October 6, 2007

natalie's shower



A few pics from Natalie's shower on Thursday. I had a bad night with my camera, so I didn't get any good pictures of everyone there...sorry. It was a great turnout and we enjoyed good good food......Debbie's pasta salad, Kim's chicken pillows and pumpkin soup, Tiffany D.'s fruit salad, Mom's fruit tarts and eclairs, and my monstrosity of a lime slush (ok, are you happy? I made my first slush....against my will)! Carrie had fun games/prizes and made the darling diaper cake centerpiece, Jennifer brought adorable hand-made favors and paper products. We had a great time and thanks to everyone who helped out! And thanks for having a baby, Natalie! -Tiffany

The family that poops together....well.....

Hey everyone. I am sorry to post these things but I know that my success is everyone's success when it comes to smelling Matthew's diapers...and thus, I'm sharing a success. Knowing that Tiffany is having success potty-training Elizabeth (who, by the way is 7 months younger than Matthew) I figured I had better give this another go before it gets too close to the baby being born.



I woke up and figured since i would be glued to the couch most of the day listening to and watching conference that it might be a good day for potty-training: part II. Little did I know that the Oreos would make all the difference. I pulled them out, and since Matthew was the one to choose them at the grocery store, it was all the incentive he needed. He must have gone "potty" 8 times in the first hour.



However....Three tiny almond-sized poop accidents in the underwear later, I realized I needed new incentive. I pulled out the "lightning McQueen" costume I had been saving until Halloween. (Desperate times call for desperate measures.) Then I sat him down, and told him he couldn't get off the toilet until he pooped in it...and that he could have the costume afterward. I went off to do some laundry, and not 15 minutes later, he called me in yelling, "Mommy, I pooped in the toilet!" I expected to come in and see a little "almond" as per past performance, but there was honest-to-goodness real-sized poop in there!!! I was so excited. ALL of the other kids I think were even more excited than I was! They grabbed him, cheered him on, started a parade with him.....great peer support!



He is currently prancing around in his costume. I started him again on the kid laxative (as per doctor's instructions for those of you who don't know that he struggles with constipation), so I don't know how long the pooping success will last. The last dosages of laxative were too strong and produced diarrhea. I'm not looking forward to that!!!! But for the most part, I think he's got it down. -Kim

October 5, 2007

Tagged!!

Man, I thought I would just catch up on my lack of blogging and post a ton tonight! hehe I just keep forgetting things I wanted to say! I'm so full of it! lol

So, I had no idea what this "tagged" thing was... but now I see! So, here's mine :

JOBS THAT I’VE HAD- Babysitting - first and foremost! Then I think it was on to Michael R. Loveridge- Attorney at Law- filing away and emptying garbage cans...if I was lucky...vacuuming too! lol, Viva Veronas, Shoe store, Tuxedo Junction, Just Country, Lifestyles 2000, Choreographer, Zions Bank, Telemarketing (who hasn't !??), Boston Research Group, PF Changs, Market Street Broiler, Signature Creations!- I think that's it :)

PLACES I’VE LIVED- Loveridge home, 3900 south and Kate Cahoon Way!, Turnberry Apt., MTC, 6 different places in Madrid, Spain, Provo, Provo, and last but not least-Provo- My current residence!

PLACES I’D RATHER BE-Visiting Spain again! Anywhere in Europe 'cause I love it soooo much! Costa Rica with Josh- he says it's beautiful, and on my new love sac that I won at my 10 year reunion, watching a movie with Josh and Holden, eating popcorn- - it STILL hasn't come. errrrr

FAVORITE MOVIES- Life is Beautiful, Little Mermaid, Sound of Music, Second Hand Lions, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Princess Bride and Indiana Jones.

FAVORITE TV SHOWS- Divine Design- That woman (Candice) is sooo talented! Design on a dime, Mythbusters, Law and Order and hello..... THE CLOSER with KYRA SEDGEWICK LOL
Also, Monk, Psych and House are quite good.

UNHEALTHY FOODS I LOVE- Cold Stone- Chocolate Ice cream add almonds, brownies, marshmallows, fudge and Reeses- Man...it's AMAZING! I don't feel one bit of regret or guilt after downing one of those!

WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY- Yahoo, (just a sec- gotta check my history to see where I go!) okay, design sites, craft sites, baby sites, I also check facebook, then I go to abc.com to see if there is any show I want to watch online!

PEOPLE I TAG- Gonna tag some of the Monsons...we'll see what happens! -Carrie

Natalie's Shower

I already posted this on my blog but for those of you who don't wander far from THIS blog, I'll post it here as well.

Well, Natalie's shower was a complete success! We had so much fun at Kim's house with relatives and friends. The food was absolutely amazing! We gorged ourselves on pumpkin soup, eclairs, tarts, fruit salad, pasta salad and more treats at home with the party favors! We played Baby Bingo as Natalie opened presents and we all pinned little dresses to our shirts that had baby bumps! We even got a look at the boys' more feminine sides as they joined in the fun and wore the little dresses as well. Don't worry Bryan, we won't spread this secret to all of the girls back in Boston! (For a small price of course)

It was so fun gathering together as we begin the festivities surrounding all the new little ones we will be expecting within the next year. This is only the beginning of the baby fun. We are so excited as we wait to welcome the Loveridge Family's first (of the five) ...or is it 16th baby in just a short time. Amy and Marshall couldn't be with us, but we are sure they are having their fun getting ready for their new arrival. While Natalie, Kim, Jennifer and Tiffany wait in the wings, they know their time will come very shortly! WOW....talk about a baby boom!

Thanks to everyone for a beautiful evening! I love our family and soooo enjoy activities like this. I will post pictures as soon as I figure out my camera! So, check back to see pics from the shower! Luvs! -Carrie

AMERS!

So, I was just thinking. You shouldn't be scared when you have your first baby away from the family. The doctors and nurses might actually get to see what they're delivering this time! hehe! :) We'll miss being there with you, but we'll definitely be there in spirit! I was thinkin you guys should set up one of those web cams! hehe just teasin... wouldn't that be hilarous? okay okay... I just miss you and marshall and can't wait for you to have your little girl! I also miss Ava and her little smiles. Every time I'm with Grandma Loveridge, she always brings up how smart and how cute Ava is. It will be so fun to have another little Hendrickson girl runnin' around! Love you!

October 3, 2007

We're almost there!

So... I went to the dr. yesterday for my 37 week appt. and he told me that I was 4cm and 85% effaced. He has scheduled me to be induced next week, but he told me that he doesn't think I'll last that long! He said that everything is progressing and that I'm VERY ready to go... He even told me that my water could break because I'm so far dilated... uh oh... Marshall has a mid-term paper to write this weekend, so we're hoping that I can hold out for my induction. It's super scary for me to think that it's finally here... but we are so excited! Wish us luck over this next week! -- Amy

September 30, 2007

Pie is not that easy.

So, I tried my apple pie. First mistake: making it on Fast Sunday so I couldn't "taste as you go." It was WAY too sour. Fortunately, only Jenn and Michael and fam had the guts to show up and try it anyway. My own husband didn't even try any. I think we left 7/8 of the pie at Mom's. Dad seemed to like the tartness. Hopefully it will become his midnight snack in the weeks to come.

I did make a successful chocolate mousse for Tiffany's sake...and they didn't show. Mom made stuffed pork chops, so we didn't quite make it to the mousse, so if you want some Monday, feel free. It's untouched in the garage fridge at Mom's. Just save me a slice. --Kim