Kiddos

Playing computer game with Beth

We have had it really easy with our kiddos in every way, but especially health. But with Gookie I feel so bad for her, it's like one thing after the other. First, it's her crooked legs. She has had ugly corrective shoes which straightened out her feet, now we have seen a orthopedist for her legs and will see him again in 6 months. She has an appointment with a neurologist to make sure she isnt having seisures. I have noticed certain things that correlate with eachother and could possibly be seizures, hoping i am totally wrong on this one. And her eye is drifting. Brad never notices it and i know its there and it has been frustrating to me to not have anyone else see it. Yesterday I asked bethany, "have you noticed this eye..." And she finished the sentence for me. So that felt good to know i'm not the only one seeing it, and yet i feel so sad too. Poor Gookie, crooked legs, crazy eye and possible seizures. So she has an appointment next thursday.

I know I still have no room to complain about my child's health, and how blessed we are.

18 Months Old!!

Brooke is 18 months old and has been able to go to nusery for the past 3 weeks! She does great!
She had her well baby check up on friday. She started a fever Thursday night. She has an ear infection and her tonsils were red and inflamed the Doc said. SO she is on anti biotics. She has been miserable. Last night she has a fever and would wake up from laying on her infected ear. She got a blessing last night and her fever broke about an hour later. The real miracle, for the first time in A WEEK she slept in! She slept soundly from 3;30 AM to 10 AM!! Which means I got that much sleep too! Plus she and I got GREAT naps today thanks to Bethany. She took Hunter with her to run some errands and to the park. Gookie has now had 2 full days of anti-biotics and we are on the up and up. She still isnt her perky self, but she will be soon!

Here are her stats:
21.8 Pounds 14 Percentile
31.5 Inches 44 Percentile


Words she is saying (that i can think of off the top of my head)

Hi
Mine
Me
Dadda
Ally
uh oh
no
hat
baby
ball
up
yup
nope
Mimi (grammie)
Papa
Shoe
Sock

and signs More and Please

We sure do love her!! She is such a sassafrass and so funny!

Trick or Treat!

Halloween this year has been fun because the kiddos are older and Hunter is really into it. We went to a fall festival with trick or treating on Tuesday in Driggs with my parents. Then last night was the annual family Halloween Party and that was fun. Hunter was a lion, gookie was a tiger, i was a bear and Brad wore a shirt that said "Oh my"...."Lions, tigers and bears OH MY!" We thought it was pretty clever.

This evening we went trick or treating. Unfortunately Bradley had to work. So i am glad he was able to go last night to the party with us. We live in a town where there is Brigham Young University- Idaho. A church school, thus living in a predominantly Mormon community and so the trick or treating was done tonight instead of tomorrow. Bethany, her boyfriend Joe, and Beth were all able to come and we had a blast! Hunter kept asking "Another house Joe?" Bethany and Joe were "Sunny and Cher" and Beth was Edna from the Incredibles! And I made sure not to be in any pictures =P.
We lasted for an hour, Gookie wasnt too happy thanks to her ear infection and Cher's knee high boots with high heels were killing her!

The kiddos and I came home and Hunter went straight to sleep! Happy Halloween!

SNOW!

Today we went to my parent's house and it was like a different world! We dont have any snow here by my parents have a total of 7 inches with more expected to come! It sure was pretty and Hunter was very excited to help Grammie and Papa shovel the snow.

I am so lucky to be their mom.

What's up

SO Brad had 5 days off in a row!! And during that time my sister came and we had gorgeous weather. It has truly been the most amazing October ever. Anywho. While cousins were here we didnt even attempt to put Hunter to bed on a schedule. We pretty much waited for him to get sleepy and 2 nights just so happened to need to go on a drive and he would fall asleep.

When Brad started on wednesday to work nights again I was happy. That may sound harsh, and it isnt that we dont love Bradley and he is amazing Dad, but Hunter knows how to work him. Last week Hunter learned that we say prayers, read scriptures, "go to bed" and that if Hunter puts up a fight long enough daddy will come back in!!! However, Wednesday night we did the same routine without Daddy and Hunter went RIGHT TO SLEEP!!!! I have not had any trouble with Hunter at night at all since Wednesday. SO i put him down at 7:30 and at 8 she goes down in the same room. That too is new.

A good's night sleep reall makes a difference in Hunter's behavior. He has been amazing! Also I started this little cup where we put marbles in for good behavior and take some out if we have to. We havent had to. Anyway, we talked about this new thing we were going to do and I told Hunter he get;s to choose what he wants to do when the cup is filled. I thought for sure he would say go to blast off and play in the balls with his cousins. NOPE. He said he wants to go bowling with Memaw and Papa Steve! Random! But thats what he wants to do so we called up papa steve and memaw and let them know. This week has been amazing. Night and day from last week. I am thankful.

Last night he spent the night at memaw and papa steves and stayed up waaaaay to late with cousins. when we got home today from picking him up he took a 4 hour nap. I had to wake him up at 5! I hope he goes down tonight or we may have a rough sunday tomorrow! It's 7:42 pm and we starte CARS because i said we could watch a little bit.

Meanwhile Gookie has been waking up at 6:45!! I am NOT a morning person and have not had to be in motherhood.... as of yet. So this is a rude awakening for me. She wakes up bright eyes and bushy tailed. However, she is NOT content to stay in bed. Hunter would sleep in as a baby and if he didnt, he would atleast be happy as a clam to play in his bed and we could get some more zzzz's. Not the case with Gookie. SO when she wakes up and it is still dark outside one of us will get up with her at 6:45 and be up with her until 8:30. Then that person goes and switches with the sleeping person. Its a nice system but tomorrow is my day to wake up at 6:45 and I am not looking forward to it! But i am so appreciative of Brad who even takes turns with me! He is amazing.

Gookie is also very funny, entertaining and um...strong willed. I think my gramma would love that about her. We love her very much just the way she is, but I am starting to get a glimpse of how being strong willed may he challenging in the future. For example, she has already had "time out". The other day it was for repeatedly pushing Hunter. ok, SHOVING hunter. she came up to him and just started shoving him and would not stop! I told her to be soft and gently etc etc. Then I just picked her up and put her in a chair. She hasnt done it since.

Today she thought the funniest thing in the world was to slap my face! Straight up smack me and then laugh sooooo hard! News break, its not funny! after she wouldnt stop I just picked her up and put her in the other room and said "no hitting" I am still afraid to have her on my lap.

I wouldnt trade my kiddos for ANYTHING!! my pre baby body, million dollars, house with a dishwasher NOTHING!! I love them soooo very much and I am honored to be their momma and to learn and grow as their momma! Its so fun to see their differences, similarities and individuality. Its especially fun to see them play together.