One Month…

Last Sunday Ruxin turned 1 month old.  He is still so small but you look at his birthday pictures and you see how much he has changed.  He is sleeping better at night also. Nicole is getting ready to go back to work in a couple of weeks.  We found a really nice lady that is going to watch Ruxin.  We don’t like the idea of him going to day care but unfortunately we don’t have a choice.
We also had our first snow fall this week.  No much but it is a sign that winter is coming.  I spent Saturday winterizing the house.  The leaves are almost all out of the tree.  It was fun to be outside.  I love the fall of the year, it is my favorite time.  Nicole loves it also, we love to smell when people start their wood burning stoves for the winter.
On with this week in pictures…

1 month

Snow on the car

Ruxin’s baseball blanket

Hanging with mom


Hmm I wonder why he is screaming…


53 Likes and 15 Comments in less than 12 hours on Facebook…I wonder why?

Watching the Giants win Game 3

Baylee Hatch made us some Halloween Cupcakes.

Circumcision

Well this week was all about Ruxin and his – you know what!  He did alright and he slept just as much as he normally does.  We also had the kids for the weekend, the first full weekend since Ruxin came to live with us.  We love having them over and they love their little brother.

Nicole has been feeling much better.  She only has a little pain but nothing like before.  The was the first full week that Warren has had at work for a while also.  Don’t know if that is a good thing but we will take it.

We are also in search of child care for Ruxin.  Nicole goes back to work on the 12th of November because we are broke.  But all will go well with that.  We are confident that we can make it work.

But on with the pictures since that is what everyone wants anyway…

Ruxin before the “big event.”

Allie loves her brother.  Melissa calls this Allie’s “Dr. Seuss” smile.  We would have to agree.

Allie loves feeding her brother.

Cooper is so great with Ruxin.  Allie, who doesn’t know her own strength, might be a little rough; well Cooper is there to remind her to handle Ruxin gently.  She is good and I love to watch Cooper with Ruxin.

Story time…Nicole was out feeding the dogs and Gracie hurt herself.  Nicole being the wonderful person that she is assumes that the “bump” into the tree by Gracie was going to kill her.  Warren is in the house taking care of Ruxin hears Nicole screaming from outside.  Warren thinking that Nicole had fallen into the hole falls through to China has to find a place to put Ruxin.  Going outside Warren finds Nicole HOLDING Gracie down.  Nothing wrong but you would think that Gracie leg would be detached from her body and laying next to her.  Nope all was just fine.  After rolling his eyes, Warren I went back into the house to see Cooper giving Ruxin his pacifier to help calm him down.  He is going to be a great brother.

Ruxin sleeping is his new bed.  Thank you Melissa!

Playing in the falling leaves.

Leaves go well with a missing tooth.

Cooper wanted to be covered in leaves

Allie was happy to help

You would think he was screaming.  Nope he was yawning.

Cooper and Allie being kids…

Only a good mother put her baby in a tree, something like that.

Ruxin loves being with Grandma.

First Weekend Away

After a long week of work Warren had drill in Rexburg, Idaho.  First weekend away since Ruxin was born.  Nicole has been feel much better.  The rash and hives have gone away and she is getting more energy to do more.

While Warren was at drill Nicole spent her weekend in Malad visiting with family and letting them have there time with Ruxin.  Everybody enjoyed having him over.  They joke that they are going to take Ruxin and give us visitation rights.

Many sleepless nights.  Yes he looks asleep now but put him down and the picture changes.

Nicole loves Ruxin’s curly hair after he takes a bath.

Ruxin pulls the funniest faces.  This ones is “I’m looking for food but nothing is coming to me.”

Grandma loves having Ruxin over…even when the 49er’s are playing.

OUT!

Gall Bladder and Marsi

Well is was quite a week.  It started with Ruxin not wanting to sleep at all and ended with the removal of a gall bladder and a visit from Ruxin’s cousin.
Nicole had been having issues with her tummy and finally on Thursday afternoon Nicole’s pain got worse.  We went into the emergency room and they determined through x-ray and ultra-sound that Nicole had gall stones.  Nicole was then scheduled for surgery the next day.  She did great.  The surgery went well and she was released on Saturday morning. 
Sunday Endrit, Rachel and Marsi came to see us.  Rachel spent her time with Ruxin and Endrit spent his time playing games on Warren’s iPad.  Marsi played with everything.  She is such a happy girl.  She is also huge, she is a cutie.
Warren also spent time making grape juice from grape that he picked with a co-worker and the co-workers dad.  We love grape juice.

Aunt Rachel and Ruxin

Marsi has Ruxin by 11 months and 25 pounds

Cuddling with Ruxin

Nicole playing with Marsi

Making grape juice. 14 quarts so far.

Bert basking in the sun.

Ruxin and Dad watching TV.

Marsi loved Ruxin’s bouncing chair.  She sat in it several times and played with the hanging toys on it.