Recovery Months

Lane turned 30 last year and I failed to do something exciting like I wanted to because it was right after I had Kobe and I was having back issues, so I was a little preoccupied. I was determined to make up for it this year but then I decided to have surgery for his birthday instead. I'm such a good wife. So 31 was pretty low key for Lane. I got him a small gun safe and printed off a picture of a Glock and instructions on how to get his license/carrying permit. It was basically my stamp of approval for him to buy a gun. He didn't waste any time and ended up buying a pistol and a shotgun! ~ I would have been a little upset about the two guns, however, the cost of the two ended up being what I had found for just one. Fair enough. ~ He also got a new golf caddy, bag, and shoes, so he's all set for all the golf tournaments this summer! And he played three days in a row when I went to California. 

Erin and Russell sold their home in Vegas and moved up here, so now we have the whole Larson gang here! It's fun having all the little cousins together to play, plus their beautiful new addition, Ada! We love that little bug. Rex has become every one's little buddy. He's adjusting to being the "older" kid, being around Tate and Kobe, but those boys love him. He's become my buddy too because for some reason he wanted to play with my right off the bat. I love it because I haven't been able to pick up Kobe and so he hasn't wanted to come sit on my lap or play with me as much. Rex made up for it a little bit.

Kobe copies everything Rex does, like these yoga moves. Rex copies everything Tobie or Faith do. It's pretty stinkin' cute.

Kobe got to play with Heather's niece and nephew for a day. He sure likes being around other kids (mostly just observing).

I had my first checkup after surgery and they said everything was healing well and looking good. It's been a rough recovery for me. The surgeon told me that the first three or so weeks after this surgery would be hard and that I would wish I didn't get the surgery. He was absolutely right. It was painful beyond measure, but mostly depressing. I had such a hard time emotionally because I couldn't pick up Kobe, he would get frustrated with me because I wouldn't pick him up or get on the floor and play with him, I constantly had to have someone around to help; which I'm completely grateful for those who did. I just felt like I lost every ounce of independence, and I was tired of being medicated, and coming off of medications was difficult and I felt like crap pretty consistently. As you could imagine (if you weren't around to witness it firsthand), I was always in a bad mood. I knew it was short term and that in the long run this would be best, but I had a hard time focusing on that positive aspect. So I am now expressing my gratitude for the service that has been given to me by wonderful friends and family. Lane has been amazing. He never showed any signs of being impatient or frustrated with me when he had every reason to. He did everything for me to make me as comfortable as possible. 

My dear friend, Laurel also has been incredible. Very last minute, she arranged her schedule to fly with me and Kobe to California so that I could attend my sister's sealing. I even had a bad cold when we left and she sat right next to me on the plane, consuming my germs and spent her time down there being sick as well. She sacrificed time and money and has shown an immense amount of patience towards me and I am eternally grateful for her friendship. Because of her, my family was able to see my little mister, and I was able to go through the temple with my sister and be a part of her beautiful family's sealing ceremony. They were sealed on May 31st, the date Lane and I got married. Although Lane wasn't with me, it was the perfect way to remember our special day 6 years ago. It brought back so many wonderful memories and reminders of going through the temple with my sweet husband. 

What better way to recover from a surgery than to be at the beach?! I would love to just lay on the beach and nap every day of my life. 

It was so much fun watching these kiddos interact. Reagan has become such a beautiful, sweet little girl. Her smile is just so heartwarming. I wish that I lived closer to be a part of her growing up, and that Kobe could have his other cousins close. Yes, I said cousins. Britt's preggers again! YAYYY!!! She's due in November. I can't wait to find out what she's having!

Mimi wasn't able to make it out to the temple but we were able to meet her and Uncle Gary for lunch the next day. It's always fun catching up with her and seeing how happy she gets to see her great-grandbabies!

Reagan showing Kobe the ropes on eating dog food.

Everything was a competition with Reagan and Kobe. They are so funny to watch!

Family time

Now that Kobe is a year old, I guess I've stopped doing my monthly updates on him. So here's my update:

He just keeps getting cuter and I'm continually thinking that's not possible.

Words:

Dada

Mama

Ba/ba-ba = baba (bottle)

Bah = ball

Kah = car (his current favorite as he points to cars)

Kah-kah = cracker

Uh-oh

NO (his favorite)

Hi

Go

Hey

Muh/Nuh = more

Heh = here (when handing you something)

Pa = pop (popping bubbles)

Mmmm (when he finds something tasteful in his mouth)

Nana/nanana = banana (or Nana sometimes)

and a bunch of jibberish that cracks us up because his facial expressions show that he thinks we understand what he's saying

Loves/Activities:

Cars

Books

The garbage truck

Juice

Throwing things

Balls

Going outside

Rearranging furniture

Dancing

Dogs

Monkeys

Climbing

Being chased (if you're crawling and he's running)

Paw Patrol & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Snuggling with Daddy

Anything with Daddy

Sharing his snacks

Nana (Vicki) retired from working at Lincoln Elementary School after about 17? years, so we stopped and surprised her with some goodies the other day. The kids thought it was fun to be showcased in the office lobby.

Kobe loves his chair that we got him in December. He climbs in it all day and sometimes sits in it for 15 minutes straight if his shows are on and he has his cup of cereal. 

Like I said, he loves his dad. Whenever Lane hints at leaving or even just going out of the room, Kobe (whom is already following him around) starts grabbing at Lane's shorts for him to pick him up and starts crying. As soon as Lane leaves the room, especially outside, Kobe starts bawling! It's officially the end of the world. I find it pretty humorous.  

Kobe always has a car in each hand (when he's not eating his snacks or carrying a sippy). He will remind you over and over of what he is holding. 

He sometimes loves on me :)

He loves playing with his basketball hoop and bin of balls. 

Kobe and Rex are buddies.

We have a picky eater on our hands. He spits a lot of food out of his mouth. I can't figure out what he is picky with though because he will spit something out of his mouth one day, and then if his cousin is eating it the next he will eat a lot of it. Sometimes he doesn't like something when he's sitting in his chair, but then if he sees us eating it when he's walking around and he takes a bite he'll like it. He's a weirdo. We still give him mostly baby food because he's so random. 

Foods he likes:

Bananas

Mac-n-cheese

Applesauce

Meatballs

PBJ sandwiches

Pizza

Yogurt

French fries

Anything chocolate

Mashed Potatoes

Ice cream

He got his second set of hives, but these ones were worse than the first time. We never figured out what they were from before and especially couldn't figure it out this time. The doctor just said that sometimes they just break out in hives. She didn't think it was a food allergy because it didn't happen right away. The hives went away though so that's that. 

My friend, Heather and I have been talking about going to Seattle to shop and eat for about a year now and we finally did it! There's not much in good ol' Wenatchee so it may not seem exciting to others to just have Panda Express and Jamba Juice but I crave it and it was delicious! It was such a fun day of driving, eating and shopping with my gal pal and little mister. We talked about how cool (or not cool) we were in high school and had some funny conversations getting stuck in traffic. 

Lane hurt his knee recently playing ball and golf and Hoopfest is this coming weekend, so hopefully he can have fun and not injure himself more! Here's to June flying by!