So much happens in a short time these days

Oh my! It has been quite a while since I posted. Oakley is over two months old now. He has a teddy bear that he got from his uncle Zach in the hospital and I have been meaning to take monthly pictures with "Douglas" but I haven't done it yet. Maybe I'll get to it tomorrow.

Oakley got his shots on June 6th. He was really good. It helped that he was already upset when they started poking him. I made Matt come with me so that he could hold him instead of me. I don't like vaccines but I didn't cry. I might have teared up, but no tears fell. Once Oakley had his three needles, Matt handed him to me. I just held him close and he calmed down right away. After that, he was very calm. We were lucky to have no side effects - wahoo! As far as stats go, he was 10 lb 8 oz - 25th percentile, 22 3/4 inches - 50th percentile and still the 25th percentile for head circumference.

I got a new calling at church this last Sunday. I am now the music chairman. I am so excited for this calling! All I have to do is make sure there are hymns picked for each week, the choir sings once a month and try to throw in some musical numbers here and there. I will miss working with the Young Women but they are in good hands.

Ha! I also got mastitis AGAIN in the two weeks since I posted last. That is three times in two months. Yuck. It seems to be getting worse each time. I hope that none of my friends who will be bearing children ever have to experience it. After getting it this last time, I came to a realization: My mother had bad pregnancies and had mastitis with each of us. My sister Heidi had terrible pregnancies but no mastitis. My sister Christie had a great pregnancy but has had mastitis many times since her son was born in October. I had a really good pregnancy and lots of mastitis. Emily is screwed. She gets to pick one or the other. There is no escape.

I started potty training Oakley last week. Really, it's more training me at this point. He has gone almost every time I have put him on the potty. I love it! Now, some of you might think this is crazy to be starting now but I'll have you know, my mom started potty training each of us eight kids straight from the hospital and had huge success. It can happen. :)

With the nicer weather, Matt, Oakley and I have been enjoying the backyard. We've had many fires, barbeques, started our garden and just sat on the lawn soaking up the sunshine. You should see Oakley's hat. HA! The smallest hats they had were 3-9 month. It is HUGE on his little head!