Lucky 7

Cache Man,

         We love you so much. I cannot exactly put how I feel into words. You are amazing. Your papa and I love you. You make us better people. No matter what you are loved. HAPPY SEVEN MONTHS!!! 

You can:

*crawl

*give kisses

*Stand holding onto something

*Pull yourself to standing positions

*Wave hi 

Also:

*You LOVE playing with other babies/children

*I am pretty sure you have developed a sense for when  mommy is getting ready for work. You wake up and cling, almost as if you know that if you slow me down, we will have more time together. Sometimes I wonder if you are trying to get me to stay home. Oh kidd-o I wish I could. Actually wish I could take you with me, you would be doing 6th grade math in no time. 

Another First

Cache's first blog entry:

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Note: He was EXTREMELY happy. He loved it. He is now, like his mommy, addicted. He pounded on the keys with both handstasted the joy of recording his life. Making his mark. Then mean mommy and daddy took the laptop away. You'd think it would break from many buttons being pressed at once with warnings and popups appearing all over the screen.

*****Notice the huge typos in the previous paragraph? Ya. Cache. I went to add an s to the word hands and somehow Cache has changed to typeover. Great. But it is okay. New experiences.

Future kids, sorry if you don't get the chance to do this.

Now, now he is crying. Blogging is done. The computer was going crazy. Things popped up that I didn't know could (nothing gross). No worries, we shall read a story and the house will be at peace again.

L-O-V-E

This week has been bitter sweet.

SWEET: My mom surprising me by bringing the Cache man to my classroom at the end of the day on Friday. I did not have to make that dreaded drive through Friday traffic and I was able to get home earlier to get lots of house work done. My mom also corrected some tests for me and Mandi polished things.

Bitter: Life stuff. Ya know. The usual, nothing to big but challenging enough to make me emotionally and physically drained. Not to mention the Flu shot. I hate shots. Not the shot itself but the waiting. Right before they stick ya.

SWEET: Cache giving me kisses when I cry. Yup, family as my witness my little guy gives kisses. They are pretty slobbery and he hasn't quite grasped the whole closed mouth deal, but never the less it is heart warming.

One day, actually today, I had your typical girl break down. I was laying on the floor, feeling overwhelmed when Cache crawled over to me, climbed up so he was looking at me and he had the most concerned look. Then he gave me one of his classic kisses on my cheek. Goodness, gracious! That would change anyone's day for the better.

SWEET: Cache loves to give kisses to his new cousin, Gwen.

SWEET: Cache's big cousin, Kaleb, playing with Cache

SWEET: Cache when he waits for kisses. He will put his cheek againt my lips and wait until I give him kisses (along with some silly smoochie sounds) and then he will throw his head back, laugh then look at you and make a shy face.

SWEET: Cache when he is sleepy and rubs his eyes on your cheek and for a brief moment lets you cuddle him. It is even sweet when he realizes what is happening and decides to re-awaken. He flaps his arms, laughs at anything and jumps, until finally he falls asleep.

SWEET: Steve. Cache. Blessings. Life.

Dang why was I even sad?

Life is sweet

The Natural Man

In the scriptures and other sources, they state that the natural man (among other various un-heavenly traits) wants what is forbidden. We in our "natural state" want what we can't have. Yadda, yadda, yadda.....do you see where I'm getting at?

As we grow we learn how to be more Christlike and how to overcome the "natural" man. When learning about this in seminary and in EVERY Gospel Doctorine class at BYU I always found myself thinking, "I can see that but children are so innocent, pure and genuinely good."

THEN today as I was preparing some lessons for tomorrow, Cache caught my eye. He had toys scattered all around him. His play mat eqipt with animals that make noises, squeak, light up, crinkle and more stuffed animals over his head for him to swat, pull on and bite. He also had a mirror, keys and trains. For about 5 minutes he was having a blast with these safe, fun, baby toys.

THEN, the CD player and PS3 caught his eye. Off he went, baby on a mission. I watched as he ejected a movie out of the PS3, watched in delight as the CD came out and then continued on to take out the movie with his mouth. I scooted him away and back to his toy haven. I played on the floor with him and when I saw he was happy with his toys, I went back to work. SECONDS later he was back, this time trying to CLIMB (yes CLIMB) our T.V stand and grab the CD player. I pulled him away again, then like de ju' vu the same thing happened. This time he went for the speakers (they are long and skinny) he started chewing on that, when he had toys specially made for chewing right there.

See, baby wants what is forbidden.

So I learned some things today.

1. I suppose we are naturally "man" or whatever. BUT we have the ability to learn, we naturally love and want to be loved and we also want to be the best we can be. I also believe we have parents, church leaders, teachers and life experiences to teach us better. Thank goodness that I have the gospel in my life to help me raise my lil' Cache man .

2. Cache crawls even faster now. He is almost crawling on all floors. No obstacle can get in his way. If there is a leg or a pillow, he will simply plow over it. He doesn't mind if he face plants, he just keeps on going.

3. Cache is getting braver. He used to limit his crawling to where he could see us. This made things easy because we didn't have to block the stairs or worry about him getting into the kitchen. NOT ANY MORE. He noticed that there is a whole new world around the corner. Not to mention he truly is 100% B-O-Y. He is also VERY motivated and one track-minded, he won't quit until he gets what he wants. Today I put one of his toys on the kitchen table. He had been watching from the living room because he crawled over to the kitchen table, reached up for the chair, attempted to pull himself up and after 10 minutes he decided to let my know that he needed help (he cried and stopped when I gave him his toy).

4. My baby is going to lift himself into a standing position (while holding on to something) very soon. I have to add, lifting himself by himself. As we speak his little hands are grasping the couch and I am looking down at his little eyes peering over. He is on his knees and his body is arched. He is trying different ways. Has he fell? Yes =( Scrap on the chin to prove it. He is just to quick. One minute he is fixated on a toy, then something new catches his eye and he is off. Trying to climb or crawling at the speed of light.

5. I need to find my dang Flip to capture all of these moments.

Game Day

Oh wow, today was a big day for my boys. GAME DAY! It was so cute to see Steve all excited about watching the game with his boy.

In our family we cheer for two teams (the day they play eachother, if ever, will be interesting) BYU!! *(can you tell who I would root for?) and Ohio State. Today Ohio played at 10:00 a.m and BYU at 5:00 p.m., which Steve loved because there was no conflict of interest.

Our family woke up earilier than usual for a Saturday and I was glad because I wanted to beat the morning rush at Walmart. The store took longer than usual...as it always does for me. When I got home I saw Steve beaming as he was watching the Ohio game with Cache in his arms. It was so cute, he had Cache dressed in his BYU jersey and an Ohio hat that was way too big.

After the Ohio game and some chores we headed to BYU to take pictures of Cache with the cougar at Lavell Edwards Stadium (as you may have seen in the previous post). We didn't stop taking pictures there (what? It is in my blood, they weren't kidding when they said Asians take lots of pictures) we took pictures throughout the day.

SO...here our the Game Day Pics

Lil Cougar/ Buckeye

Watching the Game with papa

Just being Cute

Posin

OHIO had victory over Navy (whoever the heck they are) and that made my boys happy

On to Game #2 for the day

Thought I should throw in this picture as it is applicable to this post

I shall narrate for Cache

Cache nervously sucking his binkie during this nail biting game.

"Are you sure you want to call that play Bronco?"

"Ya buddy! Are you guys seeing this?!"

"We WON!!! HA HA!! YESS!"

"Oh man, that is how you start a season!"

Not like those U of U pansies...I threw that in there for Jonas

"Good game Bronco. I knew you guys could do it."

"Way to upset em' Cougars!"

BYU 14 Oklahoma 13

Very Happy Husband

We had a good day. Ohio won, BYU won, we took pictures, had a fun weekend outing, got lots of things done but most importantly we got to spend some time all together.

**Heavenly Father I LOVE Cache so much and I LOVE that he is a boy. He was just meant to be one and I wouldn't have it any other way. But, do you think I can have a girl next time I plan/unexpectedly have a child? A girl who will love to go shopping with me during football season and do all the girly girl stuff I love to do. And if you can throw in a love for sparkles and the ability to sit still for as long as necessary while I do her hair and paint her nails, that would be fun.
One boy and one girl. Just think about it. But just so you know I will love whatever you choose to give me. And you will have a VERY long time to think about this as I am not planning on any more babies for a couple years. Amen.

BYU

Today we went to BYU for our weekend outing. We chose to go there because today was BYU's first game of the season.

   Fun Day For Our Lil' Fam

Oh man I love these boys

In memory of my Grandpa Shelley who, while in heaven, probably taught my son all about being a cougar fan.
I Love You a Bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck

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