Two Kids is Definitely More Than One

That statement is so true! It's unbelievable how true that is. It has been nutsy around our house lately. For the past few weeks I have been wondering where my cute little boy has gone. The stories are endless and I have decided to not wait 10 years before I am ready to laugh about these incidents. There are two stories I would like to share (just two).

Story #1
First of all, last Monday I was feeding Kylee while Cody was eating some lunch. I usually help him wash his hands when he is done eating but I was unable to and he didn't want to wait. He told me he would stand on his stool in the bathroom and wash them himself. I thought that would be harmless and even helpful. He has done it before totally on his own and, although the counter is usually soaking wet, he gets the job done fairly well. A few minutes went by and then I heard the toilet flush. Cody likes to blow his nose and then flush the tissue down the toilet so I thought that that was probably what he was doing. A few more minutes went by and I started getting suspicious (it was the silence that sent up a red flag). I asked him what he was doing. Silence. I asked him to come back. Silence. Then I heard the bathroom door close. It was the first time in my life I used Cody's full name. Still no response. Doesn't he know what the full name call means? I put Kylee down and went to check out the damage. Cody was playing "Bigger Better" with the toilet. It turned out that he had flushed a piece of clothing (mine) down the toilet. The toilet had taken it well, so he went for something bigger: a towel. The toilet didn't handle that one as well and spit it back out. Fishing things out of the toilet is never fun, but losing things entirely via the sewer is worse.

Story #2
The next day Cody was playing in the living room while I was feeding Kylee (noticing a trend here?). The next thing I knew I was waking up. I realized I had dozed off for a few minutes and Cody was no longer in sight. This time when I called for Cody he came. Cody was completely greased from head to toe (including his t-shirt and shorts) in a thick layer of vaseline. Sometimes we put vaseline on Cody before he goes to bed because of his dry skin and he was looking pretty proud of himself thinking he had done a great thing to help out. I layed Kylee down and followed his trail. I found an empty jar of vaseline and a greasy patch of carpet in his room. Does anyone know how to get vaseline out of carpet and clothes?

So those are my latest and greatest crazy stories. I hope you are laughing about it. I know I am now (otherwise I will cry).

This post is dedicated to any and all who continued having children after an experience similar to this and a warning to anyone who has not had more than one child-or any at all-that parenthood is not for sissies.

Relaxing at the Ranch

Brooke, Tif, Sara, and Aubrey (the champions)

Cody on the 4 wheeler

Steve and Cody visiting the horses. Cody almost got Steve kicked by the horse because he spooked him. Cody doesn't seem to have Steve's way with animals. (That's why Cody is not smiling)

Steve and Cody in the canoe. It's too bad you can't tell how fast Steve can paddle a canoe from this picture.

Cody with Grandpa's new submarine he got for Father's Day

Sara, Kylee, Tif, Aub, and Brooke

We just got back from Star Valley where we spent a few days at a ranch. What a beautiful place! There were horses, cows, canoes, four wheelers, and ticks. I liked everything but the ticks. My sister, Sara, had a following of them. I hope she didn't bring any home with her. Although I wasn't up for too many of the activities I did take part in the canoe racing time trials with my sister/teammates and we won the girls division by 15 seconds. I am sure we were very entertaining to watch since none of us really had a clue what we were doing. Mostly I enjoyed being in the cabin with the other moms and babies. Cody enjoyed canoeing and the four wheeling with Steve.

Polka Dots

I don't have anything new to say. Just the same old stuff. I love my little family! These were taken on Kylee's one week birthday (and my due date).

An Eventful Week and a Half

Kylee's first real bath

Cody checking out his new sister at the hospital. (As he was walking up to the hospital to see her he said, "ooooh! I am so excited!")

Our new little family. This picture is cute, but we won't be putting it above the mantle. Hospital gowns make me look fat :)

Kylee is only 3 hours old in this picture.

Here is a picture of my little birthday party. Kylee and I share the same birthday week. Steve and Cody made some brownies for me and decided to put every candle we own in my piece. What a treat!

Life is so good these days with Kylee a part of our family (a little chaotic as well). As Steve already announced Kylee Faith was born on June 1st at 2:22pm. She was 20 inches long and 7 lb. 13 oz. Steve and I think she looks a lot like Cody did when he was baby. It will be fun to see her personality and appearance unfold. It has been interesting to watch Cody adjust as well. He has really started doing a lot of things on his own and has been a big help. Just last night I asked him to put on his pajamas while I fed Kylee and he went in and did it faster than I have ever seen him change his clothes. Wow!

The Real Story

I have receive a lot of complaints about my previous post. It was my first ever and I was trying to convince Tiffany to make it my last through not telling the whole story. 

We woke up Sunday morning planning on having an induction. We casually went to church and casually came home after sacrament meeting. Tiffany's water broke so we went to the hospital. Three hours later Kylee was born in a delivery room not our Honda. Three hours is still felt like a long time for Tif, but at least it wasn't in our car.

One of the best parts of the day for me was when Cody came. He was so excited to see his sister. We counted all of her extremities. since then, he has even been helping me change her diapers. 

Sorry to all of you who just get this by email and don't read the blog comments. Even if you are mad, I am glad it was just a joke because I don't have to clean up our car from delivery.

Here she is.

Kylee Faith Cramer

After a miraculous in-car-birth on the way to the hospital Kylee Faith has finally joined our family.

Big Brother is Ready

Baby Girl Cramer is almost here and we are so excited. Here are some pictures of Cody the last few weeks getting ready for his new career as a big brother.

Cody fell asleep on the side of his crib, tuckered out from all his playing. How do you fall asleep like that without your knees touching the ground?

Steve's mom found a box full of Steve's old toys. There were tons of legos, some constructs pieces, and micro machine sets. Toys that every big brother needs. Steve and Cody were in heaven and have been playing with them non-stop. The funny part is, Steve has been playing with them more than Cody. Seriously!

We set up a new "big brother" bed for Cody last week and he loves it! I wasn't sure how he would feel about giving up the crib (modified into a toddler bed) to the new baby. We set up the twin bed for him not expecting him to sleep in it right away, but he couldn't wait to sleep in it. He said he wanted to stay home and lay in his bed at 3:00 in the afternoon instead of going to Grandma's house... (what?!)

Cody is such a great kid. Our new baby girl is lucky to have such a cool big brother.

A Day Out with Thomas

Yesterday my parents took Cody for the "Day Out with Thomas" in Heber City. HE HAD SO MUCH FUN. This kid loves Thomas the Train. They got to ride on the train for a few miles and did all the fun activities.

Cody and the Birds

Last night we had our family home evening (because Steve has class Monday nights) and we decided to watch a little bit of a documentary on birds that we found at the library called "Winged Migration." Cody loves animals so we knew he would like it. The film shows all kinds of birds across the planet as they migrate. The filming is really impressive. When we turned the movie off in order to get ready for bed Cody just couldn't settle down. He laid out a blue blanket on the couch (the water) and started jumping from the arm rest into the water flapping his little scrawny wings 50 miles an hour. He did that over and over and over. There was just no chance of getting him to focus on getting ready for bed--he was no longer human! Finally, I got him to brush his teeth by saying, "Let's go brush your beak." For the next 15 minutes he was jumping all over our bed catching fish, sitting on his eggs in his nest, and flapping his wings. Cody put on his pajamas when we said they were his new feathers and all during family scripture reading he was "tweeting". He is such a funny kid. It was hilarious! It was so hard to not just sit there and laugh. After we finally got him settled down in bed and asleep Steve and I laughed so hard.

Catch Up Time

Cody fell asleep right in the middle of playing with his cars.

Cody got an awesome bubble gun for Easter and we had fun plastering him in the shower.

After we read scriptures and it is time to brush teeth Cody likes to be a cowboy and ride the horsey into the bathroom. Cowboy Cody uses whatever he can find for a hat. Usually he uses a bucket, but here is using a little pillowcase.

Cody HATES getting his haircut. Steve decided to let him cut his hair in trade for letting us cut his. It actually worked and Cody thought it was pretty cool.

This is Cody showing off the souvenirs he got from Steve's family who went on a cruise and stopped off in Mexico. Cody got this snake and he is also holding some jumping beans. Who needs a cruise when you've got these?? Answer: Me! :)

Enjoy our random pictures. I love reading about all of you and hearing from you.