The Bat Cave

Today my mom and I spent the day transforming Maddux's room into his "BatCave". As he would say..."TaDA!!!!"


before...

during...
AFTER...
we have a few more small things to add, but this is a hefty transformation for one day.

Most people go to bed, lay their head down and wait to fall asleep. NOT Maddux. He doesn't have the patience to just lay there. So, instead...he runs around his room jumping and playing until he uses the very last of his energy and then just passes out wherever he might be at that moment.

4 months

4 months = a lot of fun!

Reese has become so fun and interactive this last month!

*She giggles, squeals, and jabbers.
*She absolutely adores Maddux and smiles at the very sight of him.
*She holds on to toys and shoves everything in her mouth.
*She ALWAYS pulls her blankie over her face to fall asleep - freaks. me. out.
*She sleeps through the night (8:30-7:30)

*Weighs 13 pounds, 12 ounces, which is 50th percentile
*Is 25 inches long, which is the 90th percentile!

One of those days...

I think it's safe to say every mom has "those" days. Yesterday was one of mine. Nothing super explosive, just work calls starting at 6:45am, whiny kids, dumped goldfish piles, massive to do list on which nothing gets accomplished, a two year old shoving his sauce covered hand into the last purified glass of water I could muster out of the dispenser.
Just one of THOSE days.

I was counting down the minutes for Drew to walk in the door and save me from a near-meltdown. Instead my phone rang and he called asking if he could to go to a Dbacks game after work. I thought I hid my disappointment well when I told him to go ahead and go. Instead, he called his mom to babysit, drove home, picked me up and we went to the game together. We got sweet box seats with the servers who take your order and wait on you. Thank you LifeLock and Thank you to Drew for making my day SO much better!
I LOVE my husband!

Labor Day Weekend

We tried to make the best of living on the face of the sun (it's still 102 here) for our Labor Day weekend. Here are a few pictures of what we did to keep us busy...

My grandparents got me this piano when I was about 8 years old. It was an antique even then, but I am so excited to finally be able to have it in my own house! We had it moved yesterday and Maddux may have been as excited as I was! Let's just hope that when he has lessons, he retains a LOT more than I did.
Having this here is a reminder of how badly I practiced growing up and how well I do NOT play now.

Remember THIS?

I decided it would be fun to do it again because:

1) It would help me lose the baby weight
2) It'd jump start me back into my favorite (and only) hobby
3) Training would be my "me time"
4) I wanted to beat my previous time

I may have been wrong because:

1) Even with 20 miles/week right now, there are 8 pounds just clinging to my body for dear life!
2) I'm exhausted chasing a 2 year old and tending to a 3 month old as it is! Those extra miles aren't helping the prob
3) My "me time" is at 5:45am and my long runs are followed by a not-so-relaxing bath shared with a 2 year old and 9 plastic dinosaurs. :)
4) I will NOT be beating my previous time. My goal for now is survival.

To be more upbeat, I just read through my blog from the first time I ran it and it got me REALLY excited again.

SO....49 days..16 hours...53 minutes...32 seconds till the start of round 2!

3 months

My baby is 3 months today! It's crazy how fast time is flying and how quickly she is growing up already!

*Reese weighs about 11.8 pounds
*She has outgrown her first round of clothes and now wears 0-3 month.
*She loves to suck on her hands.
*She smiles at everything (Maddux, mommy, daddy, lamps, fans, toys, etc).
*Her favorite toy is her Lamaze Giraffe and she gets a huge open mouth smile when she looks at it's eyes.
*She poops a LOT.
*She wakes up only once a night (4am-give or take 10 mins).
*She will only use ugly green hospital pacifiers and refuses to suck on a "cute" one, even though I try every day!
*She has a very strong neck and looks around and everything.
*She still insists on being bounced to fall asleep. It's a bit of a nightmare! (suggestions???)
*She has a few rolls on her legs. This is so fun because Maddux has NEVER had a roll of baby fat. We call her our chunky monkey! :)
*She is in the top 50 for the Baby Idol contest, you can click HERE to vote for her!!

Future Photographer

What do you think? Does Maddux have a future in photography?

This is what happens when I'm not watching and he finds my camera! :)

Earrings

Reese got her ears pierced today. I was a nervous wreck once we got there but I think I may have been more traumatized by it than she was. She cried for about 30 seconds and has been happy ever since.
I think it looks sooooo cute!

changes

So far, 2010 has been a year full of changes for us. Change is good, right? :)

new baby, new house, new job

new baby....
new house...

Two days after we got home from Denver, we moved a couple of miles south to San Tan Ranch. We sold our house and we are doing the rental thing for a while. It was really sad to leave our ward and it's a hard adjustment not having so many friends within walking distance. But, I'm loving having a single story and a lot more space and Maddux loves having a yard.

new job...

Today was Drew's last day working at Honeywell! He was offered a great job as a Senior Financial Analyst for LifeLock and we think it will be such a blessing for our little fam. I'm super proud of my husband. He is a hard worker and deserves to have a job he enjoys!

Denver

We got the fly to Denver to spend a week with Amb and Tye and the kiddos. We had SO much fun! I really wish they lived closer. Maddux was entertained 24/7 by the older cousins.

Here are just a few of the highlights from our trip!

THE LAKE (Thornton)

BRECKENRIDGE

STEAMBOAT

KEYSTONE

Cousins...

The Flight Home

Stopping to see fireworks on the way home from the airport