Andrew's Favorite YouTube Video

Murray introduced Andrew to this video a couple months ago and he LOVES it!!! He smiles really big everytime it starts playing. Enjoy!

Eight Months and Twelve Weeks!

Andrew is eight months old today! I can hardly believe how fast this kid is growing. He now has two teeth on the bottom--he cut them both at the same time, I'm not sure if it's "poor kid" or "poor parents" probably both because the little guy was sooooo miserable for close to a week! Andrew is quite proficient at crawling and also enjoys pulling up on any thing that stands still or moves slower than he does--i.e. the dog while relaxing on the floor :) He is already cruising along the furniture and so desperately wants to walk. He follows mom everywhere she goes in the house, unless there is a block or the door gets shut-- then he just cries, sad! No distinguishable words yet, but there is a lot of babbling and screeching (oh my poor eardrums!). Andrew loves his bath and will crawl to the bathroom when he hears the water filling the tub. Also, we had his well child check early because he need to have a flu booster. So at 7 1/2 months old Andrew weighed in at 20 lbs 11 oz (80%) 28 inches long (80%) and head circumference 18.5 inches (98%) so he is quite big for his age. He is such a sweet little boy and we love having him. Happy eight month birthday Andrew!



As for the 12 weeks--well that's how old our newest addition is, yup we are nearing the end of the first trimester and are well on our way to meeting this little person who is arriving later this year! I am not too fond of "belly shots" but I did them with Andrew and I feel that my children might one day actually enjoy looking at them so for the record here is what my belly looks like at 12 weeks. All I can say is I am definitely showing a lot faster now even though I have actually lost weight since we found out that we were expecting again. Here we go...

Yay! and Yikes!

I just looked up my current registration status for the U of U and it turns out that I am accepted! I will be going this fall and it is very exciting, but at the same time, it's a big school and they are the national football champs. I wonder what I am trying to get myself into now... Then I think about having one job to pay the bills for a family and the opportunity to be at home more frequently, and I feel good about it. Not to mention, a job that I will enjoy and look forward to go to. I guess I need to get some red and white face paint.

Feeling Blue

Murray starts back to school this week, which means he is gone much more often :( I'm already missing him and it's only the second day into the semester! What's worse? It's the morning of his first day of on campus classes. By that I mean that we decided he would take a couple of online classes so that he could be home the evenings I work my job so that he could spend time with Andrew. Anyway, he left at just after four this morning and I most likely won't see him until somewhere between eight and nine tonight. But like I said the good news is that he only does that two days a week this semester rather than four!!! Yahoooooo! I have the most amazing husband in the universe and I am grateful for the sacrifices he makes to provide for our little family and I know that his time in school is only temporary and 'this too shall pass' but I still miss him. How many more days until the summer break??? :)

BUSTED!

There is evidence that Andrew was up in his crib in the afternoon having a milk party. He seems to have a hard time holding his lactose though, as you can see.

I gave him a bottle and put him down because he was being far too squirmy. For those people out there who are parents, this is such a blissful sight!

Why is time not a great constant?

I have no idea where the last two years have gone. It was about this time a few years ago that I was just about ready to give up on finding a companion to spend the rest of eternity with. I was working at Rocky Mountain Bolt and Stud, living with Tricia while she was going to UCMT and always studying. The warehouse was bitterly cold, especially with the metal and heat not working.

I was thinking about going back to school, but felt a little disheartened at how to go about it, being almost 30. I felt a huge lack in confidence in myself to actually complete school. The last time I went to college, I dropped out the first semester at finals week. I just stopped going. My grades were A's and B's, so I don't know why I stopped other than feeling like I didn't belong.

The feeling and route I had was one of an unhappy life doing what I really didn't want to do. Then a certain woman came into my life and interrupted my plans. I am married now, with a seven month old son, and another one on the way. I am back in school with two semesters behind me with a 3.65 cumulative GPA and working for the LDS church cleaning windows and exterior parts of buildings.

I sit back at the beginning of this next semester and dread having to leave Georgette and Andrew to work and go to school. School does provide a chance to have one job to provide for my family and spend more time with them. Vacations and other joys of life would also be great, and a better job may provide that. There is the fact too, that I can have a job I enjoy and wake up excited to go.

Looking back at the last two semesters, I wonder how I ever did it. I don't feel like it is real at times. The reason I was able to make it, was some strength and aid from my Elder Brother, and Father in Heaven. I couldn't do it at all without Their hand. It comes in many forms, like Georgette, who brings me back to why I am doing all this while I'm so stressed out. Andrew, part of the reason I am doing this. I want to live a comfortable(relatively speaking) with my family.

I am really glad to know that my father is going back to church as well. I honestly had no idea if I would ever see this happening and I felt really sad. That is not the case, and now I have an opportunity to go to the temple with almost all my family now. Ever since I went through the temple in 2006, my desire was to have my dad go to the temple with me. There are also many wonderful spiritual experiences that have happened as well. Many of them have come through giving blessings to those who ask.

Anywho, I feel like I'm rambling now. I am grateful for all I have. I can't wait till I can actually rest and enjoy learning to learn, the company of other people, and rest from the results of having a physical body.

-167-

167 what, you ask?

Well...that is speed at which our baby's heart is beating (the bun in the oven, that is!). We went for our first appointment and met our new baby for the first time--we even got to hear the heartbeat, which is pretty cool for a first visit! We are 9 weeks and 6 days pregnant and are due to welcome our new bundle of joy on August 4, 2009! Here's the official star of the show--

We are VERY excited and wanted to share this wonderful news with all of you!