Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband Sean! He is 27 today! It is crazy to think he was 21 years old when we first met and all the time that has past. Sean is just finishing up his Bachelors degree in Nursing and has worked so hard to get to this point in his life. I'm so proud of him, for his perseverance, ambition and achievements. Sean is such a good guy and one of the nicest people I know. If you ask him to do something he never says no and just does it and is very helpful. He loves his family and takes very good care of us and makes sure we are happy. I could not ask for a better companion, because he completes me in every way and measures up to more then I ever imagined having in my life. Sean loves and adores his kids and likes to have his one on one time with them, even though life keeps him busy he makes time for them. Thanks, for being the person that you are. We love you!!

Two week old pics of Adam

Well Adam is now 2 months old and is weighing in at 11 lbs 15 oz! I must say he has quite the appetite... He is 75 % for his weight, 50% for his height and head circumference. Also, Audrey just had a birthday on October 19th and is now 3 yrs old!!!! I will post more about her birthday later. But for now I will just post some pics from when Adam was two weeks old and some of Audrey as well.

These pictures were taken by Sean's missionary friend Travis Richardson. He does an amazing job. His website is Travisjphotographyblog.com. We're planning on getting family pictures soon as, if you take a look, you can tell will be awesome.

One month old

Time goes by so fast! Adam is now one month old and has grown rapidly. He fits into his zero-three month clothes now and I think he will be in three to six month clothes in no time. He loves to eat and always seems to be hungry!! He is also a great sleeper and that has been really nice when night time rolls around. I have to say that having a second baby is not as hard as I thought it would be and I love having one around. He is such a sweet little guy and even grins at us from time to time. Audrey has adjusted surprisingly well and loves to give her little brother kisses on his fore head, give him his blanket, or put his binkey in his mouth. She gets a little jealous sometimes when I am holding him, but gets over it fast. We try to give her lots of love and attention and play with her all the day long. One thing funny about Adam is he grunts a lot and I mean a lot, for no apparent reason. One thing sad about him is he has clogged tear ducts and his eyes are constantly watery and goopy. Which causes his eyelids to be stuck together and then he cannot open his eyes. I wipe his eyes with a warm wash cloth several times a day and that seems to help for a little while. Audrey had clogged tear ducts when she was a baby, but very mildly and it only lasted a few days. Hopefully Adam's tear ducts will clear up soon.... Besides that we are grateful to have a healthy little boy.Here are couple of pictures from yesterday. More pics to come! Enjoy!!

Introducing Adam 2.0

So, two weeks ago we had a baby... well, not we... Megan did. My part is long been done. On August 28, Adam Moylen Young came into the world a quiet pink and blue 6 lb 13 oz definite boy. He was quiet because he had some respiratory problems where his alveoli wouldn't adequately open quick enough so they kept him in close watch at the nursery. About 3 hours later, after giving him a bath, he pinked up, breathed better, and was ready to come back to mommy. Megan went about 6 hours after labor induction without the epidural (she thought she could go natural... bad idea). She progressed really slow until after she got the epidural and the doc came and broke her water. Then things moved real fast and she actually only had about 5 minutes of real actual pushing out the baby stuff. Recovery was much better this time around, despite the fact that Megan didn't sleep for nearly 48 hours straight (those dang nurses have GOT to be quieter at night). We were very grateful to family members for helping out with Audrey, especially my sister, Heather, who spent both days and nights babysitting Audrey at home while I stayed with Megan at the hospital. Audrey adores her aunt Heather, so it was a good matchup. In any case, Mommy and baby are doing great, Audrey seems to be adjusting okay, and I am now a little less lazy. I'll post some pics now, since that's what you really opened the blog up for, not this whole great spiel I just put you through.

He is definitely a boy. And definitely one of ours.

Megan looks pretty good for just having had a baby.

This is aunt Heather, our lifesaver.

Audrey. She's cute.

Dad and Son.

This is my cousin, Adam Twede (hence the Adam 2.0 subject line), my life-long best friend to this day. I always knew I would name my first son after him and my cousin is the kind of person that you would be glad to name your child after. I had to convince Megan, though, and did so by agreeing that if we name this one Adam, then I was to let her name the rest of the kids anything she wants. Too bad she doesn't want any more kids anymore.

Adam standing up... kinda... not really...

And finally the siblings unite... almost.

There you have it.

Counting down

I am so excited that this pregnancy has almost come to an end! I went to the doctor's today and found out that I am dialated to a two. Yay!! It is so nice to know that baby Adam is almost here. I am 37 weeks and 4 days along, so hopefully he will come any time now. According to the ultrasound Adam is doing well and has a strong heartbeat. He is weighing in at about 6lbs 5oz. My doctor says that he is gaining about a half a pound a week, so he will probably be a good seven pounder. I am still really nervous to have a second child, but knowing with time I will adjust helps keep me positive about it.

Pregnancy update

I am now 37 weeks along, so just counting down the days for the arrival of our son. My last Doctor's appt. was a couple of days ago and the little guy weighed about 5lbs 11oz and looked healthy. Audrey always gets so excited to see my stomach and will kiss it and say baby Adam, so I'm hoping she understands that a baby is coming soon... I keep telling her that baby Adam will be coming soon and she perks up to the word baby, but I still think it will be quite the adjustment for her. Anyways, we are all doing well and I should post pics and longer blog later of our summer adventures and pregnant belly.

Anyone interested?

I am quitting my job and there is an opening if anyone is interested. I am an on-site manager for a storage facility with two other girls that are considered managers as well.
I work Mon-Fri. 3 hrs and 20 min in the office and I have to do a daily check of my area in the facility, so just about 4 hours a day. Also, every third Saturday the girls rotate turns working a full Saturday and you get Sundays off. It pays for rent, utilities, and a storage unit and you get just a little extra money each month and you would live on site if you got the job. This is a great opportunity if your husband is in school, or if you want to save up to buy a home in the near future. I get to take my little girl to work with me because the company allows it and there is a playroom for her to play in, so very child friendly. If anyone wants to apply, or find out more information let me know. If you know someone that this job might benefit, let me know. I just thought I might get the word out there, because I have been meaning to mention in my ward, but have not had a chance to yet because of so many events going on lately.

100 Days to go!

I have 100 more days to go according to my babystrology ticker on the side of my blog, Plus a nice hot summer to endure. It still seems so far away, but it helps me to know I still have some time to prepare for baby Adam. We are actually going to be moving at the beginning of June into a townhouse, which we will only be renting. I am so excited though, because it will be such an upgrade from an apartment and it will be nice to have more space. Anyways, we are only moving about 5 miles away from where we are now, so it will not be to far away from everything. Another thing I forgot to mention is that I am going to be switching OBGYN's, because our health insurance has changed and cause my OBGYN stopped delivering a while ago, but I only found that out recently. Does anyone have any good recommendations, because I need to find one an OBGYN ASAP!

Update: We did find an OBGYN and the 100 day ticker was actually 9 days off. Our real official due date is August 30th. We had been told 3 different dates - one being August 21st of which an assistant had told us and of which the baby ticker was based off of, August 30th, which is based off of the LMP, and Sept 9th, which an ultrasound indicated... there... now no more confusion.

Audrey's mothers day surprise

This mothers day I got reminded of what it is to be a mother and what we endure sometimes with our children. At about three o clock in the morning Audrey woke up and started crying, for some unknown reason. I walked into her room and the next thing I know she starts hurling everywhere...... and for about every fifteen to twenty minutes after that until about six thirty this morning she was still upchucking. Poor little Audrey finally fell asleep for a couple of hours and woke up this morning asking for a drink. Sean thought it would be okay to give her some milk, but that was a big mistake and she had another outburst of up chucking again. Usually it is not good to give milk for up to 24 to 48 hours after a child has been sick like this and I think Sean forgot this detail since Audrey has not had a stomach virus for over a year. Sean had to run to the store and get her some pedialyte and she has kept that down so far today. I'm not sure what Audrey is sick with, but she does not have a fever so that is a good thing. I think it may have been something she ate last night, or she could have a little stomach virus.
Anyways, I think she has already started to recover from the illness she got last night and should be just fine. I'm so grateful to be a mother and be there for my child, even though it is not always easy at times. Sean helped out a great deal as well and I don't know how I would do things without him. He really is such a good Dad/Husband, so I'm glad we have Fathers day to celebrate soon. Thanks babe!
Here is a cute little something my nephew Connor said the other day. It went somewhere along these lines.
He was talking to his mom and said so if there is mother's day, when is Man's day?
Ha ha to cute!
Overall I have had a fine mothers day, even though the day has not gone as planned. It is good just to be able to stay home with my daughter and be a mother to her.
I hope everyone has had a good Mothers Day!!

Terrible twos and happy things as well

Terrible twos has struck once again, but this time I think it is more of the real thing. I think Audrey goes in spurts, but she sure has thrown me through a loop this time around and made life very difficult. I don't know if it is because I'm pregnant and my patience wears down quicker, but just in the last couple of weeks she has developed a whole new sassy attitude. I guess it is a good thing for her to be independent and be able to state her opinion, but she sure gets sassy.. Lately if she does not want to wear something she does not wear it and will throw a fit if I even make her try. I am starting to learn to just let her choose what she wants to wear, or ask her if she will wear something. If she does not like it she will say No a couple of times, grab it and throw it to the floor and run away. I am trying to teach her to be nicer to her clothes and other such items like her toys, books etc. But she just does not seem to listen until I tell her multiple times in a row to be soft and I even show her how to be with her items. I know she is two and has a very short attention span, but she does not seem to mind, or listen very well lately. She not only throws her clothes to the ground lately, but she seems to be a little more ruff with her toys and gets mad at them. I don't know why this is, but I'm hoping it is just a phase. I think sometimes she is frustrated, because she is two and sometimes it is hard for a child to express exactly how they feel. But Audrey does not have a hard time communicating, because she speaks in sentences very well and has a wide vocabulary and she seems to understand things and she tells me usually what she wants. She always loves playing with her baby dolls and is usually really good with them, because I have taught her to be nice to them, but once in a while she will get mad at them and say no and tap them on the head, or throw them to the ground. I make her say sorry to them and pick them up and if she is still mean to them I tell her that they have to be put away, if she can't treat them nicely.. I really do not know where she picked a lot of this behavior up from lately, but I know sometimes she has little tizz fits with other kids, but not to often . But believe me as parents we are very gentle with her and turn to other forms of discipline, like time out, or taking something away if she can't be nice to it. Also, she has been very picky about what she eats lately as well, when she used to eat quite a variety of foods and now it is quite limited. She will tell me she wants to eat a certain food and I will open it up for her and then she will give me that good sassy "No" I don't want it and then she will say she wants something else, I open that and she will not eat that as well. She has not seemed to have much of an appetite lately either and I have tried giving her favorite foods, just to get her to eat because I worry about her not getting enough nutrition and she even will turn some of her favorite foods down as well. She is not really big on trying new foods and I try to offer her different kinds of foods and she just runs away. It is very frustrating when she refuses to eat and she always still seems to have so much energy for a while. But then seems to have a break down later if she has not eaten and then she will eat.... I do not try and force her to eat, but I do help her eat if she will let me. Sometimes she likes eating on her own, sometimes she just simply pushes the meal away when I put it down in front of her during meal time. She also has that great tantrum throwing down and she is good at it, but I try not to pay attention to her when she throws those, because it just helps her know she can get attention when she behaves like that and that is not what I want her to learn from throwing tantrums. I do try and talk to her at first and ask her what she wants, but she just screams and says her favorite word right now "no'. One other thing she has been doing lately is she will run up to me and just hit me for no good reason... She knows this behavior is not allowed and she will say sorry mommy after I tell her that she is not supposed to do that. But then she comes back a second time and that's when she has to be put in time out... I don't want to say that my little girl is naughty, because she really is so sweet at times as well. I think that she is just trying to test the waters right now and seeing what she can get away with, which is not much when it comes to naughty behavior. I have started reading about discipline and getting a child to behave better and I am using some of those techniques and this past week, she has seemed to be a little bit better. Like if she really wants something that she is not supposed to have, I just simply change the subject to something else and she usually will respond to that. But she does have a good memory and will try and get the same thing later, even when it is out of sight. I don't know who said out of sight, out of mind because Audrey does not seem to forget things for a long time.. Like days, to weeks sometimes. Well enough about all the negative things in my daughter's life I just need to vent, because I have been very frustrated and stressed from her behavior lately.
I will talk about the positive things now, which I'm hoping will be as long as my negative terribly two's post.
I guess I can post about Audrey's Easter experience. This year Easter was a lot more fun, because Audrey seemed to get more excited about what she got and finding things. In Audrey's Easter Basket she of course had candy, which Sean and I ate later on because she does not have much of a sweet tooth. Thank goodness!! She got a big lollipop and really enjoyed that. She got a kite, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, coloring book and crayons and a hula hoop. She really enjoyed flying her kite and had fun trying to blow the bubbles on her own, even though it was kind of a mess. She really is so imaginative now when it comes to coloring, or using sidewalk chalk. She will tell me that she is drawing certain things like a shark, dinosaur, flower, smiley face, butterfly, bird, etc. and just scribbles, but I think it is so cute that she is imagining things and trying to be creative. She knows about sharks, because she watches Nemo sometimes and she plays with dinosaurs at her cousins house. She loves to draw smiley faces and some of her shapes, but we are still working on those. =) Audrey seems to be talking more and more every day and she can really say any word now and has good pronunciation. She speaks in sentences all the day long and sometimes chats my ear off, but really she has a cute high pitched voice and is to irresistable not to listen to. I love just watching her play pretend with her toys and just seeing what she is thinking. She loves to play with play doh and loves to color whenever she gets a chance.
Audrey loves to sing and knows multiple songs now like: Twinkle, twinkle little star, row row row your boat, The itsy bitsty spider, Abc's, popcorn popping on the apricot tree and many other songs I can not think of right now, but really I guess she has known a lot of those songs for quite sometime. She does have quite the little singing voice and I don't think I will ever get sick of it, because it is so cute to listen to her. I am trying to teach her to count to twenty right now, because she has been counting to ten for about a year now, so I decided to start and she is starting to pick up on the numbers fairly fast. I tried teaching her a while ago to count to twenty and she started to mix her numbers up, so we just kept to ten, but now she seems like she is doing better now that she is older.
Audrey loves going to the park to play and she will swing in the swing forever, but loves to go down the slides as well and just run around like a typical kid. I feel so blessed to have such a healthy child who is such a spirited little thing and curious about learning new things all the time. I guess her learning experiences in life have taught me great lessons as a mother and challenges have arised, but we usually seem to get past them. I'm happy to be Audrey's mother and I love her so much and I don' t know where I would be with out her in my life. I posted some picture of her from Easter at the top of this post, so enjoy. I love how her hair turned out that day and I thought her dress was darling. Thanks! To her grandma for buying it for her.