Tatum Updates

Tatum is growing up so fast.  On May 16th she rolled over.  I totally missed it.  I laid her on her tummy and went into the kitchen for a minute and came out and she had rolled herself right over.  I couldn't get her to do it again.  Then on Sunday we finally got to see what she could do.  It was so cute.  She is such a little princess.  My friend Candace got her this little dress and she looks so cute.  Tatum absolutely loves the tub.  Yesterday I set her down while I turned on the water and a huge grin covered her face because she knew she was getting in the tub.  It really surprises me though that I can't get a picture of her smiling in the tub.  Once I pull the camera out she gets a little shy I guess. 

Mother's Day!!!

Mother's Day is such a crazy and emotional day for me.  I'm torn on whether I enjoy it or not.  I definitely like sending gifts and cards to my mom, mother-in-law, and grandmas but I think for myself I have a hard time.  I seem to set my expectations too high and then I feel sad if they aren't met and that isn't really fair to my family.  This morning Jay and Tayson came and brought me a gift while I was feeding Tatum and then made me breakfast (which was very delicious) and told me Happy Mother's Day giving me kisses and hugs.  All of that should have made my day, but of course in my mind (without telling anyone else my plans) I expecting Jay to get the kids ready for church by himself, the kids to be perfectly behaved all day and for me to be able to focus just on me and what I wanted to do the rest of the day.  Well, things didn't quite workout that way.  I had to get the kids ready for church because Jay decided he needed a little more sleep, Tayson didn't want to go up and sing with the primary and once he got up there they were finished with the song so then he was upset and crying because he didn't get to sing the song.  Tatum was being very good but decided to have a blowout and get poop on my skirt.  Thankfully my skirt had a floral pattern so it seemed to blend in quite well.   My day was not going the best and I was getting frustrated, but then I thought about all the other times during the year when Jay is extremely helpful, Tayson is very sweet and I don't have poop on my clothes.  All the bad feelings seemed to just melt away and I began to realize that this is just a part of being a mom and why I'm lucky enough to be able to celebrate this day along with all the wonderful mothers in my life.

2 Month Checkup

Last week we had Tatum's 2 month checkup.  She is now 12 lbs.  She is growing so fast.  After she had her shots, Tayson and I were walking toward the pharmacy and I said, "We need to go down here to the pharmacy to get some tylenol for Tatum. "  Tayson said, "These guys down here don't like Jesus very much".  Then I said, "Really, how come?"  Then he, being such a smart little guy said, "yea, the pharmacies didn't believe what he said, so they hung him on the cross".  Of course I couldn't help but laugh and said "I think you mean pharisees".  Tayson surprises me all the time with how much he knows.  What a cutie.  

Tatum's Blessing 4-20-08

Tatum's blessing went very well.  We had it at our house with a few friends.  Tatum looked beautiful in the blessing dress her Aunt Sarah made for her.  She was just like a little princess.  We really missed being able to share this time with family, but we are very thankful for the wonderful friends we've made out here.

Tatum's silly faces and crazy hair 7 wks old

Tatum makes the silliest faces all the time.  She is too much fun.  She has some pretty crazy hair too, but it's really soft and fluffy so we love it.

Changing all the time

I cannot believe how fast they change.  I definitely believe that you try to get your first one to grow up too fast and you try to slow your next one down (because now you know how fast they really grow and you want them to stay a baby just a little longer)

Lil' Dragon Update

Like Father like Son.  Tayson is doing a really good job in Tae Kwon Do. He is now an Orange belt.

Awe, how cute!

Not bad for a 4 year old Munchkin