Little changes in our daily life!

So... Taelin has another tooth coming in! We are so excited. She also started to clap yesterday, and her crawling pace is getting faster each day. She amazes me with all of the new things that she learns each day.



As far as Taelin's episodes go, she hasn't had one since Tuesday after our Dr's apt. I am so grateful for that. My mom was looking up what some of the causes were and one of them was pain. I am wondering if she was reacting because of her ear ache!? It's crazy, I had no idea that she even had one. The only sign she showed was lack of interest in her food. But I thought that was just because of her cold. Anyway... I am so glad that she hasn't had one since. Knock on wood!!!



Danny started his job last night! I was sooo bored. While Taelin took her nap, I vacuumed the floor and finished the dishes, swept the floor and deep cleaned the counters. Then Danny's mom came over and visited with me for a while! I was so grateful it made time go by so much faster. Then I called my Sister Jennie and talked with her about the Twilight Saga! I finished the last book yesterday morning Feb. 21st 08. Just to tell you how much I was into the books, I stayed up till 3:00 a.m. reading! I couldn't stop. Now I am sad that it is all over, I can't wait for the next one that comes out on August 2nd. Anyways... I talked with my sister for a little over and hour. She is also in love with the books. She has read them three times each! It was fun talking to her. Anyway, the time seemed to fly by it was great! I am sure that I will find a lot of things to fill my new spare time with in the future!
As far as Danny's job went, he loved it. He is catching on quickly about all of the rules etc.. I think that he really loves working with the youth.
Thanks for reading,
Natalie

Life can be scary at times!

So Yesterday Feb. 18 2008, Taelin surprised us with something new! I have to admit that it is not something that I like. I laid her down for a nap and she started to cry, a hard cry, like I just hit my head on the bench kind of cry. Then she stopped breathing and turned blue and was limp. I hurried and turned her upside down on my knee and started to pat/hit her back as if she was choking on something. She finally came to and was crying! It was the worst thing ever. She has been sooo sick lately that I just assumed that she as choking on saliva/snot/etc... Well today after her bath, Danny laid her on the changing table to put a diaper on and she did it again. Of course we thought that we should take her to the Dr's. So While we were there, the Dr. didn't seem surprised to hear about these episodes. He checked everything out and informed us that she had an ear infection and that because of her age and temperament that she was going through a stage where she holds her breath. I guess that a lot for children do this. Of course she is not doing it on purpose, but he said that she starts crying and catches herself off guard and quits breathing. He said that she will start breathing on her own after these episodes. Well she was given her Hepatitis shot while we were there and of course she did it while we were there. I hate it when she does it! You have NO idea what goes through my mind, heart and body. It's like a panic attack. What do I do, and am I doing it right, she's still NOT breathing and then all of the sudden she does! Gasping for air!!! This is the worst feeling. The first time she did it I thought that she was dead!! Ahhhhh.... why does she have to pull on my heart strings like this. I feel like I can't not have the monitor on now! I have to be reassured that she is still breathing. I know that they said that she will start breathing on her own, but what if she doesn't. I don't think that we are going to be able to finish sleep trainging Taelin! I just can't bear the thought of her not breathing! I hope that when she feels a little better that she will sleep train herself and the she will learn not to cry soooo hard!

Anyway, That is the latest about Taelin. Other that that she is a cute happy little camper. She loves to crawl around to see what she can find.

Our car was hit on Sunday night, and the someone who hit our car just drove away like it was no big deal. Of course we didn't see or hear anything. I can't believe that people wouldn't leave a note with their name and number with and apology!! It just angers me soooo much! That is the purpose of insurance! Sure your cost is going to go up, but that is the price of driving badly. Ahhhh anyway.... the dent is below our gas tank and above the rear drivers side wheel. There is a little red paint so I have been keeping my eyes out for a red car in our neighborhood that parks across the street from us. When we have the money to fix it the car will also need to be painted. There are huge!! pieces coming off.

On to the good news Danny found a job! He is working for the Provo Canyon School! He went and observed the other day and seemed to really like it. He has always liked working with the youth so I feel that it will be a really good job for him. We also feel that it will work well with school.

I have been enjoying the Twilight series! I have read the first two books in three days, and my sister in law brought over the third book today! I am sooo excited to read it!

That is just about all that is new with our family. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Natalie

8 Months Old

Taelin is officially 8 months. Our little sweetheart is growing up so fast! Too fast if you ask me. This last week she has learned how to crawl on her knees, stand up in her crib, stand up holding on to the couch/chair etc... She LOVES gold fish crackers and eating real food. This morning when feeding her I noticed that the spoon would stick when she bit on it. Usually it just slides right out. So I looked in her mouth and there it was, the top of a little tooth on the bottom left!! We are so excited. We were starting to think that she was never going to stop screaming in the night. Now I feel bad that I let her cry. Taelin has pretty much been sick the whole wither. I was really good for the first few months... but these past few weeks, I have just been giving her medicine and letting her cry. Now we at least know why she was crying. I am so excited maybe now we will get some sleep.

For those of you who don't know, Danny was laid off this past week and so we are currently looking for a new job that will work with school! Nothing that we have applied for, so far, has been promising, but we will keep looking. Our neighbor works for Provo Canyon School and was talking about needing some more help. So we think that maybe Danny could go work for him. We will see what comes of that.

I am doing great and am loving the adult company at home! I think that we are all caught up. I will post some more pictures soon.
Later,
Natalie