HEAVEN ON EARTH!

Here are a few pictures of my handsome boys!
These 2 little men make me so happy!!
Miles must have had a big day! He never does this!

"Sophie Marie"

We officially found out Yesterday!! We couldn't be more blessed and excited to know that our daughter is on her way!
NOW, only 4 more months to go!!

we are proud to announce, we will soon welcome our newest little addition August 23!!

I talked with Ben about the safety in using names on the blog. He reassured me that using a name is simply very safe. I don't know why I figured it was so unsafe but I'm sure someone would have to go through the trouble of looking up the whole world before finding a certain name. Obviously we should keep last names hush hush. So i have decided to use Miles name again on the blog instead of M. I have never liked to see his name as M anyway, so I'm glad I don't have to.
I didn't mention Ethan because i call him E anyway.

M is finally doing better, After a week of waking up at 3 in the morning, very runny diapers and no eating he is feeling much better, he still wont eat much but cereal and milk, at least he is eating something!! Last night was the first night in a week he woke up at his normal wake up time 6 am! YEA BABY!! we are back in the game!!
E never got sick. What a tuff little guy!

M was really sick last night, It started at 3 in the morning with throwing up and messy diapers if you know what I mean. He just wanted to be held and rocked and the comfort of having us by him when he was feeling real bad. Poor kid. Ben and I sat up with him and made sure he felt better, We changed his clothes about every 20 minutes because he would throw up all over himself, Us and the floor. I gave him some milk which was stupid. I gave him water and he even threw that up too. He would not for the life of him go back to sleep. So we just turned on a movie for him "Meet the Robinson's" and we watched that for the remainder of the night.
Ben was so sweet and kept telling me to go get some sleep, and that he would stay up with M so I wouldn't be so tired in the morning but I couldn't sleep with him feeling so bad. So we both were up sense 3 in the morning, taking turns cleaning up throw up and changing his clothes and trying to get him to drink a little water and eat salt crackers. He hasn't thrown up sense 6 So he is feeling much better I think. He never gets sick like this, this is the first time he has gotten this bad, The only other times he was ever sick was after his immunisations, even then he had a fever but NEVER threw up. Poor baby. I think the sadist part for me in all of this is that he looks at you with a "help me" look and I cant do anything but hold him and and rock him and tell him its ok.
Anyway, that was our night.
Now I'm all worried Ethan's going to catch it, and he probably will.

The ferrets are the best animal we have ever had!! so sweet and cute and fun and clean and entertaining, they are just all around fun and full of laughs from M
But dang blast it, E is ALLERGIC

I GIVE UP, NO MORE ANIMALS

Rizzo tore up everything and would jump on Ben's desk and rip up important stuff due to being jealous, we thought it would get better as time went on with the new baby M in the house but it just got worse and worse and worse.

Ben hated Piper, enough said.

I was completely allergic to the cats. So allergic it was nasty.

and know E is allergic to the sweet little ferrets, He cant stop rubbing his eyes and they are all puffy and red, and his nose is all stuffed up when he gets near those little ferrets.
DANG BLAST IT

I'm going through my blog and taking the boy's names out. I'm not using the boy's names anymore. My blog is public and I'm thinking about having it private. To many weirdo's out there
So its M and E from now on. So if you make a comment please use that or anything but there actual names.

I'm super super super allergic to my two sweet kitty cats.
Its really pretty nasty. I sneeze and get the watery eyes and i cant breathe out of my nose because its all stuffed up and i mean stuffed severely.
We are spending all our money on nose tissue just so i can blow my nose every 2 minutes, and my eye lids are raw with all the itching, my eyes are puffy and red.
This really makes no sense because i have never been allergic before. I mean we have had cats growing up all the time and now that I get my two indoor cats, this has to happen.
Poor Khan and Khan 2
M has really taking a liking to Khan 2. He likes to follow her around and ride his toy cars on her back and yell at her and Khan 2 just sits there and when she's had enough she just goes back through the baby gate downstairs.

Anyway, I have tried to find ways around keeping them but nothing is working. I cant take any medicine because I'm nursing. and besides that, I don't want to take allergy medication the whole rest of my life.
Anyway, this has gotten me a little sad but I guess you have to do what you have to do.
I just cant wait to feel better when all of these allergies finally go away.

Ben and I were just called to the Primary. We are in the CTR 5 class, 5 year olds turning 6. Its going to be a interesting calling for us.
They said at the beginning of the next year in January we get to be in the nursery with the 18 month olds, that will be even more interesting and entertaining too!
That's all the news I have for now. I have just been busy,

Changing diapers,
wiping snot,
Doing laundry,
Hugging my crying babies
shopping for kids summer clothes,
dishes,
cleaning house,

The list goes on and on but
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT ALL!

I know this is no excuse for neglecting my blog because Nancy
is the most wonderful in that regards with blogging and taking on 6 kids at the
same time. So I here announce and promise to have a new blog up
every week! Get ready folks,
I'm a new and improved blogger!

Nancy, you're my hero! seriously, you are!
nobody works harder then you do.

FINALLY, the good weather is starting to shine through. Some days are still cold and to cold to go outside for a walk. But most days are nice and warm.
Ben and I have been going for walks lately, and especially because my friend bought us a bran new double stroller. She is so sweet and insisted to buy it for me, She said if I told her no then she would buy it anyway and put it by the front door. She was so excited to buy it and every day she would keep asking if we could goto babies R us and by it for me. Finally I gave in, I have to admit that its so much nicer to go on a walk when you have a nice stroller to push around it makes it easy when the wheels go the way you want them to!

YouTube - The Smelly Cat Song


I found a friend for Khan, Free from KSL.
We put Khan and the new kitty together last week to see if they would get along and not fight. We didn't want the same thing happening to this cat as with the last. Well, to our surprise, they liked each other right away. So this cat is a keeper! The original owners took her back to get her spade and declawed for us free of charge, They insisted. Nice people!
Anyway, this is the latest news from the Bartel family

SEE LINK ABOVE!

I CAN'T SEEM TO GET MY BLOG TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT,
IT MIGHT BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR AWHILE,
I JUST GOT TO FIGURE STUFF OUT.

So, I hear that you have to be 18 months to go into the nursery in church! REALLY? Is this true, I never asked anyone but I heard it once. We just thought when the parents feel its the right time then its the right time. Miles is 15 months 2 weeks and 5 days old.

Ben and I went to our new ward for the 2nd time this past Sunday.
Miles makes it very difficult for us to Liston and pay attention to the lessons with all of his crying and frustrations of not being able to run around the room and play. Ben and I thought it would be nice if Miles was able to play and run around without one of us holding him every second on our laps.

After sacrament we went over to the nursery door and sat him down. He looked in and saw the little boys and girls and ALL the toys and ran right in and started playing, they never asked Miles age so we never told them. after all he does look 18 months and he is just as tall as a 18 month old. We said goodbye, anticipating that he would at least look back but he didn't. he just ran right in and forgot all about us.

After class, Ben went in to pick him up and he didn't want to leave, He was to busy playing with the bubbles! The guy in the nursery was suprised that this was Miles first time in Nursery because he was so good and happy and never missed us once. He had so much fun.

It was so neat to watch him run right in and play and join the other little ones. But sad at the same time that he never looked back. At first I wanted him to cry and run back to me and not want to go in. Then I saw how happy he was and i was happy he ran right in.

My little boy's growing up!

THEY SURE DO GROW UP FAST!

So, Here is my cute little kitty cat "Shere Khan"
Miles likes to lay his head on his tummy
Khan just sits back and lets him.

Well, I have been super busy the past few weeks moving and all. We finally moved into our new home in Lehi. Ben and I love it and It felt like home instantly. We plan on staying in this home for years to come! Although, that is the plan, you never know where the road will bring you next.

We have had to go back to the old home a few times to do some cleaning Here and there, But we are officially done with that house and now we are all settled in the new home unpacked and everything, thank goodness that part is over!!
It was actually easy to move with the two little guy's, they were very cooperative. E slept and M helped me pick things up, but of course everything he picked up went straight for his mouth! It feels so nice to not have to drive so far to see family. Ben is most happy about settlers being so close alllll the time!!!

Ben let me spend some money on M's bathroom to make it a sponge bob bathroom. I love it and have wanted a sponge bob bathroom for some time now! I know I am the only one appreciating it now but soon I'm sure M will too! and then it will be even more fun to have!!

the babies are doing real good, M is growing up so fast. I cant believe how fast he is changing right before my eyes! He's walking and done with bottles and pacifiers,He's turning into a little boy,not so much a baby anymore. It makes me sad but at the same time, so happy to watch him grow and learn about the world around him. He has the most sweetest laugh you can ever hear! He is a very sensitive little guy and gets his feelings hurt easy. He's such an easy little one to please.

E is 4 months and 2 days old today, He is so full of life and smiles, Its incredible to see him smile up at me and to see him achieve simple things like looking at me when I say his name or follow a toy I am moving above his head. It makes me so proud of him. His favorite things are, to be held and talked to he loves his food and to just be in the same room as you. As long as he is in the room with me, he is a happy camper! E is still getting up once a night. He goes to bed at 8 and wakes up at 4 for a snack and the first thing E does when he sees me at 4 in the morning is, He throw's me the Hugest smile then eats and then goes right back to bed untel 7 or 8. It never fails, I love to see that smile at 4 in the morning, I just know when those 4 in the morning feedings come to an end I will be sad.

M loves E and gives him kisses all the time. When M is crying or upset all I have to do is bring him close to E and his mood changes into a big smile and then he is happy again and forgets all about what made him sad in the first place.
My boys are the best boys in the whole wide world. I don't know how I got so blessed to have them.
I sure am a lucky mama

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MY TWO SPECIAL BOY'S!!

Piper is gone, We sold her because Ben hated her guts with a passion. The only reason we got her in the first place was because I really wanted her and from the 2nd week we had her it was a complete disaster.
We had to go through 2 dogs to realize that dogs just are not for our family. Ok maybe not WE but I had to go through 2 dogs to realize, Ben already knew.
Maybe when our kids are grown up and out of the house and I can put forth all my time to a dog, then it would work.
Despite all her bad behavior and puppyness I loved her and would have kept her forever but selling her was my Valintines day gift to Ben, Ben was so happy to see her go, He told me it was the best present I have ever given him!!!

This little one is the sweetest little baby! He is so good for us too and smiles all the time! He only cry's when he's hungry. The only place he will sleep is his carseat. If he's not in his carseat by 8 he gets very grumpy and lets us know he wants to go to bed. We put him in his carseat and he sleeps all night long. He only gets up for one feeding a night now! He LOVES his pacifier, Most the time he acts like his world will end without it. He LOVES to be held and cuddled close all the time!
We just love him so much!

M is so cute and soft with E! He loves his little brother

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When we were in Florida Ben and I had a room just under his parents while we were at Disney World. We went up to his parents room to visit one morning and they offered us the cereal they had, I wasn't to excited because I have tried Mini Wheaties before and I never really liked the cereal. I said "OK, sure why not" I fell in love with this cereal from the first bite I took!! It's the best cereal out there, and nothing like the other mini Wheaties!! It really starts you off on the right foot in the morning, At least mine that is!
"Strawberry Delight and Vanilla cream" YOU GOTTA TRY IT!!

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