Month 6

Hudson,

It has been six months since you joined our family. And you have been such a joy since the day you were born. Your older sisters adore you so much and will spend a good part of their day in your room playing with you. You have me completely mesmerized, I was terrified to have a boy, but you have me wrapped around every single one of your chubby little fingers.

You weigh 16 lbs. 03 oz. which puts you in the 23 percentile. Might I add that you weigh now what your sisters weighed when they turned one! You are 27 inches long with puts you in the 78 percentile. You now roll from back to belly and belly to back. You have started to eat cereal and some fruits and veggies. When you first started eating the solids, you didn't quite no what to think. You would literally shutter and spit it out, but you like it now. Let's face it, you like to eat! 

You are the funniest sleeper, and every time we come to check on you, you are in a totally different position then when we laid you down. Sometimes even turned the opposite way on the opposite side of your crib.

You are such a sweet little guy and love to laugh and giggle. You like to tell stories, and are very entertaining. You do have a little temper and let us know exactly when you are mad. We love you so much and are so excited for the things that you are starting to do!

Love,

Mom

Summer Thus Far

We have had quite an eventful Summer so far. We love Summer at our house, hanging out outside, going on bike rides, and having lots of smores! It started out with some trauma for Quinn, and she has finally gotten back to normal, for the most part. She goes to Summer School and absolutely loves riding the bus. Lexi took off for a week to Montana to spend a week with my mom and we missed her terribly! It is amazing what a help she is around the house, I really needed my little helper! Hudson is getting big and is so much fun!

Here are some more details of some of the things we have done....

Summer Dance Recital

Lexi and Quinn had their Summer Recital on June 6. It was Quinn's first recital and it was a complete riot! There are four girls in her class including her, and they started out so well, and then Quinn got behind, she can do the dance, but she is just a little slower than the other girls. Well...I think she got sick of being behind, so she just did her own dance. The whole auditorium was roaring with laughter, because it was so stinkin' cute! I asked her when we got home if she kind of forgot her dance. She told me "No, I was just doing a solo." It was awesome! We also got to see Lexi's new hip hop dance for the first time. It was super cool and they even got to show off some of their new tumbling skills!

A Visitor

My Mom came to visit from Montana at the first of June. It was so awesome to have her here! She got to go with us to Shriner's and watch Quinn's therapy, we had BBQ's, went to the dance recital, went out to eat, and just hung out. We went to the Duck pond in Midway one day and it was fun. The kids had a good time playing on the playground and feeding the ducks!

Summer Softball

To say the least, Lexi has been born into a family of softball players. I played all through High School, my sisters played, Cameron played baseball in High School and plays softball two nights a week now. She loves it!! She was on the Dodgers this year and was so lucky to have her dad as her coach! I volunteered Cameron last year to coach soccer and boy was he mad! He hates soccer. But he actually had a lot of fun coaching this year. Every night if you drive by our house, you can see them out in the yard practicing. My dad got Lexi a pitch back and new glove and ball for her birthday and she hasn't stopped playing with it! It is so cute, and she is actually really good. She has pounded the ball over 5th North to the church several times, so beware while driving up 5th!

Luke Party at Whiskey Springs

The Luke side of the family decided to get together for a little picnic on Sunday. It was so much fun and almost everyone was able to come. We ate lots of yummy food, played frisbee, went on hikes, ran through the water, and the boys played football. We decided they are all a little to old to play especially since a few of them got hurt!

Lexi and Caden playing frisbee

Macey and Hudson

Quinn and Aunt Kathy

My Cousin Susan and I and our cute boys, Hudson and Damon

All in all, we have had a pretty good summer thus far. We are getting excited for Fair Days and the Derby. And then, it will be time to prepare for school again! I can't believe how fast it goes! Happy Summer Everyone!

Somethings to Smile About

* Two weeks seizure free for Quinn
* The lady who came in  the restaurant the other night wearing a purple feather boa
* People magazine
* Girls night
* Summer softball games
* Clean windows and blinds
* Summer Free School Lunch
* Seven Peaks with the kids and my sisters
* Swamp People and Storage Wars with my sweet hubby
* Lexi home from Montana
* The sweetest little family a girl could ask for! A great husband with awesome kids and all the fun we have!

Little Trooper

This poor little girl....I wish I could take away all of this stuff that happens to her. At 3:37 Monday morning, Quinn went into a seizure. This isn't that abnormal, she has had them before as most of you know. But we gave her her rescue medication and it didn't stop it. So we  hopped in the car and went to Primary Children's. Luckily there was not much traffic at the time in the morning and we were able to make it there in 31 minutes. As soon as we got there, the ER Doctors gave her a dose of Adavan and it didn't stop the seizure either. By this time she has been seizing for about an hour and a half. They gave her another dose of Adavan and it finally stopped. They admitted her into the Rapid Treatment Unit and observed her all day. The neurologist think that it is best if she gets on a daily medication. 

She has been very tired and drowsy and the new medication will take her body a while to get used too, but hopefully it helps. I am so sad for all the stuff she is going through. I hope the medicine helps and that she can live a semi normal life. She sure doesn't let it get her down, she has been bossing us all around and taking advantage of sleeping in our room so we can watch her.

She is such a trooper and is so strong! We are so lucky to have her and we know there is a reason she got sent to us and couldn't be more thankful!

Month 5

Dear Hudson,

You are now five months old. I just can't believe it. You are such a handsome little man and have the cutest personality. You laugh and giggle all the time. You are a very happy boy all the time. When you decided you are hungry, you want a bottle RIGHT NOW...and everyone better hurry and cater to you. I guess I may have spoiled you just a little bit so far!

You have started to roll from your belly to your back. Lexi was the first person you showed this new trick to. She was very excited! You scoot around and love to play with toys and shake your rattle! You have a little tooth on the bottom that keeps trying to come in and then goes away. It has only made you just a little bit cranky, but you're so cute, we don't care!

We love having you in our family and are having so much fun with you!

Love,
Mom

Randoms

Random #1:  I went to the new clothing shop on Main Street yesterday and bought a really cute top. They have such cute stuff. It is by the Angry Bull and it's called Bella Ella. Everyone should check it out!

Random #2: I feel old. I drive an SUV with three children in the back as we travel from dance lessons, to softball practice and games and to play dates. I am only 25 but the three kids thing has really made me feel.....shall we say "mature".

Random #3: I got a new washer and dryer last week and I absolutely love them. They do my laundry in half the time, they use less energy and water and detergent and they are quiet. I don't have to listen to the squeak of my old dryer anymore. I'm not so excited however about the pretty price tag that came with them.

Random #4: I really try to be a positive person, but sometimes I am not. Simple as that. There is this one human that makes it really hard to be positive when I am around them.

Random #5: I have been getting up and going walking at 5:30 three times a week. It makes me feel so good to get up and going and getting some exercise. If you haven't been up and outside at 5:30 lately, it is cold, so if you decide too, wear ear muffs.

Random #6: I have been painting my nails a different color every week for about 4 months now. They are royal blue today. I wonder what will be next?

Random#7: I love my calling at church. I am the pianist in primary, and I don't have to prepare a lesson. I just have to show up and play, which I love to play so it couldn't be much better!

Random #8: I got my hair cut and colored last week. I love my new haircut with the straight across bangs. I contemplated getting bangs for a really long time and just did it one day and I love them. I have had to start coloring my hair on a regular basis because I am going grey.... maybe that's why I feel old!

Random #9: I went to the grocery store the other night for ice cream. I ended up coming home with two outside rocking chairs. They are so cute and look great under my new pergola! I knew I had a feeling I should take the truck...and don't worry, I remembered they ice cream too. It just ended up being a $90 trip rather than a $5 one.

Random #10: Pretty Little Liars started last week and I am so excited! Even though we are pretty stumped at who could be helping Mona, because obviously she can't be the only "A". I really love Hannah's haircut too, it's super cute!

She Turned Seven

We have this girl here....she turned seven. I don't know how I suddenly became a mother of a seven year old. Most people have great stories of the birth of their first child. Mine was a complete nightmare and I can promise you that if this wonderful girl hadn't been the product, I never would've had any more.

I was due on May 27, 2005. May 31 I was still pregnant, not thinned out or dilated with rising blood pressure. Being 4 days past due and risk of Toxemia, my doctor decided to start me. At 1:00 p.m. on May 31st I was started on PIT. This put me having hard contractions every two minutes. I proceeded to do this until the evening on June 1st when they decided to do a C-Section. Thirty six hours after I was started at 6:59p.m. on June 1st Lexi was born. We went home from the hospital and 5 days later, I was hospitalized again for Congestive Heart Failure caused by my pregnancy and long labor ending in C-Section. They drained a pint and a half of fluid off of my right lung and put me on diuretics to get rid of the rest of the water brought on by my slowing heart. I lost 21 pounds of water in 4 days. To say the least, this scared me to death. But as soon as I looked in her eyes and heard her laugh, I knew I was meant to be a mom and I would eventually have more. And now she is seven!

She celebrated a birth"week" really. Because the last day of school was on her birthday, the Teacher and I decided to do her class party on Wednesday. We took cupcakes and her class played a game of her choice. Friday when school got out we went to Park City to take her to lunch, at a restaurant of her choice....Panda Express. Then we went shopping. Saturday we had a "Dance Party" with her friends, turning our garage into a "Club". It was so cute! Then on Sunday we had cake and ice cream with all of our family.

Dance Party

We hung black table cloths covered in glittery star stickers from the garage to kind of separate it. We made a black and white checkerboard dance floor and bought a mini disco light, disco ball, and spinning siren. We turned the lights out and gave the kids glow bracelets. We played lots of dance games and just let the kids dance how they wanted to. It turned out so cute and the clean up was super easy, which is always nice!

A Bow

When we asked Lexi what she wanted for her birthday, she surprised us by saying a compound bow. We got her this kids model and she is a good shot! It is a Black Diamond Bow with all Pink accessories. She has shot a lot and is really good! This is her target practice, I don't know if she would've killed the coyote but she did hit it! 

Family Party

The family party was so much fun. We got to enjoy the shade of the pergola Cameron built me for Mother's Day. All of the Grandparents were there except for my mom who lives in Montana, but we picked her up the next day from the airport for a visit. We had Better than Sex Cake, Lemon Cake and Oreo Cake. It was super fun just to visit and watch the "entertainment" of Lexi shooting her bow.

Dear Lexi,

I can't even tell you how much joy you bring into our lives. You are the kindest person I have ever met and love everyone. You hate to see someone hurt and you try to include everyone in the things you do. You are the best sister ever and you take such good care of Quinn and Hudson and would never let anything happen to them. You love to dance and we love to watch you because you are so good and get really into it! You have started playing softball and told me that you love it and always want to play. And you can really hit the ball. You are a great student and have done so well in school and love to read. I want you to know how much we love you. You are such a good example to our family and a great person. We look forward to all the many things we will get to experience with you, hopefully they won't go so fast!

Love,

Mom