+1 equals 6!

I can't really believe I have 6 kids. That is how many kids my mom has! Am I really to that point in my life?? Crazy!

Anyway.....

Hunter Dallin Richardswas born on February 15th at 10:30 a.m.
Weighing in at 8 pounds 6 ounces
and being 19.5 inches long.


He was born extremely fast. The result of that was a bruised face. :(
You can't really tell in this picture but it was. His nose and all around his mouth were purple.
Sad.

Now he is just super cute and we can't get enough of him.
I love having snuggle time with him.

:)

The kids are all in love with him. Unfortunately they have been sick since he was born so I have been kind of mean and not letting them hold him much. I know they hate it and so do I but I hate having sick babies even more.

He has a bunch of hair....on the back of his head......the top, not so much.
That just means he looks like daddy! ;)

His cute little hand.
(this is for you Rachel, cause I know how you feel about baby hands)

In his car seat. This isn't his first ride and he was buckled I just had to snap a picture first.

Love this kid!

Skyler took a week and a half off work and I was very spoiled. I sat on the couch pretty much the whole time. Skyler did everything. I started feeling guilty when he did the laundry, but I let him do it.
Then the dreaded day came when we went back to work. Not. Good. I had a hard time for a couple of days. I was crying all the time and had constant headaches, was extremely tired, and for some reason the little dude decided to cry and not sleep for 2 days. I thought for sure I was going to go crazy.
but then...
duh duh duh da!
Skyler to the rescue again!
He came home from work at 3 and took me out. Thanks to his parents for watching the other munchkins who needed a break from me as much as I needed one from them.
Since then I have been doing better. It is amazing what a little time away does for a person. LOVELY!

Little dude went to the Dr. for his 2 week appointment and we found out that he isn't back to his birth weight yet. (!) I said what? He eats ALL THE TIME! I guess we will see what happens when I take him back tomorrow.

Now I need to learn to enjoy all my kids before they all grow up and leave me.

Hope this made sense and didn't depress people too much. We are doing great now!
Plus I have 6 wonderful children,
And 1 AMAZING husband!

LIFE IS GOOD!




P.S. want to know what posts are few and far between....?  While I was doing this one Lorilei pooped/peed in her pants and then pulled them down and put her fingers in it.  She probably would have done more if not for Jax and Joc telling me what she was doing.  And yes this means I thought potty training Lorilei right after having a baby was a good idea.  HA! It was when Skyler was home to take care of it, not so much now.

We are alive and well

No we haven't fallen off the face of the earth.
Life is crazy and most of the time I feel like a chicken with my head cut off. But I wouldn't change that for anything.

Over the past few months we have just been busy with school and soccer and life.

Jaxon turned 5!!



Jocelyn turned 4!!


Lorilei is 2! (technically not til tomorrow (Feb. 14th) but I guess it all depends on when you read this)


All of the kids are doing great! Ryker and Reagan still love school.
Ryker is never home and honestly it is nice. He needs to be playing with his friends or I go crazy with him in the house. It is so nice to live in a neighborhood with so many kids where they can go outside and play. I love it!
Reagan is doing marvelous in school and loves to play house with the younger guys. She doesn't play with her friends much but she is happy to be at home. She is a great helper.
Jaxon is loving preschool. It is kind of hard because he is the only boy in the neighborhood (comparing primary class) that is not in kindergarten. But even so, he loves his school. He is learning to read and it amazes me. He hasn't learned all of the letter sounds yet, but he is still reading. That kid is driven.
Jocelyn is going to the same preschool as Jaxon just on different days. She is loving it too. She will ask everyday (seriously. every. day.) if it is her day. Then she and Jaxon sing the songs together. It is great. She is also in Sunbeams now. Which she loves as well. I was actually talking to some people in the neighborhood who were saying no kid no matter the age does not like going to church. I said, mine do! Never thought about it til that moment, but it is true, they love going.
Lorilei keeps us all entertained all day. She is a riot and super sassy. She likes to be in charge and copies what the older ones do. Which is not always a good thing. She has also decided that she does not like diapers. I put underwear on her for a day and she actually went pee twice on the tiolet. I guess I need to potty train her. (sigh) not because I like changing diapers, but, lets be honest, it is a lot of work.



Coming soon..........

Our baby boy!!

Stay tuned!