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!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
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?
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?
Monday, May 23, 2011
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!
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!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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
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