Lucy is 2 years, Henry is 2 months

Lucy woke up and found her balloons. She was so happy. We had a birthday party for Lucy on April 30, 2011. She is now 2 years old. I love my sweet girl. She has a few words in her vocab... mommy, mommy, shoos, sides (outside), pees pees (please), apple. So cute! We invited Troy and Trish + Jini; Vanese + Kenna, Evey, Audra, and Joshy; Justina and Taylor + Aiden, Eva; Marilee and Colby + Clay; Dan and Jordan + Olivia; Jessica and Mark + Ret, ???; and Sindle. It was so much fun. Jessica Layton made the most amazing cake for Lucy. It was a delicious Strawberry Shortcake cake. It took Lucy a couple of tries but she did blow out her candles.

I had to buy 6 month clothes for our 2 month old little boy! He is our big little squishy. Such a good boy. He is well taken care of other that the occasional book she drops on his head.

Your children makes you want to procreate!

Bella at Trader Joes loves Lucy. She calls Lucy "angel food cake". I brought Henry in to see her. She told everyone in her checkout lane 'Her children makes you want to procreate!'. Henry has the biggest cheeks. Someone at church said 'His cheeks are so delicious'.

Lucy's first real OOUCHY

April 16, Lucy was helping mommy fix brunch and her quick little right hand touched the toaster oven. She had second to third degree burn on the back side of her hand including her two middle fingers. She would shake her hand and cry trying to get it off her. It was so sad. Her little hand was all wrapped up.
Aaron had a clinical rotation at the Summerlin Hospital were he was given a bag full of stuff to put on the burn. Within 2 weeks it was gone.

Henry is Here!

Aaron took pics of my enormous belly the night Henry was born. We put Lucy to bed at 8pm. The contractions began around 11:00pm on March 3rd. By 12:00am, the mucous plug released the water. That was a new experience for me. My water did not break with Lucy. My sweet husband filled a wonderfully relaxing tub for me with soothing oils and Hypnobaby music in the background. We timed the pressure waves until about 1am. My body felt like pushing so my husband called Sherry Hopkins, our midwife. She arrived at 1:30 with 2 assistants. My husband and the 3 women were angels. I tried pushing on my back for a while, but did not feel right. I returned to the position that I had Lucy in... on my knees leaning over a pile of blankets. That position feels familiar and comfortable to me. My sweet husband never left my side. I love him! Minutes went by but they felt like hours. At last, the crowning moment came and I pushed. With Lucy, after the crown she squished out. Not Henry. I pushed and pushed his shoulders out. I continued to push and push his belly out. Finally his legs came out. Henry was born at 3:16am on March 4, 2011. I needed to catch my breath after the birth before they laid him in my arms. I thanked everyone in the room with me and told them how much I love them. They took me to my bed, gave me an Ibuprofen, and a banana. That banana tasted so good! It felt wonderful to lay in my own bed. The 3 women cleaned up the room, bathroom, and washed the dishes. Aaron and I were very impressed and grateful! They weighed little Henry... 9lbs. I was in shock, but it made sense. They left around 4:30am. We were exhausted but excited to get to know our new little handsome boy.

Remodel

Tiled 1200 square feet! The spirit was strong while Hector shared his thoughts as he tiled. We enjoyed having him over here every day for 2 months (Jan thru Feb). Finally finished the kitchen and bathroom. Looks beautiful!

Honk Honk

So I have been teaching Lucy the past week that when I touch her nose I say "Honk Honk". She then taps my nose and I say "Honk Honk". She likes to squeeze hard when she gets a good hold of my nose.
Tonight as we were reading our bedtime book on my lap, there happened to be a truck. I made a car noise. VvRrRrnnn, VvRrRrnnn, Beep, Beep, Honk, Honk. She immediately turned around and looked directly at my face, brought her hand up to my face and tapped my nose. I smiled and then laughed. I couldn't believe that she put the two together! She is so smart! After tapping a couple of times she then started squeezing. I pulled her hand away and she went right back for my nose and quickly began to squeeze. She loved that game. Her nails have not been cut lately so I gained a love scratch and a little blood. It was sure worth it!

Graduate Assistantship, ReachOut, & Lucy Lou

Aaron is finishing up his first year of Physical Therapy at UNLV. He has done very well in every class all year. He shares interesting and funny stories with me at dinner every night about his classmates and instructors. He just received some exciting news for this upcoming year. He has been awarded a graduate assistantship for this next year. He will be working with his professors and assisting the first year PT students who actually start school this summer. He will be required to stay on campus an extra 20 hours per week. This will be a great opportunity for him and he will receive a substantial reduction in his tuition. Yay, Aaron!

I am working for a nonprofit organization called ReachOut Health Care. I LOVE MY JOB! I get a new assignment every day to an elementary, middle, or high school. My team sets up and takes down the dental equipment in one of the rooms at the schools. We treat approximately 20 students a day. Two of which do not have any insurance or medicaid so we do it for free. I think it is a great opportunity to serve the underserved in our community. I love the kids and my teams. I am truly blessed to have an education to benefit our family needs at this time. And the best part of my job is that I only work during school hours! I am usually home between 2:30 - 3:30. Life is so good!

Lucy Lou is now almost one! Time flies so fast! We have moved 3 times since she was born. I will post her birth story later. It was a wonderfully natural experience. I love being her mommy. She is always so happy. Aaron has posted the cutest videos and pictures of her on Facebook. I have nursed her for nearly a year now and have immensely enjoyed every minute - even the middle of the night feedings when she was a newborn. I do have to admit though, that I am looking forward to weaning her in a few weeks. I do love how her daddy plays with her. She loves peek-a-boo, her doggy toys, and playing the piano. She loves to eat and her favorite food lately is watermelon. She has been so easy to love and care for.