Eddie is going to be a Big Brother

That's right...I'm PREGNANT!!!!

I haven't been feeling very well over the last week. I was actually complaining to my neighbor Kim on Tuesday and she said I bet your pregnant. To which I responded, totally not possible. But by last night, I started thinking, these sure are the normal pregnancy symptoms. So I decided just to put my mind at ease and pee on a stick. I knew it would say "not pregnant" as it did the last time I had this panic. Well, I was wrong. There weren't any lines or symbols to decipher, just big bold letters that read "PREGNANT". I kept looking at it thinking the "NOT" would show up. But it didn't.

I walked out of the bathroom, and asked Dan what kind of mood he was in. He started nervously laughing and asked "Why? What did you do?" I just held up the stick and he knew. There was lots of hugging, laughing and some crying. We are absolutely thrilled! Yes there are always the doubts of...It's too soon. Eddie will be so young. Are we ready for this? We aren't settled in a home or even a city or possibly state for that matter. We're getting ready to move, again. Dan hates his job. Things are so up in the air. Can this really be good timing? But in spite of it all, we can't wait. Eddie will be such a great big brother. And since they will only be 15-16 months apart (not sure what my due date is yet) I hope they will be the best of friends.

Danny's Song

I just tried to put Eddie down for bed and didn't have very good luck as he immediately started screaming with no intention of going to sleep without a fight. So when Dan got out of the shower he decided to take a turn since my idea of crying it out was not working.

Over the monitor I could see he had picked Eddie up to rock him and was singing to him. I had to listen closely and realized it was Danny's Song by Kenny Loggins. If you haven't heard it I put the lyrics below. It may have been the sweetest thing I've ever heard. It put Eddie right to sleep...until Dan tried to put him in his crib. A+ for effort in my book.

People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one, and we've just begun,

Think I'm gonna have a son.
He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, conceived in love,
Sun is gonna shine above.

  And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.

Seems as though a month ago I beta chi, never got high,
Oh, I was a sorry guy.
And now a smile, a face, a girl that shares my name,
Now I'm through with the game, this boy will never be the same.

  Pisces, Virgo rising is a very good sign, strong and kind,
And the little boy is mine.
Now I see a family where there once was none, now we've just begun,
Yeah, we're gonna fly to the sun. 

And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.

7.5 Month Update

We have had a busy last 2 weeks. It is amazing to watch Eddie grow so fast and learn so much. He has slept through the night twice within the last week. Hallelujah! It is not a regular occurrence, but now I know it is possible. And as of 2 days ago he weighed 18 pounds. So in the last month he has put on another pound and a half.

Last week we were able to have lunch with my mom's cousins, Nathan and Kaydee Matthews. This was the first time they have seen Eddie. They live in Georgia, but make it out to Salt Lake to go to the church's family history library a few times a year. It was so great to see them.

These next pictures I just couldn't resist taking. Dan had Eddie sitting on his lap playing with his empty pop can. All I can say is "Like father, like son." Aren't they the cutest boys you've ever seen?

Now let me introduce Eddie's girlfriend Emma Brynlie. She is my next door neighbor, Kim's, little girl who is only a month older than Eddie. We have spent a lot of time together since moving to North Salt Lake with them. We take the kids on walks quite often, or get together to let the kids play. And every few weeks, we cook freezer meals or try to sneak away to a chick flick without the babies or husbands.

Emma and Eddie get along so well together. It is so much fun to watch them play. They have the occasional fight over binkys or toys, but what relationship doesn't have its problems? I think it's nice for Eddie to have a friend to play with when he gets bored with mom.

No, no, no!

Just in the past week, Eddie figured out how to control the walker and make it go where he wants. His motivation for accomplishing this you ask? The garbage can.

Therefore, this is the first time I have used the word "no" with Eddie. 

And below is the response I get when I use my serious face and voice.

It seems to be working quite well, don't you agree?

If this is any indication of future disciplining we might be in trouble!

Eddie's First Basketball Game

Dan had a church basketball game the other night. It was the first one since having Eddie. So we went to watch. I fully expected Eddie to cry every time the buzzer went off, but he did so good. However, don't roll a ball toward him. He tightens up, blinks a ton, and then right before it touches him he squeezes his eyes closed. It is the funniest thing ever, so we may have tormented him a little.

7 Months Old

Eddie will be 7 months old on Monday. I can't believe another month has flown by. He is sitting up on his own very well, he rolls around, and he has started pushing up onto his hands and knees getting ready for crawling. And the best news of all...Eddie has started taking a bottle! Overall I think it has been a really good thing. It allows Dan to help out some more and makes it easier for me to leave Eddie knowing that he can be fed if needed. He even went through the entire night last night without waking up to eat. He still woke up fussing a couple of times, but soothed himself back to sleep. Speaking of sleep, we also finally broke him of his need to be swaddled like a mummy. Now we can just place him in his crib, pull the blankets over him and he goes to sleep. It is so wonderful. There were times I didn't think we would make it that far. Our next milestone will be him sleeping though the night, which I think we are close.