sleepless nights

why is it as a mother u have those long sleepless nights. oh ya its called ur baby is crying and screaming for hours and nothing and i mean nothing sooths them. you try nursing, rocking, patting, tylenol, anything but to no avail. then it hits 4 am and you are out of steam. husband heads to work and you put your baby in his crib. why? because if you dont you will lose it. fall asleep for an hour or so and everyone else is up. get kids off to school, hurry and shower. preschooler off and then its to the doctor where the baby is as happy as can be. that is when u find out your little one has an ear infection. wahoo.. atleast we can fix the problem. take antibotics and one nap later and both mommy and baby are a little more happy. now with tylenol is his system he is fast asleep and hopefully mommy will get a little more sleep tonight. and with that said i am so glad that we are done having kids... A-

my new do

so i went today and got my hair done. new cut and color and am so glad i got it done. i feel so much better about myself. it is amazing how that happpens..

preschool

carter has been attending the high school preschool class here in town. he has been having ton of fun. this day they talked about kings and queens. of course he made armour and a crown. he loves going so hopefully that means he will like kindergarten this fall

puddles

the kids had off last monday and so this is what they did. it was warm enough for all the snow to be metled so we had lots of puddles in the back yard. lots more laundry for me but it was a alot of fun for them..

i am so freaking tired

yes i am. emmett this week has been awful when it comes to sleeping. he is teething again and it is going to kill me. last night was the worst. i was getting ready for bed and everyone in the house was asleep. ya and he woke up. i nursed him thinking he would go to bed right away. ya not even close. so i went to the living room and we rocked and we rocked for an hour. still not asleep. instead wide awake. he played on the living room floor till 1 yes 1 am. finally nursed and fell asleep after that. i went to bed. he was up again at 4. corey was mad cuz i did not get up fast enough so i got mad at him and told how my night went. dont remember finishing nursing emmett or corey leaving for work. 730 rolls around and get kids out the door. screaming headache and shot. i just hope i make it the rest of the day. emmett and the kids are happy and i am living on advil and dr. pepper. i cant wait for bedtime cuz ya u guessed it I AM TIRED.... plus awnry and pms's..not a good combo.. wish me luck.. i need it...A-

8 months old

emmett is now 8 months old and getting bigger and smarter everyday. his new thing now is to crawl along with knocking down block towers that i and his siblings make for him. he is also clicking his tongue and trying to make car noises with his mouth. he is also waving too. he is getting to the point where he wants to feed him self and no longer wants baby food. he is a happy baby and is loving being able to go and get to what he wants. this is a fun stage and am enjoying every minute that i can.. A-

bitter sweet

so yesterday i gave my baby car seat and my saucer/bouncer away. it was a bitter sweet thing to happen. the saucer i have had for 10 years. well i got it when wyatt was born and all of my kids have played in it. i was glad to know that someone else could use it but sad that it was gone. ok well kinda sad. to know that you are done with that part of your ife (ie no more babies) is a bitter sweet thing but exciting as well to see what the next 10 years are going to bring. teenagers, braces, missions. who knows how it is going to go but i am ready for the next stage in life and ready to take it head on. hopefully i am prepared and can do what my children need me to do for them or need from me. A-

he is crawling

emmett has now figured out that he can crawl. he can now get to anything he wants too. good or bad? not sure yet. but he is having fun. it is cute to watch too.

1st tooth

carter lost his 1st tooth this morning. he was not happy when daddy pulled it out, but was happy when it was over. good job buddy..

sewing again...

i made these bags for the kids to carry there things to and from church. i had seen a few other kids at church that had them and thought it was a great idea. what ya think? i made them out of levi/denim..

new year

so today was the offical start of the new year. back to reality after having a week and a half of just being a family and being with family. it was so nice to see my brother and a few of my sisters. it was esp nice to see my mom and dad. it was sad when they all had to leave. i also saw and hung out with a ton of my extended family. good times. i know this is always a time to start goals and to keep them. i am not doing that this year. i have just decided that i am going to do my best and what ever it is that i am doing. if it is trying to say prayers or read scriptures, or just even trying to play with my kids more or being more patient. nothing specific but do my best. i figure that is all i can ask of myself is to do my best. i hope everyone had a great holiday and i hope and pray everyone has a great year. A-