Summer fun!

So Gideon has stayed pretty busy entertaining Colin and I! He is such a busy little guy! It's fun but can be extremely tiring! Maybe it's cuz I'm preggers? LOL! Well, one morning, during one of the times that I was too tired to entertain him myself, I put him to work creating his very first fingerpainting masterpiece! Here are the results!
Colin said: "Wow, that's better than some crap (not that this is crap, I'm just saying if an adult did it it's crap) I've seen at museums!" Oh, my hubby is so funny! And, yes, that is an old pizza box!

Hola!

So for the longest time I've been worrying that Gideon is too American. I worried that he wouldn't pick up on Guatemalan things and like them as much as he likes American things. Now let's not throw a "Hyrum Prayer" fit over the things I'm saying here. I would just like my son to grow up knowing and experiencing all of his heritage.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make: Gideon doesn't like food. He likes candy, chips, unhealthy drinks...you get the point. But feeding the kid has gotten me worried a few times...especially since he averages anywhere from the 2nd to 7th percentile in weight. Anyway, I've tried lots of things: fun food cutouts, sauces, dipping, using toothpicks to pick up food, you name it. One day he'll like it, the next he won't have anything to do with it.

Well, today for lunch I sorta gave up. I wanted to satisfy my craving for Guatemalan comfort food: black beans, scrambled eggs, queso fresco, and tortillas. It sounds weird, but believe me it's delicious. When Colin was working with a bunch of Hispanic guys the summer before we were married, he called me one day and said he thought it was so wonderful to see these guys bring this kind of meal to work because it was so simple but so satisfying. Then he asked me how to make it...I just kinda laughed at him. ;)

So I make our lunch while Gideon is busy destroying my house (heehee). I serve him half a bowl of black beans, half a bowl of eggs, a slice of queso fresco, and a tortilla thinking "oh well, at least I can eat his leftovers!" HE LOVED IT!!!! He ate the whole thing minus two tablespoons and was still picking at at it when he said he was "done".

I'm just so happy that my Guatemalan baby is showing some of his Latino side!!! Tomorrow I'm going to try ejote con huevo and see if he likes that!!!! (A lot of eggs, I know, but that's what it's like in third world countries...you can't afford meat every night)

So here are some pictures:

Oh yeah, my mother always hoped that I would have a messy baby because I was such a messy eater when I was a baby... Well Mom, congratulations!

Blech!

So...we're sick. Colin isn't...lucky dog...but Gideon and I are. I think Gideon's is just cutting teeth but he's just really fussy. I would be too if I were cutting four teeth at one time. I have some sort of cold or flu or something. I feel poopy.

But, we're doing well besides that! Colin and Gideon picked our first tomato yesterday! It was exciting for them...not me, I was in bed. Hopefully we will have more tomatoes here in the near future because Gideon is itching to harvest more. We keep having to tell him not to pick the green ones! LOL!

I know this post is short, but at least I'm posting!

Oh and CONGRATULATIONS to my cousin Erin who had a beautiful baby girl on the 24th of July! You'll make a great mommy, hon!

Back from Cali and Youth Conference!

Yay! I'm home! Still not able to relax, but at least I'm sleeping in my own bed! I always wait anxiously for the summer thinking I'll be able to relax, enjoy my family, and work on fun things... When summer actually gets here...well, it's not so relaxing! LOL!

I have been having fun though! California was great! Gideon totally loved Sea World and came home with a four-foot Shamu! He loved the beach even though it was FREEZING!!!!

I just missed Colin tremendously! It's hard to experience new things with your kids and not have the love of your life with you... I kept saying "Colin, look at Gideon" and realizing he wasn't there! haha! But that's ok. We'll definitely do it again when Gideon is older and the new baby is able to enjoy it too!

Resurrected Gideon Video!

So here is a cute video of Gideon that I found a little while ago! It is when he is learning to walk! This was June of last year!

I'd better post now...

I may not get to in the next few weeks!
So this Saturday, Colin, Gideon, and I are going to an Owls game with my familia!!! Then, Tuesday I have Girl's Camp which lasts until Friday but I'll only stay until Wednesday because on Friday is my cousin Jordan's wedding! So, I'll be going to Salt Lake for that on Friday then to Nephi until Sunday (with a few trips to Delta, I'm sure). Then Sunday, Heather, Jared, Gideon, and I will leave for a week-long California vacation!!! Poor Colin has to stay here! :( I'm super sad about that! Then, I get to come home!

It is going to be fun... I will take pictures and video this time I promise!

First Ultrasound

So we went to our first ultrasound for baby number two today! We found out that I'm not as far along as we'd hoped but we figured that would definitely guarantee that we don't have a baby near Christmas so we're pretty happy about that! It also helps to explain why I've been this sick with harldy any sickness before!

This baby is a mover! The baby was just wiggling the whole time! He/she has a very strong heartbeat so we're pretty psyched!

Gideon was super excited to meet the "beebee" and he said that he loved the beebee so that's good! I think he's finally starting to realize that mommy is growing a baby in her tummy so it's kinda fun to talk to him about it!

I'll post pictures a little later!