Some pictures

So I haven't been really good at taking a lot of pictures lately......but here are a few.

We asked Carter to go get a diaper for Brooklyn....when it was quiet we searched all over for him and found him in Brooklyn's crib pretending to sleep with her suckie and everything.


Brooklyn's first ponytail! She hates me to mess with her hair but I finally got it in with out her screaming to much!

Brooklyn in her jumper-roo.

So this week Brent gets to travel to California for a big seminar. Too bad I can't go with him and see my sister April who is ready to have her baby....Hang in there girl and post some pics of the wicked rash.

Carter has been pretending that he is Dr. Schaeffer. He's been pretending all week to check our ears and our throat and hear our heart. I guess we've been to the doctor a little much. Brooklyn went this week for her shots and she weighed in at 16 pounds!!!! She is rolling over like crazy! I lay her down and immediately she flips making it hard to change her. Carter thinks it's so funny that she can "roll" so when she actually is laying still he tries to help her roll. Well I better go and try and get some sleep. Carter had a 5 hour nap today so he might be awake extra early tomorrow. Love to all.

Happy Days

We are all doing much better!!! Brooklyn's rash and diarrhea completely cleared up by Saturday and she is such a happy girl. Her pediatrician completely disagreed with the other doctor. She told me that throughout our lives we will always find that doctors do have different opinions even though both doctors are good doctors just see things differently and to always go with your maternal instincts. She did think she was allergic and charted it and did not want her on any other antibiotic until her system was completely flushed, and she didn't think she had an ear infection at all. So I felt completely better after my visit with her.

Carter gets funnier everyday. His big new phrase is "NOT FAIR!" One evening we all went shopping and Brent took Carter out to the car to change his diaper and he thought for some odd reason he was going to get to drive and when Brent told him no you get to ride in your nice chair.....he replied "Not fair". I'm not quite sure where he picked it up but he now tells me this often when he can't do something. I try to hide my little laughs as I can't believe he is already trying to reason with me. He also is growing up so much he has finally gone potty on the big potty. He's gone the big #1 and #2. Now the problem is just sticking with it. Potty training is way more in depth than I imagined. Right now I'm kind of just going with the flow, not pushing it at all...I'm just thinking it is a little easier to just change the diaper. Carter has been calling Brooklyn "gorgeous" and is making sure she has plenty of toys. He'll even share with her for a few minutes and then when she drops the toy he'll say "Thank you Brook it's my turn" Last night we were in the car and Brooklyn started fussing and Carter quickly said " Brooklyn, U Or Words, top crying" (use your words stop crying). Yes this is what I tell him when he is in the middle of a melt down and it seems to work quite well. He soon can get a hold of himself and usually will tell me what is wrong so we can work together to make things better. I now know what I must sound like when I'm talking to him. Brooklyn has really found her voice and loves to squeel and talk. She gets so excited the moment she sees Carter and without him doing anything she'll start laughing so hard at him. She constantly watches him and I can just see in her eyes she's waiting for him to notice her and she wishes so bad that she could get down and play with him. I know that day will come too soon! Brooklyn is getting so big and it is so bittersweet. I'm just trying to make the most of my days and enjoy Carter and Brooklyn as they are now, although life is CRAZY I love it, and I certainly know that it will only get crazier in the years to come. I better get going...I'm in Twin and so I don't have my camera but I'll post pics as soon as I get back. Love to all!!!!

Sleep Deprived!!!

This is the beginning of the rash

Pictures don't even do it justice....it's so sad and looks terrible

I was nursing Brooklyn and Carter came and sat on my feet and next thing I know he's asleep


Carter making a snow angel

Brooklyn laying with Carter in his bed. This was the morning we woke up to just some spots on her.


So our little Brook has become quite the trooper. Last Monday I took her in to the Dr.'s because she had become fussy and having trouble sleeping and scratching the heck out of her ear. It was an ear infection so they prescribed Amoxicillin. After being on the amoxicillin for 7 days, Sunday morning Brooklyn had broke out in a rash. At first it was just a whole bunch of spots on her body and as the day progressed so did her rash. She is now covered in welts and it has broke my heart that she has to go through this. Today I took her to the Dr. to not find out anything. The Dr. was a new doctor that they stuck me with since Brooklyn's normal pediatrician is not in the office on Mondays. This Dr. looked at her ears 5 to 6 times and then asked me well which ear was the infected one. Once I told him he looked and looked and then said well I think it is a little red and so I think it's still infected. Then he said I don't think her rash is bothering her. She's too little to swipe at her rash and want to itch. And he also doesn't think she is allergic to Amoxicillin he just thought it was one of the side effects. Allergic or not I'm never giving it to her again!!!! He wants to put her on a different antibiotic, and not document that she is allergic to it.
Well I completely DISAGREE with this dr. so I'm going tomorrow to her regular dr. for another opinion!!!! She has not been this uncomfortable EVER! She is swiping at her forehead and her eyes where the rash is the worst. Before the rash she was still sleeping really well and only waking up 2 times in the night rather than just waking up at 5. But last night she was awake and just whimpering and getting so frustrated! Brent was so great to wake up with me (I was becoming FRANTIC) and helped me give her a bath and then I ran to the store to get Aveno Oatmeal baths. This all occurred at 3 in the morning. Brent gave her a blessing and she soon calmed down and slept for a good few hours.
I'm so grateful for the Priesthood and to have it in our home. Thanks to my honey for being such a good daddy and being so calm!!! I don't know what I'd do without him.
Amongst all the craziness in taking care of Brooklyn.... it has finally snowed and left us with some snow on the ground. I was able to take Carter out and play with him in it and he loved it! We had tons of fun making snow angels and throwing snowballs at each other. He is such a fun smart little kid. He loves to make us laugh and make himself laugh. He definitely keeps the spirit in our home happy as long as we remember to laugh and not worry about the messes he makes or the curiosity in him. This past week he has thrown my phone in the bathtub (now I have a newer nicer phone...thanks carter), given the floors tons of baths, thrown tons of rice down the heat vent, taken keys off our keyboard, tried drinking a bottle of ibuprofen thank goodness I was close by to catch him right before doing so. You may now think I never watch this kid but seriously I DO constantly and that's when he plays so good and we play together and the moment I go to the bathroom for 2 minutes or go to lay Brooklyn down or just sit to nurse her he takes these opportunities to become curious. Okay well I better go get some sleep.... I now have just been informed that our dryer isn't working (it's only 1 year old)....AUGH now I have wet clothes and have to call customer service be on hold forever and probably won't be able to understand the person I'm talking to. Oh my it really does pour when it rains!!!! I just have to laugh and say tomorrow is a new day. Love to all!

It's been a while! So much to tell but where to start. First.....in regards to my last post. I figured out who Grandma Bessy is. Grandma Bessy is in the book "Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do". She is coming to visit and the monkeys are trying to clean to get ready for Grandma Bessy. The five little monkeys books are so cute! They even have little finger puppets of all the monkeys! I guess Carter isn't thinking up imaginary grandmas.
Now for Christmas....We spent Christmas at my parents house in Twin Falls. Carter understood a lot more than I thought he would. He couldn't wait for Santa to come and for the reindeer. His favorite song is Santa Claus is Coming to Town. We still have to sing this song as one of our bedtime songs. We had lots of fun Christmas morning! Carter was so happy with his presents. I think Carter and Brook got spoiled!!! The best part was that Brent was able to take some time off and we were able to spend some great time with family. We were over at Terry and Ana's almost every night rocking out to Guitar Hero and Singstar on the Play Station. I think Brent will be the next American Idol ( love ya babe)! We had so much fun with everyone we went and bought a Play Station for us.
Of course with Christmas comes great food! Thanks to my dad and mom for the good food and to Ana who cooks some great authentic Mexican food for our Christmas Eve party!!!
We then came home to ring in the new YEAR! We went over to our friends house and of course brought over our Guitar Hero and Singstar and had a great time! Again the food was GREAT (thanks Collette, I now have 10 more pounds to lose on top of what I already need to lose!)
And now it is 2008. I can not believe it! The time just seems to slip away and it seems to go faster each year. I hope to be able to make the best and most out of it no matter what! Oh the list could go on forever for my new years resolution. I have so much to be thankful for and am loving being a mother of 2 beautiful healthy kids. I better get going, it's late and I'm in need of some major sleep. To all of you that we were not able to see this Christmas Season you all have been in our thoughts! WE miss you all. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!