I lucked out. My visiting teacher is a natural photographer. She offered to take pictures of Chloe for me and so of course I accepted! It turned out to be a mother/daughter shoot but I LOVE how they turned out! Her name is Terie Young... so if anyone wants her number... ;) This happened about a month ago and it is crazy how fast Chloe has already grown since then from just from looking at these.
Chloe.....
weighs 25.4 lbs and wears 18-24 month clothing.
waves bye bye.
picks up all sorts of food, peas, beans, avocados, bananas, chicken, wheat bread with hummus, pasta. She loves to feed herself and if I try to feed her, she'll take it out of my hand and put it in her mouth. She sometimes will hide her food in the cracks of her high chair when she thinks I'm not looking.
learned the sign for "all done" and will wave her arms in the air to let us know she is finished eating.
loves musical toys and will dance dance dance. She also loves to sing... especially to Josh Groban.
hates getting dressed and hates it when I wipe her nose(when it's runny).
is strong, smart, funny, and has the cutest smile in the world.
plays pat-a-cake and loves to clap her hands. She also will play peek-a-boo with the shower curtain. She'll take it and poke her head out, cover her face, then poke it out again smiling all along. She loves it when I chase her and tickle her.
adores Tara, my family dog and giggles when Tara licks her (I try to prevent licking on the face).
loves reading books especially touch feel books. Even if it is not a touch feel book she will scratch at it expecting it to be a different texture.
says mama to me and dada to Tanner.
sleeps 11-12 hours straight sometimes but still gets up once... just depending on the night.
has stood all on her own! She now cruises and pulls herself up in the middle of the floor to stand. She gets so excited when she stands.
has screaming attacks with Bradley (who can scream the loudest). They both get so excited to see each other.
is our cuddle bug when she's tired and moves her lips up and down in a sucking position (this means it's time for night night).
Chloe, we love you so. Happy ten months.
Chloe.....
weighs 25.4 lbs and wears 18-24 month clothing.
waves bye bye.
picks up all sorts of food, peas, beans, avocados, bananas, chicken, wheat bread with hummus, pasta. She loves to feed herself and if I try to feed her, she'll take it out of my hand and put it in her mouth. She sometimes will hide her food in the cracks of her high chair when she thinks I'm not looking.
learned the sign for "all done" and will wave her arms in the air to let us know she is finished eating.
loves musical toys and will dance dance dance. She also loves to sing... especially to Josh Groban.
hates getting dressed and hates it when I wipe her nose(when it's runny).
is strong, smart, funny, and has the cutest smile in the world.
plays pat-a-cake and loves to clap her hands. She also will play peek-a-boo with the shower curtain. She'll take it and poke her head out, cover her face, then poke it out again smiling all along. She loves it when I chase her and tickle her.
adores Tara, my family dog and giggles when Tara licks her (I try to prevent licking on the face).
loves reading books especially touch feel books. Even if it is not a touch feel book she will scratch at it expecting it to be a different texture.
says mama to me and dada to Tanner.
sleeps 11-12 hours straight sometimes but still gets up once... just depending on the night.
has stood all on her own! She now cruises and pulls herself up in the middle of the floor to stand. She gets so excited when she stands.
has screaming attacks with Bradley (who can scream the loudest). They both get so excited to see each other.
is our cuddle bug when she's tired and moves her lips up and down in a sucking position (this means it's time for night night).
Chloe, we love you so. Happy ten months.
boooo the stomach flu! I would so much rather have a head cold than the stomach flu. Chloe, my mom, me, Mike, and hopefully no one else has caught the bug. It is awful! Now are the times when you really appreciate your mom. I think about all the times when my mom was sick and had to still "work" and watch kids... let alone 5 kids. Thank you Mom and to all the moms out there. Only if you are lucky will you get a few hours off when your husband takes over. I am one of those lucky women... Tanner is the best there is. Last night is when the bug hit me and I was up in the night throwing up and other things which should not be written if you know what I mean. I was so grateful when Tanner came home from work and took over and let me go back to bed in the morning. My poor Chloe girl is so sick and it breaks my heart... especially when she still smiles through it all. I wish I was as tough as her. The stomach flu is awful and I pray no one catches it. Today I am truly grateful for those days when I am healthy... definitely something to be grateful for.
p.s. Today was this years first snow fall... can't wait for Christmas! :)
p.s. Today was this years first snow fall... can't wait for Christmas! :)
My dad's financial advisor invited him and his family on a little perk to go hiking in moab. The hotel room, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and the hike guide were included. My dad, Michelle, Mike, Andrew, and I were the only ones who could make it (my mom babysat). We drove down Monday night and woke up early Tuesday morning for the hike. It was about 6 miles round trip and it was gorgeous. I loved climbing the red rock and looking at the arches. I got tons of sand in my sneakers by the end. We raced home so I could catch a Parachute/All American Rejects/Boys like girls concert. Lets just say that by the end of this day... I was exhausted. Thankfully Chloe slept for ll hours straight! :)
Tanner and I splurged for our birthdays last year and spent the weekend in St. George to go see Tuachan's production of Little Mermaid. We loved it so much, we suggested it to my dad for a family trip for next year. We ended up going and this year's production was Aladdin. It was very entertaining with fireworks, 3D cave scene, and a flying magic carpet ride. I can't wait til I can take Chloe to these shows someday because I think she would absolutely love it. The theater is an outdoor amphitheatre in the middle of red rock and it is so gorgeous. One reason why I love it so much is because of the surroundings. Next year they are showing Marry Poppins so we'll see if we make it down again.
On the way down I was a little nervous for the 3 1/2 hour drive with babies but both Bradley and Chloe did pretty good (we carpooled with Michelle and Mike). The cutest thing was that Bradley loved reaching for Chloe's hand and holding it. :)
Friday night was the show and then Saturday was an open day for people do whatever... Tanner wanted to watch the BYU game... of course. Earlier on we went and hiked around the red rock and enjoyed the warm weather. Some of us went swimming and others took naps. My mom was a saint and watched babies.. A LOT. I feel so grateful that she is willing to watch Chloe whenever... she loves her grandbabies. Later, my family went and saw "Argo" and I really enjoyed it. I really love real life stories and get so fascinated that these events really happened in real life. It is rated R for swearing and maybe a few disturbing images but if you can kind of ignore that...I would recommend it. The plan was to go to dinner afterwards to Outback but Chloe was already so tired so Tanner, my mom, and I were all fighting over who should stay at the hotel with her... Tanner won. I did not want my mom to have to stay with her when she missed out on everything else. Outback was delicious and I brought Tanner back some food. We both hit the sack early since we both knew Chloe would be bright eyed and bushy tailed at 7am.
Sunday we lazily lounged around and ate breakfast and finally left for home around 11. The ride home seemed even better than on the way there. The babies slept for the first half of the trip so it was very nice. Thanks mom and dad for a very fun weekend!! Home sweet home for about 24 hours and then I'm off again to Moab.
Remember a while back when I said I started sewing? well here are a few of the things that I have been working on. Everything that is shown besides the purple/green throw pillows is fabric that I fished out of my mom's collection. I have a few things in the future that I am thinking about starting... a christmas table runner, diaper clutch, baby blankets etc. I feel just a little proud of my accomplishment! ;)
