9 Months Old

Nope, she's not crawling yet... but she is managing a sort of scoot. She'll for sure be crawling in the next couple weeks though. She's just so close!!!

Here are her stats:

Cuteness: 100th Percentile

Height: 28.25" 74th Percentile

Weight: 20.14 lbs 83rd Percentile

She looks so big holding her own sippy cup.

A shot of her newly budding teeth on top. It's been a rough two weeks getting those in. Plus we found out she has an ear infection on top of that! :(

So AMAZINGLY GROSS!

She is a natural at many yoga poses.

Her first time EVER falling asleep in the high chair. I couldn't resist taking a pic!

Valentines Day!

My darling husband and I had a fantastic night! I really wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory, but unfortunately they don't take reservations so there was a 3 hour wait. So we decided to just go to the mall for dinner, and boy was that the best decision! We both got whatever food we wanted and then we people-watched! We played games like whoever sees the first nose-ring wins etc. for about 2 hours. It was hilarious. We also realized we have never done the booth pictures together as a couple and thought this was our chance.

After that we went to the Murray Arts Center for some dancing!! We had an hour long lesson on swing dancing and then opened the floor up for whatever. They had a live band and they played all sorts of songs. We got to practice our Cha-Cha, Waltz, and Swing skills. I was super impressed with Ryan's leading. We haven't danced formally since we had a couples ballroom class at BYU in 2005, so it was so fun to brush up on what we remembered without any pressures. SO FUN!!!

I love you babe!!!!

Stuff

I am frustrated that I am not computer savvy. I'd really like to put these images side by side instead of having to scroll down forever. I'd also like to lighten up the first picture here. I know my computer has the programs to complete the task, my brain, however, is unable to figure out how to do so without help.

Anyway, here is my cute girl in some of her other princess dresses.

I think she looks like a river dancer in this one... with her face like that and her legs all blurry. :)

And I had to put a pic of these cute shoes. How cool is my kid, I mean, she's wearing Vans! On a side note, it is funny that she is 8 months old and just now fitting into size 2 shoes. I guess that's pretty small.

Catch Up

Reasons for not blogging:
1. Sadie has recently become more aware of her surroundings and cannot possibly focus on nursing while her mom is using the computer. Thus I no longer have blogging time.

2. I am back to teaching dance 5 nights a week. It is craziness and I REALLY want to condense it to 2-3 nights a week next school year. Plus I am currently teaching 4 classes of 3-5 year olds and I must say it is EXHAUSTING!!

3. For Christmas I got digital scrapbooking software. It is my new favorite thing and I even love it more than blogging! The program is by creative memories and it is amazing, you don't even need the internet! Love it.

Here are some random pics to share:

First time painting her tiny toenails. So cute.
Growing too fast!

I love this pic of her and Christopher... classic.

And of course my handsome husband showing off his beard.

Christmas!

I know it has been a while since I've updated, but I haven't had ANY time!!! It's been a busy and fun filled holiday season. Ryan's family came to our house this year and we had a great time with them. Our cute family by the Anderson's christmas tree

Daddy and Sadie opening fun presents

Our little tree

Lights at Temple Square

Uncle Nate and Sadie with more presents

Ryan, Kylie and Sadie all dressed up

One of Sadie's new Princess Dresses

This was such a sweet gift from my Dad to Sadie. He made this rocking chair for me when I was a little girl and he sanded it and refinished it all up for her.

She wasn't too sure how to sit in it.

You can see on Ryan's hand a nice "blemish". He had a small accident while playing volleyball and had to get 8 stitches a few days before Christmas. Oops!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

Baby Mia

Ryan's sister moved to an island off the coast of Japan called Uoshima this last August. She went into preterm labor and was not able to make it to the mainland where the hospital is before giving birth to baby Mia 14 weeks early. She had the baby on the boat but luckily there were not complications with the delivery. Mia is not fully developed in her heart, lungs, and eyes and has a bacterial infection right now. I'm so proud of Stef and Jesse that they are taking things so well. It is tough being literally on the other side of the globe. We love you guys and are praying for you!!

Big Girl!

In our home, "chunker-face" is a term of endearment -- Sadie had her 6 month dr. appointment and here are her stats: 26.5 inches long (78th percentile) and 18 lbs 3 oz (88th percentile). We just love her to pieces! Thanksgiving Pic

Her first time trying squash, also celebrating my new domestic skill of making baby food.





With Grandpa on Thanksgiving

The day after Thanksgiving my mom and I made this stocking for Sadie!