Jackson's 1st Bottle!

Well, Jackson went 16 weeks without a bottle! It was more than I could hope for since breastfeeding was impossible with Madee. Unless you've been there, it would be hard for you to understand my feeling of accomplishment!

I produced the 6pm show yesterday at KUTV and my dear sister-in-law, Liesel, watched my 2 kids while I was away! She also had the task of giving him his first meal from the bottle! I guess he did just fine - PHEW! I think I was suffering from more separation anxiety than he was.

Madelyn had a great time with her cousins. Her first words when I got there? "Mama, don't take me!" She seems to say that whenever she's anywhere but home. Hmmm... I need to make being with me a little bit more desirable LOL

Here's a pic of Hunter, Norah, Madee and Jackson. Notice Jackson and Norah are similar in size??? Norah just turned one! She is so cute! I just say that Jackson is catching up - since I feel like they were supposed to be born at the same time anyway.



Jackson will have to have at least one bottle a day starting next Thursday. I am actually picking up an extended freelance position at KUTV. I will be producing the 10 a.m. show that airs on KJZZ. So everyone watch and send me your guest segment ideas! It will be a nice opportunity for me to have some 'adult time' and for Matt to spend time with the kids! I am so glad the summer in different states is ALMOST OVER!!!

Let it snow!

Madelyn loves life!
Give her rain, she'll dance in it.
Give her sun, she'll bask in it.
Give her snow, she'll roll around in it!
She found this hat yesterday and declared, "I'm ready, Mama! I'm ready for the snow!"

For the first time I can remember in my entire life... I am actually excited for winter! Am I ill?! No... I just can hardly wait to send Madee down a hill on a tube again. Plus, this year, I'll be able to go flying down a snow slide with TWO KIDS! What could be better than that?

My little mother in the house...

I took this picture on my phone a week or two ago and decided I had to share it!

Let me set the scene... it's bedtime... PAST bedtime. So I try to multi-task. I decide to read Madee her bedtime story while feeding Jackson. Madelyn suddenly jumps off her bed and comes back with her baby doll. She said her baby needed to eat before bed too.

It was soooo cute! I laughed so hard and quickly snapped a shot with my phone. Oh, I love her! She has been so gentle with Jackson. He will be crying... and he literally stops crying when he hears her voice. I love it!

A few cute Madee moments...

So, I need to document some more cute Madee comments! I don't ever want to forget the things she says!

Yesterday, she asked where Daddy was and I told her when he'd be back. Then she clasped her hands up by her chin, got a big smile, and said, "Oh! I am so excited!"

Later on, she was hungry. Very typical of her these days! She kept telling me, "Mama, I want Black Butter!!!" I finally figured out she wanted peanut butter. LOL. She gets her black and brown mixed up. I guess we ought to work on that this week!

This morning, she woke up not long after my most recent feed with jackson. I said, "Oh, Madee, Mama is so tired!" She said, "I'm sorry, Mama, but I am so excited to see you!" Talk about melting my heart! What a sweetie. Needless to say, that woke me right up and got me ready to face the day.

Speaking of kids... my hungry little hippo is squacking... time to feed again :)

Fun Weekend!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our weekend! We went on a family stroll up Millcreek Canyon. Madelyn collected leaves and loved holding a caterpillar. Jackson just enjoyed being outside and breathing the fresh air. Today we went to a birthday party for a girl in Madee's school class and she had an amazing time on the big slides and play areas of Classic Skating. After the party, we went swimming at Matt's parents' house. It was a gorgeous day. We put Jackson in the pool for his first swim. He wasn't too fond of it, but it was probably because it was during naptime. We'll give him another chance another time. Tonight, I loved watching Madee with Daddy for their favorite nighttime treat. They sit on the couch, each with their own bowl of popcorn. Boy, does she love to do everything her Daddy does!

Madelyn's Wild Sheep Ride

It wasn't an 8 second ride... but 0.8 is just as good in our books because Madee was sure proud of herself!

She walked away with a cute little trophy and proudly shows it off at home. If you stop by, I'm sure she'll say something like, "I ride a sheep! I fell off!" with a big smile.

Don't worry - no children were injured in the making of this video :)



Here's Madee with her rodeo-uncle Greg! :)