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October started out with us watching Conference...</div>
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(and buying some classics... yes!)</div>
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Playing lots of <a href="http://www.trustmeimamom.com/search/label/iPad%20Apps%20We%20Love">speech therapy games</a> on the iPad...</div>
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(Paige is in speech therapy & rocking it, btw!)</div>
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Going for some walks in our cool
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Painting our nails with Aunt Brittany & Grandma Jaleen...</div>
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Finding a <a href="http://throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-aprils-friday-photo-dump.html">new buddy</a> to watch for daddy to come home...</div>
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Stealing daddy's wallet a time or two...</div>
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And of course lots & lots of pumpkin & Halloween fun...</div>
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PS: Z still crawls more often than not, but she's walking!!! Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-76329307068686537752013-11-01T09:26:00.002-07:002013-11-01T09:26:53.857-07:00The One With September's Friday Photo DumpWell, I'm a month late. Better late than never, right?<br />
September & October were hard & busy months (hence the lateness of this post).<br />
Here are our favorite highlights of September.<br />
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Picking & canning yummy peaches.<br />
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First day of school.<br />
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Going to daddy's football games & enjoying the nice weather.<br />
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Playing monster cars.<br />
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Slobbery, wet baby kisses. The.Best.Ever.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-20666521674468757802013-09-06T08:27:00.000-07:002013-09-06T08:27:00.394-07:00The One With August's Friday Photo DumpSheesh Louise! Summer time always flies by too fast. And when it's the end of August that means it's the beginning of something big at our house... football season! <br />
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My cute father in law got me this sign... because he loves me... and because he understands... :) <br />
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'Nuff said.<br />
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Paige & I like to work out to Just Dance videos from YouTube, I laughed pretty good throughout the work out to this song...<br />
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We decided to go for a scavenger hunt in the back yard. We found things like grass, a bird, flower, etc. Paige didn't want to forget her binoculars. :) <br />
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We also celebrated a friend's birthday...<br />
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And we enjoyed some more big bows. Why not? YOLO! (hahahahaha, I never thought I would ever say yolo. I totally just did.)<br />
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We didn't have cable for a few weeks this month, but we still celebrated shark week. <br />
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Something epic happened at our house... we got Paige's hair in pigtail braids! They weren't perfect, but they were still cute. Oh and don't mind the dirty mirror.... :\<br />
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This is how excited I was about her hair.<br />
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We also participated in a back to school donation drive. It was a lot of fun to do with Paige! She's such a cutie patootie.<br />
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Lindsey tried out a new style. Who needs bows? Okay, bows are still a necessity at our house, but we thought we'd start this new trend. You think it will catch on?<br />
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Poor cat.......<br />
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Oh you better believe this happened! LOVE!<br />
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And some normal ones so she's not quite as embarrassed when she's older.<br />
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We found these awesome princesses from the dollar store. Thank you DollarTree. You made this girls month.</div>
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Paige <a href="http://www.trustmeimamom.com/2013/08/service-idea-donating-toys.html">donated some of her stuffed animals</a> to the fire department. I was so proud of her.<br />
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She loved the hat that the fireman gave her.<br />
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Oh yeah, and we played babies & princesses about a bazillion times this month. How could I forget?<br />
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Last, but not least, Lindsey cut her first tooth! Good luck taking a picture of that. It's hard enough getting her to hold still so I can see it sans the camera. She's been handling teething pretty well so far, let's hope she keeps it up.<br />
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Paige starts preschool again next month & she's really excited. I'm excited for her. <!--3--><!--3-->Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-35886954270070031282013-08-20T07:32:00.000-07:002013-08-20T07:32:19.785-07:00The One About Apraxia: Where We Are NowThis post is inspired by <a href="http://www.kellehampton.com/2013/08/down-syndrome-where-we-are-now.html?m=1">this post</a> by one of my favorite bloggers. For <a href="http://www.trustmeimamom.com/2013/08/lets-talk-tuesday-our-apraxia-story.html">Paige's full apraxia story</a> in one post, <a href="http://www.trustmeimamom.com/2013/08/lets-talk-tuesday-our-apraxia-story.html">click here</a>. <br />
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Paige is now done with Hippotherapy (speech therapy on horses) for the summer. It was so much fun for her & I noticed it helping her in many ways. Even if the actual therapy session didn't help her, just how much she loved telling people about it would have helped more than I could have expected. I loved watching her, too. I'm so grateful to the people at Resolution Horse Co. that provided that free service & for a friend online telling me about it. It came at a time that she & I both really needed it. <br />
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Because of it's high cost, Paige has gone without speech therapy since January (besides her horse therapy). She gets some speech therapy in preschool, which I am so grateful for, but it's <i>so </i>minimal compared to the help that she really needs because of the seriousness of Apraxia. For months I felt so guilty that I didn't have her in therapy. I saw on an Apraxia Facebook group that many of the parents were taking the summer off for speech therapy. That gave me a little feeling of relief that Paige was just "taking a break". Rick & I came across a little bit of money & found a cheaper (& it appears just as good) speech therapist in our area to work with Paige. The speech therapist has been referred to as the "Apraxia Whisperer" to me by someone I know. We are excited to be working with her.<br />
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Paige was previously "pre-diagnosed" with Apraxia when she was 2 because most speech therapists say you can't officially diagnose them until they are about 3. At Paige's first appointment with her new speech therapist, the speech therapist did an initial evaluation. I was slightly nervous for the results, even though she had been pre-diagnosed. </div>
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After she worked with Paige, she told me that she would consider Paige someone with a "classic Apraxia" case. I asked her how severe she thought it was & she said it was right in the middle of extreme & mild. I always assumed it was more on the mild side. </div>
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I don't know why, but I was surprised at the relief I felt (which I also felt with her pre-diagnosis, only this time I knew more of what Apraxia is). Although Paige has a long & rough road ahead of her, I'm so glad we have this officially diagnosed & that we have someone working with her again... for now. <br />
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Below is a video I took a couple of weeks ago (before we found the books I talk about below) of Paige reading Harold & the Purple Crayon. <br />
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Thanks to someone on an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/apraxia.kids.group/">Apraxia FB group</a>, we learned about these awesome <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=brunson20com-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1602531420&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E">Speech Box books</a>. I got them from the library & we instantly noticed a huge difference in her speech. It was such a big difference that we bought the whole set. Reading them is now a part of her night time chores she does each night with Rick. <br />
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I love that we are seeing improvement in Paige & that other people are noticing it, too. I'm so proud of her. She often says things that surprise me & it makes me smile. At this point, Paige basically tries to say anything & everything. She loves to repeat us & it's been fun to hear her do that. This is a huge advantage for her. Occasionally she'll get sad when I can't understand what she's trying to say, so when that happens we'll stop, say a prayer asking for help understanding each other & then I always instantly know what she's saying. It's been a kind of fun & neat tradition that we've started. Even though this journey has been hard, it's been special to us in a way I don't think I could ever explain. It's our story... & no one else's. It's one we care about & one our emotions are all tangled up in. <br />
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For those of you who don't know, <a href="http://www.apraxia-kids.org/">Apraxia </a>is basically a disconnect from Paige's brain to her body (but mostly her mouth). It is exhausting for us as parents trying to help her & to encourage her to speak all day every day, but I can't even imagine how exhausting it must be for her! <br />
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Like I've said before, Paige is a trooper. She's amazing. She's always been so patient with herself & others with this trial she has been given. She's handled it with such a great attitude & she's for sure taught me more than I ever expected to learn from a 3 year old. I love her so much for that. </div>
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Life finally started to slow down this month... and by slowing down I mean we actually had a few days where we didn't leave the house. We had just about 2 straight months of doing something every day, and it was a blast, but relaxing a bit is nice, too. :) </div>
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We've been going to Horse Therapy still (we only have one more week left... frownie face!). It's been really great for Paige. Rick & my parents even got to go watch on the 24th since they didn't have to work. Paige loved showing off for them. :) </div>
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Meet Dixie. This is "Paige's horse" even though she doesn't ride her every time, this is her favorite one. This is the horse they started her on & Paige talks the most about her. Dixie does this funny thing with her tongue, and she just lets it hang out. It's funnier in person, but I <i>finally </i>got a picture of it!<br />
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Meet Lindsey's future husband... :) He's only a few months younger than her & is basically family (not blood, so it's not weird like that!). I think they make a handsome couple, don't you?<br />
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We went on lots of walks this month, despite the heat, but it sure was fun.<br />
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... and of course we watched fireworks lots this year!<br />
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Oh yeah, and don't forget our <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/07/photo-friday-one-with-my-two-little.html">super duper cute photo shoot</a>! </div>
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Well, believe it or not, Rick suggested I start a real mommy blog. (If you know him, that's a big surprise!) It wasn't a half bad idea, either. So... I did... You can <a href="http://www.trustmeimamom.com/">check it out here</a> & don't forget to follow me or leave me some comment lovin'. :)</div>
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Lindsey had another pretty big month. She's a speedy little devil who tries to stand on her own. Thank heaven she's not ready for that yet! She's cruising with furniture, though... watch out world! </div>
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I fell in love the minute I saw <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536005123/">this </a>& <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536734681/">this </a>photo on <a href="http://pinterest.com/mbrunson20/photo-inspirations/">Pinterest</a>, so I knew I needed to take that inspiration & do something similar for my 2 girls one day. Not too long after we were given a bunch of perfect dress-ups (thank you grandma & Natalie!). Our last problem was finding time in our very busy Summer schedule, but this week we finally squeezed in some time. </div>
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Don't I have the prettiest princesses? I think they are pretty adorable...Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-31575611586175411842013-06-28T09:30:00.000-07:002013-07-20T17:49:38.127-07:00The One With June's Friday Photo Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you know that June is the best month ever??? Here are a few reasons why we loved this year's June...</div>
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This month started with one of the best weekends I've had in a long time. </div>
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Part of what made it so much fun was going wedding dress shopping with one of my cousins on her birthday. It was so fun to spend time with these 3 amazing ladies! I honestly don't remember anything else I did that weekend, I just remember thinking the whole weekend that it was such a good one.</div>
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A few days later we went to visit Rick at work (downtown) <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-aprils-friday-photo-dump.html">again</a>. </div>
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Do you see those men clear up on the temple?!?</div>
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Paige started Horse Therapy this month. </div>
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It's a free service done by <a href="http://resolutionhorse.org/">Resolution Horse Company</a>. It's been so awesome for her, she loves it & she loves talking about it just as much. It's so pretty there & I love to watch her. It's been fun for both of us. She rides on ponies named Dixie & Hope. Just the other day they started working on 's' sounds (as per my request) and she's already been improving (in less than 48 hours! Go Paige!). </div>
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Lindsey turned<a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-one-where-my-baby-is-growing-up.html"> 6 months old</a> this month! </div>
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She's had quite the month. She's rolling everywhere & so close to crawling it's not even funny. Okay, okay... it's a little bit funny when she lunges forward while she's on all fours, but don't tell her I said that! She's also learned how to get into the sitting position all by herself.<br />
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I think she's officially started teething. She's had a few fussy days lately, runny nose, and she's also started nursing... well, differently. :) I can't see or feel anything in there yet, so hopefully they come soon so she can get it over with! <br />
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She also just started fake coughing & playing copy cat games with it. I love it. <br />
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She started eating baby cereal & she seems to love it. I think she knows it's a big girl thing...<br />
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Sometimes she even attacks the spoon before I can even get it in her mouth. Now that's funny!<br />
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She started sleeping on her stomach (and for some reason I think it's adorable)...<br />
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We took her swinging for her first time (she loved it & Paige loved pushing her... is that a bad sign or good sign??)...</div>
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Oh yeah, and we busted out her swimming suits a couple of times. Once in our make-shift pool... (you likey?) and once in a real pool (Thanks <a href="http://mattbarbderosa.blogspot.com/">Barbie</a>!) where Paige was even kind of jumping in the pool... that's big for her!</div>
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My brother also made it into town. I love having him & his family here. </div>
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One of his sons decided to be baptized up here with my other nephew. It was a really neat experience & of course so much fun to be with my family. <br />
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While he was here we also all went on a family vacation. <br />
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While we were at Flaming Gorge, we celebrated my birthday. It was so neat to celebrate it with my whole family! Everyone (including all of the little kids) wrote me the cutest cards & Rick took me out to dinner. Oh yeah... and I got a nap! :) </div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-17891651381877445462013-06-12T16:17:00.004-07:002013-06-12T19:28:01.566-07:00The One Where My Baby Is Growing Up!Oh, sweet Baby Z... Lindsey turned 6 months old yesterday. I know everybody says it, so I'll get it out of the way now... She's growing up way too fast! Although I adore this age, I still miss the newborn stage (I know I'm crazy, but I can't get enough of that tiny, cuddly, sleepy baby stage). <br />
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Lindsey had a little bit of a hard patch, but she's come out of it nicely. She's so beautiful & happy & fun. She's rolling all over the place, and if I dare, I might even say she's just about army crawling. She keeps getting up on her knees but doesn't stay there for long. I love making her smile & laugh & especially love seeing her interact with Paige.<br />
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When she's tired, she kicks her legs on the ground for as long as you'll let her. It's kind of funny. She also started sleeping on her stomach just barely and i think it's kind of cute. She is for sure a mamma's girl (and I LOVE it!). She loves to be held and she loves to grab everything in her reach. She loves to suck on her fingers, but not her thumb. This girl also has a voice... oh boy, does she have a voice! <br />
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I absolutely adore her. I can't get enough of her cheeks, lips, leg rolls & smiles. I know it sounds cheesy, but my soul feels complete when I hold one of my babies. That's why I almost could have 30 of them... almost. :) Too bad Rick doesn't want millions of little Brunsons running around. I'm surprised, though, because we make such cute Brunsons (we're on a roll... 2 for 2!), so how could you say no to millions of them? :) Okay, okay, I'm going a little too far now. <br />
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So, to celebrate... I gathered my favorite Instagram pictures of this cutie patootie. <br />
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Happy Birthday, Lindsey! <br />
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Once again we had a very eventful month. It's officially summer... wahoo!! But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's talk about some of the things that we did this month...</div>
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Lindsey turned 5 months old (and is now almost 6 months old... I can't believe it!)<br />
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As some of you may know, she ended up being a pretty fussy baby starting when she was about 3 months old. We made many changes this month (in hopes of helping her to be happier & more comfortable), and probably the biggest change was we got rid of this...<br />
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She's turned into such a happy baby again & it's been a lot of fun! <br />
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She also learned how to roll over from back to tummy. There was no learning curve for this girl, she just all of a sudden did it one day & she has been doing it ever since.<br />
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She also found her toes this month.<br />
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I've been trying to get pictures of her eating her toes, but it's a lost cause... Every time I try, she stops. Sheesh.<br />
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It's been so fun to watch Paige & Lindsey's relationship grow. Every day (since Z was born), Paige interacts more & more with her. This month, Lindsey started interacting back to Paige & they love each other It makes me a happy mamma.<br />
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Paige has had a big month as well...<br />
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We <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-photo-friday-singin-in-rain.html">played in the rain</a>, did pedicures, read a lot, learned how to put a puzzle together, played with friends & had fun playing outside. Oh yeah, and Paige learned how to <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-quirky-monday-things-that.html">write her name</a>.<br />
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We also celebrated the first ever <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-where-its-apraxia-awareness-day.html">Apraxia Awareness Day</a>!<br />
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We finished reading the Book of Mormon... okay, okay, the <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21008_-1__195600">Book Of Mormon Stories</a> :) <br />
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And especially playing with Grandma's new toy! <br />
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Paige finished her first year at preschool. I'm so sad because I knew how much she loved it. But, we got her signed up for horse therapy for the summer, so that is nice that we have something to look forward to!<br />
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I enjoyed lots of special gifts from my <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-one-with-about-my-grandma.html">grandma</a>. They have made my house a happier place.</div>
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We celebrated Mother's Day (BTW... I have THE best mom ever!)<br />
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Rick's mom always takes Paige over Memorial Day Weekend. This tradition started the year we all 3 had surgeries within 2 weeks of each other... and it just kind of stuck. Rick's dad had invited us up to Bear Lake, so last minute we packed up the car (and Lindsey) and took a mini road trip. It was an adventure (both Lindsey & I got sick), but it was good to get out of the house. <br />
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We started planting our garden... We still haven't planted the corn (we ran into some technical difficulties), so I don't know if we will get it planted, but we're trying to figure it out. Crossing our fingers. <br />
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I've had more mommy guilt than normal this month. Thankfully people write posts like <a href="http://pinterest.com/mbrunson20/mothers-inspiration-such/">these</a> to help us through times like these. (do you know any more? shoot them my way!) <br />
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Oh yeah... and can't forget one last thing...<br />
We also wore our clothes backwards! :) <br />
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Next month we are looking forward to a family vacation, horse therapy (for speech therapy for Paige) another trip to see Rick at work & hopefully lots of family time! <br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-91270861909116056092013-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:002013-05-24T10:30:00.091-07:00The One With Photo Friday - Singin' In The RainEarlier this month we had a nice rain storm. It was an almost perfect spring rain storm (besides being a bit chilly). The smell was perfect, it wasn't too heavy & the thunder was just far away that it was almost comforting. <br />
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I've always wanted to take pictures of Paige jumping in puddles in cute rain boots and a some-what matching umbrella in her hand wearing a some-what matching rain coat. Well... it's not quite what I imagined (snow boots instead of rain boots... not big puddles... not matching umbrella... hand-me-down & too small rain coat), but I still couldn't turn down Paige's request to go outside to play when she saw it was raining. Of course, I brought the camera along... (and of course I'm glad I did!)<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-22966651144580341062013-05-20T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:00:09.448-07:00The One With Quirky Monday - Things That Melt My HeartOh, Ms. Paige. She is so sweet and adorable. She has been doing things lately that make my heart happy, so once again, I decided I better post about them before I forgot about them forever (thank you mommy brain...)<br />
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Sometimes I call Lindsey 'Lindsey Lou Who'. I taught Paige how to say that & all of a sudden she started calling me 'Mommy Lou Who' and Rick 'Dadda Lou Who'. It's the best. The following are my favorite times she uses those names:<br />
One morning she came in and said, "oh, good morning Dadda Lou Who" in a very adult, matter of fact way (she's never said good morning to us before that day). <br />
Sometimes Paige still thinks that I need to come and get her out of bed after naps (she doesn't need it in the morning anymore, so I don't know why she still does this for naps...). I heard her talking after she woke up from a nap one day & as I was finishing what I was doing she yelled as loud as she could, "Mommy Lou Who!!!".<br />
It makes me smile every time she calls us that.<br />
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Paige is not much of a touchy-feely kind of girl. I often have to trick her into hugging me, or sometimes I make it a routine for her to hug me since she's such a routine girl (like I tell her she has to give me wake up hugs after naps and before she goes potty). She was crying the other day (I assume she got hurt) and as she walked up to me she said in a sad voice, "momma, hug me". Well melt my heart why dontcha... How can I NOT hug her in a situation like that?!<br />
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As I <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-april-mays-craft-line-up.html">posted about before</a>, I've been trying to get Paige to recognize her name & learn how to write it. For Mother's Day & Teacher Appreciation Day, we gave cards where she told me what to write. I thought this would be cute & good practice if she tried to sign her name at the bottom of them. I figured I'd have to help her, but she surprised me & wrote the 'P' all by herself.... for the first time without the dotted lines to guide her. I was so proud of her. I was really excited that it could be on the Mother's Day cards for the first time ever & that it would be a fun present.<br />
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We also sent out some more mail to some family members & I told her we needed to write her name at the bottom... once again she surprised me and wrote her whole name almost completely by herself. I love it when she surprises me like that!<br />
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Isn't little kid handwriting just the best?! Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-90257932326012250482013-05-17T13:10:00.000-07:002013-05-17T13:10:00.159-07:00The One Where We Had Another Mini Photo Shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Earlier this month we decided to do a mini photo shoot (surprised?). It was kind of fun & although the pictures aren't perfect quality I kind of liked them. And, as usual, I wanted to remember how adorable these 2 girls are, so I thought I better post them. :) </div>
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<br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-63804281110143057672013-05-14T09:16:00.002-07:002013-05-14T16:38:22.843-07:00The One Where It's Apraxia Awareness DayToday is the first ever Apraxia Awareness Day. <br />
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For those of you who don't know what Apraxia is, I'll simplify it as best as I can... It's a neurological speech disorder where she knows what she wants to say, but her brain has a hard time making her body (especially her mouth) move in the correct way. Therefore, it makes it hard for her to communicate verbally. </div>
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If I were to read that for the first time, I might think, 'oh, that's sad...' or maybe, 'that would be really hard...' and not much else. </div>
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But it's more than that. </div>
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Some people think, 'oh, she's just a late talker'. </div>
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But it's more than that.</div>
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Apraxia affects her whole life & the lives of those around her. It makes it really hard for her to talk to other kids her age at school, people at the grocery store, her grandparents, and even her own parents. Because of this, it will be harder for her to make friends at school (not to mention she will be 'different' than the other kids). </div>
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This likely affects her in many other ways. Often Apraxia makes it hard for kids to do basic things like tying their shoes, or writing, or playing sports or even something as simple as eating. </div>
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This is not a pity party, though... </div>
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Because Paige is amazing. Paige is one of the hardest workers I know (even at the age of 3!). Paige is a silly, happy girl who loves normal kid things. She loves shoes, playing outside, reading books, princesses and ice cream. Other kids who struggle with communicating might get very frustrated & throw lots of tantrums because they can't communicate. Not Paige, though. She's always been a very happy person & has a great temperament. She's very patient with herself & with those around her who are trying to understand her. She is progressing each day and more than expected, and I am so grateful for that! Although, I work all day with her, Rick works every night with her & he has helped her so much. </div>
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She combines 'words' like it's nobody's business (a big deal for anyone with Apraxia) & she is a chatterbox at home. She uses more approximations than I can count, and even though other people can't understand them (and I can only understand some of them), I am so proud of her for getting to where she is today. </div>
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The Apraxia community is raising awareness for many reasons. One of the main reasons, though, is because children with Apraxia need speech therapy often for several years. This can be very expensive (our personal SLP was costing us $90 per visit while she needed at least 2 visits per week... needless to say, we can't afford that), but insurance often does not cover it, and if it does, it will only cover a couple of month's worth. If we raise awareness, we can encourage insurance companies to cover this appropriately. Of course there are many other reasons we'd love to raise awareness. </div>
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Our children with Apraxia all seem to be amazing & dealing with their challenges in amazing ways. I wish that Paige didn't have to go through it, but since she does, I'm so proud to be her mom & to be able to learn from her. She's amazing. I'll say it again... I'm so proud to be her mom.</div>
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For more information on Apraxia, please visit <a href="http://www.apraxia-kids.org/">http://www.apraxia-kids.org/</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*I hope I am using the affect & effect in the proper way! :)</span></div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-39359592446241473272013-05-07T15:03:00.001-07:002013-05-24T20:24:58.600-07:00The One With April & May's Craft Line UpAs I mentioned in <a href="http://throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-one-with-aprils-friday-photo-dump.html">my last post</a>, we've been creating a lot more than usual. It's been fun & some things were helpful, so I thought I would post about it.<br />
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We made a doll house out of card board for Paige's smaller toys. Thanks to a similar <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868534815470/">idea </a>from Pinterest.<br />
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It's not quite as pretty as the pinterest version, but we had fun making it together, so that's all that matters, right?</div>
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I felt like Paige was wanting to watch tv more than I would like (thanks to her getting sick), so I decided it was time for an intervention... well an intervention of sorts :) I was ready to teach her some responsibility & some work ethic (as much as you can teach a 3 year old), so I decided she was old enough for a chore chart. </div>
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I saw <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536325356/">this </a>idea & decided to tweak it a bit. I used a larger paper & Velcro (because that's what I had on hand). I used the chore images from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868534852531/">this cute</a> idea. I debated on doing the latter (and still might one day), but I thought this one would work a bit better for now. Her chores are: go potty, brush her teeth, eat breakfast, get dressed & read scriptures. It's rough being a 3 year old... :)<br />
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We do our "chores" first thing in the morning then she can play &/or watch a little bit of tv. She really loves it. She goes to get her chore chart every morning (without me mentioning it) & then she tells me which order we are going to do things. She really loves closing each one as she finishes it. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*a word to the wise: after a while, this chart will get pretty worn out. I was considering laminating it, but didn't think that would work well with the folds, so I just reinforced the folds with tape on the inside and outside. It's worked well.</span><br />
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Along those same lines, I wanted to encourage her to want to help more (instead of just wanting to watch tv), so I made a helper chart. I put pictures of different Disney movies where they are helping to clean. She gets a sticker every time she helps & she loves it. I even let her pick between watching tv & helping with dishes or laundry occasionally & she often chooses to help me.<br />
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You're welcome to download it <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_ZOz1MmsJaAT2pvX3c2VnRoX1E/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br />
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In preschool, they are working on name recognition, so when I saw this idea, I had to jump on it. It's basically like a puzzle of her name & she matches it. I laminated it & used the Velcro again. She's awesome at it, but it's still fun for her. <br />
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I also saw <a href="http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/06/tutorial-dry-erase-quiet-book.html">this idea</a>, and loved it, so I tweaked it a bit & made my own. It's a binder with some dry erase crayons (in a pencil case) with some pages I printed off (info below) on card stock for her to trace. </div>
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Apraxia can make it really hard for kids to write (their brain has a hard time telling their body what to do even though they want it), so I decided to use it to help her learn to write (especially her name). Since I made this last month, I've noticed a difference in her drawing, too... it's not just scribbles anymore, so I guess this has paid off! </div>
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I made some pages that had pictures of each person in our family, with their name written below a few times so she could practice writing all of our names. I just used Word & copied & pasted some custom handwriting work sheets. I think it was <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868534861149/">this one</a>, if I remember correctly.<br />
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It also allows <strike>me</strike>... ahem, Paige to use her creativity...<br />
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A: Name & First Letter Page Trace found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536170947/">here</a></div>
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B: LDS Church & General Conference Pages found here</div>
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C: Hidden Pictures found <a href="http://www.lds.org/friend/online-activities/activities/hidden-pictures?lang=eng">here</a></div>
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D: Trace-able Pictures & Shapes found <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868536170907/">here</a></div>
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I will also be adding <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868535756855/">this one</a> to the book soon & will continually be adding more as she gets older.</div>
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I also made some sign language thank you cards to give (tied to their bananas to give to the people who joined us for the 2013 Apraxia Walk). On the front was a picture of Paige saying thank you in sign language (her hand moved in that way & on the back it said 'Thanks! Love, Paige' in traceable writing so Paige could practice writing her name. </div>
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I kind of loved how they turned out & I'm nervous for how I'm going to top them for next year! They may or may not have been a big hit. :) Good thing I have a whole year to figure it out.<br />
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For mother's day & teacher appreciation day, I decided to have Paige do a little something for her preschool teachers & for some of her grandmas. Of course my idea stemmed from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868535970741/">yet another idea</a> on pinterest, but as usual, I tweaked it a bit for us. <br />
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I just wrote some prompts, asked Paige what she wanted to fill in, then I wrote it for her. So far the teachers have loved it & I am sure the grandmas will, too. <br />
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Paige also learned how to write her P's all by herself & on the Mother's Day cards for her first time, too! I can't think of a better time to learn. :) She's got pretty great timing. I'm super proud of her & I guess some of the activities above have been working! </div>
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PS - I linked up <a href="http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/2013/05/too-cute-tuesday-linky-par-tay-141.html">here</a>, <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/get-your-craft-on-101/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20todayscreativeblog%20%28Todays%20Creative%20Blog%29&utm_content=Google%20Reader">here</a>, <a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2013/05/take-look-tuesday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20SugarBee-CraftEdition%20%28Sugar%20Bee%20-%20Craft%20Edition%29&utm_content=Google%20Reader">here</a>, <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2013/05/the-sunday-showcase-party-no-193.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20UnderTheTableAndDreaming%20%28Under%20The%20Table%20and%20Dreaming%29&utm_content=Google%20Reader">here</a>, <a href="http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/2013/05/craft-o-maniac-monday-link-party.html">here </a>& <a href="http://lollyjane.com/the-scoop-link-party-11/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:">here</a>. :)</div>
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Another month has come & gone! Thank heaven that we can take pictures on our cell phones (even if they aren't the best quality) so we can capture more memories! </div>
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<br />This month started with Rick's 30th birthday. We had a few fun little celebrations & Paige even got in on helping Rick celebrate...</div>
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We also got a bunch of new books this month, so we had fun reading them all!</div>
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Paige & Lindsey officially had their first bath together (I can call this officially, right?)<br />
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& they had a lot of fun playing together. It's so fun to see them interact more every day. Oh, and Z has almost mastered sitting up!<br />
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We of course had Paige's<a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-one-about-apraxia-walk.html"> Apraxia Walk</a> (Thanks again to everyone who showed support in one way or another!)</div>
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I took the girls on Trax to visit daddy at work & have lunch with him. That was a pretty big accomplishment for me :) I'm glad we did it, though. It was lots of fun.<br />
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As usual we enjoyed watching for daddy to come home from work, but this time we had a helper!</div>
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My trusty, dusty old Kitchen Aid died on me the other day... but then it was... resurrected? Well, I guess that's not the right word because it still isn't perfected yet :) But it came back to life for now. Thank heaven, I use that thing multiple times each week. Rick bought it at a yard sale when we were barely married for $25 ... steal? I think so!</div>
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And here's one more for the road... can you spot Lindsey? <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Paige piled all of her dolls on top of Z & me one day, it was kind of hard to tell which one was the real baby!)</span><br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-12375669243686350102013-04-21T15:25:00.000-07:002013-04-21T15:27:14.510-07:00The One About The Apraxia WalkYesterday we had our Apraxia Walk for Paige. It was so much fun! <br />
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We had 30 people register for the walk & we raised $890 for Team Paige... amazing! Originally when I found out about the walk, I just thought it would be Rick, Paige, Lindsey & myself, so I was thrilled when the numbers kept growing. <br />
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I cannot get over how supportive everyone has been. We had lots of people who couldn't make it who even donated money for Apraxia. That was so generous of so many people! I feel so blessed to have been surrounded by so many people who love Paige.<br />
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Our day started out very cold & wet. Luckily, towards the end of the day, it warmed up quite a bit & ended up being a pretty nice day! <br />
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We wanted to have a little Team Paige pride, so I put my thinking cap on. Paige & Rick like to wear bandannas so we bought bandannas for everyone on our team & made some really cute sign language thank you cards to attach to the bandannas as a thank you present of sorts...<br />
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We also brought t-shirt markers because I wanted everyone on our team to sign her t-shirt. Some of us also wrote Team Paige on the back of our shirts, too. Brittany (Paige's aunt) made a little boo boo... can you see it on one of the pictures below?? Funny! </div>
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I was hoping to get pictures of Paige with everyone who came, but I failed on that one. Oh well, I did get the following pictures, though...<br />
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Here's the majority of our team...<span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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And of course we have to do a silly picture, too!<br />
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And then it was off on the actual walk.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-23252415370692937632013-04-05T09:00:00.000-07:002013-04-16T12:35:20.563-07:00The One With March's Friday Photo Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had yet another busy month. It's a good thing I post about our previous months on this blog, or else I would forget so many things we do! </div>
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The month started with <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-one-with-about-my-grandma.html">my grandma's passing</a> & funeral. Although I will miss vising with her terribly, I am so happy for her. Happy that she is free from her frail body & even happier that she gets to be with her husband after almost 37 long years. </div>
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Because of her funeral, my brother & his family came into town, so we spent a lot of time with my family. We went out for sushi...</div>
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We fired up the smoker...</div>
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And my girls got some good grandpa time in...</div>
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Paige has been having so much fun at preschool. She loved learning about dinosaurs...</div>
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And she really liked Green Day...<br />
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We LOVED the week with beautiful weather (at the beginning of the month)! I decided one day that I would be a bad mom if I didn't postpone nap time & get us outside. So, we got out our wagon (which I LOVE), walked to the park, had a picnic then played for a bit before heading back home for naps. It was awesome & it was Lindsey's first time really being out side. She seemed to really enjoy it, too.<br />
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Paige has been so excited about Easter (I think it's because I told her it's kind of like Christmas). We made an Easter count down, visited the Easter Bunny & had fun pretending to be an Easter Bunny. She recently added thanking Heavenly Father for the Easter Bunny in her prayers (and yes, she is still thanking him for Ho Ho Ho, too).<br />
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Paige got back into books again, so we've been reading a lot...<br />
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And the fun doesn't stop there... we had a tea party...<br />
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Lindsey has learned how to play & started laughing this month. It's been fun to interact more with her & watch Paige play with her.<br />
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Z has had a bit of a rough month, though. She has been getting pretty fussy & we are trying to figure out why exactly. Besides that, though, she's been so fun. I love her smiles, her laughs & her pouty, sleepy lips.<br />
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Z also had her 100th birthday this month (100 days old)... time sure has flown by!</div>
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This month we have also watched this bebe grow like a weed. I put her in some size 12 month clothes and she fit in them! I'm sure she doesn't fit in all of that size, but sheesh, dude. I'm not used to this big baby thing, but I love every roll she has!<br />
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We also enjoyed taking a break from boring house chores to have a dance party. It was just what the soul needed after a long day with a fussy baby. :)<br />
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Next month we are looking forward to playing outside more in the nice weather, celebrating Rick's 30th birthday, and participating in our <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-one-about-apraxia-walk.html">Apraxia Walk</a> for Paige. It should be a fun month! </div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-15581185399604064252013-03-18T13:58:00.003-07:002013-04-16T12:35:20.561-07:00The One About The Apraxia WalkAs most of you know, I recently found out about a walk to raise awareness & money for children with Apraxia. I am so glad I found out about it in time, I would have been so sad if I missed it this year. I immediately got excited about it & we signed up. <br />
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I have thought about it for a week now, each day getting more & more excited about the walk. I want to go for me & for Paige. I want us to know other families who are going through this. I want Paige to know she has people who love her. <br />
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The topic of Apraxia can be a sensitive one for me (thank you post-baby hormones!). Although it can be really hard at times, but it also brings us so much joy in her successes. I know that Paige isn't defined by Apraxia, but it has shaped her & made her who she is today. Even at her young age, she has allowed it to make her a stronger & better person. I love her more because of that. She has been so persistent & patient with it... more so than I have been!<br />
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Just this morning I posted about it on Facebook, thinking that nothing would come of it. I still felt passionate enough about it to post it anyway. In just a few hours, we have had friends & family sign up &/or donate money. I have had friends post on their blogs & FB accounts asking their friends to join us. I have even had people I don't know make donations towards 'Team Paige' for Apraxia. I have been brought to tears many times this morning because of all of this. Each reaction has meant so much to me. <br />
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I just want to say thank you. Not only to those who will join us, or to those who have made donations, but thank you for your support through the past few years. We have amazing family & friends who love Paige so much & I am so grateful for that. <br />
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I am hoping to make this a tradition each year and we would love to have you join us. Please do not feel obligated to sign up. If you cannot make it or donate, I just want to say thank you for your words of encouragement, your advice & your listening ear. Your support in other ways have not gone unnoticed. We are truly blessed to have such great family & friends! Thank you!<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-24962519933382146452013-03-11T08:43:00.000-07:002013-03-11T08:43:00.048-07:00Quirky Monday: The One With Things You Should Know About Paige If You're Gonna Be Her BFFLast week I did <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/03/quirky-monday-one-with-things-you_4.html">things you should know about ME</a> if you're gonna be my BFF, so this week it's Paige's turn.<br />
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She talks about her grandmas EVERY day. For some reason she <strike>thinks</strike> insists she has 5 grandmas. (She has 3, plus 4 great-grandmas). She asks almost every day to go to grandma's house. She often talks about grandma's dogs. <br />
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She NEEDS things in an orderly fashion/routine.<br />
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She counts to 7, but she skips the number 4. <br />
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She caught onto Santa this past Christmas & she still talks about him. In fact, she still talks about him and often thanks Heavenly Father for him in her prayers.<br />
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She jokes with a straight face, but she's also a very serious person. (I didn't know kids could be so serious!) She has such a dry sense of humor already. <br />
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5 is her favorite number. (5 grandma's, 5 more songs at nap time...)<br />
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She loves pretending to be a dog.<br />
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She's a pretty patient & yet persistent 3 year old. <br />
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I'm so glad when daddy comes home is her favorite song. She often asks me to play it on the computer over and over & each time we lay her down she asks me to sing some version of it (I'm so glad when ama comes home, Jerilyn comes home, Itney comes home, lalasey comes home, hohoho comes home, etc.). Side note: My favorite is when she wants me to sing I'm so glad when mommy comes home because then she does all of the actions on me & gives me the best great big kiss ever.<br />
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She really, really likes it when someone sits next to her while she is on the potty. Oh yeah, and she would sit there all day if you would let her.<br />
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She's pretty good at sharing.<br />
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She has always slept more than other kids her age. I love it. <br />
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She LOVES to help. Especially with laundry & dishes. <br />
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She's a daddy's girl. Through & through. She was from the minute she was born, too. I can't explain it other than I could just see it<br />
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I would take a turn for Rick & Lindsey, but Z is a little young to do this & Rick... well, I know Rick well enough that he wouldn't want a post all about him. :) Oh yeah, and I love him enough not to do it. Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-11956075821659033032013-03-07T09:51:00.000-08:002013-03-07T13:37:29.896-08:00The One With About My GrandmaMy sweet Grandma Smith passed away early Wednesday morning. She was 94 years old. Amazing. We knew this was coming for probably 10 years. She was such a trooper. She held on strong until it was her time. I don't think I ever heard her complain once about how hard it was to hold on for that long. <br />
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I'm so glad that I was able to visit her as much as I did. I knew I would regret it if I didn't, so I would take the girls every chance I got & we were never disappointed. Every visit she would ask lots of questions about us & our families. She genuinely cared so much about us, even though, at times, it probably took every ounce of energy she had just to ask us those questions.<br />
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We got a text from my dad Tuesday night saying she was in the emergency room, then later said that the doctor said she didn't have much time. I originally planned on going Wednesday morning, but my mom called me and told me if I want to come, I better come now. I'm so so glad my mom called me because I wouldn't have gotten there in time. <br />
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There were many of us that met Tuesday night. As sad as we all were, it was a really neat and special experience. We were able to share memories with each other & say our goodbyes. While I was driving there, I felt my grandpa (my guardian angel) with me for a short moment, then I remembered something...<br />
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Rewind about a week and a half ago. I was getting ready one day & I instantly was overcome with the thought & feeling of how happy my grandpa would be to see my grandma when it was time. It was as if his happiness & bliss was placed directly into my body & it became my happiness. I didn't know she would pass away so soon, but that experience has helped me so much. <br />
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A few days after that experience, I was thinking about how my grandpa was taking really good care of me & my family. Then, I caught myself thinking that I wanted my grandma to take care of me. I was surprised by that thought, but I couldn't deny that it was genuine. <br />
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Then, Monday night, Rick & I were falling asleep & I mentioned to him that for the past month or so I have been on cloud 9 & felt like my life was perfect. I also told him that I knew that something hard was coming. I had no idea that it would start the next day.<br />
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I got home Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at about 1:15 am, and couldn't go to sleep (which is so not like me). I surprised myself because although I will miss her so much, I couldn't help but feel extremely grateful for knowing my grandma & having so many memories of her.<br />
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The last time I saw my grandma (besides Tuesday night) was on Valentine's Day when we <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-one-with-februaurys-friday-photo.html">delivered her Valentine</a>. It was my idea to make Valentines (I try every year), but it was Rick's idea that we hand deliver some. I don't know why that thought didn't even occur to me, but I am so glad he suggested it! When we delivered Grandma Smith's Valentine, she was eating. At first I felt really bad that I interrupted her lunch, but someone pointed out that she was more awake because of it (she's been so sleepy for years). She was so cute and the happiest I have seen her in a long time. She shared her food with Paige & was so excited to see us. I loved seeing her smiling & interacting with Paige so much. To say that my grandma loved babies & kids, is an understatement. It was<a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-with-visit-to-great-grandmas-house.html"> tradition to take my newborn babies to her</a>. It always seemed like a special experience to do that. <br />
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My grandpa died before I was born, so my grandma hasn't seen him in almost 37 years. Her face still lit up when she talked about him. No doubt in my mind she was still madly in love with him & I know they are dancing together now. I know this sounds weird, but I have noticed that my grandpa hasn't been with me as much as normal, but I know that he's busy being with my grandma right now, as he should be!<br />
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When <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2012/02/we-found-out-last-month-that-ricks.html">Rick's grandpa passed away</a>, we told him it was his job to help our next child come to us (because my Grandpa Smith helped Paige come to us). I wanted so badly to ask grandma to do something similar, but something was holding me back, and I just couldn't even ask. I told my mom & my mom said that my grandma's job was to take care of my other children who haven't come yet. It was perfect. So, I did. I also told her I wanted twins next (I know, I'm crazy), and she made a concerned face right then, even though she was unconscious She didn't like the sound of that, I guess :) I also told her that my mom wanted a little red-headed girl but that Rick didn't, so I would leave that up to her. <br />
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My grandma loved dancing, babies, the Lawrence Welk Show and visits with the family. She always made everyone feel so loved in a way that I don't think I could ever explain. To be genuinely loved that much is amazing to say the least. It makes me want to be extremely loving to everyone. It makes me sad that most people in this world will never feel a love like that, but also that I am so very grateful for being able to feel it from her.<br />
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My cousin worded it perfectly... "my grandma tap danced her way to our Father in Heaven."<br />
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I just keep typing hoping that something will scratch the surface of how amazing she was, but I don't feel like I am doing her justice. <br />
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Love you more, grandma!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-71500935406606613752013-03-04T08:40:00.000-08:002013-03-04T10:58:46.001-08:00Quirky Monday: The One With Things You Should Know About Me If We're Gonna Be BFF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the blogs I follow has done a couple of posts called <a href="http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2013/02/things-you-should-know-about-me-if-were-gonna-be-bff.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FvlrRO+%28Little+Miss+Momma%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Things You Should Know About Me If We're Gonna Be BFF</a>.
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When I am single, I can be wild & fun (& rather careless with spending my money)... when I am in a relationship, I am a homebody.<br />
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I tend to be lazy, but I recognize that & try to be more active because of it.<br />
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I have a love/hate relationship with bangs (on me).<br />
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I have addictions to Target, sugar, my cell phone & my
pinterest app. No joke. Addicted. I need rehab. Well, I would if I
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I really would love long hair, but my hair is so thin, it just doesn't look good.<br />
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I have the shortest toes you ever did see... and they look like they all got chopped off because they are all so close in length.<br />
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I hardly read books. It's a super rare occasion when I pick up a book. Did I mention <a href="http://www.beforethe2ndcoming.com/">my husband is writing a book</a>? His is one of the few I have read in the past 10 years. In fact, besides reading the scriptures, in the past 10 years, I can count on 1 hand how many books I have read. <i>Maybe</i> 2 hands, but it's pretty close to one hand.<br />
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I <i>really</i> like to spend money. Especially when it's a good deal. Like so much that it's possible it should be combined with my addictions above. <br />
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I love Target commercials. (hahahahahaha, inside family joke, but it's still true!)<br />
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I have only have broken one bone... but I broke it 2 separate times.<br />
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Because of the house we are currently living in, I will forever be a gardening nerd. (it has a huge garden with soil made of gold or something)<br />
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I think I am pretty darn funny sometimes, even though I know I think I am funnier than I really am. I really don't care that other people don't think I am as funny as I am. I just enjoy making myself laugh. :) Did that even make sense?<br />
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I like to be in the spotlight (not on a stage, just in smaller groups), Rick used to joke that I wanted kids so the attention could be on me.<br />
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The older I get, the more I realize I can be pretty OCD.<br />
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The thought didn't ever occur to me that I didn't <i>have</i> to match my socks when I put them away until I married Rick.<br />
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I'm terrified of heights. I don't even like being on a bridge big enough for cars to drive on. Although, I do pretty good on air planes... weird? Yeah. Oh yeah, and I'm a big, big wuss when it comes to rides. Like amusement park rides. Except for Disneyland rides. :)<br />
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I blog for journaling's sake, but I'm not complaining that some of my posts have been <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/">repinned</a> a total of 600 times & counting... but who's keeping track of that? ;)<br />
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I have dreams like once every 2 months that I have a loose tooth.<br />
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When I was younger I used to collect toy pigs (stuffed, banks, etc.) and umm.... panties. Yeah, as much as I would like to brag, I'm not going to expound on that one on the internet... <br />
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I grew up as the baby of 6 kids, but the 5th child is 5 1/2 years older than I am, so I kind of got the best of both worlds - kind of only child & big family all at once.<br />
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I'm 5'7.5 inches... but it's just easier to say I'm 5'8" :)<br />
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I would be so scared (and I know I am crazy), but I would LOVE twins.<br />
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I often say things that sound a lot worse than I mean them. Then I obsess in my head for a week or two being embarrassed that it sounded so bad. <br />
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I'm super indecisive. I'm getting better, but I still would prefer that all of my decisions were made for me. <br />
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I thought of a lot more than I thought I would! Next week I'll post Things You Should Know If You Are Gonna Be Paige's BFF. :)Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-57187491162505242492013-03-01T08:32:00.000-08:002013-03-01T08:32:00.316-08:00The One With Februaury's Friday Photo Dump<br />
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We also took Lindsey to the little piggy doctor because her pediatrician was a little bit worried that she had clubbed feet. The little piggy doctor gave us the thumbs up & said she should be okay. He gave us some stretches to do for her to help, though.<br />
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We took some cute pictures to add to our <a href="http://www.throughmichelleslense.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-one-where-it-valentines-day.html">Valentine's Day card</a>,<br />
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Paige made her first snowman,<br />
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(I loved their tiny little snowman! He made me smile every time I looked out the window)<br />
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I discovered that I have the best little helper in the kitchen,<br />
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She helps me make dinner almost every day now, which is good because I have been trying to be more organized & trying new recipes. I can use all the help I can get. :)<br />
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Paige graduated from DDI (speech therapy) & will be starting preschool soon,<br />
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<i>bitter:</i> she's growing up so fast!</div>
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<b>sweet:</b> she's come such a long way & made so much progress because of DDI!</div>
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<i>bitter:</i> she had some amazing girls helping her, and we are so grateful for them, but we will miss them so much! </div>
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Paige was a fabulous big sister this month (each day she gets more and more interactive with Lindsey & is always so willing to help!). She even made sure Lindsey had company one day. :)</div>
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She also invited Lindsey to a party in her bedroom.<br />
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On Valentine's Day, we decided to hand deliver the valentines to some of Paige's grandparents. So we prepared them...<br />
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Took one to Great Grandma Tippets, then Grandma Tippets (at school)...<br />
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We took a lunch & reading break at grandma's house...<br />
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Then we took one to Great Grandma Smith & Grandpa Brunson. It was such a busy, but fun day. Everyone was so surprised & excited. It was so cute to see everyone's reaction. I meant to get pictures of every visit, but of course I forgot. Doh!<br />
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Later that night we went bowling as a family. It was Paige's first time bowling & she beat me!!! We had a lot of fun.</div>
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Then the next night, I got all purtied up because Rick & I went on a date. A real, live date. You know, the kind where you don't have to take the kids along with you??? (our first date since baby Z was born). We had fun. Oh, and we got a shake. Our fave.<br />
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Paige also had her 3rd birthday this month. Last minute, my sister invited us to Jump Around Utah since her kids were out of school, so we went to play. Paige had a blast & I'm sure she wishes she could live there. </div>
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We had a special dinner that night & made a special cake. Paige picked out red velvet with sprinkles (I didn't even offer her the sprinkles, but she got so excited when she saw them at the store, I couldn't resist). She even helped me make it. It was pretty tasty (thanks to <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868535651519/">this frosting recipe</a>), if I do say so myself...<br />
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She also got spoiled by her extended family & got some really fun toys. Including a snow white dress up outfit, complete with the headband, crown, bracelet, necklace, earrings, rings & mirror). She loves the mirror. My favorite part is the headband. I could die every time she puts it on. She is so cute.<br />
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(ps- don't you think it's cute how she's watching the movie through her mirror?)<br />
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A few days later Paige got sick, it's always so sad to see her not active (since she's always so busy). I loved how she had to have her 'friends' lay down with her since she was bedridden. </div>
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She also had a rash this month. The doc said it was a viral, contagious rash. Yuck. Including the rash, Paige has been sick 3 times since Lindsey was born. Super sad for Paige, but I've been so relieved that Lindsey didn't get any of them.<br />
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Speaking of Lindsey. She's been a really good baby! I was expecting the worst since Paige was a good baby, but Lindsey surprised us. Phew. She's starting to get on a routine, which I am loving. She sleeps through the night more than half of the time (do you hear those angels singing, too, or is that just me?). She's been rolling over for like a month now, and of course holding her head up almost perfectly (both of my girls were trying to hold their heads up in the hospital). She's really close to sitting already, too. <br />
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She does THE cutest little coo's and she's been smiling and kind of laughing - it's so close to a laugh, I probably could get away with calling it a laugh, she's trying so hard! I feel so lucky to have 2 of the cutest & sweetest girls around. My life is so good right now (I wasn't trying to brag... I promise!). I am just loving every second of it. I hope I always love life this much.<br />
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The baby weight hasn't been as easy to lose this time around. So, I've been trying to be so good - eating right & exercising (you know, cuz I have so much free time on my hands...), and it's <i>finally </i>starting to make a difference. A little difference, but I'll take what I can get! <br />
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Oh yeah, and I learned how blind I am this month. So we went and bought me some spectacles. Just call me four eyes. Or nerd. Or smarty pants will work too. 8)<br />
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And lastly, Paige started PRESCHOOL!!! Oh my goodness. She is loving it! It's a really weird adjustment, but I am so excited for her. They will be helping her with her speech there, so that's a bonus, too.<br />
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Paige has been doing great, too. She's getting so helpful, silly & so fun. She already has a dry sense of humor (I didn't know kids could have that!), and she can count to 7 (she usually skips #4, though). My favorite is when she says, 'oh yeah', after we tell her things. We finally got all of her hair (minus the bang-ish things) into a pony tail, instead of a pebbles-styled pony tail. <br />
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Sheesh. She's growing up. I wish both of the girls would just stop growing & stay at the stages they are at forever. I love Paige's silly & fun stage, and I love having a baby around. My soul feels complete when I have one of my babies in my arms. I don't want to lose that feeling. Oh well, I guess we'll just have to keep having babies (eventually....).<br />
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My camera battery died (won't charge) this month & I am so bummed since I just got it. At least it happened after the Valentine's Day pictures. :)<br />
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We blessed Lindsey on Sunday. It was a really nice day spent with lots of family. It was also nice to finally have a home big enough to fit both of our large families. <br />
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As the blessing got closer, I was of course excited, but I think I didn't give baby blessings enough credit... I must have forgotten how special it is to have your baby blessed. It was so neat & I felt the spirit very strong during the blessing. I know that God will help Lindsey a lot through her life. </div>
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Paige was excited for Lindsey's big day. We painted our nails & wore pretty dresses. <br />
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Lindsey was so good for her blessing. I thought for sure that she would cry during it & her binkie would go flying out of her mouth in the middle of it, but she didn't. Rick held her & kept her asleep until right before the blessing. She was awake for the whole thing & didn't make a peep. When Rick brought her back to me, she fell right back asleep & stayed asleep for hours after. Good girl Lindsey!<br />
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Oh yeah, and I eh... made her dress (with a lot of help!). I saw <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2251868534363467/">this dress</a> on Pinterest & decided I would never find one like it in the store, so I only had one other option... <br />
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I haven't gotten the best picture of the dress, but I really like the way it turned out. We had so many hiccups along the way (including her puking on it while trying it on, she grew too big for it, and the back of my scissors... you know where your hands go... cut a hole in the sleeve. Just to name a few of the hiccups!).<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615070930284772593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825469311474448355.post-34941326988390507402013-02-01T14:14:00.001-08:002013-02-02T20:24:35.595-08:00January's Friday Photo DumpIt's the first Monthly Friday Photo Dump of the year! Oh boy, I am sure we didn't leave the house much this month between adjusting to 2 kids & the snow, but it seems like we were super busy! <br />
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<b>In January we had a lot of fun...</b></div>
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<b>cuddling, </b></div>
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(Paige likes to be by my side & be a mommy too)<br />
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<b>making messes,</b><br />
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(I told Paige to go get a shirt & I game back to this... I guess she couldn't decide what to wear. Hummm, this seems too familiar...)</div>
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<b>helping,</b></div>
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(Paige has been a great big sister & loves to help. She especially loves to give Lindsey her binkie when she fusses.)<br />
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<b>shoveling, </b><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br />
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(Rick of course did it all for us... who wears shorts while shoveling the snow!?)<br />
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<b>flipping mommy off,</b></div>
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<b>getting lots of good deals like on gas,</b><br />
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(I don't remember the last time I filled up when my light was on for under $20!)<br />
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<b>playing with babies & her new favorite toy, her kitchen</b><br />
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(baby wrapping lessons)<br />
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(thank you Santa... you scored this year!)<br />
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<b>sewing,</b><br />
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(pictures of the finished product to come soon!)<br />
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<b>adoring these huge, yummy cheeks, </b><br />
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<b>enjoying some of the best new baby smiles out there, </b><br />
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<b>and cuddling some more, like it's nobody's business.</b><br />
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