Kambria

Some pictures of sweet Kambria

6 month checkup

Kambria had her aptmnt today and she is doing sooo good. She did better with her shots this time also. Her heart murmur is totally gone, and she is strong and healthy. She is doing everything she should except sleeping better as a 6 month old should.

She weighs 17 lbs 2.5 oz - 72%tile. She has gained 3.22 lbs in 2 months
Her length is 25.75" - 48.8 %tile. She has grown 1.25 " in 2 months
Her head is 17" 70%tile. Her head has grown 1" in 2 months

Kambria 6 months

We love Kambria so much, she is such a sweetie and has her own little personality already. I truly cannot believe that she is already 1/2 of a year old, time goes way too fast. I love every stage of babies, some are hard and challenging, but I wouldn't want to miss them. I love when they realize what things are, I love it, I love when they start to explore. Here are some of the things she is doing at 6 months:
She loves daddy, anytime daddy walks in the room she stares and smiles at him.
She is interested in her hands soooooo much. If she doesn't have a toy she will look at her hand and wave it, turn it just look at it.

She is 99% of the time happy and is always smiling.
She eats her toes. Yuck Yuck Yuck!!!
Kambria is drinking 6 oz of formula at a time. I just stopped breast feeding and Kambria has adjusted to bottles wonderfully. She drinks Soy Formula. ( however mom has learned to wean the nursing, don't just stop, that is 1 week of pain, intense pain!)
Kambria is in a size 3 diaper.
About 5 1/2 months Kambria started wearing 6 -9 months clothes, some are almost too small already.The minute we put Kambria on her back she automatically rolls to her tummy
While on her tummy she scoots forward to reach toys
her favorite foods are peas, green beans and sweet potatoes, also her oatmeal.
You love peaches, applesauce and bananas, however they don't like you yet ... we will try in a month or so again.
She laughs all the time and so hard, it is so cute. Marshall can make her laugh the most. She loves Marshall.She loves to hold toys or any object in her hand. Everything in her hand goes to her mouth.
She still has chubby cheeks, everywhere we go we get a comment about how chubby they are.
She is a crappy sleeper. Still wakes up 2 or so times a night. Was doing good, but then bad again. She loves to pull on moms neck (yeah it hurts) or pull your hair
She is at the stage where diaper changing is a challenge, because she wants to roll
Kambria is so much fun. She loves loves loves food. At the dinner table we put her in her highchair next to us, and every time you bite your food she goes for it, she knows what food is and would eat it all day if you let her. She is sassy. She is always talking, she never stops (not sure where she gets that from). She loves bath time, she kicks and hits her hands and just screams. She enjoys being outside, she is content doing anything when outside. We are excited to bring her camping, we know she will just love it. Marshall loves being a big brother and is such a helper. He will hold Kambria's bottle so mom can clean or cook, he will play with her, gets mom diapers, and he is sooo silly!! Marshall is telling me right now what to say, here we go: He makes silly faces, he loves to play, loves to play webkinz (cursing webkinz ... frustrating to have for a 4 yr old) (however Marshall is super smart on the computer and almost has everything on webkinz figured out so I don't have to help anymore!!! YEAH), loves to go next door and really wants to send Tyler an email RIGHT NOW!! do the email mom.
So that is all for now!!!! Kambria has her aptmnt on Friday, so we will see what a fatty she is then.

Here is a comparison of Kam and Marshall at 4 months, I could not find one of Marshall at 6 months

What a Great Wife!

This is going to be kind of short, but I really wanted to write something about my wonderful wife. As many of you know, Brandy is a great person. I could not have found a better wife, companion, friend or mother. She is the best! It is hard for me to imagine how difficult things are when in the past 6 months she has been through two surgeries and missed two holidays because she was in the hospital. But she did not complain (too much) and she continues to push forward as though nothing happened. She is amazing. I am soo glad that she is a part of my Life. I just wanted everyone to know, Brandy is the most caring, loving, stubborn and cheerful person and I love her to death....and beyond. She may not want to think of having to deal with me for eternity...but she signed the marriage paper so... it's too late HAHAHA (that's an ominous laugh). Brandy, I just wanted to say I LOVE YOU and thanks for being such a great wife and mother. I would ask that everyone comment on this about how great she is. Thanks.

The Park

Today My Mom, Makenzie (niece) and Marshall and Kam went to the Park, it was a lot of fun!!

This slide is steeper then it looks. I didn't intend on choking Kambria
Mom and Marsh doing the spider

My cutie pie loves to be outside and loves loves swings

Go Marsh

Yeah, that is pretty high, didn't like him standing right on the edge!

Marsh loves to dig

Kambria didn't love the grass, she really wanted off...

Should have taken off the bib .... oh well ... she is a drooler

Love Love this picture, wish I didn't have the dead grass behind it.

Tags and more tags

I have gotten a lot of tag emails lately, so here they all are, be prepared there are a lot.

1. What is your occupation right now? homemaker and I watch 2 kids
2. What color are your socks right now? White
3. What are you listening to right now? Marshall singing, love it!!
4. What was the last thing that you ate? A Poptart and glass of milk
5. Can you drive a stick shift? yes
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My Mom
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes I do!!
8. How old are you today? 30
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? basketball, the Jazz I also enjoy watching football with Jake
10. What is your favorite drink? Right now it is water
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes.
12. Favorite food? Mexican or italian .... also chocolate
13. What is the last movie you watched? Wolverine .... LOVED IT
14. Favorite day of the year? christmas
15. How do you vent anger? tears, silence and sometimes yelling
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? cabbage patch doll and those dogs (can't think of the name)
17. What is your favorite season? summer, love camping, love being outside!!!
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Cherries
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? of course!20. Who is the most likely to respond? ??? I also posted on blog, so who knows
21. Who is least likely to respond? ?????
22. Living arrangements? House in Herriman
23. When was the last time you cried? 3 days ago!!! Thinking about a friend that lost her little girl at 11 months
24. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes and some clothes that need to be put away
25. What friend have you had the longest that you sent this email to? Ary
26. What did you do last night? went on a date with hubby, it was a blast
27. What are you most afraid of SNAKES, SPIDERS, FROGS, ETC? Spiders
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
29. Favorite dog breed? Yorkie
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
31. How many states have you lived in? 1
32. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
33. What is your favorite flower? roses

Next


Dated outside your race?: no, but would not have been opposed to it

Given a hickey?: yes

Dated your good friend/best friend?: yes

Sung in the shower?: yes

Spit in someones drink?: no, and that is nasty, however at a restaurant I did work with a girl that would do that to people who were rude. I should have told someone, but I was young, and scared!!

Dumped someone?: no

Opened your Christmas presents early?: yes

Peed outside?: yes, in the mountains

Seen "The Goonies" more than 10 times?: no

Had more than five REAL bf/gf?: no

Ran through the sprinklers naked?:NO

Ate food that fell on the floor?: Only if it was in my house, on public floor, NEVER!

Mooned somebody?: yes, it was in the Taskers backyard, we would all line up against the chain fence and moon the cars that drove by. HA HA HA

Been on stage?: no

Made someone cry?: yes, not a good thing.

Been in a parade?: no

Drank beer?: no desire

Been on a plane?: yes

Been on a cruise?: yes

Gotten piercings?: ears, but no longer

Spun yourself in circles to get dizzy on purpose?: yes

Laughed so hard it hurt?: many times .... so hard I almost peed my pants quite often. i love to laugh.

Tripped on your own feet?: yes

Cried yourself to sleep?: yes

Cried in public?: yes ... the other day in Costco. It was a bit embarrassing, but when something is sad, what can you do.

Thrown up in public?: no

Given anyone a bath: All the time, my kids. And old folks when I was a CNA (not the best experience.)

Smoked: nope

Bungee Jumped: no

Put your tongue on a frozen pole: nope

Broken a bone: my pointer finger in 6th grade. Jason Butts threw a ball at me cause we were singing New Kids On The Block. Still remember.

Played truth or dare: yes

Been in a police car: yes, With jake often. LOVE LOVE LOVE ride alongs

Come close to dying: Never

Been in a sauna: yes

Been in a hot tub: lots of times, one day I will have one

Fallen asleep in school: I don't think so

Cried when someone died: yes, I don't handle death very well. I will look at the obituaries and cry when I don't even know the person. I guess I am tender hearted??

Fell off your chair: yes

Saved e-mails: yes

Done something you regret?: yes, I think we all have!!

Marshall's Pre-school Program

On Thursday Marshall had his end of the year pre-school program. He did a wonderful job singing all the songs they have learned through the year. He slept good the night before, but for some reason he yawned through the whole program, it was pretty funny!! Marshall has loved pre-school. He has made a lot of friends, and he adored his teacher Miss Leann. He can write his name on his own, he knows how to write all the letters, and recognizes most all of them. He loves singing and loves being the center of attention. We sure love Marshall, we are glad that he is part of our family. He is going to be starting Pre-K Preschool in August. He will go 3 times a week instead of 2, he is very excited. I don't think I ever wrote this down, it was hilarious ... When I was in the hospital getting my Gall Bladder out, one of the neighbors asked Marshall if we were all okay, and he replied to her, "My mom went to Vegas and got the Swine Flu." How funny is that, we had went to California and where he heard about the swine flu I don' know. Also the other day we were at a Birthday party and Marshall was sitting with a bunch of other kids, and I over hear him say, " Sometimes my mom will see a fly and think it is a bee and go running, yeah my mom is a dork!" I said what Marshall, he said nothing, and then he repeated it, I said am I a dork, and he said yes! That little stinker. Here are some pictures of his little program.

Here is Marshall and his Teacher Miss Leann. Marshall just adored her, such a sweet and nice teacher. Marshall learned a lot and will miss her. He has often times asked if we could go to Miss Leann's house to play.
Walking into the room.