Picture Update

What we've been up to. . . .


ROCKING


STARING AT EACH OTHER



LAYING ON OUR BELLY


GROWING TALLER



AND BEING CUTE . . .

I LOVE MY BOYS!!!!

Three to Four on August 10th

Matthew Henry Henderson was born on August 10th at 1:32 pm. He weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 18 inches long. He is our miracle baby because after his birth the doctor showed us a "true knot" in his umbilical cord. It was a tight knot that with a tug from either side would have cut off his blood supply causing him to be still born or die while I was in labor. I am so grateful for the many prayers and blessings I received that I am sure helped him to arrive safely!! He is a very welcome addition to the family and very loved by us all (including his big brother Drew).

Why couldn't I be more like a lion??

Did you know that lions on average have their cubs after only 108 days of pregnancy? That's only about 3 1/2 months. I would have had my baby back in the middle of March!!!!! The blog has been silent for a long time because I am leading a very boring life of waiting. I had some early signs of labor back at 28 weeks, so I've been trying to take it easy (watching my summer disappear :( ) It has been a boring and very uncomfortable few months. I am now so excited to be done and meet my little boy, but of course now that I want it to happen, it won't! So, I'm am sitting at my computer google-ing pregnancy and I notice how lucky some animals are. Rabbits are only 30 days!! But they also have a gajillion babies at once (no thanks!!) And all I can say is poor poor African elephants--645 days or 22 months. Maybe I'll just be grateful it's only nine-ish months for us humans and go take another nap!

The Saddle Man

Okay, so I've been meaning to post some stuff about my hubby and I am finally taking the time to do it. For those of you who do not know, Dustin owns a saddle business with his dad and brother, Henderson Saddle Company. They make beautiful saddles and sell them to people from all over the country (and sometimes other countries). Saddlemaking is an art--they hand tool all of the designs on the saddles. It is a cool process to observe the saddle as it comes together. Maybe someday I'll post some pics of the process. These are some photos from a show that I just went to with Dustin in Jordan Valley, OR (literally a town in the middle of nowhere). We had a fun time together and Drew especially enjoyed being outside all day for three days.

It's a boy!!

I am so excited that Drew will be getting a little brother. He will love having someone to play with and I can only imagine the trouble they will get into together. I love my little guy so much. I can't wait to meet our next one and get to know him better.

Sunshine and Smiles

We love spring!!! Wheelbarrow rides and driving the "tracor" (Grandpa's little tractor)

and sunshine and lots of fun. The only sad part is when we have to

go inside (it involves tears-lots and lots of tears!!)

DREW is TWO!

And his cake tasted really good! Thanks Grandma!!

We took a fun weekend trip to Salt Lake. A few of the highlights: The Living Planet aquarium was cool, the fountain at The Gateway Mall was refreshing, Korean food (Dustin's mission) is very unique and extremely tasty, Brazilian food (my mission) was sooo good we only wished we had more room in our stomach, a memory walk on BYU's campus, and a visit to Temple Square with all of it's beautiful flowers. It was a great trip and we made some memories that we will enjoy for a long time. Sometimes you just have to get away, do something different, take a deep breath and restore your perspective. I love my life and my little family!! I threw in a belly shot so all of you could appreciate why I am freaking out about how big I've gotten this time.

I still have 4 more months to go--AHHHHHH!

Backpack Backpack

So in an effort to get that lovely prego picture of myself further down the page and out of my mind, I am writing this update blog.

DREW has new words everyday. It is amazing how fast their vocabulary grows once they start to talk. His favorite new word is backpack (from the Dora movie that plays over and over in our van since it is the only DVD we can get it to play :~) Saturday he wanted a backpack of his own so I dug out my old college backpack and he hauled it around. It is as big as he is!! I should have a picture, I know, but the batteries in my camera are dead and I forget to buy new ones. He also likes to talk to the baby (my belly) everyday. He pats it and says, "Hi baby!" Tonight he looked up at me after saying hi to the belly and said, "Baby nap" then nodded his head and walked away. I guess he was explaining to himself why the baby never says hi back to him. So cute!!!

DUSTIN is a work-a-holic. Because his work is just out our back door, he sneeks out there at times that anyone with a normal job would be enjoying free time. Now that we have sprung forward with daylight savings he is going to need a reminder alarm at 6 PM to wind things down and feed the animals just so he can be "home" by 7 PM. This all day everyday schedule is Mon-Sat every week (with an every other week trip to the grocery store with me for his lunch break :) I really need to post some pictures of his saddles. He does a great job and is truly an artist/saddlemaker. I just wish I could get his Saturdays for my "honey do" projects.

EMILY is watching her belly grow much faster with child #2. Everyone keeps telling me that this is normal to get big fast with a second child, but I can't help but worry that the same won't be true on the other end. (I see biggest loser goals in my future!) I am also trying something new. I have a piano student. Someone I serve with in Young Women's asked me if I would be willing to teach piano lessons to her daughter. I was happy to give it a try. We've only had a few lessons and she has already learned and improved so much. Learning to play is a slow and sometimes frustrating process and I hope that I can help her to be determined to stick with it and have fun along the way. If this is a sucess, I will definitely take more students if anyone is interested. I love playing the piano and if I can share that love with others it would be so awesome!