Ivory - 2 months

She had her 2 month appointment this week, although she is getting closer to almost 3 months!  I am so sad that it seems like her baby hood is going by way too fast. She is a healthy girl!  She weighs 12 pounds, about 50 % and is in the 60% for height.  Tristan didn't weigh that much until he was almost 4 months old.  The doctor said she should be in a baby contest because of her beautiful eyes, hair and skin, he probably tells all moms these things, but I like to hear it anyways:) She took her shots like a champ, the worst was when I was putting her in her carseat to go home, I poked her in the eye accidentally and that was just one too many hurts for her:(   She's the sweetest baby, pretty smiley, unfortunately she has to learn to entertain herself since she has a pretty attention demanding older brother.  She loves Tristan tho anyways, she always has a smile for him.  Right now she's a mama's girl and since Tristan's a daddy's boy right now it works out.    These are when she's almost 6 weeks old

 (These ones are right before discovering she'd gone poo and it was leaking out her diaper so she has a funny look on her face)

  I need to take more pictures of this girl, here are a few

 All bundled up and ready for church

 So small in this big bed

 haha, looking a little worried here..

Hello 2014

As I review 2013, I realize I completed none of my goals. I know that because I can not even remember what all my goals were.  To rationalize, I did get pregnant, decide to buy a house, move, and have a baby, I should've probably still been able to complete whatever those goals were... but I didn't.  This year, my goal is to make goals every month of what I want to accomplish.  For January, we are starting a health challenge (similar to the ones Annaliese has done) but this one we are on a team, that we pay money to enter, so I'm hoping since we are accountable to other people it will really help us get into better habits and lose weight.  It goes for 2 months so watch for an update... My other goal in January is to get our family room more decorated.  I am hosting a baby shower and Ivory's baby blessing  on the last weekend of Jan. and hoping to get it looking more finished before then.  Oh and last but not least, sleep train Tristan, again, he goes to sleep in his bed so easy at night and then wakes up in the middle of the night and sleeps the rest of the night in our bed.  I never thought I would let my kids sleep in bed with us on a regular basis, but somehow its happened and I want my bed back!

Holidays

The last two months have been a blur of trying to figure out this taking care of two kids thing, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

2 kids thing-  Tristan Loves his baby sister, sometimes a bit too much:)  He is always wanting to touch her and hold her which is cute except the words, be gentle, mean nothing to him and there was a few times when him waking her up from her nap for the 3rd time in one day made me want to cry and/or scream.  As the two month mark rolls around I am feeling good and getting more used to balancing both kids at home.

Thanksgiving-  We decided to go to St. George the first half of the break to spend Thanksgiving day with Ryan's whole immediate family which was there and then came back the day after Thanksgiving to hang out with my siblings that were in town.  

Bath time with cousins in St George

 So nice we could go to the park and play outside in the leaves.

 Sleeping in

 Car ride down to St. George

 Dinosaur musuem

Christmas Festivities-

I say this every year, but this time I really mean it, I am going to get my Christmas shopping done early.  I love Christmas with kids, it is so fun, and this year especially, Tristan just Loved it.  He was so excited for all his Christmas presents.

The part I don't like is rushing around trying to buy presents, not that I don't like giving gifts but it adds stress and instead of spending spare time at the store I'd like to spend it doing more fun things or just being at home and... sleeping.

Going to see Santa! Tristan hadn't said yes to any question asked of him for a long time, we're talking at least a month, probably longer until we asked him if he wanted to go see Santa.

 Tristan loved the huge Christmas tree at the outlets store

Ice sculptures at Thanksgiving Point

 2nd Annual seeing the Christmas lights at Thanksgiving Point.  Last year we rode the trolley this year all the seats were sold out on the trolley so we rode on the trailer which was just as fun, but colder.

 Christmas morning!  This was the first thing Tristan saw when he came down stairs and it was the cutest thing, he got inside, (the video is 10 min long or else I would post it) but he got inside and looked up at us and said TankYou, in his cute little voice:  Train tent $20, Thank you: Priceless

  Tristan's gifts from Santa!

 Tristan loved his Mater pj's from Grandma Sue

 After dinner and Christmas presents at Grandma Cindy's house

 Ivory, Christmas night in her cute little Christmas outfit, goodbye Christmas until next year