6 Months and So Much FUN!!

Oh if I could only get my videos to post from my camera! Today Jaedyn truly started responding to us. Chad was, well I don't know what you would call it, rapping??? "Knickor Bocker, Knickor Bocker" (who knows where that came from???) but Jaedyn started bobbing her head to the beat. It was the cutest thing in the world! He hollered for me to come see and I did and sure enough she did it again! So I ran and got the camera and she did it several more times with the camera running. I was laughing so hard I couldn't hold the camera straight! No way that was coincidence! It is so much fun watching her grow. Last week she discovered "adadadadada" and Chad is in heaven! hehe. She could get him to do anything by saying that. She is eating a bunch now and keeping uh, most of it in her mouth. She loves carrots and sweet potatoes and rice cereal is okay. She hates peas and meat. Actually the chicken made her throw up so I'm gonna hold off on that one for now. I better not be raising a vegetarian... I won't know how to cook! She is also sitting quite a bit right now... that's right, no hands. She gets the most proud look on her face when she's doing it and just looks thrilled. She gets a kick out of peek-a-boo. I struggle getting her to support her weight on her feet still though. At least she does it a little now. It used to be that I would try and she would just pull her little knees up to her belly. Ahhhh, sweet improvement. I have to laugh, I should take a picture so I can post it but Jaedyn has got a comb-over... in the back! When she is falling asleep at night she rubs her head back and forth over and over again and has just rubbed the hair really short! But the hair above it is almost 3 inches long so it hangs down over it in an attempt to cover up the balding spot. Her hair! Oh my word that is an adventure in itself! She's got 2 cowlicks one on each side at the crown of her head and makes her hair stand straight up. Ponytails is the ONLY option. Maybe as it gets longer and hopefully thicker it will take care of that problem. She is so much fun though. We're getting ready to go to Vegas for Thanksgiving and yes, we're driving! Looking forward to that trip! The drive should be interesting but at least we're heading somewhere warm!

PS: THANKS ASH FOR THE PICTURES!!!!

Gas Prices?!?

Hey remember this?!? I just wanted everyone to know how flippin excited I am today! Gas prices dropped below 2 dollars this morning! Woo HOO! Seriously, how can I have a bad day after news like that? This past summer I spent a few cents shy of 70 dollars to fill up my tank once. Ugh. Today I can fill it up for less than 36. How long has it been since gas has been below 2 bucks? It's been so long I don't even remember but I know it was before Chad and I ever met! All who are in favor of this new trend say I!

I've Been Tagged!!

5 Things I was doing 5 years ago...
1- Going to BYU-I figuring out what in the world I wanted to do with my life (wow, I'm really glad that's over.
2- Paying my car off
3- Driving to Springville,UT every other weekend (I miss you guys!)
4- Living with 5 other girls (I still laugh at the videos!)
5- Learning to kick my butt with Trenda.. (Thanks for teaching me how!)

5- 5 things on my to-do list today...
1- Email pix to my mother-in-law
2- FHE (maybe swimming for $2 night?)
3- Feed Jaedyn (mmmmm, sweet potatoes!)
4- Read more of Eldest
5- Make dinner

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1- Um, travel the world
2- Have 20 kids and pay for their college
3- On second thought adopt 20 kids (I really hate being pregnant)
4- Do volunteer work with Drs without Borders
5- Get an Endless Pool
This WAS NOT a healthy question for me!!!

5 Places I have lived...
1- Arizona
2- Germany
3- Louisiana
4- Idaho
5- Utah

5 Jobs I have had...
1- Nanny
2- Subway
3- Math Tutor/Secretary
4- Selling Pest Control
5- Physician Assistant at all sorts of places

5 People I tag...
1- Kellie
2- Rebecca (did you already do this?)
3- Natalie
4- Jana
5- Stephie

6 Months Today!

Wow Time FLIES!! 6 months is a pretty big milestone for a first-timer. Jaedyn got to get her 6 month shots today as well and I'm very glad to report that she did really well. Whew! I still think Chad needs to take a turn doing that so he'll be a little more sympathetic about my complaints! It's so sad!!

Her stats of the month:

Weight: 14 lbs 4 oz (just below 25th%)

Height: 25.25in (about 40th... started out above the 95th!)

Head circ: 17.25 in (about 80th)

Jaedyn's growth is beginning to slow. She's crawling into the average range and will soon be well below average... just like her parents. What I want to know is this, if I'm destined to have small kids... why in the world can't they start out that way?!

Halloween!

We really had a fun Halloween this year. We went to the ward trunk or treat and could not believe all the people! You'd be surprised the people who crawl out of the wood work for free candy! haha. We ran out of candy fast thanks to Chad's large hands and generosity. So having nothing to do we decided to get Jamba's and rent Spiderwick chronicles from RedBox (I love their rentals... you can't beat a buck!). While there we got a call from the Harts, friends of ours, and ended up walking the mall trick-or-treating with Ian, their two-year-old. I wish I would've had a camera. He was a little green monster and adorable!

We did end up watching the movie but got home later than we originally anticipated. Because of this I was left with a rather large bowl of candy in my house cuz we missed all the trick-or-treaters! Bummer.

5 months

Whew!!! What a process it is to get a 5 month old to lay still and straight! Here's a series of my attempt to with my daughter. I finally decided bent knees would do... Her legs aren't really growing anyway... Just her head! Stats for 5 months were:

Weight: 12 lb 11 oz (just above25th%)

Length: 25 inches (75th%)

Head circ: 16.5in (75th%)

To All You Moms Out There

Man oh man! I am so tired of the blowouts! I guess if they're the only things I have to complain about as a new mom then I'm doing good but I am nearing my wits end! Seriously. We have tried EVERY kind of diaper out there. We are now in Pampers, yes the most expensive one out there, which has helped a TINY bit but I am still scrubbing at least one outfit a day. I'm about ready to start throwing out the outfits and buying new ones... it's gotta be worth it! We tried solids, hoping it would add a little form to the problem but it only made it worse! Too much too soon maybe? Aaaaargh! I was so frustrated last night I was afraid I'd hurt Jaedyn's feelings so I had to sit down and explain to my 6 mo daughter that I was not upset with her, that I knew she had no control over it, no it wasn't her fault, and yes mommy loves her. She just blinked big blue eyes at me and then grinned. Well it was therapeutic for me anyway. Ummmm, help??????