Kayak Trip to Snake River

Well we are back from our trip on the Snake River. It was so much fun. The weather was perfect. I am proud to say that I was flipped 3 times by waves and rolled up each time. No swimming for Teresa. For those who don't know about kayaking we wear a skirt that is attached to our waste and is attached around the boat. That way no water can come in the boat. But when you get flipped underwater if you can't get your roll then you pull a cord and you are released from the boat. It is not fun to swim.

This is the first time that that has happened in big waves. I always try to roll up but when you are under freezing water upside down with water swirling violently around you it gets to your head and you just want to get out of the water. I also get confused my left and right side. (I can only roll one way up on my boat). So this time I was calm, took extra time to get my pattle just right and wa la. I came up. Everyone cheered! It felt so good. They were probly cheering because they didn't have to go rescue my gear.

Also it was also fun because I wasn't the only girl. Their was one more girl, a beginner. I am always the only girl that goes in our group. Yea for Girl Power!

My family was so kind to watch the kids while we were gone. They said that they were great. I wish they were good for me. I have noticed a difference in Aiden. His two top teeth finally popped through. He isn't as fussy and he is starting to take a bottle. YEA! He still wont take formula so I have to pump. It is really time consuming but I don't want to be attached to him forever.

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This last week has been extremely hard for me. Aiden has become extremely clingy. He is teething and wants me to hold him all day. The second I put him down he cries and follows me around the house. Then once he finds me he pulls himself up on my legs and pouts. It doesn't matter where I am if I am not holding him he is one big ball baby. It really is getting to me. It is so bad that when Matt comes home he goes directly out to the garage to get away from it all. I will also add that I will never have another baby that will be breast feed only. I really want to cut back on the feedings and he is not a happy camper about that issue. It is also hard dealing with his fussiness and watching 7 other kids at the same time. He has also been waking up in the middle of the night and cries for over an hour. We are going kayaking for the weekend and my mom and sisters are going to watch the kids while we are gone. I really really need a break from Aiden.

Jake and his toilet training has gotten interesting. He has complete control over the issue and lets me know it. He has found interesting places to pee: the dogie dish, (in the indentation of the carpet the coffee table made, and his favorite place of all is off the deck). He is having problems with #2 but I just have to be patient. He also does better if he is butt naked from the waist down. Once I put on underwear he just pees in them. So for the past month he has been going around butt naked. He doesn't mind. And if I put a pull up on him or a diaper he pees. So for now we call him Moblee like on jungle book.

The pond

This picture is taken at the pond near our house. Matt and I threw sticks into the pond to have her fetch them. She loved every minute of it.