Dear Aubry,

Me and Aubry again.

I found this picture and laughed.

Dear little girl,

Today was hard. You woke up at about 6 am and I knew your were still tired because you woke up crying. After trying to calm you down, I gave you your pacifier and rolled over. For the next hour you cried and crawled and rolled around. Finally, you fell asleep. Please note, that while you were crying for whatever reason, I too was crying. I was sad that you were upset and that it was 6 am in the morning and I was now too awake to sleep anymore. You slept for the next 45 minutes and woke up smiling, so lesson learned. After a breakfast of Apples and Cherries, which went down better than that last fruit you ate, we played with the remotes and enjoyed a visit from my visiting teachers. As 10am rolled around, you informed me of your desire to take a nap. Very forcefully. I fed you some milk and you went to sleep for the next 2 and 1/2 hours. During which, you permitted me to watch a movie. (thanks btw)

Upon waking, you calming let me know your were hungry and whereupon you dined on harvest veggies with mixed grains. We than visited the post office and the bank, while talking to your Aunt Krysta.

You gracefully received your dad's new computer from the Fed Ex guy, and hid it away where none can find it. As you now play around my feet, I wonder what other surprises you have for me today. If you would crawl, that would be great. But I just wanted to let you know how your day was going. I love you tons little girl and I do enjoy the times we have. I especially enjoy watching you inch worm your way around the floor.

We are off to clean the bedroom, so look out world, I might just clean my room!!!

Sincerely,

Your tired mother.

Lazy.....

Yes, I am so lazy. I haven't blogged in forever. And I have done Aubry's 6 month pictures. I am a bad parent=) Well, Aubry is 6 months old now. She is so close to crawling still. I think I mentioned that Chris let me get a video camera for my birthday. Well, it came in the mail yesterday and he wouldn't let me open it!!! How mean right! Other than that, things are going good. Chris will be putting in his transfer to Salt Lake this month, and we will see how that goes. This is just a short post cause nothing is really going on this week. Although, I have noticed, that my mom is making me make cookies like every week. Anyways, here is the video I took of Aubry. Enjoy.

Blog Stalker....

So I admit it. I am a stalker. A blog stalker. I randomly read peoples blogs and they have no idea. I kinda feel bad about it, especially because I am sure they would feel weird about me reading it, but sometimes, that's all there is to do around here. And then you feel even weirder seeing them and saying, "Yeah, I know all about what is going on in your family even though we haven't spoken in 6 years. I read your blog!"

Well, it's the day before Thanksgiving and I really should be making pies right now, or cleaning my room, but I feel the urge to post something. Aubry is 6 months old. She is days away from crawling and is a great eater. She loves bananas and squash. She'll eat peas, but for some reason does not like peaches. Can't really blame her. Not a huge fan of peaches myself. I am not sure how much she weighs at this point. I haven't taken her into the doctors for her shots yet, but she is finally in size 2 diapers. Yea!!!

No word yet on what we are doing about Chris's job or our life or where we are moving. Just don't believe anything I say about it. Whenever I say we are going to move somewhere at a certain time, just don't believe it. I have said it a million times and we haven't even made it out of Nevada yet. So those of you who I talked to about moving to Boise, or Salt Lake or even out of the state, don't hold your breath. I wouldn't be surprised if we never moved. So just don't get your hopes up anymore=(

On a lighter note, Chris let me buy a video camera for my birthday so we can document Aubry's crawling when she finally does it. Oh and a quick endorsement for Best Buy. They price match now, and they even price match Amazon.com!! We saved 80 bucks!!!

Trying on Chris's TSA beanie. Way too big.

in the crawl position. She rocks and moves her legs now.

One of the few pictures I have taken of us together.

Sometimes the days go by.....

Wow. It has been quite awhile since I have posted. So much has happened these past couple of weeks that I can't even begin to wrap my head around it. First off, moving to Boise has been put on hold. Things with Chris's work didn't come together in time and finding a job up there is alot different when you don't live up there. So we moved in with my parents. Things are going good here, my parents love the fact that Aubry is here and that I love to bake desserts=) Chris is commuting to Vegas four times a week and that is really tough on him. I feel like this is all my fault. That if I had planned better and prepared better, we would not by having all of these problems. If I could have been content in Vegas, or if we hadn't moved down here at all, we would be better off. Chris's school is on hold until we find a place with an ITT Tech that we can afford to live. I feel guilty about him missing out on school when he was doing so good.

Aubry is growing up so dang fast. She is six months old in a week, and it doesn't feel real. She eats baby food and sits up on her own. She is almost crawling. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth. Hasn't taken that first step yet, but it ain't far off. She has finally been able to fit into her 6 month clothes. She can still fit in her 3 month ones, but at least she isn't drowning in the 6 month ones. Naptime is alot better these days, and thank goodness for the baby monitor. I can't imagine not having one in this huge house and having to stay near her room in order to hear her.

Oh and she has one tooth that has broken the surface and is getting the second one soon. Amazing. I think it's pretty darn cool. It helps me to know that even though she is tiny for her age she is still developing at a good rate. We went and hung out with Kelly this past Friday and had a really good time shopping. I got everything I am going to get for Aubry for Christmas this year. A bunch of books, and clothes. I am pretty sure she will be getting toys from everyone else=) Hopefully, not noisy ones. She is at the stage where she is screaming for no reason, just to hear herself=) It's cute, but we don't need anymore added noise.

I am grateful to everyone who has helped us out these days, especially my parents who are giving us a place to live. Things are hard but we will get through them. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and remember to be thankful for the bad and good times=)

Another Freakin' Update

So, once again things are falling apart and not happening the way that they are supposed to. I am very annoyed to say that Chris's transfer hasn't been turned in by his HR person to be approved or denied. We turned in the paperwork at the beginning of the month, hoping that we would know by now, only to find out that nothing has happened. Stupid woman HR rep. So now we will be homeless in two weeks and have no idea if he should quit the TSA and move already or wait and still have a job. What sucks even more is that this past weekend we went to Boise and found an apartment that we really liked. Unfortunately, without proof of income or a letter saying that he will have a job in Boise, they won't approve our application. So, despite swearing to never do this, we will be staying with my parents until we figure stuff out.

It's not that I don't love my parents. I really do. It's just that this feels so embarrassing having to ask for help like this. I like being able to take care of things by myself. I don't like asking for help, it feels like I am failing to be an adult and that I am mooching off of my family. GRRRRR!!!! I just am so annoyed with Chris's job!! They are making this suck! We need to move to Boise so Chris can finish school and then we can focus on finding him a great job.

So, that's the big deal with us. We have two weeks to move the majority of our stuff to a storage unit, then move to my parents, for a couple of months so we can finally get away from the TSA.

On a lighter note, Aubry is doing good eating rice cereal, and hopefully by the end of this week, she will be on real baby food. She rolls over all the time and is not allowed on the couch anymore (cause she rolls off) and she laughs and sleeps really good. Wish us luck with Chris's transfer and hopefully, we can make the move to Boise in the next couple of months.

I love my computer...

I love my computer. Yes, yes, I do. why do I love it? Well, it hasn't failed me yet, and it doesn't judge me. Nope. During my husband and Aubry's three hour nap, it hasn't complained once about the endless blogs I read. It doesn't gripe that maybe I should be doing something a little more productive, like the dishes. No, it sits so soundly on my tray table, and silently reassures me that despite reading nothing worth remembering, it still supports me...=)

On a more productive note, I have once again decided to learn to knit. Chris's mom was down when Aubry was born and ran through the basics, but then I haven't touched it since them. So I got it out and sat through conference, trying to remember everything. So far, I remember important things, but I haven't managed to knit anything in particular. Oh well. Maybe I will make Chris a scarf. Sounds good.

Aubry is having good sleep days and bad sleep days, and my goodness I am having just bad sleep days. Sometimes, she just starts screaming, then when I wake up and roll over, she is sound asleep again!!!

We are at least getting over our colds this week. Thanks to the humidifier. Other than that, nothing at all is going on. But thanks for stopping by!!

Oh Yeah...

Boo-YA!! Aubry is doing so good lately with her naps. Like right now. She went down without a fight and I didn't even have to hold the pacifier in her mouth. I put it in and she rolled over and went to sleep. I am so amazed. I want to say thanks to everyone who recommended the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby. It read like a blender manual but it had some awesome ideas. Besides Aubry doing better at her naps, things are progressing slowly with Chris's transfer. We still haven't been able to turn in his transfer packet, because of letters and information that he needs from his supervisors. Which is really lame. But since we now have less than a month to move, we are getting on the ball. I am still collecting boxes so if you got some, I'll take em'.

Despite having a nasty cold this week, I have been feeling so awesome. The weather has finally turned really nice. Fall is my favorite season. And for some reason, it feels like Christmas. Probably because my nose is red and it's nippy outside. Kinda weird, I know. This holiday season will be the first that we will spend away from our families because of the move. I am not sure how I feel about it. Happy that we will probably have a white Christmas in Boise, but sad cause I will most likely miss my family. I know that I am really excited to get away from southern Nevada, but I am very aware that I will miss my family. It is all part of growing up, and I have to face the reality that I really can't live in the heat anymore. Maybe in the future that will change, but right now I need a change.

I am gonna miss hanging out with Lara and sewing every week. Hopefully, I can find a sewing group or something in my new ward in Boise so I can continue expanding my wardrobe and Aubry's. Well, I will keep everyone posted and updated with the move this month=)

Found It!!

I found her laugh. Hope you can hear and enjoy it!!

Cold...

Yeah, you guessed wrong. You thought perhaps by "Cold" that I meant the temperature. Nope. Poor little Aubry has a cold. She tipped me off by sneezing snot all over me. It sucks that the doctors can't really do anything about the common cold, but at least it isn't any more serious.

On another note, we tried rice cereal yesterday and she isn't quite ready for it. Still has that tongue reflex thing. Oh well. We will try when we are in Elko next week.

I am so excited for our trip!! We are going to Boise next week (hopefully Chris work approved time off) and we are stopping in Elko for the night up and back. We get to see my Aunt and cousin who live there and have never met Aubry. Super excited. Then we are going to Boise and spending time with Rachel and fam and trying to find an apartment up there for our move. Everyone please keep us in your prayers that Chris will be able to transfer. It would help so much.

Despite the rice cereal set back, we are moving forward in the nap department. She is taking longer and better naps each day and it makes my life a little easier. She is just doing so good!!

I got some boxes from my old job at Deseret Book and I am hoping to get some more from some friends in town. But if anybody hears about boxes somewhere, please let me know and I will take them off of your hands!!

The Elusive Laugh...

So Aubry can giggle. She really can. But she won't on camera. So my goal this coming week is to get some cute video of her laughing and doing silly things. Wish me luck.

4 Months

Wow. Four months ago I had my first child. I can't even begin to write about the different emotions that I have experienced since that time. A big one being surprise. Yup, I am continually surprised at how much I love and have fun with Aubry. She is everything I hoped for, but didn't dare think I would get. As many of you have read, Aubry is quite a bit on the small side. Always, below the 5%tile of children her age. No big deal. Well, we went to the doctor yesterday and while her head size is still that small, she is now 11 pounds 5 ounces, and 23 1/4 inches long. That means that in weight she is now in the 5-10%tile and height in the 10-25 %tile. I am so proud of her!! Granted she could still be eaten by most babies her age and by a couple who aren't, but she is growing at a good rate and my hopes of her being taller than me might come to pass. I mean, Chris is a whole foot taller than me so she should be in the middle right??

So anyways, Aubry is doing super well and so now I can brag about all the cool stuff she can do.

She can roll over.

She can giggle.

She can stand up if we steady her.

She can reach for things.

She touches her toes and blows raspberries (at the same time).

She follows our voices.

She brings her hands together.

And she can push up on all fours. (discovered at my parent's house this weekend.)

I can't believe how cool she is. She keeps me guessing all the time and has decided that Chris has to sit by her all the time when we are driving. She loves making faces with him and watching him play the computer. It's hilarious to see them both mesmerized by the computer screen.

Anyways, I also want to let people know how awesomely cool my husband is. He is so amazing with kids and I am so lucky. For example, this weekend me and Lara went to my parents house in Moapa, and Chris spent so much time playing with Dallin. Just sitting on the floor and playing with toys. I was amazed. Dallin was in heaven and I marveled at how good he is with children. And I realized that I hit the freakin' jackpot in husbands, cause how many out there get down and play with toys?? So, THANKS FATE!! For bringing me the best there is!!

I will post some pictures of Aubry when Chris gets home, cause he has the camera in his backpack...=)

P.S. Here are the pictures I promised.

Aubry standing up with Chris holding her.

Aubry holding her toes.

Aubry with Grandpa Cox in Moapa.

Chris and Aubry chillin' at our house.

Aubry sat there for about a minute like that.

Crafts

So lately I have been going over to my sisters house to work on some crafts. I finally finished one and I wanted to show off a picture of it. My hard work finally paid off. I got the tutorial from www.makeitandloveit.blogspot.com. I love that blog. It has so many awesome crafts.

Anyway, all I have been up to lately besides that is hanging out with Aubry and watching Inuyasha. Literally, the entire series. I only have the first five seasons, but Hulu.com has most of them online as well. I recommend this series to everyone. Even if you aren't an anime fan. It's freakin hilarious. And good.

Peace be with everyone today=)

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid...

Yeah, thats right. Me is Stupid. I didn't read the fine print in the apartment lease and now we can't leave town til November 5th. All my plans, BAM, gone in an instant. And the really annoying part is I have only myself to blame. Deep Breath. But, despite this setback, we will prevail and with our heads held high, we will walk to to Boise one day. (well not walk per say, we'll drive there). I just wanted to let everyone know. I am never going to give up on moving out of Las Vegas. I feel bad cause, I know my family that is nearby will miss us, but I WILL NOT raise my daughter here in the crappy public schools, or around strip clubs and gambling. I was raised near it, and I turned out fine, but isn't it the nature of the parent to want better for their children than what they had? I don't apologize to the people who love it here. It is my opinion and I am entitled to it. But I think there are better places to be and while I am able to relocate, I will make every effort to. That being said, I will miss my family and the familiar faces and places. However, what is life, if not one big adventure? How can we know if this is the best place for us, if we don't try out other places? Also, I will not endure another Las Vegas summer if I can help it. It was so horrible. It IS so horrible.

Okay enough complaining. I don't like Las Vegas, but I loved Moapa Valley and always will. Probably the happiest place in my childhood. That being said, I am not a child anymore and I have to spread my wings. Who knows? Perhaps after Chris finishes school up there, we will find ourselves back down here. But I will not feel guilty for moving. Not for family or friends.

I love you all and I will keep you posted on the whole relocation effort.

I just realized...

So I just realized that I have made this entire blog about Aubry and not so much about our family. So in order to rectify this oversight, I should tell you what is going on with all three of us. Chris, is working on getting transferred from work and getting his school credits transferred. He keeps me smiling and loves to play with Aubry. His specialty is making faces at her so she giggles. I am trying to keep the house clean and working on some sewing crafts with Lara. I took my sewing machine over to her house and we are both making things for the babies. Aubry is content to sleep in the swing while I type this. She didn't sleep very well last night and therefore I didn't. OH well. We are super excited to move in October and eventually buy a house, but I will miss my family.

I will miss them, but I do like to travel and I am hoping that they will feel free to come visit. Idaho has awesome camping sites and I am looking forward to tons of camping!!! I will post some pictures of us, cause I just realized that we have no family pictures of ourselves so that is also my goal for the week=)

3 Month Pictures

Aubry was watching Dallin and wouldn't look at us.

She wasn't into smiling, but glaring.

A rare smile.

So I went to Lara's house yesterday so we could finally take Aubry's 3 month pictures. It went pretty well. She smiled sometimes and did some cute faces. I also took my sewing machine over there and we are going to do some projects in the coming weeks. I am pretty excited about these cute pictures and I am going to print some out and send them to the grandparents=) So we have picked out weekend moving date. The second weekend in October and we will move to Boise. I am so excited and nervous about moving. It's been two years since we last moved and I am hoping that this move will be one of the last ones. I want to settle down as a family and focus on them for the next couple of decades. I really want to thank Lara for taking the time and getting such cute pictures.

PS. Krysta you had better post some pictures of your vacation!!

Baby Aubry

So Aubry is officially 3 months old as of last Friday. I was hoping to get to Lara's house to do pictures but Chris needed the car so we are heading over there tomorrow for some pictures and crafting. I am also hoping that Lara can take a nap while I watch the kids cause I know how much I needed one when Aubry was still small. In fact, I still need one, but decided to take this rather rare opportunity to blog. Me and Chris were watching a movie and I was also listening to my Zune and Aubry fell asleep in my arms without screaming about it. A welcome relief, as the I am becoming hard of hearing on my right side. So I downloaded the pictures me and Chris took of her on Friday and I am going to recount some of the things that me and Aubry do all day.

Aubry usually wakes up at about 2am every morning to be fed and then we go back to sleep usually to about 630am. Then another eat and up again at 8 or 9 then another sleep to 10ish. Then we get up and have breakfast for mama, and I check our farm on facebook cause she really likes watching the computer screen. Then I try and get some house work done, which never happens, (we live in perpetual filth, but at least there is food). Then Chris is home at 1245 and we greet him and then Aubry takes another nap hopefully. But then the feedings and naps go off schedule but in a perfect world, Aubry takes her nap with Chris. Then if we don't get Aubry a nap at 5 or 6 she can't fall asleep and will cry for hours cause she is so tired. But now that we know to look for tired signs after an hour of wakefulness, we are getting better about getting her to sleep earlier and we are enjoying a happier kid.

I wanted to let Lara know, that she should never feel guilty for having a hard time, cause no one else has is harder than yourself. We are each given exactly what we need and it's always hard. I always thought Lara had it easy, but she doesn't. And the same thing for everyone else. I know I have it as hard as it can be, cause if it was any harder, I wouldn't be here. So cheer up Lara and never feel like you don't have something to complain about, cause believe me, if I can complain with only one kid, you have every right to scream about two and so on when you have more.

Everyone Be Quiet

Okay, for the first time ever, Aubry has fallen asleep in her own bed and is still sleeping. Nobody say or make a noise. I am hoping this nap will last an hour or more. Cross your fingers and wish me luck.

Rolling Over...

The whole picture.

She makes the funniest faces.

Finally looking at the camera.

Hilarious. I about died laughing.

Once again proving that kids are a riot.

So Aubry rolled over on Thursday. Then she did it again today proving it wasn't a one time thing. I am so freakin' excited about it!! I called everyone and told them. I took a bunch of pictures of her during "tummy time" because all of a sudden she is pushing up with her arms and doing lots of stuff. In fact today we went out and bought her toys finally. She has a couple but mostly what other people have gotten her. We finally bought her some. I am so looking forward to her learning to crawl and what not. Now, if she could just sleep better at night, we would be okay.

Twelve Weeks

Aubry is twelve weeks old today. What a ride. In fact, I can't believe that she is almost 3 months old. I hope that soon she will sleep through the night and at least start being able to take naps by herself. Some of the milestones that she has hit have been to smile at everyone, she can lift her head and shoulders up off the ground in "tummy time" and she has awesome neck control. My mom got her a swing and it has been really helpful. When she is not crying I just put her in that and get stuff done. She is in it right now!! I had a couple of rough days when we were trying to sleep train her better, but then I decided that I would ease into it. She is still small and we have plenty of time.

Last week we went camping with the Godfrey Clan and had an amazing time. Aubry did so well and loved being outside. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted because I was holding her alot and then sleeping alot, but I did catch some of the family trying to dam the river so they could swim. Too bad the water was freezing. We also picked fresh raspberries and put them in our pancakes. It was so yummy!! I had tons of fun, but now we are getting our house put back together after tearing it apart packing. And a big announcement, we are definitely moving to Boise by October 13th. Sad, but true. We will miss Southern Nevada but not the heat.

The dam that they worked on.

Aubry's long sleeve onesies that I bought for the trip.

Chris made Aubry hug Chaos.

Leah and Aubry at the campout.

Mark, Chris, Craig, Laura, Jared working on the dam.

I will keep everyone posted on our moving situation and how Aubry is on learning to fall asleep by herself. So far so good. My first goal is to put her down next to me and have her fall asleep that way, instead of on my shoulders. Wish me luck!!

Aubry's First Road Trip

As the title suggests, this past week we took Aubry on her first road trip. We went up north to Boise, ID for Rachel's wedding. You would think we would have lots of cute photos to post, but unfortunately the camera was in Chris's bag the entire time and we don't have one cute photo of the entire trip!! Dangit!! But it was still an adventure that needs to be documented. First off, we left Thursday and drove to Provo and spent the night with Krysta and Zac. The ride up there was pretty long cause we stopped over in Hurricane to visit Kelly and Chayse for the first time!! Kelly actually got a picture of us all so hopefully she will post that. After staying there a couple of hours we drove the rest of the way and were pretty tired. Then the next morning we drove to Idaho Falls and hung out with Chris's family. We had fun and it was really awesome to see everyone there and Aubry got to meet the whole rest of the family. Then we drove to Boise the next day and went to the wedding. Aubry met more relatives and had some fun. Then the next day we drove all the way back down to Las Vegas. Probably the longest drive every with a new baby.

It was a fun but exhausting drive and we all learned some valuable lessons about driving with an infant. Such as, you can never change a diaper too many times in an hour. If they have to go more than that, they don't wait for the rest stop. Or sometimes she just doesn't want to sleep no matter what. It was fun, but I am super glad that we are flying up to Billings on Sunday for the family reunion and not driving.

I got some really cute onesies for the trip. Long sleeve so she won't be cold. I am actually starting to pack already because I don't want to forget anything and because I am super excited!! So starting Sunday, there won't be any posts from me, but probably on Monday or Tuesday I will post some pictures and show you how much fun we had!!

PS. I keep changing my blog background cause it's lots of fun and I have a million different ideas to choose from!

Sunny Doty!!!

Sunny,

You left two comments on my blog and I can't click on your name and get to your blog or anything!! Kelly is having the same issue and we want to connect with you. Are you on facebook or have a blog? Please let us know=)

The Bear Suit

So I am posting the cutest thing I have ever seen. We are going camping the first week in August with the Godfrey clan. The camp site is in Montana so we were worried about Aubry being cold at night. The other day we went out shopping for a jacket and some pajamas for her. Babies R' Us had a sale going on so we looked at the fleece pajamas. They have a brown one and it had a hood. I thought this would be good cause it wouldn't show dirt as much. It is a little bear suit and Aubry is the cutest dang thing in it. So enjoy Aubry's new little bear suit=)

Sleep Deprived

Ren and Krysta were visiting this week.

She was so much fun and Aubry loved her.

Classic Aubry look. Wide-eyed and smirking.

I leaned her up in my chair and this is how she settled.

Chris was trying to get her to sleep. Him first.

Yeah, I know that when you have kids you no longer sleep good. But what I didn't realize is that Patience feeds off of sleep. So when I have no sleep, I have no patience. And patience is essential for raising kids. I hate feeling grumpy and irritable, especially towards poor Aubry who isn't at fault. I also hate snapping at poor Chris, who is just an innocent bystander, mostly. Hopefully, this weekend when we are in Boise and Idaho Falls to visit family, I can get a better nights sleep and be a little calmer. Then in about another week, we get to go camping with the Godfrey clan. I am so excited for that. I have been waiting for 3 years to get to go back again. Finally, circumstances are favoring us and we can go. We bought Aubry some warm pajamas and a jacket today, because we are camping in Montana.

Aubry is still not sleeping the best. She likes to sleep on me, but I have stuff to do and can't hold her all the time. When I set her down she usually wakes up and then fusses. And it seems that when she falls asleep laying down she doesn't sleep as long. Grrrgh. Hopefully, we can make sleeping on her own a routine shortly. I don't want to be a glorified mattress for the next year.

Well, I have a bet going with my brother in law Neil. They weight their new baby on Friday at 8 pounds 1 Ounce and if she is bigger than Aubry, who gets weighed tomorrow, then Neil owes me Coldstone. But if Aubry is bigger, then I owe him Coldstone. Wish me and Aubry luck!!!

The New Daddy

I have to tell you this story. It was so cute and sweet, it made me fall in love with my husband all over again. Sometimes Aubry cries and we don't know why. All part of raising kids, I suppose. Well at times, both me and Chris can become rather frustrated. Wishing to rid ourselves of an uphappy child (returning her to the hospital is not an option apparently=). But in those not so rare instances now, where she is smiley and happy, we find ourselves loving her and remarking about how freakin' cute she really is.

The other day I had Aubry asleep on the couch, laying there all cute like. Chris comes in and observes her for a moment, always checking to make sure she is breathing (it's cute that he worries=). When he looked at me and said, "Sometimes I get so frustrated with her, but then when I see her just sleeping there looking cute, I can't be mad at her at all." It was so cute the way he said it. I, of course, knew that as she gets older he will most likely always be a push over, cause she is in fact a, daddy's girl=) I love them both and hope that they will always be close.

New Items

There hasn't really been that much going on lately. We blessed Aubry on Sunday and that was really nice. She looked really cute in her blessing dress that Carol made her and she didn't even cry alot when it was happening. Lately we have been trying to get her to sleep in her crib and me sleep in my bed. It has been kinda hard cause she doesn't seem to sleep that well. Suggestions on how to get her to sleep soundly would be appreciated. I went to the doctor on Monday because my wrist has been bothering me since I was pregnant and it turns out I have tendinitis. I have to have physical therapy because I am breastfeeding. Not really that fun. Next week I am going to moapa and meeting Kelly hopefully so we can finally have our daughters meet. Chayse is almost two months older than Aubry which seems like alot now, but really isn't that far apart. Kelly and I are almost a year apart.

My favorite grocery store is closing. The Vons next to our apartment complex was sold or is going out of business or something. I am so mad!! It was so nice having it there and now we have to go to Walmart or Smith's. There really isn't another close grocery store that I like. I actually hate all the other ones. Even in Spokane, I would go to Safeway, which is the same thing, more than any other store.

Well, Aubry has been asleep for almost a half hour so I am going to take a nap finally and hope that she sleeps for a couple more hours.

New Photos

My favorite drunken sailor look.

This was after our first sunday back at church. It was kinda hard.

Carol took this one. I love it!

I love this picture.



Here are some new photos of Aubry. We are having so much fun with Grandma Godfrey down visiting and helping out. In fact, she is motivating Chris to clean his computer area. I think he listens to his mom more than me=) Grandpa Godfrey (Paul) is flying in tomorrow night and then we are blessing Aubry on Sunday the 5th. She has the cutest blessing dress that Carol made for her. I will post some pictures of her in that on Monday next week.

One Month

So Aubry is officially one month old two days ago. We went to the doctor on Monday and she weighed in at 6 pounds and 5 ounces. That is up from two weeks ago at 5 pounds. She is eating really well and I am super excited that she is putting on weight. She is still in the lower 5 percentile for everything, but that is fine as long as she has a normal growth rate. She is already more aware and is starting to focus and just look around without fussing. Grandma Godfrey bought us a sling and I am super excited to try it out. We also finally found a stroller that is cheap and versatile for us. Unfortunately, it only comes in one color. Brown and Pink. Which is fine I guess, but it clashes with our car seat which is blue and silver. Oh well. We will be picking it up next week.

My incision site is healing pretty well. I can lay down and get up now, but it still hurts. And I can't wait til I get the go ahead to swim and exercise. I want to lose all sorts of weight and fit into my pants again. I lost a ton of weight, but the stretching was in all the wrong places and my pants are fitting right. I go in for my appointment in about a week and a half. I can't wait to go swimming!!

We are going to the family reunion in August hopefully, and I can't wait. We are thinking about just flying up to Billings and driving down with the in laws. Apparently Allegieant Air now has a non stop flight to Billings for about 60 bucks a person. Totally awesome. That means it is cheaper to fly now instead of driving. I wish they had that flight last year when we visited. Stupid people. Well, we are just relaxing here, taking our time to do stuff. I like being a stay at home mom. I might make it permanent=)

Four Weeks and Counting...

Wow. What a crazy ride so far. Aubry is four weeks old tomorrow and I can't believe it. It seems like longer. Probably cause I am running on no sleep and limited energy. So far I have gone to two baby showers with her and thankfully she has been awesome for both of them. Lara's was totally crazy, what with all of the babies and pregnant woman. My baby was the smallest out of everyone. Poor thing. She is getting pretty long, but we will see how much weight she has put on come Monday. My mom in law is coming on Sunday, thank goodness. I still need some help and am so lucky to have so much support. What with Chris staying home for the first two weeks, then my mom coming for a week. I had this week on my own, and feel terribly lucky that Chris comes home so early in the day. Chris's mom will be staying for two weeks and I am so excited. Hopefully, by the time everyone is done visiting, I will have more of a handle and a routine with Aubry. I wish she would take her pacifier easier, it would make my life easier. We need to get a stroller, because she really likes to cruise in the car and to be carried around. So I thought that a stroller would be good cause then I could get some exercise and still spare my arms.

She doesn't seem to sleep that often and when she does, I have a hard time sleeping. I want to do stuff while she is sleeping, but I desperately need to some sleep of my own. I am looking forward to a steadier routine as she gets older, and lord, bless me with patience!!

PS I gave Aubry a bath on Monday, her first one that she didn't scream the whole time!! But today she was pissed about it=)

Two Weeks and Counting

She is the smallest one in the house!!

So Aubry is two weeks and one day old today. It has been an interesting ride so far. Chris finally had to go back to work and my mom is staying with us for a week. I miss Chris but it is nice to have my mom here to help. She did my dishes which was really awesome and she helped me get out and about to pick up some groceries. We actually had a real dinner thanks to her. I haven't made dinner in a while and it was nice to have a homemade meal. My incision site still hurts which is very annoying. I thought for sure I would be feeling better by now, but they keep reminding me that in addition to having a baby, I did have major surgery. I can drive now, but I still can't pick up anything heavy. Not til next week. I tried laying down to take a nap with Chris the other day, and when I woke up, I couldn't walk. My legs and back were locked up and I couldn't twist my body because of my incision. It was the first time in two weeks that I have tried laying down to sleep. I mostly just sleep in the recliner in the living room with Aubry. I would like to sleep in the bedroom with Chris, but I am afraid that his sleep will get interrupted with the baby. We will work something out I am sure.


Well Aubry ended up being 5 pounds at her doctors appointment yesterday, which was awesome. She was 4 pounds and 10 ounces the last time and the doctor only expected her to gain about half of what she gained. She was pretty happy about it. I told her it was because Aubry refused to stop nursing for two hours. I was sore. The doctor said that she was using me for a human pacifier and that I should feed for 15 to 20 minutes on each breast and then give her a pacifier if she fusses. I was nervous about doing that because I was sure she was still hungry. But most babies only eat about 1 to 2 ounces in a feeding and so they get the majority of their meal in the first 15 minutes of eating. Well, I tried that, and it was amazing. Aubry ate for about a half hour then, I gave her a pacifier and she was totally fine!! I feel like I have an easy baby because all of the experiments that I have tried, she has responded to really well. Like we kept her up a little bit during the day so she will sleep at night, and she is doing fine.


She was a little fussy this morning, but I think she had a stomach ache. Which she relieved all over me when we were out shopping. She exploded her diaper on my pants and in my mom's car. She does it cause she loves me I guess. It was an interesting experience. She likes to sleep on her stomach and I know that is bad, according to the books. But my mom said that when she was having babies, that they said to make them sleep on their stomachs and not on their backs. They keep changing the official guidelines. Mostly, Aubry sleeps on me. I lay her on my chest to burp her, and she falls asleep, then I fall asleep in the chair. Is that bad? It is so special to me, cause she is so close and I can feel her breathing with me. I know she has to sleep in her crib eventually, but I worry so much about her. Well, she is lots of fun, she sneezes super cute and she gets the hiccups all the time.


After my mom leaves, I get her to myself for almost two weeks before I get more help. We will see how I do without my mom and Chris here all the time. I am nervous, but hopefully Aubry will continue to be a cute, nice, adorable baby.

One Week

So Aubry is one week old today. I can't believe it. I feel like I haven't slept this entire week. I got my staples out today, that hurt really bad. Then we took Aubry to the doctor for a check up and she is fine. She has birth marks on her back which I hadn't noticed. We go back next week, and hopefully she has put on weight by then. She is down to 4 pounds 10 ounces and she really can't afford to lose any more!! It has me pretty worried even though everyone says that normal. If she weighed more it would seem more normal. Everything is going pretty good though. Breastfeeding was a challenge at first. But I think I am getting the hang of it. Plus, it's free. And so far I have lost about 20 pounds from last week! I know that seems like alotbut I still have a ways to go before all of the baby weight is gone. Then I can concentrate on losing more weight. I still have 5 weeks to go before I can go swimming and exercise!!

I am still so tired all of the time. But I guess that is normal too. I think next week I will pump some milk and then sleep in and have Chris feed her or something=) Well, that is the update so far, nothing too exciting planned for next week. Just another check up and Chris goes back to work=( My mom will be down to visit, so thats nice. It was just nice hanging out with the hubby and bonding as a family. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that I don't have to go back to work for a long while, if I have to go back at all. I can't imagine leaving Aubry with someone else at this point. Well here are some more pictures of Aubry. Enjoy!!

Aubry Ann Godfrey

Chris cut the cord. No pictures of me getting cut open. Thank Goodness.

Tiny little thing. Hopefully, she gains some weight.

She wasn't crying. They had to do all sorts of things to hear some noise. She's good now though.

We finally made it home.

She was mad I think.

Here she is. 5 Pounds 2 Ounces and 18 Inches of pure sunshine. Already she has a personality. She likes to roll her eyes at me when she is breastfeeding=) No pictures of me, but that is because I am more swollen now, than the entire pregnancy, and I have a huge rash on my face. They mixed some morphine in with my spinal tap and I itched like crazy for about 2 days. I rubbed my face raw. It wasn't pleasant looking. Then I stressed out a cold sore, so I look like the swamp thing. But there will be more pictures once we get more settled at home.