Our little Secret

So... when Jason comes home and wonders why there are toys all over the floor, and dinner's not ready, and the laundry is not completely done, don't tell him that I've spent the past half-hour catching up on everyone's blog! It's nice to catch a glimpse of life outside the Sant home. I've been feeling the monotany of our routine today, and needed some cheering up. Thanks friends. It's nice to see what you're up to.

Welcoming Brady Sant!

Brady Carver Sant

Born: April 9th, 2009

Weight: 7lbs 15oz

Well, here's our next little football star (If Jason has any say.) All I can say is Thank Goodness for our woderful family and friends who have made this transition so much easier for us. We couldn't have done it without you! And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Brady has been a little angel so far- and amazingly Carter has done excellent considering he's had to split my time with a funny looking little infant who won't respond to his questions, or play with his toys. Carter was disappointed when he wouldn't catch the baketball that he kept throwing at him- but he still enjoyed watching it roll down his belly! Anyway, things are great here at the Sant home. A little less sleep, and a lot more work- but all in all we're doing well. Can't believe I thought it would be hard to love another one so much!

Carter steals Brady's chair anytime he's not occupying it.

Carter had his first Easter Egg hunt up at Red Rock canyon with Jason's family. He LOVED hanging out with his 2 grandmas and all of his cousins while they were here.

And, he's learning to be a bit more of a Daddy's boy.

Nesting

A friend asked me today if I've been nesting. I told her I didn't think so- but then as I look at my day I am totally nesting. I have exactly 1 week to go before I get induced and I found myself all of a sudden in a huge hurry to:

• Put the exersaucer back together (even though we won't need it for months)
• vaccum the house (couch included)
• organize the desk
• make a shopping list for anything we need for like the next 2 weeks
• get all our laundry done
• make sure my Mom's room is ready
• Get stuff for Easter baskets
• Update the blog
• ... You can see where this is headed

So- here's my blog update. A few random pics I just had to share.

Jase sent me these on my birthday.

I don't ever want them to die. Thanks babe!

The first time he played in this toy (5 mo. old-when he actually fit)
Today as I was reassembling it- he wanted to play so bad, so I put him in. I think he's grown just a bit.;) But he still thought it was fun-what a goof.

Planting Flowers

We actually planted some flowers this week to spruce up our porch a bit. I Don't know how long I'll be able to keep them alive so here's a picture while they look good. And also- I'm pretty sure this is the cutest little gardener I've ever seen.

Seriously?!

So, you KNOW you're pregnant when you cry over $5! Yes- that's right, I cried over $5. And for me to admit this to all of the blogging world takes a lot.

It all started with a trip to the grocery store. I have become a coupon shopper. Which means, I have switched my grocery trips from Monday mornings (with Carter) to Wednesday evenings, so I can go by myself and focus on what is actually going to save me money. This was only my 3rd trip as a coupon shopper- but I made sure that I got all the right items. Well-if you bought 10 participating items you got $5 off (up to $15) So, as I pulled into the checkout line. I realized I had 17 items. Only 3 more and I would get an extra $5 off. So I loaded up 3 extra items, and counted my participating items like 5 times. I made sure to look at labels, and only pick these items. Anyway- after waiting in line forever, and some guy asking me (a pregnat lady) to cut in front of me, I checked out and was happy to save $46. Then I just had to look at my receipt. Somewhere along the line, Only 10 of my items were counted. So, not only did I not get my extra $5 off- I ended up with 3 extra item I didn't need, and didn't save me anymore money.

For some reason, things like this really bug me. But at 9:30pm. was $5 worth waiting in line for? Again? Not tonight. So-by the time I got home- I could tell I was on the verge of being very upset, and told Jason to watch out. Anyway, just him asking me why sent me crying. I am an emotional person- but not THAT emotional! All I can say is that I'm pregnant, I'm tired, and we're in an economic crisis. $5 is a big deal.

The lesson here? Don't send a tired, grumpy, pregnant lady to the store, to save money on a Wednsday night at 9:00. You might get tears when she comes home, and instead of being happy about the $46 dollar she did save- she'll probably just whine about the $5 extra she should have saved.

San Francisco

Thanks Jase for letting us tag along on your trip to San Fran! When Jason found out he had a business trip- we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to go visit his sister Brittany and her family. We had a blast! Thanks to their constant shuttling to and from the city- to make sure Jase could be included in the fun, and babysitting Carter for a night so we could stay in the City. It was great. The best part was hanging out with the Kurtz's! What a fun family- and the boys were the best. Keaton and Carter played hard every day, and Luke and Mikey were so awesome to take care of Carter and make sure he had everything he wanted- I just wish I had gotten some pics of them!. Here's a few highlights from our trip.

Carter's 1st trip to the beach! Can't you tell how much he loved it?!
Overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. So Beautiful! I've been to San Francisco twice now, and have lucked out with sunny weather both times!

Kissing Cousins Carter and Keaton! OK- so it was totally staged, but I couldn't resist. They just looked too cute playing in the wagon together!

Thanks to Keaton, Carter learned a few new tricks this trip! He LOVED (can't emphasize this enough) Keaton! He's still talking about him.

And you probably can't tell from these, but every single picture I have of Carter from this trip includes a little "Lightning McQueen" in his hand. He found this little car the first day we were there- and we couldn't go anywhere without it. Brittany was nice enough to let us steal it- and it still goes everywhere with us. I guess I'll have to add to the collection now.

Loved our trip. Happy we didn't have a baby while we were there. Can't wait to go back!

A "Carter" Walk

This was a fun walk. My little devil before his nap woke up well rested and happy as can be. So we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather, and take a walk. This walk was no more than a quarter mile outside our front door, no scenery, and took at least 1 hour- and was one of the funnest walks I've been on in a long time. In no hurry, no where to go, I just followed along for the ride- and a few pics. ( I know- I took a lot of pictures for 1 walk.) So, here's a recap.

We Walked in the gutter

And rested in the street

Walked up a storm drain (behind our house)

climbed a few walls

Played with some rocks (he could have done this all day)

gave kisses through the gate

And got the mail! Guess who got a package?! As soon as I told him he had a present from E.Ma (grandma) the next word out of his mouth was "candy!" Does he know her well or what?!

He decided it made a pretty good drum.

And I guess he didn't notice that the chocolate already came out of the box.

The End.