You Need A Nanny

So it is going on 3 weeks now without a Nanny. I really thought it would be so easy since you sleep about 4 hours during the day. Well it turns out you only sleep 4 hours when we have a Nanny.

You are really active, crawling all over the place. I think you are safely playing in the family room, and then when I go to find you, you are in the dog dish, or eating the soot out of an old candle(picture below).

Today was my scariest moment yet though. I was working, and you were drinking a bottle of gatorade in the other room (another story). I suddenly remembered that I left the dishwasher open and that you might get a knife out of the cutlery rack. I ran for the kitchen, and who was right by the open dishwasher..that's right..my little mover. You were just drinking you bottle and looking in. So I quickly closed the door and thanking my lucky stars, went back to the office to grab a phone call.

I was probably in there 10 mins when I heard a weird clanging noise. I ran back out to the kitchen and my worse fears were realized....there you were, still drinking your bottle, but with a huge steak knife in your other hand. I freaked. I slowly took the knife from you and just stood there in shock imagining all of the things that could have happened in that 10 mins. I have no idea how you got the knife...but I sure am glad I heard that clanging. I had to call Grandma Julie, Emily & Suzie. They needed to know what a terrible mother I was. Dodged a bullet that time.

OK...so quick recap of the past 2 weeks.

We went to San Francisco to see a Seahawks/49ers football game. You were a great traveler as usual. We went with John & Lori (who fell more in love with you that weekend) and met your Godmother Crista. She bought you the cutest real jersey. You were adorable. We did lots of swimming in the hotel pool, lots of eating out, and you rode the cable cars. You were fascinated with the guys working the controls and everyone on the cable cars were flirting with you. I love taking you out in public :)

We got home from the trip on Monday, and then you started throwing up on Wednesday. You were REALLY sick, throwing up most of the day. Grandma came over to help so I could work. You threw up on her twice. My poor baby. I had to put you on a pedialite and gaterade diet...which you loved.

But after two days of not throwing up, I put you back no food..and then here it game again..more barf :)

Yesterday you seemed OK, so we went for a hike with DaShell and Matt up to Timanogas Cave. What a steep hike. You did great. We went out to lunch and you ate tons of stuff. Later that night night DaShell and I went to see Bryan Adams (s0 good) and you stayed with Daddy to watch football with the guys. When I got home at 10, you were in your diaper, drinking a bottle and being rocked by Matt. You started crying as soon as you saw me and then the boys told me you threw up again. My poor baby.

I didn't want you to sleep alone that night, so I put your playpen in the living room and I slept on the couch. You came up and slept with me on the couch around 4am. I don't mind at all. I know I will miss this time with you as a baby..so I cherish every moment.

You seem to be feeling better today.. thank goodness. I love you too much. Here are some pics from our trip.

Oh What A Night

OK, so I know I just wrote yesterday, but I had to put something in about last night.

I was just getting ready to leave with you on a run. Daddy wasn't home from work yet, and was headed to our friends to work on their deck. So I figured you and I would go for a run, then to BabiesRUs for a little shopping (I can't stop buying for you!!).

Anyway, it was about 6:00 and raining lightly outside. I was just getting on my shoes for our run and Daddy called. "Who hates me" is really all he asked when I answered the phone...I knew something bad had happened. Daddy had taken our little blue SAAB through a big puddle. I guess that knocked one of the belts off the car and it wouldn't run. He was on the side of the road on the freeway between Park City and Salt Lake. He was freakin to put in mildly.

Very long story short...I quickly put you in the car with a bottle and headed off to save Daddy. One small problem..I forgot a diaper...food..or anything because I figured we would just get him and get home. Not what happened at all. We had to wait for a tow truck on the side of the freeway for at least an hour and 1/2. That was after an hour of trying to decide what to do. You had a SUPER wet diaper, and I just couldn't let you sit in it anymore. So I took it off and you were bare bummed playing in the truck on the side of the road. After a while, playing in the truck got boring, so I had to stand out in the pouring rain on the side of the freeway because you liked to watch the cars going by and having the rain on your face. You are so cute.

We finally got home at about 9:30. I gave you some ham and string cheese as a treat for being such a good girl. You rode all teh way home in just your jeans and a onesie. You sat on yoru raincoat in your car seat and just peed away :) You were soaked.

What a trooper. As much as I want to forget that night happened...I am sure we will look back on it and laugh. Love you. (oh yes, and special thanks to Suzie for halting bedtime to call a bunch of tow trucks for us...my American Sister...so sweet)

My Wonderful Traveler

Its has been over a week since I have added to your blog. I really need to get better at doing it. You have had a busy couple of weeks. You haven't slept in your crib on a Saturday night in over three weeks. Aug 28-30th - you were in Bear Lake; Sept 5-7, John & Lori's Cabin in Duschene, and then this past weekend, Park City for Mommy's birthday.

Before starting on the trip review, just a quick note about your party with Harlowe. We took you over to Liz & Casey's house for Casey's birthday. We LOVE to take photos of you with your friend Harlowe. Here is one of my favorites.

On to John & Lori's Cabin. You were such a hit. They love having you come stay at their cabin. You had a nap outside on the deck, and played your first piano. Lori kept all of her toys from when she was a little girl, and you loved playing with them all. The Disney princesses and mini piano were your favorites. You took your first bubble bath (which happened to be the first one anyone took at their cabin). You also had your first spaghetti dinner..which you loved. What a mess!! You were army crawling all over the place and got tons of splinters from the deck. You didn't complain once. You loved playing with all of the doggies, and Chancea just wanted to lick you all over. You were a good girl on both 2 hour drives to and from the cabin. You ate lots of cookies and watched your Baby Einstein videos.

You are also mommy's new running partner. We went running Tuesday - Friday of this past week. Mommy is training for her 5K on Saturday. Daddy has been working evenings on a friends deck, so you and I ran over to their house to visit him Tuesday and Wednesday. You don't make a peep the whole time we are running. You just look all around and then usually fall fast asleep. I love that you are such a great partner. I am motivated to be healthy in shape to teach you how happy that can make your life.

Your Aunt Kimberly came to babysit you Thursday & Friday this week. It turns out that work and a very active baby don't mix. This week you ate a rock, paper clip and then I found you licking the base of the toilet. Sick.


Ok...this is getting long. So this week you are really getting more mobile. You have crawled upright more than once..but just for a minute and then you drop back down to your belly. You can now get yourself up to a sitting position from laying down, and you pull yourself up to standing on everything: the french doors, your crib, the couch. You really think you are an independent little lady. The other night, you crawled across the living room, and went down the stairs head first to the family room. You didn't even get hurt. I just stood by the spot you.

Finally, you and Daddy gave me the best birthday surprise ever. After my run Saturday morning, Daddy had me pack everything for a night out of town. We drove up to Park City where he had borrowed his Uncle Dennis' condo for the night. It was so much fun. Lots of my friends came and we went out to dinner, then back to the condo to hot tub. You were really fun for everyone to play with, and then you went to bed right on time so mommy could play :) You got up nice and early the next day and then we went out and hot tubed with you. It was on low and you loved it. You were dancing and singing away.

I better wrap this entry up. I will include a few of my favorite pics from this past week. I love you tooooo much!!.. Mommy.

How You Have Grown

In Mommy's Tummy & Each Month After



Now :)

First Day Of Your Blog

Well Madison, Mommy is really late starting this blog. I just finally realized that you do way to many cute things everyday, and there is just no way I am going to remember them all. I am going to do my best to write in this journal at least once a week.

There is no way to summarize how much the first 10 months of your life have enriched mine. You are by far the most perfect, special gift I have ever been given. You have been a pleasant, easy baby right from the start. I think that Heavenly Father must have known that this was the only way Mommy & Daddy woudl make it. I sure hope that if you have a sister or brother, they come out the same way.

You are now 10 months 15 days old. You LOVE to sing and dance. You have one tooth and one on its way (your two bottom teeth). You are just learning to crawl, and get around doing the army crawl. Before now, you were the queen or rolling to your destination, even though you got a late start rolling over.

Just last night, you surprised us by crawling all the way down the hallway and then opening the door to the office where your daddy was changing. I was laying on the couch watching TV...and I thought you were laying on the floor playing next to me. All of the sudden I heard Daddy say "What are you doing in here?". I looked down the hallway and there you were, opening the door. We were shocked. You had never traveled that far through the house on your own. Time to buy a baby gate.

Today you had another first. When I went to get you from your morning nap (you take 2 nice 2 hour naps at this point) you were standnig up holding on to the railings of your crib. You have never gotten yourself up like that before. Which means, time to lower the crib again.

My sweet baby girl is growing up so fast. It is a real internal struggle for me because I can't wait to see who you grow up to be or how cute of a toddler you will be...but I want you to stay my baby forever. I never want you to get married...go to college in another state...or ever leave my side.

I hope this blog helps us both remember this very special time in our lives.

Here are are couple quick thoughts from the past 10 months that I don't want to forget:
- You started making the cutest face a couple of weeks ago. You scrunch up your nose and mouth and breath in and out really heavy. Almost like you were going to make a piggy noise. I took you to the grocery store the day you started doing it (non-stop that whole day) and you did it to some lady walking by us in the aisle. She thought it was so cute she had to go get her husband to show him. He came over...and you did it again for him.. right on queue.
- You LOVE to sing. I recently bought you a microphone. I sing into it and then pass it to you and you start singing. So cute that you know what to do.
- You have had many nanny's, but by far your favorite was Jake. He took such great care of you, and you love him still when he comes to visit. He took you on tons of walks, and fed you your first baby food (carrots).
- You used to only nap in your swing. Suzie finally forced me to start making you nap in your crib (about 5 months old). then it took me another 3 months before I would let you sleep in there at night. I loved having you slppe next to me, and half way through the night feeding you and letting you sleep in bed with me.
- I almost smothered you on your first camping trip :( We went to fish lake (3 hrs south of Salt Lake). It was rainy and cold so I had you sleep in my sleeping bag verses your playpen. I woke up at least every 30 min because I was scared you were going to be smothered...and one time you almost were. You were way down in the bag. I had a terrible time going back to sleep.
- When you were first born...Mommy was SOOOO tired. You and I ended up sleeping out in the living room a lot because you liked sleeping in your vibrating chair. So I would put you in your chair on the coffee table, and I would sleep on the couch next to you. We did that for many a month on and off :)
- What I hear from other people about you all the time: You HUGE beautiful blue eyes, your super duper long eyelashes, your adorable chunky thighs, she's such a happy baby, "does she have red hair?" (we have no idea what color it will be).
- Trips you've been on so far: California (airplane, 2 mos.), Fish Lake (camping, 7 mos), Unita's (camping 9 mos), Nova Scotia (airplane, 9 mos), Bear Lake (Uncle Gary Cabin, 10 mos)
- Events you've attended: Utah Jazz Game (6 mos) (had to buy baby ear plugs...you kept everyone around you entertained), Indigo Girls Concert (8 mos), Buzz Baseball games (2 times)
Ok...so there are a million more memories...but I need to end this post. I will jsut have to add stuff as I go.

I love you so much Madison. Thank you for coming into my life. Love you, Mommy xoxo

Here are a few if your first pics. Welcome to the world my sweet baby girl.