Eh

It's been a week and I feel like I should update, but I don't really know what to say. Eh. Oh well.

Andrew's been taking better naps recently. Instead of taking 4 or 5 half-hour naps, he's taking 2 two hour naps - one in the morning, and one in the early afternoon - plus usually a 20 minute one a couple hours before he goes to bed. It's been so nice because with 30 minute naps, you can't get anything done or even start anything, really. Now, I can get on here and update with no guilt if Jason's not around.

Speaking of Jason, he's going to busy B.U.S.Y. the next couple days. Today he started school at 7:45am, is going straight to work from school at 3, then he won't get home from work until 9. Ugh. Tomorrow he's going to be gone from 8-4:30, then we have to record with From The Heart from 6:30 until who knows when. Then he has the same schedule as today on Wednesday. Ouch for him.

Andrew and I walked up to campus today to meet Jason for lunch. It was SOOOOO hot! And the funny thing is this: it's only 80°. When did that become roasting? If it's 80° now, I don't want to know what it's going to be like when July actually comes, then August. In the past couple summers, it's been over 100° for a month straight, so that should be exciting. :(

Wow, I'm complaining a lot. I'm sorry. Here's some good stuff:

-We finally got Jason's Father's Day present: Spaceballs edited. We haven't watched it yet, but I'm sure we will soon!

-Andrew turns 6 months old tomorrow! I can't believe it! I still have too much to learn as a mom for him to be that old yet! I mean, I think I'm just barely getting used to dirty diapers, and I have a long way to go before I'm really comfortable giving baths.

-I graduate in less than a month!

-The 4th of July is this Saturday! And we don't have school on Thursday or Friday. And we're hopefully going to Idaho Falls to see the fireworks and visit my grandparents for the first time in over 5 months.

-We've pretty much sold our computer desk and bookshelf, which will give us 30 much needed dollars. We're not really sure where we're going to put our computer once it's gone... but it'll be one less thing we'll need to sell when we move from here permanently. Or at least that's Jason's point of view. For him, if we didn't need an apartment, we wouldn't have one. He's always wanting to take stuff I want to keep to D.I. Haha, silly guy. At least he's good with money, which is more than I can say for myself.

Anything else? What do you guys even want to hear about?

New Car Seat and Birthday Blues

Jason and I finally received the convertible car seat that was ordered for us a week and a half ago! It's so nice! It's really spacious for Andrew too, which is exactly what he needed. The last one was starting to cramp him.

He doesn't look too happy in this picture, but that's because he's been teething lately. No worries. So far, on all the drives we've been on, he's seemed to love it. I think he loves the space and also being able to get out of the car seat when we leave the car. He doesn't like being strapped in for too long. And who can blame him?

Today is Jason's birthday, and MAN, have I got the blues about it. It's not because he's getting older. I could care less about that. Plus, he's only turning 24. He's a youngin' still. What I'm upset about is that he's too busy to celebrate. We were up at the school at 8am for classes, and he was there until 3:45. We were able to eat a birthday dinner together, but pretty much every other second was dedicated to homework. And now he's at a stake meeting for his calling from 7-10pm, a meeting that usually takes place on Wednesdays. So I'm not happy.

I even wanted to make cupcakes for him, and I haven't been able to. :(

Well, I'm just crossing my fingers that this weekend is free, because we are going to celebrate! I love birthdays and holidays and it just doesn't feel right if they're not celebrated. *sigh*

Thanks for listening to my rant.

Happy Birthday, Jason! I love you.

Father's Day

For being Jason's first Father's Day, I wish I could say that we made it special. We didn't do too much, which was probably perfect for us since Jason goes to church meetings at 6am every week. :( We lounged around our apartment, slept, and enjoyed each other's company. I did manage to make meatloaf, which was yummy, but yeah. We were lazy.

Hopefully I'll be more prepared and creative next year.

I also got him a gift, though it's not here yet. I got him the movie Spaceballs, which came in the mail a couple weeks ago, but I took it to Clean Flicks (ok, it's not called that. It's called the Great American Movie store) to get it cleaned up for him. It'll be ready on Tuesday, which is actually his birthday! And his birthday present probably won't be here until next week - the first season of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, a tv show that Jason loved when he was young. Oh well. Presents are never usually ready on time in this family. lol.

Ok, I'm going to keep cleaning the apartment so that I can surprise Jason when he gets home with a clean house! Plus Andrew just woke up from his nap. Gotta go.

Hello again...

I just updated. Yes, I know. But I wanted to issue out a general invitation to those of you in the Rexburg area:

Jason and I signed up for Netflix several weeks ago, and we get to watch movies for free from the internet. A lot of time during the day I'm home by myself (well, with Andrew. Jason's at school), and I tend to watch movies here alone.

Now here's the invitation: Does anyone want to come over sometime and watch a movie on my computer with me? The computer is in our bedroom, so we could have a kinda "slumber party" type theme or something with snacks and wearing pjs. What do you think?

Wanna hang out?

For Sale

Hello everyone!

Not that any of you would be interested, but Jason and I need money, so we made another blog dedicated to the things we don't really need and are trying to sell. If you want to check it out, here's the link: mcbridesale.blogspot.com.

Check it out if you want. :)

Hurray for Grandparents!

My mom has been telling me that she wants to help us get Andrew his new convertible car seat, which is awesome because they can be so expensive! Anyway, aside from the ones I've shown you already, I also told her about this amazing one by Graco called the MyRide 65 (click on it for more details):

It's way more expensive - on a college student's budget, but it can be used longer than most other convertible car seats. Most convertible car seats hold up to 35 lbs facing backward, but this one holds up to 40 lbs. This is also pretty much the only one that can hold a child forward facing up to 65 lbs. All others hold only up to 40 lbs. With Andrew growing the way he is, I really wanted this one.

My mom and dad checked it out, and decided that this was the one we were getting. Not only that, but they paid for the entire thing! Isn't that so great? Jason and I were getting really concerned because we're definitely far from rich, and buying any convertible car seat at all at this point would be just about impossible. What concerned us the most was that Andrew's safety might've been in jeapardy if we didn't buy one soon, and that was really making me want to cry.

All I have to say is this: Hurray for parents who love their grandchildren. And their children. I really can't thank them enough.

Chubby Baby

I know I just updated, but too bad. :)

So, I'm always saying that Andrew's a chubby baby. Becuase he is! But he's not as chubby as these babies!

I'm glad Andrew's chubby, but not THAT chubby! He's healthy and happy. That's all I want.

Rearranging and a New Car Seat

I changed the background on the site. I can never keep it the same for too long... I start to get bored. Haha.

Also, I took Andrew to the pediatrician's this morning. He's been really fussy lately, and the last time I thought he was just being fussy he had an ear infection! Anyway, I took him in, and there wasn't anything wrong with his ears. They said he may have an upper respiratory infection, but he didn't have a fever or anything, so they just sent us home. I'm alright with that, partly because I had another motivation for going:

To see how much he weighs. Ever since the last appointment, I've been worried that he was starting to outgrow his car seat. He was still 4 lbs away from needing a new car seat at that point, but he was seeming to be even heavier just a month later. So they weighed him. 20 lbs 3 oz. Isn't that ridiculous? He's not even 6 months old yet! He's just under 2 lbs away from being too heavy for his car seat. I've been looking at convertible car seats for the last month, and these are the ones I've liked. Vote on the one you like best. They're in no particular order. (Click on the picture to see details about the seat.)

#1:

#2:

#3:

And #4:

Which one do you guys like best for my little Andy-Roo?

Confession (aka Rant)

So, I have a confession to make. I love keeping up with people and what they're doing with their lives. I check back on here a couple times every day to see if anyone has updated their blogs... and then I don't update my own. It's like I love hearing about other people's lives, but don't necessarily love sharing the details of my life.

Now, I really don't mind sharing the details of my life... it's just that when everyone else updates, their lives seem so fun or exciting, and mine just... doesn't. I go to school twice a week for two classes, I stay home and clean the house and take care of Andrew. And while Andrew is very interesting, I am afraid that I am not. :( I don't have much to say, and the little that I could say, I'm sure, would not be very inspiring. This is why I only update about once a week - I have to group all the interesting things from a week together.

I guess I could talk about how I feel:
-exhausted
-hungry
-happy
-excited
-lonely
-proud (of Andrew and Jason)
-sleepy
-disappointed
-calm
-Etc.

Would that be of interest to you? Perhaps for now I'll write about one feeling: lonely.

My sister, Susette, recently wrote on her blog about how when she was younger, she made friends easily, but now that she's married, she has a hard time making friends. I must admit, I feel the exact same. I have a couple friends, mostly another couple from our ward, that we hang out with every once in a while, but outside of them, I don't have anyone I feel I can just call and talk to or invite over to watch a movie or play a game or go for a walk on a whim. In the past, I had problems with friends abandoning me, and not only am I not good at making friends now as a result, I'm afraid of being abandoned again, so it's like a double wammy. I want to make friends so badly, but then I'm scared of making them because I'm afraid I'll lose them or they just plain won't be interested in being friends with me.

Also, being able to be home with Andrew is wonderful, but with Jason going to school full-time and working, I don't get to see him too often when he's not worried about homework. I talk in a high-pitched "mommy voice" all day long. I need some adult conversation! You know, the kind that's not centered on the other person's spit-up and pooping habits.

Anyway, I've been feeling like this for a while, and I've talked to Jason about it, and he says I just need to reach outside my shell and invite someone over or invite someone to do something with me. I know I should, but it's like I need to know that they want to hang out with me first, because I don't want to be a waste of their time, you know? It's hard.

*sigh* Anyone else there with me?

PS. I tried to post this photo a while ago, but it wouldn't let me. It makes me laugh every time I see it though, so I decided to share it:

This is what I call Andrew's "fat face". His face really isn't that fat, it's just the angle! Any picture taken from below someone's chin is unattractive, let's face it, but this one is CUTE! And funny. Enjoy!