Wow. I haven’t written in a long time. Sorry. I have been super busy. So I will just start at the beginning (a very good place to start…sorry…) July brought my sister Sarah and her kidlets to Utah. I got to see her family for a whole MONTH! A WHOLE MONTH!! It makes them living so far away easier. I am really happy that we finally got the two boys together. While they were here we did a ton of things together. We ate good food. We talked a lot. They all went swimming, without me. I wasn’t putting my 3 month postpartum body in a swimsuit. I am not that brave.
It makes me so happy to have a friendship with my sisters. I am incredibly lucky to have them in my life and consider them my dearest friends. LOVE YOU LIZ AND SARAH.
During this time we also moved. That was incredibly stressful. Ok, it was and it wasn’t. I think we were ready to be away from our apartment. We found an incredible place not far from my Grandma Loveridges place that we LOVE. Our new place has 3 bedrooms, tons of space (including storage!), tons of kids Little Misses age, a great ward, it’s in a cool-de-sac, it has a recycling bin, NO PETS (which means we can finally play outside), fantastic neighbors which means I have friends, close to a lot of great shops, Walmarts in Utah County double coupons on Tuesday, um…there is more. There are 2 downsides though. We moved away from my dad and sister. That sucks. I miss seeing their faces almost every day. Also, now I don’t have a ready and willing babysitter whenever I need someone. Luckily, my new neighbors are wonderful.
Little Miss started “preschool” with a neighbor, she is doing it 2 days a week for 2 hours for only $10. She is loving it. I am enjoying being able to clean when Mr. Man sleeps and the extra one-on-one time with him.
Little Miss is now 3.5 years old. Holy cow. When did that happen? She is such a joy and such a handful. She has an evil laugh though. Kind of freaks me out and annoys me at the same time. Where did she get that? She is a GREAT big sister. She loves her brother so much. Lately, she loves the movie Tangled and has named her dolly Rapunzel. She likes to change her diaper and “feed” her while I feed Mr. Man. She was traumatized by the move. When I ask her if she likes our new apartment she says she doesn’t like the inside but she like the outside because that is where her friends are. Silly girl.
Mr. Man is 5 months old. He is 15 pounds now. Which is huge to me. I think his sister was 15 pounds at a year!! He has been battling one cold after another. Poor dude. He had a croup cough for a couple of nights so I took him in. I was told that for being so sick he is pretty healthy, with great lungs and great ears. He finally started rolling over. I wasn’t really pushing him to. I know that once he is mobile he won’t stop being mobile….He is the happiest baby even though he has had a nonstop cold for the last 3 weeks. He smiles such a handsome smile. He just recently started eating solids. He is doing well. But he is growing up too fast!
Branch is doing so really well. The Provo office is slowly moving along. He is enjoying his prosthetic residency, just wishes he could be more immersed in it. I am so thankful he is working in a field he loves. He is pretty lucky in that aspect. He was also diagnosed recently with sleep apnea. He stopped breathing 18 times an hour!! Though, his uncle stopped breathing 60 times an hour. Anyway, he now wears a CPAP mask at night to help him sleep. It is amazing the difference. He now rarely falls asleep on the couch when he comes home. I am so thankful for this man in my life.
As for me, I am doing well. I find this two kid thing easier than I thought, though it is still hard. Little Miss, while difficult at times, is a really good sibling and Mr. Man is pretty mellow. THANK GOODNESS!! I love our new home. I have friends now!! Seriously my neighbors rock. I love our ward too. I really like American Fork too, except the traffic lights are so stinking long. I love that the Wal-Mart’s in Utah county double their coupons on Tuesday, so my new thing is that I go shopping at 10ish on Monday night, check out after midnight. It is tiring but I am getting incredible savings with that and price matching…anyway. I love living near my grandparents. I miss my dad and sister terribly though. I am so thankful we got to spend so much time with them.
Well that is our update. Maybe I will try to post pictures later…
