Not Sandra

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After:

Well I am by far no Sandra Bullock, but I like the way my hair turned out. I didn't cut it the same as her, but she was my inspiration. Jamison took this pic for me. It is about 3 inches shorter then I really wanted it cut, but my hair grows so fast I don't mind. With all of my hair falling out and baby hairs (thanks Jensen) I definitely needed a change.

Our new house

These pics are not very good and we are only sorta moved in so don't mind the mess. This will give you the idea of what it is like. We are loving it so far, minus the little ant problem...

From the front door

Our master bathroom

From the kitchen

upstairs bathroom

Jay's room

Back yard

Kitchen

Dolly

She looks so much like Jamison. We are still waiting for her hair to grow in...I think it might be a while...

Hallelujah!

Sleeping:
Jensen actually slept 5 hours in a row. I know I am jinxing myself right now, and it will probably never happen again, but I am so happy. I am going to completely forget the fact that it took me and hour and a half to get her to sleep. She is now sleeping in her crib and has for the past week. It was a major step...for me. Letting my little Dolly sleep in a whole other room took a few uneasy sleepless nights of panic at first.
Looking back in my journals I saw that Jamison slept with us until he was eight months old. EIGHT MONTHS! That is just ridiculous. This time I refused to fall into the same patterns. I am not however, using the "letting them cry" method until she is at least 5-6 months old. So, for now, I put her in her crib awake and stay in there with her until she falls asleep. If this means putting her pacifier in her mouth every 5 seconds or holding her little hand, I do it. I just do what makes her happy as long as I am not holding her as she falls asleep. Then I go sleep in my bed until I hear her little cries for the milky. I think this plan is a good one for now.
Eating:
I think this time around I was super paranoid about my milk supply. (I never thought I had enough with Jamison.) But, as I look in the freezer, I am a little concerned that I won't be able to use all the milk I have in time.
It's like this-and I take this theory from a comedy sketch by Jerry Seinfeld-
When you buy too much milk because you weren't sure when you were at the store how much milk you had at home. "Oh, I'll just pick up another gallon just in case." Then you realize that the expiration date is going to come way faster then you can possibly drink the milk. Then you start thinking of other ways to use the milk and at this point you are bathing in it.

I am feeling a little like that. The great part about it is that it means less work for me. AND...one less time I have to get up in the middle of the night to pump. I may even be able to stop nursing all together and still have enough milk to last her until she is one! Well, not really, but I am happy I have a full supply and hope I can keep it up.
Tricks:
I am sure this was totally on accident, but Jensen rolled from her stomach to her back. She was on the floor having some "Tummy time" and became very determined that she didn't want to participate at that time. Her arm proved to be a very big obstacle, however it did not detour her from her plan and over she rolled. She wasn't even crying or mad she just wanted to roll over. She is a very determined woman.
Personality:
I love Jensen's personality. I know it might be a little to early to tell, but I think she is so smart and funny. It is like she knows when to smile on cue to get a laugh or make a little noise that is so funny. She seems to poop her pants at the worst possible moment to test mom and dad. I think she will be testing us the rest of our lives. It doesn't hurt that she is just a good baby. And, by that I mean she just hangs out with out complaint unless she is hungry or needs her diaper changed. Just chill.

I feel so unworthy to have been blessed with two awesome kids. How great it is that the hardest part of my day is telling Jamison 100 times to back up and stop kissing his sister so much. I almost feel guilty saying it is so easy....almost.

Summer Fun

Lately I have been feeling really sad for Jamison because all he wants to do is play and all I want to do is unpack, feed the baby etc. So Jumpin Jacks sounded like the perfect way to let him get out all of his craziness. We met Shelly and the kids there. It was so fun for them.

Shelly and Ava


On Thursday was one of no days off for Randy. Our main goal for the day was to get our old house cleaned. Thankfully the Jamison's showed up to help. We got it all done in like 2 hours...it was awesome. They were SUCH a big help. Afterwards we ate pizza and had ice cream. It was so hot that we let the boys play in the sprinklers. They loved it and we got to test out our new backyard.

Me and my Dolly


The beautiful Ms. Ava

Hair cut?

Do we agree that my hair is way to freaken long. I can't even handle it any more. Please give me suggestions. I need a mama make over!!!!! I kinda like this look, but I kinda don't think Randy would love me any more if I cut my hair this short. What do you think???

Playing catch up...

I have been so busy lately I haven't even really had time to breath. Here are just a few moments in our life that I don't want to forget. On the 4Th we got to see Kevin (Randy's brother) in action. He just got hired on with the city of Provo. We stopped by freedom days for a little bit to say hello. It took everything I had to not stop to get a funnel cake or snow cone. After that we went to a BBQ. Our friends Chase and Nicole invited us to join them. The food was good and Jay had a major blast on the slip and slide. He is a lot more daring now! I wish I had more pics, but when you have a baby somehow the camera never makes it into your hands.

Rans, Jay and Kevo

Check out that action.

A few days later Grammie Jeanna and Aunt Laura came for a visit. Laura spent the week at EFY and had a great time. Jeanna spent most her time helping me pack and playing games with Jay. It was such a big help.

Aunt Laura and Jensen

Jamison has been up to his usual self of being hysterical. We found him one night asleep in his room like so. He has gotten SO good at reading lately. He reads everything. I now have to be careful what I write because he can read it! Now I know that he learned all that through osmosis.

This is his famous cowboy hat. I do have to say it makes him look handsome...watch out ladies!

I have never in my life seen as many rainbows as I have seen in the past couple of months. This was another full one right outside our house. It was so big I couldn't fit the whole thing in one pic! Utah is so beautiful.

My life

What I have learned in the last week...

I have come to several realizations this week. Here are a few of them:

1. My body only needs 3 hours of sleep at night to function. Do I like this? No. Can I change it? No. Is it physically possible? Somehow.

2. I consider myself the queen of multitasking, yet, I cannot make a sandwich for Jay, feed Jensen, go to the bathroom, eat lunch, and check my email at the same time. I am still working on a plan.

3. I tell myself everyday that I have to have a candy bar or a cookie or some form of sugar. Then later, I get mad that I wasn't better about my eating. I am not so much as dieting as testing how crappy my will power is. It is a battle I lose with myself everyday.

4. My husband is the hardest worker I know. Not just at his job, but with everything. I don't tell him that enough.

5. Being a parent is the most difficult job in the world. Whether it comes easy to you or not, it is always work. There is no greater love in the world then the love between a parent and child. I know as a daughter of Heavenly Father that he loves his children. I feel blessed an honored to be given the title of Mother.

Random Stuff...

Bath Time... Jensen's first real bath after her U cord fell off. She was happy for a bit and got cold and was no longer a happy camper. She must get that from me. Just like every girl she loved having her hair washed!

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After:


I love my mother/daughter bonding time. Mama's little angel.

Jensen is sticking her tongue out at Randy behind his back. I didn't even tell her to. This little girl already has Dad wrapped around her little finger.

Hospital Visitors

Grandma Jody

Grandma Imy

Grandpa Ted and Judith

The Jamison Family (Shelly)...and some pretty flowers they brought. They also got on my good side by bringing a dozen Krispy Kreme Donuts. Who doesn't need a dozen donuts after they have given birth?

We also had many other family and friends visit:

Kelly, Madison, Jaime, Boston, Aunt Dana, and Carl and Monica Walker (Who brought some yummy cookies.) We received lots of love and some great gifts. Our hospital stay was so awesome. I think the the thing that was the coolest for me was that on Sunday morning some members came by and brought me the Sacrament because I had to miss church. Talk about front door service. I was so tempted to move in for a while. Thank you to all of those who helped in and out of the hospital (With meals and groceries and every thing in between.) I feel so blessed to have such great friends and family.

We are moving...again...

This might come as a shock to you, but we are moving. We thought having a baby wasn't that big of a challenge so we thought we would move...in 2 weeks. Yesterday morning Randy I were looking at a few places online and came across one place that we both agreed on. It was the perfect location. So, we called and set an appointment to go look at it. Well, before we knew it we were planning the big move. The town home is located in Lindon. It is great because it's about 2-3 min away from both Randy's work and Jay's school. Really it came out of no where, but we have been wanting to move for a while now (just haven't found something we both liked.) So, you may not see or hear from me for a while. Wish us luck as we push full steam ahead on our next adventure!

Oh, I remember now...

Could being a Mom be any better? YES/NO Circle one...

I know the first time around I got seriously lucky with Jamison. He was such a good baby. Terrified, I mean having nightmares, about having Jensen was all too frequent. I pictured the worst, yet hoped for the best. Well, I must be having a lucky streak because Jensen is just as good, if not better. True she is less then two weeks old, but still. She only cries when she is hungry. She sleeps all the time and she never spits up. The only thing that I can say, is that last night I got a little glimpse of what normal moms go through. Jensen was up all night long. She wasn't crying or screaming or anything. She was just making these little baby noises of not being comfortable. Which, in turn made me not sleep a wink thinking she was in pain or couldn't breath or something. I think I got a grand total of about 1-2 hours of sleep last night. I am starting to remember again that this Mom thing is pretty tough. I mean just look at my face, I am bagging it up under my eyes. I know this is for but a small moment in time, but I know one thing for sure is that I LOVE my sleep and can't wait until we are friends again.