Midnight Post

I've been up since 2:30 and it's now 5:30. I'm not able to sleep so I decided to be productive. It's too bad we have 1 o'clock church then choir from 1-5 because I think I will be a zombie by then!! I fantasize sometimes about being that person who stays home from church because they're not feeling well, or are morning sick, or didn't sleep but that has never happened and I doubt it ever will. Besides playing organ in sacrament meeting, conducting in primary, and accompanying the choir, I think even if I stayed home I'd feel so bad about it I wouldn't be able to rest anyway! At least that's what I keep telling myself.

I'm 11 weeks pregnant and so far this pregnancy has been sooo much better than Benjamin's. Charity insists that means I'm having a girl. I was reading in my journal (that has been very neglected) from when I was this far along with Benjamin and I saw a "list of complaints". It was seriously about 20 things long. I remember how miserable I was, but I don't think I fully appreciated how hard it was because I had nothing to compare it to. My only "complaint" this time is nausea, which I would take any day over the former 20. I think my symptoms are directly related to how much sleep I get.  I think the reason I couldn't sleep tonight is because Saturday was ridiculously busy and I didn't have any chance to rest. I was born for naps. With Benjamin I rarely had time to sleep as I was teaching at 5 schools, had my private school and our business. With this baby I was more prepared and rearranged my teaching schedule so Benjamin can sleep in til 8 every morning (I had been teaching at 6:45 or 7 every morning up til August!) and he naps from 1-3, which means I can nap too. He thrives on a strict sleep schedule. So do I. He must take after me. The only problem with sleeping when Benjamin does is I don't get anything done since I teach 6 mornings and afternoons a week. I am really looking forward to cutting back my studio to 10 students in the Spring. However, I love teaching every single one of my 30 students, so it will also be heart-breaking. I've never had a studio before where I didn't dread teaching at least 1 student, so I've really enjoyed this.

Well, my pictures are uploaded, so I will share the good stuff now.

He loves hats and will turn anything into one.

Grandma and Grandpa Sam wanted to try out making his cake. I really hope Lamoni has other pictures of his birthday on his phone because this is all I have! We had both sides of the family over (even Mariah and Dentin were able to make it!) and Yoshi and Tiffani, who have so sadly moved to Las Cruces. :'-(   (I don't know if we can survive that.)

He likes to build temples with legos. On the right hand side of the structure there is the entrance, going to the steeple there is a staircase and in the left picture he is pointing to angel Moroni on top.

I think he's tired!

The train set he got for his birthday from me and Lamoni. He plays with it all the time. When he gets frustrated with a piece, or any toy actually, he yells in tears "stop it train! stop it!"

At Galloping Grace pumpkin patch in Rio Rancho.

He surprisingly liked this slide and after a few times with Lamoni he would go down on his own.

When Lamoni left his last internship a co-worker gave him a gift card for a new movie theater here (off of Central and Tramway). I don't think we'll ever be able to go to another movie theater again! Fully reclining seats, sooo much space between chairs, free refills on all sizes of popcorn and drinks... It's the real thing. We watched The Line (I think that's what it was called).

Asleep on Papa during choir. This is what I'll look like during choir today.

Visiting teaching with Michelle Reyes. She is the most enthusiastic companion I've ever had! (I'm sure I think that about each of my companions)

Look at these adorable faces! The top ones are his "thinking face". He uses it a lot. When you ask him a question like "do you need to go potty?" He puts on his thinking face and says "ummm, Nope!"

I'm bummed I didn't get pictures of the final product! I hope Lamoni has some of those on his phone too. They carved a mickey mouse, batman, and one of my students carved a regular jack-o-lantern face while her sister was having her lesson. Lamoni is very good at carving! He has it down to a science.

This is our new obsession. When people come to dinner at our house this is usually what we make them - taco salad pizza - inspired by California Pizza Kitchen (I think it's on their secret menu now).

He's big into building towers with whatever he can stack.

The face I get when I ask him to smile.

I left him on the toilet and came back to this! He is now fully potty trained - including nights! I'm not going to tell you how good he is about it, because any time I brag about him he inevitably has an accident that day. I'll just say it's nice saving money on diapers. ;-)