This past weekend was a lot of fun. We were going to go down to Utah, but changed our minds because Ryan has been working so much and didn't even get home until about 8:30 on Fri. night.
It was a perfect weekend to get some stuff done outside. Ryan even planted more of the garden - yes it late, but better late then never. We might get some stuff out of it.
We, mainly Ryan also put in a sandbox for the kids. I really didn't help out that much but I like to think I did. Anyway the kids love it and it's so fun to watch them play in it. Connor was so excited the whole time we were getting it ready and then once he was able to get in and play - it was great.
Sometimes there nothing better than a weekend home in the backyard.
I can’t believe that Hayden is already nine months old today. He is just the sweetest little boy ever. He is now crawling and even pulling himself up to a stand.
Still no teeth, but that’s okay because he loves table food and would much rather have it than any of his baby food and if he can gum it then I’m fine with that.
He absolutely loves his sister to death. Whenever she walks in the room he gets the biggest smile! Don’t get me wrong, he loves Connor too but lately Connor is having a hard time sharing with Hayden, which makes him so sad when things get taken away. Connor is really trying to be a better sharer but this is the first time he has ever really had to learn to share so we’ll give him a little time.
This past weekend was so much fun. We went down to Utah to celebrate our 7th anniversary.
On Friday, Ryan’s brother was in town from Missouri so we met up with his family for lunch and a little bowling. It was the first time we’d ever taken the kids bowling and they loved it, especially Connor. It was so fun to watch him push the ball and then get so excited.
After bowling we dropped Connor and Alex off at Ryan’s sister’s and Hayden at his mom’s. They agreed to watch them for a night.
Friday night we saw a very funny comedian (Joel McHale – host of The Soup on E!) and then headed to Park City to spend the night.
The next morning we slept in and then went shopping. How lucky am I to have a husband that will go shopping with me…and I think he even enjoys it too.
OK, so accidents are bound to happen when there’s a baby around, but it doesn’t make me feel any better, and yes other moms say it has happened to them too, but I still kind of feel like a bad mom. Yesterday Hayden fell off the bed face first and ended up with a little red nose. It was the saddest thing.
When Alex was a baby things like that happened more since she was my first. Connor hasn’t really had any accidents, so I thought I had learned.
I guess having two other kids to care for and pick up after caused a little lapse in my attention. I walked away for a quick second and saw him take the little tumble off the bed when I walked back in the room. We’ll try to keep Hayden’s future accidents to a minimum.
Even with his little red nose he is the happiest baby.
We headed down to Utah for my annual visit with Dr. Sampson, a neurologist at the U of U who is keeping tabs on my Myotonic Dystrophy. While we were in SaltLake we thought we’d take the kids to Hogle Zoo.
Before we headed to the zoo, we had lunch in fun little park and then spent the afternoon at the zoo. We all had a great time. Alex loved seeing all of the big animals and Connor loved getting up close and personal with all of the smaller animals that were behind glass.
Saturday we spent a lot of time with family. Ryan and Alex helped Grandpa Lynn do some yard work and the boys and I just played inside with Grandma Jan. It was great to see my Mom - she is doing great and feeling so much better, but she’ll be heading back to the hospital in the next week or so to start her second round of Chemo.
We also went shopping for the kids and then spent some time with Ryan parents. The kids couldn’t get enough of being outside so we grabbed some dinner and ate at the park while the kids ran wild. It was really fun to just spend so much time letting the kids be kids enjoy the weather.
We came home on Sunday so that we could spend Monday working and playing around the house. Ryan did most of the work. He cleaned out the garage, did some yard work and played with the kids.
So yesterday Hayden turned 8 months old - it’s crazy to think that he is already 8 months. When he first started to work on crawling, he really couldn’t go anywhere except in circles. Now he can make his way around the floor and it’s entertaining to watch. Here’s a clip of Hayden doing “The Worm.”
I really don’t have anything to post, but I did want to share some more pictures of the kids.
Caralee Case is who took them she also did our family pictures back in November and I have been so happy with both shoots that I’m hoping to use her again in the fall for another family photo.
We are leaving tonight for Utah again. We plane to go to the Hogle Zoo and doing some other fun family stuff as well has see my mom and other family.
