We are still alive!

Yes we are still alive! Brigham and I have been in Utah for about 3 weeks now and just haven't had time or a computer to update the blog. Mike just joined us friday night and we will be leaving for home tomorrow morning :( It's been a blast seeing my family and just having people around! It gets very lonely at home when Mike is out of town.

We blessed Brigham the first week we were up here and it was a beautiful blessing! I ended up finding an all white tux the will be perfect for when we go through the temple...I will post pics once I get home and can download them on the computer. We also got sick AGAIN!! This time it was a little worse and I am still trying to get over it. I took Brigham in a couple times to Wee care and they weighed him...he weighs 16.5 lbs!!! He has also started to sleep all by himself for like 2 hours in between each feeding during the day!! HALLELUJAH!! Also still sleeping about 10 hours during the night...even when he was sick! Such a good little boy! I still have to wrap him up as tight as possible otherwise he pulls his arms out of the blanket and pulls his binky out, pulls his hair and scratches the crap out of his face. There are times he still figures out a way to get them out. He also likes to have a burp rag layed over the side of his bed so he can look at it when he's trying to get to sleep. You're probably wondering how I know that? Well I'm smart!! :) I put him down, he looks at me and then looks away and looks right at the burp rag until he falls asleep! Silly kid! I think he is also getting a tooth, he is drooling so much more than normal and I feel a big bump! Let's just hope it actually comes out and doesnt play tricks on us. He is getting better at sitting up on his own, his huge tummy still gets in the way but he's trying. He has also started to stand up a lot more, with us holding him of course, but I can already tell he is going to be a handful once he learns to crawl and walk. Which I'm kind of looking forward to since it will get me moving and help me lose some weight!

Still not sure on a temple date yet...we are waiting on Mike's ex wife to write a letter giving us clearance to get sealed. Not sure why she has any say in it but oh well. I think he needs to just get a sealing cancellation and get it over with. But thats just me. It should be hopefully sometime in the next month. We are going to do it in the Salt Lake Temple if we can and we are so excited!

We also spent a few days in St. George before we came up to my parents house. We went to Zion for a day and went on a beautiful hike(with Brigham in his stroller) it was gorgeous weather and I even got a little tan! Mike worked the next day and then "worked" again the day after that...by that I mean he went golfing! He says its for work? Which means I got to go shopping!! I found some way cute clothes for my sisters little girl and a cute outfit for Brigham. Still hate shopping for myself! I need to lose like 50 pounds before I'll like shopping again.
I will post some pics when I get home, I took a TON!!

Almost 3 months! WOW!

I can't believe Brigham is almost 3 months old! He is growing up so fast! He has started to giggle more, he's "talking" a whole lot more, he's taking naps in his crib! YAY! My shoulder was starting to give up on me, he has been tougher on my shoulders than 6 years of volleyball was! He also learned that instead of "chewing" on his thumb he can now suck on it! And boy does he SUCK on it! He wakes up in the morning and all you hear is him slurping away. We gotta keep an eye on that! He very slowly brings his hands to his mouth and then plops him thumb right in, its so cute! He also likes to attempt to sit up all the time, especially right after he eats, his tummy is way too full for that but he still tries. We are noticing more and more about his cute little personality, we have taken him to church a few times and he loves looking around at everybody, he also loves to watch us eat. He eyeballs everything we put into our mouths! I think his first word will be "food" :) He is also getting better at reaching for things and grabbing them. He loves to grab my hand and my ring, and also his little toys on his bouncy seat (he does get a little scared of them after a while, he's a little bit of a pansy) He is such a cute little guy.

Well other than that the weather here is absolutely gorgeous! It has been in the mid 60's the last few days and nothing but sunshine! I can't wait til we have some grass to go out and play on. We get to go on a little vacation in a week and a half, we are heading up to St. George so Mikey can visit some guys for work, we are meeting his co-worker/friend Trevor and his family there. Once the boys are done with work we are all going to head to Zion's!! YAY!! Then up to my parents house for Easter/conference. Mikey's parents will be there as well so we decided thats when we are going to bless Brigham. I am so excited! We get to stay there for 2 and a half weeks while Mikey goes on some more business trips. I love spending time with family and Brigham absolutely loves it too! We get to see Tiffany's new little girl for the first time and she is also getting blessed the same time. Hopefully this time I wont get sick and will be able to spend some time with some old friends.

Here are the pajamas that I was DYING for him to fit into! FINALLY!!

Sitting up like a big boy!

Let's play a game...who's bum is this? Mikey's or Brigham's? HAHA

Sorry if this offends anybody, I think it's stinkin cute!

This is his reaction EVERYTIME I burp him!

I just think his little giggle is the cutest thing in the world and almost makes me cry everytime...I'm such a baby! He stops giggling whenever we get the camera out, but we did get a few giggles out of him

Brigham's 2 month stats

We took Brigham to his 2 month appt last week, he weighs 13 lbs. 6 oz., he's 24 inches long and his head is now 17 inches around!! He's a freakin tank! I was extremely shocked to learn he was over 13 pounds! He also got his shots and man that was so sad! I always thought it was weird when moms would talk about almost crying when their kids get shots...well I teared up a bit when they gave them to him. He is doing great, he had a little cold for the last week or so but he is finally starting to get over it. He also learned to love his swing this week!!! The day I broke his favorite thing...the mobile! Don't worry we got him a new one and he loves it! He talks to it for 20 minutes strait, its the cutest thing in the world! He has started to be more active and stronger in his kicks he gives my ribs :) I thought I was done with getting kicked in the ribs when I had him? We have been going on walks together and having some play dates at the park, he loves being social. So does mom :) I don't have much time to lose all the baby weight! It's a heck of a lot harder than it used to be.
My sister had her little girl on Thursday, they named her Paisley Lynn, she was 7 pounds. They tell me she doesnt cry at all and sleeps all the time! They ar rubbing it in sooooo bad! HAHA!

This is right after his bath last night, I'm a horrible mom but I think his face is hilarious when he's cold!

He hates the flash on the camera

Isn't he so stinkin cute!!! His eyebrows are getting darker and I freakin love it!

Laughing at silly daddy

He loves the camera! Good thing he's a Sorensen! We love to take pictures!

Brigham's first road trip

What a good big cousin!!

Well we made it through Brigham's first road trip! He and I left early Feb. 9th, going off of 3 hours of sleep might I add, met my dad in Vegas, that was the longest 5 hours of my life!! He basically cried the whole way there! Once we picked my dad up he was good for about 30 minutes :) He absolutely hates his carseat! It took about 13 hours to get to my parents house and both of us were just exhausted. I bathed him and fed him and prepared myself to be awake for a few hours trying to get him to sleep like normal but as soon as I burped him the last time he was OUT! I was so shocked I didnt know what to do! He slept for about 6 hours and then up every 3 hours like normal. The next night I expected to go back to normal again but he went right to sleep again! and slept for 8 and a half hours strait!!! I woke up at 5 worried he was dead :) I couldn't get myself back to sleep. He absolutely loved all of the attention...he is a social butterfly! He also loved the cats :) Mikey hates that part. Everytime that would meow he would coo and try to meow just like them...haha! So the 3rd night I was thinking him sleeping thru the night was too good to be true...I was wrong again! He did it again! What a big boy! He is growing up so fast!

We bought Brigham his first church outfit and took him to church for the first time! He looked so stinkin cute! We also celebrated BJ's birthday that day too. I started to get sick that Monday. Mikey flew in on Thursday night, it was soooo nice to see him after 10 days! and of course Brigham goes back to his normal sleep schedule so now Mikey thinks I'm lying about him sleeping through the night. My mom and dad took Brigham for the night on Friday while Mikey and I celebrated my birthday. We went to Chili's and he took me shopping for jeans that aren't maternity :) Man that was depressing! I REALLY need to workout hard! Saturday we had the whole family over for pizza, cake and icecream and play a little Wii.

We left Monday and drove to Vegas and stayed the night there, figured Brigham wouldn't make the 13 hour drive again. While we were there I took him in to my old work to show him off, while I was there Mikey suggested I go out with the girls and he would take care of Brigham all night. What a great husband! So me Sandra and Andi went to dinner and just caught up and had a blast! It was so nice to see my old friends! And to have a little bit of time to myself. We made it home yesterday and of course Brigham caught my cold :( I feel so bad for him, there is nothing I can do for him and he just feels horrible! We have his 2 month appt on Friday so I will post his stats then, but I am guessing he weighs at least 11 pounds! He is a little piggy!




Here's us right after church


Cute little outfit! he looked so grown up

HAHA!!! This was when he was getting heat rash while he ate...it finally went away!

But I just thought his picture was hilarious!

This was taken tonight, he doesn't feel good at all! but his hair is getting thicker :)

I love this outfit!

On the last night we were there my dad decided to play with him on his bed and he was giggling soooo loud! I didn't ever capture his full laugh on video but here is a little bit of it. He is growing up so fast!

Thanks to Grandpa Sorensen (his sweat genes) we now have to put a cool wash cloth on Brigham's head...only while he eats. He works up such a sweat that he gives himself heat rash! It shows me what he would have looked like if he was born a girl...VERY pretty! :)

Next Tuesday I get to drive up to meet my dad in Vegas where he will be for work and then drive back to Utah with him! I get to stay for 2 weeks! I'm so excited! Mikey will be gone a lot during that time and figured I would go insane if I was home alone with Brigham that whole time. We will be there during my birthday so maybe we'll be able to celebrate a little...that is if Grandma and Grandpa don't mind :)
I am still getting used to the sleep deprivation...for those of you who know me, that should be no surprise I'm still not used to it. Brigham is getting SO big! He is 6 and a half weeks old. He has also found out that he can turn his head, he flings it from side to side and goes absolutely nuts! He's going to rub off his mullet! :( So sad!
As for me I am still recovering, I still have a little bit of pain but things are good. I did my first workout in months and thought I was going to die! I'm going to try to lose 45 pounds within the next few months to fit into my wedding dress again when Mikey, Brigham and I get sealed in the temple.
Wish me luck on my drive alone to Vegas :)

A few pics from our trip to Phoenix

All the brothers chillin before the wedding

Grandma with grandkids

Brothers being gay like normal