Will It EVER END?!?!?

Last Sunday night Jace woke up three or four times crying because his stomach hurt so bad. He was so tired though, that we would go in his room, rub his back for a minute, and he would fall back asleep. I hate when there is nothing I can do. Then Monday morning rolled around and he seemed fine. At about 3:00 Brock's mom said that he just started crying and crying and looked like he was in so much pain. I went to go get him, and he didn't even want to get up. I had my work Christmas party that night, so we left him with Brock's parents, and of course, he threw up all over the place. I felt awful. He slept fine that night, and then when I took him to school he really didn't want me to go and he complained of a stomach ache again. I left anyway (being the great mother that I am) and Brock's mom called saying that he wouldn't stop crying and screaming. I called in sick and turned around to go get him. We spent the day at home, but he was just fine. Then that night Nixon woke up several times struggling to breathe. It was Brock's turn to call in sick, so he did, and took Nixon to the doctor. He had croup. They gave him a prescription for steroids, and said we just had to let it run its course. We had a couple of rough nights with him, and I just felt so bad for my poor baby. Then Saturday came around and I woke up with the worst sore throat! My whole body just ached, and I didn't want to move. That continued to Sunday, and then Monday Brock said his throat hurt too. We both woke up this morning still in so much pain, so I decided to get it checked out. Yep, strep throat. I called Brock and he made an appointment as well. Strep throat for him too. Man! I think everyone should stay away from our house for a while! I think though, that by the time Christmas comes (in two days) we will have been on medication long enough not to be contagious anymore, and to be pain free! Lets hope for a Christmas Miracle!

P.S. Actually, I really already got a Christmas miracle. Yesterday, I went to pick the boys up at Brock's parent's house and I had some mail there. We lived there while our house was being built 3 years ago, so naturally, I still get mail there. Anyway, it was from Jordan Valley Hospital where Jace was born 3 years ago, and it was a refund for overpayment of medical bills in the amount of $407.00! Whatever made them catch this mistake 3 years later I am grateful for! Woo Hoo!

Ward Christmas Party

This morning was our ward Christmas party. Brock and I are on the activities committe so we were able to help keep everything going. I kept the breakfast room stocked and Brock helped with all the take down. We missed setting up last night because we were at a fun Christmas party with old friends from high school. Thanks again Bonhams! In preparation for the big day I took work off yesterday so I could cook all the meat before hand. 8 pounds of bacon and 8 pounds of sausage....yummy! I am pretty sure my house is going to smell like bacon for the rest of time. Gross. Brock and I were in charge of getting all the groceries, and let me tell you, we got some strange looks as we were pushing around 2 carts FULL of food. 14 dozen eggs, 10 gal milk, 14 gal orange juice, 6 HUGE bags of cheese, 10 fruit bowls, a huge box of hashbrowns, 16 dozen little bagels, and more. I thought it was going to be way too much food, but of course, it wasn't. We had a nice breakfast (I realized as the program was going on that I was starving! I never ate since I was trying to keep everything stocked.) Followed by a fun program. I was informed as I got there this morning that they needed me to sing a solo of a song I had never heard, so I was really nervous. Everything went really well though and it was a lot of fun. Then Santa came and all the little kids got to get their pictures taken, and tell him what they wanted this year. Jace asked Santa for games. I hope Santa delivers ;) Nixon fell asleep right before Santa came, so he's asleep in the family picture, but when he woke up I was able to sneak in the line and get a cute one with the boys. Overall, it was a lot of fun, but I am glad its over! Thanks to Amy and Audry who really did all the work.

Mountain Blue

My sister Julia recently tried out for, and made it as lead soloist in an acapella quartet called Mountain Blue. They had their first performance at the BYU Acapella Jam on Wednesday, and let me just tell you, she is amazing. The whole group is, but Julia really shines. I am so proud of her, and just wanted to let you all know that you can go to Deseret Book and buy their CD to hear just how good they are. Of course, its not her singing on the CD since she just joined, but check them out anyway and I'll let you know when her first CD comes out. Or you can go to mountainblueharmony.com to see their website. Anyway, here are a few pictures of Wednesday night. The other girl in the picture was just filling in for the night. They are currently looking for a tenor, so if you know anyone...

Nixon is 9 Months

I took Nixon in for his 9 month appointment last night. I got there at 5:50, ten minutes early, and they didn't call us back until 7:00! I was so mad! Then, they weighed him, took his measurements, and then I waited another 20 minutes for the doctor! It wasn't even busy. There were like 2 other people in the whole building. Then of course, it took all of 10 minutes once she saw him. He weighs 17.5 pounds (5%) he is 28 inches (25%) and his head is 17 cm (5%). We have a little guy. The doctor asked if I had any concerns and I told her that he's not crawling, and he has no teeth, but I'm not concerned. I really don't mind that I can set him on the ground and not worry about him getting into the Christmas tree, the decorations, the kitchen drawers, etc. She wasn't worried either. She set him on his stomach and he looks like he'll be crawling any day now. I told her I've been trying to get his teeth to grow too, but no luck there either! ;) No shots this time, thank goodness, and overall, we have a happy, healthy baby boy.

ALREADY?!?! He's Only 3!

I guess it starts young.
Every time we go to Brock's grandparent's house, we all sit around and look through the ads. Jace has already started pointing everything out saying, "I want that, and that, and that, and that"...you get the idea. He thinks he is getting everything he sees for Christmas. I didn't know it would start so young! He was nice enough to point to something he doesn't want, or that is for a girl, and say, "I'll get that for you mommy." He's so nice. He was doing this all weekend, and finally I said, "Where is the money coming from for all of this stuff you want, and all the stuff you're buying for us?" He quickly replied, "In daddy's pocket." It was so funny. I guess they learn young.

Then, on Saturday, we went to Costco with Brock's parents and Shauna took Jace to get a hot dog and a drink for Dale. Jace saw a churro, and asked Grandma if he could have one. Being the kind, generous grandma that she is, she said that of course he could have one. He looked up at her with a serious look on his face and said, "Grandma, I don't want to ask Santa for it." She started laughing, and said, "Okay, you don't have to ask Santa, you can have it right now."
I guess we have been telling him a little too often, that he needs to ask Santa if he really wants something. He is so funny.

And the Crowd Goes WiLd!

GO UTES!

Brock and I had season tickets to the Utah games this year, and therefore were able to go to the game on Saturday. It was so much fun. We left the munchkins with Brock's parents (thanks again)and were able to just enjoy the game and not worry that they might not be warm enough, etc. I haven't said anything about the games and how well Utah was doing this season up until now because I was afraid of jinxing them, but WOW! What a fun year it has been! I was a little worried going in, that I might witness a fight or two (including my sweet husband) since there are usually a lot of BYU fans intermingled with the Ute fans, but there was only one lone BYU fan about 10 rows up from us. Poor guy. Everyone was giving him a hard time. I guess he deserved it though. I was surprised at how few there were. Anyway, the game was mostly enjoyable, a little stressful the first half, but then we pulled away and we were able to just have fun. There was one Utah fan right behind me that had WAAAAAYYYYY to much to drink before the game and just sat there with his eyes barely open while everyone around him stood the whole time. Then he thought he had better stand up and cheer at one point, but he lost his balance and fell on me! I screamed and tried to get out of the way while Brock pushed him back into his own row and his buddys got him sitting down again. I'm not gonna lie, I was a little freaked out. I looked back at him a few times to make sure he wasn't going to puke on me and one time he was just sitting there with his eyes closed, his face upward, and a smile on his face. I just wonder what the heck is the point of coming to the game like that? Idiot. His friends finally decided he was too drunk to be there, and left with him.
I got to work this morning to find out that I had won the contest from last week, and had guessed the closest final score of the game! Woo Hoo! I got a gift card to Gap Kids. Excellent. I guessed that it would be 34-24 for Utah, and thought for sure I was guessing way too high, but I guess not!

GO UTES!

House Tag

I was tagged by the cute Jill (Porter) Harkness about a month ago, and I took the pictures then, but finally got around to posting about it!
This is a tag that you have to do right NOW! No cleaning, or fixing anything, including your makeup or hair! Go around your house and take pics of the following as they appear RIGHT NOW and then post them! NO CHEATING!

LIVING ROOM:
This is where you will find us most of the time. Our couches are so big, and practically take up the whole room, but they are definitely comfortable. Many a nap has been had in this room. And yes, Brock painted that wall himself. Well, I helped a little bit.



YOUR KIDS OR ANIMALS:

I forgot to take a picture of them when I actually did this tag a month ago, so here is a cute one of my two favorite munchkins loving each other.



YOUR KITCHEN:
The flowers on the counter were a gift from Brock when I got back from my first day of work. Gotta love that man!



A PICTURE OF YOU RIGHT NOW:
About to leave for work. I still have tired eyes.



FAVORITE ROOM:
This is where all the magic happens! Ha Ha! I always wanted to be on MTV's CRIBS, and that's what they always say right?
This is the view from the door:


And this is into the bathroom:



CLOSET:
Note to self: Next house, bigger closet!



LAUNDRY ROOM:
'Nuff said.



FRIDGE:
This is where you can find Jace most of the time. He loves to open the doors and just look around. And he's thirsty all the time, he always needs a drink.




This is a fun way for me to see the homes of others! I tag Jenny Bonham, Jenny Goff, Ali Berrett, Melanie Phillips, Ashley Aoki, and anyone else who's house I have never seen, or anyone who wants to!

Thank You

I just want to thank everyone who posted on my last crazy post. Sorry to have been so serious. I really love listening to everything you have to say. I learn a lot by questioning why things are the way they are. You know, sometimes I wish I could be "better" about just having faith in the Lord and His prophets and apostles. Just take what they say and not question them, or need to know the exact reasoning behind certain things, and know that in the end things will "all work out for our good". But I just don't... yet, at least. That is something that I am working towards, but in the mean time, I will keep asking questions about everything and learn along the way. Perhaps one day I will have that kind of faith. Thank you all, and keep helping me endure to the end.

On a Serious Note, Here Goes Nothing...

For some reason, I have always had a hard time discussing gay people. I have been taught that to be gay is wrong and we do not tolerate it. I have always had a problem with this. As proposition 8 has passed, (I’m supposed to be thrilled) this issue has been on a lot of people’s minds, and our church has been at the forefront of several discussions. I have been reading this month’s Ensign, and found a talk to be especially interesting. I really like a most of them, but this one fits this subject. It is the talk by Elder Robert D. Hales titled, “Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship”. I have had many talks with friends and family about why it’s wrong to be gay, and every explanation given to me doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t even have any close relationships with gay people, I know several, but I have never discussed any of this with them. I just feel so bad for them. I try to put myself in their shoes, and can’t imagine anyone telling me who I can or cannot love. I have said this to my closest friends and family before, but, for those of you who are not gay, try to imagine if someone tried to tell you that it was wrong for you to love your spouse, or date who you’re dating, or, in my case, love a man. What would you do? Can you imagine how hard that would be? Your body and mind are attracted to one thing, but supposedly, you are supposed to love another. I just don’t feel it’s anyones’ place to tell us who we should love. I know I am going against everything the church teaches. That this is their particular trial, and as hard as it may be, they are to endure this and if they are strong enough they will find a way to marry in the temple, have children, and live a happy “normal” life. Those gay people that I do know have to deal with this every day. It is not something that you get over. That you get used to and move on. It is a daily struggle for their entire lives. Trust me when I say that I am so grateful that this is not my trial. To those of you who don’t feel the way I do, may I just say that I am not trying to start an argument, or say that we, as a church, should change our position on this. I am just trying to get those of you who are quick to judge, and call them bad, or wrong, or dirty, or gross, or whatever you may think of them to not judge. To love them, and be grateful that you are not struggling with what they are. In this talk it states that “Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But to “love our enemies, bless them that curse us, do good to them which despitefully use us, and persecute us” takes faith, strength, and most of all, Christian courage.” It says “As true disciples, our primary concern must be others’ welfare, not personal vindication.”
“True disciples avoid being unduly judgmental of others’ views.” President Monson has taught, “Let us learn respect for others…None of us lives alone—in our city, our nation, or our world.” “We are always better staying on the higher ground of mutual respect and love.” “Whatever someone’s race, creed, religion, political persuasion, (and I will add sexuality) if we follow Christ and show forth His courage, we must love them. We do not feel we are better than they are.”
I know that this is quite a post, and I do not usually post about anything but my kids, but this is something that has been on my mind a lot lately, and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it. I get really bugged when people jump at the chance to bag on other people. And the next time this issue comes up in your conversation, take a moment to put yourself in their shoes and think carefully about what you are saying.
Let me know what you think. Good or bad. And who knows, we didn’t used to let black men hold the priesthood because “the world wasn’t ready for it” so maybe one day, when the world is ready, this won’t be an issue anymore either.

The Weather Outside is FRIGHTFUL!

It's always around this time of year that Brock and I have a conversation about how we can get ourselves out of Utah, and somewhere that snow has never been seen. Our conversation usually goes something like this:
Jennie- I HATE being cold!
Brock- I know, so do I.
Jennie- I HATE the snow!
Brock- I know, so do I.
Jennie- I HATE Utah!
Brock- I know, so do I.
Jennie- Lets move to Hawaii.
Brock- Okay.
Jennie- No seriously, lets move to Hawaii!
Then Brock has to bring me back to reality, and remind me that its just not going to happen.
There are just not enough reasons to make me like winter in Utah. I love a white Christmas, but even if it just snows during the night so we have snow on the ground in the morning, and then it melts by afternoon, that would be great. Skiing, snowboarding, sledding, they're okay, but the majority of my time is not spent doing those fun things. I just wish I could live in Hawaii every winter, and here every summer. Of course, since I'm wishing, I wish everyone I knew lived in Hawaii, then I wouldn't have to ever come back to Utah!

Happy Halloween!

This year we had so much fun for Halloween. I'm always grateful that we have several events to go to. It makes me feel like the money I spent on costumes was worth it. Or at least a little more worth it. We missed our ward trunk-or-treat since we were in California, but went to my mom and dad's ward. Everyone thought it was so fun to see the boys since they haven't seen me in years. Jace visited every car twice, and Nixon even got to get his own bag full. Thanks Nixon! Daddy and I will really enjoy all that candy!
The daycare that Jace and Nixon go to is the Woods Cross High School day care, run by Brock's mom Shauna, and every year they go around to all the classrooms and go trick-or-treating. This was the first year I couldn't go with them, since I had to work. But I hear that they had fun without me. Shocking. More candy for mom and dad.
Friday Aunt Natalie took the boys to Brock's work Halloween party, and then Brock brought them to mine. They got to do more trick-or-treating, and we got a chance to show off our cute boys. Something I really hate doing ;) Then it was off to Grandma and Grandpa K's, Aunt Brenda's, and then Granny and Grandpa Sanders. Needless to say, we are all a little sick today.
I really look forward to Halloween every year, but even more now that I have children. They just seem to make everything a lot more fun!

P.S. If you look below, there are finally pictures from our California trip. I knew it would take forever for me to post them! Sorry.

WARNING: A ton of pictures from California

Halloween at Disneyland

We just got back last night from an amazing, but exhausting week in California. Brock's parent's have been talking about taking Jace to Disneyland since he was born, and they figured 3 years was long enough to wait. So Monday we flew into Long Beach and drove to San Diego to visit the zoo. I tried to tell them that it was pretty much just like all the other zoos only bigger, but they didn't believe me. They had to see for themselves that the animals still just sit there doing nothing - even in San Diego.
Then Tuesday we went to Sea World. I had never been there, and really had a good time. Brock, Jace and I braved the "soak-zone" for the Shamu show and got really wet. Luckily we were wearing ponchos so only our hair stayed wet. Jace loved it and was laughing the whole time.
Wednesday we relaxed and had a pool/beach day. Our hotel was right on the beach. It was really fun. The water was FREEZING, but Brock and I decided to be daring and played in the waves. I got stuck in a rip currant and seriously could not get out. There was even a guy on the shore telling Brock's mom to stop taking pictures because I was about to drown. I was swimming as hard as I could and was going nowhere. I got tired fast and told Brock that I was starting to get scared. He was so calm and after about 10 or 15 minutes we were back on shore. I have a good man.
Thursday we drove up to Anaheim to our new hotel right across from Disneyland. We were there the whole day. Jace loved it. I have never been a big fan of Disneyland, but it is an entirely different experience with a 3 year old. He honestly thought he was chatting with and hugging and high-fiving Mickey Mouse, Spongebob, Mr. Incredible, Tigger and Pooh, Mike and Sully, etc., etc., etc. He loved all the rides and would tell us how much fun he was having. He loved Buzz Lightyear and shooting all the bad guys. He really made me have so much fun. It was decorated for Halloween and it was soooo cute! Candycorn everywhere you looked, a huge pumpkin with Mickey carved in it, kids in costumes, it was so fun.
Friday we went to Universal Studios and again, had a blast.
Saturday we had "Magical Morning" passes and got to go on all the little kid rides before the park opened. There were no lines and it was so fun.
Sunday was a day at the pool followed by Disneyland, and then we were on our way home. The week flew by. Jace has been looking forward to this for months thanks to Brock's dad, and it did not disappoint.
Thanks Dale and Shauna for an amazing experience that I will never forget. Hopefully Jace won't either. And thanks to Brock's sisters and brother-in-law,and aunts, uncles, and cousins for being so great about letting Jace do what he wanted to do. In three more years we'll have to do it again when Beckett and Nixon are 3! Yahoo!
I am at work, so I can't post pictures, but I will tonight when I get home. That is, of course, if the boys will allow. Brock leaves in a couple of hours for Denver for the week, so we'll see if they let me.

Back to Work

Yes, it's true. I have started working again. I started last week, and so far so good. Its a company called Heritage Festivals. I work in the air department, and set up flights for students in junior high, high school and college going to our festivals all over the world, and performing at bowl games and such. It is full time so I kind of jumped right in. I worked when Jace was 8 weeks old, and always planned on it, but haven't worked since Nixon was born 7 months ago, so it was pretty hard that first day, and since. I know my boys are in great care with Brock's mom, but am still trying to make the adjustment. I am hoping that this will be a good thing for our family, and I hope I really love this job. For some reason I can't help but feel guilty for doing this, but at the same time, I always felt guilty when I was at home too. I sometimes wish motherhood was easier, and we never had to question the things we do. I love my boys and want the very best for them. Now if I could just figure out what that is.

Jace's 3rd BiRtHdAy!!!

My BIG BOY is 3!!!

Jace turned 3 on Friday, October 3rd. We did lots of fun things, and he got tons of fun stuff. Friday morning Jace when Jace woke up, I said, Jace, its your Birthday today! He yelled, I'm three!!! Then said, I'm not two anymore, I'm three. (Of course, he says free, but I didn't want to embarrass him!) I was going to the temple so I dropped Jace and Nixon off at day care. I took cupcakes, and Shauna, Brock's mom, had made him a cute hat. Jace passed cupcakes out to all of his friends and then they sang Happy Birthday to him. He loved every second of it. Then I was off.
Then Brock left work early to pick him up and take him to lunch at McDonald's. I know, lame, but that's what he wanted.
When I got home, and after he got a nice nap in, we took him to Kangaroo Zoo. It is such a fun place and right down the street from us. There are a bunch of those big blow up slides and bouncy house things. They also have miniature golf in black lights. Jace loved every second of it. He ran around and jumped and slid for 3 hours strait. We then went to Wendy's and got ice cream, then home to bed.
Then Saturday, we had a little party with our families. It was supposed to be at a park, but alas, it rained ALL DAY! We had pizza and a fun "Cars" ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Jace opened about a million presents. He loved all the toys, and every time he would open a clothing item, he would set it down and move along a little too quickly. It was funny.
Anyway, Happy Birthday big boy! I love you!

Friends

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is almost nothing that I love more than being with my friends. I have been so blessed to have the most amazing, caring, funny, silly friends. This past weekend all my girls from high school (well, most of them) were able to leave our children and husbands behind, and spend a night downtown in a hotel. We had sooooo much fun. I just want to say thank you to all of them for remaining my closest friends through all of these years. The last time I was up until 3 or 4 in the morning was probably when Brock and I were dating! We laughed, and cried (not all of you were there when tears were shed, but those who were, thanks for listening and sharing). We played, and ate, and soaked illegally. I love you all. Thank you for all you do for me. Lets do it again soon.

And remember, this Wednesday, my house at 1:00.

A Visit with a Fire Fighter

Learning about fire safety.


Inside the fire engine. Jace is in the front of course.


He got to spray the hose. He loved it!


In his whole gettup. Some of the kids were a little frightened. Mostly the little girls.


They got to see the inside of an ambulance.


And of course, they all got cute fire hats and stickers to wear.




One of the men in our ward works as a fire fighter at the station just up the street from us, so a bunch of us thought it would be fun to take our kids for a tour. Jace loved every second of it. He ran from place to place making sure to be the first in line, and the closest to the cool fireman. Thanks ladies for making this possible!

Bungee Jumping in Whistler, BC Canada

Okay, so I know this is old, but I just got the DVD with the pictures on it. We jumped from a 160 foot bridge over a beautiful river. It was seriously so much fun! Its so funny to see my pictures because as I was falling, it was as if I couldn't move. I stay in the same position the whole time on the initial fall. Always with a smile on my face though. It was awesome!

Jace goes to Preschool

Some of you have said that your kids needed to hold your hand the whole way in, not Jace

I wanna do it myself mommy!

Notice the other kids hugging their dad, crying that He has to leave, not Jace.


He had to bring his balloon



Okay, so I felt a little weird taking pictures of Jace's "first day of school" because he has been going to this day care/preschool since he was 8 weeks old. But he will be three in a couple of weeks and can now attend the preschool part of it. He was excited to be there, and waved me off like always. There are a couple of ladies that teach, one of which is Brock's mom, Shauna. Jace loves to go to school and see grandma. He gets whatever he wants, the rules don't really apply to him, or so he thinks. The other day they were playing on the playground and all the kids took their shoes off. The other teacher told them all to put them back on, and of course, everyone did...except Jace. She told him to put his shoes on, and he looked around, and back at her, and said, "Where's my grandma?" in a matter of fact tone, like, I guess you don't know how it works around here. I am allowed to do whatever I want, whenever I want, just ask grandma. She started laughing, and told Shauna, who of course had to tell us. He is such a brat!

Ward Campout

Ward Campout

Last weekend Brock and I took the boys on our ward campout. We are on the activities committee, so we had to go, but we did have a good time. It was in Coalville, which is about 20 miles past Park City, and we got there around 7:30 Friday night. Just in time to set up our tent (in the dark, with no instructions), roast marshmellows, tell stories, and drink hot chocolate. It was FREEZING! We all huddled around the fire until we decided to go to bed. Brock and I had a pretty miserable night trying to stay close for warmth, and worrying about the boys. Jace slept just fine the whole night, Nixon woke up once and got mad when we tried to stick a frozen binkie in his mouth. Luckily he only cried until his binkie warmed up, and then he fell asleep. He was so bundled, he kind of felt sweaty, but I was just glad he wasn't as cold as I was. Brock and I tried to spoon, but we couldn't get comfortable and warm. Needless to say, we were exausted the next morning, and all day Saturday. We had french toast, hashbrowns, sausage, and hot chocolate for breakfast which was so yummy. Then we packed it up and headed home. Next year I will suggest going in July!

Jaylee's Blessing

Jaylee's Blessing in St. George

Nolan and Treo decided to have Jaylee's baby blessing this past weekend, so my parents and all of my siblings made our way down to St. George. We stayed in a nice condo and spent our time swimming, golfing, watching lots of football (my whole family roots for BYU, while Brock and I were outnumbered cheering for Utah. Luckily they both won!) eating some great food, and just spending time with each other. The weather was a lovely 100 degrees (BLECH!), so I took the boys swimming in the morning while Brock was golfing, then I went again by myself during the BYU game, and then Brock joined the boys and I between games. It seemed like I was in the pool all day!
Sunday was really nice. Nolan gave a beautiful blessing that had us all in tears, and then we went to Treo's Brother's house for lunch and dessert afterwards. We all headed back up North and realized that the weekend went by far too quickly. I love to see Nolan and Treo so much, and wish they lived closer, but it was really nice to get to hang out with them all weekend. Thanks for being such great hosts! Love you guys, hope to see you soon!

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Nixon is 6 months old

I took Nixon in for his 6 month well check-up today. He is doing just great. He is growing and is now 14 lbs 15.8 oz (yeah, I thought they should just round it up to 15 too) which puts him in the 30th percentile. He is 26 inches and in the 45th percentile for height, and his head is 16 1/2 cm and in the 15th percentile. Okay, so he is still tiny, but all of his percentages are up, so I'm happy about that. I have been feeding him rice cereal a couple of times a day for a while now, and the doctor said I can feed him fruits and vegetables. I know its silly, but I am excited. I think I want him to grow up too fast. Nixon made me so happy this week...he started sleeping through the night! I am always nervous to say anything because its usually a fluke, and I don't want to jinx myself, but Saturday to Tuesday night he slept from 10:00 pm to 9:00 am! I was so ecstatic! Then Wednesday night he woke up at like 1:00 am and I decided to let him cry it out. It was hard. I did the whole 5 min. - check on him, 10 min. - check on him, 20 min. -check on him etc. and about 45 minutes later he was asleep for good until 9:30 am. Then last night he went to sleep at 9:30 and slept until 4:00 am. I figured he really must be hungry this time so I fed him. I can't decide what to do. I know he can go all night now, so do I let him cry it out any time he wakes up? My doctor said to feed him only if its been more than 8 hours since he last ate. I will take her advice for now, unless one of you knows something different. Anyway, he got his shots and took it like a trooper. He stopped crying as soon as I picked him up, and was over it. Gotta love boys. He is healthy and all is well.

Canada Part II