It's been Confirmed

Well...no more sweet potato or banana puffs for Ammon. The tiny amount of wheat in them did this to him. I quickly gave him benadryl and sighed as it begins to sink in that our lives may become a little different than we planned as Ammon grows and I spend more time finding foods he can safely eat. I feel for you Shauna...

Thank goodness for Benadryl...it was gone within 10 minutes.

Umm...I love lemon bars!

Yep! I made it! And no box this time! Woohoo!!!

Family Outing

Saturday morning, Matt, me, Ammon, and my sister Sharon went to the Zoo! Yay! We've been wanting to go to the zoo all summer and we finally went. Luckily we got there still pretty early in the day and got a really close parking spot, woohoo!!! I think Ammon liked it, but it was his nap time and he's a toughy to get to sleep, but he loves the outside and I think he enjoyed the bird show. We loved the bird show. We were talking afterward about how there is just something really majestic about the Bald Eagle. It's such a testiment to Heavenly Father's love for us when I see nature or amazing, very unique animals that he has given to us to beautify the earth. I'm glad we were able to do that before Matt got way into school. Next I want to go on a hike(I know, we're a little behind on summer activities). But anyway, here are some pictures of the fun day:


This picture above....oh man, for the past little while, Ammon has been SOOO HARD to get to sleep! He fights it so much. I had rocked him for so long, and he FINALLY fell asleep. I think it's starting to get better(although I probably shouldn't say it out loud, or else I'll kick myself). He just barely put himself to sleep for the night!!! Woohoo, our backs have been saved!!!

My Eternal Friend

I feel like taking this time to tell you all how wonderful the man I married last March is. Matt is more than I could ever ask for. It takes a lot of patience to be married to me and Matt is so kind and loving. I can laugh hysterically, be sad, be sick, be happy and be silly with him and never be self-conscious. He is never critical of me when I am terrible to live with, he just says "I love you".

Matt knows gospel principles and is very passionate about them as I am sure many of you know. I love that he is passionate about life and desires to share it with others. I'm grateful to have married someone who desires to do the will of the Lord. I am also grateful that I can always rely on him to give me a hug or listen to me babble whenever I need it.

I really look up to him. He is working so hard for our family working and going to school as I know many new husbands and dads do. He just started fall semester today and I am so proud of him for working to get his degree. He would rather not go to school because it's a lot of work and less time for family and play but he does it so that he can provide for our family and he(through the blessings of Heavenly Father) has made it possible for me to stay home with Ammon. I love him a lot and I thank Heavenly Father for giving me such a perfect companion to spend eternity with. I know that Heavenly Father knows each and every one of his children individually and intimately and I know that he will ALWAYS grant us our righteous desires when we are obedient.

"I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim!

Ammon has always enjoyed baths, but he's always been really mellow and still in the water, same with when we take him swimming. Well, last night in his bath, I guess he finally felt comfortable enough to splash around. I don't know why it's so dark, it looks normal when I play it on the camera. But I think he's so cute and he's been so happy lately now that he can move around much more quickly.



Saturday Ammon had a rough day. That's one thing about becoming more mobile, he gets injured more. He crawls into walls or rolls over and hits his head, poor thing, it's usually his head that gets hurt. Well, this incident was a bit different. Matt put Ammon on our bed and went to give him his blankie but didn't know that there was a phone on the blanket. Before Matt knew it, it had flung up and hit Ammon in the forehead. Oh!!! What a sad, hurt cry Ammon made!!!! Matt felt so bad, but there's really nothing he could have done. I guess we're learning that we can't always keep Ammon from getting hurt or sick, we just have to be there to comfort him if and when he does...here are his battle scars(well, they're under the bandaid, and quite small-lol):

Visit

Yesterday I went to visit my Grandma at her new apartment. It's a neat place that serves 3 meals a day and they have game nights, exercise times and yesterday they had a man named Lowell Hicks came to play his vibraphone which he called a vibraharp(maybe they used to call it that). He's 90 years old and brings his stuff himself and walks around like a 70 year old. He was really cute and so talented. I would say a lot better than me when I was playing at my best because he can play by ear, he knows millions of songs and or heaven sakes! He's 90!!! Ammon and I really enjoyed listening to him play. And the ladies would request him to play songs and they would sing along. It was really fun. Here's a video below.

After lunch(which my uncle, mom and little brother Daniel came to, we went back to my Grandma's room to feed Ammon. Just to add a little background info, my grandpa LOVED Tigger and tigers. So, I think it was for Christmas, he got one of those bouncing Tiggers and my Grandma has kept it and displays it in her room. Well we decided to see how Ammon liked it, and it was great! He loved it, and here's proof: Oh and as a side note, I know it looks kind of bad when Tigger falls, please ignore that part.....

Need I say More?

Vacation!!!

Ok, I need all of your input! Matt and I want to go on a vacation and we want your ideas. Where have you been that you absolutely loved? Did you find any good deals? We need a place that's not far away(not farther than California-or it's equivalent on the eastern side), not an exorbitant(I hope I spelled that right) amount of money and 8-9 month baby friendly. Please give us some ideas. I'll let you know what we decide after getting some more ideas and more research.

Thanks!

Fun Day

Yesterday was a fun day. First, I woke up and started getting ready but I really didn't want to do my hair. I've been sick of it for weeks, I just never felt like doing it anymore. So I went crazy and started thinking about getting it cut short!!!! So I did it, I got 10 inches cut off!!!!! I haven't had my hair this short since 8th grade! Crazy huh? Anyway it's a nice change. I'll post some pictures later.

Last night we went over to Matt's parents for dinner and swimming! My niece Bailee was going to come over to go swimming with us, so while we waited for her Matt's mom, Matt, and I sang tons and tons of primary songs to Ammon and Janie outside on the swing, and Ammon fell asleep. It was the cutest thing, I really wish I would have gotten a picture. When Bailee got there we went to the swimming pool and had a grand time. Ammon hadn't been for a while so he was really nervous at first and crying, but we took him to the warmer kiddie pool and he walked around(with help of course)(by the way, I need to post a video of him "walking" it's great) and splashed in the water. That's the first time he's outwardly enjoyed being in the swimming pool, he splashed around quite a bit, so I was really happy. On our way home Grandma Sue bought us all ice cream cones, it was a lot of fun. I always forget how much I enjoy swimming...

Here's a video from the 24th at Matt's parents. Obviously, this was the first time Ammon had been in a slightly cooler outdoor kiddie pool, plus, he was pretty ornery at that time, I mean he even cried while I fed him solids, which means he had to be way upset. The cute little girl in the pink swimsuit is Ammon's cousin Bailee, and please ignore the fatso in the background(I hate swimming suits!!!)

Little Miracles

Babies really are sweet little miracles. It's been so neat for me to watch Ammon learn how to do simple things like grab something with his hands, sit up, laugh, etc. I think we forget how amazing our bodies are until we watch a baby at the beginning learning how to use their muscles to accomplish what they want. I have also really come to learn how different each baby is. They develop at their own pace and certain skills surface at different times than others. We were really excited because Saturday Ammon was able to start army crawling. Here's a video:

It's amazing how much joy and how much stress a little baby can bring into your life. I love Ammon, he makes me laugh and he's great company all day every day.