SUP!

 

Gavin turned 18 months (he's now closer to 19 months).

He is learning so darn much! I could go on and on about all he knows, but I won't, because it's probably only fun and exciting to me haha. Just know we are so proud of him, and all that he is learning. It is so much fun! One of my favorite things right now is that our communication has improved! He can communicate to me (whether it's by sign language or talking) what he wants or needs, plus some. Love it! He is always cracking us up, and is such a ham! He loves to hang out with everyone, play with kids, he is just a social little guy, and always has been. He can go to nursery now (hallelujah!!!!!), and he loves it! He has not cried once when we have taken him, and the teachers always say how good of a boy he is. I'm so glad!

Tanner is 3 months (now closer to 4 months). He is still our sweet little chunky baby. He is sooo serious compare to how Gavin was/is. Not a bad thing by any means, just something we're noticing about his personality. He will smile, but has only laughed for me once! I try to get him to laugh so hard, but it's usually just a one "ha" with a mini smile, and then he's done. Haha! Funny boy. He is still a momma's boy, and I'm okay with that. He's starting to get eczema on his face like his big brother did. Luckily, he doesn't get it all over his body. But, still not fun! He sleeps SOO great! I get a full night's sleep already! He did that all on his own. I'm so happy about that. We'll see how long it lasts.

We recently moved back to Nephi, in with Spencer's parent's. It was a long thought-out decision, and in the end it was what we felt like we needed to do. A big thanks to them! SO. With the snow, it has been fun to take Gavin outside to play in it. He loves it! Cute boy.

Nothing melts a mommy's heart more than seeing her kids with their daddy.

Haha!! His arms were straight out. Definitely needed a picture.

We walked to the park as a family. Gavin was a little tired, but still had fun on the swings.

Milk mustache

Other than moving to Nephi, not much else is new with us. Oh! We did get called to be primary teachers to 6 year olds. Oh boy! Last time I was in primary was when I was..... 11 years old. I'm a little nervous! It will be good though. We really love this ward in Nephi. They are great.

Squeezing It All In

 

Time for blogging is just not as easy to come by. I'm going to squeeze in a lot in this post.

 

 

Life is crazy busy with these crazy cute kids of mine.

 

 

Some things I've learned since becoming a mother of two:

1. It doesn't matter how closely I stick to the plan or schedule of the day, something is going to happen that is going to throw it off a little. And I need to just accept that, and then relax. It's no easy task for me.

2. I need my sleep or I am a mad witch woman. My patience goes out the door if I don't get my sleep. Which is frustrating. All of my needs are so inconvenient to me. If I didn't have to take care of myself along with the two kids, life would be a heck of a lot easier!

3. Time management is seriously SO important, and also SO burdensome. Anyone else feel like time has literally sped up? Like God has made time go faster on purpose, ya know? Anyway, I'll never get everything done, no matter how much time I have

 

 

CHRISTMAS

We had a great Christmas, as always. It's always such an exciting time. This year, I was especially excited to see how Gavin would react to things. It was fun to see his enthusiasm when opening and playing with presents.

 

Christmas Eve at my parent's. Santa came. Tanner slept just fine while Santa held him.

 

Gavin, on the other hand... Wasn't a fan of Santa. I wasn't too surprised, because he was tired, and doesn't understand. But, he is such a people person, so it was kind of disappointing that he cried haha.

 

Jack and Tanner. Cousins. 7 weeks apart. Two super cute babies, that look nothing alike. Also, Tanner is a hunk of chunk next to Jack. Haha. Love these two cuties! They will be such good friends.

 

 

At our own home that night, we opened jammies. We tried to get a cute picture in front of our ornament-less tree.

 

I have a lot of pictures from Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day that I'm not going to post. Just know, we were really blessed, and had a great Christmas. Christmas morning, we had to just our little family. Then we spent Christmas day/night with Spencer's family. Thanks to all our family for helping make our Christmas so special.

 

 

Just after getting a bath in the kitchen sink:

 

Look at my little boy! He is so not a baby anymore! Not sure how I feel about that.

 

This one day, we found this super cute bear on our front porch. He was the cutest little bear we ever did see. Especially when he would smile and say, "Cheese!".

 

Learning how to hold that heavy head up. Chubby cheekers.

 

This is my, scum-ball-stay-at-home-mom-look. I like to make sure the kids always look cute though (Which isn't hard) so that makes up for it, right? Truth is, most days I do look like this. But, I've started waking up waaay earlier than the kids do so I can exercise and shower before they wake up. It has helped me not to look so scumy. Anyway, I really love this cute smile of his.

 

A few days ago, Gavin was sicker than sick. I have never seen such a miserable little boy. He had goop coming out of his eyes and nose almost constantly. We finally got him to the doc and he is back to normal. This pic is when I gave him his bear. He hugged that bear so sweetly.

 

 

 

I can't believe it, either. He is such a chunk! Gavin had chunky cheeks, but Tanner is just chunky all over. I pick him up, and my fingers sink into his back fat. Haha! Oh I love his chunky-ness. So kissable. He is a good baby. He only gets fussy when he's tired or hungry. Usually, they are both an easy and quick fix. But sometimes it takes longer to get him to settle down to go to sleep. He is becoming a very smiley little baby. He smiles a lot everytime he is awake. He doesn't need to be held as much as Gavin did as a baby, which could just be because I can't hold him as much as I did Gavin. We are so grateful for our Tanner!

 

He was blessed the day he turned 2 months. He wore the same blessing outfit as Gavin, and looked just as cute. He didn't cry at all during the blessing, and was such a good boy all day!

 

The rest of what is going on:

Gavin will say words, but he doesn't "use" them if that makes sense. The only one he uses is mama.

He also LOVES to mimic anything we do. It is so much fun to see him try to do what we're doing. I mean, he does it with everything!

He is also such a chatter box! He will just talk baby chatter to me for as long as I will listen, which is long, because I love to listen to him tell me stories. He is growing up so fast.

 

We are supposed to be moving by the end of next month. Our lease ends, and we have a few options to choose from. It's kind of stressful. Hopefully we'll know for sure in the next little bit what we are going to do.

 

Spencer found out his third year rotations will all be in the Provo area, except for 2 of them will be in Nephi. We were really happy to hear that he got what he wanted-it's not common.

 

I starting training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon. I paid for it (it ain't cheap), so I am committed. I. Am. Terrified. But, it's going to happen so, wish me luck!

 

 

Just Kidding!

I'm probably the most annoying blogger ever. Not totally my fault though. At least not this time. So, blogger will now let me upload pictures again on this blog. Yay! Hopefully that lasts a while, because I really don't feel like starting a whole new blog. So, for now, plan on my updates being here again. I'll understand if you never read my blog again.

NEW BLOG

So Blogger says that I have used up all of my free picture space. I am not about to pay a monthly rate to blog. So, I created a new one.

It doesn't look pretty or cool or anything right now. Just fyi.

http://skgtgledhill.blogspot.com/

Let me know if you have problems with it :)

Fall Festivities

 

Who doesn't love fall? Not me. It is my FavorITE! A lot of family traditions to look forward to. One of them being: Gardner Village Witch Fest

My mom, sisters, and myself, took the kiddos to Gardner Village a few weeks ago. Boy, it was crowded! We had a good time even though there were too many people to be able to soak up the entire thing the way we had hoped.

My little sis and mom.

Gardner Village is such a cute place. Especially around this time of year!! The kids loved it.

4 months apart. Cousins. And the cutest ever..

The whole group for the day. We had a good time, as always.

I try to take Gavin outside when we can. We don't really have a backyard, so the front yard is where we go, and that isn't very baby friendly either, because I can't just let him run wild and free as there is a street to keep him off of. But, we still have fun.

Haha his outfit is not matching, but we were going for warmth here, not style.

Not my most flattering picture, but I love it anyway. When I told Gavin to look at the camera and smile, he turned and smiled at me instead haha. Cuutie.

Each year, my mom throws together this amazing Halloween party for all of the grandkids. Seriously, she's amazing, and it's always awesome. Everyone is supposed to dress up (though the adults are sometimes party-poopers), and this year, Gavin was a Hobo. (Yes, pinterest, okay? There, now you don't have to ask) haha I love it!

Some of the adults that dressed up. My dad is the crazy Beetlejuice, my sister the Hocus Pocus witch, my brother and his wife as Batman and Robin. And, I didn't try very hard, but at least I tried.

The witch stirring up her brew (homemade rootbeer).

 

Playing a candy game. Gavin just layed right there all comfy and watched.

Haha this is my sister... I mean, Brother, Hilda. Oops, it's Jason. What a goof!

Just look at that table of goodies. And that isn't even all of them. She also had doughnuts, and a party favor that was a latex glove with candy inside. So amazing! Way to go mom, it was an awesome party!!!

36 Weeks

36 weeks, and feeling HUGE.

Just look at that pointy belly button. Holy smokes! I have tried putting a band-aid over it, in hopes to smush it down some, but it does nothing.

 

The biggest thing for me right now, is that I am just ready to be done being pregnant. On SO many levels. Done gaining weight, done feeling limited on what I can wear and do. Done being paranoid about stretch marks. I'm done wondering how difficult it's going to be, and how fun it's going to be once he arrives. I just want to start it already. Yes, part of me is still nervous, and kind of sad that my attention will have to be split somewhat, but it's the inevitable, and I might as well face it already. I'm just sick of anticipating the worst, and I'm ready to just do it haha. Also, I've never been so anxious for a great workout in my life! I've pretty much never been a big "worker-outer", but last year zumba really did it for me, and I want to get back into that groove SOO bad. I don't know if I'll do zumba again, because I just don't know if I'll enjoy it as much as I did in Nephi, but I miss that feeling that comes with getting a great work out regularly.

I'm getting induced November 6. I was pretty firm on not getting induced this time around just because I wanted to experience going into labor on my own. But, I changed my mind. My doctor was actually the one who suggested it, so November 6 or sooner, our little Tanner will be here!

 

When I ask Gavin, "Where is your baby brother?" He will go to my belly, lift up my shirt, and touch my tummy. It's sweet. Clearly, he doesn't know what "baby brother" actually means, but I'm really not too worried about him not liking his brother. I guess we'll actually see how it goes haha.

 

Tomorrow, I have a doctor's appt, and that is going to be the first time they "check" me. Part of me hopes that I'll be somewhat dilated, but part of me doesn't. Spencer is going to be gone this week from Friday-Monday of next week. Then, he'll be gone the whole next weekend too. Hunting, of course. So, I'd prefer it if sweet Tanner would wait until after the hunts are over. But, I'm also pretty done being pregnant. If I haven't made myself clear...

 

3 weeks from today I'll be in the hospital having a baby! Crazy, crazy.



As A Mom..

I'm always thinking ahead (and I'm sure you fellow mommas can relate). "If I shower right after he's down for his nap, then I can be ready, and maybe have the laundry folded before he wakes up." Or today's example...

We just got back from the grocery store. I had the truck today, so I parked on the street where we always park it. Gavin had fallen asleep in his carseat. So as I pulled up to our house, I began to "plan ahead". Well, it didn't go "according to plan"! The plan was, take the groceries in first, so when I take Gavin inside and go to lay him down for his nap, I won't have to worry about the groceries in case Gavin wakes up, and needs help to go back to sleep. So, I began taking groceries in. After my first load in, I came back for my second, turned off the truck, locked it, put the keys in my bag that was still on the passenger seat, and grabbed another handful of groceries. As I came back out.... Yep. The passenger door to the truck had shut on it's own. The keys, my phone, my baby all in the locked truck. As soon as I realized I needed to find help, panic set in.

I ran to the neighbors who live just behind us, because she is a nursery leader with me, and of course she'd be home and willing to help. "knock, knock". No answer. Blah. Meanwhile, I'm hoping Gavin is still sleeping, and not getting too hot. I then ran to the neighbors just next to us, because I thought she too, was a stay-at-home mom. "Knock, knock". No answer there. Now, I was about to break down, and let all the tears and sobbing loose.

I ran across the street. Thankfully, she saw me coming, and just let me in. I told her the situation while trying to stay composed, and she handed me her phone. I called Spencer, because he had the spare key. Well, I figured he wouldn't answer because he was in class. Aaaand he didn't. She suggests I run to her next door neighbor, because he is a cop, and probably has a slim jim. I do so. Knock. And no answer from him either. I run back to the nice lady's home, and we decide to call unified police. Well, apparently they don't carry slim jim's anymore, and will just break the window to get the baby out. We decided not to take that route.

Then, we realized there is another cop who lives on our street kind of behind me. She says, "Call your husband, and run over to that guys house. Take my phone with you." So I do. I call Spencer, still on the verge of breaking down because my sweet little boy was locked in the truck, I couldn't get to him if I wanted to, and it was just getting hotter in there by the second. I hadn't checked on him yet in the midst of all of this, because I just wanted to get him out right away. Spencer answers (YAY!) and then I lose it. I am practically sobbing while I am trying to explain to him what happened. I ask if he can come home with the spare key. He said he would. After I had hung up with him, the other neighbor cop had come outside, and started working on the truck with a slim jim.

Well, our truck is hard to unlock WITH the key, so with a slim jim, it just wasn't working. He keeps at it the whole time, trying different techniques, and the lady across the street, along with her daughter are there too. I kept checking on my Gavin to make sure he wasn't getting too sweaty, still breathing, etc. Then he wakes up. He spots me right away, and just watches all of us through the window. Not a peep came out of his mouth. A few smiles, but mostly just watching us. It seemed like it was taking FOREVER for Spencer to get home. Then the cop says, "His head is getting really sweaty, and his face is getting red." Okay, then I really started to panic. I could see his little head was soaking wet. His hair looked like he had JUST got out of the bath, his cheeks were red, and he had sweat dripping down his forehead.

FINALLY Spencer gets back, we open the truck, and get Gavin out. Poor kid! His head was soaked, and his whole body was damp from sweat. :( We thanked our neighbors, and even though they couldn't unlock the truck for me, the fact that they were willing to help, and were there with me to the end meant a lot. I would have been a terrible wreck if I were just waiting for Spencer by myself while staring at Gavin through the window, knowing there was nothing I could do. So, I am very grateful for them and their graciousness.

We took Gavin inside, I undressed him, and tried to get him to drink some juice. He was acting totally normal. Thank goodness! He's fine, and is his usual self, so I don't think he got too dehydrated. Luckily this situation didn't turn out worse than it did, and do I have to say that I know there are scarier situations out there? I do I know that. I know we are lucky it wasn't worse than it was. But, nonetheless it was a rough time for me. I had never felt so helpless. Gavin was stuck in that hot truck for over 30 minutes. Longest 30 minutes of my life! It honestly felt like hours.

But, it's over, we're all okay. And I'm a better prepared mom for next time. Hopefully!

Catch-Up

 

Introducing baby #2's name...

 

We almost named Gavin, Tanner. So, it has been an option for us from the beginning of our family. We are so excited to finally meet him (though this pregnancy has not dragged on at all for me). 

This pic is at 30 weeks. I'm measuring a week ahead. I'm currently 32 weeks. I feel pretty good, though I'm really starting to get uncomfortable. I really hate walking up the stairs. Especially when I have to carry Gavin. It is so hard haha. It's also getting difficult to hold Gavin with my big belly. And heartburn has been a bugger this time around.



 

My sister had her baby! They named him Jack. He is SUCH a cutie. Gavin and I were lucky enough to go meet him while he was still in the hospital with his mommy. He has lots of dark hair, and the sweetest little cry! Seeing my nephew Jack got me really excited for Tanner to arrive, but yet again also made me more nervous to have 2 tiny little boys haha. I am trying my darndest to prepare mentally for it, but it just makes me nervous a lot haha. Don't get me wrong, we are so excited for Tanner to come into our family! I just really hope, and want to be the mommy they both need.





 I'm also really trying to soak up everything Gavin does. Knowing that it is just him and I at home for just a little while longer, honestly saddens me, because he is at such a fun age, and I don't want to miss any of it.

 

 

This past weekend, our nephew got married. Spencer's family invited us to spend the weekend with them in Park City since the wedding was in Morgan. We had a blast! We stayed in a nice condo, and had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. Gavin got a lot of attention all weekend. I also got several "looks" out in public. You know, big pregnant belly, and a tiny boy in my stroller. It's expected right?

 

The wedding was so great. They look so happy together. Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the happy couple. But, I at least got some pictures right?

 

Aw. My beautiful sis in-law Katie. She is one of my bestest friends. I really feel like she is one of my own sisters. She's just great. And super gorgeous right?

 

My sister in-law's dad took this picture. Perfect timing! Big ol cheeser that I love.

 A few cuties

 

 Gavin with his cousin Mckay.

The church was so pretty!

I love these ladies.

Have I made it clear how much I love this little boy of mine?

 

 Life is just flying by! My husband is now in his late 20's, we've almost been married for 4 years, we'll have 2 kids soon, he's in his second year of pharmacy school, man we are blessed and so happy!