all tuckered out

This is a photo tag and this is what you do:
1. Open up your picture folder
2. Go to the 4th folder
3. Open the 4th picture
4. Post the picture on your blog and write about it.

Denise and Skyler came to Logan in 2007. Denise had to use the internet to look for houses in Del Rio, Texas and didn't want to use my parent's dial-up. Joe still hadn't gotten up for the day or he had laid down again for a morning nap. Skyler fell asleep in the car on the way over, so Denise just laid him down next to Joe.

Aren't those two so cute?

pumpkin walk

Joe, Corban and I went to the North Logan pumpkin walk. I found the pumpkin hat and had to put it on Corban. Poor kid. Why is it that parent's insist on dressing their kids up in disaster clothes. Ralphy and the "Christmas Story" comes to mind.

My boys by the pumpkins.

What a scary monster! Never mind Joe's head in the background.

breast cancer awareness month

October is/was breast cancer awareness month. I think everyone knows someone personally or knows someone through somebody else, but one thing is for sure, we need to save the ta-tas!

corban's blessing

We blessed Corban yesterday. We had a pretty good turn out of family and friends and are so grateful to everyone for their love and support. My mom made his blessing outfit complete with little bow-tie! As Joe and other members of my family got up to bless Corban, Corban proceeded to fart in my brother's face. If you've ever smelled formula baby's farts, you'll understand why my brother almost fell out of his wheelchair! Joe did an amazing job blessing Corban. Our Father in Heaven's spirit was definately there as we welcomed our little boy into the Church.

coupon clipper

I guess it depends on what store you shop at and if they have a rewards card. I'm pretty sure that there are more websites out there that let you link your card to e-coupons, but I shop at Smith's. The company they work with to provide ecoupons is: http://pgesaver.com.

Happy shopping!

coupon savings

This is a pretty lame post, but I wanted to share with everyone is that you can put coupons right on your grocery store card! I'm sure most of you already knew this piece of wonderful information. And to those people I say ... why didn't you tell me this before now?!

all nighter

Corban slept through the entire night! He woke up around 12:30, but went right back to sleep and didn't wake up until 6:45! I hope this is a new pattern for him and not just one time thing.

corban

Just wanted to share some more pictures of our little Corban. He is a month old now and at his last doctor's visit he weighed 10 pounds and measured in at 22 inches.

His skin color is a lot better since he was first born; not so yellow any more. People are starting to tell me that he looks more like me. I know he has my nose and chin, but I still think he looks like Joe.

I know belly sleeping is not what doctors recommend, but sometimes it's the only way Corban will fall asleep. This is how he is positioned when I wake him up from his naps.

These PJs are my all time favorite PJs. That's probably why he invariably pees, poops, or pukes on them the first night I put him in them. I think he's trying to tell me something. No more pictures mom!

This pic is right after a bath. His hair gets all fluffy and sticks up every where. I kind of think he looks like the King in these PJs.

billy's ball tricks

My nephew and some of his friends spent hours and hours planning and executing these tricks. Take a look at their video on YouTube.

Their First Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu8SWD08Ajg

Their Second Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIgL7PB9LX4

They got so many hits on YouTube that they got their video played nationally on TV and the four of them got $1,000! Unfortunately, two of the boys took all the money leaving my nephew and another boy with ZIP. Joe and I gave him the idea to send the video to Coke as a TV commercial. They could even send it into AFV or Mythbusters (people think the tricks are fake).

crazy eights

8 Favorite TV shows...
1. Lost
2. The Office
3. Toughest Jobs
4. How It's Made
5. It Take a Thief
6. Dirtiest Jobs
7. The Biggest Loser
8. The Price Is Right

8 Favorite Restaurants...
I ate out so much when I was pregnant that I've kind of lost my love of eating out.

8 things that happened yesterday...
1. Chatted with family from out of town
2. Conspired with sisters for parent's Christmas present
3. Fed, changed, played with Corban all day
4. Went out to dinner with Sarah and Carrie
5. Cleaned the bathroom
6. Did the dishes
7. Had a BBQ with the fam
8. Cleaned my apartment

8 things to look forward to...
1. Conference
2. A full night's sleep
3. Christmas
4. Thanksgiving
5. Halloween -- Troll
6. A more interactive Corban ... I love the cuddles and the "babiness" of him, but it's kind of boring.
7. Corban's baby blessing (October 26: let me know if you want to come!)
8. Joe Graduating by 2014!

8 things I love about Fall...
1. The fall line-up!
2. Cooler weather.
3. Fall foliage.
4. Pumpkins.
5. The North Logan Pumpkin Walk
6. Christmas
7. College Basketball
8. Holidays

8 things on my wishlist...
1. Clothes
2. Shoes
3. An electric razor
4. Graduation - Joe
5. Job - Joe
6. Better understanding of the gospel ... not really a wish, but a goal
7. Better understanding of my husband
8. No more talk about the economy or the presidential election

8 people I tag...
1. Peggy
2. Liz
3. Lindee
4. Cassidy
5. Megan
6. The 57th Ward
7. Wendy
8. anyone else ...

bugged out

I went to change Corban's diaper the other day and happened to look into the diaper before I put it on him. Low and behold, there was a little knat wedged in between layers of the diaper! I called the company of the diapers and explained what had happened. They got my information and I will be getting a coupon in the mail for a replacement bag of diapers. The only trouble is that I do not like the diapers that the knat was found in! Yikes.

on becoming babywise

First of all, a big shout out and thanks to Liz and Tammy for referring this book. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Corban and I went to the doctor the other day for his two week check up. He is 10 pounds 1 ounce and 22 inches long. Apparently, his weight is good, but borderline bad. The doc put him on a 3 ounce every 3 hours diet. The doc also gave us a goal to shoot for: get Corban to sleep through the night at two months. With the help of the book and the 3 ounce meals, Corban is sleeping 5 hours in the night; a full night sleep for newborns! We put him down around 9:30 last night and he didn't wake up until 2:45! I feel really rested today and hope that he will continue to sleep well during his naps and at night.

I know this little review isn't doing the book justice, but read the book if you want help or suggestions on how to get your baby on a routine.