Mr. Fat Guy!

Holy Toledo! This boy is FAT! I love every squishy inch of him. So sorry I haven't posted his pics. The move has left me a little frazzled. This weekend, however, will finally take us out of the nomad stage and into a permanent home! Halle Freakin' Lujah! So stay tuned for a month or so and I just might get pictures up of the place.

Without further gibber gabber here is the last three months of my fat guys pictures!

(4 Months)

(5 Months)

(6 Months)

I have really struggled the last three months to get a good non blurry picture of the kid. And this month I couldn't get him to hold still at all, too many wiggly parts have been discovered. But I can still see the difference just three months makes in a babes life. He now weighs right around 22 pounds and is almost 30 inches long. He is in full blown 12-18 month clothes. I keep trying to put 9 month outfits on him and they just squeeze him a little too much! Heaven help me he doesn't grow out of 18 month outfits in the next 6 months because then his birthday shirt won't fit.....ha ha ha ha!

Sweet Home Alabama

Boy, oh boy! What a trip! We have now been in Alabama for a little more than a month and truly I have intended to blog all about our trip getting here which was very long but not too painful, And then to write all about our adventures since we arrived. Alas however, the convenience of Facebook and Instagram have won out over blogging. But I feel kind of bad for my mom who does neither of those two social media outlets and so she has yet to see any of our  adventurous pictures. 

So, tonight as my whole family snoozes peacefully, I will take a minute to update this beautiful, yet very neglected blog. 

We found this ginormous statue of Superman in no other place than Metropolis, Metropolis, Illinois that is.

We found the coolest cave ever! Cathedral caverns and then we ate yummy BBQ at Budday's.

The kids and I explored the Huntsville gardens. They had huge displays of fun kid things, like the chairs, and also checkers, a sprinkler, water can, dog house, sand castle, you know all the cool kids stuff.

This lovely pig head is at the American Pickers store in Nashville.

This very cool aquarium restaurant is also in Nashville. We had fun exploring there and ended our trip at the zoo. Very cute zoo, but really when you have seen one elephant you've seen them all.

We hung out for the day, last Saturday, at the watermelon festival. Super fun and all the watermelon my boys could eat.

We just experienced the first day of school. I felt very protective of the kids as I left them in their classes. I would have stayed all day if I didn't have little Bean with me.

And last but not least of all the pictures, our walk through Old Town Huntsville today. So gorgeous! The top picture is of an old hardware store that is pretty much as it was the day it opened in the 1800's.  The family that now owns it left much of the old stuff out and has just added new merchandise to the shelves! Very cool if you ask me. And then we found this amazing spring and canal system. Crystal clear water with huge coy fish. We were all very tempted to jump in, it was very hot today.

So, in a nut shell this has been our journey. We have seen a few other things like the whimsical woods at Buritt on the Mountain and we have done our fair share of swimming at the pool. We are having a great time and are really loving Alabama. 

Night ya'll!

He's Three Months Old Now

Holy Crap he is getting so big. I would say I can't believe he is already three months old, but month 2 drug on forever. So in reality I am surprised he is ONLY three months old. I love his fatness and he is developing a cute little personality. I finally got him to giggle the other day, so I get the milkshake (it was a bet).  He is 15 pounds, loves his binki and blanket (can't sleep without a blanket), he is full time sleeping in his crib now instead of the bassinet (he got too fat), he has come to expect the 12:30 walk to school, his nap schedule is very predictable now, he has found that toys taste pretty yummy and did I mention he is fat?

two months old

Here is Soy Bean and his monkey. I can't believe the difference a month has made in my little babe. I hate it, but love it at the same time. The second pic is my favorite. That is a definite hang on the wall. 

This is little Bean on his blessing day. His outfit was a fiasco the week before. I thought I was so cool and could sew it all by myself. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. It turned out terrible. The vest was too small and the pants too big. Thank heaven for Amazon and two day shipping. I ordered this cute little outfit the Thursday before the blessing at 9 pm, it got here Saturday morning. Close call if you ask me. His blessing was beautiful, but David always does a great job. Sawyer however, was a pill all through sacrament meeting. I didn't hear a bit of it.
Oh and isn't his blanket adorable? Grandma Childs made it, also finished just before the blessing. We are a great bit of procrastinators.

I am the coolest mom ever, according to this picture anyway. Yes, I had Easter Robin Eggs, I licked it and painted his lips blue. I am not ashamed, and the little squirt loved the sugary sweetness. :)

PS. In case you were wondering, NO I have not taken pictures of my other children in 2 months, not counting Easter. Told you I was a stellar mom.

one moth old

So much for keeping up on Soy Bean's progress. I am a super slacker but whatever, I am a new mom all over again. I am loving it! I went through a really tough patch when I first found out I was pregnant, which now that I look back on it I am very grateful. I won't go through all the dramatic details, but that really rough patch has made me very grateful for the gift I have been given. I cherish every moment with Beansly, even at 3 in the morning when he hasn't slept all night. I just realize I won't ever go through this new mom phase again. I will never get to nurse a little babe, dress him like I want to and hold his sweet little hand in mine. He loves me with every fiber of his being. And I can't believe that he is mine, all mine. David asked me which of all the babes I have enjoyed the most and for sure it is Sawyer. I haven't experienced postpartum depression like I did with the others, so he is much more fun since I don't have to deal with that as well. He is growing so fast, it makes me very sad. 

 Now these are our Easter morning pictures. Not the most beautiful, but good enough and my kids personalities are shining right through these pictures. Love it.

Sawyer is actually almost 12 weeks old as I am typing this. He is much bigger next to his monkey now. I just wanted to post his monthly picture before I forget. 

We Found It!!!!

HURRAY! We finally found our new home. I can't wait! Too bad I have to, for two more months! We are building in Stansbury Park and it won't be complete until the end of July (or so they say). We went out to Stansbury last night to take a peek at what had been done. The girls came with us and they are sooooooo excited. Everyone will finally get their own room and we get our own bathroom!!! You don't even know how excited I am for this. I can't think of anything else and all I do, all day every day, is pin home decorating ideas on Pinterest. Yikes! Two months can't pass fast enough.

Well, for a preview of our new home, I thought I would post some pictures of the process as it goes along. We are going to try to drive out to Stansbury every Friday evening to see how it is coming along. 

 Outside front

 Kitchen/Great Room

My favorite part, double arches between the living room and great room. LOVE!

Catching Up!

   Hello there! It is so nice to see you again. I can't believe it has been 3 months since I posted. We had Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day, Sawyer was born (most important) and in just a few days I will be 33! What the heck happened to the time? 

   Well, I am not going to try to catch up with anything but the birth of our beautiful 4th baby, Sawyer Lincoln. He was born on Tuesday, February 19th at 6:56 a.m., weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 20 and a half inches long.

(Day One)

    Indulge me a little while I journal all about my labor and delivery. My labor was bearable. I started for real Monday (Presidents Day) with contractions pretty consistently spaced. But, they didn't hurt so I wasn't in a hurry to run to the hospital just to get sent home. So, I went about my day. I went to the beauty supply store, had my toe nails done, visited with my sister-in-law. Totally normal, until around 8:30 p.m. I was tired of the wondering if the contraction were doing anything and they started to hurt a little bit. I told David to "lets go", I jumped in the shower (had to shave my legs ;) ) while he got his mom to come watch the other three kiddo's and then we were off. When we finally got checked in, I was only at 3 1/2 centimeters. I was sure I was going to be sent home, but, the nurse came back in and said the doc was coming in to break my water. Hurray!!!! He got there just before midnight and I was at a 4, by 1 o'clock when I finally got my epidural (which was horrible! I have never felt my epidurals go in before and the whole process hurt with this one) I was at a 6!!! Unfortunately, the epidural decided to slow my progress down just a titch and it took 6 more hours to get my boy out into the world. Around 4:30 I was at a 9  and the nurse said she would come right back in after she called the doctor. I didn't see her again for about an hour and I was only a 9 1/2 so she gave me some pitocin to get me the rest of the half centimeter. Anyway, I was so tired and had the chills I didn't even care. The doc finally got there at 6:45, I pushed 3 times and I had a beautiful little boy in my arms. The delivery was really peaceful and surreal, everyone was so quiet and calm, even David and I. It almost felt like I wasn't even there. Strange feeling.

(Day Two)

   Anyway, I am so glad that I am not pregnant anymore. My actual due date was last Sunday the 10th and I did a little happy dance that I already had my baby and he was almost 3 weeks old!!!

(One Week)

   Now, a little about his name. We had Sawyer picked out for a long time but we had no idea what his middle name would be. About a week before he was born we wrote down 32 names we liked and then had everyone (the kids and Dave and I) vote on their favorite between two names until we finally had it narrowed down to Maxwell. I could tell however, that Dave was not thrilled about that. I told him to pick it himself, the middle name was totally up to him. Well, when I was having contractions on Presidents Day Dave said that if he was born that day then his middle name would be Lincoln. Unfortunately, he came 7 hours past Presidents Day so Dave was still struggling. I filled out the birth certificate but left the middle name blank until he decided. He finally made his choice just before we were discharged. So, Sawyer Lincoln it is. I am just glad it is not Samuel David!!!! (Sorry, inside joke).

(11 Days New! Yes, I crocheted a top hat for him just because his middle name is Lincoln. I am a dork like that).

   So my little Soy Bean is here! He is a gorgeous baby and so content. He really is only mad when I have to change his diaper and then he gives the cutest little scream. He loves his pacifier and to be swaddled. Last Wednesday at his 2 week appointment he weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. (he lost a lot of weight after he was born) and was 21 3/4 inches long. I think he is going to be long and skinny like is big brother. 

   So, there is the story of Sawyer. I hope you enjoyed the long version. Being my last baby, I have a great desire to write down everything (so I hope anyway). So if you see a lot of "The Beans" posts on here, don't be surprised.