Summer

Well Mike and I have both been really excited for summer where he doesn't have to go to work.  But he hates just sitting at home, so he has been helping out his friend's dad with landscaping.  It's been nice because he stays busy and it is way chill so if he needs a day off for anything it's not a big deal.  We do wish he was home a little more to play, but I think he would go crazy!  Damon has absolutely LOVED the warm weather.  If he could, he would stay outside 24/7!  Which kinda sucks because with this pregnancy I have been getting really dizzy a lot, especially when I am outside and it is hot.  Luckily I have a lot of other people who are willing to chase him around in the heat :)

 Damon petting the cows at aunt Julie's farm

 Riding the tractor at the farm.  He loved it out there!

 Caitlin taking him for a ride on the 3-wheeler -- aka tractor.  

To him, anything that is big and moves is a tractor.
That is the same helmet and 3-wheeler we used when I was little :)

 Now every time we go to grandma and grandpa's house he 

runs to the shed with the 3-wheeler and tries to break in 

while saying 'tractor, tractor'

This kid loves bubbles, but is so independent that he wants to do it himself.

It never really works, but he has a great time anyways! ( I cant figure out how
to upload a video on here...... so this is all you get for now-- anybody know
how to do it?  Is there a trick?)

I have been trying to do fun things with him that are different from our everyday routine which usually includes books, blocks, random toys and the iPad.  But it seems that every time I try something new he just looks at me like um...... are you crazy?  What is this?  Oh well, I guess I should just be glad that he is easily entertained!!

 We tried painting with watercolors the other day.  It lasted about 3 minutes.

And yes, he is using the wrong end of the brush.

And now he is getting ready to eat it..... that is probably

my fault for putting him in his high chair to do it.

On the 10th it was our anniversary.  We have been married for 4 years now!  In some ways it has flown by, but other times I think seriously that's it?  It has been an eventful 4 years: We have both graduated college, Mike has had 3 jobs and finally has a 'real' job, we have lived in 4 different apartments, we have an almost 2 year old and another on the way, and we are (VERY slowly, but surely) in the process of getting a house.  So when I think about it like that I think how has it only been 4 years?!  We had a class to go to the night of our anniversary so we didn't do much to celebrate.  We did go out to Texas Roadhouse a couple days before.  I didn't even get a picture of me and Mike together, but I did get one of him and Damon.  (Yes, we took our child on our anniversary date with us.... ha ha ha!)

He wouldn't hold still long enough for me to get a picture that wasn't blurry!

I've decided to start the blog back up.  I was too busy/lazy to do it last time, but I really like looking back at the things I have posted and forgotten about so here we go again.  I'm not even going to try to catch up on the last almost 2 years but hopefully I can stay updated from here on out.

We have been loving the splash pad across the street from our apartment!! I worried that Damon might be a little scared but the first time he saw the water going he was pulling against me trying to get in it.  It was like 6:30 at night and he wasn't in a swimming suit, but it was still pretty warm so in he went.  He had a blast until one stream of water got him right in the face!  Then he was scared and probably a little cold.  The next time we went back he refused to go unless he could push his empty stroller around with him.... okay.....  We have been back a few more times and he is over the stroller thing and has been having a great time!  He stands right in the middle with this big grin on his face and his arms flailing up and down.  Then he runs back over to make sure you are watching and clapping for him, then he goes back for more.  When he gets bored with that he says "nee.....neee...." which in Damon's world means swing.  Its pretty handy having all the playground toys there too because he can go back and forth between the two.  It is also kind of a pain in the butt because just when I get comfortable watching him in the water he runs away to the toys :)

He is such a little tease lately and he thinks he is so funny.  He will stand up in the tub and start whining and reaching for me so I grab his towel and go to get him out.  Right when I reach out to pick him up he says "NO!" and sits back down and starts splashing and laughing.  When I finally do get him out of the tub he goes to his room and collapses on the floor with his towel covering him.  He thinks he is hiding.  So then I have to say "where's Damon?" and make noise like I am looking for him and he laughs and laughs (super discreet for someone who is hiding).  When I actually lift up the towel to find him he freaks out and whines until I cover him back up and then he says "thank you".  I think he is missing the point of the game.......

he's here!!!

Damon Michael Boam---- born Friday September 21.  9 lbs. 4 oz.  20 inches long

 

 

 

 

 

Our baby boy is finally here!! After being dilated to a 5 for 2 weeks and a 4 for a week before that, and having my membranes stripped twice, lets just say we were more than ready! :)  Last Thursday Mike had to work so i spent the night just bumming around.  I went to take Mike dinner for his break around 9:15 and felt just fine.  I came back home and was just finishing my book when i thought i felt a contraction.  This was around 10:30.  I felt another one about 10 minutes later and they kept coming pretty consistently after that.  Mike had another break at 11, so i called and told him to come home.  We tried going for a walk, and i got in the bathtub, but they kept coming faster and stronger so we headed up to the hospital.  We got there around 12:30 and i was dilated to a 6.  Luckily they were able to give me an epidural stat! Good thing because i'm pretty sure i would have died without it ;).  At 2:30 I was dilated to a 10 and the nurse said they would normally let me rest for an hour before i started pushing, but she was off at 3:00 so she was just going to tell the new nurse to have me start pushing when she got there.  She came back in the room at 2:45 and said she decided to just have me start now and get the baby here before she was off.  I wasn't sure if she was serious or not because they had said it was normal to have to push anywhere from 1-3 hours.  But they had me start and he was born at 3:00 am on the dot.  Pretty quick labor! I think that made it totally worth the 3 weeks of waiting and thinking it could be any time.  We are absolutely loving having him here even though we don't really know what we are doing.  So far he is a very content baby, and sleeps great at night.  Lets just hope it lasts!!

wow

It has really been awhile since I have posted on here, and a LOT has happened!  I had a class where I did student teaching in the preschool up on campus for the summer.  It ended last week so I am finally getting a little summer break. It was pretty fun, but definitely had it's moments.  I think its safe to say I have no plans of becoming a preschool teacher....

  

Mike is now working at Convergys.  He seems to like it okay.  Not his lifelong career choice by any means, but it pays the bills.

I am now 30 weeks along!  Hard to believe right?  Our baby boy is due September 28.  Sometimes I feel like it is never going to get here, and other times I feel like I'm not ready at all and I need at least a couple more months to get ready.  But ready or not, he is coming and we are SOOOOO excited!!

I realize that after a few months of nothing this is a pretty pathetic update, but I will really try to be better!

Brad Paisley (ITLS 4015)

So I realize it's a little late, but here are some
pictures from the Brad Paisley concert we
went to awhile back.  It was awesome!!

 

 

 

pinterest attempts (ITLS 4015)

Mike gave me some roses for Valentines day when we were dating. I hung them up to dry in my parents basement, and that is where they have been ever since. I saw a cute idea on pinterest to put them in the shape of a heart in a shadow box. There was only one dozen, so I just had to do the outline of the heart. Amber helped me and we got them all glued on and it looked pretty good. Then I went to put the paper in the shadow box, and the roses were too tall. So we ended up not putting the back of the box on, and just putting the paper in there so it would squish them less. They still got squished a little, so it doesn't look as good as it did at first. BOO!





Once we finished with the roses we were talking about this cool crayon thing we had both seen. You use hot glue to glue crayons to a canvas, and then melt them with a hair dryer. We decided to give it a try. We were at my parents house and didn't want to drive all the way into Logan to buy a canvas to put it on. So we decided to try a 'rough draft'. I used crayola crayons on a piece of textured card stock, and Amber used cheaper crayons on poster paper. (We tried a little bit of everything to see what would turn out the best) The crayola crayons melted a lot darker and thicker. The cheaper crayons melted and the wax was a little more see through, but it melted together cooler (sorry I don't have a pic of that one). Anyways, it worked out better than we thought. The paper curls up a little at the bottom and when it does the wax cracks and falls off, but we weren't planning on keeping these ones anyways so its okay. Now that we know what crayons are better and that it actually works, we are planning on making good ones on canvas this weekend. Hopefully they work!!!! :)

Tilly's new house

A long time ago Mike decided he wanted to build a new house for Tilly. We put it off for a long time, but finally decided to really make one. Mike and my dad built the whole thing. My contribution was painting and telling them what to do :) It turned out to be a LOT bigger than I thought it would be, especially in our tiny living room. We put her in it for the first time today, and I'm not really sure if she likes it.... hopefully she gets used to it, cuz it took a lot of time and work, and it is staying!!

After it was all built, we painted it blue

then we put a brown glaze over it.
it was harder to do than I thought, but I
think it turned out okay.

Mike putting the finishing touches
on the inside

completely finished

The inside- Yes it has two levels, and yes that is a banister at the top.
What can i say, the men were creative! Mike's mom said to keep
this as a dollhouse for our kids and not put the turtle in it.
Hopefully my dad will just build another one when that
time comes :)