Birth Control

Last night we volunteered to babysit for Scott's friend from Farmington while him and his wife went to the Temple. They have three little boys all under the age of three. (And no there aren't any multiple births in there.) Oh, and Michelle was having car problems so her and her boys were here.



We had a total of 6 kids and 5 kids were in diapers!! In two hours eight diapers were changed and six them were smelly. Luckily for me, Michelle didn't have a problem changing most them.



The oldest two out of the six are pretty strong willed and got into it a couple of times. They both were aware of each other. Where the rest just went about there business and occasionally fussed if another tried to grab their toy. We had to make sure they weren't getting into anything that would hurt them. I really felt like I was in a house of chaos or better yet Nanny 911.



This was only for about two and half hours. I vowed to never open a daycare center and turned and looked at Scott and told him #2 maybe the last child we have.

Showing

I guess I am starting to show. The lady at the temple last night says, "So I see we need maternity." She's the first person that has said anything about me showing. I wanted to tell her no, I just have a large tumor. But then bit my tongue.



I'm not looking forward to the big belly this time around. I suppose it is because I know what to expect. Plus, it takes me awhile to get back to my pre-pregnancy figure. Some people claim they loose weight during nursing. Nope, not here. I keep a good extra 10 pounds hanging around.



I know it's worth it in the end, but still am not happy about the in between stage.

Girly Girl

Much to my dismay my little girl is turning into a girly girl. I always said that she was going to be a tomboy just like me when I was growing up. Well, I don't think I have control. She is picking up what ever girl like traits are around her.



Erin, one of our cousins by marriage allows Ami to go through her purse when she is here. So, I thought Ami will enjoy an old purse that I have. What a cheap new toy? I put the old cell phone she plays with in it and a couple other things. She carries it around with the strap around her neck. The funniest thing she did the other day as we were headed out the door, stopped turned around, went and grabbed her purse, and headed out the door. She is all grown up at less than 18 months. What are we in for next? Dating!!

Whirlwind month of July

July has been an extremely busy month. Becky's posted some pictures our our activities.



We started the month out with a Jones Family (my Mom's family) reunion. It is always a blast to hang out with family for a few days, and eat way too much excellent food. After the reunion, Ami went to hang out at Grandma and Grandpa Griffn's house for a week, while Becky and I worked on painting the main room of our house. I think it was more work than either of us wanted, but the result is awesome. I was able to take the whole week off of work to get it done. When Ami got back she seemed to have grown up a lot. She is becoming very helpful now, and will go and get a diaper and wipes when you ask her.









At the end of the week, before we went to pick up Ami, Becky celebrated the first anniversary of her 29th birthday. She initially wanted to have a party at Peter Piper Pizza, but the games there were pretty lame. We ended up having pizza, cake, and ice cream at our house. Instructions were to leave the kids at home and come and play video games. We had a great time.











Our new project is to put a lawn in the backyard. We are hoping that we can get it put in without breaking the bank. With all of the rain that we have had in the past couple of weeks (it has rained almost every day) I thought it would be a good idea to break up the soil even though we won't be able to do anything with it for a month or more. Hopefully next spring we will have a nice lawn to enjoy with Ami and our new addition. (Check out those white legs!)

BTM, Anyone?

What happens when you are pregnant, hungry, craving a BLT, but you have no bread? Yes, this is what happens. You do with what you have and hope that it stops your cravings. Nothing is better than Miracle Whip and bacon. The salt of the bacon and the tanginess of the Miracle Whip...mmm. I do have some self-control. I did not eat that whole glob of Miracle Whip. If there was a bet on the table then I probably would have.