Update on Porter

The doctor finally called a couple of days ago to tell us that Porter's x-ray was normal so they will proceed with Occupational Therapy to treat the Torticollis. His first appointment will be next Thursday so I'm anxious to see what they do. Yesterday Jordyn and I had fun videotaping the babies and taking some cute pics of them. They have on the darling outfits that Aunt Sheri sent them a couple of months ago. They finally fit in to them so we're hoping to have a few more weeks of warm weather to wear them. Thanks Aunt Sher! I also took pics of the darling blankets that Aunt Christie made them, Porter's is the cutest blue material with I am a Child of God written all over it in different languages and Kamryn's is pink with little angels all over! I can't locate the picture in my millions of photos for the life of me so you'll have to use your imagination. They are my favorite!!

Jordyn and I were laughing our heads off at these pics of Kamryn! She looks like such a little chubby faced cutie!

A VERY late night!

DJ and I pulled a very late night canning corn last night! We figured we're already sleep deprived staying up with babies so when some free corn came our way we didn't hesitate to turn it down. Our good friends, the Andrus's, of Andrus Trucking came over with corn last night that had apparently been rejected by Walmart due to a palet tipping over while unloading. It was beautiful corn, can't believe they turned it down because of that but we were happy to be the recipients. DJ got home from Bishopric meetings and visits at about 9:30 and after settling babies down, we got started at around 10:30.....78 ears of corn and 16 quarts of corn later, we finally crawled in to bed at 2 a.m! Yikes!! I wish we would've taken pictures of one another, we were literally zombies, but it is definetly worth it with the price of groceries these days. Our own corn should be on in another week so we'll be at it again soon.

Hooray for Kaleb!

We're happy to report that the "low-paying, stinky job" is no longer accepting applicants. Kaleb is officially potty trained! He did amazing with the potty thing but struggled a bit with the other until I got a helpful tip from my sister, Julie. I bought a cheap little toy and put it high up in the bathroom (light fixture worked great) and told him he could have it when he went poopy and two days later, he did it and was so excited! Grandpa Rose was here on Friday evening picking up Jordyn for a weekend away and Kaleb wanted to go so bad so Grandpa told him he would be a big boy and get potty trained, he could go and stay with him! A little bribery never hurt anyone, right??? Anyway, he hasn't had any accidents for two days and even wears underwear to bed!!! I never thought I'd be so excited about only having 2 in diapers!! Thanks for all the great ideas! Way to go Kaleb!!

While on the subject of Kaleb I have to share some funny "Kaleb moments." Yesterday he came up with Regan's portable CD player and headphones on singing "Bop to the Top" from High School Musical. I looked to see if it was actually playing and it wasn't but he was having the best time. This is what happens when you have 3 older sisters.

Kaleb will be playing outside with the girls and he'll come in with this funny somber look on his face and say, "mom, the girls are being rude," and then he'll get a huge grin on his face and start giggling. I don't think he knows what rude means but has just spent a lot of time listening to the girls taddle on one another.

Anyone looking for a low paying stinky job??

Potty training.....need I say more? This is one of the only things I would actually consider paying someone to do but since I'm low on cash, I'm afraid I won't get any takers to do Kaleb! Somehow I've managed to potty train 3 girls but I still feel like a total amateur in this area. Anyway, I woke up on Tuesday morning and decided that I was through changing 3 bums and informed Kaleb that we were chucking his diapers and he was wearing big boy underwear.
Day 1 (3 hours in to it)-ready to give his diapers right back but decided I better not go back on my word, (6 hours in to it and 4 potty accidents, 2 poopy accidents)- not really caring about going back on my word, biting my tongue, pulling my hair out and wondering why I thought I could potty train a kid with 2 nursing needy babies....but talked myself in to moving forward. Long story short, here we are 3 days later, Kaleb just about has the potty thing down, has very few accidents that way, wears underwear to bed and wakes up dry, still not doing so well with the poopy thing but making some progress. Can't go back now and really don't want to....just praying for patience and hoping this will be over soon. By the way, the offer is still open for a low paying, stinky job. ANY TAKERS??

2 Month Well-baby Check

Happy to report that Kamryn and Porter are growing and doing well:

Porter- weighing in at 11 lbs. 10 oz.

Kamryn-weighing in at 9 lbs. 10 oz.

I think it's safe to say that they are getting enough to eat!

We've been noticing that Porter tips his head to one side much of the time and have been a bit concerned about it. Dr. Smith said he's quite certain that it is something called, "Torticollis," it is muscle relaited and has something to do with the way he was positioned in the womb. I took him for a x-ray yesterday to rule out some other things and haven't received word back yet but most likely it is what Dr. Smith says it is. That being the case, he will start some sort of physical therapy for a while until I get the hang of doing it myself and we'll just work with him at home. Porter will also have his hearing checked again in 2 weeks so we'll know what we need to do there if anything. Other than that, they are both doing well and getting so responsive. Porter is still sleepy much of the time but has the cutest smile and sweetest disposition. Kamryn is a live wire and is getting so much happier. She has such a cute personality and loves to be talked to. She has the cutest grin as you will see from the pictures. They really are so different but both so much fun. I was holding Kamryn this evening while listening to Morg read a book and just had the thought come to me that I need to cherish every moment with my kids because time goes by so fast. Though this is a crazy busy time of my life, I am thankful that Heavenly Father blessed us with these 2 babies as well as our other 4 children. I love them all more than I can express!!

Happy 10th Birthday, Regan!

Doesn't she look adorable in this dress?


Happy 10th Birthday Regan! It was Regan's birthday on Wednesday so DJ took the day off so we could have a little morning birthday party and then go swimming at Grandma Johnson's pool. We also had back to school night that evening so we were busy but had a fun day. Regan spent the morning decorating her cake and as you can see from the pictures, she inherited a love for candy from her mother! She got so many cute things: sunglasses from Morg and Jord, clothes & a subscription to the New Era from DJ and I, a dress, shoes, necklace, tights from Grandma & Grandpa Rose, clothes, watch & shoes from Grandma and Grandpa T. and some cute gifts from friends. We had such a fun time swimming and spent 2 1/2 hours at the pool. I was surprised at how brave they all were in the water. Even Kaleb loved the water and we had to drag him out when it was time to go! We ended the day by going to Back to School Night at Fairview where we there was a barbecue for the whole family and the kids got to take all their school supplies to their class and meet the teacher. I thought it was a cute idea and really got the kids excited for the next day.

2008 Garden

I have to admit that this is the best garden we've ever had thanks to DJ! I guess that shows what a great gardener I'm not because in years past, I've primarily taken care of it. DJ has worked so hard keeping the weeds down this year and is now spending many hours a week weeding, harvesting and freezing/canning veggies. I don't know how he is doing it all but I appreciate him so much and it's fun to see the fruits of his labors. (or "veggies" of his labors) ha ha! So far we've harvested beans, peas, red potatoes, onions, zucchini & squash and we're looking forward to corn and carrots in a week or so!