One of the best pictures of all time!

Avery is not a napper! She started losing her afternoon nap once she turned three. Really the only time she will nap is in the care.

Sometimes I look in the rear view mirror and see this:

 

I think I laughe for a good hour! Thanks Avery!!

Liam: 5 Months Old

January 14, 2013

 

 

Liam,

Boy Oh Boy, you are growing up way too fast for your mommy and daddy! (I think Sissy likes it because she knows she can play more with you.)

You are blossoming from a newborn infant into a chubby little baby! I sure di miss having you snuggle with me all day long. Now, you want to play and experience the world. Not just your momma!

At five month's old you:

*Have tried more solids. You LOVE LOVE LOVE avacadoes misxed with the liquid gold. (Momma's milk.) You are still learning what to do with your tongue, but you will get the hang of it.

*You also had to try pear juice, prune juice and prunes. You get a little backed up from the solids, so we are now only doing solids once a day, rather than two.

*You had an Upper GI at Primary Children's Hospital for your reflux. Turns out...you DO NOT have reflux! Your innerds look perfectly healthy. We took you off of Prevacid and what do you know, you stopped projectile vomiting! You stil spit up, but you are not throwing up ounces at a time! I am so sorry you were on such yucky medicine for no reason!

*You are growing like a weed! You are almost out of your 6 month clothing! You have the cutest rolls that go for days! We love kissing those rolls and don't want to see them leave for a very long time!

You still are a cat napper. I think this is just your personality. You take a 30 minute nap around 9, 1 and 4. If you are in the car, you'll snooze the while time. I have come to learn to just drive aimlessly for a little quiet time!

*You go to bed at the same time as Sissy, 8 PM. You still get up at 11:30 and 4:00 to nurse. But then you are up for the day by 7:30.

* You are still in your bassinett!! (You moved into your crib a week after you turned five months old! Your crib is still in our bedroom until you stop nursing so much in the moddle of the night. I'm not sure why I am having such a hard time letting you move out of my bedroom, but I am! You're my baby and I want to keep you that way!

*You want to be active!! (That's an understatement!) You get so frustrated laying on your back. You'd rather be sitting in your exersaucer, your Bumbo, your high chair or being held! (In fact, you started sitting up on your own a week after you turned 5 months old!!)

*You LOVE the game Peek a Boo! Especially when Avery plays it with you. Liam, you just adore your Sissy! Your eyes light up whenever she talks or sings!

*You LOVE looking at ceiling fans and lights. Much to your daddy's dismay, I think you will be following in daddy's and papa's footsteps in the lighting industry. It's in your DNA!!

You are just a pure joy to be around! You are such a happy baby! You are perfect!!

Liam: 4 Months Old

December 14, 2012

 

Liam,

Another month has flown by! You are an absolute joy to be around! Your grin stretches from ear to ear and you hardly complain about anything.

At four months old you:

*Switched from Zantac to Prevacid for your reflux. The Zantac was not working and you have started to become more and more fussy after feeding. You're throwing up has grown in volume, so we are hoping this new medicine will do the trick!

*You REFUSE to eat from a bottle UNLESS it's being fed to you while mommy and daddy are both gone. You will take it from Nana Teri or Nana Vickie or Aunti Smash, but if you sense momma's BITH (Boob in the House), you would prefer the real deal.

*You have not had a drop of formula. We have been pretty blessed with my supply thus far! I started some supplements from Lactation Station to help my supply and it has!

*You and Sissy have the same bewitching hour. 6PM! You want to be held and snuggled on!!

* You have the same bed time as Sissy too! 8PM! We have made a nice nightly routine. We have dinner, watch a family cartoon, Avery gets in the shower while you get in the tub, we get both of you lotioned up and oiled up (we put DoTERRA Digestzen and Lavendar and both of you kiddos), we read stories in Avery's room, say our prayers and then I nurse and rock you in Avery's room as she falls asleep. It's worked beautifully. You still sleep next to Mommy in your bassinet! You sleep so nice in there and I love having you next to me. One day I'll have to let you grow up. (Boo!)

* You still get up twice to nurse in the middle of the night! (Yawn!) Like clockwork, you wake up at 12 and 4.

*This has led me to feeding you cereal once or twice a day. You haven't really figured out how to work your tongue, but we are trying!

*You are a growing machine! You are in 6 month clothing! AND GROWING!

*You are in love with Avery. You search for her when you hear her voice! You want to be near her at all times! You laugh at her goofyness and smile when she talks to you. She loves saying "Do you love your Sissy bud? Do you?" It is so cute!!

*You prefer napping in your carseat or swing. You've become used to our crazy lifestyle of always being on the GO!

We love you so much Bud! We couldn't imagine life without you!!

 

Christmas: Part Five

Phew.....

After brunch at Dale and Sheri's, we headed home to a wonderfully prepared dinner, at our new home, made by my mom! Ashley and Jon, my Mom and Ty joined us. We had a delicious pot roast and had fun relaxing by the fire, opening presents and just playing with all our new toys.

Liam passed out early and slept for a while...

...then woke up and stayed up until 11! Little stinker!!

Good thing he is cute!

Going Private

I just looked at my stats on my blog and found that a porn website has been viewing my blog. To protect my children and my families privacy, I am going to go private.

This has really freaked me out. If you would like to continue to read my blog, feel free to comment your email address so I can add you to my blog. I'll give it another week to change the settings.

I hate to have to do this, as I like to frequent public blogs all the time, but I do not want anything to jeopardize my families safety.

I hope y'all understand!

-Brittany

Christmas: Part Four

After opening presents at our house, we headed down to Salt Lake to celebrate with Nick's Dad and Step Mom. We had our annual brunch and let all the cousins open presents together.

Avery got a new vanity for her room. This will be fun for her to grow with.

Avery wanted to buy her Nana a princess dress. We couldn't find one, so she gave her a blue (Avery's favorite color) sparkly sweater instead.

Geoff and Kami

Brett and Jes

Mia

Tiff and her boyfriend Kyle, who is currently serving with the Seals in Afghanistan.

Darwin. He is currently training to qualify to be in the next Winter Olympics for the Super G.

Lindsay and Todd.

Grandpa and his Mini Me.

Christmas: Part Three

We celebrated Christmas morning at our new house! We had two Christmas trees set up at our old house in Salt Lake and decided to bring one up to the new house a couple of days before Christmas. I'm glad we did. It was the only Christmas decoration we had.

Santa spoiled the kids with new toys for the house. Avery got a new bench for her hallway, a huge Barbie house, a new doll from mom and a tool bench from her dad.

Liam got a new ball popper toy and some teething toys.

I surprised Nick with a new leather jacket and some clothes.

Nick got me some perfume, but surprised me with a gift on the way down to Salt Lake. He asked me to open the center console to get a rag to clean his glasses. There was a ring box (that I didn't see at forst) laying in there. I opened it and it was a new sparkly band to go with my wedding ring! It is BEAUTIFUL!!

I think he likes his new woobie!

Avery always wants to help Nick with his tools. So now, she can help with her own tools.