Yum Yum!!

Our back yard has a little planting area with wood chips and dirt. I brought Ammon out to play while I hung out the laundry and he had a good time playing in the dirt. He played with it for awhile and then decided to taste it. He didn't like the taste, but as soon as I don't want him eating something he thinks it's a game and keeps trying to eat it.

Craft Time

I crocheted some wash cloths for my friend Rachel that is getting married. I thought they turned out cute. Krista and I made some for the family reunion but I didn't prefer the pattern with the large holes in it and so I made up my own pattern. I did a row of single crochet, then double crochet (picking up the back stitch so it makes the row stick out) and just switched that off every other one. It took a lot longer but I like the way they turned out. Then I did a single crochet around the edge.

Free Notecards!!

My sister is amazing at making the cutest cards and she's giving away a set of your choice for free. She is selecting a winner on August 3rd so make sure you enter the contest! Just visit her blog at avftp.blogspot.com and click on the website link to enter and leave a comment. Don't miss out and tell your friends!

Doctors or Midwives

So I had my second DR. appointment today for the new baby. I am still so nervous about this process. I just really liked the way the Midwives handled things and talked to me about what 'We' wanted and not about how they do things. Unfortunately there are no midwives in Logan that deliver at the hospital and my insurance won't cover an at home birth. I thought I would feel more at ease with things after I discussed all my concerns with the doctor but after I asked him everything it just confirmed my beliefs that he is going to do whatever he does procedurally and out of habit. I told him, "I just want to make sure you will support me in the procedures that I prefer." He said, "Well, I am pretty open but let me just tell you what I require and recommend." I understand that he is a doctor and is there for my safety but if things are going well and it is not an emergency situation I would like it to be handled that way. I just get frustrated when their procedures getting pushed upon me when really this should be about me and my baby and not their convenience. I feel very strongly that birth is a natural process and that God made women for this purpose and that this event should be handled like any other natural process. There are high risk pregnancies that need to be handled differently but I don't think God made women in the United States uncapable of having natural births and he made women in other countries more capable. The cesearan section, mortality rate and epidural rates in the United States are unbelievable!!!! I think Doctors are too swift to push epidurals and scientific methods upon women and too slow to encourage natural birth, faith in God and the capabilty that women have to give birth.

Calvin introduced Ammon to the toilet flusher. He doesn't flush it as much as Calvin but he does like to play with it now. He also found the toilet paper for the first time yesterday. Before I could blink he had the whole brand new roll all over the floor and then started playing with it. Ammon also stood up with no support for about 6 seconds 3 times today. I think he'll be walking before Darren gets back :( I'm sad that he'll miss it.

Ammon had his first big bang while the family was here. We were getting ready go to IHOP and Ammon went to step over my leg and tripped and fell right on his lip. I haven't heard him cry so hard before (other than when he fell off the couch at the doctors office) and I was suprised because it wasn't that hard of a fall but he landed perfectly on his lip and it split open. He instantly got a fat lip. I felt so bad!

Ammon also fell down a stair today right on his face. Someone came to the door and was talking to me and he started falling and I tried catching him with my foot because my hands were full but he still fell on his face on the linolium. I felt bad but he barely even cried. He is a tough boy!!!

Family Reunion

We had our first 'Goodall' reunion last week. It was all of my dads brothers and sisters and all the cousins. It was so much fun! We were shocked at all the talent we have in our family. It was fun to see everyones personality come out in their selected talents. We had singing, poetry, lip sync, karokee, and an auction. Everyone enjoyed the park playing baseball, water balloon fights, playing in the sprinklers, swinging and doing dutch oven cooking. The dutch oven dinner on Friday night was delicious! Good job to everyone that prepared and cooked it. I think that my corn bread was the only thing that got burnt and was not edible.

Krista, Josh, Jaylie, Tanya, Ryan and Calvin all stayed at my house for one evening. It was tons of fun to have them all there but nobody got any sleep. Josh and Krista decided to camp Friday night and the babies did much better in their own rooms. I miss everyone already and had so much fun.

It was so nice to see everyone. Uncle Casey, Aunt Lauren and Nathan came from California and Uncle Daryn, Fernado and his girlfriend and daughter were there too. The only people missing were Lindsey and Darren. We all missed them very much.

TEXAS

Darren left for Texas today. I took him to the airport at 4:30 a.m. He arrived in Texas at about 2 p.m. our time. He is going there to do research on White Tailed Deer. He will be working with the fawns and fish. He will be living on a ranch and enjoying the snakes. He had to get some 'gators' for his shins so that he doesn't get bit. Scary!!! Ammon and I will miss him very much while he is gone. He'll be back August 20th so we're going to celebrate Ammon's birthday a week late. Good luck honey and have fun!!

Ammon's Hospital Birth Picture

I was able to find Ammon's Hospital Birth picture. Look at those chubby cheekers! He has grown so much in the last 10 months! We didn't buy these pictures because we had so many of our own pictures but most of them included a bunch of cords and monitors in them because he was put in the NICU several hours after this picture was taken. I just love how peaceful he looks here after going through his birth. Here you can see his cone head. My mom freaked out when she saw him right after birth because she's never seen a cone head baby before. All the births she's been a part have were c-section and all the babies had perfectly round heads. Ammon's head rounded out suprisingly fast. Bodies are so amazing how they can adapt and change based upon our needs!

The 4th of July

We spent a good part of the 4th of July up at Porcupine Dam hanging out and chasing snakes on the shore. We found out after we got there that there is a good cliff to go cliff diving just on the other side of the lake. So next time I'm up there I'll have my swim suet and a life jacket to swim to the other side.

Later that night after we went home and took a good nap we went to the park to play. Ammon didn't really like the spiny toys (me and Tyeanna made ourselves sick having so much fun on them) but he loved the swing, we would swing him high and he would squeel and giggle. This is his scrunchy-nose face that we've been trying to get a picture of for months.

I had a really bad incounter with one of our neighbors a couple of weeks ago, and yesterday I found out where she lives. Her name is Poison Ivy, and by the time I get through with her she won't be bothering anybody. It started out when I found a really ichy rash on my leg, lucky for me I barely brushed the leaf. I tracked the plant down to the pond where me, Ammon, and Kathorine went fishing. I'll diffenetly be keeping my eye out for any more, that is a plant I don't want to mess with again. -Darren

It's A ???

We had our ultrasound yesterday and Darren found out what we are having but I did not. Based on the pictures everyone should vote and we'll see who's right. The only person Darren has told is Ammon. Aren't the pictures so cute!


Their little left hand is by their chin in this picture above.

I love how you can see the cute chin and nose in this one above.

Left leg and foot are sticking up and right leg is bent at the knee above.

Little pot belly. This baby was being difficult and didn't want to show us anything but its profile. When the nurse had me look away, she was having a hard time seeing what gender it was because its legs were folded under. Her and Darren just barely got a peek before it moved again.