tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90212378455541620582023-11-16T06:29:58.368-07:00it just fittsCody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-56964368288460563582014-04-15T12:45:00.000-06:002014-04-15T12:45:08.667-06:00OnwardI was talking to my sister yesterday or Saturday, I can't remember. But I specifically told her I didn't think I had 6 weeks of pregnancy left in me...Cut to today, I find out its very possible I won't. It is also very possible I will, but I just thought it interesting that I felt that way, and then I went to my doctor the very next day and basically had my feelings confirmed. I have known for a couple weeks that my amniotic fluid was decreasing; it apparently isn't supposed to do that until about the 38th week. Yeah, not quite where I am at just yet. Its only serious if it continues to do so and starts to happen more quickly. She took images yesterday to see if she could find any sacks of amniotic fluid, and she measured a couple of them to make sure they were big enough to keep her safe and keep her healthy. Next week I have to back to the hospital for my third "official" ultrasound to have them take a more in-depth look at everything and do the non-stress test. As long as everything checks out, I should just have to be monitored once or twice a week. If not, I will have to call someone to pick up Ezra and we will walk over to the operating room and have a baby. Not exactly what we want, but we are very grateful that they are taking all of my concerns very seriously as well as their own and they are doing everything in their power to make sure everything is a-ok! As I am sure it will be.
Its just kind of funny. When my mom was pregnant with me, she went in for a scheduled check-up on her lunch break from work. They were doing tests and then they told her she wouldn't be going back to work, she was going to have me that day. I wasn't due until the third or so week in September, but I was born July 14th instead. I was 9 1/2 weeks early. This little girl, even if she comes next week, will only be 5 weeks early, and babies at this stage are more often than not born without problems. She might just be in for some extra monitoring in the NICU, and it bodes well for her that she is a girl, because they tend to do a bit better than boys when born early. So blessing in disguise that I didn't get my second boy? I think so!
Since I have been kind of going through things I have become a little more withdrawn. I tend to go through phases of that where I will avoid talking to people, I won't answer my door. I walk around hoping I don't run into people I know, because I just don't feel like talking. Cody & I tend to be very private people. We really like to keep to ourselves, keep all our business private and whatnot. So when I am anticipating news, have something that I am anxious about etc. I just keep to myself. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Just know that if I haven't been so social lately, its nothing to do with you personally, its completely 100% me. I feel like people always assume its them, when in fact people are just going through things and just don't want it all out there, so they pull back. I do this, all the time! So I am sorry if my quiet, reservedness hasn't offended anyone or made them think I am just being a jerk. I am just processing and trying to get myself in a place where I can deal.
Now I have to focus on my little E's birthday this week! Can you believe he is already going to be 3!?!?! I sure can't. Time has flown by. My chunky, happy, sweet, cuddly little baby is a very active, VERY talkative, energetic, loving, tall, skinny little boy. He likes to hold my hand, he likes to go on little dates with me. He loves to hug and kiss cheeks. He only stops talking when he is asleep, and even then sometimes he talks in his sleep. He is learning how to recognize letters and numbers & he thinks he can spell his last name (he says "I-T-T-S", he's close). He wants to go to school. And if you ask him, he says he is turning 5, even though he told me he doesn't want to grow up...(me either buddy). It will be hard to let 2 go, as its been such a fun, challenging and just all-around wonderful year, but I am excited to see him grow. He starts pre-school in the Fall, which tugs on my heartstrings just a little, but it has been so rewarding to see how much he learns and grows each and every day asking LOTS of questions and remembering every single little detail. He has really flourished in Nursery without me in there, and I am so happy that he is the cute little guy he is & continues to become. Its all just happening way too fast, as most of you can attest.
Well I will post next week (hopefully) on how what we ended up doing for his birthday and how all the testing goes. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week.
Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-28806280904284401842014-04-06T20:59:00.001-06:002014-04-06T21:02:46.401-06:00AGAIN?!?!?Being a mom has made my life feel like one big game of "catch-up". Not that I would change it at all, it just seems that I will never be as on top of things as I once was. Which I guess isn't such a bad thing, it just means my priorities are where they should be, right?
Well, since I have last posted my life has only gotten busier. I have been to Disneyland not once, but twice. I have been to Arizona for Christmas for two weeks and then went back again for another week for the open house of the Gilbert Temple....and I didn't know it at the time I posted last, but I was pregnant with our little girl.
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We have just seven short weeks in counting until her semi-scheduled arrival. I painted her room last weekend, and I did some touch-up and a little stripe-age on her walls yesterday. Tomorrow calls for the assembly of her crib, ordering some shelving, and figuring out where her wall décor, some of which I hand-made myself, will go. Her bedding arrived 2 weeks ago, so I will need to put that on, her carseat is ready, she has freshly laundered blankets...and her big brother asks often if its time for me to go to the doctor to "get sister cut out". So it sounds like we are ready, right? Eh, almost. She still has no name. It just seems like this one is SOOO much harder than Ezra was to put a name on this child...with Ezra, he was named at 3-4 months in my pregnancy. Here we are in the bottom of the 8th and we are still stumped...We have a few things we like, but we aren't quite sure if they are "right" for her. But I went in for an ultrasound to make sure everything had moved to its proper place in preparation for my C-section, and she asked me if she could take some shots of the baby. So without any prompting from me (I don't like to bother the techs after working at an imagining center for so long and knowing what their schedule can be like)she put the 3D probe on and started taking shots. So we got a pretty good look at what she looks like. Cody says he can already tell she has my mouth and chin like Ezra does. The rest of her face seems to look like her brother, so it looks like we might be in for some more cuteness :) She already has her daddy wrapped around her little bitty fingers.
So I have been enjoying the remainder of my time with me and my little buddy as we wait for our whole lives to change. So our awful dismal winter has been made up of lunch dates to City Creek & playing at the indoor dinosaur play area..
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And every couple weeks we go on a movie date, to either the dollar theater or the discount theater for new movies. This winter we saw Planes, Frozen 3 or 4 times, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Despicable Me 2, Free Birds, Mr. Peabody & Sherman...there are probably a few more, but I can't remember what they were called. Some I liked, some I could care less if I saw them again. But Ezra sure enjoys his movie dates. He wants a popcorn and a coke and he is good to go! He's definitely my child.
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We are just hoping warm weather comes and stays soon so we can do some more fun things outside before she gets here. We have quite a list of things he wants to do. And we have his 3rd birthday coming up in less than 2 weeks!
Hopefully I will get better at updating this than I have in the recent past. But I am not making any promises given my track record. :)Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-75439631010264121182013-08-12T13:50:00.002-06:002013-08-12T13:57:18.499-06:00Starting OverIts been a long time. I have loved just being with Ezra, playing all day, teaching him things & just watching him grow into his own little person. He is gotten to the point that he likes to help me clean. He loves to swiffer the kitchen floor, sweep, help vacuum, grab disinfecting wipes & wipe down anything within reach. Naming him something that meant "helper" I guess paid off. haha!
We have had a lot going on this Summer. We recently had the amazing opportunity to participate in Quest. For those who don't know what that is, its a Super Activity where we take the time to either participate in or watch reenactments of stories that took place in the Book of Mormon. It was amazing! I was a little apprehensive about it at first, because we had to leave Ezra behind. But he had a great time with his Noni, Papa & two of his cousins who were nice enough to drive up from Arizona to take care of him.
Anyway, Quest. We were there to be tribal leaders, which meant we were in charge of a group of youth between the ages of 14 & 18 for the duration of our time there. We didn't know any of these kids before we got there, so it was a little weird for us at first, but boy do I have so much love in my heart for each of these 9 kids we were entrusted with. I love every single one of them. They didn't come without their challenges, but we were able to sincerely bond with most, if not all of them.
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Me & My Bestie Hillary dominating the Tug of War for our Nation
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Some of our awesome Tribal Family Cody, Samantha, Bethany, Allyson & I (we are missing Kassidy & Sadie)
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Love these boys Tanner & Brady
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Love these sweet boys too Cameron & Mitchell
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While we were there my love for the Gospel, my Savior & the amazing people I am able to serve with ran deeper than it ever has. I loved it so much, it was hard to come home. I was able to live, breathe & experience the Book of Mormon in a way that few people will be able to do. It was entirely true, this experience was going to change lives, just as they promised us when we were asked to be a part of it. The fact that Cody & I got to experience it together made it all the better. We got to watch each other teach these kids about what they were watching & experiencing & witness the other's testimony in a way we wouldn't have been able to do at home. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to go. I hope in 4 or 8 years we will be asked to come again.
Our neighborhood camp out was the week after we got back. And since a lot of the kids from our neighborhood & some of the adults had gone on Quest with us, it was the best one yet. We have been so blessed to live in the place that we do. We have remarkable people around us that we are able to spend time with & strengthen relationships with. They teach us a lot & just love us so much, its very humbling.
We have recently been talking about making our next move, and this summer has really made me reconsider. I don't love our house itself, but I could never duplicate the people I am surrounded by & the love I have for this Stake & Ward that we live in. Cody thinks that maybe if he found me the perfect house I might reconsider, but I always respond with, you must not know me as well as you think I do if you think the house would make the difference. I LOVE THESE PEOPLE! I have made friends I will have for the rest of my life. >They have been able to make me feel like I have family in a place that I most certainly do not. I can't imagine my life without them & they have been such an asset in raising my little boy. They are the type of people that more people should be. They are interested in people, in family & gospel principles rather than the things the world tells us is important & that is something I love being surrounded with. Who cares that a lot of them are a bit older than we are, I have always loved that about it. I love that no one cares about what anyone has or does. Everyone here is happy for everyone else, not envious, none of that. I know exactly why the Lord wanted us in this exact spot to start our family. I am so grateful that we prayed as hard as we did, and searched as thoroughly as we did to find the right place for us to be. And though it not be the nicest house, its home. Its full of love, surrounded by love, full of laughter & happiness (most of the time) and I love it & that is what is truly important.
So that is what we have been up to & what we have been learning for the past little while. Hopefully I will be able to make more time to blog & write my thoughts down, because it does feel good :)
Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-63952361935574005312012-03-02T19:29:00.003-07:002012-03-02T20:00:07.631-07:00Thrifty Thursday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKc8KNATrxUhsguLVqoV9ce4lON7g3SRyIF0pNbgdl01PdsZ37H3JZ1OTqKPUtt8JiAksWB1xNdvcA408vxlYUmC59Dx_8EMdry0Wmu9_WkQ7fD-gy3uGjyzKchVcxcVuT_bxQS0O1n2e/s1600/dishwasher"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715499159457752018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKc8KNATrxUhsguLVqoV9ce4lON7g3SRyIF0pNbgdl01PdsZ37H3JZ1OTqKPUtt8JiAksWB1xNdvcA408vxlYUmC59Dx_8EMdry0Wmu9_WkQ7fD-gy3uGjyzKchVcxcVuT_bxQS0O1n2e/s400/dishwasher" /></a><br /><br /><div>Make your own dishwasher detergent. Using only 1tbs. a load, it will last quite a while. So much cheaper than going out every month or so to buy detergent. And you won't have to do it as often either.</div><br /><div>Ingredients are:</div><br /><div>1 box of borax $4.69</div><br /><div>1 box A & H washing soda $3.19</div><br /><div>24 packages of lemonade $2.80</div><br /><div>3 cups of salt $2.00</div><br /><div>Total= $12.68</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I found this on a cute blog called: Being Creative to Keep My Sanity. Its great. You kind find her post <a href="http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2011/01/dishwasher-detergent.html"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">here</span></a>. Enjoy!</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-25394315606503823582012-03-02T13:48:00.003-07:002012-03-02T19:29:01.496-07:00Words of Wisdom Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaocCkhUA4VDkWAeH0P6anXDUaMJ8vqcQ4yWlhureoiBw8voHXuXm3aRkzuzrmqva-tjKfHyD2-kFZ53DtBnSMX8zVk8P5i4rYBdy_gPNtOIM-57T0wD1q4Tf6bSudRlOGZuAIbIx0N-A7/s1600/seuss.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715492066144995314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaocCkhUA4VDkWAeH0P6anXDUaMJ8vqcQ4yWlhureoiBw8voHXuXm3aRkzuzrmqva-tjKfHyD2-kFZ53DtBnSMX8zVk8P5i4rYBdy_gPNtOIM-57T0wD1q4Tf6bSudRlOGZuAIbIx0N-A7/s400/seuss.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This one is from Dr. Seuss. Thought it was appropriate because its his birthday this week. I love his books, and I love that they are making them into movies for kids. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ps. "The Lorax" comes out on Friday, and I can't wait to see it! </div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-40796364404410269752012-03-02T11:58:00.004-07:002012-03-02T13:48:29.338-07:00Tiny Tyke Tuesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw1Hv_I5NQqIhXebGKlz6fRDBU-d8Nnw_lhY7K6aMUm8zqvFled1wXNULTV823w2z4uP0iEcwS8ByO72-kdmYbvEcDeBi9d_CUyBmzhSuVxbHiFwP2CTD0LolhONOkR6U8KD4om6z2jIW/s1600/Gone+Fishing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715403558720116386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw1Hv_I5NQqIhXebGKlz6fRDBU-d8Nnw_lhY7K6aMUm8zqvFled1wXNULTV823w2z4uP0iEcwS8ByO72-kdmYbvEcDeBi9d_CUyBmzhSuVxbHiFwP2CTD0LolhONOkR6U8KD4om6z2jIW/s400/Gone+Fishing.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">(My Bug in a fishing vest & ugly crocks we found in his room)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><br /><div>Our little guy lights up our lives, seriously. I love him like the dickens! I openly admitted yesterday, I pick him up most nights and snuggle him while he is sleeping before I go to bed. Its sublime! I love listening to him breathe, sigh, even snore sometimes. Oh boy, there is almost nothing better. He is getting tall though, so its getting harder and harder to cradle him. :(<br /></div><br /><div>He has been sick for a couple weeks though. He had a double ear infection, and pink eye, a couple weeks ago. He got over that, but the antibiotics gave him a hideous yeast rash on his bum...so he got over that. He came home from AZ with a cough, and I can't ge rid of it. We got him a humidifier for his room, and that is helping, but it won't completely go away. But at least he is happy and playful as usual, so it can't be effecting him too badly.<br /></div><br /><div>So basically he has been through the ringer.<br /></div><br /><div>All 3 of us have been under the weather for a month or so. So sometimes Little E and I have pj days and stay in our lounge clothes ALL DAY. Its great, we really enjoy it. One of the perks of being a Stay At Home.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hopefully Spring comes and the sicknesses leave with Winter.</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-56364130231060868022012-02-27T19:47:00.002-07:002012-02-27T20:08:43.696-07:00Monday's MutteringsSorry, we were out of town for a week, and Ezra was sick, so we took some time off. But I am sure you didn't really miss us. We are back and ready to roll.<br /><br />1. I don't like people that are impatient with kids on planes. If you don't like children, you probably shouldn't fly Southwest...and flying back & forth from Arizona to Utah is the worst destinations for people who don't like kids.<br />2. I enjoy watching Ellen, I love her. If we all did nice things for people like she does every day, the world would be a marvelous place.<br />3. Speaking of Ellen, "Dance Dares" are my new favorite thing in the world.<br />4. I use Amazon.com way too much and for way too many things. I have resorted to buying some of my grocery items (non perishables of course) on there instead of going to the store...<br />5. I don't understand when people from your ward, who know you have a small child, who probably takes naps, ring the doorbell. I have tried unhooking it, but I can't figure it out.<br />6. I have never had a cavity before.<br />7. I love raspberries to death...my sister made me chocolate cupcakes with raspberry frosting when we were in AZ, and they were to die for!<br />8. I don't understand or get along with many people around my own age. I usually have friends that are a bit older than myself. :) And I love it! They teach me so many things!<br />9. Children's toys that sing, or make noise, get old really fast....<br />10. Chris Martin from Coldplay is one of my favorite people to watch, plus I like their music.<br />11. My eyes change color. They are blue/green, sometime they even look gray.<br />12. I like my nails really short. Don't know why, but I can't stand it when I can see more than like a millimeter of white.<br />13. Water is really hard for me to drink sometimes.<br />14. I can't eat oatmeal, I wish I could handle the texture, but it just feels like throw up and I can't make myself do it. I have tried everything, but I just can't make myself do it. You are lucky if you can eat it. I'm jealous.<br />15. I DVRed the Oscars & the Red Carpet Show, and Gwenyth Paltrow was my favorite. :)<br /><br />What's on your mind today?Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-74253105424566390522012-02-09T13:23:00.004-07:002012-02-09T17:48:26.511-07:00Thrifty ThursdayNeed some fun jewelry on a budget? Or do you just like wearing things you made yourself instead of spending on something you can make yourself? Then you will enjoy these tutorials!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDErp_FahUx9Iak1jPDs28QVj-0xBSlUFnh6fYCb_ddhFFp98WR7ukpQJLH5nlQ_Eb5T54a-3NIckRROCPWy7rQ6BhGidW0apr1qCZmS1l-3PJ4dvZL7evO-TbwbOkf1A3ZwCQXXPSPBK8/s1600/hexnut.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707299820443057794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDErp_FahUx9Iak1jPDs28QVj-0xBSlUFnh6fYCb_ddhFFp98WR7ukpQJLH5nlQ_Eb5T54a-3NIckRROCPWy7rQ6BhGidW0apr1qCZmS1l-3PJ4dvZL7evO-TbwbOkf1A3ZwCQXXPSPBK8/s400/hexnut.jpg" /></a>For the tutorial for the bracelet above called the "hexnut" click <span style="color:#ffcc33;">here</span><span style="color:#000000;">. </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-beaded-bracelet/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707299814728683554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisl5WgKXbxTncO5zb39UfsGC87lD4pH0K4a9QCu8m4D3bcIXOFdBq3dfpCnh6iIeHTp97pBLAyWVY2g05N8RV6YhFbTOkmoB6bQH5tzc5pq4LsBR8cGVpPe0nZY527DbcEvK1eIKw6uthE/s400/beadbracelet.jpg" /><span style="color:#ffcc33;"></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="color:#000000;">And for these beauties called the "braided bead bracelet" click</span> here</span>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I love both of these. Would be great gifts for anyone you know, I think my neices would love these. :) I am planning on making them with little Em & Fallon next week.<br /></div><br /><div>What do you think?</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-15204507459995119972012-02-09T12:46:00.002-07:002012-02-09T13:17:28.361-07:00Words of Wisdom Wednesday"We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give"<br /><br />So true. I love helping others, and doing nice things. It makes me feel more fulfilled than anything I could possibly buy or any possession I could have.<br /><br />Its something my husband is glad I have taught him. He has always been a really nice, genuine, and thoughtful person, but now he is more concerned with how he can help or do something nice for someone else. I am really proud of him (sappy I know, forgive me). Now he always goes to help someone move, or get involved in the ward service projects, its awesome. I think we have grown closer as we do things for others, and we have become even happier. I think service is the true key to happiness and a life you can be proud of. That is the legacy I want to leave behind. :) And one of the many lessons I want to teach our children.<br /><br />I just feel that people are too concerned with themselves & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">self involved and losing sight of why we are here. Especially younger people, they can't really see past the end of their own nose a lot of the time (or past their phone...ugh).</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"></span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">That's why I am going to donate blood tomorrow. Can that be my good deed for the day?</span>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-66220044190619115262012-02-07T16:57:00.002-07:002012-02-07T17:14:42.080-07:00Tiny Tyke Tuesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtGJqi6iPugLFbCaFTkqNbYA4kJ_ZCCX_HV51KFEeVn3zkuDuQNNsY1npUsyk_nIjTkLJFmaZDDhgrJdZIzNOQbo3nwHe9lHhCS9uYwNt3FJOT84xjqZQCYay4qe24Mxf7QeDtotNOPLO/s1600/chocolate+Ezra.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706548413080945298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtGJqi6iPugLFbCaFTkqNbYA4kJ_ZCCX_HV51KFEeVn3zkuDuQNNsY1npUsyk_nIjTkLJFmaZDDhgrJdZIzNOQbo3nwHe9lHhCS9uYwNt3FJOT84xjqZQCYay4qe24Mxf7QeDtotNOPLO/s400/chocolate+Ezra.jpg" /></a> This is what my week has been like thus far...messy... Ezra has decided that he doesn't eat baby food anymore. He only eats food he can put in his own mouth. So now he eats blueberry waffles for breakfast cut into pieces. Either a flop over (a quesadilla with refried beans in it) or pb&j cut up for lunch...and whatever we eat for dinner. Its harder than it sounds. I don't know if my kitchen floor will ever be clean...he is SO messy!<br />My poor little guy also has a yeast infection. Poor kid. I feel so bad. It took me a couple days to figure out what it was. Luckily I said something to my friend Carrie, and she helped me figure it out. :) Thanks Carrie! I didn't even know they could get yeast infections. But its clearing up. Thank goodness. It looked so painful.<br />I love that Ezra has started being more cuddly though. He lays his head down & gives hugs all the time. But unfortunately not to everyone. Two people he gives hugs to every time without fail is Grandpa Norm (Ezra's great grandpa, its so cute!!!) & Cody's little cousin John. Ezra loves John like no one else. John gets him to laugh hard & he always gets super excited kicking his legs & clapping his hands whenever he sees John. Its the sweetest thing. :) I love it. Especially since John is 14, but still loves to play with Ezra, he's too cool for a lot of things, but not Little E!<br />Love it!<br />Well, I will stop there. Hope I didn't bore you too much! Until next time! :)Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-56649125546496282752012-02-07T16:01:00.002-07:002012-02-07T16:55:52.700-07:00Monday's Mutterings1. I have never been to the circus, or anything like it.<br />2. I have a hard time with large groupings of people.<br />3. I watch the 4th hour of the Today Show every day (I DVR it, so its not like I make sure I am home for it everyday).<br />4. PDA is very annoying to me; being near it, or being involved, doesn't matter which. Just not a fan.<br />5. I actually read people who do PDA actually do so because they feel they have something to prove or need validation. Is that acurate? I don't know, but I could see how that would make sense.<br />6. My worst fear is someone breaking into my house & harming me or my family, or taking my child.<br />7. My husband is 11 inches taller than me.<br />8. I miss working at a salon.<br />9. My favorite colors to wear are white, grey & black...boring huh? I have recently become obsessed with grey.<br />10. I have a hoodie addiction. I own over 20.<br />11. I am an extremely loyal person, like loyal to a fault, whether it be friendship, relationships or family.<br />12. I need noise. Whether the tv just be on with movies or whatever, music playing in the background etc.<br />13. I am cold a lot of the time, even when I was pregnant.<br />14. I have self diagnosed myself with acute OCD<br />15. If my son's hair is not done, he has a hat on. Never fails. One of the things I am very particular about.Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-33671409028512048312012-02-05T14:12:00.002-07:002012-02-05T14:28:53.813-07:00Simple Saturday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3DmRh3vYoRaPUMafPQXy8Rf_d-mz7OUsOBbkXYH1NEDA3RoLLfa8W2LnU-7_UlOmz-N6nZsSESn8oMAOnx-oqS2-MIz18cpnNdedaZ_nC3QPfJODFSXnKNSVtY5oFN6vqLfahoBkrl-a/s1600/meals"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705766647094860370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3DmRh3vYoRaPUMafPQXy8Rf_d-mz7OUsOBbkXYH1NEDA3RoLLfa8W2LnU-7_UlOmz-N6nZsSESn8oMAOnx-oqS2-MIz18cpnNdedaZ_nC3QPfJODFSXnKNSVtY5oFN6vqLfahoBkrl-a/s400/meals" /></a><br /><br /><div>When I saw this I thought GENIUS!!! They are frozen crockpot meals. You put everything for your recipe in a plastic bag & freeze it. When you are ready to make the meal, you just place it in your crockpot, turn it on & wait for it to cook. Awesome. And yes, I do believe it just might make life a little simpler. :) This blog has some recipes if you would like some. You can find them <a href="http://melissafallistestkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/09/freezer-cooking-slow-cooker-meals.html"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">here</span></a>.</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-73597384311024533692012-02-05T13:42:00.003-07:002012-02-05T14:00:27.003-07:00Thrifty Thursday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGkgm0hzxW2nPf5EQA3EuBSTK1kZ5xyzRRFZpubPpB0RKCh9BWQBjJ222gjB3wCMPFg7C2ddli03Y5SVxVdtAc5PXdVxVgME_2eWATsXmjbqRstXwp3o3AJMGZmkE8wf2ArQWCGNcSLEC/s1600/diy-ruffle-tshirt-tutorials.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705758483531506098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGkgm0hzxW2nPf5EQA3EuBSTK1kZ5xyzRRFZpubPpB0RKCh9BWQBjJ222gjB3wCMPFg7C2ddli03Y5SVxVdtAc5PXdVxVgME_2eWATsXmjbqRstXwp3o3AJMGZmkE8wf2ArQWCGNcSLEC/s400/diy-ruffle-tshirt-tutorials.jpg" /></a> I found these tutorials on a blog called "how about orange". I love ruffled tees! But I have a hard time going to a store and paying for a shirt when I can make one myself, just the way I want it, and possibly with different colors, and for a fraction of the cost. So cute! There are a few different ones. Check them out <a href="http://http//howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2010/05/diy-ruffled-t-shirt-tutorials-and-other.html"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">here</span></a>.Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-71830917319307320312012-02-02T00:51:00.002-07:002012-02-02T01:05:30.976-07:00Words of Wisdom Wednesday Take 2This one is an Italian Proverb.<br />"After the game, the king & the pawn go into the same box"<br /><br />Being Italian I feel a little qualified to expound the meaning hahaha. When everything is said and done, when this life is over, it will not matter what you had, who you were in society, or what people had previously thought of you...you will be as everyone else.<br /><br />I think people forget this more than anything else. Thats why everyone is trying to keep up with the Joneses, or tryig to perhaps be the Joneses. Its often too late when they find out that the simplest things are what mattered, and what made them the happiest. Hopefully I will be able to keep things in perspective, and remember that. I know I strive too, I just hope I never lose sight of that.<br />Cody & I have promised eachother that no matter how little or how much we have, we will NEVER be "those people", who care what they drive, how big their house is, what possessions they have. My life has never been about those things, and I hope it never is. :)<br /><br />Whats your take on this proverb???Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-45135756041759664932012-02-02T00:37:00.003-07:002012-02-02T00:49:58.804-07:00Tiny Tyke TuesdayI love reading people's blogs. But its kind of redundant when they are ALWAYS about their kids. Like only about their kids. My child consumes most of my life, yes, but I do have other things going on as well...So I limited myself to one gush a week.<br />Ezra started dancing consistantly last month. Its one of my favorite things. He nods his head, bounces either sitting on the floor or standing somewhere. I love it. I must say I think he might have some rythm! Which I am really happy about, because his daddy doesn't have an ear for music or anything...Luckily he stuck with mom in this particular area. :) One of the few things I was hoping he would inherit from me.<br />He also likes to sing. He does it when he is laying in his crib, he sings along at church, etc.<br />I am hoping we might have an interest in music, possibly an instrument??? A mom can hope, can't she?<br />He cracks me up. Seriously the light of my life. I couldn't imagine a life without him. I wouldn't trade one thing in this world for my little sweet boy!<br />There you go, my one gush for the week. Now that wasn't so bad, was it? :)Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-53965032901644732812012-02-01T23:56:00.003-07:002012-02-02T00:36:51.046-07:00Mondays Mutterings1. I contemplated selling my son on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ebay</span> today. But he usually gives me extra loves the day after we have a rough one, so I would probably regret it.<br />2. I find people who are obsessed with their phones so annoying. Can you just put it away? I usually have it on me, but I only have it out if I am talking to someone, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">texting</span> someone or taking video or pictures of the child. But I do use <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span> messenger to talk to my cousin during the day. (I haven't actually seen him since I was 4 or 5)<br />3. I really don't like anything peanut butter or banana flavored...ugh!<br />4. I am obsessed with hair accessories.<br />5. I miss the homeland during the winter for the weather, but I wonder if I almost miss it more on a warm day in spring or summer, cause I can't just run out to the beach like I used to...sad.<br />6. I miss being closer to a bigger diversity of people. I like the people here, but I do miss encountering people with different beliefs and ways of thinking....I felt more educated.<br />7. I am getting back into the school thing, and I am actually kind of excited. :)<br />8. Little E laughing or just babbling is my favorite sound ever.<br />9. I detest fake people. Its like they are insulting my intelligence. Yes, I see through you, and yes I like you even less for it. Just be real & own it, at least I will have SOME respect for you.<br />10. Referring back to #9, when I want to say something not nice, or suspect something might be said that someone might not appreciate, I just fall silent...cause I refuse to be fake, but I don't want to be mean. I just figure silence is my best option, thanks Thumper!<br />11. Something might be wrong with me, because I don't find Brad Pitt or Bradley Cooper abnormally attractive, they are normal guys...Cody on the other hand...haha<br />12. My sister in law got me into this season of the bachelor, but at least now we have an excuse to get together every week :)<br />13. I have too many crafts & recipes circulating in my head...Thanks Pinterest.<br />14. Indie music makes me super happy.<br />15. 14 is my lucky number...<br /><br />Whats on your mind?Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-58617568144755893122012-01-30T11:10:00.003-07:002012-01-30T11:15:12.757-07:00Simple Saturday: Peanut Butter CookiesHere is a VERY simple Peanut Butter Cookie recipe.<br />4 ingredients, 7 minute cook time, 3 steps, 110 calories (if you count those).<br /><br />1 cup Peanut Butter (I use creamy)<br />1 cup Sugar<br />1 Tbsp. Honey<br />1 Egg slightly beaten<br /><br />1. Mix ingredients (no specific order)<br />1. Bake for 5-8 minutes ( 7 min. was perfect for me)<br />3. Eat them.<br /><br /><br />Cody says they are good. I don't eat Peanut Butter Cookies. Enjoy!Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-18262688047586585562012-01-07T16:09:00.002-07:002012-01-07T16:29:17.283-07:00Simple SaturdayYou know how we girls seem to complicate things? I do. I overstress, I over-analyse, I over plan, the list goes on.<br /><br />So on Saturday I like to look for things that might make my life a little more simple. Cody helps of course. He and I are obsessed with simplifying life, whether it be simplify the way we live, like doing without things we don't need, finding ways to save, or finding more efficient ways to do things. Its been a really nice. Its created more time for us to spend as a family, and made us aware of things that really matter, and things that really don't.<br /><br />So on Saturday I will post things I have found. And hopefully you can make your life a little easier as well. Cause who couldn't use that?<br /><br />So this Saturday Cody found something to help with meal planning. Click <a href="http://www.mealplanneronline.com/Sites/General_Mills_Meal_Planner/Page/HomePage"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">here</span></a> for help from General Mills meal planner. You can search through hundreds of recipes, make your meal plan, and they also have coupons. :)<br /><br />Happy Cooking!Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-49252554106897298272012-01-05T20:54:00.003-07:002012-01-05T21:05:03.598-07:00Thrifty Thursday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8PpRir63OGX8iQHl7q4hgENPqpUfQNLRwFQzENn1TNsenBFb8aK4g-qdY178pwyU2Yk52tDy6T_RYQuA6Kf-SKWteK00JzCalk3yASIFWo5R8zKwLKnqobw7TGUCY2hNffumFlaaT0AL/s1600/birth_stats.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694364616435172242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8PpRir63OGX8iQHl7q4hgENPqpUfQNLRwFQzENn1TNsenBFb8aK4g-qdY178pwyU2Yk52tDy6T_RYQuA6Kf-SKWteK00JzCalk3yASIFWo5R8zKwLKnqobw7TGUCY2hNffumFlaaT0AL/s400/birth_stats.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>So I am obsessed with getting the best possible deals, repurposing things, making my own decor, ect.</div><br /><div>So Thursday will be dedicated to the things I will be able to do myself affordably and which look fantastic! :) Cody says the stuff I make, makes our house feel more like a home (what a cornball, but you gotta love him!). I agree though, I like more rustic, imperfect, eclectic things. So these projects are perfect! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This one is also for those of you who recently welcomed a bundle, or are about to. :) It would be so cute for some wall art in your little one's room. I think I will do one for little E-Fizzy.</div><br /><div>Click <a href="http://inthiscrazylife-bethany.blogspot.com/2011/10/diy-custom-birth-statistics-wall-art.html"><span style="color:#ff9900;">here</span></a> for instructions. Enjoy! :)</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-83251104380712853912012-01-04T16:37:00.005-07:002012-01-04T17:09:10.846-07:00Words of Wisdom WednesdayI thought I would do themed days on my blog because 1) it will make me blog, 2) so I would never be daunted by the blank page staring me in the face. I use this as kind of my outlet, and I know people who read it. So I just wanted to do something worth reading, as well as do something that helps myself.<br /><br />So here we go. Our first Words of Wisdom Wednesday.<br /><br />This one is from President George Albert Smith. I think it is as meaningful today as it was back when he said it during WWI.<br /><br />“Though the world may be filled with distress, and the heavens gather blackness, and the vivid lightnings flash, and the earth quake from center to circumference, if we know that God lives, and our lives are righteous, we will be happy, there will be peace unspeakable because we know our Father approves our lives” (George Albert Smith, in Conference Report, Oct. 1915, p. 28).<br /><br />Gives us hope in the face of the adversity & uncertainty the world always provides. :)Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-81030406982359939202012-01-03T16:06:00.007-07:002012-01-03T19:39:49.222-07:00Back to Business<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SUOaKwbbXaseRcWFu3SKhId9Y49F6deRPzsv6RBCk6u8JgCy17KNgnGJ4p26hKzWI4rdFC35wmlDbUtSlv24dia9TcHLvR_oBYHAJnUNZBqrABMZERpGtq6lArZvu_m4azXWb1soLWre/s1600/IMAG0121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693553181932555330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SUOaKwbbXaseRcWFu3SKhId9Y49F6deRPzsv6RBCk6u8JgCy17KNgnGJ4p26hKzWI4rdFC35wmlDbUtSlv24dia9TcHLvR_oBYHAJnUNZBqrABMZERpGtq6lArZvu_m4azXWb1soLWre/s400/IMAG0121.jpg" /></a> There have been a few people giving me a hard time about not blogging for the last 5 months.<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>SORRY! But being a mom takes up a lot of my time as you can imagine. And I don't like taking time away from playing with Ezra to blog, because its not much of a necessity and he grows up so fast & I don't want to miss ANY of it. Plus between my Pinterest & Facebook I figured a lot of people knew what I was up to anyway :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div>But with the new year I decided I would be better about it, and do it more while he was napping, or knocked out for the night.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>So here is the deal...</div><br /><div>Ezra is 8 months and 2 weeks old.</div><br /><div>He has passed most of his first year milestones.</div><br /><div>He has had teeth since he was 4 months old.</div><br /><div>He started crawling around 6 months.</div><br /><div>He started pulling himself up and standing at 7 months.</div><br /><div>He started drinking out of a straw yesterday (guard your big gulps)</div><br /><div>He has been sitting by himself since he was 6 months.</div><br /><div>He has flown on an airplane I think about 8 times by now.</div><br /><div>He has been on 2 road trips. (he is a travelling champ)<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oh dear he can do a lot of things....it seems like he learns a new one every single day.</div><br /><br /><div>He has been through all the major holidays. He had been alive for like a week when Easter hit. We did 4th of July in California (he slept through the fireworks). He dressed as a skeleton for Halloween (he glowed in the dark, it was great). He ate a lot at Thanksgiving, but hated stuffing. We did Christmas in Arizona which was awesome (more like the warm Christmases I know & love. White Christmases are HIGHLY overrated). He rang in the New Year driving home from AZ and then celebrating the countdown at home, and oh boy are we glad we spent it at home, this kid was DONE with people and any sort of noisiness.</div><br /><br /><div>Anyway. So that pretty much catches you up. We love our little dude, he has been so amazing to have around. Congratulations to those who also had additions to your family this year. As well as those who are awaiting the arrival in 2012, I know there are a lot of you.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Happy New Year. I hope 2012 is a great year. We have set some small goals, but even if nothing changed, I would still be one happy girl. I don't need more than I already have, and 2011 helped me realise that. Its been a good one, I hope things improve for those of you who could use some help wether it be jobs, homes, health, families etc. that you will find what you need this year. You will be in our thoughts & prayers this coming year. :)</div></div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-39607992498611845902011-07-09T23:26:00.003-06:002011-07-09T23:38:25.240-06:00Milestones<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehtN-4h3FectkrBxivHKbEzTPY5eYAEQoju_xJQ7wpn54ki4jimJJ4kqJ7qUaLR0lCVVzY72bVNSY6kiAPZXdHNv3ipy5AZSokD-SPEzI77UxmqxKVlVkqcGHNvwvl2s2uUMHn4zBR74t/s1600/ezra+hat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627591763863974194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehtN-4h3FectkrBxivHKbEzTPY5eYAEQoju_xJQ7wpn54ki4jimJJ4kqJ7qUaLR0lCVVzY72bVNSY6kiAPZXdHNv3ipy5AZSokD-SPEzI77UxmqxKVlVkqcGHNvwvl2s2uUMHn4zBR74t/s400/ezra+hat.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>My little E is getting to be a big boy and its driving me crazy. I can't believe how much he grows and learns from week to week. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>He rolls from his tummy to his back and often as he can, he does it the quickest when he is mad. He has started to make loud hollaring noises for no apparent reason. He loves to stand as often and as long as you will let him. (He has been doing it for about 3 or more weeks now, but he is getting too good at it). Ezra will stop crying if you give him a drop of lemonade or vitamin water ;), loves straws. His favorite thing to have in his mouth would have to be his hands, so yummy; paci is a close second. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ezra usually only gets up once during the night. Daddy usually gets up with him. Its their special male bonding time. He loves to cuddle with mom, he nuzzles right up under my face, its the cutest thing ever, and I never want it to end. He has to fall asleep either hanging on my necklace or the neck of my shirt. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>He talks a lot, just not sure what it is he is saying, but he is sure excited about it. My little Boogs is possibly the most smiley, and bright eyed 12 week old anyone has ever seen! I love my boy. I just can't believe how quickly he is growing up. It is bitter sweet. It makes my heart ache to see him grow, and to realize that these are phases that quickly pass, but he gets more fun every day. :) Lets hope he remains mommy's cuddle bug for a few years...I can't get enough of it!</div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-31353877286733316982011-06-21T16:30:00.003-06:002011-06-21T17:01:46.053-06:00Looking up...So things haven't been super hard or taxing or anything like that. Its just now that things are starting to take on a schedule and I have more time to myself while Ezra naps and likes to sit in his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bumbo</span>. I am actually really excited. I can paint things outside now that the weather is nice (consistently), set up my glue gun and craft table on the deck and enjoy the sun, the breeze....ugh! It sounds like heaven right now.<br /><br />On Tuesdays I go to the park with the other moms in the ward that don't work. :) So there is a designated day, and time, that I get some adult interaction. We can talk about things that only we would understand. Like how much you love your child, but on some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">occasions</span> when it just feels like you barely survived the day without pulling your hair out. :) And how many more of those you have to look forward to! I have friends in my ward, but this week I made a new friend. She is a transplant just like me, so that makes things nice, and we can relate on a lot of things. So naturally we have a lot to talk about, and she is a stay at home mom as well, so there is lots of time for that!<br /><br />Cody and I have also started paying attention to the things here that we can take advantage of. Like the other day when went to the Gateway (the outdoor mall) for the Chalk Art Festival. It wasn't anything spectacular, we just got to walk around as a family, enjoy the art, and have day outside in nice weather. There are gorgeous places to hike near our house, there is the Farmer's Market in downtown SLC, the Hogle Zoo, Heritage Park, the Aquarium, Handcart Days in Bountiful, countless things that Cody would never think to do because he has lived here his whole life and barely done any of it. So I am looking forward to doing things here as a couple, a family, and hopefully being able to like living in Utah just a little bit. Because we all know I have a hard time even tolerating it a lot of the time. (Sorry, but its SO true)<br /><br />So things are looking up.... I have read 3 books (since Sunday), I have had Ezra down for at least 2-3 naps a day for the last couple weeks (which usually last about 2-3 hours each), I have been planning my trip to California next week (and this time Cody is even coming with me!), and I have started making goals of things I want to learn how to do and a list of crafts I want to try and tackle. So all in all, its been one of the best weeks so far as mom, not mention my little man hit two months last Friday! Can you believe it? He's the best, not to mention the cutest! He is just growing way too fast. I love it so much, he is just getting to be more fun every day.<br /><br />So here's to a good start of normalcy, and lets hope this keeps up! :)Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-59416635036548164922011-05-26T14:25:00.004-06:002011-05-26T15:21:55.637-06:00Ezra's Firsts...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSGn2IpZQO1DFEre2KP-dV3is1jHIayxFqxyVxfMSIQohPlDP-NQES4fqyWRGJvZrE6sPdf1b8P4j2F8dmqiK0HMoiaID9TSbOqL8sbqvjoxzCD1MGmba4TgCchUc1-n-VbCWOeumO7XR/s1600/DSCF0574.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 505px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611133817042494338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSGn2IpZQO1DFEre2KP-dV3is1jHIayxFqxyVxfMSIQohPlDP-NQES4fqyWRGJvZrE6sPdf1b8P4j2F8dmqiK0HMoiaID9TSbOqL8sbqvjoxzCD1MGmba4TgCchUc1-n-VbCWOeumO7XR/s400/DSCF0574.JPG" /></a> Who doesn't love a sleeping baby picture??<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SR44V0DFNfZr9f6krcm7TYtrZa2JYaupOBM3KdivwNUuMILni06BO2cI8oH-pk-Ff0IidMCEIz0w2ZCtgwKApFiCt4L1EXqi4iysX5JMPgdBZAs73riYlmJvb_s0Yi2VYQKUzHzX0WOA/s1600/DSCF0591.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 443px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 521px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611133814635519762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SR44V0DFNfZr9f6krcm7TYtrZa2JYaupOBM3KdivwNUuMILni06BO2cI8oH-pk-Ff0IidMCEIz0w2ZCtgwKApFiCt4L1EXqi4iysX5JMPgdBZAs73riYlmJvb_s0Yi2VYQKUzHzX0WOA/s400/DSCF0591.JPG" /></a> Ezra's favorite thing is bathtime. :) I love the way he smells afterward!<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3oDxEC8giiIkqExWlludYrW2c70Y7z86gWlZ9WkTh_kh_hdqlBprvts0KMxjHRSDsQvbChdkoUQMKXEL2Crn-2fiX65xIPXqABbiY-RyRqyGB8JVUly4e0CSRSTOakxiRDaaFyPYLGqt/s1600/DSCF0588.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 449px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 426px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611133808947278706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3oDxEC8giiIkqExWlludYrW2c70Y7z86gWlZ9WkTh_kh_hdqlBprvts0KMxjHRSDsQvbChdkoUQMKXEL2Crn-2fiX65xIPXqABbiY-RyRqyGB8JVUly4e0CSRSTOakxiRDaaFyPYLGqt/s400/DSCF0588.JPG" /></a>Before his haircut...its getting too long.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r1b58TaiuJDA-P3g65BrmSWEZneKLqCdHCcLAhyuL8VPX7SNhZeZAwiuexZDqMf3DOTQQc7rPvBVDSjJY3v1vFOdEZ-p1NMM8xiqmecejecT0fFdYlQRxWc0ZfhTKoD-xrMbuhWeUYEM/s1600/DSCF0599.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 440px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 506px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611133803460951266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6r1b58TaiuJDA-P3g65BrmSWEZneKLqCdHCcLAhyuL8VPX7SNhZeZAwiuexZDqMf3DOTQQc7rPvBVDSjJY3v1vFOdEZ-p1NMM8xiqmecejecT0fFdYlQRxWc0ZfhTKoD-xrMbuhWeUYEM/s400/DSCF0599.JPG" /></a> After!</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1kyC47sBOY-KY0xxYvjdePshmvqTLPjPPmKfBro7-am7YkLvTKUqDzN1J12tUb2leaHzYpEmW-h-PjPeUGL7zo2wHfhNkEjYVcXnI2x4kpynDQxU5GfwtJChAbzUQa6pqXnKICpaL5Q/s1600/DSCF0598.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 451px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 563px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611133800203752498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1kyC47sBOY-KY0xxYvjdePshmvqTLPjPPmKfBro7-am7YkLvTKUqDzN1J12tUb2leaHzYpEmW-h-PjPeUGL7zo2wHfhNkEjYVcXnI2x4kpynDQxU5GfwtJChAbzUQa6pqXnKICpaL5Q/s400/DSCF0598.JPG" /></a> He gets cuter everyday!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On to the post!</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Well its been a busy couple of weeks for our little man. He has had many awesome experiences and has been growing like crazy. </div><br /><div>This past weekend Ezra went on his first airplane ride outside the womb, and visited Arizona for the first time ever. It was a last minute decision, but Cody bought us a plane ticket to visit my sister, her 3 children, my dad, and my mom would be there too. </div><br /><div>Fallon, my niece who turned 6, has been telling me for the past 6 months that she "needed to hold and love that baby". So as it turned out, my mom was going to visit them for Fallon's 6th birthday, and to see her & Emery play their last soccer games. So I thought, wouldn't it be fun if I surprised my nieces and nephew and my mom and dad???<br />So Erin & I conspired and found me a flight that came in only 20 minutes before my mom. She didn't tell the girls, or my dad that Ezra and I too was coming to play, and my mom had NO idea.</div><br /><div>So on Thursday, Fallon's birthday, I flew out (Ezra was a champ on the plane, and security and everything turned out to be a breeze).</div><br /><div>I had Erin pick me up and then we went to the park & wait. Porter didn't know what hit him. He had been napping in the car and when he woke up Ezra and I were in the car. He kept staring in disbelief, and looking back at me to make sure I was in fact still there.</div><br /><div>Then my mom called to tell Erin she had arrived. Here we go!!! So we went to find her, and I hid in the back seat when she opened the front door to greet my sister and Porter. Finally she went to open the hatch to put her stuff in the back and I nearly gave her a heart attack! She seriously shreaked out loud!</div><br /><div>Then we went to lunch, and we were off to go pick up the girls from school. They didn't know my mom was coming either, so they thought it was just a regular school day, no surprises. Fallon gets out a little bit before Emery, so Erin walks her to the car. First she sees my mom, and she starts running...then when she tried to get in the car, Ezra's seat is in the way (I was holding him in the 3rd row, so there was no baby in the seat). She was quite confused...she just said..."a baby??", she started walking to the other side of the car to get in, and you hear her put it together and scream "EZRA!!!". Emery did the same thing. Needless to say, it was a fun day. Fallon had an awesome birthday.</div><br /><div>We took them to swim lessons, they went to soccer practice, and were so excited to show my mom and I what they could do. Friday we went to Fallon's kindergarten program where they sang lots of cute songs. Saturday was the last soccer games, the girls did great. Emery did some awesome stops as the goaly, and scored a goal when she got out on the field. Fallon showed off her ball handling and team skills and assisted a great goal. :) What talented girls!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had a fun weekend, spent lots of quality time and just enjoyed eachother's company. (I hadn't seen Erin, Emery, Fallon & Porter since mid-February). The only things missing were my sister Kelly, her husband Randy, and their son, Rhett. Wish you were there. But we called Kelly nearly every day! :)</div><br /><div>While we were there, I started noticing how long little E's mohawk was...so Wednesday I decided to cut it. He stayed pretty still, so it turned out pretty good :) (If I do say so myself).</div><br /><div>Like I said, its been crazy around here, and lots of first for the little man, with tons more to come.</div><br /><div>Glad he could meet 3 of his cousins, his auntie, uncle Jeff, and Papa for the first time. They ate him up almost as much as his mommy does every day. :)</div><br /><div>We will look forward to meeting auntie Kelly, uncle Randy and cousin Rhett next week when they are here!</div><br /><div>Love you guys!</div></div></div></div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021237845554162058.post-31005838493222463832011-04-27T16:10:00.003-06:002011-04-27T16:50:19.575-06:00Ezra Jonathan FittsEzra finally decided to join us on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 4:06pm. He was 7lbs. 15oz. and 20 1/2 inches long.<br />I went into labor on Saturday night, and stayed home until I couldn't stand the contractions anymore, and they were around 5 minutes apart. I started having stronger contractions around 2:30pm, and we waited until around 9:45pm to go in.<br />When we got there, Ezra decided to stop labor...but since I was over they decided that they wouldn't send me home, and they would start me. So they broke my water (weirdest feeling ever) and started me on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pitocin</span>. As soon as they did that I asked for my epidural. Wow, was that the best thing ever! One of the craziest things not to be able to move your legs, or to feel anyone touching them, or your stomach, you can just feel the baby move like you used to because of the pressure they put on your insides ;).<br />So we hung out, watched movies and waited while things progressed. Cody got some sleep, I didn't get much...funny thing...my epidural machine stopped working for a little while, so I went natural for a bit...wouldn't recommend it. It was AWFUL! See, I and my nurse didn't notice that the light in the machine had gone off, so it stopped working. And by the time I had figured it out, I was going through contractions feeling everything. Cody tried to get me to push my nurse call button, but I kept telling him she would come back soon, and I didn't want to be THAT patient. She did come back, and got me hooked up to another machine, but I had to wait for it to set in...ugh!<br />Around 18 hours into it, they discovered that poor little Ezra was trying his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">darnedest</span> to get his head through my pelvic bones, but he couldn't fit. He was just a little too big of a baby for my body. So they broke the news to Cody that they would be doing a C-section. I have never seen Cody so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">panicked. So he quickly gave me a blessing and suited up for the OR.</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Everything went well, and he was out and crying within 15 minutes or so. I don't think things could have gone any better. It really was what was best for both Ezra and I. My delivery doctor, Dr. Ward was amazing, love him, he stitched me up good and prescribed some good drugs!</span><br />The nurses at LDS Hospital were awesome. They took such good care of us, I didn't have to worry about one thing!<br />Poor nurses thought I was going to pass out. Little did they know that I hadn't slept in almost 2 days, and my eyes would try to roll back in my head every time someone would talk to me. And I didn't want to hold Ezra too much, because I was afraid I would fall alseep and my grasp on him would loosen. Luckily they took him to the nursery that night so I could start catching up on my sleep.<br />We got home on Wednesday the 20th, and life has gone on. It seems like Ezra has been here longer than 10 days.<br />But both of us are doing well. I was off pain meds after only 2 or 3 days home, and I have been up walking, and functioning as normally as possible. I still am not allowed to lift anything over 10lbs, or do laundry, cook, or vacuum, but I unloaded the dishwasher, washed dishes, straightened my house, and just hang out with my little man.<br />My mom has been nice enough to stay with us and do all the things I can't for 2 weeks. Its just going to be hard to see her go! :)<br />Ezra has been such a good baby. He eats well, he sleeps pretty well, especially for his age, and he is just one happy, relaxed, easy going little boy! We love having him here. I just don't want him to grow up, he has already changed so much. :( Love this little boy, he's the best.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGtFgc-U80iMYdAqPQ5Lqof1z1B6IPUMLymHBDXN_LsIDJjaGD-cpnGLImCkJYqjNGBMvHxccXfAkkiJkgdUTFSv2kaLoXd2uQjmjnI3XOBqf-Qgqr-HLVnHByoKWBuZ1Tbwk-CjIngO/s1600/S5000678.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600391721655027714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGtFgc-U80iMYdAqPQ5Lqof1z1B6IPUMLymHBDXN_LsIDJjaGD-cpnGLImCkJYqjNGBMvHxccXfAkkiJkgdUTFSv2kaLoXd2uQjmjnI3XOBqf-Qgqr-HLVnHByoKWBuZ1Tbwk-CjIngO/s400/S5000678.JPG" /></a>Cody and his look-alike. You can definitely tell he is Ezra's daddy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAmmRo7U0OUxS3XJ8DNwabh-UdNkdJjcsy5Bj1FmcoyqGgopln6IMddenLsOXmVdmmdiFm6KPQawV6th1agFJFCbhUUSxz64mYVzfsU6RDKUD2lWn1LDlwfHmH5W4JlFQyQ-Gvv2Ieo9I/s1600/S5000673.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600391715725422434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAmmRo7U0OUxS3XJ8DNwabh-UdNkdJjcsy5Bj1FmcoyqGgopln6IMddenLsOXmVdmmdiFm6KPQawV6th1agFJFCbhUUSxz64mYVzfsU6RDKUD2lWn1LDlwfHmH5W4JlFQyQ-Gvv2Ieo9I/s400/S5000673.JPG" /></a> He loves to snuggle with his mommy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTo3P_kefAGMAK4T_ZT7gA44Pelm0XCq34B0wnrRo4s8Keaqr_hTlbfR0d5UN3x7icHjWHVAGyClc2IyNZK6QEC9EoH37dDyraeOeqcA1N2WQdXe-wh-lIK1muT1WAls_Pcmcwh_WObl/s1600/S5000675.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600391711469106034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTo3P_kefAGMAK4T_ZT7gA44Pelm0XCq34B0wnrRo4s8Keaqr_hTlbfR0d5UN3x7icHjWHVAGyClc2IyNZK6QEC9EoH37dDyraeOeqcA1N2WQdXe-wh-lIK1muT1WAls_Pcmcwh_WObl/s400/S5000675.JPG" /></a> His skin is gorgeous!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfINgupoqmW48OVXJsO1LmZCx6KvG8Gobe9YCkRmyvu8QmLBQH0oh1fUjyF9CBUm3U3Wo3_n3MrRK6rbX6r11t_0G0FVGhlTWFrFLSzCDqgj5KaPceDq-d-lO65UkO6FgZqd3kWizNtgq/s1600/S5000686.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600391705581238034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfINgupoqmW48OVXJsO1LmZCx6KvG8Gobe9YCkRmyvu8QmLBQH0oh1fUjyF9CBUm3U3Wo3_n3MrRK6rbX6r11t_0G0FVGhlTWFrFLSzCDqgj5KaPceDq-d-lO65UkO6FgZqd3kWizNtgq/s400/S5000686.JPG" /></a> He loves his hands, and his paci...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaorkTGxNe1IZJrP7YXG_FA8eGHoG2KhM38nLqqooMQM2dmyG9i95D-zskfpVE7gs7NkzILHJHGsK77talrV0kQYzYj2ZAnMrcfT9uTgv8eSILQ2NM7Lo8oaairIBXUZxwd7p4I9ZcVDe/s1600/S5000712.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600391701666797186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaorkTGxNe1IZJrP7YXG_FA8eGHoG2KhM38nLqqooMQM2dmyG9i95D-zskfpVE7gs7NkzILHJHGsK77talrV0kQYzYj2ZAnMrcfT9uTgv8eSILQ2NM7Lo8oaairIBXUZxwd7p4I9ZcVDe/s400/S5000712.JPG" /></a> He is such a happy little guy that brings such a sweet spirit into our home. We are truly blessed to have such a sweet, loving, pure little child of God in our home. I couldn't have asked for more. :)</div><br /><div>We love you Ezra!</div></div></div></div>Cody and Kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08325029699918425041noreply@blogger.com4