Our life with Two boys

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!  It is one week away, I hope that you are all as excited as we are!  We hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends.

So this post is picture filled but we have a few pictures of the boys and what they have been up to.  They also both went to the doctor today so I thought it would be a perfect time to give an update on them.

This is Daniel at one month old, crazy because now he is two months and I need to get an new picture.  He is quite the chubby boy.  He is in the 85th percentile for height and weight (which is crazy because Garrett was always so small).  He weighed in today at 13lbs even and was 23 inches long.  He is such a cutie!  He is really starting to look at us and react to our smiles.  He has the cutest smile and has even tried to laugh a few times. 

Daniel is such a great baby, which I needed since these two boys are only 15 1/2 months apart.  He sleeps a lot and is already going about 6 hours at night.  A mother's dream!

Garrett is really growing as well.  He weighed in today at 23lbs 11oz and was 31 inches long.  He is in around the 24th percentile but it is fine because he is following his curve.  He is starting to try and jump and loves to twirl and get himself dizzy.  He knows where his eyes, mouth, ears, nose, hair, and toes are located. 

That is not a new kind of hair gel it is mashed potatoes!  He thought he would try a new hair style.

He loves to feed himself and is even trying to use a spoon and fork now.  He is very independent.  As you can see from the last two pictures he doesn't always get the food to his mouth.  (No, we did not put the noodle in his hair like that, I came to check on him and there was a noodle right in the middle of his head.)

Garrrett got to play in the snow for the first time and thought that we were crazy.  Chad would pick up the snow and hold it out for Garrett and Garrett would just poke it with his finger.  I then took him out a few days later and he got into it a little more.  He really did not like walking in deep snow, he would stand there and cry until I came and got him out.  He also fell down a few times and would just sit there until I came to get him.  He loved to follow the tire tracks in the driveway out into the circle (I love living in a cul-de-sac).

He could barely move with all the snow clothes on, but he was sure warm.  He also really loved the Hot Chocolate that he got at the end of playing in the snow!

Garrett really loves to play with his Daddy.  Chad gives him horsey rides almost every night and in order to stay on he has to lay down and grip Chad, I think that it is so cute.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I like to do cute and festive wrapping paper.

2. Real tree or Artificial?
I have done both my whole life so I don't really know. They both have their pluses and minuses.

3. When do you put up the tree?
Sometime after Thanksgiving. Chad doesn't like to have anything Christmas around until Thanksgiving is over.

4. When do you take the tree down?
As a kid we always kept the tree up until my birthday and I got to put my presents under the tree. This only works because my birthday is a few days after Christmas.

5. Do you like eggnog?
Sort of, I like it mixed with Sprite, it isn't to bad you should try it!

6.Favorite gift received as a child?
I got a gift from my parents one year that really meant a lot to me. They gave me a book called Daughter of a King and inside they had put a letter from each of them. I loved it and still have those letters and the book.

7. Hardest person to buy for?
Chad and my dad. Guys are hard to buy for.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
My mom. She loves anything we get her. She just wants it to be a thoughtful gift.

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, I have many. I have five and two ornament ones. I love to collect nativities, I would rather have those as decorations than Santa Claus because Christ is the real reason for the season.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
I like to mail them, more personal that way.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I don't think I have one. I am not too picky when it comes to presents, I just want to know that I was thought of.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I like a few, White Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the old one), The Santa Clause.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
I try to do it all year long but it seems like I am still doing a bunch in December.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Not that I can think of.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Chocolate Orange, I love these and every year my mom would get me one and I would only eat a little at a time so that it would last a few days.

16. Lights on the tree?
Of course, but they change color every year, right now they are white.

17. Favorite Christmas song?
All the tradtional ones, I really like songs by Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Both, last year we stayed home this year we will be flying to Washington for 9 days, YIPPY!!!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Of Course, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and don't forget Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
I have an angel that my brother gave me one year. It is Beautiful!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
We open PJ's on Christmas eve and everything else on Christmas Morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
The Traffic!!!

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
I love ornaments with meaning, All of my ornaments have a story. It is a tradition for my parents to get us a new ornament each year so I have all sorts of ornaments. Now my mom has started it with my Children and I love it.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
We always had Pizza by candle light with our nice china.

25. Favorite family Christmas tradition?
Making Christmas last all day by going slowly and enjoying each present. I also like the previously mentioned Pizza by candle light.

Latest Giveaway!!!

Okay everyone my wonderful friend Ashley is doing another giveaway. She does custom vinyl and is doing one last giveaway before Christmas. This will only last till Friday so go check it out and enter to win!!!

Beautiful Baby & Handsome Boy

GREEN!!!!!!

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You Are a Green Crayon

Your world is colored in harmonious, peaceful, natural colors. While some may associate green with money, you are one of the least materialistic people around. Comfort is important to you. You like to feel as relaxed as possible - and you try to make others feel at ease. You're very happy with who you are, and it certainly shows! Your color wheel opposite is red. Every time you feel grounded, a red person does their best to shake you.

What Color Crayon Are You?

Lucky number 8

I got tagged by my friend Alli, so here goes the 8 things tag

1.  8 TV shows I love to watch
-The Office
-Biggest Loser
-Prison Break
- Project Runway
-The Amazing Race
-Survivor
-Extreme Makeover Home Edition
-We don't have TV so what I watch is off the Internet (can't think of anymore)

2.  8 Favorite Resturants
-Blue Hashi
-Wingers
-Bajios
-Great Hunan
-Rumbi's
-Not sure what else, we only eat at a few places

3.  8 Things that happened yesterday
-Insulated the Garage
-Watched my sisters at their singing practice (they are so cute)
-Fed Daniel about a million times (at least it feels that way)
-Made lunch for my family
-Chad helped clean out parents garage
-Ate pizza
-Filled up the car for $2.09 a gallon (woot!!!)
-Watched a movie

4.  8 Things I am looking forward to
-Christams in Washington
-Thanksgiving in Utah
-Chad's Christmas bonus
-Garrett going to nursery in January
-Daniel sleeping through the night (many months away)
-Christmas with two little boys (holidays are so much more fun with kids)
-My birthday in less than two months
-Chad's birthday shortly after mine

5.  8 Things on my wish list
-A yard
-(Chad) a high bred racing shifter
-New shoes (I always want new shoes)
-Righteous sons
-A fun & romantic anniversary with Chad
-To live close to all of our family
-For my children to go to college
-(Chad) for it to not snow this winter

6.  8 People I tag
-Miranda Whitney
-Suzanne Hope
-Kelli Whitney
-Tilila Taulanga
-Elaine Currit
-Maegan Fitzgerald
-Diana Fife
-Kristy Patterson

Cute Quilts!!!

So I found this awesome giveaway on a friends blog! This lady make awesome quilts and is giving one away. Who doesn't want a handmade quilt. Here is the link http://www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com/

A special day...

Daddy and Daniel

This past Sunday we blessed Daniel and it was such a great day!  I love having the priesthood in my home and love knowing that I am married to a wonderful and worthy man.  Chad is such an awesome Daddy and a wonderful husband.  His parents were able to come for a few days for the blessing and it was so wonderful to have them here as well.  They are such wonderful and supportive people.  I really think that Garrett loved having them around, more people to hang out with. 

We also had some friends and family that came for the blessing as well.  Grandma and Grandpa Poulson came up with Carrie and Tilila.  The Funk's also made the drive up.  Ryan and Liz came with their baby boy Carter and Brock and Stacey came as well.  Most of them had to travel and we really appreciate them making the sacrifice to be there for Daniel's special day. 

Our Family of Four!!!

4 Generations My Grandpa Monte Poulson (Daniel got his middle name from him)

The Funk's

G&G Poulson, Tilila, and Carrie

G&G King flew all the way from Washington

G&G Poulson

This week's activities!

Well we have survived another week with two children. Daniel was two weeks old yesterday and went to the doctor. The doctor said that he must eat like a horse because he gained over a pound in a week and a half. Daniel is now 8 lbs and 14 oz. He was 7 lbs 6 oz when he was born so that shows you how much he has grown in the last two weeks. He really does eat a lot. It seems like I have just fed him and he is ready to eat again. He is such a joy in our lives, he just fits right into our family.

Helping Daddy

Finished Product!

This week was also Halloween and the first Halloween that Garrett sort of knew what was going on. We carved our pumpkin on Thursday night and Garrett really enjoyed that. We stripped him down to his diaper and let him sit on the table and help Daddy. I think that he thought we were a little crazy.

Little Pumpkin

Handsome Boys!!

The whole gang (sorry it is blurry)

Scary Dragon!!!

Then on Friday I dressed the two boys up in their Halloween shirts and they looked to dang cute. Daniel's was an orange onesie with a pumpkin face. Later that night we bundled Daniel up and dressed Garrett in his dragon suit and headed out to our wards Trunk or Treat. Garrett seemed a little confused by all of the weird people in costumes but I think he enjoyed himself and mom even let him have a sucker, which he thourghly enjoyed. All in all it was a great Halloween!!!
P.S. I don't know why the first part is underlined, blog is kind of crazy sometimes)

Weird Thought....

I had a funny thought today.  It is October 26th and that was my due date for little Daniel.  It is so weird to think that I could still be pregnant with him and yet he has been here for nine days.  It is funny how once you add a new baby to the family it feels like they have always been there. 
This past week has been interesting with two boys now instead of one.  We have had a few interesting mornings and many messes.  Garrett just goes ninety miles an hour all of the time.  Last Tuesday I was trying to get both of them ready because Daniel had a doctors appointment and Garrett was sitting next to me on the bed holding my mug with water in it and next thing I know my butt and bed are soaking wet.  Garrett had spilled the water everywhere and the only pair of pants that fit me were all wet, so I take them off and I use the blow dryer to dry them (Chad came home for a second at this point and thought I was crazy, imagine coming home and your wife is in the bathroom sitting there blow drying her pants).  After I get my pants dry and go and start changing Daniel's diaper, just as I take his diaper off we get projectile poop that flys and gets on my pants (the only pants that fit, I remind you) so then I have to clean them up again.  Lets just say it was a crazy morning. 
I am sure that there will be many more to come but we will manage and will try to enjoy every minute of it!

Vinyl Lettering!!!

So I have a friend who is doing an awesome vinyl nativity giveaway (perfect for Christmas).  You can go to her website here and she has all of the instructions.  Very easy and super cute ideas!

October 17th, 2008! What a great day!

As many of you know our newest little addition joined our family on October 17th, 2008 at 2:49 am.  We named him Daniel Monte King and he weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.  We are just so excited the he is here.
Now here is the story.  Nicole started to have some pretty intense contraction around 4:30 pm on Thursday and we finally decided to go to the hospital around 7:00 pm (thank you so much to Erin Ellsworth for watching Garrett the first night).  They got her in and set up on the monitors to see if it was true labor and if she could stay.  Once we knew we were staying Nicole got her epidural (thank you so much for modern medicine)  After getting that we were all able to get some sleep before the real work would come.  When we got to the hospital Nicole was dialted to a 4 and by 2 in the morning she was a 10 and ready to push.  She pushed for about 10 minutes and out he came.  He is perfect and we just love him so much.
Garrett came the next day to see his new brother and at first he wasn't sure what to think but after a few minutes he warmed right up to him and now gives Daniel hugs and kisses and calls him 'baby' 
Daniel is such a calm and quiet little guy and we just love him. 

Nicole is making me write six strange quirks that I have.

1)  I automatically add up all of the hymn numbers at Church every Sunday.
2)  Whenever I go up or down stairs, I check to see if there is an odd or even number. 
3)  I usually drink my water with with at least 15% straight lemon juice.  Unless I'm going excercising afterwards, because lemon juice and excercising don't mix.
4)  I can usually listen to a CD about 20 times in a row before I get sick of it.  This usually bothers Nicole when we're on a road trip and I try and listen to the same CD over and over again.
5)  Late at night or early in the morning, I count the number of letters I say when I say a sentence.
6)  If I'm dared, I'll eat about anything including dog, cooked bugs, a chicken egg right before it hatches, live octopus, a whole tube of wasabi, a bullion cube and a mixture of ketchup, mustard and vinegar.

Free Handbag

I love to get stuff for free, there is nothing better than finding a good deal.  There is a company that is giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours to celebrate their launch.  So if you would like to enter to win a chance for a handbag here is the link: Free Handbag.  Good Luck everyone!

Sorry

So I know that all of my blogs lately have been about this baby and getting impatient for him to come, but hey when you are nine months pregnant there is little else on your mind. 
I am now 37 WEEKS!!!  Can you believe it?  Although I have three weeks left I want the baby to come now.  Having a false alarm makes the last few weeks unbearable.  Everyday feels like forever and I am so ready to be done!  Oh well I guess the baby will come when he is ready to come. 

Update on #2

Well I went to the doctor yesterday and they said that I was looking good and that the baby seemed to be doing just fine.  They didn't check me because that can often cause labor or break your water.  They did take me off total and complete bed rest though.  I can get up and move around but I still need to take it pretty easy and not lift anything, including Garrett.  They said just to go with how I am feeling, if I am up and moving around and start to feel contractions and such that I just need to lay down for a bit.  After Sunday they will be much less worried about the baby coming as I will be 37 weeks and that is much healthier for the baby.  So we are just taking life one day at a time and getting really excited to see our new little one!
Thank you all for your support and comments just knowing I have such great friends is comforting.  If I need any help I will let you all know.

Weekend Excitment!!!

I am sure many people already know but if not I will update everyone on our weekend excitement. 
On friday night Chad and I were planning to go to Jackson and leave Garrett with my parents so we could have a little weekend before our next bundle of joy joined the family but he had a different plan.  We ended up spending Friday night in the hospital.  
I woke up on Thursday night with some pretty good contractions that were keeping me awake, I was awake for a few hours watching movie and trying to see if they would stop.  Finally I decided to just try and get some sleep, if I needed to go the hospital my body would let me know.  I woke up the next morning feeling okay just tired but decided that I needed to go the doctor because I was still having some contractions just not as intense.  The doctor said that I was in labor and had dialated to a 3 and efaced 50%.  So they sent me up to the hospital to get some drugs and stuff to try and stop the contractions.  Well the medicine seemed to help in stopping things but I was still having the occasional contraction and the little guy had moved pretty far down. 
When they released me from the hospital I was still a 3 and 50% efaced and the baby was down there ready to go so they have put me on bed rest.  They just want me to go as long as I can before having this baby, which is understandable since I am only 36 weeks.  So we will see what happens, we will keep you posted.

Baby Hungry and Cabin Fever!!!

Not a good combination to have.  I am going crazy waiting for our new little sweetie to arrive.  I only have about 5 weeks left but it feels like eternity.  The whole pregnancy has gone by really quick but the last few weeks have seemed like molasses in the winter!!!  I think it is a combination of excitment and just plain tired of being pregnant and having a sore back.  I want to sleep on my tummy again and my back for that matter! 
Then on top of that I am going crazy sitting at the house all day by myself.  I don't think husbands can truly understand how crazy you can go being at home all day.  Doing that same things over and over and not having anyone to talk to but a 15 month old.  I don't know how much more I can take, so if anyone is bored like me you are welcome to come on over anytime.  I am around most days all day long, come relieve some boredom!

p.s. Check out the poll on the side and let us know what you think of the names.  None are set in stone yet, we just know we want to use the middle name Monte.  It is my grandpa's name.  If you have any good suggestions of names that would go with that let us know!

Crazy People!

So yesterday we discovered something very strange. Let me go back to how it all started. On our 4 runner we have the kind of antenna that goes up and down based on if the radio is one or not. So whenever you turn the car off it goes down and you can hear it hum while it goes down, well the past few days it sounded really funny. I would try to remember to look at it while it went up or down but I kept forgetting to. So finally yesterday I looked at it and guess what it is gone!!! Now what kind of crazy person steals someones antenna right off there car. What use would anyone have for that antenna I don't know but I hope whoever has it is enjoying it. On a positive note our radio still works without it, I just find it odd that someone would want to steal that?!

Rodeo and Rednecks!!!

Last night we took Garrett and went to the fair and the rodeo. We were very excited to go especially because this would be Garrett's first experience with the fair and the rodeo. He was so good and just loved to look around at all of the people and the booths. He was very amused the whole time. At the rodeo he wasn't sure if he liked it or hated it. He really liked at the beginning when all of the contestants came out on their horses and rode around the ring. He would point and get all excited, then when the bucking broncos came out he wasn't sure what to think. He would get all concerned, we weren't sure if he was concerned for the horses or the people on the horses. He was so cute. It is crazy how much more fun and exciting everything is when you have a little baby that is experiencing it all for the first time. What a cute little boy we have!
We all had such a great time, I just love the fair!!!

Did you know...

I got tagged by my friend Ashley and am supposed to write six random things about myself. Well see if I can come up with some good ones

1. I can lick my elbow, no joke, I know it is supposed to be impossible but for some strange reason I can do it. Maybe it is my really long tongue because I can also lick my nose.

2. I can't eat a sandwich without chips. It is just one of my quirks, I don't like to eat a sandwich without chips, I only have a few times in my life.

3. I cannot bend my thumb down without my other fingers bending at the same time. It is very wierd but true, I can do it just a little on my left hand but not on my right at all.

4. I am left handed and love it. I also have good handwriting but I can write sideways. The best question I have ever been asked is 'How do you write with your left hand?' my response 'How do you write with your right hand?' People can be very funny about me being left handed.

5. I hate to clean bath tubs. I don't mind any other part of the kitchen just the bath tub. I always end up wet and gross and can never seem to get the whole shower clean.

6. I am really not into the Stephanie Meyers "Twilght" series. I think just about everyone I talk to is crazy about it but not me, I haven't even read the third book. I guess I just didn't catch the "Twilght" bug.

I tag: Katie, Kristy, Suzanne, Tiffany, Jeanette, and Rachel

Here are the rules:
1. Link the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let the person know you tagged them on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when you’ve posted. (Don’t worry about this one, I’ll know)

Weeds, Weeds, Weeds!!!

Well I don't have any pics but I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! to my family who came last night and helped pull our weeds! They did it for their family night and it was very kind of them. I don't think we would have ever gotten near as much done with out them. Chad has been working very hard on them but with me out of commission we could only get so far. But with everyones help we got a lot accomplished! Thank you Chad, Mom, Dad, Emily, Meagan, and Abigail.
They are all such hard workers and it is a good thing too, we had one weed that took three people to pull (Yes, it was that big). It was also great because there was always someone to watch Garrett. He really enjoyed being outside and even had his own little shovel that he would poke the ground with, very cute!!!
After we pulled weeds I rewarded everyone with rootbeer and cream soda floats!

Spider Woman!!!

Or as Chad likes to call me "Spider Mommy" I have gotten 6 spider bites in the last week! What is up with that, Chad doesn't have any and neither does Garrett, so why do I. This is crazy, I think that I am going to go and get some sticky spider traps and see what I can catch! I must just taste really good or something.

Time is flying!

Wow, I am now 30 weeks with only ten more to go!!!! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going! I guess since I already have a little boy to keep me busy I haven't had as much time to think about it. We are very excited but I think we need to come up with a name soon. We still don't know. I will try to get a picture taken of my belly so that you can all see the little bump!

Finley Terrill

This was on my friend Katie Johnson's blog. It is her sister so I thought that I would pass the word around. I know many of you may not know these people but some of you may want to help so I will post it.



Sweet Huckleberry Finley

As many of you know, my sister Hanna Terill and her husband Chris Terrill had a beautiful girl on July 17th: Finley Reese Terrill. Some may not know that after one week of life, Finley was beginning to have breathing and eating problems. On August 2nd 2008, she stopped breathing and was life flighted to primary childrens hospital in Salt Lake City. She had to be fed through tubes in order to eat, and put on oxygen to breathe.

Things have slowly been improving: Finley can now eat, but cannot get off the oxygen without having major problems. They have been running tests all week but are still unsure as to what virus is causing these problems. She has pneumonia and a very bad case of reflux It is so severe that once she is able to breathe on her own, she will still need to take medication for the first year of her life up to her entire life, depending on how much improvement is made.



At this time our family and friends are reaching out to the community to help the Terrill's in their time of need. We are holding a potato bar for the community and invite all to come out and support this wonderful family.

Potato Bar and Dessert
Wednesday August 13, 2008 held at the Iona City Building
in the south shelter (next to the ball diamond) at 6:30 pm
*Please bring your blankets and chairs

Cost of admission is $5 per person or $20 per family.


Our thoughts and prayers are with the Terill Family at this time. If you would like to make a donation you can do so by sending payment to

East Idaho Credit Union
P.O. Box 1865
Idaho Falls, ID. 83403
(Please make checks payable to "The Terrill Family Fund"

I hope they call me on a Mission!

I never thought this day would come but it is offical, my little brother is now a Missionary. We dropped him off at the MTC yesterday. He leaves on August 27th to go to the Washington D.C. north mission and I am so excited for him. It is so crazy to watch him grow up and I am so proud of him. It was a little hard yesterday though to say goodbye. He is the first and only boy in the family and my little sisters were taking it pretty hard too but it was good and I am am just happy that he made the choice to serve and that he is worthy to go! I will miss him a lot but know that he is doing what the Lord would have him do and he will be blessed for his obedience. Way to go Elder Poulson!!!

A new Look!!!

So I decided that it was time to change the look of our blog so you will have to let me know what you think!

Family Photos!

Well, my little brother is leaving for his mission to Washington D.C. on Wednesday so my family decided that we better get some updated photos before he leaves. We decided to go down to the temple grounds for the pictures and we actually got some great shots. My Dad or Mom just took the photos of our family and a lady in my parents ward took the whole group shot. I did the ones of Garrett. I think for being non-professional they turned out pretty good. Here are some of my favorite shots!