sweet little Michael

I just needed to write down a few things that Michael has done lately and just what a sweet little boy he is. It reminds me that I need to not always focus on all the crazy things he does. He might have a ton of energy, but he also has such a tender heart and is always thinking.
The other day we had a little mishap here at the house and I started to cry (crazy post-pregnancy hormones) and he would not leave my side for about 1/2 hour, he even started to get a little teary eyed and really wanted to make sure that I was okay. He also just loves baby Carter and whenever he cries he is always there to try to console him and at one point he thought that since Carter was just in heaven his favorite song must be " I am a child of God", so whenever we are in the car and Carter is crying, Michael will sing I am a child of God over and over again it is so sweet to listen to.
And this is the real kicker, it really makes me take a step back and look at how I treat my kids. Do I yell to much, do I do enough with them, am I too hard on them, do they know I do love them,etc....
BUT, this past weekend we were at out cabin in Waterton for a Palmer family reunion and we were hiking what was called the bears hump. Now Michael and I had never done this hike before and you do it at night. Many of you know how over dramatic I can sometimes be so it was pretty dark (11pm) and we were making our way down and I was just asking Jared if he was sure that there was no bears out here and what we would do if there was, etc.... Michael was leading the way with the flashlight and as he heard me asking Jared about the bears and I am sure he could sense my nervousness he chimed in with the following " mom, don't worry I will jump in front of you to protect you from the bear and I will die for you" after he said this I said Michael no you are little and have much more of life to live them me and again he persisted "mom I love you and I want to die for you" it made me cry. Maybe I am not such a horrible mom after all if my little boy wants to die for me:) I really need to remember these moments when my boys are driving me crazy and that they are just wanting to have fun and not trying to drive me crazy. They really are just as sweet and my new little baby Carter, but in reality it has not been long since they were in Heaven as well!!

Welcome Carter

Welcome Carter to the Palmer family

Hello to all...many of you have been asking for me to start a blog, so here it is!!!
We just welcomed the newest little addition to our family. His name is Carter William Palmer and he was 7lbs 12 oz and 19 inches long. As you can see from the pictures he has a ton of hair. He looks like Logan, but with much more hair and it is not red. I had lots of help the first few weeks as I have to have c-sections. I did have is scheduled, for Sat. the 21st of June, but I went into labor on the Tuesday. I was really hoping that I would go early and I even helped it along a little:) I taught my weightlifting class just 4 days before he was born and I cycled the morning he was born:) I really did not want to be pregnant anymore.

Most of you know how much I love to work out and it will be 3 weeks tomorrow since I had Carter and needless to say I am going a little stir crazy. I am missing the gym, my friends, and teaching my classes. But, it has all been worth it!!

I also attached a photo of our big boys, they have been great with the baby,especially Michael. they are a big help most of the time. Summer just started a few weeks ago and I am going a little bit out of my mind with all the kids home. Trying to find things to do with the big boys in between feedings, sleeping, etc... I feel a little sorry for Michael and Logan this summer. We are going to our cabin for a weekend in July and a week in August and they will be going to gymnastic summer camp for a week in July as well, so hopefully that will help the boredom somewhat.

Well, that is what is going on with the Palmer clan. We are so thankful for our new little guy....he is a little miracle. Sometimes when I stare at him and I amazed at our modern day technology. We started the in-vitro almost 3 years ago and our little Carter was our last frozen embryo and he sat frozen for 2 years before the last procedure, so he is amazing:) We love him and all our boys which all took quite a bit of effort.

Hope to keep up with the blog, so check back often!!