teeth away!

Channing is now 1!!! I will post pics when I find the card there on...(im always losing that card!) A couple weeks before his bday he finally got his first tooth. Then a week later both his top teeth came in at the same time! And then on his bday we noticed his other bottom middle one pop through, so in one month we got his first four teeth! Hes not walking yet but is crawlin everywhere and will hold on to anything and walk along that, even walls. He LOVEs balls and airplanes, and the moon, he would sit outside all day looking for them. He also loves fans and lights. Every morning, we get him up and he has to point out the fans in the house. If he is cranky, all you have to do is ask him where the fan is. He can find it! Balloons are also one thing he loves.


Heres a pic of him watching arther, its the only time ever even really looked at the tv. Hes getting tall.

He loved his cake, smashed it all over his face. We had his party at the park by our house, invited family and a few lil friends in the ward. It was fun, it was elmo themed. He got alot of great presents. A few cute outfits and lots of toys. Now our house is full to capacity of toddler toys!! And still all he wants to get into and play with are things he cant have.. Don't get that one but owell.

Now the question is....are we ready for another one? Well have to discus that one and see..
The chickens are doing great! Still only one laying but soon the others will too we hope. We built them a lil pen around their coop so they can have some run around space. Another thing we are very excited about is that we planted a garden and our green beans and our squash have sprouted!! Still waiting on our carrots, chard, herbs, and our lettace.

School is ending and we are both getting a 96%! Thats great for us! THe day grades are in, I have to turn in my application for nursing school so then its just a wait... could be two weeks, could be two years, who knows. Brandon is continuing on prereqs, he can only do about one or two a semester so who knows how long that will take!! But thats ok for now, paying for my school may just be enough for us!!

Well see what happens! Exciting to be together on this ride of life!!!

First night watching Channing

So, there was a free concert at Toby Kieths Bar and Grill this past friday that Amber and I were gonna go to with Tara and Garrett. HOwever, Garrett went hunting and we were unable to find a baby sitter so... I, being the good husband I think I am, convinced Amber to go with Tara and I'd babysit my boy. Man, was I excited. I mean, this would be the first time I had watched my son for more than an hour. Things were going great, I was chasing Channing, he was chasing me, we were dancing, playing, I even fed him dinner! Yes! Victory! Then, I looked at the clock, it had only been a measly half hour... I was pooped! Channing, as odd as it may be, has out lasted me! So, I did what any tired dad would do... I put him in bed....and was consistent.... in getting him back out every 5 minutes as he would cry and say "dada, dada". And we would play and play and play. His bed time is supposed to be between 630 and 700... he didnt go to bed until a little after 800. But it was fun and I loved every minute of it.

Amber finally got home around 11pm. She had a fun time at the concert. I think the past part of the evening for her was when she was waiting for Tara to come with the car, a mexican, a white man, and then a black man (all at separate times) came up to her and offered to give her a ride home. All in all it was a fun night. Amber got a well deserved night out with her friend and I had a fun night with my son. I love being parent!

NEW things!!

Oh wow, we knew Channing was teething but he like really was!!! One bottom one popped through today! Very exciting at the Pedersen household considerang he is almost 1. Weve been waiting for them since he started teething at four months! fcvmj;ppoijbgfgjyk--chan had to get that out of his system. Tomorrow night we are going to see danny gokie in concert...not sure on the spelling. I really didnt like his music on idol but we get to eat too so Im happy!

1 here we come!!

Almost 1. I just cant believe that almost a year ago I was looking into an incubator wondering if my small baby would even make it. Well not only did he make it, he is thriving! No developmental delays at all. I cant tell you how thankful I am to have a healthy happy baby boy. I remember crying the day I found out I was having a boy bc I wanted a girl soo bad. Now I cant imagine having any other lil spirit! He has been such a blessing to our family! Were going to have a small party for him at candlelight park right by our home. Cowboy theme~ cowboy beans and hotdogs haha. Its going to be fun, we have this small bouncer for the babies. Ill put pics up as soon as I get them.

Lady came through surgery well, got her home, she was very very lethargic as to be expected. WEll then th e swelling and redness happened with the warmth....infection! So I call the vet and she said ok bring her in before 230pm. So I got off work early and rushed home to her (during the day I guess her incision split open!) So I scoop her up and rush her into their office (made it by 215pm). Im drenched in her blood and Im panicking all over.... and what do they tell me? The vet left around 1pm that day. I couldnt believe that they were sending me home with and open incision that was infected and a lil girl in pain! Well no other vet would see me bc of liability issues. So we waited. Rushed in at 7am right when they opened and still I waited... She saw me, just glued the incision back up, sent me home with anti-inflammatory and antibiotics... No other words were exchanged.... SO she recovered and within a couple days shes back to normal. Kinda a sad though that she will never have another puppy. Sad thought that I will never have lil puppies running around my home. Oh I loved it so much!

Update....

OK update, I have to get better at this.... Helmet--over! It has made a very very great improvement! The insurance ended up paying for 1500 of it so that was helpful! Lady's pups helped paid for the some of the rest. Lady is scheduled to get spayed on 1/14! I'm pretty nervous about it. But many many dogs have been through it so I guess she will live.
The chicks are doing very very well they are in their coop outside now, still have a heat lamp by them but they are about a month and a half now. I think their names are sunny (sunny side up), ego, deisel, sami (saminilla), poach. They are fun.

Brandon is still working at Scottsdale healthcare and I am still working at MGA homecare with the same lil boy, hes doing a bit better, not so sick all the time!

Channing still has no teeth... no sign of them! He started to crawl a bit, we got a back massager for christmas (its hot pink) and he LOVES it! We had him on one side of the bed and we put it on the other side and he got on his knees and started rocking all hard! And before we knew it he was moving his lil knees and he got to that massager. We just cant get him to do it on the floor.. its carpet so idk whats wrong. Over the holiday he got the croup really really bad. Humidifier didnt help much and he was weezing so bad one night that he had to take him to urgent care.... steroid meds, steroid breathing treatment and some antibiotics for his double ear infection (he wasnt even acting like they were tender). We got home at 130 and channing got up at 6 the next morning! It was hard.

We have his follow up appt today so Ill update after that too... Promise!!

its working!!!!!

The helmet is working!!!! Yes! I'm so excited! We however did get a letter from the insurance saying they wont pay it, so we ahve to appeal it! I hate insurance companies, they wont pay for anything and we pay them big bucks a month for nothing it seems!!! Pics soon

So its been a couple weeks since Channing got his helmet and you can already see some change in his head. It looks rounder and a little skinnier. He tolerates it pretty well, but let me tell ya, it sure makes his head stinky. haha. hopefully this will be his only one.

Last week we had family pictures. First on thursday with the Harper family. Ambers bro. Clay was leaving to the Phillipines for work for awhile for work so and Channing was also 6 months (almost 7) so it was time. It was fun. We went to the classic Woodridge lakes and got some good shots.

Saturday we had pics with the Pedersen family up in Cave Creek. We went to some little marker place area that kinda had a western style to it. It was nice. Pretty fun, the photographer had to jump at Channing and then back out real quick to get him to look at the camera it was kinda funny. Towards the end Channing got tired and started fussing and by the last few pics. He was asleep.

Channing and Amber are sick. They both have had fevers and coughs, not just a cough, but like coughing up a lung cough. I feel bad for them. It started for them on Friday. Now Im starting to get sick. It seems like its going around bc Tyler (my bro.) my sister Emma and my mom are sick now too. Hopefully we will be over it soon!!

Ill put some pics up of our photo shoots when we get them.