Well I am way behind on this!! I guess there are updates to give though most everything is still the same!
Dad is doing fine. He still puts on the cream for his leg and has yet to go to the doctor down at the clinic to have it looked at again. He has been working on getting the garden ready to plant on his days off as well as working on the bathroom remodel. It has still been getting cold at night so as of this point the veggies that have been grown in our green room are not getting put into the garden. Maybe when we get back from Texas it can get planted!
Jonathan has been working a lot of overtime since he is getting one new well after another put on his run. He is on his days off now but most likely will have to go out and help for a few of the days that he should be off. He has gotten the S10 truck finished so that is what will be taken to Texas next week and will soon be working on the PT cruiser that Kevin and I are buying from him!
Nathan has been putting in for jobs as they come available but nothing being offered to him as of this point. He helps out for the most part as dad or Jonathan needs with vehicles or whatever. He hasn't been feeling as bad as he has in the past but still has problems with his stomach from time to time.
David graduates next week!!!!! He is excited I am sure to see family but not as much as what the excitement is for seeing Miranda!! He will get to leave base on Friday after his graduation ceremony but will have to be back by 8pm and then he again will get to leave the base on Saturday. He will get that whole day for himself! We will pick him up at 8am and he will be returned at 8pm to the base. We will then see him on Sunday to attend church with him on the base before leaving to make the drive back here to Utah.
Samuel is doing good in school still. He was doing track for a little while but has decided to drop that and take up golf! He didn't have any clubs so Kevin and I bought him some for a graduation gift. We went to DI but they are still good non the less!!! He is enjoying it though he says he is not that good at it. It will just take practice is all! He went to drama competition and went to state. He also recently took his ACT Test and made a 56% on it. I guess that is good but since I never took that test I can't say for sure!! He is looking forward to graduation. He helps dad out anytime that dad asks for help on something!
Kevin is same as always. He goes to work and comes home to complain about it! He has helped on some of the bodywork for the S10 as well as the bodywork for the PT Cruiser. He has also helped down at Guy and Janice's shop to trade for booth time so that the PT Cruiser can be painted to look professional!
Adrian is doing good. He is still over in Iraq but calls almost everyday! The only problems with him calling is that he is usually trying to play a game, watch a TV show, work on an online class, and talk to me all at the same time. The talking to me part gets put to the end so there is a lot of silent spots. He also calls just as Rebecca is going down for a nap! To say the least, she doesn't stay down for a nap! He is looking forward to his trip home in a couple of months but I think it is more for the salsa that I will be making for him and the sleep that he will get to have!
Ashley is doing good in all subjects except English. I have told her numerous times to ask for my help if she needs it but she has not asked until the report card came out! She is working on an essay for English right now and asked me to look at it but when she asks I am doing something with Rebecca or cooking dinner. I tell her to remind me later and then she forgets. She is still working on it so there is still time for me to look at it. She will be going to Tabiona High School next year as she has made a poor choice with some of her friends. She decided that she would have some alcohol while at school. We have hopefully got her to understand that that is not in anyway something that we are happy about or proud of but that she is still loved. I also hope that she does not make the choice to do it again. I guess only time will tell! I have to get some paper work done to get her a social security card so that she can get her drivers permit since she finally passed the written test! She is looking forward to school letting out but at the same time she is not since there will be a garden that will be calling her name!!
Rebecca is fabulous! She is still not sitting up on her own but she is getting better at her attempts. She is still a mommas girl but is liking dad more and more! She "talk" more and more and loves to spit! She has figured out that if she gets spit in the back of her throat she can gargle!! It is very cute! She is wearing size 0-3 month cloths now, no newborns at all! She is still a little small for most of them but we are working on getting her big enough for them! She still loves her baths and has started eating baby food everyday. She likes pears and sweet potatoes. She doesn't care for bananas much or peaches. She will get to try squash soon as well as green beans! She does not sleep at night well at all!!!! We go upstairs by 9:30pm and she is sleeping by around 10:15 to 10:20pm. I lay her down and within a few minutes she is up. This goes on and on for a while before she will finally be down for about an hour. She is then up almost every hour! I get tired after about the 6Th or 7Th time getting up so I just pull her into bed. She sleeps better there but I don't want to let her start there. Naps are the same way. If I am holding her then she will sleep, if I put her down then she is awake within a few minutes. Today is a fluke and I have time to write this!!
I am tired! I am way behind on all things that I like to have done such as cleaning the bathrooms, laundry, organization, pretty much everything!! I enjoy all that comes with my daily routine of being with Rebecca though! I love to watch her learn new things almost as if it was over night! I am getting ready to take the trip to Texas as of Tuesday. I am getting to see how well Rebecca takes a road trip being the age that she is now. I am excited to see David as well as Mom and Timothy!! I wish that I had time to exercise as I find that I am giggly in some places that bother me! I am preparing to go to the Temple while Mom is here. As of May 28Th it will be one year since I was baptized and I can get my recommend and go take out my endowments! I am very excited about that. I lost my companion for visiting teaching as she has moved to Salt Lake. I have yet to be given another one.
Well that is about all there is to us! Not much has changed with any of us!
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Thanks for the updates! It is always so nice to hear what everyone is up to!
Have a FUN trip to Texas. I am way jealous, I would love to go. You'll have to post lots of pics.
The best advice I can give you for Rebecca is to let her cry it out. I KNOW, it sounds majorly harsh, and it is so hard (mostly on the mommy), but it is so good for babies. I did not do it with Isabel (spoiled firstborn) and I kid you not, she was 8 years old before she slept through the night. I did it with Cecily and after a few rough nights of crying she has slept beautifully ever since. I did not do it with Bentley (he had some other issues going on) and he still crawls in my bed almost every night. SO...we made Lydia cry it out. Same thing...a few rough nights, and then suddenly...PEACE! SLEEP! For her and for me. The part you should focus on, too, is that you are doing it for HER. Babies NEED to learn to sleep, and they need a full sleep cycle with REM sleep and all of that to be their smartest, healthiest selves. If she is waking up hourly she is not getting that. So anyways, give it a try. Once she realizes she can do it you'll be thankful you did!
You guys sound as busy as ever. It was great to have an update on everyone.
I'm jealous of your trip to Texas too. Mom showed me pictures of the house you guys are renting and it looks like so much fun!
Congrats on getting things ready to take out your endowments. I wish I could be there but it's probably better to let Mom have that experience with you. We'll just have to plan a temple day as part of our time in Duchesne this summer. I'd love to see the Vernal temple anyway.
Does Rebecca have her own room or does she still sleep in yours? I found that all of my kids slept better in their own space. It seems like everytime one of us would roll over or cough or make any noise it would wake up the baby. Once we moved them to their own room, they slept a lot better. And even then, we did the crying it out thing. It is pure torture to hear them screaming but it really does only take a few nights. We did it with Taylor when he was 7 months old and he had started waking up even more than he had before. I was a zombie and was desperate to try anything. The first night he cried for an hour and a half! It was terrible and I think I cried right along with him. The next night it was half an hour and then next it was five minutes. After that, we could put him in bed awake and he would go right to sleep on his own and sleep for about 10-12 hours! Like Alison said, the kids that we didn't make cry, have all had sleeping issues. But Taylor and Lynnsey are our best sleepers even now all these years later. I need to work on Kaya so she'll sleep earlier but haven't yet for two reasons. One, she is my baby and I confess that I really enjoy that snuggle time. And two, she shares a room with Lynnsey and all that crying wakes her up. Plus, once Kaya is down, she'll sleep all night so I haven't pushed it. Good luck whatever you end up doing.
It sounds like good advice to me to try and let her cry it out for a few nights, though I confess I never had to do that, but then each of you moved into your own room by the time you were only 2 or 3 months old as you all hated the bassinet. You were all good about taking naps, too (or at least pretending to take one when you were older). Kevin will just have to sleep somewhere else while she is adjusting.
Which Temple are you planning on going to for your endowments? It makes a difference on whether they have clothes to rent or I have to pack my Temple clothes (some of the smaller temples don't have the rental clothing), and I don't know if Vernal has or if you have to have your own. Let me know.
So, I'd better get back to packing for the trip..see you in a few days!
Well I was going to try letting her cry it out the night before last because Kevin was working over night but she slept til 4am and then was fine until almost 7 when it was time for her to eat again before getting ready for church. Last night Kevin was there so I had to wake up with her to avoid her waking him up. With him here she did not sleep very well. Dad will start working on her room soon!
Mom, I will be going to Salt Lake to take out my endowments.
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