So This Is Love

Family Pictures

2011-12-30T11:03:00.001-08:00

Family pictures are always interesting. Especially this year with a very active and uncooperative two year old. She didn't want to hold still, look at the camera or keep her headband on. Luckily we were able to get a few cute ones so we didn't have to do a re shoot. Thanks Shauna!

Swimming

2011-04-30T08:15:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I took Olivia swimming at Grandma and Papa's house. I love that my parents have a pool that we can use anytime and that they live so close. Last year we really didn't take advantage of it but this year we will for sure. Even though it was pretty warm out that day the pool was still a little too cold for me, so Olivia got to play in the baby pool instead. She loved it! This little one is a water baby for sure. She especially loved that she could splash around and make a mess with the water all she wanted.

Feb/ March/April

2011-04-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

Feb highlights:
Valentines Day. Jon and I went out on a date! Yay! We aren't very good about having date nights. I know that they are so important and I love them whenever we do go, but it just doesn't happen very often. We honestly have been on maybe 5 dates in the last 19 months and two were anniversarys. We really need to do better.

Olivia's Valentines Day outfit.

I know I know.. the binky. She looks a lot older than she is and believe me I get looks when I'm out and give it to her. But since this picture was taken I'm glad to say that she only gets it at bed/nap time now.

March:

Jon's 35th birthday.

The weekend before his birthday Jon and Ryan took a guys trip to Vegas. They always have fun there. For his actual birthday we kept it simple this year which was nice. We planned a dinner with some friends and played a little joke on the birthday boy. I had Ari text him the morning of the dinner that she would not be able to make it. Then about 30 min before we were suppose to meet for dinner I had Heather, Kassi and Scott cancel too. Jon was totally bumbed that hardly anyone was going to be there. When we got to Abuelos everyone was at the table waiting to suprise him. We thought it was a funny joke and he was pleasantly suprised. I didn't get any pictures except for this one...

The cake! You can tell what I think is important :) Kassi and Heather got some pretty sweet decorations.

Apirl:

Olivia loves shoes. She tries on every pair she can find. Usually she sticks to my flip flops or flats, but the other day she found some high heels and loved them! She actually walks pretty good in them. It was hard to get a picture because she wouldn't stop walking.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Vistancia community garage sale. We usually find some good stuff but this year we only got one thing. I was actually kind of bummed since we woke up so early and drove all the way out there. But when we got home and gave Livy her new car the look on her face made it totally worth it! Love this little girl!

This is Olivia's "Oh no" face. She says that and then grabs her cheeks.. love it!

Snow Fun

2011-01-14T22:03:00.001-08:00

Last Saturday we went up to Flagstaff to go play in the snow. It was fun to have Kassi, Ava and Heather come with us this year. Olivia enjoyed it more this year too. Last year she pretty much slept the whole time. Both girls, Olivia and Ava, liked going down on the sleds,but I think they just liked playing in the snow best. I love that we can drive a couple of hours to go play in the snow but don't have to live in it :)

Ava was laughing so hard at her mom. It was too cute.

Olivia liked to lick the snow

Both girls looks so cute in their bibs. I wish she could wear them all of the time.

A Whole Lot Of Catching Up To Do

2010-12-27T20:46:00.000-08:00

K so its been like 3 months since my last post and I have to admitt that's partly do to beeing busy, but honestly also because I've been lazy. But one of my new years resolutions is to be better. Even if its something short I want to post at least once a month. That seems like a realistic goal right? I don't want to write a novel about the last three months but I do want to hit a few highlights. Here we go....

Family pictures. It was hot, and Olivia was cranky but we had one shot to take them so we did our best. Luckily we were able to get few good ones..enough for my wall collage. These are just a couple that I liked.

Random picture of Olivia. She likes to dump out all of her toys and sit in the box sometimes.

The state fair comes in October and Jon and I usually try and go. We don't go on any rides, mostly just walk around, people watch , and eat some greasy but delicious food. This time we took Olivia to the petting zoo. She was a little nervous at first, but warmed up quickly to all of the animals. She liked the big fat goats the best. She could have spent the whole day in there petting and feeding the goats. Who knows, maybe Grampa Rees wil buy her one someday ;)

Halloween. Happy birthday to me. It was a good one this year. I celebrated for almost a whole week with different dinners and such. I decided though that 27 sounds too old. And even though sometimes I act old, I don't feel it. So I'm going remain 26. Yep that sounds much better. Unfortunatly I didn' get many pictures of Olivia in her costume. I think Kassi got most of the good ones. This is the best one I have. She's such a cute cheerleader.

Olivia loves books! One morning while I was getting her bath ready I came out of the bedroom to find this

That's Olivia reading a book...on Titan's bed! So gross..she isn't allowed to play on his bed, but she wanted to read him a story. And come on...that's pretty dang cute!

We don't get to see our niece and nephews too often. Olivia and I get to see them the most just because my mom has Olivia while I'm at work and somtimes the kids come over there. Ira, aka Fred, loves his Uncle Jon. He always wants to hang out with him and play video games. So we had him over one night so the two of them could hang out. This is him and Jon playing and Olivia telling them where to go or something.

He was very focused

In November we went to the pumpkin patch. I never knew we had one so close until Kassi told us about it. Olivia had a blast. She loved all of the animals especially the baby cow. That was my favorite too.

I tried to give her a smaller pumpkin but she liked this bigger one better.

Thanksgiving. We hosted dinner this year so that we wouldn't have to split time with our families. Lucky we both have smaller families and we could all fit. I really liked it this way and I think everyone else did too.

My favorite picture of the day! GG and Olivia! Too cute!

Later that night we went over to Heather's house and Kassi had the great idea of roasting marshmellows and making smores in the back yard. She got the jumbo marshmellows and the girls loved them.

Every night at 7 and 8 it snowed at Desert Ridge. We took Olivia to see the "snow" one night for FHE. She liked it ok, but fake snow didn't impress her too much. I think it was bubbles or somthing like that.

She would rather dance on the stage with the other kids

Next up was Ari's wedding. She got married in Vegas because that is where her and her new hubby live. What can I say.. it was a crazy fast trip...emphasis on the crazy. But everything turned out beautiful and the bride was gorgeous. We love you Ari and are so happy we could be there for your special day!

We took pretty much the whole wedding with us. This is Marie's Taho filled to the ceiling. The seat on the right was holding our luggage and the one on the left was Heather's little spot. It was a cozy ride with lots of laughs, interesting discussions,and Christmas music!

I went to a Christmas cookie/goodie exchange at Shauna's house and got to see some friends that I dont' get to see very often. I didn't take any pictures that night but this is Olivia and Ava enjoying the chocolate covered marshmellows. Jon organized a white elephant poker game that we had at Heather's house. It was a lot of fun and may have become a new tradition for us.

Glendale Glitters is another thing we like to go to every year. This year the weather was perfect. Just cold enough to feel like winter, but not so cold that didn't want to be outside. This year we went with Heather, Kassi, Ava and Addison. Again I think most of the pictures ended up on their cameras.

Last year Ari bought Olivia this white fleece outfit. Its so cute and has bear ears on the hood. When I put her in it she fell to the floor and started rolling around saying "Whoa whoa whoa" For some reason at first she thought she couldn't walk in it.. it was pretty funny.

Another tradition we have is the morning of Christmas Eve we go out to breakfast. No pictures of that either, but it was fun and yummy. That night we had dinner at Kassi and Scotts and exchanged gifts. It was fun spending Christmas Eve with our other family.

Ava trying on her mom's new shoes.

Olivia loved her new baby from the Andrus's

Sweet little Addi

Christmas morning! We got to relax at home for a while before going to visit our families

Titan got some goodies from Santa too

Olivia's favorite present was her doll stoller. She pushes it all over the place. She doesn't limit rides to just her dolls though. Her books, dishes, shoes and even Titan's new treats all get to go for a ride. Yes that's what is is the stoller in this picture..dog treats.

So that's it! We had some good times over the past few months and are looking forward to a great new year!

She's How Old?

2010-09-21T11:44:00.000-07:00

Saturday was Olivia's 1st birthday. What?! That's crazy?! Jon and I can't believe she is already one. She's a big girl now and doing so much. I was going through some of her pictures so I could put some out for her party and it is seriously so crazy how much she has changed and grown. She did just what I told her..come out small I said and then get chunky later. We love our little girl so much! She makes everyday better and teaches us so much. She is, in my opinion, PERFECT. She's got such a little personality and makes me laugh everyday. Every stage so far has been "my favorite". Yes this 1year old stage is my new favorite. I love watching her learn and figure things out. I love so see what she thinks is funny and interesting. And I love love love to kiss and hug her! She gives the best kisses.. even if they are open mouth and very wet.. I'll take em! Some of her favorites right now:
Playing tug of war with Titan and his rope
Walking EVERYWHERE
Stuffed animals and her newest fav... her baby doll
Watching Backyardigans and Olivia
Waving bye bye
Reading books...especially with grandma
Favorite words are: dada, mama, Titan and uh oh she has also said bye, done, grandma, grandpa, Donna, Kassi, and silly
Favorite food: Cheese, pasta, bread and fruit. Unfortunatly she is starting to not like veggies :(
Yep she's growing up. A big 1 year old now.

Saturday we had her birthday party. Mostly family...actually all family :) Olivia had a lot of fun and enjoyed being the center of attention..wonder where she gets that from. Even her cousins were able to be there. They had fun helping her open her presents and watching her dive right into her cake. Thanks to everyone for all of your help and for coming to celebrate!

All out of order AGAIN!

TWO dogs??

2010-08-06T07:14:00.000-07:00

Two dogs. No we did not get another dog, but there is a slight chance that Olivia thinks that SHE is a dog. I know this sounds a little crazy. I mean what ten month old would think she is a dog? And what would make me think that she thinks that? Well I have a few reasons...

Reason #1
She is obsessed with Titan's food and water dish
( this is probably normal since it is on her level but wait there's more)

Reason #2
She recently discoverd his collar. Since it is so hot outside he spends alot of time indoors and we don't always have his collar on him. But when we do she sits next to him and plays with it. The other day when it was off of him she found it and was trying to put it on her neck.

Reason #3
She wimpers. Titan isn't a really whiny dog but sometimes when he gets excited or wants something and is being ignored he will whimper. She has started doing this too. Oh she also tries to bark.

Reason #4
She follows him everwhere and wants to be where he is. Upstairs, downstairs, outside, on his bed...you name it. If he is there she thinks that's where she needs to be too. Last week he was laying on the floor on his back and she crawled over right next to him and layed there too. For like 5 min just laying there staring at the wall.

Reason #5
LICKING!!! Yes that's right! Licking! She started licking almost everything but the main things she licks are the tile and the carpet! Who licks the floor? Dogs! And earlier this week instead of kissing Jon she licked him...twice. Forehead and cheek...just like who...the dog!

Ok so those are my reasons. Maybe this is all totally normal. Maybe she just loves her dog. Maybe its because she doesn't have any siblings to copy. Who knows..but for now I think she thinks she's a dog.

Found!

2010-07-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

I lost my camera over a month ago so I haven't been sticking to my goal of blogging more often. And honestly I'm more of a picture blogger. I love reading other peoples thought and insights. Maybe someday I'll be better at that. But for now its mostly pictures. And yes I realize that almost all of them are of Olivia, but lets be honest.. she is way more fun to look at. These are all out of order but oh well :)

Our trip to Sedona yesterday

Yes we are trash. We let our baby play in the creek in nothing but a diaper. I didn't think she would get in because its still pretty cold, but she loved it.

I leave for work pretty early and she rarely is already awake. So most mornings this is what I see. So sweet.

Swimming at Grandma's. The big pool is a little overwhelming when her cousins are over so she enjoys watching them from her own pool. They always come over and check on her and Tommy especially likes showing off for her.

She discovered the stairs a while ago. Don't worry! I was right behind her, although she didn't know it. I was just wondering how far she would go.

Titan. Yes I believe that Titan is the BEST dog ever. He lets Olivia do whatever she wants to him. This includes climbing on top of him, sitting on his face, pulling his ears and lips, etc.

It looks like he is biting her but actually she is just shoving her hand in his mouth trying to get his teeth and tongue. He NEVER even growls. What dog does this?!

California

2010-06-07T12:32:00.001-07:00

Last Wednesday we went on our first family vacation and mine and Jon's first vacation in over a year! Yes we were waaaayyy over do for a little get a way. So we decided that San Diego would be a great place to get away from the heat. It was so nice there.. seriously between 65 and 75 the entire time! We were only going to be there for 3 nights.. Cali is a little expensive :) so we did as much as possible while we were there. I was a little worried about how Olivia would do on the car ride there since she is quite a busy little girl who loves to crawl and move around. But I guess I should have known that my easy going baby would be easy going in this situation too. We didn't hear a peep out of her until we were about 15min away from the hotel. Nice! We stayed at Paradise Point Resort...I highly recommend staying there. It was way nice and it actually reminded me of Hawaii because of all of the trees and flowers that covered the property. Plus it had 5 pools and was right on mission bay. Cant' beat that! We went everywhere while we were there and really enjoyed spending time as a family. It's always nice to come home, but with this heat I'm thinking we will have to get away again soon :)

Olivia playing on the bed. I think she loved how big it was.

Ready for our day at the zoo. Seriously the best zoo! All of the animals were so close that it made it easy for Olivia to see them and enjoy being there.

Olivia staring at the white wolf. This was her reaction to all of the animals..probably trying to figure out what they all were. So cute!

Ready for the pool

She liked splashing dad

Olivia slept with us while we were there..still not sure if that was a good idea or not. But I had to get a picture of how she would sleep. She gave me tons of room but was always snuggled up to Jon. He would move her over in the night but she always found her way back. I thought it was so sweet.

The humidity made her hair curl. My little curly sue.

Mission Beach

She loved crawling and playing in the sand and only tried eating it twice

The water was waayyyy to cold for me and Olivia so we only stuck our feet in. Jon was brave and swam for a little bit

April

2010-05-03T18:34:00.000-07:00

April was a pretty eventful month for Olivia. She has grown so much! Not just in size but also what she as accomplished.
1) Two teeth came in (one on top and one on the bottom)
2) She said ma ma and da da for the first time
3) She started crawling
4) She got her first haircut
5) She has her first favorite song. The theme from the Office. Funny huh? But evertime it comes on she gets really excited.

I love all of these new things..so much fun, but I also feel like my baby is growing up to fast. She has started the "i'm going to get into everthing I'm not suppose to" phase. Which keeps us on our toes. She is such a sweet baby and really funny. She makes me laugh everday.

I realize that I only really talk about her when I post, but that's because she is the best and most exciting thing going on in our lives right now. An other exciting though is that Jon recently got approved for more hours at his job without having to work on Sundays. Yay! Every little bit helps around here and hopefully he will get a new position soon which will help financially and hopefully let him work closer to home. But until then we are just grateful to have jobs. Thanks babe for being such a hard worker! Olivia and I are so lucky to have you!

At the train park for a birthday party

First hair cut BEFORE

AFTER Thanks Kassi for doing both of our hair!

Oh ya an other big thing that happened at the end of the month was Olivia got a DOC band or helmet. Yep she is a helmet baby. At her four month check up the Dr noticed a flat spot on the right side of her head. She said it wasn't too bad but to keep our eye on it and to try and get her to turn her head more to the left when lying down. At her six month check up she still had the flat spot and the Dr suggested we get it checked out at a place called Cranial Technologies. After meeting with them and going over the pros and cons of getting her this band we decided to do it. It's only for 14weeks or less. Right now that seems like forever but in the long run it isn't. Plus there is a chance that is could get worse, cause jaw problems and or vision problems later on. So why risk that if we could fix the problem now with something as simple as a band for a few weeks. The doctors think this happened for two reasons: 1) she was a really good sleeper early on. She would sleep for 7-8 hours by 2 1/2 -3 months old. So laying on her back for so long when her head was so soft caused it. 2) she might have had a tight muscle which caused her to favor the right side.
I was really worried how she would handle having something on her head. I bought her TONS of cute headbands and flower clips before she was born but never got to use them because she doesn't like anything on her head. The night before her appointment I hardly slept at all worrying about how this would affect her. But I should have known that she would be just fine. She is so easy going why would this change that. So I am happy to say that she is still my happy baby and so far so good.

Right after the dr put the helmet on

We went to Sedona this past weekend. So nice to get a way for the day and the weather was great!

She loved riding on dad's shoulders and watching Titan run and chase bugs.

Ideas

2010-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:00

Ok so recently I was called to be the 2nd counselor in the relief society. This means that I am in charge of our "extra meetings" (enrichment, homemaking, whatever you want to call it). I am in need of some fun ideas for classes and activities so if you have any fun ideas or if you've done anything fun in your ward PLEASE let me know. You can leave a comment or email me at
dmarierees@yahoo.com Thanks!!!

March

2010-03-23T17:18:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to update for a few weeks now but it seems like I can never find the time. This month has gone by so fast. I'm not even sure what has made it so busy, but it feels like there is always something to do or somewhere to be. My days "off" don't exsist. But I guess that's what happens when you grow up, get married and have a baby. I love it though. On the 16th it was Jon's 34th birthday. That's right 34! Man he's getting old..ha ha j/k babe :) We celebrated the weekend before with our friends at PF Changs yum! And then on his real birthday the three of us spent some family time together and had another delicious dinner at Bravi. I had my camera for both nights but of course I forgot that I had it so these are the only three pictures that I got.

Heather and I made this cake with her new donut shaped cake pan. I did the decorating but it looks kinda like something Olivia might do :P

Olivia turned 6 months on the 18th. I can't belive she is already half a year old!! She is getting so big and it seems like she does something new everyday. I love that she is starting to really show her personality. . . which by the way includes a little sweet and a little sassy. Some days alot of sass. She is now 16.4 lbs (5o%) and 27 1/2 in tall (94%). Where this tall baby came from I don't know!??!

This is her taking a bath in the big tub

Green beans which she liked even though it doesn't look like it

I love Kid to Kid. It is a great place to find gently used toys for about half the price. Sometimes they even have brand new ones that are still way cheaper than at target or babies r us. This is Olivia enjoying my newest find.

Just because

2010-02-16T20:56:00.001-08:00

These are some pics that I thought were cute

Joy and Olivia

too much fun in the snow

Valentines day dress from Heather

2010-02-12T10:18:00.001-08:00

About 2 1/2 months ago our dishwasher broke. So I put in the work order to the management company right away..no one wants to be without a dishwasher. I thought it would take a few days, maybe 2 weeks tops to get a new one. It is now the middle of Feb. and I finally got our new one today! Yay! At first I thought that being without one wouldn't be so bad. Really a dishwasher is a luxury not a nessecity. But not having one got really old really fast.I was tired of my kitchen ALWAYS looking like this

So I was so excited about getting the new one today. It is now here and I have two problems with it. It is loud. Like way loud. And it is white! White! Really!? Everything else is black! It's used..which I'm totally fine with but they couldn't have given us a black one so it would match? Really?! We can't be too picky though since we didn't have to pay for it but the whole situation is annoying. I figure we only run it at night and we will be upstairs so the noise won't be too bad, and I'm just gonna have to be creative about covering it up or something so it isn't such and eye sore.

Olivia Update
Olivia is such a good sleeper. Example: Last night she went to bed at 9 and didn't wake up till 8 this morning. Sometimes she gets up a little earlier than that but 6 is the earliest. She's been doing this since she was about 2 1/2 months! Yay! This past week we tried something new. After her last bottle we put her in her crib..still awake. I give her her binky, her teddy bear, turn on her music and then I leave. I can hear her talking and kicking around for about 10min and then she is out. It has been really nice that she can put herself to sleep. Honestly I don't mind holding her until she falls asleep,duh, but I also don't want it to be a must. The only complaint I have about her sleeping habits is that she does this

All of the time! She was just laying on this blanket and she reached up and pulled it over her head! She likes to have her face covered. If there is no blanket like when she is in her crib, she will use her bear or her arm. Funny girl. But it worries me that she can't breath. So after I know she is really asleep I have to go and move the blanket or her bear off of her face. When she gets older I bet she will want one of those eye covers..princess :) So she is doing great! She is such a happy baby and we love her oh so much!

Cousin

2010-01-24T20:18:00.000-08:00

About once a month one of my nephews or my niece go over to my parents house for a little one on one grandma and grandpa time. The fun thing about this is since my mom watches Olivia while I am at work she gets to see her cousins for a little bit before I come and pick her up. This last week was Ira's turn. She LOVES him. He is so cute with her too. He always wants to hold her and sings her songs and plays with her. I'm so glad that she gets to see her cousins.

Rice Cereal

2010-01-21T18:33:00.001-08:00

Last night Olivia tried some rice cereal for the first time. I've heard that usually babies don't really like it at first so I decided to only make a little to see how she reacted. She LOVED IT!! It took her a few tries to get use to the spoon and to open wide for me but once she got the hang of it she was an eating machine. Maybe she will be like her dad and not be picky at all. That would be great! I know that this is silly but it made me feel like she is getting too big.. like she's all grown up. Silly I know.. she is still a baby.. I mean she's only 4 months! I am excited for all of the new things that she is doing and all of the new stuff still to come. Oh how I love my baby bear!

Waiting..

Satisfied

Four Months

2010-01-19T15:47:00.000-08:00

Olivia was four months yesterday. I can't believe how big she is getting and it seems like every day she does something new. Right now her favorite thing is the sound of her own voice. She has learned that she can squeal very loudly and very high pitched.. this is fun for us all...for about 5 minutes :) She is also teething so she is a bit of a drooly mess these days and constantly has her fingers in her mouth. She has been able to hold her head up really good for a while now and is now trying to sit up on her own. She loves being in her bouncy seat and her bumbo...makes her feel like a big girl. Daddy was the first person to make her laugh, but I think that Titan has made her laugh the hardest. For some reason she thinks he is pretty funny. No matter who is making her laugh I think it's the most wonderful sound. We went to the Dr today for her check up and she said that we can try giving her some rice cereal now. So that is what we will be trying tonight. Hope she likes it!
Oh ya she is now 14.7lbs (70%) and 25 1/4 in tall (83%)

Four shots today

December

2010-01-09T20:34:00.001-08:00

These are all out of order but this is our December.

Tired after an exciting Christmas morning

Poor Jon was sick :( But he was a good sport and let me wake him up early

Bundled up for Glendale Glitters

Olivia and her bff Ava

All ready for her blessing

What's Going On?

2009-11-17T11:36:00.000-08:00

In the last few weeks we...

Moved

New house

All ready to move

Old house

We celebrated our 1st anniversary

Wedding day

One year later

We've been busy unpacking and getting settled into our new home. It takes a little longer with a baby around and I've been back to work for a little over a week now :( Olivia is loving her time with Grandma Rees though while mom is away. Tomorrow she will be two months! Wow! It really seems like I just had her. Today was her 2 month check. 5 shots! Poor baby! Before she got them I swear she was flirting with the assistant. She kept smiling and cooing at him. Then all of a sudden 5 big pokes. That will teach her to flirt with boys.. way to young for that!

Head: 38cm 30th%

Weight: 10lbs 11.5 oz 50th%

Length: 23 1/4 in 83%

She's doing great!

Next time I need to pay attention so I don't cut off her head ;)

More Pictures

2009-10-20T09:10:00.000-07:00

Olivia was 2 weeks old in these pics. She already looks so different.

New Born Pics

2009-10-10T20:03:00.000-07:00

We had Olivia's pictures taken a week ago and these are the ones we got back so far. Many more to come! Thanks Brittany and Shauna!

And Baby Makes Three

2009-09-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

Olivia Paige Canyon was born 9/18/09...right on time! We were a little surprised when my contractions started Thursday night. Earlier that week I had gone to the doctor and there was still nothing happening. My doctor told me he was going to enduce me the following weekend so she would be born on the 26th. Luckily though Olivia was ready to come on her own. The whole labor thing went great! I had contractions all night Thursday and then in the morning around 10 we went to the hospital. I really didn't want to get sent home so we waited and called my doctor in the morning to see what he thought. After telling the nurse my symptoms she told us she thought it was time to head to the hospital. Everything went so smooth. The nurses at Thunderbird were amazing.. I loved them all. They really made the whole process so easy and comfortable for the both of us.
I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who came to visit or sent messages to us. It made us both feel so loved and the support was great. Having good family and friends makes all the difference.
So now we are home and getting use to each other and this new routine. But honestly it as been so easy so far. Its crazy to think that we are parents but at the same time it just seems so natural. Jon is an amazing dad and is so in love. The feeling is mutual from Olivia too. She loves to just stare at him and turns her head whenever she hears his voice. So things are good. Things are great actually. I am so happy and so blessed to have a perfect little girl and the best husband ever.

Coming home

She does not like the bath..

but she loves to get her hair washed..a true girl

funny face

Oh ya.. she was 6lbs 10 oz 19 1/2 in

38 weeks...

2009-09-04T12:58:00.000-07:00

And nothing! I know that technically I have two more weeks to go, but come on.. I'm done. A couple of weeks early isn't asking too much is it? Apparently for the little princess inside me it is. She seems to be quite content in her little home. I went to the doctor today and he told me that I'm not even a one yet. He called it a finger tip dialation and was able to feel the top of her head and that my cervix is soft but other than that.. nothing. The good news is that he thinks there is only a 5% chance that I will need a c section. So that's good I guess. I know that I shouldn't complain because really I have had a very easy pregnancy with no complications. But I'm hot and I'm tired and I just want to see my baby. I want to see her cute little feet and see who's eyes and nose and everything she has. I want to see all of the black hair that we all are assuming she will have. I just want to hold her in my arms and give her kisses. But I guess if I have to wait a little longer that won't be so bad. I know that there are a few things that I will actually miss about being pregnant. I will miss feeling her move inside me. It's really the neatest feeling in the world and you can't explain it you really have to experience it. I will miss how excited I get to have an ultrasound and see what she looks like now. I will miss having her with me always. Right now I never have to leave her.. 24/7 she is my little buddy. I will also miss eating whenever and whatever I want and not having to worry too much about it. So I should just enjoy these next few days or weeks and not complain or get frustrated. She will be here soon enough and then the "fun" will begin.

Update.. FINALLY...I know!

2009-07-12T19:08:00.000-07:00

It's been a little while since I last updated. Not because I haven't had anything to write about, but because I'm really bad at this, and things have been pretty busy. Honestly since it has been so long I don't even know where to start. Ok, I'm 30 weeks now (yay!) and feeling pretty good. The baby is growing and moving like crazy.. very active little girl. Hopefully we will know soon if I will still need a C-section. I'm really ok doing it either way since I don't know any different, but I would just like to know which way we are going to do this for sure. She is still a no name (poor little girl) but we do have it narrowed down to 4. Jon promised me that by my shower we would have a name picked out, so that's not too much longer. This heat hasn't been very fun , but luckily I work inside and my parents have a pool. Jon, Titan and myself have been going over there to swim the last three weekends. A few weeks ago we took a day trip to Oak Creek. Seriously a little piece of heaven. The day we went it was easily mid to low 70's!!

Since Jon and I will be moving about a month after the baby is born we aren't getting a nursery ready. Its hard not being able to do that yet just because it makes me feel like I'm not really ready. Plus it would be so much fun. We did get a crib the other week and our plan was to keep it in its box until we moved, but I just had to see it. So Jon being the good husband that he is put it together for me.

I think the crib is really cute, but after going to a few other baby stores I decided that I didn't like it anymore. I wasn't really happy with the quality, it didn't seem very sturdy, and I figured even if it cost us a little more money, having a good, safe crib would be worth it. So yesterday Jon took this one apart and re packaged it. I was going to take some pics of him doing that, but I didn't want to push my luck :)

A few people have been asking for a belly picture update so here it is. My big belly :P

We're having a . . .

2009-04-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

GIRL!!! We just found out yesterday and are so excited and suprised. I could have sworn we were having a boy, and most people that guessed thought we were too. I love going the doctor because I love seeing the baby..it makes it more real. But yesterday was the best one. It was the first one that Jon was able to go to and I loved watching his expressions as he watched the baby. Everything looks good and she was so active. She was having a good time in there. She seems to be a little stubborn too. I don't know where she would get that from :) When we were trying to see her little parts she kept crossing her legs or putting her heals in the way. She finally gave us a peak and then put her hand down there to cover herself. I guess she's just a little lady ;) So now that we know what we are having we can start shopping (yay) and deciding on a name. I think that could take a while though.

sucking her thumb

This is what she looks like from the outside. I officailly can't button any of my pants so I guess I will be doing a little shopping for me too

Happy Birthday Jon

2009-03-17T16:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Jon's birthday. He is now the big 33! We had a nice dinner with a few friends at the Cheesecake Factory mmmm! Then we went back to Heather's for cake and guitar hero. We kept it pretty simple this year but I think he still had a very happy birthday.

12 Weeks and Counting

2009-03-07T18:31:00.001-08:00

I know that I already posted, but then I realized that I hadn't said anything about our baby yet. I am currently 12 weeks..yay! So far pregnancy has been...well... I'm not loving it, but I know that I could be feeling alot worse and that we are so blessed to be having a baby so I try my best not to complain...too much. I'm actually starting to feel better lately. I can actually eat real food and real portions and I have a little more energy. Jon has been so amazing and supportive. Whatever it is that I need, no matter how big or small my demands are, he is always willing to get it for me. He even does most of the chores around the house and makes me just rest after work. I know that this has been an adjustment for him but he really had been so good to me. Everyone tells me that the second trimester is alot easier, so I guess we will just have to see if that's true for me.

This is about 8 weeks and the baby just looks like a blob

This is at 11 weeks and he/she actually looks like a baby. It's amazing the difference in just 3 weeks. I really like this one because his/her hand and fingers are so obvious.

Yep, I have a belly. I use to get a little bloated by the end of the day, but by morning I had my flat tummy again. Not anymore, this thing is here for a while and is only going to get bigger.

The Canyon Family's Newest Addition

2009-03-07T18:15:00.000-08:00

On Feb 24th Jon's sister Jessica had a beautiful baby boy. She named him Malakiah Isaa Canyon, ( Kiah for short) and he was 9lbs 5oz 21inches long. She did great! It only took about 30 min of pushing and the nurses told her that she made having a 9lbs baby look easy. We are all just so happy for her and know that she is going to be a good mom. Congrats Jess! We love you both so much.

Jessica just a few hours after labor

I love this kids hair! There is seriously so much!

Definitly has the Navajo cheeks

Oh Baby!

2009-02-11T16:39:00.000-08:00

Yep! That's right! I'm pregnant. Jon and I found out a few weeks ago and were planning on keeping it our little secret for a while but exciting news like this is just so hard to keep to yourself. The night that we found out we both were a little surprised. I don't know why but we both thought it would take longer than it did. But after taking 3 pregnancy tests all of which were positive we accepted the fact that we are going to be parents. Jon was in shock for a couple of days, but we are both really excited. I guess we are just making up for lost time. I definitly have a lot of the symptoms, but I just know it could be worse so I try not to complain. I had my first appointment last week. I love my doctor by the way.. he is just so nice. The baby is about half an inch and has a very strong heart beat. It is seriously the cutest little bean I've ever seen. Our little bundle of joy is due September 18th. Stay tuned for more belly updates.

Snow Day

2009-01-22T15:59:00.001-08:00

Last weekend we went to Flagstaff to play in the snow. I was wondering how much snow would be left to play in since it has been pretty warm down here lately. Luckily there was tons!! At some points it went above my knee!! Heather really wanted to build a snowman since she never had before and Jon wanted to try out Heather's snowboard. It was a lot of fun playing up there but I'm still glad that I don't have to live in it.

This pic is for Ari... you know why

Heather sunk in so for once I am taller!

My cat ears

Holiday Fun

2009-01-09T11:17:00.000-08:00

I have been so bad at taking pictures lately. The only Christmas pictures I took were all actually taken before Christmas. My New Years resolution is to take more pictures an be better at blogging. This is the only journal I have, so I have to do better.. and I will.
I love the holidays for a lot of reasons, but mostly because we get to spend time with family and friends. Remembering some good times and making new memories...seriously its the best.

Putting up Heather's tree. This thing is a beast!!

Another reason I love Christmas... Fun socks!!!

Me and little Rookie dog

I love Heather's outfit!

Our first Christmas tree. Jon's mom and sis brought it to us. We were so excited because we really weren't sure if we would have one this year.

While we were decorating Titan came over to us with this stuck to his nose!! He wanted to be apart of the decorating too. Our Rudolph dog!

Its like this sign was made for us

Family pic at Glendale Glitters. Titan has grown a little bit since last year.

Reception

2008-12-22T20:06:00.001-08:00

These are some pics from the reception. Everything turned out so beautiful! I loved it! Thank you so much to everyone who helped with the decorations, food, and clean up. You all are the best!!! I owe you big time. Photos are by Ghira Daisy

We also had an open house up in Cameron..aka The Rez. It was a lot of fun meeting so many of Jon's family. I love them!

This is baby Cash. So stinkin cute!! He's only 13 or 14 months old and he easily weighs over 30 lbs. I want one!!

Wedding Day!!!

2008-12-12T08:34:00.000-08:00

Jon and I were married November 6th 2008. It was a day that we both had been waiting for for a long time... but it was so worth the wait. Everything was perfect. The weather was great, the flowers were beautiful(thanks Heather) and everyone was just so happy. But what really made the day so wonderful was marrying my best friend. Actually, being sealed for time and all eternity to my best friend. Knowing that he is mine and I am his forever and ever no matter what happens is such an amazing feeling. So here are some of the pics all of which were done by Natalie Montez photosbynatalie.blogspot. Thanks for the amazing pictures!!

2008-11-26T20:08:00.001-08:00

Now that Jon and I are married I decided to start our own blog. I have been horrible at posting lately and hope to do much better this time. There has been so much going on the last couple of months, wedding, moving , etc. So for a while I will be playing catch up on what has been going on in our life. But not tonight.. :)