Well, I got released from my calling tonight(for those who didn't remember/know, I was the 1st counselor in the Primary Presidency). Bro. B came by and talked to us this evening about us moving and he went ahead and released me. Kind of mixed feelings. Nice to feel the burden lifted, sad to realize that I love love LOVE those kids and I will miss them like crazy. We really only have one more Sunday in our old ward- the Sunday after that is Stake Conference.
Good news on our house- they FINALLY started drilling the well today. The Wahlquists called and said they could see them doing it from their house. You can actually see our house that we are buying from their back doorstep. Kind of neat- we are excited to live near(er) to them and to be in their ward!
Ethan is learning to take a bottle. I have mixed feelings about this... My problem is that every month when Mother Nature sends her gifts to me my milk supply basically disappears, and it keeps getting worse as Ethan gets older and requires more to subsist upon. It usually comes back just fine, but it takes about a week. Finally decided we needed to suck it up and supplement for that week. I am so relieved in that I know that now he is actually getting enough to eat. He is SO happy because he LOVES food and eating and anything like that. He was so delighted when I gave him the bottle and once he figured it out, I could see in his eyes saying "WOW! This thing has FOOD! LOTS OF FOOD!" But I am a little sad that I can't provide ALL of his milk for him. That bond is really special to me- something that I felt went WAY too fast for me this time around. So that adventure began today. I hope that means he won't wean for good... but I would be ok with that if that's what he chose. Thomas and I were talking about it today and he made the comment that maybe that would be for the best- maybe that is just how my body works, maybe I start producing less milk after 6 months or so postpartum. It helps to have him tell me its ok- part of me feels like I'm obligated to never feed my baby formula ever.
Ethan is mostly sitting up now, and he can scoot himself around on the floor. He sits until he falls over, and then he scoots around on his back. It's way cool. Audrey is so talkative. Phrases you will probably hear her say:
- "I just..."
- "Hey Mommy! Hey Daddy! (then nothing, or random things like '...arm!')"
- "No want it!!!"
- "Iya needa sanck" (I need a snack)
- "Yeah!"
- "I wuv it, a-Toy Story! (or whatever the thing is)"
She is doing so well with sentences. She's started to babble again, kind of like when she was first learning to talk in sentences. She just spews out tons of sounds and I can't decide if she's really saying things and I just can't understand it or if she is just trying to make herself sound like she's saying paragraphs instead of sentences. Every few sentences will make sense when she does this. But she really communicates very well when I take the time to really listen and decode what she says. Her favorite movies are Toy Story and Monsers Inc (Monsters Inc). She has such a good memory and she remembers parts of the movies and can quote them to you. I have such adorable children. :)
I can't believe I haven't written about this yet... My sister is getting MARRIED!!! She is marrying Josh Stoker on Dec 22nd. I have no idea how I haven't talked about this on here yet. !!! Yay marriage! :D We are excited for them and for Josh to be part of our family.
I should post pictures of the blizzard and of my adorable children, but I'm really tired and I have to get up to play for a lesson tomorrow, so I won't. Sorry. :)
Wanna see pictures!
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