A Brave Girl A Tooth and A Lame Tooth Fairy

This is so late....

I am behind on pretty much 

every. 

thing. 

in life right now.

Totally undependable. But I have a very sweet very cute very smiley, sweet boy to blame.

Shameless.

So remember that time I wrote about the Bug and her loose tooth?

She lost it THAT DAY!

I couldn't even believe it.

She asked Dale to "Wiggle it back and forth and twist it until it is out!"

She was so determined. I was afraid though that when it got right down to it that she would be terrified to have her tooth ripped out. I know I always was. But this girl surprised the heck out of us and was fearless. When Dale was about to give up and let the tooth come out a little more naturally Riley would make sure that he was not done until that tooth came out!

Where on EARTH did she get her stubborn from? HA!

So Dale did as he was told, like a good Daddy should and didn't stop (it took a whole minute) until that little tooth was out!

She was so happy and so dang proud that she didn't cry or get scared, not even once!

She was so excited to put her tooth under her pillow and wait for the tooth fairy to bring her money to her. And when she woke up in the morning she was so excited to go to her teacher and show off her cute toothless grin!

When she came home that day she had a tooth sticker stuck to her shirt and fun book about losing teeth!

Oh ya... The lame tooth fairy.

He/she almost blew the FIRST LOST TOOTH.

Parents of the year award goes to us.

We were so exhausted that night that we went to bed early and totally forgot to do our duties until we woke up with Rudger for a 5:00 feeding. Dale hopped out of bed as fast as he could got the money and made the switch. Luckily she was asleep because normally she is up by then. (how did i make a early riser? that so does not come from me.)

All was well but we felt a little guilty all day. She didn't know the first bit of difference and was so happy in the morning when she found her money.

The Story About Baby Teeth

Riley found her first loose tooth today and she is so excited and cant stop talking all about all things teeth. This is the story we heard this afternoon.

Daddy, when Rudger was in Heaven, Heavenly Father took out all his teeth and it hurt him. And He cried a little. But when Rudger gets to one year old he can have all his teeth back!

That girl cracks me up!

In Love

That's All

Life Lately

These past three weeks our lives have been totally turned around as we adjust to life as a family of 5.

Its all about Rudger lately.

Who gets to hold him, kiss him, rock him, feed him (me) and when/if its gonna happen.

There has been a lot of lounging in jammies, a lot of playing with all the fun toys the girls got for Christmas and a lot of cuddling.

 (he loves to stare at the tree with its lights on. i don't think i am ever going to be able to take it down)

We are loving every minute of it.

28 NOT 29

Dear Dale,

I know I keep aging you a year (or 2) and I am sorry. I just have fun teasing you that you will be 30 WAY earlier than me. and by "WAY" i mean ONLY 3 and a half years so i will get what's coming to me. don't worry i can take it. And because I keep aging you we BOTH keep forgetting how old you are actually turning.....

But today is your birthday and I know we cant do much due to the fact that we are in the hospital (or barely home) holding our precious CHUNKY little boy and I know that this is just what you wanted for your birthday so i know you are nowhere disappointed but I just wanted to make sure I wrote you a little public love letter of sorts. Since you know how good i am at showing my affection publicly... HA!

You are the most amazing husband and father. The girls are so lucky to have you in their lives and I am just as lucky that I get to watch you with them. They adore you and you,  very willingly return the adoration. I see how in love with them you are and nothing makes me happier.

I am so glad that we now have Rudger and I get to watch you raise a son. He has the most amazing example of a father that anyone could have. He is the luckiest little boy on earth. I hope he grows up to be JUST like you. (Seriously the girls have enough of me in them that a little clone of you running around the house would be SO very welcome. And I am sure you would like someone who could help shoulder the responsibilities of the dirty dishes ;))

I hope that I am able to make your birthday special and let you know how much i love you and how glad i am that you were born 28 (not 29) years ago.

Love,
Your wife!
(you know the one!)

He Is Here!!!!!

Rudger Dale Whipple

December, 17 2011

all 9 lbs of him!

(good thing he came a week early!)

My rolly polly boy!

We are all SO smitten.

Cant get enough of his cheeks and lips and FULL head of black hair...

Or his blonde streak!!

SO IN LOVE!

Where Do Kids Get This Stuff

We are in the car yesterday and Riley Bug was telling Dale and I all about how she was a baby "yesterday"

(what term she uses to describe any time in her life that she cant remember)

Dale had asked her a couple questions and the rest went like this...

Bug- Ya, yesterday when I was a baby I wore a diaper like Mak.

Dale- You did, huh?

Bug- Yep!

Dale- Well, did you poop in your diaper?

Bug- You bet I did!!

Yep. 

I have no idea where she gets this stuff...

Hair Cut and Sucker

So, this little girl has been needing her hair cut for a while. She is 2 1/2 after all but I kept putting it off because I just couldn't bear the thought of cutting off her curly blond newborn hairs. It always made me sad thinking about it.

but when it looked like this everyday.....

I decided enough was enough! Her "bangs" were always getting in her face and itching her nose and again, it always looked somewhat like this...

I let my fear go and took her little neglected head to get her hair cut!

She was really nervous at first and then it turned into an all out fit!

So sad... 

But then the hair stylist offered her a sucker and it was smooth sailing!

That lady could have done whatever she wanted with that girls hair and she wouldn't have cared a bit!

Though, she still looked at me as if I was gonna pay for making her go through this later.

And boy did I pay. We had a rough afternoon her and I...

( Although it was probably more from her lack of nap than actual revenge but I guess I will never know)

But it was worth it!

The cut is PERFECT! It looks so cute on her! 

Even if it does make her look less like my "baby" and more like a little grown-up.

I am okay with it (no I'm not) because it just fits her so well!

Hopefully as it grown out i will start to see some curls again... Wishful thinking I guess.

Well Played, Child

Me- Kenna what does a fishy say?

Makenna- Water, water, water!

Wouldn't have thought of that... 

She definitely keeps me laughing!

My Day

My Day looked like this.

And that was at a "better" part of the day...

fever, aches, chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, contractions....

I felt REALLY fabulous.

seriously. every 8 month pregnant lady should get the flu....

and just when i start to think i am feeling better and might be able to take on the responsibilities i have waiting for me the next day the aches and nausea come back.

This sucks.

Halloween

Our Halloween went a little like this.

A parade on Friday morning for the K-3rd graders at Bugs school!

She looked so cute and had lots of fun!

 Then last night as soon as Dale got home from work we ran out the door to make it to Mom and Dad Whipples ward Halloween party.

Mak could not have been more excited to get into her Dorothy Dress!

She has been telling us everyday for a couple weeks that she was gonna be "Dorofy"

Too cute!

She asked to open every piece of candy the second she got it! There was no way she wanted to wait....

Too bad for her!

 Riley was excited to get back in her costume for some more fun and trick-or-treating!

We trick-or-treated around Mom and Dad Whipples neighborhood then went to see my parents.

By the end of the night Makenna was as awake and hyper as could be and Riley was so exhausted and grumpy and we went home fast and the girls were asleep faster than ever!

Thanks Halloween!

Never Were There Such Devoted Sisters

These two girls are so fun to watch.

They are best friends and it couldn't make me happier.

They can make each other laugh like no one else can and they can make each other scream like no one else can.

I am so glad they have each other.

Mak is getting old enough that they are able to have conversations and tease and joke and sing it also means they can fight and scream and tattle and stay up way too late talking in their room when they are supposed to be sleeping.

Tonight while we were in the car on our way home Makenna tooted and and when they both groaned and laughed about it Mak turned to Riley and said "You're distusting (disgusting) Wiwey" Dale and I were laughing so hard. She has learned to put the blame for totting on her sister. Cracks me up!

I am so happy that I get to watch them grow up together.

Was

Man alive, I hate pictures of myself. 

especially pregnant pictures. 

They are always so awkward. 

I never know how to stand, how to smile, where to put my hands that doesnt look awkward or cover up my belly and make me look smaller than I actually am (like they do in this picture) how to turn my head, if Dale has even decided while he is taking the picture to even put my head in it.

So they end up looking like this....

ugh

This was me 3 weeks ago tomorrow. 

Sooooo... 28 weeks and 5 days?

Ya I think thats right. Probably not though. I cant be trusted when it comes to anything that involves any amount of brain power right about now.

I look at this picture and I think

"Man, i thought i was huge then and that was almost a month ago!" 

I am a big pregnant monster.

That's pretty much it.

Today

Today is the day for the pregnancy glucose test.

Three Things.

One- The fruit punch flavor is NOT any better than the orange. Everyone lies.

Two- I really wish my Gag reflexes weren't so dang bad.

Three- Makenna smothering me with her poopy diaper while I am already on the verge of throwing up doesn't help the issue I am having with thing number 2. (no pun intended, really)

I am going to treat myself to something very salty when I am done with this!!!

Lately

Lately I have not been great at this blogging thing.

Lets be honest I haven't been great at much lately.

Besides growing a human. 

I am doing AWESOME at that. 

But being awesome at that makes me way less awesome with other things.

WAY less awesome....

So I just decided that Since I haven't posted about anything, really, that we have been up to the past couple months (which hasn't been much) I would just post a ton of pictures. I am not great at capturing moments but I do have some that I have been wanting to share. 

So here we go.

My awesome sister Jamie took some pictures of us on the land behind our uncles farm in Utah.

I LOVE THEM.

It was short and sweet. Which was perfect because we were all exhausted from the road trips we had taken to get there. Jamie was way more exhausted so we made it quick!

MY FAVORITE!!

We had fun, while we were staying at my uncles house, going back and forth from one of his chicken coops to the other having so much fun experiencing something totally different than they were used to.

We were able to take the girls to my Grandpa Dents house and visit. Riley had a lot of fun teasing him. He loved it just as much!

We attempted a 4 generation picture...

And more loving on Great Grandpa Dent.

I caught a candid of my brother, who LOVES to hide from the camera unless he has to and if he cant then you will most likely not get him to smile. Especially this naturally, and especially not in a white shirt and tie! Haha If he finds this out he will kill me! I am risking my life.

We were able to visit the Logan Temple.

The temple my parents were married in.

This temple is gorgeous!

We were only able to walk the grounds but now I am dying to go in.

 Then we came home and Riley started kindergarten. 

Then Mak had her second Birthday.

Lots of presents and fun with grandparents.

Oh and Cake.

And playing mommy with her new baby doll.

And cake...

Then in September my sister- in- law Lana Came home from her mission In Chile! We have had fun Catching up and Shopping!

No pictures.. Cause I stink at it But we have had fun!

Now its October! I cant believe it. I am so glad the end of the year is getting closer and going by so fast! I Just want to have my little boy and hold him and watch him grow up with his sisters! Also I so just want to not be pregnant anymore. haha