Trouble Maker!

It seems like I have been posting more and more complaining posts these days. Cannon has been extra goofy lately, so this one is more light-hearted :) He has been such a little stinker these past few days! He is falling asleep in weird positions and places (like Brian's face and bent over Brian's tummy)- but he wont sleep in his crib. I put him in his crib today, to let him work it out for his nap. It was quiet! I figured our attempts were successful. Well, I went in to check and smile at my glory when I found this..... that's right, he has been plotting his escape this whole time! He has been moving his little monkey around, and trying to figure out ways to stand on it and get out of "jail." Last night, I found his monkey shoved through the bars, right above his bumper pad. I can only assume what he was trying to do. Cannon has won this round.... I will get him back in his crib- so help me.....

Dear Santa,

I have been soooo good this year! I should be at the top of your “Nice List” for 2007. My labor pains and birth alone are enough to fight for my case! I am really not asking for too much this year. There is always my health, peace on earth, and many things to be thankful for….but I am talking about presents that could fit under my tree, with a nice/pretty bow on top.
My list-
A nanny/ housekeeper- no question about it…hands down the best gift! I can take pride in raising my child and keeping my house clean…but who needs pride-JK- I just need an extra set of hands!
Have you heard the song “all I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth”? Yes, I want those….for Cannon that is. His top front teeth are driving him nuts, and in return it is driving ME nuts! (if not, can you install a sleep button and a volume control on my baby?)
Lipo, tummy tuck, a lift (even though I only nursed Cannon for 3 months, those 3 months did some damage), and laser treatment to get rid of stretch marks and c-section scars. I’d also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the seventh month of my pregnancy. Basically- I am asking for a Christmas miracle here….
I would also like a device to put by my husbands ear at night. The recording on this device should say whatever I want it to say. (example- “sweatpants and that old softball shirt looks great on her- who needs makeup…..hairy legs are also a turn-on and classy”)
If it’s too late to find any of these products, I’d settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.
I will let you cancel all of the items on my list if you can bring me this 1 thing and just 1 thing alone, another amazing year like this past one….up’s and down’s included.

Love,
Lauren
PS- Happy Holidays

Evil Teeth!

There must be some HUGE conspiracy amongst mothers of babies with teeth, but they seem to "forget" to tell us bright-eyed-gummy-baby-no-teeth mommies about the HORRORS of teething. Sure, you can read about it...but nothing compares to actually living through it. There isn't enough Tylenol, Motrin, teething tablets, cold chew toys, or Oragel on earth that will prepare you for those first few teeth. I swear I haven't slept in about a month! Teething has LITERALLY changed the number of kids that we want to have from 4 or 5 to 2 maybe 3. Cannon now has 2 and a half teeth (his top right will break through any day- the others came about 2-3 weeks ago), and I don't even want to think about what it will be like for him to get his molars. And it's not so much the lack of sleep, lack of eating (and wasting $$ formula), and increase in fuss....I just feel bad that I can't take away pain from my child. I would gladly take on all of the pain in the world, just to save my baby from any ounce of discomfort.

That's it.

Now I am going to crawl back into the bed that I am sharing with my son, as he tosses and turns and moans over 1 stinking tooth. Maybe I will luck out and he will cut like 7 teeth tonight! (which would explain his behavior and save me from more sleepless nights....)

To mommies of gummers and mommies to be- consider yourself informed (or should I say warned)

For the love of a REMOTE!

Cannon has a new found love for the TV remote. He has all of these cool toys that his grandparents buy him, but his favorite is our lousy old remote control. We actually got him to start crawling (yes that's right, crawling) by putting his beloved gadget a few feet in front of him. He loves to hold it, eat it, sleep with it (you read that right), and sing to it. He MUST be his daddy's son, if that is his favorite toy :)

Remember When.... The BYU Softball Edition

So I went and visited one of my former pitchers (Brooke Boyce) and her 6 month old baby and it made me miss the good old softball days. I came home and was sitting around my apartment when it hit me- this would make for a fun little post! Life was so simple then. I didn't have to change diapers or tip-toe around the house during nap times ;) I was working out 6 days a week, and I was in the best shape of my life (I really miss that). We would have so much fun on road trips, I just miss being a part of a team. It was something that was such a huge part of my life (about 17 years of it) and I still wake up in the middle of the night because I was having some intense softball dreams. I know that Mandy and Milli can relate :) We all have husbands now, that help fill the void- but it's still hard to wake up and realize you aren't going to be putting on your metal cleats today.....

4 year all around stats-

.339 combined batting average

25 home runs

226 hits .405 on base % .519 slugging %

Here was my profile-

http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=645

Now this is my favorite part- its the remember when's

Milli- remember Dr. Chang, lol. The nutty guy that was stalking female athletes @ BYU. Remember how he had called tons of people and then I got a phone call from him.....but it wasn't really him....lol- you know who it was!.....

Remember Jackson Brown, the hardcore Utah fan who would yell things like "you are a snake in the grass, a snake in the grass, about to bite the watermelon!".......

Remember all of the prank calls to the BYU baseball team....haha.....

Remember the Colorado State coaches and their mullets, and you guys made that awesome shirt from the Emperor's New Groove! And when you and I were walking and we got hit on by the FEMALE coaches of St. Paul University when we were in Fresno....wow, that's one thing I don't miss about softball.......

Remember driving with Vaughn and having him hit parked cars, and curbs, and polls....

Mandy and Milli- Remember our 2 favorite words "Crazy Legs!" We used to think that Mona slept in her tanning bed and leg press....

Remember the fight against Utah State....

Remember all of the team meetings in the hotel room, and how they sometimes lasted for like 3 hours......

Remember playing in Oregon, and doing soooo bad, that we had to run literally in the rain for like 2 hours after the game?

Remember beating #2 Cal at Regionals, when we were seeded in the toughest regional in the country.....

Remember winning conference and the conference tournament? (best and worst softball moment ever, I had the stupid broken hand :( )

I have soooo many memories of softball....this post would probably be 10 pages long if I had the time, and tissue :' ( Even though I miss softball, I would not trade my life for anything. I love my husband and son more than anything in the world. They make me whole and fill my life with the most amazing love. Maybe one of these days I will pay back my past coaches and become a coach- to give another little girl the same opportunity to have the same memories that I had and cherished.

TRICK OR TREAT....

Happy (day after) Halloween! haha. Cannon is already 7 months old today! Where has the time gone? We started yesterday off with a spooky picture extravaganza with our neighbors and their beautiful babies (Kaylee, Ava, Madison, and Alexis)! Cannon was a shark, which I thought was too funny. It was so much fun! Here are a few pics from the event. We then went up to Sandy to visit Grandpa and Grandma Perry! We got to see all of the cousins (Bryn, Malia, Dallin, and Makenna) in their cute Halloween costumes. It was so much fun! I am already trying to decide what we can all be for next Halloween :) (and hopefully we will be able to give him a little candy next year...)