Thursday, February 5, 2009

Andy's New Truck

A few months ago Andy sold his truck, because he had his little comuter car, and the truck just wasn't getting used. Well...that didn't last long. He started a new job with the LDS Church a couple weeks ago, and is able to ride the bus back and forth downtown to work. Plus, this summer his commute will be cut down to about 2 miles because he'll be transferring to a building out here in Riverton. So, he's been pretty antsy to get a truck back and not have to drive his little Saturn anymore. (He LOVED that little car...j/k HAHA!) Well today we found him a new truck, and he said adios to the Saturn!



Any of you who knew his previous truck probably think this looks pretty similar. That's because it is! It's 6 years newer, and has 4 doors instead of two, but other than that it looks the same! We liked that truck so much that when we found a good deal on this one, we couldn't pass it up. It will be so nice to have the 4 doors, and more space in the back seat for the boys. We are excited about the new purchase!

Baby Boy #2

We had quite the experience on Thanksgiving Day while we were in Idaho. I was 15 weeks, and started bleeding suddenly, so we ended up getting an ultrasound. Luckily everything was okay with the baby, and I haven't had any problems since, but the positive thing from it all was that we were able to find out we are having another little boy! We didn't expect to be able to see anything (or not see anything) that soon, but luckily we could. It was a great way to turn a scary experience into a positive one. We are so excited for Treyden to have a little brother! I'm almost 25 weeks now, and things are still looking good. The baby is healthy and doing great. I just get anxious at times to be done being pregnant! Don't get me wrong, I am SO grateful to be having another baby, especially after the experiences we had trying to have Treyden, but with only having a 5 or 6 month break in between pregnancies, I feel like I have been pregnant FOREVER! Luckily I seem to have pretty easy pregnancies, though, and don't get too sick.


Ultrasound of the baby at 19 weeks.

We are having a hard time coming up with a name that we both like. I really like the name Tanner, but Andy's not a fan. And he likes...well...good question, he won't suggest any names! It's hard because we had so long while we were waiting for Treyden that we were prepared with names, but this time we already used up our boy names, and are struggling coming up with anything else. So, if anyone has any suggestions, we'd be happy to hear them! Make sure you don't suggest anything you wouldn't want us to use, though! I know a lot of you are pregnant with little boys yourselves!

Cheesy Smiles

Treyden went through this stage where he was cheesing it all the time! I have no idea where he learned it, but he did it constantly. It was so funny! He even got smart enough to start doing it when he was sucking up and wanted something (or was getting into something he wasn't supposed to have). This is the best picture I got of it, and I'm warning you...it's a beauty!


I love the white trash look. The grin, the couple teeth, and the disgustingly dirty shirt... that's my handsome little man! I promise, I don't leave him in dirty clothes all the time!


Here's another cute picture of the white trash boy. The missing sock, and belly just complete the look, don't you think? Treyden loves to be read to, and I love to see these precious moments of him with his Daddy.

Treyden is growing up so fast! He started walking at 10 months, and is all over the place. His favorite thing to do lately is to play "chase". He loves to both chase us and to be chased, and would do it all day long if we would. He is also starting to understand so much. He knows to hug me when I say "Can I have a snuggle?", or to look for Dad when I say "Where's Daddy?", or "Go get Daddy", or to chase me when I say "Come get me". The phrase he hears the most, and yet listens to the least, is "No no". Guess that's payback for always being so obedient to my parents, right? :) It's so fun to see Treyden start to understand and interact so much. I can't believe he'll be a year old in a few weeks!

Sink Shower

One of Treyden's favorite things to do lately is EAT! However, he always manages to make a huge mess. One night Andy decided it would be easier to just put him in the sink. I thought he would just use the washcloth to wipe Treyden off, but I guess he decided the mess was bad enough it required a shower. Luckily Treyden likes water! He is our little fish. The other day he was in the bathtub for over an hour, and still didn't want to get out. He splashes, drinks the water, and lays on his belly sliding back and forth along the tub like he's "swimming". I'm excited for it to get warm so we can go swimming!

Winter 2008

This was Treyden's first experience with snow. He wasn't sure what to think, but endured it long enough to crawl around a little and make a snow angel. The next time he liked it a lot better.



We also had the opportunity to go to Temple Square with my brother and his wife when they were in town. It was quite the experience! It took us an hour and a half to find a parking space downtown. I have never seen it so busy down there and with so much going on. We finally did find a place though, and I'm glad we stuck it out, because it turned out to be a lot of fun. Thank goodness for the hot chocolate stand on the corner!

Christmas Candy

Treyden was a big help when I was making Christmas candy this year. His job was to lick the spoons, and he loved every minute of it! It was a messy job, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him so happy. He's such a spoiled boy!


Christmas 2008

So these are WAY overdue, but things have just been busy and time has gone by so fast. Christmas this year was so fun! It was Treyden's first Christmas, and it was so fun! Andy and I like Christmas anyway, but to have Treyden just made it so much better. Somehow Treyden knew it was Christmas becuase he woke up early that morning and was wide awake ready to open presents. It didn't take him long to catch on and rip wrapping paper off. We then spent the day having breakfast at Andy's sister's, and dinner at Andy's parents. My parents were able to come to town a couple weeks later, and it was fun to see them.