Family Pictures

My sweet little boys

Dax's funny face

I absolutely LOVE this picture of my boys

Smiles

One of my favorites of Little Drake

Dax's First Year of Soccer

Dax just finished his first year of soccer. He was put in Start Smart Soccer for Provo City. Basically they just teach the kids all this skills they will need to play real soccer when they are 4. He loved going to practice and learning what to do. At the end of his classes he was able to play in a soccer game with some of his teammates. It was super funny to watch. This is the first time they have ever played soccer on a team and had no idea what to do. Most of them cried when the ball was taken from them and they were a lot of hands being used instead of feet. It was mostly entertainment for the parents, not so much the kids. The kids did get a certificate of completion and a really nice medal. Overall it was totally worth the $27 it cost and Dax is looking forward to playing it again next year.



(sorry these are so small) Dax is the kid holding the soccer ball and NOT looking at the camera. :)




LOVE this picture! Way to go Dax!!

My sweet baby boy is 6 months old today!!

The time sure does go by super fast!! I can't believe that it was 6 months ago that I had this beautiful little guy. Well, he is not so little now. I weighed him yesterday on the Wii and he came in at a whopping 20 lbs!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you sweet baby!

Family Pictures!

Finally here are pictures of Drake and us! I know that it took entirely too long to get pictures of him posted especially since he is now 2 months old! I suck, i know. :)
So Leslie took a bunch of family pictures for us and I choose just a few from the TONS that she took. I had to pick the ones that I look thinnest in .....since I still have some baby weight to lose!



This one has to be my favorite!! This pictures totally captures what a typical day is like for us! The baby is upset for whatever reason and Dax is doing something silly and Rob and I just smile. LOVE IT!



Here is Drake! He is a jumbo as you can see from this picture. He is the sweetest little guy and such a good baby. He really only cries when he is hungry or wet. At his last weigh in, which was at 5 weeks, he was 11lbs 6oz. (his birth weight was 7lbs 13oz) So it will be interesting to see what he weighs when I take him in next week for his 2 month check up! He has recently started to smile and kinda tries to babble. It is so fun to see Dax interact with him. He loves to hold and kiss him and is super protective over him! So cute.



Here is my big boy! Dax turned 3 in January and is fully potty trained! He is super silly and loves to make us laugh. He says the craziest things which make Rob and I have to watch what we say because he loves to copy us. He is getting better at counting to 10 and is trying to learn his letters. Love this little boy!



Anyway here are some more pictures that I love!



CUTE!! Love this picture of Daddy and Dax!



I had to include this one here also. This is Rob's latest ink! It is a tattoo that he has been wanting for a really LONG time and he was finally able to get it. It took him two 4 hours sessions to get all of it done. OUCH. It is a Polynesian tattoo representing his Samoan heritage and all the shapes inside the lines mean different things, like strength and family, in Samoan.

BABY DRAKE IS HERE!!

Drake Owen McManus was born on February 19, 2011 at 4:57PM. He was 7lb 13 oz and 19.5 inches long! He is such a cute little guy and is doing well. I PROMISE to post pictures once I get Rob to put the on the computer for me... :)

Yay! Quick update

So I had my OB appointment today and now that I am 36 weeks my Dr. said if I go into labor he won't stop it! GREAT NEWS!! So we'll see what happens. I'm not counting on anything and really won't be surprised if my due date come and goes, but it is nice to know that I could have this baby whenever!

Update.....since it's been a while.

So things in our lives have finally seemed to slow down. So I better catch everyone up on what's been going on.
We recently moved to our new apartment in Provo on BYU campus, which we really love. It is so nice to be on our own again. We have already met some really nice people. Our new ward is super small compared to what we came from. When we moved here we were excited to be able to be in a ward with lots of kids for Dax to play with, not really the case. We were surprised to find that our ward is made up mostly of newlyweds and few kids. Dax makes child number 4 in the primary! It is nice that everyone around here are all in the same boat. We are all poor college students just waiting for the day that our husband graduates! (that's a long ways away for us)
Dax started potty training last week and has been doing really great!! He is super excited because he is working his way towards a special prize when he can go three days in a row without any accidents. Cross your fingers!
I am 34 weeks along and can't wait for the end! I think I am a OK pregnant person up until the end. With this pregnancy as soon as I hit 30 weeks the exhaustion set in. I am uncomfortable and just am looking forward to being exhausted because of taking care of the baby. :) But I can be patient a little longer, I have no choice. I have decided to try for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) with this baby. So that means that I have to go into labor on my own and can't be induced. (please don't come late baby!) I guess we will just see what happens! I hope that everything works out the way I want it to, but I know full well that rarely happens and won't be surprised if I end up with another c-section. As long as the baby is healthy that's all I really care about.
Rob recently got a job working with the BYU grounds crew! It is a really nice and easy job but he works from 3 to 7AM, so that has been a big adjustment for him. It is nice because he goes to school after his shift is over so his day is done by 11AM on Mondays and Wednesday and by 1PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He is doing well in school and is working super hard to give us a better future! Love him so much for all his hard work and effort!!
Well that's it for us. I'm sorry that I don't post any pictures. I promise to post pictures when the baby comes though!!