Tender Mercies

My lil bug has the stomach flu.  We were all supposed to go up to the other house (the home we bought in Orem) and work all day.  So I was alone with him all day and night.  I didn't sleep last night because he was throwing up and then barely slept today because he wanted to be held and rocked 95% of the time.  Well I started to get a fever and terrible body aches.  I was seriously terrified that I was coming down with it too.  Phoenix wouldn't be laid down to sleep at all this whole time he's been sick and as I bounced him in our room,  I begged Heavenly Father to put him to sleep so I could lay him down and get in the tub.  Well it was probably no more than 20 seconds that he stopped squirming and moaning and completely relaxed.  He was completely asleep and able to be laid down.  I was then able to take a bath, ease my body aches, and crawl in bed with him.  I'm SO grateful for that tender mercy and the many others I see in my life, (especially as a mom) daily!  Ps so far, no stomach flu for me! 

 

I'm Ready!

Okay.  I'm ready to start blogging again!  My goal is to blog once a month.  I think I can do that :) 

Things have been so crazy!  No one tells you how hard it is to be a new mommy.  Phoenix has had bad tummy problems, resulting in terrible, frequent gas problems:( he is starting to get better though! My guess is his digestive tract is now maturing.  He is getting so fun and funny! 

Here are some Phoenix-isms as of late:

High-pitched shrieks, just to hear himself.  Church has been interesting and a little embarrassing.. Haha!

Eating everything.  His favorite thing to chew and suck on is my camelback water bottle.  He sees me suck down water so often that he has decided he should be able to as well :)

He loves Finding Nemo.  LOVES.  It's nice because, when I need to do the dishes, I can turn it on, put PK on his tummy with some toys and he will just play and listen to the movie.  Now, mind you, this activity lasts for about a half hour.  So I fly around the kitchen, trying to get as much as I can done in that amount of time!

He LOVES the tub!!! When the clothes and diaper come off, he is THE HAPPIEST!!! He laughs his head off in there and kicks like crazy! 

We are best friends:) I'll get some pics of him and Josh, soon.  He loves daddy time!  That's all for now!