Sunday, June 16, 2013
birthday, blessing, fathers day
This weekend we celebrated Ty's second birthday, Noahs baby blessing, and Fathers Day. It's been a great weekend with family! Michaels mom took lots of photos at Ty's birthday party so I will do a post on that once I get those from her, but here are some photos from today.
Our first family picture since the hospital! Noah wasn't too happy, and neither was Ty about 3 seconds after this photo, but at least it's documented!
Noah puked all over his baby blessing outfit before I could get a photo, but I'm okay with that because look how cute and chubby he is looking.
And here is Ty and Michael (on Father's Day) at the park. We never got one with just Michael and the boys, but this one is pretty darn cute. Man I love all my boys!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Ty is almost 2!
Ty has such a personality now. He will be two in a week and man we just love this kid. Here's a list of what Ty can do and is doing:
-he says "Ty do it" ALL the time. Sometimes not at the greatest times.. like when I'm trying to buckle him in his carseat quickly and he wants to "do it"
-he LOVES buckles, which makes it difficult when I go to put Noah in his carseat and it's all buckled up.
-he loves puzzles. We have a few... tools, numbers, and the alphabet. And he loves doing the animal one at G&G Mendenhalls.
-he loves being outside, and especially loves G&G Mendenhalls backyard because of the way their garden is setup.
-he still isn't a great eater. He eats, he just won't eat what we are eating usually. He doesn't like condiments or sauces of anykind (that eliminates Kraft Dinner and spaghetti, and hot dogs, peanut butter and jam sandwiches... and all the easy "go-to" stuff for kids). He still won't eat bread (so that means no sandwiches). He basically eats the more plain food, which is good because it's super healthy. He loves veggies, and chicken, and steak, and fruit.... but it just makes it hard because we usually have to modify our meals before they hit his plate.
-he is obsessed with "Coos coos" which is "Blues Clues". I want to do a post explaining his obsession. It's kind of adorable. He knows the signs for "thank you" and "smart" now from watching it.
-he loves "gings" which is "games". iPhone games, watching Dad play games on the Wii..
-he loves kids. Whenever he sees the neighborhood kids he yells "HI KIDS". Sometimes he stands on the chair on our balcony and yells that if there are any kids out. Also, he yells "HI GRANDMA(PA)" from the balcony if he sees Michael's parents outside because they live 4 doors down from us. I'm pretty sure the whole neighborhood can hear him. It's adorable.
-he loves Noah. He doesn't like to hold him ("Noah off"), but he loves to give him kisses and give him his soother and let us know when "Noah crying".
-When we ask him how old he is he puts his hands above his head and says "TWO"
Thats all I can think of off the top of my head, but maybe I will add more later. Here are a bunch of photos of our sweet Ty boy.
-he says "Ty do it" ALL the time. Sometimes not at the greatest times.. like when I'm trying to buckle him in his carseat quickly and he wants to "do it"
-he LOVES buckles, which makes it difficult when I go to put Noah in his carseat and it's all buckled up.
-he loves puzzles. We have a few... tools, numbers, and the alphabet. And he loves doing the animal one at G&G Mendenhalls.
-he loves being outside, and especially loves G&G Mendenhalls backyard because of the way their garden is setup.
-he still isn't a great eater. He eats, he just won't eat what we are eating usually. He doesn't like condiments or sauces of anykind (that eliminates Kraft Dinner and spaghetti, and hot dogs, peanut butter and jam sandwiches... and all the easy "go-to" stuff for kids). He still won't eat bread (so that means no sandwiches). He basically eats the more plain food, which is good because it's super healthy. He loves veggies, and chicken, and steak, and fruit.... but it just makes it hard because we usually have to modify our meals before they hit his plate.
-he is obsessed with "Coos coos" which is "Blues Clues". I want to do a post explaining his obsession. It's kind of adorable. He knows the signs for "thank you" and "smart" now from watching it.
-he loves "gings" which is "games". iPhone games, watching Dad play games on the Wii..
-he loves kids. Whenever he sees the neighborhood kids he yells "HI KIDS". Sometimes he stands on the chair on our balcony and yells that if there are any kids out. Also, he yells "HI GRANDMA(PA)" from the balcony if he sees Michael's parents outside because they live 4 doors down from us. I'm pretty sure the whole neighborhood can hear him. It's adorable.
-he loves Noah. He doesn't like to hold him ("Noah off"), but he loves to give him kisses and give him his soother and let us know when "Noah crying".
-When we ask him how old he is he puts his hands above his head and says "TWO"
Thats all I can think of off the top of my head, but maybe I will add more later. Here are a bunch of photos of our sweet Ty boy.
Heading out to the Childrens Festival
He couldn't reach the pedals
Hanging out while we put in the hardwood floors.
Wiping the rocks off his hands after throwing them in the water in Waterton.
Note: Don't let your child walk around Waterton without shoes in the spring... "Stickies"
Sitting on Grandpa Parkers new bike. Notice Ty's shirt (which is a coincidence). We bought it for Ty in Vegas.
My matching boys.
He loves bathtime.
Ty joining in on Noahs fun.
He loves putting stickers on his head.
Playing in the yard.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
6 weeks
Noah is 6 weeks! At his checkup yesterday he weighed in at 12 lbs 1oz, and is 22 1/2 inches long. About 75th percentile for both, and then his head comes in at 15 inches which is at 50th percentile. He's growing like a weed, which surprises me by the amount he spits up. I still can't keep him dry. Even when he is laying down, milk will just slowly leak out of his mouth. I'm hoping this is something that will end soon because I'm tired of being spit up on and smelling like milk. Yuck.
He is getting really good at holding his head up. He can hold it up for a couple minutes at a time. He likes tummy time, for up to about 5 minutes. He has also rolled over from front to back twice now. I've started to get some smiles from him too. Love those gummy baby smiles.
Sleeping is just as bad. I honestly don't know how long or how many times I'm up each night because I nurse him in bed, so I always forget when I wake up in the morning, but I know it's a lot. He's very loud too when he is going to sleep or waking up so it's hard to get any sleep during those times. By this point with Ty he was only up once a night.... Noah is a good baby, but now I realize how great of a baby Ty was!
Owning a home has made Michael and I realize a few things. Michael has never really done anything handy besides changing the oil and tires on our cars, but he has come to enjoy doing renos and working on our home. It can be stressful, and it's a lot of work, but he does enjoy learning how to do things, and seeing the change. The only problem is is that we don't own many tools, so we have had to borrow a lot of things, and thank goodness for so many generous people! Another thing I have realized is how much I LOVE having a yard. I love seeing it become green and beautiful, and taking care of it. Okay, well Michael does the mowing and fertilizing. I even love pulling weeds! It's great to feel like you are getting rid of something that is making your lawn ugly. We have spent a fair amount of time outside already doing yardwork, and playing in the yard. Today I filled a basin up for Ty with water, and he played in it for a few hours while I watched him and took care of Noah. We have a rain barrel that Ty likes to get water from to play with too.
I have a lot of pictures of Ty I want to post, but uploading isn't working, so I'm hoping to do a post soon about him. We have finished the floors (living room, hallway, kitchen, dining room) and now Michael is just finishing up the stairs! The floors look so great, and I'm excited to show before and after photos once we get some of the baseboards on.
He is getting really good at holding his head up. He can hold it up for a couple minutes at a time. He likes tummy time, for up to about 5 minutes. He has also rolled over from front to back twice now. I've started to get some smiles from him too. Love those gummy baby smiles.
Sleeping is just as bad. I honestly don't know how long or how many times I'm up each night because I nurse him in bed, so I always forget when I wake up in the morning, but I know it's a lot. He's very loud too when he is going to sleep or waking up so it's hard to get any sleep during those times. By this point with Ty he was only up once a night.... Noah is a good baby, but now I realize how great of a baby Ty was!
Owning a home has made Michael and I realize a few things. Michael has never really done anything handy besides changing the oil and tires on our cars, but he has come to enjoy doing renos and working on our home. It can be stressful, and it's a lot of work, but he does enjoy learning how to do things, and seeing the change. The only problem is is that we don't own many tools, so we have had to borrow a lot of things, and thank goodness for so many generous people! Another thing I have realized is how much I LOVE having a yard. I love seeing it become green and beautiful, and taking care of it. Okay, well Michael does the mowing and fertilizing. I even love pulling weeds! It's great to feel like you are getting rid of something that is making your lawn ugly. We have spent a fair amount of time outside already doing yardwork, and playing in the yard. Today I filled a basin up for Ty with water, and he played in it for a few hours while I watched him and took care of Noah. We have a rain barrel that Ty likes to get water from to play with too.
I have a lot of pictures of Ty I want to post, but uploading isn't working, so I'm hoping to do a post soon about him. We have finished the floors (living room, hallway, kitchen, dining room) and now Michael is just finishing up the stairs! The floors look so great, and I'm excited to show before and after photos once we get some of the baseboards on.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Noah is 4 weeks
I feel like I've never been so busy in my life. We are so busy with these renos and having two kids now. I'm not complaining though. I am super happy and excited about the renovations that are being done, and I am just loving my two kids. We decided to put hardwood in our kitchen as well, so we are starting on that right away.
Noah is 4 weeks old! He is a good baby, although he eats every two hours day and night. I can already see a change in him. He is getting chunkier already and he is starting to lose his newborn look! So sad... He's a fast eater... I'm talking 5-10 minutes nursing. I'm considering myself lucky with that. He pukes a lot! He can't stay clean. I'm always changing his clothes...and mine. Notice the bib he's wearing below. He loves to fall asleep nursing or with a soother, but he can't keep a soother in on his own. haha. so strange. This photo was taken a moment ago but he woke up within a minute and now has his precious soother which is supported near his mouth by a blanket. Ty never took a soother so I am reluctant to have a baby so reliant on it, but it's really my only way out of having to nurse him to sleep.
Noah is 4 weeks old! He is a good baby, although he eats every two hours day and night. I can already see a change in him. He is getting chunkier already and he is starting to lose his newborn look! So sad... He's a fast eater... I'm talking 5-10 minutes nursing. I'm considering myself lucky with that. He pukes a lot! He can't stay clean. I'm always changing his clothes...and mine. Notice the bib he's wearing below. He loves to fall asleep nursing or with a soother, but he can't keep a soother in on his own. haha. so strange. This photo was taken a moment ago but he woke up within a minute and now has his precious soother which is supported near his mouth by a blanket. Ty never took a soother so I am reluctant to have a baby so reliant on it, but it's really my only way out of having to nurse him to sleep.
Here are some photos from Noah's newborn shoot. Nicole Maclean did them and she did a great job!
My favorite one!
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Ty's first sentence
Today Ty said his first sentence. It's probably not what every parent wishes their kids first sentence to be but he came up to me while Michael and I were working on the hardwood floors and looked at me with the cutest little face and said "I wanna watch Thomas" (Thomas the Train) It was so adorable. We are just loving how well he is communicating these days!
Right now we are working on our hardwood floors so our days have been super busy! We are doing them ourselves. Michael does all the handiwork and I lay the pieces out how I want them and sweep the floors over and over. We probably have another 2-3 full days of it, but we are enjoying it and taking it nice and easy. Michael has never been handy with tools but he sure has learned a lot with owning a home now and doing all the reno's we have done so far. We are trying to get as much done as possible on the house before Michael's paternity leave ends and he has to go back to work.
Right now we are working on our hardwood floors so our days have been super busy! We are doing them ourselves. Michael does all the handiwork and I lay the pieces out how I want them and sweep the floors over and over. We probably have another 2-3 full days of it, but we are enjoying it and taking it nice and easy. Michael has never been handy with tools but he sure has learned a lot with owning a home now and doing all the reno's we have done so far. We are trying to get as much done as possible on the house before Michael's paternity leave ends and he has to go back to work.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Noah's birth story
Noah Michael Mendenhall
April 25, 2013
3:43 am
8 lbs 2 oz
20 inches
At 10pm on April 24th I started to feel cramping. I figured it was Braxton Hicks again since I had been having them off and on throughout the week. I never had Braxton Hicks with Ty so each time I had them I would time them to see if maybe it was labor and so again I started to time. They started out 5 minutes apart, which I just figured wasn't labor because I've been told they are suppose to be far apart and slowly get closer together. So I tried to get some sleep but after about an hour they were too uncomfortable to be able to sleep through. I got up and walked around a bit and was trying to decide if this was labor or not. I could feel each contraction coming and going every 5 minutes still and they lasted about 45 seconds. Around 11 I woke Michael up (the poor guy had taken his sleeping pill and had been sleeping for about 20 minutes) and told him I thought I might be in labor and he told me to go back to sleep. Ha! I didn't want to call my Mom to come over if I wasn't sure I was in labor. My water broke with Ty so I was sure I was in labor when contractions started. This time it was different. I called my Mom and she said I should just go get checked out and that she was heading over. So we got everything together and by the time my Mom got to the house at about 11:45 the contractions were painful but manageable. We drove to the hospital and while we were checking in I got so emotional and started crying. Not because I was in pain, or that I was excited... I was just crying. I didn't know why. Probably hormones. I am not normally an emotional person so I was a bit embarrassed to be crying. Anyways they checked me once we got up to the room and I was 4-5 cm dialated at only 2 1/2 hours into labor!! The contractions got strong fairly quickly and soon they were calling for my epidural! I was SO happy that I didn't have to wait for an anaesthetist to come from surgery. At 1:45 I got the epidural. I was so happy because it was middle of the night and I knew I needed to rest. The freezing this time made my legs a little numb but I could still move them, and again my face and body were SO itchy! I was constantly itching my face. At about 3:15 they told me they were calling Dr. Geers (Dr. Koegler was on holidays) to come break my water. As soon as he got to the hospital he broke my water and was like "Okay you are 10cm. Start pushing on the next contraction"... I couldn't believe I was already going to be pushing. After 6 hours of labor and 4 painless pushes my baby boy was born. It was the craziest experience ever.
With Ty I was given Oxytocin to feel the contractions more after my epidural so pushing was extremely painful, and 3 hours long. All throughout this pregnancy and especially at the end I was so afraid to give birth again. When I started to push with Noah they said "you're doing great, keep going" and I was thinking "okay I have another 2 hours of this at least" then another two pushes and the doctor said "okay next push and he's going to be out". I could feel nothing except a bit of pressure. No pain at all. It had been only 5 minutes of pushing and I already had this little baby! They took him to get cleaned up and weighed and I couldn't stop saying to Michael how easy it was, compared to what I was expecting. I couldn't believe I didn't feel any pain! It was so strange but I was beaming because of it! Noah was very mucousy for the first few days. Right after he was born they had to do a deep suction and he was crying a lot, but eventually he got cleared out a bit and settled down. We are so in love with this little guy. He looks so much like Ty did (to me anyways) and now Ty looks like this giant kid. haha. The first week has been going really well. I stayed in the hospital one night, and Michael has taken the month off as paternity leave so it's been great to have him home to watch Ty while I nurse Noah all day long. Ty never nursed so it's been really different to have Noah so dependant on me. I love it, but it definitely leaves Michael a bit helpless when it comes to Noah. Ty loves his little brother. He wakes up every morning and either says "bebe brother" or "newah (Noah)" as he runs into our bedroom and he gives him lots of kisses. And now for lots of pictures.
Okay my belly wasn't that deformed. It was the monitors on my belly. This was after the epidiural.
Our first family photo. I am looking HUGE. I promise I am not actually that big. I can't believe I am posting this photo but its the only one we got of our family together the first time.
Michael and Noah
Pro daddy!
About to head home from the hospital.
After his first bath at home. He hated it, but now he seems to love his baths.
I feel like I've been taking so many photos of these 3 guys lately. Everytime I see them all together I just melt. I am so lucky to have all 3 of them.
My boys snuggling.
Me and Ty. He has been doing so well with wearing his glasses. If we didn't forget to put them on all the time I am sure he would wear them all day. He usually has them on 3-4 hours a day right now.
Bathtime for Noah in our avocado green tub. You like? :)
My two kids in their pj's! I can't believe I have two kids. I am so lucky. I think they look a lot alike here.
Ty holding Noah. He is never sure what to do and he usually says "all done" or "baby off".
Recovery feels like it's gone smoother this time too. I feel like I can get around a bit better than I could when I had Ty. The contractions after this baby have been brutal and thank goodness for T3's.
We got Noah's baby photos done this week, so I am excited to share them when we get them.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
home, funeral, and ty
We are now all moved into our new house! It was a super stressful busy weekend but I'm glad we are finally all in and starting to get settled. Our walls and carpet are pink so we are doing some renos.. We spent 3 days painting the entire main floor and it already looks so much better! I'll have to post some photos soon, but all our furniture for the living room is in the basement because we planned to replace the carpet with hardwood floors right away, but we are having some trouble deciding what we want, so it will probably be a couple more weeks.
My Grandpa Parker passed away this past week. His funeral was yesterday. It was a beautiful service to reflect on his life. There were many good stories told of him and it was great to see so much family! In his obituary it stated he and my Grandma who passed away in 2006 have 11 children, 63 grandchildren, and 79 great grandchildren and counting. That's A LOT of people!! My grandpa lived a long happy life, and had even just returned from a cruise 2 weeks before he passed away!! He was a great example to me. In February, all of our family received this letter from him, along with some scriptures he outlined for us to read. I really just wanted to keep his words for me to look back on. I am so grateful for him in my life, and I'm so happy he is now reunited with my grandmother in heaven.
Dear Family,
Hope these scripture start you thinking, I love you all. I thought it was important that you all consider life and what it is meant for. I feel I can be silent no more, cause my time is short so I feel like I need to bear you my testimony. I know the gospel the is true and I hope you all can come to the same conclusion that I have. The gospel has been restored, and we need to listen to the council that has been given by those in authority. I have felt prompted share this message with you my loved ones. I want you to be with me in the afterlife me and Ileen (Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma) she is already waiting for us. I wish for us to all read the Book of Mormon before the end of April. Let me know how you feel when you read it. I don't want to preach a sermon that turns most people off, so I just want you to know that I love you and want to share this with you.
Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa.
For now, our little family is just awaiting the arrival of our little boy, who is due in only two weeks!! I'm so scared to go through labor again, but I'm excited to meet this little boy. I can't wait to see what he looks like and to have a newborn again. Ty has grown up so much recently, and is talking a lot. He has also been very whiny lately. He will repeat a word of something he wants, over and over and over.. and then he will move onto another word and whine repeatedly. I won't lie, it has been driving Michael and I nuts, but we are loving how much he has been learning and he always keeps us laughing. I've been trying to teach him "happy" and "sad" and what they mean. So the other day we were getting Ty ready for bed and Michael was tickling him lots and he was laughing up a storm, and after the tickling was over and he was laying in Michael's arms he said, "happy Ty" in the sweetest little voice. It was such a precious little moment for our family to be together and for Ty to express that he was happy. Michael and I couldn't help but tear up. Here are some photos Michael's mother took of Ty yesterday.
My Grandpa Parker passed away this past week. His funeral was yesterday. It was a beautiful service to reflect on his life. There were many good stories told of him and it was great to see so much family! In his obituary it stated he and my Grandma who passed away in 2006 have 11 children, 63 grandchildren, and 79 great grandchildren and counting. That's A LOT of people!! My grandpa lived a long happy life, and had even just returned from a cruise 2 weeks before he passed away!! He was a great example to me. In February, all of our family received this letter from him, along with some scriptures he outlined for us to read. I really just wanted to keep his words for me to look back on. I am so grateful for him in my life, and I'm so happy he is now reunited with my grandmother in heaven.
Film photo taken by Michael. Grandpa with Ty (6 weeks), and Madison.
Dear Family,
Hope these scripture start you thinking, I love you all. I thought it was important that you all consider life and what it is meant for. I feel I can be silent no more, cause my time is short so I feel like I need to bear you my testimony. I know the gospel the is true and I hope you all can come to the same conclusion that I have. The gospel has been restored, and we need to listen to the council that has been given by those in authority. I have felt prompted share this message with you my loved ones. I want you to be with me in the afterlife me and Ileen (Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma) she is already waiting for us. I wish for us to all read the Book of Mormon before the end of April. Let me know how you feel when you read it. I don't want to preach a sermon that turns most people off, so I just want you to know that I love you and want to share this with you.
Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa.
For now, our little family is just awaiting the arrival of our little boy, who is due in only two weeks!! I'm so scared to go through labor again, but I'm excited to meet this little boy. I can't wait to see what he looks like and to have a newborn again. Ty has grown up so much recently, and is talking a lot. He has also been very whiny lately. He will repeat a word of something he wants, over and over and over.. and then he will move onto another word and whine repeatedly. I won't lie, it has been driving Michael and I nuts, but we are loving how much he has been learning and he always keeps us laughing. I've been trying to teach him "happy" and "sad" and what they mean. So the other day we were getting Ty ready for bed and Michael was tickling him lots and he was laughing up a storm, and after the tickling was over and he was laying in Michael's arms he said, "happy Ty" in the sweetest little voice. It was such a precious little moment for our family to be together and for Ty to express that he was happy. Michael and I couldn't help but tear up. Here are some photos Michael's mother took of Ty yesterday.
He loves to pick up a phone and say "hawow?"
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