6 month check up

Ellie was hungry! We were waiting for her to be seen at her doctor appointment. Daddy came for the first time, yipee. Right as the bottle was made, and put in her mouth, they called for us. Boo! At least for her, I was ready to get in and out :) Scott had to hold the bottle while I striped her down to diaper to be measured, it was funny. She weighs 15 lbs 10 oz and is 25 inches. In one month she grew 9 oz and 3 inches. No wonder she had been a little fussy this past month. Growing is never fun. She was happy to be able to eat her bottle after that was done, but she wasn't to happy to get shots. They always give the needle shot and then the oral shot. She loves the oral shot, she sucks it all down. I wish they always had a oral shot with every needle shot, by the time she is done with the oral shot, she forgets she was even pricked in the leg. Gotta love shots, not! Online charts put her in the 10-25 percentile for weight and height. Although that doesn't mean anything. Doctor said she is doing great! Its time for food everyday at lunch time :) Then by her next visit, 9 months, she'll move to lunch and dinner :) I'm sure she will be happy for that, she loves sitting in her chair and being feed, as long as you keep it coming :)

My little spazz

Every time I looked away she started to jump mellow, chillin', then I look at her and she would get exited and jump faster and higher, that's the reason I tell her jump faster, trying to capture it on film. Almost got it, you don't get the whole spazz cause she had be doing it a few times, but it is still cute. She is cute. :)

sitting up on her own

Saturday fun

Scott had a bunch of school and work to do, on a Saturday, sad I know! So Ellie and I hung out with Sarah. We took a sack lunch and took a drove, exploring around. We found a horse park, it was cool. It was fun just to get out and walk around away from the city. My family would have loved this place, trails all around for 4-wheelers, motorcycles, jeeps and of course guns :) After our fun drive we stop at Costco for a few things. This is Ellie's first time riding in a grocery cart with no car seat. She enjoyed it.

Bath time fun

It's always fun when washing her hair cause you can play with it and make funny hair do's :) She is loving bath time more and more as she has discovered how to kick her feet and splash. It is a nice way to calm her and make her sleepy and ready for bed. Some kids need a nice car ride, she just needs a warm bath :)

6 months

Laughter

She is starting to laugh more, especially if you are being silly, making noises at her :)

Num yummy

I made her some rice cereal before bed in hopes to help her sleep longer :) She keeps waking up around 3-4, not cool! She took a couple bites and then didn't really like it but wanted to eat. I added some of her carrots to it and she loved it. I couldn't feed her fast enough. She wanted me to hold the bowl right up to her mouth, mostly to chew on the bowl cause everything goes in her mouth, but she loved me scooping it right in.

she has found her toes

mmm....Daddy made dinner : )

As part of my Valentines, Scott made dinner. It was so good. He does like to cook, and does well, just doesn't have time. He is nearly a perfectionist when it comes to his cooking :) He judges him self harshly. I think it was great! Yet, it didn't turn out like he hoped. He is going to try again :) yipee :) Scott makes yummy pizza, that turns out to be around $2.00 in the end, so now we have friday night, pizza night :) Scott now cooks once a week :) We had Scotts favorite, WELCHES, sparkling white grape. It is so good, but only if it is Welches and White Grape :) We gave Ellie the bottle cause she kept reaching for it, and it made Scott think of "I have to get my drink on" From the short film on you tube called "the Landlord" Now it is funny, but if you go looking for it, this is my fair warning, it is fulgar. Pearl, the landlord, who is 2, Says B*@#^, a few time to many.

Wants to move so bad

Everything goes in her mouth

Valentines

Because we like to avoid crowds we celebrated Valentines on Friday and Monday, I'm spoiled, what can I say :) Friday Ellie and I went to Scott's school and decorated his car with a balloon, window sticky's, cookies and a card. That Evening Scott had taken us to dinner to our favorite Mexican place we found here in Vegas.. Saturday we spent the entire day in our PJ's. I decorated Scott's bathroom mirrior and his side of the bedroom when he wasn't looking. :) Scott planned to get me Wii Fit for Valentines, but I couldn't wait, so I got it a couple days earlier. I got Scott a mini water fountain for his bedside. The noise is relaxing for him. Since I took the surprise out of Scott's gift he was going to get me, he didn't do anything Valentines day and surprised me Monday morning with it being a holiday. He Feed and changed Ellie so I could sleep in, he then took her to the store to get me flowers and breakfast in bed, and ingredients to make dinner. It was a wonderful day, it was nice to spleep in. It was a surprise! I thought hubby didn't get me flowers or do anything other then take me to dinner. He did good. When he brought me breakfast in bed he made me close my eyes, when I was allowed to open them, Scott and Elle were standing in front of me, Ellie and a flower from my boquet and gave it to me. It was so sweet. My hubby is wonderful. We had a great Valentines, even though we created our own day for it :) Am I spoiled? Spoiled rotten! I'm a Wiser :)

Ellie Jump up

I pulled the Johnny Jump Up out today for the first time. I wasn't sure how well she would do, but with her new desire to be so active I thought she would like it. She LOVED it!!

Eating the Mail

She was eating a piece of paper and would get upset if she dropped it or was taken from her. I switch her for this "plastic" envelop mail. Placed her next to her daddy, and let them have there time together. Came down stairs for a moment and this is what I found. Look like my little lady had been kissing on papa smurf. I couldn't get a great picture of it, but her face around her mouth was all blue, as you can see on her shirt. Never the less, she had fun tearing, sucking, the mail up.

Getting so big!

What once was a dress, is now a shirt. She is one month when it wore as a dress and now 6 months she wears it as a shirt. She is growing so fast, and so much fun :)

I lost a quarter

Well it's true. I lose one :( Doing this has really, really, helped me! 6 out of 7 days, that is good :) I usually get 2 out of 7. I have been praying, that is when I remember to, that God will forgive and help me to remember to come to him daily, every morning and night, to read his words and invite the spirit in my home. Its not just enough to live the emotions. Attend church once a week is great, but when that is it, not so great. My daily 5 has really helped me to pray morning and night and to read, I slowly am feeling the change. I know this will allow me to be more open and in-tuned with the spirit for my needs, my daughters and my family as a whole. Elder Hales, I believe, came to our stake awhile ago. He had asked us as a stake to rededicate/bless our homes unto the Lord. We did that Sunday and it was a nice experience and a nice addition to our home. I was reading in the Ensign today, March 2009, first article, "Come unto him in prayer and faith" God has been listening to my plea to be more faithful, he is answering me daily I just need to listen. This article was great. It is so important, important, to pray, not only by yourself but as a family. At first I found that hard. I would say my personal prayer, then pray with Scott, my prayer was nearly the same if not exact. How silly I thought, but I've come to realise that even if they are the same, or exact, that doesn't matter, it is showing that I care and I want those blessings and help from the Lord in my life. I have slowly seen a change in my personal and family prayer and it has been great. A line I got from the article that made me want to blog was, "Satan trembles, when he sees the weakest Saint upon his knees." How true. I may not be the weakest saint, but I am slacking and feel a spiritual hunger. It is a great feeling to know the Lord is on my side and Satan is trembling and being pushed away from my home. I love the saying, when you don't want to pray, pray until you want to. It's not that I don't want to, I've gotten out of habit, tired, forgetful, lazy, every excuse you can think of to make me look good. Wrong! There are no excuse, Satan is powerful, he wants control over our thoughts and actions, he will do what ever it takes to keep us from praying, reading, pondering, receiving revelation, feeding our soul. Well take this Satan, :P:P:P, I am praying, tremble on. You have the power to bruise my heal, I have the power to smooch your head!!! "A man never stands taller than when he is upon his knees. Yesterday I got caught up doing other stuff so I never got to exercise, which then made me say I'm to tired to read, I already lost my quarter, forget flossing. sigh....that is the evil run of thoughts that go through my head that keep me from doing what I desire and know what is right. I at least prayed before calling it a night. I will do better this week. I will get a 7 out of 7 :) I know that God loves me at all times, in all things and in all places. No matter how much I am slacking or pushing him aside, he is there for me, me, us! He lives to love us, teach us, to help us through this life. It isn't easy, but well worth it. The Lord loves each and everyone of us, showed us by giving his life, in return all he asks of us is to follow in faith. I know God live and loves me, I need to keep reminding my self of this knowledge each day through prayer, study, ponder, kindness, service, health, and many more, in every action. I once lived a very spiritual life, every lucky missionary does, but we are daily missionaries, not just for those around us, but for our self and for our family for our eternal salvation. This life is to be looked at with an eternal perspective, that is how we make it through, even the ruts that Satan finds us in. He doesn't put us in those ruts but he is more then happy to bury us alive. We must not let him do that. I love the Lord and that he is on my side and now matter how many times I re-commit my self to a better way of living, he is always there for me. I know the gospel is on the earth to helps us fight off evil and temptations, to keep Satan from gaining up on us. I am grateful for the family I have been blessed with. The one I was raised in, the one I married into and the one I now get to strengthen and grow. My child is young, yet she needs me now to show her the way, and I know that God will help me do so. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

First 5 Comments

First 5 I saw this on a friend's blog, and thought it looked really fun! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations: 1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make! 2- What I create will be just for you. 3- It'll be done this year. 4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be photography or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may sew or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure! 5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. The catch? Oh, the catch is that you Must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!}

MakeMeBabies.com

So the look a like meter is my fault, but his one is Scott's :) He showed me the website and I had a little fun. Yes these are the names I would like to use, but will see how we feel when that day comes, and see what God gives us, I would like more then 4 kids, say 3 and 3 maybe :) will see what the Lord bless us with, will take boy or girl, 2 or 6, just as long as they are happy, healthy, sweet little babies sent from God. I thought the "babies" were starting to look so much alike I did babies for my sister. Our kids look like they could be siblings :)

Look-alike-meter

As you can tell, I had a little to much fun with the Look-alike-Meter :)

Ellie-Eliphant

to small

I have been informed that the pictures are to small for viewing on the collages. If you click on the collage it will get bigger and you can view each picture. Except this one :) But all other you can. :)

my pokadot buddie

I suppose Elizabeth and I are friends cause of our good taste in clothes ;) We both fell upon this d dress at different times and had to get it. First off, cute, cute, cute, and second, $4.00, awesome! You can find this dang cute dress among many others the same style but different colors and patterns at Wal Mart. I got two, nearly bought one of each, but I had to stop my self because of the mass variety of them and the fact that Ellie has more clothes than days in the week, make that month.

My little pineapple

Ellie's pony tail fell out and her bow is barely holding on. I thought it was cute and made me think of a pineapple.

My favorite spot

Scott was napping so I put Ellie on top of him so I could get a few things done. I thought it was so cute I had to take a picture. If she can cuddle and hear your heart beat she will sleep for a long time :)

I'm awake :)

While the girls were asleep I was goofin on the computer. I hear Catherine awake so I finish up what I am doing. At the same time Scott arrives home. Right as I'm about to close down the computer I hear Scott, "Um, Katie could come down here please" This is what I find :)

Sititng up

As you saw in, baby sit up's post, that Ellie desires to sit up very much. I placed her down on the floor with this toy and she started getting upset and trying to sit up. I sat her up, placed the boppy behind her for support and she loved it!!! She sat there for awhile and loved every second. She also rolled over twice on her own today :)

yum yum

Elle's doc said to wait till her 6 month check up to start on food, but she is showing interest more and more. I've tried food before and she would eat 2-4 bites and be done, but today I tried and she ate 1/2 the jar!!!!

She did it

She did it :) On her own :) I didn't even touch her :) She has been showing more interest in moving, and she tries to sit up, a lot. She rolled so I grabbed the camera to see if I could capture it on camera, but she was so ready for bed! I thought, maybe tomorrow I'll catch's her rolling over, and right as I was about to turn camera off, she did it :)

A quarter a day

After re-evaluating my life, I've noticed that I need more. I'm suffering physically and spiritually. I came up with a plan and my dear friend Sarah has agreed to join me. :) We each have 100 quarters=$25.00. We have 5 tasks to follow through on each day, if we miss, even one, we have to give the other person a quarter. Each Sunday we will re-motivate each other, keep or make new tasks, and follow through for another week. We will continue this until Dec 10th, on that day, we have to swap jars, then get each other a gift with the money in the jar. I am exited that I have a friend willing to do this. My daily tasks are Morning and Evening prayer, Scripture study, Walk, and floss. I know those seem like, um...shouldn't you already be doing that. Yes, I should, but I don't, for one reason or another I get trapped into something else, often times this silly computer. I have been praying for months to do better, promising I would, and it's about time I do something about it. We are all motivated one way or another in life and I think this will work for me and will be a fun experience. Ya'll should try it :) If you do, let me know how its going for you. I'll keep you posted how it is going for me :)

There were 7 in the tank and the little one said roll over.....

Poor Super Fish has passed on to fishy heaven. We decided this time around we would get gold fish since they are only $.28. We don't mind flushing $.28 compared to $3.97. Cheap pet owners, I know ;). After getting the fish, Scott holds the bag up for Ellie to see. She grabs the fish and nearly smooches one and poke a hole in the bag. It was great! If only we had a camera rolling. There were 7 now there are 3. Sad, sad, sad. 2 of them lost their life to the filter, it just sucked them away.

taking a bottle finally :)

This isn't the best quality picture. But as you can see she is drinking a bottle, and holding it her self. After a long hard struggle to take a bottle she now enjoys it, and sometimes likes to hold it her self, but only for a moment cause she doesn't have the grasp and hold on concept :)

Rollie Pollie

Ellie is starting to discover the fun of more toys and being able to play more.

Elle's room

I finally got Ellie's room all done, organized and clean :) Thanks to the help of my mothers decorating skills, and the giving kindness of my in-laws of the dresser and my sister for the "crib". Today I found out that my dear friend Elizabeth has offered to give us their crib when we get back this summer! Just in time for the need of a crib. Right now shorty is fine in the port a crib :)

Web cam fun

Scott and I both got web cams for Christmas. I discovered mine can be set on different settings as you talk. Here's some samples of each :) I had a little to much fun, I suppose :)

Almost

I put Elmo behind her in hopes that she would look for it and roll over. ALMOST! She is getting there :) Watch closely, when Elmo asks how much do you love Elmo. Ellie stretches out her arms, right on cue :) That's my girl :)

Baby sit ups

Ellie loves this toy boppy. She has been trying to sit up lately. She might sit up before she rolls over again. I wanted to get it on tape and she tries to sit up right on cue :)

Loves her jumper

Until she learns how to jump up and down using her legs she likes to move all over the place. She really enjoys her jumper.

Glad to be home

We do miss Utah and look forward to moving back, yet we also did miss home while on vacation. Catherine was glad to have us back and Ellie loves having Catherine around. They make great friends.

He's going to hate me when he is older :)

So it was a, you had to be there moment. I was ready to pee my pants. My nephew, 3 1/2 years old, was in the down stairs bathroom when he noticed there was no toilet paper. He came out with his pants and underwear still at his ankles and said he needed to go get toilet paper. He went to the up stairs bathroom with his pants still down. He came back down with a roll of TP and his pants down. Went into the bathroom, grab the TP holder, walks back out to us for help to get it on, gets it on, wipes and then pulls his pants up. LOL. The video is of him running to his mom to put the TP on the holder getting upset that I was taking his picture. I asked if I could and he said, um yes, just a sec I got to do this first.

Video's from winter break visit to Utah

Now that we are home and I can access the video's from my camera, here are the video's from our winter break. This is my cute Niece. She likes to dance to the music. The day before we headed to Utah Ellie rolled over as she was following papa mark across the room. I kept trying to get her to do it again. Santa came to town :) Christmas Morning. Still Christmas Morning More Christmas. We got her a doll that would fit her one of her outfits from her first week of life. If you go to an older post you will see her in her outfit that we dressed her doll in. Ellie was acting some what interested. Not really, we just wanted to try food :) She usually can do 3-4 bites and calls it good. She is slowly starting to like more, but not quite there. She does like the bottle now so that's improvement :) I'm positive she will make it through the night without her mommy this summer Sherre l:)

Chillin'

Saturday my dear friend Sarah came over to help motivate me to clean and organize upstairs, and to stay off the computer :) We finally got Ellie's room all cleaned and organize just the way I wanted it. I have photos but need to upload them to the computer. Ellie was feeling neglected so we placed her on the chair and she loved it. Sarah was nice and took a bunch of pictures, just the way I like it :) You have to capture all their fun faces :) Thanks Sarah :)

Slacker!

Well, just like journal keeping, I can't keep up with the blog. Mostly cause I have photos to post but it takes time to get them from camera to computer, and I get busy. I've seen a few people now turn their blogs into a book at the end of the year and I am considering that. And so now I will be adding journal entries with or with out pictures cause fun stuff do happen just sometimes I don't capture it on camera. Ellie is doing well and loving life. She is trying to sit up, yet she won't roll over, although she shows interest in doing such, just hasn't. I videoed her trying to sit up. I have a few videos and photos to post so I best get to those. They will be up shortly :)