Something exciting!!

Well last night we had our usual routine. Gave the boys a bath and put them to bed.... Well Ethan decided at 11:30 that it was time to be wide awake! So we decided to let him stay up for a bit and wear off his energy...
Well that's when it happened! He learned to sit by himself!! So I took some pictures. He only fell over a few times!! And he babbled while he was sitting. That's why his mouth is open in some of the pictures... He was also blowing raspberries, which I think is his favorite thing to do.

ahhh Tuesdays..... at least its not Monday!

Well it's Tuesday. Monday was interesting. After cleaning up the flour that Zacharie decided belonged on the floor ( it was also mixed with sugar...) I basically spent the day with my boys. It was too cold to go out side, can you believe -40??? And the wind was blowing, I really hoped all day that I wouldn't have to leave the house. Well today isn't much better. And I do have to leave the house.... Ethan has his 6 month needles.... a little late, but they are really busy and the wait list is always very long. Aside from his teething, he is a big (no exaggeration!) healthy boy!
Not too much happening today other than that....
Zacharie now goes potty, all by himself. With no help!!! What kid do you know that picks that up in just over a week??? Amazing! And the last few days he's had no accidents. It's so awesome.... no diapers! Tyler said we should train Ethan at the same time.... I think it would be awesome, if it was possible... He at least needs to be walking.
I have started teaching piano lessons again, in hopes that I won't have to go back to work. I only have one student so far, so I would need at least 5 more. I keep posting ads everywhere.
My girlfriends and I are planning a trip this summer to Las Vegas for a week. I am really looking forward to it. It will be so much fun to hang out with my friends with out children.... don't get me wrong, I love my boys so much, but sometimes I would just like 5 minutes of silence....ha ha.
I am just looking forward to the experience, we're going to go see the grand canyon too!! That's what I am really looking forward to, the site seeing.
Anyway. I should go do some laundry. See ya!

What a beautiful Saturday!

Wow! Today was so very nice! We took the boys out to Dallas Valley Ranch, for the church family fun day. It was so much fun! Zacharie loved the sleigh ride and really loved tobogganing, even though he landed face first into the snow! I really wish that I would have took my camera. Ethan enjoyed the sleigh ride too.... he fell asleep. What a really fun day.
To even make the day better, my dad fixed our van!! Yay!! We have heat!!! I love that my dad knows how to fix things, and that he doesn't charge me for it....
I'm gonna go, I gotta get up early for church tomorrow. I am in choir, and we sing tomorrow...

Okay, it's Friday...

Yeah, I know, I'm not so good at keeping up with this stuff...
Our week was very busy. I am in our church's choir, and we practice on Wednesday nights. We are actually doing one of our pieces this Sunday, if anyone wants to check it out. Our week wasn't very exciting, except that today I found Ethan a snowsuit!!! We are going to "family fun day" with our church tomorrow, well actually today.... ha ha. Anyway, I really wanted to find Ethan a snowsuit, one that fits... and I did!!
Thursday, hmmm... I don't really remember much about Thursday, except that Zacharie is now going potty, by himself!!! It's totally awesome!! I am so proud of him. Ethan started saying "atha" we're not sure what he's trying to say, it almost has a "zzzz" sound to it. Maybe he's trying to say "Zacharie".
Today he started saying "ma" so I'm hoping...."mommy" will be next!
I made the mistake of mentioning my Grandma and Grandpa around Zacharie.... now he really wants to see them....hint hint.... Maybe we'll get the opportunity on Sunday....
Well aside from my mom and I having a really hilarious time talking about weight gain and tape-worms the size of boa constrictors not much else is interesting.... and if you want to know about the tape worms, you'll have to ask my mom or myself.... it truly is a funny story, and who knows, maybe that would explain massive weight gain among those who have drank stream water.....

Just today

Okay, well today was over-all not very interesting. However, I did discover an awesome weight-loss help website. Basically it's free to join, and it gives you exercises and menus based on what you want to do, and you can change them or use what they have for examples. It's really neat. I just want to lose some weight before the summer....
Anyway. Ethan is teething so bad, his teeth are right at the surface. You can feel that they are there, if only they would break through.
Zacharie is doing very good with potty training, now if only he would come wake me up right away when he gets up. He has a tendency to go play for a bit first, and sometimes I don't hear him.
The only thing new and exciting, we're going to a wedding on the 9th of February, in Estevan. So that'll be fun, but we're not taking the boys.... they weren't really invited...
We are trying to keep busy with things. Tyler's work has slowed down a bit for the time, they aren't supposed to do much overtime right now, and he already has about 10 hours of OT for this week.... so he's not allowed to work any more OT unless absolutely necessary. It should be picking up in the next month or so.... hopefully.
Ethan had his 6 month check up yesterday and he weighs 19.85lbs, and is 27.5" tall. He is in the 95 percentile. WOW! He just seems so big. He's the same size that Zacharie was when Zacharie was 9 months old!! He just keeps growing. Ethan still spits up a bit, so I asked the doctor and he said they don't usually worry about it unless it's affecting his weight. So I guess we don't need to worry about it right now. He did the funniest thing yesterday. He was rolling around the room and grabbed one of Zacharie's sippy cups filled with milk, and started drinking it!!! He drank what was left.... not that it was much it was only a couple ounces. So funny though, he knows how to use a sippy cup!
Anyway I have lots that I would like to get done tonight. See ya!

I hate Mondays

Well its Monday. I hate Mondays, especially on weekends where I don't get much sleep. Anyway. I am surviving. Zacharie is potty training, and he's doing pretty good, but going places sure wrecks that. He wears a pull-up when we're out (just in case) and we were on the bus on Friday and he needed to pee, and I told him that he'd have to hold it or go in his pull-up. Well he's 2, so he couldn't hold it very long....
Ethan has his six month doctors' appointment today. He is growing so fast. And last night I could feel his teeth, they should be coming through any day now. Maybe that will help the puking stop.... He spits up quite a bit. The doctor said not to worry about it though because it's not affecting his weight gain or growth.... If it is can you imagine how huge he would be???
Anyway I am gonna chill out for a bit. See ya later!

Young Yoner's

Well our family is growing and we have decided to make a website so everyone can see where we are, where we've been and where we are going!
Our family began when we got hitched.... Tyler and I got married on August 2nd, 2003 (the day after Tyler's birthday so he will never forget our anniversary.... smart huh?) We moved several (literally) times in our first year of marriage. We went on our first vacation a year after we got married. We went to Beautiful British Columbia. We went to the beach, spent lots of time in the water and went shopping!! While visiting B.C., we went down to Colville, Wash. to see the Wal-mart Supercenter (If you have never been to been to one, you have got to go see it!! They are awesome!!) , and discovered that I was pregnant!!! And thus began the journey of parenthood!
Zacharie was born on March 24, 2005, weighing 9lbs, 7oz. Yes I had drugs!!! The labour wasn't that bad, it only lasted 13 hours.... thats from the time I found out I was in labour. I actually didn't know until my doctor's appointment, where he told us to make our way to the hospital. At 3:50am Zacharie Samual Glenn was born.
We spent the next year learning how Zacharie worked... He was such a good baby. He slept thru the night at about 6 weeks old. How wonderful! He began eating solids at 2 weeks old. He was such a big baby that I couldn't keep up with feeding him just liquid! He learned to love fish, thanks to Finding Nemo. He spent lots of time staring at that movie.
We got a cat a few weeks after we got married, and named her Bonita. However, she had this long tail and so we nick-named her Monkey, which she responded to all the time.
One day Bonita was up on the table, which she shouldn't have been on, and Zacharie noticed her and said clear as day, " Momkey, ba baba ba!" I was so shocked!! This was when he was 9 months old! After that it did not take him long to learn more words. He started walking when he was 10 1/2 months old. And then he was unstoppable!
We spend the summer of 2006 in B.C. again! Zacharie just loved the water, and learned how to swim. It also helped that my parents have a pool! It's really interesting to see a kid wearing a diaper go in the water and try to drag himself out of the water, diaper dragging and all....
We spent the rest of that summer relaxing around my parents pool.
The same year after Thanksgiving and after my birthday (Oct.22) we found out that we were again pregnant!! Thrilled with joy we couldn't keep that a secret.
I was working at Wal-mart and decided to tell my boss right away, so there would be no surprises. They were excited too, that was a relief. I went on sick leave in February. The baby was causing back problems. I spent the rest of the pregnancy trying to find things to do. Man it is boring when you have a clean house that can't get much cleaner....
I found out in May that I have Group B Strep ( no not strep throat...), it can cause lots of problems for the baby. Luckily there are ways of treating it, during labour....
Through the month of June, I thought many times that I was in labour only to find that I was having braxtion hicks contractions.... Then one Monday morning, a week after Tyler started his job at Winroc, I woke up around 7 am and thought I had wet the bed. I turned to Tyler and said, "I think my water may have broke..." Tyler thought I was kidding, but got up anyway to get ready for work. I rolled over and WOOOSH! My water definitely broke! Tyler called my doctor. He told us to go to the hospital now. He would meet us there. So I called my parents. They weren't home! They must have been on their way to work. So I called their work. They weren't there yet. I decided to leave a message (they work at the same Wal-mart as I do, so everyone knows that I was expecting...), and get ready to go to the hospital. I felt nauseas and dizzy. Tyler had to drive (like a maniac!) . We made it to the hospital. Zacharie thought it was cool that I had to ride in a wheel-chair, and so he rode on my lap. We got to labour and delivery where my parents had been waiting. I was so white, and if you know me, I am soooo not a white person! They put me in this huge room, closest to the emergency O.R. They were prepping to do a C-section, because of my lethargic-ness... I was put on a fluid IV and started to feel better, cold, but better. Then my doctor checked me and I was 6 cm dilated, and was told I could have "drugs" if I wanted. I said "no". So my doctor left and told them to call him when I was 8 cm.
About 20 minutes later, I was 8 cm, my doctor had just got to his office when he was called to come back. By the time he got back to the hospital I was 10 cm. I wanted drugs!!! I wasn't allowed to have anything! I then realized that there were about 8 people in the room. Thank goodness for the big room. There was my doctor, an intern (Doogie.... well he was real young), 2 NICU staff (prepping for the baby), 2 nurses, my mom and Tyler. I started to push, kicked Tyler and yelled at my doctor (did I mention that drugs are good!!). After 7 pushes, Ethan was out!! Thank goodness!! He was huge!!! I wasn't allowed to hold him, the cord was wrapped around his neck and there was meconium in the "water". They said that he was un-responsive. He had such a little cry. But then so did Zacharie. About 20 minutes later, I was finally allowed to hold him.
So on June 25th, 2007, Ethan Josiah James was born, weighing 9lbs, 13 oz.
Zacharie was very unsure what to think of this new baby. He was excited though. Then for the next few weeks a bit jealous. This baby took all the attention.
Zacharie, Ethan and I went to B.C., with my parents, four weeks after Ethan was born. Wow, two kids, no daddy, is hard. We had a lot of fun, although, I couldn't swim until the last 2 days we were there. But Zacharie loved the beach and didn't want to leave.
Ethan's first time with solid food would have been when he was about 4 1/2 weeks old.
Our Christmas this past year was awesome, with two wonderful boys. Zacharie loves his brother and always wants to be with Ethan.
Zacharie has started potty- training and is doing very well. Now we just have to work on night time training.
Ethan is rolling around everywhere, babbling, and laughing. He can even say "papa". It's funny, he only says it to get my dad's (papa's) attention.
We'll keep you all posted as to what is going on in our lives. As for right now, Tyler is still working at Winroc, and I am starting to teach piano again, and hopefully not having to go back to work for much more than a few hours a week.
Our boys are growing, and we hope you enjoy the pictures, we have lots!!