Tautphous Park

Last week we went to Idaho Falls because I started treatments on my tatoo again. Well, we decided to take Tyler to the Tautphous Park Funland. It was way fun. He first wanted to try to go on the carousel with the horses. So, Cory put him on a horse on the outside of the carousel, but the ride worker wouldn't let Cory walk by Tyler, so Cory left and Tyler just cried. But, when he got off and watched, he kept saying "Neigh, Neigh," every time a horse would pass the fence where he was. It was funny. After the carousel, Tyler tried the train, which was a much better choice for him. He was the only kid on there and he loved it. After the train, Tyler and I went on the ferris wheel. I thought Tyler would be the one to get scared, but he loved it and I was the one to get a little nervous when we were at the top. It was so much fun. I'm glad we were able to go.

Don't cry over broken eggs....

This is what you get when you take a nursing mom and a 2 1/2 year old.




A whole carton of eggs spilled on the kitchen floor. All of them were cracked and Ty managed to get the three worst ones on the counter. I thought he went in the kitchen to get some grapes or strawberries, this is not what I was expecting to see. Funny boy.

2 weeks old

I'm a hungry little bird.

What a good big brother.

So precious.

Sleeping baby.

What a cute little baby.

A little smile.

Oh no, he's starting to wake up.

I can't believe that it's already been two whole weeks since Jason was born. He really is starting to change. He's not as swollen as he was and his umbilical cord finally fell off. He's turning into a real baby now. He mostly sleeps, eats, and poops. He's starting to walk up more in the afternoons. He likes the sun and tries to lift his head towards it when it's shining through the windows. Whenever Tyler and Cory are being loud, Jason tries to see what they are doing by leaning his head in that direction. Jason really likes to wake me up int he middle of the night though. Ecspecially when I am almost asleep. I think he senses that and then he cries for me. He likes to be held in a carrier with his ear next to your heart. He likes to be nice and snug. He doesn't really like his car seat as well as Tyler did. He likes the gumdrop pacifiers, good thing we sell them at work. They are hard to come by. And, when he's hungry, he's hungry, there is not much warning.

Tyler and Mommy

Here are a few cute pictures of me and Tyler. The bad thing is that I don't know if they were taken before bedtime or after.

Cinnamon candied Almonds...

All while I was pregnant, I craved the cinnamon almonds like you can get at the fair. Well, we decided to finally try them out. It wasn't exactly what I expected them to be, but they were still really good. I think if I were to make them again, I would put more almonds in, so they aren't so sugary. And I think I would use cinnamon flavoring instead of plain cinnamon, just to give them more kick.

Sugared Cinnamon Almonds

3 1/4 cup Whole almonds
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 Tablespoons cinnamon
1 egg white
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt

1. Beat egg white until frothy. Add vanilla and salt.
2. Add almonds; toss to coat.
3. Mix cinnamon and sugar; add to almonds; toss to coat.
4. Spread on greased pan (2 Tablespoons butter). Bake at 300° F for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Noah's blessing.....

Last Sunday we went to Idaho Falls to go to Noah's baby blessing. It was really nice to see Julie and her family and Grandma and Connie too. Noah was so darn cute, he had so much dark hair and the cutest cheeks ever. I liked showing off Jason too. We didn't really have a ton of time to get pictures of Noah and Jason together though, so hopefully next time we go to Idaho Falls we can get the babes together for a picture and Tyler and Christopher too.

Here is the beautiful blanket that Grandma made.

I love it. Thank you Grandma. I really like how big it is. Tyler likes the bugs on it too.

Connie holding Jason.

Whenever we see Grandma Joy in Idaho Falls, Tyler know just where to go.

The doll house of course. He loves it.

Tyler loves visiting Grandma Joy.

Here is Grandpa Hobbs ohhhing and ahhhing Jason.

Our baby burrito

Here is Jason swaddled up like a little burrito. He sleeps so much better when he's all wrapped up like this. He's in the middle of the boppy because he sleeps a little longer that way too. I think it's the comfort of being surrounded. Tyler slept like that too because of his horrible acid reflux. So far Jason hasn't had the reflux like Tyler did. We are so grateful for that. It was so nasty. At least we now know what a normal amount of spit up is.

A few big sqeezes

Like I said before, Tyler really likes giving Jason lots of hugs and kisses. I think it's so darn cute. He's such a good big brother. If Jason makes the tiniest peep, Tyler is worried. He says, "UH OH, Jason. Get him. Hold him, feed him Mommy. " It's very cute.

Funny Story

A few days after I was discharged from the hospital, I was back in the Emergency Room. AHHHH. I had been having pains in my right leg and so the doctor sent me to get an ultrasound on my legs. They didn't find any blood clots, but then, I started getting a horrible pain in my side and I couldn't breathe very well and then my shoulder started hurting too. So, then my doctor sent me to the E.R. for a cat scan. They didn't find anything there either. I'm glad it wasn't a blood clot. That would've been real bad. At least I'm still on Heparin for the next few weeks still, so that'll protect me.

Tyler and the park

These stairs are funny. They have holes that you can look down through when your walking over the bridge and Tyler was so freaked out by them. Whenever I took him there, he never crossed them, Cory got up there and led him along the bridge. And, now he'll actually cross it.

We've had some pretty crappy weather here in Pocatello lately and so we haven't been able to go out and play outside much. Cory gave me a break and took Tyler to Arctic Circle. They have an indoor play-yard and I know Tyler loved it. I've taken him there a few times in the winter time, but it's nice to have someplace to go when it's raining too. If the weather ever clears up, I'm going to start taking walks with the boys which will help Tyler burn some of his energy off and make him tired.