Ok, so Jacen has his first tooth.... yup! He's 3 1/2 months old!!! Can you believe it!?!?! In fact, it's not coming out in the usual place- bottom front - it's come out behind the upper left canine. It's weird because he's got 2-3 sharp little cuspids that are out for that tooth, and it's the same tooth that Elijah's got... you know, his weird tooth that looks like a flower because it's got 5-6 cuspids instead of the usual 4... yeah. So we'll wait and see what it'll look like once it's all the way out. And then on the opposite side, his gums got a red bump, so he's gonna have another one come out any day now, and it's the same place as the other one. He's sure been grumpy! Today he stuffed my finger, his thumb, and his burp cloth all in his mouth trying to chew it up!!! So funny...
Anyway, gotta go!
Toodles!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Victor is GONE!!!
Victor left today to the MTC. It was so hard to let him go!
We all went out to lunch at Chuck-A-Rama (missionaries eat for free on wednesdays if they're going to the MTC), and then we had to be at the MTC at 12:30pm. Natasha (mom's friend), mom, Victor, James, Bobby (Victor's friend), me, Elijah, and Jacen were all there.
Then we went to the MTC to drop Victor off. He went in to get his name tag, and it looked really cool in Japanese. We took some pictures and I'll post them as soon as I can get them on here. Then we went into the chapel with all the other missionaries and their families to have a little devotional before we had to say goodbye. I broke down and BAWLED while we sang "Called to Serve". Then a couple of the branch presidency people spoke a few words, then we watched a movie on missionaries being called on missions and the MTC experiences, and then we had to say goodbye. I was a wreck. On the other hand, my mom was all smiles and laughing, excited for Victor to go- go figure. Then we said goodbye, and Victor went out one door while we went out the other. It was so hard! I didnt think I'd be that upset, but I guess it came too fast for me!
Elijah wasn't going to be able to go, but turned out he woke up late this morning to go to work, and when he thought that sending Victor to the MTC would only take a few minutes, it turned into hours and so he ended up not going to work at all. It was good to have him there with us.
Jacen has been very cranky lately. I bet his tooth will come through his gums any day now....
Toodles!
We all went out to lunch at Chuck-A-Rama (missionaries eat for free on wednesdays if they're going to the MTC), and then we had to be at the MTC at 12:30pm. Natasha (mom's friend), mom, Victor, James, Bobby (Victor's friend), me, Elijah, and Jacen were all there.
Then we went to the MTC to drop Victor off. He went in to get his name tag, and it looked really cool in Japanese. We took some pictures and I'll post them as soon as I can get them on here. Then we went into the chapel with all the other missionaries and their families to have a little devotional before we had to say goodbye. I broke down and BAWLED while we sang "Called to Serve". Then a couple of the branch presidency people spoke a few words, then we watched a movie on missionaries being called on missions and the MTC experiences, and then we had to say goodbye. I was a wreck. On the other hand, my mom was all smiles and laughing, excited for Victor to go- go figure. Then we said goodbye, and Victor went out one door while we went out the other. It was so hard! I didnt think I'd be that upset, but I guess it came too fast for me!
Elijah wasn't going to be able to go, but turned out he woke up late this morning to go to work, and when he thought that sending Victor to the MTC would only take a few minutes, it turned into hours and so he ended up not going to work at all. It was good to have him there with us.
Jacen has been very cranky lately. I bet his tooth will come through his gums any day now....
Toodles!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Starting this thing...
So Silvia decided to start blogging because our families are so far apart, that it's hard to keep up with everyone and their lives!
Here's a little of what's been going on in our lives:
Elijah: he works for Franklin Templeton Investments in the Collections department. He really likes to work for them, especially now that he was transferred from one team to another. So far it's been going well. No signs of layoffs or firings ahead! He's also keeping himself busy with school. He has just started to work on his Bachelor's of Criminal Justice degree through Florida Tech. He has been very excited to go to school and get it over and done with! It's been a few years since he last studied for classes so this is quite different for all of us.
Silvia: she just got transferred from Intermountain Medical Center Maternity to LDS Hospital Maternity doing secretarial stuff. She now works at LDS and IMC Labor and Delivery. It's quite the excitement for her as she gets adjusted to new work, but that's just how life is. She is trying to go to school in the fall and finish her last semester of pre-req's for Nursing School. It may not happen due to financial distress, so we'll see.
Jacen: he has been quite the happy baby! He is trying so hard to start laughing, but he's not quite there yet. He is a big boy, and gets cuter every day! He just barely started to sleep 11 hrs/night and that has been a relief for his parents. They can finally get a good night's rest! He is a good baby. Sometimes he has his fussy days if he doesnt get his naps, but overall he's fantastic!
His next doctor's appt is not until mid-August so we'll keep you up on his growth.
This week we're very busy with Victor and his departure to the MTC. We're excited for him but at the same time we're sad that he'll be gone for two years. Elijah is quite the upset one because he's losing his video game playing partner. Eventually he'll get over it. LOL :D Silvia is sad too because she knows it'll be difficult for her mom. We're sure our call volume from her house will increase significantly over the next few days!
Please leave us messages so we know what's going on in your lives!
Toodles!
-Elijah, Silvia and Jacen Caswell
Here's a little of what's been going on in our lives:
Elijah: he works for Franklin Templeton Investments in the Collections department. He really likes to work for them, especially now that he was transferred from one team to another. So far it's been going well. No signs of layoffs or firings ahead! He's also keeping himself busy with school. He has just started to work on his Bachelor's of Criminal Justice degree through Florida Tech. He has been very excited to go to school and get it over and done with! It's been a few years since he last studied for classes so this is quite different for all of us.
Silvia: she just got transferred from Intermountain Medical Center Maternity to LDS Hospital Maternity doing secretarial stuff. She now works at LDS and IMC Labor and Delivery. It's quite the excitement for her as she gets adjusted to new work, but that's just how life is. She is trying to go to school in the fall and finish her last semester of pre-req's for Nursing School. It may not happen due to financial distress, so we'll see.
Jacen: he has been quite the happy baby! He is trying so hard to start laughing, but he's not quite there yet. He is a big boy, and gets cuter every day! He just barely started to sleep 11 hrs/night and that has been a relief for his parents. They can finally get a good night's rest! He is a good baby. Sometimes he has his fussy days if he doesnt get his naps, but overall he's fantastic!
His next doctor's appt is not until mid-August so we'll keep you up on his growth.
This week we're very busy with Victor and his departure to the MTC. We're excited for him but at the same time we're sad that he'll be gone for two years. Elijah is quite the upset one because he's losing his video game playing partner. Eventually he'll get over it. LOL :D Silvia is sad too because she knows it'll be difficult for her mom. We're sure our call volume from her house will increase significantly over the next few days!
Please leave us messages so we know what's going on in your lives!
Toodles!
-Elijah, Silvia and Jacen Caswell
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