tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13425376312939490412024-03-04T21:18:25.759-08:00The ChristensensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-22084718902079758742022-11-09T06:24:00.000-08:002022-11-09T06:24:23.139-08:00Calvin Duke Christensen<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrIzaSYlxWb3h6D28tD_QZ8uz0ANexnGFapZT_xPywIcSLizk1zWDg7DTB_B9Zx3OVvSihig-jRt6-GvZwYN1JU56UPvQKdTJtvZtRIUiq8j6WZ0vWEt0zO6lH6NdW3Xmo6coILHZhV1f/s2048/852A1446-9615-4B7F-A8F0-0E7EA0F7AB88.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrIzaSYlxWb3h6D28tD_QZ8uz0ANexnGFapZT_xPywIcSLizk1zWDg7DTB_B9Zx3OVvSihig-jRt6-GvZwYN1JU56UPvQKdTJtvZtRIUiq8j6WZ0vWEt0zO6lH6NdW3Xmo6coILHZhV1f/s320/852A1446-9615-4B7F-A8F0-0E7EA0F7AB88.jpg" width="256" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Calvin Duke Christensen</p><p style="text-align: center;">9lbs 15.1oz 21.5" long</p><p style="text-align: center;">November 9, 2019 8:30pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Hey there my little Calvin Duke. You are 2 today! The last 2 years have flown by and now I'm sitting down on your birthday to tell you the story of your birthday. It was an exciting day! And so were the days leading up to your birth.</p><p>Your due date was October 31. Halloween! I so enjoyed carrying you all the way to your due date and then for 9 extra days. We were both getting so big! I felt really fine letting you take your time and coming on your own and our doctor went out of town so I think we fell through the cracks a little. I decided to call the doctor that was filling in for Dr. Alexander to let him know I was over a week late and just to check if there was anything I needed to do. He said I should come in to check on you so I did. While this was happening you big brother Ollie wasn't feeling good and ended up having to go to the hospital. While there everyone thought I was there to deliver you...but I wasn't! Our doctor decided that I needed to be induced asap. I let him know that I had to get Ollie situated and that I would come in Saturday morning bright and early to start labor. You were perfectly happy to stay inside me as long as possible.</p><p>Saturday morning we dropped off all your big brothers to our friends house Amy Simpson and Erica Locke. I knew everyone would be safe and happy so that I could focus all my energy on you. After arriving, checking in, getting in a room, and settling in the doctor broke my water. Then I napped! It was the first time I had to relax and nap after a few very busy days. The contractions were mild and it felt great to rest. At around noon I decided it was time to start moving things along so I got out of bed and started working on moving you down. Turned out that was going to be quite the task! I had no medication for your labor and birth and just knew that was the right choice even though medication sounded great. I spent a few hours laboring in the shower. I had one of the most special experiences while laboring with you. I felt your Great Grandmother with me so vividly. Like she was holding your hand and helping me get you into this world. Baby boy I was laser focused on you. After a few hours of laboring in the shower I started feeling a lot of pressure building and I didn't want to get stuck in the shower so I dried off and started laboring back by the bed on a birthing ball. </p><p>When a nurse checked me I wasn't very dilated. Maybe a 4. I let her know that I was going through transition...no one believed me accept for you daddy. The thing is when I deliver babies I go from a 4 to pushing very quickly. I knew you were close! I let the nurse know the she should call the doctor and she said that, "no...you actually could just be doing this all at home still". It wasn't great and I felt so scared. And so was your daddy. Then about 10 minutes later I started screaming that you were coming and finally the nursing staff started to believe me. They called the doctor that was on duty and everyone rushed in frantically. I was still screaming because I had to push and I was scared that no one was ready. The doctor told me to stop screaming and moving so much because they couldn't find your heartbeat. And so I pushed. I pushed 4 times sweet boy and all 10lbs (9lbs 15.1oz, and 21.5'' long to be exact) of you came rushing into the world. They needed to check on your breathing because you were such a big boy and my body longed for you. I got the shivers so bad! It didn't go away till you were securely resting on my chest breathing sweetly. 16 hours of labor and delivery and a very traumatic experience with the hospital staff was a million times worth it to have you in my arms. My recovery nurse was wonderful and told me if I had chosen an epidural that you would have been a c-section. It makes sense to me. I knew that. We worked together in your delivery and that is something I will never forget. </p><p>We were deciding between two names for you but as soon as I saw you I knew you were Calvin. And our bond was fast and strong. You were my first baby born with no hair! And your eyes were already light. I didn't want to share you with anyone but holy smokes, were your big brothers excited to meet you. We left the hospital just after a day and your brothers were so ready for you. They loved holding you and giving you kisses.</p><p>You were born at a really interesting time little Calvinator. Just 4 months after you were born the whole world shut down because of a world wide pandemic, Covid-19. We went into quarantine which didn't feel much different then how we stay home with a new baby except your brothers and daddy were also home. You didn't really start meeting new people till you were a year old and went to church for the first time at 15 months. </p><p>It took so long to write all this down because I had to emotionally heal from labor and delivery. But you are the most perfect ending to a hard day bringing you here and I will always be grateful for the experience of you labor and delivery. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gvUEXFfoirWGU1_dhd4bUEImA8tXNhOzbXxukp5WCHCv1XuL6AkvPQCvQm9i7aVt2uGmbt38PlZm0WIN2jebbP6u0nHHHWLwO8u3J9fdQXCXSHT1mPPQeDZ985ND1Fcwr5nHXlxmyV6z/s2048/IMG_9322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gvUEXFfoirWGU1_dhd4bUEImA8tXNhOzbXxukp5WCHCv1XuL6AkvPQCvQm9i7aVt2uGmbt38PlZm0WIN2jebbP6u0nHHHWLwO8u3J9fdQXCXSHT1mPPQeDZ985ND1Fcwr5nHXlxmyV6z/s320/IMG_9322.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ollie 24 hrs before your birth</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtWj_ZmrORrgMKccyL_YYC-oUzkN67fQdAqCYk_g98tkuJZ63PJUL6QPADG8dzUJhmpJLNHU7mtylhuz6v6rQjGeTsehPwve75yJtTth8vGIRhXjm-gSXoVTJxgMxonubERWZZt6TWg16/s2048/59493748826__9567A978-5377-45D1-9BEE-7B69036287B3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Checking out of the hospital in tears. Feeling like I'm leaving a room that holds a trauma</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnJfUYDczuzGoA1XF-BlPpI7ppWXSrWZcvt6QW3DgqaVkqQOA9W5vq3Vi9pBk44x5aMESMcprX5goop7RZDY7fFkE8H-U0NrSe_g4jwSTQh0yBhqaI9ws35vDbn8LeQCLe0Kgm5m7diac/s2048/IMG_9394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnJfUYDczuzGoA1XF-BlPpI7ppWXSrWZcvt6QW3DgqaVkqQOA9W5vq3Vi9pBk44x5aMESMcprX5goop7RZDY7fFkE8H-U0NrSe_g4jwSTQh0yBhqaI9ws35vDbn8LeQCLe0Kgm5m7diac/s320/IMG_9394.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> The shower I labored in for 3 hours. Where I felt your great grandma with us.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAehIkGFUAKj-wqw4bIimMlqmuhB8pDNzVy10PKEJgB0tU6VHd2pkljwSE4HErFgIl3YdOtlJMBmXUKgee3pn5qabgodK45Mg2lSvXAu7YFfgEl_ic0qwPpTGizmTnog7ootUSWCIXHcHn/s2048/IMG_9395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAehIkGFUAKj-wqw4bIimMlqmuhB8pDNzVy10PKEJgB0tU6VHd2pkljwSE4HErFgIl3YdOtlJMBmXUKgee3pn5qabgodK45Mg2lSvXAu7YFfgEl_ic0qwPpTGizmTnog7ootUSWCIXHcHn/s320/IMG_9395.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LHSh9pdlX-5p87w8yft2mGar7jjYysqDsvnPAn5lo0V9fsluI7-R2Y5aor5_YpHMayDyX2VkXcG0wMTPQs5Uf5QuZrSH4B-ct-gjEF4U-G5Ru9ZgPJiYlixuwMCviz2eyLKSWzJCjl09/s2048/IMG_9396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's now 8 weeks since you were born little Ollie and I need to write down the story about how you came into this world before any of the details fade from my mind. Because that happens to Mamas after a baby is born. Right after a birth it feels impossible to ever forget any little crazy detail. But maybe when you do something so hard and so incredible God helps by tucking the memory behind a vale so that we can do it again if needed. <br />
Finding out you were on your way to our family was a little bit of a surprise! A very happy surprise since I have know for a while our family wasn't complete but I also wasn't getting pregnant. So, I was surprised and shocked and it actually took a little to really let it sink. Not too long though because the morning sickness started pretty early and very strong. I decided to treat your pregnancy like it would be my last. To embrace every part of the experience, the good and the bad. So that's what I did. I cherished every minute. I'm so very grateful that I got to carry you for 9 months and love you before I even got to see you. You were mild in my belly. Not too crazy of a kicker but pretty consistent and pretty mellow. My belly, my hips, and booty got pretty big with you. I was stretched to the max. I felt like a super human being able to get so big and growing you.<br />
I started having contractions in the beginning of July. Nothing crazy but I would have them pretty much every night. My body was slowly getting ready to labor you into this world. It started making me pretty anxious for you to come! About 1 week before you came we had a little chat. I let you know I was really fine with you taking your time with coming. That I loved carrying you and I was in no rush if you weren't. At our 39 week doctor appointment Dr. Alexander checked me and I was "high and tight and not dilated" and which I replied 'that that is how I roll and that you will come a few days late'.<br />
On Tuesday July 24th I woke up and had my normal contractions. The owners of our house were here almost all day cleaning out the garage and so I just took care of your older brothers and worked on cleaning the house a little. The contractions were more regular and stronger but I didn't think much of it till around 1pm. At that point I called your daddy and let him know that he should come home early today because I was having a hard time. So he was home at 3pm and took over with the big boys while I rested. I let him know that we should eat a big dinner...I must have know you were on your way...so he went and picked up dinner at Pica Fresh. It was delicious and I was stuffed. We put the boys down to bed at 8pm. Daddy had to do it because I needed to just relax on the couch. This is when it gets exciting.<br />
At 8:30pm while sitting on the couch alone, I heard two distinct "pops". It was crazy! I would bet money that if someone was sitting next to me that they could have heard it. I wasn't sure what it was but when I shifted my weight the gush of water came. How exciting! This was my first time having my water brake on it's own. I let your daddy know that my water broke and he flew into high gear and I was sitting in the car ready to leave for the hospital by 8:45pm. Our neighbor Elizabeth came over to sit with the boys till your aunt Yaya got here. On our way to the hospital we ended up hitting really bad traffic on the 68 which was strange for that time of night. Daddy got to ride on the side of the road and tell the man stopping the traffic that his wife was in labor. It was just like a movie and very exciting. I wasn't in a big hurry because after my water broke, the contractions seemed to slow down.<br />
We arrived at CHOMP and were all settled in to our room by 9:30pm. The nurse checked me and I was at a 2cm and still high and tight. Now, since the begging of my pregnancy I knew I wanted to do a non medicated birth. We started reading a book and practicing techniques at about 8 months. So the nurse just the IV port in but didn't hook me up to anything. Her name was Elisa and she had the prettiest french accent. She was very mellow and calm. She know my birth plan and was ready to help me. When she told me I was at a 2 I wasn't surprised and got ready to get to laboring.<br />
The contractions continually got stronger and the only position I could be in was standing. Daddy would apply heat on my lower back between the contractions and then rub hard during them. We were a silent team doing the labor dance together. We were in the zone. After about 4 hours the nurse suggested I try laboring in the shower and so I did. It was sweet relief having that hot water on my tummy and back. I labored in the shower for about an hour till the contractions were very intense and I started having pressure. I knew that was a sign that I might be close so we moved back into the room. My legs were so shaky now and I was so tired. It was 2 am. At this point I was in constant contact with Heavenly Father. I was talking with him in my hearth and mind through the contractions and he was holding me up in between. It was now a trio of God, Me, and your Daddy working to get you here. My nurse decided to check me. Her exact words: "Oh great! You are at a 4 now! This means you are officially in active labor now!" This is when I started to loose my mind. I had been laboring for 5 hours at this point and the pain was getting so extreme. I started to yell at everyone to get me an epidural. I was serious and I had lost all hope of being able to have an unmediated birth. It took some convincing but the nurse agreed to call the anesthesiologist to start my epidural. She let me know that I had to have one full bag of fluids before I could have my epidural so I said 'Hook me up!' I had to climb on to the bed at this point because my knees started to give out. I was leaning over the back of the bed and loosing it. I was yelling for an epidural, I told your daddy he was too close and to get away, when they told me to focus on the music I screamed that I hated the music, they told me to breath and I told them I couldn't Freaking breath! Then I started telling everyone I was going to poop on the bed. Haha! I didn't. But it turns out you were turned backwards so I was back laboring. Then the screaming started. I told your daddy to grab my leg and hold it up and that I was pushing. He called for the nurse to check me because 5 minutes ago I was at a 4 and he was worried. She checked me and I was at a 10 and fully dilated and you were coming! I opened my eyes at that point and all the lights were on and the room was in a flurry. I was still calling for my epidural and then just full out screaming. At one point I actually heard my self screaming like I wasn't in my body and thought 'Is that me?' Then I remember the doctor saying 'you need to close your mouth and push your baby out'. She wasn't my regular dr., he was out of town. but she was exactly what I needed. I strong woman that got strait to the point. I got back into my body and shut my mouth and pushed. It took 4 pushes and one last primal scream and you were out and in my arms. It was 15 minutes from me being at a 4 till you were in my arms. and 5 hours total of laboring. I was still asking for an epidural after you were out. Mostly because I was just upset that it didn't come already. Haha! You pinked up real fast and gave us some great cries. I then held you and nursed you for the next 12 hours strait. I was so very very in love with you. And your daddy. And the nurses. And any stranger that would walk into my room. The rush of hormones after your birth were stronger than I had ever experienced. It was incredible. I felt amazing! I was on such a high that I couldn't even sleep. Your daddy fell asleep at about 3:30am and I just laid awake holding you in wonder. Your brothers and Yaya came on your birthday at noon'ish to meet you for the first time. It was the sweetest moments watching your big brothers see you for the first time. They were excited, happy, curious, and anxious to hold you.<br />
I managed to fall asleep at about 4am the next morning and was woken up at about 6 for your hearing check (I think?). I didn't feel right when I woke up. I went to the restroom and then came back to tell the nurses that I thought my tongue was swelling up and that I couldn't breath. I was having a full blown panic attack! The sweet nurse ended up having to take me out of the hospital to get some fresh air before I could calm down. We all agreed that I should stay until my doctor sees me before being discharged. Dr. Alexander came at about 12pm and let me know that it was just my hormones dropping out from the high I had been riding and that all I really needed was to go home. He was right. Looking back at my laboring, I knew I was in transition. I believe that if the nurse hadn't checked me and told me I was at a 4 I wouldn't have gone so crazy out of my mind with fear. I was in tune with my body and new you were almost here!<br />
We got dressed, got you dressed, packed up the room, and 40 hours after you were born we were back home. Yaya and your brothers had decorated for your home coming and had bought some new pj's for me and for you. It was the sweetest! Our neighbor Elisabeth was next to meet you. She also brought us dinner for the next two weeks. It was such a blessing since we didn't have anyone coming to help.<br />
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Oliver, your birth was such an amazing experience. It was extremely spiritual for both your Daddy and me. I reached up into the stars and pulled you down and you fit perfectly into a spot waiting for you in our family. We named you Oliver which comes from the term Olive branch and is a sign of peace. You truly are our peaceful child. The name Marley also has some special meanings to us. The obvious is that it's my nick name. Your daddy, after your birth, said he needs my name after all I went through to bring you into the world. Also, the meaning of Marley is; 'a pleasant wood beside the sea' which describes Monterey and were you were born. And lastly, the year that you were conceived was a very hard one for our family. There is this painting on one of our walls that says "Every little thing, is going to be alright". We clung to that lyric that came from a Bob Marley song.<br />
So to our little peaceful baby boy, that was born in a pleasant wood by the sea, and is bringing hope and love to our lives every day, we welcome you. You are cherished, you are so loved, and you are so important to our family. We all give thanks for you every night in our prayers.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-33668754988402279972017-01-22T00:21:00.005-08:002017-01-22T00:24:15.433-08:00Good night 4 year old Dane<div style="font-family: "Crafty Girls"; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">When I have said my evening prayer,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">and my clothes are folded on my chair,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">mama and daddy switch off the light,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">I'll still be four years old tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">But from the very break of day,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">before the children rise and play,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">before the darkness turns to gold,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">tomorrow I'll be five years old…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">five kisses when i wake,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">five candles on my cake.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">A goodnight kiss for the four year old</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">to send him to sleep and to dreaming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">When I have said my evening prayer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">and my clothes are folded on my chair,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">mama and daddy switch off the light,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">I'll still be three years old tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">But from the very break of day,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">before the children rise and play,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">before the darkness turns to gold,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">tomorrow I'll be four years old…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">four kisses when i wake,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">four candles on my cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">A goodnight kiss for the three year old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">to send him to sleep and to dreaming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">And blessings to the four year old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">who'll climb out of bed in the morning.</span></div>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-57338953137524333062016-01-19T22:36:00.000-08:002016-01-19T22:36:00.958-08:00Mikey is 2!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dear litte Mikey,<br />
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Really you aren't very little anymore. The pace at which you are growing is amazing us. You are a joy to your family. Your personality is turning silly and outgoing. You are creative and are great at thinking out of the box. You are good at "fixing" things and very diligent with figuring things out. You love doing imaginative play and I find you playing with with your different toys and having them talk to each other.<br />
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Everything you do is adorable to your father and I. When you are frustrated you will make a little fist with your hand and pound it on the table and say "I can't just stand it" and make a scrunchy mad face. When you have a tantrum you will trow your self on the floor and then whine saying "Help me, help me" because you want help standing up again. It's very dramatic and very adorable. You are a snuggler still and always want to snuggle either me or your daddy. And, if we let you, you will stay there on our laps for a very long time. You love it when I tickle your back or arm and you just melt.<br />
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You communicate very clearly and are currently going through the phase where you say some words wrong and they sound like swear words. Truck is the biggest culprit and you love pointing out the "big trucks" while we drive. It's a crack up.<br />
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Your prayers are short and sweet. <br />
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You are a screamer. When you are happy, when you are sad, when you are mad, when you are excited. You scream. Yikes!<br />
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Eating is tricky. You go through phases where you will only want to eat protiene and then only eat carbs. Most recently you only want milk and bananas. Oh and lets talk about your love of milk. You ask for it every hour and will down 16 oz in no time flat. I told the doctor that I was concerned about it but he said you are a growing boy and you will be just fine and that I can give you all the milk you would like. What a re-leaf!<br />
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You love your big brother and do everything he does. Well, except when he is squishing you...then you don't like him very much. But when Dane apologizes you apologize to him too. You love to ride bikes together and play Darth Vedar & Bad Bad Wolf. You two are best buddies and really complete each other with your strengths and weaknesses. I always tell you two that if you work together, you two could do anything.<br />
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You two have made up a silly song together "Throw the ball, wack it over the fence, dooo taa da!" and sing it over and over together. Speaking of singing, you love singing and talking and screaming and really just making noise. Your Mimi likes to tell how when I was little I was always talking and making noise and even though it was exhausting she never wanted to tell me to be quiet so as to not crush my spirit. I totally get that now.<br />
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You are also silly. Really silly. You always have us laughing at something that you come up with. Dane likes to say "My Mikey is being so silly!". I love that about you and I hope that never goes away. We need a little more silly in this world.<br />
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You kind of fall a lot, little one. I feel like it has to do with the rate you are growing and just finding your center must be so hard. Your knees are always skimmed and you are always needing "Kisses?" to make your owies better. I love that my kisses are a magic potion to your owies.<br />
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You are very sensitive to emotions and feelings. It's a natural talent and I love it about you. It also makes you scared of things kind of easy.<br />
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2 year old Mikey is a joy. We love you so much my love. Our family wouldn't be complete without you. You are strong from the inside out and have a passion and joy that you radiate. Always know that you are so so loved by your family & God. Every day with you is a treasure, my little snuggle bum.<br />
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We love you completely.<br />
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My dear, sweet, Dane.<br />
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You are 3! The past 3 years have been life changing, amazing, and so special to your Daddy and me. We are constantly watching you grow and learn and develop in amazement. At least once a day we will look at each other say something like "he is just amazing" "how does he even know that" "he is getting so big and strong".<br />
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I had a thought the other day while watching you. I don't remember exactly what you were doing but I remember thinking how you are whole. You have come to this world and family as a whole little person and that we don't have much to do with it. God blessed you with your individual personality, talents, abilities, likes and dislikes, emotions and sensitives. That all we can do is love you. Love everything about you. To help you explore your emotions and this world with love. Sometimes as a parent it's easy to get caught up this parenting theory or that theory, and just basic worry that we need to form you right away. But really you are already formed in the image of our God and we are here to help you learn his love for you through our love.<br />
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You communicate very clearly. You were an early talker and now your talking is not just repeating what we say but you are having your own thoughts. It's awesome. Every morning when daddy leaves for work you will say "Bye Daddy! Have a good day at work! I'll see you later! I love you! It's so sweet. In the evening when we are having dinner together you have picked up on how I always ask daddy how his day was and now you have taken over. You say "So, Daddy, how was your day?". Daddy will answer and then ask you in return. Your usuall answers are "It was busy" or "It was a good day. The sun came out!" Haha! You are always pointing out when the sun comes out these days.<br />
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You have always been clear about being a Daddy's boy but lately you are showing a bigger interest in me. I'm not going to lie, I love it. Daddy taught you that I love flowers and so now you are always bringing be flowers. We have a lot of clover flowers growing in our yard and you are constantly picking them with your brother and bringing them to me. I usually will make a flower crown out of them and you have started requesting one. You have started snuggling me and giving me "monkey hugs". That is where you wrap your arms around my neck and legs around my waist and then squeeze as hard as you can. They are my favorite!<br />
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You have never been one to be very outgoing or supper smiley and silly but it's becoming more clear that you are a very sensitive child. You seem very serious and strong on the outside but you feel everything very deep and strong. You hate when people play wrestle in front of you. We were at your daddy's best friends house, Uncle Ryan, and he was wrestling with his daughter and you broke down sobbing. But I guess this isn't new now that I think about it. I also remember when you were somewhere around 4-6 months old and your best friend Roan got bonked on his head and started crying and you put your head down and cried with him. This is a great quality to have, son. To be empathetic to others is a blessing and really important. Keep that. Your wife and children will appreciate it. "I need some space, Mama". I'm hearing that one a lot lately. You would much rather do things on your own then have help. You also want space when you are feeling mad or sad or sick. When you get an owie instead of running to one of us for comfort you will always run away and not want us to touch you or look at it or give you kisses. It took me a while to figure this one out because I am the exact opposite but your daddy is the same way. One of my wise friends suggested just telling you that "I was here for you when you needed me" when you get an owie and it has made a huge difference in our dynamic. I feel like I'm helping you from a far and you don't feel smothered. It has actually made you come to me for comfort more! Funny how listening to you instead of pushing my ideals on you makes a difference.<br />
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You are still very tall, 40 1/2 " to be exact. And boy are you a hunk of athletic muscle. You love anything athletic. Throwing a ball...which you can do better then me now, dribbling a basket ball, kicking, running, jumping, climbing. Holy smokes can you climb! Your favorite thing to climb is the rocks in Monterey. It kind of gives me a heart attack but I have a feeling I just need to get used to it. Your hair is a darker blonde now and your eyes are still green with some brown streaks in them. Your hair is getting long and your daddy keeps telling me it's time for a cut. Just a little while longer I think.<br />
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Your whole body still shakes when you get excited. You will wiggle your fingers and hands and some times jump up and down. We practice relaxing our bodies a lot he help you learn that you can have control over your body when you get excited. You are getting pretty good at it! <br />
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You are a memorizer. You know the entire "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" story by heart and will recite it. You know the first 3 articles of faith, lots of songs, and some other books. You love listening to Peter and The Wolf and know all the themes and their characters. Some times I wonder if I am giving you enough to learn. You are such a sponge! You know all of the letters and know how to spell your name. You can recognize the word Daddy.<br />
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You eat salad now!<br />
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One of my favorite developments is that you are really starting to play with others. Up until now it has been more of playing next to others. Now you interact with them and come up with imagination play. Usually shooting things with sticks. Speaking of sticks you are always on the hunt for your next great stick. It is pretty standard for us to leave the park with two hands full of sticks that you can't bare to leave behind. You also will spend hours throwing rocks into water if we let you.<br />
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Dane we love you. Your Heavenly Father loves you. You are a whole, amazing little man and our family would not be complete without you. This is a time of figuring out a lot of things and I wish I knew how to do everything for you and how to parent you perfectly. But, I've only been a mom as long as you have been a child and we are learning together. You teach me daily about how to be a mom and about my self. Also, being a mother is teaching me a lot about my relationship with my God. We are all growing up together :-) I wish that time would go in slow motion some times because I'm enjoying these years with you so much. But, so far every age you have been has been my favorite and I'm guessing that will just continue.<br />
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I'm excited to see what this year brings!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-82136155049445664042015-01-21T21:09:00.002-08:002015-01-21T21:09:44.925-08:00Dane.<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
When i have said my evening prayer,<br />
and my clothes are folded on
my chair,<br />
mama and daddy switch off the light,<br />
I'll still be two years
old tonight.<br /> But from the very break of day,<br /> before the children rise and play,<br /> before the darkness turns to gold,<br /> tomorrow I'll be three years old…<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> three kisses when i wake,<br /> three candles on my cake.<br /> A goodnight kiss for the two year old<br /> to send him to sleep and to dreaming.<br /> And blessings to the three year old<br /> who'll climb out of bed in the morning.</span><br />
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<br />The last few moments of light in the day.</div>
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The last few moments of my 2 year old Dane.</div>
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Trains, trucks, and balls.</div>
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jumps, laughs, and falls.</div>
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Each day in an adventure </div>
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Each day a new love</div>
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Each day we we thank God for our little green eyed son.</div>
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(Looks like I need to hand the camera over to daddy more often so I can be in some pictures with you)</div>
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(Pictures are from our trip to Point Lobos,Halloween, and the Monarch Butterfly sanctuary in Pacific Grove)</div>
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My dear little monkey, you are 18 months old! The last 3
months have brought with them so much growth and development that I find
my self having moments where I just stop and watch you in awe. With no
younger siblings (yet....hopefully) you remain in my head a baby. My
little baby Mikey. So when I say that you are currently wearing a size 7
shoe and are just a tad over 35 inches tall and weigh 25lbs it just
doesn't compute.<br />
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In the last 3 months your vocabulary
has exploded. You are forming short sentences and will try to repeat any
word that we ask you to. Watching you have you have your own thoughts
and feeling and being able to express them is so much fun for your
family. You have several words that you have made up in your own
language that we just love. Honestly, we don't want you to start saying
the words right, but alas, you have already started to. Some of our
favorites are...<br />
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"Shu-Shu"- That means airplane.<br />
"Na-na"-
Much to your Nana's dismay this means water. During Nana's last visit
with us she spent countless minutes trying to convince you that she is
actually Na-na and that water is Wa-wa. What did you do? You made up a
different word for her name and kept calling water "Na-na". Hahaha! It was awesome.<br />
"It'ss-a-weeewl"-
Now this one is trickier. We don't actually know what you mean but you
say it with such conviction sometimes that we know you know exactly what
you are talking about.<br />
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You have also started saying
"Dane" which has been so fun! I would list the other words but honestly
there are just too many. Just know that you are a very vocal 1 and a
half year old. Whether you are talking or singing or screaming...you are
usually making noise. Unless you being sneaky and getting in trouble.
Then you are perfectly silent.<br />
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You are so fast now. You
run and jump like a champ. You love to play chase with your brother and
throw balls and paper airplanes with your daddy. You still fall a lot
but it probably has to do with the rate at which you are growing and the
size of your feet. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon.<br />
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You
had your second Halloween. It was the first one where you were able to
walk/run around to all the houses. It was so cute! You were a dragon
this Halloween and you would start off running with the older kids to
the next house but instead of stopping and turning to the house you
would just keep on running and we would have to chase you down and and
walk you back to the house. It was pouring down rain this year but you
loved it! You were much more interested in playing in the puddles and
rain gutters then getting candy. <br />
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You are turning into a little clown and love entertaining us at the dinner table. You make silly faces and goofy sounds. You love the game "no, <span style="font-size: large;">no</span>, <span style="font-size: x-large;">NO</span>...Ughhhh!) Where we pretend to tell you not to eat the food but then you do and we all say UGH! You will even do it to your self when you are eating alone. So funny! Speaking of eating, you are a great eater and will on most occasions out eat the rest of us. One thing I find interesting is that you will go through phases where you will only want to eat meat and fruit for a few days and then you will only want to eat carbs and veggies for a few days. Never do you seem to want to eat it all at the same time. <br />
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You love to be held and snuggled. If I want you to come to me all I have to do is ask for a kiss and you will come running.<br />
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You sleep through the night now about 85% of the time and I am so grateful for the nights that you sleep soundly.<br />
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You are in nursery now at church! This was so exciting for so many reasons. To be honest with you the last 3 months have been kind of terrible at church. We get through sacrament meeting okay but when it is time for Dane to go to nursery you would run in there and start playing too. Then you would through a huge fit when I would have to take you out. After that you just would not have anything to do with sitting in a class so we would spend the remainder of the time roaming the halls. One time I was attempting to go to Relief Society and was handing out invitations to a baby shower. I had turned my head for about 2 minutes and when I looked back where I left you, you were gone. You had managed to escape the room! You were no where to be found in the building or outside. We had pretty much the whole ward looking for you. Your daddy was running circles around the outside of the building to make sure you hadn't escaped the building and wondered into the street. About 10 terrible minutes later we found you happily walking the isles in the chapel during another ward's sacrament meeting. Which by the way, was the first place I looked but you must have been hiding...or on the stand. That afternoon I started researching tracking devices for children.<br />
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Your personality is so fun and loving. Your silliness and happiness is contagious. You are our love. Our Monkey. Our Joy. Our baby. Our trouble maker. Our stubborn but oh so sensitive little boy (this makes discipline tricky). <br />
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We love you and cherish you little Mikey! Happy 18 months!<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-31865973276996282852014-08-26T20:33:00.000-07:002014-08-26T20:33:13.293-07:00Dane is 2 1/2 years old!<br />
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Dane, Danee, Munch, Big Brother,<br />
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You are 2 1/2 years old now and you are rocking it! Everyday is a new adventure in emotions, discovery, vocabulary, messes, eating, boundaries, and owies. You are full of energy and impulses, emotions and boundary discovery, and love. We are both learning so much right now. I'm learning how to be a mommy that can keep her cool and help guide you through this time that can be down right hard and you are learning how to be a member of our family and society and deal with all these ginormous emotions that you are feeling. You are learning how to express your self and play with others.<br />
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As of 3 weeks ago you are sleeping in a big boy bed! You have a twin bed that your "Yaya" (Aunt Laura) gave you after she moved and you are loving it. You never did show any interest in getting out of your crib and to be honest I liked having you in it but it was time. The transition was easy! It was probably harder for me than for you. I was so worried that you would fall out of bed or get scared in the middle of the night or just not stay in it. Your Dad on the other hand was completely confident in you being fine in the bed. There were only two nights (the first two) that I had to come in and put you back into bed after you fell asleep on the floor. You are an old pro now and look so grown up in that huge bed. Your favorite thing to do is get out of bed after we put you down for the night and sneak toys and books into Mikey's crib. So cute.<br />
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We have not really made progress on potty training. I thought you were ready about 4 months ago but you seem to have changed your mind. However, we are getting close!<br />
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Your vocabulary is huge! And you know lots of words in Spanish too. You are getting creative with what you say and now say things like "No thanks, Mom. I've got it", "Mmmm, breakfast smells so good", "Oh sure! I'll have some blueberries" "Maybe you should make a snack". Geesh! Are you 2 1/2 or 12! You also like to say thinks like "Go away", "Go inside", "Don't touch me", and my personal favorite "I DON'T WANT TO...(enter a fun activity that I suggest that isn't your idea)". We are working on picking some better things to say to express these feelings like "I need some alone time" or "I need some space" or "No thank you". Also, we are enjoying your pronunciation of the following:<br />
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Popsicle "Popisel"<br />
Spaghetti "Pisgetti"<br />
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You have become obsessed with listening to "daddy's song". Daddy's song is on a Cd that your daddy recorded while in college. Your favorite song is "Trashin' the Camp" and you love to listen to it over and over and over again. You now know most of the words and have started to want to listed to the song "Fools Rush In" which also has your daddy singing a solo. When you sing along to that one my heart just melts.<br />
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You are a natural at all physical things. You just need to see it a couple of times and you can do it. You are so strong and your hand eye coordination blows me away! You can hit a ball with a bat right out of the air! I still can't do that. You swing left handed but have a right handed grip. You do pretty much everything left handed at this point. You can also dribble a basketball! It's so cool to watch you practice.<br />
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You enjoy going to nursery at church but HATE playing pretend. For a long time every time they would pretend to go to the zoo you brake down into a screaming fit and they would need to come get me. We worked on it at home and you now just watch them pretend and join if you feel like it.<br />
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Your favorite places to go are The Farm (in Salinas) and "The Rocks" which are the rocks on the cost of Monterey Bay.Your favorite books right now are the Berenstine Bears books.<br />
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You are reserved with your emotions. Even if you are having the best time you hold your smiles and giggles in...unless you are with your brother Mikey. You are a sweet kind boy and when it comes to discipline you react best from kindness and direction. I've tried yelling and really, it doesn't do anyone any good. But if I pull you aside and tell you what is going on you will usually figure out what to do. You love having choices and always choose to do things on your own without help from me.<br />
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Here are you 2 1/2 year stats:<br />
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39.5" tall<br />
33 lbs<br />
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Still tall and solid. Your hair is the prettiest blonde. Your Aunt Janice said that people would pay lots of money to get so many highlights and low lights put in. Your eyes are getting even lighter and some yellow has been added into the bright green. They are stunning.<br />
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Dane, you amaze me everyday. I can't even describe to you how happy you make me. I love you so much that I try to smuther you in kisses and hugs every chance I can (much to your dismay). You are still best buddies with your daddy and you two are inseparable. He gets you like no one else.<br />
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You made us parents, my dear Dane and are just the sweetest son. You couldn't be a better bigger brother to Michael and our family wouldn't be complete without you. We adore you and see so much good and love in you.<br />
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Like I said, you are an awesome 2 1/2 year old! But, I'm pretty sure I say that at every age.<br />
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Love you to pieces my little baby Dane.<br />
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Here are some pictures of you and your best friend "Dootee" also know as brother :-) <br />
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Hello there my little Mikey! It feels like a long time since I have done an update on your little life. You are 15 months old now and such an important member of our little family. Your personality is getting stronger and more distinct and you are learning and growing so fast I can't even handle it!<br />
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The biggest news is that you are sleeping through the night! You started sleeping through the night about 3 1/2 weeks before turning 15 months old. This is a big deal and I am so excited for us to be both sleeping at night. I have to admit I was just starting to wonder if you would ever sleep at night and if I needed to try something different to help you learn how to. But, I kid you not, the night that I went out with some girlfriends and told them that I didn't know what to do and that I wasn't sure I could continue without sleep...you slept through the night and have been doing so ever since. Thank you sweet Michael. You sleep in a room with your big brother (who is now in a big boy bed) and you two love to stay up way past when we put you in bed giggling and talking and jumping. I am so glad you have each other.<br />
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You have mastered walking and are moving on to learning how to run. You like to run in a circle in our house from the living room through the hall into the kitchen and dinning room and back to the living room. You and your brother play chase like this for a good 20 minutes every night and your favorite is when daddy jumps in and chases you both (growling like a bear). Now, when I say you have "mastered" walking I should mention that you still fall a lot. Not because you struggle walking you just are a little tippy. I think it is a combination of you growing so tall so fast and your feet. Your feet are huge! You look like a little hobbit! At 15 months old you are wearing a size 6 shoe. I'm not too worried about it though. You'll get the hang if it soon enough and grow into those feet. Till then we have stocked up on band-aids and Neosporin. <br />
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You have 7 teeth now. 4 front on top, 3 front on bottom, and two molars. I can tell more teeth are going to be popping up any day now. You are chewing on everything and want to be with me as much as possible.<br />
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Your favorite foods right now are berries (blueberries, strawberries,blackberries) and meat (any kind). This has led me to calling you my little bear cub. You also eat A LOT. Most of the time you will out eat your brother and eat almost as much as me! Go baby go!<br />
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Here are you stats at 15 months:<br />
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34" tall<br />
24 lbs<br />
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You are off the charts tall and normal for weight. You have long legs and big brown eyes. You hair is a bright blonde now. Gone are the days of my brown hair, brown eyed boy. You have the cutest tong (I never knew someone could have a cute tounge) that you like to stick out regularly. <br />
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Your vocabulary is expanding and consists of the following:<br />
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Mama<br />
Dada<br />
Hot<br />
Hat<br />
Up<br />
NumNum<br />
ChooChoo<br />
Truck "Cruck"<br />
Car<br />
Dump truck "Dum Cruck"<br />
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You do a lot of baby babble that is in complete sentences. You also like to wave "hello" and "goodbye". You have also mastered the scream defense. As in, you will scream a high pitched scream when things aren't going as you would like them too. You wear you emotions on your sleeve. If you feel it, we hear about it. You are a lot like me as far as that goes.<br />
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Oh Michael, I want to tell you so many things. I want to write down every single detail about your life at 15 months old so that I can remember it always. The way you crinkle your nose, dance like crazy to music in the car, give kisses on demand, and wrestle with your brother. The way you are independent and confident but love nothing more than sitting and snuggling with me. You are a leader and a natural to music, you get a mischievous look in your eye often, you can imitate any sound, and won't fold your arms for prayer. There are so many things to say about you that I could never write them all down. And even if I could, it wouldn't do you justice.<br />
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I just want you to know that you are so loved, Michael. Loved and cherished by every single one of us everyday. You are happy and secure and know where you belong. I want you to always know where you belong and be happy and know you are loved. Loved not only by your family but by your Heavenly Father and Jesus. Your best friend is your brother and it is a Heavenly design that you came to our family when you did. I know that you need Dane and he needs you.<br />
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You adore your daddy and he is gaga over you! You have his nose and mouth and love to imitate anything he does or says. <br />
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I want to tell you not to get bigger and not to grow up but, than again, every age that you have been so far is my favorite and I can't wait to see what is in store for you and the developments that are soon to happen.<br />
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I love you so much Michael. My heart could just burst! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-2035406775763908952014-08-01T14:44:00.000-07:002014-08-01T14:44:09.086-07:00Giveaway TIME!Everyone likes a giveaway, right?<br />
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Well, over on my new photography blog <b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.marlenamarikaphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Marlena Marika Photography</a></span></span></b> I am having a giveaway for a $15 credit to put towards a back to school mini session! That means you could get a mini session and 5-7 digital images for only $5! WHAT?!<br />
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Since I'm sure all of you have already checked out that blog and started following it (hint, hint) you may already have seen some of these pictures but juuuuust in case here is a little sample from a back to school mini session. Each session is customized to the age/grade of your child/children. Even if you personally don't want to win you can enter and win for a friend!<br />
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So go ahead over to the <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/marlenamarikaphotography" target="_blank">facebook page</a></b></span> "like" it and enter to win! Good luck!<br />
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<i>"Of course, it is a wonderful impossibility that babies could climb a ladder tall enough to get to their mother. But what Kershisnik captures is a mother's abandonment of personal space when her children are young and their physical needs are great. In the everyday acts of parenting, mothers provide noble and continual service for gods in embryo, being sustained in their untiring efforts by God's help from above."</i><br />
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I have been writing more on this blog lately. I've never considered myself a good writer. In fact, it is really hard for me to express my self in writing most of the time (let alone the fact that I can't spell) . But, as my life situation has changed a bit and I am now a stay at home mom (not working) I find my self feeling a little bit lonely. Which is now why I'm writing to you and why your comments mean so much
to me. It helps me feel a little less lonely in this world of
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I would love to pick up the phone and call but seriously, my house is much too loud for that now.<br />
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Isn't motherhood crazy how you can feel completely smothered and devoid of personal space and then completely lonely at the same time? How it can be so incredible loud and at the same time too quiet?<br />
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While touring <a href="https://history.lds.org/section/museum?lang=eng" target="_blank">The Church History Museum</a> I walked past a painting titled "Climbing Mother". I didn't even have to read the description below it to totally understand and relate to the women in the painting.<br />
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Brian Kershisnik nailed it.<br />
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With 2 small children at home saying that I have abandoned my personal space almost doesn't do it justice. I know you know what I mean. I cant even comprehend having 5 or 6 or 12 kids!<br />
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And don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining just working through a new stage of life. I'm growing and stretching and adapting.<br />
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My favorite part of the painting is the representation of Heavenly help. I have often felt this help in my life as Mama. Mostly when I have been up for days on end caring for sick babies. I will stop for a minute in between checking temperatures and changing diapers and acknowledge that there is no possible explanation for why I am able to still function if it wasn't for Heavenly help. It is absolutely and positively true and real. <br />
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In this day and age where we can go on-line and read blogs and articles and have social media debates on parenting I think it is becoming harder to rely on that heavenly help sometimes. Harder to rely on it and harder to acknowledge it when we feel it. There is so much self guilt and doubt going around these days, geesh!<br />
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I like to say that when a baby is born Heavenly Father gives women super
powers. Our super hero uniform may not consist of a cape and mask and
may involve yoga pants and spit-up stained t-shirts but non-the-less we
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So what I have learned so far in this journey of motherhood? Rely on that Heavenly Help.<br />
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When you are so confused with whether you should let your baby cry it out, or sleep with you. If you should give him a binky or let them thumb suck. If you need to potty train in 2 days or wait till they do it on their own. Just find a quiet place and sit holding your precious child of God. Be still and quiet and listen for that heavenly help. It will come to you. Because before he or she was your child he was God's and he will always be there to help with the raising of his precious children.<br />
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You are a great mom, a perfect mom for your child. There are a million different ways to be that perfect mom just like there are a million different babies. And by perfect I mean everything that little child needs including your flaws and shortcomings. Because you are not perfect on your own but through Him you are perfected.<br />
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You are both new at this and will figure it out together. Just listen. <br />
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Plus, have you ever asked a baby question on facebook? Yikes! Let's not do that again :-)<br />
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These are my little monkeys. Always climbing... 24-7.</div>
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<a href="http://motherhood.mormon.org/" target="_blank">More inspiration found here.</a></div>
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5am, excited, not awake yet, toys and snacks for days, best road trip friend ever, chocolate covered goji berries, pirates booty, book on tape, Pride and Prejudice, Loved it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Splash-pads, snacks, no sitting down, sun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Capital Hill. Walking down hill, strollers, mansions, flowers, trees, gorgeous. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottom of Capital Hill. Walking up hill, new shoes, strollers, no water, torture. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I can't breath, lets stop for pictures."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New. In love. I need a band-aid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden Falls. Really hidden, freezing feet, rocks, throwing, caves, pictures, too many pictures, no reception, no Stephanie :(.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver Lake, hamburgers, ducks, run-away 2 year old, neon green, snow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girls night out. Hair curling, hair spray, hair for days, dressing up.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girls night out. Heals, fancy, Indian food, tatoos, Walmart, the fantastic 4 (Stephanie not pictured), ate too much, Rachel is no longer an Indian food virgin, you're welcome.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 little monkeys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temple Square. 2 conference centers, church history museum, 4 toddlers, city creek, flowers, no brides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tears. The Church is true, Joseph Smith, Church History, Death masks, I had no idea, want to go back with no kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing Mother. Church History Musem, exactly, spot on, even in the bathroom, heavenly help, nailed it. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love to see to see the Temple. Fantastic 4, blonde brunette blonde brunette, Anaheim 4 life, no kids. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There they are. Trouble, running, jumping, laughing, crying, love triangle, not really, "I'll go inside someday". </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dane and Shye-Shye. Love, melt my heart, partners in crime, run-aways, tea cups, water, I found out I was pregnant with Dane on the day I held Shye-Shye in the hospital for the first time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barlow Hotel. Food, laughter, ants, balls, sleepover, decorations, to much fun, brother from another mother. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorable. <u><br /></u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprinklers. Running, laughing, mom run with me, cold, awesome, Shye-Shye wins. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post sprinklers (lft to rt): Done, miserable, "Again!", "I'm adorable and you know it".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shye-Shye for the win. </td></tr>
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Besties. Laughter, tears, love, forever, don't mess with us, got each others backs,group hug, Shawna's favorite. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie&Marly sleepover. Hair, nails, snacks, Sense and Sensibility, hear to heart, sheisgorgeous, andaninspiration, strongandsilly, friendforlife, myfriendsareprettierthanyourfriends. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't sleep. Lars tucked in, was out like a light, till I came to bed, up till 2:30am, prayed for inspiration, got it. Stinker.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Headed home. Ann is cool, park, snacks, boys boys boys, selfies, Anaheim 4th for life.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took a week to recover, don't regret it, amazing friends, Utah is better than I remember, Because I stayed in Salt Lake county, I missed them as soon as I got home, want to go back, but take a plane next time, memories to last a life time, I am so blessed, Vegas2015BabyBaby!, your turn to come to CA, thank you to the husbands, Anaheim 4th for Life!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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One of my favorite pasta dishes consists of garlic sauteed in some extra virgin olive oil with a pinch of salt. Simple, garlicky, and delicious. <br />
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I hate roller coasters.<br />
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I didn't always hate roller coasters. In-fact as a youngster I loooved roller coasters! I remember riding the old wooden one at <a href="http://www.sixflagsdarienlake.us/gallery.html" target="_blank">Darian Lake </a>7 times in a row. Only stopping because they closed it for repairs then getting right back on as soon as it was fixed. But as I got older my motion sickness got much worse and hence my dislike of all things that moved quickly, upside down, backwards, in circles, back and forth, up and down, or in any other moment that was strait forward and flat. That includes swings. I know, such a baby. Needless to say, I said good to my roller coastering days about 9 years ago (much to the dismay of my roller coaster loving husband).<br />
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So what does my love of garlic and hate of roller coasters have to do with each other? Two words.<br />
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<a href="https://www.gilroygardens.org/" target="_blank">Gilroy Gardens</a>. <br />
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This family theme park is built in the rolling hills of Gilroy, CA (about 30 min from our house). The grounds of the park are all garden themed, all of their rides are appropriate for my little ones, there are splash pads galore, there is only 1 roller coaster that would make me turn green, and their mascot is a dancing clove of garlic. I mean, come on! So cute!<br />
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Not to mention the duckie paddle boats, lazy river rides, vintage car rides, carnival games, fruit and veggie themed rides, butterfly conservatory, pine trees, flowers, easy parking, and garlicky treats. <br />
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Thanks to my super considerate Sister-in-law, Jodee, we now have season passes to this park and we are taking full advantage of it. <br />
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We pack a lunch and head out for a day full of family friendly fun!<br />
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(husbands reaction to learning that there is only 1 roller coaster;)</div>
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Okay locals, who's going to buy a season pass so we can go together?! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-60846514804410351592014-06-27T13:53:00.005-07:002014-06-27T13:53:58.974-07:00I See YouWhen Dane wants something, whether it is for me to look at his "cool new trick" or a "snack" (the former being the most common), he will repeat him self until I respond or complete the task he is waiting for. <br />
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"Mama, I want a snack"<br />
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"Mama, I want a snack"<br />
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"Mama, I want a snack"<br />
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(said urgently all within 30 seconds...approximately 30 minutes after eating his previous "snack")<br />
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To which I respond:<br />
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Okay, Dane, I hear you. I will get you a snack, sweetie.<br />
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This usually will satisfy him long enough for me to get some nuts or fruit or turkey out for him.<br />
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"Okay, Dane. I hear you."<br />
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I say this probably 50 times a day. And it is true, I do hear him. We talk all day long. I express how I'm doing and he does his best to express how he is doing. All the while I am busy cooking, cleaning, working on the finances, etc. and he is playing and exploring. I am all business and he is all play (even though I believe his play is all business for him). <br />
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The thing is <strike>sometimes</strike> most of the time I find that although I hear him, I am not seeing him. Does that make sense?<br />
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It is usually the case that when Dane is hard at play and he sees me coming he will say something along the lines of "No, Mama! Go bye-bye, Mama!" On the contrast, when he sees Aaron coming he will get excited and say something inviting Aaron to either join in with the play or wanting to show him what he has created.<br />
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I have been thinking about this recently and wondering why the difference. Now, granted, Dane has always been a daddy's boy but I think there is more to it. Dane knows that Aaron will stop what he is doing and just play. Just see him and enjoy the moment. On the other hand Dane also knows that when I come to see him it is usually because It is time for a diaper change or nap or to clean up or to get ready to go. I am efficient. I like to get things done. No time for play (see previous post <a href="http://aaronandmarly.blogspot.com/2014/06/finding-my-pace.html" target="_blank">Finding My Pace</a>).<br />
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That isn't how I want to continue parenting (or heck, even living in general). I don't want to be the mom that, even though things get done, the house is clean, and they don't stand in need of things, they dread seeing me coming. The party pooper.<br />
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So, how do I start to see my boys? Where to start?<br />
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I decided that each day I will come up with a project for us to do. One that doesn't involve getting something completed or doing something just right. Something that is primarily led by Dane (or both boys) where I can just be present and <b>see my boy.</b><br />
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See how when he is really focused he moves his tong all around.<br />
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See how his little baby hands play with the cars. Because even though he seems so big to me, he still has baby hands.<br />
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See how frustrated he gets when something gets stuck. Or, how thrilled he is when he tries something new that he loves. <br />
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And this also goes for other areas of my life and relationships. I want to see my husband. I want to see my surroundings. I want to see my friends. I want to see my family. I want to see my God.<br />
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Not in the let's set up a date and get something done kind of way. More like " I love you and you deserve me to see you and appreciate you."<br />
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This will be a hard shift for me. It doesn't really come naturally anymore (I think that it might have at one point in my life). I have always had so much going on or so many responsibilities that I have been driven to multitasking everything. Even my babies. It will probably take a while for me to do it with out lots of conscience effort. But, with practice, I think I can do it. <br />
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It's only been a couple weeks so far of practicing this but I'm already seeing a difference in my relationship with Dane.<br />
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Just yesterday Dane was playing in the living room while I was doing the dishes and he shouted "Hey, Mama! Come play with me! Let's make a project!"<br />
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And my favorite, he is snuggling me more! My little independent boy is showing me a lot more affection. <br />
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So if we are hanging out and you see me start to get into all business mode, please feel free to pull me back down to play mode. And if you have any ideas that have helped you, please share (I've shared some thing that have helped me below)! <br />
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Progress. I'm a work in progress. <br />
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Here are some things that have been helping me with my journey in mother hood. <br />
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Reading or listening <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">to this</a> every morning seems to give me the calmness and a little extra patience that I need to get through the day. It is hard for me to sit and read sometimes so I just let the narrator read it to me.When I pray I ask for guidance in parenting my little boys and when I read/listen to the scriptures I receive answers to those prayers. <br />
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<a href="http://annaquindlen.net/goodbye-dr-spock/" target="_blank">This article</a> gives me great perspective. I just love this essay on parenting.<br />
"What those books taught me, finally, and what the women on the
playground taught me, and the well-meaning relations and the older
parents at cocktail parties—what they taught me was that they couldn’t
really teach me very much at all. Raising children is presented at first
as a true-false test, then becomes multiple choice, until finally, far
along, you realize that it is an endless essay. No one knows anything.
One child responds well to positive reinforcement, another can only be
managed with a stern voice and a time-out. One boy is toilet trained at
three, his brother at two. When my first child was born, parents were
told to put baby to bed on his belly so that he would not choke on his
own spit-up. By the time my last arrived, babies were put down on their
backs because of research on sudden infant death syndrome."<br />
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<a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/" target="_blank">This website</a> has lots of good ideas and focuses on the idea that "<span data-reactid=".17.0.0">Our children are born competent whole people. Let trust and belief in your babies guide your parenting". You can also follow her on Facebook. </span>
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How many baby wraps/carriers do you have?<br />
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I have 5.<br />
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Is that normal? It seems like I need a different baby carrier for each stage/age that the baby goes through and activity that we are doing and then add in the particular preferences of each baby and a girl can get a little out of control with buying carriers. <br />
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Luckily, to my husbands wallet, I have been able to purchase mine used or was gifted all of them.<br />
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The one I wanted to talk about today is the Moby wrap. I know people that swear by this wrap and pretty much live in it.<br />
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If I did that I would most likely die of heat stroke. Man that thing is hot! And I'm not talking about hot like Thore hot, I'm talking hot like sitting in a sauna and sweating hot. <br />
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Then add in carrying around yards and yards of fabric, trying to remember how to tie it, having to readjust every 30 min, and the inconvenience if you are running errands and having to get the baby in and out several times I pretty much gave up hope with this one.<br />
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I mean, come on, wouldn't you?<br />
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Then we moved to an area where there is a plethora of gorgeous places to hike and I was once again trying to figure out which carrier to pack. I crossed off my front carry and side carry ones first. That just didn't seem like a good way to carry a baby and hike. Then crossed of my back carry one because I couldn't find it...I hate moving. And I was left with the Moby.<br />
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I did some research on Youtube and found a back carry wrap and gave it a shot my first time hiking.<br />
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It was a disaster. I forgot some of the steps and we (of course) had no signal where we were to look it up. So, I did my best through multiple laughing fits and comments about being a hippie mom and off we went. Mikey kept wiggling out and I was uncomfortable. However, I saw potential!<br />
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This past weekend we went up to Big Basin State Park and I was determined to try again. This time I watched the video 4 times and made notes.<br />
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With the help of my husband we successfully wrapped us up and it was seriously the best! I wasn't too hot because if you notice that there really isn't much fabric in the front of you. Mikey was snug and well supported against my back which made it easy to carry him for the 2 miles that we walked. <br />
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The key in this wrap is: when you tie the first knott....tie it TIGHT.<br />
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Like Scarlett O'Hara in <i>Gone With The Wind</i> or Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Carabian when they are tying her corset tight. "I can't breath!"<br />
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I had Aaron yank on it till it seemed too tight then kept it tight while we did the next couple steps. After it settles it will be perfect. <br />
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So I am now a believer. Wrap it up and tie it with a bow.<br />
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Wana try it? You can always purchase the Moby new at all major baby stores but I recommend going to your nearest kids consignment store. They always have them. (Most likely because lots of mom's give up on it about the same time I did. That time being right at sweaty and confused.) <br />
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After that watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFLhddgIEIQ" target="_blank">this video</a> a few times and practice it before you plan on going somewhere and wrapping it. Or take notes like me. <br />
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Just for future reference...when (God willing) I have the next baby, I want <a href="http://store.ergobaby.com/baby-carrier?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ergo-baby&utm_content=ergo%20baby&utm_campaign=Brand+-+.HT+High-Volume+-+ErgoBaby_Carrier" target="_blank">this carrier</a>. Let's make it an even half dozen, shale we?<br />
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Don't even get me started on how many strollers I have....<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-38125380667691250562014-06-13T14:55:00.000-07:002014-06-13T14:55:05.670-07:00Finding My Pace<br />
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You know that feeling right after you get off of running on a treadmill?
You're walking but feel like you are still running, still trying to go
fast? It takes a few minutes to adjust and feel like you have found your pace again.<br />
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That is where I am right now.<br />
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I feel like I just got off of my life tredmill where I have been running and pushing and working as hard as I can to keep up with the fast pasted belt under me. Sometimes it felt like I was just one wrong step from flying off the back and sometimes I would have no problem keeping up. But never the less most of the time I was just doing my best to stay on.<br />
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(Which by the way is pretty much exactly how I feel when I run on a treadmill....not that that has happened for a long while. Ugh fitness, or rather the lack of, that will be a separate post entirely.)<br />
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I think a combination of life events starting from childhood through adulthood have made me really good at a lot of things. Things like putting out fires (not literally of course..I once caught myself on fire and refused to stop drop and roll. Aaanyway.), multitasking, wanting to serve others, keeping a cool mind, forgiveness, seeing the big picture,being independent, pulling through when it didn't seem possible, Faith, and having a strong testimony in the Atonement (to name a few). I am so grateful for these abilities. I really, really am.<br />
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I was always going from one thing to another fulfilling commitments and responsibilities and being content with the work. You gatta' do what you gatta do. Right?<br />
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I am a hard worker and proud of it!<br />
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I never really thought anything of it (as most women never do) and just plain did my best. <br />
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However, on the flip side of that I also think that it has made me bad at a lot of things. Things like not being in the moment, forgoing fun for completing tasks, loosing passion for things because I didn't have time, cleaning (I have a theory about this one), creativity, only relying on my self to accomplish something, always having "every thing under control", and not asking for help (even when needed). I could go on.<br />
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"I got it, I can do it." <br />
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So now here I stand. My responsibilities (thanks to a kind and loving Heavenly Father and a hard working, persistent husband) have dwindled down to Mother, Wife, and Daughter of God. Still huge responsibilities that keep me on my toes and busy but finally they are clear and not being multi-tasked.<br />
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What was the first thing I did? Started looking for more responsibilities!<br />
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No joke! I was looking for certifications I can get. Part time jobs. Classes to take. It's like I have no idea how to just slow down. Luckily, I have some pretty wise friends and family that can tell me things like "Stop it! You just need to relax. Everything is going to be okay."<br />
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So as I start to find my pace and actually have time to look around and be in the moment I am starting to find myself again. Starting to find my loves and dislikes. Starting to relax. Starting to find my style. Starting to be creative again.<br />
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I'm going to try to learn and grow as much as I can during this calm moment. For as I've learned, change comes quickly. I think this will be a slow, emotional, and maybe even confusing decompression but very much needed.<br />
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If for my husband and children's sakes only. They deserve the best I can give them.<br />
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And that best is me...at my own pace.<br />
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To those of you who are smak-dab in the middle of a marathon on your own life treadmill, hang in there. Rely on your Heavenly Father for strength and endurance because he will make you strong enough to bare your burdens and adapt. I have found inspiration through reading <a href="http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=251" target="_blank">this talk</a> and <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/04/the-atonement-and-the-journey-of-mortality?lang=eng" target="_blank">this talk</a> several times. Life has ebbs and flows and your time will come to find your own pace again soon enough. <br />
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ps. I'm not huge on writing about such personal things. It is so hard! But I'm pretty sure only about 5 people read this blog :-) and I hope you will be patient with me as I work through this. Your love and support means so much to me.<br />
pps. Turns out that picture taking is helping me be more in the moment, creative, and slow down, so I apologize for the picture overload that will most likely be coming. :-) I know, I know, another mom trying to be a photographer ;-)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-84756191202482717162014-06-04T15:37:00.000-07:002014-06-05T14:33:32.388-07:00My Big Hunk of Love. Big Sur.<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Is it possible to have a love affair with a place? </span><br />
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If it is (which I'm pretty sure it is) than there are two places in this country that have my heart.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My long time fling is New York City. It's been so long since we have seen each other *sigh* and I hope to reconnect soon. A first love is really hard to forget. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My new lover? Big Sur. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">While driving down the coast, winding back and forth and up and down the 1 and marveling at the luscious landscape, taking in the dramatic contrast of ocean waves crashing to my right and majestic mountains rising to my left, I took a deep breath and exclaimed "I'm in love".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was love at first sight. Some would say love at first sight isn't possible...to that I say phooey. It absolutely is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The air was filled with the scent of sea water and pine (with a hint of citrus) and I could feel it calming me down and bringing me to a happy place. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Our destination was a water fall. My sister was in town for a few days in transition to moving back to South Carolina and had a bucket list of things to see in Northern California. One of them being McWay Falls in Big Sur. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Big Sur is a easy 30 miles south of where we live (seriously, I'm in heaven) now so we jumped in the car, picked up 2 baskets of sugary sweet fresh strawberries and hit the road. Stopping along the way to snap some pictures, we arrived at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in about 50 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I strapped Mikey on my back with my Moby wrap. Which is, by the way, no small feat and involved several laughing fits from the peanut gallery. But once accomplished was perfect for hiking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The 4 of us made the short hike to the falls and just took in all of it's beauty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wish I could have taken more pictures but standing on the edge of a cliff with a squirmy 2 year old and a baby on my back I snapped what I could and then just tried to burn the moment into my memory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We hiked a little longer and found a place to stop and eat strawberries to our hearts content. We laughed, ate, and talked then packed up and headed home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was too short. Much to short. But sometimes the best first dates are the ones that leave you wanting more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will be back soon, my big hunk of Big Sur love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What city has your heart? </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-19177644639462171702014-06-03T20:51:00.000-07:002014-06-04T20:55:10.298-07:00Sweet Land of LibertyWe take patriotic holidays pretty serious over here.<br />
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I married one very patriotic, conservative, stud muffin.<br />
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So for the patriotic holidays we like to make sure that we do something that shows respect to those we are honoring.Last year for Memorial day we took the boys to a national cemetery and walked around and talked about what the significance of the day was. It was pretty powerful.<br />
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This year is the first year in a long time that we both had the entire 3 day weekend off so we tried to make the best of it. Unfortunately we didn't make it to the memorial day activity we had planned on going to (darn those nap times) but we had a jam-packed fun weekend.<br />
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We started off by going to The Farm for their annual Strawberry Day. They told us all about the origin, growing, and harvesting of strawberries and then let us loose in the fields to pick and eat some. Mikey was in heaven. <br />
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Next was car washes in the drive-way. It sure is nice having a place to wash our own cars now. There were a lot of pictures taken during this but after about the first 5 minutes of washing the cars both Dane and Michael stripped all their clothes off. Since I'm trying to keep this blog PG you only get one baby booty shot...because it seriously is the cutest. Big brother to the rescue! <br />
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No joke, our new story time is at a farm. It is one of the cutest things I have ever seen!<br />
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Right before we moved my sweet sister in law, Jodee, emailed me to tell me about a story time that she thought might be close to where we were moving. Little did I know it was just about 5 min away from our new house and the perfect story time for my boys.<br />
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I don't know if it is the extreme silence of a library or the fact that everyone is sitting still and peaceful but my kids go crazy in libraries. Screaming, shouting, running, you name the rule...they are breaking it. Let's not even bring up the fact that they have electric doors that magically open when two year olds run strait at them (and then strait toward a busy street).<br />
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The first time we went was 4 days after we moved in. My Mother in Law was with us and I though it would be a perfect opportunity to try a new story time while I had the extra help (see above story time experience). I didn't actually realize that when it was at a place called "The Farm" that it would actually BE on a farm! We all fell in love pretty instantly. Also, while walking up someone from our new ward recognized Dane and so she was sweet enough to show us the ropes.<br />
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The children sat around a wood burning stove while surrounded by organic fruits and veggies and baby chicks. The charming lady leading story time read to them and played the guitar for singing time. Dane was memorized. After it was over they all got a snack of fresh fruit and then were able to go out to see and pet the animals. Dane went crazy over all the "John Dee Traktors" and Mikey just relaxed and ate strawberries till his heart's content. Did I mention this is all free? It is! Except for the fact that I always walk out with a few pints of strawberries.<br />
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We now go to this story time every Tuesday and I feel so blessed to live in a place that has such a neat thing to do. Not to mention the cute friends we are making and getting to see while there!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-8566343785416841782014-05-08T14:54:00.001-07:002014-05-08T14:54:11.150-07:00The Beach. My conversion story.I used to hate the beach.<br />
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I used to actually love the beach. The warm sand, the sound of the ocean, getting a tan, wearing a sun dress, reading a book, playing games. It was relaxing and a treat to be able to get away to the beach.<br />
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Then I had 2 babies 15 months apart and that is when I started to hate the beach. My beach experiences consisted of spending 2 hrs getting ready for and trying to leave the house to get to the beach. Then trying to find free/close parking, lugging 3 bags, toys, umbrellas, hats, floaties, and one child that barley cooperates while walking and the other one that doesn't walk through 1 mile of sand b4 even seeing the ocean. Then I would spend 1 tortuous hour of chasing a 2 yr old and keeping him from getting swept into the ocean to certain death. All the while making sure my baby is protected from the sun and off the sand (because he screams if he touches the sand). Not to mention trying to feed them snacks that pretty much consisted of 60% sand and 40% food. Just to then realize it is nap time and start packing up to leave. <br />
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I was sure my beach going days were over. At least for about 8yrs that is.<br />
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And then enter Carmel River Beach...<br />
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At the end of a winding residential road is this little beach. It is an inlet so you aren't actually facing the ocean you are facing the green rolling hills of Carmel. Meanwhile you can hear the roaring waves crashing behind you. I parked (for free) walked 10 steps and plopped my things down. Dane ran strait to the water and was able to safely play in the water and sand. Mikey miraculously decided that he is okay with sand now and joined right in on the fun.<br />
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Some of our sweet new friends that invited us showed up shortly after we did and all the kids played happily while we chatted and snacked. It was amazing. My love for the beach has been restored and I'm so excited to go back again (as soon as it warms up above 65! Geesh it is cold up here). <br />
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Now on my wish list is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Trunk-Parasheet-Picnic-Blanket/dp/B001AIFGF0/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1399582204&sr=1-1&keywords=large+beach+blankets" target="_blank">one of these</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lightspeed-Outdoors-R-SH-QK-CNPY/dp/B005LGUWRE/ref=sr_1_9?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1399582392&sr=1-9&keywords=beach+shade+tent" target="_blank">one of these</a>. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-20404877334070257702014-05-08T14:53:00.003-07:002014-08-11T09:45:42.224-07:00Michael is 1!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Mikey!</span></span></span></div>
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How are you already 1 year old? This past year went by so fast and yet I feel as though I can't even remember our life with out you. You bring such joy to our family with you big personality and endless cuddles and kisses.<br />
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We celebrated your birthday at our new home in Salinas, CA with your Daddy, brother, and me. You had dinner and then we gave you a cake to taste. You tried it but weren't that interested. You much rather would have had some fresh strawberries. Then you opened you gifts and played with Dane till bed time. It was a small celebration but just perfect.<br />
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You do this thing where you will crawl up to us really fast and then throw your whole body at us for a hug and then give kisses after kisses. It is my favorite. You also like to cuddle into a little ball and just snuggle. You are my little peanut.<br />
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You are very outgoing and will wave hi and smile at anyone that will look at you (and sometimes people that don't look at you). As soon as they say hi back you will hide your face and be coy then pop back up for some more. You are never shy to explore or try something new. You are also a very determined boy. If you decided that you want something or want to go somewhere you will not give up trying. I hope you keep that trait because it will help you a lot throughout life.<br />
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You are so close to just taking off with walking. You will take up to 10 steps on your own and then drop down to a crawl. I think you like going fast and walking is not fast enough for you....yet. Heaven help me once you get fast with walking! You love to try to jump with Dane and to dance to music.<br />
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Your favorite thing to eat right now is strawberries and meat. Any kind of meat. You have turned into a little carnivore! I think you are in need of a little extra iron right now and I'm helping you out with some vitamins. Having a low iron count runs on my side of the family and I think you have that trait as well. We have reduced the amount of times that you nurse now to maybe 1 time during the day but still at night. This really happened during the move while you were being watched by other during the day so that we could pack up. I think you were ready though and haven't complained at all.<br />
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You sure do have a lot to say now. You still have about the same amount of words as last month but your babbling and sure picked up. I just love hearing it. Most of the time you are talking to Dane and then he will tell me what you want or don't want. "Mama, Mikey wants milk" "Mama, Mikey is pooping" "Mama, Mikey is all done". He is your little interpreter.<br />
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We are attached at the hip. If I could, you would want me to hold you all day right now. I think you are getting some new teeth (two more on the top) and it has made you need some extra attention and love. You currently just have your 2 upper and 2 lower teeth.<br />
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One thing that I want you to know, to really really know, is that you are so important to our family. You are loved so much by each and everyone of us. You and your brother Dane were sent down here so close together for a purpose and seeing you two interact and help each other is a testament to that for me. We love you and will always love you. No matter what.<br />
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Happy Birthday my Darling little Michael. I can't wait to see what this new year has in store for you!<br />
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Hi there darling little Michael. You are 11 months old now and you are growing like a weed! You are so active and feisty. You love to snuggle me and play with your daddy and giggle with your brother. This has been a busy few months for us. We found out that we will be moving to Monterey county in April for Daddy's new job! So, we have started packing and getting ready for the move. You don't seem to notice and are having so much fun playing and exploring your surroundings.</div>
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You have a lot of new tricks that you like to do now. You will wave "hi" and "bye" and give high fives when asked. You also like to dance when ever music is put on. Your dancing consists of shaking your head back and forth and bouncing. You have rhythm little monkey! You will take 4-5 steps unassisted but still prefer to drop down and crawl. You have gotten really fast a t crawling! You are the fastest when ever I open our front door. You act as if you have been imprisoned your whole life and need to make a break for it. You are joined by your older brother and our dog at your escape attempts.You have mastered going up stairs but still try to go down head first. You have also figured out how to climb up on to the couch. You will climb over, under, through, and around pretty much anything. </div>
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You still like to babble a lot and speak through your nose. We joke that you sound like you should be speaking french. You are also developing quite the scream. It is a great defense mechanism and gets your point across when someone (ah-hm Dane) is playing a little too rough. But you will also use it if you aren't getting food fast enough or when you are really tired.</div>
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You are still nursing with me full time. I cherish these times with you and I feel so blessed to be able to continue nursing you till we are ready to stop. At right about 11 months old you decided that you are willing to take a bottle as well so I have started giving you a bottle sometimes. You are a silly eater. Kind of picky and always suspicious of what I am putting in your mouth. You really don't like pureed foods. You would much rather have normal food. You actually will refuse to eat baby food now and insist on eating by your self. That is fine with me!</div>
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You now take one long nap in the middle of the day with your brother Dane. Sometimes you will take a short morning nap or a short nap in the evening as well but it isn't usual. You still wake up 1-2 times in the night to feed. I have tried not feeding you when you wake up and just holding you but you make it very clear that you want to nurse (see above about your scream:). When you wake up in the morning you and your brother will play in your cribs and jump and laugh. I love listening to you two before I come in to get you up. You wake with the sun little one. Always up at 6am. I'm considering some black out curtains. </div>
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Here are your 10 months stats;<br />
20lbs 50%<br />
30 1/2 " above the charts<br />
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It is crazy to think that your 1 yr post will be in a new home in a new town. We are very excited about the changes but have a lot of fond memories of bring you home and raising you at Empire Apartments. You loved to explore the courtyard and would always go strait for the dirt in the gardens. You have a couple little friends (Charlotte & Saywer) that you like to play with. You love sitting and looking out our front window at people going by or the rain. </div>
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We love you little monkey! We are excited to celebrate your first year! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1342537631293949041.post-83015454554049746332014-01-28T14:35:00.000-08:002014-01-28T14:35:38.252-08:00Dane is 2! Happy second birthday sweet Dane! I can't believe you are already 2.
Time is speeding up and you are growing up so fast. <br />
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Your birthday day started off just like any other day when you and Mikey
woke up at about 7:30am. I heard you giggling and talking to each other
in your cribs. You wanted your milk right away and then Yaya came in to play with you. We each gave you lots of birthday kisses and hugs. We got you dressed in your new Star Wars t-shirt and went down for breakfast. It was your usual of mashed bananas and "p-burrer" peanut butter with rice cereal. You gobbled it up and had some "resees" raisins then we started getting ready to go on our adventure day.<br />
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On the drive up to LA Mikey fell asleep with his hand on your car seat (like always) and Dane, you held his hand all the way up. It melted my heart. <br />
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Daddy was working at USC so we drove up and visited him at work. We then went for lunch and got your favorite...beans and rice. Then it was off to Toys R Us for you birthday surprise, hat, and balloon. You choose some matchbox cars for your surprise and hated wearing the hat.<br />
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We dropped Daddy back off at work and went to get your favorite, "sip sip". Which is what you call a smoothie. We went to Jamba Juice and you were
in heaven. You fell asleep in the car shortly after that and then we
visited our friend Rachel Jones who has the same birthday as you. <br />
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with Rachel and Yaya we went to a vintage store in Westwood where you
decided to climb into a glass display cabinet. It took you under 2
minutes to enter the store, run away from us, and climb somewhere where
we couldn't reach you. Impressive! The store manager started freaking out telling me
that I "had to get you out of there RIGHT NOW!" I could tell she was
scaring you and you just froze. Eventually you got out...and climbed
behind the cabinet into a small corner even harder to reach. It took us
having to lift and move the cabinet to get to you. Come to find out you
were just trying to find a quite spot alone to poop. It took everything I
had not to giggle about it in front of the store manager since I could
tell she wasn't exactly happy about it. But don't worry, I let the
manager have it for being so scarey and not nice.<br />
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You also had your first crepe filled with Nutela and bananas and you loved it!<br />
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Your stats:<br />
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36 inches tall 93%<br />
29lbs 2oz 65%<br />
19.25 inches head circumference 50%<br />
2t-3t clothes<br />
size 5 diapers 6 at night<br />
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We
had 2 parties for you little Daneee. One was with some friends at a
park on Saturday the 18th and the other was with the family on Sunday
the 19th.<br />
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The party at the park was Pirate themed.
Mostly because it was a pirate ship park so it made it easy to have a
theme. All your cute friends came and they got to dress up like pirates
and run around and play.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't get much cuter than a bunch of toddler pirates running around. Here is your friend Nova.</td></tr>
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We had toddler friendly snacks and drinks.<br />
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Instead
of a cake we did ice cream cone cupcakes and you loved them. You didn't
actually eat the cake but you did lick off the frosting. We were so excited that you blew out your candle!<br />
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You got lots of fun gifts and really had a great time.<br />
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At
the family party you played with your cousins and uncles and had a
ball. You really love your family and they sure love you! The party was at your
Aunt Jodee's house and we had tacos and beans and an ice cream bar.
Since ice cream gives you a rash you didn't have any but honestly you
were so busy playing with the basket ball you didn't even notice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your cousins. You came home from the party know the words to Frozen's "Let it Go".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grampa and Dane. You love your Grampa soooo much and talk about him all the time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You got a really cool firetruck from Uncle Darrel and Aunt Kristy.</td></tr>
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Dane,
the rate at which you are learning and developing astounds us. You have
several songs memorized, you can quote Alma 37:35, you know your
colors, can count to 12, know your ABCs, know directions like forward/
backward and on top/under, you say please and thank you, you say excuse
me when walking by and sorry if you knock into me. It seems like you
only need to see or hear something a couple times and you memorize it.
You get that from your daddy who is amazing at memorizing things.
Someday you two will be able to sit and quote movies for hours together
:-)<br />
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You can say a full prayer by your self now and we love
hearing them. You like the part where you get to thank Heavenly Father
for things. Some things that you are thankful for right now: Daddy,
Mikey, Peanut Butter, Grampa, spoons, shirts, lukie, Yaya, floor,
poopie, Temple, boys at church (YM). I just have to think that Heavenly
Father hears your prayers and just smiles. He loves to hear from you and
wants to hear everything you have to say. Keep it up! <br />
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Something
that is even more amazing to us is your sweet nature. You are kind. You
are gentle. You love babies (especially yours). You love your brother
to pieces and have started helping me with him. You are sensitive but
yet strong willed. You are very good at focusing on a task when you are
playing and will always want to "put it back" when you are done. You are
very giving when it comes to sharing. You will give Mikey a toy to play
with when he starts to get sad.<br />
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You can come off
as a pretty serious and intense little boy to people that don't know you
or when you are somewhere new. But the truth is you are supper silly
and funny. You will dance around when you are happy and say silly
things. You have started making up words and having me repeat them and
then you crack up at how I say them.<br />
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You learned the
"Let's go Dodgers" chant and now change it to "Let's go Mikey, Let's go
car, Let's go Mama". Pretty much anything that you can think of you
cheer for it.<br />
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You are really into transportation right now. You love cars and trucks, buses, trains, airplanes, and skateboards. Pretty much anything that moves. You got a race track for Christmas and you have a bunch of cars that you use one it. You know the name of each one like the "Gam-ber-bini" (Lamborghini), "Anton Marton" (Aston Martin), Ford Falcon, Race car, fast car, white truck, and police car. Driving in the car with you is always exciting because we yell out different kinds of cars.<br />
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You are getting your 2 yr old molars
right now and I can tell they are really bothering you. I think that it
is effecting what you like to eat right now. Your favorites are
smoothies (fruit&veggie&protein) and beans and rice. You also like to change favorites frequently. For example one month you will love beans and hate rice and then the next month you will love rice and hate beans. You are keeping us on our toes!<br />
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I am so excited for your Terrific 2's to be here! You are teaching me so much as a parent and I am so grateful to be your Mama. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A huge thanks to my sweet friend Rachel Thurston for snapping some pictures at Dane's pirate party!</span><br />
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“When i have said my evening prayer,</div>
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and my clothes are folded on my chair,</div>
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mama and daddy switch off the light,</div>
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I'll still be one year old tonight.</div>
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But from the very break of day,</div>
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before the children rise and play,</div>
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before the darkness turns to gold,</div>
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tomorrow I'll be two years old…</div>
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two kisses when i wake,</div>
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two candles on my cake.</div>
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A goodnight kiss for the one year old</div>
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to send him to sleep and to dreaming.</div>
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And blessings to the two year old</div>
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who'll climb out of bed in the morning.”</div>
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Our sweet baby Dane, tomorrow you turn two. You have changed our lives. You have made us parents. We love you more than words can say little munch, and are so excited for the adventures ahead!<br />
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Love,<br />
Mama and Daddy <br />
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