Mother's Day

Sometimes it is just so surreal to me that I have two beautiful children. I am so grateful that I have been blessed to be a mother. Its so not easy, but it the most fulfilling experience that I will ever undertake. I am so lucky to have such a good husband and such happy children to call my own. Emma is just so loving, eager to please, and so imaginative. I love hearing her tell me stories and to listen to her playing when she doesnt know I am eavesdropping. lol. She is such the helper and just loves her new job of big sister. She wants to be everyone's friend and she is not shy in any way. She finds people just about anywhere to chat up. This weekend it was the Flight attendant at the door while we waited for our late plane. :) She has charm and charisma! I adore her so very much. I love you Emma! And Owen is such a character and he is only 8 weeks old! He decided the week of mother's day to start smiling for me! I LOVE it. He is so darn cute. He is demanding when it comes to eating and we joke its a dictatorship when its time to eat. Must be a boy thing. lol. He is such a good baby though. Generally happy and loves to be loved. :) And he is such a huge blessing. I love you Owen!

As you can see from the previous post, we are getting ready to move to Spokane at the end of the summer. We drove Phil up last weekend, spent the week with him, and at the end of the week, we drove down to Quincy to have Mother's Day with Grandma Pammy. The weather was weird so no fun pics outside, but we did manage a few. We got up on Sunday morning and went to Grandma's ward which does sacrament last so I felt all turned around. lol. In sacrament the primary sang mother's day songs and the talks were all about mother's day. Two of the men that spoke gave hilarious talks about their mothers and their childhood. At the end, the moms were given chocolate! So much better than a carnation. lol! We went home and had lunch and relaxed. We made my version of stuffed parmesan chicken for dinner. We exchanged a few gifts, and had vanilla ice cream with raspberry compote or chocolate chips for dessert. It was a very nice low key Mother's Day. It was really nice to spend it with my Mom. The last few years were just conversations over the phone and cards in the mail. It's nice to spend time and appreciate eachother. Monday was time to head home. My mom, even though its a tedious drive(she wrecked her car last time), took Emma, Owen and I to the Pasco airport and we flew home. (And Allegiant air is a whole different story! lol.) Happy Mother's Day to all those Mother's in my life! I hope your day was spoiled. ;)

Trip to Spokane

For those of you who don't know, Phil has accepted a job offer in Spokane,WA. We drove him up on May 1st and spent the week exploring the city. Washington is a beautiful state. I have now been on the west, central, and eastern areas and they are all completely different, but all very scenic and green. It took us 2 days to drive. We stopped Sunday night in Logan, UT and visited the Tribetts. I haven't seen them in a few years and it was really nice to visit. Emma is very social and jumped right into playing and visiting with them. We saw Great Grandma Tribett and met Deegan and Tayson for the first time. So cute! Too short a visit though. On Monday we drove the rest of the way. It was the longer end of the drive, but Emma was so good. Owen slept most of the drive except when hunger would wake him up. He is an eating machine! lol. A funny side note was that Owen had a huge blowout and we had to stop and clean him up, but it took forever because it was all over! Gross. lol We got to Spokane in good time and got into our hotel room and relaxed before bed. The next day we all got up and took a look around Spokane. We drove around to different areas and got a sense of the layout and where things were. On Wednesday Phil had his first day which went well. He took us over on his lunch and showed us the office and we met a few people. Then I took the car and took Emma and Owen around while the weather was nice. There is a large river that runs thru Spokane and I took Emma to this park right on the river downtown. There is a large Red Flyer Wagon slide that Phil had told Emma about. So I took her over to play. We walked around and saw where the river drops and creates a waterfall. Emma thought the whole thing was great. Its all very pretty. Then today was a relaxing day. We went for a 3 mile walk around this trail along the river. There are these rodents that are a cross between squirels and groundhogs. They are all along the riverbank and Emma fed them Chex mix. I think this was her favorite thing! She even took Phil out to see them. They were pretty funny and took the food right out of Emma's hand. She thought that was great! She even ran out of chex mix. lol. We are going to go see the temple this evening and then tomorrow after Phil gets off we are driving to Quincy to see Grandma for Mother's Day. Emma has been having a ball! She understands we are moving here, but I think she thinks we will be living in the hotel. haha! Overall we are having a good time and enjoying the change in scenery. :)

Owen's 1 month old!

Owen turned one month old on April 15th. I can't believe how time flies! We are all having so much fun with him. He is so tiny, but so strong. He tries to hold his head up and look around or tries to push up with his legs. He likes to think he can sit up too. Of course he can't yet, but he is determined to try. He has the cutest smile, although its mostly in his sleep. He loves to eat! He gained 3 pounds in 6 weeks. If he is sleeping and wakes up hungry he doesn't wait to let you know. He immediatly cries as loud as he can to declare its meal time. He isn't exactly a binki baby but he will take one when fussy. Emma never did accept them. lol. He is getting rounder and I can tell how he has grown. And its so fun to put him in cute baby boy clothes! I am enjoying that, while he has grown, he is still so small. :)

Emma just loves Owen to death. Always wanting to hold him or be a helper. She tells me all the time that she loves him and she loves to give him kisses. She is such a trooper through this change. She was concerned in the beginning, especially when I was in the hospital, and then about his belly button which was funny. At first when he cried she'd put her hands over her ears and ask why he was crying. Now its just second nature and as soon as he fusses she will bring the binki out. We have been stopped a few times in places like Smiths or Walmart and people stop to ask Emma if she is the big sister. Of course she proudly answers "Yes!" She asks all the time if "when he gets bigger, can he play games?" She is so excited to have a brother and we are so excited for her!

So far so good. Mommy doesn't get much sleep. I usually get thru a 24 hour period on about 4 hours sometimes 5 hours of sleep as the longest stretch. Daddy works so we try not to disturb him on those days. We have had all our doctor appts and everyone is healthy and doing great. What more could we ask? Healthy, happy, and safe. :) We are truly lucky and blessed!

Owen's Baby Blessing

Easter was Owen's baby blessing and it went very nicely. Phil did a great job! All our family that could attend came and we took up two rows at church. lol. Made it a full sacrament! Owen was very cute in his little white outfit, but he is still so tiny that he swam in it. We were also afraid that as babies do, he would have a blowout in his white outfit. haha! Would figure right? But all went well and no ruined outfits. Our little family wore blue for Easter and we all had white accents to match little man. It really was a beautiful Easter Sunday. A bit windy, but very pretty(parks were full!). After the blessing we went to the Flemings for an Easter/Blessing lunch. We had sandwhiches, and potatoe salad, deviled eggs, bbq baked beans, and more. They went all out! Brenda got this adorable cake too. We all visited and had a great time. Wade told us about this dog he had when he was a kid. Some funny stories came out! Love learning about family. We had a very good time and it is an Easter we will all remember! (and now I have no excuse to foget what date Owen was blessed. lol!)

Easter 2011

Easter was pretty eventful this year! Grandma Pammy and Pop Pop Phil came to town for a few days for Owen's baby blessing and so we had guests. Emma got up early and we made her go back in her room for about another hour. She was so excited to find those eggs and see her basket(but at 6am? I think not)! The Easter bunny hid eggs in the front and back yard, and he left everyone a basket. Emma dove right into see what was in her basket of goodies and candy and then off she went to find those eggs! Then of course we had breakfast and got ready for church. Easter was also Owen's blessing so it was a very memorable Easter!

Owen has arrived!

Our baby has arrived...a month early! Owen Scott was born 3/15 at 4:27pm. He weighed 6.4lbs and was 18 in long. He was such an easy delivery compared to Emma. And half the time! When they say it gets easier they aren't kidding. Owen was only 1 oz bigger than Emma. He would have been closer to 7 and half pounds had he stayed in there. :) I forgot what tiny really was until they placed him in my arms. So so tiny, but he had lungs! Not happy to be washed down and he let us know it. Phil cut the cord, was snapping pictures, and trying to tell people the baby was here. The first person to see the baby other than us was Emma of course. She was sooooo excited and wanted her turn to hold the baby. Then she became very concerned for mommy since it was a hospital setting and kept asking if I was ok. She was upset to leave me there, but Rachel managed to keep her busy and distracted for the night away. We only spent a day in the hospital and were released to go home. Thank goodness! I couldnt take the 24/7 interuptions from the nurses. Rest? In a hospital? I say impossible! I got more sleep the first 12 hours home than the 24 in the hospital! lol. It has now been 2 weeks and all is well. Owen is growing before our eyes! We are so glad that he was/is healthy and are so exstatic that he is here. We love you little Owen! (and a small apology to both our jobs. lol. Couldnt really be helped. lol)!! Oh and to Brian who placed the bet I wouldnt go another 17 days, you win. And should I thank you? Haha!

Only 8 weeks to go now! Seems so crazy to think that in such a little amount of time we will have another baby in our arms. We are very excited and 8 weeks seems too long now. lol! Of course we want the little guy to continue to grow and be healthy, but its just so exciting to think there will be a new person. We want to meet him!



This pregnancy has gone just as the first. Uneventful for the most part(thank goodness) and healthy. I didn't have sickness with either pregnancy, but I did feel run down and tired, especially in the beginning. Now I am feeling tired again, but on the whole, good. We are at the pivotal point where blood pressure can rise and I am hoping that this pregnancy avoids it. I had borderline high blood pressure with Emma and had to go in every other day after 33 weeks and had to stop working. I delivered Emma normal and on time, but the last few weeks were sorta stressful with so many appointments and ultrasounds. Hopefully this time I can go all the way to the end on my own and go into labor on my own. :)



This time the biggest difference has been that its not just Phil and I, but Emma too. She has been so excited! She talks to the baby with her hands on my tummy and she gives it kisses. She talks all the time about how she is going to have a baby brother and one day she can play with him and give him loves. I know it will be an adjustment for her, but she will be such a big helper too. She is already volunteering to help change diapers, feed bottles, and pick out his clothes. She is pretty funny! But oh so cute. She will be a great big sister.



And so we anxioulsy await the arrival of our newest member and can't wait to hold him in our arms. Its so exciting!!!!