The Self Family

bumbo haters...

2011-06-29T17:44:00.006-06:00

Lacy loved hers and was sitting it really well by 4 months. The boys are bumbo haters. This morning I put them in the bumbos and they were doing so well but by the time I grabbed my phone to snap a pic, this is what I got...

It was as if Ramsey watched his big brother do it...

and he said, "yep, I can do that too!"

It's finally warm enough to do this...

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And we are way excited!!

What's going on...

2011-06-28T00:38:00.009-06:00

It's way too late to be up but everyone else is sleeping so it seems to be the perfect time to squeeze in a little blog. In order to remember anything, blogging is the best thing. I love looking back at when Lacy was a baby and reading about how big she was etc. So tonight for the sake of this interrupting the precious sleep I get, I wanted to just write a quick note or two about each person in the family :)

Jason: Still working at the same place. Seems to love it for the most part. Work is work is what he would say. He loves being with his kids and I love the way his face lights up when he sees them, it really does melt my heart. He still loves to golf and watch ESPN any chance he can get but his free time is very limited with 3 little ones. Just celebrated Father's Day and we had a great time just spending the day together as a family...we love you Jason!!

Mallory: I am still hanging out at home with my three little cuties and I think I am really getting use to having THREE kids. I get lots of help from my family and friends which is amazing, don't know what I would do without them. I thank my Heavenly Father every moment I get for my beautiful and healthy children. I still think about how blessed we were to have such an amazing little girl sent to us and then not one but TWO beautiful baby boys who were born and never even spent one day in the NICU. They came home on day 4!! Would have been 3 if I would have been healthier. It just amazes me everytime I think about it.
Yes, having twins is HARD, by far the hardest thing I've ever done. Yes, I have my 'go in the other room and have yourself a good cry' moments a lot. But, they are less frequent. It is getting easier the older they get it seems. And I decided to not have so many pitty parties cuz lets face it, I am pretty darn lucky the Lord blessed me with 3 AMAZING children (did I already say this? :) I realize some people aren't so lucky...

Lacy: Our little baby girl is not a baby anymore. Three years old!!! Potty trained with minimal accidents (lets face it, they still happen). She is still doing gymnastics and loving her new coach Davina, she is pretty awesome. Just started soccer with her cousin Hayden and was just "so tired" after practice. :) She loves dirt and water and mixing them and playing in them. Loves going outside to play on her new swingset and loves when someone will go out and push her on the teeter totter. She is growing and learning so much everyday and is just as sassy as ever. She loves to go to nursery at church and loves to push Mommy and Daddy's buttons (what 3 year old doesn't?!). She is quite obsessed with nickelodeon right now and she likes Peppa Pig, Team Umizoomi, Fresh Beat Band, Olivia and Ni Hai Ki Lan. Still loves her some Curious George occasionally too. No, she doesn't watch T.V. all day (most days hehehe). She is getting ready to start preschool in the Fall, no way is she old enough. Loves going to the doctor and just had her 1st trip to the dentist, loved that too. Shes not such a fan of, going to bed, getting her pajamas on, eating all her dinner, picking up her toys, other people telling her what to do, time out (did I mention shes three?) We love her to death and don't know what we would do without her!!

Grady: Our little chunky monkey is 5 months old. The most colicy baby of our three children, he has been our most challenging baby but we love to hold him and kiss him and love on those chubby little cheeks. He was 24 1/4 inches and 14lbs 4oz at 4 months. Bigger than Lacy was! He just started some meds for GERD and seems to be doing a little better on them. Less spitting up, less cranky moments. He loves to be held, can roll from his tummy to his back, loves to be held, sleeps in his own crib, loves to be held, naps on his tummy, did I mention loves to be held...hehehe. Just started rice cereal and applesauce and he LOVES it. He can't get enough and takes it like hes been eating with a spoon for years :)Won't really take a pacifier (darn it!) and tries to suck his thumb like brother but he just can't figure it out. He has the cutest little dimple and his laugh might be the best thing I've ever heard! Had tons of hair that was perfect for mohawk making but its all falling out now :(. We love our little Grady man!!

Ramsey: The baby of the family, our little Ramsey, is what do you know, also 5 months old. He is younger than his brother by 1 whole minute and smaller by nearly two pounds. At 4 months he was 25 inches and 12lbs 13oz. Taller than Grady by 3/4 of an inch. He is out tall skinny baby. He has the cutest little cheeks on Earth and looks exactly like Lacy did. He has his Momma's red hair (sorry son) but you probably won't be able to tell for a few more years. He is by far the easiest of all three kids, always so content. He loves to sleep and loves to smile. He recently has taken quite a liking to his Mommy and his thumb. Major thumb sucker he is. Will take a pacifier too (yes!). He hates rice cereal and applesauce and will only eat it from a feeder bottle so far. Not interested at all in spoon feeding yet. Also sleeps in his own bed. Rolls over from tummy to back. Loves to laugh at his big sister and has a high pitched laugh that is equally as cute as his brothers little laugh. Loves to smile at his brother and be held. Likes to be put down drowzy but not asleep at bed and naptime so he can find his little thumb and pacify himself right to sleep. We like to call him Ramy-Doo and Lacy likes to tell everyone that he is her favorite (I mentioned shes three?) We love out Ramy and have not a clue what our lives would be like without him, our adorable little baby B! :)

A lot can happen in a year...

2011-04-19T19:10:00.002-06:00

Well, the last time I blogged,Jason and I had a little secret. After what seemed like trying for a very long time (several months, not such a long time afterall), baby #2 was on its way. Much to our surprise, when we had our 1st ultrasound @ about 7-8 weeks, we found out baby #2 AND #3 would be on their way. Fast forward 8 months and now Lacy has not one but TWO brand new baby brothers!!! Needless to say, blogging has not been my top priorty the past 10-11 months, especially the last 3 since our little Grady Dow Self (5lbs 13oz, 18in) and Ramsey Jack Self (5lbs 2oz, 17in) joined our family on January 27th, 2011 at 7:50pm and 7:51pm respectively. I will try to post more pics when I have the time but right now I've got two little ones screaming at me to be held! Can't wait to re-join the blogging World and share the joys and challenges of having a crazy 3 year old and not one but TWO little babies!!!

once again...

2010-06-24T16:32:00.008-06:00

It's been too long! We haven't had a whole lot going on but I have just been too lazy. Since I last blogged.... We have planned a fun filled summer. Camping (not sure how I feel about this one yet) and a trip to UT to visit Savannah and Clark and go to the zoo and Lagoon. We can't wait! My Dad, Lori, Halee, Ethan and McKashyn were just here this past weekend for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. It was super fun and went by way too fast. Lacy and McKashyn (my little sis) are 3 1/2 months apart and play so well together. Kashy brought some clothes and shoes for Lacy that she grew out of and Lacy will not take the cowboy boots off! School is out and I am officially off until the end of August!! I love the perks of teaching! I am reading this book and hoping within the next month our little stinker will be diaper free. We recently bought a pool for our backyard that we haven't gotten to enjoy 100% yet because this freaking weather has been too cold. We are hoping that the nice weather we have now will stay. The backyard is also competely done and fenced in and Lacy and Mommy and Daddy love it!!

Lacy's new favorite movie(s) are toy story and toy story 2 which we recorded on our DVR for her in light of the new movie that came out. We haven't taken her to it yet but I KNOW she will love it!

Lacy's new favorite thing to tell us...
In case you can't understand it I will translate, "Don't tell me what to do little girl!" (or little boy if shes talking to Daddy)

Graduation!

2010-05-14T23:17:00.004-06:00

Finally Graduation Day! My sister-in-law Stef and I finished school in December but we got to walk today at WSU-TC's graduation!!!

Seriously...

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I had the amazing opportunity to got to Time Out for Women in Spokane this weekend. It was seriously a great experience. If you haven't heard this amazing Woman's story/testimony, you should. Puts things into perspective!! She should write a book, I wonder if anyone has suggested that to her before?...

~Sister Mariama Kallon~

Finally...

2010-05-03T12:52:00.003-06:00

It took two long years but our little booger is FINALLY getting some hair, and its getting long. I took these cute pics of her today. Its still not as long as most kids her age but its getting there. And no, we have never cut it, that would be crazy.

AND no, I have not forgotten about updating our weight counter. BUT April was a B.A.D. month for us. We spent the last week desperatly trying to catch up. I worked my butt off and lost 6 pounds but I haven't made much progress since the last time I posted about it because most of that was weight that I GAINED in April. Jason on the other hand, is a man and got back on track much more quickly. He is doing great. I am a woman and seriously, I am chalking it up to the fact that I am on some new meds etc., ect. I can make excuses right?! Anything to get me through the day ;)

Jason = -56 pounds
Mallory = -26 pounds

Crazy to think we have lost 82 pounds all together!! I have lost as much as my daughter weighs and when I carry her around I think about that and wonder how its possible that I had that much extra weight on me. Wish us luck, I need to get out of the rut I am in...

Our yard...

2010-04-21T22:00:00.002-06:00

I was so excited I couldn't wait to post pics!! We were out tonight putting in Sod and thanks to Jason's brother Spencer and his friend Brandon, we got most of the yard done!! It looks amazing and I can't wait for Lacy to be able to play.
P.S.- laying sod is back breaking, mine is SUPER sore. So worth it though!

It's been too long...

2010-04-21T10:05:00.010-06:00

A lot has been going on around here but I just haven't had the time or energy to blog. I will catch up to speed...

1) WEED PULLING!
We were out pulling weeds a couple of nights last week and we even put our two year old to work. She thought it was the funnest thing ever. On saturday, the Bishop and several people from the Ward stopped by unannouced to finish the job, it was truely amazing and by far the best birthday present of the day! The even leveled and filled in the trenches and we just got SOD delivered so we will be back there tonight FINALLY creating a backyard for our daughter to play in. I can't wait!!!

2)CELEBRATING TWO BIRTHDAYS!
I turned 24 on saturday. We went to a movie (Date Night, I loved IT!) and Applebee's with my fam. Then we all came back home to eat the yummy cake Lacy and Jason made for me. Thanks to everyone for all the happy birthday's!

Sunday would have been my cousin Jacksen's 19th birthday. We all went to Othello for a nice get together to eat too MUCH yummy food and celebrate his life. I can't help but think about what he would be doing right now if her were still here. Without a doubt, he would be preparing to serve a mission. Although did not get the opportunity to serve here on Earth, he has been serving the LORD for over two years now and I am sure doing a magnificent job! P.S.- Thanks for sending your baby sis Sunny our way, she is amazing Jack!!

3) LACY WEARING...UNDERWEAR!
Well, Lacy has been using the potty for several months now but I decided to go full throttle this week and actually just put her in underwear when we are home. It's been okay, only a few accidents. The problem is, she will go potty when I put her on it but she won't tell me when she needs to go. I feel like I just get lucky and catch her before she goes in her underwear. I am hoping a few more wet panties will make her more aware and force her to start to realize what she is doing before she does it. Someone at gymnastics told me that with her kids she literally did nothing but underwear for 4 days, even when they went out and it worked for them. Problem is, there is no way that I am putting her in underwear to go places because I don't want to clean up the mess (carseat, someone else's carpet eekk). So for now, we will do underwear at home and pull-ups when we go out. She did well on Sunday. We went to church and she went potty during Sacrament and then they brought her to me during Sunday school to go potty and she went again. Then when we came home she pooped in the potty! I am really hoping we can have her going all the time by the end of Summer.

4)SLEEPING IN MOMMY'S BED
So the update since we moved Lacy in to her "big girl bed" and took away the pacifiers is not so awesome. She suddenly HATES naptime and bedtime comes in at a close second on the list of things Lacy hates. I know its because now there is no pacfier but she is slowly getting better. If we try to get her to take a nap in her bed it generally turns into a 1-2 hour battle that I have decided I don't want to fight anymore. For whatever reason, she simply prefers Mommy's bed for naptime. Me being uptight about things, I have been fighting her for 3 weeks to sleep in her own bed when it was brought to my attention that honestly, who cares were she sleeps as long as she is taking a nap. So, I still try to put her in her bed and we have a pretty good routine: Read books, rock for a little bit and then lay in her bed. Mommy stays in the room for just a little while and then she usually asks me to leave the door open and I tell her to just "rest" until I come back to get her. That has worked a handful of times. However, yesterday I was just too tired to fight her and since she was already in my bed watching a show while I showered, she got to take a nap in Mommy's bed. I just turned off the T.V. and said it was time to sleep and she turned over and went to sleep. I think Mommy's bed may occupied at naptime today too :) Thankfully, she is not a huge fan of sleeping with us at night (me either, its way TOO crowded so she sleeps in her bed at night. Lately its been getting a little easier so hopefully we get over this hatred for sleep soon.

5) WASTING LACY'S EXPENSIVE CHEEK BALM On her baby dolls...annoying!

6)READING LACY'S FAVORITE BOOK/SONG....
over and over and over again. To the point that she practically has it memorized (as well as a two year old can.) I bought her this book a few weeks back at Far West bookstore and it is a primary song that they made into a book. The book is called Whenever I Hear but I am pretty sure the song is called Heavenly Father Loves Me. She loves it and I love that she loves it!

Happy Birthday...

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to my big sister Savannah who is exactly one year and nine days older then me. 25, seriously. I feel like it was just yesterday when she was pulling my hair and threatening to cut it all off with siccors. :) Love you, you tard! Hope you had a good one.

This is kind of addicting...

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but it could get spendy so I'm not sure I want to really commit to it. Major plus, they are super cute AND much less time consuming then doing it by hand. hmmmm...

I wish I was two years old because...

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Then when I dressed myself, no matter what I looked like, I would still be super cute,

and I could be pushed around on my tricycle instead of having to go through all the work of pedaling it myself,

and I could eat powdered rasberry filled donuts for dessert and have no consequences (only a sugar high and a big old mess!)

and I could dress up in my Daddy's work gear (watch, badge and hard hat) and be totally adorable!

and it would be completely acceptable to run around in only Daddy's sweatband after my bath,

and FINALLY, someone would actually force me to take a nap and I would need one of these... (which I am thinking about investing in) :)

P.S.
Jason = -45 pounds
Mallory = -24 pounds :)

The Pacifier Fairy has visited our home!

2010-03-23T20:29:00.006-06:00

Well, we weren't as lucky as we thought we were. After 3 days, Lacy finally realized that her beloved pacifiers were missing from her bed and she let me know. She cried and cried for them until I decided it was time to have the pacifier fairy talk. I got her out of bed and we got the pacifiers out and we talked about how all the babies need the paa paa's and how she is a big girl now who sleeps in a big girl bed and doesn't need them. She was all excited at first but then when we took them outside and LEFT them for the pacifier fairy, she was not happy.
I had to hang out in her room and rub her back a little today and she finally calmed down and went to sleep. I had promised that the Pacifier Fairy would bring something special. Wasn't sure yet what I was going to do about that until I remembered Garalene was out and about. I called and asked if she could come sit here while I ran to Walgreens and grabbed a Princess cup that Lacy had her eye on last time we were there. She was going to come until her kids called and needed her home so I improvised and she got a balloon (left from the bday party and still with enough helium to float), a letter, some candy from the pantry and two dollars to go and buy the cup herself.
When she got up she was pretty excited to see what the pacifier fairy had left. We went Walgreens on the way to gymnastics and the cup she wanted was not there anymore but she got a Princess book and a Princess light-up-spinnning-Easter egg thingy. She has been looking at her letter a lot and pointing and naming all the babies that got her pacifiers. Hopefully it works and we are back to a non crying nap/bedtime before no time!!

Leaving the pacifiers for the Pacifier Fairy...

After she realized she wasn't actually going to get them...

What the Pacifier Fairy left...

Checking out what she got...

Showing off the stuff she bought and reading her letter...

My Child has successfully mastered the Lamberana!

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And very well if I do say so myself!!

I'm so hungry...

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I'm about to go there...

Thats right, a half eaten, slobbered on, two day old cupcake that belongs to my two year old.

BUT I'm not gonna go there because...

Mallory = -21 pounds
Jason = -43 pounds

Hard work pays off. Just really slowly if you happen to be a woman :)

What is missing from these pictures?

2010-03-22T16:46:00.003-06:00

If you guessed pacifiers, you're RIGHT!
Yesterday when I was changing Lacy's sheets, I put the pacifiers away. I decided if her bed is going to be accessible at all times the pacifiers should be put where she can't see them. So last night when we put her to bed in her new "big girl bed" we decided not to mention them. The doctor did say to only give them to her if she asks for them. I don't know if it was all the excitement about the new bed or what but she didn't ask for them, not ONCE. She layed in there and talked a little and then went right to sleep. No pa pa's!! I was floored. I thought it would take a week of screaming for them.
Fast forward to 8:30am. I heard Lacy calling for me so I got up and went to the bathroom. As I was coming out, she went running by. Then she saw me and said, "I did it, I got down all by myself!" I was hoping it would take her longer to discover that but whatever.
Today at naptime she crawled into bed and I kissed her goodnight (still no mention of the pacifiers). I walked out and shut the door and not 1 minute later she came out with this big smile on her face like, "yep, I can get out of bed now, what are you going to do about it?" I told her it was naptime and kissed her and put her back in bed. I told her to stay in bed until after she took a nap. She cried and cried for a good 5 minutes and I even heard her murmur once, "I need a paapaa" but I left her and she went to sleep pretty quickly. Slept for 1 1/2 hours and then said, "Mommy?" I went in to get her and she was standing right inside the door whining. It was as if she was unsure if she should come out or not.
I told her good job for staying in her bed and taking a nap and told her she could come out.
I can't believe she is so big and no pacifiers?! Already? So far so good but we will see how bed time goes.

Two year stats...

2010-03-21T20:09:00.003-06:00

Lacy had her two year well child check-up this last week.

Height: 34 inches (55th percentile)
Weight: 27 pounds (55th percentile)

She had to get a shot too and she is always such a trooper because I like to make a big deal about how exciting it is to get a shot. She went in saying, "I want my shot!" I knew she didn't remember last time so I thought it was pretty funny.(Side note: last time (18 months) she didn't even cry, she just kind of laughed). This time, she cried a little and then got a band-aid and we were all good.
I had given her tylenol before the appt. and before nap but when she woke-up she wouldn't even walk on her leg, guess it was pretty sore. She called Daddy to tell him about it and was crying into the phone, "Daddy, I got an ouweeee, my shot hurts! I want a cupcake!" Don't know where that came from but she got the sympathy vote from Daddy because he came home with some yummy chocolate cupcakes just for Lacy. (And possibly to sabotage Mommy's diet ;)
Funny part is, after she got off the phone with Daddy she had some motrin and within 30 minutes she was running around the park with Carson as if nothing ever happened.

We've done it...

2010-03-21T19:55:00.003-06:00

I always said I would wait until she started climbing out of the crib before I converted. I was hoping she would be 3 or 4.I know, I know wishful thinking right but why would I go through the torture of having to keep her in bed and then worry about whether or not she was going to stay in bed? Well, her crib is on its last leg, we were holding the side that slides up and down on with zip ties (please, call the people who hand out the parents of the year award :). I knew that we wouldn't be using this as a crib for anymore kids to come and I also knew that if you took one side off it became a toddler bed so this was my plan all along.
We decided to test her out at naptime so we took the side off and put her in bed. She stayed in there and took a two hour nap. When she woke-up, she just layed there until we came to get her. So, we put the safety rail up and we are going to try bedtime too. I think she just doesn't realize yet that now she can actually get out of her bed without us. Cross your fingers that this conversion goes good. We will keep you updated...

I know it doesn't look like it but she can actually get in and out of her bed at the very end.

If you have a two year old...

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This is what you may find around your house after you put that crazy two year old down for a nap...

Weight loss counter...

2010-03-14T14:06:00.000-06:00

Jason: -40 pounds
Mallory: -19 pounds

whatev...

Happy Birthday Lacy Ann Self!!!

2010-03-12T22:15:00.005-07:00

March 2008 (birth):

March 2009(1 year):

March 2010 (2 years):

I can't believe it has been 2 years since I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl in Hobbs, NM on March 12, 2008 @ 9:30am. (See blog from March 12, 2009 for all the details) She was a 6 pound 8 ounce 18 inch bundle of joy.

Lacy started her day with IHOP pancakes and fruit which she loved. She tried to tell the waiter it was her birthday but he didn't hear her. Then we went to probably her favorite place on Earth, the park!! It was cold and windy but nothing will keep this girl down. She had a blast. Afterwards, Mommy and Daddy headed to the gym and Lacy got to hang out with Grandma and Papa for a little bit and you'll never guess what they did: played at the park. Needless to say, she was worn out by nap time. Mommy and Daddy brought her McDonalds for lunch and then she went down for a 3 HOUR nap. Guess on your birthday a long nap is required.
Then it was off to Red Robin for a brithday dinner. We had about 20 family members there. Uncle Spencer, Aunt Stefany, Hayden, Nonna, Grandma, Papa, Aunt Karen, Uncle David, Mitch, Jake, Landon, Tiana, Great Grandma Joy, Great Great Aunt Julie and Brannigan. And Mommy, Daddy and Lacy too of course. Lacy was on cloud nine, grinning from ear to ear when they sang to her and brought her ice cream and even clapped with them.
After dinner, the three of us came home for a little Cinderella cake (so cute and she loved it) and a few presents from Mommy and Daddy. And now as I type we are laying in Mommy and Daddy's bed watching Curious George 2 The Movie that Lacy got today from Grandma. A perfect day for a 2 year old princess.
Tomorrow is the big day for her Curious George Birthday party!! She has been telling everyone that her birthday party is Curious George. I will post pics later when I have time but that will have to wait, I am going to go cuddle with the best husband and daughter on Earth and watch Curious George. I did promise to post some of her 2 year pics that were taken yesterday so here they are...

Lacy's 2 year old pics...

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Coming soon...I already have the digital copies but I am waiting until tomorrow to post them on the blog. Check them out on facebook!!

~Almost~

Can't believe my baby is two tomorrow!

A Day in the Life of Lacy Ann Self...

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8:30 am: Lacy yells for Mommy to come get her from her bed (and yes, you will see a pacifier in her mouth if and only IF she is in her crib...judge me if you please!)

8:45am: Watch Curious George in Mommy's Bed!

9am: Breakfast time...Lucky Charms and Toast. She actually has recently started to pick only the marshmallows out and eat them only.
Other favs for breakfast- Blueberry Muffins, Pancakes and Eggs. And of course she TRIES to convince us that "chocolate bummy rabbits" are also appropriate for breakfast, not happening.

9:30am: Potty time and get dressed time...she loves her princess pull-ups!

9:35am: Watch some Seasame Street while she gets her hair done.

10am: Coloring time

10:30am: Get our shoes on (she actually sat there for a good 5 minutes trying to do it all by herself before she finally said, "Mommy you help me please?" so cute) and head to Carson's house for a 2 mile walk to the park. Lacy LOVES the park and it is probably her favorite place to go right now.

11:30am: Lacy takes a tumble and gets some pretty good road rash on her hand...it actually looked pretty bad but she didn't cry much. I am more then positive it was because her hands were so cold from the wind and what not (forgot the gloves) that they were actually numb.

12:30pm: Head home to Aunt Garalene's for some lunch. (Nice stroller huh?)

1pm: Lunch at Aunt Garalene's where Lacy's hands thawed out and we cleaned up her little boo boo. This is when she started to feel it and actually wouldn't really use it. We ended up putting a glove on because I couldn't cover it all with band-aids and she ended up leaving it on until we got to gymnastics over 4 hours later.

1:50pm: Potty time before nap. Note: Crazy hat hair alert!

2pm: Nap time...gotta have those "paa paa's"

4pm: Up from nap and getting ready for gymnastics. A trip to the potty and her princess chair to get her hair re-done to go to gymnastics. The glove is still covering the dramatic booboo.

5:15pm: Gymnastics with Carson. I didn't get any other pics because it is hard to chase a two year old around AND take pics.

6:30pm: Dinner with Mommy (Daddy usually eats with us but he worked late today :() Lacy had one of her favs...Gerber ravioli's. They are nasty bland things that she will down anytime.

7pm: Watching Night at the Museum, the 2nd one (Oddly enough, this is one that she picks a lot now) while Mommy does the dishes and gets the house cleaned up.

7:30pm: We can't forget the ever present two year old tantrums...this one occuring because I wouldn't let her close the dishwasher while I was trying to load it.

8pm: Bath time!!

8:30 pm: Ready for bed and she got to stay up late tonight to wait for Daddy to get home. (Still treating the hand as if it might fall off if she uses it)

9pm: Daddy's finally home and offers Lacy and little oreo cakester snack before bed.

9:15pm: Bed time finally. Lacy is getting good at saying her prayers. She got a book from Daddy and went straight to bed! Love you little cutie...can't believe she is almost two!

Weight loss counter...

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Jason = -36 pounds
Mallory = -18 pounds
Lacy = holding strong at a whole 27 pounds :) (Total of course, not lost)

Sorry, you don't get to know how much Jason and I weigh...only what we've lost!

How I feel...

A Manicure, the Park and a Birthday!

2010-03-04T15:31:00.007-07:00

Who says a little Princess can't get her very first little manicure-by-Mommy hands dirty at the park?!

She was so good this morning sitting very still while she got her toenails and finger nails painted. This is a first for the finger nails and she has been showing everyone she sees!

Today we went over to Aunt Garalene's so that Lacy could play with her best bud Carson. We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and walk to the park. We packed a lunch for the kids and away we went. Shortly after we got there, Aunt Dale Anne showed up with Justin and the three of them had a blast playing at the park. Dale also brought subway for Garalene's birthday lunch...we had a nice little picnic. We are all so excited for summer to come...especially Justin who calls Garalene all the time asking to swim in the pool!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT GARALENE!

Aunt Garalene + 10 years older then me = OLD! (HAHA love ya!)

3 Things going on in the Self Family...

2010-03-03T17:08:00.006-07:00

1: POTTY TRAINING...
We are potty training our little Lacy! She is doing amazingly well for not even being two yet (so I've been told). She had gone #2 in the potty several times and #1 way more then I can count...now at least a couple of times a day. I always said I would never do it but I lied...I give her an m&m and/or a sticker every time she goes. She has recently acquired some princess underwear but I am not 100% committed to cleaning up the pee yet so we are taking it slow. She loves to wear pull-ups and we talk a lot about how our peepee does NOT go in the pull up. I have pictures of her 1st poop in the potty but we will keep this PG and just show you a pic of her on the potty minus the poop in it!

2: SUBBING...
I have officially started working, much to my Husband's satisfaction. I am subbing 1-3 times a week and so far its been really good. Only subbed at the school I student taught at which is SOOOO nice because I know everyone and they are all so awesome. It's also nice to get out once in a while. If I had to choose however, I would be home with my little LooLoo.

3: DVRing...
So we are a little obsessed with our DVR, judge away :) Shows we are recording right now...
*LOST!!
*Intervention
*Secret Life of the American Teenager
*Modern Family
*Cougar Town
*AMERICAN IDOL (although I haven't been blown away yet :()
*Grey's Anatomy
*Desperate Housewives
*The Real World
*16 and Pregnant
*Survivor (on of our favs)
*Glee (coming back on soon!!)
Yes...we and/or I watch all of these shows at some point during the week and yes, Lacy is almost always in bed or napping when we do watch them, except American Idol which she loves to lay in our bed and watch with us!

I'm back...maybe ;)

2010-03-01T15:40:00.013-07:00

Ok, ok...I know it's been almost a year since I last blogged. I have been asked by a couple of people now why I haven't updated the blog lately so I guess that means that I do have SOME followers. I figured if thats the case, I should attempt to start up again. Besides, its a good way to journal things. Going back, I wouldn't have remembered half the things I have on here if I hadn't written them down so I am going to try really hard now that I am DONE with school to keep up the blog. To catch up a little...
What we have done in the last 10 months of my absence...

*Lacy got tubes last May and has not had ONE ear infection since...take that doctors who said she didn't need them.

*I had surgery to remove my adrenal glands completely in July and am now forever attached to my "adrenal insufficiency" medical bracelet. Meds twice a day is all that has really changed...p.s. that was the first time I ever left Lacy over night and it was soooo hard. Thank goodness for my Mom and skype!

*My sister Savannah got married in August so we took a trip down to UT for that and it was awesome! Clark (the new hubby) and Jason are so compatiable themselves that they want to get married but we won't let them ;)

*I student taught in a 2nd grade classroom here in Pasco (August-Decemeber) and it literally consumed ALL of my time for all four months. Toughest 4 months to date because I left Lacy all day everyday, even when she was sick (which I am against and hate doing) Couldn't be more greatful to my Aunt's who helped out with her. I wouldn't have been able to do it without them. (And the support and $ of my awesome hubby of course)

*Jason is still working out at the Hanford area as a QC Inspector and even though we loathed Hobbs, NM and all that came with it (except our cute baby of course), we know he wouldn't be as successful as he is now if he hadn't taken the job there.

*We are still loving our new house and Jason is working on getting the backyard in so that Lacy has somewhere to play this summer that doesn't involve me yelling, "DANGER!" everytime she runs towards the street.

*After student teaching, I GRADUATED with my BACHELORS magna cum laude! One of the biggest accomplishments of my life. Take that everyone who thought I wouldn't go back after I had Lacy. Of course I did, thousands of dollars in student loan debt for nothing?! I don't think so!

*My sister and Clark came up for Christmas and we had a low-key weekend at our house. We cooked a turkey and because my sister, my mom and I are such great cooks... raw turkey when we thought it was done + having to put it back in for two hours = no Christmas dinner 'til 8pm!

*We just celebrated Jason's 27th birthday (feb. 19), we are about to celebrate Lacy's 2nd birthday (march 12) and my 24th is coming in a few months (april 17). Man, we are getting old. :)

*Jason and I joined a gym in January and I went kicking and screaming but I'm glad he "made" me go anyway. We are also count our calories and find ourselves lying in bed at night with our mouths watering talking about all the things we wish we could eat (cheese pizza, cheeseburgers etc.) But success is making us not eat all those things:
Jason = -33 pounds
Mallory = -15 pounds
Lacy = she can eat WHATEVER she wants and she gets to play at the fun gym kids area on the slide while Mommy and Daddy bust their butts on the elliptical machines. Oh to be 2 again!

*Lacy has taken up gymnastics and LOVES it. We go once a week for 45 minutes and she is learning how to wait her turn and follow directions (major work in progress!) Her legs look as if someone took a bat to them and I was actually starting to get concerned that something was wrong with her until she missed a week of gymnastics and the bruises basically all went away. I started to pay attention after that to what she does and realized it was a wild and crazy two year old causing the bruises and nothing else.

*I am planning an AMAZING Curious George themed birthday party for our little cutie. (Ok, well, amazing by my standard).

I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff but thats our lives in a nutshell over the past ten months. There is no way I could catch up on pics but I will try and add some in here...its been a while, not sure I remember how! lol

After the nationwide vote....

2009-05-20T23:49:00.001-06:00

Adam...you SUCK! Kris Allen won!!! I am so excited!

What We've Been Doing Lately...

2009-05-20T21:16:00.006-06:00

*Getting matching Mohawks??!! NOT OKAY! Never let your husband go and get his hair cut alone this is what mine came back with!!

*Having play dates with my little cousins Carson and Justin. We are so lucky to have them both right here in pasco with us! DaleAnne and Garalene and I love the adult conversation we get to have while the kids play/fight over toys! No biting has occurred yet (knock on wood!)

*Playing in the water. Lacy LOVE LOVE LOVES water and can't get enough! She has been keeping her ear putty in which is really good because absolutely NO water can get in those ears!

*Playing in the dirt with Aunt Karen. My child loves the dirt thanks to gardening with Aunt Karen :). She will dig and dig and get it EVERYWHERE! We have to watch for any sign of dirt/sand when we play outside because she will head straight for it and start digging!

*Reading Lacy's favorite book over and over and over and over again!!! She loves this book and I am pretty sure it is because I sing the part that says, "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be." She absolutely loves it. She brings it to anyone and expects them to read/sing it as well...over and over again! She rocks back and forth when it says, "back and forth, back and forth..." and will sing the song. All we understand is "baby" in the middle of a bunch of gibberish.

*SLEEPING!! Lacy has been sleeping 11-12 hours a night and taking about 2 hour naps which has been awesome. The last two days...Mommy has snuck in a little nap too!

WE LOVE SUMMERTIME!!!!!!

Last week Jason and I went to Seattle for my annual check-up for my VHL-Disease and unfortunately, I have another (fourth one!) pheochromocytoma on the adrenal gland I have left. It is a tumor about the size of a golf ball sitting right on top of my kidney. The doctor thinks he will probably have to open me up instead of doing it laproscopically. Obviously we want the latter because the recovery time would be much better but what we want more is for him to save the remaining adrenal gland so we will see. I will have surgery probably in about 6 weeks and am freaking out about leaving my baby overnight for SEVERAL nights!! I know we will get through it but it will be tough.
My sister and Clark visited this last weekend and it was really fun. They stayed with us and Lacy really loved all the attention. She loved Clark more then Savannah-lol. They are getting married in August and I can't wait to see it!
I got my grades: A, A, A, and A-. Not so bad! I am ready to get student teaching over and have my B.A.- it has been a long time coming!

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T22:54:00.002-06:00

It is my second Mother's day already! Jason got me some really nice bar stools that I have been dying to get and some cute cards. I also got an awesome breakfast- eggs, bacon, hash browns and biscuits and gravy! Then at church all the Mom's got brownies and ice cream during relief society from the young men! All in all, a good day!

1st attempt at a craft this summer...

2009-05-10T22:46:00.002-06:00

So I painted these letters for Lacy's room before she was born and I always thought they were kind of boring so I decided to try to something with them. I got the idea to put pictures of her first year all over them- kind of cheesy put it worked! I also mode podged for the first time to make them shiny- that part turned out pretty good!

IT IS FINALLY SUMMER!!!!

2009-05-10T22:22:00.003-06:00

Recent Pics of Lacy...

So school is finally done and I am offcially done taking classes. Just student teaching and then graduation in december!! I am so ready! Until then, I get to have a fun summer at home with my Loo loo.
Speaking of Lacy-she is getting bigger and smarter everyday. She loves to play in the DIRT and being outside. She loves to try to repeat what we say and so far my favorite is "Mama mama mama." She has officially switched to one nap a day and is doing really good with it. She just got tubes put in her ears on friday and the only problem she had was coming out of the surgery. She was very ANGRY and screamed for a good 45 minutes. After that, it was like nothing ever happened. The doctor said he drained a lot of fluid and even had to scrap some "crusty" stuff off of the ear drum from past ear infections. Hopefully we will see a HUGE improvement in the area of ear infections. She has had 6 or 7 now. He also said her hearing should show improvement too. The only thing I have to worry about now is keeping water out of her ears- ear putty for EVERY bath- kinda sucks with summer time and swimming coming up but it is totally worth it!

Happy Birthday Jacksen!!

2009-04-18T16:32:00.002-06:00

Today would have been my cousin Jack's 18th birthday. Today we celebrate his life and how lucky we are to have known him and have him in our family! I will cherish all the memories with Jack and feel so fortunate to know that I will see him again someday!

Savannah and Clark...

2009-04-14T15:53:00.002-06:00

Are FINALLY getting married!! Congrats! Save the Date: 8-21-2009

Wow- its been to long, but school is almost out!!!

2009-04-14T15:38:00.005-06:00

Then... (Lacy's 1st Easter)

Now...

Ok so it has been well over a month since I have blogged and A LOT has been going on around here. Lacy had her 1st birthday and got lots of new clothes- exactly what she needed. Thanks everyone!! We moved into our house!!!! We have been here now just over two weeks. We have all adjusted pretty well and Jason and I still talk about how we just cannot believe this place is actually ours. We love it! I am 3 1/2 weeks away from being done with taking classes!! I get to have the whole summer off to stay home with Lacy and play before I start up student teaching and finish in december!! I am learning a lot this semester and really feel like I am ready to student teach-finally!
I have a million pictures of Lacy's birthday party but it takes forever to download them and I am skipping ahead to Easter- this is Lacy's 1st 2nd holiday (that we celebrated- I think St. Patrick's Day this year was a 2nd) which is pretty cool. We had an Easter egg hunt with the cousins and had lots of fun!
Starting May 8th, the blogging will start up again but until then- I have TONS of homework to do!!

Lacy's 12 month pics...

2009-03-15T15:32:00.002-06:00

Happy 1st Birthday Lacy Ann Self!!!

2009-03-12T17:09:00.004-06:00

Then...

And Now...

(1 year professional pics will be coming soon...)
It is official...our little girl is One year old today!!!! How can it be?! It seems like she was born yesterday! One year ago today...
(At about 36 weeks and ultrasound confirmed that Lacy was indeed breech so a c-section was scheduled for thursday March 13th. I went into the hospital on the 11th for pre-op blood work etc. and that night...)
I woke-up around 2am with some "cramping" and decided to take a bath because I could not sleep. I was in the bathtub when I finally realized that I was having contractions...I was pretty sure it was false labor but I woke Jason and told him that I was having contractions and I went and sat in the living room because I could not lay down. At that point, I had started to time the contractions and they were about 6-8 minutes apart. Jason could not sleep so he came out and sat with me. I told him to shower and go to work and I would call if I needed to go to the hospital. He thought I was crazy and decided to call my doctor and ask what we should do. It was about 5am at this point. She said to come on in to the hospital. I thought to myself- "ya, ok, they are just gonna send me home and tell me to come back tomorrow for the c-section!!" I showered really quickly so I could wash my hair in case I did have her (couldn't have dirty hair-lol).
In the car on the way to the hospital the contractions were getting pretty close and worse. We went to the E.R. and had to wait there for someone to come down to get us and by then the contractions were only just under 5 minutes apart. I was freaking out and the E.R. people kept calling the maternity floor and telling them to hurry.
I got up to room and they just monitored me while waiting for my doctor...They would not tell me what the heck they were going to do... I kept thinking, "baby or no baby- there is no point in being labor if I HAVE to have a C-Section, just get the baby out already!!!" By about 8ish the contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and I was freaking in pain- I thought I had prepared myself for this but man I was wrong! Jason's Dad Mike came to the hospital and was there all day with us and got to see me and all my crankiness(kind of embarassing!) They finally came in and told me we would have a baby by 12ish...I thought that was way too long to wait-I was in pain! They laid me flat to "prep" me for the c-section around 9 and my water broke...and we are talking EVERYWHERE!! I was freaking out and telling them this baby was coming out now!! They started to finally take me seriously when they saw my water had broken and they realized they better get her out before she tries to come out herself-feet first. Then it was very rush rush and before you know it, she was born at 9:30am. The rest of the day was complete heaven- with a perfect little baby!!! Lacy Ann Self was 6lbs 8 ounces (same as cousin Hayden and Aunt Sheryl) and 18 inches long!
Daddy says he was...
"Relieved that everything went good and happy that she was finally here...It was the best feeling in the World to see her!!!"

2009-03-10T22:04:00.003-06:00

hey everyone, just wanted to give an update on the house and let ya'll see some pictures. it is coming along really well, we should be moving in in about 2 weeks.

Lacy got a swimsuit!!

2009-02-16T17:27:00.002-07:00

We are going to a hotel this weekend that has a pool so Lacy got a little suit- she loves it!

Happy V-day! Its Lacy's last 1st holiday...

2009-02-14T20:15:00.002-07:00

Happy Valentine's Day! It is officially Lacy's last 1st holiday (she has her first easter when she was exactly 1 week old!) and I just can't believe it. I always try to make it a big deal on her 1st's. It is sad that this is the last but it is great to see her growing and learning. Lacy got to wear her cute pink shirt we got her specifically for today and she got a card and a chocolate reese's heart from Daddy and a valentine's day book from Mommy. She also kind of helped me make a cad for her Daddy- she colored it.
Jason and decided to have a low-key day at home this year. 1- because we have Lacy now 2- because we are saving our money 3- because we have been so darn busy 4- because we have been so stinking sick and 5- because we can! I got Jason some chocolates, cards and an I.O.U for a favorite meal of his choice- dessert included. Jason got me a big bouquet of flowers that came today with a balloon and he also got me a card, a cute little teddy bear that has a picture frame with our picture in it and a box of chocolates- perfect!! He always know just what to get- unlike me! He is such a wonderful husband, daddy and supporter! I don't know what I would do without him. I am still so excited when he walks in the door every night! This is our 4th v-day together and we are still sooo in love! I love you babe!!

Headed to blockbuster with Mama and Dada...

Lacy is 11 months old!

2009-02-14T19:37:00.005-07:00

Well, Lacy turned 11 months on thursday the 11th and I am just getting around to posting the pictures I managed to take that day. It has been a pretty rough week for us and a lot of our family- this stinking stomach virus is kicking all of our butts! Jason missed a day of work and I missed three days of school. Lacy has had it going on 7 days now. The diarrhea is sooooo bad. She looks so sick but some how we have managed to keep her from getting dehydrated completely. She is not really eating but will drink bottles and pedialyte. It has been soooo exhausting. My poor little one was sick when we took all of her 11 month pics! She is doing a little better today but has been throwing up some today and is just so cranky. I think she is just so tired of feeling so crappy and being forced to eat bananas and other starchy blan foods.
On a lighter note, Jason and I are still amazed every single day with Lacy and the new things she learns...
Words Lacy can say:
*Dada
*Mama
*Bye bye
*Ba Ba (bottle)
*Baby (the cutest one!)
*no no
*book
*jump (sounds more like jumpa jumpa)
Things Lacy loves:
*Reading books
*Elmo and seasame street
*wiggles (still!)
*'lil crunchies (still)
*blueberry muffins
*strawberry or blueberry cereal bars
*peas, broccoli and green beans (I know, its crazy!)
*strawberries!
*pasta
*cookies (yes, occasionally we give her cookies!)
*cuddling with her Mommy
*playing with her Daddy
*sleeping in her crib (something I thought would never happen!)
*PACIFIERS!! She goes to bed with at least two so she can switch them out and if she finds them around the house they are always in her mouth.

She already basically has 8 teeth!! She just about got 4 of them in the last two weeks which is probably contributing to the crankiness! She is still 27-28in. tall (we just measured her) and the last time I weighed her she was around 17 lbs. She has lost a little weight this week from being sick. She recently started dancing and bobbing her head- it is really cute. She loves to sing songs and do all the hand motions! She is usually always walking. Jason just pointed out how it is neat to see that now when she falls she doesn't just start crawling, she actually gets up and starts walking again. This qualifies as a true walker I would say! oh, and my sweet baby is almost 1!! How did that happen?!

ooohhhh Lacy...

2009-02-08T21:56:00.003-07:00

Tonight Lacy was tryng to get around to the back of the table and I wouldn't let get by me. However, she figured out a way to get back there...sneaky little one...

Jack...

2009-02-02T23:28:00.002-07:00

Thinking of Jacksen today! We love and miss you!!! How lucky we are to know you and someday be able to see you again!!

House update...

2009-01-25T20:27:00.006-07:00

Every weekend we drive out to Pasco and see the progress on our house. We are so excited. It seemed like it took forever for them to start but it is now going up fast. Jason and I walked through it today and it is so cool to see where all the rooms are and everything!

Dirt hole...

concrete foundation...

Finally a house!!!

Lacy update...

2009-01-25T20:13:00.004-07:00

Some fun pics of Lacy we took today...see if you can spot the "bubba gump" face...

Lacy has been doing GREAT with Mommy going to school. Much better then me! She loves all her babysitters (Aunt Karen, Grandma Sue and Nonna and sometimes Aunt Garalene). She loves them all and never cries when I leave. What a relief. She is walking all over the place and it is funny to see peoples reactions to it because she is just so little. Our second week of school was kind of rough because Lacy got a cold and of course, got a double ear infection as well (we are starting to see a trend!). I had to miss most of school on tuesday to take her in and for once, the antibiotics they gave her have actually worked! She is still little for 10 1/2 months (18.8 pounds) but who's counting! So even though an entire night of sleep has been very seldom, we are doing pretty. (Time to talk to the doc about tubes!)

Dada...

2009-01-14T13:50:00.003-07:00

So on a previous post we had a video of Lacy and we were trying to get her to say Dada but she said, "MAMA!" So here she is doing the exact opposite! She is so funny- loving bath time! Oh, and she is obviously still working on her listening skills! lol

10 months old and walking...

2009-01-14T13:32:00.004-07:00

Here are the pics of Lacy on her 10 month birthday. It was also my 1st day back to school so I snapped these pictures early in the morning before I left and she was tired, in her pj's and not wanting to sit so this is what we got but I got some so thats all that counts! Lacy is now saying Dada ALOT and he is the 1st person that she can put a name with the face. What I mean is if you say Lacy where is Dada? She looks right at him and when he comes home and she is playing with him or attacking him she is always says "Dadadada"! Sometimes I swear she says "Hey Dada". She tries to repeat stuff we say and if you ask her to play patty cake she starts trying to roll her hands and she says, "rrrrooooo" (she tries to say roll it and roll it.) She is officially walking although crawling is still her favorite way of transportation (it is still much faster). She is a picky eater but her all time favorite food is 'lil crunchies. They are basically like cheetos for babies. Not so healthy but whatever, at least she is eating! She has been sleeping all night in her bed but does get up a lot earlier now which is not so fun (6am= too early!)
I am so excited for her 1st birthday. We already got her present and we got a great deal on it so yeah for us!
There are also some pics of her eating an oreo she stole from me and yes, Daddy gave her a chocolate orange- major no no but hey, she loves chocolate ALREADY!

Ok, so I promised a walking video and I have been having issues downloading videos! I finally got it. This is Lacy last night right before bed. I was being a mean Mommy and making her walk but shes doing it! Today at Aunt Karen's she was practically running! It always looks like she is about to fall but then she doesn't!

Lacy's 1st boo boo...

2009-01-07T22:59:00.004-07:00

So tonight I had a pretty scary experience. Lacy is getting pretty mobile and with that comes bonks and bruises. I get that, but when you see blood, its a different story...

She was playing over in the cupboard where we keep our food. She always plays over there and there isn't anything in there that can hurt her (or so I thought) so we usually let her have fun and make a big mess. I think I may have a few pictures in earlier blogs of her playing in there. We keep most of her little snacks down there. She likes to put everything in her mouth and occasionally she will pop the lid off of her snacks with her mouth or just kind of chew on them (there the Gerber Graduates 'lil crunchies). No big deal right? Wrong!!

I just happened to look over and she was up on her knees with that darn can in her mouth and she fell flat on her face. I instantly knew that must have hurt and ran and picked her up. That is when I saw the blood gushing out EVERYWHERE. I ran to the kitchen to get a wet washcloth to try and stop the bleeding but it was bad and there was blood everywhere. When I first looked, I seriously thought she had a huge gash in her gums (no teeth on top yet). I called Jason who was on his way home from work and told him to hurry. I thought for sure this was going to be a trip to the E.R.

By the time Jason got home she had calmed down enough for us to lift her swallon little lip and see just what happened. Thankfully it was not the gums but we noticed that her lip was no longer connected to her gums. You know that little piece of skin that connects the top lip to the gums? Put your tongue up there and you will see what I am talking about. We also have it under our tongues.

So I called the physicians immediate care and they said to take her to the E.R. but at that point she was playing and laughing like nothing was wrong. Jason and I were thinking that they probably wouldn't put stitches there so I decided to call the on-call doctor at her doctors office.

She said that little piece of skin is called the frenulum and that as long as that was all that tore, we wouldn't need to take her in unless it started bleeding bad again. She said that more then likely that little piece of skin will reattach itself and if not, it won't really effect her. What a relief- we hate the E.R.!

She told us to just put some ice on it if she would let us but of course we didn't have any so we just gave her some frozen strawberries in one of those little mesh thingys (1st time eating strawberries and she loved them!)

So all is well and Lacy has officially gotten the first (of several I am sure) major boo boo. And we managed to get through it with only a few tears (from Mommy and Lacy), some blood on our clothes and the carpet, and some yummy frozen strawberries!

P.S.- I have a cute little video of Lacy eating her frozen strawberries and discussing what happened with Daddy that I will post when I get it downloaded. No pics of the boo boo yet but I am sure I will get some of that too!

The can she is holding in this picture is the one that did it...

Its a new year and Lacy is walking...basically...

2009-01-05T17:46:00.001-07:00

Well it has been a while since my last post. It has been pretty busy around here. Christmas was pretty low key and was wonderful. We stayed home all day and had family over for breakfast and dinner. Lacy was so cute and loved all of her wonderful presents. Thanks to everyone for spoiling our baby rotten (not that we didn't spoil her too!) I have some really great pictures of christmas posted on myspace if you want to see them all. It takes FOREVER to download them on here so I will just put a few. If anyone knows a trick to do it faster, let me know!)...

New Years was pretty mellow for us to. We had my Mom and Lonnie over to play games and sadly, we only mad it to about 10pm. As my husband would say, "We are the oldest young people I know!" It is so true. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of Lacy on her 1st New Years which is so not like me but I guess New Year's isn't really a baby friendly holiday anyway.
We are STILL waiting on the city of Pasco to return the permit so they can start our house and it seems like it is taking forever!! However, it is still suppose to be done by March 19th!!! We cannot wait to get out if this apartment and in our OWN house! If we had a quarter for everytime we said that we would be rich!!
I am headed back to school in one week from today and am still having issues. I am sad to leave Lacy but I am starting to realize that it will be good for her. I am going to be one busy lady for the next four months so if you think I never post new blogs now, just wait and see! I am looking forward to May 6th (last day of the semester). We will be in OUR house and I will be home with Lacy for 4 months before I have to go back and student teach. I plan on having a mellow summer and letting Lacy play in the water ALL day long with her cousin Carson (who will be 4 minutes away when we move to Pasco!)
Lacy is doing pretty good. She is still not 100% healthy but doing A LOT better. She has a pretty wicked cough that she can't seem to get rid of and the nose is still runny sometimes. Other then that, she is doing great. She is sleeping 10-11 hours at night and is on a really good napping schedule, she usually takes two a day. She is learning new things everyday and loves to mimmick and try to repeat things we say and do. She plays patty cake and knows all the motions and recently learned how to play peek-a-boo! She has a new found love for books (it was hard to get her to sit still for books before) and still loves the wiggles and seasame street. Elmo is her favorite and she actually got Elmo live for Christmas from my Mom (see what I mean, spoiled!). She thinks it is so great. AND she is walking, basically. She is still REALLY wobbly but she can take up to 5-6 steps at a time. It looks really funny because she is so little. I have a couple of videos where she is going for the camera and totally takes it out but you can still see that she is walking. For some reason I am having issues posting videos but I will keep trying!

Happy New Year!!

Recent pics of Lacy...

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Getting into her favorite cupboard...

After church yesterday...she is such a poser!!

loungin' with a baba...

Sneaking some chocolate ice cream under the table from Daddy...

I'm dreaming of a...

2008-12-19T17:35:00.002-07:00

WHITE CHRISTMAS!! I was telling Jason just the other day that I have wanted a white Christmas for several years now (I think the last one I had was when I was in middle school) and I think my dream is going to come true this year. We have gotten sooooo much snow and its not going anywhere anytime soon with these freezing temps. I hate driving in it but it is so pretty. I took Lacy out for about 1 minute the other day. Just long enough for a few pics. She fell over and it looked like she was making a snow angel so I snapped a pic and then she got mad so I scooped her up and brought her inside!

News from Lacyland...

2008-12-19T16:38:00.006-07:00

My sweet little sick baby...

I haven't been posting very many blogs lately and we have Lacy to blame-lol! She has been fighting off one sickness after the other since a few days before Thanksgiving and Jason and I feel like the parents of a newborn baby all over again. The sleepless nights have been especially exhausting, she will wake-up at 2 or 3 in the morning and stay up for hours at a time. She never even did that as a newborn. She has had three ear infections now and the last one was pretty brutal. The antibiotics didn't work and before we realized it didn't work it caused vomiting and diarrhea and gave her a yeast infection and thrush. Not to mention she stopped eating. She has recently gotten her apetite back here in the last week which has been so great to see. I just get so irritated that we can't give her anything to make her feel better besides tylenol or motrin for the fever (which has been running 99 to 100 the last three days!) Well, today we took her in for her 9 month well child check-up and the doctor said that we actually can give her a very small dose of benadryl to help with the stuffiness and to help her sleep better at night. That is so great to know!! It was a relief to learn that the only shot she had to get today was a flu shot (Mommy and Daddy got one too!). We hate it when she has to get shots!
We also learned Lacy's 9 month stats today: She actually lost some weight since the last doctors visit about two weeks ago. She was 18 pounds and she is now 17 lbs 11 oz. which is in the 28th percentile. She is now 28 inches- growing like a weed! That is the 63rd percentile. I kind of figured she was tall and skinny because it seems all the clothes that fit good are too short.
Dr. Patillo says we need to start feeding her more "table" foods because she is not getting enough calories from the bottle and eating a few times a day. Only problem is Lacy is not much of a solid food eater yet and heck, she only has two teeth. We are so worried that she will choke! I guess we will just start slowly- she doesn't know how to gum stuff like a lot of other babies her age. She gags and chokes instead! I am excited to see what kinds of things she likes but nervous about things giving her a tummy ache.
Not to tut my own horn but Lacy is sooo smart. She says lots of words- baby, mama, dada and other random sounds. She loves to play patty cake, watch seasame street, the wiggles and curious george and does NOT like to sit still or sleep. She crawls all over the place and is really stnking fast. She is into exploring and loves to get into new things. She pulls herself up and walks along everything and every once in a while I catch her taking a few steps on her own from one place to another. She also will stand in one spot by herself for a pretty long time. She will be walking before we know it.
She is still a Mama's girl and it has gotten extreme. I love it and I hate it. It makes me feel great but sometimes it can be soooo exhausting. She won't let Daddy even put her to bed! Daddy is however her best play buddy. She loves to attack Daddy and laughs and laughs when he does goofy stuff.
I will be going back to school in just a few weeks now and I am dreading it but I think it will be good for Lacy to get some variety in her life :) I am just praying for the next 4 months to go by fast so we can be home together again for the summer in our NEW HOME (see blog entry below).
Miss Lacy has figured out how to open up our food cabinets...I was dreading this day.This was this afternoon...

We are building our 1st House!!!

2008-12-19T15:36:00.015-07:00

So these pictures were all taken in the model home- we won't have everything exactly like it but pretty close. We won't have all the fancier upgrades, (tile floors and countertops- only in my dreams) but we did go with the same carpet and the island.

floorplan of our house...

Right behind where those men are standing is our lot!! (Can't tell we are excited!)...

These are the appliances we will have- I chose the black...

This is the same house we are building except this is not the color and we won't have that big room over the garage or the brick...

Master bath- we will have a bathtub instead of a stand up shower...

The vinyl that will be in the kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, and utility room...

tile for the entry way, we chose the one in the middle to match our carpet...

What our cabinets will look like and the the little thing hanging is the options for the countertops- we chose the one that is one top...

This is a pretty good shot of how it is set up. The living/dining/kitchen is sort of all one big room...

The carpet we chose...

Not the best pic but this is the living room, we won't have the fireplace...

What our kitchen will look like with the exception of some of the colors. I LOVE the island...

Not our house but this is the colors that our house will be...

Big news for us!! We are building our 1st house and couldn't be more excited!! We are so excited to be 10,000 dollars under what we wanted to pay. It is a Hayden Home that will be built in West Pasco. These pictures are of the model home which is the same home we are having built with the exception of the carriage house over the garage. They should be breaking ground in about two weeks and as long as everything goes as planned, we will be moving in in mid-March. We can hardly wait!! We picked some pretty bold colors- a lot of browns and I love it. The exterior will be a dark brown and I have included a picture of a different house with the same colors that we chose. Hope our neighbors don't mind!!

Christmas Card...

2008-12-12T23:44:00.000-07:00

Paused to make popcorn...here it is!

Family photo...

2008-12-12T23:03:00.001-07:00

We got a family picture taken as well (see above). Jason and I decided that Lacy of course looks adorable but we are hoping next time we get a family pic it will have about 100 less pounds in it!

Lacy's 9 months old today...

2008-12-12T22:56:00.002-07:00

Here are the pictures we got. I will do a post later about how Lacy has changed. I can't believe that she has now been out of my tummy as long as she was in there. I felt like I was prego for years yet it seems as if she was just born yesterday! She always takes such cute pictures no matter what the occasion. We also got some christmas cards done up that I forgot to scan in but it will have to wait, I am watching Get Smart with the hubby...

Lacy just can't win!!

2008-12-07T11:44:00.002-07:00

Well, we are home sick with the baby still. She has been antibiotics for just over a week. (three days left!!) I took her in on friday because she didn't seem to be feeling 100% better and he said there was still fluid in the ears and they were still pink so to keep giving her the meds and she would get better. Well, now the antibiotics have given her major tummy problems. She is having a hard time keeping anything down and if it stays down, it goes straight through her!! Why can't she just feel good?! Jason and I would seriously do anything to make her feel better. I suppose we will just have to ride it out, sleepless nights and all!

One of the best feelings in the WORLD...

2008-12-02T21:36:00.003-07:00

Is watching these big beautiful blue eyes fade away to sleep every night.

Tonight it took Lacy an especially long time to fall asleep. She just layed there in my arms for a good fifteen minutes just staring at me and it was truly one of the most peacful feelings in the world!! Being a Mommy is AWESOME!!

2008-12-01T18:12:00.003-07:00

This year for thanksgiving we went to the Ashton's family cabin to spend it with my Mom's side of the family (Abrath's). Poor little Kylie was pretty sick but still managed to be a cute little helper with Lacy. Lacy was really sick the whole time too, not eating at all for three days! We had a great time besides that. My cousins always keep me laughing and we played lots of games and had a fun gift exchange. Thanks to the Ashton's! When we got home we got Lacy to the doc and it turns out she has a pretty bad double ear infection so we got her on antibiotics and she seems to be doing much better. I got lots of pics...here are some of my favs...

My hair is GONE!

2008-11-22T20:57:00.002-07:00

My hair has been driving me nuts lately because it was just so long and heavy and in the way so today I had it chopped off. This may be the most dramatic cut I have ever had and I love it! She cut 6 inches off and layered and thinned it. It feels and looks like someone elses hair to me- I have never had hair this thin!

Say Dada!!

2008-11-21T21:03:00.003-07:00

This is Lacy playing with Mommy and Daddy after dinner tonight. We have been trying to get her to say Dada (which she does know how to say!) and this is what we got!

TWILIGHT!!

2008-11-20T18:50:00.004-07:00

Twilight comes out tonight at midnight and I am so excited. The original plan was to go with my sister-in-law Stefany and leave Lacy home with Daddy and since he normally doesn't work on fridays, he could get up with her so that I could sleep in. Midnight is so LATE, I never stay up that late. Especially when I have to get up with Lacy. Well, Jason ended up having to work tomorrow so I almost thought about not going. Then Stefany call and convinced me so I am going! Auntie Karen is going to come over tomorrow and watch Lacy so that Mommy can sleep in! YEAH!! Can't wait!

~Auntie Karen and Lacy~

Happy Brithday Aunt Sheryl...

2008-11-18T20:39:00.004-07:00

Happy Birthday!! Hope you had a great day today! Can't wait for you to come and visit!

Hayden was over and so we decided they should both say Happy Birthday- this is the best we could do with two cute babies who won't sit still! Never mind that Lacy is half dressed with her bald little head (usually she has a bow :)

My new favorite quote...

2008-11-14T09:37:00.002-07:00

"The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow. But children grow up as I've learned to my sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep! I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."

- Ruth Hulbert Hamilton

8 Months Old Today...

2008-11-12T11:47:00.009-07:00

Our sweet angel is 8 months old today and I can't believe it! Every month I get really excited when it gets close to her "birthday" and this month it just kind of crept up on us. I woke up this morning and I thought it was the 13th! I was like, "OH NO Lacy, we forgot your 8 month birthday." After checking the calendar, I was relieved to find out that we had not in fact missed it. I always like to get her all dressed up and attempt to take "professional" pictures of her but man, I am not so good at it! I need a good picture program on my computer so that I can fix the ones I do take! :) Lacy has changed in so many ways and it seems like the changes just happen over night...
*She now sleeps in her crib in HER room and sleeps from around 8 or 9pm until between 5 and 8am.*
*She is crawling and has been for about two weeks! Walking is just around the corner.*
*She pulls herself up on EVERYTHING!*
*She falls and hits her head on EVERYTHING*
*Still a HUGE Momma's girl, in fact, its gotten way worse!*
*Loves to cuddle lately*
*Likes T.V.- ALREADY! She watches Baby Einstein, Seasame Steet and her guilty pleasure: THE WIGGLES! She is obsessed with them.*
*She is starting to eat #2 foods and even a little bit off of Mom and Dad's plates.*
*LOVE, LOVE, LOVES, bathtime! She splashes all the water out and plays with her rubber ducky.*
*Still only has two teeth but in the last couple of days, it seems like she is teethng pretty bad, maybe another one is coming in?*
*Still has Mommy and Daddy wrapped around her CUTE little finger.*

The Many Faces of Lacy...

Leg Warmers...

2008-11-12T11:45:00.001-07:00

How stinkin' cute are these?!

I have been tagged...

2008-11-09T11:08:00.002-07:00

8 Things About Me

8 favorite TV shows...
1. Army Wives
2. Desperate Housewives
3. LOST!
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Jon and Kate plus eight
6. The Real World (Yes, I am guilty of loving filthy reality t.v.)
7. Survivor!!
8. Real World/Road Rules Challenge

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Went to Wal-mart
2. went to my grandma and grandpa's for an early thanksgiving- they are leaving this week for Arizona!
3. ate yummy turkey dinner
4. made and fed Lacy several bottles
5. played things in a box with my fam and laughed my butt off!
6. played on the floor with Lacy and my cute little cousin Carson
7. changed a ton of diapers.
8. Rocked Lacy to sleep at G'ma's house and then held her while we played games. Then she woke-up as we were finishing up and getting ready to leave and stayed awake until around 11:30pm!!!

8 Things I look forward to:
1. FINISHING SCHOOL!
2. FINISHING SCHOOL! (this one is pretty big!)
3. Thanksgiving at the Cabin
4. Lacy's 1st christmas
5. Buying our first home (cross your fingers that it happens in the next 6 months!!)
6. summer!!
7. growing old with my wonderful husband!
8. having more children!

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Olive Garden
2. Double Dragon
3. Red Robin
4. Casa Mia
5. Mcdonalds- the best diet coke!!
6. Subway
7. Domino's
8. Little Ceasars- cheap and good!

8 Things on my wish list:
1. Go back to HAWAII!
2. I wish I was already done with school!
3. I wish we were already living in OUR house!
4. to have happy, healthy children
5. I wish Lacy still slept through the night like she did before we moved home!
6. I wish I could take Lacy to school with me :(
7. I wish I looked like I did right after I graduated High School!
8. I wish we had a king size bed

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!

* Link to the person who tagged you
* Post the rules on your blog
* Write six random things/unspectacular quirks about yourself
* Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
* Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog
* Let the tagger know when your entry is posted

1) Now that Lacy is technically sleeping in her own crib in her OWN room, I get up several times a night to make sure she is still breathing.

2)We got into watching Lost when we first moved to New Mexico and I was huge and prego. We bought the 1st three seasons online and would sometimes spend ALL day and part of the night watching them so that we could be prepared for season four. We finished JUST in time and now we can't wait for season 5!

3) Jason and I are both VERY picky eaters- he doesn't eat ANY type of vegetable (except potatoes and COOKED carrots) and the only veggies I eat are green beans, corn and RAW carrots. We have no idea how we are going to get our kids to eat their veggies when we don't even buy them let alone eat them ourselves!

4) I love eating cottage cheese with just about everything- Jason hates it of course :)

5)We are both DVRaholic's. We rocord ALL of our shows so that we can watch them when there are no distractions and so we can fast forward through the commercials. Sometimes we will even wait to start watching a show 30 min. so that we are behind and can fast forward through the commercials.

6) I also love putting ranch dressing on just about anything- any kind of potatoe (mashed, baked, fried, whatever), steak, chicken, pork chops, anything! I guess you could call it my own personal ketchup and/or steak sauce!

I tag Karen, Jenny and whoever else wants to fill this out!

Self Look-alike Meter

2008-11-06T12:04:00.001-07:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Genealogy databases - Family roots

Happy Birthday Mom!

2008-11-06T09:37:00.002-07:00

Thank-You Aunt Sheryl....P.S. We Miss You!!

2008-10-28T13:06:00.009-06:00

Thanks to Aunt Sheryl who sent me these AWESOME black and white pictures of herself (the cute little girl on the bike), Jason's Dad Mike (the baby) and their parents! I love them!
Jason's Aunt Sheryl lives in Hobbs where we were living before we moved back home and it was so nice to have family close by while we were there! We miss her and hope she gets to move home soon.

Aunt Sheryl was actually Lacy's first official babysitter before we came home. She came over and watched Lacy while Jason and I went grocery shopping. Of course, I was a nervous wreck but Lacy did great. They read some books and played. I never did get a picture of Lacy with Sheryl before we left but I do have this one of all of us on Lacy's blessing day. We love you Aunt Sheryl!

Sunday Best!

2008-10-27T13:37:00.009-06:00

I took these sweet pictures of our cutie before and after church yesterday...she looked so beautiful...

The reason I LOVE being a stay-at-home Mommy!

2008-10-27T13:11:00.006-06:00

Lately I have been thinking about how greatful I am to be able to stay home with my baby. I am 100% thankful to have a husband who is able to provide for his family. How many people my age get to stay home with their baby and be financially stable? I may get stressed out and say, "I need a break!" but the truth is, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I get to experience everything with my little one and I love it. I have been having conflicting feelings because I am going to be going back to school in Jan. (the 12th to be exact) and I am dreading it. I absolutley do not want to leave my baby!!! It kills me to think about it. Sometimes I think about not going back but I know I need to. I am four classes, two praciticums and student teaching away from getting my bachelors- how could I not finish? But how can I leave my baby? AGGGHHH...Now more then ever I want the next two and half months to go by so slow!! Now getting to the point of this blog...I got this video of her today..
So I am pretty sure this is crawling but you be the judge!! Some may say its more of a scoot but still, she is such a big girl!! We were talking yesterday about how she is going to pulling everything off the christmas tree this year- hopefully it won't be the christmas tree shes pulling over.

WANTED: Old black & white family pics!

2008-10-25T22:40:00.018-06:00

~These are pretty cool- both of my G'pa's with their brothers, around the same age!~

A couple of weeks ago I was over at my Aunts house and found a bunch of old black and white pictures of my grandparents and great grandparents. I thought- "I want copies of these to frame!" So we made some copies. Then I started thinking it would be cool to just have a ton of b&w's of Jason and I's families. I went out to my other grnadmas house and got a bunch of pics from her. I am so excited to have a wall of all these cool pictures. I don't have a lot of pictures from Jason's side of the family. I was thinking if you guys (Jenny, Sheryl, Mike) had any- maybe you could scan them and e-mail them to me- I would love to have more! They are such great keepsakes!

Some of the pictures I already have...

~Jason's Mamaw Lacy~

~My Great Grandma Neff~

~My Grandma Betty Salsbury on her Wedding Day~

~My Grandma & Grandpa Abrath~

~Grandma and Grandpa Salsbury~

2008-10-25T12:28:00.002-06:00

To Whom it may concern. i am mallory's husband, and i'm posting this blog because last week i made some ribs, and they were really tasty. the best thing about them was how good they looked. hahaha. later.

We caught her...

2008-10-24T22:30:00.002-06:00

I have said this before but sometimes it is just so hard to catch things on camera. They do something so cute so you pull out the camera and of course, they won't do it anymore. Well, Lacy LOVE LOVE LOVE's to play with her Daddy. Sometimes all he has to do is look at her and she cracks up. Last Sunday he really got her going and although the video is dark, I did manage to capture that little laugh that just makes our hearts melt! (Hope the video works- for some reason they haven't been uploading right tonight)

Crawling? Nope...Not Yet!!

2008-10-24T22:23:00.002-06:00

There is still no crawling going on although she manages to get where she wants to go, mostly. She seems to wind up getting herself stuck in places by scooting, rolling and pushing herself backwards. Tonight she managed to end up under the table! Everytime we think she is about to go she either plops down or pushes up with her feet like she is doing push-up's. She looks like she is about to take off on her hands and FEET, not knees. I know that crawling is just days away!

A lot of first's for Miss Lacy Ann

2008-10-24T21:47:00.014-06:00

First Biter Biscuit... Lacy has been eating a lot of her books and then choking on the paper so we decided that we should give her actual food to practice on instead of paper. The other day my Mom and I gave her a biter biscuit (we tasted it and it tastes like a molasses cookie...kinda :). She did pretty good and seemed to like it!

First time pulling herself up... The other day I put Lacy in her crib to get her clothes out for the day and when I turned around she was standing up!!! Tell me my baby girl is not big enough to do that! Grandma Sue bought her a nice big toy to play on and she has been pulling herself up on that a lot too...I see a lot of booboo's in the near future!

First pumpkin carving... Ok, well, she didn't exactly carve anything but she watched and tried to tear up the newspaper we had down. Jason and I carved three pumpkins. Mine was a witch, Jason's dracula and Lacy's a cute silly face, with a pacifier and bow of course. I just love tradition and it was so fun to do even though Lacy won't remember it but the pictures will mean a lot!

The Camaro...

2008-10-19T14:00:00.005-06:00

Jason and his Dad bought a 1969 chevy camaro together a few years back and it is finally drivable! We went and picked it up this weekend and then took it out to my grandparents after church today. Jason has really been enjoying but wishes that Mike was here to enjoy it too!

Video for Mike...

A walk in the park...and a picnic!

2008-10-17T20:01:00.015-06:00

Jason decided that this week we should go to the park and have a picnic instead of going to the mall and spending money. What a great idea! We took a cooler and had lunch at the park. Then we decided to take a walk and let Lacy enjoy the beautiful outdoors! We went to the little playground and she went on the slide and swings for the first time! We thought she might be scared of the swing but she loved it. While we were there we talked about how greatful we are to be home and living in such a wonderful beautiful place. We had such a great time and didn't have to spend any money to do it. It was a really good day. Thanks to my hubby for being so stinkin' awesome!
First time on a slide...

First time on the swing...

We finally found it...

2008-10-12T15:09:00.002-06:00

We really want Lacy to be a monkey for halloween this year because that is what she reminds us of, always jumping around. I have been searching all over town for a monkey costume to fit her and could never find one. I went online and it seemed like all the ones I found were too big or out of stock. Today I did one more search and found the cutest one I have seen so far and they had it in stock in her size!! She is going to look so cute!

7 months old today!

2008-10-12T13:09:00.005-06:00

7 month pics...

Things Daddy loves about Lacy...
*her eyes*
*her smile*
*her cheecks*
*when he holds her up in the air and she kicks her legs with pure excitement*
*cute little nose*
*Daddy loves the bedtime routine when he lays in bed and plays with her every night- she just laughs and laughs*
*the smile she has on her face when he walks in the door at the end of the day*

The verdict is in...

2008-10-11T15:29:00.002-06:00

Go Texas! It is a great day in the Self residence because the Longhorns beat the Sooners today! OU was ranked number 1 but not anymore!!! We still gotta get Lacy an I Love Colt McCoy t-shirt! Lacy is Daddy's little good luck charm because she was born in the same hospital as Colt in Hobbs! Jason just informed me that wherever the next QB was born is where we are gonna have to go to have our next baby to keep the good luck coming!

~We love Colt~

shaving with Daddy!

2008-10-07T13:13:00.003-06:00

So Lacy is still young enough to shower with us and it is a much easier way to get her clean sometimes. A lot of the time I will just put her in the shower with Jason so I don't have to bath her. The other day before their shower, Jason needed to shave. I was standing there holding Lacy waiting so they could get in the shower when he was done and Jason thought it would be cute if Lacy looked like she was going to shave too so he put some shaving cream on her face and I just had to get a picture. Well, as soon as I handed her over to get the camera, she freaked out! Daddy looked scary and she didn't recognize him! The look on Jason's face is "She is scared, do you seriously hve to take a picture right now?!" Still, What a fun memory to have!

Crawling...Almost :)

2008-10-07T12:55:00.005-06:00

Lacy is so close to crawling its not even funny. She already rolls all over the place and gets up on all fours and rocks. Then she drops and does what we like to call "swimming". At least thats what it looks like. Today I layed her on the living room floor and went to do something in the other room and when I came back, she was in a completely different spot, did she crawl? Who knows but I ran to get the camera to see if I could capture it and this is what I got!

Lacy loves her cousin Carson!

2008-10-07T12:37:00.007-06:00

~The first time they met~

My Aunt Garalene had a baby exactly 4 weeks after I did. We love to get little Lacy and Carson Alec together. They are so fun. We have been asked twice now if they are twins! Hello, they look nothing alike but its still fun to hear.

Carson is younger and bigger but we can already tell that Lacy is the one in charge. Isb't that how it goes when you are older? I am so glad that Lacy has Carsen to grow up with along with so many other cousins!

Teething STINKS!!

2008-10-07T12:15:00.003-06:00

My poor little one is teething like mad! It is so horrible to watch her suffer. She hasn't been sleeping through the night, STILL and I am ready to lose my mind. I am thinking the teething has something to do with the sleeplessness but who knows. She already has two teeth and the entire bottom gums are swollen and white like the rest are about to peak through any second!

Hook 'Em Horns!!

2008-09-20T21:36:00.010-06:00

~Hayden Michael~

~Wesley Hogan~

~All the cousins!~

College football season is a BIG deal around here! The Self's are the biggest Texas Longhorn fans you will ever meet. Today we had the pleasure of hosting a small get together to watch the game. All the kids wore their texas gear and looked so cute!

~The babies!~
Although they are from Arkansas, they are not the biggest razorback fans. Our nephew Wesley came to visit this weekend wearing a razorback shirt and informed Jason that he could "whip his Dad's butt because he put it on him"! lol (Wesley's Dad Phillip, also from Arkansas, is a Razorback fan).

Today when he came to watch the game, he wore a longhorn's t-shirt that Nanna had to cut to fit him (it belonged to one of his uncles). He came in and said, "look Jason! You won't be mad at me today!!"

~Jason making yummy yummy grilled BBQ Chicken.~
Lacy went through three longhorn outfits today and looked so cute. Even our little nephew Hayden got to wear some of Wes's old clothes and looked so adorable. Jason grilled and we had a great time and the highlight of the night for the guys? Texas kicked Rice's butt 52-10!

~Wesley and Lacy~

Help...She won't sleep!!

2008-09-20T09:49:00.003-06:00

We have been so lucky because Lacy has been sleeping through the night for about 4 months now. She has never been a very good napper but it hasn't bothered me before because she slept so good at night. Last week she discovered how to roll from her back to her tummy and all of a sudden, she can't get comfy at night! She still sleeps in our room and she just tosses and turns all stinking night- sometimes she will stay up for a few hours! I am going crazy! I know she should be sleeping in her crib in her room and she has been taking her naps in there when we are home but in the last couple of days, she won't sleep in there at all. She rolls to her tummy and then cries and the paicifier falls it and then she won't go back to sleep until I put it back in. Bad habit I started, I know, but with her being in her playpin in our room next to us, it has always been easy just to reach over and put it back in when she woke-up. Even now though, that doesnt work, she is just so restless! I usally give up around 2 or 3am and just put her in bed with us. She use to sleep pretty good when I did that but now, that doesn't work so well because she is so wiggly. That just means absolutley no sleep for Mommy! I have no idea what to do. Help, I am going crazy!!!

Miss Lacy is 6 months old!

2008-09-18T17:49:00.012-06:00

I have been so bad about blogging because we still don't have our internet hooked up yet. We had a big milestone come and go and I haven't blogged about it yet. Our precious baby girl is 6 months old!! She is getting funner and funner every single day and man and I can't believe how big she is getting!
Lacy Ann Self...
*6 months old*
*14 pounds 12 ounces*
*Over two feet tall*
*TWO teeth (Already)*
*sits up by herself*
*Loves Daddy and gets soooo excited when he gets home*
*says Mama, Dada, Baba, Gaga and many other random sounds*
*Rolls over both ways*
*Hates NAPS and normally only takes 2-3 30 minute naps a day- just enough sleep to get her to the next nap*
*Still sleeps in Mommy and Daddy's room*
*Still as bald as the day she was born :)*
*Loves getting her picture taken is such a HAM*
*LOVES all the attention she gets from our entire family*
*Hyper, hyper, hyper- she never stops jumping, sometimes even trying to jump around in her sleep*
*Crys if I walk by her and don't pick her up*
*Has been on five airplanes (several more if you count all the times that I flew when she was in my belly)*
*Has had 3 colds and two ear infections*
*Is most definitly a Mama's girl and I wouldn't have it anyother way!!*

So these are the pictures we had taken on her 6 month birthday and yes they the proofs because our computer with the scanner is not currently working so I couldn't scan the actual pics. She was so good even though her nose was runny and she didn't feel so good. I couldn't find a bow that matched the dress so Aunt Karen made one for her and it turned out so cute. The towel in the bathtub pic was made by Aunt Mary and worked out so good!

Trip home to Washington!

2008-09-04T09:27:00.008-06:00

Lacy and Aunt Savannah or Aunt "Sebastian" as we like to call her!

Lacy, Grandpa Tim and Aunt McKashyn

Lacy and Poppy

On the road
So we left Hobbs on friday the 22nd of August around 5pm and never looked back. We drove that night to Pueblo, CO where Jason's Dad and stepmom live and got there around 2:30am! Talk about a LONG day!! It took much longer then we ever thought it would but Lacy was so great. She went to bed around 8pm and slept the whole way after that. She woke-up when we got there and played with her Poppy and Mimi for about an hour and then went back to bed. We had a great time at Mike and Connies and did not want to leave. It was such a relaxing weekend and they are so great with Lacy! We left Colorado on Monday morning around 5:30am and headed for Salt Lake City, UT- a 9 hour drive. We decided that if Lacy could not handle it, we would stop half way but she was such a trooper- we made it into SLC by around 5:30pm. We stayed with my sister in Lehi until thursday morning. My little brother had surgery in SLC on wednesday so we were able to be there for that and Lacy got to meet her Aunt McKashyn for the first time. Aunt McKashyn is only 3 1/2 months older then Lacy and they were so cute together.
We left SLC on thursday morning after checking in at the hospital to see Ethan. We were so exhausted and tired we decided to stop in Boise for the night. We took Lacy swimming at the hotel and she loved it! She was laughing and giggling the whole time. Unfortunatley, we did not bring the camera in so we didn't get any pictures. We left Boise around 5am and got in to the TC's at around 9am. It was a long trip but we were so greatful that Lacy did so well, we couldn't ask for a better baby! 30-plus hours in a carseat is a long time!
Sorry for the lack of pics but it takes forever!!

Hasta la vista New Mexico!

2008-09-01T23:35:00.002-06:00

It has been forever since I have blogged and I am currently stealing the internet from a neighbor to come on and give a quick update! We have moved home to WA for Jason's work and couldn't be more excited. We are exhausted from the trip but after around 30 hours in the car, we made it. I had the pleasure of driving out of New Mexico and into Colorado at 2am while Jason snoozed in the back and I got to see a hasta la vista New Mexico sign and got all excited! I will have pics up from our adventure soon!

Bouncy girl...

2008-08-10T17:09:00.006-06:00

We bought Lacy a bouncer a few weeks ago and she was too little to use it. Well, she has been growing like a weed and can now FINALLY touch the floor with her feet. Today she started to bounce around and play. She is so fun!

Anniversary pics...

2008-08-06T10:38:00.009-06:00

We had such a great night. Jason was lucky enough to take two ladies out on a date, me and Lacy! Afterwards, we came home and had ice cream and brownies and went to bed early!

Today is our Anniversary!

2008-08-05T19:52:00.006-06:00

Two years ago today, I married the love of my life! Three years ago today was our first date! Tonight we went out to dinner and yes, we took Lacy- I have issues with leaving her still! It has been a good night and I wanted to get on and do a quick post to say Happy Anniversary to the best husband in the World...
Some things I love about Jason...
*His amazing ability to be optimistic (I could learn a thing or two from him)
*The way he is with Lacy, it truly melts my heart to watch him with her, he is so gentle and kind.
*His patience with me, it can be hard to be patient with me
*His ability to make me feel like everything will be okay
*The way he can make me laugh all the time, no matter what
*His love and kindness for me and the way he shows it on a daily basis
*He supports our family and has given me the wonderful opportunity to be a Mommy and the best part, I get to be a stay-at-home Mommy!
And the list goes on and on...
I have some great pics from tonight that I will post tomorrow!

Yoga...not for us!

2008-08-04T11:09:00.002-06:00

So I saw this cool DVD at wal-mart and just had to get it! Yoga with your baby with Jackie Long. I have never really been a yoga person but I thought, what a great way to exercise and be able to play with Lacy! So I turned it on and tried not to laugh, it was so silly, but we did it anyway, well, most of it. She would say, "Let your baby know you are going to change positions...". Yeah, okay! No offense to those of you who love yoga, I just thought it was silly and Lacy got pretty bored! If you are a yoga person, I say try it. All I got out of it was a sore back and a fussy baby-lol!

Mama!!

2008-07-31T09:44:00.008-06:00

Lacy said Mama about 2 months ago now and Jason and I just looked at eachother and said, "wow, our baby is a genius". I do realize that she doesn't know what she is saying but still! Well, she says it all the time now, while she is mumbling her baby talk and today I got a great video of her chatting away! Enjoy!

Cute pics of my baby girl (almost 5 months old!)

2008-07-29T11:15:00.005-06:00

Just for fun...

I want to wear my wedding ring already!!

2008-07-29T10:54:00.005-06:00

Ok, so when I was prego, my already fatty hands got fatter! They were so swollen towards the end, my wedding ring was 2 sizes too small! I have lost all of that water weight (and all the weight I gained while prego) but the darn wedding ring still won't fit! I am convinced my fingers grew! My sister thinks I am crazy but I swear thats the only solution. So I bought some cheap fake ring to wear until I lose more weight and of course, I lost it while we were in WA. I am so tired of not being able to wear it that I am seriously considering getting it re-sized. The frustating thing is that it is now only a half size too small- I can shove it on with lots of lotion but my finger turns red (not a good thing) so I don't wear it. My solution at first was to wear it around my neck but Lacy likes to pull at it and I am always afraid that she will rub her face on it and get hurt! What do I do??!!

It looks good on Lacy-lol!

Someones got the giggles...

2008-07-25T22:11:00.007-06:00

Lacy has started giggling A LOT lately and it is just so fun! We normally don't get it on video because it is just very random. A certain noise I will make or a silly face will just set it off. Today Daddy was home so we were able to catch it not once but twice! I have noticed that when she is particulary tired she tends to laugh more. Tonight I took her pj's off to check her diaper before bed and I started to tickle her tummy and she was ticklish! I just love being a Mommy and discovering all these new things about my daughter. She truly brightens my day all day everyday! I knew I would love having children but I did not realize just how much- it is just amazing! Side note while we are on the topic of being a Mommy- everything I thought I knew or believed about parenting went out the window when I became a parent myself! I never thought I would spoil my child but I was WRONG! And so what if she is nearly 5 months old and still sleeps in our room. I have attachment issues and I have come to terms with the fact that their is nothing wrong with her being in here. I love to be able to roll over and see her peacefully sleeping right next to me in her bed! So there!