Summer Thunderstorm

A few weeks ago we got an awesome summer monsoon role thru here in Phoenix. The kids and I stay inside most of the time because it is so hot and trying to do stuff out in the heat with Anthony is tough. So of course when it was down pouring we immediately went out. I love summer storms because its such a sudden down pour, the water is warm and whats better then playing in the rain.

Probably not the healthiest thing to let him play in the gutter but we had fun!

This is my favorite pic of the night

Adam

This morning Adam called me and was in an extreme amount of pain. He was describing to me something that sounded all to familiar. So I told him to go to the hospital which is a 45 minute drive. Certainly enough after a few test the results were in and he is currently trying to pass a 3mm kidney stone. I have had 5 kidney stones growing up and its never fun. Sadly he is in Colorado till Thursday morning then he will be home so I can take care of him even though I am really hoping he will be better so we can enjoy our extremely to short time together.

short update

Well first of the pics arent in any order. However blogger put them there is how it is tonight. Life as a mom of 3 under 3 has been kinda chaotic but we are making it. Katie still loves being the older sister to both CJ and Anthony. She is great at being the annoying older sister to CJ so this could be interesting as they get older. CJ is still trying to learn how to be gentle. He has smacked Anthony a few times, pulled his hair and has given some slobbery open mouth kisses that Anthony does not enjoy.
My ward has been amazing here. People have just randomly stopped by to take Katie and CJ to give me and more importantly them a break. Meals have just shown up, calls and texts have been made to see how I am doing. Just an amazing outpouring of love and service that has really humbled me and made me extremely grateful for them.
We have been trying to enjoy Phoenix, heat makes it tough some days. The kids want to go out but when its mid day and easily 110 I dont want to send them out. We have fallen in love with splash pads. I don't have to worry about kids not knowing how to swim and its easier to keep track of them while not in a pool. I am definitely looking forward to the fall and winter where we can stay outside all day, windows open at night, not burn when we get in the car and lots of other things.
Adam still comes home every other weekend. As the kids get older and start doing new stuff the harder it makes it. I am extremely grateful he has a job but it just is hard to see things happen and not have him here.

Dreaming about boob? Thats the joke in our house

CJ is obsessed with the splash pads. He sticks his face right in the fountain and just smiles and let it soak him.
Yes, he is wearing Katie's shoes. He loves shoes. He always wants to try on whatever shoes he can get to.

I love this look she gives me. Maybe I take to many pictures of her?

Anthony's foot at 1 month

Katie loves to hold and hug him

Dreaming about riding a rollercoaster???

Gonna follow after his daddy

Anthony's hand at 1 month

Anthony-Dean Miles Weiss

Anthony-Dean Miles Weiss was born Thursday June 16 at 3:20 am. I was so scared I was going to go into labor while Adam was in Colorado and before my biological mom could come into town. So thankful that wasn't the case. My mom had flown the Tuesday before so we were able to have a day with her before I we went to the hospital. Adam flew in Wednesday night at 6 pm. I was having random contractions and was about a 6 at the time. So he arrived just in time. We went home for a bit, had dinner, he showered and we were off to the hospital at 10 pm. I went completely natural and at 3 am they broke my water and by 3:19 he had crowned, without any effort from me and with just 3 pushes he was out. Adam was able to catch him, which had been a hope for every birth but he finally was able too. Going natural was really intense but I am happy I did. Anthony is the smallest baby of all. He weighed 7lbs 15oz and was 20" long. We stayed in the hospital for 2 nights then were able to come home and introduce him to his brother and sister. He has been a great baby so far. He is very calm and has gone with the flow with the chaos of coming into this house.

Adam waiting while they got me checked in

Being weighed

A very proud big sister

Last 2 Months

So I am really behind on updating the blog. The last 2 months not much has happened new with Katie and CJ. We have just been doing our thing. Adam is home every other weekend so its mainly just us. I had been extremely tired, hot and just pregnant. Our day usually
was wake up, go to the park then stay inside the rest of the day since it has now gotten up to the 100's everyday.

CJ's personality has continued to grow strong. He is a very happy and outgoing boy. He is all boy too. Running, climbing, crashing, banging, throwing and whatever else boys do. He certainly keeps me on my toes every day. He isn't talking much yet but understands everything we say, he just doesn't quite listen. Hopefully that will change.

Started sticking his tongue out all the time

Grandma took him to the park and he loved this

Not what you think..... its popcorn

Katie is definitely becoming a little girl and not a toddler any more. She is such a great helper, most of the time. She loves being a big sister to both CJ and Anthony. She is getting to be really girly. She likes to pretend she is putting on makeup, always has to have a purse and will change outfits however many times a day she can.

I love the attitude of this look

She has finally started to let me do her hair. It only stays in for 30 min or so but its finally getting long enough

From the mouth of a child

So it has been 3 weeks since Adam has been on his job site in Colorado. He was able to come home last weekend for a very short trip but we enjoyed all of it. He wasn't able to fly in till 10:30 Friday night and had to be back to the airport at 3 Sunday afternoon. He has been dealing with cold, snow, and very strong wind gusts where he is at. This last week 3 semi trucks blew over in 3 consecutive days and because of how strong the wind is they are still there. Here in Phoeinix we have had fluctuating weather. We had a week were it was in the mid to upper 90's then we have been between the 70's and 80's other days mainly depending on what kind of storm is to the north of us in Utah. The kids and I are enjoying it here and even though we haven't ventured out much to explore. I am waiting for a calm week to do so. This last Monday I was having issues feeling the baby move so my midwife immediately sent me over to the hospital to be check out. So again I called the RS president and became the ward charity case. I ended up being on the monitor for 3 hrs to see what was going on with the heart beat and fetal movement. Everything turned out fine, mainly the only concern was my blood pressure was high, they just think the last few weeks I have been under to much stress. Not sure what I think of that. 2 extremely sick kids, no husband around, brand new state, not having to many people I know here. Maybe that could cause some stress. So I have been ordered to take it easy if that is even possible with 2 kids under 3 and ordered to gain some weight or at least quit losing. I have lost 10 lbs in the last month which shouldn't happen during pregnancy. So with about 9 weeks left I am starting to get nervous. Its a little daunting to think of having 3 kids under 3 and in a lot of ways be on my own. The RS president told me not to worry or feel bad about calling for help because the ward is ready and willing to help and the people who are in the certain positions to provide assistance understand I am in a different position then most people and will require it. I kinda felt bad when she was saying this to me. I don't want to be the charity case or the person who is always in need of assistance. I do understand that most people don't have the situation I do but I hate not being independent.

This last week Katie look at CJ and then turned to me and said "I don't like him" this blew me away. So I said she should love her brother and asked her why she doesn't like him. She just repeated "I don't like him" and followed up with "I want a new brother" Well I guess its good she is getting a new brother but I just thought it was pretty funny what she said. Another one from over the weekend when Adam was home she got really frustrated and came up to me and said in a very distressed upset tone "Oh Jesus!" This one really surprised Adam and I. I really tried not to laugh and asked her where she had learned to say that. She looked at Adam then looked at me and in the most innocent tone of voice responded "Church" We both cracked up and couldn't believe it. How are you supposed to punish a child who is not quite 3 for saying that?

Well here are some pictures of the kids from the last week. As you can tell peanut butter is Katie's favorite thing.