Exhaustion!

Well as many of you know it is that time of year and we are now just two weeks into the start of a new school year. Is it summer time yet???
I believe that Ian will come to know this as his second home. Tim will come on occasion towards the end of school if I have a lot of work to catch up on that way I can still be with him. Ian seems to love it though -he kicks and plays and love all the attention my old and new students and co-workers give him but only as long as I have fed him first.

Lately Tim says that Ian is happy and playing all day but at about 2-2:30 he starts to cry even if he has just finished eating until I get home. Once I get home and feed him he is happy and ready to go all over again. While it is sad that he cries while I am gone, it does make me feel good to know that he misses me. It has been hard to leave him and at times I am utterly exhausted that I am not sure if I will be able to lift another finger but yet we still manage to make it through -day by day- and hurray for this four day weekend.

Tim's mom came out to visit for a few days. It was great to have her here and help Tim adjust to watching Ian during the days. When she arrived Ian seemed happy to see her and was full of smiles. She even watched Ian a couple times while Tim was taking tests for school, which was a big help.

After Tim's mom left we were in quite a pickle. Tim has to takes test every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for his class. The good news is that it only lasts a couple weeks but tests can only be taken those days during specific times of the day -while I am at work. Luckily we have amazing neighbors and I mean amazing!!! Wonderful Lisa took care of her two children and watched over Ian as well. Talk about a full house. We are forever grateful! But don't they both look so cute in their little baseball outfits and they are defiantly entertained. Thanks again!

So when you look to our blog next Tuesday to see what exciting things we have done over this wonderful four day weekend. You will see nothing because nothing is exactly the kind of vacation that we, ok maybe mostly I, need the most.

Say Smile!!

We have been trying to catch Ian smiling on camera for a while now, but every time we would turn on the video camera, he would just stare blankly into the lense. Stopping what ever he was doing and looking quite similar to a deer in headlights, minus the hair. We finally have been able to capture some of his illusive yet cute smiles on tape and spliced them all into this short video. Enjoy, because who knows the next time we will be able to get this on tape!

Vegas Vacation

Last week we went on a family vacation to Las Vegas. So what is there to do in Vegas when you are a Mormon? Watch the Olympics!!! That is right we went on vacation and spent a lot of time watch the Olympics on TV, which yes we could do this from the comfort of our own home but what would be the fun it that :) Don't worry though that is not all we did even with a 2 1/2 month old baby we were still able to get out and have some fun.

Ian took his first flight and did great! I feed him during take off and by the time he finished eating we were landing. Good thing it was a nice short flight.

I did have to nurse him in the restroom of New York, New York. We waited for the worker to step out for a moment then my mom took the make-up chair and we brought it into the handicap stall. Given that they have a worker that her only job is just to stay in the restroom and maintain everything I believe that it was probably cleaner than my own.

Don't be fooled we are still in Vegas!

While we were they we were able to visit my cousins and their cute little boy Conner. It was so good to see them, it had been way to long. They we nice enough to let us borrow a lot of there baby stuff so we did not have to pack as much. Ian loved it all so much that when we got home we went and purchased some of the same things. Thanks a bunch it saved us a lot of trouble!

Swimming! Ian liked swimming with his daddy but not his mommy. He was content (notice I did not say happy but he didn't seem to mind the water) but would get upset every now and then mostly because it was to bright for him to open his eyes.

Ian with Grandma watching the Bellagio water show. Notice Cute little Conner was the only one ready for the picture :) Cheese

Walking around the hotels. Ian loved being in the carrier. He would kick his feet most of the time and liked being able to see everything.
We even did some shopping and found Ian this cute hat for the up coming winter and were just playing around back at the hotel. But doesn't he look cute! I even got three pairs of my express pants -my favorite. Although I still need to go shopping for shirts because I have very very few that fit -that will be another day -hopefully sooner than later.

As soon as we arrived back in Logan life began. Tim starting working graves and watching the baby and I am back in school full time. Yes it is an adjustment I am not sure I really like it yet, but I think Ian loves spending time with his daddy!

Heart Attach

This morning I could hear Ian rustling around at 5 am so I went in to check on him and this is all I could see...I am pretty sure that my heart completely stopped. There was no baby in the crib...Given that I was home by myself I was wondering who came in and stole my child without me or the dog hearing anything -yes I know it is a little rational but that was my first thought. Once my breathe came back I looked into the room further wondering were this child could have possibly gone and then could see this...
Tucked up into the corner of the bed just enough so that I could not see him by just peeking in the door. I have decided that sometime during the night he must just get up and walk to where he would like to sleep because he was a whole 2 feet away from where I laid him down for the night. Needless to say I was still unable to get back to sleep.

Eclairs

Since our big bar-b-que on the 24th many people have been asking for my mom's eclair recipe. Most of them tend to look at our blog..because let's face it we just have the cutest child ever :)

For those of you who have never had them before two words...
Chocolate-delicious
Layer bottom of pan with graham crackers (usually in a 13x9 dish)...
(as you can see in the picture this one has another middle layer of gram crackers but we just do one)

Mix the ingredients below in a large bowl...
2 pkg. french vanilla pudding (instant)
1 -8oz cool whip
3 cups of milk
...spread on top of gram crackers

Place another layer of gram cracker ontop of pudding


Heat the following ingredients and then add 1 1/2 cups of powder sugar...
3 Tbs. Hot milk
1/2 c. butter
3 Tbs. Cocoa

Pour chocolate mixture on top and let cool...then enjoy!!!

Blow out!

After my friend posted her daughters blow out I decided this one was too good not to.
Talk about power -like father like son ;)

Ian had a major blow out today. I was talking on the phone with my mother as usual and just mentioned that it sounded like he was filling his shorts. After I got off the phone I stood up to change him and my clothes we coved in yellow mustard pooh as well. As you can see it went straight up his back and was even in his hair. Yes I know it is absolutely disgusting, but it was also quite funny. The biggest challenge was getting off his outfit. After that he had a nice bath. Not to mention that I put down a blanket in his crib after I had cleaned him off while I put away the camera as not to get poop on it (took a seconds if that) right before his bath and he decided it would be funny to pee all over his crib. Wow what a day!

Wiggle Wiggle

While Ian cannot yet crawl or roll around that does not stop him from moving. He is constantly wiggling around- mostly just forwards or backwards but nonetheless moving. The doctor told us we need to be very careful because he is guessing that he could be rolling any day.

This afternoon I placed him in his crib for a nap -he does not enjoy naps anymore and would rather be awake and looking around -but for my own sanity I need him to nap. After a couple minutes but what felt like hours of crying I came in to find him fast asleep like so....
I place him at the top of the crib (closest in the picture) that way I can see him very easily if I peek in. He moved down to the bottom of the crib and decided that it would be more fun to sleep backwards and on top of the blanket. Oh well at least he is sleeping :)