Attempting to capture a smile from Joel. He makes some pretty funny faces!
Don't I have the cutest kids ever!?!
~A
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Funny kids
Whenever I change diapers Sophia's job is to throw them away for me. The other day after she threw them in the garbage I told her good job and clapped. Sophia then bowed and said thank you thank you! like she was talking to an audience, ha ha where does she learn this?
When J starts to get a little mad he will send out these like warning screams/wales they are not really loud or high pitched they are just kinda half a sob. It's pretty funny. He will do it 2 or 3 times before he really starts to cry to let us know he isn't happy. Most of the time if you get the binki in during the warning signals he won't start to cry.
Sophia loves the show super why and if you have ever seen it you will know that they say "super why, to the rescue". Randomly throughout the day when Sophia is playing I hear her yell "To the rescue!" Then she will come running down the hall with her arm in the air!
J is starting to smile and coo a lot. It is one of the cutest things ever! He is just like his sister though and anytime I pull the camera out to take a pic he goes straight faced. Little stinker.
Sophia likes to jump in her crib when she wakes up from her nap. For the last week or so I have been telling her not to do that because it will break the crib. Now when Sophia wakes up I hear her yell "Mom! Where are you?", "Dad! Where are you?" till one of us goes in and gets her. Then when I walk in she goes "You found me!"
When J gets cooing and gets really excited his arms start to move crazy fast and then he usually hits himself in the face pretty hard with his fist. It's so funny because he will freeze all of sudden with a stunned face then start talking again and do it all over again.
Whenever Sophia and I play with her play kitchen, she first starts by rubbing her belly and saying "Me SOO hungry!" Then when we eat she licks her lips and goes "Mmm So delicious!"
My kids are a hoot!
~A
When J starts to get a little mad he will send out these like warning screams/wales they are not really loud or high pitched they are just kinda half a sob. It's pretty funny. He will do it 2 or 3 times before he really starts to cry to let us know he isn't happy. Most of the time if you get the binki in during the warning signals he won't start to cry.
Sophia loves the show super why and if you have ever seen it you will know that they say "super why, to the rescue". Randomly throughout the day when Sophia is playing I hear her yell "To the rescue!" Then she will come running down the hall with her arm in the air!
J is starting to smile and coo a lot. It is one of the cutest things ever! He is just like his sister though and anytime I pull the camera out to take a pic he goes straight faced. Little stinker.
Sophia likes to jump in her crib when she wakes up from her nap. For the last week or so I have been telling her not to do that because it will break the crib. Now when Sophia wakes up I hear her yell "Mom! Where are you?", "Dad! Where are you?" till one of us goes in and gets her. Then when I walk in she goes "You found me!"
When J gets cooing and gets really excited his arms start to move crazy fast and then he usually hits himself in the face pretty hard with his fist. It's so funny because he will freeze all of sudden with a stunned face then start talking again and do it all over again.
Whenever Sophia and I play with her play kitchen, she first starts by rubbing her belly and saying "Me SOO hungry!" Then when we eat she licks her lips and goes "Mmm So delicious!"
My kids are a hoot!
~A
Finally finished!
I started working on lots of project before J. was born and didn't get them all done. Finally on Tuesday I finished his carseat cover and all the burp clothes I wanted to make to match the blankets.
Glad I finished this now that it is getting cold out it will keep J nice and warm and cozy.
We were so lacking in the burp clothe area so ten new ones should really help! Not bad for a Tuesday afternoon!
~A
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Birthdays and Baptisms
The first two weekends in Oct. were busy busy for us. The first weekend was conference and my sisters 30th birthday! We went up to my mom's house early Saturday. We watched the first and most of the 2nd session of conference. Then all the girls got together to celebrate Shelby turning 30. We asked her husband what she wanted to do for her birthday and he said she wanted to be on a beach in Maui. So we made her a bikini t-shirt and we all wore flower lays(?) and went and got manicures and pedicures! It was fabulous. I then had a baby shower to go to for one of my dear friends, then we met the boys and went out to dinner that evening.
Isn't the shirt we made her great?! ha ha Sunday we had a big family dinner and watched conference together. Although with all the kids there we just ended up talking and laughing most the time, not to mention four grandkids. I will definetly be re-watching it but family time is always good time! Afterwards Briana and I spent a good portion of the afternoon trying to make her look like a doll for her Halloween costume. It worked out pretty well.
The next weekend Tyler had his interview in California at SCCO. He flew out Thursday morning, so we dropped him off at the airport and headed to my moms. The kids and I spent the day visiting some old friends and shopping.
Friday my mom had the day off work and Shelby's kids came over to play. Mom and I spent the day cleaning and cooking because Saturday was little Tyler's(my nephew) baptism! We did take a break Friday afternoon to paint pumpkins with the kids and with my good friend and her son. The kids all loved it!
Layla insisted on doing her pumpkin by herself. She also insisted on painting her hair and mouth and face!
Little Tyler made a scary vampire!
Sophia made sure every inch of her pumpkin was covered in paint!
Little stud Carson showing us is cheesy smile.
Saturday was the baptism. We got up early got the soup going and made sure the house was set up. Little Tyler looked kinda nervous to me but I think he was excited. Sophia thought it was so neat. She said "Look mom Tyler!" really loud as he walked into the font! It was cute. During the confirmation Sophia was having a melt down, I am not really sure what caused it, and Joel was hungry and crying and Tyler wasn't there so I was in the hall for the talk and confirmation but what can you do. The whole family, extended and in-laws, went back to my mom's for yummy food.
Sophia all ready for the baptism, wanting to pose by the pumpkins.
Saturday night we were invited to a Halloween party at Cornbelly's by my sis. in-laws. My kids were cranky and Joel was getting over a cold so we left them with Ben and Jess so Tyler and I could go out. It was nice to have a break but once we got there we felt bad not taking Sophia, she would have loved it! Sunday we had the Hanna and Sara and families over for dinner so the guys and Sara could get together and watch the season premier of the walking dead. Hanna and I don't really appreciate the show, it creeps us out! ha ha It was fun to have everyone over. We love spending time with family and the last two weekends that's all we did!
~A
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Feeding the Ducks
One of Sophia's favoriteSunday past times is feeding the ducks. She doesn't so much feed the ducks as she does chase the ducks and eat the bread herself. We love it because it keeps her entertained and Joel loves to get pushed in the stroller. I am surprised at how not afraid Sophia is of the ducks. They get right up close to her hand and she doesn't even flinch it's really funny!
~A
Joel just hanging out on the blanket while Sophia runs around! It was really bright so he is squinting or eyes closed in most of the pics.
~A
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Hypospadias
I have debated posting this on my blog since Joel was born. Ultimately I decided I use this blog to document our family happenings and this is definetly a big happening in our family so I will post it. Hypospadias, baby Joel was born with this birth defect. I think the easiest way to explain what it is will be to copy the paragraph off the info sheet his pediatric urologist gave me.
HYPOSPADIAS: A Correctable Defect
One out of every one hundred and twenty five males are born with a condition known as Hypospadias. The cause for this developmental anomaly is unknown. A boy with Hypospadias has a urethra that does not reach the tip of the penis; that is, the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. It is recommended that Hypospadias be corrected surgically.
I have some animated pics that came on the info sheet I could post but decided against it. If you really want to see what it looks like google it and webmd has some pics. I will warn you though, the pics on webmd are of full grown men with hypospadias. A little more than I personally wanted to see but if that doesn't bother you go for it.
Hypospadias does not hurt Joel. He urinates and has bowel movements just fine. His case is pretty typical it's nothing severe so one surgery should take care of it. So why are we having the surgery done if it doesn't hurt him and he urinates just fine? Because Hypospadias can cause problems as he gets older.
1. His urine stream is irregular, meaning he shoots straight down rather than out of the tip of the penis. He would have to pee sitting down his whole life.
2. His penis would look different than other boys.
3. It could potentially create fertility issues. If he gets the surgery then the opening of the penis would be as close to the cervix as possible so that the sperm is in the right place to cause preganacy.
4. Sexual function. If the penis has chordee (downward curvature of the penis, often found with hypospadias) it becomes very painful, difficult or even impossible to have intercourse as an adult.
I would like Joel to have as much normal function as possible down there so surgery is a no brainer for me.
So now that we are all updated on Hypospadias I'll get to the point of this post. Joel had his first appointment at Primary Childrens Medical Center today. His Pediatric Urologist is a very nice guy! He is super tender and kind. He has great bedside manner which I am sure you need if you are doing surgery on kids all day with crazy, worrying moms all over the place ha ha. He pretty much handles all hypospadias cases in northern Utah. He examined Joel and told us pretty much how the surgery would go.
The surgery is an in and out procedure, so we will go in in the morning and go home that day. They will put Joel under with a mask. Once he is asleep they will start an IV and put in a breathing tube. The surgeon will then construct an addition to the existing urethra and extend the urethra to the tip of the penis. Then he will close the existing hole/urethra at the bottom of the penis and reconstruct the shape so it looks normal and circumcise him. He will use most of the foreskin for the reconstruction.
They will wait till Joel is 4 months old, because they like to wait to do anesthesia on a baby till at least that age, then we will set up the surgery date. We want to have the surgery and recovery done before we move for Optometry school so Joel will have his surgery sooner rather than later. He said the recovery isn't to bad. It will burn to pee for the first week or so then he should act normal and be fine after that. His penis will be black and blue for a while till it heals and the swelling goes down. After all that goes away he should look like any other boy and his function should all be normal! He said the most common complication is if the baby decides it hurts to much to pee and will hold it in as long as possible, then when he finally urinates it will be to much pressure and can burst the stitches. If that happens we would have to wait another 4-6 months and have the surgery done again. So lets pray that doesn't happen!
Joel will have to see the Urologist periodically through his life to make sure no problems occur with growth and development. In almost all cases like Joel's this one surgery should do the trick and everything should be just fine. I feel bad the little guy has to have surgery but after sitting in the waiting room watching kids go by with obviously way worse issues than Joel's we are so grateful it's something fixable and common enough that the doctor feels very comfortable taking care of it! This little guy is growing like a weed and I am sure he will pull through like a champ!
~A
HYPOSPADIAS: A Correctable Defect
One out of every one hundred and twenty five males are born with a condition known as Hypospadias. The cause for this developmental anomaly is unknown. A boy with Hypospadias has a urethra that does not reach the tip of the penis; that is, the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis. It is recommended that Hypospadias be corrected surgically.
I have some animated pics that came on the info sheet I could post but decided against it. If you really want to see what it looks like google it and webmd has some pics. I will warn you though, the pics on webmd are of full grown men with hypospadias. A little more than I personally wanted to see but if that doesn't bother you go for it.
Hypospadias does not hurt Joel. He urinates and has bowel movements just fine. His case is pretty typical it's nothing severe so one surgery should take care of it. So why are we having the surgery done if it doesn't hurt him and he urinates just fine? Because Hypospadias can cause problems as he gets older.
1. His urine stream is irregular, meaning he shoots straight down rather than out of the tip of the penis. He would have to pee sitting down his whole life.
2. His penis would look different than other boys.
3. It could potentially create fertility issues. If he gets the surgery then the opening of the penis would be as close to the cervix as possible so that the sperm is in the right place to cause preganacy.
4. Sexual function. If the penis has chordee (downward curvature of the penis, often found with hypospadias) it becomes very painful, difficult or even impossible to have intercourse as an adult.
I would like Joel to have as much normal function as possible down there so surgery is a no brainer for me.
So now that we are all updated on Hypospadias I'll get to the point of this post. Joel had his first appointment at Primary Childrens Medical Center today. His Pediatric Urologist is a very nice guy! He is super tender and kind. He has great bedside manner which I am sure you need if you are doing surgery on kids all day with crazy, worrying moms all over the place ha ha. He pretty much handles all hypospadias cases in northern Utah. He examined Joel and told us pretty much how the surgery would go.
The surgery is an in and out procedure, so we will go in in the morning and go home that day. They will put Joel under with a mask. Once he is asleep they will start an IV and put in a breathing tube. The surgeon will then construct an addition to the existing urethra and extend the urethra to the tip of the penis. Then he will close the existing hole/urethra at the bottom of the penis and reconstruct the shape so it looks normal and circumcise him. He will use most of the foreskin for the reconstruction.
They will wait till Joel is 4 months old, because they like to wait to do anesthesia on a baby till at least that age, then we will set up the surgery date. We want to have the surgery and recovery done before we move for Optometry school so Joel will have his surgery sooner rather than later. He said the recovery isn't to bad. It will burn to pee for the first week or so then he should act normal and be fine after that. His penis will be black and blue for a while till it heals and the swelling goes down. After all that goes away he should look like any other boy and his function should all be normal! He said the most common complication is if the baby decides it hurts to much to pee and will hold it in as long as possible, then when he finally urinates it will be to much pressure and can burst the stitches. If that happens we would have to wait another 4-6 months and have the surgery done again. So lets pray that doesn't happen!
Joel will have to see the Urologist periodically through his life to make sure no problems occur with growth and development. In almost all cases like Joel's this one surgery should do the trick and everything should be just fine. I feel bad the little guy has to have surgery but after sitting in the waiting room watching kids go by with obviously way worse issues than Joel's we are so grateful it's something fixable and common enough that the doctor feels very comfortable taking care of it! This little guy is growing like a weed and I am sure he will pull through like a champ!
~A
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