Great Success and Great Failures

I came home from Mutual on Wednesday and was met with this quote by Matt, "Taylor and I had some great success tonight, and then we had a great failure." They had gone shopping because Matt needed some new jeans and as you can tell in the picture, that was his success. At the store though Taylor had a dirty diaper and when they got home Matt said it had leaked out everywhere. He let Taylor "soak" in the tub so he could scrub it all off, and that was the great failure. (he banned me from using "off-brand" diapers any more)




I absolutely LOVE my husband. He is an amazing man. Some of the things that I love most about him are the things that are most different from me. I came home to see all these clothes on our bed that he had bought but couldn't decide on until we had a "fashion show." ("fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch..." any Office fans out there know what I'm talking about?) Anyways, he had all the jeans organized by color, and then "sub-organized" by price. It is so funny to see the way his mind works sometimes. I LOVE it! We went through all the clothes to pick out just 2 pairs of jeans and a couple of shirts, all the rest went back. But the fashion show was pretty entertaining.

I am very grateful for an active baby that I never have to wonder if he's doing ok in there. (Trying to be more positive...slowly but surely!)

Drummer Boy

For the most part I don't mind being pregnant. I LOVE to sleep and really miss it when I'm deprived of it. I don't like the stretch marks that I get or the uncomfortablness I feel all the time, but I can get through all that stuff. It's the constant drumming on my bladder that drives me crazy!!!! Baby doesn't like to play with it unless it's empty which I should probably be thankful for, but when it's empty it's almost like there's an echo in it when he beats out a little song. (anyone know what I'm talking about?) I feel like it's reverberating in there. It's the worst when it's 11:00 at night and you're already tired from the very little sleep you got the night before... as is the case right now! Hopefully he'll be done soon and I can go to sleep. I tried to push on him to get him to move and even did a handstand to see if he'd "float away" from it but no such luck. Anyone know of any tricks I can try for relief?

"We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet"

The Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away last night. President Gordon B. Hinckley has served as propet since 1995 and has worked for the church since graduating from college. His example will be missed for he truly was a disciple of Christ. I loved him so much and know that he was called of God to lead us. Thank you President Hinckly for your love and example, we will miss you.

Oh the Tantrums!!! I'm going crazy!

The Great Winter Storm of 2008

So moving from Utah and hearing my parents snow stories from Colorado, snow doesn't bother me that much. In the Carolinas that is definetely NOT the case! Last week we were slowly getting colder and then on Wednseday night/Thurs. morning we were supposed to get some precipitation. The low was supposed to be around 29 so most likely we'd get some snow. The entire area basically shut down! Two hours away they closed two major roads just in case there was any swno, they just didn't want anyone getting hurt. All the schools were threatening to close for the day and businesses too. All the Elementary school kids wore their clothes backwards on Wed. so that it would snow and school coudl be cancelled for Thurs.(weird wive's tale huh?!?)
The final verdict, we did get snow, about 1 1/2 inches at our house and Matt got to sleep in, so that was nice. Charlotte cancelled the entire day of school and TONS of businesses were closed, but Rock Hill schools only had a two-hour delay. It was really funny though to see how much people freaked out about it. There was probably a rush on food at the grocery store just in case. I wasn't there... thank goodness for the prophet's wise words about food storage, we made it through! :)

So it's time...

I've been putting off the blog for a while now because... well, I was lazy and Taylor takes 1 2-hour nap a day and there are A TON of other things I would like to do with that time. But now that the holidays are over and we're getting settled back in from traveling across the country and back again, I figured I should write. I sent out Christmas cards and hopefully they made it to everyone they should have. In the letter there was some pretty big news for our family this year. We're adding to our crew in May. Taylor is going to be a big brother to another little boy. I'm almost 23 weeks along and really showing it! I haven't taken any pictures yet, but once I do I'll put them up. (at the request of my sister) Our due date is May 13th, but my doc said that they'd induce me atleast a week early so that I don't have a baby over 10 lbs. I am planning on only being pregnant for 39 weeks or less, so they'd better hold up on their end of the deal!! We're really excited, scared, but excited. We keep mentioning it to Taylor but he just ignores us and keeps on playing. He has noticed that my belly is getting bigger and likes to pull up my shirt to hit it, we're working on correcting that!

Taylor on his Great-Granddaddy's Tractor at Thanksgiving (before his much needed haircut)

Hair Cut

So I finally did it! I cut my hair. I feel like it's so short now because I haven't has it short since 7th grade!!! I'm still getting used to it, but Matt actually likes it so that helps. It didn't even phase Taylor.

The Package

So Matt called from work the other day to warn me that he had a toy for Taylor, but that I might not be too happy with it. I thought about what it could be that I wouldn't like and when he walked in the door he had a box in his hands. Taylor and I were both confused until Matt put it on the floor and opened it up. It was full of packing peanuts. Taylor loved it! I was a little worried about the choking hazard and the mess it might make, but Taylor was great. First of all, he hates to put them in his mouth, so that's good and when he gets out of his box, he walks around it to make sure all the peanuts are put back in the box and then closes the flaps, so I haven't had to clean it up. Great Toy! I love when Matt brings home things like that!

$6.20

So the other night we went to Target and on our way to check out I figured I might as well take a look at Taylor's section and see if there's anything good. Well, much to my surprise they had shirts for .78 a piece!!! Wahoo! I was really excited, I think Matt was even a little embarrassed of how happy I was! Since I paid so little for the shirts, the pants we SUPER expensive in comparison, but it was still a great find. I got all this for only $6.20! I love finding deals like this.

Our Little Cowboy

We dressed Taylor as a cowboy for Halloween. His great-grandmother got him some cowboy boots so we were excited to get to wear them, but when we put Taylor down after putting the boots on his feet he took one step and fell over. It was like he had to learn to walk again with them on. It was so funny. He stood up but wouldn't walk unless one of us was holding his hand. After a few laps around the living room he got the hang of it and was ready to go.
Taylor loved trick-or-treating. Our ward had a trunk-or-treat so we went to that and he would follow all the big kids around. He didn't want people putting anything in his basket, but once he found out it was candy he was so excited! He would chew on the wrappers so we had to periodically change to a new candy so he wouldn't bite through it and get any of the good stuff.


As you can see from the pictures, Matt and I didn't dress up, but I wore fake eyelashes that were supposed to glow in the dark, and they were the hit of the party. I got SO many compliments on them.

Pumpkin Patch

For FHE on Monday night we went to a pumpkin patch up in Charlotte. We went on a hay ride to their milk barn (a barn with two milk cows in it) and then to their petting zoo. Taylor loved feeding the animals and just ran around between the lambs and the goats.


What he really wanted to do was drive the tractor that was pulling us. They brought us back to the pumpkin patch and we got to pick out our pumpkins, only Taylor didn't want to pick out a pumpkin. There were three tractors parked in the pumpkin patch that don't work anymore and Taylor just ran around from one to the other. He LOVED it!





We came home and carved our pumpkins, but Taylor just wanted to eat the insides. He really liked to crunch on the raw seeds.... eww!

Cheesey Meal

Today Taylor dipped a cheez-it in macaroni and cheese. (and not becuase he was trying to copy me!) I guess you can never have enough cheese!

Dipping and Double-Dipping

Dipping food into anything is Taylor's new fascination. He love to dip anything! Sometimes he'll eat a corn dog for lunch so I'll cut it up into small pieces and he'll feed himself. I'll cook a corn dog for myself so we'll eat it together, but I dip mine in ketchup and a little mustard. Taylor starting noticing this and would pick up his food and hand it to me to dip it for him. He's been asking for it so much that I gave him his own "dippie" on his plate. He loves it! He thinks he is so big, but I've found that I've created a monster. Last night we went out to dinner and I had fries and he was eating a roll, and he wanted it dipped in ketchup. Today Matt and I had grilled cheese and tomato soup while Taylor had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which he decided needed to be dipped in tomato soup the same way his dad dips his own grilled cheese in it. He doesn't really care what the food is or what you're dipping in it, if it's being done he wants in. Here are some pictures for proof!


Atleast he licks the excess off his fingers so there's not a huge mess!

My Scholar

So at 14 months 2 weeks and a few days old Taylor has really been showing us how smart he is. To prove my point, here are two examples. First, he pulls every book he has off his shelves and then proceeds to read them. He sounds out the words and points like I do as he reads to show me which words, or sometimes pictures, he is reading to me.


Second, yesterday a friend of mine came over to the house and Taylor was showing off big time. Running around, pushing his toys and showing her how he can "stand" on his head. He then decides to walk around with his blanket completely covering his head. He looks down so he can see his feet, but that's it. We're both laughing he starts laughing and walks slowly around the house until he runs into something and falls down giggling. Should I start filling out ivy league applications now or wait a few years? At least he keeps me entertained!