Flag Football

Carson started flag football a few weeks ago. Derrick got roped into coaching him. They've had 3 games now and Carson is living, breathing, and sleeping football! Derrick just thinks it's cool that they get to play under the lights-- he didn't get to do that until high school! Carson doesn't really understand all of the rules, as evidenced by the two back to back rushing penalties he got at last nights game, but he sure loves to play!



Hallie and Tucker love the games too-- Hallie usually falls asleep on the way there and Tucker just watches with big eyes!

First Snow of the Season

Well, it snowed here-- in October-- again! My kids thought it was great, so I thought I would post a few pictures of them playing in the snow.

"You're not my mommy, Fatty, and I hate you!"

So this is Hallie's newest line-- all because she couldn't get her shoe off and I asked her to come to me so that I could help her. What am I going to do with this child? It's a good thing she is so cute!

Pediatricians

So, after living in Reno for over a year, I have FINALLY found a pediatrician that I love! That has been one of the hardest things about moving-- finding good doctors to replace our ones in Utah. We had a pediatrician for awhile that was fairly good, but I couldn't stand her office staff. After a series of problems at their office, I finally gave in and went on the hunt for a new pediatrician.

I have interviewed several and finally found an office that I had gotten several referrals to, but they weren't on our insurance when we first moved here. This time around, they are now accepting it and I am so excited! I went and met with them a few weeks ago and was impressed. After our appointments today, I am so very happy with them. Hallie was given a flu shot and didn't even freak out. That is huge for Hallie! The staff was awesome and the doctor is great. I feel very comfortable for the first time in a year with the healthcare my children will be given. It is an incredible feeling!

Two months old!

Tucker went in for his 2 month check up today. I can't believe he is already 2 months old! He weighed in at 11 lbs 9 oz which is in the 50th percentile for his age. He is 23 inches long (50%) and his head is 39 cm (25%).

He has all of a sudden hit a fun stage of being awake a lot more during the day. He smiles a lot and loves to play on his little play mat. I've put him in the Bumbo seat a few times and he just sits there and smiles, like he is so proud of himself. It is so much fun! I love each new stage of development.

It seems like he is growing up so fast! A lot of it is probably because I am so used to Hallie, who took FOREVER to grow and we had to do so much therapy with to get her to do the things that Tucker does so naturally. So this is what a normal baby is like! I'm terrible. I have so many hangovers from our ordeal with Hallie. Poor Tucker! I weigh him almost daily. I know he's growing and doing well, but it is just such a habit from Hallie. And I'm amazed to see him gaining ounces a day when Hallie didn't even gain ounces a week or sometimes even a month. I am finally getting comfortable with nursing. Not that we've had any problems with him, just that I am so used to watching to the cc how much Hallie took in. Even Carson I had to watch how much he took in. Nursing is not really conducive to knowing how much they are taking in. It's really been a struggle for me to let go and be comfortable that he is getting enough.

Hallie is liking Tucker more and more. She has always loved him, but I think she is feeling more comfortable with her position in our family. It also helps that Tucker is fun to play with now. She took his sock of yesterday and played "This Little Piggy" with him. It was so cute! She still has a tendency to treat him like one of her baby dolls, which scares me to death, but she is getting to be a lot softer with him. That is making my life much easier!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a pumpking patch last night for Family Home Evening (for those not LDS, our church encourages us to take one night a week for family time-- Monday is set aside as a night without any church meetings to help facilitate this). We had so much fun. My kids were disappointed that I wouldn't let them pick out big pumpkins because we will be in Cincinnati this year for Halloween. Other than that, we had a great time! It was some much needed family time.

Lake Tahoe

While all of our family was here, we drove over to Tahoe and spent some time at a little playground on the beach. It is so gorgeous over there! We thought that we would take some family pictures while we were there.