Ben, Kelcey, Chloie, and Evelynne Andrus: Yet another update from the Andrus Family.

So, honestly, not a lot has been happenin' in this house hold of the past month but it's the little things that matter most right??? :)

Chloie is growing up SOOO fast, I can't even stand it some times. She is such a little person lately, instead of the baby I brought home almost 2 years ago.

She has the funniest little personality, she is pretty much a perfect mix between her daddy and I. I was A LOT more verbal at her age and quite a bit more girly and princessy... and emotional. Haha, her daddy on the other hand (from what I understand) was quiet, pretty much let his older sister Jen do all the talking (which still happens on occasion, kinda hilarious.) He was a tough kid too, fall down hop right back up and keep on going... I would cry for hours if Jordan even looked at me.

I guess you could say we are opposites. Completely. :)

Chloie got her daddy's ability to just keep on going after, lets say..falling down the stairs. She hops right up and says "OW" then just keeps on going. She is talkative but she only uses actual words if she has to. The majority of what she says is gibberish or sign language (which I will get into a little more here in a minute). Which is fine, She kinda has the same mentality with talking that her daddy did, except is usually cousin Paisley who does the talking. :) It is so fun to watch her grow.

Moving on...

We had the opportunity to go to my cousin Sharise's wedding in St George last week and it was beautiful.

I will admit that driving to St George at 5am after only a few hours of sleep, then spending the day running around non-stop, on top of being sick and pregnant DEFINITELY took it's toll on me. I'm sorry for anyone who had to witness my little emotional break down... I'm still not even sure if there was any logic to it at all. Just sick, exhausted, and pregnant. sorry... ha.

But it was worth it to see my cousin Sharise in the sealing room surrounded by friends and family, looking RADIANT, with the love of her life. Being sealed for time and all eternity. I'm so happy for them! :)

Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

Moving on again...

Ben is still working... constantly. We got to spend all day sunday with him last week (which was a blessing for me since I've been sick) he got to play with Chloie all day. She LOVED it! We get him for an entire Saturday this week, I'm so excited. :)

Baby girl #2 is still unnamed... only 9 weeks to go and I haven't got the foggiest idea what we will name her... She is healthy though and seems pretty content just crammed into my back and hips (not so much fun for me but she seems to enjoy it.)

Allie (our dog) thinks she is a cat, which is coming in handy lately. There was a MOUSE in my house and she killed it... They really need to do something with the field behind our house I really HATE mice...

Me... still pregnant... still a mom... still a wife... really tiered...

So back to the Sign Language thing, I started Chloie with Signing time when she was about 6 months old. It is probably the best thing I have decided to do so far. It REALLY helps with the temper tantrums and it helped her to communicate before she could verbalize what she needed. I first heard about signing time when my brother, Jayce, was little. I remember watching it with him and he actually used it quite a bit. He even used it with a little girl he met in kindergarten who could only sign. Which was pretty cool. So I HIGHLY recommend Signing Time to everyone, it's never too late to introduce sign language and it's fun to learn something new along with your child.

Here are some fun pics from the past few weeks.