Memphis

Steve, Conner and I have all been in Tennessee for the last week. We left on Friday the 22nd and got home today. It was Conner's first time on an airplane and he did amazing. I wish we would have recorded the descend into Memphis because his eyes would get huge and he would lift his arms straight up in the air every time we went a little lower. It was wonderful seeing my family. My parents and 5 of the 6 sisters were there with their families. All together there were 12 adults and 12 kids under the age of 6. We stayed at my sister Amy's house. It was beautiful out there. Very green. Conner went swimming for the first time and seemed to enjoy it. We ate lots of BBQ and had shakes, wings and watched the playoffs at night, swam in their pool during the day, and went to lunch somewhere different everyday. Very relaxing. Oh, I saw the movie Taken while I was there, that is a very disturbing movie. 11 of the 13 Grandchildren

Our huge group out to lunch.

Conner's first time swimmingSteve and me on Beale Street
Our cutie!

Lots of Videos

Today was a lazy day for our family which is actually a very nice change. Usually we aren't home for the weekend except for a short time. Today after church we stayed home and had family time. We laid on a blanket in the backyard under an umbrella, made shakes, played Yahtzee, went on a walk and made dinner together. It was wonderful.Last night Conner went to bed late. We didn't put him to bed until 10:30. He woke up at 4:30am to eat fell back asleep at 5:00am and slept until 9:10am. So it was really nice to sleep in.

Conner was having a fun time in the bath yesterday splashing around. I actually made two videos but the video that he is moving around the most in can't be used because his area gets shown and I don't know how to edit. But he splashes in this one too.

This is the first time he tried the jumper. He doesn't move around very much but it's a start.

Mother's Day

I had a great first Mother's Day. Steve got me a Cricut JukeBox and the Cricut Design Studio. They are so awesome! Conner gave me such a neat gift as well here is a picture. I carried it around all day Mother's Day and showed everyone. Last night I got my hair colored by a professional for the first time in 2 years and 3 months. I also trimmed my hair a little and added more bangs. I didn't like my old hair cut. I like this cut a lot more. This is after sleeping on it and not doing anything to it.In the mornings Conner is so talkative. I recorded him for about a minute talking. He has a cold that is why he is so raspy. Here it is.

2 Months Old

Conner had his two month well check up at the doctor's today. He had to get five shots in his thighs. Poor little guy. He cried so hard for about a minute and a half then he fell asleep. But every now and then you can tell he is in a lot of pain. He was hurting pretty bad after he woke up from a nap so I got in my swimming suit and sat in a warm bath with him to move his legs around. Right now you wouldn't be able to tell he got any shots at all. He is happy, talking non stop and smiling. Today was also the first time he didn't fit into a pair of his pajamas. Today at his appointment he weighed 11.3 lbs, and was 24 inches long. He is in the 75-90% for his height and 50% for his weight and head circumference. Tonight I had my cooking group. There are about 10 women in our ward who get together. Two women cook all the food and decide what they want to teach us. We meet once a month. Last night that taught us how to make homemade hummus, salsa, guacamole, and this dessert with plantains, dulce de leche and roasted pecans. They also spotlight a spice or herb as well as a cooking product. Last night they spotlighted cilantro. I didn't know that if you let cilantro go to seed that is where coriander comes from. Here is Conner's 2 month picture.

A Lot To Blog About

Making Bread

Starting off, my Grandma invited me over for Friday to teach me how to make homemade bread. She use to teach how to make bread at a school so I was pretty excited. She knew all these fun tricks and do's and don'ts. Well the night before I remembered that I hadn't ground my wheat. All I had was a manual grinder so I got to work. After 15 minutes my arms were so tired. Yes, I am a wimp. So Steve had an idea, he went out to his truck and came back in with a drill. He took off the handle and attached the drill. So here is our red neck electric grinder.On Friday when my Grandma was working with the bread she commented on the wheat being coarse and asked me what I had used. I told her my manual grinder and she was shocked. "You used a manual grinder?! Oh, take my electric grinder I don't use it." She has a super nice electric grinder that will grind 12 cups of wheat in about 4 minutes and the result is amazing. It is so fine. So now we have a real electric grinder. Thank you Grandma. That was also the first time that Conner had met his Great Grandma. So I had to take a picture. I think she looks like the kind of grandma that you think of when the word Grandma comes to mind.
Locked Out Of House

This weekend we blessed Conner. So I borrowed my parent's truck to bring home tables and chairs for the luncheon and left my car at their house. So I get home with Conner and realize I don't have my garage door opener or my keys to get into the house. No problem I'll use the key pad. I punch in the code and the door doesn't open. I do this repeatedly and realize the batteries are dead. And then it starts to sprinkle. I get back in the truck and call Steve he is working in Salt Lake and has to finish the job that he is on but will get there as soon as possible. So, an hour and twenty minutes later, Steve got home. We need a hide a key.
Farewell To Lucy

Saturday morning we dropped Lucy off at the animal shelter. She had been bullying Copper and left him with quite a few scars. I thought it would be really easy to get rid of her but I cried when we drove off. But Copper is now a better dog than ever.

Smoke Alarm
Saturday was a very busy day. We were working until 11:45 pm. As we were getting ready for bed I remembered I was suppose to have some chicken cooked and turned in that day to Relief Society (I am on Compassionate Service). So I went downstairs and started to boil it. I went back upstairs and completely forgot about the chicken and dozed off. Steve and I woke up to the smoke alarm going off at 1:00 am. We didn't know what was going on Steve thought that it was his phone I was just standing there not knowing what was going on still half asleep. The noise was SO loud. Steve ran downstairs and all he could see was smoke. He thought our house was on fire. Nope it was the chicken that had run out of water and had turned my pot black on the inside. After we got the noise to stop we were laughing so hard at our reaction to the noise. Funny thing is Conner never woke up. But now I owe the Relief Society some chicken.
Conner's Blessing

My Dad, My Grandpa, Steve, Conner and Steve's Dad

My Grandma, Grandpa, Steve, Me, My Mom and My DadSteve's Grandma

It is so crazy to me that we have a child and that Sunday was his blessing. It was a perfect day. We had 33 people show up. (That's including all the kids.) I appreciate our families so much. Thank you to everyone for all the support and help. Sorry there are only pictures of my family. I haven't asked for the pictures from my mother in law yet.

Finally Official

Last night, when I was up with Conner for his 2:30 feeding, I finally realized for myself that I love being a mom and I love my son so much. The realization came when I was putting him back down to go to sleep and he looked at me with those big eyes and the biggest smile. My heart melted and I am SO glad that he is mine. Now when people ask how I like being a mom I can honestly say, I love it.

Conner Shakes A Rattle For The First Time

It takes about 20 seconds for him to actually start shaking the rattle. So, this post is mostly for me. I am sure it isn't very exciting for others.

A Lot Of Posts

So I know that I post things probably three times a week but I talk to a 6 week old baby all day and this helps me to feel like I still get to talk to other people. Conner is starting to smile more and more each day. I know the top picture looks like a yawn but it was a really big smile. The other two pictures are of Conner modeling his new hats, which is the first article of clothing that I have purchased for him.

I Take Too Many Pictures

Conner and I attempted to go on a walk today. If it wasn't for the wind it would be perfect. But we only made it about a block or so and I decided it was too windy. But I love him in his little jacket.

Pictures of Conner and Steve are so precious.

Visit To The Doctor

So I finally took Conner to the doctor today for his cough. He has a virus called bronchiolitis. It is a lung infection caused by a virus. The infants can develop bronchiolitis after getting RSV the children over 2 years just develop cold symptoms. There really isn't anything they can do since it is a virus, we just have to wait it out. But Conner is dealing with it very well. He just wants to be held a little more than normal. He looks like such an old man in that first picture. But I think he's adorable.

Easter Weekend

We had another amazing weekend. The Ferguson's had a huge Easter egg hunt on Saturday. They even had a basket full of goodies for Conner. On Sunday we went to my sister's house to celebrate her birthday. Two of her little girls just love to hold Conner. Conner got sick this weekend. He has a pretty bad cough and a stuffy nose. Poor little guy, he was coughing all night. I get so scared he isn't going to be able to breath. Let me explain the picture of Steve in my jeans. Sometimes when I put my jeans on I feel like they are a little tight so I'll ask Steve to put them on to stretch them out. He isn't going to like that I posted that picture but I thought that it was hilarious and sweet. We got home from my sisters house close to midnight. I went to bed and Steve went downstairs to make his lunch for today. I am pretty sure it is just because Conner is sick but he slept from midnight to 5:30 a.m. But it was so nice to get a longer stretch of sleep than two hours. When I got up at 5:30 to feed Conner Steve had cleaned the kitchen and had done all the dishes. He is so incredible.

My Son

I'm sorry but I just want to brag about my little guy for a sec. After we put him down to bed Steve and I were working on things around the house. I was aching to just look at him and it had been an hour since we had put him down and he wasn't making any noise so I figured he was asleep. I creeped into his room and I could hear this weird noise. I looked over the edge of his crib and he is still laying there wide eyed awake playing with his tongue. It was just too cute.

Wonderful Weekend

This was such a nice weekend. On Saturday while Steve was at the priesthood session I hung out with my sister, Debbie, and my mom. My niece Kaylee who is nine and a half months realized Conner was around every now and then and would start crawling towards him at full speed. It was really cute to see her interest in him. It's kind of funny when you have a newborn everyone wants to hold him, so tonight when Steve and I got home from our families I was so excited to get to hold Conner. Counting Saturday and Sunday I hardly had any contact with him. But that is a very nice break. I am very grateful that our families have an interest in him. Guess what else. I cut my hair. I just up and decided on Friday that I would cut my hair. I have only cut my hair twice a year for the last while and even then it is only a trim. I ended up cutting ten inches off. It is such a nice change.

Conner and I Attempted A Photo Shoot

Look How I've Grown

I Can Do This (Maybe)

Today Conner had to go back to the pediatrician because he didn't weigh enough at his 2 week appointment. I am happy to announce that he gained a 1/2 pound since Monday so he is in the clear. Also today, while I was feeding Conner I must have over fed him because he had already taken 3 oz. so I waited a couple minutes to see if he would take more and so I put the bottle back into his mouth and he threw up, I'm guessing an ounce. So, ta da, for the first time I gave Conner a bath by myself. I know that probably sounds pretty pathetic but either Steve and I have done it together or Steve has just done it himself. But I think I am starting to get a little routine going on which is making life a little easier. I have to say, I know I've only been a mom for 3 weeks and I haven't experienced really anything yet, but I now realize how hard moms really do work, and I am sure in a few more months and years that realization will only become greater.

2 Weeks and 5 Days Old

Well, I have to say I have a pretty amazing little boy. He is very content to just sit a watch. He goes to bed around 9:30ish p.m. and wakes up about 1:30 a.m. and then again about 5:30 a.m. For some reason it is very hard for me to fall back asleep after getting up with him. I started laughing while I was laying in bed this morning because Conner woke up around six and I put him back in his crib around 6:30. I then went and laid down and could not fall asleep. Then Steve's alarm went off, he hit the snooze button and within .2 seconds was snoring again. Then the time had lapsed for his snooze and the alarm went off again. I was still awake and the exact same thing happened again he hit snooze and as if he never woke up was snoring again. I seriously started laughing out loud while laying there because after 15 minutes or so I was STILL AWAKE!

Simple Pleasures

Last night my sister had a girl's night sleepover at her house. Steve thought that it would be a great idea for me to go and get away. He drove all the way out to Eagle Mountain to get my stuff and brought it back in to P.G. I only made it about 4 hours until I was aching to see my boys. I couldn't go any longer. I was on cloud 9 the whole way home. When I got home I was unloading the stuff that Steve had packed for me. He of course needed to pack some pads for me since I am only 2 wks post partum. On each of the wrapped pads he had written a message with a magic marker with sayings like, I love you, I miss you, and I can't wait to see you. He is the best. Well, back to simple pleasures after pregnancy, sleeping on your stomach, that is the best! Sleeping on your back. Waking up at 8 a.m. and realizing you only had to get up twice in the night. Walking into Conner's room in the morning to check on him and seeing him wide eyed awake and content. Taking naps this is a rarity but hopefully will come around more often. Any one who worked with me at Mt. Timp is probably getting a kick out of the picture with Conner where is has a pacifier in his mouth since I vowed I would never use one. Hee hee. Sometimes that is a simple pleasure.

Steve Had Fun With The Camera