Sleepy Baby

Atley has almost always been a pretty good sleeper. Now he's to the point where he tell us it's bed time! How great is that? The only odd thing about his sleeping is the way he does it.

He has to sleep as close to the edge of the crib as possible. When I put him down, he's usually in the middle and when I come back in the morning.... Well, seeing is believing!

His grandpa built him a giant crib and he chooses to sleep like this? Go figure.

Sunday Fun

We had a little mess on our bed (Atley loves to make messes) so we took the cover to our comforter off to wash it. It still wasn't back on Sunday so we decided to have some fun with it. Atley got a real kick out of it. Enjoy!

Independence Day!

We had the most wonderful Independence weekend. The first independence we celebrated was being out of school! We had a four day weekend and since a lot of our friends decided to leave town we spent all our time together as a family.

Thursday we were probably still getting used to the idea of not having class, so we didn't do much. Friday was spent running around Rexburg and getting rejected for all our errands. The library on campus was closed for the holiday weekend so our next best idea was to buy some diapers Atley needed. We came home and played in the box! It was fun.

After our box fun, we decided to go to the park. Ian and I threw around the old softball (in preparation for the 4th) and Atley tried to eat the grass.

When Ian got home from work he made us smoothies. Atley loves the taste of blended fruits and no added sugar!

Saturday morning I woke up first. I was really excited for the parade because we missed it last year. Also, this year we didn't have to reserve a seat! The parade went right by our apartment complex!

Here are some of the floats we really liked!

The local grocery store provided a self-driven GIANT grocery cart. It was the first one we found really unique.

I really liked this one because of the theme. The sign says "When kids happen" and there is a bathtub and toilet that sprayed water everywhere! It was a giant marching ad for a restoration company I think.

Ian liked this one. It was an X-wing from Star Wars (at least I think). Behind it was a bunch of jedi children fighting with light sabers. I'm not sure what it had to do with Independence Day, but it was fun to watch!

Some of the other things we liked about the parade was all the candy they threw out, the chocolate milk they passed out, and Atley even got a small Frisbee that he hasn't stopped playing with since! Here's a picture of his face after getting the Frisbee.

The afternoon was spent relaxing and listening to Michael Medved discourse on the Revloutionary War. We'd been listening to it all break so we could be sure we knew what we were celebrating. Also, we watched Ian's Revolutionary War DVD's that he got for Christmas. All this while we prepared our picnic dinner.

We decided not to buy fireworks because in our situation we might as well be burning our money. Instead we had a picnic on the top of the hill in Rexburg and watched more on the Revloutionary War while we waited to see the city fireworks.

Atley got tired of waiting so he took a little nap. Don't worry, he woke up just in time to see all the fireworks!

We were able to see fireworks all over Rexburg! Our favorite firework was one that looked like exploding gold dust. It really made me think of "the bombs bursting in air" (though the national anthem wasn't written until the War of 1812.)

We want to wish everyone else a Happy Independence Day and we hope yours was as fun and educational as ours!

Videos

Videos I promised and videos are here.

Atley loves bath time! The only problem is I have to hold him up because he gets so excited about splashing around he can't keep himself sitting up. Both of us get pretty well soaked during bath time.

Atley was chewing on his plastic duck with his gums and it made a funny noise. I couldn't get him to look at me though...

This is our new favorite. Ian and I realized that Atley really is a Sorensen baby. He surprised us by eating the popcorn and continuing to go back for more. We still laugh about it.

And We're Back...

With just 5(ish) weeks until graduation, I'm finally feeling like I can breathe again. Lucky for you, now you'll have something to read!

As you may have noticed, we took the blog private. I don't mind it being public, in fact I like it because it gives people the chance to anonymously read. The reason we changed is because we noticed we had some strange individuals starting to follow the blog. Also, this way, when I know who is reading, I can be even more open than before.

So, for those of you who aren't aware, we're expecting our second baby. The baby is due December 25, 2009. We're really excited about this wonderful surprise and have been receiving so much support and well wishers. Every now and then someone comes along with kind of a negative or bad attitude, but we're focusing on all good right now. I have come to realize that this special child is meant to be a part of our family. It's a feeling I didn't have with Atley until he was about a month old. It's a special blessing to know that, even though things are going to be tough, that the Lord has prepared us and is blessing us to know that we're doing what he wants us to do.

Ian has been very supportive, as usual. It reminds me how glad I am to be married to him. We visited the doctor for the first ultrasound about a month ago. Atley got to come along, but he was more interested in the nurses than the baby (they loved playing with him.) This week we were able to visit the doctor again and hear the baby's beautiful little heart beat. It measured at 150 (for those of you who believe the heart rate gender correlation, it means it's another boy). Also, we received the results of our labs. The Doctor had to run deliver a baby, but before he left he asked the nurses to tell us that everything looked great. On friday, I'll be 13 weeks pregnant.

As for Mom, I've been feeling tired and a little sick. My teachers have been really understanding and I'm really grateful that school is almost over!

Speaking of which, here are some pictures so you can see what we've been busy with!

Atley is getting good at making all kinds of silly faces! We love taking pictures of them!

He's really excited for football season and Ian is getting him all ready, too!

Mealtimes are really fun because now he sits with us at the table. He's trying new foods all the time and there's almost nothing he doesn't like.

This was just funny :-)

Ian decided we needed a new family picture. We'll get better ones soon, but this is us in front of the Rexburg Temple.

For Memorial Day weekend, Amy, Austin, Cadence, and Grandma Almeda came to visit. It was really great to see them. For more pictures you can check out Amy's blog at www.asmithfam.blogspot.com

I think the sun is making his hair turn blond.

We love to watch Taran play frisbee. He competes on a team on campus. Ian took these pictures just last Saturday.

Well, that's all for now. Be looking back soon for an update with videos!