sweet summer time

The weather keeps telling me that summer is over...BOO! We have had the heater on in the house twice now in the last week! I must tell you I am a proud mama...with Jordyn's 9 month stats...
14 lbs 12 oz.......10th percentile
26.5 inches and her head are both in the 25th percentile (hallelujah-she is growing)

we love our little petite girl, she never stops and is so much fun. Enjoy some pics from summer!


We laid sod in the back yard (if you can call it that) we love playing in it and i guess eating it

Jordyn loves pulling out the wipes of course

Backpacking and mark saying quit taking pictures! we went on a 14 mile day hike-i would not have gone if i knew it was that long!

mmmm....pinecones

the bus were bad so J stayed in a bug net while we were outside...and no bites

Marks backpacking trip with the boys

he tried to bring me this bouquet of flowers home but lost it...I was bummed i couldn't go, i really like where the went.

Bear Lake...Jordyn doesn't like the water so much, unless its her bath tub, but boy did she enjoy the sand

on the move

Jordyn is on the move! I knew this stage was coming far too fast when she started trying to crawl. For the past few weeks she would sit lay down rollover and sit up to get where she wants, so cute! Last week, a couple days shy of her 8 month birthday, she is crawling! She is nuts! It it so fun to watch her come closer when she wants, she is so smart. She is also pulling her self up everywhere. Today I went to put some laundry away and when I came back she was standing with help of the door. This week she has a major runny nose, like a waterfall from her nose. I look like snot mom today (thanks to my black t-shirt), and she looks like snot girl with her hair pulled up and snot everywhere. I try to clean it up, but of course she hates it. I blame our camping trip last week! I can't wait to post some pics!

Random pictures

Sometimes I would think people were goofy for hauling their camera's around, everywhere! I am starting to think I wish I could be like one of those people! Here are a few random pictures that I have taken from the last while! (ps I feel guilty I do not take more, but sometimes I admit that I wouldn't know what to do with them, I hope Jordyn will forgive me!)



Happy daddy's day, she sure is a daddy's girl! Her funnest playmate and the disciplinarian!


Jordyn and I hanging out in the truck while daddy fished and canoed at Meek's Cabin for my mom's family get together!

Jordyn loves her playtime! Dump the toys and leave me alone!


A couple weeks ago I went and got Jordyn's hair cut (i know some may disagree), I just couldn't handle the mullet anymore. These are picture with, and above with an nice cute kinda a-line. One day mark will take the pictures off my phone so we can have them forever.


Jordyn's first veggie experience.

We took Jordyn swimming in May, she didn't like it as you can tell! I think the kiddie pool was too cold (the kids didnt pee enough in it :D). She liked it after watching everyone for awhile.

Jordyn's first fishing trip. She did pretty good and loved catching a couple fishes!

blogs

I love reading everyone else's blog, not mine! I have zillions of pictures, however I am trying to learn how to digital scrapbook. It has been fun, when I can figure it out! Meet project 3...

I also have some AWESOME news-I am officially a certified CT technologist! I started in July of 09 in hopes to get done before Jordyn came, however that obviously didn't happen! I finished my clinicals (the bare minimum-I didn't like commuting 90 minutes do do free clinical hours) in February, and took the test in May. If I had a PRN job, that would be great, but no holding my breath since the hospital here is on a hiring freeze.

Jordyn is 7 months old-growing so big and getting so much more active (mark would say fun). She is still itty bitty at her 6 month check up her stats were 12 pounds 13 ounces (5th %), 24.5 inches (10th %), and her head 10th % as well. She is trying to crawl and is pulling her self up on anything her height!

I guess blogger is too tired to put my pictures on tonight, and telling me that work comes too early to wait. I'll post some pictures soon

growing...

My goal was to put some cute pictures of this adorable girl before Stephanie and Kellie had their babies, I have a couple weeks, if that! I'll keep it short and to the point...
*Mark is loving work and loves living close to family. He is also loving that the remodel is almost done. We just need to paint the doors and cover up nails on the trim...I never thought I would have let him gut the place. But, it has been really fun. I am not here to brag, just grateful we have a place to live!


This is the master bedroom, its so homey! The rest of the house is beautiful too!

*Me...I am enjoying being mommy 24-7 this week, the office is closed for spring break, which should have been called winter break. I love my job, I have the best doctor to work for and manager, I would venture to say I have got my dream job! I hope to start taking call for the hospital hrere...but they all very rural stlll...film!! bla!!

*Jordyn is the center of our life (as most kids are), we love it! She is now 4 1/2 months old and is doing great! At her 4 month check up, she was 11lbs 13 oz (almost double her birth wt) 22 3/4 inches long, both in the 10th percentile...just petite! She is already rolling over and very close to sitting up by herself, she is so big!!

ms. jordyn after bath...2 months

ms jordyn at 3 months ready for church with her daddy!

3 months....and pig tails!!!

J at 3 months with RSV...she was such a tough little cookie!

J on Easter Sunday...she is so beautiful

Jordyn and her cousin Calvin!

She loves her tutu!

We arent able to catch too many smiles from Jordyn...cuz she is so busy! hope you are all great!!

mommies

You know when your pregnant and you get thousands of words of advice. You always heard how great it was and how hard it was going to be and you kindly nod your head thinking I know, but I will be different. I didn't know hard meant what it did! Being a mom has been an incredible blessing, I am ever so blessed. I can't believe I have one of my Heavenly Father's spirit in my home to raise! Being a mom is such a balancing act! I learned how to be a wife, I am learning how to be a mom, I am now learning how to be a wife and mom at the same time. It has been an interesting lass 4 months with a new baby and trying to save the world. I have now learned alot. Children definitely add alot to a family, what would we live for? I have also learned it is important to be me, by myself, be a wife, be a good mom. I know I can never be the best, but I think its important to try and have goals. Sometimes I get frustrated cuz Jordyn is getting bigger and Im not soaking it in, I am not a pic nazi cuz I dono what to do with them....and so on. I suppose who you want to be takes so much work and dedication its tiring. I think every day we can achieve something better than yesterday, but not get disappointed in what we didn't do. I am grateful to be a mommy to such a beautiful girl and a wife to such a loving, patient husband. I am so happy to have my family forever! And if I may say to all mommies...amen to your advice!

Not much is going on here. We are just working, enjoying being parents, and finishing up the remodel! Jordyn is already more than 2 months old! She is in the 25th percentile for head circumference, weight, and height! The doctor is pretty impressed how proportional she is :) She weighs as 8 lbs 9 oz (size of a newborn) but she is growing great! Here are a few pictures of our lives, well just from Christmas (obviously) and her blessing.

Our first family photo and baby's first Christmas

My favorite baby Jordyn!

This is one of Jord's cousin who is 3 weeks younger and is like a monster compared to her. They enjoyed sleeping by eachother!

A cute picture of my parents grandkids!

Jordyn's beautiful blessing dress (baby acne showed up on the right day huh?)

Can you separate your toe like that? But an adorable picture!
Hope all is well