Pics!

We finally filled the memory card on our camera, so Werty stored them on a CD for me and erased the card. Now we are ready to take new photos of BooBear.


Here is a pic of Christmas morning. He is staying up REALLY late and sleeping in these days. Today he is sick and stuffed up, so his whole schedule is reversed. He woke up from a day of on and off sleeping and eating at 11 pm...which is why I am writing this at 2am.

Look how much he loves his musical seahorse, Ddonn.

And he has discovered that he can still reach his feet to his mouth while wearing socks - and if he pulls on his sock, he can actually fit it into his mouth and chew on it, which he can't quite do with bare toes. So, we occasionally find that the ends of his socks are damp. He is starting to not like the swing as much - he can't reach his feet in the swing. :P

Christmas

We had a good Christmas, and we hope you did too. We each opened two gifts and then rushed down to Ged's for brunch. A smaller crowd this year, but nice and cozy. Then in the evening we returned home to open gifts. The next day, we found out last minute, it was back to Ged's since Werty's cousin came down from ID with gifts to give. Aunt D drew my name - and she gave me knee length boots! That fit!!!

Seven Years Already

Today marks our 7th Anniversary and the only itch I have is due to the dryness of a Utah winter. I think my Aunt mentioned last year that having a baby can be a remedy for the 7 year itch. If I asked myself seven years ago where I thought I would be by this time, there would probably be a few expectations left unfulfilled. We aren't out of student debt yet or own a house, but my career has finally taken off, and most importantly, we have become parents.

I am thankful that I married not just a good man, but a good partner. We prefer to do most things together, from church callings to playing FFXI. This has become increasingly important lately, since caring for an infant requires a lot of work and coordination, and we are dealing with a reversal of traditional roles. Werty is a wonderful father and husband.

When I first noticed Werty at church, it was his kindness and friendliness that got my attention. Everyone seemed to know him. On our first date, he had just picked me up when he noticed somebody pushing their car. He stopped his car and jumped out to help push. That's the kind of person he is.

When we first met, the Spirit told me if I wanted him, I could keep him. I'm glad I chose to keep him for forever. Having him as my partner gets better and better as we get farther along on our journey and experience new challenges.

More Pics by Demand

Ddonn said she needed more pics of BooBear. I was thinking maybe people were getting bored with the constant pics and chatter about the baby, but if not...then of course I will post more. :D

His latest trick and source of entertainment is holding his legs up and playing with his feet. Being Winter, he is usually wearing socks, so whenever we change his diaper or his clothes, he loves the chance to play with his bare toes. We appreciate that he holds his own legs up so we don't have to.

Today we gave him a few minutes of tummy time. We dressed him in the royal blue velvet outfit from Grammy, but he spit up enough today that it came off once we got home from church (Sorry Mom). I pumped a bottle this morning with the hope that I could feed it to him and stay and enjoy the Christmas program, especially since Werty was the soloist for O Holy Night. He got hungry during the opening hymn, and instead of falling asleep he was done with the bottle by sacrament. I did manage to get half of the sacrament before taking him out. I fed him some more, and then made it back for the second half of the program - I walked in just as Werty was stepping up to the mic to do his solo. Yay for my honey! He did a great job!

Another Attack

Just when I was forgetting what a gall stone attack felt like, I got a doozy of one. Last night when BooBear was still awake and the number were rolling from 1, 2, then 3 am, I was having some pain and I told Werty that I was worried that it might be a gall stone attack. This morning when I woke up, the pain was much worse. A hot shower helped some, but then it got worse, and then much worse. Instead of going away, it started spreading and intensifying. This was the same level that caused me to go to the hospital because I thought I was in labor before. Hurts to breathe and can't really talk. I was in enough pain that I threw up. Werty called his Dad and they gave me a blessing. I am so thankful to have people near by that we can call on. Finally this afternoon the pain subsided and I got a little nap.

My body is sore like I am getting over a flu, so I am taking it easy with eating today. I guess this was a reminder that I need to talk to my doctor about these attacks now that I know they are being caused by gall stones. Then we will see what she recommends. If pregnancy is what triggers the stones, and I am planning on having more children, then maybe getting it removed isn't such a bad idea. Klari, I am open to trying that diet of your dad's for reducing gall stones, if you want to ask him to send on the info to me. I am ready to not have this problem anymore.

I am thankful that it came on a day when I didn't have to go to work. Kind of a pain to spend your first day of Christmas break in bed, but oh well. Someone upstairs didn't want me to go out in the Saturday before Christmas shopping crowd. :P So, I guess I will wait until Monday to find something my parents. Sorry, that means it will be late.

In other news, BooBear's second tooth is poking through right next to the first one on the bottom. So, all he wants to do is eat and sleep. He likes biting the blue rings on the wiggle worm. I don't know if all the teeth marks on the rings were all made by my child, since the toy is borrowed from Sue. But I suspect it is possible. Poor boy will need braces - his baby teeth are coming in crooked, so I assume his premanent teeth might too.

Students say the darndest things...

Some quotes to tickle your funny bone. We are updating grades, so I will be adding to this list as things come up.

Yesterday, upon finishing the book Number the Stars, one of the students turned to the assistant teacher (who is a couple years younger than me) and asked, "Were you there at the end of WWII?"

Use "any" in a sentence. "I need any girlfriend."

Journal response to "If you were an inventor, what would you invent?" "First, I would invent men to be more intelligent and second, to be more handsome, because they are extinct."

IB student's journal response to a reading about Total War: "Total war is using all your country's resources. Why would they do that? How lame!"
Um, I don't know maybe because they want to win the war?

Government class project: "refugees - which basically means they were displayed by close relatives." "They must be of good moral character. This means they probably don't have a criminal record." Probably?

Thanksgiving cont'd + 3 Months Old

Here are photos of the BooBear from November 15 - 22. He can see, grab, and interact with his toys. I included the second photo because we think he looks like a member of Werty's family with that particular expression.

Yes, he still sleeps in his car seat with a blanket underneath him. He started sleeping in his car seat when he was 6 weeks old because of his acid reflux - being more upright allowed him to sleep. Our goal for this month is to get him on an earlier night sleep schedule (he sleeps for 6-7 hours at night now, but he doesn't fall asleep until 1-3:30 am) and transition him into his own crib. We might have to get some kind of pillow to raise his head so he can sleep in his crib. Last night we kept him awake until 9:30pm and he slept until 7am - it was so nice! Just have to keep that up.

Here are the rest of the Thanksgiving pics from Bear Lake:

My handsome Werty...
and my little man with his bear ears jacket...

enjoying the cold lake...
using the harness Aunt Christina gave us!

Yes, that is snow on the ground. We didn't stay outside very long before the BooBear let us know he was done with the cold.
Cousin Laryn loves babies, and the BooBear was no exception. BooBear seemed to like him too. His newest trick is to pull his legs up really high and hold them - especially when you are trying to dress him, of course. So we are starting to give him a few minutes of tummy time each day so he can practice moving those legs. Today, when Werty put him on his tummy on the bed, he looked like somone trying to swim through jello.

This is a toy I bought when I was pregnant - it's an alphabet caterpillar, with letters on each leg. Yeah, I think it's three times his size. I pulled it out to see what he thought. It was a little too big for him to get a good look at it, but at least he wasn't scared of it.

Finally, the last two pics are of BooBear waking up the morning he turned three months old! Three months old and fitting into 6 months size clothes. I swear he got taller in the space of a week. Some suggest they "unroll" at three months now that they start stretching out their full length, so maybe that's what it is.

Thanksgiving Family Photo

Here is the photo of EVERYONE at Thanksgiving. Thanks for sending them out.

Thanksgiving Tooth

Borrowing this photo from Rena's blog, here are just the immediate family, so only half of the people there at Bear Lake with us. We happily had our own room this time, which was a good thing since BooBear is staying up late these days. When we got home on Friday I discovered why he has been having trouble staying asleep when we are trying to put him down for the night. BooBear is cutting his first tooth on the bottom and I can feel the next one coming in on the top. Werty and I compared notes, and we both got teeth early, so it makes sense. He turned three months old yesterday, hooray! He is getting big so fast. We have some pics to share soon.