Ami usually falls asleep and pretty much stays asleep while I am shopping. Well, it seems like since she is older she wakes up in the middle of it and demands to be held. This of course makes shopping more difficult. Instead of pushing the cart, I end having to pull it while my other arm is feeling the burn from carrying Ami.
A couple of weeks ago I went to Costco to pick up a few things and Ami decided to wake up. I tried putting her back in her car seat at check out but to no avail she wasn't having that. I held her and started to unload my cart. The lady behind asked if I needed help. I replied, "Sure." I was so grateful to her for helping me instead of standing back admiring the scenery.
From this kind act I plan on helping other mothers that I see need an extra couple hands and arms.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Bathroom Fairy?
The bathroom is calling out, "Clean me." I continue to ignore it. I'm not sure why I hate cleaning the bathroom. It seems as though I put it off as much as possible. Surely, Scott isn't going to clean it. He despises cleaning the bathroom more than I do. Maybe because he knows how much he has missed the toilet. Just kidding. He seems to have pretty good aim. In the four years that we have been married I can count on one hand how many times he has cleaned the bathroom. His response to that would be the same for me folding clothes. But his statement is untrue.
We have a tooth fairy. Why can't we have a bathroom fairy? Now I see the silver lining of having only one bathroom. But wait if I had two I could just ignore the dirty one for a while and use the clean one. Maybe in the meantime a bathroom fairy would clean the dirty one. A girl can wish.
We have a tooth fairy. Why can't we have a bathroom fairy? Now I see the silver lining of having only one bathroom. But wait if I had two I could just ignore the dirty one for a while and use the clean one. Maybe in the meantime a bathroom fairy would clean the dirty one. A girl can wish.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Teeth Whitening
So, I decided to whiten my teeth last night since we are getting a family picture done tomorrow. I was just going to buy the strips and hope that I had some sort of result by Wednesday. Well, Walmart had Rembrandt 2. You're able to whiten your teeth in 2 hours!! I thought great this will be perfect. It was perfect until I woke up in the middle of the night and my top lip was swollen. I think with the last batch that I put on I had to much and it oozed out onto my inner lip.
Needless to say that put a damper on my sleep. All I could think about is canceling our photo appointment or else I would look like somebody that just got collagen shots. Well my lip protrusion has went down. Thank goodness. From now on I will stick to whitening strips or else consult a professional.
Needless to say that put a damper on my sleep. All I could think about is canceling our photo appointment or else I would look like somebody that just got collagen shots. Well my lip protrusion has went down. Thank goodness. From now on I will stick to whitening strips or else consult a professional.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Pacifier
Since Ami is taking more naps lately maybe I will have more time to blog. Somehow I doubt that since every time I think I have her figured out she changes. We had a busy morning at the park today. She watched the other kids play from the comfort of my arms. She loves watching other kids and listening to them. They don't even have to interact with her for her to smile at them.
This week have found the joy of Ami taking a pacifier. I can lay her down when she is drowsy and she will fall asleep on her own. It usually takes a couple times of popping it back into her mouth to get her fully asleep, but that is better than bouncing her for 30 minutes or more. I know that there are pros and cons to her taking pacifier, but we'll take whatever the reprecusions (sp?) are later. This has also made it easier for her to go back to sleep in her bassinet in the middle of the night. We are making progress. Yeah!!
This week have found the joy of Ami taking a pacifier. I can lay her down when she is drowsy and she will fall asleep on her own. It usually takes a couple times of popping it back into her mouth to get her fully asleep, but that is better than bouncing her for 30 minutes or more. I know that there are pros and cons to her taking pacifier, but we'll take whatever the reprecusions (sp?) are later. This has also made it easier for her to go back to sleep in her bassinet in the middle of the night. We are making progress. Yeah!!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Two Month Check Up
Well, Ami just wouldn't be my child if she didn't have a bowel movement right before the doctor enters the room. Almost every time I take her to the doctors office she poos while we are there. Maybe if she is ever constipated I should just pay Dr. Rounds a visit. But I won't need to get a prescription from him.
On a more serious note she is doing great. She weighs 12 pounds exactly and is 23.5 inches long. She is up on her shots. I think she got five shots today. Needless to say she didn't enjoy it. I came home and gave her tylenol to ease the pain. As I was leaving the doctor told me she was healthy according to her cry.
In the past couple days she has really started to coo and laugh. We will have to post the video of her and Scott sometime soon. It will need to be edited, because I am sure your not interested in watching 15 minutes of it. It fun to see her reaction to the crazy things as parents we do to make them laugh. She also has decided to take a nap on a regular basis every day, instead of a cat nap. Now I am sure that will change this week, but I can hope.
Everything else is going well. As you can see Scott has put a countdown till he graduates. It is fun for me to be able to go the Relief Society activities during the week since I'm not working. It is amazing how busy a baby and the house will keep you. I thought I would have all this extra time. Nope. It is nice to be onmy own Ami's schedule where time doesn't really matter.
I hope to be able to put up some pictures this evening. We'll see if Miss Ami will allow me though.
On a more serious note she is doing great. She weighs 12 pounds exactly and is 23.5 inches long. She is up on her shots. I think she got five shots today. Needless to say she didn't enjoy it. I came home and gave her tylenol to ease the pain. As I was leaving the doctor told me she was healthy according to her cry.
In the past couple days she has really started to coo and laugh. We will have to post the video of her and Scott sometime soon. It will need to be edited, because I am sure your not interested in watching 15 minutes of it. It fun to see her reaction to the crazy things as parents we do to make them laugh. She also has decided to take a nap on a regular basis every day, instead of a cat nap. Now I am sure that will change this week, but I can hope.
Everything else is going well. As you can see Scott has put a countdown till he graduates. It is fun for me to be able to go the Relief Society activities during the week since I'm not working. It is amazing how busy a baby and the house will keep you. I thought I would have all this extra time. Nope. It is nice to be on
I hope to be able to put up some pictures this evening. We'll see if Miss Ami will allow me though.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Developing
I feel bad that I haven't written a post in so long. It seems like life has become much more hectic since Little Miss America made her appearance on the scene. Imagine that! We have had so much fun with her. I can't wait until she learns a few tricks. So far all she can do is poke herself in the eye and pull her own hair. It is really amazing to see the development and progress she makes each day.
So Becky has left me twice since Ami was born. Apparently, I'm not a very pleasant person when I have impending projects. I think it has been nice for her to get away and go visit both her parents and my sister for a few days. I sure missed my girls though. It did help when trying to get projects done though. It's not fun to go back to being a bachelor after having such a wonderful wife take care of you! I don't think she is going to cut me so much slack once school is done though.
This past weekend was really nice. Last week I had a major project due in each of my three classes, so it was very stressful. However, from Thursday until today we have been able to take it easy. I think it is just the calm before the storm. I really enjoy being able to come home from work and not have to worry about getting homework done. Only four weeks left, but who's counting!
On Sunday we went and had Easter dinner with Kate and her parents. It's become a tradition that we really enjoy each year. It was definitely different this year as we had to make sure that Ami received her required amount of attention during dinner. Kate's Mom at one point said, "You really do have to eat in shifts." Unless she's asleep, she doesn't seem to want to let us eat in piece.
Shortly after she was born, Ami started sleeping in our bed. I figured it was better to have three people sleeping in it than none. It seems to work well for Becky because she can feed Ami without much trouble during the night. I don't ever hear either of them (I sleep like a rock) so it works great for me! The past couple of nights however we have tried to get her back in the habit of sleeping in her bassinet. Becky told me that she slept until about 6:30 in the bassinet, only waking up once during the night. Hopefully we aren't too far from her sleeping all the way through the night in her bassinet.
I think she is starting to realize that her hands belong to her. Occasionally I will catch her staring at her hand as if she is trying to figure out how to make it move with some sort of control, instead of simply flailing it around. Every once in awhile she manages to get it in her mouth and enjoys sucking on her finger, thumb, or fist, whichever makes it in. Hopefully she will gain some control before she blinds herself!
We sure enjoy reading the blogs of our family and friends out there. It seems to be a great way of keeping up with everyone. Let us know if you have a blog that we may not know about so we can keep up with your family!
So Becky has left me twice since Ami was born. Apparently, I'm not a very pleasant person when I have impending projects. I think it has been nice for her to get away and go visit both her parents and my sister for a few days. I sure missed my girls though. It did help when trying to get projects done though. It's not fun to go back to being a bachelor after having such a wonderful wife take care of you! I don't think she is going to cut me so much slack once school is done though.
This past weekend was really nice. Last week I had a major project due in each of my three classes, so it was very stressful. However, from Thursday until today we have been able to take it easy. I think it is just the calm before the storm. I really enjoy being able to come home from work and not have to worry about getting homework done. Only four weeks left, but who's counting!
On Sunday we went and had Easter dinner with Kate and her parents. It's become a tradition that we really enjoy each year. It was definitely different this year as we had to make sure that Ami received her required amount of attention during dinner. Kate's Mom at one point said, "You really do have to eat in shifts." Unless she's asleep, she doesn't seem to want to let us eat in piece.
Shortly after she was born, Ami started sleeping in our bed. I figured it was better to have three people sleeping in it than none. It seems to work well for Becky because she can feed Ami without much trouble during the night. I don't ever hear either of them (I sleep like a rock) so it works great for me! The past couple of nights however we have tried to get her back in the habit of sleeping in her bassinet. Becky told me that she slept until about 6:30 in the bassinet, only waking up once during the night. Hopefully we aren't too far from her sleeping all the way through the night in her bassinet.
I think she is starting to realize that her hands belong to her. Occasionally I will catch her staring at her hand as if she is trying to figure out how to make it move with some sort of control, instead of simply flailing it around. Every once in awhile she manages to get it in her mouth and enjoys sucking on her finger, thumb, or fist, whichever makes it in. Hopefully she will gain some control before she blinds herself!
We sure enjoy reading the blogs of our family and friends out there. It seems to be a great way of keeping up with everyone. Let us know if you have a blog that we may not know about so we can keep up with your family!
Monday, April 9, 2007
Ah Hah
My Heavenly Father knows me very well. Every time I seem to hit a rough patch he puts a scripture in front of me that gives me an ah hah moment. (I'm not sure on the spelling on that.) Last night as I was reading my scriptures to check the box off for the day, Heavenly Father had something else in mind for me. I was reading in Jacob 4 and came across these two versus:
9 For behold, by the power of his aword bman came upon the face of the earth, which earth was ccreated by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the dearth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
9 For behold, by the power of his aword bman came upon the face of the earth, which earth was ccreated by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the dearth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to acounsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in bwisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.
In life it seems like we think we know what is best for us. We think we can handle things fine without any help. We try to turn the will of Heavenly Father into what we want. The perfect example of this was with Joseph Smith and the translation of The Book of Mormon when Martin Harris wanted to take some of the pages to show others. Eventually Heavenly Father gave in and allowed it, with a horrible outcome .
How many times do we repeatedly ask for the same thing to get the same answer? We are hoping Heavenly Father will give in. This happens in earthly family relationships too. I remember as a teenager asking my parents over and over to do something. Sometimes they would give in, but I would only end up getting in trouble or didn't have a good time.
My ah hah moment was not only not to try to change the will of the Father, but that I need to counsel with him more. I need to communicate with him as if he were sitting beside me. (Now, Scott would say I need to do better than that. Scott thinks I have issues with communication. He is probably right.) This is something I knew before but needed to be reminded of. Thank you Heavenly Father.
In life it seems like we think we know what is best for us. We think we can handle things fine without any help. We try to turn the will of Heavenly Father into what we want. The perfect example of this was with Joseph Smith and the translation of The Book of Mormon when Martin Harris wanted to take some of the pages to show others. Eventually Heavenly Father gave in and allowed it, with a horrible outcome .
How many times do we repeatedly ask for the same thing to get the same answer? We are hoping Heavenly Father will give in. This happens in earthly family relationships too. I remember as a teenager asking my parents over and over to do something. Sometimes they would give in, but I would only end up getting in trouble or didn't have a good time.
My ah hah moment was not only not to try to change the will of the Father, but that I need to counsel with him more. I need to communicate with him as if he were sitting beside me. (Now, Scott would say I need to do better than that. Scott thinks I have issues with communication. He is probably right.) This is something I knew before but needed to be reminded of. Thank you Heavenly Father.
Ah Hah
My Heavenly Father knows me very well. Every time I seem to hit a rough patch he puts a scripture in front of me that gives me an ah hah moment. (I'm not sure on the spelling on that.) Last night as I was reading my scriptures to check the box off for the day, Heavenly Father had something else in mind for me. I was reading in Jacob 4 and came across these two versus:
9 For behold, by the power of his aword bman came upon the face of the earth, which earth was ccreated by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the dearth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
9 For behold, by the power of his aword bman came upon the face of the earth, which earth was ccreated by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the dearth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?
10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to acounsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in bwisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.
In life it seems like we think we know what is best for us. We think we can handle things fine without any help. We try to turn the will of Heavenly Father into what we want. The perfect example of this was with Joseph Smith and the translation of The Book of Mormon when Martin Harris wanted to take some of the pages to show others. Eventually Heavenly Father gave in and allowed it, with a horrible outcome .
How many times do we repeatedly ask for the same thing to get the same answer? We are hoping Heavenly Father will give in. This happens in earthly family relationships too. I remember as a teenager asking my parents over and over to do something. Sometimes they would give in, but I would only end up getting in trouble or didn't have a good time.
My ah hah moment was not only not to try to change the will of the Father, but that I need to counsel with him more. I need to communicate with him as if he were sitting beside me. (Now, Scott would say I need to do better than that. Scott thinks I have issues with communication. He is probably right.) This is something I knew before but needed to be reminded of. Thank you Heavenly Father.
In life it seems like we think we know what is best for us. We think we can handle things fine without any help. We try to turn the will of Heavenly Father into what we want. The perfect example of this was with Joseph Smith and the translation of The Book of Mormon when Martin Harris wanted to take some of the pages to show others. Eventually Heavenly Father gave in and allowed it, with a horrible outcome .
How many times do we repeatedly ask for the same thing to get the same answer? We are hoping Heavenly Father will give in. This happens in earthly family relationships too. I remember as a teenager asking my parents over and over to do something. Sometimes they would give in, but I would only end up getting in trouble or didn't have a good time.
My ah hah moment was not only not to try to change the will of the Father, but that I need to counsel with him more. I need to communicate with him as if he were sitting beside me. (Now, Scott would say I need to do better than that. Scott thinks I have issues with communication. He is probably right.) This is something I knew before but needed to be reminded of. Thank you Heavenly Father.
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