Cute kids!

I actually have three different stories to tell that were all pretty darn cute...

The first was last night at my parents house... I went to put Ada to bed while I helped my sister with her computer. We sang a song and went to say a prayer. She won't just repeat the prayer after you when she does her own prayers... you have to kind of prompt her... (ie: "Heavenly Father... now you say it... we thank thee for this day... okay your turn...) If you prompt her she'll say it. During her prayer, instead of repeating the sentence from the prayer she repeated, "Your turn!" Everyone just cracked up!

The second story is from tonight. She's not much into the Disney princesses, but I bought her a sippy cup with them on it. I was showing her the three princesses on it and telling her their names... Princess Aurora.. who she then called Princess Arara. Cinderella... Cinderera... and Belle, who she happily called Ding Dong. I think she got that from a book that she has called "The cows Ding Dong Bell".

The third is more of a general cute on going thing. Ada and Samuel just adore one another! If Ada wakes up and Sammy's still sleeping she says,"Where'd the baby go?" She tries to help me feed him what she calls baby's milk, and she tries to put his binkie in any time that it falls out whether he's asleep or not. I've been making him smile lately by kind of buzzing my lips together... Ada's tried to do it several times but it usually ends up with her spitting a little bit. Tonight he laughed at me! It was so cute that I brought him into the office to show Jer... I had him on the ground and he wouldn't even smile at me after that! But every time Ada did her spitting thing his little crooked smile would appear!

Accidental Copy Cat

Amy... I promise I didn't copy you! I didn't even know you had a blog until I saw you at your wedding reception!

I was reading my friend Amy's blog this morning and Jer starting pointing out that her blog was named "A Day in the Life..." and mine was "A Day in the Life of". We laughed and said that it was ironic... I checked and I started mine on Aug 31, 2008... she started hers on Aug 28, 2008. So I guess I'm an accidental copy cat.

What I've learned

Just over the last couple of weeks I've been researching insulin resistance and nutrition. It's not like I eat terribly, but I'd like to not be diabetic by the time I'm 40. Here's what I've found out is helpful for my PCOS/insulin resistance and because thyroid problems often accompany it... Not just eating sensibly and exercising because I've been jogging, walking, fencing, biking, hiking, etc regularly since I was a teen... I even did yoga while I was pregnant. I also try to eat salads a few times a week and not go overboard on junk except on vacations/holidays.

I found out that your body recognizes the insulin that you produce better if you include Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Omega3, Cinnamon (but not cinnamon bark), and split your meals between protein and complex carbs. I also found out that soy keeps your thyroid from functioning properly. I'm doing more research on which foods have the best complex carbs, but here's a short list... whole grain bread, oats, muesli, brown rice, oatmeal, bran wheatgerm, barley, maize, buckwheat, cornmeal, potatoes, root vegetables, Corn, yams, peas, beans and lentils. One of the things that I read even said that counting calories isn't efficient... If you pay attention to eating low calorie, low fat things but don't eat right it doesn't help your basal metabolism and your body has a harder time "reading" the foods that you do it... which can cause lots of problems including insulin resistance. So if it's a choice between a handful of almonds (lots of fat) and juice (lots of sugar, but fewer calories and fat) then it is better for your body if you eat the almonds. If you do this regularly then your body recognizes the healthier things and your metabolism responds in kind. Another thing that relates to this, in my jogging class we talked about when to eat and exercise. He said that you eat at least an hour before you exercise and then after you've run or whatever... you eat 100 calories of something and drink a lot within 10 minutes... that helps your body to keep burning calories even after you're done exercising... then don't eat for about an hour after that.

Anyways... lots of rambling and I hope you all don't think that I'm going on some crazy fad diet or anything... just don't want to become a diabetic.

Iron deficiencies

This is more so that I don't lose this list that I made for the next time I'm pregnant... When I'm pregnant I'm also iron deficient... this is an email that I sent out to my family about it... I forgot to mention that Vitamin C and D helps you absorb the iron.

Hi all... I know a couple of people I know have been having trouble with iron deficiences... I have, and considering how many others might be I wanted to write this email with all the things that my doctor has said about it. Besides... I promised Janelle I'd send this to you but it's taken me a while to get around to it.- Hide quoted text - First of all, he said to take an iron supplement every day at least while I'm pregnant and breast feeding because the prenatal vitamins weren't enough for me. The best one on your stomach is the Slow FE, but it can get pricey... I think it was $12 for 90. If you ask at the pharmacy counter they have one that is about 300 for about $2.50... you just have to take it with a meal so it doesn't hurt your stomach. It's best if you take iron with some kind of citrus juice because it helps you absorb it, especially orange juice. Here's a list of the foods from the highest iron content to littlest that he gave me. Prune JuiceLima BeansRed BeansSplit PeasBarleyBeef LiverBlack eyed PeasBeef, Pot RoastGreen BeansPork ChopSpinachBoiled HamDried ApricotsGreen PeasDried PrunesCooked RiceFried ChickenEggEnriched Cooked RiceCanned Tomoato JuiceHaddockCooked enriched MacaroniBolognasweet Potatocooked OatmealRaw BananaCantaloupeFrankfurterWinter SquashRaw StrawberriesLettuce Leaveswhite PotatoCanned SalmonWhite enriched BreadBroccoliPeanut ButterCrisp baconDiced carrotscanned cornGrapefruitOrangeRaw Apple snap Green BeansCanned Peaches Canned Pineapple juice I've been trying to follow this for the last couple of weeks and I feel absolutely amazing! After three days I was waking up voluntarily instead of being dragged out of bed because Ada needed me. I hope this helps anyone who feels like they are dragging and just can't seem to get over being tired all the time!

A.B.C.

I was tagged too...

A - Age: I think I'm 28... I keep having to ask Jer how old I am.

B - Bed size: Queen... though I feel like it's bigger I keep spreading out after Jer gets out of bed... it's amazing how much room there is!

C - Chore you hate: Just about anything I'm "supposed" to do... if it's elective I'm more likely to do it and enjoy doing it.

D - Dogs' name: Lucy... I should have named her something else because I want to name our next daughter Lucy or Lucille... but now I'd feel like I was naming her after the dog.

E - Essential start your day item: 5 minutes alone in the bathroom (without toddlers trying to get me to read them books or anything!)

F - Favorite color: Yes... all of them in the right context.

G - Gold or Silver: Silver or even white gold...

H - Height: 5'4" if I haven't started shrinking with having kids and all.

I - Instrument(s) you play: piano, organ, cello and I can play violin a little but not well.

J - Job titles: The most recent ones... office manager, piano teacher, cleanroom lead, flooring sales, and my favorite... mom.

K - Kids: 2... Ages 1 1/2 and 2 months.

L - Living arrangements: Luckily I like living with my husband...

M - Mom's name: Moana

N - Nicknames: Zan, Zanny, Rosie, Zanny bear, and Hey You.

O - Office: If you can think of it as anything else... Jer and I both work from home and in the same office. We have three big tables/desks crammed into one bedroom of our home...

R - Right or left handed: Right... but it is fun to write with the other hand or write backwards and upside down.

S - Siblings: 2 brothers and 2 sisters... and if I follow Becca's counting 8 sister in laws and 8 brother in laws.

T - Time you wake up: Whenever Ada knocks on her door or Sammy wants to eat... They like to compete on who will be first up in the morning.

U- Underwear: I sure hope so!

V - Vegetable you dislike: Celery... I think it's the stringy texture.

W - Ways you run late: Do I have to answer this one? I don't think there isn't a way I don't run late... but somehow I don't mind being late anymore.

X - X-rays you've had done: Teeth every year, three broken arms, and a cracked tailbone.

Y -Yummy food you make: I make good soup.

Z - Zoo favorite: Elephants and the butterfly house when they have it up...

I tag Mesh, Jenny, and Sarah. Have fun!

Potty training

So I've started to potty train Ada.... two of my favorite stories...

The first time that I put her on the toilet I wasn't sure what to say to explain to her that she had to "go". I finally said that if she went poopy then she would get a treat... "Ok mom!" And she did... nice.

Since she can't go on demand... that means that she only gets a treat when she's actually used the toilet. She really wanted a treat but couldn't go... so she looks at me and says "Mom! Help!"

Home teaching

Here is an example of how doing your home teaching can bless your life.

Jer Home Teaches a family in our ward that has 5 little kids including one little boy that recently received the priesthood. The kids and I go with him often because Jer's partner is usually out of town for his job. Ada likes to play with their kids even though the one closest to her age is either 5 months old or 4 years old...
So on Sunday I got up to play the closing hymn on the organ and Jer was feeding a bottle to the baby so neither of us saw that Ada had followed me up to the organ until I had gotten there... I can't play with Ada there for several reasons... mostly because she turns the page before the end of the song and I lose the music. I didn't want to cause a huge delay or a fuss by walking her back down into the audience just for her to throw a fit... Parker... the boy that had just gotten into the priesthood quorums was the bishop's helper and was sitting next to him on the stand. I saw him and asked Ada if she wanted to sit with Parker... to my surprise she did. He held her on his lap and then for a little while after the meeting so that I could play postlude. Thank goodness that she was familiar enough with him that she was willing to do that!

What did you want to eat?

For the last couple of days Ada has been requesting what she wants to eat for breakfast... including chocolate, cake and arms... She asked Jer for arms and it took a minute to figure out that she wanted the Lucky Charms cereal.

Babies

Ada's newest thing is babies... she's had my old baby dolls for ages... but only recently has she liked to play with them. She sleeps with at least two every night, puts them in the high chair, rocks them and covers them with blankets. My favorite though is when she imitates whatever you're doing to Samuel. If I burp him, she sits next to me and burps her baby. One day she didn't have any of her dolls available... so she wrapped a rock in a hot pad holder and patted it to sleep.

Don't think she got the point...

Ada got in trouble for thowing food on the floor. I took her food away and asked if she was going to do it again... reaching for the food with tears in her eyes she says, "Yes!"

Blessing day

Today we blessed Samuel at church. It was a very neat experience. For my fast, my main thing that I was asking was that Jer would be inspired in the blessing that Samuel would receive. We got to church and so many wonderful people came to support us. There were a lot of people willing to stand in the circle, then Jer gave the most beautiful blessing. He told him why we named him what we did, asked that he would develop as a sweet, generous, sensitive boy that would serve the Lord. Talked about having an eternal perspective... and Samuel just grinned at him most of the time. Even the bishop commented on his cute little grin after the blessing. Then we came back to our house for the big family fast dinner that we have once a month... it was our turn to host it. I loved it! It was fun to see everyone enjoying themselves (even though all our toys were downstairs and I wasn't letting anyone down there because we still haven't put the carpet back after our water heater broke and flooded the basement last Thursday.) It was an enjoyable and joy filled day!

Proud mama! I love my boy!

My cute Sammy boy!

This the Wilcox side... everyone that came except for Beth, Son, Tiff and Elisha... we didn't get a chance to take a picture of the Robertson side... but the Morrisses, Clarys, John and Diane, Grandma and Grandpa, Jay, Alan and Rachelle, and Amy and Jon came. In this picture is Janelle, Sharon, Moana and Ada, Roger, Jer and Samuel, me, Grandma Wilcox, and Brad.