Happy Little Helper

So Adam helped me with the laundry the other day. "Helped" meaning he mostly pulled clothes out of the basket and pulled himself up on the basket. But when we went downstairs to collect the clean laundry, the only place I had to put him was in the basket. He was content and it was just so cute I had to take a picture. And don't worry, I took him out and carried them separately back up the stairs. It's quite a workout!
Adam has also now discovered that he can pull himself up on our window sills because they are large windows and are only about 18" from the floor. I love the big windows! This is Adam looking out our bedroom window. The only bad thing is, the sill is the perfect height for Adam to chew. On Tuesday I walked into his bedroom to check on him and found paint chips all over his lips and shirt from where he had chewed on the window sill. At least it's not lead-based paint, right? We try to keep him away from the window sills or at least watch him carefully.
Adam has been making very funny faces lately and this is a typical Adam face, as Brian has described it. He's just so cute! And I must say that those overalls are probably my favorite to put him in of any of his clothes. He's just stinkin' cute! And I seriously mean, "stinkin'." Adam, yet again, has double ear infections and the doctor has tried him on a different antibiodic. Since Adam has started taking it he has had 5-6 messy diapers a day. AAaaahhhh!! This morning, I changed him, yes messy, and honest-to-goodness in 2 minutes he was messy again! Poor little guy!
We are currently painting the spare bedroom, during the last warm days of the season...it's supposed to drop temp this weekend, so we figured we'd get it done and not go crazy waiting until spring. I'll post before and after pics when it's all finished.

On a silly-me note...something silly happened at the store today. First, remember that Brian is a chemical engineer and as such shares his chemical knowledge with his wife, frequently. It started off when we were first married with him coming home, holding something up for me and asking, "Honey, what type of plastic is this?" Well, because I have such a good teacher....I was at the store today and decided to browse Halloween items for stellar deals (I got some great ones!) and I selected a plastic jack-o-lantern; I turned it over to see what type of plastic it was and saw the label: ABS and I said to myself, "Oh, that's Acetonitrile Butadiene Styrene." Hahahahaha! I told Brian and he just started laughing. His Dad will get a kick out of that one. First off, it's scary that I knew what ABS stood for (and could remember how to say it! I had to ask Brian how to spell it). Second, why on earth was that the first thought to come into my head?! Some of you might think, "well, that's actually kind of dumb and super nerdy." I say, "Welcome to the family!" We are super nerdy...our children have no hope for normal society.

Another silly-me note (along the nerdy lines): I was shopping for a shower curtain and there were two kinds: vinyl and EVA (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate) and me being a chemical engineer's wife, called said chemical engineer at work and asked what the difference was (other than the shocking $6.01 price difference). He just laughed and laughed until he could finally tell me that the EVA would last longer. Ha! This is proof that the longer a husband and wife are married, the more they become like each other. I love my husband in all his nerdy glory! He's truly amazing!

Happy Halloween!

Sorry it's been so long since we've updated. We're working on the internet in the new house and I was in NC all last week helping Scott and Melissa (Brian's bro and sis-in-law). Melissa just had her second baby and so I was able to go and help with Enoch (2 yrs.). We're so excited for them! Zach is a beautiful baby! And we know that Grandma and Grandpa Daniels were really bummed because their three grandsons were all in the same house and they weren't able to be there. But don't worry, it will happen again in December. And November too, most likely. You're welcome to come for Thanksgiving!

Well, Adam started crawling about a month ago and now he's into everything! Definitely keeps me on my toes. Now he's decided that crawling is not enough. He's been pulling himself up on everything! And he hasn't quite figured out how to safely get back down, so when he gets really bored or scared, whichever comes first, he'll cry and wait for me to help him down. Silly boy. His eyes are very brown and very handsome on his cute little face. Last night at the ward Halloween party many said he'll be a heart-breaker. My little boy is growing up so fast!


Speaking of Halloween...Brian and Adam and I returned home from NC on Sunday night and went out Monday night for groceries and needed supplies. I said to Brian, "Umm, the Halloween party is on Thursday, and Adam still doesn't have a costume. So, what'll it be: Peter Pan? Or a pumpkin?" Brian picked a pumpkin, so we bought some orange flannel and green felt and on Tuesday, I created a masterpiece. The lady at the cutting counter asked, "So, are you one of those people that can see something and then make it without a pattern?" Ha! Yeah right. I almost always use a pattern! But I figured a pumpkin couldn't be too hard...so I made my own pattern to fit Adam and created his costume. His hat looks just like Robin Hood's. Maybe he'll be Robin Hood next year and I can use the same hat. Anyways, here's our little pumpkin. And in case you're curious, it's a little dificult for him to crawl in it, due to it's puffiness, but he can do it--he's determined.

We're Moving!

It's finally happening! We close on our house on Friday and we move in on Saturday. We did the final walk through yesterday and I just got so excited that we are going to have our own house and I love the house! Yay!

Adam had peas for the first time this past week and I thought I would post a picture of his face. Sadly, it just doesn't convey Adam's first feelings toward peas. Today he ate up his peas so quickly you would think I added sugar (I didn't), but I did mix it with cereal, he likes it better that way. We'll be trying carrots when we get to the new house.

Adam had his 6 month check-up on Monday. He's had a cold for a few days and I've had to suck out his little nose just so that he could breath (it's awful!). Come to find out my poor little Adam has an ear infection in both ears. The doc gave us some antibiodics for him. They flavored it, but he still doesn't like it. He loves Tylenol, though. Silly boy. Our little Adam measured at 27 inches long and 18 lbs. 9 oz. Basically still 75th percentile all around. So, bigger-than-average boy. I asked about the spit-up and was told there's basically nothing we can do. We could try a medication, but it would help with frequency or amount, it would just make it less painful for Adam (which he doesn't seem to mind spitting up anyway). We'll just give it more time and see what happens. He's a big boy and he's really a good baby. We just love him! With his two front teeth he looks like such a little boy and not a baby anymore.

With the new move, we won't have internet for a while until we get it set up and who knows how long that will take. So, I will post again as soon as I can. Until then, you can call us--we'd love to hear from you all. Ha ha, random thought, I caught myself saying "ya'll" the other day...I'm picking up the lingo, subconsciously. It really is quite funny. We hope you all are well!

A Little Adam Update

Adam being silly with his pants on his head...ok, Mom being silly by putting his pants on his head.


Silly Adam again...he has these "chew toys" and this one is our favorite--bright green and shaped like an eight. They were great when he first started teething at around three months because his hand-eye coordination wasn't great and he couldn't hold anything in his little hands. But these were great!

Adam is now getting up on his hands and knees and attempting to crawl. He really just rocks back and forth, gaining momentum until he collapses on the floor. It's really cute! I'm not looking forward to him crawling though, because that means he can get places and get into everything!

Adam is eating solid foods! He says, "rice cereal is yummy...I'm so cool now that I can eat foods with a spoon like Mom and Dad. Look at me, Mr. Coolness." He really is growing up so fast! I'm reminded everyday of what a wonder children are. I watch as he's starting to "get" things. Like learning he can open his mouth and grunt and he gets another spoonful of cereal. Or when he realized Mom grabs his hand and says "no" every time he pulls her hair...so he does it again. Maybe Mom should just remove the hand and ignore it...we'll see. He's such a sweet little boy!
The other night I was looking at Adam and he reminded me of Carter. It's fun to see different similarities between Adam and his cousins. Thank heavens for sweet babies!

Fall Craft Ideas

So as Fall approaches, Leah suggested making fall crafts and was looking for some ideas of something fun and something cute. So, here are some cute ideas I found online the other day along with the links as how to make them along with pictures.

Fall Candle Holders: Cute glass candle holders decorated with leaves and foliage. Place a tea light inside and enjoy! Very cute.

Fall Wreaths: Hay wreaths decorated with fall leaves and acorns and such along with ribbon and pine cones. Cute idea!

Pumpkin Window Hangers: Cute little pumpkins made with craft foam. Just a little touch of fall.

Make Your Own Candles: Making your own candles just sounds like fun! Make them the color you want and add the scent you want in your home. Just neato-jet!

Halloween Candles: These are candles made with Halloween napkins and pillar candles. I also know how to "personalize" it. You can stamp (with rubber stamps) and apply them to candles to make cool creations.

Salt Dough Pumpkins: Little pumpkin patches made with this salt dough and green toothpicks. You sculpt them, bake them, then paint them. Super cute!

Acorn Pumpkins: Small pumpkins made from acorns--great idea for kids to make!

Just some cute ideas with fall upon us. We'll have to start working on Christmas ideas next.