Parent Payday

Often when Caleb and I say, "I love you," to each other, the other will counter with, "Oh, yeah, well I love you to the universe and back." It started when we read the book "Guess How Much I Love You." Today, when Caleb said our little phrase he mused, "Ya know. It's weird. Everyday there's this feeling like I love you more than I did the day before." Awww.....Love that boy!

And just so my head wouldn't get too big, tonight when I was threatening Michaela to get to bed she stomped off and said, "You're such a mean mommy. I don't love you."
And such is a typical mom's day!

Family Update

It's been two months since little Emily has entered our family. She is getting nice and chubby and is happy as can be. The above pictures were taken today after church. My mom made the cute little dress but she is already outgrowing it!

We discovered she has multiple food allergies and I had to stop nursing because I was down to eating nothing but chicken and rice and pears and it was not fun and it wasn't helping. She has been eating a special formula and is tolerating it okay. We may need to go to prescription type formula eventually as she seems to be having a few issues with the current formula. But in spite of her allergies she is gaining well and has the plumpest cheeks and legs. She is yummy and is terribly fun to kiss and hold. Indeed, she is the sunshine around here that makes everyone smile. The other children have mostly been healthy except for two cases of strep throat the boys had about a month ago. Princess Michaela has not been sick at all, thankfully.

Mike had some stressful news with AirMed a while back. They are trying to save some money in their budget and decided to make all the staff make the three hour drive to Rock Springs for their shifts instead of flying them out there. Then they had considered shutting down one local helicopter pad at a hospital to open up one in Idaho Falls and making them drive up there, too. But thankfully, that is not going to happen.

At his Sandy City Fire job he was promoted to Engineer recently and we all couldn't be more proud. We love him so much for how hard he works and all that he does for us. He has continued working out faithfully and has even lost more weight. He is awesome!

Caleb and Jake start soccer in a few weeks. It's going to be fun to see our muscular little Jake tearing up the soccer field for the first time. He's very excited and has all his soccer gear in a pile in his closet ready to go. Caleb is getting taller and taller and eats everything in sight. He has the brain of an elephant and absorbs knowledge just by being near a book it seems. He remembers just about any new word he sees and is reading exceptionally well for his age.

Michaela has become quite the diva--is really great at tormenting Jake--pushing and scratching even at times! It doesn't look like she will have any problems with people bossing her around because she stands her own. She has since she was born. But that's why we love her, right???? Right. Her favorite day is Sunday because she gets to wear a dress and her Sunday shoes and curl her hair. Now if only I could get the boys as excited to get their Sunday best on!

Have I forgotten anyone. Oh, Chewbacca. He continues to be the sweet, loving, golden retriever that he is. Sometimes I think he is a gopher instead of a Canis lupus familiaris. Our poor backyard. I do try to take him on a jog but our crazy weather (it has been snowing) does not seem to pay attention to the month that it says on the calendar. When I take him jogging I tucker him out too much to root around for whatever it is he seems to find in the grass and flowerbeds.

Speaking of running, it is amazing how quickly I have bounced back after this pregnancy, considering my pelvis was separating. But I am grateful for a doctor that had recommended I continue water exercises. With a lot of help from our neighbors and my husband I was able to get to the pool just about every day during the pregnancy. I think because my muscles were kept strong my pelvis just snapped back into place pretty quickly postpartum. Mike and I have started a 90-day round of P90X +. So it will be great to see the results in three months.

We hope all of you are well and happy!