Hayden chewing gum. . .

He does this all the time. I wonder what it will look like when he really has some gum in there. Pretty funny!
. . . Why is it when someone is behind the camera recording someone or something they turn into a complete idiot and don't realize it until they play it back? Well that's me, I've joined the "annoying person behind the camera" club! I'll have to remember that next time.

Simple but perfect

Today is our 4th wedding anniversary and we both can't believe how the time has flown. These past four years we've done some pretty fun stuff for our anniversary, but this year was a simple year but perfect :)
Thursdays are a REALLY bad day for Andrew. He wakes up at 6 a.m. and has to be to school at 7 and is in school till about 4. Goes over to his grandparents and sleeps till 6:30 and then has to be to work at 7 p.m. and doesn't get off till 7:30 a.m. So pretty much he's going for about 24 plus hours. So to have our anniversary land on a Thursday was not ideal.
When Andrew left this morning he made sure to tell me happy anniversary. I was a little groggy when he told me, but I remembered. When I did get up I went in the bathroom and he had left me a really cute note on the mirror. It was such a fun little surprise. I love it when he leaves me notes of any kind.

Andrew does get a lunch break so we were able to go to lunch together as one little happy family to Red Robin. Then he was headed back to school. I'm glad I was able to see him at least once today.

Here are 4 things I LOVE about Andrew:

1) I know that I am #1 in his life. I know that because of the way he treats me. I cannot imagine being in a marriage where the husband and wife don't put each other before the other one and that's what Andrew does. What a good example to Hayden and our future sons of how to treat their wife. And to our future daughters of what to look for in a husband. I would do anything for him, because I know he'd do it for me as well.


2) Oh the fun we have! We are so stupid together, but I love it. I could go on and on about the weird stuff we do and say to each other. I love our inside jokes and how we can just look at each other and know what the other one is thinking. I believe you really know someone when you can do that.

3) I love how Andrew isn't afraid to let down his guard and be sensitive. He's not ashamed to tear up when something is touching. There have been a few times we'd be watching a show and I'd be crying and then I'd look over and so would Andrew. I love that we can spend hours just talking, discussing, and dreaming.

4) Andrew is such a hard and good worker. I know that I will always be provided for because of his work ethic. I'm so proud of him for doing so well in school and thankful for the sacrifice that he is making to be there. It'll pay off in the end!

I am so grateful that I married my best friend. What a comfort it is to know I can be with Andrew and my family forever. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Just because we didn't do something outstanding for our anniversary doesn't make it any less special. Anything I get to do with him on our anniversary makes it a perfect one. I look at what we've been able to accomplish and the things we've been through together these past four years and I think we're doing pretty good. What a cute, fun, little family we have. Happy Anniversary Andrew, cheers to many more! I love you forever and always.

Unpublished Pictures :)

We're scheduled to get family pictures with my side of the family this month and I realized that I never posted Hayden's first pictures. It was when he was 2 weeks old. So little! Here's a few of our favorites.

We love summer!

Tiff came to help with the pictures because Jen was very pregnant when she took them. Thanks again Jen for sacrificing your body for our pictures! But we had to get a few with Cade and Hayden together, hanging out in their swim suites ;)

Proud Parents

After looking at these pictures I can't believe how big he is now. He's had a rough little go these passed few weeks however. We're still trying to figure things out along the way. I've had to supplement more with formula, because I'm not producing as much milk or he's just wanting more. Which frustrates me because I had SO much in the beginning. Andrew teases me and says he's going to have to put me down because I'm not producing and that leaves another mouth to feed this winter. . . I must have some good self esteem when I don't mind being referred to as a cow :) But since using the formula Hayden's little tummy hasn't liked it all that much. So he's been fussy and has been crying a lot. I can't complain too much  though because he sleeps through the night and has since he was about 7 weeks old. Which I didn't know was uncommon until I talked to other moms. He usually will go down about 8-8:30 p.m. and wakes up around 7-7:30 the next morning. I LOVE it!
We're excited to get our new pictures and see how much he's changed. It's crazy how fast they grow!

Tahoe and the Prince

We just got back from our trip to Lake Tahoe with Andrew's family. Wow did we have our ups and downs, but overall a fun trip. We left late Friday because we thought Hayden might need the extra time to get there. . . . lets just say the rest of the family left the day after us and we got there only hours before everyone else. To put it nicely it was hellacious getting there. We joked that we'd have to stop at the rest stop by the lavas, not so funny when we actually had to stop there because Hayden was absolutely maxed out already and screaming. We noticed later in our trip that he had a diaper rash and so we think that's why he couldn't handle it. Poor little guy I don't blame him.

All smiles before the trip

This mirror saved my back so I didn't have to dive over the seat every 5 minutes to check on him.

Content. . . .

. . . . wait for it. . . .

This says it all

So at one point in the drive Andrew looked in the mirror and he said " Oh, no Price Hayden is waking up." I don't know why I found that so funny, but I laughed so hard for so long. After that we started calling him Prince, because we were catering to his every whim. Then we started joking and saying that he needed to be fed grapes and fanned with a leaf. We had to find something funny about the situation. We got about half way and then stopped at a hotel in Elko. None of us could take it anymore.

We joked that "Prince Hayden" didn't have enough room in the king size bed so he made us sleep on the floor. We love this picture!

Disgusted with the service :)

The next day we got up and drove to my friend Lindsey's house in Fallon. It was a welcomed stopped as well. They cooked us lunch and we got to visit with them for a couple hours. Thanks Abe and Lindsey!

Hayden's future friend Crew

Lake Tahoe was SOOO pretty! The water honestly reminded me of the Caribbean. It was so blue and clear. It wasn't quite as warm but so nice to be in. We got to go boating for a couple days, took a road trip to the Donner museum (you'd think we'd learn not to do that),went golfing, ate yummy food, hung out with family, and enjoyed being on vacation!

Donner monument. That's how high the snow was. 22 feet

Andrew and Mrs. Donner ? ? ?

Emerald Bay

We went golfing and hiking all in one. I was actually sore the next day. It was so woodsy!

Todd, Andrew, and Dave

Hayden LOVES the boat

Jamie having fun ? ? ?

A great way to end the trip. He was awake about an hour of the 11 on the way home. It was AWESOME!

We took Hayden in for his doctors appointment today and he weighs 10 pounds 5 oz (15%) 22 1/2 (28%). So he's still a little guy to everyone else, but big to us. We told her about our trip and the concerns we had about the fluctuating elevation on his ears. She said his right ear was red and he could have an ear infection coming on. She told us that it's hard on babies ears when you change elevation a lot. She also said that she noticed a slight heart murmur that she hasn't noticed before. But she's not worried about it. We decided not to give him his shots till next month which we're glad we decided before hand after hearing all of that. So all in all Hayden did really good considering everything that the little guy was going through. Now we just understand a little better :) We had fun and are looking forward to our next big adventure!

Blessing Day

Hayden was blessed on Sunday August 1st and it was a great day. He even knew it was a special day because he woke up smiling. Andrew did a great job and I'm so thankful that he was able to do that for him. It was such a nice day and we were able to have a luncheon afterwards at my parent's house. We SO appreciate everyone that helped out and came and supported us. We couldn't have done it alone and that's for sure. We have such great family and are so blessed!

The little man of the hour

Andrew gave him a pep talk telling him to be a good boy and not to cry during the blessing. It was his big day and he didn't want him ruining it. He must have listened to Dad, because he slept through all of church. But that's really not unusual :)

This is a neat picture because it's a 5 generation. Hayden, Me, Dad, Grandma Sargent, Great Grandma Call

At the luncheon. It was so nice outside and there was a little breeze which helped.

It wouldn't be a LDS event unless there was food involved

 Aunt Kinz. . . trying to be his favorite :)

All tuckered out. Sleeping with cousin Jace. So cute

We're so grateful for the gospel in our lives and the knowledge that we belong to the true church. It's a special event to be able to have Hayden blessed. We're so happy to have his sweet spirit in our home and continuing to enjoy our little addition.

Is this all we do? Pretty much!

I wanted to post random pictures of Hayden, but after going through them I noticed that a ton of them are us all sleeping. Hence the post. Hey, this is real life. Maybe we'll throw in a few when we're all awake :) And in the future I'll have to catch some of those cute, hope they stay, blue eyes!

Little peanut at 2 weeks old

After Andrew had worked all night. Who put who to sleep?

 

LOVES sleeping in his bumbo

Maybe it's Hayden, maybe it's that chair, but the Sand Man got them both!

First boating trip for Daddy's birthday. Boy did Hayden have fun. If it involved heat and sleeping he's there.

Hailey, Kinz, and Andrew

Jumping tubes

Enjoying the boat ride

Sleepover at my parent's house after boating. . . how ironic.

Loved the sleep over too

Like father like son

There's some eyes! This is how we get him to sleep sometimes.

Loves to be curled up in the smallest ball possible

Oh his sleeping power got Mom too

In between the sleeping is bath time, which he loves

I didn't realize how much he sleeps but he definitely is a sleeper. He started sleeping 5-6 hours during the night at a month old and now will sleep about 7 hours through the night. It's not every night but he does really good. We're really lucky! The nights he does sleep that long I get up thinking I've slept 12 or more hours. He's so nice to us. When he wakes up in the morning it's usually with a smile, however if I don't give him food fast that smile turns quickly into a screaming wail! He's been growing and getting big fast. At his 1 month checkup he was 8 pounds 4 ounces (13 %) and 21 1/2 inches long (38 %). After our trip we go in for his check up and shots. Not looking forward to that one. But we're doing SO good and enjoying our sleepy, little family.