Glen is borrowing his brother's bike and is going to attempt to bike to work everyday. This morning while I was at the primary activity Glen and Matthew went to the store to buy a helmet. Matthew loves bikes and enjoyed wearing the helmet in the car.
23 weeks
Matthew is 18 months old today. I can't believe how fast time is going. We love Matthew so much and are so glad he is a part of our family. He is such a happy, sweet, and fun little boy.
Cheese!!
Matthew is always so sweet to give Glen and I kisses. 
Congratulations Jonathan on graduating from high school. Since our card and gift is going to be a little late I thought I would just tell you on the blog how proud I am of you and what a great little (big) brother you are. You are one of the sweetest people I know and are such a good example to everyone around you. Life just gets more and more fun as you have college and a mission to look forward to. I love you and wish we could be there tomorrow. We will be seeing you pretty soon. Yipee!!
couldn't believe it could happen to my beautiful, active, and young mom. They are treating it now but she can't walk, although she has a little with the help of a walker, which is progress. She will get better, but we don't know how long it will take for her to walk. She has been so positive and I'm sure I would not be as positive if it was me stuck in the hospital that long. My Dad has been going back and forth from Idaho to Salt Lake to see her but I just wish I could be there and hang out with her every day. She is such an amazing woman. I feel so bad that she has had to miss many of my brother Jonathan's final activities as a senior in high school; his track meets, seminary graduation, etc. I love you mom and can't wait to see you in July!! You are such an amazing example to me and I am thinking about you and praying for you always!
Here is the girl bedding I bought last summer. Yesterday I had to go out and buy a girl outfit. Luckily this dress/coat was only 7 dollars so Glen isn't getting too worried about me spending too much. It is very different thinking and looking at girl stuff now. I think I will get used to it and already am enjoying it.
Matthew is a great helper and really likes to help with the wash. I always let him put the clothes in the washer and take them out of the dryer. While I was folding the clothes in our living room Matthew was discovering the dryer. I was surprised to find him in here and he didn't want out. I decided to do the dishes and get lunch ready and he just sat in there talking to himself and playing.
Our poor Matthew has had a horrible cough and has not been sleeping very much. He coughs so hard it just wakes him up. Because of this Glen and I have also been a little sleep deprived. I had to take a picture of Matthew asleep on our LIVING ROOM FLOOR. For those of you who really know Matthew you know that he has never been an easy child to get to sleep. He was never one of those babies you could just rock to sleep even from birth. We had to try everything as he has grown. Luckily he is very good at talking/singing himself to sleep in his crib but only his crib. Yesterday he was looking a little tired as he was rolling around on the floor with his blanket. I about died with shock when all of a sudden he was asleep. That shows how sleep deprived he must of been to do that. It was only 9:15 in the morning. He usually naps around 12:30. Sadly he woke up after ten minutes from coughing and went back to sleep two different times after that for just a few minutes. It was quite a sight for me.
Matthew discovered this cupboard the other day for the first time. You can get into it from two sides, one side is from the bathroom. He will climb through it over and over; he thinks it's pretty funny and I don't mind something that keeps him occupied for awhile.
I was trying to put this saucer away since it has just been sitting in Matthew's room without being played with. He kept whining about something and I finally realized he wanted me to tip it over so he could get inside. He thought it was a blast.We are not sure where Matthew got this but it was pretty funny. Glen happily pretended that Matthew's silly arm movement was scary which Matthew thought to be very amusing. I especially love his little waddle at the first. We don't know what that was either. Just Matthew being silly.
Sorry this is so long and repetitive. A lot of what Matthew says is probably only understood by his parents since we hear it a lot. We tried to get Matthew talking a little and as you can see he doesn't really like to just sit. Some of the ways he says things makes Glen and I laugh so hard. It's fun to see him learning and growing up. He is so fun and we love him so much!
I have been so excited to get this chair. The great thing about it is that it is plain so we can have it in our living room someday if we want to. The only thing I don't like about it is that it looks splotchy and I didn't think the one in the store did. It's some sort of microfiber material. Glen thinks I am just being picky and I guess it really doesn't bother me that bad. There is a foot rest that comes up so it feels pretty reclined even though the back doesn't really go back. Someday we will get the ottoman that goes with it that glides like the chair does. It has been a lot of fun to read to Matthew in it and for me to just relax...super comfy!!
My cute little boy with his feet crossed. He used to sleep like this when he was younger and I always thought it was so cute
Fun at the park over general conference weekend. The weather was great!
Having fun in nursery
Lately Matthew has loved playing in this little tent with Glen and I. He thinks it is so funny and wants to stay under the blanket for a long time.
Glen turned 25!!!
Big boy
Matthew loves not having clothes on. He will sometimes start pulling down his pants and come to me to help him take them off. He also really likes this hat which is Glen's. He also still loves his blue blanket from Grandma Susy. He will not come out of his crib in the morning unless we bring his blanket along. It's very cute.
Matthew was being a little silly and confused one night. He gets pretty funny sometimes before bed and during the day sometimes too.
Saturday we went swimming at the Hilton by the medical school. We can go there with our YMCA passes. The first time we went it was freezing so it wasn't as fun. The water heater must not have been working but it was nice and warm when we went this time. Matthew really loved it. We had so much fun with him. He kicked his legs like crazy and was all smiles. We even dunked him a couple of times and he didn't seem to mind. Glen enjoyed giving Matthew a swimming lesson (sort of).
Splash, Splash!!!!
Back floatThis big gorilla was sitting right at the window staring at us and eating lettuce. Matthew was really focused on the big guy who was eating lettuce. I finally looked down at Matthew and he was chewing just like the gorilla was. It really made Glen and I laugh.
We had a fun time at the zoo the other day. Matthew really liked the fish, gorillas, and the sloth bear. It seemed all the animals gave us quite a show by coming right up to the windows. The sloth bear came right up and was sticking his big nose on the window smelling. Matthew joined in and was smelling him back. It was pretty funny. One of the polar bears came flying right at the window out of nowhere and I think it scared or at least surprised me more than Matthew.
This is how we always find Matthew every night when we check on him before we go to bed. Usually his head is right in the corner of his crib too. I love his little bum sticking up in the air, so cute!! Sometimes we try to move him on his back but he usually flips right back over again.
I am already loving having Glen home so much. We have a few fun things planned for this week: the zoo, main library downtown, maybe the art museum, swimming (indoor of course), movies, walks with Matthew, and just hanging out. Glen has been such a big help around the house and with Matthew; I don't know how I will adjust back to not having him around most of the day. I think there is one day this week where we will hit 50 degrees. We also have at least two days of snow. yipee!!Matthew is such a silly boy. It doesn't take much to get him in laughing fits like this one. His favorite thing lately is riding his horse (Glen). I will have to get a video of it sometime. He really thinks it is pretty funny and starts laughing when he falls off the horse. I love him so much.
I know it has been awhile since I posted anything but I guess things haven't been all that exciting here lately. So here is another picture of Matthew being Matthew (pretty much what our blog consists of). I'm not sure what he is doing but he does it a lot. He clenches his fists together and just moves his arms up and down really fast. Usually he does it standing up and bends his legs up and down so I guess it looks like a dance of some sort. Pretty cute! Sometimes I think I should put pictures up of Glen and I but I don't know what it would be of. Maybe Glen standing on his head and me doing summersaults. I guess we don't do those things so it would probably be boring like us sitting on the couch or something. When anatomy is over and it starts getting warmer we will do something fun that we can take pictures of. I am very ready for nice weather. Matthew and I can go on walks everyday around our little neighborhood, go to the park, the zoo, and eventually a swimming pool. I am also very excited for the summer when Glen will be around more to do fun things. We don't know what we are doing yet but Glen will probably get some job here in Toledo that is medical related to give him experience. Either way he will still be home more and we will have Saturdays again!! I really can't complain though because he has been home on Saturdays for most of the day lately which is great. Spring break is coming up soon though which will be fun. We are going to the temple in Detroit and to visit Glen's family for awhile up there. We are also going to drive up to Toronto to visit Glen's grandparents. After that we will have the rest of the week in Toledo to do some fun things. 
Just call me Martha.....haha not even. I tried though. Matthew really enjoyed the chocolate cup cakes
I love my boy!!!
Two of Matthew's favorite things....his soft blanket (any soft blanket works) and his lion which I started to give him when he takes naps. I think he likes him. He will cuddle his face into the lion's face
Matthew loves putting any type of clothing around his neck and walking around the house with it. Lately he has loved this scarf of mine.
Doing his math while sitting in a pan, what a kid.
Matthew really likes all the pots and pans and really everything in the kitchen cupboards or drawers. It was pretty funny to watch him carry this big pot around with shoes he had also put in . Matthew is really sick, AGAIN. I feel like he has been sick too much and hope this is the last of it this winter. He is just coughing like crazy and it does not sound very good. Poor guy was coughing all night and would wake up and cry a little and then go back to sleep. I'm going to take him to the doctor tomorrow because it has been going on for awhile and just started getting a little worse. I went and got x-rays on my knees on Friday so hopefully I will get all of that figured out soon. Glen's anatomy test is this week. Wahooo!! So he will be very busy this week. After this test there is only one more and then anatomy is done. I'm probably more excited about it then Glen is because he isn't going to be as busy and I will get to see him more. Glen really has been enjoying anatomy though which is good.
This morning Matthew was being so silly. He loves sitting on the couch and always wants me to lift him up. He starts bouncing and grinning so big. I think it makes him feel like a big boy sitting like us adults do. This morning he was just laying here for quite awhile, which is probably a minute, but for Matthew that is staying in one spot for a long time. He is usually always on the go. The last couple of days he has woken up at 7:15. I am in heaven!! He usually wakes up between 6-6:30. Now if only he would take a good nap but hey you can't have everything.
I clean up this mess many times during the day. I probably should just move the bookshelf upstairs but I like it where it is. This is a lot funner than toys right now.
Lately I have been trying to let Matthew really feed himself and as you can see I think he really enjoys it. It does make a mess not only all over Matthew but also our floor. He will learn better aim eventually!
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