Party Time!!

According to Cruz his afternoon nap is a time to party. This is how we have been finding Cruz the past few days. Notice he has also thrown his lamb and bear out of his crib. He will sit in his room for over an hour, sometimes, yell, scream, and have a ball. Sadly to say I think it is time to put Cruz on one nap a day. What am I going to do to entertain him all morning now?

Church Can Be So Exciting!

Who knew church could be so exciting? I bet you didn't.

Brendan and I were sitting enjoying another wonderful, spiritual sacrament meeting and Cruz was crawling and walking along the chairs in our row, when Cruz, trying to pull himself up , fell and hit his eye on the chair. He let out a little cry and then went on with his busy little self. A few minutes later I finally looked at his eye and he had a huge egg growing above his eye. Brendan, being the great dad that he is went to get some ice for his little eye and I began feeding Cruz his lunch. I had fed Cruz almost the whole half of his sandwich and a piece of cheese when Brendan finally came back in holding an empty plastic cup. I was thinking, "how in the world is an empty cup going to help Cruz's eye!!!!" Still starring at the cup Brendan tells me, "I just fainted". I didn't believe him at first and then I looked at his face and he was white as a ghost.

Brendan had apparently walked into the kitchen, opened the freezer, while thinking, "I'm kind of tired" and then he was lying on the ground. One of the primary boys was walking by the kitchen right as Brendan fainted and when Brendan woke up he asked him how hard he hit his head. The kid just said pretty hard and then walked off. Brendan then walked out to the foyer and told the family sitting out there that he had just fainted and he thought he might puke. Needless to say they rushed and got a garbage can. All while this was happening I was thinking what was taking so long and I had a feeling that I needed to go check on him.

After Brendan came back in and told me I went and grabbed a doctor in the ward. He sat with Brendan for a little while and took his heart rate. Apparently he thought Brendan was ok, because he got up and sat with his family with out saying anything. I was a little shaken about the whole situation. Stupid, but it really scared me.

Don't worry, Brendan is ok. He is still breathing and alive. We went home after sacrament meeting and he took a nap, but I made sure to wake him up to make sure he was still alive. As for Cruz, he just has a little black eye, but nothing huge.

I Took the Plunge

I took the plunge and bought a new car seat for Cruz. After A LOT of research (Brendan would say I was obsessed and a little bit annoying) and A LOT of convincing of Brendan I decided to get the Recaro Como Convertible Car Seat. It is compared to the Britax Boulevard and from the reviews that I read the people who have had both Britax and Recaro have loved their Recaro more. What is even better is I found it on sale for over $100 less then the Britax Marathon. If you are a guy you probably recognize Recaro as a race car seat brand and it is the same. They are one of the top race car seat manufactures around and they use the same concept with the child car seats as their racing seats. Now I just can't wait for it to get here.

Car Seat Dilemma

So I have a car seat dilemma. It is about due time for Cruz to graduate to a convertible car seat. I know what your thinking, "Why in the world is he still in his infant seat?" His infant seat is built for babies up to 35lbs and I think 30 inches. Cruz is almost to the point where he can't stretch his little chubby legs out. I have been looking at a few car seats and the ones that I would love are over the budget (that would be my tight wad husband, Brendan's, budget). He would love not to spend over $100 on a car seat. Maybe I'm a name brand snob, but to me the car seats under $100 don't do it for me. One they're aren't as cute and two, it seams like I should be spending a little more money on my sons safety. Any advice on what car seat to buy would be wonderful. Especially if it convinces Brendan to up the budget a little (like to be able to by a Britax), but if you have found more affordable car seats that are cute and safe that would be great to. Come on us girls have got to stick together?

Las Vegas Baby!!

Last weekend Brendan, Cruz, and I had the opportunity to visit our great friends Ryan, Stephanie, and Conner Heaton in Las Vegas. Brendan had a Pillar To Post convention their, so we decided to mix business with pleasure.

We got there Thursday night and went to In 'N' Out and had Animal Burgers, I should have gotten the Animal Fries as well. Oh, there will always be next time. Friday morning we all went disc golfing. Cruz got to go down his first slide as well, he thought that was pretty fun. Brendan got to go on an inspection with Ryan and see how easy it is to do inspections in Las Vegas (no crawl spaces, Brendan would love not to have to get in a crawl space)!! Friday afternoon Steph and I sat around while the babies took a four hour nap, hallelujah! The boys had their award banquet that night and Steph and I shopped H&M. This was my first H&M experience and it was a pretty cool, cheap store.

Saturay the boys left at 7:00am and Steph and I lazed about. We went to Cafe Rio for lunch and let me tell you what, it was as good as I remembered. Let me just say Cafe Rio is HEAVEN! Then we went back to house and lazed some more. Saturday night we met the boys, my dad, and brother Jeff on the Strip. We had enough time to walk thru the Bellagio, see two water shows, and have some Las Vegas Prime Rib Special Dinner (it was surprisingly good), before it started raining.
Sunday the boys left once again at 7:00am and Steph and I went to church. We lazed around all day and it was great. Cruz was in heaven all weekend with Conner's toys. I don't think I had to entertain him once.

Overall it wasn't what someone would think as a fun filled Las Vegas weekend. But I sure did. Brendan and Ryan learned a ton and Brendan got revamped and motivated. We unfortunately ended up bringing the rain with us from Washington. Cruz and Conner had a lot of fun together. Cruz always loves having other kids around to play with. This was the most relaxing weekend I have had in a very long time and, if you can believe it, Cruz was around the whole time. Thanks Ryan and Stephanie for such a great weekend.

The Bad Mom Syndrome

Do you ever feel like a bad mom when you read other peoples blogs? I know I do! Don't get me wrong, I love seeing what everyone is up to, but then I start comparing myself to every person alive out there. I start wondering if I'm a lazy mom and should my child be able to do this or that as well. I look at Cruz and think that he is pretty darn smart and then I see what everyone else's child is doing already. His not walking, the doctor asks if he is saying any words and I wonder is that a bad thing that he can't, he knows where his head is and that's about it, the boy gained less then half a pound in three months..... and the list goes on and on. I tell myself that I shouldn't compare and Cruz will develop at his on pace, but then the thought sneaks back in my head, "Am I trying hard enough, am I just lazy?" You can ask Brendan and he would agree that I am the worlds best worrier. Maybe I just need to learn how to turn this stress into a dessert.

Happy Birthday Brendan!

Yesterday was Brendan’s 29^th Birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU HUNK OF BURNING LOVE!! And here are 10 reasons why I have the best husband in the universe. Yep, that’s right, the universe:

1. He puts up with my crap on a daily basis.
2. He puts up with Cruz’s crap (literally) on a daily basis.
3. He knows who’s the boss (Cruz, duh).
4. He sacrifices the needs of himself to make sure the needs of his family are met first.
5. He gets mad at me when I read books, only because he wants me to pay attention to him.
6. He helps with cleaning the house.
7. He has the best combination of dark hair and bright blue eyes.
8. He is very financially savvy.
9. He teases me because he loves me.
10. He loves being able to stay home with Cruz every Monday.

Here are a few fun facts about Brendan as well:

1. He was born in Salt Lake City, UT.
2. He served his mission in Salt Lake City, UT.
3. He is the oldest of 8 kids (5 boys, 3 girls).
4. His family moved to Missouri when he was 8 because his dad liked the dirt.
5. He owned a 1988 white, 4-door, Volkswagen Jetta whom everyone referred to as “Greta the Jetta, the grocery getta’ ”. All of his friends would always ask how Greta was doing, as if she was another member of the family, and for about two years after we left Rexburg we still got reports of sightings of Greta.
6. When Brendan was 8 he had two pet lambs, he named Maisy and Daisy. He would ride them like a horse and then he sold them at the fair (you can only imagine what happened to them after that).
7. I think Brendan has only called in sick one day of his life and only because I made him.
8. Brendan’s due date was January 13^th, but was born on the 18^th and Cruz’s due date was January 18^th, but was born on the 13^th.
9. Brendan’s dad claims that Brendan was so fat as a baby he couldn’t crawl because he would high center.
10. Brendan hates anything pumpkin, sweet potato, or squash flavored. You can thank his mom for making a pumpkin soup when Brendan was a teenager and he is now scarred for life.

Happy Birthday Brendan. I love you more then anything in the world (well, maybe Cruz)!!