What's New

Life has been very busy and very exciting around here lately. Karlee finally figured out how to roll from her back to her belly! She has been rolling from her belly to her back for about a month now. I still haven't got a video of it, but I will eventually. She is 5 months old today! I can't believe how fast time is going by. We are going to try the rice cereal with her tonight and see what she thinks... this could be interesting! Karlee is such a character. She loved to laugh now and will laugh at almost anything! Her grin is one that will light up the whole room. She does a full face smile all the time! She loves her exersaucer which is a good thing because she plays in it every night while I'm making dinner! She loves to stand and jump on your legs which also makes her laugh. Basically she is just a bundle of joy that we love sooo very mugh! Something else fun and exciting is that my birthday is this weekend and we have some fun things planned! I just love birthdays! Also, I kept meaning to put up some more of our family pictures we had done, so here are some of them! Along with some other fun pictures we took. Enjoy! Sorry they are before this post!

Babbling

Karlee turned 4 months old on May 11, so I am a little behind on this. But she went to the doctor for her 4 month check up and shots. It was so sad because she was so happy and smiling at the nurses and then all the sudden she was in a state of shock and pain when they gave her the shots. It is so sad to hear her cry like that. But it didn't take her very long to be happy again. So at her 4 month appt. she weighed 11 lbs 15 ounces and was 24.5 inches. She is getting bigger, just slowly. She is in the 23% for weight and 62% for height! I just can't believe how fast time goes and how big she is getting. She changes so much. It is so fun to watch. She is getting pretty close to being able to sit up on her own. She loves to stand and sit all the time. She is not a big fan of laying anymore. Karlee is such a happy baby and is such a blessing to us. We were finally able to get a video of Karlee babbling. She does it all the time but whenever she sees the camera she always stops. When she sees the camera in this video she talked for a few seconds and then stopped. Enjoy the video!

Roll over!!!

So about a week ago we were playing with Karlee on a blanket on the floor. We do tummy time a couple times every day. I have wondered when she would roll over. But that night she did it! I couldn't believe it. I could see that she was getting close so I grabbed my phone and turned the video on. I wanted the camera, but I couldn't get that fast enough. But I got her first roll on camera on my phone! We were so excited and so proud of her. Then, the next night I went to school to take a test and while I was gone she did it twice for Jay. He luckily got one of them on video on the camera this time. I was sad that I missed them, but so proud that she had did it again! She is growing and changing so fast I can't believe it. She likes to sit in her booster seat at the kitchen table with us now too. She always wants to be part of the action and the center of everything. She is so much fun and we love her to pieces!!! She also LOVES bath time. She would lay in the tub for hours I think if I let her. She kicks and splashes and smiles and laughs the whole time. She is even a good sport when it's time to clean her up and wash her hair. She loves having her head rubbed too! She also LOVES to babble and talk all the time now. It is so funny to sit there and listen to her and talk back. In the mornings when she wakes up she doesn't usually cry, she will lay in her crib and talk talk talk. I like to lay in bed and just listen to her and laugh. When I go in to get her up she gets the biggest smile and giggles and gets so excited. It is so much fun. I love being a mother. It is hard work and tiring, but so rewarding. When she looks at me and smiles it just breaks my heart. I am a proud mommy! I have such a wonderful life. I have a great husband and an adorable, beautiful baby girl. Life is wonderful! Here is the video of her rolling over! Enjoy!

What's New With Us

So since I last posted our lives have become very busy again. We are both back in school and working hard. Jay is still working a lot while going to school. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful husband that works so hard to provide for our family. He is wonderful! I am in my last semester of college and am so excited to be graduating in July! Karlee will be 4 months old on Tuesday and is growing and changing so much and so fast. She smiles all the time and giggles. She makes Jay and I laugh and smile all the time! She loves loves loves sucking on her hands and just about anything else she can get in her mouth. She loves to pull my hair and has a very strong grip! She is so close to rolling over, but still needs my help some. She comes to school with Jay and I on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and goes back and forth between Jay and I and our classes. It worked out nice so when I am in class Jay isn't and when Jay is in class, I'm not. She has been such a good sport and a great baby with the whole thing! During all of the business of our lives we went to the park one day when it was very nice (which is rare to have a nice day still). We had some fun with her and got some cute pictures! Also, a few weeks ago we had some family pictures done so there is one posted on here too. Also, with today being Mother's Day I guess I should talk about that too. Jay made me breakfast this morning. He made chocolate chip pancakes and had strawberries too. He also made us dinner. He made chicken parmesean and a salad. Then we made chocolate covered strawberries (my request) and they were wonderful! For Mother's Day he got me a day at the spa! I am so excited to go! I have never had anything like it before! It was a wonderful first Mother's Day being a mother. I am grateful to Jay for making it so wonderful! I love Jay and I love Karlee. My life is so wonderful and I feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.

Family Visit in April

My family came out to visit us! My mom, dad, sister, and her two kids came out for about a week. It was so much fun to have them come. We were all crammed into our little two bedroom apartment, but it was a blast. It was so good to finally see my little nephew, well he isn't so little. He is adorable, and Alexa has grown up so much. On Friday, me and Jay and Karlee and mom and dad took a day trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It was a fun day. Elise and her kids went down to Utah Friday morning to see family. Then on Saturday Elise and her husband Kodiak and the kids came back up. Jay's family also came into town on Saturday. We all went to dinner to celebrate three birthdays, an anniversary (mine and Jay's) and Karlee's blessing. It was a lot of fun. Then, on Sunday April 11th, we blessed Karlee at church. Jay gave a beautiful blessing. Then, everyone came back to our house and changed and got on the road. It was so much fun spending time with family. This week has been my break from school. The semester ended on the 9th. Jay and I start back to school again on Tuesday, April 20th, not much of a break. This will be my last semester, and I will graduate!!! YAY! Anyways, life is great. Karlee is getting so big and is sleeping through the night now. It is wonderful! We love our little girl to pieces! Enjoy the pictures!

Before they all left

Jay and I and the kids

Me with all the kids

Elise, the proud aunt!

Mom and Dad with Karlee before they left

Karlee's blessing day

Karlee was the life of the party! NOT!

Alexa loves that cupcake

Elise trying to blow her candle out by blowing a bubble with gum

Friendly bear in Jackson Hole

Neat statue in Jackson Hole

Arches made from antlers

Reunion

A few weeks ago we went down to Utah to go to Jay's mission reunion. It was on a Friday night. So we left Rexburg at about 11:45am and went to Idaho Falls to pick up one of his old companions. We went to the reunion and had a good time. But when we left that night to drive back, we hit some very bad weather. It was a stinkin blizzard. We were going about 35 mph instead of 75 mph coming home. It took so long to get back. We could barely see 5 feet in front of us. I am just so glad that Karlee slept the whole time in the car. Here are some pictures from the runion.

Steven and Jay with Karlee

Steven, Jay, Karlee and Andrew

Me, Jay and Karlee, and Steven and Melanie

Photo Shoot

It has been such a long time since I have posted anything. Life has been so crazy and busy and wonderful. A few weeks ago Karlee had pictures done. A friend of mine is a Photography major and needed to take infant pictures for a portfolio so she asked if she could take pictures of Karlee, of course I said yes! Karlee did such a good job and the pictures turned out great. So there are some of them posted here. Karlee is doing great! She is now just over 2 1/2 months old. When we went to her 2 month appointment and shots we weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz. and was 22 inches long. She is growing, finally. Her checks are starting to get a little chubby and she has a little roll on her thighs now, just a little one though. These pictures are a few weeks old, which is a lot when they are this young. She is bigger and even looks different than these pictures. I will get some more recent ones up soon. Karlee is such a joy. She smiles a lot now and babbles all the time. She has found her hands the past couples of weeks and sucks on them all the time. She has also figured out how to make a pout face and sticks that bottom lip out very well. We can see her personality and attitude coming out for sure! She is a very happy baby most of the time... except when she wants to eat and wants it NOW! But that is pretty much the only time she really cries or screams. She is such a good baby and such a blessing in our lives. We love her to pieces! Enjoy the pictures!