Dang it!

Dang it- Gable beat me to posting! Okay, so I was planning on posting this hilarious video I have of Hope, but I guess the disk needs to be formatted- or something (I wish I spoke electronics)???? So I will work on that, but the video is of Hope dancing! It was the funniest thing, one night we were watching a movie, and we looked over at Hope and she was rocking and bobbing to the music. When the music stopped, so did she. Now anytime she hears music she is dancing (ie to the organ in sacrament, ring tones etc etc.) Apparently, she loves to dance. She has even picked up some fancy foot work. I love that she started doing it all on her own...

I am so grateful after all the holiday chaos, Hope is back to sleeping in her own bed for 11 hours at night. I feel like a functioning person again! I can also say Hope is officially crawling now. She has been "able" to for a few weeks, but as of Sunday, it is her preferred mode of transportation. Her second mode is walking, holding on to our hands. This girl is ready to MOVE, and boy is she on the move!

Other than Hope our lives are pretty quiet and boring, I guess because those are the only updates I can come up with. I will post a few pictures that others have sent to me, but hopefully I will figure out how to post some of the pictures from my new camera. Hope all is well with everyone!

Halloween

Here are some pictures of Hope on her 1st Halloween. We just made a stop at Grandma and Grandpas house, but she made out in the treat department thanks to Jordan and Grandma and Grandpa. So far, I am liking the costumes that are easy to make.

4 Movies I have Watched More than Once
*How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
*Dan in Real Life
*Sense and Sensibility
*Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (I actually hate this movie- I think it is kind of creepy!)

4 TV Shows I Watch
*Intervention
*Top Chef
*Criminal Minds (Erics favorite)
*Prison Break

4 People who E-mail me Regularly
*Junk Mail
*Junk Mail
*Junk Mail
*Relief Society updates
(Most people realize that e-mail is not a very quick way to get in touch with me, or that I may just never respond- sorry y'all)

4 Favorite Foods
*Anything sweet- especially ice cream (I copied this line from your blog Chels.)
*Italian food
*Erics chocolate chip cookies
*Seafood/sushi

4 Places I want to Visit
*Argentina
*East Coast/New England
*Mexico again with the family
*Anywhere I haven't already been- I'd love to see the world.

4 Things I look Forward to in the Next Year
*All the fun there is to experience with Hope.
*Mexico with the family (hopefully!)
*Taking more pictures so that I have more of a lasting memory.
*Going to Colton and Julia's wedding.

4 Things I like about my Husband
*He is my best friend.
*He loves being a father, and because of that, Hope knows her daddy loves her more than anything in the world.
*He has always supported me in the different directions that I have gone in my life. I know that he wants me to be happy.
*We are very similar in many ways, but we make up for each others weaknesses. (Yes honey, I sent in the water bill!)
*I like that I can't see my life being complete without him in it.

4 Friends to tag...
*Abbie Condie
*Pam McCain
*Mom (Good way to start off the family blog)
I guess that is all of my friends that haven't already been tagged

Just recently Eric and I were saying that we wished Hope gave us a real clear sign when she was full. Well, we got our wish. This is Hope loving her oatmeal and pears....



This is the way Hope has decided to let us know when she is full! I love it! She is getting so much personality. She loves to play and spend lots of time making us laugh.

Guess Who!?!?

Here are some new pictures of Hope. Thank goodness her Aunt Jordan takes a lot of pictures to make up for my lack of picture taking. Hope is really developing her own personality. The funniest thing is that I told Eric a long time ago that if you stick your tongue out at babies, they will try to do the same. Eric would stick his tongue out at her ALL of the time. Now that she has figured out how to do it, she sticks her tongue out at him every time she sees him. It is hilarious.

Updates

So, I never have our pictures with me when I have internet access, but I thought I could at least post something new. Hope is really a growing girl! At her 4 month appointment, she was 26.5 inches and 17 pounds which put her in the 95th percentile for height and weight and 50th percentile for head circumference. She grew 3 inches in 2 months! People are learning to not remind me how fast she is growing, because it brings a few tears to my eyes. I am enjoying her so much, I just don't want her to grow up too fast.

Also this weekend, we went to Costco, and put her facing forward in her stroller since she is sitting up so well. This opened up a whole new world to her. When she gets excited, she rolls her hands and feet and gasps for her breath, which she did all of the way through the store. We just about couldn't get through the store because of all of the attention she was drawing. Anyway, she is so much fun, I will try to post more picture sometime soon.

Other than bath time this is Dad's favorite thing to do with Hope. Sunday naps are the best!

Pictures of Hope

This is Hope sitting on the animals in her room.

Okay, so I am pretty Internet illiterate, but I think I will give this a try! We have had one really wonderful change in our lives in the last few months, at the same time she is the best thing that has ever happened to us. Who knew motherhood would be the BEST THING EVER!!! Here are a few pictures from Hope's first family vacation to Steamboat, CO. We had a blast and she slept the entire ride there and back.