Nap Time

Nap time is probably the greatest time of day.

Don't get me wrong, I completely adore Scarlett and

love the time I get to spend with her,

but I'm also convinced that nap time was invented to maintain a mom's sanity :)

Bar none, the hardest decision I have to make every day

is what to do with my precious 45-90 minute break while

my precious babe gets her beauty rest.

I almost always want to take a nap with her, and sometimes I do.

But it's quite disappointing when it takes me a while to fall asleep

and then she starts crying as soon as I drift off.

So do I try to work out quickly? 

I could...but then I usually don't have time to shower

afterwards.  So it takes up two naptimes, a total of about five hours,

to work out and then look like a mess until I am able to shower and get ready

when the next nap comes around.

And then there's cleaning....

Cleaning and folding laundry is nearly impossible when she's awake

because she conveniently follows right behind me to undo everything I've just done.

Plus... do I really want to use my precious alone time to work more?

...Not usually :)

SO, I usually just end up being a bum and watch TV, edit pictures,

or in this case, use naptime to blog about what to do during my next nap time :)

 

Random thoughts from a sleepy mama!

Happy Saturday!

10 months

10 Months today!!

Scarlett has been so much fun this past month.

She entertains herself much more, so she doesn't get

as grumpy when we're not holding her

(Thank goodness, cause she is getting heavy!!)

Last appointment she was 20 pounds and 28 inches long,

that put her in about the 50th percentile for weight and height

(thinning out!), but still 90th percentile for her large head :)

 She is so curious and can't stand staying still.

Yesterday I went to Kohls and the strap on the baby seat in

the stroller was broken, and she was trying to stand and climb and turn around.

I eventually had to just carry her in one arm (while she was trying to grab everything

in reach) and try to steer the cart with the other hand. 

I was literally sweating and panting by the time I got done.

It's a workout trying to keep up with her!

 

She loves anything to do with music-

whether it's banging on the piano keys, playing her xylophone,

or dancing and wiggling everytime a song comes on.

 

She's learned to clap and is quite proud of herself for it.

 

She's finally figured out her walker!

She pushes that thing all around the house,

and today she took some steps just holding onto my dad's finger

with one hand.

She can balance standing for a few seconds at a time.

I have a feeling it won't be long until she can walk all on her own!

 

 

She's also become quite the gymnast.

Just in the past couple of days she's started doing head stands.

She also climbs over everything and isn't afraid to tumble

over things.

So photogenic :)

 

Some highlights from the past month:

Scarlett played with her first puppy,

and we were so smitten that we seriously considered adopting it.

 

 

 

To my delight, she was able to squeeze into her size NEWBORN romper, haha!!

A little snug though :)

 

She's enjoying bathtime more and more,

post-bath snuggles are my absolute favorite!



 

Her hair is growing!!  It's just so thin that you normally can't tell,

but when it's wet, I can put it in a little Mohawk :)

(Still no teeth though!)

 

Pool time is hit or miss with her.

She'll usually tolerate it for a while, but then just wants to get out and

play in the sun.  Like mother, like daughter, I guess!

 

 

Happy 10 months sweet thing!!

 

 

Pool Time and a Make-Over

I gave my blog a little makeover last night.

There's still some tweaking to be done, but I was pretty happy

with it, so I had to celebrate with a new post!

It's SUMMER!!!

I love nothing more than warm weather, basking in the sun,

washing the car, eating snow cones, smelling like sunscreen, being barefoot,

playing on the swingset, and everything else that comes along with summertime,

including pooltime!

             

Pooltime is a little different now that I have a baby- It's all about Scarlett!!

but it's so much fun to watch her have fun in the sun.

           

                   

It actually got pretty hot, so naturally I had to join her in the water to cool off.

                     

Scarlett AND Chris were having fun playing with the new pool toys

                

Today my sister and her little cuties came over for some swim time,

love these two little best friend cousins!

I looooove lazy Summer days!

9 Months

First Mother's Day all due to this little one!
9 Months Already?!

Next thing I know, she's gonna be a year old!

But that's ok, cause I'm already scouring pinterest and Etsy for

birthday party ideas :)  I'm pretty excited..

 

 

This little shnookum is all OVER the place!

I can't turn my back for a second.

On one hand, it's exhausting to always keep an eye on her,

but on the other, it's kind of nice because she loves

to explore everything and can keep herself fairly entertained.

 

She smiles at everyone and has developed a pretty

funny cheeseball smile too.

 

I kinda thought that Scarlett being mobile

was making her a little more lean and muscular,

but then I saw this picture and realized that probably isn't true :)

My little butterball!

 

 

She loves to walk along furniture and while holding our hands.

 

 

She loves to yank on her favorite toys: mommy's hair and necklaces.

She was waving to people for a little bit, but now she's suddenly forgotten how.

 

 

Still no teeth!!!

What the heck?

You'd think with the amount of drool she produces that there'd be

something developing, but no sign yet.

 

 

She's sleeping like a champ!

She must be a night owl like me 'cause as soon as we

started trying to adjust her schedule to work out with me working nights,

she suddenly started sleeping like 11 hours straight.

Hallelujah!

 

 

 

 

Photoshoots are getting to be pretty exhausting,

she makes a mad dash out of the shot as soon as we put her down.

Most of them either turned out fuzzy or with her crawling away.

 

 

Future class of 2030 people!!!

Haha, we got a kick out of her cheesey 80's pose.

 

 

 

My little cutie pie!!

Note to self:  don't start a shoot right before naptime :)

Happy 9 months baby girl!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 





Life in Motion

Scarlett's been changing so fast that I can hardly keep up!

We've been taking lots of videos around here,

and since I'm sure that everyone loves watching home videos

of my daughter as much as I do, I thought I'd post some of my favorites ;)

 

 

 I've already shared this one, but it's by far her biggest accomplishment this month.

I had no idea how much harder it is to have a crawler!

Church this week was exhausting trying to chase her around the classroom!

 

 

A close second in new tricks is that she can wave!!  It's pretty adorable.

She went from yesterday making random jerking motions

to today waving constantly at anybody that would pay attention to her.

 

 

...This one says it all :)  She could literally do this all day, and oftentimes she does.

Our favorite is when she does it at church and during prayers :)

 

 

This one's obviously not new, but I was scrolling through old videos,

and this has to be one of my all-time favorites.

Newborn noises are the sweetest!

 

And last but not least, it's not Scarlett, but something miraculous happened.

I caught Christopher singing on video!!

He usually catches me in the act and stops right away.

It's short, but I love his voice and this song :)  Love you babe!

 



8 Months

 

 

Happy 8 months little babe!

I keep telling Chris that it still feels like she's 3 months,

it's too weird how fast time flies!

 

 

Poor thing's had a cold this week,

so don't mind the snot in the pictures :)

Everything is pretty saturated around here.

 

As you can see, one of her favorite new tricks

is standing and leaning on things.

She's starting to take steps when we hold onto her hands.

She's not quite crawling, but rolls and scoots all over the place.

 

She's just getting more of a personality all the time.

She looooves attention and hates being left alone.

 

Still no teeth, but I love that little gummy smile.

She continues to talk more and more and loooves being loud.

 

She's being doing really well being left with my mom

when I go to work.

It just about melts my heart, though, when I come home

and she lights up and starts squealing and bouncing.

I think she knows I'm her mama!!

 

We've actually had some warm days here,

and her favorite things are going on the swings and

watching all of her cousins bounce on the trampoline.

 

I think Scarlett is going to be some kind of musician.

Whenever music starts playing (especially if it's Chris)

she starts dancing and singing along.  It's pretty adorable.

 

 

She loves her bathtime!

I tried to replicate a friend's bath photo cause I thought it was so cute.

 

Love this doll baby!!

 

 

 

To my Birthday Boy

Today is a wonderful day- Chris's birthday!!

It's one of my favorite holidays cause we get to celebrate

the life of my most favorite man.

I don't want to say it's "unfortunate" cause it's not,

but his birthday always ends up on general conference haha.

So we celebrated his birthday yesterday.

We took Scarlett to the aquarium

(not the best timing during opening week-it was an absolute madhouse).

Then we got ice cream, dropped the bean off with my parents,

and went and saw a movie.

Not my most original of dates, but it's what he wanted :)

                                          

I am just the luckiest girl in the world to spend the rest of my 

life with this handsome guy.

He is my best friend and the greatest daddy in the world.

I hope you have a wonderful day, my love!

I love you more than anything!