Just Some Laughter

Stuff

* Brennen poses for pictures now. It’s the cutest thing!

* Monday I decided to deep clean the kitchen. I was so proud of myself until I killed my microwave because I got too much water in it while I was cleaning it. :( It was a really nice, big one that we got for our wedding. And the night before I killed it I was telling Matt that I thought our microwave would last us a good 20 years. Looks like I was wrong…

* Brennen is sick… again! He had croup less than a month ago and it seems like he just barely got over it. Poor little guy. :( He’s normally SUCH a wiggly, energetic baby who never holds still so as much as I hate it when he’s sick, I just love it that he actually cuddles with me when he’s not feeling well.

* I am officially BELOW my pre-pregnancy weight! Now to keep it off…

* I started teaching myself how to crochet. I am NOT good at it at all. I seriously need to find a new hobby, though, so maybe I’ll keep trying.

* Brennen can pull himself up on the furniture. So even though he’s not doing the official hands and knees crawling thing (he is a master at army crawling and scooting) he can pull up and stand so who knows. Maybe he’ll walk sooner than I thought he would!

* Have you ever had a church calling you love and hate at the same time? That’s how I feel about being the choir director. I love the music part of it but man it’s hard to get people there and to have a consistent schedule when people are gone so often here.

* I’m training to run a 5K race. Yes, I said training. I know it’s pretty pathetic cause it’s not very far but I’ve never been able to run a mile without stopping to walk until after I had this baby and became a little more motivated. I’ve done two 5K’s on my own and my best time is 32 minutes. I just can’t seem to get past the 10 minute miles… :)

* I’m excited for summer! Not just because it’ll finally be warm enough to take Brennen outside and do all the usual fun summer things but because there are two weddings! Matt’s brother Kyle is getting married June 4th and my sister April is getting married June 25th. Plus my oldest nephew gets baptized and Brennen turns one! Those are both in June, too. What a busy month!

*And lastly, a couple of those posed pictures of my adorable little guy.

 

Another Month

Brennen went to the doctor today for his 9 month well baby visit. Everything was looking great and despite all of my worries apparently I’m doing almost everything just fine. :) I say “almost” because obviously I’m not feeding this kid enough! He only weighed 17 lbs. 12 oz which is only about the 10%. His length went up to the 75% and his head has always been in the 75%… so hopefully that means he’s smart! So basically he’s a little lollipop, tall and skinny with a big head. :)
He’s still not crawling for real but he’s very good at army crawling and he can be across the room in no time at all. He can stand really well but isn’t pulling up on his own and isn’t walking along the furniture. He still only has one tooth (another is soon to come) so sometimes I feel like he’s “behind” but I think he’ll be just fine!
Brennen is adorable as always. He never stays in his covers at night, he’s starting to throw fits by flopping to the floor and kicking his legs, he is incapable of holding still at all, and he LOVES watching and trying to play with other kids. There is a ton more I could say but this is getting long as it is and there are still pictures!

Matt and I have been skiing a couple more times and here’s a picture of us together. I love going up there to ski, it’s only about 15 minutes away, it’s so beautiful up there, and it’s great exercise!

We went fishing the other day just on the spring creek here in town. We were only out for a few minutes but it was a really nice day and it didn’t take long for Matt to catch a fish. Brennen was amused.

Brennen at 9 months!

5 Things I Love About…

• Laramie
• Living literally down the street from family
• Camping/hiking/skiing/picnics/fishing and etc. in the nearby mountain ranges
• The University of Wyoming
• Walking in one of the many parks
• Great friends/great ward
• Music
• Singing songs to my little boy
• Jamming out in the car singing at the top of my lungs ‘cause no one else can hear me
• The spirit it brings into my home
• Being able to teach it
• This doesn’t really fit with the “love about” theme but I wanted to list a few of my favorite songs of the moment:
• Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
• Anything Like Me – Brad Paisley
• That’s All – Michael Buble
• Motherhood
• The wonderful responsibility and blessing of being able to take care of some of God’s children while on this earth
• Feeling more worthwhile than ever
• Sacrificing for other people
• Being able to stay at home, keep my house clean, cook dinner, and be the one who is there for my child(ren)
• The fact that I can wear a dirty shirt and no one cares or wonders why
• Brennen
• When he says “mum mum” even though he doesn’t quite know yet what it means
• When he’s really tired and actually cuddles with me
• His laughter and smiles and his ability to make me laugh and smile all day long
• When he flaps his arms and kicks his legs
• His intense curiosity about the world. I love watching him learn new things
• Matt
• His patience
• His desire to know everything about everything
• When he holds me and just listens to me rather than trying to “fix it”
• He’s working hard with his education so that he will be able to provide for our family
• He honors his priesthood

Random thoughts, eight, and 26

So I started writing my blog posts on windows live writer and I really like it a lot! I’m still getting used to it, though, so that’s why the past couple posts have been a little, well, large. I feel like the pictures and the font are just huge. I’m working on it. :)

I can’t remember if I mentioned this before but I made a little schedule for myself, mostly for housecleaning but I also try to squeeze in a little time every day to develop my talents, study the scriptures, and read for pleasure. I’ve also been trying to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight and I’m within 2 pounds! So I’ve really been watching what I eat and have been exercising daily. It’s amazing how much better I feel about myself and about life when I keep the house clean and when I feel like I’m trying to be healthy.

One form of exercise has been a new thing for me and that’s cross country skiing. Matt did it in high school so he’s really good at it and I’ve wanted him to teach me since we first got married. He probably put it off because he knows how bad I am at downhill.

Last week Brennen turned 8 months! He scoots and rolls around like a mad man but no crawling yet and that’s ok with me! He suddenly decided he doesn’t like vegetables. Ugh! I try all sorts of things but he always gags and spits and pushes the spoon or the little bite size pieces away. I still try every day, though. He is so smart and so much fun! He’s been cranky lately cause he’s finally getting his first tooth! I expect it to break through any  day now.

And lastly, I turned 26 on the 18th. So I’m officially in my late twenties… or I guess I can still say mid twenties. :) We were in Lyman visiting my family on  my birthday and it was really fun. My little niece Kamaryn made me a birthday card and I got to meet my soon to be brother in law, Ben. He is such a nice guy, he’s so good with April’s kids and perfect for April. Matt got me a new digital camera for my birthday and I love it! It’s a canon that’s a couple upgrades up from my old canon camera.
Brennen in the car on the way back from our Lyman trip.

26 fingers on my birthday.