The Rest of June

So I guess for awhile I might be down to two posts a month. I'm sure things will get back to normal once Chayce is on a schedule. I must say he is an excellent sleeper, I just try to get everything else done while Peyt is taking a nap...so blogging comes last. My pictures below are in backwards chronological order. I wasn't paying attention to the order and don't want to mess with it tonight. Anyway...here it goes...

No pic but we took Peyt to the Orem Owls game last Sat. So fun! Grandpa Neiger was a little jealous we were going without him...but I'm sure he'll get a chance to take him sometime. He's going off to California to visit Grandma Neiger for almost a whole week next week WITHOUT ME! I'm going to miss my sidekick more than I realize I think. I know he'll have fun though.

We took Chayce to his first day of church...slept the whole time pretty much! The picture of him is a little weird. I think I caught him off guard with the flash.

The wonderful Fugal family came to visit us and brought many gifts...a delicious dinner and two full on matching outfits from Gymboree. We love this family so much! We've known them for many years and now I get to be somewhat neighbors with them! They are wonderful people and we appreciate their friendship! Their baby Jack is only a month older than Chayce so we think they'll be buds growing up!

I took Peyt swimming two days in a row...thanks to both Grandmas for taking Chayce for me. We tried out the Scera and new Lindon pools for the first time. Both SO fun. We'll be going back this summer!

My new-found love is to match my boys the best I can. I can't justify buying new matching wardrobes because I already have SO many clothes for Chayce. But where I can I try to put them in the same colors at least. SO fun!

Happy late Father's Day to the wonderful men in my life. We love you all so much! We had a wonderful day celebrating with our own Dads...thanks for the fun evening family! (I love the cousin picture...right after it was taken Tyler stood right up with Chayce...I think it gave everyone around him a heart attack and scared him too. He's a great big cousin to the kids!)

Last but not least...happy belated bday to my awesome brother Jack. We had a delicious filet mignon dinner with the family to celebrate. He is such a great person and I love and respect him lots!

We're looking forward to a fun and eventful July. I can't stay inside during the summer so I'm sure I'll have more events to report!

Delighted...

Amanda Peterson (www.amandasimages.com) did a fabulous job. I'm so happy with them...and there are many to look at. Enjoy...

Peyton

GROSS!

*Warning: not for weak stomachs

I was at my in-laws yesterday and Chayce had THE worst diaper I've changed in two and a half years. He had done his business so I went to change him. As I took the diaper off he gave another big push...and another....and another. I held the diaper in place for an extra five minutes or so to let him get it ALL out. I must say that diaper weighed at least a pound. I went to quickly move the full diaper to put a clean one under him and he squirt at least three feet. My skirt was COVERED in #2 (I hate the word poop so I'll really never use it on this blog!) He missed their carpet completely and made it to the tile which I was thankful for (newborn #2 stains so bad...I think my skirt is history unless Oxyclean can do its magic). I never knew something so little could discard so much! Glad he felt better after that :)

The past few weeks...

...have been wonderful! I didn't get great sleep last night so I can't say it's all been perfect, but close! I really overestimated how hard two would be and I think I'm functioning pretty well with two. I have lots of help from family so that makes it much easier, but I think I'm going to be OK!

I've decied I'm going to start posting pictures at the end of my posts...a) because I am sick of adjusting my postings for pictures and text throughout...if someone knows how to make this easier, let me know and b) my pictures usually don't need alot of explaining anyway...and when I import everything into my journals I print out, they don't make sense because the sentences aren't right underneath the pictures like they are in the blog.

Chayce seems bigger to me already! You'll see how small he is though compared to Peyt...it makes Peyt look like a giant! He was finally able to have his first bath which was so nice...what a good day when the umbilical chord finally falls off! We've had lots of visitors which has been great. And Chayce has now met three of his five great grandparents (four generation pictures to follow). His little life has been very blessed so far and we love, love, LOVE him.

For Mother's Day, Grandma Erk got a huge waterslide thing and a fun bouncy house. I think they are breaking out the waterslide on the 4th of July but they opened the bouncy house and Peyton LOVED it. They gave us a trampoline for Christmas which Peyt loves also!

We are doing great!

Thought I'd give a little hello and let everyone know we are doing great! The second time around has been so much better for me on all levels. Chayce is an angel baby and usually sleeps six hours straight at night...and then goes right back down after he eats. Peyton loves him so much and has done well with him...it's me he's getting after! It's never the baby that you adjust to...it's your two year old! I love being a Mom to two little boys...they are the best!

Pictures will be coming soon. I was just online and wanted to write something quickly. Chayce's photo shoot should be back before too long. And we've taken a few at home I'll share. In my spare time I've been relaxing and watching my tivoed shows...thus the neglected blog.