Friday, June 24, 2011

And the countdown begins...

Its official I can count the number of days we have left in Rexburg on one hand. We are ready to get out of Rexburg but I think we might miss it a little bit after we are gone. For the first couple weeks in July we will be staying at rich's parents house during the butler family reunion. We can't wait to see everyone!

On other news, I have been packing, I feel like I have just been making more of a mess than anything. As you can see claire has been trying to help but instead is mostly getting stuck in boxes and is not sure how to get out by herself. I feel like Claire has grown up way too much in the last week. two of her teeth came through, and she has the crawling thing down really well now and she has discovered pulling herself up to couches, boxes, her saucer toy, her wipes box and anything else she can get her hands on. This means I have to watch her really closely because she likes to let go but doesn't understand that she will fall. She still hasn't figured out how to get down after standing up.





I also just finished another infographic for work today. I did it in record time (only 3 days)! I will probably post it later for all of you who want to know random fun facts about the fourth of july! Thank you Claire for taking a wonderful hour long nap today. I never knew I could get so much done in just an hour.



Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Happy Days!

I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I can't believe it is already June and Claire is 6 months old and is growing up so fast. She makes Rich and I so happy. I love being a mom! Life has been a little crazy lately with a lot going on but it has also been a lot of fun too.

At Claire's 6 month appointment She weighed just about 16 pounds and was 27.3 inches tall. She loves to laugh at other babies and is getting better at crawling every day. (which means she is starting to get into things) She is so strong and happy most of the time and getting her first tooth! Claire is still not the best sleeper but I think she might be getting a little better, especially at taking naps.


I really enjoy my new job designing infographics. The topics are interesting and I have total design freedom. I pretty much just get paid to play, rich has been watching claire a lot while I work and it has been so much fun to watch them together. Claire sure does lover her daddy!

I am also way excited to say that I haven't been as tired lately! For months I have been feeling completely exhausted, and thought it was just because claire was anti sleep, but come to find out that my thyroid was way off and causing all kinds of troubles. Lame. Well, I am feeling a LOT better already, almost like a new person. Im glad my mom told me to have my thyroid checked.

In other news we have decided to move out of our apartment by the end of the month so we started selling off a lot of our stuff. We are pretty excited for the change but have a lot to do.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Lots of catching up.... and pictures

Its been a few weeks since I have made a post. We have been having a lot of fun. First off we went to colorado to visit Ben and Shanna! We had a blast.

The boys were so much fun. They had a blast watching uncle richard, attacking him and playing legos and other games.
Shanna got this cool thing for claire and she loves it. You put food in it and she can chew and suck on it through the netting. She has grown to love cantaloupe in this thing. At the moment she is eating some cantaloupe in it and it is a great way to keep her happy and occupied.

When we got home to rexburg the weather wasn't that great until the other day. Thank you rexburg! it is finally starting to warm up. We have had 2 barbecues now. I love having the boys cook dinner and its nice to spend some fun time outside.

Over the last couple weeks claire has started to move around a LOT more. It is so fun to watch her learn new things. She can sit without support and is really good at moving from sitting to being on her tummy. She is starting to figure out how to scoot. Also, if you put her sitting into her crib she has figured out how to pull herself up and stand all by herself... oh boy!

I love this crazy little girl.

On other new i just finished one of my first projects for my new job designing infographics. it is a lot of fun and im excited to help out some with money.