Daddy!

I love my little girl! She has started saying mama and dada, and associates it with Jesse and I. It is so fun. Well, she only really says mama when she's hungry, and says dada all the time, and lots of times will say it while pointing to Jesse. Here is the best part... she had 3 poopy diapers today (which is a lot for her in one day), and everytime we were taking her upstairs to change her diaper I would ask who she wanted to change it, mommy or daddy. Each time she said dada and pointed to Jesse :) Then she would look back at me and laugh hystarically as if to say, yeah mom, we got him good! She is getting to be so funny these days... there is never a dull moment in our house. Her is a little video clip of us trying to get her to say dada for you. She has also started talking to her toys when she is playing which just cracks me up!

Brynn's First Ear Infection

Brynn has been so hard to put to bed lately. She screams as soon as we put her in the crib (which is not like her), and wakes up multiple time at night screaming. I have been getting so frustrated because I just don't know what is wrong! I just assumed that she was teething and that there wasn't much I could do about it. Then last night Jesse and I noticed that she kept grabbing her ears and pulling on them. After talking to my neighbor about it today, I was determined it must be an ear infection so I scheduled a doctor's appointment. Sure enough, that's what it is! I am so glad we found out what is causing Brynn to be so miserable so that she can get better soon. And I am especially glad that we found out before taking her on an airplane next week... that could have been a terrible experience!

Swimming Anyone?

First of all, here is a picture of Brynn attempting to eat my hamburger on Friday... just thought that one was funny!

Now for the big news. I have never been one to enjoy wearing a bathing suit, and especially hate shopping for one! I don't think I have ever tried one on that looked really good, instead I just resort to buying which ever looks "least terrible". I try to avoid bathing suit shopping at all costs because it is usually a depressing experience for me! So on Saturday Jesse and I were out doing a little Christmas shopping, when I got a call from his sister telling me that this swim suit shop called Hapari was having a really good sale, but that they were closing in 15 minutes. Since I no longer fit into my bathing suit (that whole having a baby thing), I decided it wouldn't hut to go look. They had the nicest bathing suits there... very cute, and very modest which is hard to find. I actually found a bathing suit that didn't look terrible on me! I liked it so much that I even tried it on again after we got home to show Jesse. I am actually excited to go swimming now! Too bad it's November :) Hopefully Santa will get me that Rec Center pass I have been wanting so I can try out my new suit!


PS... For those of you who might be wondering, I am done babysitting!! Life is great!!

Oh terrible week, please end soon!!!

I am starting to realize that one of my biggest weaknesses is wanting to help everyone, and not being able to say no! Here's my story... about a month ago, a girl in one of my classes was asking if anyone would be willing to help out and babysit for her sister. She then continued by stating that she was a single mom, and just needed an extra babysitter one or maybe sometimes two days a week. After she said that her sister lived in American Fork, I told her that I could probably help out once a week since I am home now. I gave her my number, and told her to have her sister call me if she needed anyone.

About a month went by and I didn't hear anything so honestly kind of forgot about it and went on with my normal routine. Well this past Friday I got a phone call kind of like this "hi, this is so and so's sister calling about you babysitting for me. I am starting a new job on Monday and will just need you Monday to Friday from 8-5, will that be ok?" I was so shocked and didn't really have a chance to think about it so I just said "I guess so". That was pretty much it. I was not at all wanting to babysit everyday, for 45 hours a week! She also told me how much she would pay me, and although the extra money sounded nice... it wasn't very much for 9 hours of babysitting per day... would it be worth it?

My answer for you is NO. It is not worth it. I have felt so stressed and depressed all week. The only time I have left the house has been to go to class last night. I hate being stuck inside all day, and it is so hard to watch someone else's child that I don't even know. She is a very cute girl, but cries and screams anytime I hold Brynn, or walk away from her. After one day of watching her, I told her mom I could only watch her twice a week because it was way too much for me, and I think today I am going to have to tell her that I can't do it at all after next week because it is causing much more stress than I need right now. I just want this week to be over so I can have a weekend without babysitting! I think I am finally going to say no for one of the first times in my life, and I am already stressed about the mother's reaction and haven't even told her yet!

Now on a positive note... I found a really good deal on a plane ticket so I bought it! (After looking for weeks, and having Jesse tell me repeatedly to just buy one because family is more important than money)- thanks hunny :) So Brynn and I are going to Pennsylvania 2 weeks from today to see my family! I am so excited to see them, and sad that Jesse can't come on this trip. I think it will be good for me though, and I can't wait for my family to see Brynn! I am already stressing about the flights though, and how I am going to carry everything and travel with her on my own!

Another happy thing... Jesse and I just ordered a computer! At last! I can't wait for it to get here! We decided to be completely irresponsible and spend some of my extra vacation pay from work on a computer. I told Jesse that I couldn't stay home all day without a computer and access to the internet! So I should be able to post pictures more frequently once that gets here. And sorry there are no pictures this time. I honestly don't think I have taken any this week (that tells you how crazy things have been)!

Looking back at the past six months of my life

I have spent the majority of my morning sorting through baby clothes so that I can get all of Brynn's 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes boxed up and put into storage so that we have room for all of the bigger sizes. It is taking so much longer than expected because it seems like every little piece of clothing has a memory that goes along with it. I picked up the little green pair of newborn pants and remembered how they were so big on her when she was about a week old, and they looked like little grandpa pants because they came up to her chest! Well, I held them up to her today and they look like shorts because they barely come to her knees! As I told my brother yesterday, my little baby just isn't little anymore! Don't get me wrong, I love the stage she is currently in. She is so fun and full of spunky personality. I am just wondering where the past 6 months of my life have gone. There have been so many huge changes, and life is completely different than it was just a few weeks before Brynn arrived! At that time, I couldn't even begin to imagine what life would be like with a baby, and now I can't even begin to imagine what life would be like without her. Jesse and I have become so attached to her over these past 6 months and both love her so much! I am so thankful that I am able to stay home and spend the majority of my time with Brynn. That has definitely been the biggest sacrifice we have ever made, and it has been so worth it. It is hard when money is so tight, and amazing at the same time with how things just seem to work when we are living the way we are supposed to. So looking back, these past 6 months have been more amazing than words can describe! I have the greatest husband a girl could ask for, and the most beautiful daughter (I am just a little biased). I am just trying to savor every moment with her while she is young!!!

My husband bribed me and it worked!

I have been known to procrastinate and put things off until the very last moment possible. Especially when it comes to school work. Anytime I have a paper due, Jesse has learned that I stay up all night the night before it is due to write it. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that I waited until today to start a paper that is due tomorrow morning. My cute husband told me today that if I finished my paper before he got home from work, we could go shopping in Park City at the outlets tomorrow. I am sure he was secretly hoping that I wouldn't finish so that he didn't have to shop with me (he hates it). But guess what hunny, my paper is done and we are shopping tomorrow! I can't wait to look for cute things for my nephew who will be here in march (my sister just found out she is having a boy). Wahoo!!!!!!!!!

Our Flying Baby!!!!

I love this mid-air shot! We have discovered that one one of Brynn's favorite this is being tossed in the air by Jesse. It just makes her laugh so much as you can see in the little video.