Fresh Start

I needed a fresh start to the blogging world and thought now would be a good time with the arrival of our new baby.  I was having problems with this one and decided to start new.  So check out our new blog and meet our little Lyla!!


http://malloryhutch14.blogspot.com

It's still a work in progress and I don't have the hang of our Mac laptop quite yet.

Fractures, First-days and Fatigue

Fractures:

Almost 5 weeks ago, we found out Jane had broken her left arm.  She fell on it hard enough to fracture the radius bone.  It was a small fracture.  You couldn't even see it on the x-ray, just where the bone was buckled around it.  I'm not sure when the initial injury happened.  We went a whole weekend before I finally took her in on a Monday to get it checked out.  She kept crying and holding her arm.  I held her arm and slowly moved it around and she didn't scream and pull it away so I assumed it was nothing serious.  The poor girl had to suffer for 2 1/2 days because of her neglectful mother.  She wore it for almost 3 1/2 weeks.  Here is the wonderful day that she finally got it off.

Just before the appointment.

                                                                 Waiting for "The Machine"

                                                           I warned Alli it would be loud.

                                                                  Slightly traumatizing.

Freedom! (In Scottish accent.)

She was so funny with this cast.  It didn't seem to bother her at all except right after she got it on.  She held her arm up to me and said, "Stuck, stuck."  Alli was telling all of the neighbor kids that Jane broke her arm.  She came in from playing with the neighbor boy and asked, "What's that thing on Jane's arm called again?"  I answered, "A cast."  Alli, "Oh yeah, I told Chase it was a scab."
All I can say is thank goodness it's off.  Luckily it was water proof and we could bathe without any problems.  However, that does not mean that her arm didn't stink when the cast came off.

First-days:

Alli started Preschool this week.  This is her second year and she was so excited to go.  She goes to our neighbor who runs Summit Preschool.  She goes two days a week for 2 hrs.  

  

My girls love having their picture taken.  Notice little sister trying to sneak in.

Alright Jane, we'll take one of your cute face too.

Fatigue:

This last word definitely applies to me right now.  We are having another baby in March.  We are totally excited!!  I'm not as nauseous with this one as the other two.  For sure more tired though.  Alli asks about every other day when the baby is coming.  She will be a fantastic helper.  Jane will probably be pretty jealous but we'll have to deal with that when the time comes.  I'm not going to speculate what we're having.  I was wrong with the first two but maybe it was just because I never wanted any girls when I was growing up.  Now I wouldn't have it any other way.  Bring on the drama!!

A weekend in the big city!

We recently had our annual weekend in Salt Lake

with these folks....

 and this guy.

 We went to Trolley Square for dinner,

 saw Santa,

 went swimming,

 and had lots of fun!

We also went and saw "Tangled," which was wonderful.  Alli had a blast.  Jane was super tired at dinner and wouldn't eat anything.  She went right to sleep when we put her down.  She was a lot happier in the morning.  Alli had a blast.  She was so excited to sleep on her pull-out sofa that she practically put herself to bed.  She even got put on an elevator the next morning by herself by an adult, who will remain nameless.  The nameless adult found her roaming the second floor talking to a cleaning lady (she was supposed to have gotten out on the fourth floor.)

  My family has been doing this little getaway since I was little and I always look forward to them.  We have created lots of fun memories and I look forward to the ones ahead.  Judd, Kellie and crew, you were sorely missed.  

Gratitude

grat-i-tude

–noun

the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful

Our young women lesson on Sunday was on gratitude and I'm trying to practice what I preach this week by remebering what's really important in life.  I am striving to be worthy of all that I have been blessed with and it being the season of "thanks,"  I want to make a simple list of what I'm grateful for right now.

-hugs
-kisses
-grandma's
-choc. chip cookie dough frosty from Wendy's
-patience
-band aids
-advil
-work
-challenges
-jetted bath tubs
-the sound of hands and feet running/crawling on my hard wood floor
-Alli hugs and kisses
-memories
-pictures
-journals
-family home evening

I am so lucky in life right now and always have been.  I welcome all the joys and challenges that life brings.  I never have anything profound to say but I know what's important and what I want out of life. 

Update on the girls

Recent stats on skinny minnie.  She just had her 3 yr well child check.

HT: 38 in. (80th percent)

WT: 28 lbs (20th percent)

She was quick as a whip with all of the questions and activities that the Doc had for her.

She started preschool this week and loves it.  I wasn't too excited about paying for preschool when she's only 3 but she was so ready for it.  I couldn't find my camera on her first day so I will have to take pictures this week.

This little beauty is 10 months old now and currently weighs 21 lbs.  She got her first two bottom teeth at 6 months.  Her two top teeth are finally coming in and they are ginormous.  Poor girl.  She started army crawling at 8 months and can crawl on all fours but prefers to army crawl.  She started saying Alli.  It sounds like "Aaadddeeee."  My girls get along pretty well as long as Alli isn't too rough.  They are so much fun.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful girls. 

It's a Party!!

We had our annual waterslide party for Alli's 3rd birthday this year complete with slip n' slide, cake, presents, snacks and lots of fun. Andy made her a fabulous Dora cake that we will be talking about for the next year I'm sure. She got a croquet set, art kit, Ariel doll, clothes, and a bike. Thanks to everyone who came. Alli had a blast!

Alli's current favorites;

color: yellow

movie: Little Einstein's

person: Carver (cousin)

song: You are my Sunshine

favorite thing to do with Jane: scare her

treat: a sucker

We love this little girl and life would definitely be dull without her. She still loves to be the boss and has a great time playing with the neighbor kids. She loves to read books, ride her bike, sing, talk on the phone, play at the park, go to the library, swim and much more. She is CONSTANTLY talking and keeps us laughing everyday. She has so much energy we can hardly get her to go to sleep at night. I don't know how she survives. She hasn't napped for almost a year now. It's bitter sweet to watch her grow up right before our eyes. I'm always telling her that she's too smart for her own good.

Happy Late Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day Everyone! I certainly had a wonderful day and I hope you did too.

We are so blessed to have such amazing women in our lives and cannot thank them enough for all they do for us.

Happy Late Birthday Post

Andy celebrated his 26th birthday last month. The Friday night before his birthday I planned a surprise dinner at Fredrico's with our families. It was a fun get together that hopefully was enjoyed by all. Words cannot express my feelings and appreciation for this man so I will stop now and just show the pictures.

Happy birthday Andy, we love you!!

2010, what the?!

I'm not quite sure where 2009 went but it was a pretty darn good year for us. We moved into our house on August 10 and we are extremely glad that we're not building through this winter. It's fantastic to finally be living in something that is our own. We had some great parties with family and friends and we are so glad that we have you all in our lives. My last day of work was Nov 3 and we welcomed baby Jane into the world on Nov 4. It all went very smoothly and recovery was good. She has been an extremely good baby and I don't know how we are so lucky. The spirit that a new baby brings into your home is so amazing and humbling. Andy is just as wonderful as ever with his love and patience. I am reminded everyday of how lucky I am to have him and I know that my girls have the best daddy in the world. This is usually how the photo shoots go. Mom, she hates your camera. Hopefully this will change.
These two angels keep us humble and remind us of what's really important in life.

This little girl is large and in charge. She definitely wears the pants at our house. We usually don't accomplish anything without some major tantrums and meltdowns. About a month and a half ago she informed me one evening that, "Mom, I need to go poopy in my room. Can you turn the light on for me so I can see please?" We had been trying to potty train her and it was a constant fight to get her to sit on the toilet. I had been questioning if she was ready or not but after that statement, I knew that she was ready and now she is doing great! She is sooooo much fun and keeps us laughing and amazed at all of the things she says. She is a wonderful big sister and has done really well with having a new baby. I think it's because it's another person that she can be the boss of.

And this amazingly handsome devil (or saint I should say) is going on a mission to Seattle, Washington. We love you and are so proud of you Uncle Judd!

Side note. Our computer is old and not working very well so I haven't been able to read up on all of your fantastic lives. I'm sorry if I see you and don't congratulate you on something that you wrote about on your blog because I probably haven't read it. I am posting this at my mom's house and I can hear both of my girls crying in the other room so I really should go. I'm still trying to get used to being a full-time stay at home mom and entertaining a two year old that doesn't nap anymore. It is wonderful and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Yes, we're still alive

So, I'm pretty sure nobody probably looks at our blog anymore. That's okay. This is for me anyways and it's unfortunate that I'm so bad at journaling. We moved into our house in August and it has been so nice to be able to relax once in a while and to be able to be home with my husband. There are still a lot of projects to be done but I figure that will never change. I'll post some pictures when I get the babies room put together.

Baby # 2 is coming anytime now and we can't wait to meet her. This pregnancy has been a lot easier than the first. I'm not sure if that's because we've been so busy with the house and with Alli. Alli constantly talks about baby sister and frequently says, "Lets get her out." She will be a great big sister and fits the bossy roll perfectly.

Alli is 2 yrs and 3 months going on 16. She talks like crazy and definitely seems older than 2. She is a pro at the ABC's, counting, shapes, colors and loves to sing "I am a Child of God" along with many other songs. I love to listen to her sing and she never hesitates to sing to the baby.

We had a fantastic Halloween. We went to an awesome party put on by the Buttars and Webbs. I went as Prego Spaghetti Sauce and Andy was a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Alli was Minnie Mouse for Halloween and we got to go to Andy's work on Friday and trick-or-treat. She absolutely loved it! I'm only posting a couple of pictures because I have good intentions of posting more after the baby comes. We'll see if that happens.

Cutest Mouse on the block

Me, just shy of 39 weeks. Man I look tired.

Exciting news!

We are waaaaaay excited!

Life, or something like it

Well, since I last posted, we've celebrated many things. To name a few: Andy's birthday (the big 25!), mother's day, the ever pressing task of building your own home and the fact that this cute little face will get to be a big sister! We're having another baby, due on November 9 (my mom's b-day) and we are ecstatic!! I am 15 1/2 wks and we'll find out what we're having June 16.

In other news, the house is still alive and kickin'. We got our cabinets in and they look awesome! It's fun to see the final aspects come together. Andy continues to work full time as an internal auditor and spends every night and every Saturday at the house. He is currently working on the wood floor, siding, and painting the molding. He works EXTREMELY hard, does not get stressed and always remains calm. With everything on his plate he continues to be a fantastic dad and amazing husband! He is so very patient with my pregnancy orneriness. I love him to death.

I also got the chance to get out and spend some quality time with these lovely ladies (minus Michelle. You just live too dang far away.) Andy took a night off at the house to watch Alli. We left early afternoon, did some shopping, ate dinner and went to Wicked. I must say, it was wicked awesome. No pun intended. The music, the lights, the costumes, the singing! It was the fastest 2 hrs and 45 min of my life. I recommend it to anybody who gets the chance to go.

As for Miss A, she never fails to make us laugh, is quick as a whip, and is the cutest thing in the world! She now sleeps fantastically in a big girl bed and loves to show people her room at the new house. Apparently the new baby will sleep in the closet of the other bedroom. Maybe she has memories of when she slept in a closet and thinks that's just normal practice for babies. She talks like crazy and is a pro at singing Happy Birthday. She knows everybody's name at Day Care, even better than me I'm afraid, and loves babies. She will be such a good big sister.

I spend my days working, neglecting laundry, playing with Alli, taking dinner to Andy, neglecting laundry, going to bed as early as I can, and neglecting laundry. I'm going for the world record. Guinness anyone? I've been feeling pretty good besides the second trimester headaches. I'm also missing my husband. Our only link of communication is via e-mail. We HAVE managed to go on two dates since our anniversary. One of which was going to Wal-mart and the other was seeing X-men origins. I was very excited about the last one and was not disappointed. Well, how could anyone be disappointed with the Hugh? It was amazing. I am a HUGE X-men fan and I loved it! Oh, and if the Hugh doesn't do it for you, we'll take a little Ryan Reynolds on the side. Well, that's all for now. My next post will be in approximately 3 months.

P.S. Will somebody please find me a cute baby ticker? I just don't have the time to find one. I would greatly appreciate it.