Found

I think at some point everyone struggles with "who" they are. People often need to trek through Europe to "find" themselves, or break-up with a significant other in order to "figure" themselves out. As I was driving the kids home from school I was reflecting on the lesson that I taught the 11-year old primary girls on Sunday on the Word of Wisdom. I was really trying to convey the importance of keeping their bodies free from anything that would harm them, I wished I could go into more depth on how I know, the wisdom that I have acquired through the years on the subject, but they are 11 and I'm not sure they need to go too far into it. I started thinking about the person I was in the past, then I started to think about the person I am today. I realized that I feel more like myself now then I ever have before. In a sense, I guess I have "found" myself. It dawned on me that I feel comfortable with who I am, and I don't think it is just the absence of teenage angst, I feel like I'm myself, if that makes sense, and I'm really happy with that person that I have found. I probably could still use a trip through Europe though :)

Halloween 2010

We really did celebrate Halloween at our house, I'm just a little late posting about it. I had the cutest little ladybugs and Princess Tiana. Speaking of Tiana, would you look at that sweet Tiana crown that Izzy is wearing, it's amazing! She must have an awesome mom that stayed up until the wee hours of the night first designing and then sewing that. What a woman :) We had Grandma Pam, Grandpa, and Aunt Kayla over for dinner and then the girls braved the downpour with Dad to go trick-or-treating. Somehow Lucy came home with twice the candy that Izzy got, I wonder how that happened :)

Look at her go!

This little girl has been scooting around and doing her best yoga moves all month long but today she got up on those knees and started to crawl! She loves to be down on the floor moving, at the end of the day she looks like a little dust mop from crawling around. I guess I can't get lazy with mopping the kitchen floor anymore.

I'm not sure Olive has really gotten a post since she was born, so here goes. She is my tiny little girl, 14% in weight and 47% in height. I waited until 6 months to start her on solids because she was just too small at 4 months. She is doing great with them now, she has tried just about everything and has loved them all. She takes two naps during the day and is a horrible sleeper at night. Just as I'm about to head to bed she wakes up to eat, then depending on the night, is up 1-4 hours later to eat again. Then if it's a good night she will stay asleep until 7:00 am, but if it's a bad night (which most are) she will be up again an hour or two after that. I have tried not feeding her, I have tried letting her cry it out, I have tried picking her up, not picking her up, etc., I'm not going to lie, I am exhausted. If you see me on the street and I ignore you or am rude, or if you call me and I forget that we even talked, or if you see me sleeping on my steering wheel in the Wal-Mart parking lot, cut me some slack, I haven't slept in 7 months. Aside from her sleep issues she is the sweetest baby ever. I love her smiles and giggles, I love that she will still snuggle with me and no one else. I love her to pieces.

Putting in a request...

If you two girls could go ahead and let me sleep for longer then three hours tonight it would be great. I'm just sayin', you're 5 and 7 months, it really shouldn't be such a party at night with you two. I promise if you let me sleep I will be much less grumpy. I might even have the energy to actually be fun again. Just a thought. You let me know.

New Rule

This is mostly an announcement for my sisters-New Sister Rule #1, if you are going to have a baby I will be present in the delivery room. I cannot handle the anticipation and lack of updates I am getting. I basically need a play by play to keep me sane. You have been warned.

The Cutest Pumpkins in the Patch!

Binkys are for Babies!

This is a girl that loves her bink. She has it ALL the time, she sleeps with it in, swims with it in, tries to talk with it in and recently has discovered that she can eat with it in also. I haven't been too worried about it. Lucy was very young when I got pregnant with Olive and I didn't want to stress her out (or, who am I kidding, me out) by taking it away. I was beginning to think I would never have the guts to take it away. I kept telling myself that I would not buy new binkys and see how long they lasted. Well, last Saturday I could not find her bink anywhere so I just put her to bed without it. She was so tired she fell right asleep. So, that was the end of the binky, I never thought it could be that easy. I found it the next day but decided that since she already went one night without it I might as well commit to weening her off it. She has done great! Nap times are a little scary and sometimes non-existent, but it's a small price to pay for getting to hear that cute voice of hers so much more.