Liam's surgery + funny video!

Sometime in January we all decided it was time to get sick. We were in and out of the doctor multiple times a week for over a month. Amidst these Dr. visits Liam got his first ear infection, a double one. After the antibiotics one side cleared up however the left side did not. We tried a new antibiotic and after three days on it took Liam back in, only to find nothing had happened. Then we started the round of shots. We did three rounds and the darn ear never cleared. This whole time there was fluid present in both ears, which we never were able to get rid of either. So after 3 months of a constant ear infection we finally got Liam in to get tubes put in his ears. I was terrified to put him under, and that was the worst part...so Ryan went in with him for that! 5-10 mins later he came out totally bugged and we took him home!
We saw maybe 12 hours of happy baby and then he began to cut his second tooth and is still working on it! :) Hopefully he will begin to sleep longer at night without the help of ibuprofen!

This is a cute picture of him in his little "hospital" gown!



I took this video the other day when I got this hat back from my sister in law. I took pictures of him in it when he was first born, and was curious how it fit now that he's huge. The results were cracking me up!



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Playset & Easter

We've been up to a lot lately, but have been so tired due to Liam's ear infection, and have had so much to do, I haven't had a chance to update the blog. First, Bella started gymnastics with her cousin, which she is LOVING. I don't have pictures yet, but I really need to get some, and when I do, I'll post a few. We also got a new addition to our backyard! Finally we have a playset...and three weeks later the best it is set up is what is in these pictures! It is still missing the slide, ladder/rock wall, and swing set. Not to mention the playhouse door! If the weather would just cooperate already Ryan and our neighbor could get it done! But it's been so crummy! I think it's starting to look up, so as soon as it's finished there will be more pictures!





Easter morning was fun, but rushed since we have 9 o'clock church. My vote is to have the Easter bunny come on Saturday next year...I'm pretty sure i'll win! :)





This year we decorated eggs with a glitter kit! Way cute, and FAR too complicated for a 3 year old! lol! She kept getting so bugged. But this is one of the eggs Bella did and she wrote her name on it. She was very proud of it in the end!



Liam, just hanging out with the one egg he found!



Bella got to find two Easter baskets this year, since Liam isn't old enough yet. Her's was in the cupboard on the outside of the kitchen and Liams was in the coat closet inside of his carseat.





How cute is this bunny!? It's a blabla doll and I'm obsessed with it!



We didn't go to our ward because Bella had an ear infection and a goopy eye which I had begun drops the day before, so we waited it out till the afternoon to expose her to other kids. But we did go to my cousin's mission farewell, and afterward Ryan and Bella went home and took a nap, while Liam and I went and hung out at my aunts for awhile. It was nice to visit with my aunt and uncle and cousins! Then we came home and went strait to Nanny and grandpa's house for the family Easter egg hunt.

I love this picture! :)



Liam was way more interested in the branches than the actual egg or candy!












Somewhere in the middle of all the craziness I found a chance to snap some pictures of the kids on the porch in their Easter attire!

I absolutely love the face Liam is making in this picture! It reminds me of my brother! :)

Videos of Liam

First let me just say that I have posted quite a bit tonight, and recently. So make sure you scroll down a bit to get all the updates! :)

I took this when Liam was 4 months old. He was being SO cute talking like crazy. Unfortunately I didn't have the camera on hand and Ryan wasn't home so I had to pick him up and go grab my phone to take some video, so I didn't get as good of talking. But it was still pretty good!



This video was taken a few days ago right after I fed Liam. He was being all cute, and then it got a little graphic.... :P It's hard to see in this teeny video, even when it's full screen (although that does make it better). But it was a lot...and out of nowhere! lol! And yes I know he's in a purple chair. There are trade-offs. Bella gets to use a "boy" carseat (according to her) and Liam has to sit in this purple bumbo.

My first attempt at video...

These are just some cute videos I have of Bella dancing. The first one is of Bella and her cousin at their sleepover, dancing to the 'Just Dance Kids' wii game. They love it, and it's totally cute to watch! :) The second one is a daily occurrence at our house these days. I really need to get this girl into some ballet classes. You should see the moves she can do just by watching Barbie nutcracker! lol!

Foam Rollers

(Sorry, here come a bunch of grainy, weird colored photos from our phones!)

So I put Bella's hair in foam rollers for the second time Wednesday night. There seems to be a pattern:

Totally excited,



Rockin' the do-rag and loving it,



Results,



Isn't it darling? <3
She is always surprised by how short it gets when it's curly. Her cousin has super curly hair but hers is way longer than Bellas. So I think she expects an outcome like that. However when I ask her why she doesn't like it she replies that she wants it long like Rapunzel's. I tried to explain to her that as the day went on, it would get "longer" because the curls would relax, (and it did. Around 1pm she was in LOVE with her hair) It wasn't until I reminded her that Snow White's hair is short that she finally gets a smile on her face and says "And Rapunzel's gets short at the end when it turns brown and she cuts it!"

Also we got Bella these pink cowgirl boots and she LOVES them. And I got her this cowgirl hat like a year ago and have never been able to get her to wear it. Now she wants to wear it all the time with her boots. Who knew she just didn't love it because she didn't have the complete ensemble! :) lol! SUCH a girl!

Some oldies but goodies...

I pulled these off of my and Ryan's phones tonight. Some are REALLY old...those came off of my phone because I almost never plug it into my computer and upload photos and videos off of it! :P

These first three are from when we went to OMSI this last trip to Washington. It was really fun and Bella had a blast, but I forgot my camera, so we have crummy phone pics from it!



Do you love that Liam's arms and legs are the same width as Bella's! :P



Liam just LOVES all things music, but especially the guitar. He can be in the worst mood and Ryan pulls out the guitar and starts playing and he is entertained forever, literally. I really think he would never cry for Ryan to stop playing.



Again, check out both kids arms...




I just love this shot. She had just gotten her hair cut. It looks like she's posing for top model without even trying.

Happy Saint Patricks Day! :)

So here's the story:
Bella went to preschool on Tuesday. They had a special visitor that day. It was a Leprechaun. In each room the Leprechaun had done some tricks on the room (ie. turn the tables upside down, or put the chairs on the tables, etc.). And in the last room there was a treasure of treats left by him. Well apparently this was all very disturbing to Bella and she was in tears most of the class time. Her teacher finally had to tell her it was just a pretend Leprechaun and then she was fine.
Well for St Patricks Day, a Leprechaun comes and turns all the sugar in our sugar bowl into candy. So this year we explained to her what a Leprechaun was and then she was fine. However thismorning she would not come out to the main rooms of the house by herself because she didn't want to "see" the Leprechaun. lol! When we came out she saw that he had done one trick, turn the coffee table upside down, and then left the treats and a note (shown below), and some lucky charms. She was so thrilled! No more tears!







Here is a picture of the after math of her breakfast this morning...it seriously grosses me out to look at/think about! :)

"Princess Presto to your service!"

Bella had a superhero birthday party to go to for her friend down the street....all boys! :) Except her! She was told she could dress like a princess but we tried to find a girl superhero she could be. Let me just warn you all to never search for female superhero images when your kid is watching! They are all so disgusting! Like video game girls! Anyway we finally asked Ryan and he came up with Princess presto from SuperWhy, which was kinda perfect! We improvised on the costume but she turned out great in the end. She even has a cape, which you can't see very well in the photos :)
(btw, the title of this blog is what she kept saying when she waved her wand!)

Liam is 6 months old

So I finally got around to taking some more pictures. After last months photo shoot we all got sick, and we have been sick since. We are now on the mend from hopefully what is our last cold of the season! It has been a LONG sleepless month, with WAY too many doctors visits. We had sore throats (strep) and sniffles, throwing up, and hives. Nagging coughs at all hours of the night, and headaches galore! It was ridiculous! Among all of this Ryan's job has been going crazy. They have been working him at all hours of the day, and weekends too!
Anyway so I finally got some pictures! The session didn't last long, as you know Ryan never does, and he was required to be there when Liam fell over. So we got a few keepers, which is enough! And then when he finally sits up well on his own I will probably start taking a lot more...not to mention when the weather is warm and we can do things outdoors instead of having to set up the studio lights.

So Liam was concentrating much to hard, trying to sit up, for any smiles in these first pics (I got the one smile only)! And then when we put him in the green box he was having a blast and being so cute....but of course the lights were too low and we were getting shadows on his face from them. So I took him out of the box to move the lights up and then when we put him back in he wouldn't have it...those ones are all of him crying! So the last two have some funky lighting but they sure are cute of him! :)

Bella's Easter Basket

So how cute is Bella's Easter basket I just decorated!? Not the best picture of it, but it really did turn out cute! I got the idea off of this blog: redmommycrafts

It's super easy (for a craft anyway) and it's way inexpensive. I already had this basket, but the one she uses is from the dollar store, one of those plastic ones. The tulle was $1.97 a yard at Walmart. I got a full yard since I didn't know how much I'd be using, but didn't use it all. However I think I should have. I think it would have been a little cuter if it had been more full (it does look a little more full in person), but I just got impatient! :)
And the ribbon I got for 2 bucks at walmart as well. That was for a whole spool...and I seriously only used like maybe 3 feet! Anyway just thought I'd share the idea for all you fellow friends with princesses for daughters! :)

PS> I have been thinking Easter was in a couple weeks (beginning of April), like it was last year, so I was getting everything all ready, and my mother in law informed me tonight that it is not until April 24th this year! lol! I guess I am WAY ahead!