HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Almost a mother of 3!
Here's what our past week looked like...Wyatt watching lots of movies while healing from his surgery. Things have been a little rough for him, and us...but he is doing a lot better now! I'm sure by the end of this week he will be great! He's already getting his appetite back and not complaining about his throat as much. I am sure glad we decided to do this surgery now rather than later!
Luke and Jared left for Fathers and Sons Friday afternoon. Luke had a blast! Wyatt would've been sad if he knew what was happening...but I kept him busy by visiting the library, enjoying a Jamba Juice, shopping, and watching a movie at the Natural History Museum...

Oh yeah, and my sister, Carrie got married!! It's almost been a month, but I wanted to wait until she announced on her own blog before I broke the news! We are happy for her and Dan.

WYATT'S BIG DAY

Due to asthma Wyatt's first surgery date last month was rescheduled to May 2...so yesterday we woke up bright and early to get to the hospital by 6:45 a.m. I have to say how grateful I was for that first attempt. Although we were at the hospital for several hours...all ready to go...just to find out that we wouldn't be able to do the surgery that day...it was a great practice run! I know Wyatt felt a lot more comfortable going to the hospital...in fact, he was really excited to get there (we didn't really explain what would happen...just that he would see the doctor and get to play with toys.)! We planned on dropping Luke off over at Jared's parents house and Wyatt was so anxious to get to the hospital that he suggested Dad drop Luke off in his car while I took him to the hospital. Not only was Wyatt ready this time, but I was much more relaxed too. Everything turned out great! After checking in, Wyatt changed into the hospital gown (he asked if his gown was for a little girl...they didn't have any blue available.) and then we got to go to the play-room for about an hour before a nurse came in to help get Wyatt's sleeping mask all ready. Wyatt decorated his mask with stickers and chose the bubble gum flavoring to go inside. He must have sniffed that mask close to 100 times. Poor guy was so hungry I'm sure! After talking to the doctor for a little bit Wyatt followed the nurse down the hall on his bike to the "sleepy room". He was so brave! He gave me and Jared a quick kiss and then at the end of the hall he waved goodbye. Jared and I waited for about an hour before the doctor came to talk to us. He informed us that everything went well and then brought out the little jar containing Wyatt's tonsils and adenoids (I spared you the picture). I don't know how Wyatt functioned with tonsils that big. They were huge. Pretty soon the nurse came in to have us be with Wyatt while he woke up. It took him awhile to wake up completely...and he was confused, but he did really well. He just wanted to get out of the bed and he kept sitting up abruptly. It was actually a little funny to see him and watch his reaction. He wanted an orange popsicle right away, but it took him like 30 min to finish it because he kept falling asleep. Once we got to our room he was wide awake and continued to be the whole rest of the day. Jared left around 1:00 to pick Luke up and take him home, so me and Wyatt hung out until we got to go home around 7 pm. It was my goal to not have to stay the night so I had Wyatt eat and especially drink a lot. The main concern was that he would not be able to swallow and get dehydrated. I told him over and over that if he would drink a lot that we could go home. We walked the hallways, put puzzles together, watched 3 movies, and played with toys. It was a long day.

On his way to the "sleepy room"Not yet awake from the anesthesiaWatching his 3rd movieToday Wyatt did really good, in fact you wouldn't be able to tell he had surgery just yesterday except for the fact that he sounds funny when he talks. He woke up and asked me why he sounded like a little baby. He now understands what the doctor did exactly and last night he told me he wanted to have his tonsils back! The doctor prescribed Lortab for the pain...but Wyatt has been absolutely crazy today...seriously bouncing off the walls, so we might just try Tylenol from now on. Boy was I wrong when I thought he would be laying around and whining, (which might actually be a little refreshing) but he has been just the opposite. He spilled at least 5 drinks today and won't sit still long enough to eat or even go to the bathroom. It's funny watching him, but I'm not sure if I can take this kind of energy for the next couple of weeks!

TOO FAR BEHIND...

...So I'm going to make this quick... Let's just say that we've been a little busy. From hiking to painting...we're doing it all! Are you getting tired of looking at the bread and meat that I canned? Yeah, me too. So, I thought I'd change it up a little. First we have a sneak-peek into Levi's room. We finally combined Wyatt and Luke into one room...and they seem to be doing well. It was a little rocky at first (Wyatt has a snoring problem). In fact, tomorrow Wyatt will be getting his tonsils and adenoids taken out (that's another post to come). Anyway, their room is coming along too so I'll have to post about that soon. I still have a lot to do...or rather want to do in Levi's room, but yesterday my mother-in-law came over and did a little sewing for me! Thank you, thank you! So now I feel a little better about things.

I decided to make this room the "sporty" room (Wy and Luke's room is the car room). I have a soccer picture and a basketball picture to go along with this one...thanks Target.

This is the awesome shelf that Jared built...and I helped build. We make a pretty good team I think. Thank you Pottery Barn for the idea.

I love this chair.

EASTER was great! We had an awesome brunch on Saturday over at my sister-in-laws parents house (the Francom's). Delicious food...Mmm. It's always fun to go over to the Francom's because a lot of my family is there since my brother and my cousin married sisters! Wyatt and Luke enjoyed the egg hunt in the rain.

On Easter Sunday we had another Delicious meal over at Jared's parents house.

Luke has an obsession with shoes...both mine and Wyatt's. He also loves anything that Wyatt has and is always trying to copy him. Here we have Luke with my shoes, Wyatt's bike helmet, and an old shaver of mine (no blade in it..).

Wyatt on his hike with Jared. Jared tells me Wyatt did great although he was wearing shoes a little too small and seemed to keep getting rocks in them. Wyatt loves hiking!

Mmmm...meat!

...When will this madness ever end? I just can't get enough of canning and food saving things. I'm pretty sure I'm nesting. Is it too early to do that? Check out my list of things to do before baby comes...

Finish painting nursery

Clean all baseboards/ touch-up paint around house

Paint rocking chair

Paint cupboards in hallway and our bathroom

New flooring (but I know that's not happening...so I'll settle with cleaning carpets)

Make shelves for 2 bedrooms

Clean out office to make playroom

...And that's just the beginning! Be grateful that you're not married to me.

On a funnier note, here is Luke showing us how NOT to apply lipstick. He loves to get them all out and hasn't tried to put any on...until yesterday. I'm not sure where he got the idea that it goes in the eye??

"eeee" (Luke's way of saying "cheese")

Yeah! Our garden is actually growing! I went out this afternoon to water and spotted a few new plants sprouting...EXCITING!

Here we have some strawberries...

...and some squash...for your viewing pleasure.

And in other news...Last weekend we celebrated my nephew Mikey's 1st birthday. Connie and Tim threw a great party for all of the family!

On Monday me and my sisters got together for a picnic. It was a little warm but a lot of fun watching Wyatt sacrifice his body in order to help his cousin Abbey get up on the swing. It was really cute. Oh, and yes Abbey did finally get up on that swing!

And finally, Jared had Friday off, so we woke up and took the boys out for a hike. They LOVE to hike and we could not have chosen a better day...the weather was beautiful. Our hike took a lot longer than expected due to Wyatt brushing aside all the loose cactus pieces and horse poo, but it was great fun! Good times. Here's a picture of me at 6 months...just in case you were wondering how big I am. Does anybody else's appetite like triple when they are pregnant, or is it just me? I asked Jared to order me the regular hot dog once at lunch...he asked for a bite, so I gave him one and thought to myself, "Wow! That was a big bite...I think I might still be hungry after I finish this hot dog." After I finished I wasn't stuffed, but wasn't really hungry either (because I ate so many french fries). That's when Jared decides to tell me that he actually ordered the jumbo dog for me! Wow. Thanks a lot.

THE PARK-AND OTHER STUFF

We sure do love the park!! In fact, the park is one of the reasons we decided to even purchase our home. It's a pretty big deal to have a park within walking distance of your house (at least we think so). Well, last week after making a quick stop at the local Water n' Ice for some good ole' Thrifty bubble gum ice cream, me and the boys stopped at the park. I happened to have my camera with me and was glad that I did! It turns out that my little guys weren't the only ones having fun at that park this particular day...This grandma proves that the park is for all shapes, ages, and sizes!! I first spotted her getting ready to slide down the slide, but I couldn't get my camera out in time. Wyatt and Luke couldn't stop watching her. Wyatt kept asking me what she was doing.Much to her daughters dismay she decided to try out the tire swing. The best part was when she was getting out! I'm pretty sure I had just as much fun watching her as she did playing.

Our attempt at a garden--take 2

So, you probably don't remember last year when I blogged about our garden. It's OK. We got like one squash out of it. Well, this year is going to be different. Check out that cool garden box that Jared and his dad made for us! I am expecting lots of vegetables from this one... And lots of strawberries and tomatoes from this one...

So that next time I can bottle some of these...but from our garden.And finally, here we are at a Coyotes hockey game last week! Go Yotes (that's what they call out--sounds funny to me). I have only been to one other hockey game years ago, and I wasn't much of a fan. But, this was actually a really good game and we had a good time with Jared's brother Ladd and his wife Janet.

So these past few weeks my sister Connie and I have been on a canning crusade! I'm not sure what's gotten into me, but I have this huge desire to can anything and everything in sight. Lucky for me I have an awesome mother-in-law who has all of the stuff I need to make this possible. Last week Connie and I canned meats (ground turkey, roast, and chicken). We also did some pinto beans. This week we mastered the art of canning butter (we failed the first time but made it work the second), and we made our first batch of strawberry jam. Did I forget anything, Connie? Oh, I just forgot to mention how much fun we've had...It's been great getting together with my sister (and you too, Carrie!...I forgive you for breaking my jar). It's feels good following the prophets council to be self-reliant and to get our food storage! Next up...a garden..so I can bottle some of those fresh veggies! The possibilities are endless. I love it.