Blessed

Today as I was folding laundry I just couldn't help but think of how incredibly blessed I am! My life is turning out to be everything I have ever dreamed of! In case you haven't guessed, I absolutely LOVE being a wife and mom!! Being married to Matt and having our sweet little son to take care of is the best thing that has ever happened to me!

I am so grateful that I get to be a stay at home mom.  I have never loved anything more then taking care of my boys.  I would die if I had to go out and get a job!  I'm so grateful for a husband that wants me to be at home, and that provides for us.  He has always come through with finding jobs and juggling school and work.  Right now he is in his final semester and working, but he still finds time to play with Micah and be with me. We have been SO blessed to have been given the chance for him to work for the church.  It is the best job! Matt loves it. 

I am especially grateful for the gospel.  I know that its true! I also know that the reason why I am so happy is because I try my best to follow its teachings.  I love that family is the center of everything, it feels so right! Family is my everything and brings me so much happiness. 

Oh and my birthday is tomorrow :)

Life is so good and I am so happy! 

Memories

Tonight I was reminded of a few memories that I wanted to write down. 

The first one is kind of gross.. but funny (now, it wasn't then)

So back in the summer of 2012 Matt and I lived on the farm.  It was such a fun summer, but anyways..

 A lot of people were planning on going up to big creek by Austin to ride four wheelers, fish, and camp for the night.  We were really excited cause we love that sort of thing.  

(this is not the same trip by the way)

So right before we left I had made some enchiladas that we ate and then we were off. We took back roads all the way to Austin.  Somewhere along the way Matt started to get carsick (or so we thought) this was weird because he really never gets carsick.  We let him sit up front and walk and all sorts of things to try and help, but nothing was doing the trick. 

We eventually met up with everyone else and we got out of the car cause matt was still feeling really sick.  We were standing in the road talking and Matt got super white and then threw up. Right in the middle of the road, right in front of all of us. It was super gross, but mostly I just felt bad for him! 

At this point we still thought it was carsickness. So we told him that he should ride a four wheeler instead of riding in a car cause that would help.  So we jumped on a four wheeler and took off in front of everyone.  For a while he felt better.  We just kept driving and driving even though we couldn't see anyone behind us.  We figured they'd catch up eventually.  

We made it to the very top of the mountain and still no one was in side.  On a side note it was BEAUTIFUL up there! We were on top of the world.  Unfortunately Matt couldn't enjoy it.  Instead he threw up again and then laid in the dirt cause he felt so rotten. 

We stayed up there for a while, but still no one showed up so we decided to go back down.  We drove back down and found everyone at a camp site.  Luckily Luke had brought a cot. We set it up for Matt and he laid there in the hot sun with blankets on and still felt cold. Poor guy! In the mean time everyone was fishing and riding and doing all sorts of fun stuff.  

He laid there the whole day just being super sick.  That night we brought his cot over by the fire and he was at least able to enjoy everyone's company, he even ate a little.  

We slept with Matt's cot half way in a little tent (haha)  And we both slept on the cot which wasn't that big.  That night the wind blew so hard! I thought we would blow away and we were only half way in our tent.  The next day Matt was doing a little better, but we figured we should just go home while everyone else partied.  

So the reason we remembered this story tonight was because we had enchiladas for dinner. haha To this day enchilada sauce from a can makes me feel sick, but luckily these had a homemade sauce and were super yummy.  We had fun remembering how miserable that trip was.  Its funny how its fun to look back and laugh even though it wasn't funny in the moment :)

Anther funny (less gross) story from that summer. 

One day I was in the bathroom and I ran out of toilet paper (I'm pretty sure this is what happened) I asked Matt to get me some, which he did, and then I could here him running around in the hall.  When I got out this is what I found. 

hahaha the little things Matt does just crack me up. 

Speaking of funny little things Matt does.. Right before we moved to the farm that year Matt and I were both sick and had been for a long time.  While I was in the bathroom once again this is what I came out to.

He said that this is what sick people do to be romantic and to just think of them as rose peddles 

hahaha I just love him.

And a little more recent story.  As I was putting Micah to bed tonight and playing with him I remembered how one night when we were still in the hospital Matt went crazy playing with Micah.  I think he was going a little crazy from being in that room for so long, but he played and played with Micah even though he was a tiny newborn.

It was so cute and funny, but then Micah would not go to sleep! Us being new parents and not knowing much didn't know you could overstimulate a baby.  Well we definitely did and we learned our lesson :)

And there are my random thoughts for the night.

Sweet dreams!

Livin the life

So last week was crazy.  It was only Matt's second week of school, but it was super intense! He pretty much never went to bed before midnight and was up till 3 one night.. 

I mean I can see that kind of craziness later on in the semester, but the second week?? What is this? 

The three day weekend saved our lives.  I am really

hoping that things go better now that he is more in the swing of things and a little more used to his classes.. I guess we will see.

And in the mean time here are a few random pictures and stories :)

Micah got had his four month appointment last week. 

The doctor said that he looked very healthy which is always great to hear when your a worrier of a mom like I am.. 

He is in the 80% of height and 40% of weight.. 

Tall and skinny like his dad :)

So the appointment was all fine and good until the nurses with the shots came in.. I swear he knew what was going on this time.  He smiled at the nurses a little, but then they had me hold his knees straight (something I should not have signed up for, it was so sad) and he immediately started to cry like he knew what they were going to do to him.  And then the shots came and the crying got worse and I couldn't wait to just hold my little baby!

When they were done it didn't take to long to calm him down. I nursed him and put him in his car seat and he fell asleep and I thought the worst was over.. But that night he got really sick.  He was burning up and crying this really sad hurty cry I hadn't hear before.. 

It was really hard to see him suffer and that night was a rough one. 

Oh that was also the night Matt had to stay up till 3.  For some reason I cannot sleep without Matt.  I have to be beyond tired to be able to fall asleep without him and then I will keep waking up.  So between not being able to sleep because of that and Micah not feeling good I didn't sleep much that night. 

The next morning I got up with Micah and came downstairs so that Matt could sleep longer.  I started watching a movie and Micah just sat with me. 

I loved it. 

He is so big and wiggly these days that I hardly ever get to just sit and hold him, so I enjoyed it :)

Then that morning he was still having a hard time so I laid down with him and he fell asleep holding my finger. 

So precious! I just love little moments like that. 

After that day he got a lot better and soon enough he was back to his happy healthy self. 

So on to happier things.. 

Micah has figured out how to hold his own bottle! 

He doesn't do it all the time, but quite often he will hold it for a while. I just think its so cute. And when he held his bottle and alphie at the same time I just about couldn't handle it!

So cute 

Every once and a while Micah just falls asleep wherever he is.  Even right in the middle of us making breakfast and listening to music on a Saturday morning :)

I can't believe how big he is getting! Seems like just yesterday that I would have to hold his head the whole time I gave him a bath.

So auntie Sarah got Micah this super cute jacket. I think its like 12 or 18 months, but its just so cute that I really want it to fit right now! haha

So the other day I laid Micah on my lap and he scooted into this position and just stayed there as happy as could be haha silly boy.

As long as I can remember my mom spoiled us with homemade strawberry jam.  I'm telling you when you grew up with that goodness you can't go to store bought jam.. 

So Saturday was a strawberry jam making day.  

It turned out really good! 

Funny story..

Matt got me this awesome pan carrying case for my birthday. (I helped him pick it so I got it early)  I love it, but he accidentally got two..  

So we figured we would try to sell the extra one. And we also figured we should put Micah in that huge box. And it turned out to be the cutest picture!

I just love hangin out with my Micah :) 

Over the weekend we got our pictures hung up! And we finally finished unpacking all of the boxes.  I just love our little home.  I'm going to take pictures and post them.. Eventually.. :)

Shots and a blessing

Today Micah got his four month shots.. Not a good time!

However it was fun to here that he is doing great!

He is super healthy and growing just like he should be.  Its sooo nice to here that (not that he acts like he is doing bad, I just worry.. a lot)

So the visit was all good until the nurses with the shots came in.  At first Micah just smiled at them, but I swear he knew what was going to happen next.. 

They had me hold  his legs knees striaght (which was awful) And as soon as I did he started crying. Its like he knew that they were about to poke him! And then they did poke him, and he cried harder :( 

I hate shots. I was so anxious to pick him up and comfort him.  

After the shots were done I nursed Micah and we put him in his carseat and he fell right asleep. 

He was a little fussy this evening, but it wasn't bad.  I put him to sleep bed and usually once he falls asleep he is out, but not even an hour later he woke up again.  I tried to put him back to sleep, 

but he wasn't having it.  He just cried and cried which isn't like him and it was a painful kind of cry.

I gave him some tylanol, and then I tried to feed him to see if it would help, but nothing was really helping. 

So then I asked Matt to give him a blessing.  He calmed right down during the blessing and then fell asleep before it was even over!  He has been sleeping soundly (next to me on the couch because I don't want him to be alone haha) ever since. 

I am so grateful for the priesthood!! Priesthood blessings have helped me more times then I can count and I am so grateful that I have Matt to give Micah and I blessings.  He is such a good husband and dad :) 

Here's to hoping that Micah has a better day tomorrow, poor little guy.

More 4 Month pictures

I never get tired of taking pictures of this little guy!

 This one kills me! haha

Oh Hey 2014

So here is something I've been thinking about..

What is it about a new year that makes us want to set goals and change for the better?  I mean besides the number of the year changing really everything else is the same.. Why do we wait for a new year to start to try and make goals to do better? 

           I think I've been thinking about this so much because I totally do it myself. I guess there is just something so exciting about a new year and a fresh start. 

So this new year I realized something. I shouldn't need a new year to set goals! And in realizing that I also realized that I'm a terrible goal setter. (goal setter? is that a thing? haha) 

So basically my goal is to set goals more often! Goals are awesome! 

(don't worry I'll throw in some pictures cause just words are boring..)

So for the new year I set like ten goals.. I didn't even right them down so I probably won't even remember them all, but I was so excited to set goals! (Once again I don't know why I thought I needed an excuse) But they have been going really good.  I feel like so many things have improved around here.  The two biggest things are that I have been way better at eating healthy and keeping my house clean. 

Whenever we want to be lazy and not do the dishes or eat junk Matt and I just say to each other, nope! Its 2014 the year we don't ___ (insert whatever it was we wanted to do or eat haha)

So yea, eating healthy. A crazy thing happened. I have always heard of people going off of sugar. I always thought that was awesome, but I never really wanted to do it myself because I really love my desserts. But over Christmas my sugar eating got out of hand. So I decided that it was time to try and not eat so much sugar (but of course I waited for the new year and continued to eat crazy amounts of sugar in the mean time) 

So I told myself no more sugar.  But that seemed really hard so I told myself if I could be good all week then I could have a treat over the weekend.  That seemed to help me when I was wanting sugar really bad. 

So the first couple of days I really wanted some sweets, especially after dinner.  So I got a pineapple (because its one of my favorite things) and chopped it up and put it in the fridge and then when I needed something sweet really bad I would have some.  I don't know if that's cheating, but hey it worked! I also got some baby carrots and when I wanted to snack on junk I would have them instead.  

And then the crazy thing happened.  I started craving carrots! It was weird! Instead of wanting candy I would be like, man a carrot sounds really good right now. Awesome! It really didn't take that long for my body to get over all my sweet cravings.  

So now its the weekend.  I thought for sure we would get something yesterday because I didn't figure I would be able to take it any longer, but instead I didn't even want it.  And then today I got my treat (some super yummy ice cream) And instead of eating to whole thing I was done after a few bites.  wow! this really is blowing my mind because I figured it would be a lot harder then this.  

So ever since I had Micah I have had no energy. zero. It has been so hard just to drag myself around to take care of him and try to do my other things.  It was the pits! But ever since I stopped eating so much sugar I have had energy again!! I keep the house clean, I make meals, I play with Micah, I go up and down stairs all day long, and I don't feel dead all day! I'm so happy! I should have done this a long time ago.. 

So yea, 2014 has been a great year so far! I am excited for everything this year will bring. Its gonna be great! 

Happy New Years from us!

Flashback Friday

I've been doing some reminiscing today.. 

This was Micah's very first bath (which was a sponge bath) 

And here is after his bath today

Here is Micah sleeping when we first brought him home

And here he is taking his nap today

Here is his first tummy time

And tummy time today

Here is the first time a took a picture of him at church

And here he is last week :)

I know I say this every time, but I can't believe how much Micah has changed! I love watching him grow :)

Happy Friday!

4 Months!

I can't believe my baby is 4 months old!! SO crazy.  Time is just flying by.  

Here is my big 4 month old!

I can't even believe how huge and old looking he is these days! It just blows my mind he is growing up WAY to fast!

Oh and he loves his toys.. haha

Micah is super good at playing with his toys these days.  He can grab them really good, but he still drops them pretty fast and can't find them again haha so its a good thing that he also loves to play with his feet and his hands.. 

He always has a hand in his mouth

We are trying to get him to read books with us, but he usually ends up fussing haha not sure why..

In case you haven't noticed this about Micah he always has his eyes super wide open! Its like he thinks if he opens them wider then he will see more. Its pretty much always the first thing people say about him haha I think its super cute.

Another thing about Micah (that is completely unrelated to this picture haha) is that he sneezes a lot.  He has ever since he was born.  I believe his record is 9 sneezes in a row.  And the real funny thing about it is that he always smiles after he sneezes.. haha at least they don't seem to bother him.

Micah is getting really good at sitting up (with a little help of course)

He is also super handsome! I just love this little church outfit that his Nana got for him for Christmas :)

Micah is super strong these days and he loves to stand.

Micah is such a joy to have in our family! He keeps me busy and fills my days with lots of happiness, smiles, and funny noises :) I absolutely love being a mom! Micah just gets more and more fun every day! I'm so glad he is mine.