Days Gone By

Have you ever heard that song by Keith Urban? I love it! When I am in the mood for some good ol country I blast it and it makes me happy. I definitely don't know where this past week went though.

The weather was so nice last weekend that I had high hopes for summer weather. I got out the backpacking tent to see if we could all squeeze in and make do this summer.

The conclusion, yes, but its gonna be tight!

Uncle Rogan spoiled Will with a Ice Cream while Mommy was away on a motorcycle ride!
I have had to start telling Bella to go in her kennel while Will eats because he loves to feed her. Bella's a good girl and listens, but she sulks with her head out of the kennel :)
Will has been busy getting MORE teeth, cruising all over the house, picking on Bella, walking with his walking toy, getting more brave at standing without holding on, and finding all sorts of trouble.

Yep that's a cheese grater!

I am still finding things daily that I have to move out of Will's reach. He loves to open drawers and take everything out and then move to the next one. Its so funny the things he comes up with on his own. He has also recently decided to use our kitchen furniture as walking toys and moves all the chairs, bar stools, and his high chair around to move about the room. It gets to be quite the obstacle course!

Yep that sums it up! We are BOTH tired! Night night!

Mini Ty

I have decided that Will is so much like his cousin Ty. I was going through is closet and found this adorable orange shirt that was Ty's and I just love how cute Will looks in it! Thanks Aunt Aimee! We only hope Will doesn't copy everything Ty does, like pulling the fire alarm at church!

Lego Land

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE to play with my little man! The other day we spent a good hour playing with Lego's.Okay it was more like Mommy was playing with Lego's while Will threw them around to make loud noises :) I impressed myself with my undiscovered talents and made the cutest giraffe.

Ha ha ha so lame! But I wouldn't let Will touch it until today.

So sad :(

Will and I love getting out of the house when its sunny so we were lovin the warm weather today. We both cant wait for summer! We spent the afternoon at the park and just tried to soak in as much sun as we could till the next snow storm.I am truly grateful for all we went through with Will. I can honestly say not a day goes by that I don't go to bed full of gratitude to have my little boy here and healthy. Heavenly Father definitely knows the big picture and what we need to experience to make us stronger and more humble. So many families are not as fortunate as we have been and my heart literally aches with theirs. I am a big cry baby now when it comes to little ones. It is miracle that babies are born healthy, and stay healthy. It is a miracle that Will has no long term effects from all he went through. What an amazing blessing. I pray that we continue to find meaning in all that happened with Will and that we find the direction in helping others that the Lord wants us to. Wow sorry for the churchy bit, sometimes a girls just gotta :)

Sunday Best

Every time I get Will dressed for church I cant help but think that he is just so handsome! As you know, I tend to not like to follow the norm so yep Will wears jeans to church but at least he wears a tie :) I love it! He looks so grown up and I am still trying to figure out where my tiny, squishy, little baby went? He is quite the little flirt and makes everyone melt with his smile. He would not sit still for pics so I did the best I could, enjoy!

I love that Will would NOT crack a smile in the least for this pic :)

There we go, there's that smile!

My mom pointed out that I am almost ALWAYS behind the camera for the last few months so bear with the one armed, kinda in the pic, weird smile pose. Hey its the best I could do :)

Just a reminder to check out my other blog here. You are going to be SHOCKED at my latest diaper deal! Leave me comments so I don't feel so lonely on that site :)

Mommy's Barber Shop

Will is getting to be such a good boy during his haircuts! Yesterday I cut his hair for the third time and I was impressed with how amazing he did! He didn't even cry this time and let me keep running the clippers over the same spots again and again. I was shocked actually, but so happy :) I really think cutting his hair so much is really helping him adjust to the process. Plus it is good for me to learn the ropes at the 5 minute haircut and doing it without anyone entertaining Will. Okay it drives me nuts that I cant spend time making it perfect but oh well. His hair is thickening up a lot too and I am obsessed with his fohawk, its too cute!

Okay it really is a lot of hair for little Will, gimme a break here :)This is our finished look! What a handsome boy!

Will has also started doing the most hilarious thing when he eats now. He has been taking tiny tiny little bits from his crackers and takes forever to eat each one very systematically. He also holds his little pinkie finger up like he is going to make a toast.........wait a minute, I do both of those things so maybe he isn't so silly after all! Okay my bites are a little bigger but nonetheless its still hilarious.

I LOVE my Daddy more sometimes :)

Will definitely loves his Daddy more sometimes :) Tonight was one of those nights. He is cutting like a million teeth all at once and is less than thrilled about it. He was also super tired and just didn't like being told 'no, no' at ALL tonight. So by the time Mike rolled in from work I was ready for a breather, and so was Will. At least Will wasn't a complete angel for Mike and gave Daddy a little taste of the fun. He such a dang cutie though!

The BEST time of the day

Nap time. All you mommy's out there can agree. Nap time is the BEST time of the day. It is usually when I am able to catch up on things and pick up a little but mainly just take a breather! Will is such a little smarty pants and is learning a bizillion things a day. His latest is holding onto the crib and jumping, yes jumping. Its hilarious and I am amazed at how strong Will's upper body is. The kids got muscle! He has also figured out how to pull the bumper teething rail things off the top of the crib and he bangs them on the bars and LOVES the loud noise it makes. What a boy, I love it!

C.P.S.

The other day Will was being very "helpful" while I tried to do the laundry and get it all folded and put away. Let me explain that I am a little O.C.D. with a few things in life and laundry is definitely one of those things. I was going crazy with Will crawling all over and messing it all up and had to get him distracted from what I was doing. I guess the laundry basket is a toy too right? I was laughing so hard because he was having so much fun and it made me realize that the laundry could wait. So I loaded the basket up with toys (and Will) and played with him for the rest of the day, and didn't touch the laundry again for 2 days!

Not a day goes by that I don't stop and realize how lucky I am to have Will here to play with. I guess its the blessings through the trials that make us remember how lucky we are to have each other. Will getting sick definitely made me stronger and taught me to appreciate all that goes into being his Mommy. Even when things are a bit rough (oh yeah he cut 2 more teeth in one week) I still am filled with such gratitude to have Will here.

And PS please don't call Child Protective Services on me! I swear Will loves it :)

2 Perfect Valentines

This year was by far the best Valentines Day ever! Its not that we did anything spectacular its just being together as a little family that makes it so perfect :) We were lucky enough to have the Thompson Fam visiting us and they kept things entertaining and fun as usual. Will loves all the extra attention and we love all the extra baby sitters! We survived a day of shopping together (haha Aimee, barely) and my sis was nice enough to watch Will Saturday night so Mike and I could go out.
Mike decided to be a nice loving husband and go see a chick flick with me since it was Valentines Day and everything. We went and saw "Confessions of a Shopaholic" mainly because I love the books and the previews looked funny. I was super surprised through the whole movie as Mike was laughing SOOO loud the ENTIRE time! The movie was hilarious and definitely a must see if your in the mood to laugh. We had a blast and grabbed some Baskin Robbins (my fav) and headed home.

Mike also surprised me this year with this gorgeous diamond necklace! So much for our $30 budget! I definitely felt kinda lame giving him his new scripture case though after getting such a beautiful necklace :( What a sweetie though, it only took a returned watch, and returned set of earrings for Mike to finally get it right this year :) Love ya babe!
I have been lazy lately with taking pics and cant believe I didn't get one pic while my Mom was here a few weeks ago and then last weekend when Thompson's were here. I need to stop being lazy and get on it again!
I did manage to get this cute one of Will :) He has started refusing to nap and sleep now that he pulls himself up in his crib and usually plays for about an hour before finally falling asleep. The past few days he has started falling asleep like this, sitting up. Its so funny and I have to stretch him out so he doesn't cramp up. Too cute!

Chic Saver

I am ADDICTED to my new found love of couponing! Its insane and I LOVE it! I had a class last Thursday and my cute friend Annalisa taught us all how to save and save LOTS! I made these adorable and yummy treats and was sad that so many of you missed out that night and forced me to eat all the remaining ones!!!


I am still just a novice at this but think I did pretty good for my first two attempts. Tell me what ya think!


Above was my first attempt and I got all of this for $2.17!


My second attempt above and I scored all this for only $1.63! Crazy huh?

I have also started another blog to track all my savings and encourage all you Chic Mommy's out there to start saving! Feel free to check it out at http://chicsavers.blogspot.com/ and its not private so feel free to share it with anyone you want. Happy Saving Everyone!

Will's 1st Haircut

A few weekends ago Ashley and I decided to give Will his 1st haircut and get him used to the clippers early on. After getting all the foils in my hair we strapped Will in his high chair and got started! He did so good! The clippers didn't bother him much at first but as time went on he started to become unsure of them. It was so cute! I trimmed up the fohawk and tried not to be too O.C.D. with his haircut! Will was actually a lot better than Mike is when he is getting his haircut :) What a studly little man!


Will also has been keeping Mommy quite busy these days! He is an army crawling machine and is starting to figure out how to use his legs to help out. He finds the funniest ways to pull himself around the house and the other day was using his foot against the wall to push off to go faster. He loves the hardwood floor and gets going so fast, its hilarious! He has also started climbing around on things and is learning to pull himself up everywhere. It is so fun!


He is also starting to really figure out how to get in trouble too. The other day I was working on a Valentines Day package for Aunt Whitni and looked over to see Will taking the lids off of the markers and drawing on himself! I am a bad Mom, but it was hilarious! And I am sure just the start to a life full of trouble and mischief for this little boy.


Will also had his 9 month check up and is definitely a growing boy! He now weighs 24.3 lbs and is 30 1/2 inches tall! That's almost 3 feet tall already!! I felt like he was getting big but jeesh, soon he will be bigger than me! He is in the 93% for his age and is 103% of his ideal (height and weight) and is just overall a big boy! I love it so much that his is big and healthy!


We are still working on the whole sleep thing though :( Some nights go really good, others not so much. Its frustrating but understandable considering in the ICU they poke and check them every 3 hours which seems to be the same times he wakes up at night. Rough but so worth it! Sleep is over rated anyway :)

Fun night at my house to learn how to SAVE!

Hey everyone! I am going to having a class at my house on Thursday February 12th at 6:30 pm to teach everyone how to save TONS of money on their grocery bill each week. Check out the pics to see how crazy cheap we will learn to get things!

Everything pictured above only cost $5.00!

Everything in this picture was only $8.00! That's insane, look at all those diapers!

In this picture they PAID her $2.00 to take it!

And in this one she got PAID $7.00 to take!


Check out the website at http://slavetosave.synthasite.com/

The cost of our class will be $10 a person but you will save at LEAST that much the first week you start applying what you learn! There will be some fun giveaways, some good treats, and lots of invaluable information.

Please RSVP to me ASAP so I can make sure we have enough people coming to make it worth Annalisa's time and travel. I cant wait to see everyone and start saving lots of money!

Do you Ever buy anything online?

Hey Guys!

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I'm sure you have heard of viral marketing (ideas that explode with success because of word of mouth, such as MySpace and Facebook). If you know me at all, you know that I HATE multi-level marketing. (Hate may be an understatement...) There's my disclaimer. That said, this makes total sense. If you do ANY shopping online, then you might as well do this because it's totally free. You install a toolbar on your browser and it tracks every time you buy something from an approved vendor. You get paid a portion of whatever you spend, or your friends spend, or their friends, or their friends, or their friends, etc... You get the idea.

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Anyway, this has been in development for a couple of years and just launched a few days ago. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to get in on the ground floor of one of these things, but this time with no investment on your part, then you may as well sign up. I figured since I'm not investing anything, the worst that could happen is...nothing...

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Keep in mind you can sign up as simply a Direct Partner and that means you don't have to invite anyone, just continue to buy your normal stuff and get money back. If you are signing up though becoming a Network Partner just means more potential in the long run!

Thanks Guys! I will keep everyone updated on my success!

~jamie scott~

I love it, and I hate it

Isn't my shirt so fabulous! I look pretty rockin in it :) I am lovin the kids in my scout group and they make me laugh soo much. They are so adorable and hilarious and completely BOYS. It makes me so excited for Will to be a little trouble maker and drive me crazy.

I am having a dilemma though. Do I approach it like a job, ya know take control, organize, and get my partner (who should know what she is doing) butt in gear? Or do I tip toe around as to not cause ward drama? It is so hard not to be critical but the lack of organization and direction is driving me crazy! When I leave the hour of scouts and have no clue what the boys should have passed off how in the world should they know. It sucks.

The leaders are all pretty cool and seem aware of my "situation" but my partner just doesn't seem to get it. I don't want to be rude, but I also don't want the boys to suffer. Any ideas?

Note to self:

Note to self: be careful when picking up heavy objects named Will!

I am finally feeling much better today. It was rough!

Pain aside I will take it any day to have Will healthy! I did however have a mini melt down last night because of not being able to take care of Will. It brought back all the feelings of Will being sick and in the hospital, and me helpless. It was a bit unexpected, but none the less humbling. Seriously not a day goes by that I am not grateful to have Will here! I think Heavenly Father definitely knows what he is doing when he puts us through trials. Everything always makes us more grateful, strong, humble, and closer when we endure and learn through our trials.

I am happy to say I stopped counting the months go by without visits to the NICU or PICU. I thought the day would never come. Will is such a strong boy and has changed our lives so much! We love you little man!

I couldn't help sharing this video I made forever ago again. I love it. I cry like a baby remembering all the feelings, but sometimes a good cry is what we all need :)

Not so preemie anymore!

Jamie used to tell me stories of her sister getting tackled by their 2 year old son who was a complete tank; just a solid muscular masculine boy! Sometimes people say 'tank' to be nice and not say fat, no, he was a tank not a tub! Anyway, it's funny because as Will is beginning to top the scales both Jamie and I are starting to feel it in our shoulders, biceps and of course backs. Unfortunately this week our large sack of potatoes finally got Jamie where it counts. She has been suffering with terrible pain in her back for the past few days. We don't know if she just pulled it carrying Will around or a pinched nerve, etc. Guess we'll find out! Regardless, having a big healthy boy seems to have some consequences we never anticipated! We'll take them though...

I love my Mommy!

Its official. My little man loves me! This is his new way to give kisses. It pretty much consists of him biting my face off but I love it. He has also started to give loves and cuddle in with a tight little hug around my neck. I LOVE IT!

Will has 4 teeth now! Oh yeah and he got all of them in 3 weeks. He is working on 2 more and the kid amazes me at how tough he is! Aside from the whole sleeping thing, he hasn't really been too difficult :) He was doing so much better sleeping thanks to Aunt Aimee and her new schedule she suggested. But the past few days he has decided to wake up from midnight on every 45 min. Its a bit rough lately. Cry It Out is our new best friend.

4,170 hits, Who are you people?!

So I just noticed that as of today we have had 4,170 hits on our little blog site... who are you people that are coming here? That's a LOT of hits! I think Will has a little crush somewhere... who is it? Who has a 7-12 month old daughter prowling our blog for a look at little Will? :)

Anyway, thank you all for your friendship and support for Jamie and I as two confused parents. I promise we'll figure out how to do it right one day (we'll probably be grandparents by then from what I understand).

Is it my birthday?

Yesterday I hear a knock knock on the door and to my surprise



FLOWERS! I stop for a second and ask myself, "Is it my birthday?", I reply to myself, "No. What? Then why am I getting flowers? And from who?" So I open up the card and find the sweetest little note from my adorable hubby! What a thoughtful guy :) Mike has been super busy at work and has been working late and decided to plan a cute little date night out. I LOVED it! Grandma Stacy came up and watched Will and Mike took me to a quaint restaurant called Faustina. It was perfect. He had then planned for us to go Ice Skating at the Gallivan Center but instead I opted to go grocery shopping. I know you are all thinking I am so lame but hey it was exactly what I wanted to do :) Love ya babe!

Test Run

Last night we had another fun refinery scare! This time it was the refinery to the South of us (which is good, its farther away) but this time Will and I were home alone (last time we were at the hospital with Will). I heard a bunch of sirens and stuff but when I looked out I couldn't see anything and the refinery to the North of us wasn't running their emergency sirens so I figured it was a bad wreck and went on feeding Will. Then Ashley called me and told me so I flipped on the news and started to panic. The tank that caught fire was full and the projected if it was to blow it would be very very bad. Four people were severely burned and two were life flighted from the scene. They hadn't started to evacuate our side of the neighborhood yet but I decided to be safe and get out just in case.



It was really interesting how my brain stopped working and I flipped into panic mode. It was scary. I just wanted to get out and couldn't think what I needed. Usually I have the diaper bag ready and of course it wasn't so I had to run around grabbing things. Bella thought we were playing a game and chased me around, it was funny. In a matter of 10 min (not quick enough if it were to explode!) I got Will and Bella loaded up and in the car. As I am just about to jump in I look up and notice Will's emergency kit. HELLO! I grab it and throw it in the back seat and off we go.



It was a great test run. I really understood the importance of having your emergency kits. My mom has always been a huge emergency kit buff since the Teton Dam broke and she experienced similar things. We always thought she was a little over board but I COMPLETELY understand now. Its not that scary when its just you, an adult, we can suffer. But having a baby changes everything. Shout out to Grandma B! Thanks for the comfort of having Will's emergency kit put together for us! We love you!



One thing I learned is to make a list and keep by your emergency kits so you know what you need to grab and the order in which to grab them if you have time. That way you grab the essentials first.



The fire department was as usual amazing (thanks Clark and his buddies at the fire station) and they had the fire contained really quickly. Mike met us and we headed home after hanging out for a few hours with Ashley. Thank goodness for good friends! We love you guys!