Being a Mom is the greatest!

Me with my cutie Trey.  I love you bud!

Trey Video

I've tried and tried to upload a video but could only get it to work 

if I went through youtube.  Oh well :)  

  

Halloween...a year later

Last year I was prego during halloween and was feeling a little...well, actually ALOT nauseous.  So, my pics never made it onto the blog.  I wanted to add them when I was feeling better, but by then it was January, and Halloween was LONG gone.  Here it is October again and I've decided, what the hey, I'm gonna post them!  So, here we are in all our Toy Story Glory:

I didn't get a ton of pictures...another result of being prego :), but I'm glad we got these!  Dale came with me to my school Halloween Parade too.  He was a big hit :).

Growing Up

Dear Trey,

You are a whoppin 3 1/2 months old!  I can't believe how much you have grown! :)  You smile up a storm whenever we talk to you, and you laugh a lot.  You've finally decided I'm funny too, which makes me so happy!  I love your little laugh.  

Right now you absolutely love your changing table.  We call it your "happy place" because even if you are crying, when we lay you on the changing table you give an instant smile!  You love to kick your legs too.  Especially while on the changing table.  

You have also discovered your voice.  You used to just give little coos, but now we get to hear your sweet little squeals too!  You like to stand, but not for too long.  You are learning to like your bouncer.  Sometimes you can even bounce yourself :)  It always surprises you when you do it on your own, and it makes you smile!  

You have a frog toy that sings when you push a button.  A couple of weeks ago you were trying SO hard to make it sing on your own!  I watched you for nearly 15 minutes as you tried to get your hands to cooperate.  I wanted to jump in and help, but I held strong and just cheered you on :).  Finally you did it all by yourself!  I was so excited for you!  I'm sure you were proud of yourself too :).  

You are such a good baby.  You only cry when you need something...or when your daddy makes the seagull sound from "The Little Mermaid".  It terrifies you.  Your face crumples and you make the saddest face as you cry.  You don't like loud noises.  

Lately you have turned into a "Slobber Monster".  Your shirt is always wet, and you're always drooling.  You like to suck on your fist too.  Once in a while you manage to get just your thumb in your mouth, but it's mostly your whole fist.  It bugs daddy.  He keeps taking your hand out and wiping it off, and you keep putting it back in when he isn't looking.  It's a constant battle :).  

You are sleeping pretty good through the night.  You go to bed around 10:00 and get up around 7:00.  Daddy is really good at putting you to bed.  You always fall asleep in his arms.  Of course, he has a secret method to doing this.  He breathes on your face and makes you all warm.  Sometimes I think he must need a breath mint.  The look on your face says it all :).  

Well Baby, we are so grateful to have you in our lives!  We always thank our Father in Heaven for sending you to us.  We love you so much!  

Love always,

Mama :)

1 month

 1 1/2 months

2 months- Daddy took this one so I could have a smiling

picture of you at work :)

3 months

3 1/2 months

Just like Daddy

This makes me smile :)

Baby Giggles

My favorite sound in the world right now is baby giggling.  There's nothing sweeter!  The only problem is I cannot for the life of me get my baby to giggle for me!  He laughs at Dale non-stop.  He laughs for random people at church.  He WILL NOT laugh for me...until tonight.  I tricked him into it.  Dale was doing his normal goofy "ABOO" routine, and Trey was giggling up a storm.  Then Dale finished and I snuck in.  All I had to do was say "ABOO" and he gave me the HUGEST laugh!  He did it twice...then he realized it was me and stopped :(.  Oh well, at least I got 2 in!  My new goal is to get him to laugh without the help of Dale :).  

Healing Field

For the last 10 years there has been a "Healing Field" in Sandy Utah.  I had no idea it even existed until one of my Visiting Teachers told me she and her family visited it for FHE.  I was intrigued, so I made Dale go with me that very same day.  It's a field full of flags that represent those who died during the September 11th terrorist attacks.  It's an amazing sight.  On each flag is a short synopsis of who each individual was, or what they did.  The field had such a peaceful spirit about it.  In my eyes it exemplifies patriotism.

The Healing Field

These cards had the stories on the other side.

Dale reading to Trey