Brother and Sister!

Tanner and Aydree are good buddies which makes me happy. Tanner is about the only one who makes Aydree really really laugh. It is so funny. Whenever we get ready to go anywhere Tanner always says "Can Aydree come with us?" He always wants to hold her and he loves helping mamma and daddy with her. I am sure glad they are friends and I hope they stay that way.

An Update! Some Pics! It's a miracle!

I don't know how many of you actually read my blog, but yes we are still alive in the Bateman household. We have had a fantastic summer and we did lots of fun things. Aydree is growing and growing and drooling and drooling. She has discovered her toes and her voice. She is just the cutest thing ever as you can see in these pics! Tanner is Potty trained! Thank goodness for lightning mcqueen and mater underwear! Isaac has started school and I am getting my supporting degree working at the hospital still. I will write more with more pics to come!

Special Day

I am sorry this has taken forever to post, but our computer was being weird and I was seriously going through withdrawls. On May 3 was Isaac's birthday and we got to bless Aydree. She was blessed in my sister Erika's dress,and an orange bow made by her Gramie to keep up the orange tradition.(For those who don't know, we have a weird orange tradition I will explain later). She looked like a little angel. Isaac gave her a beautiful blessing and she was lucky enough to have all of her uncles but one and both her grandpas and one great grandpa in the circle. What an amazing and beautiful experience. We had a lot of good friends there to support us too. It was a very special day, one I won't forget. I am so grateful for so many things in my life and that day was definitely one of them.

Dr. Wasserstrom Day

I was going through some pictures and I found these funny ones. I work with a Doc who really doesn't have a personality and is a little difficult to get along with, so Patty, who is in the first pic with me decided to have Dr. Wasserstrom day. We all dressed in scrubs and wore glasses on the end of our noses. I even spray painted my hair gray. He didn't have any idea what we were doing until he asked what we were doing. I said very cheerfully, "Happy Dr. Wassestrom day!" He actually laughed! It was an amazing experience to hear this dude laugh! He NEVER does! It just goes to show how people can change for the better, you just have to create experiences and opportunities for them to do so. I work with a bunch of good people who make my work life a whole lot better. I am lucky to have a good job where we can find humor and have fun. Oh, by the way, I won the contest of who looks like Dr. Wasserstrom the most, I don't know if that's good or not.

The Napping House

Tanner likes this book called the Napping house, which now that are schedules are skewed slightly because of a new baby, I feel like we have become the napping house. The only one not sleeping is momma! What is that about? Tanner's sleeping habits are pretty funny. He will do whatever is possible to NOT fall asleep when he has to. He will fall asleep after sheer exhaustion of trying to stay awake for 3 hours or more. When he does fall asleep, it is in strange positions that seem very uncomfortable to me. Sometimes to get him to fall asleep I lay with him in the very small car bed. I end up falling asleep and Tanner is playing. I wake up eventually because one side of my body is asleep or an arm is purple from lack of circulation. How can a kid who runs and runs and runs all day not EVER be tired? Why does he like the book called the Napping House if napping is not one of his favorite activities? These are some of life's great mysteries for sure.

Our Baby girl is here!!

Wow! I know I haven't posted for a while but I have a good excuse! Our sweet baby girl Aydree Marie Bateman was born on March 24,2009 at 3:30pm. She weighed 8lbs 4oz and was 20 inches long. She wasn't due until today actually, but the Dr. said if she would have gone full term, she would have been really big. She has dark brown hair and she resembles her big brother. It is such an amazing experience to have a baby even though it hurts a lot. Both grandmas were there which made it more special, they were both bawling when she was born. Isaac is a proud papa and he was a good support to me during the whole thing. He is an amazing father and husband, I couldn't ask for better. I am so grateful for the priesthood,Isaac gave me a blessing and even though I was scared, I knew everything would be ok. I am grateful for a good doctor and nurses who knew what they were doing. Aydree had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck a couple of times but they knew how to take care of her and me so everything would turn out. We are so glad she is here, her spirit is strong and makes our home better. I am still in my PJs, so I will post more later. pictures to follow soon!

Round and Rounder

My mom convinced me to get a picture of me while I am pregnant and Isaac says our daughter needs to see how big her mom got with her. So, here I am at 37 weeks! Wow! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone, probably because I am chasing after Tanner all the time. I am excited to have a little girl! My very talented mother in law made this super cute quilt for me and I had to show it off! My friend Heather made me one also and that picture will come soon! Isaac and Tanner were holding Tanner's cousin baby Jordan and I thought it was so cute, so they got their picture taken too! The countdown is on until our baby with no name yet gets here!

Winter blues

We were trying to find a way to beat the winter blues. There isn't any snow here and it's no fun to play in the frozen mud. So we went to this place called Hop 2 it. It's a big warehouse full of jumping bouncy houses. Some of the Bateman family came with us and we had a great time. It was fun even for a big pregnant lady. I just had to be sure that I wasn't jumping too much! Maybe I will go there again about due date time! Only 2 more months to go! I am really excited to have a girl. I am unsure about having 2 kids,because I feel like I can't handle one sometimes, but I know it will be great! Having kids makes life worthwhile for sure. If you have any ideas about how to shed the winter blues, let us know before we go crazy! Tanner and I have watched Dora the explorer one too many times. She can't even match her clothes. What's the deal?