Family of 3- 3 months now

I cannot begin to express how much we love having Avery in our family!!! I love being a mom even more than I thought I would and feel like this is exactly what I am supposed to be doing!

She is such a happy baby (when she gets her sleep) and smiles a coos and talks to us all the time. We think she is perfect in almost every way (when she gets her sleep). We are just the typical proud parents who think they have the cutest baby on the planet and that she can do no wrong.

Avery still loves bath time and still does not like getting her clothes changed.

She has personality and knows what she wants (and doesn't want).

She still has a very loud cry and makes sure she wakes her dad up in the early morning too, not just her mom.

Avery has been a good sleeper (at night) since we brought her home but as of late, she struggles with going back to sleep after I feed her around 3-5 am.

This means some very early mornings (especially for a mom who is a sleeper-inner:))

Avery loves to be carried around, facing out, so she can see every thing that is going on.

She loves it when her dad sings to her and often tries to sing along.

We have been working on coping skills lately. Avery has a hard time relaxing herself and falling asleep on her own. We have gotten into some bad habits and have been working on breaking them this week.

Going to sleep is unfortunately one of those life lessons that is sometimes hard to master. We will keep working on it. I am trying to be consistent (something I have found to be harder than anticipated).

Little Avery loves to chew on her fingers and Jeff says she is already a mommas girl (that is okay by me).

We sure love our little munchkin and can't believe she has been with us for 3 months now.

My Little Monkey

Superbowl XLIII

For 5 years now, we have been hosting the Leger Superbowl party at our house. It is 3 of Jeff's favorite things to do all wrapped up in one, watch football, host a fun party, and be with family. He is a fun host, last year he started a fun game with cash prizes (I think that is why they still come;)), and he always makes sure the fridge is STOCKED with pop! Other than that it is all about eating yummy food and hanging out. Oh, and I guess for some of them, watching football.

game board

The big winners!!

Hard Day

Avery turn 2 months old today. It is so hard to believe we have had we for 2 months now and almost just as hard to believe that we use to not have her at all!!

She is such a joy and I LOVE every second of being her mom! I feel so bless to have such a little angel in my life and humbled that our Heavenly Father entrusts us to raise her!

Her doctor (whom I totally love and would recommend to anyone, Dr. Strasser) gave her a clean bill of health and says she is right on track.

Here is the low down on her stats:

Length: 23.4 inches 76%tile

Weight: 9lb 8oz 18%tile

Head Circ.: 38cm 30%

She is a little one!

Along with her clean bill of health she got FOUR vaccines. One is a liquid that she had to drink and THREE were terrible mean shots right in her thighs (notice the band aids). She did not approve and has been having hard day ever since. It will be interesting to see how tonight goes (she has been sleeping about 8 hours at night, 5 of the last 7). Bless her little heart, I am sure she will be back to her happy self again soon!

Happy Baby

Several weeks ago our little cutie started smiling at us and it melts our hearts!!!

At first it was one every couple days and now it is several every day! She is especially happy in the morning and we sit and smile at each other.

It is my favorite time of the day!

Especially considering the nights have been hard on both of us lately. Poor little thing has been fighting sleep like crazy! We will get through it.

I LOVE that she is smiling and that I know at least sometimes she is happy to be in our family:)

SURPRISE!!!

I got a pretty serious phone call from my father this evening asking Jeff and I to come over so that Jeff could help my him give my mom a blessing. He was going on and on as to why he wanted us to come and why he didn't just call the home teachers. So of course we agreed and we packed up little Avery...

{baby Avery:)}

and away we went off into the night. The front door was locked as usual and so Jeff knocked and we waited in the cold and guess who opened the door. Let me tell you who

it was not...

{my dad}

it also was not...

{my mom}

it wasn't even...

{Annabelle}

Who, you ask, opened the door for us?

None other than this little cutie...

{Hallie}

and her equally as cute sister...

{Megan}

Can you believe it??? All the way from KenTuCKY!!!! The whole clan:

{Kathryn and Trevor}

{Hallie, Megan and Campbell}

{and little baby Davis}

Talk about the BEST SuRPrIse ever!!!!!

Not to mention they drove, yes that is right, they DROVE for 24 hours with 4 kids... Straight through! That is love and a serious desire to spend Christmas with family!!! We are so so happy they are here and cannot wait to spend the holidays with them!

We love you G family and are SO glad you made the drive!!

3 Weeks Old

Life is hard when you are only 3 weeks old!! There's lots of things I have to do everyday!

Tummy Time... not always my favorite time of the day!

Nap Time... I LOVE nap time, especially when my mom holds me the whole time:)

Bath Time... I Hate bath time except when I get to shower with my dad!

Then there is always picture time. Lots of pictures every day!

Cuddle Time... When dad gets home, its Cuddle Time!!

Well, I guess it's not so hard to be 3 weeks old after all!

Well, Jeff had his big debut last night on KSL channel 5 SportsBeat Sunday NFL edition (thanks to my dad). Everyone was SO nice and welcoming and it was a fun and memorable experience.
Shortly after we got there they put Jeff in a room with with the highlight and instructed him to start writing and of course we knew he would be up to the challenge.

Doesn't he just look like a natural.

After he wrote the highlight and practiced several times they typed it up for him and put it on the TelePrompter. It wasn't to much longer and he was getting all mic-ed up and ready to make his appearance. Jeff's parents and sister were there along with my parents. After the highlight they had us all come on behind Jeff for just a min and even got a little close up of Avery.

He did a GREAT job and just seemed like an old pro. I am sure that he made his uncle Alan proud. We will try to get an actual clip on the blog but that might not ever materialize, we will see what we can do.

Tune In

Several weeks ago my dad nominated Jeff for 'Fan Off the Street' on KSL channel 5. He sent a really nice email to them telling them what a huge sports fan Jeff is and low and behold they got a call wanting him to appear on the show.

SO... this Sunday at about 9:40pm Jeff will announce an NFL highlight as part of the Sunday night Sports Beat Show. You will have to TUNE IN and see how he does. I hear Avery might make an appearance too:)

Our little cutie!!

Jeff and I cannot get enough of that precious little face! We just want to eat her up and ask each other about 50 times a day "how is she so cute and perfect?"!!! I know, I know, enough already but what can I say it is just one of Gods tender mercies that you think your children are cute and perfect! It's amazing how you can love someone so much!!

She is so tiny and our little cuddle bug!

She is always making us laugh with all the cute faces and noises she makes!

**And we are so happy that my sister 'finally' had her baby today(early, EARLY this morning);) We wish we could be there to snuggle him! At only 6 days apart I am sure Avery and her new (yet to be named) cousin will be very close! We are so sad we are not closer but so happy for the new happy healthy baby!! Hope he keeps up with the sleeping for you Kathryn!**

WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Our Beautiful Baby!!!

We finally had our beautiful little baby and we couldn't be happier! I wanted to get some pictures up so we are just being lazy and doing the slide show for now. I am pretty sure that there will be more pictures to come;) We are all doing well and are excited to have her home now and adjust to our new life!
We are SO SO blessed!

Still no baby!

Believe it or not we still don't have a baby! Apparently she is just too cozy in there! So in the meantime I have been getting all kinds of things done!

It has been a good week, especially in the Craft department! Here is a taste. For more photos and details I am now a contributor on my sisters craft blog Nannygoat and so I will post my crafts mostly on there to avoid double coverage!

Car Seat Cover

Mod Podge Christmas Star (to hang on your door)

Cute and simple bibs

Paper Montage

UTES WIN!!!

And we are breaking the BCS... again!

Last day of work!

As of last Wednesday I am officially done with work!! I am excited! I am nervous! I am very grateful! I am anxious to start this new chapter of my life! I am grateful to have a degree and I am so so so grateful to my amazing supportive husband who works so hard so that I can stay home to raise our baby!
I know that we are in for a HUGE adjustment, life change, sleepless nights, guilt, sickness, heartache, worry and on and on and on!!! And joy and growth! Happiness and adventures!
WE CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Things I LOVE right now!

MY NEW CAMERA!!!!


And my wonderful husband for letting me buy it!

A clean and orderly home
The DI where I can get rid of stuff while helping someone else out


My ulta crafty sister who motivates me to be more creative!

My Furnace
Peppermint soap from Bath and Body Works

Birds

My sewing machine
Wonderful friends


Little baby girl stuff!


And my cute hubby for this new adventure we are about to embark on!