FRESNO!!!!

Okay, so I won't have time to see anyone (unless you go to Clovis 2nd Ward!), but I'm flying into Fresno tonight with Loralye! My dad called me this morning and said that he has to see his granddaughter and could fly us out! So we're taking off tonight! Woo!!

Once again, I have an overload of pictures to share with you all. I don't have lots of time to take pictures since Loralye and I are at work all day and then the weekends often turn into a whirlwind of laundry and cleaning. But with the wonderful 3 day weekend we just had we were able to take lots of pictures and play outside in the sun! Enjoy!

Sleeping with her mouth hanging open, just like I do. She has her daddy's overbite, so I thought she would sleep like him with her mouth closed, but the poor baby takes after me. She sleeps with her mouth hanging open and there's always a puddle of drool on the sheet in the morning!

Bath time! We have the worst lighting in our second bathroom, but I love how happy she gets in the tub so I had to try to get some pictures.

Loralye is not a fan of being dressed so I try to play games with her after her bath so she won't be a grouchy when I dress her... This is in the middle of a peak-a-boo with the bath towel game.

Labor Day

These are all from last night. Loralye's Grams sent her some outfits recently that I didn't think were going to fit her for a while, but I tried the jammies on her last night and they're almost too small already! She's growing like a weed :) I love the little kitty on these...

Loralye loves sitting in chairs. Aaron and I want to get a child sized chair for her for Christmas!

Pictures Galore

Loralye has yet to get into a crawling position on her own, but she's definitely working on standing. She can't get from sitting to standing by herself, but once we stand her up against the couch, she can stay there for a while if she wants to.

Standing. Her hair looks so red sometimes. I can't wait until it comes in more to see what it'll really look like!

Starting to slide down... Sucking on the couch as she goes. Typical Loralye.
Pleased with herself for sitting down gently.

I realized this weekend that I haven't taken many pictures over the last couple of weeks so on Sunday after church I was determined to work a photo shoot into our schedule. Loralye was in such a good mood and actually gave me a decent amount of pictures where her hand wasn't in her mouth and she wasn't wiggling and rolling like a mad woman. Here are a few of my favorites from the afternoon.

I just had to show off this cute little onesie. Love the ruffles!!

Look at those teeth!

I love these black and white shots...

Our weekend was super laid back. Loralye was sick at the beginning of last week and is still getting over her runny nose and she passed her fever along to her daddy who was super sick all Friday and Saturday. So we were homebodies this weekend and I loved it. I got all of the laundry and dishes done that had started to pile up and we were able to enjoy some quality family time playing. Life is sweet :)

OH! One last thing... I have been such a nervous Nancy about giving Loralye anything to eat that would involve her having to chew, but after talking to both my mother and mother-in-law I decided to give Loralye Cherrios this weekend. Nothing scary happened - no choking or anything (Thank heaven!!) - but she only actually ate 2 Cherrios!! She hates them! As soon as one touches her tongue, her whole faces scrunches up in disgust and she spits it out. The only reason 2 made it down her throat is because she accidentally swallowed one and I constantly pushed the second back in her mouth because she had broken it into pieces and it was pretty much soaked to mush. Is this a normal reaction for a baby? My plan is to not give them to her for a few days and then see how she reacts to them later in the week, but I'm open to advice for other options too! Love ya'll!

Vader.

Friends of ours from our old ward across town recently welcomed a sweet baby boy into their family, so this past Saturday we went to their house to spend the evening with them and meet baby Mason. He is such an adorable little baby and holding him made me realize just how much Loralye has grown! It was so fun to catch up with them and Loralye loved being over there too... They have a couple of dogs and Loralye couldn't get enough of them. I got a few videos on my phone of Loralye watching one of their dogs, Vader, play fetch. All the videos are pretty much identical, but I'm a mom and can't help myself... You guys get to see them all.

Thank you Mr. Sandman!

Couple small Loralye updates:

1. She is no longer a baby vampire! Her 5th tooth popped through on Tuesday followed by the 6th yesterday. She still looks pretty fangy since her middle teeth are barely there, but she technically no longer has fangs. Sad day.

2. She is officially a crib sleeper. From the moment we get home from work in the afternoon to the time we go to work again in the morning, she is only sleeping in her crib! And Wednesday night was the best night EVER!! Loralye went to bed a little after 7pm and slept until 11:30 or so. I fed her and laid her right back down... She was not happy with it though and cried for a good 10 minutes, but I went back in and gave her her binkie back and she drifted right off until 4am. I fed her and laid her right back down and she went right to sleep until 7am!! 12 hours of glorious sleep!! It's a miracle!

VIDEO!

I have yet to buy a cord for my video camera to get video onto the computer, but I have learned how to put videos from my phone on here! Sorry the quality is so poor, but it's better than nothing! The first two are from this month. The third one is from a month ago... and if you're easily offended you might want to just skip that one. For the rest of you, please excuse Aaron's somewhat tasteless joke. It's the only video I have of Loralye laughing on my phone :)

7 Months Old!

I have officially given up using my "I am __ months old today!" signs when taking pictures of Loralye. She moves around WAY too much, so Photoshop it is! I didn't take any pictures of Aaron on his birthday because I'm a slacker like that, but he had a very happy birthday!

I love that she's smiling with her fangs here :)

Playing on mom and dad's bed. She sits up so well now!

This is from two weeks ago, but it makes my heart happy.

I love these mid-giggle pictures!

Hope you all had a great weekend! Loves!!

Two Firsts

There are a couple of things that I wanted to write down on here before the weekend started and I forget to:

1. Loralye slept in her crib for the whole night for the first time last night!! She got up 4 times, but she never ended up on the couch with me! Aaron said that it was her birthday gift to him :)

2. Loralye started waving hi and bye this week! I don't know which is which, but with one wave she flaps her whole arm around and the other she kinda brushes all of her fingers together. It's so cute to watch her try so hard to copy us!

Happy Birthday!!

My sweet hubby turned 28 today! I won't have any new pictures to put up until next week, so for now I'm just going to do the corny thing and list 28 of the reasons that I love my Aaron so much.

1. He is an attentive, playful, and loving daddy to our baby girl.
2. He loves me unconditionally.
3. He took me to the temple so that we can be together forever.
4. Even when I'm being a bit of a snot he still treats me like a princess.
5. From the moment we started dating my family has absolutely loved him and he's always loved them too.
6. He is always willing to go out with me even if he's exhausted from a long day at work.
7. He makes up the silliest songs to sing to Loralye.
8. He honors his priesthood.
9. He tells me how beautiful he thinks I am even when I'm in sweats and don't have any makeup on.
10. He is an awesome handyman! I almost never have to call our apartment management to have something fixed.
11. When he proposed he managed to make it a complete surprise even though we'd been talking about getting married for a couple months.
12. He is the hardest worker I know... 12 hour days and working Saturdays are not uncommon.
13. He has a crazy loud laugh that is super contagious, but kinda terrifying too if you aren't prepared for it.
14. He is super sexy when he's covered in dirt and muck... which is often. (Side note... the first time I saw him was at institute right after work and he was covered in dirt. I loved that he looked like he'd been working on a car all day. It was the first thing that attracted me to him.)
15. He is an absolute goofball and is always trying to make people laugh.
16. He always listens (or at least pretends to listen!) when I won't stop talking.
17. I get butterflies when I'm with him.
18. He rubs my feet when I've had a rough day.
19. He always knows when I'm in a less than stellar mood and tries to make me feel better.
20. He always opens my door for me.
21. He is good at just about everything he tries.
22. He doesn't get tired of me even though we work together and spend almost every evening and weekend together.
23. He has never once complained that almost every vacation since our honeymoon has been to Clovis to visit my family.
24. He balances me out so well and helps me to be a more well-rounded person.
25. He is not a remote control hog.
26. His kisses have always made me melt.
27. He is a friend to everyone he meets.
28. He is most certainly not perfect, but he is absolutely perfect for me!

Aaron is an extraordinary husband, father, son, brother, and friend. I'm so lucky that I'm stuck with him forever :D His birthday's been fun so far... Cake on monday night with his family. Dirt bike riding last night with his dad. This morning I made him breakfast and gave him is presents... tickets to see Metallica in Anaheim! His jaw dropped! It was so fun! And I'm excited too because Loralye and I will be going to Anaheim too so we can go to Disneyland!! YAY! Anyways, birthday festivities will be completed tonight with Ricardo's for dinner with the three of us and Aaron's dad and then cake and ice cream back at our house! Well, I know Aaron won't read any of this, but I love you anyways babe! Happy Birthday!!

Thumbs up for an awesome birthday!
...even though this was taken in December.