Saturday, March 13, 2010

8 Months!

Time is moving along so quickly. Yesterday we celebrated/ mourned Peewee's 8 months of life. As a mommy it's heartbreaking and exciting at the same time to watch our little boy grow up. He was just a tiny little guy when we brought him home. He fit snugly on my chest and curled his feet into my belly. And he loved being there- all the time. Now he's branching out, turning into Mr. Independent. However, every so often he whimpers for me to pick him up- which I do- and he'll stay in my arms for a few minutes and give me a hug. Then it's back to the floor to find all the treasures hidden thereon. He wants to eat all the food on my plate, or basically anything he sees go into my mouth. He can reach for it- often causing quite the mess that, as a mommy I'm obligated to clean up. Oatmeal cereal on the floor. Chocolate cupcakes squished into the carpet. Juice spilled all over the counter. And the occasional reach for his own dirty diaper causes me to sometimes slightly tug at my hair ;) But his daddy comes home and relieves me of my hair tugging so that I can enjoy his cute smiles all over again. I look into those beautiful blue eyes and see me- and the rest of him is all his daddy's. He loves us both so much that even though he's very content to be playing all by himself- he whines when we walk out of the room. We laugh and wait for the huge smile to creep across his face that comes when we walk back in! He's discovering new foods, new friends, and new experiences. He loves to play with his toys. He mostly loves shoving all his toys into his mouth until he chokes- only to do it again. He's coming so close to crawling it's killing me! But even without the crawling he somehow finds a way to scoot on his belly, backwards, to his destination and then sit up. So I can walk out of the room and come back to find him wedged beneath the chair and the desk, stuck under the bed, or crammed in between the bars of his swing, whining for me to come rescue him. His very first tooth is coming in and he's not too happy about it. But still he smiles- continuously. From 7:30 in the morning til 9:00 at night he's a joy to be around. He even has this high pitched yelp he uses to show excitement. It mostly comes out when he's surrounded by his cousins. And after bottles, diapers, baby food smeared on all the bibs (thank heaven for bibs), toys strewn all over our room, yelling, whining, laughing, giggling, crying, smiling, scooting, chewing, and plenty of messes- he ends up with a very happy- and very tired- mommy and daddy who love him very much! Happy 8 months Peewee!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Nap Time

So this is Peewee at nap time...
But if he's not wrapped like a papoose this is what he looks like at bed time. Hmmm.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Baby Esilan!



We're so excited to welcome our new neice Esilan to the family! She's so beautiful and I can't wait to hold her. When we went to the hospital she was in the NICU and we couldn't hold her. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival to the house so we can go over and smother her with kisses.

She was born February 5th and weighed 6 lb 8 oz. Welcome to the family little Esilan!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Day 22- Withdrawals

Do you know what goes really great with a slice of pizza? A tall glass of Dr. Pepper... one the rocks! I have officially hit 22 days without it though- without any carbonation for that matter. No Sprite or anything! Let me just tell you how hard it is when everyone has a can of Coke in their hand and all I have to do is reach over and grab a sip. Or like tonight when we bought pizza I picked up some 2-liter bottles. While placing a slice of pizza on my plate I seriously contemplated filling my glass with Dr. Pepper. I settled for a tall (rather sugar loaded) glass of Cranberry juice instead. When it was halfway gone I thought again how wonderful it would taste if I were to fill the other half of the glass with Dr. Pepper and enjoy the best tasting concotion I've ever let my taste buds feast upon. But- alas- I am still caffeine and carbonation free :(

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

New Blog to Watch

So there's this blog with adorable car seat covers- way cuter than the one I made. She posts something new all the time and it's been fun to browse through all her creations. Check out all her cute ideas at carseatblanket.blogspot.com

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Spare Time?

So my cute sister Emmalene bought this adorable car seat canopy for me when Peewee was born. It was blue and yellow- in honor of our beloved Bonneville Lakers. It was great because we went to every game in true Laker fashion! Well the winter rolled around and the temperature dropped so I felt that I needed a warmer cover. Holding true to our passion for the SF 49ers I purchased the fabric and began to sew!
It was my first one so it's a bit oversized but hey- I'll get it. No pattern no nothing! I'm quite proud of that! And Peewee is proud, I'm sure, to sport the family team colors!!


Do you like the ugly purple-red carpet??

Friday, January 1, 2010

New Year, New Tricks

So it is January 1, 2010 and PW decided that he was ready to move up the developmental ladder. New trick of 2010... eating his feet! Check him out for the first time---


Part Two


You can't see it here but Lene had quite the pregnant belly and was still up and at it! I think she was secretly hoping to go into labor!

This was classic this season. Grandma and Grandpa (I don't have a picture of him because he had the camera!) tried to divide their time and spend a little with each of the grankids.



Elauna, Ella, Avonleah and Ellie tried really hard to play together this Christmas. There were lots and lots of meltdowns and even more smiles! Ave and Ella got a little sick of each other, Elauna had a bit of a tender heart and Ellie jumped from cousin to cousin with a smile! (I had a picture of Ella bawling her eyes out, but none like that of the other girls so I didn't think that would be fair- because they all did it!)
On Christmas morning most of the family was sick with a nasty 24 hour bug that sent us to the bathroom to puke, or do other business, quite often. Some more than others. It eventually wore out its welcome and we were all ready to eat Mom's delicious snacks a few days later!
Babies were shared and kisses passed on along their cheeks. Memories were shared too- and some were even newly made! It seemed that Santa came to each of us this year as we discovered fun gifts and lifelong family love with everyone. The best part was that we all got be together- and more than just once! As earlier mentioned, we even fit in a family photo with all the children, spouses, and grandchildren. I can't say everyone was smiling- but they were there! So we'll see how they turned out!
All in all this was so much fun! Things are changing as each of us grow into ourselves and our families- but we will always be a big family together! Even if all our time together is spent wiping spit, tears, or floors, changing diapers, calming screaming fits, making sure everyone has food, making sure nobody chokes on that food- or other things that aren't food, and having to take a moment for ourselves we will always be the best set of Grandparents, Parents, Children, Grandchildren and Friends that we'll ever have!

Christmas with the Rohrers


Peewee was a star all season long. He battled a cold and cough through Christmas and the new year and only broke down when we stood in the cold for family pictures!!

Ethnee asked for a pillow- and that's just what she got. Only this pillow was made of gold! Most of Eth's time around the fam was spent picking up this or that child or playing games with the little girls!

I love this picture. Con G was the happiest and most loving little guy around. He made sure to have everybody pick him up and pass him around. PS- he's a tank so that wasn't as easy as it sounds!

This is the basis of Livy and Darron's time with the fam. She wouldn't leave his arms and he wouldn't put her down. It was really- very cute.

Adelaide ended up needing lots of Daddy and Mommy time. She warmed up to us eventually though- letting us play monster with her and even letting us pick her up sometimes and kiss her- for just a second.

And this is the best picture of all. We all ended up needing moments like this throughout the constant partying that was the Christmas season. A little nap and some "me time" helped everyone remain sane.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Letting Us Know

Yum yum- We had a little extra time at Daddy's work and decided to give P.W. some applesauce. Needless to say- he liked it- a lot.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Baby Name Trends

"Gone are the days when women solely took baby name suggestions from immediate family members and close friends...In 2009, 78 percent of moms Googled their choices to find out the meaning of the name, to check on its popularity and to investigate any negative associations."

I found this on a website that showed the top ten names of the year and of the decade. And I thought to myself, "What the?!"

Proudly presenting POLO WARREN, grandson of POLO and WARREN. I'd say that it has a pretty fantastic meaning, and absolutely no negative associations!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Christmas Pictures

Well so Grandma Afuvai told us it was time to get Peewee's pictures done... so here they are. At 5 months I'd say he's pretty studly! Thanks Grandma!









Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Dixie High School Here We Come!

So football season has well outlasted autumn this year. All the leaves have turned brown and dropped- but football soldiers on! We entered the State Playoffs and won our first game against Bountiful- a team we have beat only 3 out of the last 16 times we've played them! Make that 4 now! So this weekend we are headed down to play Dixie High in the second round and I'm so looking forward to a game in the sun!
GO LAKERS!
If we win there the next two games will be at the University of Utah- the last being the State Championship. Good luck to all the players and coaches. We love you Bonneville.

Halloween!

Halloween this year was a short but sweet night full of crazy costumes and cold weather. PW dressed up for the first time as a pirate. Since all my things were packed away I threw together what all I could find to make a sad Pippi Longstocking costume. It was nice to be dressed up though.
PW and I first made our way to Aunt Lene's house for some trick or treating then me tup with Jake for dinner and games at Aunt Mara's house! By the way- when people asked Jake what he was for Halloween he said... "The Future" Haha.

Baby Blessing

Our little PW was finally blessed at 3 months of age! It was a grand ordeal with lots of family and lots of food. Thanks to all those of you who came and brought things and took part in the party. Also a big thanks to Aunt Jolan who shared her blessing outfit with us. PW looked awesome in his white tuxedo!!