"How cute am I?"

Only 16 more days till we leave for Utah! We are so excited to see our family and friends again. WOO HOO! But we will miss our friends in AZ. See you soon!

Here are some recent pictures of the fam and some friends. Hope you like them!

Angel Face

UPDATE: Lizzy now weighs 9lb 4 oz and is 21 inches long! She is growing so fast!

Back to my angel face...

Everyone always posts their kids with big smiles having fun, I do too. But here is another side of Lizzy that is rarely seen even by her parents! She still looks so sweet! This was taken when she was so tired, I had a hard time calming her to get her to bed. (I missed the crucial sleepiness window.)

How cute is that? Oh, I just love her cute face! She really does smile most of the time. She's quite playful and happy. Here is a picture of her playing with daddy, look at that huge smile!

Singing Sundays

The weather today was beautiful. After church Dave and I thought it would be nice to go for a walk with Lizzy in our baby carrier. We drove onto post and found some mountain trails, it was really nice. Sunny and warm. (70's-ish) Lizzy was sound asleep in her carrier and she started singing in her sleep! She was "cooing" or humming her own little tune! It was the sweetest thing ever! It's not like it was just for a few seconds, it went on for a bit. Maybe that's a sign she is going to be musical. No matter what, it was just so cute!

Count your many blessings 1 by 1

Let me start by saying...we have been so blessed in our life.

Yesterday Dave and I bought a brand new 2007 Saturn Vue! Which is the SUV that I have wanted for years! The timing to get it was perfect since the dealership was offering 0% APR for the term of the loan, so WOO HOO! And they gave us a great deal on our trade-in. (virtually unheard of) So, we bought one! When all is said and done we are only paying $60 more a month (car and insurance) than our old Civic and we have a bigger, newer and most importantly a far safer car. Oh yeah, it's about the color of this text, as you see in the picture I enclosed.

And today was Lizzy's first day at church! (Would have gone last week, but she was sick.) She did so well! Everyone was so impressed with her severe cuteness and wonderful temperment. She is so perfect! Doesn't she look so pretty in her dress?

Smiley baby!

First things first. I am so happy to say that Lizzy likes to be swaddled! The first few times Dave and I tried to do it, she would just cry and fuss, but then last night I watched "The Happiest Baby on the Block" (also a book) and in it, the Dr. said that babies usually fuss when being swaddled, then calm down shortly after. I tried it. I swaddled Lizzy really well and after her 2ND yawn I put her in her bed. I had to "SHHHH" her for just a minute, till she was calm again. Then I left the room and she went to sleep on her own!!! Not only did she fall asleep on her own, she slept for 4 1/2 hours! After she and I took Dave to class at 4:30am, I fed her, changed her diaper, swaddled again, then put her down while still awake....she fell asleep on her own again! AND slept for another 4 hours! I feel great and rested! We really do have an angel baby.

Here is a video of her playing and looking so cute.

My little helper.

My friend Heather came out from Michigan to help me after Lizzy was born, and somehow I didn't get a single picture with her and Lizzy. So, I had her email the pictures that she took on her camera. Isn't that just so sweet? Lizzy loves her aunt Heather.

First Month. First Cold.

My poor little Lizzy has a cold! She has been stuffy and coughing and sneezing for the past couple days. It's so sad to see. The worst part is there is no medicine for her littleness. So, I have been instructed my her doctor to put saline drops in her nose, then suck it out with that blue bubble sucker thing! (Which she hates!) Then I have to put a tiny bit of Baby Vick's under her nose. That only covers her stuffiness, it does nothing to help with her coughing and sneezing. Here is what happens...she starts to cry and then in the middle she will start coughing usually followed by a series of 3 sneezes. It's so cute to watch, but so sad for her.