9 Months

I never can believe these babies go from that^ to this!

Our happy sweet Lainey is 9 months already!

She weighs 14lbs and is 26.5 inches long

A little of everything!

I've missed a lot!

Here goes....

Matt and 2 of his buddies starting a Christmas light hanging business called X-String Lights and its taken off! They are doing awesome!

Halloween was SO fun this year! Cate loved every minute of it. She was so cute saying Twick o Treeeeaaattt! And always Thank you!

Cate is obsessed with being a princess. She has to wear a princess dress every day. If I don't let her wear a dress or skirt she flips and has a 20 minute tantrum! Its nuts! I've learned its a lot easier to just put her in a dress everyday. All day she sings "I'm a princess, I'm a princess, I'm a princess"

Lainey is still being sweet gentle Lainey! She's walking all around the furniture and can go from standing to sitting. She is a lot less scared now and will hold on with only one hand and walk around. Maybe she'll start walking soon?!

We had a spontaneous one night trip to Las Vegas. The girls LOVED the princess castle!

We signed the papers for our house and should start building any day now!

Another Vegas trip. This one was lots of fun and special because uncle Braden was able to go to the temple for the first time! It was fun to see all of our family!

Family Pictures

Matt took this picture with his phone, I think it looks professional!

A certain big sister gave her little sister chocolate and that little sister loved it!!

This is an upside down picture of a princess with her crown that Cate drew.

Very pregnant Ella. She's due in 10 days!

New hair cut.

And.... (I know this is silly but I have to make a big deal out this so that she'll finally continue to always use the potty!)

Just some Pictures

Look how stinkin cute this little dude is!!

Arryn

At just barely 7 months Lainey is crawling and while holding on to something standing up with out mommy or daddy's help. Its really sad :(

She's getting big way too fast!

Lots!!

I have a lot to report :)

GG (Gramma Hawke) came to visit from Canada for a week!! We had our big annual family birthday party where she surprised the family with a huge pool!! Ahh its sooooo nice!

My AmAzInG sister Lauren had a beautiful baby boy!

I can not believe how strong she is! We went to her normal 38 week appt and doc checked her and said wow! You're dilated to a 6 almost a 7! Get over to the hospital and a couple hours later (with an epidural that did NOT work) she had a handsome 8lb 4oz little stud!

Big sister Libby meeting her baby brother.

Lainey had fun too!

Cate is totally into taking pictures of herself with our Camera!

Sooo from our trials we realize our blessings

A couple of days before my birthday my phone that I've had for 2 years and was a very sad pathetic phone finally died on me. So for my birthday I got a phone I've been wanting for quite a while now. An iphone. 2 hours later this happened:

Yes, it was very very VERY sad but I'm sooo thankful we listened to the spirit and bought best buys black tie protection. We went to best buy and got a brand new one!

The picture below was trying to catch the image of the large amounts of Hives all over Lainey's head and face and Cate trying to Kiss her all better.

The same day my phone broke we woke up to flooding. 1-800 came out to fix it all up and found mold ALL over :( We live in a duplex, in the basement of a duplex, and no one lives to the one connected to us so it had been flooding and damaging our house with out us even knowing for a while.

We have to be out of our house for at least 3 weeks while they fix it up and get rid of all the nasty mold.

Thank heavens for an amazing family that took us right in! We are staying at my grandparents house in Toquerville and eat at my parents every night for dinner.

We are so blessed :)

Lainey is going to be crawling any day now! She's getting so big!!

I wish you could see Lainey's sad hives. They take over her whole face and she gets super super itchy. Its really sad. We took her to the doctor who sent us to an allergist who discovered that she is VERY allergic to Milk and probably a few other things but we aren't sure yet.

So, do I give up breastfeeding (which I am very attached to and love)? Or give up Dairy (its not just the basics, there is a HUGE list of things I can't eat!)?

I don't know!

6 Months!

Oh man, I love this girl!

She makes me so happy!!

Lainey weighs 12.5

She is 25.8 in long

Doc said she is very smart and very strong

She was for sure showing off for him!

He walked in the room jumped back and said "Wow!! Look at those beautiful eyes, they're stunning" I think so too :)

Don't you just want to eat her up?!

Randomness

Ok, I've GOTTA post some of the funny things Cate has been saying and doing lately!!

Me: Cate did you poo?

Cate: No mom I never ever ever ever ever poop!

Cate: Actuallyyyyy

And then she'll switch things up!

Cate always stands on the toilet next to me while I'm putting makeup on so, today I was getting ready and I looked down and Cate was putting mascara on her eyelashes! She actually did a good job and got almost all of her lashes and only a little on her nose! Haha She said: Look mom I'm pretty!!

We were helping her say prayer...

Me: Heavenly Father thank you

Cate: You're welcome Heavenly Father

Cate: Really Mom?

Cate will be getting into something or be doing something naughty and I'll look at her and say: Caaate!

She'll give me an evil eye, point her finger, grit her teeth and say: Mom you want go time out?!!

Its so hard to be mad at her!

Cate: Oh what happen baby?! My baby is sad, say sorry mommy right now!

We're driving on the freeway and Cate says: Woooow look! Tallest mountain!!

Cate is a little chatter box and does it very very well!! I love it! She is WAY too smart!

And Lainey, little miss Lainey is soooo Strong! She is getting around everywhere! She can't quite figure out how to use her arms and knees together but she drags her self around with her arms or pushes her self with her little frogy legs. She is also a very sweet happy baby. She LOVES attention and is always smiling. I can't believe she will be 6 months in just a few days!! We love her big brown (maybe green) eyes!

Cate & Lainey 5 Months

Here are my two very different girls at 5 months!

Lainey

FINALLY!!

Here are Lainey's newborn pics (4 months later!!)