The Tooth the Whole Tooth and Nothing But the Tooth

Yes, I know this picture is blurry. Yes, I know you can't even see the tooth very well, but there it is! Perhaps someday in the future I will be able to get a picture of Kate, proving that she has teeth once and for all, without feeling like I am in a rodeo or trying to torture my poor daughter. I couldn't get her to lay there and smile while I was also holding the camera trying to take the picture so I had to wrangle her and hold her lips...yeah...she LOVED that. Note: Yes, my daughter is some kind of hillbilly freak because her only tooth is on top. Hmmmm...I have never seen this before..usually bottom ones come in first. And in all our wrestling, I did notice that the other front tooth is dropping and the tooth next to this one is almost through. (Still all top teeth, but improvement nonetheless).
Here are some pictures of Kate proving that she is indeed happy and not being tortured all of the time.


This week Kate has been sick and we had to go to the doctor. Lots of decongestant later...here she is with only a few traces of crusty boogers and a VERY sore nose. At one point after I cleaned it she started bleeding all over the place. She must have super glue boogeys or something. She has really enjoyed being a big girl this week and loves eating her table food...especially at snack time. She has stood a few times on her own now (just letting go of what she holds onto) and she can really cruise with her push toy. She also tags along after her brother wherever he goes. She thinks he is the best! I love these pictures because you can really see her blue eyes. I know I am biased, but isn't she georgeous! Look how blue those eyes are! Man...can I make em good or what!? LOL


These random pictures of Dallin are courtesy of the fact that every single time I pull out the camera to take a picture of Kate's first tooth (or anything Kate for that matter), he jumps in front of me and yells "CHEESE CHEESE!" until I take his picture. He really likes seeing them on the LCD screen after they are taken. This week has been a big one with Dallin. We were all very sick and he really really pushed things. We have purchased a parenting book called "Parenting the StrongWilled Child" by Drs. Foreman and Long. We are hoping that it will help. So far it is almost creepy because it is like someone has been in our house watching us and now they are writing a book about it. Hopefully, our parenting skills will get the CPR they so desperately require. It has a five week program for us to go through. Wish us good luck! Dallin is becoming more and more verbal. New words and sentences are escaping his lips daily. Some of my favorites are "McDondalds!", "God" (yes, grandma...used IN context and appropriately),and "I cooking". Dallin helps me cook many meals now. He also seems to be very into describing when we all do things together. I guess it probably doesn't happen enough. With our current work schedules, someone is always home with the children, but we tend to tag team it. I am glad that he enjoys it when we are all together.
Finally, we are all getting better again and are looking forward to a better week. Here is my final picture. It may look like a normal pizza box except for the inscription which Pizza Hut provided. I was having a REALLY REALLY hard day and being very hard on myself. I managed to get both children down (or at least sent to his room) for naps and spent the next 3 hours sobbing. I called my mom and she ordered me my very favorite deep dish cheesy pizza and Pepsi from Pizza Hut (which I don't normally order because everyone else wants toppings). She must have told them I was having a hard day because this is what they wrote on the box.

Yes, I spent at least another 10 minutes bawling over that when I saw it. PIZZA HUT IS THE BEST!
This week I am going to enroll Dallin in some kind of mom n me classes so that he can get some one on one time, get out of the house, and make some nice new friends. Any suggestions? Also, I am looking for a cheap class or something for me. I need some me time now and again. I am thinking about maybe doing the rec center aerobics class or something...again...suggestions? Hope you all have a great week. See ya next week!