Hayden 9 months old

I know this post is a little late but I just thought I'd update on how my little H is not so little anymore. He's 9 months old! Time has truly flown, but it has been so fun spending that time with this spunky, full of life, stinker pot boy!

He loves to go shopping and see people. He waves and giggles when people say Hi. Sometimes he actually gives a raised hand that looks more like the hail hitler but what he means is "hi, yeah I know I'm cute, keep the 'he's adorable comments' coming". 

He loves to be outside! And he is always pulling faces. This is his smolder 

This is his new thing where he scrunches his nose and crinkles his brow. It's so funny, but better in person since you get the sound effects.

Now that he's crawling all over the place he's become a little more independent. He will push his balls around all day and while he does this you hear him repeatedly say "ba ba ball"

 Under the bouncer holding one of his favorite basketballs. Oh and you see those clear things? Those are the vent covers that never stay on the vent. It's his job to make sure of that.

With teething feeling like a constant thing we like to go for walks and pick zucchini out of our garden. He thinks its super yummy to eat!

He's very excited about this one! Moms not too excited about the smell of the diaper after he eats this vegetable though! (Yeah I know prob TMI)

Whenever he's fussy or bored we read books! He loves monkey George and he's also very fond of the touch books with all different types of animal fur. 

Yeah this boy loves him some sugar! Especially suckers. He's a sticky mess afterwards but it's well worth it.

Especially when I get one of his silly faces!!

Teething is a nightmare right now for us. Especially trying to get him to nap. It's been a fight. I attempt at letting him CIO when he's had all his needs met for pain, diaper,eating etc. one day we got all of a 5 min nap in until the dryer rang its little melody for being done. 

Before he woke up, this is how I found him. I have no idea how he could even sleep like this, other than the fact that he really was tired and finally gave in.

A separate struggle from teething has been how much our little man loves food, but his tummy doesn't. What I mean is he will eat and eat and eat! After he eats he will literally throw up everything. He's always had major projectile as a baby but we thought with solids we would be good. Not the case. We have learned that he can't eat as much as he wants. We have to ration and he hates it. He's very verbal about wanting more. I just can't bare to see him suffer when he throws up. As for now it seems the food that stays down the best is French fries and nuggets. Not healthy but whatever! We are attempting to try weaning him from breast feeding but milk is another issue. He will gag and throw up formula. Hates it, and I don't blame him. The pediatrician gave us the okay to start cows milk slowly but he ends up throwing that up too. It's hard as a mother to not know how much and what to feed your child. I also need to figure it out soon because being pregnant and nursing at the same time wears on my body. 

He is a trooper and I love him. He's always smiling or goofing around. He loves "a dad". When G gets home he is almost crying because he's so excited! He is still a mommas boy but he looks forward to his time with dad. 

Pulling himself up on furniture and the stair railing. He's super proud!!

Changing his diaper right now proves very difficult. He allows me to wipe him clean but as soon as thats done he flips over faster than I can blink! So most days he gets a few minutes shooting the breeze as he pulls himself up on the furniture in his room.

H keeps life fun and there is never a dull moment. He has richly blessed our lives with his big spirit and encompassing smile. We love our goofy boy! 

First family vacation/road trip

For our first family vacation with our little munchkin we decided to turn my cousins wedding into a full vacation. We decided to go to Palm Springs for a week then drive to Huntington Beach for the wedding at the end of the week. 

To start our trip we drove to Vegas to spend 2 nights with my brother and his wife. H took only a short nap and from cedar city to Vegas practically screamed and cried the whole way. The only way to get him to stop was to put food in his mouth. I think I ended up giving him 6 sour punch straws (talk about desperate) It was such a good idea to break up the drive because I was already pulling my hair out before we got to Vegas. I'm so glad my brother lives in Vegas and was willing to lodge us for a bit. H just truly hates the car! Well in Vegas H got to play with his cousins and some other little kiddos and was loving life! He just loves being around other children. He especially enjoyed all the toys his cousins had to play with. (I'm definitely needing more toy options now days) bummer part about Vegas is they are an hour behind. So for us this means 5:30 AM is our rise and shine with H! And when cousins get up for the day he is ready for his nap, thank goodness he took his naps pretty well, but by night time putting him to bed past bedtime made for one grouchy child. He even cried while in his bath. (That's saying something) 

My favorite part was that my birthday was spent in Vegas with family I love and family I miss. I got great food at Cheesecake Factory! The day we left we got take out from this amazing Chinese noodle place and let's just say I'm planning to go find an Asian restraunt ASAP! I'm still craving it! Too bad G isn't much of a fan. 

The drive to Palm Springs was only 4 hours but H cried for more than half of it! Talk about road trip being NOT fun! We finally arrived and settled into an awesome condo! Full kitchen, washer and dryer, major big bath tub, etc. We practically napped and swam most the days away. 

Our little guy is a water baby for sure!!!

  We then finished out the trip by driving down to Huntington Beach. First stop was the Beach! 

We kept him naked but he Loved it! (As I've mentioned in an earlier blog post) 

We went to our gender ultra sound, chilled at our hotel, did some shopping and then went to the family BBQ dinner. The pre wedding dinner. It was great burgers but most of all great company. So fun to see aunts, uncles, and cousins that I haven't in a few years. 

After that it was the bachelorette party for my cousin! Talk about partay!! We went to DAve and Busters an then went to my uncles house for the "fake" strippers. All in all it was hilarious to watch my cousin get super embarrassed! My sister and cousin sure know how to throw a party. 

I got home late to the hotel where G and H were sleeping. So so tired, but H woke up 4 times.. Ah!! Teething is the worst! 

Wedding day came and yes I was tired. The sealing was so beautiful though.

Newport Temple was beautiful!!

We didn't have anything to do in between the reception and sealing so we decided to kill time at Olive Garden! Yum yum! We spent quite some time here. Of course H threw up all over his nice suit so I had to change him in the car out if it. He loves food but a lot of foods don't settle well in his tummy yet. 

It finally came time for the reception. It was worth the wait! It was so nicely decorated and the food and entertainment was fabulous! It really was a feast! 

G looks so handsome in his bib! 

I love my little family!

After a little bit of dancing it was due time to head out and start the drive back home. The drive was supposed to be about 9.5 hours and turned into 12 hours! Worst accident ever just an hour into our trip kept us bumper to bumper way too long. I was so tired as the first driver that I had to switch Greg in Vegas and it was already 3am. I was planning to be in cedar by then. Thankfully he got a few hours of sleep and I a few and we finished the last 2 awake together. It was so difficult driving tired but H slept the whole time and the little bit he was awake at the end was super cute and happy.

Needless to say once we got home it was a day full of family naps and taking turns napping.

Such a fun trip but I feel so thankful to be home! 

Gender Reveal for baby #2

I wasn't planning on paying for an early ultra sound this time,but after finding out that there is a place in California that does it for only $25 I jumped at the chance to find out early again. (I am not the type of person who likes surprises) 

Today was the day! We first went and played at the Beach.

H loved putting his fingers in the sand. We didn't stay very long so there was no use in putting clothing on him. He prefers nakedness anyway. And he may have gotten a handful of sand in his mouth the minute I like away.. Oops!!

After that we stopped at a little Mexican joint and ate some delish authentic Mexican. (To help get the fiesta aka party mood started

When we arrived and were waiting for the technician we asked H what he thought it might be and he actually started waiving his hands excitedly when G said "are you excited to see your baby brother today" he did not have the same response when we asked him about a sister. 

So he knew it all along. 

H will get a brother very soon! His partner in crime,best friend, worst enemy, and sibling! He's super happy for a brother. G and I are also super excited! We won't have to do much shopping and boys truly are so much fun. We are feeling super blessed!

Birthday in Vegas!

Well I'm officially 23. I know it still sounds so young, but for some reason it finally sounds like my age is old enough for people to consider me an adult when I tell them my age. I was super blessed to get to spend the day with the two men in my life. G & H. I also got to spend it with my brother who lives in Vegas and his family and one of my other awesome sisters and her family. Most of all I got some yummy yummy food to eat at Cheesecake Factory!! Oh baby it was delish. If you can't tell I'm obsessed with food and lately I'm always starving!! 

One year older but I feel blessed every day and I'm so lucky to have special people in my life. 

It's kind if hard to tell since the picture is so dark but H dove for the cream and was in heaven.

Special delish cheesecake that my bro got me! Yep! I'm loved! 

Another milestone!

H has finally started to crawl!! He's still slow go at it but I can tell he's getting progressively better. It's been so nice. Even though he just started yesterday. He is already acting more independent and entertains himself a bit more. I'm also just super proud of him. He's been pretty stubborn and I think that's why it's taken him so long, but it was worth the wait. Now it's time to look for a baby gate... :)

He also loves to pull himself up on the stairs! He has so much fun around cousins 

A tiny tooth

Well H has had his first tooth break through the skin. I barely noticed it until yesterday as he was on the ground crying I could see some white. It makes total sense why he has been extra whiny lately. He is teething!! Not fun, but somehow so awesome that I'm excited he's reaching a milestone. My baby is growing up. It's also good to know that he's not just fussy for no reason. 

Funny how things happen

Well as we announced on Father's Day, we are expecting baby #2 in February. The pregnancy is very new, but I'm feeling pregnant already. Why you ask? Because first trimester means you are exhausted... And I'm exhausted!! I'm also super excited. G and I feel extremely blessed and fortunate. 

Most of you are familiar with our history and that is why it is such a gift that we got pregnant on the first try. We expected it to take a while, but The Lord has other plans for us. H is only going to be 15 months apart from his little bro or sis. I will have my hands full but I know how fun it's going to be for H to have a best friend and sibling to grow up with. He is going to be the best big brother! 

With our past fertility struggles we appreciate this gift even more. It's hard to see our fertility struggles behind us when friends still face it on a daily basis. For those friends out there... I love you. You are strong. Heavenly Father will take care of you. I still pray for you all. I know everything happens for a reason! Hope you all can find comfort in Him.