Tagged

So my cousin Britta tagged me a long time ago and I am just now getting to it...sorry Britta!
Here are 6 random facts/habits about me...

1. I LOVE to read! Reading to me is like watching t.v. or blogging to other people...it is addicting! It is also my escape from stress. I have to discipline myself or I could read and read and read and the day would be gone. What do I like to read you ask? Anything...I love mysteries, romance, church, self-help...really anything. I would much rather read then watch a movie. OJ and I will go to the library and I just get a huge pile of books (b/c I go through them so fast) some are good and some are not, but that is how you find the really good ones! When I was younger when I was supposed to be cleaning my room I would sit and read and I would keep telling myself "okay only 10 more minutes" but that always turned into an 1 hour or so. (I don't think my mom knows that :) funny... Reading is my reward...when I was pregnant and always so tired and not motivated to get anything done I would have reading be my motivation to get stuff done..."okay tara, if you do this and this and this then you can read!"

2. I hate when the toilet seat is left up...not even just the boy lid...the whole thing has to be down. I don't know why it bugs me so bad but it does! In fact wherever I am...if the toilet has a lid I put it down, even if it is at church or a targetl...it goes DOWN! :)

3. I love to TRAVEL!! Especially with my husband! I love to learn about new cultures, and explore. I don't love flying on the airplane...but I like it when I get there!

4. I'm scared of water...I like to do recreational things in the water like wakeboard and waterski. But if I sit in the water too long and I start to think about how deep it is below me and what is down there, well then I start to freak out! I like water if I feel like I am in control, if not then once again I freak out.

5. I LOVE LOVE LOVE musicals and plays!! Whether I am in them or watching them its all the same. Probably because it combines my favorites of dancing, singing, and acting :) Here is a list of what i have seen and/or been in....Les Mis (several times) , Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast (several times), Grease, The Wiz, Wicked, Once on this Island, Little Women, Nunsense, Aida, Cats, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Pirates of Penzance, Evita...okay I could go on and on...you get the point!

6. I used to hate grocery shopping....until I had a baby and now I LOVE it! The reason I hated it before I had Graham was that I hated to go alone. I would wait until OJ could go with when he got home from work. It was so boring. But now I love going by myself! (I don't mind if OJ and graham come with either) Probably because my opportunities to get out of the house by myself are limited. Its funny, alot of things I used to hate doing really aren't a big deal anymore since I had Graham....thanks Graham:)

Okay...I tag...Allice, JoJo, Cori, Jamie Prax, Tiffani, and Breena

My nightmare came true...

So every night I set my alarm to wake Graham up to feed him. Right now he can go 6 hours but I usually set the alarm for 5 1/2 -45 minutes b/c I am paranoid. And lately he will never go that long anyways, usually he wakes me up. But I always set my alarm just to be safe. Usually I will take a feeding and then OJ will feed him a bottle for the other feeding. I have had several bad dreams thinking I didn't wake up or sometimes I wake up thinking OJ hasn't fed him. Its really a horrible feeling. Well, last night the dream came true! The alarm didn't go off!! I fed him at 10:15 pm and I woke up and the clock read 4:50am. Hello panic! OJ and i both jumped out of bed and ran into his room...he was fine....and definitely ready to eat. I have to admit, it was super nice to sleep that long and not wake up once!! I feel so rested today.

( For those of you who don't know...with Graham's metabolic disorder he can only go without eating 1 hour for every kilo he weighs....so right now it is 6)

Go Cougars!

Are you ready for some football? What a game! We are proud to be alumni of BYU :)We got Graham dressed in his game gear, he wasn't really interested in the game but we wanted to train him early. Owen tiled our house and I worked on my Young Women's lesson while we watched the game, it was a nice leisurely Saturday. We went to Costco after the game...I love Costco. I had a Churro....MMmmmmmm they are so good. Someday when we get a house OJ wants to have a Churro maker :)

Its been nice having OJ home the past 4 days. If only he could stay home everyday too...oh wait..someone has to make a living. What can I say? I like to hang out with my husband. Today has been a nice day...church was a little rough but, I am coming to understand that it usually is with a kid :) Graham was exhausted, had a blow out, and threw up all over my skirt...awesome! I had to fly solo during Sacrament meeting b/c OJ had to sit on the stand. I know I only have one kid but it sure is nice to have someone to trade off with.

The Many faces of Graham....

He is really starting to smile a lot now...I love it!

He loves to stand!

This looks like the face he makes right before he has a blow out! :)

So cute...

Classic Graham...all of his little cousins always think he is mad!

Don't you just want to squeeze him?  In a "oh what a cute puppy" sort of way.

Graham seems to grow in leaps and bounds every time he wakes up in the morning. He is growing so fast. I love being his Mom. I love when I am trying to get him to smile....the moment that his eyes get this sparkle when he recognizes that it is me and he gives me a big grin! Priceless...

Hastings Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day was spent with the Hastings this year. The food was delicious! Laurie had to work that morning so we waited for her to get off before we ate. (We missed you Anita!) I had so much and I wanted so much more! We waited to have pie and good thing we did because we had 7 to choose from. Chocolate Cream, Banana Cream, Pecan, Pumpkin, Razzleberry, Peanut Butter....hmmm I can't remember what the last one was. There was tons left over. Owen and I decided not to take any home with us...b/c we were so sick from eating so much. Let's just say today we are regretting that decision!

Everyone looking stuffed...except Braden!

Do you think his Aunts like him?

The Chocolate Peanut Butter pie that I made, so rich but so good! Sophie especially enjoyed licking the frosting on the sides. Hmmm I look a little tired :)

Graham just hanging out and being festive :)

Happy Thanksgiving

The turkey Grandma Ber made!

Waiting for the feast to begin!
All the celebrating made Graham a little sleepy.

The finished product!

On  the Sunday before Thanksgiving we celebrated with the Carlson's.  As usual the food was delicious. After dinner we made gingerbread houses, a tradition to kick off the Christmas season. My Mother-in-law makes all the gingerbread and frosting, lays out the candy and we go to town. Its fun to just chat with the girls, decorate, and steal ideas for your gingerbread house :)     I'm thankful for such an awesome in-law family who I love spending time with.

Graham's Shots

Last week we took Graham for his 2 month shots. This is normally not a concern but when we saw his specialist last month he said that this is the first "moment" of concern b/c sometimes babies will get fevers so, he told us to keep him on tylenol for 2 days. So far so good!
He was fine when the nurse did the first leg and then came the shriek of pain when she did the 2nd leg...man I hate that sound!
Other than that Graham is growing like a weed. He weighed in at 15lb 6 oz and 24 in long. Which means he is in the 100% for weight and 90% for his height.
Way to go Graham!


Here are some other cute random pictures









Sorry I'm too lazy to go and fix them so they aren't sideways :(

Girls Night Out

Last Friday the girls went to Hale Theatre's production of "Once on this Island"! I felt so weird being somewhere without Graham and without anyone to take care of :) as a result I felt really ansy. It was nice to be with the girls. Grandpa Steve was kind enough to babysit :)
Anyway, it was so good. I was in this show in High School so I was excited already because I love the music and storyline. These performers were awesome, I was so impressed. I highly recommend anyone to go see it. It is playing at the Salt Lake Theatre.

Graham's Blessing

On Sunday we blessed Graham. It was such a nice day. He definitely didn't look like a newborn in his cute outfit...but thats okay. It was nice to spend time with family and eat yummy food thanks Mom and Coz!
We have such awesome families who are so supportive. Thanks for being there everyone.

Say Cheese...

Graham has been smiling for awhile now but it is still random enough that it is hard to get on camera. This was a couple nights ago while we were getting him ready for his bath. He is asleep but you get to see how cute his grin is! I love it!

He is getting so strong! Today he actually rolled over to his back. I think it was on accident...but it was still exciting!

Halloween Fun

I had some more Halloween pictures to post....but I can only do it on OJ's computer and he and his laptop are attached at the hip so....these will have to do. :) We had a fun Halloween with lots of festive activities. We had a party with my family and with OJ's extended Frampton family and I went to my sister and nephews school parades.

My nephews go to the same elementary school that I did so I went and visited all my old teachers... they all totally remembered me! (or they at least pretended to :) After I finished elementary school I made the comment to my mom that every year I got the teacher that I wanted...I thought that was so cool. I found out later that my mom picked my teacher every year (she worked at the school) :)

Anyways, I don't think I have ever celebrated Halloween so much in my life! Its been fun...till next year...