Mr & Mrs Smith

HAVE MERCY - Dallin has been painfully needy the past two weeks. It got SO bad that I'm literally pushing him off my leg and letting him fall onto the couch or floor or whatever yelling "get the freak off me" because I've just had it. My only breaks are when he takes a bottle. MAYBE some of the moments are from bad mommy letting nap or meal time get away from me, but if I'm sitting down or standing up, SOMEONE is begging for me to touch them. And the other is probably crying because WORD whininess hit an all new max recently. Dallin has to be teething again, it's a long drawn out process. OK...speaking of whine...there ya go. Uncle Rand visited which was AWESOME. It's like catching up on the past, present & future when you get together with family or friends who knew you from long ago. Sometimes the present gets ahead of me and it's just crazy to think how far we have come. My mom got her long awaited job at Delta Airlines. That's...

You might not know it, but there has definitely been stress up in this house this...i don't know entire year thus far. We're hoping for changes soon BUT UNTIL THEN we at least got AC installed for the summer instead of a swamp cooler. That's a bright side, right? We've officially labeled myself as someone with anxiety. For the most part I keep it at bay (don't talk to Mr Smith), but life has it's way of shaking up our comfort zones from time to time.  I'm hoping our allergies die down some. I know that's a lot to ask for in Spring. And I need to make a new doc apt... I'm just not sure on timing. But I haven't started my period and am, therefore, concerned. I still want to bear children in the near future. I do not want cancer. I thought I had my thyroid issue all figured out BUT MAYBE we can just blame all this on that! Except I was fine 6 months post-partum and I take "them pills"consistently. I hate the unknown. take away a littl...

SOOOOO much attitude. But at least he loves me enough to sleep in his crib now and even with Lexi IN THE SAME room. So far not too bad...this was our first week at attempting it. But he still doesn't get enough sleep and it's perhaps why he is cranky half of his life.                  He has definitely grown an inch or two because nothing seems to be out of reach now. Dallin is climbing everything these days, or at least trying to see if he can. It has made our normal chaos even more exceptional. We just can't rearrange the house in a way that would help me keep my sanity. He started pinching when I'm ignoring him AND pulling at my "extra" stretchy skin for fun. He seriously needs to start speaking because I cannot handle abuse. He still bites me some so I think we're still teething. He has been extra moody lately; SO much attitude comes out of this little guy! He definitely lets his sister know when he has had enough & he tota...

My Dearest Alexis,  You are the light of our lives. Your world of yellow lights up the room. You seriously have the sweetest "motherly" touch with those younger than you, which has evolved over the years. You make other kids feel so loved; I can't tell you how many other mothers tell me how special you made them feel by loving their child even if in a passing moment. I love that you want everyone to be your friend.  Your current preference is everything art! You love making notes & "projects" and stuffing them in envelopes and watching us open them with such excitement. Your thoughts run deep. Thanks for caring. Thanks for making room for so many in that heart of yours even if we live our days cleaning up scraps of paper off the floor. We are grateful for your logical mind. Even though you run on emotions, we can always talk you through any situation. Fear is the only thing that holds you back. But you're always willing ...