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10 minute Adah. Bret calls Adah "10 minutes Adah" because she's only content in one spot for 10 minutes. It's kind of true but she's a busy girl and needs excitement and change.


Emmett is a puzzle wizard, just like his mom! This kid is a genius.

Santa Claus

We went and saw Santa Claus today. Emmett was pretty excited and he told Santa he wanted lots of animals, cows, and horses for Christmas. He even let Santa hold his long horned cow, which you can see in the picture below. Santa was really cute with Emmett and told him to close his eyes and say, " SNOW". Emmett looked at him funny and then finally did it, and fake snow started falling. It was really fun for him!
Adah didn't know what to think but she didn't cry. I was SHOCKED! She doesn't let anybody hold her, let alone a stranger with a long white beard. Santa proceeded to tell me babies like men because in the womb they could only hear deep voices so they feel secure with men. Hmmmm....anyways.....

Christmas Stockings

I finally finished the Christmas stockings that I started last year. I was pregnant with Adah last Christmas and decided I might as well wait until the baby came before I finished them. I think they turned out cute.

Kid Pictures

A few cute pictures from November:

Emmett loves to hold his sister. Moments later he wrestled her down on the bed.

Silly Emmett! He picked out that shirt at the GAP today. (dog with antlers...his new favorite animal)

Our cute little Adah

Relaxin on Dad

Ready for church! I love this dress.

I absolutely love my kids....Emmett has about 3-4 complete meltdowns a day lately. I wonder if they'll ever stop and I hope I'm dealing with them properly. Most of the time he cries in "time out" and then can come out when he's done. It usually ends with him saying, " mom...I want to hold you." Then after I feel like he's cried enough I hold him for a minute and he's done. He's been in underwear for about 9 days now. He poops his pants nearly everyday. I dont' know how to get him to go poop in the toliet. I don't think I should put him back in diapers but this can't go on forever. Any suggestions????

Adah is just a doll! She is 7 months old now and is a happy baby. She takes 2-3 naps a day and sleeps pretty good at night. I'm still getting up once and sometimes twice a night,but we're up for 10 minutes and then she's back to sleep. She is doing better at sitting up but I wouldn't say she's sitting independantly yet. We're getting closer. She cries everytime I walk out of the room, which is really annoying. She has liked all the foods I've given her which has been squash, sweet potatoes, and green beans. Not a picky eater!

Brinley's Quilt

I made this quilt for my neice Brinley. She turned 9 a couple weeks ago. Natalie and I picked out the material together and I think it turned out great. It took a lot of time to piece this one together but it was a lot of fun. The Corn Wagon in Springville quilted it for her.
We went to their house for her birthday party and when she opened the quilt Emmett yelled out, " ohhhh my gorgeous! It's for you." It was so funny! We all laughed! I hope Brinley enjoys it. I was happy to make it for her and especially to help Natalie. Natalie has done so much for me and it's the least I can do for her. Natalie watched Emmett for 2 years when I had to work. One day I want to help somebody the way she has helped me with my kids. She's awesome!

Potty Training

Emmett finally went potty in the toliet last Friday. I was getting him in the tub and he asked to sit on the toliet and he actually went. I was sooo happy! Emmett didn't really know what to think because I was shouting for JOY! I have a box of cows on top of the toliet so when he goes he can choose a cow. As of today he has 2 cows. I'm so proud of him. Today he tried to get a cow after seeing me to go the bathroom. He said, " Good job mommy. You get a cow." We both knew he was just trying to sneak one for himself.

Emmett has been so funny lately. He says the cutest things and makes me laugh all day. Today he asked me what time it was. What does it matter? He has no schedule! Emmett takes a nap about every other day. The days he doesn't nap he crashed around 5-6pm and I have to fight to keep him awake until bedtime.

Here is a pic of him in his Halloween costume! He was so happy to be his favorite animal!

Adah 6 months

Adah turned 6 months old this last week. She is something else, and I just love her to pieces. She is very particular about who holds her or even makes eye contact with her. Usually it's only mom or dad who can hold her and it's been this way for several months. She is becoming more entertained by Emmett. She smiles when he talks to her. He still gets too close to her face or randomly decides to throw a toy at her. I feel bad that she is put through so much torture, but most of the time he just loves her and is wanting to kiss constantly. Emmett loves when he hears her cry from her crib and he asks me if he can go check on her.
She likes rice cereal and is getting closer to being able to sit up on her own. She goes to bed at 8:30pm and will wake up around 3:00am to eat and goes back to bed until 6:00am (eats again)and then usually goes back to bed again until 7:30am. Then she is only awake about an hour and a half and needs another morning nap for about an hour. During the day she likes to take naps every 2-3 hours and usually sleeps 1-2 hours at a time. She still takes 3-4 naps a day. I'm wanting to try to get her to take less naps but longer naps. I can't complain though cause she really is a good baby. I'm still nursing her but she is getting better at taking a bottle.

14lbs 13 oz = 26%
26 3/4 inches = 85%
I cant' remember her head circum but it's in the 33%.

She's been drooling an awful lot lately and I'm wondering if we'll see a tooth soon. Emily watched her the other day for me while I went running and Adah cried the whole time. Emily later said
"I'll watch Emmett for you anytime but I'm not taking Adah. Looks aren't everything!" Adah is beautiful and she does have a really cute personality that comes out more and more each day. I'm so thankful she's a part of our family.