{the malley family}: June 2008

6.27.2008

COLORADO

Well we just got back from Colorado. It was beautiful! I guess I won't mind if we end up there in the future. Skyler's brother Spencer came home from his mission last Thursday, so we went to see him return. It was fun to have all the family there. Friday I got to go to my first major league baseball game. We went to see the Rockies and Skyler and I got our baseballs signed by a couple of the players. Skyler was so happy, like a little kid, when he got the shortstop Troy Tulowitzki's autograph. Then on Saturday my Mother-in-law and some ladies in the ward threw a baby shower for me. It was so fun, getting all the little clothes and stuff! When I get those pictures I'll put them up. It made me so anxious for Maddux to come!

6.05.2008

OH BABY!

So yesterday morning I went to bed at 6:30 am because of an art project that took much longer than expected. As I was going to bed I felt Maddux for the first time! It was so neat, even though he sat there kicking me for about five minutes. I just wish it had been enough for Skyler to feel, too. The cool thing is, now I can feel him all the time. Like as I type, right now I can feel him moving and kicking me. These ones are little, but last night I was pushing on my belly to see if he'd respond and he wasn't. So I gave up and the next thing I new, he gave me two big kicks. I think he wanted to play...either that or wanted me to leave him the heck alone!

6.04.2008

I THOUGHT I'D TRY THIS...

So, pretty much everyone I know has one of these, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Not that there is too much excitement in our life besides the pregnancy. Maybe y'all will want to see those photos, that's probably about it. Let's see...something to tell...I went to bed at 6:30am this morning, and I don't even have the kid yet! Those dang art assignments, they get me everytime. Hmmm...Skyler got to baptize his best friend, Nate a couple weeks ago- that's exciting! Very emotional. But now he can marry Kadie and officially be part of the family. ;) I think they understand that I have it all planned out for them...Skyler was put into the bishopric-I know, I was shocked too!! ;) Now I have to sit alone, but I get out of scratching his back in Sacrament. Luckily we have good friends that take pity on me and sit with me each week. I guess that's it! For now anyway, until I get bored again.

MOMENTS WITH MADDUX....

Maddux talks all the time now! But I'm saving these so I can remember them...

Well, Maddux isn't quite talking yet for me to post the funny things he says, but this boy is an "adventurer" Grandpa Donn says. So here are the latest "moments with Maddux."

*The other day Skyler is calling for me to come up from my in-laws basement only to find Maddux standing at the top of the stairs laughing and holding a Dr. Pepper that he cracked open just enough to get some drink out. Apparently Skyler had shoved it into my purse the other night when leaving our friends house, unbeknownst to me, but obviously not the little man.

*I came down stairs because Maddux was being unusually quiet, and I knew he was not napping. I found my purse dumped out with wrappers from "my not-so-secret-anymore" stash of candy all over the floor and him covered in chocolate with two suckers in his hand. To top it off, he had a big smile and his hand out to share with me. ;)

*Two nights ago, after Maddux had his bath I put on his diaper and delayed getting him into his pajamas for whatever reason. About 5 minutes later I find him trying to put on his jacket and light up Spiderman shoes to go outside. It was too cute. I had to let him go out and play.

*Maddux has started trying to get me to pay attention to him, when he is a whining wreck, by falling to the ground and slowly hitting his head on something to show me that he is hurt. He started this in California a couple weeks ago. Friends were over for dinner and he began to throw a fit and he fell down next to a bike helmet. So he stopped crying for a second, scooted over and bonked his head on the helmet and resumed crying. Grandpa Donn says he should take his act to Hollywood!

More with Maddux...

We took a little family trip to Best Buy a couple days ago and while Maddux and I waited for Daddy to be through with The Geek Squad a very tall man walked by in a very long black trench coat. Luckily, he was out of ear shot because Maddux grabbed my hand and says, "Momma, bad guy. Bad guy, Momma." I just had to laugh! And then I told him he was not a bad guy, of course!

Maddux the other day was climbing on something and not listening to me when I told him to get off. So walking by a gave him a little tap on the head and told him to get off again. The boy jumped off and followed me into the kitchen saying,
"Ma! No hit! No hit me!" Totally calling me out! I guess he does listen to me!

I guess Maddux pays a lot of attention to Skyler. While at my in-laws he was playing with some fake little money, handed me some and told me, while pointing to himself, "Go work." Then rubbing his face, "Shave, go work." I asked him if he was going to go shave his face and then go to work like Daddy? "Uh huh."