I ♥ this boy!!

He's 16 weeks today (WHERE does the time go??) & is showing us a lot more of his personality... I LOVE IT!! For instance, His tongue is constantly hanging out of his mouth- it's so funny looking because he never use to stick it out at all! I'm really enjoying spending my days with him- some days Anthon will come home & ask suspiciously, "What did you do today??" (since the messes all over the house will look the exact same since he left for work that morning). I always reply, "Played with Roman :D!" Being his mother is SO much better than I ever imagined it could be- He IS my happy place, & I thank the Lord daily He's given us the chance to have Roman in our life!! No one quite says it like the song from Baby Signing Time; I sing it to him all the time!! One of the verses says: "Exactly what I wanted, exactly who you are! I know we'll work together & we can reach the stars. Families stick together & family lasts forever; Forever, that's how long I'll love you! You are very special to me, & I am very special to you! I know this is where I am meant to be- I'm glad that my baby is you!"

Ahh- I ♥ him!!

Easter- Better late than never, right?

Yeah, it was a week ago, but I figured I'd post about it anyway. Our Easter was nice- we don't really focus on the commercial side of this holiday too much. I figured we'd just have a small family Easter basket, but Roman's too little for candy & Anthon's diabetic... so we went without the basket :). We spent the morning going to another ward to hear Peter's girlfriend, Holly, speak (which was GREAT- She's awesome!) & then just went to my mom's for dinner. It was low key, but nice!

I tried to take pictures of Roman in his Easter outfit last week, but wouldn't you know it... the camera was dead & we weren't about to drive home to charge it! Anyway, since we went to a different ward on Easter, I figured I'd have him sport the outfit to church again today & took some pictures after we got home. This picture cracked me up- doesn't he look like he's so deep in thought??

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Happy Birthday Sydney!!

3 years ago today my best buddy Sydney Anne was born!! I'm sad I can't be there with her for her big day, but they'll be here next month :D! Syd, I love you SO very much & have had so much fun watching you grow! I hope your birthday is a lot of fun!!











I love you Sydney Bug!! Love, Nash

Spring has sprung.... & is gone!

Anthon had yesterday off so we decided to go for a hike at the Usery Mountain Recreational Park just north of or house. We hiked the Wind Cave trail that was just over 3 miles. It was great to get out & spend the day together, but it was WARM! I always kick myself because I wait until the cool season is pretty much over before I get the hiking bug in my system. Roman did great- just chewed on the carrier & slept! I was terrified that he would get sunburned, so I was caking the sunblock on him like every 10 minutes... It worked! But in worrying about Roman getting burned, I neglected myself & I got the burn (better me than Roman, though)! We're hoping to go back & hike the Pass Mountain trail that's a 7 mile loop around Usery Mountain the next weekend Anthon has off (if it's not 100º by then)! Anybody want to join us :D??

¡¡Buddies!!

I tried to get a picture of Hinkley & Roman together while I was watching them last week, but this is what ended up happening (click on the pictures to enlarge them- they're hilarious!):

Roman Screamed

Then, Hinkley Screamed

Roman Smiled

Then Hinkley smiled

Oh well, I tried!

3 months old :D

3 months have FLOWN by! I absolutely love this stage- Roman's chatting with us all day long, laughing at us like we're the funniest people ever, and smiling constantly! I can't get enough of him! Here are some of the new & exciting things going on in Roman's life:
1) He sucks on the knuckle of his index finger while his hand is in a fist (& consequently drools like there's no tomorrow).2) He LOVES his bouncer chair (specifically, the monkey & frog on it)!3) He got to go on his first picnic since the weather has been so perfect!

Conflicting Emotions

The day I've been dreading has come & gone- today was my 1st day back to work, & I survived. I'm not sure how to describe how I felt today- conflicted seems to fit. I realized this morning that I have been TRULY HAPPY these past 3 months (completely content with my life), but this morning I felt sad- It was like I was experiencing that emotion for the 1st time again. What an awful feeling sadness is!! I'm not going to lie- there were tears (many, many tears) as I dropped my baby off, but I'm VERY grateful my sweet sister-in-law is able to watch him for me. With all the horror stories you hear of daycare, I'm glad I have someone I COMPLETELY trust to tend my baby (THANKS SHERRY!!). I've been trying to NOT have a pity-party for myself, but it's been hard! I've always thought I would pay my dues & work my butt off until I was lucky enough to have a baby, then I could stay home & just be a mommy. Yeah, I had the PERFECT fairytale picture painted in my head of how it would be- but that's the reality of it; it's just a fairytale (for me, for now anyway).
I really need to remember that there are a lot of people suffering now-a-days (we're in a recession, you know) & I need be grateful that I even have a job that can provide insurance for our family (it's no secret, insurance is the only reason why I'm there)! I guess this is why we have these "learning experiences", so we learn to appreciate things we would normally dread (like work). I know the Lord knows my hearts desire & will bless me in His time (if I'm faithful, that is). So, this is me committing to try & learn as much as I can from this experience. I can do this .... can't I??