Good book

Looking for a great book to read this summer?

I just finished this one and I LOVED it. It takes place during WWII and is about 3 sisters who write every night to their soldiers. It is a good love story and I thought all the info about WWII was interesting. Go check it out!

Well let's see here..

Not too much is new. Went to church today, came home, made dinner, and then took a nap. Ethan woke up for some reason at 5:30 this morning so I was tired. Usually he sleeps from 10:00-7:00, wakes up, eats and then goes back to sleep till 9:30ish. I cant wait to starthim on solids in just a couple weeks! Hopefully it will help him sleep a little bit longer and make it so he doesnt eat every 2 hours.Oh well, I love my chubby bubby. haha today in church I met a lady who had a 6 month old baby and compared to Ethan she was tiny! She was super skinny compared to gigantic Ethan. Oh well, Jason and I said we would much rather have a fat lil baby then a skinny one-- there is just something so pinchably cute about round faced little ones.

Last night we went to Claim Jumpers-- very yummy. I love Sat night date nights.

I'm getting more and more excited to go home, even if I have another month. Yay for our house! Although I have grown to really like this ward here.

Im almost completed 20 pages of scrapbook! I will soon need to go and buy refill pages. Oh and take and print more pictures! I think what i have done so far has actually turned out really nice if I do say so myself.

Im in the middle of a really enjoyable book which I'm thrilled about. I hate reading books that are just okay. It makes it so I lose my motivation to read, and I really do enjoy reading.

Before...

After!!!Hahaha!!

I have a fat little baby. Hehe

Welllll..finally Ethan is sleeping..so I thought I could squeeze in a quick update. I found a hobby that I can do during the day--- scrapbooking. Its something I swore I would never do since its so, well, mormon. But I went out and bought all the stuff and I actually really like it. And I must say. the pages I have done are pretty good. I'll have to take pics and post them. We are probably leaving in the beginning of August, which is what i was always planning on. It will be a little bittersweet, as weird as that may seem. I like having the option of seeing my family and having them a couple hours away. But I will be verrrry happy to be back in our house and get back into the swing of things there again. I cant wait to experience a little summer in Boise. Plus, I think Dunder misses her stairs and sliding on the hardwood floor haha. And Ethan can start sleeping in a full size crib instead of just a pack-n-play. But I dont know if i will be able to let him sleep in his room all by himself since the other bedrooms are so far away from ours. What a dilema. Just for fun: 6 things I've discovered since becoming a mommy: 1. It's a lot easier than you think it would be to go on such little sleep 2. I've been forced to become a morning person 3. Getting pooped on, peed on, spit up on, and sneezed on isnt gross at all when its your own baby (Okay well maybe it is just a little bit gross) 4. It really can be a difficult task just going to the store and back 5. It really is fun to have people googoogaga-ing over your baby 6. They really do grow up too fast Okay well I think I'll conclude with some new pics, and then I'll do some scrapbooking, or maybe even a nap...ohhh a nap, how glorious.

The candles I made

candles

i love the fact that i can only type when ethan is asleep. which is now. kind of. we shall see how long it lasts!

yesterday i had a lot of fun! i actually got out of the house, get this, 3 times! it was a new record (said like mario on mario cart). i went to a place where you make dinners to freeze, (orange mandrin chicken, and lemon pepper steak mmmmm) in the morning, then lindsey and i went to make candles at a fun candle making place. i made 3 candles for my bathroom at home. i really hope they turned out good. the whole process took 2 and a half hours, but it took a little longer than it would have because i had ethan so i had to stop every little while and feed or hold him. but lindsey was a huge help! she held him for me and got him to sleep for an hour which was pretty much amazing. the candles were the kind that you put chunks of wax in, and then cover them with a clear whitish wax coating. i'll have to post pics. we are going to go do a layering candle class on the 25th which will be so fun!

First post everr

So here I am..taking a break on the couch while Ethan takes a little nap. And I just realized it's 7:39 and I hope he goes back to sleep in a couple hours. Oh well, he didnt get a good nap today like he usually does, and when he's sleepy he is Grummmmpy.

I still love being a mommy. Looking back I realized that it took me a little while to bond with Ethan.. I think that it took me a while to get used to the concept that he was really mine. But i must admit, I love this little boy more than anything in the world. I never get tired of caring for him like I did my little sisters (haha). Every single morning when he wakes up at 6am I have no problem waking up to feed him because Im just so happy he's alive and still here. With so much talk about SIDS I cant help but worry. I am always checking Ethan just to make sure he's still breathing. And he sleeps on his tummy so it makes me more paranoid. But most my little sisters slept like that and they were all fine, so I know I shouldnt worry. I just love him so much. I guess that comes with being a parent.

Jason is busy selling everyday from 2-8:30 and I stay home. Our other car has a flat tire and so I don't go anywhere except before 2 so I can take the Taurus. But its not too bad. Usually I dont get too bored. I go on walks, read, and watch too much TV which I actually get really bored of. Its just so hard to do anything when Ethan is this age. He is not the kind of baby that likes to be put down and ignored. He loves to know that you havent forgotten about him and that you are paying attention to him.

Oh did I mention he is 3 months today? It really does feel like he's always been here.

As a mother, I realize just how scary the world is becoming. (I need to get my food storage together pronto!) With all the natural disasters and he ridiculous amount of garbage in the media it makes me a little worried about my baby. I need to continue to strengthen myself so I can teach Ethan what he needs to know.

Okay Ethan is squirming..got to go!