Spring Break 2010

Robby gets chosen for everything!

Braving Black Bart's cave

Casa Bonita Sopapillas. Yum! The only edible part of the experience.

Who can follow the music?

Boys playing with hands-on games

Rachel, Sariah and Kelbre at Aquarium

Kids at Dinosaur Museum

We had fun over Spring Break thanks to Grandma Centra. Jenn and I took the kids down to Denver and stayed over night in a hotel so the kids could play a bit. We went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Aquarium, and Casa Bonita. The kids sure had fun!

IT'S A GIRL!

So I haven't put any pictures on here in a while because I am having camera issues. But I thought I would right some thoughts anyway.

We had our ultrasound and they confirmed what we already knew: It's a girl! Sofi looks great and is nice and healthy. She currently ways 10 oz. The kids reactions to the ultrasound?
Robby: It must suck in there! There isn't anything to do!
Aaron: Can you eat something so we can watch her eat too?
Kelbre: She's waving at me!

The boys don't say much about the baby coming, but Kelbre is hanging on my belly every day. She is so excited to be a big sister and already has a lot of plans for her.

In other "fun" news:
Robby is getting ready to turn 12, which means the priesthood is coming! We asked him to tell us what he knows about the priesthood and he really couldn't tell us too much. But then he said, "I know, the Melchezidek Priesthood is where you have the right to remain silent!"

Alive Again

(If you look closely, she is waving at you)

I know by blog has not been updated in a while, and this little creature above is the reason why. I am amazed at how something so small can suck the life out of you! I am finally feeling alive once again now that I am in my second trimester.

For all those of you who are wondering, I belive this is a girl. For whatever reason, the Lord has always made known unto me many things about my babies, right from the start. I have been right with all the other kids, and I am not going to doubt the spirit now! I feel this is our daughter Sofi Marie, due in the beginning of July.

So far this pregnancy is turning out to be alot like Robby and Aaron's. I have already had 2 ultrasounds, the first because they thought I was having twins. The second because they couldn't hear a heartbeat (which is normal for me, which I tried to explain to them). Turns out my Uterus is divided and it causes lots of problems. Of course.

She is appears healthy and strong despite the worry.

Raingutter Regatta

Aaron only won a single race, but he took up second in show. Way to go Aaron! He made his boat to look like a warship and glued small airplanes on top.

Kelbre's Winter Festival

Kelbre was in a show at school right before Christmas. It was so cute! She actually sang and danced, which is more than Aaron ever did.

Christmas Tree Set-Up

This is never as easy as it seems. For some reason we never take the time to mark the branches and then label the order that they are put in to make the process a bit smoother. The kids had fun despite our efforts. Eventually it was up and beautiful, but of course I didn't get a picture of that.

The New Robby

So some of you may be interested in an update on Robby...

Well, do you remember Theo from the Cosby show? The one whose room was always destroyed? Well, that would summorize Robby pretty good. He hasn't seen his floor for years, unless I clean it of course. So, this is what he accomplished yesterday. Not only did he clean it, but he organized it too (even his socks and underwear). He had this big grin on his face and I said "where's my child, what did you do with him?" He just laughed.

So that is what has been happening here. He is still working with a lady who does homeopathy. There have still been ups and downs. He seems to plateau and need a change about every 5 weeks. We also figured out that he doesn't tolerate milk or wheat well. The wheat makes him very emotional, very on edge all day long. He isn't able to cope with life well. The milk causes him to be very distracted and he has a very hard time being on task. We don't want to pull him off both completely (what would he eat?) and we don't want him to feel even more different that other kids. But we have eliminated most of it during the day. We allow him to have flour goods once a day. This is a HUGE change, considering he used to eat crackers constantly. But he has accepted the changes are starting to show significant changes.

Some of you might be wondering about the bed. His therapist recommend giving him tight, small spaces for him to go when he is overwhelmed. He used to hide himself under his desk or between his mattresses. So we put the bunk beds up and built a fort. The fabric in the front gets folded down and makes it like a cave. He loved is so much, that we constantly found him alseep down there on the bare floor. So we finally put a mattress down there and he sleeps down there. It's been amazing! We added darkening curtains and the child is finally sleeping!

I am starting to have hope once again. Let's pray that we are finally on the right path. He has been like his own self again. Very loving, helpful and happy!