Baby Boy Grows Up

Linc had his first haircut while Grandma Susan was here (April 30). It was a bit traumatic for me, not gonna lie. But, I do love it! And yes, I did save some of his hair. I had too, he's my sweet little Samson.

He is getting so big, it is unbelievable to me that he is nearly 7 months old! He does so much (ie eating, moving, jabbering, grabbing, growing, etc). He is a very active and curious child! He goes, goes, goes and then boom, out like a light. :) It's great in that sense, when he wants to sleep, he does. There is no changing his mind! Every day I am more and more in awe that he is really mine. So amazing. Love him so much!

4 Months Old!

Our sweet baby is four months old! Ican barely believe it. But, he rolls over, tries to sit up. Laughs (OMG, kills me every time)! Smiles and coos, kicks his little feet like crazy, loves to stand and he has started to sleep for a good portion of the night!!

Here are his stats:

Height: 26 inches (80%)

Weight: 16.5 pounds (80%)

Head: 42 cm (50%)

**On a side note- he as pooped three times in the last 1.5 hours. Once through the cloths and once a fountain while changing him. Not cool man, not cool.

Maxi-Dress

Ok, I hate it. But I love it.

Oh I hate that name. Really, it is terrible. Why that name? Yuck. But, my big issue...they never (I mean never) have sleeves. I'm sure more than just us sweet little Mormon girls would appreciate a comfy, long, and causal dress with sleeves?

That is why I've decided to make my own. Yup, here it goes. I'm thinking grey, with 3/4 length sleeves. Here it goes!!

How Many Traumatic Events Can We Fit In 12 Weeks?

Well... let's give it a shot! The story of my poor baby's first 12 weeks...

1-BIRTH: Yes, I was told it was traumatic for Linc. Maybe the plunging heart rate or the cord so sweetly rapped around his neck-thank Heavens for the very skilled Dr. Savage who whipped that thing off before Ian even knew what was wrong (I couldn't see...)-but yes, birth is traumatic.

2-SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH: ECG, Echo, and Holter monitor= 1 Day in the Special Care.

3-STAIRS: Yes people, I fell down the stairs with me sweet baby. Again, Heaven watches us! He was buckled in his carrier!! Didn't stop the blood curdling scream, but he was safe:) My bum not so much but who cares!

4-SHOTS: I felt evil...making my sweet baby laugh and coo and then WHAM two girls jab needles into his precious thighs! AHHH!!

5-TEETHING: Need I say more?

6-CAR ACCIDENT: And of course, the kicker. Yesterday, on University Ave. in front of Provo High some twit rams the car behind me who had no choice but to hit me too:( Yes, dead stop and BAM!!! It felt like a baseball bat to the back of the head, really! I jumped out and ran to my sweet boy who was shrieking! And he had thrown-up on himself :( Oh poor baby! But once again, I love his carrier. Nice and safe (so it seems...). I feel as if I did1,000 sit-ups with my neck but sweet baby seems ok:)

But really? Are you SERIOUS!? My poor baby boy.

My Sweet Husband

I just had to note how sweet and thoughtful my husband is...Really. So, I love travel sized items. I don't know why. Well, that's not true, they are adorable! And, you always need stuff like that in your purse. But, whenever we are at the store, I cannot help but look at them and Ian always laughs his little head off at how I gravitate to them. That is why, for my stocking he bought several little travel sized items and stuffed my stocking with them! It was FABULOUS! Like, a mini tide to go pen. Mini nail clippers...Just fabulous. I was thrilled and he was so pleased with himself. It was priceless. No one would know how I love those little bottles and bags but him and delivered. Thanks baby :)

3.5 Weeks: Photoshoot

And yes, this looks ridiculous because I have no idea how to format photos. Note, I am highly annoyed with this whole thing!

Lincoln James

Our sweet baby is here. 10-20-10 at 3:23pm he arrived. Weighting 7lbs and 20 inches long, he was the sweetest thing to lay eyes on.

Ian and I are so blessed to have him, we never knew how much our lives would change but could not be more happy to have made this move!

World's Best

I just found the absolute BEST clothing website in the world.

Made to fit! Shut up!! YEAH!!!

I could find twenty things I would buy at this very moment. So sad...

Here it is...www.eshakti.com!

The Recent Happenings of the Bells

So, I have to admit, I enjoy changing my background more than I enjoy writing blog posts...However, I thought I'd take a second to do the real part of blogging. Ian's little brother leaves on his mission in ten days! He is going to the Mexico City West Mission. We are very proud of him for taking this step. It's sad too, I know it's going to be a bit hard on everyone when he leaves, after all, he is the baby! In honor of his departure, we are doing family pictures tomorrow. I will admit, the idea of any picture of me is not to appealing, but alas, it is for the family. So, hopefully that turns out to be a fun activity! Not much has changed around here, it is winter, and that basically takes the fun of everything. Ian and I have started to watch the Star Trek DVDs, yes it is true, I am watching them. I am also enjoying them! I am a nerd. Oh well. Our kitties are getting so big, Ender, is HUGE! Livy is as cute as a picture. I do enjoy these little creatures, they are hilarious! But, that's that.

Avatar

Avatar, I must say I attended this showing at the request of birthday boy Husband...And, pleasantly surprised, I really enjoyed it! It was a very interesting concept, alien infiltration, crazy new planet...I thought the graphics were very sci-fi, however, I was impressed.

There was serious potential to invoke the great power of motion sickness, which sticks to me like glue, AND I was totally fine!! That made my day, I mean seriously, I'm the girl that throws up in the corporate jet with the CEO/President watching. Really? Does this happen to normal people? I think not. But, back to point, I really liked Avatar. I'm one for story, specifically romantic story...he he. It did it for me. I will not lie, I was all for the alien love scene!

My one point of contention....Unobtainium, the little grey rock. Really? Wow, how original. Dumbest name I've ever heard. Maybe a bit long too, my bum does get a bit sore...That's it though, not too bad!

Happy birthday Husband, I'm really thrilled you were born!! Love you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What a great holiday. Surprising how it changes for me over the years. Still wonderful but different. I guess it hasn't lost any of its meaning, I am still grateful for all that I have, which is a lot. But, I hope my scattered little family is all happy this day. I love them. I won't see you all for who knows how long, but I miss you.

Thankfully, my husband has a wonderful family too! It's a relief to fit in and never feel out of place. A blessing, truly. But, time for the day to begin, lots to do with so little time!

Enjoy this day, really this season, it's the greatest time of the year!

Ian is Blogging for APX Alarm

Hey guys,

I am on the APX Alarm blog team, I publish the "Know your system" section of the blog. I'll be adding new stuff their weekly and its kind of a cool little webpage. Most of you probably don't have an alarm system, but if you want to know how all that stuff works, take a look at my column each week. Thanks!

Cats, also known as little demons.

I love my cats. But, I have to say: if children are anything like these stupid cats then we will not be having children for a while.

Ever since we brought them home things have been fine, except for the occasional scratching and clawing, they were little angels. However, as we have been pulling out the Christmas decorations things have taken a turn for the worse. The little fetchers keep yanking all the lights off of the christmas tree at every chance they get. It is beginning to be completely exasperating. In order to try and stop them from tearing the tree apart we'll grab the spray bottle and hose them down whenever they start ripping things up, however this just makes them more hyper and makes them want to play with things all the more. Reasoning with them does not work either, they never seem to understand what I am saying to them.

Even at this moment, as I write this post, I can here Tara downstairs giving Ender the what for. "ENDER! Knock it off! I'm going to toss you out the window!"

Its a good thing they are stinking cute, or they would be homeless at this moment.

P.S. If I am going to post on this Blog the girly background has got to go. I'm just saying.

My Like List, going hand-and-hand with my DO NOT LIKE LIST!

Super quick, I just have to say...I am really excited for "New Moon" to come out! However, I cannot stand Kristen Stewart. I absolutely cannot stand her!! So annoying, her voice, her mouth, her overall face...FAIL! Taylor on the other hand...He is with my other most favorite Taylor. Taylor Swift! Love them!! Too bad Kristen is in "New Moon." Also, I heard on the radio about a little squabble between Sarah Palin and Levi Johnson (the pig the impregnated her underage child). Seriously, he said "She underestimates me..." as if he is a threat?! What a dweeb. Oh my gosh. Sarah Palin is not anything too special in my book, however, this little wannabe, Levi, is getting on my nerves. He thinks he is cool. Really?! I will say, if she is paying Levi to insight this drama, it's working. I want to read about it in her book! HA HA! Going Rogue...her book, I am intrigued.

Ahh, Robert's...

So, cool story. The other night, my friend and co-worker, Nicole, and I went to the craft store. Clearly Robert's is the best in town so that's where we headed. Nicole needed to pick out some Christmas paper to make the Christmas count down blocks and I tagged along for moral support. My husband was going to pick me up from Roberts on his way home (it's right on the way). So, Nicole and I finished our shopping and headed outside to wait for my hubby. It was 6:07pm (funny how things sear into your memory...). As we were talking, all of the sudden, there was a really loud crash/scrap/breaking noise. I turn around towards Orem Blvd. and I was like, "what just happened?" Nicole was like, "that car just hit the motorcycle!" It was already dark so everything was just kind of black. We were only like fifty feet away so we started walking and then running over there. We were the first on the scene! We went to the motorcyclist and he was like half kneeling on the ground. Luckily he was ok, what we would have done if he was really hurt...no clue. So I talked to the guy asking him if he were ok and all that jazz. His shoe had been knocked off so I grabbed it for him, BUT before I touched anything I asked him if he wanted me to take pictures (thank you CSI/Law and Order SVU) he said no. Kind of sad, I wanted to be cool. :( So, I gave him his shoe. Nicole found his glasses. And then I started directing traffic. Nicole had to hold up the girl's dumper so she could pull in the turn lane. Her dumper was practically torn off her car. By the way, Nicole and I were running on adrenalin completely. Dang. Unreal. So, as we are doing this, another APX employee shows up! Protecting families, on and off the clock! He had been behind the driver of the car. He help the motorcyclist pick up his HUGE motorcycle that was lying in the road. Nicole and I started gathering broken glass and car/motorcycle parts out of the road. The police arrived and it was all over. 5 minutes. Seriously. So much happened...yikes. Scary. Crafts and car accidents, who would have known. ps. We decided it was most likely the motorcyclists fault in the accident. And, he was not wearing a helmet.

A BLAST From the PAST!

This weekend my mom and Tim came for a visit. With that came some digital up-loads of some of our old family pictures. Let's notice the mullit! LOVE IT! 1989. What a year, we are all pretty dang hot! I have to admit, this is one of my favorite pictures. That's a Merry Christmas from the Anderson clan. Twenty years have come and gone, things have changed a bit. We added one more and changed some other things but we are still family. A comforting thought really, no matter what, they're still mine!

I love me family.