First Swim (Seven Peaks)

A couple weeks ago we went to Seven Peaks with Jayne. It was her first time swimming and she loved it. Its so fun to see her explore new things. She splashed us, went down water slides and just sat and tried to catch the water from a spout for a while!  Can't wait for more summer fun at Seven Peaks-we plan on going all the time with our little water bug!

Jayne - 9 months

 Little Miss J is not looking so little anymore! Its hard to believe that she's 9 months old. She's spent more time in this world now than she did in my tummy...time flies!

Jayne's 9 month stats

• Certainly has her own little personality showing more and more every day. She's a clever little girl!
• Learning signs for milk, more, all done, eat/food. She's successfully signed milk and all done. Its so cute to see. We're still working on the others.
• Definitely recognizes the words "milk" and "cracker". If we say milk, she'll usually make the sign and it better be coming soon! Cracker always puts a grin on her face. She loves to munch on her crackers.
• Cut a new tooth on the top middle-and the other one is on its way. Its cute to see her take little bites of her crackers with her little chompers.
• Plays with Koda. He'll let her grab his ears, face, paws, tail-you name it. We put her on the ground and she often beelines it for Koda. They're best friends.
• Went swimming for the first time. She loved it- until she got a little chilly, or we tried to put a life jacket on her. The life jackets squeeze her cheeks haha! We also took her on  some kiddie water slides and even one bigger one. She enjoyed both and gave us smiles at the end.
• Getting the hang of the crawling motion. Instead of just pulling with her arms and pushing on her toes, her legs actually move by bring her knees up, alternating sides. Let's just say she's QUICK! We love watching her go!
• Mimicks sounds we make. Its a game and she'll blow after we blow, do a goofy laugh when we laugh and cough when we cough.
• Took her first ride on the boat. She napped for the first bit and then blew raspberries and enjoyed the rest of the ride. 
• Loves walks and "chills" in the stroller-meaning she always puts her feet up on the cup holder bar in front of her. We joke that she's just really good at taking it easy!
• Talking a lot! She babbles including dada and mama but we don't think she's associated it with anyone at all.

Chub-bay life jacket cheeks!

Happy 9 months cute baby girl!

Jayne - 8 months

Time flies when you're having fun...and Miss J is full of fun! This month-birthday is extra special as its my first Mother's Day. I am grateful each day for the opportunity I have to be a mother.

I'm loving this stage of life for Jayne because her little personality is so apparent and she's learning to do so many new things. Its really amazing to think of all that babies learn/do in the beginning of their little lives.

Jayne's 8 month stats

• Shakes her head (like she's saying no). Sometimes while dancing, other times, for fun. She doesn't know that it means no. She also dances like crazy-she even dances to the hymns at church. And when I say like crazy, I mean .crazy. Sometimes we joke that she looks "special"...you'll see in the video. :)
• Army crawls and rolls everywhere. She'll chug along, grunt and groan, pause for a break and then keep heading on her way...that's in the video too.
• Loves being out and about-anywhere there are people to watch she's a happy girl.
• We often find her in odd sleeping positions these days when we check the camera-or when we go to get her from naps/in the morning. She likes the top corner of her crib, or even is flipped completely around.

 

And here's the video of bath time fun, army crawling and lots of dancing...may be a bit boring for those not emotionally attached to Jayne :)

(got Phil's singing in your head yet? Jayne dances to that song, especially for Phil. Its the theme song to this show, one of Jayne's favorites!)

Happy 8 months Jayne!

Skiing 2014

We were lucky enough to get up on the slopes a couple times this season. We ski-ed at both Brighton and Alta this year and loved both of them. It is so beautiful up in the mountains! We'd get off the lifts, catch some amazing views and then race to the bottom.

Love me some time with my man!

Skiing in Utah is amazing. Just a short drive and we're on top of the world.

We even got to ski some powder this year. Love me some Utah powder!

Until next season!

Easter 2014

Easter was so much fun this year! I've decided that kids make holidays 10 times better...just like everybody told me :) 

We started off the weekend with an easter egg hunt on Saturday morning. 

The hunt was divided into age groups and also limited the group sizes which was perfect. No crazy crowds or older kids trampling the younger ones.

Here's Jayne checking out the loot, planning her route...

...more like dad planning the route! He was the designated "helper" for Jayne. When they said "GO!" he made a dash over to a certain candy he'd eyed on our way in.

Then, in his words, he "suppressed his competitive-ness, sat Jayne down and simply gathered the eggs around us".  

We still got some pretty good loot so Jayne (and dad) left happy!

Later that day we went on a bike ride down the river trail and had a picnic in the park.

We loved being together outside and enjoying the beautiful weather. We love Spring!

Then Easter morning we woke up to some special goodies

Then we got ready and then headed off to church and a fun day with my

 family.

I loved spending this time of year with my new little family. Easter is a great time for remembering what is most important in life and guys, family is where its at.

Happy Easter!

Jayne - 7 months

Our 7 month old cutie!

Jayne's 7 month stats

• Weight: 18lbs 5oz. She's still chunky but is thinning out a bit-meaning I can pull her out of the bumbo without her thighs getting a little stuck :) This is probably because she's such a mover these days. She can get around great on the wood floor by rolling or rotating and pulling herself around while on her belly. She'll push off her toes and pull with her arms which looks like she may be getting close to crawling.
• Eats her solid foods like a champ (cereal, pureed veggies and fruits, pears, bananas & crackers). She loves just about anything we give her. She has gotten much better at chomping lately because....
• Jayne has 2 teeth! They're the bottom, middle teeth. When she smiles and I get a glimpse of them, I seriously can't believe our baby has teeth. 
• Her personality is showing more and more. She'll often play the game of "avoid looking at mom/dad when they're trying to get my attention". Even when we move into her line of vision she'll shift and look another way. She's very aware of what she's doing! The other day I was playing this "game" with her and after a bit of playing she just turned and looked at me and gave me a big, cheeky grin. That girl!
• Sitting up very well on her own. She loves being in high chairs when we're out, and will play with her toys sitting up...until she decides to lunge for something out of her reach-sometimes gracefully, other times, not so much
• Loves to have her tongue hang out, puppy style. All the time, anytime. We joke that she's learned this from Koda. 
• Chuckles to herself when we give her a toy. She's a happy camper.

Loves Tim Tams-like a true Aussie!

 My baby is growing up...

I laid her down right by my feet, did something for a couple minutes and looked back and there she was...

...halfway under the couch. Seriously, this girl has got some maneuvering skills!

"Enough with the pictures already mom!"

That's our girl this month. Seriously, what did I do every day without my little mini around? We love our Miss J!