I had Craig on my lap while I was watching a video of him and me and he just started busting up at the peek-a-boo I was doing in the video. The funniest part to me is that he didn't think it was that funny when I was doing it while I was shooting the video. He's got the cutest little belly laugh and we only hear on very rare occasions, otherwise he has a little nasal-ly giggle. I happened to have the camera sitting right there (a very rare thing as well) since I had just downloaded the other video, so I grabbed it and was able to get a few seconds of him cracking up, until he got the hick-ups. Then it wasn't so funny anymore, apparently. If I can figure out how to make the megabytes less on the other video, I will add it and you all can see what Craig thought was so funny, but I can guarantee you probably won't laugh that hard. :) I mainly took the other one to demonstrate his sitting up skills, the peek-a-boo thing was a side note. Anyway, enjoy!

P.S. Craig is 5 months old today! Crazy.

Feedback Please

I'm starting a "Favorite Quotes" list on the right. Please email me or leave a comment with yours. I'm always looking for good ones. They can be funny or inspirational. Thanks!

Just some updates

Here are two cute pictures of the little guy. I also put a video at the bottom--it's just something new for you all to watch. He hasn't done anything new yet for me to capture on camera, so this is just a cute video of him sucking on his teething ring. He can't seem to get used to a pacifier, but this works to calm him down and put him to sleep. So, the video is of our little bedtime routine, although it's not bedtime in the video. :) Craig has been pushing his bottom in the air while on his tummy and launching forward, but he hasn't gotten the hand movement thing down. He gets frustrated easily so he won't spend enough time on his tummy to get some practice in. It's funny because when I lay him down, he immediately flips over to his stomach, plays for a minute, then fusses until he gets himself flipped back over, but then promptly flips back onto his tummy. He'll figure it out one of these days.

Wanna here about MY night?

If you don't want to hear another parent of a young baby complain about not getting enough sleep, then stop here. But, if you would be interested to learn what else happened on Thursday night, then keep reading. To start with, poor little Craig has had a cold which was diagnosed as an ear infection on Thursday. We started him on antibiotics and Tylenol that night. He went to bed at about 9:30 and Robert and I didn't get to bed until about 11:00. Craig woke up at 1:00. It took about 30 minutes for me to get him to go back to sleep. He woke again around 3:00. Another 30 minutes later, he's asleep. He then woke up at 4:00 (all this time having problems with a stuffy nose and his ear bothering him, poor baby). This time I brought him into bed with us to see if he would sleep better that way, which hasn't consistently worked well for him since he was about three months old, but sometimes it does. He slept (bobbing head, kicking legs) until about 5:00, but I didn't sleep hardly at all, so I tried putting him back in his crib. Mercifully, he slept for almost two hours. However, at this time another nighttime drama began to play out. Robert wasn't sleeping well due to pains in his back, so when I put Craig in the crib, Robert decided to try the couch. I went back to bed and was beginning to drift off when I heard a strange noise on the dresser. I turned on the light to see the cat poking around. It was a little strange since she normally just sleeps on the bed or couch all night. I put her out of the bedroom and shut the door. Since Robert was out there, she would normally just sleep with him. But not this night. She waited until I was again barely drifting off before she let out a loud meow right outside the door. I ignored her. She banged the door with her paw. I continued to try to ignore her. Thinking she had lost a toy behind the dresser, I looked for it, but found nothing. I let her back in, and she continued her prowling around the room. Once again, I was just dozing off when she pounced on my pile of shoes in the closet, waking me up again. I threw her out again. She began meowing and banging again. Robert came back in at this point and left her out. After her annoying persistence, we tried letting her back in. She went immediately for the shoes, but was quiet. After a few moments passed, we heard an unusual, un-cat-like noise from the closet. Robert got the flashlight and searched among my shoes. There he found a battered, scared, tiny little mouse. Once we made the discovery, the cat ran off to sleep and to leave us to the dirty work of catching the thing. After about fifteen minutes of moving shoes and nabbing at it with a plastic bag, we caught it and Robert let it outside. Exhausted, we laid down to try and get a little rest. This was at about 6:30. By 6:45, we heard unmistakable cooing coming from the other room, which turned to fussing as I laid in bed, hoping Craig would go back to sleep. After trying to nurse him back to sleep yet again, I gave up and called it a night at 7:00. Robert got up, got ready, and went to work. So, for all of you parents out there that have spent a sleepless night with a sick baby, you can probably relate. Then again, maybe not. :)

By the way, I did finally get some rest. When Craig went down for a nap at 8:30, I went with him and we both slept until noon. Robert, however, is still trying to catch up.

Mission Reunion, and more

To all NCRM missionaries: In case you didn't know, there will be a Pres. Welch reunion on Oct. 3rd from 7-9 pm in Pleasant View, UT. If you want directions, let me know. Also, if you want Sis. Welch's email, I have that too. In other news, check out the picture below to see a former missionary we all know an love (the girl at the bottom). I was flipping through the September issue of Babytalk magazine and did a double take. I confirmed it with the source herself, and it IS her! I thought it was interesting and kind of cool. :)

This is hilarious

I know I forwarded this to some of you, but for the rest of you, I thought I'd post it. I only put on my favorites. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced
in church services:

The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.'
The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale.
It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping
around the house.
Bring your husbands.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been
canceled due to a conflict.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.

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The Rector will preach his farewell message after which
the choir will sing: 'Break Forth Into Joy.'
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be
'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
(I've been in some choirs like that.)
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with
the deceased person you want remembered.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every
kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday
afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be hymn singing in
the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket
and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning
at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the
Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday
at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's
Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM.
The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First
Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door
at the side entrance.
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I've been tagged

Alright, alright, I'll do it. Here's a Did You Know tag, for those of you who didn't know. :) (Thanks Mel...)

Did you know that...

My favorite color is sometimes red, sometimes blue.
My favorite dessert is Robert's chocolate dipped cannolis with berry sauce.
My favorite Sunday CD is Women of Destiny and My Servant Joseph.
My favorite anytime CD right now is a mix I did of Enya, Peter Breinholt, and some other favorites. I flip between that and John Denver.
My favorite show is House and The Office.
My favorite place to be is out with Robert and Craig on Robert's days off (especially after payday:)
My favorite time of day is the mornings and going for walks.
My favorite holiday is Christmas.
My least favorite thing to do is balance the checkbook.
My least favorite thing to wear is maternity clothes when I'm not pregnant.
My least favorite place to be is anywhere with Craig during nap time and he's not getting his nap. He handles is well, but I find myself constantly worrying how the rest of the day and that night will go.
My secret obsession right now is watching The View :)
I miss my job in CA, but only because of the people. I love being home with Craig, plus I could never find a job with such an awesome setup as I had there anyway.
I have been terrible at keeping in touch with people from my mission, but blogs are bringing us back...I love it!
I have not seen my family in a long time and I want to show off my baby!
I find joy in making my baby laugh and smile and watching him with his daddy.
I will be sad when I have to stop nursing...my favorite quote that I read in a Parents magazine is "No one ever told me how much nursing would hurt in the beginning, and how much it would hurt when it had to end." It makes me savor all the time I have nursing Craig now.
I look forward to the day when we have our own home.
I love my little family and look forward to it growing.

I tag Anna, Lani, Melissa, Angie, Heidi, Bonnie, and Tammy!