Some mornings I bring this little guy into bed with me to cuddle up and sleep for another hour or so. Unlike my other 2 boys, he is sooo cuddly. I love it!

There's something so peaceful about the rhythmic breathing of a sleeping baby. The little snorts and grunts they make are too cute. And don't even get me started on the baby smell! To say, "I smell my baby" sounds crazy, but you know every parent does it. They smell so yummy how could you not?! I love my cuddle bug.

Boston was never too cuddly. The boy just has too many wiggles in him that need to come out :) He has his moments of cuddliness that I always try to pounce on. Like today, in JCPenney when he asked me to hold him. So I walked around the store with the baby carrier in one arm, and my 39lb boy in the other. My arms were on fire (especially since I did p90x yesterday) but it was so worth it...He put his arms around my neck and laid his head on my shoulder! (that never happens by the way)

Boston's really been a sweetheart since Mac arrived. He's such a great big brother! I can tell it affects him a little bit that he isn't getting all of our attention anymore, but never once has he shown any anger towards Mac. Instead, he'll do something he's not supposed (like climb up on the back of the couch) and then ever-so-slyly say, "Hi Mom!". Or, like today, he'll ask for me to carry him, or feed him, or do something else for him that he can totally do on his own.

Tonight I was able to get Mac down 30 mins before Boston was supposed to go down. We cuddled up on the couch and read books together just me and him like the good old days. I'm hoping Mac will cooperate so that we can do that more often so that me and Boston have just us time each night.. without our new tag-a-long :)

Anyways.. didn't mean to ramble. I'll leave ya with a pic of Boston and his sweet play-doh stache..

Bad day!

This video makes me SOOO glad that I don't live in Utah this time of year! This all happened on Saturday in Bountiful. The video starts out slow but by the end it's crash after crash.

Blessed

This little guy got blessed today!

We were planning on blessing him at church but opted for our house earlier this week since the flu hit our ward hard. Last I heard 30 families had gotten sick this week.

Mac looked awesome rockin' his silk and polyester outfit..complete with suspenders (Rob's when he was a babe).

Rob's two little brothers, Steven and James, were able to help as well as both of our Dads.

The boys..Boston, Christian, my Dad, Rob, Rob's Dad, James, and Steven.

The grandmas admiring our little stud :)

Rob with the Dads.

The girls... My little sis Shelby, my Mom, Me, Amanda my sil(who you would never guess is 23weeks preggo!), and my Mother-in-law Janice

I had to post this one because of Boston's face. We always try to make him laugh for pictures so that we get a better smile out of him. Today he laughed all by himself and really got into it

Our fam with our parents

I love Janice's reaction to Boston screaming

Boston's best buddy, Uncle Christian

These two look like brothers. Anytime someone asks me where Boston came from with his blond hair and blue eyes I tell them they should see Christian(Rob's littlest brother) and they'd know.

I think we wore our little koala boy out.

This has become his new favorite position to sleep in.. just like a baby koala

After the blessing we ate a tasty dinner that Janice brought over and finished it off with the 7lb chocolate cake from Coscto. None for me tho..Dang this no dairy diet! Mac better be grateful ;)

It was great day! Rob gave a beautiful blessing. I'm grateful I married such a good guy :) I'm grateful for our families and the love and support that they give us. And I'm grateful for my 3 boys!

Mac-a-doodle

I can't believe he's already 6 1/2 weeks!

Moments That Matter Most

Yesterday, after I sent the boys off to church I cuddled up with Mac to watch a few of the Mormon messages. I love those videos!! I don't think I've ever watched one that didn't make me cry. This one in particular really hit me. I took away a slightly different message than what it's saying so let me tell ya what I got out of it.

This past year I felt like I was living in survival mode.. especially the last 5 months. Rob was non-existent in our house and so it was up to me to take care of everything. There was never enough time in the day, week, or month to get everything done that I decided "had" to be done. I was constantly frustrated that my to-do list seemed to grow instead of get smaller, that everything took twice as long with a big belly and a little helper, and that the minute my house was clean, my 3 year old tornado (and sometimes my 30 year old one) would make it completely messy again.

When I thought that things couldn't possibly get worse, something else would be thrown our way... like Rob getting hit in a 5 car pile-up and getting injured and totaling our car 2 weeks before my due date and finals. I found myself throwing my hands up saying, "Are you kidding me?" instead of rolling with the punches and maybe laughing some of the little things off. I spent most of what little energy a 9 month preggo has stressing and worrying.

And then Mac came. The first 2 weeks were great! We thought for sure we had a great baby on our hands. It was truly an answer to our prayers. And then the fun started.. Around week 2 Mac discovered his voice :) He spends most of his day screaming whether you are holding him or not. Boston flashbacks? YES! Breastfeeding is finally starting to get easier for him but it took 6 weeks for him to figure out the breathing/swallowing rhythm which resulted in tons of swallowed air. He's allergic to dairy.. just like his big brother.. which has made for a very uncomfortable and sad little guy. I've gone off dairy but it hasn't fully left our systems yet. Thanks goodness for Rob being home this past month or I don't know what I would have done. We took turns holding/comforting Mac while the other took care of Boston.. and then we would switch. I feel bad that Rob's break has not been a break at all.

I've been really worried wondering how I am going to stay on top of everything when Rob goes back to school. I feel like I've barely been keeping my head above water the last 5 months and now I have an extra kid that has to be constantly held. That's why this video hit me.. it reminded me that all of the things that I've told myself "need" to get done really don't matter much. If I spend all my time being frantic trying to do it all and worrying about what needs done next I'll miss out on the tiny moments of the present.

My baby is already 6 weeks old and my big baby is already 3. Before I know it they'll be gone. I need to really enjoy the time I spend reading and playing with them instead of spending it thinking about all of the things I have to do when they go to bed. I need to enjoy the fact that Mac won't let me put him down because one day he'll be a teenager that won't want his Mom around cuz she's not cool. I need to cherish these fleeting moments and leave the to-do list for another day, let the house stay messy, the laundry stay stinky, and when Boston drops his spaghetti on the floor.. I need to have a big laugh with him instead of throwing my hands up and saying, "This is gonna take forever to clean up!" I think if I can do this, we'll all be a little happier :)

Happy 1 year anniversary Shelber-boo and Cam!!

What Hartshorns do

When Rob and his brothers get together it's always a contest to see who can scare who the best.

This year Jeff won. He spent all day cleaning out the fridge (shelves and all) in the laundry room and hid in it. Janice, Rob's Mom, is never to be trusted since she is always in cahoots with the scarer. The funny thing is the boys NEVER suspect her and always fall for whatever she asks them to do, however ridiculous it is. This time the request was ordinary..She asked Rob to put the water bottles in the back fridge.

Oh, Rob.. so fun to scare! Happy New Year everyone!!