Special Little Ones

A new baby is like the beginning of all things -wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.-- Eda J. Le Shan

Lately I have been thinking alot about all of these new little babies that have been born, and all the ones in the making, and just how SPECIAL they are. In a time when there is so much corruption in the world we need the strongest and the bravest of all Heavenly Fathers children. All those little soldiers that Heavenly Father has preserved special for this time. We are so blessed to be in their presence. We are so blessed to have the opportunity and the challenge to raise these sweet babies. I love being a Mom. I love being an Aunt. I love being able to interact with these sweet spirits so fresh from heaven. I get to spend my days with my Tray and watch him grow. It is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done. I am so blessed to have a loving husband who wants me to be home with our son. I also get to spend a lot of time with my new little nephew, Emry. And I get to see Tray and Emry play and grow together. My sister in law Rachel and I often talk and wonder about weather they know each other. Weather they were friends before they came down. And if Tray has been waiting and anticipating his arrival. Its so awesome! We were able to attend little Emry's blessing this last Sunday, it was wonderful. The spirit surrounding these new babies in unmistakable. And now my other sister in law Christie is pregnant! I am so excited for her and Stu! And for another new baby! Congratulations Guys!

It is not a slight thing when those so fresh from God love us.-- Dickens

FRIENDS

Before I got married I had never really watched the show FRIENDS. My mother is not much of a fan of the show so we never watched it growing up. But when Darren and I got married he already owned the last 4 seasons. Since then we have collected the missing 6 and are always on a round. We start at season 1 and go through all 10 then start over again. So since Tray was conceived he has always heard it going on in the back ground. And now he loves watching it with us and we just think its so funny. Every time we have it on Tray just hangs out and watches contently, which doesn't happen with any other shows or movies. He loves the theme song too. Last night he was talking right along with Phoebe and Monica. :) I know its probably not the best show for a 4 month old to get hooked on, but we get a kick out of it. He knows their voices and always knows when we turn an episode on.

In this picture Tray and I are sitting on the couch watching FRIENDS together. Ha ha Man, I'm a terrible Mother.

Its Official!

Well everyone, we have officially moved to Wyoming! Now there is something I never thought I'd say. And yet its true! Good ol' Wyoming. The land of wind and cold. Beef country. Yep.. Wyoming. Green River to be exact. After many months of job hunting in our beloved Utah and still coming up with nothing, we decided to move out here so Darren could run FedEx for his papa. Darren and a couple of his brothers are eventually going to take over the business as partners. Its definitely not the life I had imagined for us, its a very big change from Salt Lake City Utah. Not everyone is Mormon here! Weird! Ha ha I think I'm suffering from a bit of culture shock. As hard as it is to pick up and leave our family we know that there is a reason for us to be out here. Actually Darren has been really excited about it for months. I on the other hand have whined and protested the whole time. :) What can I say, I like Utah! I like knowing where I am going and knowing all the good places to eat and shop.. I had honestly planned to live there my whole life. Never once contemplated raising a family anywhere else. But I think Heavenly Father had other plans for us. And I am sure I will grow to love it here as well. All joking aside we are very blessed to have an opportunity to create an income for our family. Especially in an economy in which the unemployment rate is sky-rocketing. And lets be honest.. Baby's aren't cheap!! Tray is expensive! So even though I think its cold and I miss my family very much I am grateful to be here. Besides, its horse country out here! And anyone who really know me knows I have always had a dream of owning horses. And I really think in a few years we could start making that dream come true. Always gotta look for that silver lining. :) We are planning on checking out our new ward this week and meeting some people, were excited for that. And I get to spend a lot of quality time with my little Tray-bug. He is just so much fun! He is laughing a lot now, and loves games of Peak-a-boo and "I'm gonna getcha!" We get to hang out all day long. Never a dull moment, that's for sure! We dance and sing and play and read together, I feed him A LOT and we take naps. Its really quite great! We have fun! And both of us can hardly wait for Daddy to get home. Tray gets soo excited! Its so cute. He gets super cranky if Darren is late getting home and he doesn't get his Papa time. And although I really do love my days with Tray, I love the chance to talk to another adult after many hours of Patty-cake and Peak-a-boo. :)

As for his eating situation, He is doing a lot better. I had to start supplementing him with formula to get his weight up. So for a few days I nursed then gave him a bottle, but after a few days he refused to nurse. No matter what I tried. It was like we were back to square one. It was awful. BUT with the extra food he gained 10 ounces in 5 days! It was awesome! Once he found out what a full stomach felt like he started eating like a mad man! He was getting 2 ounces when I was nursing him, cause apparently that's all I can produce, then once he started eating from a bottle he went from 2 to 3 to 4 and now to 5 ounces in a feeding. And he is just LOVIN it! I tried pumping like I did when he was a newborn and giving that to him so it wasn't strictly formula and he would still be getting as much breast milk as I could give him, but after a couple weeks my milk supply, as little as it was, started to dwindle even more. It not the same stimulus as nursing and sometimes when you're just pumping you just can't keep your milk going. So now he is just eating the formula. I give him some juice sometimes and will start him on some solid foods soon. As hard as it is for me knowing that I'll never get to nurse him again, I am glad he is getting the food he needs and gaining weight well. He is just perfect. Everything is coming together great!

Congratulations to our brother and sister in law Devin and Rachel, who were blessed with a beautiful baby boy February 25. Little Emry Devin Anderson! Trays first little cousin. :)

Aunt Heather

For a while now I have been promising my sister Heather that she would make an appearance on the blog but for some reason all the cameras in the world seem to be lost or broken, including mine. I can't find it anywhere! Anyways I've been putting off doing this post because I haven't been able to find my camera. Then today I realised that I had some pictures of her already on my computer! Ha Ha silly me. Anyways! Ever since Tray was born he has been loved so very much by so many people. He has an incredible family and is constantly surrounded by love. He and his aunt Heather often hang out and do all sorts of fun stuff. You wouldn't believe the games she can come up with for a 4 month old! Weather its running from the bad guys or catching the goblins, they're always on some kind of adventure. She has been really great and helped out so much. She never hesitates to change a diaper, even if its one the rest of us run from. :) This last week she helped me give Tray a bath in the sink which was very interesting! She got the perfect picture of our little experience. Since Tray was a couple weeks old I would fill up the tub and either me or Darren would just get in with Tray. It seems so much easier to me. I can hold him in my lap and not have to worry about him sliding all over the place and he just loves it! He's like a little frog when he gets in the bath tub. He kicks and splashes and bounces off my tummy while smiling like a goof ball. But for lack of time we tried the kitchen sink. I think its pretty clear what he thinks of it..

Ha Ha I love this picture. So funny!

We love you Aunt Heather!