Weekend in Pictures!!!!

Mommy Guilt

I was starting to get really concerned about my kids and the effect that this pregnancy is having on them. They are completely aware that mommy is sick and sometimes they even sing to me, to try to help me feel better. I have been feeling tons of mommy guilt because our house is a mess, I rarely get them dressed, most of our playtime is spent on my bed and discipline is non-existent:( But then I see them doing things like getting their own lunch and brushing their own teeth and pushing eachother on the swings and then I think maybe they are learning independence and responsibilty. I'm not really sure if that is the case but it sure does make me feel better.

Some fun things:)

The other day I went outside to fix Noah's diaper which was falling off. (Noah spends most of these days running around in just his diaper) When I went to tighten the straps, I noticed that there was someting very hard at the front of his diaper. When I opened it up I found his daddy's ipod touch tucked down in there:) I was busting up laughing as soon as I saw it. But then I noticed that Noah was a little bit poopy too, so there was a nice little treat left on Daddy's ipod. Totally gross. Noah tries to stick things in his diaper and he says "pockets" while he does. I guess I should probably start getting him dressed.


We decided to move Presleigh's bed into Noah's room this week. Presleigh has been afraid of the dark for a while and has had the hardest time going to bed at night. We thought that it might help her to have Noah close by, to help her feel safe. It as been a success for her. She has done a lot better at night time, which has been great. Noah on the other hand has learned from his new roommate how to climb out of his crib:( I was so bummed because I honestly was hoping to keep him in the crib until the new baby got here. So we have put Noah in a big boy bed. Bed time has gone pretty well the last few nights. Nap time is impossible.

Yesterday Wayne and I went to the dentist. Noah was excited to get a little tube of toothpaste out of Daddy's dentist pouch to play with. Noah and I had a few conversations that went like this

Noah: What is this

Me: Toothpaste

Noah: Oh Toothpaste (With cute inflections in his voice)? It's Daddy's?

Me: Yeah that is daddy's toothpaste

Noah: No it's not Daddy's, Daddy's at work

We went through this whole little toothpaste thing probably 10 times throughout the day. I wish I could have gotten video of it because honestly his little voice is so stinking cute when we have conversations:)


Presleigh has been crackin me up lately. She is so imaginative and plays so well alone, but also with Noah. Yesterday she said to me "Mommy, want to see me shake my tail?" I of course wanted to see her shake it so I said yeah, and then she squatted down, stuck her little bottom in the air, curled her little arms up against her chest, and started wiggling her arms. It was so cute because it looked like the perfect bird stance to be able to shake her bottom, but everytime she would barely even move her bum.

A Full House Is the Best Kind

Most of the month of July was spent laying down due to some extreme nausea:( But my family did come to visit last week, and it was so nice to have them here. My mom, dad, aunt, and grandma drove down from Billings last Saturday. Then my sister Jules and baby Laila drove up with my cousin Christy from Utah. They didn't all stay with us, but we had quite the full house. It was wonderful:) It is always such a treat to have visitors, and we have been very lucky to have family come visit us often.

My kids get so exctied to see everyone. Presleigh slept with Grandma Patsy most of the nights they were here. Noah enjoyed playing games with Papa even though sometimes "papa scare you" (He says you instead of me). We had a yummy bbq over at the Lewis' one night and a spaghetti dinner at our house another night. We played Mexican train, and went swimming, and shopping, and hit up happy hour at Sonic a couple times. My mom and I, but mostly my mom, made Pres a new cute skirt. And we laughed a lot. My kids enjoyed being around family the most which is my favorite. Presleigh got very sad when everyone left and that breaks my heart. I wish we lived closer:( We are so grateful that everyone came to visit us. We are so excited to be vacationing in Montana at the end of this month, and can't wait to see everyone!!!!