Katie has had a fever for a day or two. She is still happy and good-natured, but I can tell she doesn't feel well.
Today she was so cute. She was walking around the house, and twice she stepped on something that stuck to her foot. You know, dirt, or food or something. Anyways, she kept saying "mess" and swirling her arm around in a circular motion as though she was stirring something. Apparently that means "vacuum". I didn't really feel like vacuuming right then, so I asked her if she wanted to go outside, or vacuum. She chose to clean. I guess she really does take after me in some ways.
Mother's Day notes:
Ryan worked so hard on Saturday to plant the trees, and he worked on the sprinkler system, and got the extension cord for my freezer hooked on the garage rafters. I went and bought myself some pink petunias because I knew it would be hard for Ryan to find what I wanted. I think he felt put-out about it, because he wanted to take me to dinner on Monday. We went to The Pizza Factory, and it was really nice. Earlier in the day, I was thinking that I should probably just make dinner, so we could save some money. I told Ryan, and he acted disappointed and said he was planning on shaving, and dressing up nice with me. That pretty much clinched it for me. Who doesn't want to go eat with the person they love the most, AND dress up nice? That might sound as though I'm making fun, but I do enjoy dressing up, and Ryan looked extremely handsome. We had a really nice night, and I was really glad we went.
I actually started this post last week. I'm having a hard time keeping up with this blog, and finding stuff to write about. I guess I have things to talk about, they just aren't much about Katie. She seems so grown up now. She can go down a step or two without holding anyone's hand (new as of yesterday), and she was rolling around like a log yesterday too. She is so much fun, and is learning new things all the time.
Ryan worked really hard this last weekend. He plays on a city softball team as the catcher. They play 2 games every Friday night. They won both games last week, and he was pretty tired from that. Still, he mowed both the lawns on Saturday, weed-wacked, sprayed weeds, and then started digging a HUGE hole with his father. Our city is switching to pressurized irrigation for non-culinary water, so everyone has to dig holes to connect the sprinkler system to the P.I. system. The hole they dug was probably about 6 feet deep, and 5 feet long, and about 2 feet wide. They were both pretty sore. Now they just have to fill it back in after it is approved by the city, which will require lugging the dirt back over to the hole, and shoveling it back in, and stomping on it to make sure it compacts well. I'm so glad he and Jerry are doing this. There is no possible way I would ever have been able to do that, pregnant or not.
I think the worst part of them working so hard on Saturday was that they started at about 11:30 or 12, and finished about 2:30 or 3. The hottest part of the day. Yuck.
Overall, I am just so blessed to have a wonderful, smart, funny, beautiful, healthy girl like Katie; a fabulous, hard-working, handsome, always-makes-me-feel-better husband; a healthy child developing and growing inside me; and I usually have the energy to enjoy all of them!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Yard Plans
I spent last Monday and Tuesday digging up most of the dandelions in the front yard. I'm not quite done yet, but it looks infinitely better. If I can finish the rest of the yard tonight, we can start putting Weed and Feed on it, and hopefully not have to worry about it anymore. (I actually just sprayed the rest with Week B Gone, which just kills the weeds and not the lawn. Lots easier.)
I'm so excited about some trees I bought. Mom went to Sam's Club last week and saw some 10-foot trees on sale for only $9 each! Hurray! Mom took an extra trip with me to Provo and we got 5 trees, (2 were for Dad) for less than the price I was planning on spending on 1 tree! Ryan helped me plant them Saturday. Okay, okay, in reality, Ryan dug the holes, put the trees in, and covered them. But, I watered the ground so it would be softer for him, and I'll point out where I want them, AND I'll stand by giving encouraging words. That's pretty much the same amount of work, don't you think?
I need to trim a couple of more things, then I should be okay to desert the yard for the summer. I guess I'll have some weeding to do, but since Ryan got rocks on most of the flowerbeds last year, I can just spray most of the weeds, and that makes my life so much easier.
I'm going to cover the 2 long garden boxes with the dead leaves that I never raked up last year and a black plastic sheet. That way they won't get too full of weeds, and hopefully they will mulch the leaves into compost and make the dirt even better for next year. I'm leaving the 2 small boxes open, since they have strawberries in them, and I don't want to kill them off. I'll just have to make sure I try and weed them every once in a while.
I'm so excited about some trees I bought. Mom went to Sam's Club last week and saw some 10-foot trees on sale for only $9 each! Hurray! Mom took an extra trip with me to Provo and we got 5 trees, (2 were for Dad) for less than the price I was planning on spending on 1 tree! Ryan helped me plant them Saturday. Okay, okay, in reality, Ryan dug the holes, put the trees in, and covered them. But, I watered the ground so it would be softer for him, and I'll point out where I want them, AND I'll stand by giving encouraging words. That's pretty much the same amount of work, don't you think?
I need to trim a couple of more things, then I should be okay to desert the yard for the summer. I guess I'll have some weeding to do, but since Ryan got rocks on most of the flowerbeds last year, I can just spray most of the weeds, and that makes my life so much easier.
I'm going to cover the 2 long garden boxes with the dead leaves that I never raked up last year and a black plastic sheet. That way they won't get too full of weeds, and hopefully they will mulch the leaves into compost and make the dirt even better for next year. I'm leaving the 2 small boxes open, since they have strawberries in them, and I don't want to kill them off. I'll just have to make sure I try and weed them every once in a while.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Spring is such a Wonderful Time of Year
Katie is sleeping on a mattress on the floor, sometimes; mostly she wants us to sing to her and tuck her in on the mattress, and then as we leave, she wants to be put in her crib. I'm not sure how much longer we will tolerate that. We don't want her to have bad feelings about the crib or the mattress, so we are being pretty lenient about which she can sleep in. But the changing of her mind right before she goes to sleep is getting little old.
The other day I planted some mini roses that Dad had gotten for me. Katie was such a good helper. She would scoop out the compost/soil stuff with a cup, and hand it to me to fill the hole before I put the rose in. Then she would throw the plastic container away, and help me water it. She also spent some time picking up rocks from the flower bed. If only she would stay this interested in helping.
Katie has some phrases that she will say for a couple of days straight, then not say again for a week or two. It seems slightly strange to me, but it is cute. One phrase I'm thinking of in particular is "Yep I do". This was the response to ANY question asked for 2 days. It was very cute.
Then yesterday, she started saying "I don't know" to most questions. The funniest part to me is when she will say "I don't know-purple" or whatever the real answer is. I guess that could be her "umm... I'm thinking".
Katie has been a little sick this week. She started out with a fever, but it went away after the first day. Now she has had a cough for a day or two. Not too bad, because she only coughs a couple of times a day. But when she does, it sounds like she is coughing up a lung. She seems to be getting better now. The coughs aren't as bad, or as frequent. Luckily for me, now I have a cough. I'm sure it will go away soon enough.
I know I should have pictures to post, but I haven't taken any recently. I'll try to get a picture of me looking pregnant, and some cute ones of Katie next time.
The other day I planted some mini roses that Dad had gotten for me. Katie was such a good helper. She would scoop out the compost/soil stuff with a cup, and hand it to me to fill the hole before I put the rose in. Then she would throw the plastic container away, and help me water it. She also spent some time picking up rocks from the flower bed. If only she would stay this interested in helping.
Katie has some phrases that she will say for a couple of days straight, then not say again for a week or two. It seems slightly strange to me, but it is cute. One phrase I'm thinking of in particular is "Yep I do". This was the response to ANY question asked for 2 days. It was very cute.
Then yesterday, she started saying "I don't know" to most questions. The funniest part to me is when she will say "I don't know-purple" or whatever the real answer is. I guess that could be her "umm... I'm thinking".
Katie has been a little sick this week. She started out with a fever, but it went away after the first day. Now she has had a cough for a day or two. Not too bad, because she only coughs a couple of times a day. But when she does, it sounds like she is coughing up a lung. She seems to be getting better now. The coughs aren't as bad, or as frequent. Luckily for me, now I have a cough. I'm sure it will go away soon enough.
I know I should have pictures to post, but I haven't taken any recently. I'll try to get a picture of me looking pregnant, and some cute ones of Katie next time.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Cute Sayings
This is just a random list of cute sayings or actions that I want to remember.
"Excuse Me" is "Be bah" (Where in the world did this come from?)
If we are chasing her, and she doesn't want us too, she will turn around, point her little finger at us, and say "No. No!" or "Stay!"
"Cold" is "Duc" -which as Ryan pointed out one day-is almost completely backwards.
She calls dogs and ducks by name, but cats and horses are still "meow" and "neigh".
She loves to sleep with a baby, or 5. Last week, she got the 2 babies out of her bed that ALWAYS have to be there and she was carrying them around while I was cleaning the bathroom. I looked into our bedroom, and she had put one baby on my pillow and the other baby on Ryan's pillow. She was sharing.
She is using 2-3 word sentences regularly.
She gallops everywhere. A little skip/hop/gallop. It is so cute. I used to wonder why "the pitter-patter of little feet" was used frequently, but now I know. With our wooden floors, I can hear her run, (actually quite fast) jump, gallop, etc. It is such a wonderful sound.
About a week ago, Ryan shaved, so when he came home for lunch the next day, we had Katie feel his cheeks. We asked her if they were smooth, and in a completely surprised voice, "Yeah?!" (As in, how weird! When has that happened before?)
I sing to her before she goes to sleep, and the other night she didn't want her normal songs, so I was trying some new ones I thought she might have heard in Nursery. I started to sing "As I Have Loved You" and she looked up at me with surprise, and gave a whole-hearted "Yeah!" Then, at the end of one phrase, I sing "By this shall men know.." and she pipes up "no? no?" until I confirmed that yes, I had indeed said the word no.
Anytime we go to eat anything, she needs to ask if anyone nearby is hungry also. "Hungry?" "Daddy" "Hungry?" I love the way she asks it. It reminds me of when I used to know American Sign Language. She points at me and says "Hungry" with a question in her voice. In ASL, from what I remember, you direct the sign at the person you are "talking" with; instead of signing "You, want, food, question" you would simply direct the signs "Question, want food". I don't know if that makes much sense. It does to me. :)
Katie is also good at saying "I don't want to" using all those words.
She sat on the potty and actually WENT potty once last night, and twice this morning! It was incredible. Of course, then she didn't do it again the rest of the day, but she is certainly getting the concept down.
Ryan has been so great about carrying Katie around more now that I'm pregnant and it hurts my back to carry her. I used to rock her and sing to her before I put her in bed. Now, Ryan puts her in her crib, and then we both stand by the side of the crib and sing 2 songs to her each night. It is such an amazing experience to have her smile up at us with so much love in her eyes. The first night, I knelt by the side of the crib, and she kept getting up to kiss me through the bars. It was so hard to tell her to lay back down and sleep, when she was so cute about it.
She likes to choose the songs we sing to her. She has about 5 or 6 that she likes, and I will ask her with the name of each song which one she wants that night. It isn't the same each time, which is interesting to me.
"Excuse Me" is "Be bah" (Where in the world did this come from?)
If we are chasing her, and she doesn't want us too, she will turn around, point her little finger at us, and say "No. No!" or "Stay!"
"Cold" is "Duc" -which as Ryan pointed out one day-is almost completely backwards.
She calls dogs and ducks by name, but cats and horses are still "meow" and "neigh".
She loves to sleep with a baby, or 5. Last week, she got the 2 babies out of her bed that ALWAYS have to be there and she was carrying them around while I was cleaning the bathroom. I looked into our bedroom, and she had put one baby on my pillow and the other baby on Ryan's pillow. She was sharing.
She is using 2-3 word sentences regularly.
She gallops everywhere. A little skip/hop/gallop. It is so cute. I used to wonder why "the pitter-patter of little feet" was used frequently, but now I know. With our wooden floors, I can hear her run, (actually quite fast) jump, gallop, etc. It is such a wonderful sound.
About a week ago, Ryan shaved, so when he came home for lunch the next day, we had Katie feel his cheeks. We asked her if they were smooth, and in a completely surprised voice, "Yeah?!" (As in, how weird! When has that happened before?)
I sing to her before she goes to sleep, and the other night she didn't want her normal songs, so I was trying some new ones I thought she might have heard in Nursery. I started to sing "As I Have Loved You" and she looked up at me with surprise, and gave a whole-hearted "Yeah!" Then, at the end of one phrase, I sing "By this shall men know.." and she pipes up "no? no?" until I confirmed that yes, I had indeed said the word no.
Anytime we go to eat anything, she needs to ask if anyone nearby is hungry also. "Hungry?" "Daddy" "Hungry?" I love the way she asks it. It reminds me of when I used to know American Sign Language. She points at me and says "Hungry" with a question in her voice. In ASL, from what I remember, you direct the sign at the person you are "talking" with; instead of signing "You, want, food, question" you would simply direct the signs "Question, want food". I don't know if that makes much sense. It does to me. :)
Katie is also good at saying "I don't want to" using all those words.
She sat on the potty and actually WENT potty once last night, and twice this morning! It was incredible. Of course, then she didn't do it again the rest of the day, but she is certainly getting the concept down.
Ryan has been so great about carrying Katie around more now that I'm pregnant and it hurts my back to carry her. I used to rock her and sing to her before I put her in bed. Now, Ryan puts her in her crib, and then we both stand by the side of the crib and sing 2 songs to her each night. It is such an amazing experience to have her smile up at us with so much love in her eyes. The first night, I knelt by the side of the crib, and she kept getting up to kiss me through the bars. It was so hard to tell her to lay back down and sleep, when she was so cute about it.
She likes to choose the songs we sing to her. She has about 5 or 6 that she likes, and I will ask her with the name of each song which one she wants that night. It isn't the same each time, which is interesting to me.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Easter pictures
This is my beautiful princess in her new Easter dress that Grandma Irma gave her. There are more pictures.
My parents had an Easter egg hunt in their basement today. The 4 youngest kids got to have a bedroom with their toys and candy in it, while the 5 older kids had the main room to search. I believe it was fun for all, especially when the adults went upstairs to talk. Dennis went down to check on the kids, and I guess Hannah and Katie were having a free-for-all on the candy. Shortly after that, Katie and I went home and took naps. Ryan wasn't able to come because he was sick.
My parents had an Easter egg hunt in their basement today. The 4 youngest kids got to have a bedroom with their toys and candy in it, while the 5 older kids had the main room to search. I believe it was fun for all, especially when the adults went upstairs to talk. Dennis went down to check on the kids, and I guess Hannah and Katie were having a free-for-all on the candy. Shortly after that, Katie and I went home and took naps. Ryan wasn't able to come because he was sick.
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