Thursday, May 19, 2011

We have been BUSY!

This year you could tell how much Morgan had grown. She was able to ride much bigger rides, and she was fearless! Cannon slept through the entire trip :-)

There is a really funny story about this ride...but I don't think I can do it justice by writing about it. If you want to hear it, give me a shout.
Morgan REALLY wanted to ride the big swings, but I kept telling her she was too little to ride them. First off, I am scared of this ride, and I really did think she was too little. So all through lunch she sat in that chair just like in the picture and every 10 seconds or so she would turn around and say, "I sure do wish I were big enough to ride those swings." So after about a 20 mintue guilt trip I told Morgan we could go measure her to see if she was big enough to ride. All the time I was just sure she was too small. Well once we got there it turns out Morgan WAS tall enough to ride...


So, Morgan and Ben rode the swings. Once Morgan was seated, I could tell right away she had some anxiety. From the ground where I was standing I could see the scared look on her face, and was worried that this ride was not going to be over soon enough. But once the ride got started, and Ben convinced her it was fun, I could see her smiling, and her feet kicking all the way to the end.

Here is Morgan after riding the swings. I am sure she would do it again in a heart beat :-)








Well the past six weeks have absolutly zoomed by. Since Cannon has been born we have been on the go non stop! We have had so much fun though :-) Cannon is very easy going and just along for the ride. I think the biggest difference in having one kid instead of two is that when your first baby comes along your whole life changes. When the second one comes, you just add them to your family. You realize that your life doesn't stop when you have a baby, and that you just do what works for you. Forget all the junk you read (even though I still read all the time) because when it comes to your baby and your family there is nothing in a book that will ever answer the question you have. That being said, having Cannon added to them family has been wonderful. Morgan is such a great big sister, and can be very helpful with him.


Since the weather is supposed to be getting nicer, Morgan has been wanting to spend more time outside on her swing set. It was even nice enough one day that she waded in mom and dads pool. There is no way I would have been in there though, it was COLD!!


One day last week Morgan, Cannon, my mom and I all packed it up and went to Firehouse Pottery and Morgan painted a birthday plate. (Pictures to come later). And every Tuesday Morgan has gymnastics.


I had my last Grad. class this week. Too bad I don't walk until December. I wonder if I'll even want to by then...


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Gymnastics

My favorite part of Morgan in gymnastics is her outfit! She picked it out herself. She is so girly...she threw a fit when we left the house becuase I made her wear a coat, and it was covering up her, "pretty clothes." LOL!


































Happy Easter

Easter was great this year! We made it to church for the first time as a family of 4! Then out to lunch with the family after that. Such a great Easter!


Morgan is a great big sister as you can see. And Cannon is very layed back and easy.
















The Easter buuny brought all kinds of goodies!




Friday, April 8, 2011

It's a BOY!

On April 4th, 2011 I was scheduled to be induced at St. John's hospital. We didn't tell anyone we were going in, mainly becuase we wanted our privacy and to enjoy the experience as a couple. At around 7:30 Dr. Wotherspoon, my OBGYN, broke my water and started my pitocin (the medication used to induce contractions). Well that did the trick, I went from being very comfortable to overwhelming contractions very quickly. No fear though...my epidural was ordered BEFORE anything else happened. About 30 minutes later I had my epidual and life was great again. I didn't feel a thing! Around 11:15 I could tell there was some pressure that wasn't there before, so the nurse checked me, and sure enough I was ready to push. When Dr. Wotherspoon arrived about 10 minutes later I began to push. It only took about 5-10 minutes more and Cannon was here. No one got to announce to me what the gender was, I looked down and screamed, "It's a BOY!" I was pretty suprised even though I had predicted a boy all along. The nurse quickly took Cannon to be weight and assessed. To my suprise he weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds 8 ounces. I was uncomfortable for the past few months for a good reason, lol. Anyway, Cannon is great. He is layed back and easy going. Morgan loves him, and Ben and I are beside ourselves with joy. I am suprised when I look at Cannon how much he looks like Morgan did when she was an infant. Look back in the blog at my first post and compare pics. it's amazing :-) After his delivery Cannon has some issues with his blood sugar and jaundice so they kept a pretty close eye on him. I had to supplement feeding with formula a few times, to keep his blood sugar up and to help him have as many diapers as he could so the jaundice would get out of his system. When we were ready to go home his juandice levels were still too high so they sent us home with a billi blanket. It's like a little pad that lights up with UV light and is supposed to get rid of the billirubin in his system. I hated that thing, it was such a pain in the rear, but today we got the all clear from the doctor. No more billi blanket! We spent the afternoon playing outside with Morgan and having dinner with Nanny and Papa Arnall. Life is good!
Morgan is a great big sister! She is always asking to hold baby Cannon.



Meeting Cannon for the first time.



Cannon Adam Arnall

9 pounds 8 ounces

22 inches long


His feet are so big they hardley fit inside the box for his footprint!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

At the Zoo!

I took Morgan to the zoo and the park today. Did LOTS of walking, and we are both super tired. Morgan even told me she was tired! There is a first time for everything I guess :-)

Her favorite part of the day was feeding the goats.
She wanted to make sure ALL the goats got fed equally :-) It was funny watching her try to be "fair."



Saturday, March 19, 2011

Morgan is SO proud! She can spell her name :-)
Morgan is about 2 months shy of her 3rd birthday, and she can spell her name all by herself!



Morgan playing IN the toybox!

Morgan and daddy making a bead necklace :-)