A Visit From Papi

My dad came out for a visit last week. He was finally able to meet B. B took to him right away. It was so much fun to have him here. We were able to go up to Washington D.C. and go to the temple while Papi and B played together at the Visitors Center. They sure had a good time. We also all got to go to the National Archives and see the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. And wouldn't you know it? We bragged about our beautiful southern weather, so it snowed and stuck to the ground for the first time since we came here while Dad was visiting. B had lots of firsts while Grandpa was here. His first tooth, his first swim in a pool, his first trip to the ocean, his first taste of chocolate mousse (which he LOVED bye-the-way), and his first time sleeping through the night! It was a great time. We miss you Dad!

Merci Mathieu

Thank you Mathieu! Nat absolutely loves the new soccer uniform. And thanks to Shaun for the scarf. You two sure made his day!

3 Marvelous Years

Yesterday was our anniversary. It was a pretty quiet day. B wasn't feeling very well, so we were afraid to try and go out to a nice restaraunt or something, but we did have a nice day. Nat is on vacation --- Hooray! We got Chinese food and watched Charade together. (One of my favorite Audrey Hepburn movies.)

Nat and I have had 3 wonderful years together. We actually met 4 years ago this month though as Nat says I "disappeared" for 6 months. Had I any idea that he liked me as well, I certainly wouldn't have disappeared, but we found each other again in July. Thank heaven! I'm so blessed to have Nat as my sweetheart. He's so good to me. And we're very happy to have our baby angel here with us as well. I've put together a little video of some of our favorite memories over the last few years. Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We love and miss you all. Our Christmas was really nice. B gave us plenty of sleep--that was a first! (We seriously needed it too after the long days Nat spent working this past month.) So, we were able to enjoy Christmas day. B absolutely loved the wrapping paper. What could be more fun the rolling around in shiny red and gold stuff? He also loved his little beanie-baby reindeer that he actually picked out himself. He takes it with him everywhere. He's always got it in one hand. It's so cute. After unwrapping gifts we had a nice nap, talked to family, played mad libs, and made cinnamon rolls! The cinnamon rolls were all gone within 24 hours. They turned out great! It really was a nice Christmas. Oh! And check out the beautiful piano that My Love got me for Christmas. I'm in heaven! Thanks to Kelli for getting all of my music together and thanks to Mom for getting it mailed out to me. I'm really enjoying it! I would also like you all to take note of the beautiful green field across the street still flourishing in December. Everyone, the weather really is great here. It was 65 on Christmas Day. Have I convinced anyone to come visit us yet? =)

Enjoy the video!

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It was bound to happen . . .

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. B has been exposed to some nasty germs I'm sure. It really is kind of a cute story though. I had gone shopping with a friend and on our way home B started crying because he had a dirty diaper. (He only cries for tummy aches and dirty diapers. He's a very good baby.) My friend's little girl who is 18 months old was sitting in her car seat next to B. She started singing to him and trying to make him stop crying. Very cute. Pretty soon we noticed in the rear-view mirror that she was sucking on her sock. We thought she must have kicked her shoe off in the car somewhere. When we arrived home we found Bixente sucking on her dirty nasty shoe that she had just been walking around the mall in! Yuck!!!! So, I'm sure he's now been exposed to something nasty, but hopefully he will be okay. But it was very darling to see the baby trying to comfort the baby. She'd given him her shoe to cheer him up and it had worked! As soon as I took her shoe away, he started to cry again. So, he got a diaper change and was okay again.

Yankee Candle Factory

We love going up to Williamsburg on Nat's day off. There are so many fun things to do up there. Yesterday we took B up to the Yankee Candle Factory. It's huge! We had the best time. B loved looking at all the lights and decorations. He couldn't get enough of it. It really is a cool place. They even make it snow real flakes inside of the building to give the feeling of Christmas.

So Sleepy

Little Mr. B doesn't sleep much. He likes to get up at night every hour and a half and stay up for an hour each time. Every once in a while we'll get lucky and get a 3 hour stretch. It's heavenly when that happens! He also refuses to go to bed before midnight. This happens whether he's been up since 6:00 that morning or has had 3 long naps that day. Needless to say we're getting pretty sleepy around here. This is me and B after church last Sunday. We fell asleep together on the couch and Nat took our picture.

So Frustrated with Doctors!

I am so frustrated this week with doctors! Now for those of you who are doctors, my wonderful cousin-in-law Sarah P., whose parent, sibling, spouse, etc. are doctors please don't take offense to this post. I am well aware that there are very good doctors out there other wise Russel M. Nelson could not be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. Bixente's pediatrician is wonderful as well. I just seem to have bad luck with them myself.

So, for the sake of venting =) :

I've had an ear ache for several months now. Not in the canal, but pressure behind the ear. Over the months it's gotten so bad that I can feel the tubes. Even though Nat had this same infection back in the spring, I didn't bother going to a doctor myself because I have TMJ from a neck injury that sometimes causes me to feel like I have an ear ache. I didn't want to risk going to the doctor and being told that was all it was. Well, recently it's started spreading down my neck and up through my head. I can trace the path and it's full of water and swollen. Then my throat started hurting and I've got swollen lymph nodes in my neck and under my chin. When I shined a flashlight down my throat there were blisters everywhere. Not white spots, but blisters.

I finally got feeling bad enough that I was convinced to go to Urgent Care on Sunday. With the exception of pregnancy doctor's visits and chiropractors I haven't been to a general doctor since I was 18. Why? Because those were both awful experiences that I won't bother posting about right now. So, for me to decide to go to the doctor and on Sunday I was feeling pretty badly. I ended up waiting for 3 hours. If the room was jam packed I would've understood, but it was simple laziness. They took a person back approximately every 20 minutes. When I finally got my turn to go back I was then left waiting in the examing room for 30 minutes.

The doctor came in, asked what was wrong listened to the first sentence and tuned me out completely. I tried to explain what I did above about the fact that yes, I do have TMJ but now that my throat hurts and I have swollen lymph nodes I'm sure it's an infection. But no, he listened to "I had an neck injury in the past," jumped in and said "Oh, nothing's wrong with your ears. You just have TMJ." Then started trying to explain it to me like I didn't know what the heck that was. No matter how many times I tried to finish my explanation he'd cut me off. Finally I said, "Well, will you at least look in my throat?" And as if he were talking to a little child he said "Now didn't we just do that?" No!!!! We didn't just do that. So he shined the light in briefly and said it wasn't strep. And like he said it was just TMJ. That I could have an antibiotic if I wanted one, but I didn't need it. I could have one like you'd give a kid a Scoobie-Doo bandaid on a bruise to cheer them up. Oh, I was so mad!

And here was his wonderful solution! Let's prescribe me with Darvocet! That's a major pain killer from the Schedule II closet. In other words, if even one pill is unaccounted for at the pharmacy the pharmacist could go to jail. Why would he prescribe me that? I didn't come in complaining of unbearable pain. Then someone came in and said "Dr., Nancy needs you." And he jumped up mid-sentence and left me in the room and never came back.

I was so furious. When I got home Nat tried to call and reason with them. But of course the arrogant man thought he was a god and was incredibly rude to Nat even though Nat didn't even have any hint of irritation in his voice. Then he said that his nurse would prescribe me my "bandaid" antiobiotic. And what was it????? A Z-Pak. For those of you who don't know, that is a heavy duty antiobiotic usually used for respiratory infections. I am not a fool, that doctor was.

Anyway, for those of you who were brave enough to read this lengthy post, I thank you for "listening" to me vent. And again for those of you who are or are related to doctors, please don't be offended. I know this isn't an example of every doctor out there.

Happy Halloween

For Halloween we had our friends, Daniel and Brenda and their twins, come over and carve Jack 'O Laterns with us. We used Nat's power drill. It sure made things go a lot faster! On Halloween Nat had to work so B and I stopped by FedEx on the way to the ward Trunk or Treat so Nat could see his little son all dressed up. B was Tigger and I was a gini. We had a good time.

"10 Bears in the Bed . . ."

B is such a funny little boy. He loves the song that goes "10 Bears in the bed & the little one said, I'm crowded. Roll over!" He'll be fussing and I start singing that song and not only does he stop fussing, but he'll start smiling and trying to sing along! It is so adorable! This is a picture of him on his 2 month birthday.

Here we have Grandpa & B enjoying some
cuddle time together.

Little cutie pie.

B chillin' on Grandpa's lap at Ben & Jerry's. He was completely fascinated with the ceiling fan.

Tummy time! Definately not his favorite, but we're working on it.

We went to Colonial Williamsburg with Nat's dad. It was a very enjoyable day, though definately not worth the $106.00 entrance fee considering no buildings were open except for shops and we found out later we could've strolled down the streets without paying the entrance fee. Grrrr! Oh well. Live and learn! It was a nice day. I love this picture of Nat feeding B with the bottle while he watched the blacksmith. In order for the feeding to work, I had to keep out of sight!

Love the cheeks!

K & B

Momma and B have been having a lot of cuddle time lately. Our little B gave us quite the scare recently when he stopped breathing a few times at night. We now have him hooked up to a breathing monitor at night which has brought us much peace of mind. He also had some tests at the hospital to see what was going on. One of the tests really upset his little belly, so he spent a few days throwing up and crying in pain. All he wanted was to be held and cuddled. Even when he was crying he would look up at me and try to smile at the same time. What a sweet little soul! We are glad to say he is doing a lot better.

B Blessing Day

This past Sunday, September 30th, was Bixente's blessing day. Nat's dad and his friend, joined us for B special day. It really was wonderful. And Nat surprised me with a special blessing suit the night before. I was so excited. B looked absolutely adorable in his little white tuxedo.

ABC's

I don't usually do this kind of thing, but it looks kind of fun and since Jacquelyn tagged me, I thought I'd go for it.

A- Attached or single: attached

B- Best Friend: My Nat and our baby B! Other than my family members: Tracy Blimes. She's been my best friend for 17 years now! Oh, my gosh I feel old! We met when we were Beehives!

Cake or Pie: Hmmm. I don't know. I love strawberry pie and lemon merangue. But I absolutely adore the chocolate pear cake from Eliane's French Bakery in Orem. I miss that! We don't have a French bakery here.

D- Day of choice: Monday. It's Nat's day off!

E- Essential Item: Until I moved to Virginia, I would've said chapstick. Now I'd have to say a hair scrunchie. The humidity just makes my already big hair even harder to keep under control and I absolutely hate having hair touch my face!

F- Favorite Color: Emerald Green but red is definately the color for me to wear.

G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears--the little white ones are my favorites

H- Hard to say. I claim Pickerington, Ohio but I only lived there for 5 years. That's where I graduated High School.

I- Indulgence(s): Bubble baths and Hostess Ding Dongs

J- January or July: I prefer the weather in July, but my anniversary is January, so they're both good months.

K- Kids: 1--Bixente Leonard Guy--such a cutie pie!

L: Life is Incomplete Without: My sweetheart, our baby, our family, hot water for long baths, a few days to sleep in now and then, vacations, flowers, and sunny days.

M- Marriage Date: January 15, 2005

N- Number of Siblings: 4 brothers, 3 sisters

O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges for sure, and I agree with Jacquelyn, especially if someone else pealed them for me!

P- Phobias or Fears: Spiders and having a tree fall on our house--don't laugh! During the big tropical storms lots of people have trees fall on their houses around here. (Thankfully our neighbors just had most of the massive trees bordering our property line cut down!)

Q- Quote(s): The hands that help are holier than the lips that pray-President Howard W. Hunter I believe I heard him say it in the Christmas broadcast when I was little and it just stuck with me.

R- Reason To Smile:Seeing Nat, Bixente's smiles and a million other things.

S- Season: Fall!!!!

T- Tag Three +: Anyone who thinks this would be fun.

U- Unknown Fact About Me:I once lassoed a pig

V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Animal of course

W- Worst Habit: Pursing my lips when I'm consentrating really hard on something, like playing a new song on the piano.

X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds. I like the ultrasound massages you get at the chiropractor and the ones where you get to see your baby!

Y- Your Favorite Food: Roast Pork, mashed potatoes and homemade gravy and rolls. I know that's a meal, but one is not complete without the other.

Z- Zodiac: Cancer

Family Picture

With Grandpa here we had a photographer, so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity and get a family picture.

Three Generations

Grandpa , Daddy &; Baby B. B is the first and so far the only Meyer grandson. These 3 Meyer boys are all the first born sons of their families. I love this picture!

With Grandpa

B Grandpa has been here visiting with us. It's been a lot of fun having him here. B laughed for his first time and it was with his grandpa! B loves sleeping on his grandpa's belly.

One Month Old

B is now a little more than a month old and he's getting cuter every day--who knew it was possible? He's such a little sweetheart.

B just loves to take baths. He just splashes his arms around like crazy and tries to swim. It's really fun to watch him.

Notice the red marks on his cheeks. He sucked so hard on his pacifier that it left the outline on his little cheeks!

Yesterday we took B out for his first ride in the stroller. This is him before we went out. Poor sad little baby with quite the tummy ache . . .

This is B when we got home from our walk. He loved it! Went right to sleep and slept for almost 4 hours. Now we know a trick for cheering him up!

Our little Baby Love has started smiling a lot lately whenever he sees us. It's really fun! I only caught the end of the smile on camera, but you can still see how sweet he is. We're enjoying him. Other than playing with our little baby boy we've not been up to much. Nat has been way busy at work though! He had four 12 hour shifts this week. He's been a busy, tired man! We're really grateful for the long weekend!!!

Plenty of Pictures of our Tiny Prince

These are some of my favorite recent pictures of little B. He's getting so big! We took him to the doctor last week and he already weighs 10 pounds! He's such a little bundle of joy. We're enjoying him so much. I can't believe he's already 3 weeks old. It's been nice having Nat on vacation with us this past week. B and I will miss having him home with us all day when he goes back to work tomorrow.

Papa's Spotlight

Nat has been so cute with B. They are 2 of a kind. Even though he is so tiny, B very obviously has some of Nat's mannerisms. For example, Nat always sleeps with a little smile on his face and his hands folded behind his head and so does B! No matter how tightly we wrap his little arms up in his blankets they always escape and he gets them tucked up underneath his little head. It's so cute! Nat's been so helpful changing diapers, burping, and holding him at night so I can have a turn to sleep. He's my wonderful angel! So here are pictures of my angel husband with our angel baby. (I love the picture of B getting his hair brushed. He absolutely loved it! The expression on his face was so funny when Nat started brushing.)

Funny Kelli Darlene

My sister Kelli is so cute! This is her playing in the rain the other night. We had quite the down pour. It was fun having her and Mom here with us. We're missing them already!