Jayna has found her voice.... literally! This week her new favorite thing is to SCREAM.... she screams when she is happy and excited, when she doesn't get her way, and especially when she pushes her doll stroller into the corner and can't get it out... Mama's going to need more advil!
I can't believe it my sweet baby is ONE today! The last year has gone so fast, it is very bittersweet. She is so big! Climbing on everything, and getting into even more, she is quite the busy body. She is standing up by herself, and seems like she will take a step any day now. She loves to play with her baby dolls, crawl into small spaces and LOVES to empty out the cupboards.
My daughter LOVES LOVES LOVES our kitties. Strangely enough they think shes pretty swell also! Little cat Jefferson will snuggle right up to her well she pats him and pulls his whiskers.... He also will rub up against her and run just far away to be out of reach so she has to creep over and "chase" him. At least they all entertain eachother. Whoa a Truman Cat!!! Petting and Patting Jefferson The sheer Joy of chasing a cat tail...
Tonight was my moms birthday. We celebrated at my parents house with some stir fry and gluten-free chocolate cake! My beautiful Mom Three Generations (don't mind baby and I with our colds) Jayna enjoys Grandma Jills Special day! The rest of the family (My Dad, My brothers TJ and Aaron, Aarons girlfriend Susan and my sister Monica)
In honor of the coldest day of Jayna's life. (15 degrees below 0) We bought her an igloo from Ikea! She loves playing in her little "snow fort". Grandma Jill pops in to play~
Jayna turned 6 months old on Tuesday. I can'y believe my baby is growing up so fast! For her "half-birthday" her daddy and I took her to a kids concert at an indoor park, and we had dinner with her Grandparents and Aunt Jessica. Her Grandma Cherly even baked Jayna her own sweet potatoe. (Jayna's FAVORITE) She is growing by leaps and bounds. We got for her half year check up in a few weeks and I am so curious to see how much she has grown. She is learning new things all the time. She can ...
I realized I had not posted anything in a month! Man has this month gone fast! Jayna has a new cousin little Akinori! He's sure a cutie too! We went to visit him when he was a week old. I held him and couldn't believe that 4 short months before my little baby was a tiny newborn.... time flies! Jayna is almost 5 months and BUSY. She is 14 1/2 lbs. She is rolling over and sticking everything in her mouth. She is such a drooler! She has been very interactive! She loves playing with her ...
Last week little Jayna went on her first plane ride to El Paso, Texas to visit Jaysen's family. Jayna met her great-grandparents and many cousins. She really liked all the attention and was soooo good the whole trip. Here is little jayna on the Airplane. Us at our Layover in Dallas Jayna and her 2nd cousin Ben
On Wendnesday mornings Jayna and I attend a LLL playgroup. (Since she is so little it is really just socialization for me!) Today we met at the MN zoo. Jayna slept through most of it but did stay awake for most of the dolphin show. We bought a year pass for our family, so hopefully as she gets older we will get to use it lots!
I woke up Sunday morning about 3:20 am with strong regular contractions. I took a shower and brought the new puppy for a walk. By 5:00 my contractions were 4 minutes apart so I woke up Jaysen and he showered. I called the Dr. and we left around 6 am, droppped the puppy off at my parents, and off to the hospital we went. They checked me and I was dilated to four, so they gave us the good news that we were there to stay! I walked the halls stopping every few minutes to lean against Jay during ...
In my teenage years, my relationship with my parents was awful. I felt they didn't understand me, support me or even care about me. I remember my mom telling me many times, I love you, but I don't like you very much. I thought I would never "get" my dad, and I could never imagine us having a relationship or spending time together for fun! Even after I left for college, our relationship was rocky, and somewhat awkward, I think it took a year of me being away from home before it could start...
We had pur walk through on our new house yesterday. I am sooooo excited, all the options and upgrades we picked turned out beautifully. We are feeling very blessed that we are about to move into our brand new home. Three more days until we close! I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday we were looking at houses, and now we are almost home! The construction company is really nice, and is letting Jaysen move a bunch of stuff into the garage before we close, because of me being preg...