4 Years Old and 6 Months!!

Wow!! My baby turned 4 years old on Monday and my new baby turned 6 months. Time seems to fly as an adult, but I remember it being really slow as a kid. Bobby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary at the end of July, it's still hard to believe we've already been married for 5 years.

Kamry is so close to crawling it's scary. Right now we are in Ely, NV visiting family and by the time we get home I'm sure she'll be faster than a tornado. Everyday she gets a little closer to sitting by herself and crawling. She's such a happy baby and smiles all the time, we just love having her in our family. We have a check-up in mid-August, so I'll post how big she's gotten then.

Kamry sitting by herself! I had to snap it quick because she fell seconds after taking the photo.


Richie had a really fun day on his birthday. It took him a while to decide it was okay for it to be his birthday. He kept wanting it to be someone else's birthday. We had a pretty easy day. We had a barbeque at the park with lots of family and friends to share it with. The kids played at the park until dinner was ready. We rounded them up and got everyone served. Grandma Jones was getting Richie some watermelon and sat it on the table by me and we look around and Richie was sitting at a picnic table 50 feet away. Granpa Bennett went and sat by him, which Richie really liked. Richie is really into Thomas the Train, so Grandma Jones got him a Thomas birthday cake which he really loved. It took Richie several tries to finally blow out all of the candles, he just wouldn't get close enough to the cake for his blowing to work. He got a 2 new outfits, 2 new games, a puzzle, socks, bubbles, and tub toys. It was a really fun birthday and everyone enjoyed getting together for some fun. I've really missed living so close to family and have fun birthday get-togethers.

I never remember to get pictures of Bobby's side of the family, so this picture is proof that we do see them. Uncle Beau eating dinner at Richie's birthday.



Richie's cool Thomas Birthday Cake!!!

Richie with his presents and birthday cake.



One of Richie's presents was taking a train ride. In Ely they have a historic train that runs 2 routes and you get to hear the history of the area, it's really quite fun and informative. This year they are having a special where kids are free, so we only had to pay for my ticket. We went on August 3rd and there were only 4 people besides myself, Richie, and my nephew Jayden. The train has 2 indoor cars and 1 outdoor car. For most of the ride we sat indoors and the boys looked out the windows at the weeds and desert landscape. We went outside for 5 min. or so. We rode close to a town called McGill that is a 15 min. drive (30 min train ride) from Ely. On the way back to the train depot the conductor punched our tickets. For the boys he punched the first letter of their name. Somehow we got on the topic of it being Richie's birthday the day before, so after we got back to the train station the Engineer let us climb into the Engine and Richie got to pull the train whistle 4 times (1 for each year since he was born). It has been a great couple days!!!

Jayden and Richie in front of the Engine.



Jayden and Richie in the outdoor car on the train.

Crazy Moving Weekend

Well, we got everything moved Saturday, July 10th. We had a lot of help from both our old and new wards Elder's Quorums. I am especially grateful for our new ward, who had to bring all of our stuff upstairs to our second floor apartment. I don't have any pictures as I haven't found where I packed the camera. Getting all of our stuff from one place to the other didn't end up being a problem it was a lot of other little things. The U-Haul we rented wasn't going to be ready to be picked up when we needed it, so we had to go to Chandler to get a U-Haul the size we needed. Bobby and I only got 2-3 hours of sleep since I hadn't gotten everything packed. Since we had been doing a lot of traveling and in Arizona you have to drink lots of fluids to keep hydrated Richie became dehydrated. He threw-up in the car as I was driving to our apartment in Casa Grande. Since he was sick I went and picked up some dinner, on the way back the air conditioning went out and I started to smell something burning. Since I have blown up 2 engines I'm afraid that was going to happen to our little red car. We got Richie some gatorade and since we have so much stuff there was no place to set-up beds. Bobby found the air matress and pumped it up. Richie and Kamry slept on a couch and Bobby and I on the air matress that barely fit in the living room. Richie woke up throughout the night because he was thirsty, making it difficult to sleep well.

Richie was fine the next morning, and since he was just dehydrated and not flu sick we went to church. After church we all came home to take a nap since we had not slept well the past couple nights. After my nap I woke up sick, I am a terrible sick person, so we did not get the beds set up for another night. We have a wonderful ward and a wonderful couple took Kamry and Richie on Monday morning so I could get some sleep, as well as feeding us dinner on Sunday and breakfast and lunch on Monday. I finally feel better and am ready to start un-packing. The goal today is to get the bedrooms cleared enough to set up the beds. It certainly makes me grateful not to be a pioneer, when I struggle sleeping on an air mattress.

Moving!!

Well, we found an apartment to rent in Casa Grande, AZ. Being forced to move has actually worked out in our favor. We'll be closer to where I'll student teach and Bobby's work. It is sad to leave friends that we've made the last two years, but I know that we'll make new friends. Now all I have to do is start packing, I've got 3 weeks and have no idea if we'll be ready by then.

Finally!!!!

Finally posting, Finally it's summer, Finally have some down-time!!!!

It has been months since I last posted and so much has been going on. I promise to try and make this post short by showing lots of pictures and telling highlights. Easter was great, we didn't do a whole lot but Richie got lots of candy and Mom helped him eat most of it.


Richie gathering Easter Eggs
Kamry looks so pretty in her Easter dress, I love having a little girl!!!!


Richie and Kamry in their Easter clothes.


At the end of April we blessed Kamry and we had lots of fun with all of our family at the Tucson Zoo and Toy Train Museum. Richie and Jayden really enjoyed the zoo and wandering around together. The best part is that we all got in for free because the zoo was hosting a children's day, how lucky was that!!!

Richie and Jayden in deer antler hats


Kamry staying out of the sun in her hat!



My nephew Gavin, who is just too cute
My nephew, Arryn, who really did well in the stroller the whole time I was amazed.


Kamry in her beautiful blessing dress that my mom made.



In May I finished a wonderful semester of school and surprisingly received A's in all 3 classes that I took. Trying to go to school and have a baby at the same time was difficult, but my teachers worked with me and I missed a couple assignments so I definately worked for those A's.

One of my finals was to create a board game for use in a classroom. What are blogs for except to show off all my hardwork that I'm the only one excited about?


June brings a 4 month old Kamry! At 4 months Kamry is in the 50th percentile for her height, weight, and head circumference. She weighs 13lbs. 3oz., which is quite shocking for me since Richie was 24lbs at this point. She is almost wearing 3/6 month clothes, which is sad because I have to put all the 0/3 month clothes away. Girls have such cute clothes that there are tons of onsies Kamry has never worn, and I get sad everytime I have to put some away because they don't fit anymore. She loves to sit, and hates laying down. She spends lots of time in her bumbo seat or being held in a sitting position. Kamry can roll from her tummy to her back and a couple of times she's scared herself by doing it. Kamry is already babling and moves ALL the time (definately a squirmer). Recently her and Richie will play and she'll just laugh and it is really cute and wonderful to see them playing together. On the flip side Richie sometimes loves his little sister a little too much as he lays on top of her or pulls her face and pushes her tummy. It's a wonder second children ever survive infancy.

Kamry loving her bumbo seat!!!


Summer is here and we've spent some time at the pool and are planning on moving this summer (which may not come as a surprise since we have moved the last 2 years). We're looking at moving end of June/begining of July.

County Fair

On March 20th Bobby, Richie, Kamry and I decided to go to the Pinal County Fair. We walked around the exhibits and saw many neat things the 4-H kids did as projects. One of the coolest was about electricity and had a cool model that they showed. Richie got to see lots of birds, ducks, chickens, and even a huge turkey. He got really excited and called them all "chichens".

Richie and the chickens



We went to where the livestock was being auctioned off and saw goats, pigs, sheep, and cows. We mostly walked around since everything was really expensive, but Richie rode a couple fair rides: a train, carousel, and a car. He really enjoyed riding the rides, especially driving the car.


Richie driving

Kamry slept the whole time, so I only got a picture of her in the carseat.

Celebrate! St. Patricks Day

Well, this year I actually thought about St. Patrick's Day and decided to celebrate it more than I have previously. I got a St. Patrick's Day shirt for my husband, kids, and myself. Bobby, I forgot to remind him, didn't wear his shirt, so it will hang in his closet until next year. The rest of us wore our green shirts to McDonald's where we have play-group. I, also, bought corned beef and cabbage and cooked it myself. I didn't even call my mom for help on how to cook it, instead I looked recipes up on google. We didn't do anything terribly exciting, but I did share my dinner with a friend in my ward and her family. I only eat cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and boy it was good. I am grateful for my Reid heritage and love being Irish!!!

My beautiful kids in their green clothes!


Things going on in the busy Bennett household? Well I am on Spring Break this week and haven't done a lot, but last week I sprained my wrist. It is taking a long time to heal the sprain because I've been exercising (push-ups) and twisting my wrist while taking care of Kamry. I don't remember how I sprained it, I just remember driving and realizing that my wrist hurt. Kamry had a follow-up visit from her hospital stay, she is looking very healthy and weighs 8lbs. 13oz., about what Richie weighed when he was born. I get comments all the time on how cute and little she is. I'm glad that she is growing well, but will miss this stage when she gets bigger. Her newborn sized clothes are finally fitting her well and I'm sure in no time she'll be in 0-3 month clothes. Richie is talking more all the time and thinks he is so big he can carry Kamry around; obviously a no,no. Bobby has been getting Saturday off, which has been nice to have some family time because it looks like work is getting into the busy season. We are hoping he will get this Saturday off so we can go to the county fair this week.

Hospital Run

Well, I've had kids sick with stuffy noses and a cough. Kamry's stuffy nose was causing her problems, so I took her to the pediatrician on Monday, March 1st. At the pediatricians office her oxygen levels were low, so they gave her a breathing treatment to help get her oxygen up. It helped, but her oxygen levels dropped too quickly for the doctor to feel like she was okay. He advised us to go to the emergency room at a children's hospital in the area. At 4 weeks Kamry has gained 1lb., she now weighs 7lbs. 5oz. At the emergency room her oxygen levels were so low that we immediately were put in an emergency room. There she got oxygen, a breathing treatment, tested her for RSV, and a deep cleaning of her stuffy nose.

Poor baby, had to have the oxygen taped to her face so it would stay in place.


Kamry had such thick mucus that when they were suctioning her nose the nurse would have to run liquid to get the mucus thin enough to go through the tube. This is apparently why her oxygen levels were so low, the mucus was so thick she was having trouble breathing. The good news is she didn't have a fever and the RSV test came back negative. We were told that because she was so little she would be admitted to the hospital, even without her having RSV. We spent 4 hours in the ER waiting for a room to become available in the hospital. Due to flu season Richie was not allowed to come to Kamry's room, so my Bishop picked Richie up on his way home from work. Once in her hospital room Kamry was kept on oxygen and seen by a respiratory specialist a couple times. Since I was breastfeeding her the hospital fed me during her stay, which helped with the cost of food. Bobby took work off on Tuesday and Wednesday to take care of Richie and to allow me to go to school on Wednesday. Wednesday night Kamry was taken off oxygen and we were allowed to go home Thursday around noon. She is feeling much better, but still has a little bit of a stuffy nose and a cough which should go away in the next week the pediatrician at the hospital told us. We are very glad to be home and not hooked up to machines.

Kamry kept kicking off her heartrate and oxygen sensor, so they put a sock on over it. The sock kept falling off because it was too big, so they put a band around the sock to keep it on. The other bands were her hospital admittance band and a band to make sure no one kidnapped her.