Can't get enough of that seaweed

Here are some newer pictures of our little man.

Eyelashes like his father.

Baby's attempt to be like Uncle Chong.

Trying to look preppy.

Digging for Gold.

Playing with his tongue.

Grinding his teeth.

Like father like son.

Stuffing his face with dried seaweed. Paul loves dried seaweed. Must be the half Asian thing.

mmmmm... good stuff.

Here is a quick video of Paul eating some dried seaweed. He loves the stuff. He just can't get enough of it.

A little bad luck

I apologize for the lack of blog entries in the last couple weeks but things have been a little crazy around here.

A couple weekends ago, Baby Paul woke up from his afternoon nap with a temperature of 105! We gave him some Tylenol but it did not seem to lower his temperature enough. We ended up taking him to the Urgent Care that evening. We were told he had pneumonia and he had to be hooked up to an iv for fluid and anti-biotics. After about 8 hours, they discharged us. We ended up returning to the Urgent Care the following day to follow-up with the Pediatrician. Unfortunately, Paul's fever was again at 105 degrees. It seemed like we could get his fever down with Motrin but it would go back up to 105 after it wore out. After several hours at the Urgent Care, we were discharged a second time. We were able to keep Paul's fever under control at home with medication and luke-warm baths. His fever was better on the third day and completely gone the fourth day. He still has a runny nose and cough but he is his happy self again. We are so glad he is okay. It was a really scary thing for us to go through. He is just so little and helpless. It was especially hard for us to see him so weak and uncomfortable.

Last night, we had another traumatic experience that sent us to the emergency room but this time it was for me (mom). I was chopping some vegetables for dinner when I chopped a little piece of my left index finger off. I actually chopped a piece of my finger off that we later threw away in the trash (sorry so graphic). It was an extremely painful bloody experience but hopefully my finger will heal okay. It is a little difficult today taking care of Paul with my finger in this condition especially since he seems to really enjoy batting at it. I'm also bummed that I wont be able to play guitar hero for awhile. I think the healing process is going to be a long one on this.

Despite all of our recent drama with injuries/illnesses, I am grateful for such loving family and friends. Thank you for all of your calls, emails and prayers. We love you all. Hopefully, we wont have to visit a hospital or urgent care anytime soon.

My wrapped finger.

Crazy Boy

I don't have anything new to report today but I did take some photos.

A fun day at the park

After several days of heavy rain, we have had some really nice weather. Today we tried to take advantage of the good weather and spend some time at the park. Baby Paul had a blast. Highlights included playing with the sand, eating the sand, going on the swing and going down the slide with mom. Here are some pictures of our outing.

New Hair Cut

For those of you that wanted to see my new hair cut, here it is. It is the shortest it has ever been. Also, the green overalls Baby Paul is wearing in this photo are the same ones Paul wore when he was a baby.

Vacation Fun

Everyone left the Proctor house right after Christmas. We decided to hang out a little longer to allow Baby Paul more time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Paul and I left our baby boy with G-Ma and G-Pa one of the days and headed up to Brian Head for an afternoon of snowboarding. It was fun but I don't think I have ever been so cold in my life. It was negative 12 degrees. It was so cold that it hurt to have any body part exposed to the cold air. Here is a picture of us on the chair lift in our gear.


We also visited the Wildlife Museum and Dinosaur Discovery Museum in St. George. Here are some pictures from the Wildlife Museum.




Here are some pictures from the Dinosaur Discovery Museum.

A Very Merry Christmas

We had the pleasure of spending Christmas with Paul's family in St. George this year. We had a great time enjoying one another's company as well as good food. It was also nice for Baby Paul to spend some time with his cousins. The kids wore matching candy cane looking pajamas on Christmas morning. They looked so cute. Here is a picture of them in their pj's.


We received an abundance of gifts this year for Christmas. Everyone was way too nice to us. Highlights for me included a laptop computer, a necklace (from my good husband) and a Kitchen Aid mixer. Highlights for Paul included a new navy pinstriped suit, an Xb0x 360 and an iPod nano. I would list highlights for Baby Paul but the only things that interested him were gift wrapping paper, an empty toilet paper roll and an orange. He was not interested in any of his gifts this year. Here is a picture of Baby Paul and his orange.


After all the presents were opened and the excitement of all the new toys lessened, we decorated some gingerbread houses. Here is a picture of the houses Paul and I made. If you can't guess, mine is the one with the pink marshmallow stars.


Merry Christmas everyone!