A Bigger Family

On November 26th, 2010 we welcomed Colin Trey Fugal into our family. He was 8lbs 12oz and 20 inches long. I started having contractions Thanksgiving night and than my parents were on an airplane arriving at the hospital 5 minutes before Colin arrived. Everything was great besides not getting any sleep that night and listening to Von sleep like a baby. I survived almost all of the contractions without an epidurel until they put me on Pitocen and then I had 3 huge contractions in 1 minute. If I had known that when the doctor broke my water that 5 minutes later I would have to push than I might not have got the epidurel. With 3 pushes Colin came out with the umblicial cord wrapped around his neck. Not hearing him cry I looked around the room wondering why nobody was worried and than all of a sudden Colin was crying. I was in labor for 5 hours and so happy with the cutest little baby in the world. Cody has his good and bad moments, but for the most part he is handling it really well. Now for a little update on Cody. He has started to make this face at me when he does something wrong. It is a little scary, but what is more scary is I think he got it from me. He is starting to talk a lot more. Still trying to get him to use his words. He knows a lot of words, but he just likes to scream at me for stuff. Before Colin was born I thought he was the smallest boy, but now he looks huge next to Colin. He is growing up so fast and now I can't wait to see Colin grow up and the two of them playing together. I have the cutest family ever and I am so grateful for all 3 of my boys.

Changes

Cody and I have had a busy 2 weeks. We went to St. George with my parents to see my dad run in the Senior Olympics out there. While we were out there I decided to drive back to California with them and Cody while Von worked in Salt Lake all weekend. I decided to go because I am not sure when I will get out there again after the baby is born. While we were in St. George Von got on offer on a job. I am so excited for him cause he really wants this job and he has been looking so hard for one. I know with the baby coming in a month we both have been stressed about our living situation and now we have been blessed so we can afford a bigger place. Now we just need to find a good place to live before the baby is born since I am probably not going to be in the mood after the birth. I am really grateful that my parents let Cody and I come out to stay with them for a week. It has been really hard without Von, but they have made it so much easier. I just don't know what I am going to do when I go back to Utah and Von starts his new job.

Sweet Deals

I have been subscribing to a blog called happy money saver and it is truly amazing. Every once in a while she post a coupon that saves me on diapers or gets me a free jamba juice. Now she is giving away a laptop and I really hope that I win it. We need a new laptop so bad. The lady that runs the site is really good at saving money and I look at it every once in awhile so I can learn from her and save more money when I go shopping.

Adventures Of Potty Training

Ok so Cody is just over a year old, but the other day I thought to myself that I should research potty training and see if it's even worth giving it a try before he's 2. With another baby on the way it has made me even more anxious so I don't have to buy diapers for 2 kids. So today I have started my research and things look promising. People have had success with potty training kids around 18 months. I know people that have gone through the whole experience might say it's not worth it and after trying I might change my mind and give up, but I am willing to try. I also have noticed how much Cody watches Von and I and trys to imitate us. A lot of people have said it is easier when they are young because the child doesn't resist as much. Cody doesn't do everything I tell him too, but I try not to give up on little things like telling him not to pull down all my papers and just recently it worked. He has stopped almost everytime. So it gives me hope that maybe he won't be perfectly trained, but we will have worked on it that when he is older it becomes easier for him. I know a lot of moms that have potty trained probably think I am crazy and I probably am so don't try to talk me out of it. I am a determined woman and won't listen to you. So here goes to Potty Training and seeing what we can accomplish. If anyone has positive information about it please let me know so I can add to my success. And yes I will be successful.

Update On Our Lives

I haven't blogged a lot lately so here is a little update on our lives. Cody turned the big 1 and he had an awesome birthday weekend. We hung out with his friend Parker at a water park and went home and opened presents and ate cake while we talked with Bubba and Gamma on the X Box. On sunday we went to Grandma Fugal's for the same thing presents and cake. Cody is walking everywhere. He still likes to crawl, but when he wants to, he will walk across the room and back and follow me from one room to another. Von has been crazy busy. He leaves every morning to go to work and usually comes home around 7 or 8 at night. So Cody and I don't get much playtime with him. He also is trying to find a job which is very very stressful. He is doing a lot better with finding companies that he might like to work for so it is getting exciting. I try not to get too excited cause everytime I do it doesn't work out for him, but he is a trooper and is so smart that I know he will find the job he loves. We just keep praying and having faith that Heavanly Father will put us in the right spot at the right time. I am still hanging in there with Cody and being 6 months pregnant. Everyday I have a different thing to worry about for when this baby is born. I don't think I was nervous to have Cody, but lately I am extremly nervous to have baby #2 and Cody to take care of. He is awesome with other kids so I know he will be a great big brother, but I am just nervous cause he loves to play and have that attention which I am not sure how much of it I will be able to give to him. Deep down inside I would love to be in California by the end of the year so Cody can play outside and have his own room compared to if we stayed here than Cody wouldn't be able to go outside as much with me and the newborn cause it will be snowing and freezing. Anyways, I know things will all work out for us, but it is hard not to have those days when you feel like the world just hates you. I am so proud of Von and Cody. Just seeing those two together makes me smile and know that everything will work out and what a great blessing Cody is and baby # 2 will be.

Cupcake Making

For Cody's 1st birthday I decided I wanted to make a cute cake since I knew I would never make something like this ever again. I have been obsessed lately with cupcakes and I thought that would be perfect since he is just a little guy. I found this recipe for monkey cupcakes. He is a goofball so the monkey part fit him perfectly. I have never made cupcakes before. I know sounds dumb, but I don't bake unless it is from a pillsbury box. I was really nervous, but it all worked out thanks to Von makng sure I didn't screw up. I didn't take a picture so here is the picture from the site I got it from. I was really excited that they turned out so good and that Cody liked them. For other birthdays I would love to keep making this stuff, but it is exhausting. At least I can say I did it once.

What Will The Gender Be?

Lately I have been really troubled by wheter or not we should find out the sex of our new baby. We kept Cody a surprise and it was awesome. I loved being in suspense the whole time and at the very end hearing It's A Boy as the doctor held him. Everybody said it would be really hard and acted like we were crazy. Who in their right minds does that anymore. Well, Von and I are crazy if you haven't noticed yet. We like being different and making people wait in suspense.
I don't know why this time it is harder for me to decide if we want to find out the gender. I think partly because we have done a surprise already so now it feels like a been their done that moment. I get mixed feelings from everyone and Von could care less. Go figure. Although I know deep down inside he wants to do a surprise he just doesn't tell me, but I know that boy like the back of my hand. Well, time is running out for me. I have one more week till I have to decide for sure. So you can all wait in suspense to see what we decide. I am open to suggestions since I can never make decisions.

Emotions

Lately I have been trying really hard not to predict my future and to just trust that everything will be ok. Von has graduated and it is really nice to have him home to help out with Cody. Since he is now done with school I can't stop thinking about where we will end up and what he will be doing. I just want our little family to be happy wherever we are. Some days it is really hard for me cause all of our friends are moving on with their lives and we probably will never see them again. Sometimes I feel like I will be in a one bedroom apartment forever with a million kids. Of course we don't have a million kids, but it feels like it. Sometimes I just want to move and start a new adventure in my life, but of course certain circumstances don't allow us too. That is why day by day our situation stresses me out. We have been so blessed with Cody so I am praying and hoping that we can be even more blessed as we move on. For now I am going to try to not think about it and just accept what life has brought me.

Friends

This is Cody and his friend Parker. Can't you tell they are so happy to be together. It's a little blury, but they were getting grumpy. Sometimes I tell Cody that we are going to see Parker and he gets a big smile on his face. Cody just likes to watch Parker do all the things he can't do and learn from him. We will be sad when they move away and they won't see each other anymore. I hope they enjoy each others company while they can. Even though Cody is half Parker's age and half his size, you can tell that they will be friends forever.

I Love Food

Here is another picture of him eating. I couldn't figure out how to get all my pictures on one post without being one right after another.

Messy Face

We started Cody on food about 2 months ago. He is doing really good with everything I have given him. So, people would tell me that babies don't like the rice cereal that you start them out on so I was really nervous about it. To my surprise Cody loves the rice cereal. He also loves the oatmeal cereal. I think he likes those more than vegetables and fruits. He basically likes everything, but pears and I only tried those once so I am going to try that again. I am grateful that he likes food so much.
Every time I go to get him food he puts his arm up in the air and bangs his hands on the tray.
If I put down the food for one second he freaks out and worries that he is not getting food. He is such a garbage disposal.

Exercises

Today Cody graduated from his physical therapy class. I started taking Cody to physical therapy because his pediatrician was worried about the shape of his head. I procrastinated taking him because I was scared they would tell me he needed a helmet. Not like anything is wrong with wearing one for a couple of months, but I was afraid people would look at him weird. So, our first time there they gave me a bunch of exercises to do with him and they measured his head. The measurements didn't qualify him for a helmet. I was so relieved so I promised myself I would do the exercises with him so he wouldn't need a helmet later. Well if you know me than you know that I did the exercises only once in a whole month. So, today was our third appointment and they re-evaluated him. I was shocked when they said he improved a lot and he was graduating from physical therapy. I didn't tell the doctor that I never did the exercises with him for fear he wouldn't let him graduate. I was so proud of Cody. I'm not saying never do what doctors tell you to do because I did stop putting him in his bouncer which I think helped a lot so he was able to sit up more on his own and start rolling and scooting around. So, I did do something they told me to do which was to stop using the bouncer.
I think as moms we get so use to doing what we want for our children, when maybe we need to let them explore more, but are afraid too. I will admit I used the bouncer as something that helped me so I didn't have to pay as much attention to him when I did dishes cause I knew he was safe. Now I stopped using it and Cody has grown so much. Any day now he will be crawling. And when he does I'm sure I will have many crazy experiences wishing he was still in his bouncer. Now I need to take another step and lower his mattress all the way down in his crib. I hate when he grows out of things. Next thing I know he's going to be asking me if he can go on a date.

So Old

Cody is offically 6 months old. Yay!!!!! Time has gone by so fast. I keep thinking back on all the times I was frustrated and all the future frustrating times to come. Cody is doing so good. Sometimes I wonder how he could be my child. Now that he is more mobile he doesn't scream at me anymore. Ok, he screams, but not like he use to. So for Cody's six month birthday I am making a list of his accomplishments.
1. So handsome and studly-not an accomplishment, but I had to put it.
2. Sits up on his own.
3. Rolls like crazy.
4. Tries to crawl. So far he looks like a catepillar with his but sticking up in the air.
5. Loves to eat cereal.
6. Blows raspberries.
7. Cries when daddy goes to work. Ok, that was just one time, but oh so cute.
8. Loves to jump in his jumper.
9. Loves to play peek a boo.
10.Loves when his mommy spins him around to the song Supermassive Black Hole.
11. Likes to play at playgroup.
I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember them all. I am so proud of him and everything he has achieved.

Binky In The Mouth

Tonight we were eating dinner while Cody was sitting in his Bumbo playing with his toys. All of a sudden we heard a loud cry and looked over at him and found that he had stuck his whole binky in his mouth. Von pulled it out and soothed the little tears that ran down his face. A few minutes later he was back at it again. Didn't get the whole thing in there, but he tried. I knew he had a big mouth, but I never thought this would happen. I thought binky's were suppose to help stop the crying. Not make things worse. He is the cutest little boy and sometimes he does the cutest things. Sometimes I wish that I could be like him and not worry about anything. Times can get rough and stressful right now, but I am so grateful that I have him. He lets me know that everything will be ok just by the sweet look on his face. Thank you Cody for all the sweet smiles you give me. I know I tell you this a million times a day, but I Love You and will do anything for you.

California Fun In The Sun

Our trip to California the week before Christmas. Thanks Bubba and Gamma for the fun time and some relaxing. Cody and Victoria in front of the Christmas tree. They are the cutest cousins together.
Cody wearing my pajamas. Even though they are pink he still looks cute.
Me giving Cody a bath in the tub that me and my brothers were all bathed in.
Cody wearing my pajamas when I was a baby. He loved watching Victoria's snow globe of Ho Ho.
Cody and his Aunt Ashley waiting in line for Santa Claus. Doesn't he look so handsome.
Cody and his Uncle Scott. Cody his wearing his boardshort outfit.
Cody in his reindeer outfit that Gamma and Bubba got him. Usually he would sit and play in this while Bubba watched him.