No Seizure-versary

Wednesday marked one year since Nathan had his last seizure.  One year, we can't believe it!  And of course we decided we needed to have a party.  So on Monday night we rounded up our families and headed over to Nathan's favorite place, Leatherbees.

Nathan was so excited as soon as he saw everybody and we told him we were getting ice-cream.  He kept pointing to the pictures on the menu and then pointing as waiters brought out other people's ice-cream.  So once they finally brought ours out he was beside himself.  I tried to give him a bite of mine but instead he took my spoon from me and dug right into Matt's ice-cream and proceeded to eat about a third of it.

 

As you can tell he is very serious when it comes to eating ice-cream.

 

And then my sister Emily decided that since we were celebrating we should have the waiters sing
"Happy Birthday" to Nathan because they would look at us weird if we asked them to sing "Happy No Seizure-versary".  Plus she knew it would mortify my in-laws. 

 

 

Turns out Nathan loved getting sang to and tried so hard to blow out the candle by himself.  There were two big parties right next to us with real birthdays and after Nathan was sung to he was totally into it and would watch the waiters sing to them, try to help them blow out their candle from two tables over, and then clap his hands and cheer for them.  It was so cute, who knew candles were so much fun?

 

It turned into such a fun night and we were so grateful that our families dropped everything last minute to come celebrate with us.  Last summer when we were in the thick of it our families were so good to us and really became our rock.  From fasting and praying to taking Nathan for the night to coming to doctor appointments to holding Nathan while he cried our families were always there for us and we couldn't have gotten through it without them.  We love you guys so much, thank you for all that you continue to do for us every day!

 

 

 

 



Love Too

Last night Matt was home which is unusual for a Monday and helped me get dinner ready and get Nathan ready for bed.  So by 7:00 Nathan was bathed and had his medicine, the kitchen was cleaned, and the toys were picked up.  So Nathan and I headed downstairs to watch a Mickey Mouse and play toys.  I pulled out the toys for Nathan and got the show going and then sat down on the couch.  Normally he plays and runs around but instead he climbed up on the couch next to me and snuggled in to watch the show.  I looked down at him and told him I loved him to which he responded, "Love too, mama." and gave me a kiss on my cheek.  This little boy sure knows how to turn his mom into a cry baby and I sure don't know what I did to deserve such a sweet little boy.

Another Move

We recently moved from my parent's house over to my in-laws house in preparation for baby #2.  My in-laws were kind enough to let us take over their entire basement for the next six months so that we can have separate rooms for the kiddos.  We also have a living room and laundry room in the basement too which will be much better for having a new baby.  But emotionally it was a hard move for me and for Nathan but we wanted to move now so that we have a few months to settle in before the baby comes.

Nathan has been doing okay with the transition, actually better than I thought he would.  The first night he cried and cried for my mom and sister and ended up crying himself to sleep in his new room.  The last few he has done much better, mostly because I think he has been too exhausted by the end of the day and pretty much just passes out.  He has figured out where his toys are, where to find Matt and me, and where Annie hangs out.  But he has still been a little bit off.

So I was extremely nervous for our first day of church yesterday.  I didn't know how he would react to being left in a new nursery with different leaders and different kids.  Luckily for us there are about twelve kids in the nursery and they have basketball hoops and basketballs and so as soon as Nathan saw the balls he ran off and didn't even look back.  The nursery leaders were awesome too, one was actually my old high school seminary teacher so I felt much better than leaving him with a stranger. 
Nathan stayed in nursery the entire time (which he has only done two other times) and when I went to pick him up I could hear him laughing and squealing outside the door and the teachers said he did fantastic!  All I can say is thank goodness for good nursery leaders because if Nathan would have had a meltdown I think I would have had one right alongside him.

I really hate moving.  Part of it is that I am pretty shy and it takes me a while to really feel comfortable in a new place.  Part of it will be living with my in-laws and part of it is dealing with change.  Definitely the hardest part about deciding to move for me was how it would affect Nathan and how he would adjust to the changes.  Especially with the new baby coming and then just a few months later moving again!  I'm so relieved he is doing so well and I'm just hoping and praying that our next move will be our last move forever!

Third Trimester

Today is officially my first day in my third trimester!  I cannot even believe how fast this pregnancy has gone.  I find myself forgetting how far along I am all the time and missing weeks at a time.  Like a few weeks ago when a little old lady stopped me and asked how far along I was and I quickly replied that I was 4 1/2 months along.  Then I paused, said wait five months, no six months!  Ya she looked at me like I was pretty nuts and walked away.

I'm actually surprised at how different this pregnancy has been compared to my first time around.  I have had very little swelling this time, by this point with Nathan I think I had gained 15 pounds of just water weight.  But Nathan had flipped and was head down before 20 weeks and this baby is still transverse and loves to put pressure on both of my hips at the same time.  Nathan also kicked a lot where this baby moves a lot but rarely kicks.

My doctor has guaranteed that she will induce me at 39 weeks no matter what which means I only have 11 weeks until this baby gets here and so far I have nothing done.  Matt and I pulled out the boxes of baby stuff this last week so mostly its just going to be a lot of washing bedding, clothes, and the fabrics on the swing and carseat and that sort of thing.  And then setting up the crib and buying a few more things like infant diapers and formula holy cow! It's so crazy to me that we are actually at that point where we can start getting ready for a baby again!

28 weeks!

Pioneer Day

Matt and I both got Pioneer Day off of work and decided we would take Nathan to the pool for the day.  Unfortunately it was actually rainy and cool that day and the water at the pool was freezing!  We only managed to tough it out for an hour and a half before Nathan's lips turned blue and he kept telling us how cold he was.  So he headed home and put Nathan down for a nap instead. 

Even though the pool was a bust Nathan was super happy when he woke up and we had so much fun that night.  While Nathan slept Emily and I decided to make ice-cream pie in honor of "pie-oneer day" (Yes we know we get our cheesiness from our dad).  We made mint and moose tracks pies and even made our own oreo crust!  And then we bought my dad a real pie because ice-cream pie is really our cooking limit.  We got KFC with my family and then let Nathan throw poppers.  The kid was a popper machine, I couldn't believe how much he loved it.

After the poppers Matt helped Nathan hold a sparker which he went insane over!  So then he had to light six sparklers and laughed and cheered through the whole thing.

So at this point we thought he is going to absolutely LOVE fireworks.  So we let him stay up for the yearly firework show at my parents' house.  We got Nathan so excited until the first firework went off and Nathan began to cry.  Then my dad lit off the second firework and Nathan went into full on panic mode and started to scream and cry.  So Matt put Nathan to bed who was so grateful to be in his bed and fell asleep instantly and we stayed up to watch the rest of the fireworks.  It was such a fun Pioneer Day and so fun to spend the entire day with my little family!

Growing Up

Nathan is seriously growing up right before our eyes.  I think being pregnant this summer and preparing for a new baby has made me think back a lot more to when Nathan was a baby and how much he has grown and changed.  So I wanted to write down some of the cute and funny things Nathan is doing now so that I don't forget.

•  Nathan calls me Aubrey.  Probably more than he calls me mom.  When he gets excited or frustrated or mad or wants my attention he yells Aubrey at the top of his lungs.  And when I tell him to call me mommy he will start chanting Aubrey Aubrey Aubrey with a huge smile on his face.  And Matt has always been Daddy.

• If we put Nathan to bed and he isn't tired yet he will lay in his bed and sing himself to sleep.  Matt and I love to turn on the baby monitor and just listen to him sing and sing.  He will throw in a few words he knows well like car, ball, mom, dad, grandma, but most of it is just gibberish. And he will sing to himself for anywhere from 30 seconds to 10 minutes.

• Nathan thinks my pregnant stomach is hilarious.  He loves to poke my stomach, say "aww cute!" or bust up laughing.  He doesn't get that I'm pregnant with his brother but he definitely gets that I look different.

• Nathan considers anything containing one wheel to be a car.  Bikes, motorcycles, shopping carts, they are all cars to him.  The best is when he walked up to a lady in a wheel chair at the grocery store, pointed to her chair and yelled "Car!"

 

• If Nathan could he would have a pop tart for every meal every single day.  If you ask him what he would like to eat he will always say "A Pop A Pop!"  If you leave the pantry door open and he can see the box he will point and ask for "a pop" until you shut the door.  And if he is feeling really determined he will take you to the pantry and beg you for "a pop".  He doesn't care which flavor or if it is toasted or cold he will take a pop tart any way you will give it to him.

• Nathan recently started giving hugs and kisses.  Every night before he goes to bed we sing a song and rock in the rocker.  Once the song is over he turns to face me, puts his hangs on my cheeks and gives me a huge kiss.  Then he will always ask me, "more?" And I say yes more please and he will give me another kiss!

These are just a few of my favorite things he has been doing lately.  I swear he is getting cuter and cuter by the day!

The Past Month

Sometimes I do really well at keeping my blog updated and other times I fail miserably.  This is one of those times.  So here is a brief update on what we have been doing the past month.

On Father's day Nathan climbed out of his crib for the first time.  Man oh man was that kid proud of himself.  As soon as we stuck him back in the crib he started climbing right back out again so we knew we were done.  That night Matt took the side off of Nathan's crib and we introduced Nathan to his big boy bed.  Surprisingly it only took two days for Nathan to stay in his bed when we put him to bed and by the fifth day Nathan was climbing into his bed once we got tired.  He was definitely old enough to make the transition and I'm so glad I don't have to deal with the transition at the end of the summer when I'm seven months pregnant! Oh and we did celebrate Father's day too!

At the end of June we had our 20 week ultrasound and got the first good picture of our new baby!  The doctor said he is developing perfectly and measuring three days ahead (fingers crossed!)  The baby was in a wiggly mood and it was so fun to feel him move around and see it on the screen at the same time. And the baby looked so much like Nathan we couldn't believe it.  Matt says he has my chin and pointed nose which Nathan doesn't have but other than that I think they will look really similar.  We will see!

We went to Ephraim for the Fourth of July with Matt's family for our annual family camp-out and unfortunately it pretty much rained the entire time.  We ended up coming home a day early but we all still had a ton of fun and the boys sure loved playing in the mud!

 The beautiful drive up the canyon on the first day before it started raining.

 I told Nathan to say cheese for a picture and this is what he did.  Ya he is my kid, there is no doubt!

 Passed out from a long day of playing in the dirt and mud

 

Other than that we have just been busy working, going to the pool, and trying to stay alive in this crazy heat!  Oh ya and Nathan and I have been eating Hostess cupcakes.  Longest year of my life without them let me tell ya!

And Nathan loves them almost as much as I do!  I am one proud mama!