He is SO strong!
Talking
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Exersaucer!!
Derek got a new toy (Thanks Aunt Cathy!!) and, while he's still too young to really use it, he likes it anyway.
Yes, he's standing by himself. He locks his legs when he gets really excited
Looking at the whale
Cross-eyed! HAHA!
Video of Derek in the saucer
Yes, he's standing by himself. He locks his legs when he gets really excited
Looking at the whale
Cross-eyed! HAHA!Video of Derek in the saucer
What happens when I have stuff to post and I don't post it...
Hang on to your wooden ponies everyone, there's a ton of stuff in this rodeo of a post...
So sad that we don't have ANY pictures from Dining Out! GAH! I even had my hair done. :( Oh well. Dining Out was a blast! Mitch and our Wing Commander, Erik Hulme, had people gasping in horror and gasping for breath in stitches with their witty dialog. Dinner was great with 5 spice chicken and roast beef. Our speaker was retired Marine LT COL Gary Elliot and he was amazing! He made Mitch drink the grog because he hadn't been very nice to the other cadets that got grogged. Boot nominations were hilarious - I think the best one was a GMC cadet who put his physical training shorts on backwards, had it pointed out by a POC who told him to switch them around, and immediately dropped his shorts to fix the problem. HAHA! *wipes a tear* I think I'm going to miss ROTC. I hope the "real" Air Force is just as tight knit as we were.
So, I ran across these pics when I was performing a camera dump yesterday. Not-quite-naked-baby, but close enough.
Snuggle with Daddy
Growing bigger by the day
LOOONG!!!
More bumbo chair pics - He loves to be in the chair while I work in the kitchen. After a few minutes he leans over and looks at his toes. HAHA!
Such fat little feet
So sad that we don't have ANY pictures from Dining Out! GAH! I even had my hair done. :( Oh well. Dining Out was a blast! Mitch and our Wing Commander, Erik Hulme, had people gasping in horror and gasping for breath in stitches with their witty dialog. Dinner was great with 5 spice chicken and roast beef. Our speaker was retired Marine LT COL Gary Elliot and he was amazing! He made Mitch drink the grog because he hadn't been very nice to the other cadets that got grogged. Boot nominations were hilarious - I think the best one was a GMC cadet who put his physical training shorts on backwards, had it pointed out by a POC who told him to switch them around, and immediately dropped his shorts to fix the problem. HAHA! *wipes a tear* I think I'm going to miss ROTC. I hope the "real" Air Force is just as tight knit as we were.
So, I ran across these pics when I was performing a camera dump yesterday. Not-quite-naked-baby, but close enough.
Snuggle with Daddy
Growing bigger by the day 
LOOONG!!!
More bumbo chair pics - He loves to be in the chair while I work in the kitchen. After a few minutes he leans over and looks at his toes. HAHA!
Such fat little feet
We hung out with Lanae and David after the ROTC Closing Social. Derek loves his Aunts and Uncles!!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
I know that my Redeemer lives
General Conference this past weekend was absolutely amazing. I truly felt like I came to better know my Savior through the testimony of his chosen prophet and apostles. I am so grateful for the love of my Father in Heaven and for His endless patience with me. No matter how often I stumble or fall short, He still is there to whisper encouragement to me, wrap His loving arms around me to reassure me and help me succeed. I will always be grateful that He helped me find my beloved husband and blessed me with such a wonderful child. We have food to eat, a roof over our heads and still have the occasional opportunity to beautify our home.
I know that Jesus Christ paid the price for us to be able to repent and become clean again so that we may live with our Heavenly Father again. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is called of God to serve as His prophet in these latter days. The Book of Mormon is a book of truth. It contains the record of the Nephites and Lamanites - ancient peoples, some of the Lord's "other sheep" that he visited. It contains the word of the Lord. The Lord loves each of us and blesses us immeasurably. I hope we can each feel that love and apply the counsel we received for these next six months to be able to draw closer to the Lord and be happy.
I know that Jesus Christ paid the price for us to be able to repent and become clean again so that we may live with our Heavenly Father again. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is called of God to serve as His prophet in these latter days. The Book of Mormon is a book of truth. It contains the record of the Nephites and Lamanites - ancient peoples, some of the Lord's "other sheep" that he visited. It contains the word of the Lord. The Lord loves each of us and blesses us immeasurably. I hope we can each feel that love and apply the counsel we received for these next six months to be able to draw closer to the Lord and be happy.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Derek and his Bumbo Chair
He loves his bumbo chair now that he can sit up and have some control of holding his head up. Looking around is a different story altogether though, haha!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Professional Pics of Derek
Here are some of the professional photos of Derek done at almost 6 weeks old. Enjoy!
Mitchell's all-time favorite picture of him... falling over
Mitchell's all-time favorite picture of him... falling over
Momma's little beach bum
Shot for Great-Grandpa Thomison
We already framed the collage, but here it is anyway
I love the tongue and the pointed ears! HAHA!
Already able to hold himself up on his forearms. Wow.
Little angel boy - hiding his devil sideSunday, March 28, 2010
Tummy Time, Temper Tantrums and Swings
Here are some pictures and video of Derek taken in the past week and a half. I can't believe my little boy will be three months in a week! WOW!
Derek hates tummy time - no matter where it is. He's so cute when he's mad!
Derek threw a temper tantrum just today and we caught the tail end of it. This was after I tried a good long while to comfort him - Mitch did it within 20 seconds.
These are pictures of Derek in his swing. He LOVES it! Especially when I pop a movie in (most often Kung Fu Panda - that's his favorite) and then I get to have my hands free for a half hour until he wants to go to sleep.
Little smirk
He likes to just sit and stare. No problem.
He makes his happy baby dinosaur noise between 00:25 and 00:27
Happy in his swing; sorry the angle stinks, but I thought it was still too cute ;)
Derek hates tummy time - no matter where it is. He's so cute when he's mad!Derek threw a temper tantrum just today and we caught the tail end of it. This was after I tried a good long while to comfort him - Mitch did it within 20 seconds.
These are pictures of Derek in his swing. He LOVES it! Especially when I pop a movie in (most often Kung Fu Panda - that's his favorite) and then I get to have my hands free for a half hour until he wants to go to sleep.
Little smirk
He likes to just sit and stare. No problem.
Just chillin...
He makes his happy baby dinosaur noise between 00:25 and 00:27
Happy in his swing; sorry the angle stinks, but I thought it was still too cute ;)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Nature Documentaries and Baby Police
Have you ever been watching a predator hunt its prey on the nature documentaries? Depending on what the focus of the documentary is, you end up rooting either for the predator or the prey... I usually root for the predator anyway, they eat less. Today, I found myself sympathizing with the prey for once.
"Go otter, go! Get the fish! Get the fish!.... *otter bites off the tail of the fish* Glad I'm not that fish."
Today, I feel like the fish. I realized today that I actually have to ask Derek for permission to do just about anything..
Can mommy swaddle you for a nap? Can mommy get up really quick to get a drink? Can mommy take a shower? Pretty soon, it's going to be "Can mommy take a nap?" And I hate when the answer is no...
I pretty much cursed myself with the last post - Derek no longer sleeps through the night. He wakes up about every 2-4 hours now. GAH! I pin it down to one of two things (or possibly a bit of both): 1) I had to hold/rock him to sleep Sunday in Relief Society because we were kicked out of Relief Society (I'll come back to that in a bit) or 2) I tried to put him on some semblance of a schedule on Monday. Monday morning, I made Derek wait til 7 am to feed him. Since he woke up at 6:30 and I needed to clean the bottles out anyway, I didn't feel too bad about this. Then, we played until 8:30 when he went down for a nap. Close enough to 9, an extra half hour sleep won't hurt. Woke him up at 11 to feed him and knew I had messed up royally when his eyes snapped open before I even bent over the crib. Uh-oh. Six hours later, after I dump half of dinner down the sink trying to drain it with a screaming child in his bumbo chair three feet away, I place a phone call to Mitch that goes something like this...
"You need to come home now *bloodcurdling screams from Derek in the background*"
"I'm on my way."
Thank heaven that I was able to escape with my former roommate, Milla, to a fun pottery painting place in Orem called Color Me Mine. I'm addicted to painting pottery and it was so much fun to hang out with Milla after not seeing her for several weeks. Mitch requested a mug that said "World's Greatest Dad," and I made a green and maroon bowl and a messed up ring holder... all for just over $20. I love that place. I'll post pictures of the finished products when I pick them up on Saturday.
Derek is cute though...
You know, visiting teaching is an amazing thing. You don't just teach a message but all kinds of lessons pop up. I have realized that, even as a psychology major, I can't do my own therapy. However, just knowing that someone knows I had a bad day, or calls to say hi, or drops off a load of pumpkin bread outside my door is worth hours of therapy. Instant smile and warm fuzzies that last through the day. Plus, one of my teachee's gave me a couple great pieces of advice yesterday: even if you only get the minimum goals done for the day, you still got goals done. And you aren't a bad mother - so stop telling yourself that. Derek still smiles and laughs when he wakes up, he's gaining weight and growing. I'm doing ok.
So, visiting teaching leads to thoughts of Relief Society which leads me back to the story I hinted at earlier: being kicked out of Relief Society. Derek had been fussing, so I naturally got up and went out into the hall to quiet him. He wanted to be held standing up so, since he was quiet now, I leaned against the door frame to listen to the lesson. Don't get me wrong, I love Relief Society and I think our presidency is amazing, but I get really mad when people think you have to be able to hear a pin drop during the lesson. Maybe it's because our ward is more newlywed than parents now, but man it ticks me off. Because another baby was fussing DOWN THE HALL, the door had to be closed on our lesson. Great. So I can't even listen to the lesson and it was a really good one about Adam and Eve (one of my favorite parts of the scriptures). I might as well go home and put my baby down for a nap. This is the third Sunday in a row. Thankfully, one of the counselors had the wonderful idea to open the overflow rubber curtains and let us (yes, not just me) care for our babies where the people on the first row couldn't turn around every time a baby cries, burps or, heaven forbid, they fart. Really loud. What are you, the baby police? Oh, he's farted twice now, he needs to be taken out. She's been crying 10 seconds, take her out. Gah.
OK, done with that vent. Whew. I feel a lot better now. Writing is my favorite kind of therapy because I don't have to pay someone else absurd amounts of money to listen to me talk. Though I wouldn't mind if people paid me absurd amounts of money to listen to them. Funny how that works, isn't it? Anyway, that said, don't feel obligated to read every word I write.
"Go otter, go! Get the fish! Get the fish!.... *otter bites off the tail of the fish* Glad I'm not that fish."
Today, I feel like the fish. I realized today that I actually have to ask Derek for permission to do just about anything..
Can mommy swaddle you for a nap? Can mommy get up really quick to get a drink? Can mommy take a shower? Pretty soon, it's going to be "Can mommy take a nap?" And I hate when the answer is no...
I pretty much cursed myself with the last post - Derek no longer sleeps through the night. He wakes up about every 2-4 hours now. GAH! I pin it down to one of two things (or possibly a bit of both): 1) I had to hold/rock him to sleep Sunday in Relief Society because we were kicked out of Relief Society (I'll come back to that in a bit) or 2) I tried to put him on some semblance of a schedule on Monday. Monday morning, I made Derek wait til 7 am to feed him. Since he woke up at 6:30 and I needed to clean the bottles out anyway, I didn't feel too bad about this. Then, we played until 8:30 when he went down for a nap. Close enough to 9, an extra half hour sleep won't hurt. Woke him up at 11 to feed him and knew I had messed up royally when his eyes snapped open before I even bent over the crib. Uh-oh. Six hours later, after I dump half of dinner down the sink trying to drain it with a screaming child in his bumbo chair three feet away, I place a phone call to Mitch that goes something like this...
"You need to come home now *bloodcurdling screams from Derek in the background*"
"I'm on my way."
Thank heaven that I was able to escape with my former roommate, Milla, to a fun pottery painting place in Orem called Color Me Mine. I'm addicted to painting pottery and it was so much fun to hang out with Milla after not seeing her for several weeks. Mitch requested a mug that said "World's Greatest Dad," and I made a green and maroon bowl and a messed up ring holder... all for just over $20. I love that place. I'll post pictures of the finished products when I pick them up on Saturday.
Derek is cute though...
You know, visiting teaching is an amazing thing. You don't just teach a message but all kinds of lessons pop up. I have realized that, even as a psychology major, I can't do my own therapy. However, just knowing that someone knows I had a bad day, or calls to say hi, or drops off a load of pumpkin bread outside my door is worth hours of therapy. Instant smile and warm fuzzies that last through the day. Plus, one of my teachee's gave me a couple great pieces of advice yesterday: even if you only get the minimum goals done for the day, you still got goals done. And you aren't a bad mother - so stop telling yourself that. Derek still smiles and laughs when he wakes up, he's gaining weight and growing. I'm doing ok.
So, visiting teaching leads to thoughts of Relief Society which leads me back to the story I hinted at earlier: being kicked out of Relief Society. Derek had been fussing, so I naturally got up and went out into the hall to quiet him. He wanted to be held standing up so, since he was quiet now, I leaned against the door frame to listen to the lesson. Don't get me wrong, I love Relief Society and I think our presidency is amazing, but I get really mad when people think you have to be able to hear a pin drop during the lesson. Maybe it's because our ward is more newlywed than parents now, but man it ticks me off. Because another baby was fussing DOWN THE HALL, the door had to be closed on our lesson. Great. So I can't even listen to the lesson and it was a really good one about Adam and Eve (one of my favorite parts of the scriptures). I might as well go home and put my baby down for a nap. This is the third Sunday in a row. Thankfully, one of the counselors had the wonderful idea to open the overflow rubber curtains and let us (yes, not just me) care for our babies where the people on the first row couldn't turn around every time a baby cries, burps or, heaven forbid, they fart. Really loud. What are you, the baby police? Oh, he's farted twice now, he needs to be taken out. She's been crying 10 seconds, take her out. Gah.
OK, done with that vent. Whew. I feel a lot better now. Writing is my favorite kind of therapy because I don't have to pay someone else absurd amounts of money to listen to me talk. Though I wouldn't mind if people paid me absurd amounts of money to listen to them. Funny how that works, isn't it? Anyway, that said, don't feel obligated to read every word I write.
Monday, March 22, 2010
New Post!!
So, I've been a slacker when it comes to posting, but Derek is napping, so I figured I'd spend some quality time with my computer.
Derek has figured out that movies are fun. Uh-oh. I've been watching documentaries and some TV series while I feed him because it takes about an hour when all is said and done. It's been a nice time for me to enjoy myself and it happens every four hours - haha. Last night Derek was fussing and fussing and I just decided to plop myself into the glider and see if I couldn't just rock him to sleep and then put him down. I know, I know: be careful what habits I get him into, but I was at the end of my rope. Sue me. Anyway, I turned on a movie and Derek calmed down within 30 seconds. Amazing! So, we've limited him to movies during feeding time and tummy time. He suddenly somewhat likes tummy time - sort of. He still cries a lot when I put him on the pillow but at least he distracts himself a little bit with the movie.
We've ended up with a little extra money and decided to get some of the things that we probably wouldn't be able to get in Del Rio - like a headboard for the bed (with lots of storage) and some wall decor for our room (African theme) and Derek's room (baby animals). I have a friend whose husband is stationed in Del Rio right now and she's given me lots of awesome info about what we're getting in to. ;) There is almost NO shopping there: Walmart, Bealls and JC Penny. That's it. Since Derek's formula is only at Target, this means we get to stock up before we go, take a trip to San Antonio, or switch formulas. Hopefully we can find one that works as well for him as this one does and is as cheap.
Can I just say I like reruns? I've had Kung Fu Panda playing continuously since I fed Derek this morning - I'm on round 3. Of course, I'm not just sitting and watching though. It's nice to have background sound that doesn't disturb Derek. I try not to go into the bedroom when he's napping so I've been cleaning the living room, bathroom and kitchen.
Last week was great! Derek started sleeping through the night (YAY!) and I have started to figure out how to manage school, baby, cooking, Mitch AND find some time for me to play every day. I'm feeling so much better (mostly because I'm rested) and so much happier. Don't get me wrong, I love Derek and I'm so glad he's part of our family, but being a mom is tough! For every minute of rewarding smiles and giggles, there is at least an hour of wanting to pull my hair out. I have totally learned the value of a good night's rest though. I'm a lot more patient and happy when I'm rested, lol. Here are a couple pictures of Derek in his St. Patty's Day outfit that Gamm sent. So cute!
Derek has figured out that movies are fun. Uh-oh. I've been watching documentaries and some TV series while I feed him because it takes about an hour when all is said and done. It's been a nice time for me to enjoy myself and it happens every four hours - haha. Last night Derek was fussing and fussing and I just decided to plop myself into the glider and see if I couldn't just rock him to sleep and then put him down. I know, I know: be careful what habits I get him into, but I was at the end of my rope. Sue me. Anyway, I turned on a movie and Derek calmed down within 30 seconds. Amazing! So, we've limited him to movies during feeding time and tummy time. He suddenly somewhat likes tummy time - sort of. He still cries a lot when I put him on the pillow but at least he distracts himself a little bit with the movie.
We've ended up with a little extra money and decided to get some of the things that we probably wouldn't be able to get in Del Rio - like a headboard for the bed (with lots of storage) and some wall decor for our room (African theme) and Derek's room (baby animals). I have a friend whose husband is stationed in Del Rio right now and she's given me lots of awesome info about what we're getting in to. ;) There is almost NO shopping there: Walmart, Bealls and JC Penny. That's it. Since Derek's formula is only at Target, this means we get to stock up before we go, take a trip to San Antonio, or switch formulas. Hopefully we can find one that works as well for him as this one does and is as cheap.
Can I just say I like reruns? I've had Kung Fu Panda playing continuously since I fed Derek this morning - I'm on round 3. Of course, I'm not just sitting and watching though. It's nice to have background sound that doesn't disturb Derek. I try not to go into the bedroom when he's napping so I've been cleaning the living room, bathroom and kitchen.
Last week was great! Derek started sleeping through the night (YAY!) and I have started to figure out how to manage school, baby, cooking, Mitch AND find some time for me to play every day. I'm feeling so much better (mostly because I'm rested) and so much happier. Don't get me wrong, I love Derek and I'm so glad he's part of our family, but being a mom is tough! For every minute of rewarding smiles and giggles, there is at least an hour of wanting to pull my hair out. I have totally learned the value of a good night's rest though. I'm a lot more patient and happy when I'm rested, lol. Here are a couple pictures of Derek in his St. Patty's Day outfit that Gamm sent. So cute!
Well hello handsome!
Lipless!
Happy face!
Such a happy boy
A little concerned...
He likes to sleep with his mouth open. So funny!
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