I Think We Have the Mice Under Control

We haven't seen any signs of mice since last week when we found the last one. Yesterday Brian did a thorough check of ALL our cupboards and drawers and didn't see anything indicating a mouse is still around. He also sealed up TWO holes in the bottom of our pantry where we think they may have gotten in. I've got a thing of poison under our stove (way back where the kids and cat can't get it) since I know the mice had been going under there, and that hasn't been touched since Thursday. Our pantry is pretty much empty now, so there's nothing for them to eat....and since I can't think of where else they might want to go besides the kitchen, I'm hoping we're done with mice forever!

Wish us luck!!!

And Another....

Today while I was at work, Brian killed another mouse in our kitchen. The cat was checking out the pantry, so Brian went over to investigate and a mouse ran out! Our cat grabbed it...then let it go!!! What the heck??? So Brian smashed it with an old air conditioner filter that he hadn't taken to the dumpster yet.

When I got home from work, our neighbor came over and said that she also has a mouse in her house. Stupid mice!

Also, we found mouse poop in our silverware drawer (!?!?!?!) AND the floor of our pantry, next to a little hole in the wall. And the mouse had been apparently eating my whole wheat flour. Brian's been cleaning the pantry (I just can't handle mice, I don't even want to go in the kitchen) So far he's cleaned off the bottom two shelves which have all our cereal and crackers and no mice have been in those yet. No nibbles, no poop. Thank goodness! But he pretty much threw it all away anyway, just in case. I'd hate to be eating cereal in the morning and find a little brown poop floating in my milk...

So pretty much I'm completely grossed out to even be in my house. Brian sealed up the hole in the pantry with a bunch of calk so I really hope that does the trick. I think I'm going to get some better traps too, that mouse hasn't touched any of mine! I found one online that shocks them to death that I can get at the home depot for $20, so I think I'm going to get one of those....or maybe two....I don't know, I just know I don't want to find any more MICE IN MY HOUSE!!!!!!

A Mouse in Our House!!! YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last night after we came in from the park, I went in the kitchen to get Sadie some water and saw a MOUSE run from our laundry room to under our fridge. I totally freaked, I hate mice, I think they are so gross! And I have a cat and a brand new house, which I honestly sweep several times a week and mop at least once a week- what was he doing in there?!?!?!

So what did I do? I sent Brian out for mouse traps while I made sure our little beasty didn't leave the kitchen. When he got back I set up ten traps around the kitchen- does that seem a little overboard? Probably, but I was gonna make sure I got him, and any friends he may have too.

When I called my aunt to tell her about the mouse, she told me to make sure I didn't leave any food on my counter and to set a trap up there. I told her there's no way he's getting up on our counter, but I put our bread in the fridge and set a trap up there anyway.

When I went downstairs this morning to check on the traps, which one do you think got him? The one on the counter! Good thing I talked to my aunt :)

I'm still really upset that he got in at all and that he'd even want to come in our house. I'm guessing (hoping) its because they've started digging up a lot next to us to build another set of townhomes and he didn't know where else to go and I hope he got in just sometime when the door was left open and not through some random hole we have somewhere. I'm keeping some traps set in the pantry and behind some furniture just in case any more decide to pay a visit, but hopefully he'll be the first and LAST mouse we see in our home!

Back at Work and Busy with Life!

I started back at work last week after 2 1/2 months off for maternity- an awesome 2 1/2 months since I got to spend so much time with Sadie and Ambrie. When I had Sadie, I had to go back to work when she was just three weeks old! It was horrible, I got really depressed and I know it was hard on her too. This time it was hard, but not nearly as bad as when I went back with Sadie. I'm so grateful to have an in-home daycare that I trust, that Sadie LOVES (she didn't even tell me goodbye the first day I went back- I said "bye Sadie!" and she looked up, then just kept playing with her friends) and Ambrie seems to be doing ok too. She's only had a couple of days where she cried alot for them. Overall they say she's pretty happy and mellow (yep, that's Ambrie), which I'm so glad about. The two women who do the daycare are sisters who've been doing it for 18 years and they are awesome!!!

Although its hard to go back, in other ways its kind of nice. I get to meet so many people with my job from all over the world, and I think its alot of fun. Plus I only work from 8-2:00, so I still have alot of the day when I get home to spend with my family. I know one of these days they're going to make me go to full-time, but I'm so grateful and happy that I've been able to work just 3/4 for this long! I'm also so grateful to have a job right now when so many people who need them don't. I'm so grateful that I can provide my family with income and health insurance and that we're able to pay our bills. Yesterday in a meeting, we were told a full-time job in another department that paid only $20,000/year had 120 applicants- so many people are suffering and I'm so so so grateful that at this moment, I have a job, and especially one that I enjoy. That's the icing on the cake.

So although I miss my girls during the day, I know they're being taken care of and are shown alot of love still even though I'm not with them, and I know that right now this is what I need to be doing for my family. And although this post is probably really boring, since I don't have any cute pics up or anything, I just felt like sharing.

Don't worry, pretty soon I'll have a more fun post with lots of pics and updates!

Oh, and I guess while I'm posting I might as well throw in a mention of Brian's business. Its going pretty well, although we're finding we have to advertise alot and its expensive!!! But we're making enough to get by for now despite the advertising costs, and hopefully it just keeps growing and growing! If you want to check out his site, its www.btmpcservice.com !

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

About a year ago Brian came home from fishing, not with any fish, but with a really nice dragon kite that he found by the lake- fabric, it had the tail, a ton of string and everything! How cool is that? So he cleaned it up and its been our kite since- well, Sadie's kite as she'll tell you :)

One of the problems with Cedar is that its ALWAYS windy. But it does make for some good kite-flying :) And now that the smoke is FINALLY clearing up from that fire by New Harmony, we decided to go walk to a nearby park and take our kite with us for some fresh air. (Ok, not totally fresh- its still pretty smokey- but freshER than it has been)

Sadie and Brian got to do all the fun kite stuff while Ambrie and I hung out and took the pictures.

You can tell it was pretty windy by how Sadie's pigtails are going straight forward! LOL

Our spec of a kite right before.....

...it crash landed in someone's yard- oops!

So while Brian got his kite back, Sadie went and played. Two-year-olds can't just wait around for fun :) They make fun happen!

Two Months Old Already!

Ambrie turned two months old on Sunday! So here are some of her latest photos :)
She smiles alot now, but I tell ya', it's hard to capture on film. We've managed to get a few little ones though :) She just keeps getting cuter and cuter and more and more fun!

Today we took her to the doctor for her 2-month checkup...and shots :(......and she's growing really well. She weighed 11 lbs. even and was 23.5 inches long. They told me she was in the 56 percentile for weight and 86 for length- I think we're going to have a tall one on our hands :)

I don't know why this one keeps loading sideways. Its blurry, but I love Sadie's kissy face :)

This is what she looks like when she's sick of taking pictures :)

Finally Updating!

I've noticed with two kids I have a much harder time getting to the computer- or if I do, I'm generally holding Ambrie, which makes it hard to do much besides checking out other peoples' blogs and facebook. So now that I've got both kids asleep, and Brian around in case Ambrie wakes up, I'm updating :)

Things have been going good still. We just got back from a family birthday party that was a LOT of fun. I posted about it below this one. Its always good to get all the family together :)

I also feel like I'm getting the hang of having two kids instead of one, although there are still days where I feel like I didn't get a thing done, we haven't done anything particularly fun or exciting, and my house is a mess. But I think we all have those days, right?

Ambrie will be seven weeks tomorrow- almost two months! I can't believe it. And I'll have to go back to work four weeks from tomorrow :( I'm already dreading it because I know how fast it will come. But I feel good about Sadie's daycare, which will also take Ambrie. The two women that run it are sisters and have been doing it for 18 years. We went over to visit the other day so I could fill out Ambrie's paperwork and just watching them with her, and how they spoke with the older kids who wanted to see Ambrie, made me alot more comfortable with it. They told me that pretty much one of them will be in charge of Ambrie and will hold her most of the time she's there, because its safer for her (with all the other kids around), plus they just like to :) Jana, the younger sister is just a little older than me, and she's been debating whether or not she wants more kids, but she figures in the meantime, she'll just spoil mine :) I'm so grateful we've found these guys. They've been incredible with Sadie- she LOVES going there, and I've always felt really comfortable with them. They're the only babysitters Sadie's had where I didn't feel like I had to call and check up on her all the time, and Sadie's had her fair share of babysitters. So even though it will be hard to go back to work, knowing that Ambrie's in a safe place with loving people definitely makes it easier- I'm sure I'll still bawl like a baby the first few days though :(

Speaking of work, Brian's now working for himself fixing computers and printers. Its been kind of stressful doing this right after having a baby- there's been so much to get done with paperwork and everything, but we're starting to settle into it now. So far we've only advertised in Lincoln County. He was planning to work there and in Cedar, but he's had so many calls in Nevada that he hasn't had time to do anything here! So if it slows down out there will advertise here too. I'm really grateful that he's been busy though. I was so worried about not making ends meet at first, since it usually takes a while to get businesses off the ground. But so far things are going well and I'm feeling more and more confident that this was the right thing for us to do.

Now that I've babbled on and on, how about some new pictures! These aren't of any event in particular, just some new ones of the girls :)

I can't get Sadie to smile for the camera anymore without giving a really cheesy grin. This is the first time Sadie held Ambrie all by herself though without Ambrie crying like crazy. Yay!!!



This is the first smile we've been able to get on camera. She's really smiley in the morning, then kind of gets grumpier as the day goes on- definitely a morning person! :)



Here are just some random ones of the girls that I think are cute :)

Family Birthday Party!

We just got back from a fun-filled trip to Panaca where we celebrated not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR family birthdays. Yep, four of us have birthdays in August, so we have a party for all of them every year. So happy birthday Aunt Rie, Uncle Steve, Shane and Jazmin!!!

Sadie and Curtis started the day with some sword fighting. They were running around chasing eachother with those things for so long! It was so funny and cute! Curtis is Sadie's cousin and probably her best friend. They get along so well (most of the time). I'm so glad she's got cousins her age to grow up with :)


Grandma Rie with Ambrie


Curtis showing his newest little cousin some love


My grandma and Ambrie

The birthday people: Jazmin, Uncle Steve, Aunt Rie, and Shane

These three make a pretty cute group :) As I said before, I'm so glad Sadie's got some cousins her age to play with and grow up with.

One Month Old!

Today Ambrie is a whole month old! I can't believe how fast its flown by! And she's grown so much from when she was born. So here she is, one month old Ambrie :)

I think this picture is so cute!




*sigh*...already having sibling rivalries ;)


Sadie is seriously such a good big sister! Anytime Ambrie starts fussing or crying Sadie tells her "Ambrie, its ok" and tries to comfort her. Usually this just makes Ambrie more mad ( I think it has something to do with Sadie's volume (loud) and Sadie's hair falling in her face) but Sadie's heart sure is in the right place and I'm so proud of her! I think Sadie's pretty proud of herself too, because she always tells us that she's a good big sister too :) She also loves to hold Ambrie, and gets really excited if I let her hold Ambrie by herself. Unfortunately, in these pictures, Ambrie's not as happy as Sadie...they're still cute though :)





And last but not least, I just had to post this because it makes me laugh! The other day I was doing some things on the computer for Brian's business and put a movie on for Sadie in my room, which is just down the hall. She usually plays while she's watching and so I can hear her every now and then. Well, it got really quiet for a few minutes, so I decided to check on her. When I walked in I found her with the baby lotion, and I promise, this picture does NOT do the mess justice.... :)

Catching Up

Ok, so today I'm playing catch up with my emails and blog! I feel so behind! But here is a little update into our lives.

First of all, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has congratulated us and wished us well. It really means alot, and I'm sorry I haven't thanked everyone individually- one of these days, I will!

Ambrie is now two weeks old, and it has just flown by! She's been such a good baby. She seriously has had a good sleep schedule from about four days old- she eats around midnight, around 3:30 a.m., around 6:30 a.m. and around 9:00 a.m.- how awesome is that? And she sleeps the rest of the time! She's starting to be awake more and more during the day, which has been fun. She really likes to snuggle, and seriously, she hardly ever cries :) She's just an angel :)




Sadie still has her jealous moments, but overall she's an awesome big sister. She loves to hold Ambrie, and she always tells her how cute she is and that "its ok Ambrie" if she fusses or cries. I will admit though, its been hard for me not to be able to give Sadie as much attention as she and I are used to. I really feel bad because we used to go to the park every day and just run around town and stuff, but I've been kind of a homebody with a newborn. Brian's been really awesome though and has tried to do some special fun things with Sadie. He'll take her to different parks, and he took her fishing up at Duck Creek one saturday, which Sadie LOVED! He's planning to take her again soon :)





Don't ask me why, but when they went fishing the only pictures Brian took of Sadie were of her eating Nutter Butters....LOL


So in a nutshell, that's what's been going on with us. I know its not terribly thrilling, but we're just enjoying this time as a newly expanded family :)