I Have to Write That Down

Some funny things that have been said at our house lately:

Blake after hearing me explain that he will soon be a big brother: "I can't wanna be a big brother. I wanna be Darth Vader."

Me: "Who threw an apple in the light fixture?"

Kyle: "Blake did it!"

Blake: "Kyle did it!"

Hear this one in a really happy excited voice. Kyle wanting to play light sabers with Blake: "Hey Blake! Let's kill each other!"

Me: "Why are the pickles in the living room?"

Blake in the middle of the night as I was covering him with a blanket: "Don't fall in the lava."

Kyle after feeling the baby move: "WOW! Cool! Hey Blake, come here! Do you wanna get kicked?"

Aquarium

For Blake's birthday we took the boys to the aquarium in Sandy. It has been about a year since we last went. The drive was long but it was worth it. There are so many fun things to do.

The boys favorite was probably touching the sting rays. The first time Blake touched one, he pulled his hand back quickly because it surprised him how slimy it was. I think my favorite was the cute little frogs, even though they are poisonous.


You can touch a sea urchin...


and a star fish.

I am glad we went when we did, the following day I got so sick. This winter we have been sick a lot at our house. Spring can't come fast enough!

Blake is 3!!!

They really do grow up fast!











I can hardly express the joy this little person has brought into our lives. My heart is truly full.

I love you Blake!

Happy Valentine's Day

I woke up to Blake's little voice, "Hi Momma! We bought you pretty fowers. You like him?" I sure do. Brian did a good job. Love the colors.



And look what Kyle made me for Valentines day! In case you can't read it, it says, " I love Mom because She Loves Me."



He even drew a picture of me and him, and drew me some flowers! This will be one that I keep forever.

Countdown

I have only two more months to go till baby number three and I am feeling the time crunch big time lately. I am gearing up to have another really colicky baby and am trying to get things in my life as ready as possible.

As I was reviewing my goals, one big one stood out to me. I really wanted to read the Book Of Mormon through again this year but after baby I probably won't have a lot of time to devote to that. So I figured I better do it before. A month ago I started and I am on track to finish early April. And it really does break down into 11 weeks really easily! It is only about 7 pages a day. Totally do-able.

Next goal: Finish typing up my grandfathers life history. He sent me 5 tapes total. I had already done the first 2, then three more tapes came. I have already typed up 62 pages! But I have just the last side of the last tape, and then am done.

House cleaning. This is the never ending one but there are a few extra things I would like to do. Spring cleaning is calling!

And a much more fun one: Baby blankets! You wouldn't think that I would need to get many things because I am having a third boy. But as I was going through baby stuff, I realized that a quite a bit didn't survive Kyle and Blake. One thing I was low on - blankets. So I get to work on those over the next little while. Definately something that will get you excited.




Here is what I have so far.

Another important goal: Nap every chance I get. :) Also, play with the boys and spend as much one on one time as possible with them.

Last major goal, I'd like to go to general conference in April. I will be as big as a house but I have never done it before. So maybe Brian and I can have grandma watch the boys and we can go. I think it would be neat not only to be right there but to really get to pay attention to conference as it is going on. Despite our efforts at being reverent at home, I usually end up relying on the conference ensign to get the most out of the talks.

Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed thinking that we really are adding baby number three. I don't know how I am going to keep up. But I do know it is right for another little person to come along and join our family. Can't wait to see his little fingers and toes. And I can't help but hope that this one will be a little easier than his brothers.

Handy Man

Something major has been accomplished: The boys are in the same room!


Just after Christmas we gave it a try and to my great astonishment they have gone to bed really well. I was certain that they would goof around until the wee hours of the morning but actually they are going to bed better than when they were in separate rooms. I think it may have to do with the fact that it is more fun to play with each other when you aren't supposed to. Apparently when your brother is two feet away he's not quite as fun. Another possible reason is that Blake has been a little bit scared at night and sleeping next to big brother helps.

Which leaves Blake's old room/the baby's room empty, at least for a couple more months. It had been needing to be finished for some time now. Brian of course was the one who had to finish it.

So I put on the NAG and . . .

Voila!



Brian is so handy! I love it. We didn't really prefer to put more beadboard up but we had no choice. I do not know what the previous owners used to attach the wallpaper to the wall, but it was not wallpaper glue, because IT WOULD NOT COME OFF. So we HAD to cover it up.


I hate wallpaper.


And here we go! Yay! Ready for baby. Well, at least the room is ready. I am grateful that I have a few more weeks.

Sick Blake

Poor little Blake has had a bad streak for the last week or so. Last weekend he bumped his eyebrow on the refrigerator. Yep, his eyebrow. It was a big swollen knot. The same day, he and Kyle were playing light sabers and Kyle bonked the exact same spot on his eyebrow! The next morning, that little spot above his eye turned into a black eye. This whole last week we have watched it change from dark blue, to purple, to pink, then to green and yellow.

Then he caught whatever Kyle had and got it much worse. He ended up at the doctor who was said he had "pre-pneumonia." We were sent home with cough medicine, antibiotics and breathing treatments. The breathing treatment, although effective, is terrifying for the poor little guy because it covers his mouth and nose. Brian had a great idea though. He called it the "Darth Vader mask." Suddenly he is willing to use it! Genius!

Then yesterday, Blake was running over to me and whacked his face on the side of the kitchen counter. Oh poor guy! Thank goodness that didn't turn into another black eye. Just a red spot on the side of his cheek.

Hopefully by the time his 3rd birthday rolls around in a couple weeks he will be looking a feeling a lot better.