Happy Halloween!!

Oh my gosh Halloween was AWESOME this year! I had so much fun dressing Jace up and taking him Trick-or-Treating at the school. The only sad part of the day was Isaac didn't make it here in time to do it with us. He and dad got stuck in Rawlins and didn't make it home until 9:30! Luckily little brother Jace got some candy for big brother Isaac and it all worked out.

Jace is dressed up as a dalmation dog. Isaac was going to be a firefighter, so the costumes would go together. But everyone at the school thought Jace was a cow!! Cow or dog he's still the cutest little monster around! Mom and I decided to send Erin and Andrew and Taci and our missionary Cami some Halloween sugar cookies. I decided to star tip them, and I had a blast!! In the pictures the ghost has the word Holy on it because we wanted to send Cami a "Holy Ghost". I hope I don't get struck by lightning for it :)

Well I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween like we did! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Well another year has passed for my mom. Today is her birthday and she looks a year younger than last year. Happy Birthday Mom!!! Love Katie

This is the cake I made for her. And yes family I know I only put 5 candles on it. I think it's the best looking one she's ever had for her birthday :) (Right Erin?)

Everyone say Goodbye house!

Well it finally happened. We sold our house!! After living in it for almost two years, Ryan and I decided to sell it and get a new bigger one. It was an awesome starter home, but it lacked room for our growing family. Right now we are living with JoAnn and Clifford (a.k.a. Mom and Dad) until our house is finished hopefully around Christmas time. We decided to get a manufactured home that will be about 2800 square feet which is almost double what the old one was. It will have four bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. I am really excited to be getting an extra bathroom because one is never enough! It will also have a family room, living room, dining room, a nice laundry room, and a walk-in pantry that I could die for! Ok maybe not die for, but at least fight for. When it's up and ready for eyes to see I will take pictures and post them. If anyone has good ideas for decorating let me know! My Christmas present from Ryan is furniture, so I want to have all the ideas ready before I go shopping.

The people who bought the house are named Doug and Natasha. They have a 8 month old son named Stetson. He is SOOO cute. They are like us in many ways and can't wait to move into their new home which should be tonight! Yeah for them!!! They have become really great friends and it's nice to have someone to share baby stories with.

As for Grandma Lois and Grandma JoAnn, I don't think they are too excited for us to be moving. I think that will change for Grandma JoAnn in a week since we're living with them and have invaded their empty nest now that Cami has left on her mission. Hopefully we'll all survive and the soon to be 30 minute drive to see us will be worth it.

Poor Baby

Well it finally happened. My worst fear as a new mom is if I would know when my baby was sick. The answer: no. Not right off the bat. But I did learn that my motherly instincts are intact. I knew something was up.

I guess I shouldn't be hard on myself though because he's such a good tempered baby. He would smile instead of cry. We drove to Provo twice last week. Over the mountains and a long trip later, it didn't occur to me that it would affect Jaces' health. But a week after those trips he acted different. He was a little more fussy, and I noticed his nose was a little more stuffy than usual. He also picked up a small cough and yesterday he had a fever. I went to visit my mom at her work and she suspected an ear infection. Crap. I was only 2 months old when I had to get tubes in my ears and I didn't want that to be the case with my son. So now it was time to call the doctor. I set up an appointment the next day. I was mad at myself because I didn't catch this sooner. The poor kid had been suffering a whole week!! I felt like a terrible mom. Thankfully my husband came home that night and told me I was a great mom and reminded me of all the things I do right for Jace and I felt better.

At the doctors office Jace was weighed. 14 pounds!!! My son had gained 2 pounds in the last 3 weeks. That made me feel even better. Pretty obvious he's not starving and that's a good sign of being healthy. Then his doctor came in and said his ears looked great and so did everything else. YES!! No ear infection!!!! I was so happy to hear that news. She did say that it looked like he caught a small cold and that with a little t.l.c. he would be fine. Happy day! It makes me glad to know that it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. And not only that I realized that I AM a GREAT mom. I was already giving him the medicine he needed and doing the things that would help him feel better and get better soon. That sounds like a mom to me. Yeah I'm still in the learning stage, but I feel that's how the best mothers come to be. They learn and they perfect those skills they learn. There always has to be a starting point to everything. And I got through mine just fine.

Baby Jace

Jace Ryan Hartle is the 2nd love of my life! He was born July 15th, 2008 weighing 9 lbs 3 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. As you can tell labor took it's toll on me and I was sick for about 2 weeks after he was born. When I was finally feeling better we both got dressed to go to town. It was so nice to be outside and feeling good. Jace is such a fun baby! He loves to look at everything and he is so strong! Since he was born he's been able to hold his head up and smile. Everyday he shows me a little more of his personality. He's now 2 1/2 months old and he can grab things, sit on his tummy for a few minutes while holding his head up, he can laugh a little, he talks non-stop, he tries to stand on his feet while I'm holding him on my lap, and when he gets excited he moves his whole body like he's doing ju./mping jacks. I never knew motherhood could be so rewarding. Even though he throws up and makes huge messy diapers for me to clean, it's worth every minute!

2 month appointments for babies are not exactly fun. They have to get a regular check up then get shots! Jace weighed 12 lbs 10 oz and was 23 1/2 inches long. WOW he grew. Such a big healthy boy. Then came the shots. Poor kid! When she poked him he immediately became red and he cried his "I'm in PAIN" cry. I didn't cry, but when the nurse was done I was SO happy to hold him and comfort him. My poor baby got a 100 degree fever the next day and was on medicine and bed rest all day. Over the next couple of days he became more like himself and by the end of the week he was his normal happy self. I'm glad those are over! Jace is really into making bubbles and if it wasn't so darn cute it would drive me completely insane! What can I say? I LOVE MY SON!!!