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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Spring time Updates
Well now, we are almost up to speed on life around the Price home. Sorry it's taken awhile.
Garrett has lots of teeth, even molars coming in. He's beginning to look more and more like a toddler and less like a baby. He'll be able to enter nursery at church in June and we aren't worried at all. He's big enough to scare off any 2 yr old...or 4 yr old for that matter.
No words yet. He makes noises that sound like words and you can tell that he tries to mimic you. We aren't worried really, because he definitely knows how to communicate. He shakes his head yes and no, plays charades, points, laughs, cries or throws himself on the floor. He's a very expressive child. He likes figuring things out, reading, Sesame Street, being chased, going to the park, his blue blanket, animals, eating (esp cheese and anything with sugar) and playing with his dad or his uncle Joe (my 11 yr old brother).
Garrett's also good at pointing out body parts on himself and others like nose, eyes, tummy, knees, toes and so on.
We're feeling good about ourselves as parents these days because of our nightly routine with Garrett. He drinks his milk at 8pm, we brush his teeth 8:15, say prayer, give goodnight kisses and he's down for the night by 8:30pm without a whine or cry! HALLELUIAH! We had to start a strict routine so we could get him to let us brush his teeth, get him used to prayer and let him know when bed time is so he doesn't keep climbing out of his crib! I'm sure you all saw the video on Facebook but just in case I'll try to post it here as well.
Busy Busy Winter Time
December was a slow month...travel, birthday, holidays, family, running, anniversary, sickness, injuries and surprises. You know... the usual.
Garrett's the first grandchild in both mine and Brad's families so the poor boy just didn't get a thing for his birthday!
Garrett didn't quite understand the concept of "opening presents" but he had fun and loved his new toys, books and clothes. It's so convenient that most of the toys he received made lots of noise. Months later as I'm writing this, after having endured many long days with said toys, I wonder to myself "What did I ever do to you?!" referring to Garrett's grandparents. They were so wonderful in spoiling our boy. But Garrett loves those noisy toys and still plays with them. In fact he got a race track that causes the cars to spin in the middle of a big circle...Garrett has removed the cars and puts his snacks in the center to spin out and fly all over the room. That's been this weeks favorite activity!
Brad and I celebrated our second anniversary with cake from our favorite German bakery and then saw Disney's Tangled. Brad's praying this isn't a tradition as we saw Disney's Frog Princess the year before.
One of the three scares he has on his chin from having it split open. I can't remember if this was before or after he hurt his knee or his ankle... typical boy. I'm so glad we'll have two of them. Oh that reminds me...moving on to our trip to Idaho.
So we decided to DRIVE to Idaho with our one yr old. The drive was a bit torturous but holidays with so much family was a blast. On our way we stopped and stayed in Utah, making it possible to connect with wonderful family members and friends. We stayed with Brad's Aunt and Uncle and cousins in northern Utah. They didn't tell anyone we were there so when they invited several other family members over for dinner we got a big warm welcome! It was so much fun to see all of them! We just love them so much! Like I said, no one knew we were coming...not even Brad's parents. In fact we didn't even tell all of Brad's siblings until we were about an hour away so they could clean a teenage boys room up for us to sleep in. It was quite the spectacle when Brad's parents found our we were there! We stayed for two weeks and enjoyed the time...for the most part. One morning I found Brad's sister throwing up in the front yard... and it was down hill from there. Within days EVERYONE was throwing up.
So here's a side story... my brother and his wife live in Boise as well and invited us over for dinner. They served us chicken tortilla soup. The last time Brad and I had chicken tortilla soup was the day we found out I was expecting our first child. With me being so sick I didn't think much of it...until I missed a cycle. So after having chicken tortilla soup with my brother and his wife, we returned to Brad's parents house and took a test. Well, according to our doctor I'm extremely rare because there's no way I could have gotten pregnant by their standards. We will NEVER...EVER be having chicken tortilla soup EVER again. August 19th 2011 we are expecting another little boy.
Garrett was walking and running by this time and making lots of messes along the way. We were very blessed to have had the time with family and also to have received the surprise gift of a camcorder. I'll post some videos once I figure out how!
Garrett's the first grandchild in both mine and Brad's families so the poor boy just didn't get a thing for his birthday!
Garrett didn't quite understand the concept of "opening presents" but he had fun and loved his new toys, books and clothes. It's so convenient that most of the toys he received made lots of noise. Months later as I'm writing this, after having endured many long days with said toys, I wonder to myself "What did I ever do to you?!" referring to Garrett's grandparents. They were so wonderful in spoiling our boy. But Garrett loves those noisy toys and still plays with them. In fact he got a race track that causes the cars to spin in the middle of a big circle...Garrett has removed the cars and puts his snacks in the center to spin out and fly all over the room. That's been this weeks favorite activity!
Brad and I celebrated our second anniversary with cake from our favorite German bakery and then saw Disney's Tangled. Brad's praying this isn't a tradition as we saw Disney's Frog Princess the year before.
Just before we left for our big trip to Idaho for the holidays Brad split open his chin during wrestling.
One of the three scares he has on his chin from having it split open. I can't remember if this was before or after he hurt his knee or his ankle... typical boy. I'm so glad we'll have two of them. Oh that reminds me...moving on to our trip to Idaho.So we decided to DRIVE to Idaho with our one yr old. The drive was a bit torturous but holidays with so much family was a blast. On our way we stopped and stayed in Utah, making it possible to connect with wonderful family members and friends. We stayed with Brad's Aunt and Uncle and cousins in northern Utah. They didn't tell anyone we were there so when they invited several other family members over for dinner we got a big warm welcome! It was so much fun to see all of them! We just love them so much! Like I said, no one knew we were coming...not even Brad's parents. In fact we didn't even tell all of Brad's siblings until we were about an hour away so they could clean a teenage boys room up for us to sleep in. It was quite the spectacle when Brad's parents found our we were there! We stayed for two weeks and enjoyed the time...for the most part. One morning I found Brad's sister throwing up in the front yard... and it was down hill from there. Within days EVERYONE was throwing up.
So here's a side story... my brother and his wife live in Boise as well and invited us over for dinner. They served us chicken tortilla soup. The last time Brad and I had chicken tortilla soup was the day we found out I was expecting our first child. With me being so sick I didn't think much of it...until I missed a cycle. So after having chicken tortilla soup with my brother and his wife, we returned to Brad's parents house and took a test. Well, according to our doctor I'm extremely rare because there's no way I could have gotten pregnant by their standards. We will NEVER...EVER be having chicken tortilla soup EVER again. August 19th 2011 we are expecting another little boy.
Garrett was walking and running by this time and making lots of messes along the way. We were very blessed to have had the time with family and also to have received the surprise gift of a camcorder. I'll post some videos once I figure out how!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Making up for lost time...
Well, I realize it's been a while since I last updated this so here goes the attempt. I'm sitting at the computer currently, trying to figure out where to begin. Garrett has just climbed up on the chair I'm sitting in and is playing with my hair. He's more gentle and cuddly when he's not feeling too well. He's had a cold for about two weeks now.
I'll fill ya in on the Fall real quick since that's where we left off last. For Halloween Garrett had three different costumes. My mom got carried away. Batman and Superman PJ's with a detachable cape that look just like the actual characters were just too cute and the right price to be able to pass up. So they double as PJ's but he wore them a few days before Halloween so we could get some use out of them in the appropriate season. And from the day Garrett was born my mom has referred to him as the Ninja Baby. So when she saw a Ninja costume she couldn't pass it up.
I'll fill ya in on the Fall real quick since that's where we left off last. For Halloween Garrett had three different costumes. My mom got carried away. Batman and Superman PJ's with a detachable cape that look just like the actual characters were just too cute and the right price to be able to pass up. So they double as PJ's but he wore them a few days before Halloween so we could get some use out of them in the appropriate season. And from the day Garrett was born my mom has referred to him as the Ninja Baby. So when she saw a Ninja costume she couldn't pass it up.
It was also at this time that Garrett started testing his land legs. Walking.
Being in the stake relief society presidency requires me to travel and one of my assigned areas is Vail. It's quite a drive so when I go I usually bring Garrett and Brad with me. We pack a lunch and spend the day. Brad had been wanting to hike to Hanging Lake, right outside of Glenwood Springs for a while so on one trip to visit the Vail branch we decided we'd finally make the trip to Hanging Lake.
Garrett was so helpful in packing the cooler!
It was colder than we expected so I gave Garrett my gloves...and Brad eventually gave him his sweat shirt too. Since our hike was literally straight up the side of a mountain and Brad carried Garrett throughout the entire *CLIMB* Brad was nice and warm. Garrett actually fell asleep on the way down the *cliffs in Brad's arms. Garrett was definitely the youngest hiker on the trail that day.
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