Macady is 4 months old

I took Macady to her four month check-up today. She is a happy healthy little girl. They told me that she was a short chubby little girl. We like the chubby ones at our house. So I decided to check and see what the others were at four months. I have to say that Berlyn is the winner!

Macady 4 months old
14 lb. 13.1 oz. 23 in.


Andy 4 months old
16 lb. 13 oz. 25 1/4 in.

Wesley 4 months old

18 lb. 4 oz. 25 1/2 in.

Berlyn 4 months old

20 lb. 1.5 oz. 26 1/2 in (click on the picture so you can see how big she is)

Happy Father's Day Alex

Happy Father's Day Alex!! We missed you and the kids were sad that they couldn't sing to you. They made gifts for you in primary, and can't wait to give them to you. You are going to love them!!! I love you and hope you have a great day. Can't wait to see you in two weeks.

Isn't she the cutest!!!

Here is Macady swimming for the first time. She didn't care for the cold water, and decided to take a nap instead.

Way to GO Berlyn!

Berlyn finished swimming lessons on Friday. And in order to pass level three she had to pass the deep water test. This included swimming the length of the pool on her stomach and then swimming back on her back. She then had to jump into the deep end and tread water for 30 seconds and then immediately go on her back and float for another 30 seconds. All during the lessons she wasn't able to swim this far, and on Thursday night she was very nervous but said a prayer asking for help. And on friday, she did it!!! She did so good and I was so proud of her. She had the biggest smile on her face, and the first thing she wanted to do was call her dad and tell him. So everytime we go to the pool, she tells them her name and she gets a wrist band and then she is able to go off the diving board and down the slide by herself. Way to go Berlyn!!!

Swimming

Berlyn is in level three of swimming lessons. She is doing a wonderful job and loves going each day. The water is still freezing since it is not heated at all. And our temperatures haven't been as hot as last year yet, but I am sure in a few weeks it will feel wonderful. Wes will hopefully be in lessons next month after we sign up again and hopefully nobody will be sick so we don't miss sign ups. So here are a few pictures of Berlyn swimming and how the rest of us spend our time at the pool watching her.

A New Day

Today is such a better day! I guess the Lord knew how miserable I was yesterday. My "doohickey" was pretty much back to it's normal size and I only had a sore throat. My neck is still a little sore and my glands are still huge, but at least I can swallow and talk without too much pain. And I also think that I was a nicer mom today!

Berlyn started swimming today and will do so for two weeks. Unfortunately, she was sick on the day of sign ups and when we went the next day, Wesley's class was full, so we have to wait until next month. So the boys and Macady and I get to sit in the heat and watch Berlyn have fun.

We also went to a little park that has water toys with a bunch of friends from church. We had a lot of fun. But later this afternoon I realized that I burned us all in places that I missed sunscreen. Andy and WEs are burned all over their faces, and Berlyn is burned on her shoulders and legs. I got my neck and face as well. As least Macady is safe!!! I am the worst sunscreen applier ever! Hopefully I can do better tomorrow!

The Uvula aka "doohickey"!

So I figure that if blogging is like a journal, then I have the right to do a little complaining! Sunday should be the most blessed day of the week. No worries, everything should just go so smoothly. However, I think that Sunday is my most stressing day of the week. For starters, my kids get so bored because they aren't allowed to play outside. And they get so stinkin loud!!! And then we don't have church until 1:00, right during nap time, and the mornings can last forever with my house being torn apart! So then we make it to church and I live through Sacrament meeting as I shuffle 4 kids around and finally end up sending the baby to the row behind us! THank goodness for teenage girls! Then we head to primary. Some say I have the easiest calling in the world. Primary music leader. I beg to differ. I have to think of something new to do every week and I usually have to think of something different for the younger and older kids. This wouldn't be so bad if the kids actually sang and participated. Some weeks they are so good, and other weeks they are rotten!!! I come home so frustrated have the time. So last Sunday, I came home with a headache the size of China, and it was only getting worse as my kids were begging for food. And since Alex is gone, I don't do much cooking, so their options were thin. Well I finally downed some tylenol and then realize that my throat is hurting. So I decide that I sang too much and it is just having a reaction. So I finally make it to bed somehow, and the house is still a reck!
I wake up Monday morning feeling like a truck had ran over my whole head! My throat was so sore!!! I have never had a "true" sore throat in my whole life. So I grab the handy flashlight and take a look and my "doohicky" is three times the normal size and is resting on my tongue! I realize that when I talk it makes me gag, and swallowing is out of the question! I am miserable and my neck is sore because my glands are so swollen and my head hurts and my ears hurt! So I try to put on the happy Mommy face!!! It works until around 4:00 that afternoon. After not being able to talk normally, Andy not taking a nap, and the kids bored out of the mind, I have had it. I am losing it, and my symptoms are getting worse. So I keep wishing my husband would walk through the front door and take care of me, but he never comes! He does call and says how sorry he is, but it just makes me more sad and miss him more. I wanted Alex to come home so bad it was driving me crazy!!! I don't know if I have missed him this much since he has been gone! When you are sick you just need someone to take care of you and I needed him. So I finally got the kids to bed, and won the Worst Mother of the Day Award while I was at it. I was left with Macady who normally goes to bed around 10:00 but she decided she wanted to stay up talking until 11:00!!! Little Stinker! I finally get upstairs and say a prayer that I will be feeling better tomorrow and ask for help to be a nicer mom tomorrow as well. We will see what tomorrow brings!

Andrew and his "Tady"

Andrew loves his little sister Macady. He has called her Tady since the day she was born. He is so gentle and loving to her and loves to hold her. The only problem is that he doesn't want any help. And he likes to have a "ganky", burp rag, and pacifer with him!