Anything to get out of cleaning...

On Saturday Emma and I were working in Alex's room folding and putting clothes away. Lying on the floor for some reason, was a brown marker. Emma and I looked at it and at the same time wiggled our eyebrows up and down. I said to her, "are you thinking what I am thinking?" Emma answered, "mustaches!" (Love this girl!) This is what resulted in a half hour of hysterical laughing with an undie change...and surprisingly it wasn't me... ;)

No Words...

Ever look through your photos and come across some just hideous ones? These are a few winners that as I looked at them just kept thinking....wow... I think this last one is by far the best! Yech...

Photo Shoot February 2013

For my birthday last year, David got me a Canon T3 Rebel camera. I really should read up on how to maximize it's potential, but for now it takes amazing outdoor shots in good lighting. :) My sister Jamie came to be here when Alex was born so we took the opportunity to get the girls together with their cousin Charlotte for a little photo shoot. And while I'm not by any means a great photographer, the pictures came out pretty darn well!

Alexander Wesley

Alex is only what, almost 3 months old now so I figure I'd better start writing about him! Alexander Wesley is one dream baby. Never colicky, smiles, coos, let's anyone hold him, and is just all around wonderful. The girls love him and I am so happy our little "oops" happened! Alex was 4 days late, born on February 28th. The birth wasn't too bad compared to Adison's. There was a rough spot when all the nurses and head nurse ran into my room in the middle of the night because his pulse dropped to 78 bpm. They put an oxygen mask on me and did some manipulating and other stuff I wasn't aware of. After a few minutes they sighed in relief and I heard the monitor start beeping faster. I was told his heart rate dropped because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Of course David slept through the whole thing. Shocker. A few hours later they pronounced me ready to push. That was when they informed me he was posterior and stuck behind my pelvic bone. Yay. I pushed a few times with no results. This same thing happened with Adison and I knew I'd be pushing for at least 3 hours again so I told them I wanted to stop and resume trying a half hour later. David gave me a blessing and immediately I felt calm. Lying on my side I pushed without the nurses. I waited for contractions and pushed with them - I know feeling calm and being on my side (along with the blessing) is what got him out from behind my pelvis. Literally 10 minutes later I felt him crowning! I told Dave to get the midwife and 3 pushes later Alex popped right out! After that everything went beautifully...his head was perfect, color perfect and he chomped right down. I couldn't ask for a sweeter little spirit in our home. I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood and the gift of this little BOY.