4th of July

We went camping for the 4th with my family up by Flagstaff. The weather was great except that it rained everyday making everything muddy. It was so much fun. Cyndle loved it!

Sparklers at Grandma & Gramdpa Rudd's





Playing at the camp

Gotta love the dirty face!

A Rush of Thrush

A few days ago I started to have a really hard time nursing. Every time Sterling would latch on I wanted to die because it hurt so bad. I thought maybe I was hurting because he had been biting me so much. I called my friend Cheryl who is a lactation specialist to ask her what she thought. After talking to her, we concluded that Sterling has thrush. Thrush is a yeast infection that develops in the mouth and throat and on the tongue. So, I have to give Sterling some medicine and hopefully it won't take long for both of us to feel better.

My New Blog

Hey everyone, I started a blog selling these picture boards I make. Come check it out and tell all of your friends! Boards by Bethany

Sterling's Blessing and a New Car

Bryan blessed Sterling this past Sunday. It was a little bit crazy during sacrament meeting with both of our families present. There were a total of 12 kids under the age of 7 sitting with our families. That's ok, it made it fun in a looney kind of way. Sterling looked so cute in his blessing outfit. The blanket he is laying on was crocheted by my grandma for him. Isn't it gorgeous?

Also, on Monday we said goodbye to our Durango. We really enjoyed it and had no problems with it, but it was time to move on to bigger and better things. There wasn't quite enough room and it got terrible gas mileage. So, now Bryan and I get to cruise around in style in our new (well, new to us anyway) minivan. Bryan's uncle Tobin works at a Nissan dealership and helped us get a good deal on this '05 Nissan Quest. Bryan and I are really excited about it.

Sterling's 1 Month Pictures

My sister-in-law Tiffany is an amazing photographer and I asked her to do pictures of Sterling. She did a wonderful job and I absolutely love them! Here are some of my favorites!

PS- Her blog is tiffanyaphotography.blogspot.com

8 Things...

I was tagged by my sister Therena!
Rules of this tag:Mention the person who tagged you.Complete the list of eight things.Tag 8 of your bloggity friends.Easy peasy!!So here goes...

8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO:
Christmas
Shopping
Dune season
Bedtime!!
Family vacation
Having more kids
Playing my piano
Working on projects

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY:
Slept in (courtesy of Bryan)
Took Cyndle to swim lessons
Cooked Dinner
Picked up Sterling's birth announcements
Watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (with Cyndle of course!)
Fed Sterling all day long
Watched American Idol
Played with Cyndle

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO:
Sew as good as Therena (I need more practice!)
Go on another cruise
Chop my hair off (I probably will eventually)
Lose my baby weight (only 15 pounds to go!!!)
Be a better mom and wife
Go to Africa
Get a massage every week
Be more creative

8 SHOW I WATCH:
Amazing Race
House
Greys Anatomy
Americal Idol
America's Next Top Model
The Bachelorette
House Hunters
Channel 12 News

8 PEOPLE I TAG:
Daelyn
Melissa
Jamie
Brittany
Tatum
Jana
Hailey
Staci

What We've Been Up To

Here's an update about what has been happening at our house the past week or so. Sterling was fine when we left the hospital but ended up having pretty bad jaundice. He had to wear a bili blanket for a week. I have no idea why they call it a blanket. It is a light that is plugged in and then placed on his back or stomach. It was a big pain in the rump but it is better than having him in the hospital.

Cyndle has been so cute with Sterling since we have been home. She has her moments but for the most part has been really good. She always insists on holding him and will try to pick him up off the floor. Luckily, she is way too little to even come close to moving him.

One of Cyndle's favorite things to do is climb in the baby bouncer and swing. She doesn't weigh enough to hurt it but we are trying to not let her play with them. She will try to climb in them while Sterling is in them.

Sterling looks so much like Cyndle. They are little clones. Here are some pictures that are practically identical.

Here's Cyndle....

....and Sterling