Seriously???

YES, this picture is exactly what you think it is!!! What am I going to do with this kid?? (sorry about the quality, it was taken with my phone)

I should have known I was in trouble when, Whenever I was feeding Knox he would instantly get really interested and say "Ok mommy my try, my try mommy." (meaning his turn) While lifting his shirt up!

So When I caught him really trying it out on a baby doll that his grandma gave him (to help him adjust) I really wasn't surprised!!

And you gotta love how he thinks its done with the Belly Button!!!!

FAMILY FUN!

Fun at the Carnival!

Daddy and Hoge Testing out their streangth!

This past weekend we took Holden to his first carnival! I usually hate these things and think they are a little nasty, but we figured he would love it, and he absolutely did!!! It was so cute! I think the moment he saw he was going to get to drive a real train he was in haven! It was also Knox's first real outing to. I did not want to take him, but there is only so long a little two year old boy can be stuck in the house, so we all went out and it was a lot of fun.

I just had to add this picture because he is just a little sweet heart!! I am his mommy and so i see him at his worst, and I kid you not, he is SOOOOO Sweet!! ah Love him!

one week!

Knox is 1 week old!!!! And we just love him!

Holden finally got to meet knox. My parents brought him back Friday night. He is SOOOO good with him, so many hugs and kisses, which is a relief. My parents left which was sad, but my wonderful mother in law is coming to the rescue tomorrow, Holden cant wait to see grandma Debbie!
Knox is such a good baby. He sleeps so good, and already has a schedule. He eats good to and also takes a bottle well. He hates getting his diaper changed. He is so calm. He loves to hear Holdens voice and follows him everywhere with his eyes, and he of course loves his mommy ;)

Today we were all on the bed, and were changing his diaper , I turned my head for a minute when I got sprayed in the face! Rye reaches over to help and gets sprayed in his face and then Knox (who is freaking out) turns to his side and hits Holden all down his chest and legs! We were all screaming and laughing, but Holden was DEVASTATED! he just cried and cried and couldn't figure out why Knox would do that to him! it was funny!

I am doing good. It really is a sad deal what your left with after you have a baby (Besides the beautiful baby part) Your left with 38 extra pounds to lose and major mood swings! But I am so happy not to be pregnant any more! So I will deal with it, he is so very worth it. It sure is nice being able to shave my legs, and also see past my belly button, you really start wondering what is going on down there!
Any way here are some recent pictures.
(check out that kids chicken legs!)

WE DID IT!

7 pounds 13 oz- Born Sunday May 2nd and 10:30 pm
Knox Lister Fitzwater!!! So, He is finally here after all the stress, pain, and other good things, we have our little Knox, and he was SOOOOOO worth it! I swear he is such an angel baby. Well, I figure I have gotta tell the birth story and the house is quite, baby is asleep, Holden is states away, Rye is at the gym, and I have some Portia time=)

SUNDAY- We wake up and decide were heading to the hospital we wanted this kid out. I felt like it had to be almost time, but my Dr doesn't believe in checking so I really had no clue. So we leave and get about two miles from home and the car breaks down....ya, my new nice car...lovely =( So,Rye says it's out of gas, your gage was stuck, lets push it to a service station. I, Being the psycho that I am (hormones) start crying and refuse to get out, haha!!! (it's so embarrassing when I look back) I say no, I am just sitting here...So I finally realize I am crazy after rye tries to Reason with me, and we push it to a service station while all the lovely people watch us and don't ask to help. Long story short we end up walking all the way home through a ghetto trailer park....And honestly it was kinda fun! I swear my husband is the best man in the world!

So, we get that taken care of and figure it must be a sign not to go, but we go anyway, haha. So we go in and they say why are you here, and i say I feel like I could be in labor (lie) and so they check me and.......FREAK, I AM NOT EVEN DILATED, COMPLETELY SHUT!!! I wanted to die. But then all heck broke loose. I would have rather not been dilated and sent home for what we had to face next.......

His heart was very irregular, I cried when I herd it......The cord was tightly wrapped around his neck, he had a bowel movement and was stressed so they were worried he had swallowed some already, my platelets were barely hanging in there...I swear there was a never ending list of problems. So, I signed the emergency c-section papers just in case it came to that, and they called in all the specialists, broke my water, unnaturally dilated me completely in less then a hour and a half! and he just popped out!!! He literally just popped out, the Dr was in shock, they thought i was maybe a two-three when they went to check me, but there was a head! long story short, no c-section, and no problems at all!!! He was beautiful, his heart was fine, my fluids were clean, and besides some placenta problems it was perfect! .......just terrifying!!!

I just feel so blessed....I swear I am the luckiest girl ever, and I always wonder why?? I am so thankful for the power of the priesthood, and the man that my husband is. You wonder how you could ever love anybody more then you already do. I will never forget seeing his face the first time he looked up at Knox...... I love my husband and family so much.
Knox is such a great baby! i will update with a post all about him! When i get some more time! Thank you all so much!!!!

.....and he was in HEAVEN

So the moms club in Farmington put together "touch a truck day" Which was so much fun. Holden was in heaven. At the fair grounds they just filled the whole parking lot with trucks. All the different companies from around town participated. They had semi's and fire trucks, military trucks, tractors, oilfield equipment, you name it! And the kids just got to go around and play on and in them. And get a ton of free stuff and food, and they had fun activities. There were so many nice people, and Holden made friends with them all. Every vehicle he got in he would say, "IS my Daddies tractor, mommy is Daddies!" He was in heaven tho! I think it could have been the best day of his little life!

........and the best part is he wont take that dumb hat off!

Baby Stuff....

I know this is a dumb post but I am so proud of myself!!! I have been crafting and sewing. And I know you all think I could do this stuff because of the family I come from, but NOPE, not me, I never participated. But I have had sooooo much fun! I have been making all sort of things for my boys, and trying to learn all the basics of sewing and stuff. Hopefully I can get good enough to start helping my house =) But I have made lots of blankets ( I have tried all the different ways of doing them) and a carrier cover, utter cover (breastfeeding shawl thingy) little scratch safe mittens, cute name letters for their room, Diaper pouches for them (Thanks Heidi) and more! I also have a pillow and bedspread in the process for Hogie (A pieced one!) I am loving learning to do this kind of stuff! But I took some pictures for ya of some of the stuff. And don't be haters, I am learning, and I have limited supplies, I cant just steal from my mom and grandma Rohde, haha!!

My utter cover - Car seat carrier cover, and it's reversible=)


I soft blanky (my favorite) - Some different receiving blankets, I had to make all new, when your child has horrible reflux for the first 15 months of his life, all your stuff get's ruined!

I wanted to make these to help keep me organized, I thought they were fun. Did I say his name is Knox, were working on the middle name =)


I am working on Holdens name modge podge is a great thing!- I didn't make these bibs, Mirinda made them for him, but I Loved them and made some bigger ones for Holden.

And here It is my Great BALL OF JOY!!! my never ending basketball! But I am ready to be done! My body feels like it is dying on me. I am already an old women =( But He is healthy and strong and a cute chubby little guy! I am so exited for him! Oh and the best part is my last ultrasound we saw a head full of hair! We will see th0, Even tho Holden is amazingly cute, I just don't know where we got that little blond haired, blue eyed boy, but we will sure take another!


Oh, and my wonderful sisters started blogging! here are their blog address's, I am so exited! http://familyofmckims.blogspot.com and http://therogersneighborhood43.blogspot.com

I love these guys......

I know.....Yes he does look like he needs a bath 90% of his life! But what do you do =) These are of him eating his easter candy.

I hope everyone had a great Easter! Ours was pretty darn good. I was worried because we have never been away from family for Easter but I have realized we are all we need. I just love my little family. The closer I get to getting my third little boy....Yes my third, haha!!! I get more and more exited. I just love my guys, and I am such a lucky girl. I worry tho considering Holden wont even let Rye rub my back with out yelling "IS MY MOMMY!" So, there are some issues. But really we did have a great little holiday with just us, and I am thankful for the love we have.

Life is going pretty good. I want to thank all of you for your concern and calls lately. Everything is looking so much better and We know we will get this little guy here safely and I will be fine to. So, nobody worry!!!

Holden is doing so good! I have hit a rough patch in motherhood tho!! My baby is slowly becoming a big boy, and I have not helped him make that transition. I walked into my gym daycare friday to get him and he had a train picture he had colored and he yelled so everyone could hear "Mommy look, hes my tootie train, he soooooooo tootie, a tootie pie!!!" (translation-his cutie pie train)

I realize I have got to be careful with the words I use and what I say to him. I need to say like, cool, and awesome, boy words! Rye gets so embarrassed!

Anyway hope you all are doing so great!

10 min. alone =........

10 Min of alone time for Holden, and I walk into his room and......

I find this...


This......


And this........

When I walked in he says " Mommy Help, I wan

mo TRAINS! Mo

trains, and Treaty poos!"

(with that concerned look on his face, below) And that's all he had to say. HAHA! I just laughed. I had been cleaning the fridge out and he must have robbed the trash can and gotten busy. Word to the wise, don't buy a one year old stickers =) They are everywhere! "