My wonderful day

Ah, finally a moment to sit down and share all the wonderful things about my b-day. Baby is sleeping, dishes are done, and hubby is in the bathroom. Everything is right with the world.

Peter was the first one to wish me happy birthday and to give me a glorious present. He slept in an extra hour and a half which gave me 90 precious moments to straighten the house, start laundry, work on dishes, and even post a blog. It was absolutely glorious.

Then my SIL Allison met me at my favorite restaurant (Chuck-A-Rama) for lunch. We had such a blast eating as much food as we wanted and chatting away. It was such a lot of fun. When I had to run to the restroom to change Peter's diapers all the old ladies cooed over Peter. As a mother it was a proud moment.

Then when I got home the kitchen and living room were full of streamers and signs that said Happy Birthday. Apparently Brandon had come home for lunch and decorated. I was so surprised and happy.

After a delicious dinner of cheesy potato soup Brandon took me to the nearest Cold Stone Ice cream Shop to get my free birthday treat. Yummy! I loved every delicious bite of my chocolate cup with gummy bears (yep, I love gummy bears and could eat them all day if I had enough). After our ice cream we drove up and around the Mt. Timp. temple. It was so nice to reflect on all the blessings the Lord has given to me. It is especially awesome to be a Mom. At times I feel sad that I'm SO old and only have one kiddo, but then I remember what a blessing it is to have just one. Peter is so much fun and he is teaching me every day to be a better person.

It seems like my birthday celebration has continued to stretch throughout the rest of the week. On Thursday Peter and I went for a walk and while I was trying to navigate the stroller through a door a nice young kid held the door open for me. That really made my day. Then on Friday we went down to my parents and watched a movie with them, my sis, and younger bro. to celebrate. We all ate tons of popcorn and twizzlers and had a marvelous time. I highly recommend the movie Finding Neverland. Spending time with my family was greato!

This year having a birthday wasn't discouraging, depressing, or a downer and I'm so glad. I have so much to be grateful for - especially all you wonderful friends that sent me birthday greetings. You are SO AWESOME and you made my day so special too.

Luvs to you all.
-Laurie Ann

The big 29 for me

Happy Birthday to myself!!! Yes, today I turn 29 years old. It's amazing how quickly birthdays come around now that I'm a really old lady :-)

In tribute of the first 29 years of my life I want to share with you my dreams for the next 29 years by telling you 29 of the things I hope to see/do.

-My parents in a better financial situation
-Brandon get his MBA degree
-Move into a house
-Travel to Japan
-Travel to Europe
-Visit my sisters and brothers if they move out of state
-See Kent and Alex serve missions
-Have Amy, Kent, and Alex all get married in the temple
-Have lots of nieces and nephews from Amy, Lisa, Kent, Alex
-Serve a mission with Brandon
-Have my kiddos call me a good mother
-Stay out of debt
-Have a HUGE garden behind our house
-Learn how to bottle fruits/veggies
-Attend the temple monthly
-Brandon to be happy in his chosen career
-Stay "up-to-date" with modern technology
-Write a personal life history
-Have at least two girls and another boy
-Enjoy every second of watching my kids grow
-Take a family vacation each year
-Go to Temple Square at Christmas time each year
-Go to Disneyland many, many times
-Learn how to be a good swimmer
-Be a better housekeeper
-Get to the point where I enjoy mopping floors
-Get my braces off
-Never miss a chance for sharing love
-See Utah Lake cleaned up

Yeah for the next 29 years of life. Now to get busy working on these things......

1..2..3..Action

A couple of times each day Peter and I play on our tummies so that Peters head will get strong. Last night I put Peter on my bed for tummy time and he was being super cute. I couldn't resist making this short clip of him "talking".

Later that night he took one of his toys, and for the first time stuck it into his mouth to taste it. It was so funny!

For Valentine's Day

I've decided that the most important thing about V-Day is making sure that you celebrate it in the way that works best for you. For example, Brandon hates shopping when there are tons of crowds. So. he picked up my chocolates, a pot of blooming tulips, and a heart shaped muffin tin the Thursday before the holiday. It made me laugh so hard when he got home from worked, plopped them all on the counter, and told me "here you go, you get them early and without a bag because I hate crowds". It was pretty funny.

Instead of going out to eat on V-Day we ate here at home. We drove to one of Brandon's favorite quick restaurant and got take out. The best part of the meal was eating it together while Peter slept through the entire meal. Thanks honey. I had a wonderful holiday, Thomas style!

Fun things

For some reason I 'all-of-a-sudden' realized how lucky I am. Two of my favorite things right now are my telephones. I love them because I can give them each their own name. The phone in the kitchen is currently Morning Glow, the phone in the office is Cornwallis, and the base is Henry. I love it!

My other favorite thing is a CD that I was lucky enough to find at the Dollar Store a few weeks ago. It has 3 CD's full of the cutest bible songs ever. My favorite song so far is "I'm going A-Z with Noah". I sing it all day long to myself and Peter.

Today I just feel so lucky for the small things that make me happy.

3 months old

Peter turned 3 months old on Friday. He is such a bundle of joy and so darling. He's at the stage where he loves to suck on his fists. He also loves to suck his thumb. Since he doesn't take a binkie I am glad that he finally found his thumb. He is so cute when he falls asleep with his thumb in his mouth. I can't help but kiss his cute little checks multiple times a day.

Peter is also getting ready to roll. Last night he rolled from his front to his back for the first time. Scary! That means my baby is growing up.

Earlier this week Brandon, Peter, and I got out of the house for a "night on the town". My cousins wife Marti had her Senior Project Art Show at BYU's HFAC. It was so awesome to get out of the house with my sweetie for the evening. We both had to sacrifice for having a night out by having Brandon take the morning off work to write the paper for his MBA class. It was worth every second of the sacrifice. You are a super artist Marti! We are so proud of you!

Peter's sleeping

Ah yes, he has established a nighttime routine of sleep. Hurray for my little boy allowing me some sanity. Every night we bathe him at 9pm, feed him, and he drifts off to happy sleep. He then wakes up around 1am and again at 4. It's so wonderful and every day I rejoice that he's figured the whole sleep thing out.

Bug Tagged

Here are 10 things that bug me and the 10 people I tag

1. Dirty dishes sitting in my sink

2. When I don't get the laundry done on the day I've scheduled

3. When my bathtub is dirty

4. Soap scum

5. Hard water spots on my dishes

6. 3am parties in the hot tub right outside our window

7. When Peter poops his pants right after I've changed him

8. When my blog background doesn't get changed every month
9. Icy sidewalks

10. When the garbage needs to be taken out and Bran doesn't notice

I tag:

Lisa J.
Lisa W.
Ashley
Sarah
Amy
Heidi
Emma
Mari
Marynika
Richard

2 Month Appointment

Peter went in for his 2 month appointment on Friday. As we suspected, our cutie weights 15 pounds 10 ounces and is 24.5 inches long. The Dr. said that's good for his age. He also recommended I start him on a 3 hour nursing schedule (instead of every 2 hours). So far Peter's done well on cutting back.

Peter also got 5 shots. Ouchie. The assistant says chubby thighs help and Peter has those. Here's a picture of the Nemo bandaid they gave Peter. His favorite thing to do this week has been to look at his fist and try tracking it's movement with his eyes. It's so funny to watch.

All because of a stroller

When Brandon and I got our travel system we were so excited because we knew we could take it with us everywhere. Then we tried to get the stroller into our car trunk and it wasn't good. Bran pushed, pulled, and prodded. It finally went it but when we took it out I noticed a spot where the fabric had ripped from trying to push it into a spot that's just too small. I was so sad.

So.....we have been searching for a new car and we finally got the one we want. This is my new car. Yahoo! Now I'm a stay-at-home mommy with wheels. I love all the space we have and it's so much easier to transport Peter around. We are so excited to take it camping this summer. Thank you Graco for making our stroller too big for the trunk of our car.