Weston's Tonsillectomy

Weston had his tonsils out the week after Christmas. His tonsils are always huge and he has never been a good eater or sleeper so after a recommendation from the dentist and a go ahead from the ENT we did it. And man was it rough. I was not prepared for how hard it was going to be. He didn't have any complications or anything it is just a horrible recovery. He literally ate nothing for 7 days. I was syringing teaspoons of water down his throat while he screamed his head off. Miserable I tell you, miserable. It was a good 2-3 weeks before he was himself again. We thought he had apnea and he is doing better. He seems to be eating better and happier most of the time. But I will definitely think twice if we have another kid with huge tonsils. Poor guy.

Christmas

We had a great Christmas. The boys were so cute Christmas morning as they opened their stockings. They were THRILLED with the hershey kisses and spiderman fruit snacks Santa left them.

Josh with his new Sea Monster from Santa.
Weston with his Polar Express from Santa.

Weston turns 3!!

Weston at age three. All of our kids are strong willed and determined, but at this point I would have to say Weston is our most determined child. Stubborn is really a better word. He doesn't forget anything. He is very hard to say no to...1) look at those eyelashes 2) He can throw marathon fits. He will forget what he is upset about but will not forget he is upset. Fits can easily last 30 minutes plus. I tried to potty train Wes a few months before Leah was born. He was not interested. You cannot force this kid to do anything. Then a month before Leah was born he announced he was done wearing diapers and literally potty trained himself. He cares about what he wears i have given up-- he wears basketball shorts and t-shirts in the middle of winter. And of course he won't wear a coat. "I promise I won't be cold, Mom."

Wes is a sweet sensitive guy but doesn't always show that. He smacks my backside a handful of times a day, that is how he expresses affection. He walks by and just slaps...it is pretty funny. He even does it to Grandma. Weston loves his baby sister and enjoys being bigger. He also loves Josh and always wants to be a part of what Josh is doing. Weston is very coordinated and can keep up just fine. He is very athletic. He likes balls, jumping, riding his bike, doing somersaults, and running as fast as he can. We love Weston. He keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh everyday.

This is the look he gave me when I asked if I could put mascara on his eyelashes...just to see. They really are amazing, lucky duck.

this is his new face lately, sideways grin or pirate face. He will come up to me and start talking to me about something while making this face and I can't help but crack up.

For his birthday he got some new basketball shorts and t-shirts. He also got his own razor scooter. He is really good on this thing.

Leah's Blessing Day

Leah is such a sweetheart. She gets mauled by her brothers all day long, but doesn't seem to mind too much. She is very smiley lately. We just love her around here.

Josh's broken arm

Josh broke his arm. I was glad it happened on a Saturday and Ben was here to take care of it. Josh was just playing inside and jumped from his knees over a pillow and landed on his arm. Of course that is how it goes...my crazy daredevil child doesn't even have a great story to go behind the cast. Cameron broke his foot when he was 15 months old tripping over a book. He too could have had a much more interesting story. So poor Josh snapped both bones in his right arm. It was very close to being a compound fracture, thank goodness the bone didn't break the skin. I was grossed out enough as it was. We spent the day in the ER and he came home with a splint. He will wear the splint for a few weeks then a long hard cast and then a short hard cast. Hopefully he will be cast free the second week in January. Josh is doing very well with one arm and his dominant arm in the cast. He is adapting much better than I would. Weston, however, was just getting use to his baby sister and now is having a very hard time with his brother getting so much attention. I feel like I have three babies right now.

One Month Old

I can't believe Leah is already a month old. She really has been a great baby. She loves to nurse. Sometimes every 2 hours round the clock, but is starting to do better at night. She smiles all the time and is starting to coo, mostly at night when the house is quiet. During the day she gets the hiccups constantly, I think from the constant crazy noise and chaos going on. But she sleeps through it all and still sometimes seems to sleep better admist the noise. Josh can't get enough of holding his sister. He always wants to kiss her and give her hugs. Weston wants in on the action occasionally. Weston hasn't told me to put baby Leah down or leave her anywhere for awhile so we are doing good. He is adjusting to being a middle child. Leah is filling out and getting bigger. I think she is about 11 pounds now. I am not biased :) but she is a beautiful baby and seems to have her brothers long eyelashes. I was worried she wasn't going to get them and hate her brothers for it :). I am surviving 3 kids really well somedays and then the next I am in tears. But we are loving having Leah in our home. She is a sweetheart.

Beautiful Baby Leah

I can't get enough of her

Halloween

Before Leah was born I decided we would be Peter Pan and company for Halloween. I was on a sewing kick, so I made Josh's costume, mine and Leah's. They turned out cute. The boys were so excited to see Dad dress up too. Josh was thrilled with his Peter Pan costume and had it on all day yesterday and today. Weston, however, is so funny about what he will wear. He will not wear pants, long sleeve shirts, jackets, pj's, or any other shoes besides his tennis shoes. This kid is aging me. So he is Captain Hook minus half the costume and minus the hook which was already lost somewhere in the house.

Happy Birthday Cameron!

Can't believe my little guy would be 7 today. We miss him so much. I just want to kiss those soft squishy cheeks. Love you buddy!

Little Miss Leah

Leah is changing so much...I needed to post some pictures.

Introducing Leah Katherine Capell

She's here and we are loving having a little girl in the house. Leah was born October 3rd at 7:49 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches long. In the hospital they took these amazing pictures... http://live.bellababyphotography2.com/gallery Once you click on this link you have to view photos and enter a passcode 1003leahcapell
Love them!

Leah's Birth Story...
I don't know why mom's feel a need to share all the details but we do and since this is mostly my journal I wanted to record the event. Leah was due on Sunday the 2nd and I had been having contractions Saturday night but nothing constant or regular. Then Sunday my sis in law gave me her famous labor inducing foot rub and about 1 am Monday morning I started having regular contractions. They started about five minutes apart and stayed consistent through the night. At about 5 am I decided they were getting more intense and we should go to the hospital. I called my mom to come stay with the boys. Ben and I got to the hospital about 6am and into a room by 6:15. I was dilated to a 4 and then my contractions started to get pretty intense. My doctor was on his way. The anistesiologist was tied up in a c-section and another wouldn't be there for half an hour. We quickly realized there wasn't going to be time for an epidural. My body was moving so fast. I looked panicked to Ben and he was so calm and supportive. "You can do this". The doctor that delivered Leah (my doctor didn't make it!) was a resident or intern and younger than Ben and I. He looked freaked out, especially when they told him I was a vbac. But everything went fast and smooth thankfully. Leah was born at 7:49 am. After it was all over I was glad I hadn't gotten the epidural. I felt so good. They took me down to recovery. And about an hour later I started hemorrhaging. It was a crazy amount of blood and I was in a lot of pain. The doctor came in and did basically a D&C. I kinda lost it. It hurt so badly and the nurses felt bad they didn't give me any pain killer before all of this. I felt so much better after the doctor left but I couldn't stop crying. I think hormones caught up to me, plus I had been on a high from the adrenalin of delivering Leah. So kind of a crazy day. I am so glad Leah and I are both healthy. We all just love little Leah!

39 weeks

I have zero pictures of me pregnant this time around. I keep meaning to take some but never want to put real clothes. So today in hopes that this baby is coming early (haha) I decided I better just snap a few. Well actually Josh snapped a few...he did a pretty good job. I should have taken them 3 weeks ago when people were surprised how small I was. I told everyone to just wait cause my belly GROWS until the very end.

Baby's Room

I have had so much fun putting together a baby girl's room. I wasn't planning on making everything, but am now glad I did. I love how it all turned out. A special thanks to Ben's aunt for drawing the tree on the wall...painting itself took me forever! Now we just need a name...

Cameron's Baseball Game

Every year on Cameron's Angel Day we go to a baseball game with all of our family. It is a fun tradition and this year the kids had a blast. It was a beautiful night and when the full moon came out Ben and I looked at each other a little teary-eyed. Cameron would always point out the moon and one of his favorite sayings was "high to the moon". He would throw balls (or anything) high to the moon. He loved to swing high to the moon. So whenever I see a full moon I feel like Cameron is peeking down on us. I know he is still a part of our family and he loves all of us. We sure love him!

We Miss You Buddy!

I can't believe it's been five years since Cameron passed away. I try not to get too caught up in what it would be like if he were here, but as Josh gets older and is starting school and sports I recognize how different our life would be. I miss him everyday. We love you Cameron!

Summer Catch Up

Graduation Trip with MBA friends
How many MBA graduates does it take to read a map?


Travis and Joelle get married

There is an explanation of why Weston has a mullet. I took him to get his haircut. It was such a horrible experience. He was screaming bloody murder and crying, the lady was awful, and I was holding his head. We left before the haircut was complete and I said I would not do that again. So a few months later he had long locks. It actually looked really cute long when aunt Jenny trimmed it. But I didn't plan very well and he needed a trim that didn't happen before the wedding...hence the mullet. You never think it looks that bad until you see pictures.

Cousin Rylan turns one.The kiddos eating cake.



Josh Swim Lessons
Josh took swim lessons the very beginning of the summer. He was the youngest in his class, but did great. I was so happy to watch him making progress and he has only continued progressing this summer. He swims in the deep by himself and dives for sticks on the bottom of the pool. He is our little fish. He would swim all day every day if mom could only keep up.

Lake Powell





July 4thOver the fourth of July we had a Capell family reunion. Which I seem to have no pictures of...It was fun to see Ben's aunts and uncles and to spend time together. We went up to Sundance and Cascade Springs. We even saw a moose. We did fireworks together. The cousins always loving being together!

Park City for the 24th of July
The boys loved riding the Gondola up the mountain. On our hike we found a huge mountain of snow! Josh thought it was pretty cool to play on the snow in July.




Gymnastics
Josh and Weston took Gymnastics and they loved it. It was fun to see Weston have something that was his own. The first class he was so shy by himself without Josh, but by the next class he was doing everything. He is such a coordinated boy. He can hop on one foot and do a mock cartwheel. His favorite part was the tramp track and jumping in the pit.