Update

1) I love Popsicles

2) I have recently obtained new jobs... yes plural jobs. I have been looking for over a month for something that is worth my time and has a schedule where we wouldn't have to pay for daycare. I have been picky, so it's no wonder it's taken me a while. Well opportunity knocked in one day when I got two dance teaching job offers. I already will be teaching a two other studios. So soon I will be teaching dance 5 nights a week, luckily the longest stretch is three hours at a time. It'll be really fun and great to get back in shape!

3) I have been super stressed the last few days knowing that I'm going back to work. I haven't had to deal with this kind of stress in 3 months and I forgot how much I don't like this feeling.

4) Sadie is 3 months old on Sunday and I'm sad my baby is growing so fast. I guess I'll just have to have more babies.

5) Ryan and I had our 4 year anniversary this week and can I just say I LOVE HIM SOOOOO MUCH!!! We rented some bikes and went up the Provo canyon trail up to Bridal Veil Falls. It was so beautiful! Later we went to the temple to do sealings and then went to Tucanos. YUM! It was such a great day!

6) Now we really want bikes of our own.

7) Ryan's cute sister Brittney moved in with us and we are glad to have her!

8) I'm excited for football season. GO COUGS!

10 Weeks Old!

She's smiling a ton more now, but it's tricky to catch on camera.

We were a little late on the two month check up, but here are the stats on our sweetheart! At 12 lbs 5 oz she is in the 79th percentile, at 23 inches she's in the 66th percentile and 16 inches on the head circumference is in the 86 percentile. But in the hair statistics she's somewhere in the 90th percentile. :) She is doing great but we can't seem to keep her from exploring the mountains. Apparently nature calls to hear in more ways than one.

She just HAD to go on a six mile hike up some random trail she found one day.

Here she is with a ranger lady coming out of Timpanogos Cave on Pioneer Day.

She wanted a picture at this neat, man-made rock formation.

She wanted a closer look at the fishies another day, so we stopped here and had lunch on a nature walk.

Potty Talk?

So it's pretty basic knowledge for parents and non-parents alike that you ALWAYS bring a change of clothes for baby in case of an accident. Well no one told me I should also pack an outfit for ME! Shouldn't that be in Parenting 101? Oh wait, there is no such class...sigh. So on Sunday I was nursing Sadie in the mother's lounge and I sat her on my lap to burp her. She got "the look" and I knew an explosion was going to occur soon, I just didn't know the explosion would be on my skirt! Seriously more got on me than on her! There is no hiding the bright orange stain the size of my fist on my khaki colored skirt. I am also learning skirts/pants are not alone in the battle for cleanliness. I frequently see on parent's shirts milk spots, sticky hand prints etc. etc. but what is the deal with spewing down the cleavage? SOOO GROSS! Then you have to change a lot more than just your shirt, if you know what I mean! I love it that I'm learning all of this, and I love that all you parents out there are nodding your heads thinking of countless stories you have like mine. I seriously love being a mom, even if I have to change my clothes a lot. I can't help but think of one of my favorite lines from Jeff Foxworthy when he said, "Did you know that babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt?"

Sadie's So Spoiled!

The title doesn't even cover half of it... she is not even two months and already has TWO bathing suits! I had been looking for swim suits while I was pregnant and noticed that stores only carried suits 12 months and up. I had seriously been to at least 7 different places and commented about my dilemma to some friends and family. Well they certainly came through! My cute mother-in-law found the colorful one and my best friend, Andrea, found the polka dotted one... both in 6-9 months. Well I think they look great on her! I'm now finding excuses to go to the pool or to the lake just to put her in her swim suits, even if she doesn't get in the water! I LOVE them both and thank you Mom and Drea!!!

At Jordanelle Lake on the Independence Day 2008!
Her expression in this picture in now way reflects her feelings on the swim suit. :) This is a few days later at Jordanelle Lake again.
This is her two minutes after the previous picture was taken:
So the water at the lake was WAY too cold for her to get into, so we decided to wait until our community pool was warm and less occupied. This was her first time swimming and Mom and Dad were so proud she didn't cry at all. This video clip probably isn't that interesting for anyone but the grandmas because her only response to the water is wide eyes. I've concluded that this 'rite of passage' is more the parents of the child than for the child. Either way we had fun!

Sadie's Blessing

What a great day!! We had a lot of family and friends come to support us, and we are so grateful for them! Sadie was wonderfully behaved during the blessing, but to my dismay, the day did not go without an incident. MOMENTS before she was blessed, Sadie had a blow out in her dress!! It gets worse... this dress is my great-grandmother's dress made in 1895! I was freaking out! The fabric is super delicate and you can't just put it in the washing machine to get it out! Luckily I did get it out later, but this dress has to be sun-dried to keep it white because bleach is too harsh. Anyway, Ryan just put a receiving blanket under the big ole spot and took her up there!

I can't figure out how to turn the picture, sorry!

A four-generation picture! Sadie was the 5th generation to be blessed in this amazing dress!

Ryan's whole family was able to come. This will be the last time all of us will be together for a few years because Stef and Jesse are moving to Japan. We are so glad we were able to have the WHOLE gang! We love you guys!

Melt Your Heart Pictures

The Good and the Bad

THE GOOD: I would be an ungrateful wife if I did not post a little something about the love of my life. He has been AMAZING when it comes to caring for his wife and new baby. I must clarify that one of the reasons I didn't wake him up when I was having contractions is because he had already had sleepless nights caring for me. He was more than helpful during my pregnancy and I wanted to give him a little break. Since I've had Sadie, he has been running a hundred miles an hour taking care of the house, doing chores, taking care of my needs, starting at a new branch at work, and still going to school! This man is my hero! Thanks for everything you do! I love you!

THE BAD: Our dearest Norbert has departed from this mortal existance this last week. Ryan got him for his birhtday January 2005. The amazing thing is that tree frogs are only supposed to live for about 18 months and he just hung in there like crazy. He outlasted another frog and two hamsters. We loved him the most. Goodbye dear friend.