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Thanksgiving and Baby Update... of course!

I want to start this blog off by letting everyone know what I am thankful for this year!

Most of all I am thankful for my Heavenly Father who loves me and I know He loves me because He has blessed my life so completely! I am thankful for a husband who I love more than anything. I am thankful for a child who brings such joy to my life. I am thankful for our jobs, our home, our friends and our family!

As for my child and his update, well I just can't believe all that he is doing now. It was like one day he was stuck wherever I put him and now... he is sitting up, crawling, pulling himself up and eating (a little bit and very picky) but still he is eating! So here are some picks to show off my little man! ENJOY!!!!!

The first time Arlo ate a food that he liked! He is just like his mom!!!

Arlo with his most favorite pal!

Crawling Arlo!!!

Cute teething Arlo with 6 TEETH and more coming in!!!

My first Thanksgiving dinner that I cooked. By two brothers and my nephew came over to celebrate it with us!!!

Arlo's very 1st time pulling himself up! And it has been nonstop ever since!!!!

Thanksgiving on Friday in Prescott with the Grandparents!!!

Arlo and I in front of the Christmas tree!!!

Crawling

So my little guy started crawling today! He's been scooting around (which looks a lot like the worm) for a few weeks now but yesterday he actually moved his arms with his legs two times. And today it was more like five and then the worm... then five hand and leg movements... then the worm... and on and on. I am just so proud of my baby. I wish it wasn't so early, but it is... so I am a one proud mama!!!!!!

This video is about 1 week after... from the 1st blogging about it!

Bragging!!!

Okay, so just a warning up front, this blog is purely just to brag!!!! So do not read unless you want to be insanely jealous!!!

This weekend Tim and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary by going on vacation!! I know our anniversary was a month ago, but we had to postpone celebrating it until this weekend. So it all started on Saturday when we took Arlo to grandma's house for the weekend. Then Tim and I drove all the way to... wait for it... Phoenix, AZ!!! (I was willing to drop the baby off, but I did not want to be to far from him, just in case!) We booked a hotel room at the beautiful Arizona, Grand. Where we stayed sat, sun and mon. We spent the weekend enjoying one another company, shopping, going to the water park, going to the movies, sleeping in and going to the spa. I loved all of it, as much as I didn't think I would enjoy being away from my baby for so long, I really loved being with Tim! My husband really is the best husband in the world. All weekend long he did whatever I wanted to do, he watched a girl movie with me, he opened all my doors and we talked. Not like how was your day talk, but real conversation like we had when we were dating! It was so much fun being around him, and although the vacation spot could have been better, I could not have been with better company!!! Baby... I LOVE YOU!!!!

Now, if that did not make you jealous then listen to how we ended our wonderful staycation. Today, we slept in and when we woke up we both went to the spa where we got an hour-long couples massage and then Tim's fun was over he had to go back to work, but my fun kept going with a facial, a manicure and a pedicure. That's right 4 hours of relaxing, me time! How many brand new mothers can say they have had that? And, I loved every selfish second of it!!!

I love my life!!!

Fit Bit

Okay, I am so excited! Last year for Christmas my brother swore he got me the best christmas present, but it was on backorder. I thought... ok, whatever, it is my brother after all, I was not expecting much. A few days past Christmas, then a few weeks, then a few months and around July (my birthday) my brother told me he hoped his present he bought me for Christmas would come in time for my birthday. At this point I had totally forgotten all about his present and I begged him to tell me, what in the world would be on backorder this long. So he gave me the link and told me to go check it out. (www.fitbit.com) The fit bit is a really high tech pedometer. Except not only does it count your steps, it calculates your calories burned, tells you all about your sleep cycles like how much deep sleep vs. light sleep you get through the night. It connects to your own personal web page where you set goals, enter what you eat and much more! It sends information (while still on me) to the base (where it charges) every 15 minutes it updates my computer page for me, so when I get on at the end of the day it is all updated, except the food log. Well, I am so excited because I still have a few more baby pounds to lose and there is no better push to lose the dreaded baby weight than this... and the beautiful mornings that we are now having so I can go out and run! THANK YOU BRYCE!!!!!!!

5 month update

Happy five months to my sweet baby boy!!!! He is just so amazing in every way. He is becoming such a big boy! The things that he has done this month just blow me away. He is just about sitting up by himself, he has been turning over from his back to his tummy for a few weeks now and from his tummy to his back a little less. It cracks me up, because when I put him down for a nap, or bed, and every time I go into his room to check on him he is in a different spot, in a different angle, in a different position. For example, I will put him down on his back, at the top of the crib (under the mobile), I come back 5 min. later and he is on his tummy laying sideways at the bottom of his crib. And the next time I check he will have completely changed again. And then when he wakes up he is always sideways laying on his back and when he sees me he will smile so big while he is holding his toes like he is saying, I knew you would come! He is the happiest little baby I have ever seen!

As of a few days ago he is getting up on his hands and knees and scooting backwards, his laugh has changed, he has gotten his two bottom teeth, his first cold, he is still not eating very well, but while trying he has learned to blow it ALL out, everywhere and giggle about it. Yep, my boy is pretty amazing.

This is his first time in grass, he loved it. He just sat there and played with it (actually he was trying to eat it) for a good 10 minutes.

This is just such a cute picture of my precious red-nosed 5 month old!

This is one of the best shots I can get of his teeth. He does not like to show them off very much.

One of our eating attempts. It is not that he does not like food, he just likes playing in it so much more. (No matter what I try, I swear the most he has eaten is probably no more that 2 spoonfuls!)

I do have a video of his attempt at getting on all fours. He was doing it while I was getting out the camera, but while the camera was on, he just got his feet under him. Which is pretty much the story of his life, we never get anything on camera... until it becomes an everyday thing.

Happy Anniversary!

We have been married for three years now and still have all eternity left, which does not bother me because this is what I get to look forward to everyday...

1. My best friend

2. Cuddling with you and falling asleep while watching movies

3. Eating your cookies (even with the coconut)

4. Sneaking the cookie dough

5. Hand massages during sacrament

6. Flying kites

7. A great smile

8. A great kid with a smile that reminds me of you

9. A man that works hard to provide for his family

10. Singing the greatest songs together

The list could go on but I know that as we change, the list might change and no matter how or when it changes I will love you the same. Happy Anniversary!