The man has to have his water

This last week everyone has been sick in our house. Franklin's nose runs, and his eyes started to get a little goopy. I discovered that as long as he didn't cry his eyes would be clear. So I've spent the last 3 days making sure he doesn't cry at all. As a result I'm trying to catch up on sleep when he does. Stephen has had a cold all week as well. We're hoping that we all kick what we've got within the next day or two since my parents are coming this weekend to visit for a week.

It's hot up here! We've hit the mid-90's this week, and it's also been a little bit humid so it makes it feel more hot. Stephen will be getting the cooler going soon. Unfortunately we happen to live in a home that has a swamp cooler. And all swamp coolers up here are very little. Hopefully it'll still do it's job. I remember visiting Heidi and Inga the summer after I graduated high school, and we were cooking something in the kitchen. It was so stinkin' hot it almost seems like "who would EVER cook in the summer, and risk making the entire house hotter!" I expirenced that feeling last night, after dinner.

We had a late dinner, Stephen was on call this weekend, and spent most of the afternoon yesterday in Sandy. After dinner I decided to bake some cookie dough we made the night before. It was just past 9:00, and the kitchen didn't feel cooler till 10:00. I've realized that when it starts to heat up outside not to have any windows open. Because we are in a basement it stays cooler down here if we don't open any windows during the heat, but at night I love to have our bedroom window open, feels so much cooler. We're supposed to get rain towards the end of this week, and I'm really looking forward to it. I know Stephen isn't, only because the hotter it gets the more work he'll have.

Franklin's two bottom teeth are coming up very slowly, and he has lost his appetite, for the most part. I feel sorry for him because I have to let him get starving in order to feed him anything. He'll still take a bottle with ease, but I have to wait to feed him anything else or it just becomes a mess; he'll knock the spoon out of my hand, or push it away, and he'll cry if you fight him for too long. Since I'm trying not to let him cry (because of his eyes) I've decided that even though I know he's a little hungry, he just has to REALLY want it before I feed him. Of course at that point you can't feed him fast enough. Franklin is also a very quick little boy. Everything is so exciting for him. He loves the cats water dish (I have to put up the food dish), and as long as I'm right there (usually doing the dishes, so I'm 2 feet away) I'll let him slash in it, and make a mess. All I have to do is lay down a towel.

Franklin also loves shower-baths. We put his tub in the back of the bath, and run the shower on lower pressure. His tub fills up, and he just loves the water slashing around him, and he's figured out sticking out his tongue and drinking the water from the shower. He could probably stay in his shower-bath for an hour if we let him (haven't gone even half as long so I'm probably over exaggerating). We have let it go a little longer than usual letting the room steam up to help clear his congestion. He has loved it.

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Tagged

Ok, so now I understand a little more about tagging. If you've been tagged you have to copy the list, and fill it in for yourself, then tag someone else.


5 Things On My To-Do List
fold (and put away) the clean laundry in the blue basket
file some loose papers
start cooking dinner in a little bit
take my vitamin (I'm so lousy at remembering - except when I was pregnant)
pick up my tissues (how much mucus can a body make!)

5 Jobs I've Had
sales Asso. at DEB
Band Dept. work study
sales Asso. at Sears
Behavior Health Office Receptionist
Mom

5 Places I've Lived
(I'll list the 5 I've lived since I've moved out of my parents house)
Thatcher, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Silver City, NM
Sierra Vista, AZ
Springville, UT

5 Favorite Snacks
Orange
Puppy Chow (the Chex Mix stuff, not dog food)
Peanut Butter Toast
Graham Crackers
Water

5 Things You May Not Know About Me
*My eyes are actually green. Right around the pupil of my eyes is a burst of red (yes Red) so it makes my eyes look more brown, when in fact there is no brown in my eyes.
*I have a long, nearly 5 inch scar across my belly button. I have had 3 hurnia surgeries, and the last one left me with that scar, and the loss of feeling on and around my belly button.
*I get bronchitus every year, ever since 8th grade. I haven't missed a year of getting at least once. Some years I get it twice.
*I still have a very small portion of my horse collection from when I was a little girl.
*I can give an amazing massage. I used to be much better at it, when my hands were stronger, and my shoulders weren't as tight. But I can still give an amazing massage.

5 Things I'd Do As A Billionaire
*pay off debt and buy a house with lots of land
*get vehicles that don't run on gas
*have horses
*be adverturous, and also travel
*have my eyes lasered

5 Things I Love
my family
animals
a good nights sleep (I'm an insomniac)
good friends
and great weather (includes living where there are 4 seasons)

5 People I Tag
Janiel
Jessica
Heidi
Whitney
Jami

A "Two Fer"...

We got two teeth coming in at once, and its about time! On Saturday we were all over at the White's house (Greta, Adam and family) and in the evening Franklin was eating an apple. He kept managing to get little chunks off at a time, so I had to keep fishing them out of his mouth. At one point I rubbed his gums and felt a tooth. Later that night I wanted to look at it, just to see how far it's come out, and discovered a second one just a little less out. Then during the night he woke up screaming. I was out cold due to some cough medicine, so Stephen told me all about it. He gave him some teething tablets, tylenol, and also had to rock him a little bit to calm him down (it's been a while since we've had to rock him). Last night it happened again, but not as bad.

Franklin has also figured out how to pull himself up, but not quite standing yet. You can tell it's just a matter of days before he figures out how to pull himself all the way up to standing. He's also crawling very quickly. Good thing our place isn't very big, he's easy to keep contained, or at least keep an eye on. I also discovered today that he turns on the music to his mobile in his crib. I used to think it was Stephen turning it on, untill he did it today, while Stephen's at work. It seems that all of a sudden things are happening with him all at once. There's no getting used to one thing before the next step happens.

Rizzo and Franklin are also best pals. Rizzo loves giving Franklin things to play with. It's way too cute! Rizzo will bring a toy to Franklin and just sit and watch as Franklin plays with it. Rizzo doesn't reach for it at all. Once Franklin has put it down then Rizzo will pick it back up and continue playing with it. Blain told us the first night we had them over at our place, "Who needs a dog when you have a cat like this!" But at the time they only knew about Rizzo playing Fetch, this is a new thing that started last week. It happens pretty often too.

For Mother's Day Stephen made me a picnic and we went to a park to eat, and then afterward we went over to a pond to see the ducks. We got a special treat while there. I'm not sure exactly what kind of animal it was, but we called it a ground hog. He was adorable! He kept coming out of his whole, and going to get grass. After his mouth was full he'd leap back to his whole, and then come back out to collect more grass. He did it the whole time we were there. When I finally got a video of him, we also caught him diving into the pond because a balloon passed by overhead and scared him; what are the odds of catching that on film! I kept taping thinking he'd come back out, but he didn't.

I got sick this week, and on Friday Stephen took off work to come help me at home. I slept almost the entire day, and it made a huge difference. The next day I woke up feeling like a million bucks (but with a very deep voice) and we went to the Primary activity, and afterward we went to Greta's house. Sunday I woke up with Stephen surprising me with breakfast. So needless to say I had a very great Mother's Day weekend, even with being sick! I hope all the mothers reading this had a very wonderful Mothers' Day as well.