Check!

Updating the family pictures. Done. Yay! Yes, I know I'm due in a few weeks and will have to update them again, but it was one of those things that I felt like I couldn't have another baby until they were done. Thank you Kristen for your talent, eye, and time! Here are some of our favorites:

The list

For those of you who have experienced nesting you can understand the joy of checking things off 'the list'. I love lists and I love having lots of the boxes checked more than anything. I've been working off one list for a few weeks now and I'm almost done! The exciting thing is that once this list is complete I will only have one more list before I am ready to have the baby. Hyrum came early and unexpectedly (because of my scheduled C-section later). So, I've been feeling an extra push to get things done early. My goal is to have everything ready for Baby 2 (Noah) by the first of February, then after that all I'll need to do is keep up with housework. We'll see if I make it, but I'll keep you posted. Anway, Last night and tonight my project has been nursing covers. I couldn't choose between two fabrics, so I decided to make 2 nursing covers. They were a lot easier to make than I thought. With some of the extra fabric I also made a diaper carrier and a 'quick-trip' purse. Today, Hyrum and I got home from the grocery store and he was 'helping' me unload the bags. I thought he grabbed one of the apples. He proceded to take it to the couch and start eating it. When I finished putting things away I found him totally chowing on a tomato. Like mother, like son!! I was so proud. I just wish I was able to cut the stem out and take the sticker off before he ate it, but oh well.
Oh, and notice his little pink nose. It's COLD!!!

18 Months

Hyrum had his 18 month check up yesterday and it made me think. . . what all has happened in the last 18 months? Here's a few little calculations that made me think:

3 ear infections
2 instances of hand-foot-mouth disease
9 teeth
Newborn feedings
Calculated approximately 300 hours of lost sleep (that's all combined 38 nights awake)

Phases he's overcome:
Thumb sucking
Toe eating
Bottles
Head butting (for the most part)
Biting

We also figured that we've spent approximately $2,000 on diapers since July 5th, 2007

Why am I saying all this? Because, after figuring all this out I can't help but smile and think of how I would never in a million years trade who he is now and how he came to be our little Monkey Man. I recently read an article where a women said "Being a mother has expanded the depth of my heart." This is the best description I've ever heard of parenthood. Brett and I talked the other night about how much we love Hyrum and can't imagine a love being greater. We also talked about how with each new child a new expanse will be discovered in our hearts. When our hearts feel so full that there might be no more room, the Lord opens up a whole new 'ventricle'. We love Hyrum so much and can't wait for a new little brother to fill our hearts and home with a new little personality and friend to play with.

We love you HYRUM!!!