News

Every time I complete a post, I really do plan on a quick update (like within a week or two).  Well, once again, I waited a few (ok, 3 1/2) months.  Ah well...it's the thought that counts, right?

I have recently gone back to work.  At the beginning of March, I started part-time assisting a local Keller Williams real estate agent...and I LOVE it!  I remember leaving the kids the first day thinking "maybe I won't be able to do this...Sophia is only 7 months old...how can I leave her".  Well, after the first day, I realized how much I had missed being out and about among people who can get their own water.  The great thing about it is I'm only in the office for about 6 hours a day and I can do some stuff from home...it's like the best of both worlds for this momma.  Paul and I are lucky enough to have both of our mothers close by and wanting to watch our kiddos so we've got them splitting child-care duties with a sprinkle of cousin Lisa every now and again.

How we torment our baby when the big kids

go to bed...poor kid.

After about a week of working, I had to have surgery to remove my gallbladder.  For about 6+ months, I would have these episodes of just the most excruciating pain I've ever felt in my life (can't really compare it to labor, since I never really had labor...but I imagine it hurt just as bad...maybe).  I didn't want to go the doctor for the longest time because I really thought it was something brought on by having a c-section and I had to just learn to buck up and deal with the pain (plus I hate going to doctors).  About a month ago, Paul made me go...the episodes were becoming too frequent and the pain was getting worse.  That's when they found the gall stones and because I had let it go on too long, surgery was basically my only option...I'll never learn.  The surgery went great and other than not really being able to pick up Jake the first few days, I'm recovering fantastically.


We are currently in baseball mode as Ben has started his 2nd year and Jacob has started t-ball.  I am so excited for games, but truly wish this weather would warm up and cooperate.  It will sure be interesting as Paul and I will be having to split time between kids and teams and who's going where and with whom...as it goes with multiple kids in sports at the same time.

Jacob & Sophia enjoying the beautiful day

at Ben's baseball practice.

Sophia is just getting more and more personality every day--and she's 8 months old today...so big!  Paul says this is his favorite age.  She'll shriek just to be heard and will laugh at silly things (like daddy).  She does have an odd habit though: she growls at us (and we don't even have a dog).  She'll growl more if we growl back at her...something her brothers love to do.  I keep trying to get it on video; but, much like photos, she just turns serious and solemn when there is any kind of camera nearby.  Sophia has been trying so hard to crawl, but with little success on the hard-wood floors.  She was getting quite good at scooting herself backwards but only to get frustrated when she'd reach a wall.  We thought we'd help the situation by getting a rug, but now she can't scoot as well.  We're thinking she'll get the crawling thing down in the next couple of weeks...we'll see.

Random Pics:

 Sophia with her great-uncle Robert...

I'm sure she was a bit star struck with all the

Reyes' at this gathering.  :)

 Gavin & Ben climbing rocks

at the Boise Train Depot.

 So of course, Jake and Miley

had to see how high they could climb...

Miley preferred to stay closer to the ground.