30 Months

Gavin is 30 Months old this month! Wow! Here is what he has been up to!

*He loves his potty, he hates to sit on it.

*He is officially in all 24 month 2T clothes...They are still to big for him though.

*He is still in size 4 diapers.

*He is saying a lot more in sentences! He can count to 10 and has been able to for a while now, most of the time we can communicate really well.

*He still does throw the meanest, craziest, most h-e-double hockey sticks raising temper tantrums EVER!

*He loves to play with kids his age. He is great with sharing and playing nicely...most of the time.

*He loves nursery and hates to leave every week. He usually comes home with a cold that he passes on to all of us a well.

*He is still a big milk drinker. And he doesn't really like "adult food." He prefers Corn dogs, Hot dogs, Chicken Nuggets, Mac&Cheese and Fries. He also likes Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches most of the time and is a big cheese fan. String cheese, sliced cheese, he likes it all. He also likes his fruit snacks.

*His Favorite movies are: Cars, Rango, Rio and Tangled.

*His Favorite TV shows are Blues Clues, Backyardigans, WordWorld and Go Diego Go.

*He still repeats almost anything you say. Even when you ask him a question.

*He loves to be outside, and would live outside if he could.

*He does so good with is ABC's. He will copy all the letters & will say A, B, C, D, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V. He also is starting to say that the letters say!

Love this Little Guy!

Mike's Mechanic Blog

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Asthma

Greyson has had this cold for over 2 weeks now. Last Friday, Mike was worried about his breathing, so I took him to the Doctor. The Dr. said that Greyson was wheezing so he has illness induced Asthma. AGH. Today Greyson was so upset and inconsolable he had an asthma attack! Mike got him the breathing treatment and finally he calmed down enough and started breathing better. Scary things these asthma attacks! We will be watching him closely until this cold goes away & hope for a illness free winter season!

We Will Never Forget

I am sure that everyone else remembers where they were 10 years ago when they heard or saw the Planes fly into the World Trade Center. I am like everyone else!

10 Years ago I had just graduated from High School and moved to Cedar City to go to Southern Utah University with some of my high school friends. I had really only been there for 3 or so weeks and was HOME SICK! It was getting better but I missed my family and the comfort that I had known for the last 18 years.

My roommate (Lexi) and I had early morning jobs cleaning classrooms in one of the buildings on Campus from 6-8am. Most mornings we got done super early because we were fast. It was a Tuesday we were really fast that day because we wanted to go back to bed. Neither of us had classes until later on in the day. We left the campus at about 6:50 that morning and driving back to our apartment on the radio we heard someone say that a plane had just crashed into one of the World Trade Tower Buildings. I was just like...Okay. Lexi ran inside and turned on the TV just in time for us to see the 2nd plane hitting the other WTC Building. I was in shock. I didn't know what to think or how to feel or how to move on from this. I was ready to pack up all my belongings and move back home that very minute. I missed my family, I felt sad, and alone, and scared! All of us roommates were glued to the TV that day. I didn't go to my Math class, I don't know if anyone went that day. I was too scared to leave the apartment.

So much has changed in 10 years. I am married, have 2 babies. I have siblings that are married now with babies. I am the only one living in Utah from my family and I still miss them. But life also moves on, we grow, experience, live, love from these moments that hurt us. We come together as people, neighbors, families, a nation!

I will never forget...Where I was that day when I heard the news. I will never forget...The lives that were taken. I will never forget...Those who helped. I will never forget...The courage our men and women have now fighting for our freedoms! I will never forget!

IN MEMORY OF ALL WE LOST, THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11- STATISTICS: Times of impact: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. 2819 dead from 115 different nations. 343 Fireman/paramedics, 23 NYPD, 37 Port Authority officers.

4 Months

Look at my cute little 4 month old! Wow, how the time has flown by! Here are his stats without the percentages (I will have to fill them in later because I accidentally left the paper at the Drs. office)

14 Lbs - 31%tile
25.5 Inches Long - 72%tile
30 Cm Head - 57%tile

It is interesting to me that Greyson and Gavin are the SAME EXACT WEIGHT at 4 months! At least he is Growing! Here is an update!

*He still sleeps from 8:30ish to 5. About twice a week he will get restless at about 2am so I bring him into bed with us and he falls right back to sleep until 5. After he eats he goes back to sleep until about 8.

*He eats at 5, 8:30, 11:30, 2:30, 5, 8 - I pump twice at work.

*He eats about 5 ozs each feeding when I am at work.

*He loves his bumbo and the bouncy chair. He still hates Tummy Time.

*He grabs things with his hands and they go straight to his mouth. He is also standing!

*He almost rolled on the exam bed in the Drs. office, but hasn't made an attempt since. I have been doing tummy time with him at least once a day!

*He loves Gavin and will laugh and laugh at things he does!

*He is a really happy baby! If he is not happy he is tired, hungry or has a bubble!

*He takes about 3 naps a day.

*He is still in 1-2 Diapers and 3-6 month clothes.

We love this little guy so much! We are so glad he is part of our family!