Day 1: A picture of yourself with 15 facts

1. I LOVE having a family
2. Now that I'm a stay at home mom I actually ENJOY cleaning and organizing
3. After being pregnant the thought of drinking ginger ale literally makes me feel sick
4. I'm really open and will talk to pretty much anyone about pretty much anything
5. I love when I can get some alone time. It's rare these days
6. I love ballet. Both dancing it and watching it
7. I love wearing heels
8. My hair is falling out REALLY badly and I hate it
9. My son is my most favorite person in the whole world
10. I love sunshine and wish it would come out more often
11. I HATE working out
12. I love mountain dew
13. I can't sleep unless I have socks on
14. I hate going to the dentist
15. My husband is my best friend

Lately

We have been busy busy busy the last few weeks and it has been really fun! Here are some of the things we have been up to.

Hanging out with our friends B and J. Rob works with B and they are pretty good buddies. We went over to their house over the summer when I was preggers and then didn't get together again until after we had Carson. Well recently we have been hanging out a lot. I mean, pretty much every other day. It is so much fun! We all just click. It's like we have been friends forever. It is also really nice having friends with kids because they just get it. We don't have to feel bad when Car gets fussy because they totally understand. Rob and B are really good buddies and J and I totally hit it off. Her family is in town this week and we're having with drawls from each other ;) But seriously, we love them and their cute kids and we are grateful for their friendship.

We got to see the girls I used to nanny perform Irish Dance at the Seattle center! It was so much fun! I love these girls so much and seeing them perform was so special to me! I had to hold back tears when they first came out :) They were beautiful. It was fun to be in Seattle too. The center house is right next where I took ballet for 10 years. It brought back many wonderful memories.

I hate our couches. They look nice but they are not comfy AT ALL. They aren't the kind of couches you can kick back and lounge on. The other day Rob and I were at Fred Meyer and saw some beautiful couches on sale. I fell in love. I would have bought them right there on the spot if Rob let me. He told me that if I sold the couches we have now, then we can get the new ones. So what did I do? Sold the couches!! The only problem is, I sold them Tuesday night and we don't get the new ones until Friday so we have an empty living room of a few days. My friend J said that we can play leap frog and red roover with all the space we have now :) I am BEYOND excited for the new ones. I will post pics once they are here.

Carson is growing like crazy. He is 9 pounds 6 ounces and 27 inches long. He wears size 9 month clothes! He is so much fun! He has the funniest, happiest personality. And he is loud!! He loves to talk and hear his own voice. It is just so cute!! His newest trick is sucking his toes. He is such a joy. I love the spirit he brings into our home.

That is all I can think of right now. I know there is more but I have a yucky head cold and don't feel like thinking any more ;) I'll post again when I can smell and taste.

Miss this

Carson just 7 hours old

Sleep talker

My Rob is a sleep talker. The first time I got to experience his random nightly talks was on our honeymoon. He was talking about opening the curtains so he didn't have to leave my bedside at the hospital.....

We had this conversation a few nights ago:
Rob: There is only one hole for it and that's all you get!
Me: For what?
Rob: Heads or tails
Me: Who are you playing with?
Rob: The indians on that team.


And my favorite...this was last week

R: Mama loves to spank me
M: Um What??!!!
R: Grandma loves to spank me too
M:...ummm why??
R: The scripture dropped
M: What? Where?
R: (He's annoyed at this point) In the laundry basket!!!

You can't make this stuff up! Lucky for me I have had the privilege to be awake when he is saying these things. I fall back asleep laughing. I wonder if Carson will talk in his sleep? He giggles in his sleep :)

Top 10 moments in my life so far

-The first time I performed in The Nutcracker. The stage was my happy place.
-The day my little brother was born. I was 10. He brought such a new joy and happiness to our family.
-The day I met my amazing husband. I get butterflies just thinking about it :)
-The day that husband told me he was in love with me.
-The day I went through the temple. Amazing.
-The day Rob and I were sealed. Forever.
-The day I found out I was pregnant.
-The day we found out it was a boy!
-The moment my beautiful son came into this world.
-The first time that son of mine looked me in the eyes and smiled at me.

What are you top 10?

(These aren't in order, that't why I didn't number them)

Getting real.

Ok, time to open up.
About a year ago Rob and I really started to struggle. We were not getting along. At all. It was so hard. Both of us were unhappy. We were so conflicted and confused. We knew what we were supposed to be together. We knew that Heavenly Father brought us to each other for a reason and we knew that we were sealed for time and all eternity. To question that is not fun. It's pretty heartbreaking actually. We felt so disconnected and distant from each other. We were growing apart and we were growing apart fast. I didn't know what to do. Rob didn't know what to do. We were both having thoughts of calling it off. Finally after many, many tears, fights, making up and then fighting the next day we went to see the bishop. He referred us to a counselor. I made the appointment. At first I was a little reluctant and skeptical but then I decided to be open minded because I love my Rob and I wanted to make it work. Rob was a little reclucant too.
We have been in counseling for 6 weeks now and we have never been better. I think the issue was, we are both very young and really didn't know how to be married. Our communication was really. We have now learned how to communicate better with one another and listen much better. I have never been happier in this relationship and neither had Rob. We feel so close and so in love. We still have disagreements sometimes but we both know how to work it out and get over and smile and be happy. I know without a doubt that Rob is supposed to be my eternal companion and the father of my children. I am grateful that we are getting through this now. I know that as we go through life we will run into many more struggles and trials but we will face them together.

Married friends: Have you ever been through this? What do you do when you are having problems? How do you reconnect that love?

Love

I woke up and saw that Rob had left me with this little scavenger hunt. 1. Where the games are played---the TV
2. Where the 2% never gets cold (inside joke)---the fridge
3. Where the baby plays---Carson's play gym
4. Where I write stuff down---notebook

When I opened it up I had this wonderful letter :) I love him