Not many things make us laugh at 5 in the morning...

As we lay asleep in the wee hours of the morning, a whimper comes from the next room. I listen for a minute, thinking, "he'll fall back to sleep in a second or two..." but the whimpering gradually gets louder. It's my turn to check on him, so I tiptoe into his room and to his bed-side. His eyes are closed, he's only half-awake. As I sit on the edge of his bed he looks up at me through half-opened eyes. After another whimper he raises his hand to point at his other hand and says, "my fingers not workin..." I check as well as I can in the glow of his night light, and yes, they're still attached.... a few seconds later I realize what's wrong. He's been sleeping on that arm and his fingers are numb. I try to conceal a laugh as he whimpers a little more and asks, in a very concerned voice, "what happened to me??" A few seconds after straightening his arm, the feeling returns and he happily proclaims, "look! my fingers workin again!" Thrilled at the fact that he still has two functioning arms, he rolls over (with a smile on his face) and cozies up to go back to sleep.
Upon my return to bed, I hear a chuckle from Justin. "I could hear him... did his fingers fall asleep?" yep...not many things make us laugh at 5 in the morning. :) It's amazing how many things are still new and unfamiliar to a three-year-old.

side note: as I was writing this Britt was playing on the floor, rolling around and being different animals. Anyway, he just walked over to me and said, "MOM! I can feel in my body... somethin' poundin and poundin! Feel!" Sure enough, his heart was beating like crazy... or should I say "poundin." :)

Paging Doctor Brimhall...

Where have we been??

In the past few weeks we have:
*enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL weather
(by riding bikes, having picnics, and enjoying the swings Grandpa Randy put up in the tree)
*finished some major preparations for the new baby
(we got the crib up; my mom, sister and some great friends from our ward put together an AWESOME baby shower for us; and we've tried {to no avail} to get Britt's blessing on a baby name other than his choice- ready for this??- Tallulah)
*enjoyed our last few weeks as a family of three


no, we don't force him to wear a helmet while swinging, he was going back and forth between swings and bikes



me, my mom, Brooke and baby Emelyn

how adorable is Cara's 18 week belly? mine at 36 weeks... not near as cute! :)

Britt's favorite hiding place, between the wall and the crib box


So, sorry for the lack of blog posts... and for those of you who are curious, no... we didn't have the baby yet. :) We're pretty glad about that too. After we passed the 36 1/2 week mark, I started realizing that I've never been this pregnant before. Every day sets a new record for me. :) We're getting really excited and anxious for her to join us though. Throughout this pregnancy, whenever Britt would ask if baby sister could come out yet I would tell him, "not until mommy's belly gets really big, then she'll be ready to come." I probably should not have said that, because now (every single day) he tells me that my belly is HUGE and I should let baby sister out now. :) Since Britt was early, we're curious to see how much longer she'll make us wait. Don't worry though, we'll be sure to post pictures and stats as soon as little Tallulah Lou makes her appearance. :)

progression of the belly...

she's running out of room!

forgotten Christmas picture

Isn't that the most terrifying dinosaur face ever?... you should have heard the noise that came along with that face. :)

One more reason not to mess with this kid...

Yes, that is my (barely) three-year-old shooting a semi-automatic .22 caliber pistol. Justin had to hold it and Britt just pulled the trigger. {He was VERY well supervised and had an hour long lecture about gun safety before and after using it.} I think we found another father-son hobby to add to their list. :)


I also want to teach all of YOU a little about gun safety...
Can you identify which of these is the proper way to wear ear protection while shooting?

wild weather...

It's been crazy here... one day it's nice enough to take your coat off and do this...



and this...


and a few days later we're doing THIS!

he's just so ridiculously good-looking...

can't wait to see how cute his sister is...
by-the-way... less than 6 weeks until we do!