Enough To Get Me Off My Duff

I have been such a loser mommy for the last month. This pregnancy has been WAY tougher then Noah's so I have spent the last month curled on my couch in the fetal position or hugging my toilet. Not fun. But, I think I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel because I have felt ALMOST human this week. Sigh.

But, a specific event that happened today was enough to finally give me the extra boost I needed to get back to blogging. What monumental event could it be, you ask? NOAH SAID HIS FIRST WORD!!! Now, he has said "mamamamama" and "dadadada" and you can tell he knows that means us but I count today's word as his first "real" word. And that word was......NOSE!!!! Misty was holding him and he started to honk her nose and said, plain as day, NOSE. I sat straight up in my chair and looked at Dawn for confirmation that I did, indeed, just hear what I thought I heard. Her look of astonishment was all the confirmation I needed. So, like good mommies, all three of us girls flipped out and started trying desperately to get him to say it again, to no avail. I called Chris on our way home and told him about it and when we got home he tried, to no avail, to get him to say it too. Little stinker! What a random 1st word but thats Noah for ya.

And Then There Were Four

Mother's Day Loot

My hubby and Noah were really good to me this year. Chris got me these from Pottery Barn. I love them! I have them hanging in the corner of my dining room over my corner chair. It looks so great.


Noah got me this Willow Tree figurine. I think it looks exactly like us.


I got a card that made me feel great and Chris gave me the entire day off from diaper changing. Ah, the goodness!

Treasuring the Doing

My conference issue of the Ensign came last week. I was so excited because I wanted to reread the article by Elder Ballard about mothers. It was as great as I remember. I have really been trying to take Anna Quindlen's advice and "{treasure} the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less". I'd like to share a few of my treasured moments from the past week.

I have a pic of Chris and I set up in a corner in our living room. I have been "training" Noah to not touch it. He has been pretty good so far but he tests the boundaries now and again. A few days ago he walked up to it and I immediately said, "No, no Noah." He looked at me and smiled, which I took to mean, "But I'm so cute. Can't I touch it this once?" I gave him my stern face and told him no again. He started to walk away but then turned back. I let out a big sigh and got up to remove him from the temptation but before I could get to him he took me totally by surprise. He bent down and placed a tender kiss right on Chris's face in the picture and then turned around and walked away. I stood there staring after him with my jaw on the floor and tears in my eyes. Amazing.

Noah and I were in the back yard a few days ago. I was reading the Ensign and he was exploring. I was reading the article I mentioned above and feeling all kinds of warm fuzzies about my life. I looked up and Noah was sitting in my flower bed with a plastic flower pot. He was picking up handfuls of mulch and putting it in the pot. When he had a satisfactory amount, he would proceed to dump it on his legs. He looked at me with dark brown drool rolling down his chin and he just grinned from ear to ear. Then he threw me a little wave and went back to bathing himself in mulch. I thought to myself, "I must be doing something right because my boy is happy!

Noah is suffering big time with double ear infections, a sinus infection and cutting 3 molars all at the same time. Can you imagine? Well, he woke up screaming his head off about 30 minutes after I put him to bed for the night. I tried to calm him down for about 10 minutes but he just kept getting more and more hysterical. As I was on the verge of tears myself I remembered, I have a priesthood holder in the house. I yelled for Chris and he petitioned the Lord to comfort our baby. Very shortly after the blessing Noah calmed down and just laid there limp. He was so exhausted. I am so thankful for the priesthood and a man who does his best to be worthy to use it at a moments notice. What a blessing.

My life is way too good to not appreciate each and every moment.

Gonna Make It Thru?

Sick baby. Only got 4 hours of sleep last night. Baby only taken 30 min nap. Just long enough for me to fall asleep, only to be woken up again. So tired. So very tired.

Hot Momma Monday

Okay, seriously, I am back. My SIL, Debbie, posted some pics of us all at one of our garden club meetings. When I clicked on her collage to blow it up I saw someone and for a split second I didn't know who it was because they looked pregnant. Welp, turns out, IT WAS ME!!!! Serious kick to the ego. It is so crazy how we can not really see ourselves the way we really are when we are looking in the mirror everyday. Urg!

So, once again, I am recommitting myself to developing a healthy lifestyle. I have to get a handle on things now because I know that my choices not only affect me, but they affect my family as well. If I eat nothing but crap, my kids are gonna do the same thing.

My SIL, Sarah, has been going to the gym lately and she shared with me some strength training exercises using the big ball. I am looking forward to trying those out. I am going to get back to doing cardio when Noah goes down for his morning nap. I have been trying to accomplish other things during that time, telling myself that I will get on the treadmill after he goes down for the night. But, I never do it. I am really good at finding some excuse as to why I can't do it. Lazy!

Stay tuned for my progress. And, please, offer encouragement. I need all the help I can get. Also, if you have any healthy recipes I could use them as well. Here we go again!!!!

ABC's of Me

I felt like I wanted to post but didn't want to fiddle with pictures at the moment so I decided to jump on the ABC's bandwagon. How is that for lazy?!

A - Attached or Single: Attached, thankfully.
B - Best Friend: Chris and my 2 big sisters.
C - Cake or Pie: Neither, just give me the ice cream.
D - Day of Choice: Monday, FAMILY NIGHT! and Friday because that is date night.
E - Essential Item: SLEEP!
F - Favorite Color: I am going through a blue phase right now.
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Not a huge gummy fan.
H - Hometown: H'ville
I - Indulgence(s): Snuggling anytime, anywhere with my 2 men.
J - January or July: July. I am really looking forward to this summer with Noah.
K - Kids: Noah
L - Life is incomplete without: My FAMILY!, good laughs, good books
M - Marriage Date: February 4, 2005
N - Number of Siblings: 5 Brothers, 2 Sisters, 2BILs, 6(almost 7!)SILs
O - Oranges or Apples: I love a yummy cold apple with peanut butter. YUM!
P - Phobias or Fears: Feet...gross
Q - Quote: 'Seek for the things of a better' D&C 25:10
R - Reason to Smile: Seeing Noah and Chris together.
S - Sappy or Adventure Movies: Sappy all the way.
T - Tag: Misty
U - Unknown fact about me: The only things I can think of I want to remain unknown about me. Hee!
V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: I loves me some chicken. I am not a huge fan of red meat although I do enjoy a messy cheeseburger.
W - Worst Habit: procrastination (see opening statement to this post)
X - Xrays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds.
Y - Your Favorite Foods: Mexican food, cereal, sandwiches
Z - Zodiac: Capricorn