Collin Aug 2008

Collin is growing up so fast.



He will be 3 months the end of next week, and is developing so well. He has gained really good head control and seems to have pretty strong legs. He even slept through the night Saturday night. He has developed a little bit of a cold and so last night he woke up when he wasn't feeling well, but I gave him some Tylenol for his fever and he went right back to sleep. He seems to be doing better this morning. So hopefully the cold won't last much longer. I guess we will see.

First Day of School

Today is the first day of school. My alarm went off off at 6:45 and I got up and got dressed. at 6:46, Jaicie walked out of her room and said, MOM, I woke up at 6:46 (I had told her I would be getting her up at 6:45). She was carrying all her clothes that she was going to wear today. She went into the bathroom and got dressed and then just wanted to leave. Justin gave her a father's blessing and then we brushed her hair and got all ready to go. Jaicie was the first one out the door and into the car. She had her backpack and her lunch box and wanted to get to school.

We got there and she tried running off and not waiting for us. She walked into her classroom and walked straight to her locker, put her things in and then went and sat down at her desk. She wanted us to leave, she was ready to start kindergarten.

I was determined that I wasn't going to be one of 'those' moms. You know the ones that cry when they drop the child off at school. Why cry, I have one less child at home most of the day and will have a little less stress during the day...Well, as we walked out of her classroom, leaving her there, I did cry. I stopped it quickly because despite the fact that I was one of 'those' moms, i still didn't want to. After all Justin would have laughed at me if he had noticed!

Her school had a kindergarten blast off in the library afterwards. ON the doors into the school, there were signs that said "Attention Kindergarten Parents, please join us in the library after you drop your child off for some tissues, donuts, juice and coffee." It seems that they have seen kindergarten parents before on the first day of school.

Jaicie is so excited and I am excited for her. She is looking forward to the school year and so far really likes her teacher! Mrs. Mendoza is really nice and seems to work well with the kids. I think that I have placed our child in good hands!

As of right now, I am doing alright. It is wierd to have her gone now. As we were walking out of the school, Felicity looked up at me and said "mom, I already miss Jaicie" That about made me cry all over again. She seems to be doing better now. She is enjoying playhouse disney. I guess we will see how the rest of the day goes.

Singing in the Rain

Last night, Jaicie had her friend over for a sleep over. Her first sleep over in our house. And let me tell you it was crazy! The three girls went to bed at 8:30. At 9:30 Felicity crashed. and then from then until 11:30 Jaicie and Whitney had quite the fun time, chatting and playing. When they finally fell asleep at 11:30, I was surprised and a little in shock. NO matter how often we told them to go to sleep, they would not listen. I guess that is what you get for putting two girls that age, in the same room with each other!



Anyway, to get to the slideshow, this morning, it started raining and they all got dressed, all on their own and went outside and played in the rain. they had a blast and came in wet! It was fun!Anyway, they had a fun time!

Collin Updates and Other Random comments

Well, we took Collin in for his 2 month check up--I still can't believe that he is 2 months old already! Man times have flown by!

So, Collin is now two months old. He is healthy and doing really well. His stats are:

Weight: 12 pounds 1 ounce
Length: 22 1/2 inches

The doctor said that he was doing very well. He is eating well, sleeping well and apparently we are doing well as his parents!











Felicity is having a great life. She is wearing her School of Medicine shirt that the alliance officers and I reently designed. It is really cute!






Jaicie is doing well She starts school in 20 days! And yes I am definitely counting down the days! Today she got woken up by her crying brother. She promptly sat down on the floor and fell asleep. Only waking up because Collin who was laying on the floor next to her kicked her. It was pretty funny!

A New Face and a New Book

Well, in honor of the much awaited and much anticipated new book in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, I have modified my page significantly! You should definitely take a look!

About a year a ago I was introduced to the phenomenon called Twilight. I know you have probably read my blogs about the books and movies before. But it is seriously insane!I have now read the books 5 times...yes, all three of the books in the series 5 times! In my life, I have never been able to read books multiple times. no matter how hard I try to read Harry Potter again, I can't. But With Twilight, somehow things have been different. I am totally addicted to the books.

Anyway, the fourth book in the saga comes out tomorrow night, at midnight. Justin and I are both eagerly awaiting the book. Come Saturday morning we will be reading as much as we can to hopefully finish it during the weekend so he can go back to work on Monday. Actually, lets be honest, we will probably start it as soon as we get back from the bookstore tomorrow night. At least I am honest with myself! Anyway, I broke down this week and read the first chapter. I have been able to put it off for the 2 months since it came out...Then my good friend Sara came out to visit and brought the first chapter (that is the beginning of the first chapter, but not the whole thing) into my home. ARGH! I couldn't put it off anymore, not with it sitting in my house. So I read it and lvoed it. But don't worry no spoilers here. But if you have read it, or once you do read it, you should definietly watch this video Untitled Video But seriously, don't watch it until you have read the chapter. I won't say what it is, but it is pertaining to the first chapter! And you will love it! I did!

And with that, I will end my blog. Next week is Collin's two month check up..wow times has flown by, and I am sure I will post some pictures and some new stats...man that boy has grown! Til then, enjoy Breaking Dawn if you are reading it!

Awww...Amazing! The new Twilight Trailer!

I so can't wait for this movie!

Happy Birthday Jaicie!

First of all, as you may or may not have noticed, I have added an RSS feed to the top of my Blog. It adds in the pictures that I add to my Picasa account. So anytime I add pictures in, I will upload them to the website and you can view them with those links!

Today is Jaicie's birthday. I can't believe the my little girl is 5, not so little anymore I guess! we had a really fun birthday. She helped me throughout the day cleaning to get ready for her party and she had some, but not all of her friends over. Unfortunately, we weren't able to invite more of her friends over. But she seemed to really enjoy the time with the ones that were able to make it. She got some great gifts and is really excited about everything. It is hard to believe that she is already growing up so fast! She starts kindergarten in a little over a month, August 25!

Without further ado, here is the slideshow from her birthday. I had fun making her a cake with the Betty Crocker Bake and fill cake pan. It was fun and it turned out really well! I will have to take a picture of the inside of the cake and add it to the album. (the slideshow will update when I do) (If the slideshow doesn't load, just click the Jaicie's BIrthday link at the top and it will take you to the photo album!)

Happy Birthday Jaicie!