BUMBO really stands for:

Big Ugly Mess By One-too-cute-to-get-mad-at! (ok so I'm not as creative as I thought!)

Why is it that almost every time I put Kate in her BUMBO seat that she poops. Let me clarify, when I say poops, what I really mean is explodes a runny, pooy mess! I have 2 outfits soaking in oxiclean as I type, with one more to go when I get a free minute (aside from my time spent complaining about the massive amounts of poo Ive cleaned lately).

Some Ramblings

I don't know exactally what to title this post because I have several things on my mind. So here they are-- in no particular order:

1) The Apostles really are inspired men. This weekend our stake was blessed with a visit from Elder L Tom Perry. He is such a sweet man! During his testimony, he told a story from his own life. When he was 7, President Jospeh F Smith was staying at his home for a conference in his stake. The President had overslept and was late for the meeting. His dad sent him in to wake the President (because he was too embarassed to do it!). What stuck out to Elder Perry was that even though the President was late, he took the time to sit down with the young Elder Perry and bear his testimony to the boy. During the story, Elder Perry asked a 7 year old boy to volunteer to come to the stand. He then bore his testimony to that boy. I was deeply touched by this act. That boy will have such a great memory of that day for the rest of his life. It reminded me that the Apostles of the Lord really are mindful of each of us. They are called of God, and spread the love of our Savior everywhere they go on the earth. We live in such a blessed time to have the Priesthood restored. I am so grateful for our Apostles! Now I'm extra excited for General Conference.

2) Totally unrelated to 1, I am determined to lose some weight. As you know, the insurance company has labled me obese and charging me extra money.... so I'm going to lose some weight and show them! I also want to get back to how strong I was before getting pregnant. My pregnancy really drained my body, and I want my strength back! So I'm posting this in the hopes that someone will ask me later how my weight loss is going. Since I am still nursing, I can't diet much, so I am determined to work out every day.

3) Does anyone know how long it takes for stretch marks to lighten? Im SICK of looking like a bleeding raisn.

4) Kate grabs toys now! It is amazing how excited I get when she grabs her toys and trys to eat them! She is just too fun! She also loves to 'talk'. Yesterday she was repeating EVERY noise that Jon made. Oh it was the best moment....but AS SOON as I got the video camera out she stopped and just looked at us like we were nutts. Silly girl! But here is a cute picture to show off her smile!

3 months!!

Wow time flies....and then feels like it stands still all at the same time. I can't believe my baby is already 3 months old, but on the other hand I feel like I've changed a million diapers! I feel like I've been Kate's mom for ages, but yet I still feel inexperienced. So I'm writing her 3 month update a day early because I just got home from the doctor. Thankfully I found another doctor! The office was nice, had fast service, and got Kate her shots! Oh I felt just aweful when my poor little girl got those shots! She was smiling and talking to the nurse, and then her face just dropped and she started screaming. I wanted to cry for her. Poor girl. But she only cried for like 2 minutes, and was just fine. I hope she keeps that up! And for her stats: she is huge!! She is 16 pounds! (99.9th percentile!!) I forget how long she was... but she is in the 92nd percentile for her age. But her poor little head is only in the 30th percentile. lol. It is so good to hear that she is doing great and knowing she has those shots taken care of. Kate is just the happiest, best baby I could ask for. She is still sleeping through the night (from 10pm to 7 am), smiles and talks to anyone who will look her way, tries to suck her fingers ALL the time (my full time job is putting her pacifier in her mouth instead of those fingers!), laughs and squeals when she is really excited, and she is reaching for and grabbing some toys now! We just love our little baby.

Happiness is....

...sitting in a Bumbo while mom works on crafts.

To bad mom didn't get anything done because I'm so distracting!

Excuse me while I rant

What am I doing blogging at 9:30 in the morning, when I was supposed to be at the doctor's office for Kate's overdue 2 month appointment? Well I'm letting out some of my anger! The doctor's office won't see Kate. I made a million phone calls since we moved here to find a doctor who would take new patients and get everything squared away with a new insurance company.... and I get to the doctor and they won't see Kate because I dont have the official insurance card in hand. The insurance company said all I had to do was give them the number and they would verify to the doctor that we have coverage. The doctor's office called and said that it didnt work. The nurses at the office we SO RUDE and made me feel like I was an aweful mom. I seriously got to my car and started BALLING MY EYES OUT because I was so frusterated and hurt. I swear Im not a bad mom at all! I can't help that my husband changed jobs right after Kate was born and we moved accross the country!!!! I can't help that despite my best efforts the insurance company takes 14-30 days to send you your official cards! And I can't help that some people are just plain rude and shouldn't be aloud to talk to a first time mom like that. I'm doing my best! I cant help that after calling 6 different doctors in my new town I found only one that would take a new patient! I don't know what to do now. I don't want to go back to that aweful office.... but what do I do if they are still the only place I find who will take new patients?! I guess Kate will be 3-4 months old before I can get her 2 month shots done. Monday I guess I'm off to find the local health department and get her shots there....(since the vaccination clinic is only open mon and tues) AHHHH IM SOOOOO MAD! Anyone in the Beaumont area know of offices I could go to? All of the referals I've gotten wont take new patients. Is it possible for the human body to explode because anger levels are too high?? I hope not....

Depression Hurts

Today I think I feel the fattest I have felt in my entire life. Just call me fatty-mcFatterson. I called my new insurance company this morning to ask them why our rate is higher than the quote we recieved...and I almost died when they explained the answer. I'm too fat. On the BMI chart I am officially obese. Thanks to me our family has to pay $26 more dollars a month for health insurance. Sweet. I've always been a bigger girl...Im no size 2...but I've gotten to accept that and appreciate my more athletic build. SO thanks to this depressing news I no longer feel like I'm doing good. Forget all the pride I felt that I was back in my pre-pregnancy clothes and getting better at getting my work outs in (when nap time schedules allow me 30 min of free time). I guess it is time to get obsessive about exercise.... but how when I am busy with 2 kids all day! Plus.... how does one work up a really good sweat when it hurts the 'girls' to jog?(sorry if that is TMI lol) If anyone has any ideas on how to workout when stuck in an apartment and not always having the ability to do workout videos let me know! Hopefully in a few months I will be able to post about all the weight I dropped....Im not feeling too optimistic. I blame the weather... it is cloudy and pouring down rain...perfect day to feel like crap. Too bad we don't have any icecream....that would cure my depression....

Shhh.... everyone but me is sleeping!

I am finally a free woman! For hopefully another hour. I got Kate and my neice Brooke to sleep at the same time! The silence is almost erie....lol

I thought while I was free, instead of being productive I would write about our latest happenings.

Kate celebrated her first Valentine's Day. She came with us on our V-Day dinner date...and was pretty fussy most of the time. Jon got me a massage and facial.....I can't wait to use it!

Kate can use her bumbo seat!! I just love her face when she sits in it... so serious!

This is the closest picture I have been able to get lately of her smile. She smiles ALL the time, except when I try to snap a picture. The second the camera comes out she just stares at me. It is like she is torturing me!

Example of her 'no I will not smile for you no matter how long you try to talk me into it mom' face

I am still babysitting Brooke. Sometimes I feel like I'm an abusive babysitter... but it isnt my fault! She LOVES to play in Chance's cage with Chance. If i try and take her out she cries! Sometimes I'm tempted to lock her in.....j/k! I am also getting really sick of The Little Mermaid....we watch it on average 3 times a day.

Here is another funny 'mom I will not smile' face.

Sunday naptime with daddy. Kate just loves being with her dad. Hopefully his work load will lessen soon so we can have more moments like this. He has been working his butt off! We are lucky to have him home at night. I really do have the best husband ever though. He works so hard for Kate and I.

Other than babysitting, I'm pretty boring. I've been busy trying to find a doctor who will take a new patient so we can get Kate's well baby visits taken caer of. Also applying for new insurance has soaked up any second of free time I get. Oh the joys of being an adult....insurance was much easier when my parents just did everything.

Ah...the silence is officially broken. Kate needs a fresh diaper. Untill next time.

2 months and 2 days!

Our little bundle of joy is 2 months and 2 days old already!! Where did the time go?! I guess when you aren't sleeping normally time flys! Kate is so much fun right now. I love this stage of her life. She is starting to look at bright things, and smiles all the time! She only wakes up once at night, but goes back to sleep with her pacifier. She prefers a shower to a bath. She is too big for her newborn clothes, and too big for some of her 0-3. 3-6 month clothes seem to fit already too!Our bathroom scale says that she is 13 pounds! When I finally find a doctor here I will tell you the official stats. Moving is a pain in the butt... I haven't found a pediatrician who is taking new patients! LAME! But life here is really fun! Kate is such a blessing, and I feel honored to be her mom.

I have started babysitting for my 2 year old niece Brooke. She just loves Kate too! During the day she will come tell me that Kate is cute. lol.... even little Brooke sees how cute Kate is! Brooke also loves to put Kate's pacifier back in her mouth.... even if Kate is sound asleep and not wanting it. lol. Watching a 2 year old is really giving me a glimpse into my future!

Kate is just so cute! This is prolly my new favorite outfit on her... it is 3-6 months! I cant believe how big she is.

Lastly, my dear friend Corteiga made Kate the most adoriable headbands! I had a photoshoot with Kate.... she really turned on the baby charm!

Not so sure what to think of this headband/bow...

Ok... I think I get it...

The camera loves me!

Now I'll give you the relaxed pose.

And finally, the pouty lip. And look! No headband required to make the bow stay in~ I love this kid's hair!!

Kate's Baby Blessing

So this past weekend we were happy to have family come into town for Kate's baby blessing. My parents were able to make the flight down from Ohio despite a large snow storm and Jon's parents met up down here from Kansas. Jon's beautiful sister Melissa also made the trip down from her home in Fort Worth. With the family that is already here in TX with us, we had a full row of people from our family at church! Kate is such a popular little girl! It was such a sweet experience to hear my husband give our sweet baby her name and blessing. I am so excited for her future. I hope and pray I will be able to teach her all she needs to know to grow into an exceptional young lady! And now for the pictures... cause that is the most fun part! Her little dress was made by her grandma... she is quite skilled when she puts her mind to something. Sorry if my sentances dont make sense, I started babysitting my 2 year old niece today. I went from a first time mom to a mother of 2 in a day... I'm getting used to doing 20 things at once!

SMILE!

Nothing else seems important when this little girls smiles! Every time I kiss her nose and say hi she busts out a huge smile and starts cooing! Being a mom is so much fun!

Pretty in Pink

I find it funny that the purpose of this post was to brag about my little girl... and the picture that Jon took this morning is this screaming one. lol.... So anyway, guess how long Kate slept last night. Do you give up? Ok I'll tell you. 6 hours! That's right... I said 6! I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at my phone this morning. I really hope that becomes normal! Also, check out Kate's super cute dress. My grandma got this for Kate, and I just love love love it! Its a tiny bit too big, but still so cute!

Ok two more pictures because they are cute. Kate is getting more and more alert. Here she is just chillin in her pjs with daddy. This first picture is a Jon face. It is funny how often she makes faces identical to him! She is just so pretty! I'm really starting to have lots of fun!

Randoms

So I don't really know what to title this post, or what theme there is to these pictures....I just wanted to share them with everyone! Mostly I am avoiding all the mass unpacking that lurks all around my apartment. This one is just a cute one of the two of us hanging out. she is getting so much more alert! I love it!

This picture shows just how long and curly her hair is when it is wet. When it is dry it is just wild! It makes me excited to see what it does when it is longer. And dont mind her giving you the finger in this shot... she doesnt know any better!

I just love her face in this picture! this is at the airport getting ready to head to TX.

And this one cause I love her little baby gap outfit for the plane! She is just too cute...everything looks good on her! And its crazy how much she has grown in just a month. Her newborn clothes are getting tight!

And this is my baby in her first snow! She slept the whole time we were outside... crazy girl! Even a wind chill of -4 can't wake her if she doesn't want to. I figured that I needed to document that she had seen snow since I'm told TX doesn't get much.
So there are just a few fun pics. I should go be productive now... these boxes aren't going to unpack themselves!