The Alan Steele Family

The Alan Steele Family
I love this family of mine

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Last two months

8 hours of labor Moroni was born 0815 on the 1st of Oct 7lbs 7.7oz 20in long. He smiles in his sleep and he laughs sometimes at something we did but he still laughs. :)

I knew it would be the hardest thing I have ever done but it's still amazing how difficult having a newborn is. I don't know if it's the sleep deprivation or trying to figure out what he wants or everything all together. It's just WOW! :0

Thank you all for your support and advice and thanks be to my Mum she's been an amazing help. Love you Mum!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Life is crazy

So WOW! it's been a while. *sigh* life is craziness. Ok So the last two weeks in July I had to work for the NG. That was interesting. Frodo was SO mad. At one point he didn't even want to listen to Daddy. EEEK! Loraina was a HUGE help. We had lots of cookies which unfornunately the doctors didn't like so much since I have gained too much weight. GGRR! Moroni liked it though. He's gotten big and they say he's suppose to slow down his movements but it feels like he's picking up the pace. :) Bathrooms are definately scoped out as soon as we enter any store. :p

August we had Loraina's 18th Birthday. I hope she enjoyed it. She's gotten a new car from one of our cousins on my mum's side and has a job so she's paying it off fast. We colored her hair totally red. It looks good on her. She looks like our mum even more. Then I made a homemade cake from scratch and with real frosting also from scratch. We invited some friends over and had homemade pizza with the help of our cousin Jessyka's doughnut recipe for the crust. YUMMY!! Thanks Jessyka! We actually didn't get to the cake until her birthday which was on Saturday. Alan iced it after everyone went home. We put candles on it and got our mum and dad with David's boys on the webcam and sang to her. It was suppose to be a suprise but it didn't work out very well. Oh well I hope she enjoyed it.

She went home on David's birthday the 18th of August. That was a busy day. We signed for a new house too. Friday we were moved out of our old place and into our new one on Base. MANY THANKS to the Miliani 1st ward and our landlords the Hallstroms for their much needed help. We cleaned on Saturday and had the perfessional carpet cleaners come in. Sunday morning at 0600 we had the exterminater guy come in and spray the house. We went to the Mililani 1st ward for the last time that day. :( we then went to home depot to grab swatches and compare paint on the white walls. 4 different colors of white. We went back still on Sunday and finished up the touch ups. Crazy Crazy week and weekend. Thanks to Cammie, Kaleb, and Loraina we were packed and ready to move by Friday. It took the biggest Uhaul, two trucks and my car loaded full to move. I didn't think we had that much stuff. Sheesh! Frodo was estatic about the big back yard, which I need to go water.

This week we had to go to a hotel for a night so our new house could be tented for termites. Bleh! What a rough night. Alan was up and down all night I was up and down all night and Frodo was so nervious and edgy he would growl or bark at any slight movement. AAAAAA! That was a VERY long night. The next day was a little better course I distracted Frodo by giving him carrots and dog treats the hotel provided for him. He was SO good all day. LOL Then I got locked out of the room because they got the wrong check out time. Oy Vey! Alan came to the rescue and got a new key. YEAH! I love my husband.

We had to wait until 1800 last night before we could enter the house again. SO we picked up dinner and went to the beach to eat and give Frodo some air. We pushed him into the water. LOL it was SO funny. He freaked and tried to get away from us. OOPS! He got pushed in a few more times but he was better about it. He even jumped up out of the water. YEAH!!! He was SO tired last night it was great. :p I wasn't feeling to hot though. I don't know what it was but I was nauseas and weak though I had dinner it felt like I hadn't eaten though I wasn't hungry at all. Poor Alan was trying to study but he couldn't with seeing me so miserable. I fell asleep while he was reading to me. He finished his chapter though so YEAH!

Trying to sleep is becoming harder and harder these days. Either my hips hurt or my shoulder hurts or my belly hurts or all three. HA! Starting to ache a lot too. mostly from the waist down. :)
Moroni really likes my right side so my belly is always lopsided. Hee Hee! He likes to stretch so his feet are like in my lungs and his head is in my bladder. :) I don't really mind because then I know he's alright. That and if I do try to move him he pushes harder. So I just try and stretch as much as possible with him. *sigh* I hope he comes a little early though. Mom and Dad Steele will be here on the 8th of September through the 15th so I'm hoping he comes during that time so they can meet their new grandbaby otherwise they do get to until December (hopefully). Mum Chapman will be here on the 21st of September to the 9th of December so she gets to have lots of time with him.
*sigh* half the time we Alan and I don't even know if we are ready for him to come. We think life is difficult now but when he gets here it's going to be even more challenging. *sigh* kind of nervious and scared but excited too.
Well have to go unpack and do somemore homework. Hasta!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Part 4

My Spaze Dog. LOL

Part 3

We made curtains today!!



There is a boat in the harbor. Too Far away


MMM I love that smile


LOL Whoops I forgot to smile



I caught her of guard. LOL




Part 2

WHOOPS! I was watching Frodo.
My sister and I



Isn't she pretty?


Love that she came to see me




it was bright. LOL




Frodo likes to jump!!!



16 June 2010

Catch up time on pics!!




LOL not the best pic can't hardly see me.

Frodo pretty brown eyes.
My goof ball



Twitterpaited!


LOL it won't let me add more so part two will have more. LOL

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

15 June 2010

SO this week Alan has been sick. I was sick all weekend. Frodo is board and whines all day. I've gotten bigger. Loraina is having fun.
The baby is healthy as far as they can tell. Heart beat is around the 150-160 range. I have to potty ALL the time. Tired most of the time. Moroni does this rolling thing or stretch that hurts but I can massage him and he relaxes. He hasn't hit the ribs yet but that will be fun. I have started to actually really talk to him. LOL I probably look and sound rediculious.

We are still burnt from the beach last week and it's really itchy. LOL Going to walk a coupla miles today with Frodo to the dog park. That should be interesting. We are going to be SO tired when we get back. LOL FUN!!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

10 June 2010

Alan passed his test yesterday YEAH!! Thank you for your prayers and fastings. We really appricate it. It was MOST needed too. The material that he was studying wasn't even on the test. AAAAHHHHHHH!!

We went to the beach today. It was most pleasant. Tried something new with Frodo. We had him off the leash most of the time and if he wandered away we just walked over to where he had gone and called him back and for the most part he came. Now if there was food on the other hand grr we had to make him come back. Oh well he thinks he's always starving for some reason. He wasn't so sick to his belly today either. YAY!! He also swam alot alot. He usually freaks if he has to swim for any amount of time though he can swim just fine.

We have found that Moroni kicks and wriggles more when I get hungry more than any other time. Well that and right before we go to sleep he likes to kick. LOL had a hard time falling asleep last night to say the least.

Alan doesn't really like me to read some of the pregnancy books. He says I start to get nervious and edgy. OOPS!

We thank you for all your prayers and encouragement it is really appreciated. THANK YOU!!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

9 June 2010

Loraina is here with me. She likes my laptop. LOL Not quite sure how to get her to not be a kid so much though. Hhhmm? Love her to death but she still has the idea of everything revolves around her. She also has a hard time figuring things out for herself. *sigh* patience is a virtue.

Suppose to go to the beach today but I don't know if that is going to happen. Alan has a test today and we are trying to do a fast for him. I can't really fast so I'm not doing Apple Juice today hopefully that helps. I really hope he passes this test. He is going to be SO angry at himself if he doesn't.

Frodo loves Loraina. wants to follow her around all day. Too bad mama doesn't like it when he keeps bugging Loraina and hears her keep telling him no no no. LOL He's definately like a toddler. He's soo good though.

I started reading a book about nursing a baby. It's called The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers. VERY interesting. I just hope I can do it right so Moroni and I won't be hurting.

So many other books to read too. Amanda (David's wife) has been a great resource. She's the one that gave me all the books. SO much information. CRAZY!

I think I'm going to try the birth without medication unless something goes wrong. This is because in the books and magazines I've been reading alot of the medication make the Baby lethargic or delays their responses. Alan is going to cut the cord. :) I don't know how this hospital works but it's military and I really don't trust them. I will have to be very specific on what I want or they will do whatever... *sigh* I am SO nervious. Still got 3 months though.

I've been having some pressure and soreness in my peraniam and anus. This is usually when I've been on my feet alot the pervious day, but yesterday I had actually pain only in my anus region. When I sat down it was still there for at least 3-4 minutes. That was pretty scary. No spotting or unusual stuff other than that so I think I'm alright I just keep sitting if it get too much for me to handle. The soreness usually disapates after 24hours.

Moroni moves a lot its fun to feel him. Loraina got to feel him move for the first time today. "That's SO awesome. That's so awesome." She says. LOL I love her.

We had a long long conversation yesterday. That was interesting. I think she understand what I was saying but I think she will come back and ask again anyway. Oh well. She has been helping me a lot. That is nice.

Well better get my day started.

LOVE you all and Thank you for your prayers, advice and love.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Part 2

Alan says I should put up the sayings I come up with so here it goes.

"Do you have a scratch? Let me itch."

"He has a sand full of nose."

Kind of homesick today. Frodo is whinning to go somewhere but I'm tired and don't want to. Grr! I think I will take a nap and see how I feel afterwards. Hopefully better with some energy. Please let me have some energy some time today while it's light outside.

Love you all my family and friends.

4 June 2010

Finished my second class last night.
One week till I'm going to hit my 3rd Trimester.
I'm offically all Alan's.
Hopefully the State of AZ won't MAKE me come down there for Jury duty now.
Getting REALLY tired now.
I can feel Moroni move alot alot. That's always fun. We have a doctor's appointment next week on Friday. Can't wait to hear his heart beat again.
Frodo's belly is really sensitive to the salt water. Grr

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

1 June 2010

The beach is exhausting. :) Poor Frodo always gets a tummy ache after. He is SO exhausted though it's nice. Hee Hee.
Moroni is moving around more or I can just feel him more. It mostly feels like he's poking me.
Loraina will be coming out this Sunday. That will be interesting. There is SO much to do so I better get to it.
*HUGS*

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

26 May 2010




So today I vaccumed my house, did homework, took Frodo to the park, wiped down the bathrooms, put the dishes away out of the Dish washer, put the clothes away (mostly) and talked with Lindsay. *sigh* now I'm waiting for my fiance counselor to call so I can start my training for online classes.


Alan has A+ test today. Really nevious for him. Praying hard that he passes. He's studied SO hard for this. It also helps with his career. The missionaries are coming over tonight for dinner. we are having Taco Salad. something light so Alan can take his PT no problem tomorrow. Busy week. We pumped him full of carbs last night and today for lunch so he should be ALL set. *prays*


We got a ton of stuff for Moroni yesterday. A car seat and stroller, lots of clothes, a diaper pail, changing matress, some changing pads, some socks and shoes, bottles, and a nursing boppy. SO excited. We will be 22 weeks this friday.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

25 May 2010


Today we woke up later. We didn't go for our walk. Yesterday afternoon was not a good time. Frodo got sick from the grass he likes to eat and then the ocean. He pooped in my car. It wouldn't have been so bad but he smeared it ALL over. GRR! He got sprayed with the hose when Daddy got home. He's been really timid this morning though. I think I may have be too harsh with him. I didn't spank him though and it was REALLY hard but it really wasn't his fault?

We are hoping to get a car seat for Moroni today. It will be free and some more clothes. Well better get started on some stuff.

Monday, May 24, 2010

24 May 2010


It's been awhile. Alan was home last week to help catch up on the house. It looks SO much better. Wednesday he has a test I am officially out of the Army and I believe Loraina Graduates. HA what a big day.
I've been SO tired lately and the crankiness is growing. I'm really trying not to be but it's difficult. It's really annoying.
I cut Alan's hair all by myself on Saturday first time EVER! It doesn't look too bad but I think I will get better as I keep doing it.
Thursday Alan has his PT test. We are nervious about it but I think he will be alright. His run is great and his Situps too. Pushups we are struggling on but I think he will get them.
Frodo is really jumpy today.
I read most of a chapter for school. I will have to start taking classes online again because The Chapter 30 GI bill doesn't cover the Ground campus. Alan is going to have to push me through it. I am SO scared. My finance counselor is going to help me too.
We are trying a new system. I have it all written down so hopefully we can keep it up. I want to do projects and have like a little schedule going. I hope this will help us get organized before Moroni comes.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

13 May 2010

Well the walk yesterday didn't happen. I was able to get my medical records and food for the missionaries.
I wore Make up first time in a VERY long time. Alan likes it. He asked me to wear it more often.
We talked all night it was nice but we really shouldn't do that on a work night.
I am going to try and make pies. We have this beach party to go to for Alan's work and they asked us to bring stuff and I want to try and make pies. It will be nice that way I can make some for Thanksgiving well when it comes around. Have to learn to make sugar free ones too so my Mum can eat some as well.
We are falling behind in our scripture study again. We can't afford to do that. Grr!
Well got to go for a walk, shower and eat before 10 so better get to it.
*Hugs*

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

12 May 2010

Frodo whinned all day yesterday because I didn't take him for our morning walk. I won't today either. Yesterday we went down to Hickam and timed Alan on his run. A mile and a half 12.29. Not bad not bad at all. I think he can do better though. We will work on that.
I'm going to see if I can put together a muscle failer for arms and abs for him today.
I also NEED to get my homework done and pick up my medical records.
I think I will take Frodo to the park for a little bit today. Have to be back to get the food in for the Missionaries though.
It's going to be a long day. *sigh* better get started.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

So I ur we went for our walk. It was refreshing. I managed to get the laundry upstairs that hurt a little. Then I did absolutely nothing. I did fix lunch for Alan, yeah still did nothing. Horrible. Grr!
We did deliver our rent to the Hallstrom's I love that family. They are SO inviting. I really want to spend more time over there. I have to ask though.
We slept on the couch and floor last night. The couch seems to be better for me to sleep on. Alan sleeps on the floor. He can't be comfortable but he wants me comfortable. I'm not sure what to do.
Well I made oatmeal and with brown sugar and maple. SO yummy. LOL
Alan made me a list of things to do so I HAVE to get things done. Clothes put away and homework. And of course our walk. Well I better get to it

Monday, May 10, 2010

10 May 2010

I will be 20 Weeks Pregnant at the end of this week and I feel heavy. Sleeping is difficult which makes me REALLY cranky.
Alan is SO patient and understanding. He does get Frustrated though and I can understand. I try to walk everyday but it doesn't always work out that way. Amanda my brother David's wife gave me a yoga and pilates video to do so I HAVE to start doing that. We I was first Preggers I was doing Yoga and it relaxed me so hopefully it will do the same.
Our house is a mess so I need to work on that.
We don't have many things for the Baby but we have size 2 diapers and a bath. It's something. My Sister Loraina comes in June. I'm a little nervious because she's really actually going to be an adult and I want to treat her as such but at the same time she is my little sister so I want to take care of her and I REALLY need to stop that.
I want to take Frodo to the park though I think we have been getting a little sun. Alan on Saturday was SO red and now he's just dark. GRR! I'm still white with red Cheeks and a cherry nose. LOL Oh well I guess.
Well got to get to the walking and eating something so Frodo can relax and not pester me as much. HA! yeah right.