today...

I am sure grateful for this cute boy and his sweet smiles to get me through the day!

4 Month Check-up!

Mac had his 4 month check-up on Wednesday!

(He had to get shots and had a fever all day on Thursday, but was such a good and happy baby still.)

He is getting so big...

15.5 lbs (75th percentile)

26 in "tall" (80th percentile)

I am having a hard time keeping this cute boy in clothes. He is growing out of them too quickly. He is wearing 6-9 month clothes right now, and most of those are even too small for him.

What he is doing...

~When you put a toy in front of him, he grabs it.

~He puts the toys he is playing with in his mouth.

~He helps hold his bottle.

~He is NOT rolling over yet.

~He loves to stand.

~We tried him on rice cereal for the first time, and he wasn't too much into it.

~When he talks he says "gaagaa" a lot. (we have been working on maamaa)

~He is still loving his fist.

~He is constantly drooling.

~He is sleeping 10-12 hours every night.

~He loves to kick his feet.

~He is very ticklish.

Baa Baa!

Thank You Grandma for my cute sheep!

Mac loves playing with his sheep, but mostly he loves to taste it!

We Dreamed Of You

We Dreamed Of You

We dreamed of you long before
You came into our world.
We dreamed about adotping
a little boy or little girl.
We didn't yet know when or where
or even if or how,
But we knew the child
we dreamed about
would come to us somehow.

The ocean of adoption has a
rough and tumble tide,
But we jumped into the water
knowing you were worth the ride.
And even though the journey
had some sad and stormy weather,
The prize was worth a million storms
when we were all together.

It's difficult to dare to dream of
becoming a father or mother,
When you can't control your destiny
and need the help of others.
That's why you're such a miracle-
you found us and we found you.

We dared to dream,
we dreamed of you.
We dreamed...
and YOU came true!

--Karen Burniston

I found this poem awhile ago and have been meaning to share it on here, I hope that you enjoyed it!

Aren't my boys the cutest!

Mac lately...

Mac is 4 months old today. I am going to try and take his 4 month pics tomorrow, or sometime this week.

These are just some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

That darn tummy time! Mac still doesn't like it much, but he can tolerate it for a few minutes. He is no where near rolling over, oh well!

The face he is making in this picture cracks me up!

Loving his camo pants! I will be really sad when he grows out of them.

Just a really cute face!





His hands are in his mouth all the time. I think it is so darn cute!

He fell asleep on our walk. He loves going on walks, he never makes a peep. He just loves staring at everything!


 

keeping busy...

 Daddy and Mac eating breakfast and reading an Accounting Magazine together.

We have been pretty busy that last couple of weeks, which has been why I have been mostly absent from blogging. So here is what we have been up to...

I prepared and taught a photography class for our Relief Society Birthday Enrichment night. It was a little overwhelming but it ended up being ok. I have been asked by a few people to post some photography tips, so I may use the material I have and do that every so often.

I have been having a lot of headaches and migraines, so those have put me out of commission for the last week or so. I even missed girls night out because of it!

Hubs and I went out to dinner and a movie for our 7th wedding anniversary, which is today. Mac had his first experience with babysitters, who were our friends from our ward. And we went out to Macaroni Grill and had some yummy food. The waitress asked us what we were celebrating and we told her and she came back a little while later with a chocolate dessert and two lit candles for us to blow out. And another waitress who sang us an Italian love song. It was a neat experience. We then went and saw Leatherheads, which we both really liked.

I was in charge of the combined YM YW mutual activity this last week. And it turned out pretty good. Just glad it isn't my turn for awhile.

I have been battling a really bad case of baby eczema all over Mac's chest and stomach. So far aquaphor has helped the most, and when I take Mac to his DR appt this week I am going to ask the doctor about Calendula cream. Anybody know anything about it??

Mac and I took the chance to get out of Helena and drove to Great Falls to go and visit C today. It is always so good to see her. Mac even put on a good show of all his wonderful moods, from happy, smiley, screaming to crying, and throwing a temper tantrum. Yes, my 4 month old throws temper tantrums and it is the cutest thing. I can't imagine what he will do when he is a toddler.

Today on Mac's 4 month birthday he laughed a lot when Hubs was tickling him under his arms. He has been doing some chuckling but nothing like this. We were so excited, and it was so darn cute.

It was beautiful weather all weekend and it got up in to the 80s, but it was so darn windy that you couldn't enjoy it at all. Which is a total bummer since their is 60 percent chance of snow tomorrow (Tuesday).

Hubs is really excited that he only has a month and a half left of seminary. He is getting really burnt out.

Hubs has also been running 3-4 times a week for the last couple of weeks. And he has been enjoying that although it has been having the opposite effect he wanted. He has been gaining weight instead of losing it. But it is making him more limber, he likes that he can actually touch his toes now.

Mac is an awesome sleeper, I am too spoiled! Last night he slept almost 12 hours. From 6:30 to 6:15. It takes everything in us to keep that boy up until 6:30 and then he is out for the night.

I have been trying to keep up with the many baby bottles and dishes. I want and need a dishwasher so badly.

The weather has been pretty decent so Mac and I have been taking walks when it isn't too windy.

One morning I got a knock at my door from a young lady about my age with two little girls and a plate of lemon bread. They just moved in across the street and she just was trying to meet neighbors. She stayed and talked for awhile, and it was really nice to know there was another young family nearby that we could get to know. Bummer part is that they were leaving out of town for a month. So hanging out with them will have to wait.

So that's the scoop on us. Not big, but a lot!

cuteness in action...

Mac splashing in the tub!

Mac eating his fist and talking.

Chicka Chicka BOOM BOOM!

This is a video of Hubs and Mylie from our Oregon visit. Hubs is reading her a book. Mylie is just too cute I had to share.

We miss her like crazy, especially after watching this video!

MY Hubs...

Since our anniversary is coming up, I thought that I would do this husband tag. So here goes...

What is his name? "Hubs".

How long have you been married? 7 years on April 14th

How long did you date? 1.5 months before we were engaged, then 5 months before we were married.

How old is he? Just turned 29 in January

Who eats more sweets? For sure me, but Hubs has his days.

Who said I love you first? I don't remember at all.

Who is taller? Hubs, I sometimes have to stand on my tippy toes to kiss him so my back won't hurt.

Who can sing better? Hubs, although neither of us would sound good in a solo.

Who is smarter? Hubs is very book smart and I have better common sense.

Who does the laundry? Me, Me and Me

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do.

Who mows the lawn? It would be Hubs if we had to mow the lawn, but our really nice landlord does it for us.

Who cooks dinner? Mostly me, but Hubs is always a good help.

Who drives? We argue about who has to drive because we both hate it.

Who is more stubborn? Hubs for sure, but I think I learned a little from him since we have been married.

Who kissed who first? I had to kiss Hubs first, because he was only off his mission for about 2 weeks and he was too chicken. And then he asked me if I was a player, I showed him.

Who asked who out first? Our first date kinda fell into both of our laps. We were going to go to a dance as a group and then everyone bailed on us, and we decided to still go.

Who proposed? When we were first engaged, it was a mutual agreement. But then a couple of months later when he went and picked up the ring I picked out he decided to do a little more formal proposal.

Who has more siblings? We both have 5 siblings.

Who wears the pants? Depends on the day and the subject. But I will say me!

Our March gas bill...

$60.61

Yep, that's right! We only spent $60.61 on gas in March, and that is for two cars.

If you want to lower your gas bill, live in Helena, Montana for the winter!

Mac's NEW tricks!

He likes to stand now. And holds his own weight pretty good.


Sitting up without the bobble-head! And look at that smile, yummy!


He can sit in the bumbo without the bobble-head too!

This one isn't a trick, he's just cute!

(Unless you want to call slobbering a trick)