Happy Easter!

We thoroughly enjoyed our first Easter with Megan (and I thoroughly enjoyed my first Easter since 2005 where I didn't have to work all day!). Dan was off to early meetings WAY before the Easter bunny came to visit. Megan got to wear her cute Easter dress (seriously she looked so precious) and we had a nice day at church. By the time Dan made it home from meetings, the Bunny had come and gone. We got some delicious chocolatey treats to share! Then it was off to Bountiful to have ham and deviled eggs (among other things) with Dan's family. We had a wonderful day.

The family after church

Our lot of goodies

Bilateral Myringotomy with insertion of Tympanostomy Tubes

What a mouthful! Thankfully the procedure itself takes about as long as it takes to say that. Megan had her very first surgery on Friday. The night before was the worst part (have you ever tried explaining to your hungry 4 month old why they can't nurse after midnight?!?). But she did manage to fall back to sleep without eating. We arrived at the surgery center at 6:45 am, she went back for the procedure around 8 am, and by 8:30 we were home! Hurray! She has a hearing screen this week and we hope she will pass with flying colors.

Here is a post-procedure Megan. If you look closely you can see some crusty blood on her left ear :(


Of course I forgot the camera, but she looked so cute in the hospital gown (the smallest one they had was HUGE on her)and the little square shaped hospital socks holding her prize--a brave lion.

Viva Las Vegas!

So last week, Dan and I were talking about the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament. He has gone to it many times and was sad that he had no plans for going this year. I was talking about how many people I want to see before we move and how it feels like time is running out. And I said hey-I really want to see my cousin Candace...who happens to be in school at UNLV (the location of the MWC tourney this year). So we emailed Candace and she graciously let us invite ourselves to stay with her (even though she was already going to be putting up her dad, her father-in-law, and her husband's cousin). We had a great time.

We left early Thursday morning and arrived in time to watch BYU beat CSU. Megan did great on the drive out. We didn't mean to take a video, but you can hear the last half of a giggle at the beginning so I wanted to post it.

This was while we were stopped in St. George so Megan could eat.

We stayed at the stadium to watch the game after BYU/CSU and grabbed some dinner. Then the girls (Megan, Candace, and I) headed to Candace's condo to hang out while the boys caught 2 more games.

Friday we went to the strip. Megan hated the inside of casinos (the semi-darkness, noise, and crazy lights bothered her) but did great as we walked down to the Bellagio fountains. Sadly they were not doing the fountain shows because of wind! So we left. Friday night Megan and I stayed at the condo while everyone else went to the game.



On Saturday, the whole group went to the Shelby car museum. Apparently the Shelby is an amazingly cool car (Dan was very excited)and we got to see lots of them. It was a good time. Then we headed to the championship game...unfortunately, BYU lost.

Dan in front of one of his all-time favorite cars.


The whole family at the museum. We got to sign on the wall behind us.


Megan and my cousin Candace. Despite her worried face, she actually loved Candace.

My Uncle Chuck (Candace's dad) loved Megan. She had him wrapped around her little finger. And I loved that Chuck (like Megan on Utah time) was up at 5 am every day. One morning, Megan got to go hang out with Great-Uncle Chuck so Mommy could sleep for another hour and a half!

Sunday we got up, caught sacrament meeting, and headed back to Provo. Megan slept almost the whole way. Overall, she did great. Her biggest challenge came from the fact that we were constantly interrupting her naps to go places. It seemed like almost every time she fell asleep we'd move her and she'd wake up. But...road trips are still great...even with a four month old!

Sweet Sleeper

Megan likes to cope with exhaustion by holding something (a burp cloth, Mom's hand, toys, etc) with both hands and pressing it to the bridge of her nose. It's really a funny little habit, but it's pretty cute as well. We had a momentous day last week where Megan REALLY slept through the night (8 pm-7 am) but that has not repeated itself yet. Last night she woke up 3 times. But the usual night is still waking up once around 3. I just love how sweet she is when she's sleeping.

Hanging out in the kitchen, "helping" Mom make dinner.


Eating can be exhausting!


Zoomed in on the sweet face.


Just before bath one night. Check out those red rimmed eyes--she fell asleep about 2 seconds after we laid her down that night.

Mmm, mmm, good

Yesterday was a big day for our little Megan girl. She had her four month checkup and weighed in at a hefty 12 lbs, 5 oz., 22.5 inches long. She then got her set of four month immunizations (3 shots, 1 oral). THEN, she got to have her first bite of rice cereal!

Here is Megan testing out her new high chair, spoons, and bowls.


A cute face--check out those beautiful blue eyes!


Tasting the spoons.


Her first bites! You'll see that she's still not too sure about this cereal thing.

B-Ball

Dan's brother Ben was in the state basketball tournament last weekend. He is a senior and the starting center for his team. They played hard and did really well. They made it to the championship game but ended up getting second place (by 3 points!). It was an exciting game and a fun family event despite the outcome.

Megan with Papa before heading up to Ogden for the game.


Amber, Dan, and Megan wearing red for the Braves!


Grandma and Papa


Uncle Ben shaking hands with his opponent before the game (it's blurry but he's the one in white and red)