Lazy Sunday

Brad and I are loving having 11:00 church. Our last ward started at 2 and by the time we got home we felt like we ate and went to bed. It is so weird to go to church and not have any duties in the Relief Society. Sometimes I feel like I should be running around trying to get things ready for a lesson or announcements or something. I do miss my calling and I miss my old ward! I'm looking forward to getting to know some of the ladies here. I've already made a couple friends. This ward is so big it's hard to get to know people. There are over 600 people in this ward. It's pretty crazy.
We came home today, fed the kids and got them both down for a nap and Brad and I were able to take almost a 2 hour nap ourselves. It was so great!!

Preston helping by feeding his little sister.

Preston loves eating with utensils. I was amazed that I got him to eat spaghetti. He is a really picky eater.

I'm trying to decide if Hannah's hair is gonna be curly. it looks like this when she gets out of the bath.

Pretty good day

I got so sick of carrying Preston away from the DVD and DVR and telling him no and him not listening so I taped a piece of cardboard in front of them. He is such a little button pusher!
I read online that a good activity to do with a toddler is to fill a bowl with dry beans and let them touch it and scoop it up. Well, it entertained him for about an hour. It was crazy how much he liked it!

I don't know what I would do without my double stroller. It is such a nice luxury! Preston loves going for rides. He always pokes at his sister though. She doesn't like that very much.

cereal

Such good table manners huh?

My little stud

Oh how I love my little handsome Preston. I just wish I knew what was bothering him. He pretty much whines all day and he's normally such a happy kid! I did everything today to make him happy and nothing seemed to work. I really think part of it is he misses his daddy. He's probably bored with his mommy. I built a fort, let him play on the computer, gave him M&M's, went to the mall and walked around with him and Hannah, watched his favorite movie...nothing really made him happy. :(
Brad seems to be doing pretty well in school. We miss him a lot but we're proud of him and support him all the way!
I am keeping busy with Hannah and Preston, laundry, dishes and all the fun stuff. It's amazing how having one more child makes the laundry load so much bigger! Brad was such a big help with all the "mommy duties" while I was pregnant. It's weird to be doing it all myself! Ha ha. I really do have a great husband!

Tagged!

Here's the deal: Post these rules on your blog list your 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 facts about yourself, and 3 current obsessions/collections.Then tag 5 of your friends at the end of your blog by leaving there names. Let them know you tagged them by leaving a comment on there blog.
3 Joys
Brad
Preston
Hannah

3 Fears
Debt
losing one of my kids (close call with Preston)
getting in a car accident


3 Goals
Lose pregnancy weight
Make it through Brad being in med school
raise my children in the gospel

3 facts about myself
I hate the heat and I hate the cold (mostly the cold)
I've always wanted to learn how to play the harp
i love to talk

3 current obsessions/collections
I love to craft/decorate
baking/cooking...really it is an obsession
dressing my kids in cute clothes!

I'll tag Piper, Shanna, Charity, Amy, Rachel.

cutie

So, I took this picture today of Hannah and I thought it was so cute I wanted to post it.

Like brother like sister

I had to take a picture of Hannah like this because I remembered I had one of Preston that was just like it. So cute. I think they look a lot alike here.
So, does anyone have any suggestions of things to do with a toddler at home?? I think preston is getting bored. I know he wants to go outside but I just can't bring myself to want to go out when it's over 100 degrees! I would love to take him to the zoo or something but I'm going to wait until it's not so hot for my babies AND for me. I made him some play dough today. He thought it was cool for a few minutes but he's still too small to appreciate it, I think. He doesn't seem interested in his toys or books. He goes to the door and wants out all the time. I take them for little walks around the block and then he gets mad when we come back in. Anyway, I just need some fresh ideas.
Can I get some beauty sleep please?

Preston? I think not!

So, here I am complaining about Preston making messes and I make this one! Not only did I break my dish that I just got for Mother's Day but it was full of this cabbage salad with an oil base dressing on it. It was quite the mess and I am so mad about my dish!!

Life with a newborn and toddler

So far today has been a funny day. Preston was mad because I was feeding Hannah and not paying attention to him as much. So he threw his glasses and then his binkie. I kept trying to tell him to get a toy or a book or something to distract him. He then went over and dumped out his yogurt treats and then starting pulling out the magazines and books and proceeded to the DVD's. I finally finished feeding Hannah and set her down and I started to smell a dirty diaper. At first I thought it was Hannah and so I changed her. Then I realized it was Preston. I look over and it's leaking out onto his legs. So, as I'm changing him (which is always a difficult task because he tries to get away from me) Hannah lets out this loud burp. What I thought was a burp turned out to be a HUGE spit up. I finally got Preston down for a nap and got Hannah cleaned up and had a minute to sit down and breathe. I had to just sit and laugh.

Here he is at work, believe me, it looked worse than this when he was done!

Playing dress up

My mom and I have had too much fun picking out clothes and bows and things. Most of her clothes are still too big but we found this preemie dress and just had to buy it. I had my brother Sam and his wife, Piper, stop at the Quilted Bear for the perfect hairbow to match. They came and stayed with us Friday night on their way to Arizona. They sent me pictures on their phones until I found the perfect one. Doesn't she look like a little princess?!?! I love it!!



My mom leaves today. She stayed for two weeks and has been such a big help. The washer hasn't stopped since she got here. She just kept washing clothes and dishes and cleaning up! She has just spoiled my two kids. She also paid for us to go out without the kids both weekends she was here. I think Brad and I really needed that. I know we won't get another opportunity to do that for a while. It'll be hard but we'll make it.

Yahoo!!!!

FINALLY! We have the internet! I will be better at posting now. I felt so out of touch without it.
I have to complain a little bit. We have had the hardest time finding a good pediatrician here. We like the doctor we have right now but the office staff is so rude and the nurses are kinda yucky. When I took Hannah in for her visit yesterday there were a few nurses sitting outside smoking. When Hannah got called back it was one of those nurses that helped us. She was not only a smoker but she had a tongue ring and a nose ring. OK, maybe not THAT big of a deal but I think if you're going to be in a profession like that you should look a little cleaner and especially not be a smoker when you are taking care of kids. I don't get it. I was SOOO missing our Dr and his nurse in Utah. We loved them. I missed them so much I actually called Mindy, our Utah doctor's nurse, and told her how much we appreciated them. I promised her I would call when we had the baby and she was so glad for the chat. THAT'S the kind of health care I love...we had a personal relationship with her. Anyway, that's my complaining for the day.
Hannah is eating and growing. She's 6 lbs now. When we left the hospital she weighed 5 lbs 6 oz. She lost a little while in the hospital. Mostly because we couldn't get her to nurse, I think. I gave up on nursing. Some people might think that's awful but I really gave it my all and she just wouldn't do it. I decided to not stress myself out anymore and just give her formula. Some would also say I should pump milk for her...well...I did that for 8.5 months with Preston and I just don't think I can do it again. With two kids?? I think not. It's too much of a commitment and I think I would be way too stressed out that I wasn't doing it enough for her. I just can't do it. She'll be just fine on formula, I think.
All is well. Preston misses seeing his Daddy so much but he's adjusting. He has had so many "firsts" since we got here. He can walk, he's eating new things, drinking from a straw and many more. He's growing up so fast. We just love our kids! And I just love being a mom!

Going crazy without the internet!!!

Brad takes his laptop to school and that's the only computer that we are able to get a signal. I'm sitting outside in front of our garage because that's the only place we can get a signal right now...I know...pathetic. I really wanted to post an update but haven't been able to.
I am recovering very well. I haven't even needed any pain killers for quite a few days. With Preston I was in so much pain but I've done a lot better with this c-section for some reason.
Brad is liking school. We don't see him much. He got a perfect score on his first quiz!! They started working on the cadavers (sp?) this week and he loves that.
Preston is adjusting to having a little sister. My mom and I took them to the mall yesterday and tried out the double stroller. He was so funny and insisted that Hannah's socks be off her feet. We'd put them back on and he'd just pull them right back off. We had to l
augh.
Hannah is doing well. My mom and I found a little preemie sundress. We're having fun playing dress up! Most preemie clothes we've been able to find are onesies and sleepers. We were excited to find a dress! Here are some fun pictures of her. I keep trying to get a picture of both of my kids together but Preston doesn't want to stay close to her long enough.

Finally home

I hate staying at the hospital. I get so bored and just want to get out of that room. Plus, the food is awful. Here I am sick for 8 months and this is the reward I get?? Ha ha.
We were supposed to come home last night but Hannah has a little bit of jaundice and they wanted to keep us another night. I was really bummed but I guess it was the best for her. Brad started school today and he was nice enough to come on his lunch break from orientation to pick us up so we didn't have to wait until after 4. I just wanted to get home so bad!!!
I am recovering very well. I really feel pretty good. Hannah isn't nursing. She just won't latch on. It's kinda frustrating. We've been having to give her formula so she won't starve! I'm not giving up though.
Here are some more pictures of her cute little self.

Pictures

Here's a few pictures of Hannah!

Holy Hannah!

So, it all began when Jenny's water broke about 7:30 pm. Sure weren't expecting that tonight! We didn't know what the freak to do, so we were running around the house like idiots grabbing things to take to the hospital. We got to the hospital around 8:00 and they sent us to the waiting room because there weren't any rooms available. A room became available as soon as they saw the puddle Jenny was standing in...whoopsie!
They told us the c-section was scheduled for 10:00 and Hannah was born at 10:09! It was pretty quick. They don't mess around here in Nevada, I guess.
Hannah and Jenny are both doing so well. Hannah weighs 5 lbs and 14 oz. She was 17 1/2 in long. She has a lot of dark hair and blue eyes. She looks like a little angel! We are so grateful that she is healthy and that we can hold her.
Stay tuned for pictures...