Baby #2

Here is our grand announcement. Slightly lame since we've been spilling the beans left and right! WE'RE PREGNANT! And boy are we excited! I just really wanted to take some pictures of E in her announcement outfit. I have been accused on several occasions of taking too many pictures. Obviously I'm guilty but how could you resist when you capture beauties like the one above! This girl cracks. me. up! She posed like that all on her own! Allow me to share with you a few of my other favorites.

CHEESE!

The best picture I could come up with of her two little teeth. 

 "Wait a minute.... you mean I'm not going to be the only baby anymore?"

 Brace yourselves these next ones make me laugh every time. Probably because I know what she's up too. She really enjoys smashing her face (and Mommy's face) against the Lego lid. It is hilarious.

 Gosh I love her! We have so much fun together!

 Oh, not that I have forgotten about our newest addition, I just think that pictures of E are a little more interesting than of my uterus! As far as this pregnancy goes I feel FAB-U-LOUS! Super queasy but no nausea. I find that if I keep eating that makes things better. I'm super tired and very hormonal. Poor Jakob, that man is a saint for putting up with my shenanigans. No bump yet but I will post a monthly update as we progress along. We are so beyond excited for our newest addition. Ethnie it going to be a wonderful big sister! I know that my "sleep-through-the-night" days are numbered but I wouldn't have it any other way. August 8th will be here before I know it!

11 Months

• Height: ___ inches
• Weight: ___ lbs
• Head Circumference:  ____ cm 
• Nicknames: Peanut, E, Boo Bear, Muffin, Ethiella

• Her first tooth broke through on Jan. 20th! The second one is just about there!
•  Some of E's favorite foods include: grapefruit, oranges (which we've stopped due to severe bum rash), avocado, pears, pasta, tomatoes and cucumber. This girl will eat just about anything... accept carrots, she's still not very fond of those!
•  Her favorite toys include: Her push train (which is really a car but I had a train when I was little so I call it a train), her baby doll, bunny, bear and of course her silky blanket.

• Ethnie took her first steps on Jan. 17th! She took one or two here and there but this was her first long haul! She got 8 steps and I got it on tape! I was so excited!!! One proud Mama right here. As far as walking goes she still love to push around her train and she's a super fast furnature surfer. She will let go of things from time to time and toddle for a bit. She's a big chicken. We like to practice walking back and forth from Mama to Daddy. 
• She Finally mastered "Bye, Bye" this month and will wave and say "Buh. Buh, Buh" when people leave. She is also pretty good at shutting the door on your way out. It's precious!
• She loves to help push the buttons on the microwave!

• She will crawl to the door throughout the day and ask (more like yell) for Da Da!! I have to explain he went to work and she'll start saying "Buh, Buh" to the door and continue playing. 
• She is pretty good at putting her toys away in the toy chest. She has to be the one to do it though. If you do it she wants to take them all out again.

• She can get down off of the couch and bed. It still scares me as she crawls to the edge of the bed but she's very independent and get a big smile when she gets down all by herself. 
• She started saying "that" as she points to things around the house. She's getting much better at letting us know what she wants! It's a big help. (January 7th)
• The temper tantrums have started!!!! Whoa nelly!! this girl can throw a fit and work up those tears in seconds! Most of the time we just walk away and tell her to let us know when she's done. She's starting to realize that we will not listen to screaming but tries it anyways. Can't blame her for trying. This should be a fun thing to over come throughout the next 18 years of her life!

• She really enjoys playing chase. We roar, sniff and howl at her and she just loves it. She crawls around as we flip her over or she races around the coffee table until we catch her. It is so much fun playing with her. Her little laugh melts my heart every time!
• She now says yuck when she doesn't like something. She knows what hot and ouch mean (we learned that one the hard way :(. ) 

• She enjoys when you talk to her and she'll carry on a "conversation" for quite a while. We have our best "chats" while she eats or when she first gets up after naps. She has quite a bit to say.
• She is starting to realize that there is a big world that goes beyond the overflow at church. she made to first blot to the front of the chapel during prayer. Hoping that I could get her before they said Amen and everyone open their eyes I started to move. NOPE. I was caught. Silly baby. She has also learned that as she goes from pew to pew she can collect treasures. She will now go to a row get a bracelet and come back and give it to us. She then moves onto the next pew. It is rather entertaining giving back everyone treasures after sacrament. Her favorite things to steal are quads (scriptures) the mini ones of course from under people chairs.

•  She now knows that the Wii remote can pause the movie. She has gotten pretty good at playing with the Wii. This might explain some strange things being added to Mom and Dads Que.
• SHE IS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHHHHH HOOO! Okay this was my fault I was apparently over reacting and getting her every time she whimpered. My bad. She now goes down for nap and bed while she's wide awake and sleeps through the night! Ahhhh. Peaceful nights!
• She loves to high five and touch finger together like E.T which is fitting since those are her initials. 

• I like to call her Ethiella since she is always missing a shoe or sock. I put two on in the morning and not 10 minutes later she's missing one. Cinderella right here!

 This was such a fun month. Our little girl is growing soooooo fast!! I wish she'd stay this way just a little longer! Being her Mama is the greatest thing ever!!!!

Oops I Forgot

Just when I'm feeling pretty proud of myself (Jakob has been sick and so I've been a "single" mom while he recuperates. That's all fine and good but today I did some laundry, cleaned the kitchen, played with the most adorable baby ever and I made dinner! Like I said pretty proud!) I realized I still had posts that are WAY overdue. I was thinking I should just forget about them and move on with my life but, that's just not my style. So here we go. 

 While my parents were here we went to the Hoover Dam. My Dad has never seen it and my the last time my mother went was when she was 12. Since we have this fancy new bridge now I decided it was better for them to see it that way. 

It was so nice having my parents here. They helped with Ethnie (since I wasn't feeling well) and helped motivate me to get a few things taken care of on my never ending list of things to do! They also spoiled us with a few presents one being a new T.V. Dad claimed our old one was a radiation hazard and he wouldn't let his Granddaughter be exposed to anything like that. What a goof. Thank you Mom and Dad you spoiled us beyond measure. We look forward to your visit in August! 

Happy New Year!

 What did ya'll do for New Years? Jakob and I celebrated once again by parting it up at the Encore with some of the richest people in the world. Jakob was Marty from Madagascar and I was a face painting clown. We had a jolly good time but best of all, when the party ended, we got out of there in less than 20 min! Last year we spent a hour just trying to get out of the parking garage! SCORE! We sure did miss our little princess though. I think next year we will stick a little closer to home.

 As per usual E had a special outfit for the holiday! Isn't she cute? I have a few resolutions for the year. Mostly the same old same old.

 1. Scriptures! Golly why is this so difficult? We had a good routine and somehow lost it! Time for me to start "whipping the crack" again. (Just for you Janet!)

2. Work at being a Mom and a Wife. Allow me to explain. Most days I get up and I work on was has to be done ie. laundry, dishes, house ect. ect. I want to try and do one thing a day, it can be a small thing, to better my relationship and bond with my husband and my daughter. I want to do one thing where I just focus on them and try to make thier day a little bit brighter.

3. Learn to say No. I'm getting better but sometimes you need to put things on hold for 5 minutes to focus on you and your family. I will of course still try to do what I need to and as much as I can but I need to focus on what really matters and that is close to home.

4. Make birthday cards this year. They don't have to be extravagant, or time consuming, but a little something would be nice.

5. Enjoy the Journey. Time is going by too fast and I need to find more joy in my journey.

2012 was a wonderful year and I honestly could not be happier. Jakob and I have been so blessed and we thank Heavenly Father every day for all that he has done for us. Joy doesn't even cover it! I have a feeling that 2013 will be just as wonderful!

Our Little Shopper

 Our Little Peanut is getting so big and independent! There has been a lot of shopping going on and E is just loving being pushed around and doted on by strangers. This was her first time standing up in the cart and she couldn't have been happier. What a princess. 

Baby Jesus

While I was putting away all of our Christmas decor Ethnie, was of course, helping. I set down one of the little nativities and she began to play. As I started placing the pieces back into the box I noticed that one key piece was missing... baby Jesus. I looked at Ethnie and asked her where he was. She had seriously been playing with him for less than 30 seconds. I put my hand out and she promptly opens her little mouth and spits baby Jesus into my hand. What a sweet girl. Poor baby Jesus.

Snow

 Since Mom and Dad had rented an SUV while they were here I wanted to go up the mountain to take some pictures of E in the snow. I would like to let everyone know that most times pictures do not turn out the way we want. I do capture a few precious moments in an attempt to recreate something I've seen online somewhere. This adventure however was an epic fail. 

 This is what we were going for.... so cute!

 This is what we got. Shallow snow, sad crying baby, and a horrible camera angle. FAIL! Funny, but a fail. There is always next winter in Canada. 

 Oma saved her and started to run away from "Mean Mommy who makes you take a ridiculous amount of pictures." I won't deny it.

 Once we got her smiling a bit we tried to show her the snow.

 She wasn't a fan. Most of the time she just bawled. That's what I get for skipping naps in pursuit of pictures. Poor thing. I had to get at least one use out of her snow suit!

Blue Man

 I had the awesome opportunity to go and see Blue Man Group and meet one of my cousins on my Father's side. Shelby is hilarious and we hit it off right away! We had a great time running around Vegas.

 Blue Man Group was funny. It was quite the party. Thanks for taking us Mom and Dad! P.s Jakob was there too he just didn't want to take pictures. :)