The apples on our tree are turning red, some of them have a little bug hole in them but that does not stop Sailyr.  Every time we go outside (between splashing in the pool and chasing Lucy) she goes to get herself an apple.  And its a good thing she is finally getting some teeth because she defiantly puts them to work.

 Today I went back to July 2011 in this little blog and looked at pictures of little baby Sailyr.  She had little hair, and was just learning to sit up.  I was so optimistic and in love with Summer.  I miss me and I miss my energy.  This pregnancy has been so much easier than when I was pregnant with Sailyr, but it sure is sucking the life out of me.  At the end of the day when I lay Sailyr down and she finally goes to sleep I think to myself "I made it."  Isn't that horrible?   

So this is me reminding myself that I am going to try to enjoy each little moment with Sailyr, and try to remember just how very small she still is.  I am going to continue to love being pregnant, I really do love feeling her move.  I am going to try my hardest to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, (because it has got to start cooling down eventually.... right?)  And I am going to continue to be thankful that I can be home with my babies and not have to send them to daycare (although sometimes the thought of a full day at the salon sounds great).  But really, Life is so amazing right now, I need to get rid of this pregnancy slump I am in and look around at the beauty. 
 She will be grown before I know it.

Nienie also posted this quote today,  just what I needed....

"Do the best you can through these years, but whatever else you do, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones. Mothers, we acknowledge and esteem your faith in every footstep. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

Sailyr's game.....

Where's Sailyr?!?!?

There she is!!!!

p.s. are you bored of seeing my un-dressed baby running around the backyard?  You better not be, because this is what summer at my house looks like.  And I have a whole lot more pictures to share with you!  :)

Yellowstone

This weekend Devin's mom and dad came to visit, while they were here we took a trip to Yellowstone for a couple of days.  We had fun, and its a good thing we went before September hits because I don't think we would have made it there after the baby is born.  It was also nice having a few more helping hands around, it seems the bigger I get the less energy I have... which is a bad thing because Sailyr is getting busier every day.  By the end of the weekend Sailyr was in love with Grandma, and even cried when they left.  Good thing we are going down to visit this next weekend!

Yesterday we sat outside on the grass and watched as a mama bird tried to teach her baby to fly.  Devin had to take a 'bird watching' class in school (it was not called that, but that's what I call it).  So now he is a serious bird watcher when he wants to be.  It sounds so nerdy and boring, but he actually knows enough about what is happening so he can explain it all out.   And its quite interesting....  He took about 50 pictures of the birds, here is just one, the yellow bird is the mom and grey bird is baby. And they are both tiny, like maybe 3 inches tall?

We have G-ma and G-pa coming today!
Have a good weekend!

brothers.

God is trying to teach me a lesson on patience lately. 

Or maybe at 7 months pregnant, I have to try extra hard to be patient with others .

Maybe a combo of both, 

whatever the case may be I have to tell myself to "just be patient with them/the situation" a lot.  I see it in all aspects of my life. 

As I have watched my brothers get older and make decisions for themselves I have found myself having to be very patient.  I love them dearly, and only want 100% happiness for them.  Despite how so so SO different we each are, its amazing how well we get along.  We never fight, (ok, I did yell at Asa once... but I think I'm his mom, so that's my excuse) and we never have jealousy, in fact we even got along in high school.  Along with all this, I still find myself praying that they find their way through this life, because I worry. 

A lot.

Its what happens when you love someone.

( I'm sure the 'patience' door swings both ways here, having a big sister that thinks she is your mom can be tough :)

Its just amazing to me, that despite how different we are

its just one silly weekend.

and

Devin is not the one who understands it.

I can tell him everything happening, and he listens.

And he can make me laugh at it.

But...

(Thankfully)

He cant wrap his head around it...

Its my two brothers that know exactly whats going on.

And we don't need to hash it out for hours, explaining.

its a 20 minute chat message with Cree in Afghanistan...

And a 10 minute phone call with Asa..

With out saying much, we all get it one hundred percent.

We don't have many answers...

but we don't have many questions either.

its just is.

And here I am, being patient with a whole new issue.

But with this we grow a little bit more,

looking past our differences. 

all that's left is pure loving support

 

Patience.

Will I have ever mastered it enough for the lesson to end?

p.s. then at church I was reminded of the quote Don’t judge me because I sin differently than you. from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf  "The Merciful Obtain Mercy" April 2012 Sunday morning session.  And now I am feeling guilty for having to be so patient with others.  Because I am defiantly NOT perfect.

Maybe i just taught myself a lesson while writing this out...
"looking past our differences.

all that's left is pure loving support"

Maybe I should try it.

Wow! If you just finished reading my scrambled thoughts, Congratulations!  You got 10 points! :)

Camping.

This weekend Devin decided it was time to get out of the house.  So he packed us up and took us up on the mountain tops.  I was not thrilled at the thought of sleeping on an air matress, but I knew we needed to go do something this weekend.  Sailyr was in heaven, chasing Lucy all through the forest happily screaming the entire time.  Then she would come and get in the tent and run back and forth, stomping her feet and hitting the walls, laughing.  We have a little 'doggie door' on our tent, I think its really for a gas heater or something but we use it as Lucy's door.  But Sailyr had fun climbing in and out, in and out.  She also is very clumsy right now, she does not watch where she is walking at all.  Causing her to face plant in the dirt about 20 times, but she was having so much fun she would usually just bounce back up and keep going.

And I am so happy to say that Nursery was a success this week!!!  I went in and sat with her for about 20 min, just until she got involved in the toys, then snuck out.  Every time I went to check on her she was playing!  Its the cutest thing walking into a nursery room after church and hearing your baby yell out for you.  I heard her little voice before I saw her, then there she was, her little face mixed in with about 8 other little faces.  Smiling up at me, with her little legs racing towards me.  The nursery leaders told me that she was no problem at all and she did great!  I was so proud!  And surprisingly I did not have to leave her blankie or anything... she was flying solo and did just fine!   

this week...

Lately I have been feeling my 'nesting' starting to kick in, mostly about getting the babies room ready.  But that is about the only motivation I have had, whatever energy I used to have is slowly draining.  Its a good thing Sailyr is perfectly happy staying at home playing with her puppy in the back yard, because we have been doing a whole lot of it.

I know I just did an 18 month update on Sailyr, but it seems like everyday she is learning something new or doing something funny.  She is learning things so quickly right now, picking up on everything.  So I am writing this all out, only her grandmas will probably appreciate it, so if you want to skip to the pictures below then go ahead....

When Lucy starts barking Sailyr runs over to her and says "Woooooosie, Mo Mo!" (Lucy, No No) with her little finger pointing to her.  Its so funny, she even says "stop" to her,  but when she points her little finger and says "Mo Mo!" just as serious as can be Devin and I cant help but laugh.

I have been letting her got to sleep at night with nothing on but her diaper because it has been so hot.  She must not like it very well because in the mornings she always goes in and gets whatever clothes she can find in her closet and tries to put them on as pants.

Church is honestly around the corner from our house, we would probably walk if we were not always running late.  But Devin always tries to just get by with half buckling her in her car seat on our way there.  And it makes her so mad, she finds the buckles that are undone and gets so frustrated trying to do them up herself, that she ends up crying and yelling at us.  She also does this in shopping carts and her high chair, if there is a belt that needs to be buckled then she makes sure we buckle her in.

Counting to ten is her favorite thing.  Her little voice just gets louder and louder as we get closer to 10.  And the way she says 4, 6, and 7 and so cute.  She almost has a British accent when she says 4 (foor-ah), she says 6 perfect, and 7 is (Ev-En).  Then she claps and cheers when we reach 10.

She has started calling me, her blankie, & her sippy,  'Daddy.'  Don't ask me why.... I correct her all day telling her that is blankie not Daddy.  But she does not care.  Its funny she started doing this because she can say sippy and blankie.  But right now everything is "daddy".

She is also discovering new ways to walk, sometimes during the day I see her tip toeing around, or bending her knees and walking.  Yesterday she walked to me on her knees and thought it was so funny.

I taught her itsy bitsy spider the other day and she loved it! She kept walking around doing actions.

Deep in thought, relaxing outback.

Making the 34th mess that morning.

She has started wanting to eat with a spoon.  She cant scoop the food up yet, so she has to pick it up and place it on the spoon then try and get it in her mouth.  Its a slow process, and hardly any food gets into her mouth... but she is working on it.

I love the little curls in her hair.

And she has started hiding behind the couch with Lucy, I keep a couple blankets behind the couch and she goes back there and lays on them and pets Lucy.

The weather was amazing this past weekend, it rained or was cloudy every day!  Still in the 80s but without that sun beating down on us.  It was a much needed break from the heat.  I sit out on the back porch and watch Sailyr run through the grass in the afternoons, then after laying her down for a nap I would go lay down.  Each time being woke up because of the sound of thunder, it was wonderful!

One evening we took Sailyr to a local park near by and let her walk Lucy around on her leash (or maybe it was the other way around :).  The evenings here are amazing, and with grey clouds in the distance it makes it just that much better.  After walking for about a half hour it was raining, I picked up Sailyr and she snuggled into my shoulder, trying to keep her face dry.  We got to the car right before it really started to pour.  When we got home Sailyr's hair was full of curls.

update.

Staying true to form, we had just done her hair and she had already pulled one of the pink bows out.  I love her...

 

-My camera is broken :(  The display screen on the back where I can see all my pictures after I take them is black.  Devin tried to make it ok by saying that "it will be like when we were little and you had to wait until you got your film developed to see your pictures."  That only helped for a day or so, I called canon today and I still have a warranty on my camera if, (and this is a big if) I can find my receipt.  Which of course I cant.... hello, I tossed everything when we moved.  Otherwise its about $100 to fix.  Its not really even the money that has me worried, its the fact that I will have to mail in my camera and wait for them to fix and send it back to me.  That could be a few weeks with no camera.  The thought makes me want to cry.


-We bought baby #2 a crib.  Yes people, we now have 2 cribs in one household.  Its a scary thought but a wonderful sight!  One thing I promised myself when I found out I was pregnant again is that I would not force Sailyr to grow up just because a new baby was one its way.  I had been looking for cribs on craigslist but happened to find a brand new one for around $70 so we took it.  Now to start working on her little room!


- This year (2012) I have done horrible at writing in my journal.  My excuse is that I keep up on my blog so I don't need to worry to much about my journal.  Well today I found my current journal and read each page, I started it in April 2011 and I probably have about 100 entry's.  I cried, and smiled, and cried some more (always, happy tears) .  Then promised myself to never stop writing in my journal again.  I already have forgot about so many of the memories recorded in that little book, what if I had never written them down?  I have got to do better.


-Sailyr has learned to climb.  Its not the easiest phase, in my opinion its actually one of the hardest things to deal with yet.  I look away for 2 seconds and when I look back she is on the dining room table standing up reaching for the light hanging above.  Or she is trying to climb the book shelves, or into the tub, or in the kitchen sink, or up on the railing on the deck outside.  Of course I don't let her and she gets so frustrated with me, so it always ends up in her crying.  I feel like some days we battle back and forth about this all day long. 


- We went in for another ultrasound last Friday, baby is growing great but still a little small.  They decided to move my due date back a week,  they will probably do a few more ultrasounds just to keep an eye on her.  I think they told me right now she weighs a little more than 2 pounds.  I don't really know what to plan, I know they are all about due dates but truth is she will come when she is ready.  No matter what date they think is best, so for now I am just planning on having a baby girl between Sept 20 - 30.  She is so active, not really 'kicking' just moving and rolling and squirming all the time.

Just a few pictures from our walk yesterday afternoon....

This weekend everyday around 4p.m. we would start melting in our house. (news said we had highs of 89 degrees, we are big wimps)  So one day we went to pet smart to hit their air conditioning and let Sailyr look at the hamsters, fishies, and birds.  The next day we decided to hit up Rigby Lake.  We had heard about it, but had no idea it was so popular.  Look at the crowd behind us in the picture, I almost felt like we were on a beach at Lake Powell.

Also, Sailyr braved nursery again on Sunday.  This time with her 'dada' in tow.  And can I just say, what a softy he is.  I was waiting out in the hall way for him so we could go to class together, and I sat out there the entire hour, because every time he would try to walk out she would start to cry and he would run back in.  Before Priesthood and R.S. started he poked his head out and said "come trade me",  I must not be so nice because I sat in with her for about 2 minutes then snuck out.  After class when I came back to get her they told me that she was ok as long as she had blankie (I put it in her diaper bag and left it... just in case) and she had a snack and colored a little bit on a picture.  She still did not look overly thrilled to be there.  But it went a little better than last week!

We had a great 4th of July here in Idaho!  We were a little sad we could not be in Panguitch for the 4th, but with it falling on a Wednesday this year that made it hard with work.  But we ended up having a blast, starting with the parade in the morning.  We got there about 20 min early and got front row seats to the 2.5 hour parade. A little different than the panguitch/tonopah parade we are used to that only last about 20 minutes.

Sailyr had a blast!  She danced to every single float that went by, and waved her little flag.  We also got her a otter pop and she learned how to run and pick up candy pretty quick.  When we were loading her in the car on our way home Devin said that some people walked by us and said "there is that little girl that was dancing".  Yep, she was rocking out!

Later we went down to all the river walk, where they had booths and vendors sat up.  It was so hot! We did not stay too long, but did grab some snow cones on our way home!

After dinner, I was feeling so yucky.  After sitting in the sun all day I went to get in the bath.  I usually avoid the bath because either Sailyr pounds on the door the entire time, or she comes in and ends up climbing in with me.  So usually I just hop in the shower as fast as I can, but this time there was no Sailyr sneaking in or knocking on the door... 

When I got out this is what I found.  Devin was outside shooting his bow, and had stripped Sailyr down and she was splashing in the pool!

(we deflated the pool a little so that she could get in and out by herself, we also only put a couple inches of water in it, she likes it better that way)

When it started getting dark we lit a few fireworks before heading over to watch the town fire works.  Sailyr was not so sure about her first sparkler, she did not smile... but did not cry either.  Just held it and looked at it pretty seriously.  (I wanted to do sparkler pictures like last year... but we were running out of time.  Maybe this weekend!)

Yikes! I hate pictures of me pregnant.... I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.  So enjoy this picture of me looking tired/puffy/Blah/frumpy. :( 

We headed down to the river again for the fire works.  Sailyr was so hyper, must have been the snow cone + cold water in the pool.  She was running all over, jumping on Dev, giving us kisses, chasing Lucy, teasing, wanting to be tickled, ... what a crazy girl!

p.s. - notice in the picture above Sailyr is getting a little tooth next to her front tooth.  But that second front tooth is still missing.  :)  Maybe she will grow in her right side of teeth... then the left!  So funny!


To Brother Cree-  Hope you had a good 4th of July! We were thinking about you!