Re-Cap First Halloween 2013

I am SO behind! But its SO worth it considering I have this little sweetie now :) I will be doing A LOT Of catching up so I have record of our life. For one of my Christmas gifts I was able to print my blog from 2010-2012. Its awesome! Its like a grown-up journal with real pictures. I love looking back at the things that have transpired the last few years and how they continue to change. "The only thing constant about life is change!"...I do want to say something however... although I love blogging and showing our activities through pictures and how much fun we have, we ARENT perfect like a lot of bloggers would like to portray. We are normal people. We have struggles and disagreements and worries etc etc etc. I feel like a lot of people in the blogging world have to post pictures and stories and it kind of turns into a competition of who has the best activities this week or who gets the most comments or who can write the best. I am not a writer and I don't want to compete with you and your life. I have friends who struggle with life and different things and I know it can make them feel bad when people post or brag about how they're lives are perfect. Im sure your life is, but I want to be clear that my blog is records for ME. I love sharing with you, but that is not my main purpose. :)

Jadelyn is NINE months old tomorrow (January 30th 2014). Its crazy and nuts and surreal but its the most real, fun thing thats ever happened in my life. She can't quite crawl yet and loves to eat and eat. She loves to walk with help from mom & dad, and cries when we stop walking. She has the sweetest smile and we love her to pieces. 

This is her piano. We are starting her early...cause mom and dad didn't quite master it so she can :) She HATES to be on her stomach, hence the no crawling so we try and distract her with food and toys of course. She's about 5 or 6 months here.

Jade's "crib crew"- Glowie, Piggy & Bear! She loves waking up from a nap and seeing her animals ready to play...

Jade turned 6 months the day before Halloween & Josh and I took her to the pumpkin patch to pick us some pumpkins.

She tried to eat this pumpkin but we just could't bear the thought of it ;)

I love this scrumptious face.

We were able to have another Halloween party with some of our friends, this year kids were included so we made sure we did some...

Ghost toilet paper bowling...how cute are these two?!

Next we did some duct tape pumpkins...

Barb and her cute baby skeleton shirt...due in April!

Brit looking amazing after just having a baby!

Susan making her amazing pumpkin!

And Jade with her itty bitty pumpkin. 

We sure do love our friends and all their baby girls....

And the final products :) Then we had a contest and had the boys chose which one was most creative. The one on the right won. 

Josh doing some toilet paper tricks of course.

Whats a party without food!? We prepared a caramel apple bar but after Britney's amazing cupcakes and some other treats, everybody was super full. So, Sunday afternoon Josh and I had our own apple gorge!

Next up was my annual family costume party... This years theme - "NERDS"

Our favorite teachers PET!!!

Nerdy Aunt WOWA.

Oh yes, and this was necessary...however a tad embarrassing. hahahaha

On to HALLOWEEN DAY! Presenting....

SNOW WHITE!

We had some hair prep time for the little misses before we ventured out for the day....

I found the cutest Snow White outfit at Target this year that I just had to get...We couldn't leave the house before we put in some tiny curls and mayyyyybe a little blush ;) hehehe I was dying

I was super excited to meet up with my Mom and Sis at the mall to take the kids around to some stores...mainly for Tyson's benefit, Mallory came along too and we had a blast going from store to store getting treats.

Hey Snow White! 

After the mall we went to Grandpa's retirement party from the SLC Police Department...over 30 years! They invited everybody downtown to the PIE for some pizza. Super fun day.

My first Halloween jammies...

Of course there has to be something in opposition to all beautiful and sweet little Princesses, so I decided to take on the role of the Evil Queen so we could somewhat match!? Josh was supposed to be the prince but it didn't quite work out that way, he turned into the photographer ;)

Crazy to think that a year ago on Halloween we announced that we were going to have this cute little bug! Happy late Halloween...

Love the cutest pumpkin in the patch!

Month to Month...pure bliss!

I have been so slow at blogging the last few months! I want to most importantly for myself so I can keep track of my baby's growth and life! Follow along if you would like as well.... :) I sure think my baby is the cutest thing around...along with every other mother, but mine is really the cutest. ha.

1 MONTH

• Still loves to scratch her face! Hand protectors still needed :)
• Very attentive since the day she was born! Eyes wide open, has to see everything...
• LOVES binky. We transitioned to the yellow one from the hospital one cause she kept it in better...able to keep her binkies in pretty well since birth
• Started sleeping at least 5-6 hours after 3 weeks. Wow, it was heaven! 
• Loves to be rocked to sleep in her swing or sleeping with Daddy on the couch
• Exclusively breastfed

Didn't like Mommy putting her next to bear...

Love this cute elephant outfit! Still so tiny! 

First bath went from this...

To this in a month...She loves them now!

1st Mothers Day....So blessed...

4 GENERATIONS on Maxwell Side

4 GENERATIONS on Hill side

Dr told us she had a slight kink in her neck from birth/pregnancy and we needed to do exercises... can u tell???

Pretty Sunday dress :)

2 MONTHS

• Went from 8.13 lbs to 12.9 lbs in 2 months
• Great eater!
• Loves swing and Pooh chair!
• Sleeping in crib! 
• Smiles when she wakes up
• Still breastfed...a tad on the healthy chunky side haha :)
• Gets a little fussy in the evenings
• Still has her brown hair and blue eyes!!

July 7th...Blessing Day! Thanks to all Jadelyn's family and friends for supporting us and coming to see her on this sacred, special occasion...

Momma loved picking out Jadelyn's dress for her special day. It wasn't easy, and she regrets all those years she could have learned to sew! But alas...found one, and it matched Jade perfectly. It was originally long sleeved, but my wonderful sewer friend Barbara changed it for us...Thanks Barb! 

The day was filled with family and friends and love. Ate delicious food at the clubhouse and baby finally got a nap when the celebration was almost through ;)

First Sunday back to church in June due to Mom's illness and Dad's back surgery :) Almost made it through, had to leave a little early :) 

Pooh Chair! Thanks Aunt Sandy!

Baby girls hair has always stuck straight up! Especially after baths....

Daddy holding Jadelyn after 2 month shots :( She's always got her eye on Momma! 

Just wanted to cuddle...fast asleep...poor baby, did so well though! She was fine after the first evening. Slept pretty well that night and was 100% the next day....

3 MONTHS

• Starting to SMILE more and consistently!
• First time swimming
• Beauuutiful blue eyes still!
• Chubby cheeks
• Hair lightening up a little

Seven Peaks with Mommy, Grandma Diane & Aunt Sandy 

Relaxin on her towel...."hey there's my Momma!"

Lovin her new friend "Bumbo!"

Tummy time on Dad's chest!!

"I love the Twenty-fouuuuurth of July!"

Ready for a day in Park City shopping with the girls!!

Family Pic!!!

Two words: GLOW WORM!!! 

My friend told me a little while ago that she starts using this when her kids are 3-4months old when they nap/bedtime to associate it with sleeping. She doesn't get to play with it out of her crib. This is the day I gave it to her and she loved it! 

You press on it's belly and it lights up and sings for 5 minutes as it lulls baby to sleep. I wish I could create something like this! People are so smart. We love "Glowie"... We work really hard to establish a sleep schedule over here so we all don't go crazy, if you haven't noticed. This has definitely helped! 

Oh my goodness. Even though being a first time Mom has its challenges, I've learned so much! I LOVE babies. Its been so much fun to experience being a Mom with Jadelyn. She is such a sweetheart, I mean look at this pic! I love babies!

Sitting with Mom on the porch! Bright sun! 

Love her smiles...

4 MONTHS

• 15.6 lbs (75th) & 26 in. (97th!)
• LOVES books
• Loves binky...still
• Loves touching mom & dads faces
• Likes tummy time for 5 min
• Likes to be held a lot :)
• Loves to grab

Starting to grab things more

Still have lots more to discover with this sweet little babe. We love having her in our lives, makes everything so much more fun and worth it.