David, Crissi, Addelyn & Savannah Farnsworth

Savanah's Check-Up

2011-10-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

I took Savannah to the pediatrician yesterday for her 4 month check-up. We were very curious what her new "stats" were since she's such a chunky little baby. So here it is...

Weight: 15.94 lbs, 78 percentile
Height: 25.5 inches, 75 percentile
Head circumference: 16.6 inches, 60 percentile

We thought she'd be in the 90th percentile for weight, but it turns out she's not as big for her age as we thought. Savannah's tummy also seemed to be acting up again. Her belly button was getting crusties like it used to before her surgery. So the pediatrician decided to cauterize it to see if that helps. We'll watch her for another week or so and if the tummy goobies come back then we'll have to take her back to the surgeon for some more diagnostics.

Summer Fun

2011-09-14T23:32:00.001-07:00

I have loved spending more time with the girls now that I'm a stay at home mom. It's definitely not an easy occupation but there are many things that make it worth it. One of the things we have loved doing is going swimming. In early August Becca invited us over and we had a great day swimming and eating lunch at the Jackson's with Becca, Olivia, Grammy, Grandpa, and even David since he randomly took the day off. For the last two Fridays we've gone to playgroup at the pool and Addie can't get enough of it. She's always sad when we have to go home. Even Savannah seems to like it and only cries when it interferes with her time to eat (eating is her #1 priority, which you can tell from the pictures I'm sure). I'll be sad when Summer is over and they close all the pools, it's a great excuse to get out of the house.

Savannah is now officially four months old, yay! It's amazing how much they change from month to month. Just within the last two weeks she has become an avid thumb sucker. She is constantly popping it in and out of her mouth. This week she's also started resting her head on my shoulder when she sucks her thumb. It's such a small thing but it melts my heart every time and I think, "I love you so much, I'm so lucky to have you."

Here are some pics of some of our summer fun.

New Pics

2011-08-10T20:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a photo update of the Farnsworth family. Unfortunately Savannah cried all the way through the photoshoot. She was fascinated with the flashing lights though so she'd stop crying for a few seconds after they'd flash the spotlight.They tried that trick a few times and that's where the pics of her blank face in some of the pics come from. We finally got her to smile right after we finished and were packing up our bags so they snapped some quick pictures of her again, yay.

Random Updates

2011-07-19T21:56:00.000-07:00

Savannah: Savannah, or "Mannah" as Addie now calls her, is recovering very well from her surgery last week. She's our little trooper. She's gaining weight like it's in fashion (which it definitely is because chunky babies are the cutest) and now touts a heavy 13.5 pounds. It took her till right around 4 weeks but she's very responsive now. She loves to interact, is super smiley, and when we sing to her it looks like she's trying to sing along. The only downside to how much she loves to be with us is that then she wants to be held all the time. I'm working on getting her to at least sleep without us holding her, that should free up quite a bit of our time.

Addie: Addelyn and I had a great time playing tea party today on the patio. She has a great imagination. She loves to have water when she plays with her little dishes and pour it from her little pitchers into the cups and bowls (hence playing on the patio rather than inside because she gets water everywhere).

She's also perfected the art of "throwing a fit." Since Savannah has joined the family Addie knows she has to be louder and more attention-grabbing so she's stepped up her game. I have to say that overall she's such a good little girl though. She talks to "Mannah" in her high pitch little voice, mimicking how we talk to Savannah in our "baby voices." I have to tell her to only kiss Savannah quickly because she loves to kiss her and just keep her lips on her head forever, it's so funny.

Crissi: I love staying home with the girls, even though it's tiring. It's nice to have family nearby too because they've been so helpful. Today Debbie (my mother-in-law) came over and watched the girls for a couple of hours while I went with our Young Women to the temple. Last week while Savannah was getting surgery and Dave and I were with her at Primary Children's Hospital my Mom watched Addie at her house. So we're very grateful that they help out, and also let us hang out at their house (both my parents and Dave's parents) when we're sick of being at home.

David: Dave is enjoying his job and doing a great job "cross-selling" to earn extra bonus cash. He gets competitive with himself trying to make more and do more loans than he did in previous months. As of last Sunday he's taking on the new challenge of Elder's Quorum President. He had some great training with the stake presidency and we have some good expectations for what sacrifices we're going to have to make to let David devote the time he needs to. He's wiling to serve so the Lord is taking advantage of his optimism and great work ethic.

Here are some pics-

Motherhood

2011-06-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

I love being a Mom. It's so fun to see each day how they learn, grow, and do such funny things. I love to watch Savannah make faces, each one is so different. I can tell when Savannah is crying from a tummy ache vs. when she's sad or wants to be in a different position. And that crazy little Addie, is a hoot. She is now infatuated with both Elmo and bubbles. She used to just demand to watch Elmo when she got up in the morning but now she wants to blow bubbles all the time too. And the way she says "bubbles" makes us laugh because she gets so excited, all her face muscles get tight, and her eyebrows raise up high while she says it.

Addie speech has exploded lately. A few months ago I could count on one hand the amount of words she actually used, now she's a little chatter box. Sometimes it still takes a parent's know-how to interpret what she's saying though. Her word for "milk" still sounds like "rock" and the way she says "marshmallow" is so cute. She used to only call Savannah "baby" and refused to call her anything else but now she calls her "Vannah." When Savannah starts crying Addie runs to me yelling about "Vannah, Vannah, Vannah!"

Pics of Savannah

2011-06-16T21:38:00.000-07:00

Here are the photos of Savannah. I have to admit that they're not my favorite. Plus trying to get Sears to actually post the pictures online and in the meantime respond to my "requests for support" was like trying to convince a two year old to get dressed in the morning. We're definitely going to take her to a different place in August to have photos taken in her blessing dress.

Click here for photos.

Portraits

2011-06-03T22:13:00.000-07:00

We took Addelyn and Savannah to get their pictures taken today. The "we" is Debbie (my Mother-in-law) and I, and boy was I glad she was there. Everything actually went very smoothly, but I think that's due in large part to her help. With two kids it's nice to have someone else to chase a runaway Addie and haul the carseat around.

I have to say I was very proud of Addie, she did very well even though she was nervous about the whole thing. So without further ado, here's the link so you can view the pics of Miss Addie - PORTRAITS.

Once they post Savannah's pictures online we'll share those with you as well. :)

Family of Four... Two weeks and Counting.

2011-05-29T21:40:00.000-07:00

Addie wanted to share some stickers that she got from the doctors office with Savannah.

The first time Addie held Savannah all by herself. It's safe to say that Savannah survived.

On Mommy and Daddy's bed in the morning

Addie was wanting to read books to Savannah

Addie got us ready for family prayer

Savannah - two weeks old

bad combination...Two year old girl, lotion, and a doll.

At least Addie hasn't tried putting lotion on Savvy...yet.

Addelyn and Savannah weekend

2011-05-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

Welcome Savannah Grace Farnsworth to the family. She was born on May 12, 2011 at 12:23 pm. We came home from the hospital Saturday afternoon around 1:30pm. All she has been doing since then has been eating and sleeping. It's crazy The first night at home wasn't too bad either. She wasn't really ever crying, but we got her up two or three times throughout the night to feed her (and so it begins). At least this time around, we know what to expect, but as I have heard over and over again, you can't expect a different child to react the same exact way. One thing that I thought as well is that you can never try and compare your kids with each other. Take my siblings for example, we all live in different places, New York, San Diego, Orem, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. If you were to ask us 15 years ago where each of us would be living today, you would have never guessed that. So what I am trying to say is that you just have to adapt to each individual child. Learn their personalities and just have fun with them. If we try and compare, then we will never get to enjoy them. I guess it's just crazy to wonder by looking at this picture, what will happen to this girl? But, we'll just let those questions take care of themselves. I am just so grateful to have another girl in my life who I will be able to love so much because she is our child. I truly appreciate Crissi for sacrificing nine months of her life to create such a beautiful baby.

Addelyn's birthday was on Saturday. She turned two years old. As you can tell, she was having a lot of fun with the balloons. We had a small birthday party for her right after we got home from the hospital. Addie got two dolls, doll accessories, a 50 piece tea-cup set, a mini table chair set, and a doll-size car seat, clothes, and a few other house items to play house. Let's just say since Saturday afternoon, Addie has been feeding her doll milk, burping her, feeding her doll milk beneath Crissi's nursing cover, and putting her baby down for a nap in the basinette. (I tried taking the baby doll out of the basinette, but Addie got mad at me and told me no because the baby was sleeping in it). Addie is loving having baby Savvy around. She is always wanting to hold Savannah whenever she isn't holding her own dolly.

This new chapter in our lives definitely will be really interesting. Even though I am now outnumbered three girls to one boy, I wouldn't change it for anything. We were in the craft store last week, and I came across this little saying that was painted on a tile piece, it said "It's great to have a home, it's great to have a family, but to have both, it's a blessing." I definitely agree with that saying. I am so grateful for the chance Heavenly Father has given me in trusting me with two of his daughters to raise and teach them in this earthly life. What a blessing it is to be a father.

Pregnancy update

2011-03-10T15:35:00.001-08:00

I'm finally on the 10 week countdown! It's a good place to be because you feel like you've accomplished something, even if there's still no baby and only 20 something more pounds to show for those past 30 weeks.

I've never been one to document the growth of my pregnant tummy, (in numbers or in photos) but I've been getting flack from friends and relatives who don't get to see my get bigger by the day. So I have conceded to actually posting a pic of myself.

I feel like I'm bigger than I was at this point when I was pregnant with Addelyn but since I obviously didn't document that one either, it's all based on perspective. When you're in the moment you feel pretty huge so I can't say whether it's actually true or not. What I can say is that I'm excited to bombard our Farnsworth house with girls and outnumber Dave 3:1.

Life is good

2011-03-03T20:28:00.000-08:00

I haven't written an update in a while so I'd take this opportunity to write a blog post.

David has been enjoying the winning season for the BYU cougars. He other day he actually came to me and asked, "if I clean up the family room can I listen to the BYU game while I do it?" Of course I agreed to the arrangement (he usually just watches the game and I don't get anything for it, so this was a nice change). Dave has also been keeping himself busy in the evenings as a VITA volunteer, helping people file their taxes. On the weekends Dave has been rocking the Elder's Quorum basketball team. Last week in their game they only had five players so they had to play the entire game without subs. Dave was in his element and made 28 points. It was fun to watch him shine.

I on the other hand am not quite shining, just getting bigger and bigger by the day. I'm now 7 1/2 months pregnant and I'm pretty sure I'm bigger than I was at this point in the pregnancy the first time around. Oh well. I'm determined not to count pounds and not to worry about it at yet. I'll start worrying about it after I have a healthy, adorable baby girl. On another note, work is going well although stressful as ever. I keep waiting for things to settle down into a lull but they never do. I think I'm used to the craziness of it all.

Speaking of craziness, our sweet little Addie should be the next topic. She's a little ball of energy. She's talking more now, although it's not as many real words as we'd like. It's fun to hear her speak her little Russian language though, full of consonants. Her favorite words to say now are owl, apple, Mom, Dad, and yes. Yes is by far her favorite (we're lucky it's not "no"). She says the yes so clearly, putting the s on the end every time. It makes us laugh. She's also into buckles and zippers. If she finds one of those two things she wants to play with it non-stop. She has a little fanny pack that she loves to put on and off because of it's buckle. She also is starting to test her independence and she wants to dress herself.

Now to the good part... here are some fairly recent pics.

Canning Peaches

2010-11-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

I learned how to can peaches! It's a lot of work! Of course I wasn't doing most of the work, but I now have an appreciation for how much work it really is. Debbie, Jenn, Rebecca, Addie, and I all got to hang out and can peaches while the boys went to the Priesthood session for General Conference.

Jenn & Addie were playing a game "find the peach pit" under the cups. Addie loved it.

Halloween!!!

2010-11-02T20:39:00.000-07:00

Phew. We had a great time this Halloween but it sure was a lot of work. We have great neighbors who started out October right and "haunted" us by doorbell ditching us, leaving behind some cookies. Then a couple days later we got "booed" and got another set of cookies. Needless to say we had to return the favor to other neighbors. Unfortunately since I was too busy to bake some cookies, our neighbors come some nice bakery items from the store. :)

Next we had our great Mozy Sales Halloween party on August 21st. Addie got her first taste of trick or treating (from cubicle to cubicle of course) and I was surprised by how quickly she caught on to the idea. After 3 cubicles she was ready to snatch up a candy and put it in her little bag. Her two favorite types of candies to pick out were suckers and milk duds (I think she liked the little box they're in).

We had a great time at our other Halloween activities including Family Night with the Farnsworths carving pumpkins and a Phillips Family party. We had a great time at those parties and Addie thoroughly enjoyed the orange jello, marshmallows (a substitute for the sucker which was her first choice), and scary masks (she didn't actually enjoy those, but we did).

Addie dressed up as an adorable butterfly. And Dave and I dressed up as each other...

The Superman is by David, Jazz pumpkin by Ryan & Becca, smiley face pumpkin by Jenn and Tim, and the classic Jack O Lantern pumpkin was by Brad & Debbie (Grandpa & Grammy).

Grammy & Addie

Ryan, Becca, & candy corn Olivia

Lara is our Phillips photographer and took all our Halloween party pics so I'll have to procure some photos from her and post soon.

Random Summer Pics

2010-10-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

Overnighter with the Boys

2010-10-05T21:04:00.001-07:00

It's been a couple weeks now but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to blog about our overnighter with Tyler (6), Sam(4), and Ben(2) (my nephews) at our house. Their parents needed a getaway for their 7th anniversary so the boys came to spend Friday night down in Provo with us.

Friday evening we had Dino-nuggets for dinner (our first time ever having those in the Farnsworth house) and then played some games like hide and go seek. By 9PM we were so tired and David couldn't believe that he too was being put to bed. Ben was so attached to Dave he wouldn't sleep anywhere else but in our bed. Tyler started out downstairs but by 9:30 he had a sleeping bag and was beside our bed. Sam lasted the longest and it was about 3AM before Sam got scared downstairs and Dave heard him crying. Dave brought him upstairs and he was soon fast asleep on the floor in our bedroom also. Overall I'd say we were actually pretty lucky to only have one in bed with us and we got at least 6 good hours of sleep.

After breakfast on Saturday we all walked to the elementary near our house. Tyler took the Australian boomerang from our house and was excited to try and get it to fly back to him. He and Dave tried quite a few times to make it return to them but I have to say that Tyler actually got the closest. Dave did come to his rescue though a couple times and got it out of the tree each time it got stuck.

I love to spend time with my nephews, they're the funniest boys. You couldn't find three more different kids in one bunch so they're a hoot to talk to and play with. Addie definitely had sharing issues and was always squealing when they tried to play with her toys.

We were all so tired after the park and we thought for sure the boys would be ready for a nap after lunch. Nope. Dave and I were ready for one though. When we waved goodbye to them at 3PM that Saturday afternoon I was relieved to only have one child again and I put her down for a nap and actually took one myself too this time.

Camping with the Clydes

2010-10-05T20:38:00.001-07:00

This General Conference weekend Dave and Jessica Clyde invited us to go camping so we jumped at the opportunity. Dave's brother Tom and his Dad were there as were Jessica's sister Heather and her newly married brother Thomas and his wife Chelsea. We've met them all before at various events so we had a great time around the campfire sharing missionary and ghost stories (none of the stories involved both topics, no worries).

It was quite the adventure getting to the campsite on the Nebo Loop because we drove too far and had to backtrack about 30 minutes. That was after the crazy traffic that took us 45 minutes to get from Provo to Payson. We did finally get on track and get back to the Nebo Loop and found the campsite about 9Pm on Friday night. It was a gorgeous place with Aspen trees everywhere, leaves turning all different colors.

Addie was a champ and slept super well all night. Since we got there late in the evening she went to bed shortly after we set up the tent. She's such a good little camper. In the morning she was so excited to see the fire and all the people she could jabber to.

It was only a quick camping trip and we were on the road home by 9AM on Saturday. We're grateful for the warm weather and the great company. Can't top that.

Fun in the Park

2010-10-05T20:03:00.000-07:00

We had a great get-together with my (I'm Crissi) side of the family, the Fort side specifically. My Grandma Phillips' maiden name was Fort, Marguerite Fort. My Grandma's brother Earl and his wife Debbie Fort were in town from San Diego. Earl and Debbie are Tammy's parents, my college roommate and cousin once removed.

There was a great turnout to the stake park in my parents neighborhood and we had a great time. Addie is starting to really love playgrounds and she had a great time trying to climb up the slide.

The pictures I'm missing are the ones my Dad took all evening with different people in his HUMONGOUS camping chair. It looked like it belonged to Goliath. I'll have to find some copies of those pics and post them soon.

Addie's 1st Birthday

2010-08-06T15:04:00.001-07:00

We had a great time on Addie's birthday. I took the day off and Addie and I went to Salt Lake City while David was at work. We went swimming at the Fremont pool where they have a great kids area that's heated and has lots of fun toys.

When David was off work he met us at Grandpa and Grandma Phillips' (my parent's)house and had dinner and let Addie eat her cake. She was hesitant at first but after taste testing the frosting she decided she loved the cake.

The next Sunday we had the Farnsworth get together and celebrated Addie Birthday. Grandpa and Grammy Farnsworth were out of town on Addie's birthday as was Uncle Ryan and Aunt Becca. Grammy (Debbie) made an excellent dinner and Addie opened some more presents. I'll try to procure some pics of that event for memories sake and post them.

Thank you to everyone who made Addie's birthday celebrations memorable and also to those who were so thoughtful and gave her presents.

Summer Fun

2010-08-06T14:28:00.000-07:00

With all the things that have been going on we've SEVERELY neglected our blog. I thought I'd at least throw some pictures up here then catch up on some big events like Addie's 1st birthday, our new house, etc. in separate posts.

Enjoy.

Pictures Say a Thousand Words

2010-03-30T19:32:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures to fill the gaping voide for what we've been doing the past two (possibly even three) months. I promise I'll post more as I download them off my camera and play catch-up for Addie's scrapbook. We have some great pictures of our trip to see Melissa and Ryan in Arizona (January), my trip to San Diego for Tammy's wedding (January), Valentines Day, and our Farnsworth daily happenings.

We bought a house!

2010-03-30T19:26:00.000-07:00

The Farnsworths are now homeowners! We closed today on our cute little house in North Orem. We won't be moving in till June so we can continue taking care of the Workman house in Provo and also give ourselves time to fix up the house like we want it. It's fun because we get to customize the carpet, pain, hardware finishes, etc. to be exactly like we want since it turns out they all need to be replaced. We'll get you some pics soon and hopefully some really great before and after snapshots.

Another Addie Update

2010-01-07T18:40:00.001-08:00

All of our posts are about Addie...oh well, here's another one. She's been making us laugh all week with her new shenanigans and tricks. She can now pick up Cheerios, Rice Krispies, and puffs with her little pincher fingers (thumb and index finger) and stick them in her mouth. Rebecca taught her to say "ba ba ba" on Sunday (January 3rd) and she hasn't stopped doing it since, she loves it. David got her to say "ba bye" and it was really cute but we haven't heard a repeat of that one.

No crawling yet. We're still trying to entice her with toys, food, cell phones, etc. but nothing has seemed to do the trick of actually making her move forward rather than backwards or laterally.

We've been introducing new foods and that's a pretty good show too. She definitely doesn't like applesauce. When she doesn't like a food she just pretends she doesn't see me trying to feed her and goes on playing in the highchair.

Addie's hair is starting to grow in thicker and wilder. The hair on top toward the back tends to stand up no matter what I try to flatten it down. This is her hair after bath time.

My next post should be coming soon and it'll be a catchup of Carrie's wedding, how wonderful our Christmas was, and the low-down on New Years.

What a funny girl!

2009-11-09T20:33:00.000-08:00

Everyday Addie does something different to make us laugh.
Lately it's what we call her "Granny" face where she pulls in her lips and
smiles really big (we haven't had the camera handy to document it so far).
We were lucky to catch her on video rubbing her gums like she loves to do...

And now she shares with you her recent talent of blowing bubbles...

2009-10-22T08:26:00.000-07:00

Addie has found her thumb. She's now become coordinated enough and aware enough to make a little fist then stick her thumb out and put it in her mouth. She looks too little to be doing it so it really makes us laugh. The two aunts we think she looks the most like, Carrie and Jennifer, were thumb suckers so she's definitely following in their shoes.

Weddings Make David Cry...and Apparently Addie too

2009-10-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

We had a great time recently at Evan and Lara's wedding. Addie looked adorable in her flower girl outfit and apparently it also tasted really good. She sucked on the netting so much that the little flowers in it started to bleed and turn the white dress pink.

And why do weddings make David cry? Well, he is a very sentimental guy but he now cries because he has realized he's going to give away Addelyn someday to her prince, and also pay for the whole thing. It's a terrifying thought.

Addie started out the afterrnoon happy but digressed as the night went on. She was crying because she missed her nap, it was loud, and there were too many people poking at her telling her she was so cute. David had to walk the parking lot for a while to get her to stop crying.

Routines

2009-10-15T12:23:00.000-07:00

Lately one of our goals is to get Addie on a regular schedule, and that means a good bedtime routine. I'm one that has never been good at routines so it's my hope that as I try to keep Addie in a routine, I'll become better at it myself. As part of our routine before bedtime we go down to the laundry room and grab a basket. Then we walk through the entire upstairs and collect all the things that need to go downstairs with us for the night. By the end of our walk Addie is covered in cloths and toys. She loves it because things to grab and suck on are right in front of her.

After collecting our things we go downstairs for the night (where all the bedrooms are) and give Addie a bath. She's definitely a bath lover now. She loves to splash and does these little inhales every time we pour water on her belly. We'll have to post a video. After bath time Addie gets in her warm pajamas, we have family prayer, then it's to the crib she goes. So far we haven't gotten good enough that she goes right to bed. Her crying time is variable, between 15 minutes and over an hour. Hopefully she'll catch on soon that sleeping is better than crying and she won't cry so long. It's hard to not go pick her up.

David has also gotten better at his routines. He's been studying lately for the GMAT and got into the habit of locking himself in the office and concentrating for at least an hour per day. What a good husband/Daddy.

Jabber, Jabber, Jabber

2009-09-01T20:08:00.000-07:00

we love to hear Addie talk, and now you can too. We had to capture her from the side at first because she gets mesmerized by the camera.

Addie rolls over

2009-09-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

While daddy was at work, Addie rolled for the first time... then rolled again. The secret to her success was stretching to watch the tv. She is a regular pro now and doesn't need the tv to motivate her.

More Farns Photos

2009-08-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

Outing to the Cabin

2009-08-01T16:29:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we took at trip as a family (minus Carrie and Casey who are chilling it [literally because it's winter down under] in Australia) to our cabin for some family bonding time. Bonding activities included hamburgers, guns, fire, four-wheelers, some rousing games of horseshoes and more.

This was Addelyn's first overnighter so we were a bit nervous. She did great though, sleeping from midnight till after 8, only waking up twice to eat.

Evan, Lara's boyfriend had quite the exciting night as he tried to sleep on the porch of the cabin. It turns out there are ROUS's (rodents of unusual size) that have made the porch their nocturnal playing ground. Although these ROUS's are better known as wood rats they're actually pretty cute and look like oversized hamsters. I don't think that was a consolation for Evan though. My parents slept down the road on another side of the cabin property and when my mom found out about Evan's exciting night her consolation was that "next time we won't make you sleep on the porch." For his sake I hope he holds her to that.

After everyone slept in (except Evan of course) we had a great breakfast burrito brunch that my Dad made for everyone. What a great family we have!

Our Borrowed House

2009-07-30T10:22:00.001-07:00

This is old news but we're finally getting around to blogging about it and posting some pics. It appears as if we've become professional house-sitters because we've now moved into our second house that is not our own. This is the Workman's house, a wonderful couple who is now serving a mission in the Kirtland Visitor's Center. The Workmans house is right up the street from Dave's parents so we've been very blessed to stay in the same neighborhood we've been living in for 2 years. We moved in the middle of June and will probably be here about a year.

A sincere thanks goes out to the Tirrell Family for helping us move all our stuff over here, and my Mom and sister Lara for helping us get it all organized and put away.

View from the front door

"Hometeacher Room"

"Living Room" with our AWESOME BYU chair Lara made us for our wedding

Kitchen

Family Room

New Look

2009-07-30T10:07:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought it was about time for a new look on our blog so I changed the background. I didn't ask permission or warn Dave so I hope he likes it. "Do you like it Dave?"

I did try to pick something gender neutral so Dave could still post things without feeling like his manhood had been compromised. I hope it fits us for a little while till we feel like changing it again. And if Dave ends up not liking it you may see a new one tomorrow.

In any event, thanks to Delightful Dots for providing such a cute background.

Addie update: 2 months old!!!

2009-07-22T22:20:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Addelyn on July 19, 2oo9, all dressed up for church. She's wearing a pretty dress that Crissi wore when she was a baby. What a cute girl.

In other traumatic news Addie just had her two month check-up which includes lots of measurements and also immunizations. She weighed in at 11 lbs. 10 oz. which is the 65 percentile for weight. She's in the 94 percentile for height measuring just over 24 inches long, and has a normal head circumference in the 55 percentile range.

She is definitely our pride and joy. We love her so much, and can't believe how much she changes each day.

E-3 Ward Camp-out

2009-07-22T21:37:00.000-07:00

Our ward had a camp-out this past weekend in the Rock Canyon Campground. We weren't brave enough to stay overnight but we did come for the evening to enjoy the fresh air and neighborhood friends. We road up as a Farnsworth Clan and luckily Brad was driving instead of Dave so the Camry survived the rocky roads without incident. We thought you'd enjoy some pics from this small adventure.

In the photos the Farnsworth girls are singing camp songs and the boys while not singing, are at least smiling at us who don't care how silly we look. We've decided Addie loves music and loves her Grammy Farnsworth even more. Combine the two and Addie lights up.

Dave's Birthday

2009-06-22T21:13:00.000-07:00

Dave is now 25 (as of June 11th) . YAY! I couldn't let this great occasion go by without blogging about it and posting some pictures. Better late than never.

Unfortunately Dave still had to work on his birthday so he didn't get very much of a rest from everyday life. But we tried to make it special by decorating the house with streamers, putting pictures of him all over the refrigerator, and telling him how great he was all day. And we at least gave him his choice of entertainment that night. He chose garlic chicken pizza for dinner, an NBA game, and some rented movies. After the Kelly Clarkson concert and the NBA playoff game Melissa, Jen, Rebecca, and Ryan and I all gathered to watch Dave blow out the candles on his cake eat some cake and ice cream.

In the pictures Dave is sporting the new black shirt he received for his birthday. Some of his other presents included a digital watch to help him time his running to train for a half marathon, a purple dress shirt, new shorts, shirts, a restaurant gift certificate, and a couple pairs of flip flops.

During the movie Forever Strong that we all watched together Addie fell asleep cuddling with Rebecca and ended up sleeping for three hours. That's a rarity for Addie so we've agreed to let Becca hold her WHENEVER we're together because she apparently has a magic touch.

Father's Day and Family Night in SLC

2009-06-22T20:49:00.001-07:00

I'm taking this opportunity to write while Addie is still sleeping in her carseat after our trip to Salt Lake. We went up to SLC tonight (for the second day in a row) for a going-away party for my cousin Stewart who will be deployed again to Iraq this week. What a great guy! We appreciate all he's doing to serve us and our country.

We were up in Salt Lake yesterday for Father's Day at my parents and had a great time. We successfully had dinner in the backyard but our root beer float dessert got a little crazy when it got windy. This June weather in Utah has gotten a little crazy so we shout hurray for any little rays of sun we can get (especially me, I shout hurray for ANY sun I can get because I'm indoors all day and have gotten a very pasty white color).

Our Addie May is doing very well. She still has an addiction to cuddling and wants to be held all the time. Our skill at one-handed work is improving. She still has her hair and looks about the same, although she's getting a case of the baby acne. It seems to be getting worse, maybe seems nervous about meeting Grandpa and Grandma Farnsworth and her tan relatives from California (that's Ryan, Shanna, and water loving Kenna). To tell the truth it's hormones that cause the acne (so the doctor says) so hopefully those will stabilize soon. We hope this isn't a sign of what's to come in her teenage years with crazy hormones and drama. :)

Here are some pics of Addie with her Auntie Jen. Jennifer was super helpful holding Addelyn whenever she was home so I could pack up boxes, do laundry, or dishes. Thanks Jen!

what a weekend...moving

2009-06-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

alright, i am attempting to write this blog using only my right hand because i am trying to put addie to sleep with my other hand. it is very hard for her to go to sleep without being held.

OK, she might let me write this blog now using two hands.

This weekend sure has been a long weekend for Crissi and I. On Thursday, after I got off work, the Tirrell's (a family in the ward) helped us move our big stuff with the trailer that they have. We were able to get our bed, dressers, bikes, and all other random things that would be too big to take in a regular car. On Friday, I took the day off from work for my birthday. Even though my birthday was last week, they let us take a day off with full pay for our birthday. So i decided just to use that day when we moved.

So now we're almost all moved out of the Farnsworth house and into the Workmans. Although it's more like chaos in the Workman house than actually being moved in. From now on I'll refer to the Workman's house as "ours" and Mom and Dad's house as the Farnsworth house just to make things simple and you'll know what I'm talking about in the future. I'll think we'll have many new and happy memories in this, the Workman's/our house.

2009-05-31T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. I decided to experiment with our flip video, and I figured out how to post a video from our flip video to the blog. Crissi is doing great, other than when Addie is having a bad day and needs to be held all day long. Crissi is ready to hand her over to me when I get home from work. Addie is now two weeks old and had a two week check-up with our pediatrician, Dr. Farnsworth. He is from the farnsworth's who came from Beaver, so we must be sixth or seventh cousins. Addie is doing great and weighed in at 8 lbs 10 oz. A full pound heavier from when she came home from the hospital. She is in the 95 percentile of height. And in the 55 percentile of both weight and head circumference.

Addie is our life and our entertainment. We sure love having her around. and she is excited to meet more of her family in about one month.

Photos, photos, and more photos...

2009-05-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

Introducing Addelyn May Farnsworth

2009-05-15T08:02:00.000-07:00

Alright. We have a new addition to our family. She is so beautiful. Addelyn May Farnsworth was born on May 14, 2009. She weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 22 inches long. She is doing great and sure loves to sleep.

We checked into the hospital yesterday morning at 5am. And Crissi started receiving the pitosin at 6am. Dr. Judd came in around 8:15am and broke her water (the nurse said she hadn't seen that much water in a long time, it just kept coming and coming). And around 8:55am, after a few painful contractions, Crissi decided to get the epidural put in. (She was waiting until she started feeling pain). Unfortunately she had to take several doses of the epidural for it to catch up before it was fully dilated... We learned that next time we will get the epidural right away so that it stays ahead of the dilating contractions. The other thing we learned is that it can work on one side and not the other, but luckily that was corrected and we saw the beauty of the epidural during the two hours of rest and descend.

After the epidural was doing its job, the Dr. then had us do 2 hours of rest and descend. (The baby would drop while the epidural is in, so the pushing part won't have to take as long.)

Then at 12pm, four women were all ready to give birth, and Dr. Judd suggested we go out into the hallway and form a circle and he could deliver the babies like they do in Mexico. But, he has joking, and we were chosen first, since we were fully dilated first. And so 6 hours and 9 minutes after the pitosin was put in, Crissi gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.

All was going well for about 30 minutes, until Crissi started hemmoriging and losing lots of blood. They laid her down and immediately started giving her medications. And later that day she received three units of a blood transfusion. It was rough before the blood transfusion because her body was in shock, shaking, and couldn't walk. After the transfusion, she was doing a lot better.

During the night, we had sleep in the nursery and have the nurses bring her to Crissi when she got hungry. Both of us slept well, and got plenty of rest for the next adventure the next day.

Now this morning, she is doing great. Her color is back, and the baby keeps demanding more food, and is accepting it.

Closing a chapter, opening a new one

2009-04-26T16:36:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I should fill you all in on what is happening in our lives. On Friday was graduation for the Marriott School of Business. I graduated, but I won't be walking until August so that more people can come to the commencement. I was going to post all of the classes that I took throughout my time at BYU, but I don't want to bore you with a list of over 50 classes. Since I am no longer in school I am working full-time at Utah Community Credit Union. I work in the morning with the mortgage department. I work with the long-term loan mortgages that process the loans that we do. Then, my part is transferring the mortgages that we sell to the companies that buy them. In the afternoon, I work with the accounting department, which I still continue to do what I have been doing for the past eight months.

(on the left) Well, a picture is worth a thousand words. As you can tell Crissi is nearing the end of her pregnancy. This week she will be 37 weeks along. She is definitely ready to have the baby minus her work schedule. The ten weeks of maternity leave will be nice for her to recover and get to know the new baby that has entered her life.

(On the right) Crissi is taking a picture of her feet. As you can tell Addelyn is taking up a lot of room. She goes wherever Crissi goes and already keeps Crissi up all night long.

Thanks to Ryan for our poll

2009-03-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

You see the lovely poll on your right hand side? You can thank Ryan Jackson for its wonderful existence. We volunteered to be one of his guinea pigs for an assignment he has to post surveys on as many blogs and websites as he can. In trying to come up with the subject of this post his idea was to post a survey asking how many pounds I'd gain by the end of this pregnancy, but I vetoed that one. Just kidding, I just made that up. The best one we could come up with was which date Addie would be born and thus our poll was created. The winner of this poll will receive a lovely cake baked by David Farnsworth accompanied by a "Wow You're Great!" card.

Good luck, may the force be with you in choosing a date for Addelyn's birth.

P.S. Anyone who chooses May 13 is automatically added to my list of favorite people. You might be added to the naughty list of you choose May 27. But don't let me bias your decision of course :)

Baby on the way...surprise?!

2009-03-12T20:00:00.000-07:00

Well, it's not really a surprise, it's been more than seven months in coming now so we thought it was finally time to put something on our blog about it. We've had due dates of May 16th, 20th, and 22nd and it's finally come to rest on May 20th thanks to our decisive doctor.

The gender? I thought for sure it was a girl since I kept having dreams about a girl but I was also sure that it was probably my subconscious desire for a girl so my dreams were probably bias. David thought it was a boy. So of course we were very excited to see who was right. The day of the ultrasound I did a total turn and was sure it was a boy (probably to avoid disappointment and give me an escape in "I knew it"). Turns out that...it's a girl! "Are you sure?" were the next words out of our mouth, we didn't want to be surprised a month later when it turned out to be a boy. But our doctor was sure, and at every ultrasound we have they continue to say yes to our "is it still a girl?"

Now, about halfway through May I'm thinking I'm ready to be done, but I still have 2 months left. Dave and I play the game of trying to guess who she'll look like and what mix she'll have; blonde or brown hair, blue or brown eyes, who's nose does she have...? I don't believe in ugly babies, I think they're ALL cute. So if she comes out looking like a monkey (which, judging by how much she loves to move, she very well might) then I'll still think she's the cutest baby in the world.

Till then, we'll keep you updated with her progress.

Haircut Day

2009-02-12T20:34:00.000-08:00

We thought we'd give you an update on our new do's. David was starting to look like a werewolf with his shaggy sideburns and I was looking like...like something fierce. Hopefully we look a little more respectable now.

The Sun in Cabo

2009-02-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

We can now enthusiastically recommend the weather in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Sun is a beautiful thing when you've been in the alternately inverted or snowy Utah Valley. We couldn't have appreciated the warm and relaxing atmosphere any more than we did. We can't complain about the food either, all inclusive resorts are great for 24/7 cravings. Day 2 brought a date with Frida the dolphin. Luckily Frida was very well behaved and we didn't end up in an episode of "Dolphins Attack." Her trainer Alejandra taught us all about Frida and the other 9 dolphins at the Cabo Aquarium and led us through a whole routine of hugs and kisses with Frida, rides on her dorsil fin, dancing to La Cucaracha (her favorite song), and more. Day 3 was more adventure for David as he took a trip into a remote Cabo canyon. He spent the morning on a series of ziplines, repelling, rock climbing, and hiking. Unfortunatley they wouldn't let me and my round belly anywhere near the adventure so had to stay back at the resort and patiently bear a day at the spa. My hands, feet, and face have never been so happy with me before, they were spoiled. You can check out more of our fun in the photos we've included in the Picasa photo album (to the right).

tissues, coughing, and germs

2008-11-09T16:38:00.000-08:00

As you can tell, we have "invested" in some medicine. We like to call it an investment whenever we spend a lot of money. Crissi has had a bad cold this past week, and she stayed home from work on Monday. Seeing as we didn't have any good stuff to help with the "sneezy, runny nose, coughing, itchy eyes, sore throat" symptoms, she paid a visit to Day's Market. We're hoping this medicine will last a little while... don't worry, I make sure Crissi only takes one dose at a time. And by the way those Flintstone's vitamins are for her too, not for me.

In other news, this Friday we went on a double date with Crissi's parents to the Jazz game. We witnessed the 1,000th victory for Jerry Sloan as the Jazz head coach. It was fun to witness that since it took him as long as Jennifer has been alive to get the 1,000th victory.

We also spent the weekend driving back and forth from Salt Lake because we borrowed Crissi's parent's suburban to get a table we bought off of the KSL classifieds for only $35. The table was a basic one that most apartments south of BYU have, but we need to start investing in furniture sooner or later. We just love to "invest."

2008-11-02T21:56:00.000-08:00

halloween

2008-11-02T21:47:00.000-08:00

For Halloween we went up to Crissi' parent's house. There, we had a little party with just her family and stayed the night. We dressed up for work, and wore our costumes til the night. We also met our 3rd nephew, Benjamin, who was born two weeks ago. Isn't he a cute little one. He was born 6 weeks pre-mature, and weighed 5 lbs 1 oz. Crissi's brother sure has his hands full with three kids under 4 years old.

The Real World

2008-09-28T20:50:00.000-07:00

You may have thought that this post might have to do with the real world episodes on MTV. But, since I have no idea what they do or talk about on those episodes I will just talk about my life and some decisions I will have to make that will help commence my career in the so-called "real world."

This week is the career fair, which I will have the opportunity to talk to many companies and give them a first impression conversation. Wish me luck, I will be spending most of my time these next couple of days studying these companies and hopefully I will set up some interviews. I will update you over the next couple of weeks and let you know how those interviews go.

This past weekend Crissi and I went up the canyon and enjoyed the fall season. The leaves were changing and many families were out enjoying a Saturday in the park. Sorry we don't have any pictures. Once we got up there, we realized that we forgot our camera, so now we'll keep in mind all of you, so that you can see us doing various activities around lovely Provo, Utah. (You might see us go as far as Salt Lake City every once in a while).

Post #1

2008-09-17T19:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Family and Friends

We apologize for the long overdue of putting up a blog and for the title of this post. I gotta (pardon my slang) start somewhere though. Crissi and I have been very busy, but I promise that on rainy days we will be blogging to keep you updated as to our lives.

My current status is full time student and part time banker-wannabe. For those who may not know, I work at Utah Community Credit Union in the basement where I'm not allowed to see customers...or the outside world for that matter. They tell me when I pass level 5 certification I'll be ready to greet customers at the door (e.g. much like a Walmart greeter or a Relief Society greeter), I am working hard towards that goal, 28 hours a week.

Crissi is busy working full-time at MozyPro. She too is confined to what she terms a "cubby" and is looking forward to the day about a month from now when she will graduate from a 5 foot cubby to an 8 foot cubby. She may even be in the sight of a window, for which she is very excited. Seriously though, she loves her job. Although I can't figure out why she works more now that she's on salary than before when she was paid hourly (which included sweet overtime pay), it's the curse of the "real world" I suppose. She would like to pass on her wealth and knowledge which consists of this "backup your computer, or you'll regret it." And for this she recommends none less than Mozy of course. Mostly because you can do it for free, or for very cheap. Go to www.mozy.com to get 2 GB for free (or call her and she'll hook you up like she did for her Mom...of course she has to like you as much as she does her Mom or else you must offer her something great like your first born child [hint, hint, Ryan and Shanna] or some cookies or something). Yes, I am going to school and have taken MCOM 320 so no comments about my run on sentences and incorrect usage of punctuation. I am innovator, not a copycat. :)

So until next time, I hope you enjoy this somewhat long and boring post. Perhaps I will take up a new hobby just so I can tell you about it. Maybe professional bowling...

We finally gave in

2008-06-29T14:39:00.000-07:00

HELLO,

Crissi and I have finally started a blog. I know it is practically one year tardy, but we are actually doing it. We will have more information later.