Daniel's Blessing

We had Daniel's blessing on April 13, 2008. Since the 6th was stake conference, our ward had Fast Sunday on the 13th. Which is good, because Jon and Natalie blessed Remington on March 30, so it all worked out. Daniel wore a cute little outfit we had gotten at Target- neither one of us like the completely white suits for boys, so we found this one and really liked it. Josh gave the blessing, and in the circle was our Bishop, My dad, my brother Scott, Josh's dad, Josh's brothers Steve and Greg. I think that was everyone. Josh's grandpa also came but didn't stand in because his legs are bad and he can't stand very long. It was a great blessing. It was funny because afterwards I was wishing that I had written it down in shorthand, like my mom did for Lindsay, and I was mad that I hadn't. Well, my friend Christine came up to me and handed me his blessing, all written out! I was so happy! Thanks, Christine! We had a lunch at our house afterwards. It was a great day. Here are some pictures.

In his carseat. The special blanket that we used was from my Grandpa P. and Lorraine.

Our attempt at a family picture-
Lindsay didn't want to cooperate, she wanted to play with her cousins.

Another attempt. The kids weren't feeling photogenic.

Cute little man.

Mommy and Daniel

Our Family, minus Lindsay, who was off playing.
She can't be bothered with pictures when her cousins are here!

Who does Daniel look like?

It's also hard to tell who Daniel looks like. I think he looks like Josh, and not really anything like me. According to this, he does look a little more like Josh!

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Free family tree search - Family history

Who does Linds look like?

Some people say Lindsay looks just like me, some say she looks just like Josh. Some people say they can't tell. Well, this explains it all- she looks like both of us!

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Historical pictures - Family tree outline

Fun Tag

K, I got this from my friend Heather's blog. You type in the words into photobucket.com of flickr.com, and post the pics of what comes up. Here goes...

My first name


my birthplace


Favorite color-- blue


future career -- Medical billing- I'm almost done with my classes!



guilty pleasure- cookie dough--ooh, and cookie dough ice cream is even better!


favorite hobby-- reading


favorite restaurant


favorite actor- Tom Hanks- liked him ever since Apollo 13


favorite actress- Julia Roberts- liked ever since My Best Friends Wedding


Favorite Car- one that runs! Probably my current one (and first one I have purchased!) an Olds Alero


Favorite store-Target. I hardly ever get to go there, but I do enjoy it. I always spend too much when I go there. I love it so much, I even worked there (haha). I must admit, shopping there is much better


TV Show- my current favorite is:


Flower
I like the traditional red rose, and would love if someone brought me some! (just kidding, honey!)


Perfume
I don't really wear perfume, but I do like bath and body works body splashes.


Where hubby and I met:
Well, we met on a blind date. We went to Johnny Carinos, Pirates of the Caribbean and Coldstone.





Where my hubby proposed- well, it was in the living room of his cousins house where he was living at the time. It was Christmas eve, so here's the best pic I could find.


Where we went on our honeymoon:
Bryce Canyon, Utah



This has been really fun! I tag Christine and Michelle, and anyone else who reads this, because I want to see your answers!

4 months!

Yesterday was Daniel's four month check up. He is growing so fast! He weighs 14 pounds 1 1/2 ounces, and is 25 inches long. His head is 42 centimeters around. So, he is in the 30th percentile for weight, and 50th percentile for height. That means he weighs more than 30 % of babies his age and is taller than 50%. So, he is right around average. He also got his shots, and did pretty well. He only cried a little, but was fussy yesterday evening. I gave him a little infant tylenol, and he slept from 10 pm to 4 am, and then ate, and slept till 6. Now its almost 7 and he is back asleep. He is such a good baby! It was funny, during the check up, Lindsay kept asking, "Why is the dr. looking at his ear?" and "Why is the doctor looking at his tummy?". She is so curious and asks so many questions. She also got weighed and is 24 pounds. Daniel will catch up to her before we know it!

Reunions!

This weekend we had a lot of fun. Friday night, Lindsay and her cousin Hannah had a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa T's. They had a lot of fun. They ate spaghetti, played with squirt guns, went to two parks, took a bath and slept in their sleeping bags. They are best friends. Hannah is four years old, but Lindsay thinks she is just as big. They love being together. It is really fun to watch.
So, since Josh and I just had Daniel, we decided to have a "stay-at-home Date" and watched "27 Dresses" and ate pizza. I really liked the movie (and Josh watched the whole thing). We had fun.

Saturday was Josh's family reunion. It was his Grandma G's brothers and sisters and all of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It was at Tautphaus park. Lindsay loved the playground, and we also went to the zoo and the Funland. Lindsay rode on the train (which she calls the "potty train", from when we were potty training her), the ferris wheel and the merry go round. Josh and I rode the Octupus, which is just as fun as I remember.

Sunday was Josh's mission reunion. He had never been to one for this mission president, so we decided to go. It was in Salt Lake. So, on the way down, we stopped and saw one of my freshman-year roommates, Andrea. It was good to see her- its been about 2 years since I had seen her. Here are some pics.

Aren't we cute...

Andrea wanted one of "our cute family"

Lindsay being cute

Our big boy- 4 months now!

It was really good to see Andrea. My freshman-year roommates were the best. We are all still good friends and I wish we could get together more often! But, we are spread from Idaho to Arizona (with one pseudo-roomie in China!), so it may be awhile.


Josh's mission reunion was great. His mission president was an awesome guy. Josh had fun seeing those that he served with. They are having a big reunion in 2010 that we plan on going to.

So, we spent Sunday night in a hotel in Draper, and drove home Monday. It always takes longer to get home with kids! We had to stop 2 or 3 times so Lindsay could go to the bathroom and I could feed Daniel. It took 4 hours, but we made it. All in all, it was a great weekend!

Nursing

I love this cartoon! I'm nursing Daniel, and it is such a pain to go anywhere! I feel like I have to hide everything. I know I should be more comfortable with it, but it's hard. I am getting more comfortable with it though. He has to eat, and I hope no one has a problem with that. He's been EBF for four months now, and I'm shooting for eight more months! I only did about 4 months with Lindsay, and I kind of regret it. BFing is so much cheaper, and most of the time, easier than making a bottle, packing around formula, and all that jazz. So, here's my plug for BFing, even in public! Oh, and by the way, I do have a nursing cover (aka "hooter hider"), so I'm usually well covered. It is sssooooooooooooo much better than a blanket!