False Alarm

Wednesday night I started having contractions accompanied by heavy cramping. They were consistant and became more frequent and stronger. I called Brigham home from work when they got to be 6 minutes apart, put the whole plan in motion. After about 5 hours they were no longer consistant. Then a couple hours later they started again, this time much stronger, they were definate contractions. They lasted about 2 1/2 hours and were back to 6 minutes apart. While I was waiting for them to get to 5 minutes I fell asleep and so did they. Everytime I woke up I would have another but they were no longer consistant.
I wasn't ready to have the baby yet, mentally or as far as my house being clean because I wasn't expecting him until between the 21-28 but after all that it was a little disappointing that he didn't come. The rest of the weekend I had false contractions off and on. Sunday we did it all over again, the false contractions were coming on strong and regular but they never switched to the real contractions this time.
One of the guesses that was the same for Brigham and I was the 24th so we'll see if he comes tomorrow. I think I'm ready now. My state of mind has been kind of stagnant the last few days not knowing what to expect! We'll let you know!

Our Trip to California

For those of you that weren't there, I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of our New Year's trip to San Diego. Here are some of the things we got to see while we were there.
This is the poop rock, oh I guess it was cool the birds were so close too!


This beach was designated as a children's beach but the seal pups took over. No they're not dead, they're just getting a tan.

It's pretty funny to see them hopping around when they're not in the water! Or if they get too close they smack each other with their tails.

Here are some dolphins just past the seals! Apparently Brigham and his brother Jeff had whales right behind them when they were in the water, but nobody got any pictures of it:(

Here's my sweet boy just hangin' out in the cold. He's such a good boy, and oh so cute!

First Visit to the Beach

Here we are around the corner from the seals for an unplanned beach play. It was too cold for the beach, little did we know it was warmer here than our actual beach day.

It was funny at first Zeke hated the feel of sand on his hands. Then he dug in and I couldn't get him to stop eating it!

This kid sure loves the water. He didn't care that it was freezing!

Here is Ezekiel with a beached whale! Ha ha, thought I'd get the baby in the picture with us.

Different day but Brigham got to go help pick oranges! We had fresh squeezed orange juice and sweet fresh oranges to munch on for a while.

Day at the Beach

We went to California where all month it was in the mid 70's! Except the week we were there when it was in the low 50's. Darn it. We were determined to go to the beach anyway. No one more than Brigham, he was the only one that would get in the water without a wet suit. After the numbness wore off, he was pretty cold! He's boogie boarding on the left.

Here he is about to catch a wave with his brother.

It was so cold, poor Zeke but he wanted to play so badly! He loves the water!

Exciting

It is so exciting for me to see Ezekiel develop. I grew up around kids everywhere. I never could have imagined how different it would be to be a mom. It has been so incredible to see the growth Ezekiel makes. He learns so much so fast. He is constantly changing. He has the cutest looks of concentration as he finds new things and tries to figure them out. I love being a mom. Though I'm scared of how I will handle having two babies, I'm excited to see all the cute milestones again.
After Ezekiel's birthday party he was walking between Brigham and I. He had done this a couple of times before, just take a couple steps each way. This time we kept scooting back further and further until eventually he walked across the kitchen! Then he got his confidence up and did this several times. I was so excited to see him walk. Those first wabbly steps were so cute. After that day Zeke didn't walk very much for the next few days. Then about a week later he started to walk between us again. He would walk across the room as long as it was between us. He even walked between the two couches a few times on his own. Finally on Valentine's Day he just decided he didn't need us on each side anymore. He just started walking whereever he wanted to go! Since then he has only progressed. He walks all over the house. This last week he finally figured out how to stand up on his own, without holding on to anything. Now I think he prefers to run. He is getting really fast. A couple times I see him screeching around the corner leaning on one foot. His balance surprises me with some of the angles he hits!
I am so blessed. I have such an amazing, talented, smart boy. He is such a sweetheart. He gives me and Brigham lovies everyday. He is happy and so cute! I also have been blessed with such a wonderful husband. I have been pretty emotional/hormonal these last couple weeks. Brigham has been so great to not just put up with it but to do everything he can to help me feel better. He spoils me so much. He does housework, watches Zeke, and pampers me. Sometimes the more he does the worse I feel because I haven't been able to do much myself. But he is amazing and I really am so lucky to have such a great family! It won't be long until that family grows and gets even better!

Zeke is Walking!

New Bed

We got Zeke a toddler bed. He loves it! He is not ready to sleep on it yet, but he knows how it works. He was playing when I left the room for a minute, but when I came back he was sitting up on the bed. He likes to snuggle on it. We need to work on the sitting still and getting off part though.

My parents gave us a toy for the new baby but Zeke is very amused by it so he plays with it until then. He has so many cute expressions!