10 Months

So crazy that Brynlee is 1o months old, almost 11 months! She is still the cutest thing ever in our world! Here are some things she is doing so we can remember them.

-Loves to wave hi, or bye to anyone leaving. We'll be at the grocery store and she'll wave and say, "hi" to anybody who looks at her
-Has a fake cry, and sometimes has a little attitude!
-Loves Elmo and teddy bears
-Loves to play hide and seek. Even if I just say, "Brynlee where are you?" She'll put her hands over her eyes, likes to play it in her car seat and hides under her visor. So cute
-Loves to play pat-a-cake. Grabs my hands and puts them together or will start clapping to play it.
-Loves to clap at herself if she thinks she is doing a good job or something, or if she hears the word yay!
-Crawling a lot more. Will throw things/move things to get them out of her way.
- If she wants to read a book she'll pick it up, either clap, hand it to me or the best, she'll just throw the book at me!
- Says ball (ba) when she's see a ball and points o it, still loves to roll or throw the ball back and forth.
-Says dada and know its him. Its cute. When he comeshome for work she get so excited and sometimes say, "Hi dada'' Or just wave at him and claps her hands
-Still hates to stand or have us walk with her. She is fine standing against the table, but if we try walking with her or make her stand, she bends her bum and legs and start to get mad
- Loves to close/open doors, put things in a bucket, box, basket, ect then take them out, then put them back in
-starting to like lids(opening and closing them)
-You love hitting the garage door button. When I get you out of the car you put your arm straight out so you can push that button!
-Throwing your food on the floor is such a fun game for you :)
-Loves to click her tongue or mimics things we do
-Babbles tons, and is trying to figure out how to say words. Is talking tons more and sounds like she has lots of stories to tell you!
-Loves computers and cell phones. Puts our cell phones up by her ear and pretends to talk
-My favorite little companion :)

Things that have changed since Brynlee has come

So I was reading an email I got from baby center, and thought these were very true and I know my life is a million times better and a little different since Brynlee has been born. Here are some I could relate to...

- You respect your parents and love them in a new way
- You find your babies pain feels much worse then your own
- You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child
- Your heart breaks much more easily
- You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day
- Every day is a surprise
- You become a morning person
- Your love becomes limitless
- You realize that although very sticky and messy, suckers have magical powers
- Silence? What is that?
- You don't mind going to bed at 9 on Friday night
- You give parents with a screaming child an "I-know-the-feeling"look instead of a "Can't- they-shut-him-up?' one.
- You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late
- You learn that taking a shower is a luxury
- You just plain love life more - everything comes together and becomes better because of one tiny person and your love for them
- Nothing is just yours any longer. You share EVERYTHING!
- You can have the most wonderful conversation using only vowel sounds like "ahhh" and "oooo"

I could not imaging my life without her in it, and I love more than anything!

Halloween

As you can tell Brynlee was a ladybug for Halloween (well Friday night, on Saturday she was a little monster and I still need to get her picture in that costume!) It was her first Halloween and even though she had no clue what was going on and probably was confused as to why I was taking so many pictures and dressing her up... I think it was a success! (Thanks to a LITTLE candy!) I was so excited for this Halloween now that I finally had a little one. On Friday I dressed her up and she went to the library with her friend Camden, then we went to Novell to trick or treat/ mostly just see people at Nates work, then my parents and little brother came down and we went to our wards Trunk or Treat then to our friends Halloween party. Busy day but she sure was a trooper! The next day was Saturday, 30th and that night we were lucky enough to get invited to eat yummy chili and cornbread at our friends house (the Olson's) and got to hang out with the them for a bit which we always love! Then, we went up to my aunts house for more good food, got to see all the kids cute costumes, Brynlee got to play with Bailey and Sadie who she just loves, while we got to talk to the adults. Which was perfect since it was Pouring rain! Yeah, I pretty much have the coolest and funnest family there is! I am so lucky and I Love them all!

9 months!

I have been a slacker with updating what Brynlee has been up to, but I figured since she just had her 9 month check up it was about time! I never know how to write these so I decided to write this how she will be the one reading about herself someday! It's pretty long but I did say I am a bit behind in updating!
She now weighs 15 pounds, 5 ounces (4th percentile) and she is 28" long (68th percentile) and we just love her more then ever! At 9 months Brynlee you:
*Sleep AMAZINGLY well at night and during the day for naps. At night, you usually sleep anywhere from 11-14 hours, and usually take 1-2 naps each being 2-3 hrs.
*You love soft blankets around your face. when your tired or sad, you get your little pink and white blanket and rub it on your face. Or you'll just bury your face in the blanket and pull it over you eyes
*When you point, you curl your index finger down so your pointing with your knuckle. You like to point at everything you see!
*You love to turn off and on light switches. Especially when I get you out of your crib, you point to the light switch to turn it on or off.
*You are a very giggly and smiley baby and you are very easy going.
*You love any food and eat as much as you can whenever you can (you've always been that way)
*You love watching your Sesame Street "kids favorite songs 2" dvd, and smile, clap and will sit and watch the whole thing (a little more then half hour I think)
*You make a big "O" face and open your mouth so wide when you see something you like
*Love going to the library and love all the little kids there. You still love to read/look at books
*You stand holding on to things
*Still just do the army crawl. You get in crawling position and go back and forth then you decide doing the army crawl is the way you perferr it.
*Love your little teddy bears and when you especially see the white one you start laughing and clap your hands. Even if your crying and so sad that always makes you happy!
*You definitely have an opinion about things and let us know when your mad at us( like when we get you dressed or take your food away) you kick your legs and mumble words like your giving us a lecture or yelling at us! You for sure have an attitude but for now I think it's cute :)
*Your best friend right now is your man Camden Olsen. You two are so cute together!
*You wave at people and clap your hands especially when we say good job brynlee, or you see something you like!
*You say da-da like crazy, and I am pretty sure you know how to say hi cuz when you sometimes see people you know you'll say it, or it sounds just like it, and you like to babble. I think today in the car you talked to yourself/the teddy bear for about 20 minutes straight.
*You just get more active and stronger everyday. I LOVE being around you, and I think we are a bit obsessed with you!
We sure do Love you Brynlee!

Georgia and Nate's surgery

So, I haven't been the best at updating but I feel like we have stayed pretty busy lately. Between our Georgia trip, Arizona and Nate's knee surgery life couldn't be more exciting :) I only have pictures from Georgia because I have been a slacker and haven't loaded any other recent ones on the computer!

Nate tore his meniscus from playing basketball so he got surgery to repair it and had to be on crutches for 6 weeks and can't run on it for about 4 months. Not to mention it was a week before Georgia so... the airport was a fun experience :) Luckily he got a wheelchair so he was able to hold Brynlee on his lap so I could get all the luggage. All I have to say is it was totally worth it. We got to skip to the front of the security line and got better seats on the flight! Finally he is off his crutches and we are hoping it healed so he doesn't have to get surgery again to get it removed. We will know in a few months. He is one tough guy though.

We ended up making it to Georgia and it was fun! I LOVED having Brynlee there, his family is great but I felt like we fit in a little better because he has tons of nieces and nephews and we had Brynlee! It was a lot of his families first time meeting Brynlee and I think she loved all the attention she got. His parents have thousands of toys and all the grand kids spread them all over their floor and she was in high heaven. Not to mention the little kids would play with her. The first few times someone stole a toy from her, she just looked at them and you can tell in her face she wasn't sure what to do but she knew she didn't like it. By the end of the week, she tried to speak her mind when a toy was stolen, but she learned to do it right back at them!
In Georgia it was her first time getting to eat pancakes, toast, and eggs, and a chocolate ice cream cone and like always... she loved it all! Nate's mom was so cute and always made sure she wasn't hungry and had food. We went to the lake a couple of times which is always a Georgia tradition, except this time Nate couldn't do much but ride the boat. It was fun and awesome weather. I think Brynlee would have been fine on the boat if it wasn't for the life jacket. She HATED it and cried the whole time she had it on! That was her first and last time on the boat! (at least on that trip. Hopefully next year she'll be better!)
We went to the Cabbage Patch doll factory and got to see all the dolls there. We also went to a Braves game which was fun cuz it was mine and Brynlee's first time and she did great! Then we just went to parks a lot and took walks which Brynlee loves both walks and swings so it was perfect! Last but not least, she was awesome on the planes and didn't cry. The only time she did was the last 20 minutes on our way back to Salt Lake. It was fun and can't wait till we get to go back!

August So far...

We have had a very busy August I feel like! This is kind of an overload but I haven't blogged about this kind of stuff for awhile, so I figured it was time!

First of all if you know Brynlee, she loves to smile and is usually always happy. But when you get the camera out she is ready for pictures. She starts to make all these faces and gets so happy when she realizes you are going to take a picture of here. These pictures after the flash went off she would make a new face every time (I am not joking) She takes after her aunt Bri loving having her picture taken :)







I took Brynlee to the library for her first time because she LOVES to look at books and loves kids so I figured it would be fun! Brynlee and I went with our good friends Casey and Camden, who Brynlee just loves! We also went and bought a little blow up pool and they looked pretty cute in their swimming suites together getting ready for it. I think they liked their toys more then the pool! After spending what felt like forever filling up the pool with hot water (having to fill up pots, then take it out) I think they liked it a little better. AFter a while the were exhausted!



Me, Nate and Brynlee were aslo lucky to be able to go to a baseball game with our other good friends Scott and Melissa Neslen and their sweet baby William. As you can tell from the picture Brynlee loved staring at him and was so happy when she was by him!

This past weekend Brynlee had her first with a few foods. We went to Brick Oven and I unwrapped the watermelon sucker to let her taste it and before I knew it she grabbed that thing out of my hand as fast as she could and plopped it in her mouth and wouldn't let go for the life of her! Her hands were literally white because her grip was so strong. Then on Sunday we put her in a high chair for her first time now that she can sit all by herself and she LOVED having food up there with her that she could eat. She still needs some practice but I was surprised with how much she got in her mouth. The funniest part was watching her eat the cob from the corn and watching her get half that thing in her mouth. That girl has one big mouth! Don't mind her slobber in all these pictures

Brynlee 6 Months

Brynlee is 6 months old now and is just as fun as ever! She has the cutest personality. She is always smiling, talking, and is loving figuring out just what this world is all about! She weighs 13 lbs. 1 oz (4th percentile) Is 26 1/2 inches long (70th percentile) Just for my records this is what she does these days.
*Her nickname should be Kiss because she sticks her tongue out so far and loves just sticking it out. When she smiles and is excited she sticks that long tongue of hers right out!
*Loves soft blankets on her face. She will take the blanket and lift it up to her face and cover her eyes or entire face. It settles her down and puts her to sleep
*She grunts when she sees food and wants it. You can't leave her out or hide food from her anymore. No eating in front of her unless you are willing to share!
*She loves when I get a glass and put water in it and I help her drink from the cup. She puts the cup under her tongue and sort of licks the water. Surprisingly she drinks very well from it
*She is easily entertained with measuring spoons, paper/plastic cups, and anything else around the house. I say whats the point of buying toys when those entertain her :)
*Rolls all over the floor. I will lay her on the floor in one spot and the next thing I know she is half way across the room.
*Grabs everything she can get her cute little hands on and puts EVERYTHING in her mouth
*Loves touching peoples faces
*In the bath she loves her little duck and turtle and splashes her arms and legs when she sees them
*Loves to talk to you and watch what you are doing. She is a fun little companion. She will babble the most random things but talk to you for a while. She has said baba, dada and a few other words but they don't have meaning. Occasionally she will try to repeat what we say or do
*Enjoys being outside and loves going for rides in her stroller. It always calms her down
*Loves her Uncle Colby. (Loves all my family) but especially gets excited when she see's him. I am so lucky my family is so great with her and how colby is always willing to watch her
*Loves little kids and babies. She smiles when I show her pictures of herself and if she see's any little kid in person will try to talk to them and touch them. Kids definately make her laugh
*Loves looking at herself in the mirror
*She definately knows what kisses are. I say "Brynlee, give me a kiss" and have her face facing mine and she opens her mouth so wide then puts it against my cheek. It is a slobbery kiss, but the cutest thing! She will do it to anyone who says give me a kiss.
*Can sit forever supported and is getting better sitting on the floor herself. Although she likes to lean forward and rest on her hands instead of sitting straight up. When she is standing on her legs she will push her bum out and not stand up straight. I think we need to keep working on that. I think its laziness and the doctor agrees, he says its cuz that's where she is comfortable. She knows what she likes and doesn't like and sticks to it! Hopefully she grows out of that quickly!
*This last week she got her first cold and I was impressed with how tough she was. She still was pretty happy and out of about 6 days only stayed up 1 night. It was sad to see her so sick though. Luckily she is better now
*She is the happiest, smiling, baby and has a very easy going personality. We just love her if you can't tell!