Things are starting to move along. . .

Now that we have our orders we have applied for base housing and will be scheduling the movers the first part of next week. Things are starting to move right along and we'll try to keep you updated on what's happening. This week has been crazy for John trying to get final projects finished, presentations ready and finals studied for. Which means I haven't seen him at all. A week of no husband and 24/7 of a teething 5 month old means that I'm pretty ornery. One more week. . . That's what I have to keep telling myself. Just one more week. . .
Thursday, Gabe and I drove to Ogden one more time with Taylor for his last doctor appointment. The appointment was short and sweet and it made Tay's day when the doctor told him he could water ski and do whatever else he wanted this summer! Cheryl met us too and it was fun to have lunch all together at El Matador.
Friday night Gabe and I went with Grandma Nancy to a viewing for Colleen's sister. She passed away this week after a hard battle with cancer. It was nice to get out of the house and see my dear friends, but unfortunately the circumstances were hard on both of them. Gabe is lucky to have two Grandma's here in Logan who adore him so much!!!
As for Gabe, he is doing great as usual! He is now sleeping through the night without waking up at all! He rolls all over the place. Yesterday, he rolled over to our entertainment center and pulled John's Killer Bunny game off the shelf. He was happily chewing on the box when I found him. I guess it's time to start baby proofing our house. I had an embarassing "mom" moment this week. Well, not embarassing since I really didn't care much, but it made me laugh at how different my life is now that I'm a mom. I went to the grocery store this week and it wasn't until I was in the check out line that I looked at my outfit. Cute polo t-shirt, cute khacki shorts, and there they were on my feet. . . my green, fuzzy, and oh so comfortable slippers! Yep, I was styling! (This never would have happened before I had a baby. . .) Oh well, at least I got my grocery shopping done in comfort!
Graduation will be here before we know it. We are excited that so many of you are coming to celebrate with us! It will be great to see everyone! One more week. . . One more week. . . One more week. . .

We have orders!

John received his orders today! This means we can finally apply for housing, schedule movers, etc.

5 Months Old

Our baby turned 5 months old this week! It's amazing how fast he is growing up. He is such a joy in our live's. We love watching him learn and grow. He has brought so much love and fun into our home. He is such a happy little guy and we are so blessed to have him in our life! We couldn't ask for a better kid!
Dad, John and I were both very touched by your blog about Dining Out. We're glad you and Cheryl both had a good time! It was fun to have you guys see a little bit about what John's been doing in the ROTC. If you haven't read my Dad's blog check it out at www.jclyde.blogspot.com

April 17, 2006

So Gabe just doesn't like rice cereal. We started feeding him squash this week and he loved it. So maybe he just likes a little more flavor than just plain rice cereal. I mixed some cereal with his sweet potatoes this morning and that seemed to be okay. He is doing great rolling over and even is beginning to tolerate being on him tummy. Not too much longer and he is going to be crawling all over the place. We took him to the park this weekend and pushed him in the swings and he loved it! We could tell he thought he was such a big kid on the swings! He does the same thing when he is in his jumper. If you look at him his whole face lights up and it seems like he's saying, "Look at me! Look what I'm doing!"
My Dad, Cheryl, Jenny and Adyson all came to Logan this weekend. Saturday night my Dad and Cheryl accompanied John and I to the Air Force Dining Out. It was a fun evening and yes, John was sent to the grog! This was our first time we have left Gabe for more than just an hour or two. It was hard being away from him all evening, but nice to have a little break at the same time. On Sunday we celebrated my Dad's birthday. Taylor brought a cute date over (Megan) and he cooked us an awesome dutch oven dinner and dessert! For Dad's birthday gift we added to his scrapbook which has been an ongoing present/project. But, both Jenny and I were amazed at how much we've done for him. It was such a fun weekend! Going the park, the little zoo, watching movies and just being together! Jenny and Adyson stayed until Tuesday and we were sad to see them leave. Gabe sure loves his cousin Adyson. She is always bringing him toys, playing with him, talking to him and he loves to watch her run around. She really is a great babysitter!
John was also contacted by his sponsor from Wright-Patt this week. His name is .... Bliss. He told John about what he would be doing the first few weeks once we get to Ohio. It sounds like once we get settled in a house, John will be interviewed and placed in a job, sit through about a week of briefings, and then go to a 3 week long tech school.
We started planning our road trip to Ohio this week too. We are going through Denver, to Topeka to see Steve and Jenn Allred. We'll see several church history sites in that area like Liberty Jail, Far West, and AdamOndiOman. Then we are spending two days in Nauvoo and Carthage. Next stop Dayton! Future home sweet home!

Easter Weekend

Not too much excitement in our neck of the woods this week. Since the weather was so beautiful Gabe and I spent several days this week going on walks and spending time in the park. He has also refused to eat anymore rice cereal. He clamps his mouth shut like they say in the scriptures "tight like a dish." Meaning, NOTHING'S GETTING IN THERE! I just can't see how forcing him to eat is a good thing and he sure doesn't seem to enjoy it (I sense this because he's crying and gagging on the cereal), so I think we'll give him a break for a couple of weeks and then try again.
His new thing this week is rolling over! He has become very good at it, however, he gets very frustrated when he is on his stomach and can't get back onto his back. So he spins circles on his stomach and protests the fact that he is on his tummy. The past couple of weeks he has also become very "vocal." (That's a nice way of saying he screams like a little girl.) He has just started screaming... screaming in delight sometimes, screaming in anger other times, doesn't really matter why he just likes to scream! It's cute now, but it wears on you after a while, so I hope it is a phase he'll grow out of fairly soon. But, in the meantime we live in a very happy "shrieking shack!"
Easter weekend has been nice, but uneventful. Gabe and I spent Saturday with my good friend Angie. We went shopping for summer clothes for Gabe and had a picnic in the park. I just can't get enough of being outside whenever I want! I love not being cooped up in an office all day and being able to go outside and cure my SpringFever on beautiful days like we've been having! I'm getting super anxious for the pool to open now that the weather is nice...I'm so excited to be a pool mom!!! Today, Easter Sunday, we went to church and then John, Gabe and I had a quiet Easter afternoon at home, just the 3 of us. Strawberry shortcake for dessert was our Easter treat!

Conference Weekend

Gabe and I left Dad home this weekend to do homework and we spent a great conference weekend visiting with my family. Friday we enjoyed dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Barton's house, Saturday we had fun Easter egg hunting with the Clyde family and we had dessert after Priesthood meeting at Barton's again. It was great to have Jessica, Emma and Carly get to spend some time with Gabe. I think this was the second time they've met Gabe. He is lucky to have three little aunts who adore him so much! Sunday we had brunch at Papa's and Grammy's (a conference tradition). It was great to see Philip and Adyson on Sunday. Jenny, we sure missed you and hope you get better soon!
We had a great weekend and it was so nice to spend time with some of our family! John went flying Saturday morning with the Civil Air Patrol and had a good time even though he didn't feel good because he was sick with a cold. I guess it was a good thing that Gabe and I were gone so he could get the rest he needed to get feeling better.
Gabe and I came home Sunday afternoon and it was fun to spend the evening together as a family. John "and Gabe" had fun playing with a train set that I brought home. Gabe rolled over intentionally for the first time last night! It was great! He did it twice, then as soon as I had the video camera out, he got stage fright and wouldn't do it again. Oh well...I'm sure we'll catch it one of these times. He is growing so fast I can hardly believe it. I looked at him this morning and thought that he looked more grown up and bigger than he was yesterday! He is sleeping so well at night and is such a delight during the day! He really is such a great baby! John and I ask ourselves all the time how we got such a good kid (and such a cute one)! We truly are blessed!

We have moving dates!

This morning John was given the date he has to report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by. For those of you who don't know, this is just outside of Dayton, Ohio. We leave Utah on June 25 and have to be to Wright-Patt on June 29. Only 3 months and we'll be leaving. We are excited to start this new adventure, but it will sure be hard to leave all of you!

Rach's new haircut

I got a new haircut today! I was tired of spending so much time doing my hair each morning or not doing it at all, so I cut it all off. It's super short and I'm hoping it saves me lots of time!

An eventful week (for us anyway...)

Tuesday Gabe had his 4 month checkup with Dr. O'Very. He is now 14 lbs. 5 oz. and is 25 1/2 inches tall. Poor kid has been sick this week with a fever, cough and runny nose after getting his shots. Since he was so good when he got his shots I promised him I would buy him a new toy. So we got him one of those jumpers that hang in the door way. He LOVES it! He is such an active baby and he loves being able to jump as much as he wants. It is so fun watching him learn, grow and try new things.

He also started solid foods this week (if you consider rice cereal a solid) although he really doesn't like it. When I give him a spoonfull he pulls a face at me like I've just fed him something out of the garbage. However, I've heard garbage is an acquired taste, so hopefully he'll learn. Until then it sure is fun watching him spit, smear and dribble rice cereal all over!

We also took a trip to the doctor in Ogden with Taylor this week. Yahoo, no more crutches! Cheryl met us in Ogden and we had a fun lunch at The Pie before heading back to Logan. Let's meet again in a month when Taylor gets his leg brace off. Gabe and I are always up for an outing!

Our Family Blog

John and I have been talking a lot lately about what's going to be the best way to keep our family and friends up to date on what's happening in our life once we move to Ohio. So thanks to Philip and Taylor for this SUPER idea! We will do our best to keep our little family's life updated on this blog and we hope you will take the time to look at it from time to time so we don't become strangers to all of you!