Yes, it's been too long since I posted last. Over a month and everyone keeps asking me to post pictures of my kids especially the grandparents and aunties:) So here you go...pictures and also an update of what has been going on around our house these days.
Kayzee is FINALLY getting her two top teeth. Do you know how hard it is to feed a 1 year old who wants to eat everything but can't because she only has two bottom teeth? So hard and now that she is teething again her shirts are always slobbery and she is cranky. But she is full of drama and loves attention and loves playing with her older brother. I love this picture of her with the glasses and her cute adorable smile:)
Kayzee and Memphis are finally playing together instead of just in the same room. I love seeing their brother sister relationship. Memphis is a great older brother. He is not too rough with her but has a hard time sharing his toys. He loves to tickle her and when she cries he always tries to help take care of her. If she has something she should not have he always says, "No, no Kayzee" and then takes it away and gives it to me. Also when we get home and I get him out of his car seat he runs around the car to Kayzee's door and says, "Momma, get Kayzee out now!" Kayzee loves to wrestle with Memphis and is learning to stick up for herself and not let her brother boss her around. Her facial expressions and actions are always so dramatic. Such a girl!
Kayzee has also finally been sleeping through the night (12 hours) without waking up anymore. It is so nice and at first my body wasn't use to it and I would still wake up a couple of times in the night but now I am finally getting 7-10 hours of sleep at night. It is wonderful!
So it has been a fight between Memphis and I whether he would take an afternoon nap or not. His naps were either too long and he would not go to sleep till midnight or he would not nap at all driving me crazy but he would go to sleep earlier. So I finally decided that he didn't need a nap anymore so that he would get more sleep at night. He is so much happier and better behaved when he gets more sleep at night instead of forcing a nap on him. I definitely miss my alone time after work with both kids taking a nap but life goes on. So no more nap for Memphis and he goes to bed at 7:30. Actually both kids go to bed at 7:30 or 8pm and don't wake up till 8am!!! It is so wonderful and I have time to myself after they go to bed to get things done and time to be with Danny if he is home until I go to bed at 10:30. Here are my kids all ready for bed!
Every September the school I teach at has Picture Day. As a teacher I get one free package so they let me use my free package for one of my kids and then I pay for the other and their prices are not to bad. So I get my kids pictures done every year and it's fun to see them change each year. This year Memphis screamed just like last year and they had to crop me out because I had to hold him down so his picture is of him crying/laughing at the chicken the photographer was throwing around. His face is a little red and he needs his hair cut but he is still so cute. Sorry I just took a picture of their picture in the frame. Grandma's and aunties---I will be sending you a copy of each of theirs!
It was really hot that day and Danny brought the kids in his car that doesn't have air conditioning so Kayzee broke out in a heat rash so her face is all red from that but she just sat there and smiled for the camera. Wish I had more time to do something with her hair but the company wasn't at my school for very long and I had to wait till I was done teaching but oh well, still cute:)
So I have been getting ready for winter and figuring out what I needed as far as clothes go for my kids. I thought that since they were wearing summer clothes that were the same size as their last year winter clothes I would just get those out. NOPE. I couldn't squeeze any of their pants on. So I had to go to the next size and buy new clothes for winter for both kids. My sister's and mom spoil my kids and they sent a lot of cute clothes so that helped. The only problem with moving on to the next size is that they seem to be longer and my kids legs are so short so all their pants fit in the waist but the length is too long. I have to roll up their pants like 4 times!!! Maybe I should learn to hem? So now Memphis is in size 4T and he is only 2 and Kayzee is in size 2T and she is only 1. They have the longest torso's but the shortest legs. That would be the Royer side. Thanks Daddy!
I felt like Memphis wasn't progressing like he should verbally but he has come a long way. He is talking like crazy now. It is really nice because it helps him obey more because he understands more. I actually can take him out in public now and he will stay right by me. If he doesn't know a word for something we will tell him and he repeats it right back. He can count to 12 and actually knows basic shapes and colors. One funny thing he says a lot is, "Watch chew-oh, whoa-whoa?" He kept saying that I and it took me a few days of trying different movies till I figured out that it meant Chew and Swallow! He loves the movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." He actually watched it enough times he can act it out and can say a few lines with the characters and sing the song at the end. Too funny:)
So I had fall break this week and guess what? We were all sick. So not how I wanted to enjoy my break and I missed a couple days of school. Oh well. We are all doing better.
I have needed a root canal since my tooth became infected in 2007. I was out of the state so the dentist could only give me an antibiotic and pain killers. I came home and the dentist said it would cost $1,000 up front out of pocket and I did not have the money so he said I could wait till it started hurting again. Well, I got married, started having kids and didn't think anything of it till it started hurting again a couple weeks ago. My husband is related to a dentist by us and I am now on my husband's dental insurance so a root canal and crown is a lot cheaper. And the dentist is really nice and let's us make payments. Probably because he knows he can track us down;) So I finally went in to get the root canal taken care of. While he went in to do it he decided the tooth next to it needed one too. I was laying there with my mouth open for almost two hours. I was fine that night and the next day but once 24 hours past I was in so much pain I laid on the couch shaking and crying. Pain killers were barely touching the pain and I was so dizzy. Memphis gave me lots of kisses and brought me lots of tissues. I don't even really remember the next few days of teaching but by Saturday morning I was fine. Monday I got temporary crowns and I will get the final ones in a couple of weeks.
I was having constant headaches and finally figured out it was because my hair was too long and I always had my hair up because I hate having long hair. So I finally got it cut and my friend Stephanie (she is amazing) cut off about 6 inches and layered it and thinned it out. I have so much hair. It looks and feels so much better and I actually wear it down if I have time to do anything with it. I have also been struggling with losing weight. I have no self-control when it comes to chocolate and soda and have excuses for not working out. I have tried many different things but a lot of people have told me that maybe I have some underlying issues that are causing me to constantly eat and not work out and that I need to build up my self-esteem. Maybe figuring out the deep down emotional or mental issues will help me improve my self-image and seeing problems that I might have will help. So I am going to weigh loss counseling on Tue to help me figure this all out. I am excited because I know I need to get healthy!
I have been taking Memphis on walks every evening before the weather gets too cold and mainly just to wear him out. He has a little plastic tricycle he loves to walk. I mean walk because his legs are too short to reach the pedals so he just sits on it and walks along. We usually go on a mile route through our neighborhood but some nights Memphis likea to take me for walks and it turns into two miles!
Danny has been hunting that last few weekends so I feel like I never see him but he is done with softball which was two nights a week so that has helped. Hopefully he gets an elk before the season is over so we can have meat for the coming year.
Life is good and we are excited for the the fun holidays coming up. Can't believe 2011 is almost over!
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