Don't worry, Chicago sports fans....

...there is a cure for your pain....

...It's called, "Next Year".

Just cuz

I thought I'd post these pics just because I like them and I thought you would too :).

I'm 1 month old

Look at me...I'm a month old already! I continue to learn and grow daily. I've been happier the past few days too. Guess the medicine is working. :)

A delightful visit

We so enjoyed having Mom and Pop here. Between the rafting trip and Gavin's blessing, time really flew. Mom and Pop are fantastic babysitters and I know that Gavin will miss them as much as Brandon and I will.

The blessing was today and we thank DJ's family very much for the blessing bowl, which we used to pour water from the Blacksmith Fork River over Gavin's head. It was a small and a short ceremony. The attendees included Brandon's mom, his stepdad, his sister Brooke and her family, Mom and Pop, and of course Brandon and Gavin and I. Oh - and a rodent or two who munched the trail mix out of the favors when we weren't looking! The grandmothers each read a poem, Brandon and I read our 'parental vows' to Gavin, and each person gave Gavin a blessing of some kind. We lucked out and had perfect weather. Afterward we came back to the house and gorged ourselves on pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and apple and pumpkin pie. My stomach still hurts! Mom was a great help in getting the food together and Pop was a great help in gathering fall foliage for the centerpieces. They were both valuable in keeping Gavin entertained and out from underfoot when Brandon and I busied ourselves with other stuff.












It will be with great sadness that we say goodbye to Mom and Pop tomorrow - but we will take heart in knowing that we'll see them and the rest of you in January for Evelyn's baptism. Hooray!

Down the River

WE DID IT! I have to admit that I was really apprehensive about our river trip, but it turned out great. We had our ups and downs... With all my concern about Gavin I didn't spend very much time making sure Pop and especially river-trip-virgin Mom had all the right stuff, but between their stuff and our stuff and everyone else's stuff we were pretty well covered. We had a crew of 15 including 2 babies and a 5-year-old, and our group came together from FIVE states (UT, CO, NE, IL, and AZ). We ate well, drank well, and floated well in 4 rafts, a ducky and a kayak. I wish I could say we slept well, but at least I CAN say that Gavin slept way better than I did! Mom slept in a tent for the second time in her whole life! On the second night we had a tremendous thunderstorm that cut "Super Hero Night" short and banished a few folks, including Mom, to their tents. It thundered and lightning-ed and pelted all our gear with fat raindrops for a couple of hours. Gavin and I spent much of that time cozy and dry in our tent while Brandon and a few other super heroes battened down the boats and cooked a yummy taco dinner under shelter of a rain/sun canopy. For the most part the weather was perfect and we really enjoyed ourselves. It was a long drive home but we're happily enjoying a restful evening, aside from the 8 loads of laundry that are underway...

Spit up girl...

Poor little Evelyn... she has been spitting up all along, but became much worse beginning Sunday night. (She projectile vomited all over her daddy. Must say-he took it quite well.) Dave and I both noticed her cry was different on Monday night, as though she was in pain??? It seemed like she spit up everything on Tuesday and was real clingy. I called the doctor on Weds. to explain the situation. She was pretty concerned it may be pyloric stenosis (when the pyloric sphincter is narrowed and food can't make it to the stomach which requires surgical correction), so she sent Evelyn to have an ultrasound of her abdomen. Thankfully it was normal. So, our little darling just has very bad reflux. She is now on a medication called Axid twice daily. Hopefully it will help because she seems so unhappy and starving all the time, not to mention she is extremely gassy. We tried mixing formula with breast milk per the Dr's recommendation and will continue to travel that road with 2 more types of formula since it's thicker and should keep her satisfied longer, pending she keeps it down.

We'll keep you posted.

Anyone have $ .50

I'd pay a heck of a lot more...