Playing Catch Up

I know I've been a complete SLACKER with blogging, but it seems like I have been sick forever. I'm finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel with this sinus infection. Even though I've been sick we have still been busy.

Engaged~Aaron (Nate's Brother) and Lauren got engaged last Friday. They will be married August 15th in the Houston Texas Temple. We are so excited to have Lauren in our family!

Shower~Josh (my brother) & Darci came to town last weekend. It's been 4 months (Mexico) since we've seen them. They are having a little girl the first of July. We can't wait for Ainsley to get here. It was shower time and I copied our last enrichment, which was a mock Cafe' Rio. After the shower the boys went paint balling. My Dad had surgery on his arm the day before, but that wasn't stopping him. A couple pain pills and he was dodging paint balls left and right.
Eighteen Months~
Madison went in for her well baby check-up on Wednesday. Here's the stats once again....tall, skinny, and a nice large noggin!
Height: 33.5 inches 90%

Weight: 23lbs 9 oz. 36%
Head: 48cm 84%
New Tricks: shutting doors, blowing her nose, drinking out of a cup, puzzles, actually using utensils(no longer a toy), walking downstairs, drawing, singing her abc's(still pretty gibberish), crawling in & out of the doggy door (we had no part of this), and some new dance moves. Her new favorite word is "Bussy". We have no idea what this means, but maybe it means nothing at all. Who knows!

Potty Trained~ NOT! Maddy isn't quite ready to be potty trained even though she keeps showing signs. We decided to get the potty and panties, but she has no control. Just one night and one morning and we came to the conclusion that she's not quite there yet. She pees every 10 minutes and completely soaked Nate the other night. Even though she's has no control I think she somewhat understands....here's why. #1 She went into the bathroom and peed all over the floor. #2 The other morning she took off her messed diaper and brought it to me. Then she ran into her bedroom and grabbed her panties out of the drawer. She came back giggling wanting me to put them on. She's so stinkin' smart.

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My 1st Best Friend~Lindsey is the first friend I ever had. We seriously have a picture of Lindsey and her mom holding me as a newborn. We spent our childhood together in Montana. We've stayed in touch all these years and she now has 5 children!! I don't know how she does it, but she's Wonder Woman. She came into this weekend and we just had to get together. We took the kids swimming while the men were at the Jazz playoff game. We were seriously counting heads to make sure that we had everyone. I couldn't believe the stares we were getting walking around with 6 kids.

Sewing~I took a couple sewing classes in college 6 years ago. That is the last time I have even touched a sewing machine. I spent Friday at my sister's house bringing back the long lost ability. My mom and sister are amazing quilters who both thought it was pretty funny when I had a hard time with just a straight stitch. It was way better by the end of the day, but my sister should get a Gold Medal for patience. The girls played so well together and Maddy actually paid attention to Sophie instead of just ignoring her. Goldfish?

Games~I love playing games and I have the best brother in-law Ryan who has all the great games to play. Not only does he know all the rules, but he's fair when explaining and playing. Friday night we played so late that we just spent the night at their house instead of making the 45 minute drive home. I can't wait for the next new game and game night. Thanks Ryan for teaching us Pirate's Cove.

Baby Baby~I've had 6 friends have babies in the past 10 days, not to mention that 3 were all roommates together. It's really not helping the situation I have at home with my super baby hungry husband. He'll just have to wait until I'm ready and I seriously don't know when that will be. In the mean time, he can hold as many babies as he wants. This is Marcae's new little girl Mia. She's got great hair just like her Mama!