2 year stats

Stats from Dr. Erikson

Weight: 32.41 lbs - 95%

Height: 36.02 in - 93%

Head: 20.1 in - 100%

Rease is a healthy 2 year old according to Dr. Erikson. He said that she is about the size of a 31 month old - crazy big girl! One funny thing about our doctor - he has a birthmark on his chin and down his neck that is pretty big. Rease is terrified of him and the only reason I can think of is that the birthmark scares her. We talk about going to the doctor and how he's so nice and how fun it is - she agrees and talks about the doctor all the time. Then when we actually get there it's another story. She cries the whole time and won't even look at him. Poor guy. He really is a great doctor and so so nice. Hopefully she'll get over it by next time!

Logan and the hospital

Last weekend we went to Logan to Whit and Ty's house to celebrate Mama Beutler's birthday. Betsy, Travis and their kids, and Andy and Robin came and we had lots of good food and fun with the fam. It was a great, normal day with everyone up until about the last 10 minutes of the day...

Onto the drama that seems to follow us these days...

Josh and I were all packed up to leave when Josh and Rease started playing on the beanbag. He was picking her up and swinging her back onto the beanbag. Somehow Rease got hurt and started crying (which is pretty normal for her but she always stops right away after I kiss it better.) Well, she kept crying and I noticed that she wasn't moving her right arm at all. I told her to point to where it hurts and she showed me that her elbow was hurting. We tried to let her just relax for a few minutes but after we realized that she wasn't going to stop crying we decided to take her to the hospital. Josh was feeling pretty bad at this point and was in a hurry to get her checked out. When we got there and explained to the nurse what had happened, she knew right away what it was. She told us that it is called "nursemaids elbow" where the radius comes out of the socket. She said that it is pretty painful and makes it impossible to bend at the elbow but is easy to fix by popping it back in. Just as she was explaining to to us, she was also trying to put this little pulse taking device on Rease's toe and Rease freaked out and tried to get off the table. She put her weight onto the hurt arm and as soon as the nurse left the room Rease looked at me and said "better." She stopped crying and let Josh hold her until the doctor came in. He had Rease bend her elbow and move her fingers and told us that she had popped it back into place herself and that she should be fine. After thinking that her arm was broken for sure, we were glad to have it end this good. It ended up being a much better thing that we were thinking and Rease has been talking about the doctor ever since then. This is the "bracelet" they gave her and she was pretty happy that they didn't have to do much to make her better.

Good old Rease - keeping us hoppin!

Swaddle time

I had to put some pictures of Rhen in her "swaddle." We got this blanket from my mom before we had Rhen and started using it right away. It's called the miracle blanket and I can assure you that's what it is. She sleeps great and is happy when she's all wrapped up - and that makes us happy! She is now going to bed at 9:00 and wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00 - Wahoo! We love our sleep!

You're still a little young...

So this is the usual scene as we are trying to head out the door in the morning: Rease with an armload of toys/books/whatever she can find to take with her. So this morning I noticed this green piece of clothing mixed in with the rest - I wasn't quite sure what it was...

I figured it out pretty quick when I saw her dressed like this a little later on...

Yes, Rease snooped in my lingerie drawer and found some things she liked. Funny - I haven't seen these clothes for a long time (two kids -that's my excuse) so I guess being used as dress up clothes is better than not being used at all!

A new devolopment...

This is Rhen's newest trick. It used to be her whole fist but she has narrowed it down to just the thumb and seems to like that best. Someday I'll try to get her to stop but for now it's just too cute!

Just like mommy...

Rease sees me put lotion on every day and I always put my leg up on the counter to do it. I guess Rease learned this from me... Flexible little thing!

Whoops-a-daisy

It just happens sometimes...

Dutch Oven Cook-Off

Last weekend we had our first duch oven cook-off with a bunch of our friends. We had a great time and awesome food - even from those that didn't have much dutch oven experience!

The winners: Joe and Leslie for best dessert - pineapple upside down cake.

Kevin and Natalie best side dish - cornbread

And not pictured but made a delicious main dish were Adam and Lindsey - sausage and potatoes.
The kids had a great time playing together...

I have to mention the Winn's dessert - it looked like it was going to be yummy: chocolate cake with marshmallows, caramel and nuts. It didn't turn out like they hoped, but the concept was great! Better luck next time?

And cute Heidi practicing for her baby on the way! She is pro with Rhen.

Misty and Nate - great fruit! (They said they couldn't make dutch oven food so they brought fruit instead. We'll let you pass this time - but we expect something cooked next time!)

Most of all we had a blast with everyone. Thanks for making it a fun time!

Bees Game

Uncle Justin called us this morning and invited us to go to the Bees game with him at 10:30 - who knew they played in the middle of the day? So us three girls, grandma and uncle Justin spent the morning at the ball field. It was a sold out game because there were a bunch of elementary school kids there so we sat on the grass and actually had a great view of the game. Rease loved dancing to the music between innings and playing on the giant blow-up rabbit (she kept calling it the "animal." Fun times!

2 month stats

Hi! I'm 2 months old! Wanna know my stats?

Weight: 12 lbs - 76%

Height: 24.5 inches - 98%

Head: 15.8 inches - 82%

I had to include these pictures too - the other day Josh had Rhen all wrapped up ready for a nap and then decided to take a nap of his own. Rhen obviously didn't fall asleep - good one dad!

Last Sunday we spent the day with Grandpa and Grandma Beutler and had a great visit with our dear friend Sherrie from Washington. She comes down every year for Women's Conference at BYU and it was great as always to see her again. She is the sweetest lady and I can see why her and Jeanie are such good friends - they're like two peas in a pod. We had a fun day together!

Just a taste...

Rhen had her first taste of chocolate - she couldn't stop licking her lips it was so delicious.

Pretty

My sister Hayley got engaged a few weeks ago -yeah! We went wedding dress shopping with her and Rease loved watching her try on all the pretty dresses. She finally talked one of the ladies into letting her try on a dress of her own.

Aunt Hayley taught her how to hold up her dress when she walks so she doesn't trip on it.

This was the first time I realized that Rease is becoming a girly girl and since then she loves dresses and putting on her "pretty dress." We went to a wedding just the other day and she couldn't keep her eyes off the bride's dress - she kept saying "pretty."

Someday Rease you'll be a beautiful bride too!

Hurry up summer...

I think we are all anxious for summertime. Rease must know it is getting close because last week she found her sunglasses and has been wearing them since - who cares if they're upside down, they still do their job.

Summer - please hurry so we can start playing outside and swimming in the pool.

Welcome Wyatt!

My beautiful sister-in-law Brittney had little Wyatt on Friday May 1st - don't they look great! Goob job Britt and we can't wait to meet Wyatt in person. Welcome to the family little one!

Rhen

This picture is totally Rhen:

When she is awake, she is miss wide-eyes. Even when I lay her down for naps, sometimes she'll lay there for 15 minutes with her eyes wide open before she actually falls asleep.

This shows the chunkiness that is starting to build around the middle - what can I say, she's a Beutler and loves to eat!

She is such an alert baby and pretty mellow most of the time. She loves to just hang out and see what's going on around her.

Still not much hair on top - plenty around the sides and back like a little bald man, but not much to show on top.

If possible, her legs have gotten longer this past week. I put on an outfit that fit her two weeks ago and now the pants are full on floods. Growth spurt? Still my long, lanky girl.

TGPD Softball Team

We've talked about this for many years, but this is the first time we have actually done it - we joined a softball league! It's all us girls at work and our spouses - don't we look like an official team with our matching shirts? We had our first game last week and actually won! Great times on the softball field!

Delta trip

Last weekend we took a trip to Delta for Justin and Caleb's softball tournament. We stayed with Grandma Losee and played pinochle, ate at Leo's and let grandma have some one on one time with Rhen.

Rhen got some new shoes while we were there - little big still.

It was perfect weather - not too hot or cold. But somehow by the end of the day we all ended up with sunburned faces. Grandma was good to keep Rhen covered up.

Me and my cute sis Hayley - who by the way just got engaged! Wahoo!

Kind of random pics but it's always good to visit Delta!