15 Months :)

Our smart, little, tall girl!

Weight: 17.5, 0%

Lenth: 31, 71%

Head: 17.5 ,14%

Cate is learning so many new things these days!

~She says around 30 words on a regular basis. She can say way more than that but only repeating words after we say them.

~Her favorite song is itsy bitsy spier, she LOVES doing the actions to them.

~She is trying to learn how to jump.

~ She walks, runs and walks backwards.

~She says "Thank you" after getting something she wants (some of the time :))

~I find her a couple times a day in her room with her books dumped out of a basket that I have the books in with her sitting in the basket while "reading" books to her self.

~She folds her arms for prayer and says amen at the end (or when she wants it to be the end!!)

~She says "all done" when she is bored with something.

~She loves copying her cousing Liby

~She brushes her 6 teeth (it is still VERY difficult for me to brush them first, but I try really hard!!)

Hmmm I know there are lots more, I just can seem to think of them right now!!

Oh yeah....

I forgot to mention that I'm pregnant!! I'm due March 1st. I'm 11 weeks 4 days to be exact!

Everything is great! This pregnancy is totally differant than with Cate. The only symptoms I experience are being super tired and major heart burn BUT I can kinda control both of them! (I'm also a little extra emotional but I think that just has to do with Matt starting the Police Academy and being gone up north ALL week! We only get him on the weekends :( and I HATE it!BUT I'm so glad Matt is doing this for our family! He's such a great guy.) I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and this little thing is perfect!

We are super excited, scared and grateful for this baby!

A little of everything!

Ok...I'm warning you now! There are a ton of pictures! I had a lot of making up to do!

Cate loves to look at books and she loves to be read to. I find her several times a day sitting on her baskets of books reading.

Here are a few pictures of our big girl...

And here is our messy girl..

We had lots of fun at Seven Peaks

Cate and Liby have soooo much fun and get into sooo much trouble together!

Best Cousins Ever!!

One!

This whole post is Backwards!! So if you want to start at the bottom you can!

I guess I've waited long enough to post about Cates First Birthday. I've learned a couple of things since this special day BUT first heres a part of a journal entry I wrote the day before her "big day"

June 3 2010

"Tomorrow Cate is one. I'm sad, so sad. I dont' want her to grow out of my arms and hugs and kisses! I want my baby to be my baby forever! I know its something that just happens and its gotta happen and gonna happen, but, right now its hard."

Hahahha So dramatic! Looking back it WAS tough.

But... I've learned now that its awesome!! I've learned tht I LOVE her growing and learning more and more everyday! I've learned that I love seeing little teeth pop out of her gums. I love watching her silly walk. I love listening to her carry on conversations that no one can understand. I've learned that I love watching her search for and point out her belly button. I love the way she needs me even though she is ''growing up". I love that she can actually say about 20 words (maybe more) and she knows how to use them. I've learned that she ALWAYS will be my baby and she will ALWAYS fit in my arms and she better not EVER grow out of my hugs and kisses! I've learned that she will always love me, even when she's 1!!

Anyways! Cate had a fun water party at the park! Lots of friends came and that made it special!

Thanks everyone!

Motivation

Soooo....I haven't lost any more weight. I go up and down 5lbs all the time. I don't have that drive that helped me lose the weight that I have lost, and I miss it!!! How do I get that back!?!? Every time I have lost weight my body and brain stop at this point, the weight I am at right now. With out that motivation that got me this far I give up too easily. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..any advice?!

Warm Springs

My mom planned a ward camp out at Warm Springs and we joined them and I'm SO glad! Even with Cate getting fried, Matt's hacking cough, the huge wind storm, a broken tent and no air mattress the first night We had so much fun! Warm Springs is beautiful! You should all go. Its owned by the church so they make it as cheap as they can ($2/person/day).

It was super hot during the day so Cate played in the water lots or hung out in her pack n play in the shade.

This is the beautiful crystal clear water

I just had to add this cut pic of Cate exploring

Bad, Very Bad week :(

So, just a few minutes after the 2 pictures above were taken

this happened :( Ella was whining at the door so I ran to let her in and as I was coming back Cate fell off the couch. Poor girl. Here is a shot of Cates first bloody nose. (I had to quickly take my shirt off because as you can see its white and it was my sisters and so I did NOT want to get blood on it.)

Not only did she get a bloody nose she got a fat lip

AND then a few days later we went camping (post coming next) and you can see in the picture below that Cate got fried !! I brought lots of sunscreen but the first day we were there I totally spaced putting any on her. And then today she was playing in her bedroom with Liby and something fell on her and poked her eye. Can you see that little scratch underneath her eye? Its been a few hours now and its pretty swollen.

I for sure feel like the worse mom in the WORLD!

I think she forgives me though...look at that smile! She puts up with so much and deserves (and will be getting) lots of loves, hugs and kisses from mom, thats for sure!

This is..

...our MeSsY girl!!

Hurricanes Got Talent

Above: Arryn

Below: Devyn

In the very center of the photo below is Avrie