About Me

Welcome to our blog!! This is a blog about our life, mostly from Jennifer's perspective. We were married in July 2007 at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas and then sealed together for eternity in the Albuquerque New Mexico Temple in June 2009. We welcomed Ms. Ellie Sophia into our lives on February 9, 2010 and she is absolutely the light of our lives. Then we added Silas Ian on January 4, 2013 and his smile just brightens our days. We live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico where Justin works as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and I pursue my PhD in Nursing while being a stay at home mom! Life is so chaotic but we really couldn't ask for a more perfect life!

Monday, August 2, 2010

Dear Ellie:


Boy does time fly....I vowed that I would keep up the blog each week and I have failed miserably....it's now been almost a month. As I've said before - this is a quality you will soon learn that I possess to a fault.

In the past month you have grown so much and my heart if full.

* You crawl - crudely, but it still gets you places (and rather fast)!
* You sleep in your crib without one bit of objection
* Your smile lights up a room!!!
* You eat "food" without a problem - your favs: sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, peas, pears and oatmeal...oh and paper!
your not favs: bananas, apples, rice cereal, and carrots
* You have toys you LOVE (monkey keys, your multi-colored ball, the triangle thing that plays music when you shake it , your crinkle photo book, the wipes box, a CD case, the DVD/VCR player, the fake tree, your Elmo walker, Daisy the flower, and Leo the Lion
* You have an archenemy - Baby Tad
* Personality: Charming, Stubborn, Inquisitive/Nosey, Loving, Joyful, "too smart for your own good"
* You've outgrown 2 BIG boxes of clothes, your lamb swing, your bouncer, and being held "like a baby"
* Biggest "Place" you've gone thus far: Salt Lake City
* Nap times: 10 am , 2 pm, 4 pm
* Sign that you are getting sleepy: The area around your eyebrows turns red
* Favorite blankie: Flower print one with your name embroidered on it
* You LOVE to go swimming
* You love to splash around in the bath tub
* Foods you've tried that are not doctor authorized: whip cream (+), sour cream (-), chicken broth (++), mashed potatoes (- -), bean juice (-)
* Fav sleeping position: on your belly with your little behind up in the air
* Big upcoming trips: SLC again!! Disneyland!! A cruise!?!
* Favorite song: The ABC's as sung by mom -- you also LOVE your primary song CD!!
* Nicknames: "Ladybug" "Lady" "Woman" "Ellie Belly" "E. Sophia" and "Bug"

I could go on and on about you....honestly.... I could...

I am, presently, sitting in your room in the rocking chair I use to rock you to sleep in (but you are far too wiggly for that anymore!) and I can hear you breathing as you nap......it's a beautiful sound. Life. You.

Yes, of you I approve.