So, this silly guy thought it would be a good idea to stuff popcorn in his ear on our drive home from UT...awesome. I tried to get it out myself with tweezers...eek! But, it kept going further back and I didn't want to cause any damage, so off to the doctor's we went! The doctor was surprised that he would do this at the age of 6! We were too...oh, DANERS!!! This boys keeps us on our toes! He is too curious and mischievous for his own good! But, of course, we love this spunky little boy with all of our hearts no matter what! Our family wouldn't be the same without the "excitement" Dane brings on a day to day basis:)
Oh, Daners:)
Silly bug was giggling the entire time the nurse was flushing the popcorn out of his ear:)
He enjoyed this process so much that I fear he might do it again...he better not!
Such a cute little stinker:)
I love it when my boys put away the electronics and have some good and imaginative play time!
They worked on this for hours:)
They were really nervous for "Godzilla" (Reid) to wake up and trample all of their hard work, but surprisingly, he was very gentle and loved playing with the track as much as they did...actually more! Since this day, he has been obsessed with everything "choo choo!"
We finally got the tramp set up (yay!), but we are still waiting for the new net to get here. It makes me nervous to not have one, but so far so good...eek! The boys could spend hours out here, which I love!!!
It has been raining all day and currently was sprinkling. They, of course, loved jumping in it! So much, that they found it necessary to put their swimsuits on:)
We miss our pool, swing set, fire pit, grass, and large bike riding space of our old back yard soooo much! But, this will have to do for now and thankfully there are many parks close by:)
Roo liked the rain too:) I love these rainy, lazy Saturdays at home. Since we moved here so quickly, our boys aren't in any sports right now, so that has really freed up our Saturdays. Something we are not used to, but enjoying. Benny, however, works all day Saturdays:( Another thing I am not used to, but adjusting to...very slowly:(
I LOVE this pic of Roo! He loves to give kisses and every time he is going in for one, he puckers up just like this and says, "mmmmmuuuu!" We call it a "mu" and I cannot get enough of his kisses! He is such a loving and sweet boy! By far our most affectionate child. Melts me to a puddle every time! He really knows how to make his mama feel loved:)
Here I am in my almost 32 week enormity...eek! I hate pics of myself especially when I am pregnant! But, I thought it would be fun for my daughter to see me prego with her someday:) I actually am sad that I didn't take many, if any pics of me pregnant with Dane and Beau. So, here it is for posterity:)
This pregnancy has been VERY different from my boys! I guess that's another sign that it is a girl;) I was nauseous much longer than usual and once that subsided in the middle of my 2nd trimester, I started to feel so many aches and pains that I don't remember having with my previous pregnancies. I have been feeling contractions/Braxton Hicks way more frequently and much earlier than I ever have. I also have had a lot of hip pain, like my right hip is dislocating. HA! I know it isn't, but it just feels like she is settling down in there much earlier than I have ever felt or noticed before. This has caused some hip and inner thigh shooting pains that make it almost crippling to walk after sitting for sometime. I think she has settled in on some nerves for sure. Boo! I am such a baby this go around!!!
Also, I threw out my back while picking Reid up out of his crib and couldn't walk for two days! This was a foreign and scary experience especially because it happened while Ben was at work and I couldn't get a hold of him to come home and save me! Dane, luckily, was able to help me flop Reid out of his crib (similar to a dead fish...poor buddy luckily didn't get hurt) and I was finally able to get a hold of Ben through help with Erick...sheesh! Thank goodness Ben was able to rush home and come to my rescue. I was bed ridden for two days and have never appreciated my back more! Hopefully, that doesn't happen ever again and I am being much more careful about lifting Rooski or anything heavy.
These are all new pregnancy things for more except, I feel ALL of these aches and pains (much more intensified) when I go into actual labor! SO, I am feeling (hoping) like she is going to be early! At my ultrasound (on 4/15/15 when I was 30 weeks) the doctor said she was measuring big and already weighing 4 lbs. He said either I would deliver early (more around 6/12/15 than my due date, 6/22/15) or I could potentially be having a 9 pounder +!!! YIKES!!! We'll see what happens. I would LOVE to deliver early, but my track record doesn't show that to be likely. But, this is a GIRL...fingers crossed!
I need to stop complaining ASAP, but I also feel like a walking zombie!!! I think that just goes along with being a mom and having 4 little kids under the age of 8, going through a big move, and adjusting to Ben's new job and life here in Vegas. Ultimately, I just think I am OLD and a big baby! That is really why this pregnancy has been much harder. This could very well be my last pregnancy, but there might be one more in our future to finish out our family. Six would be our absolute max! We will see what Heavenly Father has in store for us:)
All of the pregnancy ailments aside, I could NOT be happier to be blessed with another baby to love and become a part of our eternal family. Having a girl is most certainly the icing on the cake! To say I am excited is definitely the understatement of the century!!! I never thought it would be possible for us and I still have to pinch myself that it is really happening! I have finally allowed myself to start buying baby girl clothes (YAAAAYYYY!!!), which has been soooo fun! I still do not think I will really believe that there is a little girl in there (even though we have had 3 ultrasounds proving just that) until she is safely in my arms:) I cannot believe and feel incredibly blessed that I have delivered 4 healthy baby boys and pray every day that we have a safe and uneventful delivery of our healthy baby girl:) YAY!!!!
Jumpin' in the rain, PJs & choo choos, kisses from Roo, & my first "bumpie."
The boys have been taking swim lessons at Lifetime and Daners is ready to move on to the next level! He has known how to swim for a long time (after years of ISR), but has been needing to work on his strokes. He is doing great despite his teacher saying he is a little rowdy in class:) That doesn't sound like Daner;)
I love his facial expressions...such a silly:)
Beau on the other hand, has not really enjoyed his lessons and has cried almost every time I drop him off. One time he actually REFUSED to go all together! He is going through a "scared" phase right now and I think the move may be affecting him a bit in this way. But, his last lesson, he willingly went, and LOVED every minute of it! So that was nice:) He is ready to move on as well since he already has floating and swimming to the side mastered from his years of ISR. Now, he needs to learn some strokes. Good job Beau Beau!!!
Log LOVES to swim and is really doing well with all of the strokes. He is ready to move to the highest level and could be on the swim team if he wants to. We'll see:) Way to go Logi Bugs!
We love this gym, especially the Kids Academy. Since the kids aren't in any sports or anything because we moved here so quickly, the classes offered here are a perfect replacement for now! They all love Sports Skills and Beau and Dane love Arts and Crafts and Tumbling too. They beg to go! I love knowing that the boys are having a blast while I get a much needed break to myself and work out. They even have a salon/spa and you can drop your kids off at the Kids Academy while you get pampered. I have done this once and it was heaven!:) I need to do it again ASAP!
Roo is getting so big and tries so hard to keep up with the big boys. He really has grown so much these past few months and is talking like crazy! He is so fun and playful. We all just adore Rooski:)
My oldest and youngest:) I love how close these two are. Logan is the sweetest big brother to Roo and talks in his baby voice to him in such a loving and nurturing way:) It is the sweetest to watch Logan act like a little daddy to Roo:)
Roo kept saying, "cheeeeese" and really wanted me to take their picture:) This is not usual behavior! They never want their pic taken! But, they do when they are together and just chillin' at the park:)
Here is another one of his poses while he is saying, "cheeeeese!" He really wanted me to take this one:) Silly goose!
I love when Rooski tackles his brothers:) So fun to watch them roll around and giggle:)
They love each other so much and it makes my heart burst:) All 4 of them have such a special bond and love each other so much despite their little fights. I love this and hope they always stay close.
He looks like such a little bulldog on that bike:)
For Family Home Evening, we went on a hike in Red Rock Canyon. The boys LOVE doing this and it is a great way to burn off excess energy:) They all insisted on being cool guys and wearing tank tops:)
Rooski feels so big when we let him walk around freely like his brothers:)
SMILE!!!
Oh, Roo! Love these crazy hooligans of mine so much!
Nice muscles Beau Beau;)
Ok, this makes me nervous!!! AHHHH!!! Get down Logi! Ben insists he is safe, but this makes me want to panic!!!
My crazy boys:) Please bless no one falls off!
Logi kept running ahead and giving me a heart attack! He has no fear (like his daddy) and this scares me to death!!!
Come on Logan!!!!!! Please don't get so close to the edge...AHHHH!!! I think this is only the beginning of my crazy boys giving me heart failure...heaven help me!
It is so fun having the beautiful Red Rock Canyon less than 5 minutes from our home. We love it!
