tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20548502085469300172024-03-05T20:21:30.733-07:00Rowley RamblingsLance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-73029133903518824062013-08-03T11:06:00.000-06:002013-08-03T11:06:33.278-06:00Just JaceSo, I just did a post for Ariana, and now, as the blog title says, this post is all about Jace. Jace is now 5 years old. That means, in October he will be turning 6, which means MY LITTLE BOY WILL BE STARTING KINDERGARTEN! Yeah, huge milestone that I'm totally not ready for. Jace attended a special ed preschool because he was diagnosed with Aspergers when he was 3. Anyways, back in February, I was called into Jace's preschool to meet with his teachers and principal. So, I met with them and at their appointment, they told me they had done testing on Jace and he tested out of the preschool. So, he went to school one last time and that was it. Between a trip to Disneyland and moving right after, we never did put him into another school because it would have been for such a short amount of time. It will be interesting to have him start kindergarten and have that structure in his life again. <br />
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Jace is still our funny boy. I'm so glad my husband thought to write down and document all the funny things he comes up with. I think one of my favorites by far would be one he said recently "Grandma Rowley is sooo sweet! She puts hearts in my eyes!" I guess he got it maybe from cartoons? If you ever have time, go to twitter and find #stuffjacesez and you'll see everything that Lance has documented. I actually made a book of it. I guess it's time to start part 2. <br />
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Jace is very helpful with his sister...most of the time. He always checks her diaper worrying if she might have pooped. Whenever I put Ariana in her booster seat to eat, he'll notice when she's done and help her down. He also really likes to lay her down for bed and tuck her in. I'm so glad my kids get along. Ariana has become very accustomed to Jace and doesn't freak out every time he touches her or wrestles her anymore.<br />
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I love how Jace tries to act grown-up. He tries so hard when he talks to say grown up words like absolutely or do you mind? The other night, he came into my room and asked if I would absolutely mind if we traded blankets for the night so he could use mine because it was his favorite and I could borrow his. I just couldn't resist the sweetness in his asking, so of course, I caved in and he used my big blanket and I used one of his baby quilts. If it wasn't so hot, I wouldn't have done it, so considering it's been warmer and I don't put all the blanket over me anyways, I traded for the night. He's very good about saying please and thankyou.<br />
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Jace is very into counting. Whenever we need to get him to do things, we count to get him to go faster. His favorite is for us to count to 120. I guess it's his favorite number. He's picked up so quickly just in the past couple of weeks counting on his own. I was very impressed to see him count to 200 this week. The other day, I was surprised to hear him count from 100 backwards. Then, we taught him to count to 100 by 5's and as soon as we started, he automatically caught on. <br />
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I think Jace's biggest dilemma when he starts kindergarten is going to be his handwriting. He has always struggled holding a pencil and writing his name correctly. I can't get him to write any letters at all anymore. I've told him that when he starts school, he has to learn to write. I'm hoping he'll pick it up really quickly once he gets started. There's something about having strangers teach you rather than your parents. He opens up more to doing things for other people that aren't his family. <br />
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Jace got a bike with training wheels for Christmas. He likes to spend his time outside whether it be just running, riding his bike, or helping water the plants. We've taken him to a couple splash pads this summer and he LOVES them! I didn't think he would because he doesn't like water spraying his face, but he proved me wrong. I think he'd spend all his time outside if he could. He also loves electronics. He likes finding new games and playing them. This was the first week he has ever been grounded from something and we decided on computer, phones, and tablet because he loves them so much. He did very well for his first real big punishment. It was hard because I know he would have liked time on them, but he did very well resisting and obeying us. <br />
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Anyways, here are some more recent pictures of our boy. He's growing up so fast! <br />
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Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-45076948553763464402013-08-03T10:16:00.000-06:002013-08-03T10:16:56.294-06:00All about ArianaDid you miss me? It's only been a year since I last posted. I guess I got lazy and just stopped blogging. Anyways, a year ago, I posted about my baby turning one. Here we are a year later and she is now two! Time flies when you're having fun. Anyways, just thought I should give a little update on the kids. <br />
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Let's start with our little girl since probably the most has changed with her and I should document some of it somewhere. Ariana is our slow learning child. She's really taken her time doing things. She didn't walk until about 21 months. Some people still see her and say "ahh...she just learned to walk". She's definitely got the new walk look but she's getting faster and faster everyday. At her 2-year appointment, she weighed in at 29 pounds (77th percentile) and 34 inches (51st percentile). She definitely has a little pot belly, but oh how I love it. Her head size is still off the charts. <br />
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Ariana has really turned into a jabberer. I love hearing her sit and talk. She's slowly starting to mimick things we say and do. If she sees us change our clothes, she'll have a new set of clothes to bring to you so she can get dressed too. When it's time to leave, she'll stop and stick her arm in the air and wave at you until you wave back at her and say bye. If someone goes to the fridge, she'll be right behind you so she can get in too and show you what she wants out of it. Every once in awhile, she'll look at the camera and say "cheese". Whenever she gets mad or frustrated or something hurts her, she'll throw her hand over her mouth and let out a cry. Her hair is long enough where I can brush it and put it up. She's getting more and more patient with getting her hair done. She really enjoys helping out with things. If she sees us do things like clean up, she'll get down and hand you things to put away. She also likes to take things and put them in the garbage. She is definitely our snuggler. She LOVES to sit on peoples laps. If I'm sitting on the floor or the bed or anywhere, she automatically takes her spot on my lap. Sometimes, Jace will fight her for it and Ariana will throw a fit. She won't stand for it. That is her spot. Ariana is turning more and more into a girly-girl. I hope she keeps it up. If she hears music, she'll dance to it. Hopefully in a year we'll start her in a dance class. She definitely knows when she looks pretty because she receives so much praise. She likes to dress up. She has a couple skirts she really likes to wear. Sometimes I'll change her diaper and pull up her nightgown to find a skirt underneath it. The other day, she found an empty thing of eye shadow and was sticking her finger in it rubbing it on her eyes. <br />
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We moved a few months ago to a new place and we decided when we moved, we weren't going to set up the crib again. Jace got a new bed and Ariana moved to the toddler bed. The first week or so was a little difficult because it was so easy for her to get out of it, but she adjusted really quickly to it. She is definitely our sleeper. Sometimes I wish she and Jace didn't have to share a room because if he wasn't in there, she would sleep in every morning. <br />
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Ariana loves to carry stuff. She used to have an attachment to a certain blanket. She couldn't sleep without it or go anywhere without it. Recently, we misplaced the blanket. For all I know, Jace could have hidden it from her. I think since we lost it, she has learned to be okay without it. I'm sure if it ever shows up again, she'll be pretty excited. I have noticed though, if she gets really tired or hurts herself, she looks for a blanket to comfort her. In general though, she likes to have something in her hands. Sometimes it's just an empty cup or bag. <br />
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Ariana just learned how to give kisses. It used to be great big open-mouth kisses. More recently, they've turned into real kisses, even though the smooch sound might not come until she takes her lips off your face. She can also be a real hugger. I've noticed it most when she's in a shopping cart and she'll lean into me and put her arms around me and say "ahh." <br />
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Anyways, here are some recent pics of our little angel!<br />
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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LkRivpJA4cQPinYDA6DT5tIHragmuPKYSOIgLjvvbcKryxw8kT-_Sj62_Ls3X9R5h6Oo8cCh0PDzcFp2Bj3sYe5s5HuXkXDBOzQ5senAcMQOk-cTX48C_UWtDznMfyH2Qt3LgbZnkcQ/s320/P1010055.JPG" /></a>Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-24863325321042891202012-07-25T17:39:00.001-06:002012-07-25T17:39:23.505-06:00My baby is one!What a sad week. I don't like seeing my baby girl grow up so fast. Seriously, can a year have come and gone already? Having Ariana in our family has been THE BEST! On Saturday we celebrated her first Birthday with a party. My mom, sister,and I had been planning her party for over a month. Last month, I took Ariana and Jace grocery shopping. We needed to buy some time so I decided to go browsing down the baby toy aisle to see what kind of toys Ariana would go for. Anyways, I showed her a little bit of everything. She had no interest in the noise makers or electronics. However, we came upon a big tower of rubber duckies and she immediately grabbed the first one she could. I decided to buy it for her since it was less than a dollar. She absolutely giggled and smiled and hugged that thing. So, that's how we came to the idea of having a rubber ducky Birthday party. We began googling and searching pinterest for every idea we could find. I don't know why moms plan such big parties for their one-year-olds. It's not like they're going to remember it. Anyways, we did lots of preparation and I think the party was a success. I wish I would have done better with pictures. My sister did all the desserts which included the Birthday cake, cake pops, cupcakes, and lemon bars. We did blue foamy punch. The idea was to put some rubber duckies on the top to make it look like they were floating in a bubble bath. We made the punch and didn't put the ducks on because we didn't know how dirty they were. My mom made some salads and we put together sandwiches and wrapped them in wax paper with yarn around them and a rubber duck cutout on top. We had a couple games that I put together that included pin the bill on the duck and a beanbag toss with a duck's mouth cutout so it was like feed the duck. Then we did a relay. Anyways, the games didn't go as planned because we didn't have as many kids as we planned on come and it was raining cats and dogs through the party which blew the games down. We had the party at the park, but luckily we had a pavilion to keep us covered from the rain. I didn't plan a backup place for the party, so I'm very glad the pavilion worked out and kept us pretty dry. Anyways, that was pretty much it. It was a successful party despite it raining so hard. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3abXQEWyxD5wZzz6ifmoJegGAg8cCwb0H_823EHh5DchSB4BdpGhx6QWshTejil-NJHiOQit00huClXtn8wIcTIK4xHB4tm8GYWEsYlQb_Qk6G1JWphOTBiRdOpRg7alKewR5fysg4U/s1600/IMG_20120721_172517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3abXQEWyxD5wZzz6ifmoJegGAg8cCwb0H_823EHh5DchSB4BdpGhx6QWshTejil-NJHiOQit00huClXtn8wIcTIK4xHB4tm8GYWEsYlQb_Qk6G1JWphOTBiRdOpRg7alKewR5fysg4U/s320/IMG_20120721_172517.jpg" /></a></div>I seriously love this girl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdEeCCAkhD68C7ns1_sPFXyV8IM8__J4nQszl_ZWFc0kIdVXaUfR7rE825LnmahHq433L1a67mJ8mrkh7NIJ5_EgANfvqwNfVi_2XSHA_1DIDltOX5hTdsHhjjFi29K35ZrF6N0ErHfY/s1600/IMG_1444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdEeCCAkhD68C7ns1_sPFXyV8IM8__J4nQszl_ZWFc0kIdVXaUfR7rE825LnmahHq433L1a67mJ8mrkh7NIJ5_EgANfvqwNfVi_2XSHA_1DIDltOX5hTdsHhjjFi29K35ZrF6N0ErHfY/s320/IMG_1444.jpg" /></a></div>Ariana really got into her presents. She was very interested in what was in each bag.<br />
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Today was Ariana's one-year checkup. She now weighs 21 pound-50% and is 30 inches long-90%. She's tall and skinny. As always, they asked about her head. She's had a big head since birth. She looked really good. She's been crawling for a couple months, but it was a really awkward crawl where she'd push her head into the ground and scoot. In the past 2-3 weeks, she has finally learned she can be up on her hands and knees and get around like that. She can pull herself up to things, but doesn't do it a lot. I think it's a security thing. She worries about falling. I've said it from the beginning, but my baby is a slower bloomer. She does everything at her own pace. Hopefully in the next few months she might be walking. Ariana has turned into a real babbler. She's talking nonstop. I have no idea what she's trying to say. She's still a good sleeper and a very good eater. We put her on whole milk a little early, but she's taken to it really well. She's also been on a sippy cup and has done well with that. She still loves anyone and will let anyone hold her, although she really loves her mommy. We sure love having our little girl in our family!<strike></strike>Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-9086102517610707802012-06-07T17:48:00.001-06:002012-06-07T23:50:45.123-06:00Jace's favoritesSo, Lance and I are sitting downstairs asking Jace some of his favorite things and it's kind of fun getting his answers.<br />
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Favorite Color: Black and brown (at least for today. Tomorrow it will be different)<br />
Favorite Number: 20<br />
Favorite Person: Dagny and Brynn<br />
Favorite Food: Breadsticks and Cereal<br />
Favorite Song: Wiseman Built his house on a rock<br />
Favorite Blankie: Cars blankie<br />
Favorite shirt: Angry Birds and Lightning Mcqueen<br />
Favorite Drink: Strawberry milk<br />
Favorite book: A cars book<br />
Favorite Movie: Cars 1<br />
Favorite TV show: Caillou<br />
Favorite Fruit: Strawberries and Grapes<br />
Favorite Word: Porcupine, toot, and stinky<br />
Favorite Game: Cars and Toy Story<br />
Favorite Candy: Smarties, suckers<br />
Favorite Ipad game: Price is Right<br />
Favorite sport: basketballLance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-81496769843824416332012-06-04T20:23:00.000-06:002012-06-07T23:32:30.758-06:00What's upSo, I know I always say that I'm going to be better about blogging more, and I know it never happens. Oh well....I guess I'll just stop saying it and do the best I can. Does anybody even read my updates anyways? Anyways, I just wanted to give an update on life for my personal record. Maybe one day I'll put my blog into a book. <br />
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Let's start with Jace. Jace is our funny little man. He just finished his second year of preschool. Sadly, he still has one more year left. He was born in October, so he's one of the older children that has to endure one more whole year of preschool. It's okay though because he loves preschool. He is so happy with his teachers and he's always enjoyed the other children in his class. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOcjeVOlRtVdQhAUY2RZOtgQIbKLLgIQBdKieJQMMS1czRMZuJAlnZO_NCwR920Hu0FP1H847bF8BG44Z-q2rs1aE5hn1ttIup7kWoI9oZcugx703iCgbBOvCes-l02bahGBaD4-AEoQ/s1600/522299_10150801472167130_128970813_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOcjeVOlRtVdQhAUY2RZOtgQIbKLLgIQBdKieJQMMS1czRMZuJAlnZO_NCwR920Hu0FP1H847bF8BG44Z-q2rs1aE5hn1ttIup7kWoI9oZcugx703iCgbBOvCes-l02bahGBaD4-AEoQ/s320/522299_10150801472167130_128970813_n.jpeg" /></a> Jace showing off his certificate. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltRUBgPFeZFQm8WzACMp72aBkElOL_ZgM_9U9vl0oYPm0UozUyUHHul_0tiw1Qk6tjLjsxVAjMI1Ss6OLtrnNvCCmy3oMm2cfvlV_-8EedO3IzTfEfLs3DqPc-3LsHEJoD-c9ijtSyd0/s1600/181219_10150801472662130_1538158294_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltRUBgPFeZFQm8WzACMp72aBkElOL_ZgM_9U9vl0oYPm0UozUyUHHul_0tiw1Qk6tjLjsxVAjMI1Ss6OLtrnNvCCmy3oMm2cfvlV_-8EedO3IzTfEfLs3DqPc-3LsHEJoD-c9ijtSyd0/s320/181219_10150801472662130_1538158294_n.jpeg" /></a> Jace and his teacher, Ms. Kay. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXY1UIIsYXR8JsxrsHndMKavC-H9HYS8F7yogN0IGsxz5F8-g8bC4QZUCe728wQV8brAK02BJVtpuN4YHM68PdF171AFDt1hmZuLsARxaXnNEnppg-oDBHxfcGpLloooQ24u6my2GmoA/s1600/484146_10150801473122130_1965088800_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXY1UIIsYXR8JsxrsHndMKavC-H9HYS8F7yogN0IGsxz5F8-g8bC4QZUCe728wQV8brAK02BJVtpuN4YHM68PdF171AFDt1hmZuLsARxaXnNEnppg-oDBHxfcGpLloooQ24u6my2GmoA/s320/484146_10150801473122130_1965088800_n.jpeg" /></a> Jace and Ms. Maria. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR51B6GEEPxCDTtzkh8OwnGCKhReqhwKQ8g2qAHzisSS_9rozTp20hosFu1Qw-HZxmY2D7OUF2xdaEXm3umy4udsAIiEvgMbTIY-oM9R1An29Y50xAbdoXLIft2UN3o1oCv1fPfF6R_uE/s1600/485670_10150801473372130_1128330260_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR51B6GEEPxCDTtzkh8OwnGCKhReqhwKQ8g2qAHzisSS_9rozTp20hosFu1Qw-HZxmY2D7OUF2xdaEXm3umy4udsAIiEvgMbTIY-oM9R1An29Y50xAbdoXLIft2UN3o1oCv1fPfF6R_uE/s320/485670_10150801473372130_1128330260_n.jpeg" /></a> <br />
And this one, he said he had to have his picture in front of the playground. I think he must have liked preschool because he was smiling in all of these pictures! That's pretty rare. <br />
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Jace is very polite. He's always saying "please" and "thankyou" for everything! Sometimes it can be a pain because I'll ask him to do something for me and he'll say "No Thankyou." It's like he thinks that since he's being polite, he doesn't have to do it. Today, we were driving out to grandma's and Jace was sitting in the middle seat in the backseat of the car. He put his feet up on my armrest while we were driving. As soon as we got to grandma's house, he said "Thank you mommy for letting me put my feet up right there so that they could feel the cold air." He's just the sweetest little buggar. <br />
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As I said earlier, Jace is our funny boy. Sometimes, he just comes up with the funniest things to say. If you're ever on twitter (I don't do the twitter thing, but my husband does), check out stuffjacesez and you'll see a lot of the things he says. Here is just a sample of some of them. <br />
*(At the hospital) Hey lady, do ya know? My daddy has an owie on his bum bum! <br />
*Ariana, okay little Missy you better not fall off the bed again! <br />
*I'm lightning McQueen, m Mommy is Phin McMissile, Ariana is Francesco, and Daddy is Mater because he can drive backwards <br />
*Mommy, I didn't sleep at all last night. I couldn't get my eyes to shut. <br />
*Are you kidding me? I'm mortified! <br />
*Nicole: Jace drink the apple juice, it will help you get your hard poop out. Jace: I already did and its not working!!! <br />
*I got a Lightning McQueen from Toys For Us!!! <br />
*Jace (after hearing the dog fart): That's just like Scooby-Doo! <br />
*Its hard to play on the iPad ... I need to take my pants off so its easier <br />
*Do you know about blue grapes? They turn into blueberries! <br />
*Jace: There's a lot of bugs there Me: Yeah there's a lot of ants there huh Jace: No they're not ants they're bugs cause they're on the sidewalk <br />
*Ya know, when I was asleep my armpits were dirty and I needed deodorant <br />
*Jace: Why are we going this way? Nicole: Cause this is the way home. Jace: But we're going to get lost in the future! <br />
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I get a kick out of how Jace is such a runner. He can't sit down long enough to watch a tv show or eat a big meal. He always has to stop what he's doing and run. I think it has to do with his aspergers because he always runs in the same pattern. He still loves his sister, sometimes a little too much. If she's sitting or laying down, he likes to pull her up onto his lap, which she hates. She really does love him too, except for when she's being dragged around by him. He's still the one person that can get her to laugh at him. When we're riding in the car, he likes to sit in the middle seat so he's right next to her and if she gets upset in the car, he'll say "It's okay sweetie. I'll take care of you." Or when he's leaving to go somewhere, he will go up to her and hug her and say "I'll be right back, okay Ariana?" in the sweetest voice. I really look forward to spending the summer with Jace. We have lots of plans like ride on the Trax train downtown, go to the aquarium (season passes, yeah!), swimming lessons. If I could afford it, we'd hop on a plane and hit Carsland in California Adventures. Jace has seen ads and has watched videos of it online and looked at pictures and has been begging to go. It costs money to do something like that though. Hopefully next year we can be smart with our money and afford to take him. Another funny story....last week we took Jace to City Creek (the new mall in Salt Lake) and took him to the Disney store. When we walked in he was like "It's magic. We're in Carsland!". I can't even imagine what it would be like to really take him to Carland. Jace is our crazy, funny, and sweet boy. I seriously can't get enough of him. <br />
Now let's talk about this sweet face. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS8AyJFIW65iEGlK7XJc_TsxDKktC4kAF69iuwEKWgeE6SokTD9WbB3GI0n1Jay-4hhouNhgT2wPHpAEnSZMbg2zDY0YDZbrxDskhMIY5e2ou8qO_E91Yu7gXNpAXb2sAXzufx0XG7cQ/s1600/319778_10150801476792130_1843106640_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggS8AyJFIW65iEGlK7XJc_TsxDKktC4kAF69iuwEKWgeE6SokTD9WbB3GI0n1Jay-4hhouNhgT2wPHpAEnSZMbg2zDY0YDZbrxDskhMIY5e2ou8qO_E91Yu7gXNpAXb2sAXzufx0XG7cQ/s320/319778_10150801476792130_1843106640_n.jpeg" /></a> She's my little sweetie. She's got the biggest bluest eyes that just pop when you look at her. Ariana is still my slow blooming baby. She is now 10 1/2 months old. She's still managing to do everything at her own pace. If you remember, she was very stubborn about learning to roll. Well, now we're past the 10 month mark and we're trying to get her to learn how to crawl. As we've worked with her on trying to get her to crawl, she's finally really discovered that rolling works for her. It's a little worrisome that she won't do it, but I've just learned that my baby does things in her own time. I love that now that she rolls, I'll go in her room and find her sleeping on her tummy. I actually think she might prefer to sleep that way now. She really wants to pull herself up to things but hasn't quite got the hang of it yet. Maybe she's just nervous about learning new things. If she doesn't figure it out in the next month or so, I will probably go get her checked out. Ariana has 3 teeth now, the 2 on bottom and then one of top. I haven't checked this week, but I'm sure another one on top should be popping in soon. Ariana loves taking baths with her brother. We've tried giving her baths alone, which she doesn't mind, but it's so much funner for her when her brother is in there with her. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCieBJ2vIdSSbtZHKpezgJWjPbf84G6PZW01E6N5C6AjHR0IWuYcMzKkz684fX7vLWp5u-XWOCzFdAYZKllkktJp9HebcZierSzfJ8dxmY8ObZLHV7d8OZgSUHtzl4c7FuWB8sCrbXxdI/s1600/474944_10150814474695059_1735971472_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCieBJ2vIdSSbtZHKpezgJWjPbf84G6PZW01E6N5C6AjHR0IWuYcMzKkz684fX7vLWp5u-XWOCzFdAYZKllkktJp9HebcZierSzfJ8dxmY8ObZLHV7d8OZgSUHtzl4c7FuWB8sCrbXxdI/s320/474944_10150814474695059_1735971472_o.jpeg" /></a> She sure is starting to babble a lot more. She loves to say dada and sometimes will say baba when she wants her bottle. I'm pretty sure she's said mama a couple times, but doesn't say it a whole lot. I'm having a blast as a mom dressing her up. It's so fun to put together outfits for her and get her dressed. She's not a big fan of me doing her hair, but I think she's starting to recognize when I'm doing it because she's learning to sit more still. She's at that very difficult age to sit through church. It's very hard to get through a sunday school or relief society lesson with a wiggly 10-month-old. She's very curious. If she gets her eye on something, she will wiggle and stretch to get to it. Even when she's laying down drinking a bottle, she's constantly got one hand reaching around for something to grab. She loves her solid foods, but it's hard to get her to hold still while feeding her. She looks right at you for a bite but the second the spoon touches her mouth, she has to look around for Jace. A couple months ago, I took her over to a neighbor's house and had her take some pictures of her all dolled up. They turned out great despite the fact she didn't want to smile. <br />
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As for life with Lance and I, nothing too exciting. Lance got a second job for a little while at JetBlue. It just became too hard for him with the hours and some of the Spanish calls he was taking, so he ended up quitting. It would have been super nice to get free flights, but it's okay. It would have been great to have it work out, but not everything goes like you want it to. I'm still busy work on call and just staying home with my kiddos. I love having time with them everyday and I'm so glad I get to be their mommy. That pretty much sums up our life. Oh, and to end, I'll post pictures we got taken at Fotofly last month. Jace was a stinkbug through them and again, Ariana wasn't into the idea of smiling for them, but with that cute face, she doesn't HAVE to smile. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YuWKmrwz6-JleDOM0aQUGNQ97gCsupwvxJdYVULib0cbLYp8sM6L7sBmNwPob3ZUW2rx9ivsAofvYfQmfOeOXT_YCRyRLWKNTBSymSC8r4KBu6dGjsr0Ob3SsMoKY5vPH_72IIEk8Ew/s1600/2012-14490-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="229" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YuWKmrwz6-JleDOM0aQUGNQ97gCsupwvxJdYVULib0cbLYp8sM6L7sBmNwPob3ZUW2rx9ivsAofvYfQmfOeOXT_YCRyRLWKNTBSymSC8r4KBu6dGjsr0Ob3SsMoKY5vPH_72IIEk8Ew/s320/2012-14490-3.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6I46IH_e506jk1qV9X_V5p9wHNZ8zWaK02_6u6nVD5Z5ohzA_lWRSRok4xOFQTy6DOZnl-NEr7FGGe6BWcnZ2Rbspwrk-VvZav7G0cttIedgmf7PSsZ-bxBlimSImtSUthsV507y0iM/s1600/2012-14490-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6I46IH_e506jk1qV9X_V5p9wHNZ8zWaK02_6u6nVD5Z5ohzA_lWRSRok4xOFQTy6DOZnl-NEr7FGGe6BWcnZ2Rbspwrk-VvZav7G0cttIedgmf7PSsZ-bxBlimSImtSUthsV507y0iM/s320/2012-14490-10.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuBEvbDBGFh9O26h30S0B4AWuoTAz2gvuCsB75v0P-8NlBLZb9n6lV8s3nqdLrBnrcju52z6Uuh0mD0b6kbuLTB8jmm8sqQT9LfYghRfaGziMhZa05JHHrai43qU5DAjXLwvz0rJ3BQI/s1600/2012-14490-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; 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margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="229" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPE9BNycnmw3KTBmfvpNssFPZtw2ZvnhNCuka09l4PDYWCr7Tvc14bWAt6W2HXvcSKO-nLua0C-rit56Dna-fMSiD32mXwSkYCZ91sh4GAkyc33QP4xnxCwjAy4-16Nb2aUZhwL_ERYk/s320/2012-14490-38.jpg" /></a> <strike><strike></strike></strike>Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-80769596714404676112012-03-01T16:02:00.002-07:002012-03-01T16:35:38.307-07:00What a WeekI'm going to write these things down because they are crazy things that I'll probably think about in the future. Don't feel like you have to read about it. This is for my own documentation.<br /><br />Tuesday, laptop died. It seriously completely stopped working. Don't know what happened, but it made me upset. Isn't it funny how dependent on the computer we can be nowadays? I think our computer is still under warranty so hopefully it can be fixed. <br /><br />Today, I asked Jace to put my cell phone in his pocket and take it out to the car for me. My hands were full carrying Ariana and the diaper bag and all of the blankets and stuff. Anyways, Jace decided that once he got outside, he wanted to run around in the snow. Well, he got in the car and my phone was no longer in his pocket. So, I don't know if it's in the snow or if it's in my car or where it is. No laptop and no phone....TORTURE! At least I have internet other places I go.<br /><br />My other excitement for the week happened yesterday at my in-laws house. Lance and I had tickets to the Jazz game last night. The plan was to leave Jace with the in-laws and then I was going to take Ariana to my mom and go pick Lance up from work and we would go to the game. Well, things didn't go as planned. I unlocked my car doors and got Ariana in the car. Well, I went to get in my seat and the door was locked, along with every other door. Of course, the keys happened to be inside the car with Ariana. I didn't freak out much because I knew she had a blanket on her and was fine when I got her in. I tried calling Lance and he didn't answer. I knew he had a key. I tried and tried calling him with no answer. Anyways, it had started blizzarding pretty bad outside and was really cold. After about 20 minutes of trying him, I called the security officer at his building (luckily I work with security and knew their number), and asked him to go find my husband. It had started getting way too long and I knew that even if I did finally get a hold of Lance, I would have to wait another 30 minutes for him to get there. Ariana had started screaming by that point. So, I finally gave in and called the police. So, I went outside and stood in the frigid cold and sure enough, a fire truck and police car pulled up. They worked on the car for a good 10-15 minutes before it finally unlocked. Ariana was still crying hysterically. My brother-in-law had to get her out because my hands were so frozen, I couldn't unlatch her seatbelt. I got in and wasn't even able to hold her because I was sopping wet from standing outside. Anyways, I learned my lesson to always keep my keys in my hand. You never know when the car doors are going to lock automatically on their own. After all this happened, there wasn't time for us to really make it to the Jazz game. It worked out though. I'm kind of glad we didn't have to drive to the game in the weather. I wonder if Ariana will look back on this one day and think what a crazy mom I was.Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-20844899516495004532012-02-27T16:39:00.004-07:002012-02-27T18:00:17.033-07:007 monthsAriana is now 7 months old. Every time another month goes by, I get a little emotional. I just can't believe how fast time is going by with her. I want her to stay my little baby and it won't be long before she's out of that. Anyways, today she had her 6-month appointment. Yes, she's a month behind, but she got her 4-month vaccinations so late that she couldn't have her 6-month ones until later as well. She was such a champ for her appointment. They gave her stats and her percentiles, but I don't know if they're stats for her being 7 months or 6 months. Anyways, here are the stats they gave me.<br /><br />Weight: 20 pounds-95%<br />Height: 98%<br />Head: Still Big! Still off the charts!<br /><br />Ariana was so great during the whole thing. She was smiling and cooing at everyone. She didn't even cry for her vaccinations. What a girl, huh? I brought up a lot of concerns with the doctor. We talked about her eczema problem. She was put on 3 different prescriptions for it last month. He said that it's common during winter for eczema to flare up. We'll just keep smothering her with aquaphor and hope it clears up in time. We also discussed her head with him because she's always had a flat head from laying on her back so much. He said that as she learns to sit up more, it should reshape itself and the hair should grow in back there and cover it, so we don't need to worry about it. As I've said in previous posts, Ariana is kind of our late-bloomer baby. She's been really slow at rolling and doing things that other babies are doing at her age. I talked to the doctor about it as well. He asked about her grabbing things and rolling and sitting and stuff like that and decided that she may be a little behind developmentally, so he gave us information about a place called DDI that specializes in development in children. Lance and I need to discuss what we would like to do at this point. <br /><br />Here are things about Ariana at 7 months.<br /><br />*She LOVES her solid foods now. We tried for about 2 months for her to take interest in them and it was so frustrating getting her to eat them. A couple weeks ago, she decided she liked them. Hooray! So, after her morning nap, she'll have a container of fruits and after her afternoon nap, we'll give her veggies or some sort of dinner meal. <br /><br />*She still doesn't have any teeth, but they're definitely trying to come in. She's been more fussy lately and if you look really closely, you can see the whites of the teeth trying to come through.<br /><br />*She's starting to get the hang of sitting up. She's not very good at it yet, but she'll get there.<br /><br />*People ask if she's crawling yet. No....not even close. She has no idea how to push herself up with her arms to get into that crawling position.<br /><br />*She doesn't roll around. She has no desire to roll around on the floor. She likes to turn herself onto her side, but she doesn't like to go all the way over.<br /><br />*When she gets tired, she uses her voice. It kind of sounds like she's singing.<br /><br />*She loves everyone. She doesn't mind if other people hold her.<br /><br />* She lights up when anyone comes in the room, no matter who it is. If a new person comes in and talks to her, she gets so excited about it.<br /><br />*She's got really long hair in the front of her head. It's growing in so fast. I've started trying to put little clips and stuff in it to keep it out of her face, but it's so thin, they won't stay in. Now we just need to get it to grow in on the back of her head.<br /><br />*She's wearing 12 month clothing. Hopefully once she learns to crawl and stuff, her weight will even out and she can wear 12 month for awhile. <br /><br />We still love our little girl. She's such a joy to have in our family!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-72734977442565215022012-02-12T22:05:00.006-07:002012-02-12T22:51:20.638-07:00Valentines Date!So, I know it's not Valentine's Day quite yet, but Lance and I decided to avoid the craziness of the actual day and celebrate early this year. For Christmas, Lance had thought about sending me to a spa to get a pedicure and just get pampered for the day. It didn't happen, so for Valentine's, he made the proposal that him and I should go together to a spa. It was definitely a splurge, but we decided to go for it and do it. We called the spa and it just so happened that they had a Valentines special going on for this weekend where they shut the spa down and left it open only for couples. There would be rose petals and sparkling cider, candles, a chocolate fountain and we'd be treated like VIPs (okay, so they didn't tell us they'd treat us like VIPs, but that's kind of how we felt while we were there). We made a whole evening of it. <br /><br />We started out by eating at the Brick Oven over in South Jordan. It was literally right next to the spa, so we decided to try it out. I think our eyes were bigger than our stomachs though and we ordered the first thing we saw, the pasta bar. I wouldn't say the food was bad. I just don't think we got quite what we wanted. We should have taken time to look over the menu before jumping into our decision of what to get. The rootbeer though, was delish! And the apple crisp was also pretty dang amazing. <br /><br />After we ate, we headed right over to the spa. We got there and loaded up our plates with chocolate-covered goodness and went back to get our pedicures. I actually had my very first pedicure just a couple months ago and I thought that was pretty amazing. But this pedicure was really amazing. This time around, we got to sit in massage chairs while getting our feet pampered. We had people coming in to refill our glasses of sparkling cider and that were willing to go refill our plates with more yummies. The best part though was doing it with Lance. <br /><br />After our pedicures, they took us to a private room where we got hot stone massages. I had NO idea what to expect. The thought of hot stones scared me a little. It was AMAZING! They told us that it was a relaxing thing. I really began to understand what they meant while getting it done. The atmosphere was so peaceful and it really was relaxing. I would have been happy if they didn't stop for another hour or so, but unfortunately, it had to end. We've decided that when we can afford it, we're going to splurge and go get facials together. For obvious reasons, we didn't take pictures of our massages, but here are pictures from our pedicures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaJvLAsSlKH-kdWrpDS9tR6ZEqKLECIbHMZ3syemAlePXaAY1d79sLs45fcST_LJ23tlIR9xLh4Ef-nHqlRHUNopBxROnFzv_T1KylvT5dzdu9Ew0WPer80sFrG42Q6Exkpj2xG55Oxw/s1600/IMG_20120210_191435.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaJvLAsSlKH-kdWrpDS9tR6ZEqKLECIbHMZ3syemAlePXaAY1d79sLs45fcST_LJ23tlIR9xLh4Ef-nHqlRHUNopBxROnFzv_T1KylvT5dzdu9Ew0WPer80sFrG42Q6Exkpj2xG55Oxw/s320/IMG_20120210_191435.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708488439864062882" /></a><br />Lance getting his first ever pedicure!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAY51dWdJ2OYo4fHLMYnjJ_DYj_qOHKKTt3pPIJjkYQpDK6hbyXl38VPU_ta2fOK9mh0b7MYce8j9b0ZXjWogwcgqQR-FSxiPqS0fYMSCpO3_zUdYaarcSFF_cuKhrQxT_kG6tY52CSA/s1600/IMG_20120210_191506.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAY51dWdJ2OYo4fHLMYnjJ_DYj_qOHKKTt3pPIJjkYQpDK6hbyXl38VPU_ta2fOK9mh0b7MYce8j9b0ZXjWogwcgqQR-FSxiPqS0fYMSCpO3_zUdYaarcSFF_cuKhrQxT_kG6tY52CSA/s320/IMG_20120210_191506.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708489128352607010" /></a><br />And here we are together!<br /><br />It was definitely nice having a night out alone together not having to worry about kids or anything. It's not very often we get to go out on dates.<br /><br />Of course, a post just isn't the same without adding pictures of our beautiful children.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfAqgT1zDkMDNKSLnTsv4E5bacB6gEyfwJHxX6FMCO77qfw6wHBziQKwyr1JwkCKe9mnA9Se8sZSGOduavUTeTx8FZW-1yJF-7GdR1FRpOajG6ypEqVvBvPeengGcSJsPttEySnyNLc/s1600/20120212_092055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IfAqgT1zDkMDNKSLnTsv4E5bacB6gEyfwJHxX6FMCO77qfw6wHBziQKwyr1JwkCKe9mnA9Se8sZSGOduavUTeTx8FZW-1yJF-7GdR1FRpOajG6ypEqVvBvPeengGcSJsPttEySnyNLc/s320/20120212_092055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708490768080277554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTlFYHiuPLmDqG3FDrpa98ubYA9ntZWkypBylfRflvBoavnn9Jnf3EG4FimXIiEfBP5myJkIlb4LjlmNid8t-5iwfR5hba8QRgKOaWAkWmNAB0dQiiM7AXdYD2FCkPhMJ8WzbiXNf-as/s1600/20120212_092043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTlFYHiuPLmDqG3FDrpa98ubYA9ntZWkypBylfRflvBoavnn9Jnf3EG4FimXIiEfBP5myJkIlb4LjlmNid8t-5iwfR5hba8QRgKOaWAkWmNAB0dQiiM7AXdYD2FCkPhMJ8WzbiXNf-as/s320/20120212_092043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708490760855141570" /></a><br />I love this little stinker! He's still my little wild child.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwoj-bjXYarNVa3yRUzGBpOz_dDv9ODfxTqGuzvEmEemz7H8shtv8SqUOw4oTDeDgUTHdP_PWuQtwNR88v1di99JpY8o0YT56QK1DJWoI2HfHmWmhIdPS8NzTx4F7bcEHoHf9Hyo_m5Q/s1600/20120212_124839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwoj-bjXYarNVa3yRUzGBpOz_dDv9ODfxTqGuzvEmEemz7H8shtv8SqUOw4oTDeDgUTHdP_PWuQtwNR88v1di99JpY8o0YT56QK1DJWoI2HfHmWmhIdPS8NzTx4F7bcEHoHf9Hyo_m5Q/s320/20120212_124839.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708493244237469346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nFPHztoKU3J7PLByn3pYdf48g9leKDhYUXoL-LynuKRl02iO2c0irry3fBgLkbg0-rZTIYoWEhbdjD1_HzaevgufjFtyP5OklpuzA8n0WnhZqkvoGgVzfh7vn7P3pZ-KaBj9GX2J_Ms/s1600/20120212_122651.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nFPHztoKU3J7PLByn3pYdf48g9leKDhYUXoL-LynuKRl02iO2c0irry3fBgLkbg0-rZTIYoWEhbdjD1_HzaevgufjFtyP5OklpuzA8n0WnhZqkvoGgVzfh7vn7P3pZ-KaBj9GX2J_Ms/s320/20120212_122651.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708493234856035362" /></a><br />And this little sweetheart. Love how she has started sucking on her bottom lip. <br /><br />Thanks sweetie for planning such a great Valentines date and giving me some beautiful children!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-74498338175597065952012-01-26T18:37:00.005-07:002012-01-26T19:11:52.232-07:00Never a Dull MomentHaving a 4-year-old can be quite challenging. There's never a dull moment in our house with Jace. He keeps us on our toes...well, at least me. He seems to behave a little better when Lance his home. I guess mommy's the one that has taken it more easy on him and he thinks he can get away with things easier with her. Something I need to work on, I guess. That kid likes to make mischief. I can't keep up with him!!! It can be overwhelming at times finding his messes. And usually, I don't even hear him doing it. That's what boggles me. He's so quiet and sneaky. And he's fast too! He usually makes these messes while I'm feeding Ariana or something quick like that. Here's what I mean:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTrDZgpM2Sa4UGobmLpfREUP4LozbcNvwSSp6-438A7v8OLQYoOBJ53ZXote2DysMy3xsIKJpvbgNxAq-cVh6n5HsSsvwbT82vMjNJGvwl9OFwIBiQkvqQlNbfJsMNzY3ldgQL3dT82k/s1600/downsize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTrDZgpM2Sa4UGobmLpfREUP4LozbcNvwSSp6-438A7v8OLQYoOBJ53ZXote2DysMy3xsIKJpvbgNxAq-cVh6n5HsSsvwbT82vMjNJGvwl9OFwIBiQkvqQlNbfJsMNzY3ldgQL3dT82k/s320/downsize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702122369749764290" /></a><br />The other day, while I was feeding Ariana, Jace came running into me telling me he had cleaned his floor. I was shocked he could do that because his floor was not exactly clean. Where did everything go I wondered...oh...here it is! In the bathroom. I screamed when I saw the mess, and then I laughed, and then I cried a little because I knew I would have to help him clean it up.<br /><br />Today, I was in the bathroom getting ready and walked out to find all of his toys lined up outside the bathroom door, toys that had been downstairs. Somehow, he managed to carry his toys from the basement and get them upstairs before I got out of the bathroom. There weren't just a few toys. There were about 20 different cars, 2 racetracks, a toy piano, etc. <br /><br />How does he do it??? Let me tell you....being a mother can be a little overwhelming at times. I get really frustrated and wonder how I can do it, but I just keep trudging along because I am reminded daily from my little boy that he loves me and those are the moments that I love the most. <br /><br />I just have to post this as well because I love it. About a month ago, Jace had a pen and paper and I managed to get him to write his name. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXIMG1fSYxldGiyd9O49uqjddMf8BzvFB0djITaRgd9cqs6ShLEeiC_eScbkuyZE5By1SHWjIBqnSA1j5vtSKvb1t_IfWtNDLMV1d9Edglj8nQEUlZw-8p-fchu7Q9pmbnLj7IhYdDFU/s1600/392021_10150439414250059_533275058_8962128_1126165639_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXIMG1fSYxldGiyd9O49uqjddMf8BzvFB0djITaRgd9cqs6ShLEeiC_eScbkuyZE5By1SHWjIBqnSA1j5vtSKvb1t_IfWtNDLMV1d9Edglj8nQEUlZw-8p-fchu7Q9pmbnLj7IhYdDFU/s320/392021_10150439414250059_533275058_8962128_1126165639_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702127235460246386" /></a><br />I can't get over it! I love it. Then, today, I brought him into my work for a little while where we met Lance. I looked over at the board to see this:<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYMiQ_b4YvhvnmI3sudKENRyQqTc0Vlhl3AyHBReDitsTEN0FC50jREgJhDE-sg0ML2WeIMI0aBFJmiAEd-0B_xOYh8t88EvEhyphenhyphenOjK4kSufpDb_fV4RPKqFW3Equa4SWmGdhsAYUSY-g/s1600/0126121700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYMiQ_b4YvhvnmI3sudKENRyQqTc0Vlhl3AyHBReDitsTEN0FC50jREgJhDE-sg0ML2WeIMI0aBFJmiAEd-0B_xOYh8t88EvEhyphenhyphenOjK4kSufpDb_fV4RPKqFW3Equa4SWmGdhsAYUSY-g/s320/0126121700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702128200914376722" /></a><br />This is honestly the first thing he's ever drawn that you actually know what it is. It's a picture of his daddy. The little scribble on his head is his hat and he also gave him a little beard too. Is that not cute? I love my kids!!!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-39940082748195183592012-01-23T13:31:00.003-07:002012-01-23T14:34:47.058-07:006 Months!Ariana is 6 months old. Did I really just say that? Can it already have been 6 months with her part of our family? Time goes way too fast! These have seriously been some of the best 6 months in my life. I absolutely LOVE having a daughter. I love having a son too, of course. There's just something so special about this little girl though. Here are some things about this little girl that I would like to remember at 6 months.<br /><br />*She's sooo happy. The only time she cries if she's really really hungry or if she gets really tired. <br /><br />*It took 5 months, but she has finally turned into a binky baby. It has been seriously the GREATEST thing! I don't think she is attached to the binky, but if she gets really tired, all I have to do is stick her binky in her mouth and she's out like a light.<br /><br />*She loves to sit up. As long as someone is holding her, she's pretty happy.<br /><br />*She loves to nurse, and I honestly love nursing her, but sadly, I think my nursing days are about over. I nursed Jace up to 6 months and I couldn't do it anymore. Sadly, the same thing is happening with Ariana. I don't think I'm destined to nurse past 6 months. No matter how much water I drink or what I do, my body just stops producing enough milk at 6 months. It's been an emotional time thinking of stopping with her because I've nursed her since birth and I love it.<br /><br />*We're still working on solid foods with her, but so far, it still hasn't been going very well. I've been adding breast milk to her cereal and I think it helps maybe a little, but she still isn't too interested in it. So far, I've also tried feeding her sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, peas, and even bananas and she hasn't really gone for it. She spazzes out everytime I give her a bite. I think it might be a texture thing rather than a taste thing. We'll just keep working at it. <br /><br />*She has finally rolled over once from tummy to back and once back to tummy. She still just doesn't understand it very much. She's just kind of a slowpoke at picking up on it.<br /><br />*She sleeps through the night and has been for awhile. She wakes up pretty early in the morning, but after a feeding, she's back to sleep until like noon. <br /><br />*She's my cuddle bug. Jace would only go to sleep in his crib as a baby. With her, I can wrap her up and give her a binky and she'll fall asleep in my arms. I love it!<br /><br />*She's still ticklish. <br /><br />*She loves blankets and dresses, whatever she can grab and pull up over her. I put a dress on her for church last week and the entire time at church, she laid on the floor with her dress pulled up and nuzzled to her face. Everyone was so concerned about it, but she was happy as could be.<br /><br />*She lights up whenever someone walks into the room. When daddy gets home or Jace gets home from school, she gets so happy to see a new face.<br /><br />*She's getting really close to sitting up on her own. She doesn't quite have it, but we're working on it everyday.<br /><br />*She's still my little chunkeroo. Her 6-month appointment isn't for another month because she had her 4-month appointment so late, but I know she's chunky. I took her to the doctor for eczema a couple weeks ago and she weighed I think 18 3/4 pounds, something like that. I don't know the percentage of that, but I'm pretty sure it has to be in the 90's at least.<br /> <br />*She currently has no teeth, but I know she's teething. The way she drools and chews on things constantly, I know a tooth has got to be popping up sometime soon. <br /><br />I have a girl in our neighborhood taking pictures of her this week, so hopefully I can post those soon after getting them taken!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-48327480251009558372011-12-26T16:44:00.002-07:002011-12-26T17:50:37.333-07:00100 posts! And what we've been up to...So, I've been blogging for approximately 4 years now, and I'm just now getting to my 100th post. That shows how much I update my blog. Oh well...I try. So, I know I said last month that I would update after Ariana's 4-month appointment. Well, that was about a month ago and I'm finally getting to it. Ariana did great at her doctors appointment. She weighed 17 1/2 pounds (97%) and honestly, I can't remember her height but I think it calculated to like the 95% or something like that. So, she's a pretty big. This is where the appointment go interesting. They looked at her growth for her head and it was off the charts big. I always knew she had a bigger head, but I guess I just didn't realize how big it was. The doctor got a little concerned about the size and wanted to schedule an appointment for an ultrasound on it at Primary Children's. They thought she was developing normally and stuff, so they weren't too concerned. There's just always concern about water on the brain with some bigger-headed babies. Anyways, our insurance has paid everything for the rest of the year, so I went ahead and went with it. I figure I'd rather be safe than sorry. So, the following week, I headed up to the hospital with baby girl in tow. Lance just HAD to get the stomach flu that morning, so I took my mother-in-law with me for support. Got up there, got checked in, got right back to the room and they looked everything over. Ariana was a real trooper and was happy for most of it. I think it got really hard for her to hold still and eventually got fussy. We got results the same day. Radiologist said everything looked on the high end of normal to her. There is some liquid in her soft spot area, but nothing to be concerned about. It should clear up by the time she turns 1. What a relief! Poor Ariana has the big-headed genes I guess. Our baby is happy and healthy and that's all that matters.<br /><br />Ariana is now 5 months old and such a sweet and good baby. She's such a joy to have in our family. Jace loves her so much. I hear him every morning when they both wake up talking to her and assuring her she's okay and mommy will come and get her. He loves to rub his head into her and talk to her and it's funny how much she likes it. She just loves her big brother and loves to watch his every move. Some more things about Ariana just so I can remember them (I was never very good about documenting things about Jace and now regret it). She hasn't rolled over yet. I guess she's going to be really slow at it. She loves her mommy! She is really good when her daddy takes care of her, but will eventually get really fussy, but the second she sees her mommy, she just gets a big smile like she's so happy to see me. She is sooooo ticklish! I don't think I've ever seen a baby as ticklish as she is. She loves to stand. I think I remember Jace always sitting, but Ariana, all I have to do is grab both hands and she automatically goes to a standing position. We noticed today she's a little bit of a thumb sucker. She won't take a binky. We pushed it for a little while and she would eventually start sucking on it, but she was never very big on it. Sometimes I think she is teething because she's starting to suck on her fingers and everyone else's fingers and she drools like no other! Good thing she got lots of bibs for Christmas because I think she is going to require one. I started Ariana on baby food, but it has been so hard for her to pick up on how to eat thicker stuff. I've been trying for about a month to feed her rice cereal and even tried sweet potatoes once. It's almost like she just has a really hard time swallowing it. I push some into her mouth and she automatically sticks out her tongue and it all comes back out. I don't ever remember giving Jace baby food being this difficult. She's definitely big enough for it. I'm just continuing to work on it and hoping she will pick it up soon because it sure has been frustrating trying to get her to eat it everyday. <br /><br />As a mom, I really worry about my kids. I know I'm not the only mother to say that. I just really watch my kids and see how they're developing compared to other kids. Sure every kid is different, but I just really watch and tend to notice things. I noticed a lot of things about Jace and then found out later I wasn't crazy and he has aspergers. I just look at Ariana and worry about her as well. It's a little worrisome that she hasn't rolled over yet. I think it's more worrisome that she doesn't really try to roll over. Whenever I lay her down on the ground on her tummy, she just lays there. I feel like she should be making attempts to roll over by now. I also worry a little bit that she doesn't try to grab at things yet. A lot of babies by this age are starting to touch things and hold onto them. I put a toy in front of Ariana and she just looks at it. I put something to her hand and she just drops it. Maybe my problem is I have 2 kids now and Ariana is very different from how her brother was. I'm not too worried about her yet because she is still young and she does do a lot of things like smile and laugh and react to things. It's just other things physically that she doesn't do. It's just really interesting to me to see the difference between babies.<br /> <br /><br />I suppose I should post about Jace as well. I can't forget about that little guy. Jace is just a super fun little boy. We just celebrated Christmas yesterday and it was a blast with him this year. Lance and I decided to forgo doing gifts for each other this year and focus on Jace. I don't regret it one bit. Jace memorized about every Christmas song that came on the radio. I think he's going to be a little sad getting in the car finding that Christmas songs are now over. I think his favorite was Jingle Bell Rock. Jace was excited about gifts this year. He opened all of his presents and was even excited over all of Ariana's. He went around the room with my family and had to help all of them with opening their presents. We got home so late last night that we told Jace we didn't have time to get his toys out because it was bed time. This morning, I found him sitting with his toys around him just looking at all of them in their boxes waiting until Lance and I woke up to get them out for him. Jace still loves preschool. He has now learned all of the capital letters and most of his numbers as well. We are now trying to focus on helping him learn his lower case letters. He loves to see things written out and tell us what letters they are. He is finally really starting to get good about letting us take pictures of him. If you remember, Jace has always hated getting pictures taken. I'm excited because he's getting pictures tomorrow with his cousins and hopefully they should turn out really good. Getting pictures of Jace isn't such a traumatic thing anymore. And sadly, I don't have any new pictures of with me to post of him right now. <br /><br />As for an update on me and Lance....I'm still working, but just PRN (as needed). I was worried about not having guaranteed hours, but it has been great so far. I've been picking up quite a few shifts, especially with it being the holidays. Lance picked up a temporary second job, just where he already works but taking phone calls. He's gone all the time, but it's been a blessing for our family his work letting him do that. He had interview with another company to work a second job, but I'd rather him keep doing what he is doing for as long as they'll let him. We'll see what happens with that. <br /><br />Anyways...I think that's about our life right now. Things are going great with our little family. I'll write again next year!!!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-82515036201240542472011-11-29T12:06:00.010-07:002011-11-29T12:35:30.562-07:00Lots of ArianaSo, Ariana turned 4 months last week. She's already 1/3 of a year old...seriously!?! I plan on posting next week all about my baby girl as soon as she has her 4-month doctor appointment. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3zhccLymlg_xWzodxjoiXWavemnaaUvEB_j0-7lA0oTTDkj1PyqWtFITSZGhHEUmxkWxxj5t_qtnt8IyddrrAhu-7yGwveNFLXbcggrvf8-kBnRf48A-1t1W8rmXxaRroF2ZpXK5R8o/s320/downsize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680503338124703250" /></a><br />We sure love having this little girl in our family!!!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-43841348741779264202011-10-21T15:44:00.004-06:002011-10-21T17:21:44.619-06:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACE!I can't believe my little boy is already 4 years old! He's growing up way too fast. He was so fun to celebrate his Birthday with this year. All he ever asked for for his Birthday was Thomas the Train toothpaste. Then, he wanted to go to school on his Birthday and celebrate it with his school friends and have them all tell him "Happy Birthday Jace!" Lucky for him, his Birthday fell on a Wednesday this year, which happened to be a school day. We celebrated his Birthday this year by going to Jungle Jim's on Saturday with Lance and I's families. That way, I didn't have to do anything but make a cake. Jace was in HEAVEN when we got there. He was hugging every one's legs and just couldn't stop smiling. Even though there were a lot of kids and it was a little hectic, it was SOOOO worth it to see that smile on his face. Sadly, I don't have my camera with me to upload the pictures of his party. On Wednesday, he got "Mommy's donuts" (isn't it sad the local donut shop is mommy's donuts?) for breakfast and then he got his wish and got to go to school. <br />So, here are a few things I love about this kid:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30HWVBxfh8wC1mUJGffre72-fI4I_TZi0WzCco8uV1dl6i7U7kc-QhbyosfKNUiu-d7XtYwzdIypGt4dDk_BEspnma3LMqqdj3TI5aVsuc4jmRTjm0lsltw4cHpRBAG_oIhoTKs87nWw/s1600/downsize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30HWVBxfh8wC1mUJGffre72-fI4I_TZi0WzCco8uV1dl6i7U7kc-QhbyosfKNUiu-d7XtYwzdIypGt4dDk_BEspnma3LMqqdj3TI5aVsuc4jmRTjm0lsltw4cHpRBAG_oIhoTKs87nWw/s400/downsize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666079844743827202" /></a><br />*Even though sometimes he's a little rough with her, he loves his baby sister. He constantly has to hug and kiss her even if she is smothered by it. Yesterday, in fact, she was in her carseat on the floor and next thing I knew, he had her pulled out onto his lap so he could hold her.<br />*He keeps me on my toes. I'm constantly cleaning up after his messes, whether it be crayons on the wall or strawberry syrup painted on my kitchen floor. Not fun to clean up, but something has to get me up and going in the day!<br />*He gets excited over everything! And he'll always tell me "Oooh...I love that!"<br />*He is turning into my big helper. Not necessarily the best thing because things can turn a little messier than they already were, like when I ask for 1 diaper and he brings me a whole armful of them and drops them on the floor, or he unloads the dishwasher and sets the clean dishes with the dirty ones, so I never remember which ones I already washed and which ones still need to be washed.<br />*He is always so concerned about people. My in-laws all caught the flu on Monday and Jace kept asking me if we were going to go over there so he could take care of them. Unfortunately, I wouldn't let him. Then, my mom had surgery a couple days ago. When we went over there this morning, he asked her "Grandma, are you feeling better? I said a prayer for you that you would get better." Cutest thing in the world!<br />*He has the sweetest voice I've ever heard. It's hard to turn him down for things he wants because he's so sweet! <br />*The way he gets excited over a dollar and says "Look! I have 50 dollars!"<br />*The times I hear him reading to himself or singing a song I didn't realize he even knew.<br />*The way I find his toys under the covers taking a nap or with food on them because they had something to eat.<br />*How he predicts the weather forecast for the day. He's always been right telling me which days it's going to rain (when there's not a cloud in the sky) or it's not going to rain. <br />*He's my little shopping list. I'll take him to the store and he'll tell me which things I need to remember to buy. Leave it to him to remember things I probably would have forgotten.<br /><br />There are so many more things I could say about this little boy. He's just such a blessing to me. He teaches me patience and a whole lot more. I honestly could not imagine not having him as part of our family.Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-83105981799539220872011-09-24T12:50:00.014-06:002011-09-24T13:12:15.984-06:00Newborn PicturesSo, I finally got back all of my pictures of Ariana. I'm very happy with how they turned out. Just a warning....lots of pictures! 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I can't get enough of her. She is such a good baby. She only cries if she's hungry. Yesterday, she was more fussy than usual because she had to get her 2-month immunizations. She is such a chunky baby. She's doubled in size since I had her. I took her to the doctor yesterday and here are her 2-month stats:<br />Height: 23.6 inches<br />Weight: 14.3 pounds<br />Yep, she is a big baby. The doctor pulled up her growth chart and she went from the 75% range for height and weight to 98% at 2 months. She sure is a joy to have in our home. Jace can be a little mean to her (if we're not watching him), but I think he loves her. She's starting to smile a little bit and sometimes I think she's cooing at me. It's hard to tell because she grunts so much. We're very happy to have this little girl in our home!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-55908457502518894532011-09-09T11:09:00.005-06:002011-09-09T11:37:45.822-06:00A little updateI finally was able to go to my parents' house and upload all of my pictures to her computer the other day, so I decided to update the blog. For some reason, my computer won't recognize our camera. I'm not sure why, but it's a pain not being able to put pictures on our computer straight from my camera. I guess that's my excuse for not blogging a whole lot....that and being busy with 2 kids and trying to sneak in sleep any chance I get. No, I can't complain. Ariana is a good baby and a pretty good sleeper. As long as she's changed and fed, she's pretty good about sleeping. <br /><br />Last week, Jace was able to start up preschool again. We took him on Monday to a "back-to-school night" and once he got to go in his classroom and play a little, he was happy and excited for his first day. So on Wednesday, he was up bright and early and all ready for his first day. He takes the bus, so we went outside early to snap a couple pictures. He refused to let me do his hair. Oh well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIJop3WZ65trONErjRw0cVW8yNx_nfcbE_vkbKx3XojRRekyujkDgXHiewZNAtCuyLcMvAvD30GxWOjekvkZJoEDcr4DZA_RHTMA0bI_0nNcelI_ZN_RGcB6JG8Hg92VTvjDJk1MLKJ4/s1600/8994776a-26bc-4d5f-b45f-023e4132ff0f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIJop3WZ65trONErjRw0cVW8yNx_nfcbE_vkbKx3XojRRekyujkDgXHiewZNAtCuyLcMvAvD30GxWOjekvkZJoEDcr4DZA_RHTMA0bI_0nNcelI_ZN_RGcB6JG8Hg92VTvjDJk1MLKJ4/s320/8994776a-26bc-4d5f-b45f-023e4132ff0f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650411471838153058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyXMFua6MId15dVZ-on7fDEcdjycqMa0lDVtQB4f41UPDbbi5tIJTfA2KiqoPo-s_rD83atEpLL03bcKJLn2L-VrJA44LYXMARaA1MPmCgvSoMQ_7oYAPYjAdSmkOcTY2BnaDRSxkJUw/s1600/3bf70ba1-5b1f-413f-aa41-bd777f3b7dbb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyXMFua6MId15dVZ-on7fDEcdjycqMa0lDVtQB4f41UPDbbi5tIJTfA2KiqoPo-s_rD83atEpLL03bcKJLn2L-VrJA44LYXMARaA1MPmCgvSoMQ_7oYAPYjAdSmkOcTY2BnaDRSxkJUw/s320/3bf70ba1-5b1f-413f-aa41-bd777f3b7dbb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650411467142369714" /></a><br />Isn't he so handsome? I was so happy he actually let me take his picture!<br /><br />Then, on Sunday, we were able to bless Ariana in church. I went all out and got her a really fancy dress. I wasn't planning on it, but I loved the dress I found and it was the right price. I had been looking forward to her blessing day since I had her. I couldn't wait to dress her all up. As Jace put it, she was a princess.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3toEVGes8j2BXo8PA3g4ZkUWuaCm5MK7m5EpfHgviwrDEVbeBhM2Lg2qj1OZlSNiHUAlDDF_ScMmSqGrNz3wO7GIXwbmJlm6ru7vLgA4bftv8ze881W-8a6ZNsr6RUcgb4wll0M5XCZ0/s1600/a125975d-e6cb-436f-b380-03356b58387c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3toEVGes8j2BXo8PA3g4ZkUWuaCm5MK7m5EpfHgviwrDEVbeBhM2Lg2qj1OZlSNiHUAlDDF_ScMmSqGrNz3wO7GIXwbmJlm6ru7vLgA4bftv8ze881W-8a6ZNsr6RUcgb4wll0M5XCZ0/s320/a125975d-e6cb-436f-b380-03356b58387c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650412596981201458" /></a><br />Daddy and his little girl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-0CmvMJuI11GGSDgQ7sbhhN0Y5tcH9ZReKxGxILI_SPNahQco3pZMfj8jfFUyO6MQ7L0svHH3C2lmfDNe6u_UGo9j-JB-RdSBmCDcwhig-gqxnnRE8nmJIdVisYQdz2ZfGaXlZFnlwg/s1600/d64fd1da-155a-4a0f-a52f-f934480616f8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-0CmvMJuI11GGSDgQ7sbhhN0Y5tcH9ZReKxGxILI_SPNahQco3pZMfj8jfFUyO6MQ7L0svHH3C2lmfDNe6u_UGo9j-JB-RdSBmCDcwhig-gqxnnRE8nmJIdVisYQdz2ZfGaXlZFnlwg/s320/d64fd1da-155a-4a0f-a52f-f934480616f8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650412592050262834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbKmO5GjjK_zuQEnLma1xVwXD1qSyVh69PtwuVc-cd8MP12RJBvl-3MzuIAeMXYFsSQAVdf3Rk31Lv9gQUWGJ0ckuu1MjxqSOOUMVyvAj6HuxicUbQ6NiHeLIpqVOTnkys7OoeZKIlHo/s1600/0db8ee2b-d5b0-4aa6-9d5c-6eb7f77c3066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbKmO5GjjK_zuQEnLma1xVwXD1qSyVh69PtwuVc-cd8MP12RJBvl-3MzuIAeMXYFsSQAVdf3Rk31Lv9gQUWGJ0ckuu1MjxqSOOUMVyvAj6HuxicUbQ6NiHeLIpqVOTnkys7OoeZKIlHo/s320/0db8ee2b-d5b0-4aa6-9d5c-6eb7f77c3066.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650412584950497026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7cRYk9cQcQMbgtO9srKu4CDDf3o4AzMxjerJ2k_3HrKYX4CumVdr524BtB1669a9QnfaqH-2Q_Z5q9a6OB41GHNYBiHY1x2pBS60Dlanvz7WaZcYHpXeecikyoQ5YT-YZoVaGvxCriI/s1600/IMG_3153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7cRYk9cQcQMbgtO9srKu4CDDf3o4AzMxjerJ2k_3HrKYX4CumVdr524BtB1669a9QnfaqH-2Q_Z5q9a6OB41GHNYBiHY1x2pBS60Dlanvz7WaZcYHpXeecikyoQ5YT-YZoVaGvxCriI/s320/IMG_3153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650413103721272354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vYWetmbkO35GrOk1rh2-DqQmOnqLJk2HEJVoxKnt2yLRhKkdrHWJU3Tws3RfMM500NIU0xBESzk0fBcryiVZDFcQKgJvkH308ATuwGsmchryRZ75z4Cfuv_rk_Ty9bSUrciZJ3XzOxA/s1600/IMG_3152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vYWetmbkO35GrOk1rh2-DqQmOnqLJk2HEJVoxKnt2yLRhKkdrHWJU3Tws3RfMM500NIU0xBESzk0fBcryiVZDFcQKgJvkH308ATuwGsmchryRZ75z4Cfuv_rk_Ty9bSUrciZJ3XzOxA/s320/IMG_3152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650413098522820882" /></a><br />Lance gave a beautiful blessing. We had a get-together at the park after. The weather couldn't have been better. We're grateful for family and friends that were able to come. <br />Anyways, that's been our week. I started work again on Monday, but thankfully, I was able to come back to work PRN, which is basically oncall. No more 4 nights a week! Now I just work as needed. It's hard leaving both of my babies to come back to work, but I know they're in good hands. I miss them both like crazy. My first day back, I was nearly in tears I missed them so much. Today was the first day that Jace went back to grandma's to be babysat since both Lance and I had to work. He got there and automatically starting crying and went up to Lance's mom and said "Guess what grandma...mommy had to go back to work." It broke my heart knowing that he was crying that I had to leave him. Anyways, it's been a good week.Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-6925416488720478602011-08-24T09:31:00.010-06:002011-08-24T10:05:51.787-06:00Soccer MomLance and I have thought about putting Jace in soccer for awhile. We just thought it would be a fun activity for him to be part of where he can just run on the field back and forth and get to be with other kids as well. I found out from a friend that she signed her children up to play soccer, so I jumped and decided to sign Jace up as well. I told Jace about it and he wasn't very excited about it. I took him to his first practice and he started out okay running with the kids and enjoying it, but the second he got hot and tired, he was ready to quit (it was only a few minutes into practice). He wouldn't go back onto the field without mommy or daddy doing it with him. Let's say....I learned my lesson. Jace needs to have a nap and I need to learn to take a water bottle to practice for all of his "breaks."
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<br />Anyways, this past saturday was Jace's first game. We got there and the coach sent him in at the beginning of the game. He went out for about 5 seconds before he came back wandering to the sidelines saying he was tired. So, Lance and I pretty much had to go out on the field when they called Jace in and had to hold his hand. I haven't moved that fast in a LONG time (and I didn't even move that fast). Anyways, it turned out better than we thought it would. We were worried about Jace being the only one that didn't want to play or that would leave the field crying, but there were other kids that got knocked down and that refused to play. I mean, we were the only ones that had to hold our kids hand and run with him, but at least it got him to play. Here are some pictures courtesy of Lance's phone and his coach's wife.
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<br />Okay, not the best picture because you only see me and can't even see Jace.
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<br />Lance taking a turn running with him.
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<br />Here's a really good picture of him.
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<br />Jace's cheerleaders. My mom was nice enough to bring Brynn, Cambree, and Trevin to cheer Jace on.
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<br />I can definitely see soccer being in Trevin's future!
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<br />Lance took a video on his phone as well, but I need to figure out how to add it to the blog.
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<br />I need to apologize. I've taken so many pictures of Ariana, but my computer doesn't recognize our camera for some reason, so I need to put the pictures on someone else's computer and upload them to a cd so I can blog about her. But for now, here's a cute picture Lance took on his phone of her.
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<br />I can't believe my little baby is already a month old!!! She's growing so fast and starting to put on the pounds! I must feed her good. It's so fun to have a little girl to dress up and even paint her nails! She's still such a good baby. She wakes up in the night and goes right back to sleep after eating, but in the morning, she is starting to be wide awake and only want to be held....not good for days when mommy wants to go back to sleep until Jace wakes up. Anyways, she's a joy to have in the family. We are having fun with her! Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-64537792578881467262011-08-04T20:35:00.012-06:002011-08-06T12:11:33.335-06:00Our baby girlI know I'm overdue at posting this, but I'm happy to announce that our little baby girl has arrived! Yes, she was early, but she's as perfect as can be. Here's kind of how it happened. I started getting high blood pressure at the beginning of July. I began monitoring it and it wasn't really going down much. We went to Lava Hot Springs the second week of July and basically, I was just aiming to get through that vacation since it was planned way in advance. When I got home from vacation, my feet were like tripled in size and to the point I couldn't walk and my blood pressure was up. I went to the doctor on tuesday, July 19, and they sent me down to labor and delivery to be monitored. After lying down for awhile, my pressure went down, so they sent me home on bed rest. With Jace, I had a c-section, so with this second baby, I was really shooting for a VBAC. The doctor knew that and he kind of told me that they wouldn't induce me because if I didn't go on my own, then I probably wouldn't be successful in delivering the way I wanted. He also said that he did not want me to make it to 40 weeks because of Jace being so big and because of my blood pressure. Well, on Friday, I woke up and took my blood pressure and it was higher than it had ever been, so Lance drove me out to Salt Lake to the hospital to be monitored again. We dropped Jace off with an overnight bag at grandma's because I had pretty much decided at this point that I was just going to have another c-section. I pretty much knew things weren't going to work out the way I wanted them to and I wanted to be prepared for a c-section this time around (my c-section with Jace was miserable because I was so unprepared for it!). So, we went to the hospital and they monitored me and my blood pressure was not going down at all. So, when my doctor came in, I told him I was ready for a c-section and they had me in the operating room within a couple hours. It was a totally different experience from having Jace. I was able to have a spinal, which worked like a charm and I was able to be awake and aware of what was going on. It was a much better experience. So, our baby arrived on July 22, at 2:34 PM weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. 21 inches long. I can't imagine how big she would have been if I would have gone the last 3 weeks! Jace was 9 lbs. 10 oz. I didn't want another 10 pounder! It took us a couple hours to settle on a name, but we finally decided on Ariana Aileen Rowley. Aileen comes from Lance's 90-year-old grandmother. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKZN3BtCUizCMbdmwOYVRjoPEWSd77dcFpLnehmlXbwO4Q_1N1b28qA4ONtAE6JN4W_61YYlrtZDa6KzNlbJ9Vquhf6oz6H1VrZqblNTw4EtBg6rAVCp0ysRHTTfdo0rIN51aWY8ZIQ/s1600/228935_10150238738830059_533275058_7844193_7346726_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NKZN3BtCUizCMbdmwOYVRjoPEWSd77dcFpLnehmlXbwO4Q_1N1b28qA4ONtAE6JN4W_61YYlrtZDa6KzNlbJ9Vquhf6oz6H1VrZqblNTw4EtBg6rAVCp0ysRHTTfdo0rIN51aWY8ZIQ/s320/228935_10150238738830059_533275058_7844193_7346726_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637802169566137778" /></a><br />I love how clean babies come out when you have it by c-section!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhqH57ZiaceJ1FiowHO6w6_hvEwUS5uTZahzkjCCxrhOajUiEQL7Unoxj4gLpuBLgJXtK4f_L3cXIoh52hdW4XPQGJoOiRsFlaRJAzhyphenhyphendH6TzAZZxp4vRjvVdd_Ee8orTb8d1OVqAlu0/s1600/284206_10150238737740059_533275058_7844181_8024255_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhqH57ZiaceJ1FiowHO6w6_hvEwUS5uTZahzkjCCxrhOajUiEQL7Unoxj4gLpuBLgJXtK4f_L3cXIoh52hdW4XPQGJoOiRsFlaRJAzhyphenhyphendH6TzAZZxp4vRjvVdd_Ee8orTb8d1OVqAlu0/s320/284206_10150238737740059_533275058_7844181_8024255_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637802167190737506" /></a><br />Seeing my baby for the first time. It was sure nice being awake this time around! With Jace, I was knocked out, so I didn't see him until the next morning. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MwbCa1JU9WgU4pPR-uXmLV4NBcSoqcW52Ko8xWVa0Dew4MVa67eNgIDrClYSfQFZSzyUAX5pfLMtQcmj-Eh_165PzkHz_CvyxfOLHE9HlUszFLNL82ZyPJy0HVLuaowdwxQ3D5KXWU0/s1600/Arianamom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MwbCa1JU9WgU4pPR-uXmLV4NBcSoqcW52Ko8xWVa0Dew4MVa67eNgIDrClYSfQFZSzyUAX5pfLMtQcmj-Eh_165PzkHz_CvyxfOLHE9HlUszFLNL82ZyPJy0HVLuaowdwxQ3D5KXWU0/s320/Arianamom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637802985281205010" /></a><br />So happy to have my little girl here!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw7ixRfuink51HtMo7pgkhZpfBqYJAGXpE6pL0RSMs8chC_Q1b2GB2J6BVuVn6Uvb7G7wg3fs7EEZWtNO4ObTkfNurjD19hZYY4ojL7lJIy2ygS6QeYg2API3HIEBWBNWgZs1GLDP6yc/s1600/229692_10150238738445059_533275058_7844189_7257062_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGw7ixRfuink51HtMo7pgkhZpfBqYJAGXpE6pL0RSMs8chC_Q1b2GB2J6BVuVn6Uvb7G7wg3fs7EEZWtNO4ObTkfNurjD19hZYY4ojL7lJIy2ygS6QeYg2API3HIEBWBNWgZs1GLDP6yc/s320/229692_10150238738445059_533275058_7844189_7257062_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637803358933949698" /></a><br />I wasn't sure how Jace was going to react to her, but he has loved her from the beginning! That first day, if anyone else held his baby sister, it was his turn. He wanted her all to himself. This was our "first family picture". I don't know why we didn't take one with everyone looking at the camera. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM2kG26CeINnKlPN9Au3aZuDywc6Ra4b8Zuy7thgqfuE5D-bPGKjzDTPjGdd71QX2tETR0CWXkv61aGeoJEZlfYTxIrYseQX58uX8zsJZ82yHNnkyLpaMEM1tpFjHmt-s7Qvnv46JoFQ/s1600/280463_10150241482025059_533275058_7876300_6306767_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM2kG26CeINnKlPN9Au3aZuDywc6Ra4b8Zuy7thgqfuE5D-bPGKjzDTPjGdd71QX2tETR0CWXkv61aGeoJEZlfYTxIrYseQX58uX8zsJZ82yHNnkyLpaMEM1tpFjHmt-s7Qvnv46JoFQ/s320/280463_10150241482025059_533275058_7876300_6306767_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637803972730325698" /></a><br />Getting ready to head home from the hospital.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmVuZ7GvrMBn7Df3HUKqVQkE8B9_2bAXqNjCPWAmUdNaR2P-jIIyorzfHiiiL98ZOQ4JADwPterkstdu_xBRhm53JcJuegRHVRxgWfd3gPPtSYt1UjoydtMNeJfkvtTt_AzF_2CDFqD8/s1600/278945_10150241667645059_533275058_7878400_1625110_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmVuZ7GvrMBn7Df3HUKqVQkE8B9_2bAXqNjCPWAmUdNaR2P-jIIyorzfHiiiL98ZOQ4JADwPterkstdu_xBRhm53JcJuegRHVRxgWfd3gPPtSYt1UjoydtMNeJfkvtTt_AzF_2CDFqD8/s320/278945_10150241667645059_533275058_7878400_1625110_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637804167137264210" /></a><br />When we got home, all Jace wanted was to lay on the bed with his baby sister. He's such a big brother!<br /><br />Ariana is such a good baby so far. She's really loud and squeaky, but she rarely cried within the first 2 weeks of life. I've seriously never heard a baby grunt and make sounds as much as this little girl does. <br /><br />When Ariana was 5 days old, I took her over to my sister-in-law's house to get some newborn pictures taken. With Jace, we never got newborn pictures, so I really wanted to get some this time around. Here is just a preview of them. I can't wait to get the rest!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPp4IH5Jk7QLlTsj9sib6P_ToRebwFGER7iD4vqr3nL98T6xTlJSKrknKwZ7YG3e0Ztl4vJRk7lvqUZ69eTdzG6W07DyaxYjOyqYhjH0m40iFLuQbpchltnEEDDOyH92MHuZfb2P47XM/s1600/IMG_5130+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPp4IH5Jk7QLlTsj9sib6P_ToRebwFGER7iD4vqr3nL98T6xTlJSKrknKwZ7YG3e0Ztl4vJRk7lvqUZ69eTdzG6W07DyaxYjOyqYhjH0m40iFLuQbpchltnEEDDOyH92MHuZfb2P47XM/s320/IMG_5130+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637805600952180354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Kmdv2lefdJCTpPwihcE8zSQ0D0jvhJGL971y17sNsDffY2Rj_bx1DyvgunZW38zhLpmjvt2v7-PUAKU95kPnKgiuDI-Gnp9mZvsM7k7cxv258-Khg5AeWnx31aywxHNR-7IGTLWMLY/s1600/IMG_5278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Kmdv2lefdJCTpPwihcE8zSQ0D0jvhJGL971y17sNsDffY2Rj_bx1DyvgunZW38zhLpmjvt2v7-PUAKU95kPnKgiuDI-Gnp9mZvsM7k7cxv258-Khg5AeWnx31aywxHNR-7IGTLWMLY/s320/IMG_5278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637806167849610754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMvIr1O1xVODypLqntXzds4gbJzVUmtD8AOauVLk7_pNacck3EoZ-MtwXrqWq4Y5nmATn826eVWGyGuH3u0yLvlXNmKEcsXQCAds-2B7oNono5_PuxhDAJaxlSyTan3gQXpXZ7r9IIfU/s1600/IMG_5513.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMvIr1O1xVODypLqntXzds4gbJzVUmtD8AOauVLk7_pNacck3EoZ-MtwXrqWq4Y5nmATn826eVWGyGuH3u0yLvlXNmKEcsXQCAds-2B7oNono5_PuxhDAJaxlSyTan3gQXpXZ7r9IIfU/s320/IMG_5513.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637806805187075826" /></a><br />Like I said, I seriously LOVE these pictures. Can't wait to see the rest! Hopefully with 2 kids now, I'll take more pictures and post more updates!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-85884318390575521852011-06-28T19:29:00.003-06:002011-06-28T19:54:42.621-06:00Dear Baby Sister,Dear baby sister,<br /> That's what you're known as in our house. I'm writing this so I can remember my pregnancy with you and remember how different it is compared to that of your older brother's 4 years ago. I am now 34 weeks along with you. 6 weeks left...hooray! Actually, I've been confused since day 1 of when your due date actually is. When I went to my first doctors appointment, somehow they came up with August 13 as the date. But everything I've looked up, including the doctors method of figuring it out, said August 11. Where did the 13th come from? Who knows? Then at your 20-week ultrasound, you were measuring to be due the 8th. Only 3-5 days difference, but every day matters to me. At my appointment a couple weeks ago, they told me August 8, but I really just don't know. I guess you'll come when you come. Your daddy and I have yet to agree on a name for you. We just haven't agreed on any yet. Your daddy has a family name that he has his heart set on (and we're not going to say what it is at this point), but I like the name more for a middle name. I guess we have 6 weeks to come up with a list to at least take to the hospital. You maybe be nameless for a little while. <br /> My pregnancy with you has been different from that of your brother's. I have actually gained a significant amount less with you than I did with your brother, but a lot can change in 6-weeks time. I was hoping you might be smaller, but looking at my tummy and feeling your movements makes me doubt you're a small one. I think you're going to be big just like your brother was. As long as you're healthy, that's all that matters. Today was the first day in 9 months that I woke up and said that I was done being pregnant. I'm not sure I'm ready for 6 more weeks. I've had a lot more aches and pains in my legs and hips than I ever experienced with Jace. I really can't wait for you to come so that I can brush my teeth again without feeling like I'm going to throw up everytime, I can roll over in bed without saying ouch everytime, I can sleep for more than a couple hours without waking up with either acid reflux or having to go to the bathroom. We're getting really excited to meet you. I'm not sure what big brother is going to think, but mommy and especially daddy are really excited to meet their little princess. Give me 3 more weeks so that I can get my vacation in for the summer and then please feel free to come anytime! <br /> Love, MommyLance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-52563463709091564812011-06-07T16:59:00.002-06:002011-06-07T17:35:27.466-06:00Thoughts of a Working MomI have a lot on my mind today. I've been thinking a lot lately about being a working mom and how hard it is working the hours I do, especially lately. I'm not sure what it is, but I think it's starting to take a toll on me. I've worked throughout the whole 4 years since I was pregnant and had Jace. As baby #2 quickly approaches, I keep thinking about how much harder it's going to be going back to work with 2 kids at home. I might ramble on a lot in this post because I'm not very good at putting things into writing. I know a lot of moms have to work and I honestly wonder how they do it. Lately, I've been working pretty much full time hours covering for other employees and to earn a little extra money before I leave for maternity leave. And I feel like everyday, it just gets harder and harder for me to leave Jace and Lance. As I've said before, Jace has been diagnosed with aspergers. Before he turned 3, he had a lot of social problems. We actually tried setting up a playgroup with a neighbor and Jace would always play by himself at the group. So, basically, the playgroup didn't continue because the kids were never playing together. Here we are a year later and Jace is like a new kid. All he longs for is kids to play with. And it kills me. Because of my job, we never have time to join in on those activities. A lot of kids go to McDonald's or to the park, but because I have to go to work, I can't take Jace. Today, I think it really hit me. We had someone come over to check out our swamp cooler and his kids came with. Jace was having so much fun with them that when they had to leave, Jace actually climbed into their truck and asked to go with them. I had to make him get out and he just cried and cried after that. We got invited to go with them because they were getting lunch, but because I had to get ready and go to work, I had to feed him leftovers and make him stay with mommy. I have never ever seen my little boy so sad in my life. It just broke my heart. Being a full time working mom is so hard. I wish I had the option of staying home with my little boy everyday and letting him go out and do fun activities with friends every once in awhile. We've never "clicked" with people in our neighborhood I think because we're never home. <br /><br />I think working full time has taken its own toll on our marriage. I'm not saying my marriage is bad because it's not by any means. But things haven't been as peachy keen as they used to be when I only worked 20 hours a week. Lance and I just work completely opposite schedules. It's hard because I want to stay at home and cook dinner and sit at the dinner table every night with my husband and little boy. Instead, I have to hear about Lance and Jace sitting at the table together having fun little conversations. I don't enjoy cooking because if I cook, I just have to leave it for Lance and Jace to eat later. I long for date nights with my husband, but I work every weekend. Our only real days together are Sundays. I just miss all the time we used to have together. <br /><br />Anyways, like I said, I'm not trying to sound like a complainer. These are just thoughts running through my head lately. Working is just something I've got to do at this time. Everyday, I secretly wish I could quit my job especially when my baby girl comes. I wish that we had the budget for me to quit. How do all you stay-at-home moms do it? Honestly! If you made it through this post, bravo. If not, I don't blame you!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-8392559614988764302011-05-26T17:09:00.004-06:002011-05-26T17:47:51.361-06:00NaptimeI know it's been awhile yet again since I've updated my blog. What can I say? I guess life just isn't exciting in the Rowley household. It's hard to find things to blog about. But anyways, here's at least a little bit of what we've been up to in the past couple months. <br /><br />I know the past couple posts, I've talked about Jace's potty training, and I'm sure you're probably sick of hearing about Jace's potty training. It honestly felt like a never-ending battle getting him potty-trained. I didn't feel like it would ever happen. But last month, I finally got rid of his pullups. He now only has underwear and it's been going great! He doesn't really have accidents, except occasionally in bed. He only struggles when we're away from our house or mother-in-law's house. He can seriously hold it for hours beyond hours! He'll go all through preschool and not go potty, but he won't have accidents either. The main thing though is that there is improvement and he's doing very well!<br /><br />We're approaching the last little bit of being pregnant with this baby. I'm now between 29 and 30 weeks, so we've reached the last trimester! Yay! Things with her are still looking good. We're getting pretty excited to meet her. I think my nesting has kicked in a little because I've been on a cleaning spree this week. Once I start cleaning, I just can't stop, and then I suffer later with being sore. But hey, it's worth it to have a clean house. I think my cleaning has motivated Jace to do his own cleaning. I got home at 10:30 last night and Jace was still up (he isn't usually up, but he took a really late nap). When I got home, all he wanted to do was clean his room. It wasn't exactly in my plans, but how do you say no when they're asking to clean? Then, today Jace pulled out all of my clorox wipes and wiped everything down for me from the side table in the living room clear to the kitchen table. Again, I wasn't upset because he's saving me a little extra work. Now that I've gotten the inside mostly clean, I'm VERY anxious to get some flowers planted in my yard. Last year, I made the mistake of starting working outside and I got so stuck on keeping it looking nice, that I neglected the inside of the house, so this year, I knew I needed to do it the other way around. <br /><br />Preschool ended yesterday for the year. I don't know if Jace quite understands that it's over and he won't get to take the bus for a few more months. I'm a little sad to see it end because Jace loved it. I guess I just need to find some fun things for him to do this summer to keep him occupied. I'm very grateful for Jace having been to that preschool. I've seen so much improvement in him since he started there. I'm anxious for it to start again already. <br /><br />Now, onto the title of my post. Jace is a funny kid. Lately, when he falls asleep in the car, he covers his head. I guess the dark helps him sleep better. So, whatever he finds in the car to cover his head, he'll use it to cover his head. \<br /> For instance: his jacket<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnxvOUYCiHJvVZleTmuuzzXN1ZpxTzVQbdjAEF8wmVfcRh3-Ba2gFkhe9_3Qlpw4RqUZIVcBoUtSefB_IeC0nk_oJ14pCbArOVDjK1TOxMmPPvWKpby8nPfF5o8W8Sn3Ztkb6Zd1wvU/s1600/imagejpeg952_05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnxvOUYCiHJvVZleTmuuzzXN1ZpxTzVQbdjAEF8wmVfcRh3-Ba2gFkhe9_3Qlpw4RqUZIVcBoUtSefB_IeC0nk_oJ14pCbArOVDjK1TOxMmPPvWKpby8nPfF5o8W8Sn3Ztkb6Zd1wvU/s320/imagejpeg952_05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611174125023175074" /></a><br />Or: his umbrella<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2P2msEBdfT2C2VxMG0CVTcLBfNWPRqeKeKu2FSOkuFCOT8lSGJ_vmUuT0hy-z3x154ZJHdWR55wjHTndIojeHxz2Jg8gB-ELVSu0vhNLcwqNK0rCt_Z5r1VIomSqmbNjtJSYWhJ2Ai0/s1600/downsize.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2P2msEBdfT2C2VxMG0CVTcLBfNWPRqeKeKu2FSOkuFCOT8lSGJ_vmUuT0hy-z3x154ZJHdWR55wjHTndIojeHxz2Jg8gB-ELVSu0vhNLcwqNK0rCt_Z5r1VIomSqmbNjtJSYWhJ2Ai0/s320/downsize.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611175170972592354" /></a><br /><br />So, anyways, that's about it for us for now. Hopefully as we do things this summer, I'll blog more about them, but this is it for now! Nothing exciting, as usual, but hey, at least it's something.Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-51360842583247529442011-03-23T16:10:00.009-06:002011-03-23T17:09:04.975-06:00Daddy's Little PrincessWell, as the blog title pretty much says, Lance is getting his little girl. Yep, Jace is getting a little sister, and we couldn't be more excited and thrilled about it! This ultrasound was so much funner than when we had Jace. It just seems like they went over every little part of her body and we could see so many great details. Not to mention that my bladder didn't have to be full of 32 ounces of water this time! It's just amazing how technology has grown. We could see all 4 chambers of the heart beating together. We even saw her swallow! When they were taking shots of her face, you could see her hand up right next to her mouth and her opening and closing her mouth like she was trying to get her hand in there. It was just so sweet. Before I even got pregnant with Jace, I had a dream one night that I had a little boy and he looked just like me. Then, the next night, I had a dream that I had a baby girl that looked like Lance. So, I'm thinking that if it's right, then this little girl is going to come out with dark hair and brown eyes. But then again, I was sure that with Lance's strong genes, Jace was going to come out with dark hair. Boy, was I surprised when he came out with blonde hair. Anyways, here are just a few shots of my little girl. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0rNgsCV5ZciKqjS2cxWA1dVdWYCN4qS1KR7nghmmhf5lCOtGoTqjiIc4LBB5Kl5ijTzQrqL6BioG6jQVfHNz4Zasvc6QeDs6NJfvLp7Vru2cSPScX-Ix4En2Z_t13va3PY2Vq9NMnUs/s1600/BABY_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0rNgsCV5ZciKqjS2cxWA1dVdWYCN4qS1KR7nghmmhf5lCOtGoTqjiIc4LBB5Kl5ijTzQrqL6BioG6jQVfHNz4Zasvc6QeDs6NJfvLp7Vru2cSPScX-Ix4En2Z_t13va3PY2Vq9NMnUs/s320/BABY_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587407440995757890" /></a><br />Here she is looking right at the camera.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_OePAOaBBcFwmPQZpWPIgW-GKpbTii8t5zaRewiaz1JNZ21jqQcrsnY0WWlBAGM1V8YXmzZg0Q0OIzFIHreZf0Ib-3i1Uvv4onVhE73QMFgMTV_ZzxUzO4M73Y2EBaKU9q_jwsOfGAs/s1600/BABY_5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_OePAOaBBcFwmPQZpWPIgW-GKpbTii8t5zaRewiaz1JNZ21jqQcrsnY0WWlBAGM1V8YXmzZg0Q0OIzFIHreZf0Ib-3i1Uvv4onVhE73QMFgMTV_ZzxUzO4M73Y2EBaKU9q_jwsOfGAs/s320/BABY_5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587408299604685666" /></a><br />Her legs...she's already a perfect lady and had her ankles crossed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9Yk5Z5KoRglxVeL7xorfz6A5gadwyp-KlDiWCA1GZdudsHVe1Ye0CRzI8ElxVJJ3bvKluZrWvF4nLOXV_4L8Yta7Bdc-a1b_iQ_TMMxWQ3IG1C3ZVU42sgI5WUIz0BZ2gDEnQd4AtMU/s1600/BABY_12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9Yk5Z5KoRglxVeL7xorfz6A5gadwyp-KlDiWCA1GZdudsHVe1Ye0CRzI8ElxVJJ3bvKluZrWvF4nLOXV_4L8Yta7Bdc-a1b_iQ_TMMxWQ3IG1C3ZVU42sgI5WUIz0BZ2gDEnQd4AtMU/s320/BABY_12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587409737915342162" /></a><br />A shot of her spine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwveFX2AMOJ2Bwq_VomYO1ZWW7vML4bnr6GalBTOaGQNcNztgS7zoPEuMATHqrQ4BDOkrW9lWyZFa2UFqQzPd71ZJSIIQsm0OZMLVFkeijjvGkYrsp1mZtfxvCYVbhqsOgFnKnmE31pmY/s1600/BABY_17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwveFX2AMOJ2Bwq_VomYO1ZWW7vML4bnr6GalBTOaGQNcNztgS7zoPEuMATHqrQ4BDOkrW9lWyZFa2UFqQzPd71ZJSIIQsm0OZMLVFkeijjvGkYrsp1mZtfxvCYVbhqsOgFnKnmE31pmY/s320/BABY_17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587410229368056114" /></a><br />Here she is...definitely a girl! Lance was so cute. When the ultrasound tech said girl, he kept asking "are you sure?" The tech said she was pretty sure. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvazNOv_w-t7buN2Ih-k2BlURPS1eV99M37nkJWRYFW6cOmDuygPNmsNPrHELqfbmNKRD5yY1vhrQz5dU58kep-G63BNsB8MS566jmZnGe9vPSnpHfeqpZqvKEt7WOAiM13DvLgrKrGY/s1600/BABY_53.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvazNOv_w-t7buN2Ih-k2BlURPS1eV99M37nkJWRYFW6cOmDuygPNmsNPrHELqfbmNKRD5yY1vhrQz5dU58kep-G63BNsB8MS566jmZnGe9vPSnpHfeqpZqvKEt7WOAiM13DvLgrKrGY/s320/BABY_53.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587412443665156498" /></a><br />They kept trying to get a profile shot, but she was just not going to have it! This is the best they could do. <br /><br />They measured the baby and everything. My due date is August 11th, but based on her measurements, it looks like she's measuring just a few days big and is showing the 8th of August. I'm sure they'll keep the due date as the 11th though. It's funny because even though she's measuring a little big, I haven't gained any weight yet. Maybe I'll get lucky and won't gain the tremendous amount of weight I gained with Jace. We'll see!<br /><br />So, when I was 9 months pregnant with Jace, my grandfather passed away. I felt so lucky to bring a little boy into this world at that time. Anyways, a couple weeks ago, my grandmother passed away, so I feel very lucky to be bringing a little girl into this world. I know that they're not replacing my grandparents, but there's just something really special knowing that my grandparents are getting to know my little ones right before they're coming to this earth. I feel like they're getting to bond and my grandparents are just up there getting them all prepared of what is to come. <br /><br />Anyways, we're halfway done now! Crazy to think in 20 short weeks, we'll be having a little girl join our family. We can't wait!!!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-9807427587728906522011-02-23T15:32:00.002-07:002011-02-23T16:43:32.344-07:00Life with a 3-year-oldI need to warn all readers...this post is kind of to express the frustrations of having a 3-year-old. I'm writing it mainly so I can remember Jace at this age since I've been so great about documenting life with him as he grows (notice sarcasm). So, anyways, Jace has always been such a great kid. Don't get me wrong, he still is a wonderful little boy, but since he's turned 3, he's become a slightly more troublesome child. They say kids go through terrible two's, but believe me, at least with Jace, age three has been more terrible than the two's.<br /><br />Let's start with potty training. So, in my last post a month ago, I mentioned that I decided to take away the diapers and make Jace go potty. Well, it went so super, at least for a couple weeks. He wouldn't have accidents and he would tell me when he needed to go potty, even if it was on a car ride to grandma's. Well, at least with going #1. When it came to #2, he refused to go. He would just hold it for so long. Then, problems occurred. He became so constipated that he would just cry out in pain all the time. So, his pediatrician told us to stop potty training him and start him on a laxative called Miralax. So, the only change I made was I put him in pullups a little more because I didn't know what the laxative would do to him right at the beginning. I didn't take away his underwear. I just put pullups on more often. I didn't think it would be a problem because even when he was doing so well going potty, he learned not to wet his pullup. Then, Jace just became completely uninterested in going potty altogether. I still put him in underwear, but he has more accidents or he just holds it for as long as he can. I think everything got screwed up all because he had a hard time pooping in the potty. I admit, a month ago, I LOVED potty training! Now, I hate it. I guess I figured it was too good to be true having him do so well at the beginning. He's not easily motivated either. Bribes don't work. Stickers don't work. He has his mind set on making this difficult for me. <br /><br />I know this is common with probably all kids, but I can't even take my eyes off of Jace for one second. He is just a mess maker. By the time I get one mess cleaned up, he has another one made. Our house is never clean because he always has a new mess made in a new place. Today, I was cleaning up the living room and he took all our plastic sacks, garbage sacks, and ziplocs out of their boxes and scattered them on the kitchen floor and down the stairs. So, I got the living room clean, but now there's a new mess for me to clean tomorrow. It's a never ending process. I put Jace in the bathtub yesterday and stepped out of the room for a couple minutes. By the time I got back in there, he had 2 brand new bottles of body wash completely dumped in the tub. It's hard. I can't keep up with him. I don't know how other mothers do it. Believe me, nobody can see the inside of my house because it is honestly a disaster 99% of the time from my crazy 3-year-old. <br /><br />I think Jace has turned into kind of a little rebel. I can tell him no not to do things and I almost feel like he's going against me and does it anyway even though he knows there's going to be a consequence for it. For instance, I had a bag of m&m's out to eat and they were opened in one corner. Jace found the bag and slowly starting pouring small piles out. I got after him and told him to stop and he looked at me and ripped the bag open and poured them all over the floor and ran away. It's liking telling him no means nothing to him. I think Jace is just finally old enough that he gets really bored. He always has to find something to do. I honestly wonder what having a new sibling will mean to him. I'm not sure if he'll be any better or worse. Luckily, I have 24 weeks to think about that. <br /><br />I'm not trying to sound like I'm complaining. I knew Jace wasn't always going to be the easiest child. I got lucky with him up until he turned 3. Anyways, he really is a joy. I love hearing the things he comes up with. He makes me laugh on a daily basis. Here are some great things about him right now.<br /><br />*He is really starting to figure out his shapes. He loves to draw circles. We told him to draw a triangle the other day and he managed to draw the v-shape. He just couldn't quite get the line to connect them. <br />*He knows his colors and is starting to kind of figure out that 2 colors will change something to another color. I was giving him a bath the other night and I put a yellow and red tablet in to change the color and he was able to tell me that the water was going to be orange.<br />*He is still such a memorizer. He knows songs and commercials and everything. <br />*He has such an imagination. He has 3 yogi bear toys and today he was playing with them like one was him, one was daddy, and one was mommy. Woody from Toy Story says the phrase "there's a snake in my boot". So, Jace got one of his cowboy boots the other day and his toy snake and put it inside the boot and told Lance that there was a snake in his boot. <br />*He loves preschool. His favorite part is still the bus ride. I love it when he gets so excited and brings me home things he made at school.<br />*He always makes us stop what we're doing when he has a scratch (aka, an itch). <br />*He loves sunbeams. His favorite song is "Hello". He just smiles when they sing that song. <br />* He is a singer. He really does love to sing. Whether it be a song from preschool or even a song he made up. <br />*He's very curious. He always asks us "What's happeping? What's that sound? What are you talking about?"<br />*He's all of a sudden very complimentary. I put on a new shirt yesterday and he came up to me and said "Wow mommy! I really like that shirt!" Or he'll tell me I look very handsome. <br /><br />Anyways, Jace is such our pride and joy. Even though he is at a more difficult age right now, I can't imagine going a day without him in my life. He makes me smile on a daily basis as he comes up with the funny things he says or does. He is a mess maker and a little rebel, but I guess I need that little piece of chaos in my life. I can't imagine not having him around to clean up after. <br /><br />On a side note, I'm 16 weeks pregnant now! Yay! It's hard to believe I'm that far. I'd post a picture, but at this point, I still feel more fat than pregnant, although, I do kind of feel like some of the fat on my tummy is starting to look more like a baby belly. In a month we find out the gender, so I'd love to hear your guesses! I might post a poll on the side of my blog, because I'm very curious to see what everyone thinks! Until next time!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-49408298102336959542011-01-18T18:21:00.005-07:002011-01-18T19:09:06.340-07:00A Whole New YearWow, I can't believe that it's already more than halfway through January. Again, sorry for my lack of blogging. I guess I'm just not motivated to blog because I don't know if anyone out there ever reads it. Does anyone read it? Please comment if you do so I know you're there! Who am I talk though? I read all of my friends' blogs and I never comment. So, anyways, I can't believe it's January! Christmas came and went. Our Christmas was wonderful as always (sorry, no pictures for now. Lance has them all on his phone). Jace actually was sick through Christmas. He was feeling well enough that we were able to go to our familys' houses on Christmas Day, but everyday before and after that, we pretty much enjoyed the comfort of our own home. This was actually the first year that Jace was actually super excited for Santa Claus and the presents and everything. He just brings me such joy. <br /><br />Anyways, what we've been up to. Jace is in preschool. Not sure if I've mentioned that yet, but he started preschool at the beginning of December. He was diagnosed with aspergers a few months ago and got accepted into a special preschool in our school district. I still can't believe my little boy is in school. I wasn't expecting that for another year or 2. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJePeoZqIDS3Mub3Zbsf21enmLQq4QezuhihYfQioHakUfyQxTLBuCRjRsZYwSz7Cz5EhsZB67MdPIaxxN1BQa2Q2XCDg_uXUa0h9AbYUxxww4mtYGLcYMVjX02XcxuKjHkoIjq2p0xFM/s1600/Jaceschool.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJePeoZqIDS3Mub3Zbsf21enmLQq4QezuhihYfQioHakUfyQxTLBuCRjRsZYwSz7Cz5EhsZB67MdPIaxxN1BQa2Q2XCDg_uXUa0h9AbYUxxww4mtYGLcYMVjX02XcxuKjHkoIjq2p0xFM/s320/Jaceschool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563703525692560450" /></a><br />This was the best picture I could get of him on his first day. Isn't he such a stud? I still can't believe how grownup he is. <br /><br />Jace also started Sunbeams at the beginning of the month. I wasn't so sure how he was going to do because there aren't toys in there and they do a lot of coloring. Jace has never been one to sit down and color like other kids. Also, I play the piano in primary and I thought that the second he came into sharing time, he would high-tail it to me. Well, Jace did great in Sunbeams that first week, but once all the kids went potty, he had to come find me because "he had to go potty too" (at the time, he wasn't potty trained at all and refused to go potty, so he used it as an excuse to leave class). I made him go back to class, which he wasn't so happy about. Then, just as I assumed, the second he saw me at the piano in sharing time, he ran straight to me and was upset when I let his teacher take him back to sit with his class. He pretty much cried all through sharing time that week. After week 1, I think he knew what to expect and has done great in Sunbeams. Now he loves it, and when we get home from church, he'll attempt to sing the songs he's learned. It makes me happy to know that even though he doesn't "sing" in sharing time, he does still pick up the songs. With the aspergers though, he's always been really amazing at memorizing. <br /><br />So, potty training Jace has been a super frustrating process. I think if it was up to Jace, he would never go potty. Well, with going to preschool and Sunbeams, he's had to go into the bathroom a lot with his little friends. And he tells me about it. So, finally I decided last week that it was time to just stick him in underwear and tell him his diapers were all gone. And....it's worked like a charm. He's been amazing at telling me he needs to go potty. He's only gone #2 in the potty once. I honestly think he holds it until nap time and can poop in his pullup. He also really struggles other places and if other people need to help him. He's just more comfortable with mom or dad helping him. He kind of freaks out if other people try to make him go. So, he's been doing good, but we still have a long way to go. We need to still work on going other places, going #2, and standing to go #1. <br /><br />And here's our last update for this post.<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br />............<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcEg_G03cIp9u_4mAqBD3gs0GSevutH8eNJEZ02w1fz6P2juc-bgVmbXnMkX035aze3pD12hf059CtXgk4rHyTFdbKQS36Otfz-CdTKQkG13K7dryFJc_xGu660zkkILzs-e_mT4Obb4/s1600/167014_483559705058_533275058_6464033_1244148_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcEg_G03cIp9u_4mAqBD3gs0GSevutH8eNJEZ02w1fz6P2juc-bgVmbXnMkX035aze3pD12hf059CtXgk4rHyTFdbKQS36Otfz-CdTKQkG13K7dryFJc_xGu660zkkILzs-e_mT4Obb4/s320/167014_483559705058_533275058_6464033_1244148_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563709144349992034" /></a><br /><br />BABY #2 IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AUGUST 11!<br />Okay, so I facebooked this awhile ago, so if you don't check facebook and read this, then it'll be news to you. It took longer than expected to get pregnant this time, but we are way excited that Jace is FINALLY going to be a big brother. I think he's excited too, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't completely understand what's going on and how it's going to affect him. So far, this pregnancy has been slightly more difficult than my first one, but I'm still pretty lucky compared to most pregnancies. I went through about a week of really bad nausea, but since then, it has pretty much subsided. I'm VERY picky about what I will and won't eat, which is to be expected. We had our first doctors appointment on Friday and it was so wonderful to see the little person inside of me. The best part was seeing its arms going all over the place. The doctor said with its heartbeat, it's a girl, but of course, it's too early to say right now. I think everyone's secretly hoping for a girl, but we'll be happy with either. <br /><br />Anyways, that's everything as of late that I have to share for now. To end, here are some way cute pictures we got of Jace at my sister's wedding back in October.<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbp74oeDr-CYpgRIHB1uNmzbvmjFPSSUj0oomIapKZ_Zxa7LbBEEbRPCMRX68wH_mfykFZYzT6AMWrsmsiZE0tsvB3UgvKzzShU1WGsv9i8i5C1GuuUnuwfNpQ2a1uLs0XMPHjWUdVFw/s1600/168427_478102959610_579344610_5872144_3994224_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbp74oeDr-CYpgRIHB1uNmzbvmjFPSSUj0oomIapKZ_Zxa7LbBEEbRPCMRX68wH_mfykFZYzT6AMWrsmsiZE0tsvB3UgvKzzShU1WGsv9i8i5C1GuuUnuwfNpQ2a1uLs0XMPHjWUdVFw/s320/168427_478102959610_579344610_5872144_3994224_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563712464576857938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYvmt6J_n4D9OYODlYNymITRJWyLZWl74Fk9lBBFp_plurFbx5t-7kFOpv7eiP28EkgAZnDAZhT0Ih4SXgrkSkH5xoIewrFjCunVJafbGesVrfqEJUjNqy5YG1XmRgCeRHfur4OJrd40/s1600/167862_477162924610_579344610_5847334_2275340_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYvmt6J_n4D9OYODlYNymITRJWyLZWl74Fk9lBBFp_plurFbx5t-7kFOpv7eiP28EkgAZnDAZhT0Ih4SXgrkSkH5xoIewrFjCunVJafbGesVrfqEJUjNqy5YG1XmRgCeRHfur4OJrd40/s320/167862_477162924610_579344610_5847334_2275340_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563712466858629890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihszUzQN24vDKcY4_Gtt1T4Bao64va82uatagkDatKJ6dCEplKXqJ7upMIsDdqQ_KdlHfEgKgqJ1xGDLN7JWrBj4FPIFDxe8hzgD4QMbx0hqft1oNp1-spId9XiPAHwFh6R1UvxYJETN4/s1600/164805_478302824610_579344610_5876472_6908067_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihszUzQN24vDKcY4_Gtt1T4Bao64va82uatagkDatKJ6dCEplKXqJ7upMIsDdqQ_KdlHfEgKgqJ1xGDLN7JWrBj4FPIFDxe8hzgD4QMbx0hqft1oNp1-spId9XiPAHwFh6R1UvxYJETN4/s320/164805_478302824610_579344610_5876472_6908067_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563712459665976530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMdD_RCivp72ZoXkd3R43-MNZwduHiM7ImM-V7KiZKl0C9Qkvqk3pmXed-XkAjf4SdhYcrgSMtblXMNQQBwRUM2HESXdbbQXGM7RUtYdTKDbqPavi0JSTvLvK0JHfkyIktj2p8uVmJWo/s1600/163712_477160704610_579344610_5847288_2979636_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMdD_RCivp72ZoXkd3R43-MNZwduHiM7ImM-V7KiZKl0C9Qkvqk3pmXed-XkAjf4SdhYcrgSMtblXMNQQBwRUM2HESXdbbQXGM7RUtYdTKDbqPavi0JSTvLvK0JHfkyIktj2p8uVmJWo/s320/163712_477160704610_579344610_5847288_2979636_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563712455160937666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VxSIDoY64pcEdQnLwOkHa5THx1ealbTPfKkXHdGk8gZ-Aec8J8U7tSQZP8PTML5AbVKHtfc8pQ4rYqLvR0eRH2F2j_yEeH52krgDWstEDfMM4ohvOiAPStNO4C7hTOp-3w4H7_pl_jU/s1600/39451_477162864610_579344610_5847333_120742_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VxSIDoY64pcEdQnLwOkHa5THx1ealbTPfKkXHdGk8gZ-Aec8J8U7tSQZP8PTML5AbVKHtfc8pQ4rYqLvR0eRH2F2j_yEeH52krgDWstEDfMM4ohvOiAPStNO4C7hTOp-3w4H7_pl_jU/s320/39451_477162864610_579344610_5847333_120742_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563712446983905090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3wVoC3yNq34Gm8mTzpYs5pclPDrF6nilC8Bccvis1UMKedTFNOBugxCVv6D3RmbrdwmDrD46Fh2-QGl8HPfHS9f-Tln7oBuNE5h9Uz02ccecrvoQn4ODmFFeW7YSKNTFhU3ZlRVpUVY/s1600/168762_477162964610_579344610_5847335_3831679_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3wVoC3yNq34Gm8mTzpYs5pclPDrF6nilC8Bccvis1UMKedTFNOBugxCVv6D3RmbrdwmDrD46Fh2-QGl8HPfHS9f-Tln7oBuNE5h9Uz02ccecrvoQn4ODmFFeW7YSKNTFhU3ZlRVpUVY/s320/168762_477162964610_579344610_5847335_3831679_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563713100380678354" /></a>Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-7774438130715651442010-11-17T15:45:00.004-07:002010-11-17T16:06:10.921-07:00ShutterflyI'm not a big fan of paying big money for Christmas cards and stuff. Actually, this year, I contemplated the idea of not doing Christmas cards. Then I heard about a promo that Shutterfly is doing for 50 free Christmas cards. I figured it might just be worth it. I've done a couple things on Shutterfly in the past and I'm very happy with it. I actually made a calendar with our pictures on it and it's just great quality and looks nice in our house. I looked through their variety of Christmas cards and I'm happy with them. I love that they have such a great variety and they're all so cute. It's hard to decide which one I might actually want to use for our cards this year. I haven't actually done their cards in the past, but if they're like other things I've done, then I know that I'll be happy with them. I plan on doing just a simple card with a picture or 2 on them. I don't think I'm going to do one where I mention everything that happened through the year. It just seems too much for me this year. Shutterfly offers a lot of promos and their prices are also good. Here are a couple links to check out their products.<br /><br />http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/5x7-folded-greeting-cards<br />http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery <br /><br />Check out their site and you'll also find several other fun things you can make!Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2054850208546930017.post-16395871039699486782010-10-24T19:56:00.014-06:002010-10-24T22:21:31.849-06:00Recent NewsSo, I just got done with a 3 hour nap and I decided to blog a little more about what we've been up to, ya know since I just never blog anymore. Plus, I know people are DYING to see recent pictures of our little guy. However, there aren't too many of them because like I said in my recent post, he hates having his picture taken. Every attempt I make, he is usually screaming NO to me. <br /><br />So, in recent news, there's not much to report. I think I'll let the pictures share everything we've been up to. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI6ktYAYWqrJEGUUxNUrTazP38QqQ-oETqmbqKJy7tqvA4alzsBqQWC8K0vfbdkl5VyEJCjK1_PElNRNheipwD8ozkCF5-YqrJQFPmHRWpAv9mQiX7zzinc5AY1E0PmUI3d81kqyc124/s1600/0719101541a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI6ktYAYWqrJEGUUxNUrTazP38QqQ-oETqmbqKJy7tqvA4alzsBqQWC8K0vfbdkl5VyEJCjK1_PElNRNheipwD8ozkCF5-YqrJQFPmHRWpAv9mQiX7zzinc5AY1E0PmUI3d81kqyc124/s320/0719101541a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531815206473014562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmMZquRaWnnWLqpU-oXzFezaA6ZVpBjixkBE49DGkSe9siH84GUZaQ-7bqNWSKcZ0vImCcKskeVv8uqsNzseCe1xsWPOEjWOLIUanrTa4AhF-Aj69B6pHHXiQA2OnOAvx18P7mOVRtL0/s1600/0719101526a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmMZquRaWnnWLqpU-oXzFezaA6ZVpBjixkBE49DGkSe9siH84GUZaQ-7bqNWSKcZ0vImCcKskeVv8uqsNzseCe1xsWPOEjWOLIUanrTa4AhF-Aj69B6pHHXiQA2OnOAvx18P7mOVRtL0/s320/0719101526a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531815209619565138" /></a><br />Jace was able to spend a day at Bear Lake with grandma and grandpa Rowley. From what I heard, he had a blast. Who wouldn't have a blast running on the beach clotheless?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDFRKRRbuX7Gy7Z4INMVDibcNa2EeK4GR_JVAsnFtVr2lId-WJsmwClkkpPuZ4YGbyqC2g7tdXsGFnapHxDN1uASxeF4RFw79f8ex17ulXmMnGvUwIguB0Nhe1I_xc6fS3ZUilIYzF_k/s1600/0907001344a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDFRKRRbuX7Gy7Z4INMVDibcNa2EeK4GR_JVAsnFtVr2lId-WJsmwClkkpPuZ4YGbyqC2g7tdXsGFnapHxDN1uASxeF4RFw79f8ex17ulXmMnGvUwIguB0Nhe1I_xc6fS3ZUilIYzF_k/s320/0907001344a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531817595990231298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yJ2sGquXbxUCo_OntvLlXSRc6zHltbIiRLhENFOId7fTD8m3kGZ7q7NDGv9aSS59TV0gyUIiuG1R6UllLOslnnZnY0UXYJhyDhCBIMzt4rTIsiE1pgIxlIEN8OQVFpI0FESKCE8jXl8/s1600/0907001338a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yJ2sGquXbxUCo_OntvLlXSRc6zHltbIiRLhENFOId7fTD8m3kGZ7q7NDGv9aSS59TV0gyUIiuG1R6UllLOslnnZnY0UXYJhyDhCBIMzt4rTIsiE1pgIxlIEN8OQVFpI0FESKCE8jXl8/s320/0907001338a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531817588757581202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN67u7tXWxKmYpDZQMgGytNB7c5gV6MAMcp5-Eos7NO0BejXNdzEj8NdvnU6y2dgiMKKd2HoKpUTQDupp065fncjjzkNiw5bcSZ1sBoFcRPMsDrhE4izxiVghgZr5DMqd03q2NJ_tdK-M/s1600/0907001334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN67u7tXWxKmYpDZQMgGytNB7c5gV6MAMcp5-Eos7NO0BejXNdzEj8NdvnU6y2dgiMKKd2HoKpUTQDupp065fncjjzkNiw5bcSZ1sBoFcRPMsDrhE4izxiVghgZr5DMqd03q2NJ_tdK-M/s320/0907001334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531817584046142322" /></a><br />Jace had his first dentist appointment. I was a little concerned at how it was going to go because he's never been a fan of having his teeth brushed. Come to find out, he LOVES the dentist! He was so good and cooperative. And he got to watch Mickey Mouse while they did the whole checkup. They told me I just need to floss his teeth because some of them are looking a little tight. Thought it would be a disaster even trying that, but he loves that too! Sometimes Jace just surprises me. <br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI81KdqT43GDxRxEvLtxp7AwCphhO_RFpRBdKa7BL2INDlOiOdSwhnrJg-sBYofGKtgv2PxbIsstz7R9iVMWGIAMHbl4-3VmEzMYTv_nMFuWRXp_xLBu-Ch1nvbR8FtcyzDiWBye5-MSI/s1600/0910001511.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI81KdqT43GDxRxEvLtxp7AwCphhO_RFpRBdKa7BL2INDlOiOdSwhnrJg-sBYofGKtgv2PxbIsstz7R9iVMWGIAMHbl4-3VmEzMYTv_nMFuWRXp_xLBu-Ch1nvbR8FtcyzDiWBye5-MSI/s320/0910001511.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531818422728419202" /></a><br />I canned salsa for the first time without having to be walked through it. My friend, Sarah, came out one day to learn how and we made 2 batches at one time. It was a long day of hard work, but it's so nice having all this salsa in our food storage. I tried something not even my mother-in-law, the salsa queen, has done. I added habanero peppers to some of the jars. It turned out awesome. My hubby is one happy guy! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunFVYDEIM0s40bFBYt2deSpfbXN8VO-pVsU_i-ITmsPM2xx7T9CCm5-cWFMoMzz-TmjfoILTjakeY1IDJyHWBKu1EpKPMlyiqSDptzwO0SwfEYJfKqez1wW9exQLA0WaaLXzUVPW6xZE/s1600/0620001723a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunFVYDEIM0s40bFBYt2deSpfbXN8VO-pVsU_i-ITmsPM2xx7T9CCm5-cWFMoMzz-TmjfoILTjakeY1IDJyHWBKu1EpKPMlyiqSDptzwO0SwfEYJfKqez1wW9exQLA0WaaLXzUVPW6xZE/s320/0620001723a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531819645840470482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGHeUzdCdYM8aXwjJu_f5UuCVHN5iEcLhJA8k83Km5LuR-7Hn0czENPQQUYWd9Gs8V9Vif4gnYhujnuuoUcKG-gHI-oJX6EFXDXBtwD33OEKxH7lMy2K9o22_9spTcUMqyz3z-rCsDkQ/s1600/0620001722.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGHeUzdCdYM8aXwjJu_f5UuCVHN5iEcLhJA8k83Km5LuR-7Hn0czENPQQUYWd9Gs8V9Vif4gnYhujnuuoUcKG-gHI-oJX6EFXDXBtwD33OEKxH7lMy2K9o22_9spTcUMqyz3z-rCsDkQ/s320/0620001722.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531819641938203970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPSJT_qppBGDU2d9rl_nJpx_MA3spT-PVUpoiSUZ6PLi-BgdiCz0sxTVB2rQ4l3rUejO2KA5Qd96ZFTwPwhjN01LV56x1ISRD3-0NO2fhx8hFjoFJtAAoZD6uqRYlA3KlZCZUhL6oRAE/s1600/0620001719b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPSJT_qppBGDU2d9rl_nJpx_MA3spT-PVUpoiSUZ6PLi-BgdiCz0sxTVB2rQ4l3rUejO2KA5Qd96ZFTwPwhjN01LV56x1ISRD3-0NO2fhx8hFjoFJtAAoZD6uqRYlA3KlZCZUhL6oRAE/s320/0620001719b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531819635394687298" /></a><br />I wish I could remember where these were taken. I just found them in my phone and I just love them. It just shows how happy Jace really is. And it shows how much he loves lemons and limes. This kid just loves all tastes. He can eat anything from super sour to really hot (like the habanero salsa I made). <br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrjgfhqaHMmWJp-gEPIqO2mhbY9AO-xfTW2clIrcW-M9iKideaUEAImkyjHzT8p_fsMMWC9khi-h2s2CcULC_gKiwt8PILh6ekcjk5fQMHEW7aeThXr6sMI952sCftqP425_RIv-_iLc/s1600/imagejpeg952.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrjgfhqaHMmWJp-gEPIqO2mhbY9AO-xfTW2clIrcW-M9iKideaUEAImkyjHzT8p_fsMMWC9khi-h2s2CcULC_gKiwt8PILh6ekcjk5fQMHEW7aeThXr6sMI952sCftqP425_RIv-_iLc/s320/imagejpeg952.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531820254477117154" /></a><br />I love how this picture expresses Jace too. That's how he always lays when he watches tv or anything. <br /><br />Lance was able to go and spend 9 days in Mexico. He's been nagging me for I think years now to go back to his mission. Finally, we got to a point that we could afford for him to go. He really wanted to take me, but he really just wanted to visit his mission areas and visit people. Not speaking the language, I decided that he'd probably have a lot funner if he took his younger brother, Derek, with him. So, they planned it and had a lot of fun. Lance was constantly worried that I'd be upset I didn't go and stuff like that, but honestly, hearing about his trip, I'm so glad he was able to spend a week with his brother and get sibling time and just have fun with him. I don't regret not going because I had a lot of fun at home. I took the week off work to spend with Jace and also for my sister's wedding. My mother-in-law came out and we literally cleaned out the house and built Lance an office. We also canned a bunch of peaches. Yum! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP64DskhWQene28XObkCqMyKLqNdokAGwUZbgZpiHv073-umEgzMyrSge9cNS6oX-M0xm0DECUS1Jijoqs-i1_bS262i2XowkYZ0jjCuACjgQVtZhtaDirBP0W3RIfQVrJg4ZJ5BBM9i8/s1600/101_2300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP64DskhWQene28XObkCqMyKLqNdokAGwUZbgZpiHv073-umEgzMyrSge9cNS6oX-M0xm0DECUS1Jijoqs-i1_bS262i2XowkYZ0jjCuACjgQVtZhtaDirBP0W3RIfQVrJg4ZJ5BBM9i8/s320/101_2300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531822061059515314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTB57b_DkMRJNfHyl5rcfpZrRbPNb7B3VphrqbBdEKBA_pIBiW-8No7SBlGOp73BvjLyabup-DKQ5lD9XI_A_bl38VWSYP8XLUaK2uF6xeBTaTbG2JZWH8MO7MCn21LNHSqD16-9A_s/s1600/101_2312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTB57b_DkMRJNfHyl5rcfpZrRbPNb7B3VphrqbBdEKBA_pIBiW-8No7SBlGOp73BvjLyabup-DKQ5lD9XI_A_bl38VWSYP8XLUaK2uF6xeBTaTbG2JZWH8MO7MCn21LNHSqD16-9A_s/s320/101_2312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531822058352786818" /></a><br />It was really clean when he got home, but Jace likes to call it his 'car' room. He likes the big desk (from KSL, of course)and he likes the spots on top of the desk to park his cars in. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbKB6DigNG2qbu7pqN5DNu7XCq3_G7QiyJF3ttZoPZOZMCJM8cMrR-UJpu4LPXXItwdgt5_y0Ofg8dioiaja1f02i9LRI1n9qv7TzC_U50TyhlLsmCAhwbMHGBgmPkR_IUz9aWqssuSQ/s1600/101_2288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbKB6DigNG2qbu7pqN5DNu7XCq3_G7QiyJF3ttZoPZOZMCJM8cMrR-UJpu4LPXXItwdgt5_y0Ofg8dioiaja1f02i9LRI1n9qv7TzC_U50TyhlLsmCAhwbMHGBgmPkR_IUz9aWqssuSQ/s320/101_2288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531823386585702034" /></a><br />It's actually really funny to come downstairs to find all the cars parked in the garages. My boy is a car kid. He loves them! I didn't take pictures of everything I did in the house, but I also bought a shelf and put it up in the basement for all of my food storage and stuff I've canned. We put a hole in our laundry room and hung up a pole with hangers to hang up clothes as they come out of the drier. We rearranged Jace's room to cover up the big hole in his wall that he made. I feel like I live in a new house! <br /><br />As I mentioned in my last post, we celebrated Jace's 3rd Birthday. Still can't believe I have a 3-year old. For his actual Birthday, I was able to get the night off work, so Lance and I decided to take Jace to a pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWnn5avL0bKWLu2L-poX9s0gciEPVmAmIHxZWSyumP0Hc9Na8XyIDGkGHX_FiHwm-tR2s_4irqwacLKtJI_rHG0AnzMErJdgmvDtGvHc3FM4Ml97XAPPyaAGkQ_fdRGsgMw2A1MAriRg/s1600/imagejpeg952+(8).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWnn5avL0bKWLu2L-poX9s0gciEPVmAmIHxZWSyumP0Hc9Na8XyIDGkGHX_FiHwm-tR2s_4irqwacLKtJI_rHG0AnzMErJdgmvDtGvHc3FM4Ml97XAPPyaAGkQ_fdRGsgMw2A1MAriRg/s320/imagejpeg952+(8).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531830032859561570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShcCP0kJRRVoXdfwsPSW8PahXEfYsccxhKKa5rvaQbrFO5V6uj0wJejJU_ulMI89CU1GEk0AfPHBiRnpgEC8jwsApAzBs_fAaCZmq6_fy98Uf1FUEEXMXRH15p1JuD-pYoo7eBulzhXk/s1600/imagejpeg952+(5).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShcCP0kJRRVoXdfwsPSW8PahXEfYsccxhKKa5rvaQbrFO5V6uj0wJejJU_ulMI89CU1GEk0AfPHBiRnpgEC8jwsApAzBs_fAaCZmq6_fy98Uf1FUEEXMXRH15p1JuD-pYoo7eBulzhXk/s320/imagejpeg952+(5).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531830020684818722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSArH6_PLSLvFWGELo6LgvRliSXIJ2zDhToU3paioB6UtEY5vnsTj-b2atAWVNz0NZ6s46bLi6k_36_Rru_4u9tExORC-D40IuWmzPXBRgahA3OkP5cZdLOHVhYZZl2KjVGW4_RCbNXvY/s1600/imagejpeg952+(3).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSArH6_PLSLvFWGELo6LgvRliSXIJ2zDhToU3paioB6UtEY5vnsTj-b2atAWVNz0NZ6s46bLi6k_36_Rru_4u9tExORC-D40IuWmzPXBRgahA3OkP5cZdLOHVhYZZl2KjVGW4_RCbNXvY/s320/imagejpeg952+(3).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531830015466200402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DIO2fnRh9J8LeplTkJNF_0bzm9JX0c4M9qNyq8ZhPRM9HXfXkNSKMJWo0t-GXqp6H5HC_58Nbs8Qz8WHTV2B1jCHja-2Stym2pLnNKhasPrC7C9L8-UP6bkVxwTHNuUjZKJH1g2Je7s/s1600/imagejpeg952+(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DIO2fnRh9J8LeplTkJNF_0bzm9JX0c4M9qNyq8ZhPRM9HXfXkNSKMJWo0t-GXqp6H5HC_58Nbs8Qz8WHTV2B1jCHja-2Stym2pLnNKhasPrC7C9L8-UP6bkVxwTHNuUjZKJH1g2Je7s/s320/imagejpeg952+(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531830013074336114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fwYSHRzknu-tRfxFZ5Bf5jqWJB1DJSKkEKG0aYAVwy1DzAxPPLCm-A1Hnd6XcbG8da4ZOlB7wiKygrbhsK8bpAqFyfUhdGf7wMMGYnhVCDkdJDEEu2ALk9B0j0MIip-fVYi2wRgQSgs/s1600/imagejpeg952+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fwYSHRzknu-tRfxFZ5Bf5jqWJB1DJSKkEKG0aYAVwy1DzAxPPLCm-A1Hnd6XcbG8da4ZOlB7wiKygrbhsK8bpAqFyfUhdGf7wMMGYnhVCDkdJDEEu2ALk9B0j0MIip-fVYi2wRgQSgs/s320/imagejpeg952+(1).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531830010977866642" /></a><br />He loved the pumpkin patch. Of course, he wanted every pumpkin in the patch. He mostly liked it for the running space. <br /> <br /> With my sister's wedding and Lance going to Mexico, we went back and forth on having a party for Jace. At the last minute, we decided to have a party with our families. It wasn't big by any means. And Jace didn't get a nap, so he was extremely ornery the whole night. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxw_PoD4jgPpdf0yNcfUpm8Mwq09KvGRtg6sDQ2Tfx4chK3pyux88j8arVZCb2_XiuiDJf2YLLK1OMvL8zpLjRPUjcmBVkPKJBNOo2-P01rVgdfV1CezCs0CgL-OMiQ0DivyrVwE9Z4w/s1600/101_2253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxw_PoD4jgPpdf0yNcfUpm8Mwq09KvGRtg6sDQ2Tfx4chK3pyux88j8arVZCb2_XiuiDJf2YLLK1OMvL8zpLjRPUjcmBVkPKJBNOo2-P01rVgdfV1CezCs0CgL-OMiQ0DivyrVwE9Z4w/s320/101_2253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531827916254502370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8jKu6qHF50bwEUAM5QSbkP48pXwwiPkig4sXx66NUhsW-qmaJ92BFF0v2ukxFOJ3RoG5B9ysot-0FvvlvrwWzXYqIWNwrkoktK4lEX1EhKDVO9MbQmcEqUanVvFL2oac53EHzRulJRQ/s1600/101_2252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8jKu6qHF50bwEUAM5QSbkP48pXwwiPkig4sXx66NUhsW-qmaJ92BFF0v2ukxFOJ3RoG5B9ysot-0FvvlvrwWzXYqIWNwrkoktK4lEX1EhKDVO9MbQmcEqUanVvFL2oac53EHzRulJRQ/s320/101_2252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531827909476486834" /></a><br />Before the party, I took Jace out in grandma's backyard and took pictures of him all decked out in his cars attire. Much to my surprise, he loved getting his picture taken and was being cute for me. Too bad my camera doesn't take great pictures and a lot of them came out blurry.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoRebxk8Wzqbpkz1DQR-kTTbLB0MwetOZsQHkR-oBhmdG6k-gO7c66kaV6Qztud5MRKABhVhM-_eAPA-SonAcXGE3Swe3Pmowr0vHk5XMLCqnZ-VUVgaPdfYjV0yCpEJjS7n6QOhCnbI/s1600/101_2286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoRebxk8Wzqbpkz1DQR-kTTbLB0MwetOZsQHkR-oBhmdG6k-gO7c66kaV6Qztud5MRKABhVhM-_eAPA-SonAcXGE3Swe3Pmowr0vHk5XMLCqnZ-VUVgaPdfYjV0yCpEJjS7n6QOhCnbI/s320/101_2286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531832955523964242" /></a><br />I had ideas in mind for a cake and then procrastinated, so at the end, I just borrowed a car cake pan from a neighbor and baked it. My sister-in-law iced and decorated it for me. I think Jace was pretty happy with it. And he blew out all the candles all by himself. He got pretty spoiled with lots of cars stuff. Car rugs, car bedding, cars, talking truck. I have one pretty happy little boy. Anyways...that's pretty much our life the past few months. Jace just got Halloween pictures taken the other day, so as soon as I get them, I'll post them.Lance and Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044801061641771207noreply@blogger.com1