Big Boy Drake

Not only has Drake finally gotten two teeth in the month of January, but he has moved to a Big Boy seat. Or at least I call it a big boy seat, because he looks like such a grown up kid. It actually makes me sad to see my first baby getting so big, so fast.

His new car seat, thanks to Jamie and Adam!

He can now, in Idaho, sit facing forward in the car.

He is showing off his hairdo, you cant see it very well because of his super blond hair. He is such a happy kid.

Drake playing patty cake with grandma Patti.

Grandpa is playing with miss Addyson.

Rare!

These two are sleeping at the same time, it is a sweet moment, that doesn't happen often.

Teeth

Look at those two beautiful pearly whites!

Only took him 13 months.

Look MOM, I can eat real food now!

I'm a big kid now!

Yes, licorice counts as food. ;)

Next step, weening him off of the bottle.

It is so hard because he uses it for comfort. :(

End of December, First half of January Update (LONG)

So the last few weeks have been crazy and fast.

I am finally signed up to all the classes I need to be in. It took two weeks to get my schedual straight. I have visited the bookstore way to much, buying books, then returning them.

I am now taking 13 credits, same as last semester. I am taking A&P + the lab, I have an online history class, then a economics class, along with a survey of art class. Most of these are just introductory classes, but I am still way over my head. Not this week but next I will have a bunch of tests coming up. I better get studying.

I journey down to pokie on Tuesday and Thursday with my sister Trecia. It is nice to talk and get caught up on each others lives. Then on Monday and Wednesday I have one class in Idaho Falls. I hate leaving my two babies for so long during the week. I feel like I never see them, and when I get home I still can't spend time with them...I am busy studying. BUMMER.

Even though school is a drag, and no fun right now. I know it will pay off, and I know it is what my heavenly father wants me to be doing. I can do it! It will be worth it!

And while school has been going on...there has been lots of other things as well.

Addyson was born Dec 22 at a weight of 8#'s 11 oz

On the 27th of Dec we went for her 2 day checkup, with the holidays it was really a 4 day checkup. She already weighed 9 #'s 4 oz. She was still 21 inches long and her first head circumference taken at 15 in. She was growing right? Way to fast.

Then on Jan 5th we went for her two week checkup. She weighed 9#'s 8 oz. Her head circumference was still 15in and she was still 21in long.

WOW! Our little girl is getting chubby. :D She is still growing and is now 4 weeks old...and in 2 days she will be a month old.

She is always hungry and eats all the time. If she doesn't fall asleep when I feed her she never gets full. She is a really good baby, hiccups a lot, burps like a truck driver, hardly spits up (unless she eats formula, or my milk from a bottle), hardly cries (unless hungry), still poops a ton (every time she eats), loves to sleep (like her mama), and is adorable I am so glad she is mine. I think miss Addyson still looks like Drake a lot. She is doing well and we are so blessed to have her.

Drake is also getting bigger. He will stand on his own without holding on to things, but he refuses to walk. He loves to click his tongue (SO LOUD), he now spits, he has two bottom teeth and the top two look like they are close, he is so happy, he loves everyone, he is not shy at all always going to strangers. He is doing really good with food compared to a month ago. He will now eat almost all baby food, not meat. He will now eat breads, cereals, and other food we give him without gagging. He loves milk still, and has a hard time if he doesn't get his bottle. AHH

I love my Drakester...he is such an awesome toddler.

While I am gone a lot with school, Kade is gone a lot with work. He loves his job...and it keeps him busy...so I hate it. I do love all the cool stuff we score, but it is a problem for our small house. Our newest great find was a microfiber rocking chair, it swivels and is in pretty good shape. It matches my living room, where my old maroon one didn't. Unfortunately it doesn't fit in our house yet, because we haven't gotten rid of our maroon one yet.

HE LOOKS SO SAD!

Kade finds all sorts of things for him, and I am sure there would be fun stuff for me at the houses, but I don't go with him so I miss out. We are so happy that we have employment, even if he is gone a lot.

There is our quick, but pretty long update.

baby boy and girl

I wonder if people will think these two are twins when they are older. I get asked EVERY time I am in wal-mart if they are twins, because they are both in car seats. They never look at the difference in size, LOL.

First Tooth

Drake finally had a tooth break through on Friday the thirteenth! He is one year, one month, and one week old today. You are still not able to see it, but it is there, and sharp. He is acting really good for teething. It looks like he will have more pop out any day.

My little baby boy is getting so big.

Addyson's Baby Blessing

The important days are always the days where the most goes wrong. I remember our wedding day, and so does everyone else. We still get teased for forgetting or losing our wedding license. We had to quickly run across the street and get a new one, I was so glad we got married on a Friday when the courthouse was open. Not only did we not have a license, but Kade forgot his vest, so he had to borrow my dads. In our wedding pictures Kade is wearing a pink vest instead of an orange one. I was just happy to be married...I didn't care.

I was prepared, the night before Addyson's blessing. The food was made ready to be cooked, my cloths were set out, along with Kade's, Drake's, and Addyson's. Kade was told he needed to be fifteen minutes early for church so he could fill out paperwork. 9 o'clock came way to early, or at least 8:45 did. Kade woke me up realizing it was 8:45 and we were supposed to already be at the church. I made him leave ASAP as I dressed the kids and myself as quick as I could. Lucky for us the opening song for sacrament was the spirit of god, like the longest song in the hymn book.

I was so upset, as I walked in right as the opening prayer was being said. I of course didn't have time to get myself ready, just dressed. Drakes shirt wasn't even buttoned up, but he had a sweater vest on so no one could tell. Addyson had a hair bow in and was in her dress so I was okay, I was upset and flustered but things were okay. We were late, but in the nick of time, right after I sat down they announced that we were having a blessing.

We had a great turn out. There were about 14 men in the circle, it was huge, there was barely room for so many people. The blessing was beautiful along with my baby girl.

We ate afterword and we did that at Wray and Cortnie's house. They were so wonderful letting us do it there, thanks again wray and cort. We had a full house and plenty of food. It was a great time.

Thanks everyone who made it. You all made it such a special day.

So even if the most important days are the ones that seem to go the most wrong...in the end all that is important is that the blessing got done.

but I was so embarrassed......stupid alarms, why didn't it go off? Plus to make the day worse I forgot my memory card, so we only got a few pictures and they weren't very good. BUT hey, whatever, we got some.