some random cort pics

Cort finally has figured out how to play in the tub.
Basket of toys for the little boy

He is totally a mommy's boy now, seperation anxiety is NOT fun (for me).

Cort loves the stroller time

OUCH

K this was awhile ago but I am trying to catch up. In January I had the fun experience of passing out twice. Once in the temple doing sealings (Allen luckily caught me from behind while Clif tried to hold me up) and once at the doctors office ( clif caught me while all the nurses panicked and ran) after they drew my blood. When I passed out in the doctors office I discovered my toe hurt. I figure I bent it funny during that time. It bruised nicely and it still hurts when I bend it far.

Cort's Big Adventure!

New years eve ended with us taking Cort to the ER since he had a cold and it was getting pretty yucky. They diagnosed him with croup, gave him a steroid shot and sent him home saying he should get better soon. The weekend progressed and he only got worse, he kept me up crying all sunday night so I had clif take us to the ER again monday morning. They never really diagnosed us for sure there but by this time he was dehydrated and his oxygen was low. They tried putting and IV in him over eight times with no luck. Since springerville hospital and showlow hospital aren't really equipped to take care of little kids they air-vacced Cort and I to Phoenix Children's Hospital. The hospital crew used a drill to get and IV in Cort's leg bone, I didn't watch, I couldn't, but Clif said it was pretty rough. It was both Cort and I's first helicopter ride. It felt long and cramped since I hadnt' slept the night before and there was four adults and cort crammed in to the helicopter. We got to the hospital after about an hour and a half and they took him to the er where they tried one IV with no luck and then put one in his head, I was becoming a pro at holding my son down so that they could poke him by now! :( Clif and Allen drove down and joined me about three hours after Cort and I got there. Down there they diagnosed him with RSV, Brochilitis and an ear infection. They can't treat the first two but the gave him a shot for the ear infection. They admitted us so that they could hydrate him and get his oxygen up to normal. It was a rough day for all of us and many tears of worry were shed, along with cort's tears of pain. He was so exhausted and so was I by the time the first day was over. Our stay was kind of boring and rough but I don't have time for all the details right now. We got released around one on wednesday and headed straight home. It was nice to be home and not stuck in a hospital any more. He is doing a lot better now health wise but he is pretty fussy lately and his eating and sleeping habits got really messed up so we will have to work on those. Thank you to all who offered prays for us or were thinking of us! We didn't get any pictures of him while he was in the hospital unfortunetely but these are a few from before and after!

He likes cell phones
My little builder

He used to cry when I put him in this but after getting lots of shots and needles stuck in him, I don't think he is so scared any more.

This is from the IV in his leg bone, the circle around it is a burn from the drill :(

If you look at his hand it shows one of the many bruises he now has from failed IV's.

Cort's First Christmas

The Nerd Babies:

Christmas at the Grandma and Grandpa Heap's House:

Christmas at the Mimi and Papa's House:

Christmas at Home:

The average person gains weight during the holidays..

Well, Clif and I are proud to say we are not the average people, Clif joined weight watchers and has lost over 25 lbs so far (his wedding ring is really loose now) and thanks to his dieting and my morning sickness I am down 10 lbs so far. Clif is really excited about it all and anxious to loose more soon. I am really enjoying all the fresh produce we now have all the time. Yeah for us!!!

I refuse to say OOPS!

Well, Clif and I got a nice thanksgiving surprise. We are pregnant again, weren't trying but we are happily surprised. As far as I can guess right now we are due around the 24th of July!

Halloween Party

my little lion practicing his roaring
clif, cort, anf bonnie (i know my costume is scary huh?)

pbj coffin sandwhiches, donut eyeballs, mud cups, fruit. leg bone breadsticks

mummy pizzas, deviled eggs, jello ghost cups, leg bone breadsticks, fruit

plates, cups, monster cupcakes

graveyard fishing

pin the eye on the monster pumpkin bowling

eyeball toss

ghost pond

Grandpa and Amie

Affie

Amie at the spiderweb bean bag toss with Allen

Amie at the graveyard fishing with Grandma and Grandpa

Affie pinning the eye on the monster

Nice Glasses Cort

All the kids

Back: Caleb Amie Ashlyn Front: Camry Afton Cort

Surprise visit from big foot, Dad was trying to convice the kids that

he wasn't too scary but it didn't work :)

Ashlyn and Afton at the EyeBall Toss Game with Keara

Ashlyn Pumpkin Bowling

Caleb at the EyeBall Toss Game with Elwin

Amie Pumpkin Bowling

Caleb at the Ghost Pond with Holly

7 Months Old Now

A few more days and it will be 7 months for this kiddo.

Here are a few recent pics. The third one is an example

of how the silly kid likes to sleep. He won't sleep on his back

or tummy anymore, it has to be on his side, how odd!

Mountain Drive

Clif and I love taking mountain drives and I love going with him since he knows so many cool places to go. I am bad and stopping him to take pictures though, this summer was beautiful and I regret not taking the opportunity to capture it so here are two from the last drive we took.