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Hair Cutting Time

He has never had very much hair, but it does start to grow over his ears and stick up when it gets long. :) At first he was interested, then it tickled, then he was all done. 

Cookin'

He definitely observes EVERYTHING I do! 

This will make you laugh...

My Dad ever so kindly offered to pick up some pull-ups for Kalel. I told him what to get and... they were out of "Cars". So my Dad told him, "Hey, you get to wear diapers with pretty ladies on them." :) Awesome. (by the way they are Disney princess diapers)

Swimming, swimming, swimming

My little one LOVES swimming. We took him to the Cedar pool the other day. 

He looks SO BIG! 
This was so funny, he got stuck... "I stuck, I stuck!"

Field Trip & Sunshine

We took a field trip to the PET STORE! Kalel loved it. The animals were so cute. 

When the sun decides to shine, we take it outside! If I don't want to go to the park I set up my chair and try to read. He likes to carry around his "wagon" and juice. 

Happy Birthday Grandpa Phil!

My Grandpa Phil passed away 3 years ago on St. Patrick's Day. Every year we get together and have a birthday party for him! We usually have root beer floats (his favorite) and then go outside and sing Happy Birthday. All the kids have a green balloon and we let them go after we sing. Here is a video so my Mom could be a part of it! We love our Grandpa. :)

The kids watched their balloons go until they couldn't see them anymore, then Leah turned to me and said. "I wonder how long it takes for balloons to get to heaven." How cute is that? 

Also, my nephew Isaac wanted to go fishing for Grandpa Phil's birthday (anyone who knows him will understand). He said he was going to be lucky because it was Grandpa's birthday. He went out in the morning to a pond and caught 6 fish!!! (All by himself - he is 9) He said he just thought about Grandpa while he was out there and he thinks he helped him. :)

One of the hardest parts of being a Mom - sick babies...

We had quite the adventure a couple of weeks ago. One Saturday Kalel went down for a nap after playing his guts out and woke up with a high fever. We were at my sisters so we went home and did our regular remedies and he slept with us. He was still fevering Sunday but the Motrin seemed to help. I thought I would take him in Monday because it was pretty high. Then he was doing great Mon morning but by the time the doctor's office closed his fever shot back up and I couldn't do anything to bring it down and he was really lathargic. We went to the ER Monday night. He was diagnosed with RSV & Pneumonia. He is supposed to be too big and old for RSV but this year they've seen a lot his age and it has TRIPLED in UT in the last month!!! His oxygen count was really low so they admitted him. We spent the next 4 night there. It was MISERABLE. He had x-rays, blood tests, breathing treatments, oxygen hooked up to his nose, IV etc. I had friends come visit and bring me free I-Hop pancakes and then... I got REALLY sick Wed night after I told my husband to go ahead and go to his meeting up North. Luckily my sister Danielle came to the rescue. She brought me Costa Vida, Advil, heating pad etc.  and held Kalel's oxygen mask while I showered. And my sister Corinne brought Kalel all sorts of treasures and things to do while there. After the 4th night I said I can't do this anymore I need to take him home. Neither of us were sleeping and he was starting to feel better, which means... he pulls the monitor off his toe, pulls the oxygen out of his nose, tries (successfully) to pull out the IV, wants to go on a walk, wants to be all done etc. They let us go home with oxygen because all his results were looking good - except for his oxygen. He just couldn't keep it up when he was resting or sleeping. So we rented a machine and came HOME! My visiting teachers and Young Women leaders came to the rescue with meals. My husband came home and I slept for 2 days. He is now doing GREAT and is back to normal! We are very blessed and grateful for all the help and prayers. Kyle and I are still fighting this never ending sickness but we're doing well. Thank goodness for binkies, silky blankets and a lap top to watch CARS!!

The not so much fun part of Feb.

Here is my baby :(    You can see the "cast" on his arm to cover the IV. You can see millions of cords that were always getting tangled up. There is also a picture of Danielle with him. I love how he had to put his feet on her neck. ?? Daddy would try to convince Kalel that he could cuddle with him while I tried to eat. He brought him a shake. (One of the few things he ate at first). And yes he is in Pull Ups! He is doing REALLY well with potty training. When we went for "walks" around the hospital we had to wear masks to protect others from RSV and us from getting anything else. The only way to get him to wear it was to tell him we were going on a walk. His favorite was to push around the wheel chairs or go on the elevators. He tired out pretty fast though. The last picture shows him in my bed with his penguin mask. HOME SWEET HOME. 

We had a baby shower for my sister Sara who will have her baby anytime between now and March 25th! This is the cutest diaper bag I've ever seen! Also my sister Danielle gave her these two onsies, I love the one that says "Does this diaper make my butt look big?" :)

We spent some time at my sister Corinne's house playing. We learned that Kalel can unlock the dead bolt for both the front and back door... lovely. He obviously went back outside after I had take off his shoes, socks and muddy pants. At least he had fun right? Then he and Macie warmed up by the fire. We love cousins!