January Update

Well, January seems to have slipped right past me. So much has happened and all so fast. Jordan's Mom is still recovering from her heart attack and surgery in December. She works part time when she feels good enough to and is at home now. We're all glad to see her doing better. She's still short on energy and food doesn't taste the same to her, but she's slowly getting back to how she was before.

Sarah is a full speed ahead 3 year old. She's learning how to read and can correctly read 10 words. I'm still faithfully working with her and hopefully by the time she begins preschool this August she'll be at a kindergarten/first grade reading level. She's also learning colors, shapes, numbers, and I try and do a craft with her a few times a week. She especially loves to paint and use glue and glitter. Yes, this does create a royal mess, but she's good about helping me clean it up.

Daniel is growing, growing, growing! He had his 4 month appointment Jan. 13th and we discovered he had fallen under the 3% in weight. Poor little baby only weighed 11lbs 4oz, a weight most babies are able to hit at 2 months of age. He had reflux so bad he'd just throw-up all his food. I mentioned this to the doctor before at his 2 month appointment, but his weight wasn't too low for concern then. Now he's on anti-reflux medication and he's doing much, much better. In just one week he'd gained a pound and a half. No fat rolls yet, but he's getting up there on the scale, thank heaven!! He's the happiest baby I've ever known. He's smiling all the time, loves playing with his toys and "tasting" them, and will talk/sing to me all the time. It's adorable. He's also starting rice cereal, per doctor's instruction. He doesn't like it much, but in time he'll get used to it.

On news of our house in West Jordan....We're UNDER CONTRACT!! Praise the Lord and sing all day!! It took some time, but we've managed it. The buyers have till Feb. 25th to settle their loan finances and then on March 4th we officially close. We plan on moving our stuff out of the house just after Feb. 25th just in case something was to happen with their financing. Now Jordan and I are able to look at houses in Logan and not feel guilty for not being able to an offer down if we fall in love with the house. We still live with my parents and will till we find a place of our own. I'm more keen to the North side of the valley, so lets all hope I can find a good deal there!!

I work part time for my dad, covering for my sister while she finishes up her Master's Degree at USU. She's counseling middle school aged kids and loves it. I work Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. I like the break from the kids, but I miss them like crazy as well. Jordan watches them while I am at work, so it's good in a way he gets a taste of what I deal with every day.

Well, that about rounds up the month of January. Even though the holidays are over, we're still busy, busy, busy.

Christmas and New Years

Well, I am late updating my blog about Christmas and New Year. It was great this year. Daniel, my little one really reminded me about the Savior's birth more this season than in the past. I am so grateful I had a knowledgable doctor to assist me and also sanitary precautions taken at all costs. I am so very blessed to have two healthy children, save a cold here and there.

This month started with Sarah's play. She was a baby angel in "The Best Christmas Pagaent Ever." She was, may I add, the cutest baby angel too. Even when she came on to the stage at the wrong times and walked straight into the middle of the stage front and center. It was meant to be, Sarah is an actress. She was also an angel in the Harris Christmas Nativity Pagaent as well. She was adorable then as well. I suppose she just can't help being so darn cute.

Daniel was baby Jesus in the Nativity. He was fine until all the other kids decided to touch him and try and hold him. Well, Momma stepped in and took him out of the manager. No baby holdin' that night. Most of the kids had runny noses and were coughing too. Not something I wanted Daniel to catch. But, he was a very adorable and content (for about 1 minute before the kids began touching him) baby Jesus.

I gave a talk in church the week before Christmas about the Savior's birth. It was a wonderful experience researching about the Savior's birth. I also sang in the chior as well. It was the perfect thing to set me into the Christmas mood.

Santa came this year too. Sarah was so excited. She kept telling everyone, the entire month of December, that Santa was bringing her a jewlery box. Well, Santa delivered Christmas morning and Sarah got a pink musical jewlery box, the very one she wanted.

Daniel was visted by Santa as well. He got several toys ready for him to play with as soon as he's old enough. He was so cute Christmas morning.

After opening gifts we headed to SL to be with Jordan's family. Lynette had a heart attack mid December and had been in the hospital since then. She wasn't released from the hospital till two days after Christmas, so we celebrated there with her. We also went to her apartment and celebrated there with the kids and with Jordan's grandma, Opal. It was nice being able to visit his family. Since moving to Logan we don't see them as often, but we cherished the time we were able to see them often. And, I have to admit, it is great being home in Logan again. Even if it feels like Sibera.

Justin and Lindsey, my brother and his wife, came up from Arizona for the New Years. It was great being able to spend time with them too. We had a fun New Years party with really dumb white elephant gifts. But hey, that's what a white elephant is...a dumb gift.

We were able to go sledding too. Not that it warmed up or anything, but it was a lot of fun. Especially when Jon and Mike both flew off the hill, off the jump, and tumbled down the mountain side. Classic. Sarah had a fun time too, although she wouldn't go down with me. She only would go down with Liz, Abby, and Aiden. All well, at least she went.

Overall, a great Christmas and New Year.