Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Tori is getting to be quite the adventurer now that she can crawl. She is also starting to play a little bit better now that she can move and sit. I still have to sit with her but she will play for a few minutes by herself while I do something I would like to do.

2. The truth is... Josh is going to try to get December 12th off of work so we can take Tori to the zoo for her birthday. I hope he can.

3. The truth is... Josh got a promotion at work! The bad part? He won't have the same boss on December 12th so we are hoping that he can still get the day off. We don't know quite yet when the promotion will take place but it will be soon. Hopefully the hours will be better and we know he gets a little raise. It isn't much, but we are thankful for something.

4. The truth is... I'm so thankful that Halloween falls on Wednesday, the only day Josh gets to have dinner with us (besides the weekend). We can spend the night together as a family for Tori's first Halloween.

5. The truth is... Josh and I can find out on November 8th what we are having. However, we decided to let it be a surprise. I know, my sisters will kill me with the decision because they would want to throw me a baby shower if its a boy but I'm so excited for it to be a surprise! (FYI, if I say he it is only because I think we are having a boy, not because I know its a boy. If it happens to be a girl, then well, we were wrong and she will be loved just the same.)

McCormick Train Park

A couple of weeks ago Tori and I spent the day at McCormik Train Park in Scottsdale. My sister Wendi invited us to come along and it was so much fun. The weather was absolutely perfect! We spent about 5 hours there. Josh can't figure out how, but it was so easy to. Most of the time the kids just played, but they also have a carousel and a train ride. They also have a model train museum, which is pretty cool! When we first arrived we bought tickets for the train and carousel. We then waited for the carousel to open (it seemed like forever!). Tori was a little unsure about the ride, I actually think she was afraid of it although I was sitting with her. (Sorry, my sister Wendi has the picture of us on the carousel. I still need to get it from her.)
After the carousel ride we went on the train ride. I think Tori enjoyed this a lot more because you didn't go up and down. It was a really cool train ride, kids can sit in the cattle car if they want and they get shut in, just like cows! There is also a tunnel that you go through and despite the fact that it is light outside, it gets really dark in the tunnel.

Getting ready for the train ride. The rest of Wendi's kids are in the cattle car.

Emma and Tori ready for the train to get going!

After the train we went to the old western playground. The kids had so much fun play while Tori and I played on a blanket and ate a snack. We also had to take come pictures. Emma was an awesome cousin and took Tori on her first ride down the slide. notice the picture, I think she was a little scared there too.

Eating some snacks!

I love the way Kaelyn is wearing her headband, and her shorts are on backwards.

Deciding if she wants milk or not.

In jail.

Ready for her first time down the slide.

Awesome face while going down the slide.

Playing in the carriage. She wouldn't look at me because the sand was too fascinating.

Up close.

We then walked over to the model train museum and looked at all the trians. Holy cow there were a lot of trains going around different tracks. It is very interactive, where if you push a button different things will happen. They are actually working on parts to recreate different areas of Arizona. I can't wait to see that when it is complete! After the model train museum we went and had lunch. I was starving! Tori had fun eating on the ground in the grass and had her first peanut butter sandwich. She loves them and has them at least once a week now. (It's an easy lunch for her.)

At the model train museum. A train for picture taking!

Playing with Ben while waiting for lunch.

Eating and moving is the only way to go!

Mmmm.... peanut butter sandwich!

After lunch we rode the train again and then went to the big playground. They had swings for babies there so Tori and Ben were able to swing together. She had a HUGE grin on her face, she loves swinging! We also played on the ground some more and Tori worked on the crawling skills.

She loves my water bottle.

We both had so much fun that Tori fell asleep on the way home. We hope to be able to take daddy to Freestone Park soon since they have a lot of little ride Tori would enjoy and have a picnic with him. Tori also wants to see some real-life ducks, which would give her a great opportunity to see them!

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... I'm counting down the weeks until I'm done teaching piano lessons at the studio. I love it there but Tori is just getting too big. They don't know I'm leaving yet, I'm planning on telling them soon so they can find a new teacher.

2. The truth is... My friend Alyssa and I had an awesome Halloween party last Saturday. The turnout wasn't the best, but it was still a lot of fun!

3. The truth  is... I made about $227 at the yard sale last weekend. That's because Josh and I sold our old queen-sized bed frame for about $135. I'm just glad it sold. I wanted to use the money on Tori's room but it will probably go towards bills... yep, those stupid things.

4. The truth is... We got a new rug for our family room. It's actually a piece of carpet that we had bound. We all love it because it is about 20 billion times fluffier!

5. The truth is... It takes me about 15 minutes to dress Tori because she is constantly rolling over and trying to get away. It's annoying! Oh yeah, she also throws A TON of fits while getting dressed... that crazy girl.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... This is the first good morning Tori and I have had in a few weeks. I think it is because she actually slept through the night, no sleep crying or anything. What a relief!

2. The truth is... Tomorrow Tori and I are going the the ENT to get her ears checked out. Thank heaven. She has been driving me crazy! (Yes, I think that something is wrong.)

3. The truth is... Between work, school and the Elder's Quarm presidency, Josh is rarely home. Yep, it kind of sucks!

4. The truth is... The last time Josh and I went on a date (without Tori) was at the beginning of June. We went to the temple. Yeah, that was 4 months ago. Man, I hate Josh's schedule!

5. The truth is... Yard sale this weekend! I'm so excited to hopefully earn money to decorate Tori's room (and maybe buy some maternity capris.)

10 Months and Jack Jack

My baby turned 10 months on Friday. How exciting! Actually, my favorite part is that she is now an official crawler. She moves really slow and she refuses to crawl on tile (which sucks because that is pretty much our whole house) but she moves. We haven't discovered if that is a good thing or not yet. I decided to officially call her a crawler on Saturday when Josh and I were making her crawl in circles in her room in order to play with a package of diapers. She never fell once. I'm happy, for now. Anyway, this month has been pretty crazy because of her catching Roseola. She is still not acting her complete self, and its starting to get on my nerves. She will not play at all and is constantly playing with her left ear. I know it isn't an ear infection but Josh and I wonder if something is wrong with her ear tubes. I have an appointment with the ENT on Wednesday. The bad part is that we have to go to someone new because the doctor who put her tubes in doesn't take our new insurance. Hopefully all goes well and we can figure out why she keeps playing with her left ear.
Tori LOVES to eat people food. She will rarely eat babyfood now. It sucks because I get so much from WIC but I figure that if she is still gaining weight we are on the right track. Bread, cheese, and potatoes are her favorites so far, although I think potstickers are up there as well. She had them for the first time yesterday and gobbled them up! She is still taking 2 naps a day. The first one is about an hour and a half and the second is for about an hour. She refuses to go to bed any earlier than 7:30PM no matter when she wakes up from her nap. I think her favorite time of the day is when I put her in her walker and Jack Jack is inside. She chases him... poor puppy. Tori loves her daddy and goes crazy every time he comes home from work. However, at times all she wants is mom (such as when she is going to bed or has a scary dream.) She loves the song "I am a Child of God" and stops crying when I start singing it. We are all getting so excited about her first Halloween. We are hoping to take her to a pumpkin patch before Halloween (cute picture opportunity) but we haven't decided yet. 
When I measured her she weighed 20 pounds 6 ounces. Her head circumference was 19 inches and her height was 30 inches. Yeah, she didn't grow taller this month. That could be a good thing because her 12 month pants are already too short!

While taking Tori's measurements Jack Jack also said that he wanted to be measured. So, of course, I did. I also included some cute Jack Jack pictures as well. Jack Jack's head circumference was 15 inches, his belly was 27 inches and he is 27 inches long. Yes, I am that weird. The measurements are probably not that accurate because he kept moving. He's so funny! He is enjoying having a little sister, especially since she is getting more exciting everyday.  He is so gentle with her, even when she pulls his fur or almost pokes his eyeballs out. (Let's just say that Tori is learning how to be soft). Jack Jack loves going for a walk every morning and is always on the prowl for kitties to chase. He plays outside all morning then comes inside and sleeps most of the afternoon. Whenever he eats all his dinner he gets his dessert, and has come to expect it. Trust me, he lets you know when he finishes dinner because his whines like crazy!
PICTURE TIME!

Watching the laundry go around in circles!

Mmm.... puffs!

These are getting harder to take. She kept pulling the sticker off.

Finally looking at the camera, although you can't read the sticker!

Cute puppy!

A puppy and his daddy! Jack jack always greets daddy at the door when he gets home.

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Since Josh and I are so sick of waking up with Tori (and we know she is feeling better) we decided to make her cry it out at night. Sunday night she did twice and last night it was only once. I'm hoping that it won't happen at all tonight, we'll see.

2. The truth is... I took Tori to lessons last night for a full hour and a half. It was not pretty. I'm going to try it one more week and then I'm going to have to figure something out because she hates being trapped in that little room for so long.

3. The truth is... I can't wait for the yard sale my sisters and I are having in a week and a half. Josh and I are going to use the money (if it is enough) to work on Tori's new room. Her room will be in bugs. It will be awesome!

4. The truth is... Jack Jack either stole a graham cracker from Tori or she gave it to him. I can't figure out which because I wasn't in the room. Next thing I know he has one and Tori doesn't. Tori loves him so much I can picture her giving it to him, but then again I can also picture him stealing it from her.

5. The truth is... I got to see my cute little baby again yesterday! I wasn't supposed to but when I went in for my check-up the doctor couldn't hear the heartbeat well, so he did a VERY quick ultrasound. I'll be honest, I couldn't even hear the heartbeat but he said everything looked good. (The baby even moved a little!). Next month we get to find out what we are having! I'm way too excited for that. I wish I had an extra $75 to go get one at 15 weeks, but I'll be waiting.

Our Crazy Weekend

I will first admit that I wish I had my camera with me all weekend. We could have gotten a few cute pictures of Tori during everything that was happening. Good luck reading.

Saturday morning started off pretty normal. I noticed that Tori's head was feeling a little warm but didn't really do anything about it. She was really cranky and didn't want to do anything either. It was a little annoying. She had taken both of her naps by 12:00PM, which is really unusual for her. In the meantime her head kept getting warmer. We took her to urgent care. Of course, they were really slow. After $50 and an hour and a half later we finally left Urgent Care with the diagnosis of an ear infection in her left ear. Yep, her ear tube was blocked so the doctor couldn't see inside. He figured the blockage was causing an ear infection. He gave us a prescription for drops to unblock the tube and some amoxicillin to help with the infection. We continued to give her tylenol and motrin as the rest of the day went on. Josh and I went out to my parents house so I could go to the Relief Society broadcast with my mom and Josh would hang out with my dad. Poor Josh had to walk around with Tori the whole time (except for the 15 minutes he took to go get Panda Express for him and dad. My dad was then stuck with an insanely crying baby.) We managed to get home that night, put Tori in bed and then watch a little of "The Hunger Games". Tori woke up multiple times that night. Both Josh and I were exhausted the next morning.
Sunday rolls around and yes, the fever is still there. We continue to go back and forth between Motrin and Tylenol to get it down. We go to church but was only able to stay for most of Sacrament meeting. I  ended up going back to Relief Society since I had to help with the lesson while Josh stayed home with Tori. Tori, once again didn't sleep well and was pretty insane the whole day. By the time 6 o'clock rolls around her fever is still persistent and she's still really hot. She was at about 101 degrees! Insane, I know. Since she hadn't slept well all day and she was so tired we didn't know what else to do. After talking to my mom, we ended up venturing over to Cardon's Children's Hospital to get her looked at. After waiting, I don't remember how long, in the waiting room we were finally taken back. Everything moved pretty fast from there, but we were still there a long time. After the nurse came in and we told her medical history, we had to wait for the doctor. Still, that didn't seem like too long. We mentioned that we were told she had an ear infection in the left ear. After being examined by 2 DOCTORS they said that her left ear was perfectly fine. GRRR! This is annoying. They did want to do a urine sample because when little girls have fevers that won't go away they usually have a UTI. Okay, that would take another couple hours. In the meantime I was thirsty and needed to eat because I hadn't had dinner yet so Josh went to the cafeteria to get me some food. After that we had the urine sample done. It was so hard to watch. Thankfully, I didn't have to help hold her down. After the urine sample we had to go to another waiting room to wait for the results. About 30 minutes later they were in and THERE WAS NO ISSUE! What the heck. They sent us home telling us that it was probably just a virus. GRRR. Four hours later and she still had a fever (it was at least going down thanks to a HUGE amount of Tylenol that the nurses gave her) and we had no idea what was happening. 
We finally got home at 10:30, Tori was asleep and we went to bed. Tori still did not sleep well. Ugh! Her fever was off an on on Monday and she started one on Tuesday but we caught it on time. Meanwhile, nights are a nightmare. She wakes up every 2 hours! It's so annoying! 
Wednesday rolls along and she has a rash-type thing everywhere. I was worried that it was chicken pox. We went to the doctor. Yes, we are now up to about $500 just to find out what it happening to my little girl. She at least doesn't have chicken pox but has had the Roseola Virus (child measles). The doctor yesterday said that she could diagnose her easier because she could see the whole picture. I'd never heard of it before so Josh, while at work, did some research. Yep, it just described our weekend. We are trying to help her feel comfortable with the rash but it is still really difficult. Josh actually stayed home today just to help me because she is going crazy. Her fever is gone but she looks as though she has a ton of acne. Poor girl! I'm hoping she will start sleeping through the night soon or Josh and I will really start to go crazy!

Sorry the post is so long, but that was our weekend! 

Tuesday Truths

1. The truth is... Josh, Tori and I had a pretty crazy weekend. Yes, I will post about it. Expect one around Thursday.

2. The truth is... My wrist tendonitis was getting better. I think that is starts to act up when I get stressed because after this weekend, it started hurting again.

3. The truth is... I get to go back to Dr. Beck on Monday and have a check up. I'm excited because the 4 weeks between appointments are really hard, especially at the beginning when you can't feel the baby move.

4. The truth is... I have too many projects that I'm working on right now. I really need to finish most of them by Christmas because they are stuff for Christmas, or Tori's birthday. If only my sewing machine would work on towels it would be better.

5. The truth is... I guess my car has had a recall for the fuel pump. The problem? I got it fixed BEFORE the recall. I'm going to try to get my money back. (Yes, I actually took my car to the dealership because it would take too much time and cost more money for my dad to do it. Don't worry, his connections gave me a good deal.) I'm hoping they will give it to me. An extra $200 would be nice to help pay my day for a master cylinder and a power booster. Those don't run cheap!