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Water Days

We have been getting lots of sun and water in this summer but it is still not enough! There is nothing better than spending the day on the lake! I wish it was Lake Powell but Utah Lake is pretty fun too! Some friends of ours take us on their boat and it is nothing but fun! Here are a few videos of our fun.

Addie Lou

I can't believe my baby is going to be 4 months old this weekend! I want her to stop growing it is going by way to fast. This little munchkin loves to smile and laugh, LOVES baths and especially reading design blogs with her mommy.

My little Sunshine

This little girl loves the sound of her own voice, she is cooing and smiling and starting to grab things. She is growing so fast I can't believe how big she is getting. We love this little thing to pieces.

12 Hours by 12 Weeks

We are on day 3 of 12 Hours by 12 weeks, I started a few weeks late but this baby girl should be sleep trained in 2 weeks! I was doing baby wise but it was really hard to consistently let my baby girl cry it out for up to 40-50 mins! I would be on the chronicles of a Babywise mom blog all the time trying to figure things out, while her blog was helpful I just felt like I needed to do something else. My friend from church told me about this book and I love it soo much more! It is straight and to the point and tells you exactly what to do. And even better....when you lay your baby to sleep awake after 5 mins of crying you go in rub their tummy or do other things to let your baby know you are right there, as soon as she calms down you leave and just repeat until she falls asleep, we started doing this yesterday instead of the Babywise method she has only cried 15 mins max and then falls asleep! Way better! 

We are on Day three on working out daytime schedule and so far she has been great at waking up at the time I want her to in the morning and feeding at her scheduled feeding times! Hopefully next week we will eliminate her 5:00 am feeding and we will have a 12 hour sleeper at night!

I love this little girl soo much!

Addie's First Walk

Utah has been beautiful this week! So we decided to go on a nice stroll around our neighborhood and park. I seriously can't wait for summer, I swear if it snows again i might die.

Birth Day

this day was a special day. so many people who love you waited so long for this day to come.

on february 10th 2011 i woke up really sick with a cold and called in sick to work. i was almost 39 weeks pregnant and being sick on top of that was rough. i slept most of the day, watched some tv, felt you kick inside of me and slept some more. peter came home around 5:30 made me some food and we laid in bed and watched some of our favorite tv shows together. around ten i started having some contractions that were 3 minutes apart. i started reading in my “what to expect when expecting” about the signs of labor, we were on the computer googling labor vs. false labor. we decided to wait for 2 hours and if it got stronger then maybe i was indeed in labor. i decided to take a shower in case we were going to the hospital and it helped ease the conraction pains. 

the contractions started getting stronger and stronger. around 1 in the morning i called my mom to ask her if she thought i was in labor and to pack her backs because this baby might be here soon! after they kept getting more painful i decided to wake up my sleeping husband and go to the hospital. he talked me into letting him shave and take a shower first and after 15 minutes i was regretting that decision. peter was so excited as we drove to the hospital while i told him to drive faster and “run that freaking light no one is up at 2 am!” (he didn’t). we made it to the hospital around 2:15 and they submitted me to triage and hooked me up to the heart monitor and contraction sensors and then checked my cervix. i was still a 1.5! I had been a 1.5 for 2 and a half weeks! the nurse told me i had to be a 2 to be admitted. then around 5 am the nurse came in and said she would force it into a 2 so that i could be admitted and get my epidural since i was in so much pain! this nurse was my angel. i was in so much pain i wanted to die and she saved me. the nurse anesthetist was already there and i got my epidural by 5:30 yes! didn’t feel a thing! 

as soon as i got admitted peter called my parents and told them to book a flight because our little girl is coming today!  my mom barely made her flight and hayden and my dad missed it but got on the next one 2 hours later. my cousin amy was the first one to get to the hospital, she was going to take photos of the big day, we had talked about this day for a long time, she was paranoid that she was going to miss it, so was my mom. around this time dr. watabe came in and broke my water and i really started moving.

alexa picked my mom up from the airport and by this time i was dialted to an eight when i talked to my mom on the phone and told her this she was like “alexa drive faster we are going to miss it!” they ended up getting there in plenty of time. around 11:30 am I was ready to push. peter grabbed one leg and the nurse the other and after 35 minutes of pushing you were in my arms at 12:05 pm. it was the neatest thing i have ever experienced and the happiest moment when i finally met you miss adelaide rose.

Adelaide Love her Uncle Mason

This video was sent to my brother Mason who is on his mission. We love him and miss him!

Family Photos

My AWESOME cousin Amy took these beautiful photos of our family. Isn't she amazing? We trade design and photography (I think I might be getting the better end of the deal) She is in Utah but travels frequently to So. California and Mesa, Arizona if anyone is interested...Amy Clark Photography. 

We are so in love with this little girl we can hardly stand it! Peter wanted to quit his job so he could stay home with me and little Adelaide, but reality set in. He has been such a great help and loves snuggling with her and even offers to stay up with her and change diapers. I love this man.

Adelaide Rose

Amy Clark Photography

First Bath

Just falling in love.