Big Boy Carseat...Take 2!

Click on the pic below to see his big ol teeth!

We already bought Griffin a big boy car seat a while back and we ended up going kind of cheap on it to save money. The seat seemed nice at first but it really is a pile of junk! It is a fairly comfortable seat but the rest of it and it's functions (or lack of) made it a joke! For all of you Mommies, don't go cheap on a convertible car seat! Make sure it has good ratings and make sure it reclines!!!! The one we bought didn't recline so we had to stuff a towel under it so that he wasn't sitting STRAIGHT up. On long car rides he would get so uncomfortable and cry. So, the car seat is going straight to Grandma and Grandpa Pead's house, sorry guy's! But they won't use the car seat as much as we do and they'll probably never use it for long trips so it will be fine for them. I am going back to work full time in August so Grandma will need a car seat in her car because she will be watching Griff all day long. Here is his new seat!

Feeling Grateful and Blessed

A girl just moved in across the street from us who has a nine month old and is expecting another baby in a few months. She is my age and so nice. Unfortunately she is living alone with her little baby because her husband abandoned her back in May. He basically dropped her off somewhere and never picked her up. She has no idea where he is and he screens his calls and won't answer phone calls from her. I have gotten to know her really well and I really like her a lot. She is such a sweet girl and a great Mom. She has a cute little daughter and another little girl on the way. Her inlaws won't help her and frankly don't really care about her or the babies (her mother in law passed away and her father in law is a little crazy) Her biological parents are no where to be found because she has been in foster care her entire life. So, basically, she has no one. It is so sad. She was so trusting with her husband she loved him so dearly and he choose a different lifestyle. I guess he didn't really want to be a husband and father any more. A little late, huh? I have been doing my best to befriend her and help her out as much as I can. I lent her my maternity clothes and I have been driving her to job interviews (she is very motivated, even being very pregnant) and doctors appointments. Today is also her birthday which I am sure has been really hard for her. I believe there is a special place for men like her husband. I am so thankful that I have my wonderful hubby, my parents and my inlaws. I feel ridiculously lucky to have such wonderful people in my life and I am thankful for all of my silly material things. This girl has really changed my perspective on life and I am really glad that I met her. Above is a picture of her little girl Chloe and Griff. They really like each other and are becoming fast friends!

Into Everything!!!!

Griffin is such a handful! He is a good baby but sheeeesh, he is into everything....you name it. He get's into my kitchen cupboards, he loves toilets and toilet paper, not to mention he loves anything paper so he can rip it up and eat it and he destroys his changing table daily. He is such a naughty boy but he is soooo funny! When he gets caught with things he shouldn't have he looks startled (because he knows better) and then he starts crawling away as fast as he can with the item he shouldn't have. In the past week he has eaten a dead beetle (it wasn't small) and he picked up a dead roach this morning that I didn't see and was playing with it and about to stick in his mouth. I about DIED!! I started screaming so he started crying and then I washed him repeatedly!! Haha. It was a nightmare....he is SUCH a boy.

Our Friend's Came To Visit!

Our friend's Steve, Angie and Brylee came to St George to visit from Salt Lake and we had so much fun! Brylee is a month younger than Griff and they were so cute together. Brylee is darling!!!!! She was so much fun. It is amazing how different boy's and girl's are even as babies. The husband's played a lot of golf (blahhh) and we went out to eat a few times all together. We also went swimming and got some sun! Thanks for coming and hanging out Steve and Ang! It was so good to see you guy's!

We Are Officially Done...

Breastfeeding. Griff has been over it for about a month now but I have continually forced it on him because I love it and I didn't want to stop! So, for the past few weeks he has been nursing about twice a day but now, not at all! It has been 2 full days with no nursing. One boob is over it and ready to move on but the other boob still wants to make milk. So I have one C cup boob and one B cup boob! Fun! I am sure that as time goes on that one boob will figure it out :)I am a little bummed about not breastfeeding anymore but Griff is a big boy now and he just doesn't want it! Breastfeeding has been great though! It has saved us a TON of money on formula, it has helped me lose my pregnancy weight (and then some) and has kept aunt flo at bay for almost 20 months and counting! Nice! Anyway, I am sad but it's time to move on to other things! He loves bottles and loves formula and he eats baby food three times a day so he is all good.

Nine Months Old Today!!!

I still can't believe that my little baby just keeps on getting older and bigger. It is crazy! Griff is doing really well. He has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom. He army crawls all over my house still and he gets into everything! He has even been caught splashing in the toilet, I about had a heart attack! I left him for what seemed like 2 seconds and there he was, in the dang bathroom! He is a very curious, driven little boy! He has been so much fun and he has got quite the personality! We are still cloth diapering and really liking it. I am not buying any more diapers, we are set! Plus, I can't afford the dang things so I am not even looking! Otherwise, things with Griff are great! In 3 months he will be ONE! I cannot even believe it.

Teething Bites

Poor little Griff has popped out 3 teeth in 2 weeks! Poor baby. He has done pretty good with teething but he has had his moments. He was extra cranky today, constantly chewing on his hands and biting on his shirt (must be a teething thing??) He has been biting on everything! So, I let him have a popsicle tonight to numb up his gums and he LOVED it. It was so fun giving him something yummy and sweet. He seriously ate the entire thing! Kason and I took a bite each but that was it! I just now gave him a little Motrin and rocked him to sleep. I normally do not rock him but I am giving him extra love because I feel so bad for him! He seems so sad and in pain all the time right now :( Any teething suggestions fellow Mommies???

Check it out!

My little sister is on a billboard! Crazy! For those of you that live up north, that is where it is! So, I am sure that as you drive down the freeway you may just see her one day. She won the billboard contest at Blue Boutique, a lingerie etc. shop in Salt Lake City. Go Linds! You crazy girl!

Somebody Stop Me!

I initially did the cloth diaper thing to save money but sheeeeesh, it is now an obsession! Haha. I love the concept of cloth, of course but I am lulled by the hundreds of different kinds of dipes! There are some really cute one's out there and all I want to do is keep buying! They are NOT cheap. Thankfully I found a way to buy them second hand, sounds sick I know. It is perfectly fine though! There is a way to sanitize them and a lot of the one's being sold second hand are either new or barely used. A lot of people buy a bunch of dipes to see which one's they like and they can re-sell the one's they don't. They have an amazing resale value, believe it or not! So, I am going to try and stop buying dipes........as soon as Kason stops buying golf stuff ;) My favorite dipes are pockets and all in one's/two's. I like Bumkins (they are mostly just cute!) but I LOVE Bum Genius, Rumparooz and Better Bums. I am sure I will be trying more kinds eventually. Here is a pic of Griff in a new dipe!

Grampy's Big 5-0!

Yesterday was Grandpa Pead's fiftieth birthday! We went to Pine Valley for the afternoon and evening and enjoyed ourselves at a HUGE million dollar cabin thanks to some friends of the Pead's, the Griffin's (funny huh?). It was UNREAL. Super gorgeous and completely decked out to the max. We just hung around, went fishing, rode on the paddle boat and ate some yummy dinner. It was twenty degrees cooler there and it is only an hour from St George. Amazing huh? We had a ton of fun!

What I Wake Up to

I LOVE going into Griff's room every morning to wake him up. He is almost always standing and talking away. Sometimes I just peek in his room because I haven't heard a peep and he is just standing there quiet as can be! That always cracks me up. It is like he just standing there waiting! Not making a sound! He is such a funny kid. We absolutely adore him :)

Fourth of July

Griff and Daddy
Aunt Nicole and Griff
Grampy and Griff

This was Griffin's first Fourth of July! We had a ton of fun! We went swimming and played all day on Friday. Then, we all (the whole fam! Even Kira, Nate and Addy were in town!) went to Texas Roadhouse and ate some yummy dinner. After that we cruised over to the Courtyard Marriott and got some rooms with balconies and watched the fireworks from there! We spent the night at the hotel and then went home in the morning. It was a long day for those of us with babies but we all had so much fun!

Attention Future Mother's!

Do not buy your child too many toy's!! They hardly even play with them, at least Griff doesn't. He would rather have a piece of paper, kitchen supplies, a plastic bag (yes, I watch him closely!) you name it! He pretty much wants anything that isn't a toy over a cool toy any day! It drives me crazy! I was preparing my Primary lesson this morning and he wanted my books SO bad. He sat there and reached and cried for the books for what seemed like forever!! Finally, Kason came and took him away because I couldn't take it! Being a boy, Griff pretty much needs some balls to play with and that is about it.