream!

I just love them in their church outfits though...they just look so grown up and handsome!

Christmas ideas the relatives can get me (or the boys)- more church outfits! (since I don't have a girl yet, this is the only way I'm allowed to dress up my boys)

:)

Let me explain these next couple of pictures...

We have church at 1 in the afternoons...that's normally in the middle of David's naps. So quite often we have to wake him up to get him ready. Well, one day he just wasn't waking up...we tried everything from rubbing his back and talking to him, opening up his blinds, pulling off his pants, and nothing was working. Brandon got the idea of piling his toys on top of him until he woke up. As you can see, that didn't work out as well as we hoped either.

Can you see him?!

Don't worry though, we made sure we didn't cover his face so he could still breathe.

Brandon has been fervently looking for a job for when he graduates this December (only a month and a half away!) and so far, no luck.

He went down to Utah for an interview a couple of weeks ago, and last week they sent him an email asking when they could get in contact with him for a follow up (basically going to tell him yes or no). Well, he told them when he was available and they have YET to call him!

We were angry and frustrated because this was the only job that looked remotely promising.

But we have since given up on them (I don't think Brandon would want to work for them now even if they did happen to call and offer a job), and are back to the drawing board.

He's got a couple of interviews coming up, so keep us in your prayers that one of these places is the one...otherwise, we really don't know what to do.

I'm about 16 1/2 weeks along now...I've been starting to feel the baby move a little which has gotten me more excited about it. We still don't know how we are going to handle 3 kids, especially when 2 are driving us up the wall. We find out on November 29th what this little one is, and we are definitely excited about that! I have had no thoughts or feelings on what it could be...actually that's a lie. I will think it's one think and then my brain will talk me out of it, so I begin to think it's the other. It's been very frustrating, and I hate being in the dark! But I just need to wait a couple more weeks!

So that has been another lovely update on the lives of the Lyons'...please join us next month for another!

I promise I will start to get better!

Playing Catch-Up!

Wow! It's been a little while. I'm forever checking blogs, but I never feel like updating ours...still kind of don't, but a lot has been going on lately so I figured I might as well.

First off, Jacob is now 8 months old!!

And, as you can see, pulling himself up like a pro now!

He is fully crawling- no more amy crawl!

And mainly wanting solid food...this boy will eat anything!

Even if he has just eaten but sees us eating something, he'll crawl over, pull himself up and beg for our food. And I mean literally BEG! Puppy dog eyes, pouty lips, pathetic sounds and everything!

He loves to watch his favorite movie, "Meet the Colors"

Before you reprimand me for letting my 8 month old watch tv, it's a movie about colors. All they say are the colors (really, nothing else- it's quite annoying for an adult), and the little puff balls of color go around doing different things repeating whatever color they are over and over again.

It's educational, and I don't think it's hurting him any. It's also helping David learn his colors!

And here he is stealing David's pizza crust. He will literally eat ANYTHING! Seriously, Brandon gave him a small piece of pepper one day and he chowed down on it!

We have to put him in his jumperoo now whenever David is eating because he will just try to steal all of David's food!

Oh, he also now has his first tooth! Sadly, it did not go so well, and even more sad is I think his second bottom tooth is now working on poking though.

Yay for sleepless nights for Mommy!

And now, David!

We have let him play Mario Kart on our Wii and he is now absolutely addicted to Mario.

We found this cute little Mario doll, and as you can see he absolutely loves it!

He now has to make sure it is in his bed with him when he goes to sleep.

It's the cutest thing ever because he doesn't hold him, but places him on his pillow next to his head so he can look at him! It's so cute!

We are thinking about making him Mario for Halloween and Jacob, baby Luigi! I'll post pictures if it actually turns out!

He is just growing up too fast! Could this boy get ANY cuter?!!

We are working on his speech. He can put together a couple of sentences but mostly it's just the words he knows (which is A LOT).

I think he's longest sentence so far is "I'm gonna get you!"

And that's mainly because Mario says it in the game! haha

We're working on it, and he's getting there.

But ask this boy to do anything athletic, and he's there!

He's new trick: Hitting a ball with a bat, when the ball is tossed to him!

He can do it pretty consistently too...it seriously surprises us what this boy can do!

Now Mommy!

I had the special chance of going down to Utah with my fellow Relief Society women to see the Relief Society General Broadcast- which was absolutely WONDERFUL!

We also had a chance to tour Welfare Square (all my pictures there didn't turn out very good), and Temple Square. Both places I have never been before, so it was a GREAT opportunity for me! It was a great day, even though I did feel queasy even now and then

The beautiful Salt Lake Temple! It was a gorgeous day so I was able to get some great pictures!

I'm quite proud of that one! lol

The Christus (I think that's how it's spelled), in one of the visitor's centers on Temple Square.

We have one in the Washington D.C. visitor's center, so it reminded me of home!

All in all, it was a wonderful day- even though it was a long day. 5:30 am to 12:30 am!

Brandon had the boys all day long and he did SPECTACULAR with them!

I was a little worried because he hasn't has them longer than 2 hours before, but my worries were in vain!

He is a great husband for allowing me to have that wonderful opportunity.

Now we just have to get down there as a family!

Last, but not least, Daddy!

Sadly, there are no pictures of what Brandon has been doing the last month or so.

But you can imagine what it looks like...school, homework, sleep, and more school!

He is working hard in his LAST semester of school, and working hard to find a job afterwards.

Right now, he has applied to many places, but not a whole lot of interviews.

He's getting a little stressed that he hasn't found a job yet, and I'm kind of there too.

But we both know, everything will work out- it's just the waiting part that hard!

So there you go...you are now caught up in the lives of the Lyons'! Now I can go back to my blog stalking and not have to worry about writing for a while! haha :)

Believe It or Not...

So...

Believe it or not, baby #3 is on the way!

We are in shock...

I didn't think I was, but was about a week late, so I decided to take the test just to calm my nerves. To my surprise that stinkin' test came up positive.

I took it into the bedroom to show Brandon and just said, "what are we going to do?"

we are still in shock...I keep refusing to say I'm...that...because I think if I don't say it then it won't be true! Crazy, I know.

I'm about 7 weeks along...so why am I announcing it now?

I think, mainly, because I need support. If I have done the calculations right, baby #3 will come in the beginning of April, putting Jacob at only 14 months old!

I need people telling me I can do it, that we're not that crazy for having them this close, and to be excited for us (because I think we have yet to become excited).

I also have a sneaky suspicion that this one will be a girl. Remember this post, about looking at Jacob and thinking he's a girl, apparently that little girl wanted to come a little more than I thought.

What have we gotten ourselves into?!

Definitely Top 10

On August 10th Brandon and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary!

I can't believe it has already been 4 years...

in some ways it has seemed like a minute and in others it seems like we've been together forever!

We got married in this temple...the Washington D.C. Temple in Maryland.

It was a glorious, hot day!

Then this wonderful boy came into our lives!

And then this little cutie followed. (I couldn't get him to smile to save my life! haha)

Our beautiful boys...these pictures were actually taken on our anniversary, before chaos broke loose...

To start off this wonderful anniversary, I ended up getting up in the middle of the night to throw up! And then I had to sleep on the couch in the AC so I wouldn't get too hot and throw up again. The whole day my stomach was queasy and I couldn't eat anything, but I did want to spend some time with Brandon. So I got the boys out of the house and met Brandon at school for a picnic (yes, he is taking some summer classes so he can be done in December).

While there, the gardens looked so beautiful, so I decided to try and get some cute pictures of the boys. Well David ends up falling and busting his lip and getting a bloody nose, so that was the end of that. We come home, take a nap, and afterwards I get the boys dinner. David saw I was feeding Jacob baby food, so he decided he wanted some. I get him a bowl, he licks it clean, and about 5 minutes later starts fussing for no reason. Before Brandon or I could even guess what's the matter, he throws up ALL over the place. So me with my queasy stomach tries not lose it again while cleaning up the mess. I succeed, thank goodness! He then throws up again around 5:30 am in his bed.

Thursday day goes pretty well.

Then Friday (yes, I know this is not our anniversary, but it all runs together) I'm feeding Jacob his normal 2 jars of baby food, he eats all of it, I go to the kitchen to throw the spoon in the sink and Brandon says he doesn't think Jacob is feeling very well. I walk out and there is Jacob in his chair cover from head to foot in throw up...like the entire jars of baby food came back up. I've never seen that much throw up come out of such a little person! He throws up again later that night.

Saturday morning David throws up again, but makes it through the rest of the day.

Today is Sunday...who's going to go today? I think it's Brandon's turn...it would only be fair...

So this anniversary will most definitely make our Top 10 Most Memorable Anniversaries!

Do we have a #1 yet, you may ask?

We most certainly do!

#1 will always and forever be our wedding day...not for reason you might think.

Yes, it was a wonderful, fantastic day, but what makes it memorable is the fact that I had a BAT up my dress! Yes, a real live bat!

This picture was taken while telling Brandon's parents what had happen!

Absolutely priceless!

Time is Flying By

This little stud muffin is already 6 months old! Where has the time gone?!

He is just getting cuter and cuter!

Sorry it's a little blurry, I took it with my phone and he was in mid roll...

I just can't get enough of his face though, love it!!

He has finally learned how to roll both ways and was rolling around the house for about a week and then decided that wasn't good enough, so now the boy is up on his hands and knees rocking back and forth.

It won't be long before this little guy is off chasing David!

He is eating like a pro now too...for a while we couldn't get him to touch any cereal or baby food. Now he gobbles it all down...I still have to mix the fruit in with the cereal to get him to eat it (crazy kid is a veggie lover I guess).

On a side note- David has taken to eating baby food veggies.

Can't get him to touch real ones but with these he asks for more...at least he's getting it from somewhere, right?!

This picture was taken after he licked the bowl clean and started licking his tray! lol

My boys are growing up too fast!

I told Brandon today that Jacob could be walking in the next 3 months (if he keeps going the way he is). 3 months! That's nothing!

David is now able to get himself dressed (still with a little help, but not much) and can put his shoes on!

Pretty soon they will be going on missions, then college and marriage, and then having babies of their own!

TIME SLOW DOWN!!

The BEST Recipe Ever!!!

I have to stress the BEST in the title...this seriously is an amazing meal, and we have the wonderful Herd's to thank for introducing us to it!! It's soo good I just had to share it with everyone (well, everyone that reads my blog, haha)! I'm going to give you all the original recipe but it calls for a lot of pork, so I just normally get about a 2 lb pork roast and half the recipe. Well, I'll get right to it!

Sweet Pork Tacos with Cilantro Lime Slaw

Roasted Sweet Pork

• 6 lbs pork butt/shoulder roast
• 1 19 oz. can Red enchilada sauce
• 1 can Dr. Pepper (20 oz.)
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 clove garlic or 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/4 c. fresh cilantro, chopped

Combine all ingredients into your crockpot and cook on low overnight or until meat is tender. (If you are using a 2 lb roast, about 8 hours should do it instead of overnight). Whoops, forgot to mention that you need to shred the roast up once it's done...

Cilantro Lime Slaw

• 1 pkg. Cole slaw or whole shredded cabbage (I actually used a broccoli slaw package)
• 1 c. mayo
• 1 c. cilantro, chopped
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or a dash of your favorite hot sauce
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 T. lime juice
• 1/2 tsp. cumin

Combine all but slaw in a mini food processor or chop and combine yourself. Mix desired amount of dressing with slaw mix no more than 30 minutes before serving.

Put meat on top of a tortilla (we used corn tortillas, warmed in the microwave...but I'm sure flour tortillas would work too), and then the slaw on top of that. Fold in half and enjoy!

Super easy and a super delicious meal!

5 Months

I can't believe my little baby is now 5 months old!! Time is really flying by, and he is just as adorable as ever! He has now learned to roll from his stomach to back, and he does it constantly. The funny thing is is he can't stand being on his stomach...so he'll roll over and then start screaming because he can't roll back over, so we'll roll him to his back and within seconds he's back onto his belly! We are all enjoying every second with this little man though...even David! Last night David began playing Peek-a-boo with him and Jacob absolutely loved it! I wish I had thought to get it on video, but I was just enjoying the moment!

He's such a little cutie! How have I gotten so lucky to have 2 cute kids? But I am bias...

Blessing Day

Today was Jacob's blessing...well, it was supposed to be!

All of the Bishopric secretaries and ward clerks were out today, so the bishop and his counselors forgot!!! We were sitting in sacrament meeting all ready to get up and he just goes on to the blessing of the sacrament! haha We went up and talked to him afterwards and he was so embarrassed and apologetic. :) We told him it really wasn't a problem because we were considering doing it at our home anyways (Jacob is 4 months old and big for his age, so Brandon said it would look funny since it looks like he should be walking...he exaggerated, Jacob's not THAT big!) But we didn't clean our apartment like I wanted, and I wasn't going to have a baby blessing in our messy apartment, so we just decided to do it after church.

Well, Jacob then proceeded to throw up all over himself during the rest of church...I think I counted 4 times! And then when we were waiting for a room to open up, Jacob's diaper leaked all over his pants. So he was blessed pants-less! haha Brandon did such a wonderful job though! I'm so proud of him, being only a member of this church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) for almost 5 years now, he sounded like a real pro. The blessing was to the point, spiritual, and beautiful!

Sorry there aren't any pictures...like I said Jacob pretty much ruined his outfit, and David had a MAJOR break down when we got home...and I mean MAJOR! He didn't get a nap today, so he was absolutely exhausted and fell asleep on the floor at the foot of his bed!

All-in-all it was a wonderful day though!

Crazy Dreams

Dreams, oh lovely dreams. Ever wonder what exactly these weird, wacky, and strange dreams mean? I have. I think I've figured out one of the reoccurring dreams...manly because when I'm pregnant it turns into the exact opposite. In these dreams, I'm always being chased by someone or something, and most of the time I can't run on two feet so I end of getting down on all fours and run doggy-style! Weird, I know. Well, when I'm pregnant these people or things will start to chase me and I'll run for a little bit but then get fed up with it and will turn and confront whoever is chasing me and DEMAND that they stop. Funny...Brandon certainly thought so when I told him about it the next morning. I'm thinking that these dreams go with my fear of confrontation. I hate getting into arguments with people, and most times when Brandon and I get into disagreements I end up walking away. I have a very hard time expressing to him my true feelings about something when I know it will cause a problem. But that all changes when I'm pregnant...my guess, it's the hormones. So I'm guessing that is just reflecting into my dreams. Not quite sure how the running on all fours comes in though...

Let's see...another weird dream I have is I'm chewing gum and I go to spit it out however I can't get it all out of my mouth, and I end up pulling this never-ending strand of gum out of my teeth. I don't like when I have that one...needless to say, I don't really like chewing gum anymore. I'm not quite sure the meaning of that one.

And now my most recent dreams, that has been slightly freaking me out...tornados! I dream that I'm back home with my parents, with my kids (strangely Brandon is absent) and there are tornados just ransacking my whole home town. I was ok with those dreams until they started coming true. Like a couple weeks ago, my home area had a couple tornado warnings and even a couple of sightings where a tornado actually touched down. Scary. Well, last night it was still a tornado dream however it was right here is Rexburg with my family and all my friends' families. Apparently, I had some strange sense that a tornado was going to come and I was running around to all my friends apartments telling the to find a basement (we all live on the top floor) and they didn't believe me! I think this one was brought on by all the wind we had last night. Anyways, still strange, and I would really like to know why it's always tornados. Any suggestions?

What are some crazy dreams that you have?

It Should Have Been A Traumatic Day...

Today Jacob turned 4 months old...which means shots. I hate shots.

I hate watching my poor baby laying there so happy, so unsuspecting of what is going to happen next. I hate the blood curdling screams when they poke him, and the looks of "help me, Mommy. Why are you letting them do this to me?" Shots are just no fun for baby AND Mommy!

So, I had this to look forward to today, and I also decided to do David's 2 year old check up as well today (luckily no shots for him...or so I thought). We got there and everything was going great, David was turning on his charm with the nurses (he's such a lady's man), and Jacob was even getting all the nurses to smile and coo over him. We got there height and weight...David is 28 lb 6 oz (53%) and 36.5 inches tall (95%!!), Jacob is 16 lb 6 oz (73%) and 25.5 (79%). They were both really good for the doctor, which David NEVER is. And then the shots came...it happened just like I hate, but as soon as they handed Jacob over to me he quit crying and while I was getting him dressed he even smiled and laughed! I was thinking, "Ok, I can handle this" and then the doctor handed me this paper for David. We needed to head up to the hospital some time in the near future to get a lead screening done. Well, I thought since Jacob was doing so well and we had nothing else to do that day that we might as well get that done too. I was thinking that it would just be another prick in the foot or finger and it wouldn't be too much trouble.

Had I known what they really were going to do I probably wouldn't have taken him...like ever! We waited and then got called back and the nurse told me to have him sit in my lap. She then proceeded to tell me that I needed to hold his hand down with one hand and pop up his elbow with my other hand. She was telling me this while wrapping that big rubber band thing around his upper arm...I was like "what, you're actually going to take blood, like the adult way?" I was shocked. I was scared because I knew David was going to scream his little guts out and not sit still enough to let them get a whole vile of blood, and I wasn't sure I could hold him. Well, I held his arm down and braced myself for the scream...which NEVER came! This little 2 year old sat and WATCHED this nurse stick the needle into his arm and WATCHED as the blood drained out of his body and into a vile. He didn't squirm or fuss...seriously, not a peep exited his mouth. I was shocked, the nurse was shocked, which made me one proud momma! He's been fine the rest of the day and the only side effect Jacob has had is some over sleeping. All in all a rather good day when it should have been a very traumatic day!

Blogging Funk

So it's been a little while...each day I get on the computer and think, "I should really update the blog," but then I don't really feel like doing it- that, or David or Jacob need my attention more...but mostly, I haven't felt like it. This last week has been really hard on me. Jacob has gone back to only sleeping like 4 hours at night, but then sleeps about 3 more hours in the morning. It would be fine if I could get that sleep too but it's when David's awake. There was one night where I was completely fed up with him and was yelling and stomping around (yes, just like a little kid- what can I say, I like my sleep and get VERY upset when I don't get it), Brandon told me I needed to calm down which just set me off more because HE didn't have to get up every single time Jacob got up. I get frustrated some times when I've been up most of the night and I hear Brandon snoring in the other room...I think that's why I starting stomping around and making as much noise as I could because I wanted him to be awake too. Sad, I know.

Well, the main reason for blogging today is because we got our family pictures taken and they turned out really good! My visiting teacher/very talented friend, Alisha, took them for us and did a wonderful job! Even though David wasn't cooperating very well, she still was able to get wonderful pictures of him! WARNING: it's a picture overload! There are just so many pictures I love, I can't really pick out my favorites!

I Love...

seeing myself in my kids!

David- 3 months

Jacob- 3 months

me- 3 months

I personally think Jacob looks more like me...probably because of the baldness! lol