4 months - Nixxon

Nixxon went to his 4 month check and even the doctor agrees when I say he is doing great! He is finally were he should be for his age with his height and weight. That was one thing we have been hoping for to make sure he is getting enough food and growing like he should. He is starting to roll over and talk, not like we could understand. It makes me so happy that he is doing well!

Weight: 14lb 9.5 oz

Christmas Eve and Christmas

On Christmas Eve we went to my mother's house for our family party. We made Ginger bread houses, well they were made out of card board. Abbie just sat there and ate all the stuff we had to put on the houses. Sheldon ended up decorating the house. We had such a great time there, thanks Mom! After our family went to Willard and drove through the lights. It is a tradition Sheldon and I do. Abbie sat on my lap, Nixxon sat on Cameron's lab, while Sheldon drove through. Every time Abbie saw a Santa she yelled "Ho Ho!" Following the fun lights we headed home so the kids could go to sleep for Santa to come. We woke up at 7am so Abbie could wake up fully before she saw a special person. Sheldon had his dad dress up as Santa and put presents under the tree. Abbie's first look was what is he doing here. Then she said Ho Ho. We had a great morning! Abbie was excited to open all the presents. She got a Little Tikes bouncer, clothes, stuffed bear, rubber duck, and fish. Grandma Dillard and aunt Kara gave her, Nixxon stuffed dogs, blanket, sleeping beauty dress and shoes, and a book of the night before Christmas that you can record your voice. Thanks guys!! My mom gave her play dough and dippers for Nixxon, thanks mom! At Sheldon's parents they got clothes, doll, puzzles,and winnie the pooh braclets. Thanks guys! We hope everyone had a great Christmas like we did.

Potty Training

So Abbie has this thing with taking off her dipper and clothes. The other bad thing when she does this is she runs into the bathroom and goes potty. Yes, I know you are probably thinking, that isn't a bad thing. Let me just tell you that she doesn't go in the potty chair. She goes on my rug. One of Sheldon's aunts gave us a little potty chair for Abbie and she loves it! One day she even tried to take it out into our living room. Every little bit I take her in to try. She is happily taking off everything and runs over to sit down. Well, this morning she went a few drops and she got off and yelled, MOM! I was so excited for her and before I knew it she was running around in the living room yelling, she was so excited. I know not to expect this all the time but it was awesome to see her so excited.

3 months and still growing

I can't believe that our little guy is getting so big! He is starting to laugh and laughing at his big sister. It is fun watching him grow. Starting to eat rice in the mornings but isn't going so well. I can't get the food in his mouth fast enough. Rolling a little bit and sitting up are the things he is starting to do but having a hard time still. I wish I could just push pause on him so he can stay the way he is but oh well. He is going to grow any ways, I guess I just need to enjoy it. Abbie and Nixxon look so much alike. See for yourself.

The Creamer Christmas Party

We had a great time with the family. The special guest came and it just happened to be Santa Claus. The crazy thing was I thought Abbie would throw some kind of fight when we had her walk up to Santa but she just wanted the candy cane. Sheldon and Abbie got to make a ginger man cookie too!

Nixxon's blessing

We had Nixxon's blessing on Saturday afternoon. It was so cool and one experience I know Sheldon won't forget. It turned out really nice and we had a lot of fun with family!

Santa!

We went to the annual lighting of our city. We met up with my mom, Taylor, Kaleb, and Sammy. There were reindeer and also Santa was there too. The cool thing was when it was Abbie's turn to sit on Santa's lap she didn't squirm or cry. She walked right up there and just stared at him until he put her back down. Santa gave her a candy cane and that made her happy! Not a surprise, by the time we got home it was almost gone. I really got to not let her hold things like that. There were pieces stuck everywhere on her.

Thankful

I know it has been a while since I posted anything. It has been hard keeping up with two kids, "trying" to keep the house clean, working, and handling my new calling. None the less I am so happy with everything I have, even though I get stressed at times. Crazy it is a good thing because I know I am doing what I should and trying to be a good mother to my kids, and a good wife to my husband.

I can honestly look back at my life and admit that I wasn't the smartest person at things I have done and wasn't the greatest person to be around, especially when I was going through things. You hear people say, " If I could change my past I would" or "I wish I could go back and do things differently." I can say I wouldn't! If you really think about it then the things you would have, people you would be with (family: kids, etc), and things you know now wouldn't be the same and could very well be totally different. Which made me wonder if everything that is/has been going on throughout my life really was as hard as I made it. Yes, some times it was hard to deal with somethings happening but as it is hard to deal with it is also hard to say it was ok, because I know I wouldn't have found Sheldon and therefore I wouldn't have my kids.

I am so grateful for my family, both my little one and my extended family. Both my side and Sheldon's side have helped me through quiet a lot. Especially my hubby, he has been by my side through being moody, pains, illnesses, stresses, and pregnancy (that is in a whole other category). He is always making sure we are taken care of and he is always there if I need someone to talk to.

My kids are so wonderful and I know I have been blessed with such wonderful ones! Both of them are happy kids and have been since they were born. Abbie is such a wonderful helper around the house and especially with Nixxon. She always comes and gives him a kiss when he is crying and says "it's ok." She gets into things and sometimes even breaks them but she always says, "Oh, sorry, sorry!" How can you get mad at that. Nixxon is such a cute little guy! He looks at you and just grins from ear to ear. It melts your heart when he laughs too. I am grateful that Sheldon and I are able to take care of our family and we all get along so well through everything. I know if we didn't things would be harder to deal with, especially in the times we are in now.

I am grateful for the things we have: a place to live, the jobs we have, blankets to keep us warm, food to eat, doctors/medicine to keep us healthy, and gospel to keep us on the right path. Some of the things I am grateful for could easily be gone but the most important things would still be there. I don't know what I would do without my family, my husband, my kids, and the gospel!

Baking with Mom

Abbie and I were making cookies for Sheldon's mom. I decided to try and get Abbie to laugh so I put my finger in some of the flour that fell on the table and put it on her nose. Little did I know what that would lead to. Abbie laughed and in return put some on my face and even more on hers. Needless to say the flour is her favorite part in making cookies now.

Update on the month so far

We got to attend Sheldon's cousin Racey's wedding up in Idaho. Man, was that a long drive! It was worth it though. Surprisingly Abbie was awake the whole time watching movies. Nixxon slept, no big surprise there. Their wedding was beautiful and it was great seeing family! Thanks for inviting us guys.

Sheldon and I got callings in church and I am so excited for mine! Sheldon got called to be a primary teacher for the 8 year olds, and he is nervous but ok with it. My calling, drum roll please....... I am the assistant primary chorister! The funny thing is when I was a little girl I wanted to be the chorister so bad. I guess now I finally got my wish! I will be leading the nursery and the junior primary. When I got the calling all the memories came back of when I was little all the fun games and songs. Can't wait to start and show the kids how much fun it is.

The pigs have come to visit in the Hunt family. Thankful not ours but Sheldon's cousin is in the hospital with H1N1 and pneumonia. It is truly a scare and I know he is where he needs to be to get the best care possible. Our hearts are with his adorable wife and family. Hope you get better soon Dusty!

Pictures at the Temple

October 31 such a fun day!

Our October 31st was such a fun and full day! We were scheduled to be down at the Salt Lake City Temple by 730am. Going through was one of the best experiences I have ever had. Seeing them bring Abbie and Nixxon in to be sealed to Sheldon and I for time and all eternity was just breath taking! (picture will be coming) That night Sheldon and I took the kids to the grandparent's houses to trick or treat. Jackie took Abbie to the houses by my mothers too. Abbie was a tiger, the costum was made when I was a little girl, and Nixxon was a lobster. Enjoy the pictures.

This is a funny video! Sheldon's dad was taping while Sheldon and I were cleaning out the pumpkins. The whole time she wouldn't touch the guts!

Nixxon at 2 months

Height: 22 1/2 inches
Weight: 11 lb 2 oz

He is doing so well and growing like a weed! He is holding his head up and still. He is getting very strong, especially in the legs. The doctor says he is doing wonderful and he is pleased with all the progress. The sadest part of it all was he got shots. He did well with them but he has lumps and it is painful for him. He is doing great though and we are glad he is right where he should be even being early!

Oh sibling love

I was getting the kids ready this morning and had one heck of a time getting Abbie way from Nixxon so I could get him dressed. As soon as I was done and trying to put him on the bed so I could dress Abbie she came over and put her arms out. She gave him a hug and said, " Oh Broder." The next thing she did just made me laugh. She sat the way I do sometime when I have Nixxon. He was in between her legs so his feet her closest to her. She grabbed his toes and said, "piggy gone, piggy food, piggy wee wee wee home," and laughed.

We threw Sheldon a party for his birthday. There was a BBQ, Sheldon's home made pinata, cake (devils chocolate cake mix with creamy peanut butter swirled inside and decorated on top) and ice cream. After we had some cheap entertainment which was so much fun! Yes, we are playing with exercise balls. Even Sheldon's dad and Abbie had to get in on it and show off their skills. First we did who could stay on it the longest without touching the ball or floor with your hands or feet. Then we started to link legs and try it that way. We had a blast! Thanks Tyson, Emily and Sheldon's family for hanging out for a while.

Happy Birthday Sheldon

Happy birthday to a very special person, Sheldon! We love you so much and are so glad you are part of our family! It wouldn't be the same without ya.

Fun Halloween project for kids!

Here is a fun project for little kids, even the age where they tend to put their fingers in the mouth. It is also easy to clean up!

Things you need for this:
1 piece of paper (what ever size you want)
food coloring
corn syrup

I taped wax paper down so I could just throw it away after and taped the paper pumpkin down so it didn't slide everywhere. After you let set to harden.

Why

These are questions I seem to ask myself. Some more often than others. I am posting these on here to hopefully not to think about them as much and to help those don't know me very well. I do have to say Sheldon helped me through and deal with these too. I couldn't have done it without him!

1. Why do little toddlers have so much energy?
- If I could have that much energy I would always have the house SPOTLESS, not that our house is a mess. Think about it I have a toddler that loves her toys and getting into things. I guess I play with the kids more than taking time to do it. One day I will learn.

2. Why do mother's get sick when they are the ones that are supposed to take care of the family?
- I don't understand this. When I get sick whether it is a bad cold or the flu and try not to give it to anyone it still seems to travel. When I got influenza I will admit that my family, especially my husband took great care of me but still it traveled. It gets worse when kids are in the picture. Especially when your little girl just wants to be with her mother. I wish the moms wouldn't ever get sick so they would be able to take care of the family and those who do get sick.

3. Why are there parents (we can see them in the stores and hear about them on the news etc) that do more damage to their kids by beating them and abandoning them?
- This one just gets me. I understand some kids need a spanking because nothing else works but come one some people take it way too far. Smacking them in the face, calling them good for nothings, and screaming at them at the top of their lungs. That isn't going to solve anything. When ever Abbie does something she isn't supposed to and we get after her, I feel bad. I know we have to stand our ground as parents to teach them and so forth but that doesn't mean to be mean about it. It truly breaks my heart when things like this happen. I seem to think they must not truly love their kids or they wouldn't be doing this. I was told, yes they do they just grow up in a home like that and it is hard to break the cycle or they have anger problems. I can honestly say that is a bunch of bull! I had bad anger problems (you could ask anyone in my family) and grew up with some of things I mentioned but come on. I would like to say I treat my kids better and I know better especially when I became a parent. Look at these kids, I couldn't ever do that to them.

4. Why couldn't my dad still be here to see my family and play with the kids the way he got to with my other nieces and nephews?
- I know and I have accepted the fact, if my dad were still here somethings could have not been the same, like meeting Sheldon. I wouldn't want that to happen but I still think what if and why couldn't this have been. I am not bitter with my other siblings at all. I know there is another sibling that understands completely how I feel as she didn't get to have our dad that for the same things. It broke my heart when my dad wouldn't be there to walk me down the isle when I got married as he was able to do and even attend the wedding, whether it was in the temple or not, for my other sisters. Jackie and I will never be able to have that and my heart goes out to her. I know he wasn't there for two of my sisters kids when their were born but most of the kids know who he was and got to know him. Which brings me to Sheldon. I wished he could have met my dad! I always wanted the husband to get along with my dad because he meant everything to me. One thing that brought me to tears and put the realization in that my dad wouldn't be there for me when I got married was Sheldon telling me he wished he could have asked my dad for permission.

What a wonderful husband!

My day started off really rocky! You know how you have those days where you are just cranky? Well, that is exactly how I was feeling and I just wanted to go back to bed. The only thing that made me get out of bed was little Abbie saying drink mommy. Around 10 o'clock I got a phone call from a sick hubby needing someone to pick him up from work. Sheldon's dad dropped me off at his work and home we went. Let me tell you it is so hard keeping a little girl, who loves her daddy, out of the room to let him sleep. Abbie never took her nap so she became cranky and tired but I couldn't let her fall asleep when she wanted to or she wouldn't sleep that night. Took the kids over to my mother's house so she could perm my hair. I was at my wits end with it. It doesn't have any body and would hold a curl for more than an hour or so. When I got home these were waiting for me with a wonderful note. Plus, Abbie was able to ride/be pushed on her bike by her dad. I have such a wonderful husband! I don't know what I would do without him. I am the luckiest person to have him by my side and be the dad of my children!

The time has come

The time has come for many things ..... and one of those things is the boxes and boxes of Abbie's old clothes. Sheldon and I have decided that we are done having kids and there is no use to keep all of these clothes any more cause Nixxon won't be using them. The reason why we are done is simple. One we have one of each and two (which is the main reason) my body won't be able to handle another pregnancy at all, had too many problems with the first two. At first I was so excited to get rid of more boxes of stuff and then it happened. I started to go through all the clothes and the memories came. I kept saying to myself, "Don't get rid of that or that." It was getting hard to put somethings in the to go box. The good new is I did it, but I did keep some things. Oh well, I at least got rid of most of the stuff.

A day of doctors

We had a family outing going to the doctor's office.

Sheldon had one for his diabetes this morning and the kids had well child checks this afternoon. I was the only one that got off free of visits, I have had my fair share of them the last year.

Sheldon's appointment went well. He is doing good, which is great!


Abbie (at 20 months old - almost 21) : She is in her 85% on her height and weight. She is doing great and speaking so much more every day. Poor thing had to get shots today and it was so hard. The nice thing was Daddy was there to comfort her after. As soon as Sheldon picked her up and huged her she was perfectly fine. We both can't believe how much our little girl is growing. It seemed like not too long ago we brought her home, that is crazy!

Nixxon (1 month old) : He is doing really well and growing really fast. He would be only a couple of days old if I carried him to term. He has gained 3 lbs and 1 oz since we brought him from the NICU and grew 2 inches. He weighs 8 lbs and 13 oz and is 21 inches long now. I can't believe it! He is doing great and eating like mad. He is eating 3 oz of formula and keeping everything down. The good thing, mostly for me, is I can start feeding him every 4 hours now. That means I only have to get up once in the night instead of twice, that make me a happy camper. He is starting to be able to fit in 0-3 months clothes now instead of just newborn clothes, that gives us more of a selection each day.

Our little monkey

Abbie is part monkey for those that didn't already know. She is always climbing on furniture, boxes, and anything she can get a foot or grip onto. The other day I was in the middle of doing something and I heard a crash in the other room, but the weird thing was there was no cry from Abbie. I went in there thinking I was going to find Abbie flat on the floor falling from something. That isn't what I found at all. All I can say was good thing Nixxon wasn't in there already.

Oh my goodness!!

Ok I am grateful for part of it but now I am scared out of my pants! Let me tell ya I used to be so afraid of spiders and my sister can verify it. I used to put something on top of them and go get her to kill it, especially the really big ones. Once, I can't believe I am going to admit to this, I found a spider and it got away before my sister could come and kill it. I was so afraid I slept in her room. I can't believe how much of a dork I was. Any ways, since we have moved we have dealt with many spiders. The good thing is it made me face my fears and I am proud to announce I have killed many and even big ones. The thing that scares me now is Sheldon and I thought they were all wolf spiders. It made me think twice when Shalan, Sheldon's sister, told us that a different spider looks like wolf spiders. Well I did some research and found out they are most likely a different kind of spider.... a Hobo Spider. I have already dealt with a Brown Recluse at our other place and now this. The good news is we are going to have someone come and spray in and out of the house in a couple of days. I just can't wait so we don't have to deal with spiders for a good while.

Recent Random Pics

Love these pictures. Abbie is so silly and Nixxon is getting so big.

2 week check

So we, as in Abbie, Nixxon, and I, went in to have his two week check and man was that an experience in a half! They had to fix his circ. and do his PKU this time. It was enough for a long time. Abbie did so good while he was getting checked until he started crying from those two things and she started to cry/scream like he was. When they did the PKU they ended up poking him three times because he wouldn't bleed enough for the card.


Height: 19 in
Weight: 6 lb 6.5 oz
Doctor says he is doing great!

Family together at LAST!!!!

Nixxon is finally home with his family. I can't tell ya the emotions that were going through my head when the nurse at the NICU told me to make sure to bring his car seat up to do the car seat test, where they have to sit in the car seat for 90 mins and keep their stats up. I asked her if that meant he was going to be able to come home in the next day or so. She said he is doing so well that it truly is a possibility as long as he keep eating and breathing well. I told Sheldon the great news but we decided to not tell anyone just yet, in case his status changed. I called up there to check on how he did and they said he did great and it is for sure he can come home. Sheldon and I went up at 7pm and signed the papers, which seemed like forever. I couldn't believe it we could finally take him home. We are a little nervous on how Abbie would react with him but we are excited for her to see her little baby brother at the same time. Here is his first picture at home. All of his clothes are too big but some fit him in length but he doesn't fill them out. Abbie is jealous but mostly she wants to consistently help me and have her dolly do the same thing that I do for Nixxon. It is really quiet amusing and cute.

Now with Abbie. She is always making us laugh over something or another. Here is a picture of her with a hat over her head. It should explain who her favorite character is.

What support and the love of Abbie!

Since I have been home from the hospital I have had a little tag along. Abbie has been so happy I am back home that she hates when I am out of her sight. Even though it is hard sometimes, with going to the bathroom, I do admit that I love it. I know she loves me and that I mean a lot to her. I don't know how she will react to Nixxon when he does come home. She has been playing with her little baby doll and the cutest thing is she is trying to feed her with the bottle she got with it. I have to tell ya the funniest things she is doing right now. At her nap time I sing to her to help her calm down and she has joined in too. I love to hear her especially when she dances/kick the ball. It is quiet amusing.

I can't express the thankfulness of both my family and Sheldon's family. I will confirm that I was extremely emotional while in the hospital and was probably really grumpy and yet everyone has been very supportive in making sure we have everything we need. The one I am in debt to is my wonderful husband. Sheldon has been so supportive since we found out we were going to have another baby. It was so cute! He wouldn't do too much where other husbands might have just let things go until getting big. Sheldon was always there to let me cry or any other emotion that came. I probably would have ran after a few times of my emotional out bursts. On Wednesday he made sure Abbie was taken care of and helped me throughout the whole day. He was there the whole time I complained of pains from the contractions and help me focus that everything would turn out ok. Sheldon is such a wonderful Daddy to Abbie in making sure she was always taken care of. Going through the whole C-section thing Sheldon never left my side and held my hand through it. He was worried about me and Nixxon. When he knew I was ok he wanted to make sure Nixxon was too. He promised me that when we were able to leave the hospital he would make sure if I wanted to go up to see Nixxon he would make sure I would be able to. I don't know what I would do without him and all the love and support he gives to me and especially our family. I love you so much Sheldon with all of my heart, and I will forever and ever!!

He is here!!!

On Wednesday Sheldon and I were planning to attend his uncle's funeral and then go to the doctor's appointment later that afternoon. We went but we were faced with a small problem. I was having contractions every 5 minutes the whole day. I promised Sheldon I would make it at least to the appointment then if I couldn't handle it we might need to go up to the hospital to get something to help with the pain. At the doctor's we were told that Nixxon was doing great and he gave me some medication and to go home and take a warm bath. If that didn't help with the contractions to come up to the hospital and we might just have Nixxon that night. After doing what was directed Abbie and I were on our bed and watched "Nemo". I started to fall asleep and right before I was out here came a contraction. It didn't work but the cute thing was Abbie would say, "Ok Ma Ma?" How cute is that. After about an hour and a half they became 4 minutes apart and more painful. Sheldon, what a wonderful and awesome hubby, took me up to the hospital and checked in. The doctor said ok lets get her ready for the c-section. This one was way different from the time we had one with Abbie. This time I felt everything, getting the epidural and pressure in the c-section, that last time. He was a month early and so we knew there were possibilities of him having problems. He did have a hard time breathing so he was put in the NICU to help inflate his lungs and help him breath better. He is doing better and they finally took the ventilator out and he is doing better. They are going to feed him today and see how he does. We get to go back down to try and feed him from a bottle, depending on how he did earlier, this afternoon. I am way excited. We will keep ya posted on how he progresses with everything. I am doing good and will probably be able to go home either Saturday night or Sunday, depending on what the doctor says tomorrow morning. Over all Sheldon and I are having the hardest time not being able to see him when ever we wanted because with Abbie she was in our room the whole time. With Nixxon he had all these tubes and it really scared me at first. When i went over to see him Thursday they had to move his I.V. which was hard to see them poking him, even when it is for the best, and they had to put it in his head. OUCH! We are glad he is doing ok but we know when I get to leave he won't be coming home with us. Sad but at least he is in great hands and will be doing great. Here are pictures of Nixxon.


Name: Nixxon Cameron Hunt
DOB: August 26, 2009 @ 11:30pm
Weight: 5lb 12oz
Height: 19 inches