tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5376737117820196912024-03-08T16:35:46.778-08:00Cutrell FamilyThe Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-52966345783562672962013-09-04T19:01:00.000-07:002013-09-04T19:01:21.222-07:00Big changes for a big boyBrent turned FIVE on Sunday. Five is a big birthday. I can't believe it is already here. His birthday party isn't until later this month but we had a little family celebration that day. He got to open a gift and have his favorite breakfast...cinnamon rolls and sausage links. Interesting combination you say? I agree. But he's da birthday boy! He got his first "real" lego set: Batmobile style. And can I just say, I think this may be the best birthday gift we have ever given him. Anyone who knows Brent knows he is incapabale of self-entertaing. However, for the past 3 days he has spents HOURS playing with this batmobile all by himself during Owen's naptime (this is the only time he gets it since Owen's too young to play with it). High five for me! <br />
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Brent also started preschool today. He was so cute about it. When he woke up this morning he came out of his room bookbag in one hand, outfit in the other and asked, "is it time to go to school yet?" Brandon and I busted out laughing. And then, when we pulled up to the "drop off" zone at his school he jumped out of the van and ran into the school without a single kiss, hug, or goodbye. I promptly called his little tail back to the car where he then quickly hugged and kissed me and told me he loved me. Then he was off again! After I picked him up he told me what a great time he had. He also told me 3 hours wasn't long enough. Geeze!<br />
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On a very personal side note, can I just say how incredibly difficult all this has been for me. For the last 5 years I have had my children with me all day every day with the exception of a few times here and there leaving them with close family members. The last five months have come with many challenges for me as a mom. I feel like I never had enough time with each child. My frustrations for one child get dumped onto another. There are always clothes to be washed. Dishes to be cleaned. Someone to be fed, or a diaper to be changed. Forget exercising. I never end the day with everything completed that I set out to do that day. The last couple of months I found myself looking forward to today. Thinking, I can finally get a little bit of a break. Spend more quality time with Owen and Quinn. Take some time to focus on taking care of myself. And now that the day is here, I find myself wishing I had just a little more time. Just a little more time before this phase starts. The phase where my children are no longer solely under my watchcare. Where I have to rely on someone else to teach, care for, shelter, and love MY children. Knowing, that they will be exposed to things I don't agree with. I try to tell myself, "it's just preschool. you get to go pick him up in 3 hours." But it's not that really. It's just the start of a new stage in our little family. I was so depressed Saturday knowing when I woke up I was going to have a 5 year old. I did ok taking him to school this morning but I have to be honest, knowing I have to do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, I have considered pulling him out. I'm ridiculous. I would never actually do that. I am just remembering how hard change can be. I guess for the most part, what's important to me has been the same for the past 5 years. Just add a child here and there. Phew! Ok, I am done with my rant. I actually feel much better too. I've said it before, I'll say it again. Motherhood makes you C.R.A.Z.Y. But I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING! I'll just have to be crazy :PThe Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-74248948733256693422013-08-20T19:22:00.000-07:002013-08-20T19:22:00.522-07:00A week at the beach<div style="text-align: center;">
We have been going going going for the past month and I am just getting around to uploading pics from our 1st vacation of the summer. We took our annual beach trip with Brandon's family to Waves, NC. The weather was beautiful and fun was had by all! Here are just a few of our many adventures caught on camera...<br />
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Spendin' lots and lots of good quality family time together!</div>
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-81553885423471679622013-07-01T18:38:00.002-07:002013-07-01T18:38:31.511-07:003 Months Old ~Girly Time~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Little Miss Thang is 3 months old now! It's crazy how much changes in a month with a baby. She is smiley, smiley, smiley, with an occasional hard-earned chuckle. She no longer is the baby who doesn't like to be held. In fact, we think we figured out the deal with this. After reading some material about certain foods that tend to upset babies through breast milk, I did some experimenting and found that when I eat dairy, it upsets her stomach. So, ever since I cut dairy out of my diet we have noticed a big change in her. We think she was uncomfortable, and holding her just made it worse. So now everyone can get all the snuggles they want! Just no icecream for mommy :( or cheese, or milk, or sour cream.... It's ok! She's worth it!</div>
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I know I'm partial, but couldn't you just eat her up!!</div>
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Someone thinks they are all grown! Standing is her new favorite thing. You will be her best friend if you just hold her up so she can stand. Btw, do I see a little ginger in that hair??? Time will tell...</div>
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I was talking to a friend the other day and she asked me if it felt different having a little girl. I told her up to this point, it kind of just felt like another baby. She told me that after having her girl (she already had a boy) she felt this instant connection with her like she had found herself again after all those years of being in "boy world" with cars and trucks. I think I felt a little bit of that for the first time today. All the boys (Daddy included) were down for a nap and I had some alone time just with Quinn. We were lying on my bed and I was talking to her while she looked at me so intently. I began thinking about all the fun stuff we have in store for us together in the future as girls. This may sound silly, but I began to remember how much I truly love being a girl. I can't wait to share all these things with my daughter. So we had a little photo shoot of just the 2 of us in bed. It was fun. I am starting to get comments about how she looks like me now and I must say, I. am. loving. it. So, keep them coming :) Even if you don't think so ;)<br />
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-34193290527649445092013-06-02T18:55:00.001-07:002013-06-02T18:55:21.314-07:00Quinn at 2 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Quinn has grown A LOT in the past month. She certainly doesn't seem like a newborn anymore. Life with 3 has gotten somewhat easier. I am officially grocery shopping and running errands by myself with all 3 now. I have to admit, I dove in much sooner than I thought I would. Sometimes you just gotta do whatcha gotta do. I mean, we gotta eat :) The first grocery trip was interesting. I was nervous so I went right at lunch time and bought chick fil a for the boys. I had Quinn in her carseat snapped onto the front of the cart, both boys sitting in the basket eating some chicken and fries, and I packed all the groceries on the bottom and all around my 3 kids. Needless to say, I got some funny looks. But we survived! I have to say, the minivan really does help...much love for the mommymoblile.</div>
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So what has Quinn been up to? She is now sleeping through the night. Yay!! She'll go 8-9 hours straight, feed, and then another 3 hours. This makes me very, very happy! So nice to have a good nights rest so I can tackle life with my 2 energizer bunnies during the day. She still nurses like a champ. She went "swimming" for the first time on Memorial Day (see pics below). The water was really warm so I'm sure it just felt like a big bath. She loves a bath, so she loved her first swimming experience. Her looks have changed somewhat. Her hair still stands straight up on her head, but her complexion has lightened up some. Most people agree she looks a lot like Brent now. She went in for her 2 month checkup this past week and just as I suspected, she is a long baby. Here are her stats:</div>
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Weight: 11 lbs. 4 oz. (50th percentile)</div>
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What does Quinn like? Well, she LOVES her playmat (which you can see her laying on in the first pic). She spends a lot of time on this thing because she actually prefers NOT to be held. Weird, I know. Can you imagine the looks I get when people ask to hold her and I tell them this. But it's the truth. We've even experimented with it. You pick her up, she cries. You set her down she stops. Smiles. And goes to kicking her feet. Her Dr.suggested maybe she's hot natured. Who knows?! Sometimes I wish she would cuddle more, but I just count my blessings that she is this way and not the other extreme where she always has to be held. That would be tough as the 3rd child. She has also discovered her hands and fingers. I am desperate to turn her into a paci baby. I keep one in her crib, and one clipped to her bib when we're out. But she just REFUSES! Both boys took pacis and I just don't know what to think about a baby who won't take a paci and doesn't like to be held. So, she has started to suck on her hand and fingers and this soothes her. I am a little nervous about a thumbsucker though. Oh well, once again I guess it could be worse. </div>
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Quinn has also started forming this sweet little bond with Daddy :) :) :) She LOVES for him to rock her and talk to her. Actually, she PREFERS for him to rock her. I rock her, she gets mad. I get frustrated, pass her to him. He rocks, she gets quiet and falls asleep. Am I jealous? Well, maybe just a little. But mostly, it melts my heart. She can really get herself worked up (reminds me a lot of Owen in this way) and Brandon is really good at just talking to her to calm her down. So sweet! </div>
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So, want to hear the minivan story?? About 4 years ago, after having Brent, I decided I wanted something a little bigger than my Galant so we went looking for minivans. I really didn't want a minivan. I wanted a crossover. But, knowing our family would only continue to grow in the following years, Brandon convinced me to buy a minivan. We bought a Toyota Sienna but weren't able to take it home that day because they had to clean it. When we got home that night, I literally cried to Brandon saying I wasn't ready to become a minivan mom yet. Pathetic, I know. So, being the wonderful husband he is, he called the dealership and got our money back for the car. A couple weeks later we bought a Honda Pilot. I was happy :)</div>
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This past Sunday was a very special day for our family because Quinn was given a baby blessing at church. It was a beautiful blessing and the entire day was spent with family which made it even more special. And as if the day wasn't special enough, we got to witness my now future brother-in-law propose to my sister, Courtney. It was so sweet and I love that he chose to do it in front of our family so we could all share that moment with her. This is going to be an exciting year preparing for a wedding!!</div>
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Quinn is very strong and has already rolled from belly to back and back to belly. When I lay her on my chest she holds her head all the way up for long periods of time to stare at me. I am amazed at what she is already doing. She seems to be such a mixture between the 2 boys. I am loving watching her grow (and, man is she growing) and become more alert.</div>
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She eats and sleeps like a champ. Her cry is out of this world! It sounds like a dying cat. Makes you want to jump off a bridge. Our house is loud so I guess she figures she needs to speak up to be heard. I did a 1 month photo shoot with Quinn today. Brent high-jacked it halfway through :) He wants to be in on everything involving Quinn. Such a sweet big brother. He can't get enough of her!</div>
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Just when I was beginning to think you were never going to come, you chose to make your debut one day late. Just to show us who's boss I'm sure ;) So here is your story...<br />
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I woke up at 5 am Monday morning to serious bad cramps. With the combination of a stomach bug going around and the fact that I had been having braxton hicks, I was not convinced that this was labor yet. I got in the shower and wasted time for about 30-40 minutes to make sure this was real. Around 5:45 Daddy made the decision to call Grandma and get her over to watch your brothers. She got here by 6:40 and it was VERY apparent by then that your were coming...FAST!<br />
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We got to the hospital by 7 and I was already dilated to a 7 and in lots of pain. I begged for an epidural and kept getting the response, "We will do our best, honey but no promises since you are so far along". I was scared. By 8, I was given an epidural which only took to one side and not completely. At 8:30 my water broke, and you were here at 9:01.<br />
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I can honestly say I have never felt so much pain in my life but as soon as you were here and I held you in my arms I knew right then and there I would do it all over again. You took us by surprise with your head full of dark hair. I just kept staring at you in disbelief of how beautiful and perfect your little body was.<br />
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You weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and were 20 inches long. You have a beautiful dark complexion and full cheeks. Your nose is tiny and you have prissy little lips. Your eyes appear to be blue but it is still hard to tell the shape of them since you mostly sleep all the time still. You have long fingers and Grandma is already hoping for a concert pianist. Your fingernails were so long that they started growing back into your fingers. This has not been fun correcting :/ You have teeny feet that don't even begin to fit into newborn shoes.<br />
A lot of people say you look like Owen, some say Brent, even a few have said Daddy (not a single one has said me-but that's ok :) But personally, I just think you look like Quinn.
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Your brothers absolutely adore you!! Brent loves on you all day. He rubs your head and tells me how cute you are and how much he loves you. Owen just copies his big brother. Plus, he thinks it's pretty cool that you both have the same blankie. They both get so upset when I put you in your crib for a nap and shut the door. They want you to be out where they can see you at all times. It is so sweet!<br />
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Your Daddy doesn't say much right now. I think he's still taking it all in and getting used to having a daughter. He is very protective of you and whenever I hand you to him he stops whatever he's doing to look at you and talk to you.<br />
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So far, you have made life with 3 children much easier than I expected. Thank you for this, and feel free to keep up the good work! You are a great eater and love your sleep. I have had to wake you almost every night to eat. When you are awake you are so content to just listen to your rowdy brothers and stare around the room.<br />
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We love you so much already and even though you've only been here a week, it's hard to imagine our family ever without you. Welcome to the work Baby Quinn!!<br />
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At the beginning of last year, all the primary children at our church were encouraged to learn all 13 Articles of Faith. Brent took on this challenge and by March of this year had passed off all 13. We were so proud of him! The primary had an icecream social to congratulate all the children for their hard work.</div>
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Here they are singing all 13 Articles of Faith for everyone.</div>
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Here comes the countdown. I kept telling myself I wanted to make it to Friday, and I have. And now I'm ready. I have 9 days left until my due date and here are my top 9 reasons why I am SO ready for Miss Quinn to make her grand entrance.</div>
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9. As much as I love and appreciate these wonderful maternity clothes that I got from my good friend Jennifer, I am so over them and would love very much to never see them again :)</div>
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8. Heartburn, Heartburn go away. I have had it for about 2 months now and it has got. to. go.</div>
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7. I need to run. I need to run so I can chase Owen in public (he is always headed in the opposite direction). I need to run so I can race Brent to the mailbox again (a daily ritual we have). And I need to run because it is starting to get warm outside and that gives me the running itch.</div>
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6. Like my maternity clothes and my heartburn, these support hose have got. to. go. With every pregnancy comes an ailment and for this one it was bad, BAD vericose veins. Thank goodness it was a winter pregnancy and I was able to stand wearing these support hose to help with the pain. Too much info? Sorry.</div>
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5. I've forgotten what it's like to sleep through the night without having to get up to pee. Since she has dropped, my night schedule goes about like this: 10pm-pee, go to bed; 12am-pee; 2 am-pee; 6 am-pee; and then I'm usually up for good by that point because it's just annoying. Not that a newborn feeding/sleeping schedule is going to be much better but atleast I will have good company :).</div>
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4. I have a room full of precious little girl stuff that needs to be used and worn by a speical little girl.</div>
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3. I am so excited to see Brent and Owen with their little sister. Brent, especially. He asks about her every day and tells me he can't wait to see her and hold her and I know he means it. He is going to be such a great big brother to Quinn and a tremendous help to me.</div>
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2. I can't wait to see my tough hubby melt with a little girl. He may not know it's coming, but I do. She is going to have him wrapped and he is going to eat every word he has ever said about me being so soft with Owen (my Momma's boy).</div>
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1. My top reason?? I am about to explode with excitement at the thought of holding and cuddling and squeezing my little girl for the first time. I want to stare at her and fall in love all over again with my precious gift from God!</div>
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-18828925534746972712013-03-11T19:50:00.000-07:002013-03-11T19:50:07.897-07:00An update on Quinn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I went for my 36 week appointment we discovered that little miss had decided to flip and was bottom-down instead of her previous head-down position. I was so stressed out for a week wondering if she would flip again on her own or if the Dr. would have to try and turn her and if not, if I would have to have a C-section. But after many prayers and a priesthood blessing from my wonderful hubby we went for my 37 week check-up where we discovered she had flipped again and is now head-down and ready for D-day. I have never had an ultrasound this late in my pregnancy and it was a really neat experience to be able to see her growth.</div>
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We were able to see that she does infact have hair! I have had horrible heartburn the last month or 2 and have always heard that means the baby will come out with hair. Not really sure if it has any truth to it but I am really excited to see some hair. You can see it some in this pic right in the center of her forehead.</div>
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We also were able to check again on the gender which I have to admit was a relief considering all the time and money that has been poured into all things girly for her arrival. She measured perfectly and they guessed her weight to be around 6 lbs, 8 oz. So, if she goes to her due date she should be 7.5-8 lbs. which is about the same as my boys.<br />
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I am officially ready for Spring now. I got my one snow day in. That's all it takes for this girl! We woke Owen up early from his nap so we could make sure and get some good play time in before it melted. I think we timed it just right. It took us 30 minutes to get dressed (we went way over the top) and then we played for about an hour. Just enough time to get cold and wet. We then came in and made some snow cream and chilli. Yum!<br />
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How cute is this little guy! LOVE his new hair cut!</div>
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-35792155206666445422013-02-02T18:31:00.003-08:002013-02-02T18:31:46.869-08:00Nursery in Progress...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Here I am, 30 weeks pregnant. It's so sad that this is the first preg pic I have taken of myself this pregnancy. But that's just because it has FLOWN by! And this is a good thing. I have had a really good pregnancy. No sickness, minimal tiredness, good weight gain, and a healthy baby. What more could I ask for?</div>
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I wouldn't allow myself to get all hyped up crazy about having a girl before Christmas because I wanted to focus on Christmas and enjoy all the fun that comes with the holidays. But now that that is over, I am a busy little bee trying to get things ready. I have a list of crafts I am working on and different items I am shopping for for baby and her room.</div>
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We decided shortly after we found out we were having a girl what her first name would be. But it has taken us up until 2 days ago to figure out a middle name. I was starting to stress because there are a couple things I want monogrammed and I had to have a middle name! So, here it is...Quinn Elise Cutrell <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(thanks Amber ;)</span></div>
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-86935269099058689982013-01-11T18:58:00.001-08:002013-01-11T18:58:18.960-08:00A sweet moment with BrentBrent has been having A LOT of bad dreams lately. Pretty much every night for the last week or 2. Besides breaking my heart, it was really starting to become a problem. See, every night at who knows what hour, he would come into our room and tell us he was scared because he had had a bad dream. But now that Brent and Owen are roomies, Brent's little shadow would follow him out of their room every night and into ours. So then we would have not 1, but 2 little munchkins trying to score a night in Mommy and Daddy's bed. And Owen is not a pleasant child when woken up before he's ready. <br />
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Every night when this would happen I would help Brent say a prayer to ease his mind and then walk the boys back to bed and tuck them back in. Last night before putting the boys to bed, we talked to Brent about his bad dreams. We encouraged him to say his own prayer in bed if he woke up scared. Well, when Brent got up this morning and I was praising him for staying in bed all night and not having any bad dreams he informed me that he did have a bad dream. He said, "I sat up in my bed and said a prayer. I said, 'Dear Heavenly Father, please keep me safe. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.' And then I went back to sleep." I was so proud and moved I wanted to squeeze him and cry all at the same time! Oh, it's these moments...ya know? <br />
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-14888958109160930182013-01-05T18:23:00.001-08:002013-01-05T18:23:32.865-08:00Christmas with the CutrellsI know I'm a few days late posting and most (including myself) have already packed away all things Christmas but I didn't want too much time to go by without mentioning what a wonderful Christmas we had. We had 3 days straight of spending time with family and opening WAY TOO MANY presents! Brent got so used to opening gifts everywhere we went I didn't know if I'd ever get him back to normal. Here are the highlights: <br />
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Not the best pic but at our church Christmas party they did a reenactment of the Nativity. When I asked Brent what he wanted to be he said, "I think I want to be...Mary." I told him he couldn't be Mary because Mary is a girl. Then he said, "Ok, Baby Jesus then." Then I told him they were using a baby doll for baby Jesus. I recommended an angel, wiseman, shepherd, etc. He then told me he wanted to be the new start. So, here he is.</div>
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<strong>Christmas with Brandon's family: </strong></div>
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Christmas is almost here and I am so excited!! Christmas truly gets better every year. I love starting new and keeping old traditions with my growing family. I love that Brent is getting to the age where I feel like I can really <em>teach </em>him about the true meaning of Christmas. Here is a little bit of Christmas that has been going on in the Cutrell home...</div>
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The Christmas train is a BIG hit around here. It's the whole reason Brent rushes to put the Christmas tree up.</div>
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This is year 2 of collecting my Willow Tree Nativity Scene. I get to add to it every year for my Christmas from Brandon. This year I added the wismen. I just love this Nativity set. It is so simple, peaceful, and beautiful. </div>
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I think as part of my "nesting" this pregnancy I am crafting a lot. I enjoy a good craft but not nearly as many as I have taken on in the last 6 months. I made these red burlap wreaths for my front door. I look forward to reusing them for other occasions besides Christmas. Red is such a good, versatile color. I'm thinking of turning them into NC State Wreaths at some point ;) </div>
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This is our 2nd year having "Elfie" in our home around Christmas. Brent has lots and lots of questions about this guy. Every morning when we find him Owen points, laughs and says, "There's Elfie. He's silly" in the cutest little 2 year old voice. LOVE IT! </div>
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We are repeating our 24 books of Christmas again this year. Each morning the boys unwrap a new Christmas book and we read it. Over and over again. :)</div>
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We visited Santa at the mall this year. Brent has asked for a real shooting gun, a real motorcyle, and a my little pony. Odd combination if you ask me. I've had to help him with his list a bit. Owen cared nothing for Santa. He just wanted a candy cane.</div>
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This is our kid-friendly "Little People" Nativity set. I used this for our first Family Home Evening Lesson about Christmas after Thanksgiving. Brent was so into the story and asked me to tell it to him again the next day. The day after that he used the characters to tell me the story. Warmed my heart to hear him telling the story of Jesus' birth. This is how he likes to set the scene up. He says that everyone wants to look at baby Jesus. I think he gets it.</div>
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8 MORE DAYS!!!</div>
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Brandon and I took Brent to his first ever college sports game last night. Trust me, I am being modest when I say it was a hit. We knew that Brent would love all the people, the lights, the music, etc. We had no idea how much he would be into the game. Brandon and I made a decision around 4 years ago to disconnect cable TV at our house. We felt like we didn't really have time for TV ever since Brent was born plus not to mention there are only 2 channels worth watching on all of TV. Because of this, Brent hasn't really been exposed to college sports. He knows that Brandon and I are big State fans and he plays along with us but now, he's hooked. </div>
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Ever since last night he's been running around the house saying, "Wolfpack in the house!!!" and "This is OUR State!". It's so cute. Brandon is such a proud Daddy ;)</div>
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One of the reasons we decided to take him to a game so young is because we had a suite. One of the many perks of Brandon's job. Endless food, drinks, private bathroom, space to walk around. Perfect for taking a young child with lots of energy. </div>
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Although I have to say, for once in Brent's life, sitting was not a problem. He went straight to a seat and watched the entire game. Every time State scored he would jump out of his seat and yell, "Yay! We won!"</div>
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Brandon was doing his typical narrative throughout the game and Brent would chime in every once in a while and feed off of what Brandon was saying. He would repeat it or call out one of the team members names and send them words of encouragement. </div>
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We started a new Thanksgiving tradition this year. I have heard a lot of different variations of ways to teach your children to "give thanks" especially around Thanksgiving. I chose to keep it really simple with a jar and post-it notes. Starting 10 days before Thanksgiving Brent and Owen would tell me something they are thankful for. I would write it on the post-it note with an explanation of why they were thankful for this thing, and then they would put it in the jar. Brent helped Owen with his input by telling him words he knows how to say. Here are a few of my favorites!</div>
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As far as Thanksgiving goes, we spent it with Brandon's family. We enjoyed our time spent with family eating way too much tasty food. Pretty sure the baby (aka, my stomach) doubled in size over the weekend. This is the only picture I got of the weekend. But it's a good one! We went hunting with Brandon one day. This was Owen's first time and he had a blast driving the truck and running around in the woods.The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-13213917077783138502012-11-02T13:07:00.000-07:002012-11-02T13:07:00.929-07:00Vollmer Farm, Finally!We have been trying to visit Vollmer Farm ever since they opened this season back in September. Colds, stomach bugs, rain, soccer games, you name it. Everything has gotten in the way! Last weekend when Hurricane Sandy was passing through and life seemed to slow down around us I figured I'd take advantage of only a 30% chance of rain. So we slipped off to Vollmer Farm and had a BLAST. <br />
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-13084740180323332372012-10-24T19:55:00.001-07:002012-10-24T19:55:25.635-07:00RoomiesIn preparation for Baby #3, we moved Owen into Brent's room last week. The original plan was to transition him into a toddler bed first in his own room and then bunk him with Brent. We are down to 5 months and counting until Baby #3 gets here and I really don't feel that Owen is ready to get out of the crib yet. So, per our pediatrician's suggestion we moved the crib into Brent's room. And <em>that </em>is why they get paid the big bucks. <br />
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The Cutrellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913191022543958579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537673711782019691.post-15231260010173767342012-10-06T20:11:00.001-07:002012-10-06T20:11:54.037-07:00Happy Birthday to my Baby Boy!!We knew this day was coming. The signs started a couple months ago. Shouting the word "NO" as a response to every question asked. Tantrums at home. Tantrums at church. Tantrums at stores. Tantrums everywhere over everything. Less interested in eating and more interested in playing (haha, right.) Who am I kidding, that will never happen to Owen. But the rest are true. I make it sound really miserable to be the mother of a toddler. Actually, it's awesome. I love this little kid so much and he brings endless amounts of joy and laughter to our family. Really, he is a trip.<br />
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My favorite things about Owen? I love that Owen is going to grow up and be some sort of musician, dancer, musical artist of some sort some day. All you have to do is put on some music, clap your hands, or even just tap out a beat and this kid literally drops whatever he's doing, and DANCES. And if he knows the song, he sings along. It is the most entertaining thing I have ever seen a little kid do (I know, I am WAY partial.) <br />
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I love that Owen is such a "loner". And I mean this in a totally good way. He does not want to be the center of attention (which is a very good thing with Brent as his older brother). He would much rather go off in a corner or another room and quietly play. EVERY mother needs a child like this. It is WONDERFUL! Self-entertaining is a talent and a blessing.<br />
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So Happy 2nd Birthday to a special little boy! I can't wait to see you continue to learn and grow!<br />
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Happy Birthday Breakfast Favorite for Owen. Candles in a donut. And Owen ate the most out of everyone at the table...3 donuts.</div>
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This was Owen's gift from us. A BIG hit for both boys if I might say so myself.</div>
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Do you see me stiff-arming Brent? As I mentioned earlier, one of my children (ah-hum, Brent!) has a need of being in the middle of everything and today was a struggle for him. Gift opening time consisted of me dragging Owen out of the playroom every couple of minutes (where he was alone) and pushing Brent away so Owen could open his own presents.</div>
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This is where I turn into a crappy Mom because my camera died and this is the last picture I got. We were getting ready to do cake time. However, I do LOVE this picture because the expression on Owen's face combined with the fact that he has my dad in some sort of collar grip is just hilarious to me! I wonder what is going on in his mind. Something along the lines of, "Ok old man, bring me my cake!". Love this kid!!!!</div>
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Yesterday was your birthday and you turned 4. Now, usually I would say, "I can't believe you're 4 already!" But honestly, I have felt like you were 4 for a while now. You are so grown up in the way you talk and how sweet you are with Owen. Don't get me wrong. You are still the typical out-of-control, ball of energy, little boy you've always been. You just seem so mature with your deep questions and intellectual conversations. I love this about you. Although exhausting at times (why Mommy?), you are always eager to learn and absorb everything like a sponge.</div>
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By far, my most favorite character trait you have right now is being a good big brother. You aren't perfect, but have come such a long way. I love how you are so encouraging to Owen and constantly call him "buddy". "It's ok buddy" "You're doing good buddy". LOVE it!!</div>
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You are still tough as nails but recently we have been able to see a different, more sensitive side of you. It has been nice to see you this way (even if it doesn't stick). It's so much fun to watch you explore your talents and try new things. You love to run!, swim, and play any kind of sport. You are just starting to sight read some and are picking it up so fast! It is such a joy to teach you and watch you get excited about learning new things.</div>
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We love you so much and feel so blessed that we are your parents!!</div>
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We gave Brent the option this year of having a birthday party at home with friends or going to the waterpark with family. He chose to go to the waterpark "Wet N' Wild" in Greensboro. We had a BLAST! I'm pretty sure we will go back every year. My mom, sister, Brandon's sister, and her girls came with us. We also had another family from church meet us out there.</div>
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For those of you who don't know, Brandon has a HUGE mouth. This is the one physical trait Owen took from him. Kara bet him he couldn't fit the whole cupcake in his mouth...and he did.</div>
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Visiting the Grave Digger Monster Truck Store...</div>
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...and the Museum</div>
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Lots of hours on the beach...</div>
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Relaxing in the hot tub...</div>
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and taking much needed naps :)</div>
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Owen's favorite part was the hot tub. He thought it was a huge bath tub with endless bubbles. Brent's favorite part was the pool where he learned to swim from one end to the other. I enjoyed spending 7 straight days with my family. Brandon looked forward to down time catching up on the Olympics and other sports (we don't have TV at our house right now). It was a great week and we always look forward to it every year!</div>
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Here is a video of Brent swimming. He didn't quite make it all the way this time but by the end of the week he was able to swim all the way across. I'm so glad he is learning to swim this summer! It makes me feel a lot more comfortable around water.</div>
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