Sadie's laugh :)

Easter Fun

Our first Easter with Sadie was great! The night before we decorated eggs. We only did 4 because we didn't want to be stuck with a dozen hard boiled eggs but it really wasn't that fun only having 2 eggs each to decorate. The Grandparents sent boxes of goodies to go in Sadie's basket so when she woke up we gave her all of her new Easter things. I think she liked it even if she didn't really know what was going on. I'm excited for next year when she'll be able to get excited about it. Then we had french toast and watched conference (which is hard to watch with a 5 month old!) Then we went on a walk because the weather was so nice. We passed houses having family parties and I got really home sick. I miss having family around! We Skyped with our families and it made it a little better. Sadie turned 5 months on Easter. She's growing up so fast. I'm amazed at how much she learns each month. This last month she learned how to roll over both ways, sit up on her own, eat solid foods, laugh, and scoot across the floor (not quite crawling because she can only go backwards). We had her doctors appointment and she weighs 15lbs 5oz which is the 75% and she is in the 25% for her height. The doctor also reported that she didn't hear a heart murmur anymore.

The New Place-Missouri

Our bedroom: I would have to say this is my least favorite part of the apartment. We were lucky to find a furnished apartment so at least our clothes have somewhere to go. The dresser drawers don't have stoppers on them so they fall out right on your toes. I loath those dressers. I didn't get a picture of the bathroom because it wasn't clean when I took the pictures and I'm just too lazy to do it now. But I think you can picture it: tub, toilet, sink. Also, every time I get out of the shower another tile cracks. It feels like I'm walking on egg shells. Whoever did the tile in this apartment did a really bad job. I think you can see it in the kitchen picture pretty well. The floor is all taped up so the broken tiles wont cut us.


Our view from the front of the apartment. Notice mine is the ONLY car in the parking lot. That's because from the hours of 5am to 5pm Sadie and I are the only people around. Everyone else is military in the whole building. It's good for when she is screaming but it can get really lonely. I try to fix this by going on a walk but usually I only see a dog or two and as you can see we are surrounded by forest so I run out of places to walk. I have to do two laps around the neighborhood just to get 3 miles in. There are lots of hills though so it makes for a pretty good work out. If I got really desperate I guess I could go on base to where the people are but something about the military base depresses me. I don't know, I guess driving down the road next to huge army vehicles intimidates me. Not to mention how drab everything is. Brown is definitely the army's favorite color. Plus, when they are using our tax dollars who can afford a decorator? I know its a good thing that our money isn't being wasted on making the base pretty but it still doesn't make it any easier to go there.
The kitchen and dining area. I like all of the space that the kitchen provides but we really don't need it since all we brought can fit into two cupboards. I have found comfort in the kitchen since we got here. I really don't have anything to do so trying new recipes has become a hobby to me. I don't know if I'm any good or not but I'm learning. Actually, since the only fast food available is Arby's and Burger king. Cooking became more of a necessity than anything. What I wouldn't do for a Carls jr...I'm actually really happy that I haven't eaten fast food in a month. I feel great!
Our front room also known as Sadie's room. We regret not having gotten a 2 bedroom apartment but when we got here there were only 3 apartments available, the first was smaller than this one and the second was a trailer. So here we are. After Sadie's bed time (9pm) we have to tip toe around and whisper. We usually go to bed by 10 anyways because Ben has to be up usually around 4 or 5 am so its not too bad. Overall I like this apartment better than the last one. Also our ward is amazing here. In my Logan ward people were still asking if I was new after being there for a year. It was really depressing. Ben and I got called to the primary our second week here and we love it. Plus everyone in the ward is military so its nice to have that support group. A lot of people that I have talked to have lived in North Carolina and they all loved it so I'm really excited to get there.

Such a bad day I have to vent about it on my blog...

I should have wrote this yesterday when my fury was in full swing but now I look back on yesterday and I realize that I was being a baby and the day really could have been a lot worse. It was a glass half empty kind of day. I had this whole long blog written about all of the things that made me mad yesterday but I read it and it was so negative! No one wants to read that stuff! So I erased it.

January and a little bit of February

Not much happened this month to report other than just preparing ourselves for the move to Missouri. So far that has been super stressful but it's almost over. We had a fun visit with Ben's mom and his brother Matt when they came out at the end of January. It was nice to get to spend some time with Matt before he left for the MTC. Our little Sadie is growing like a cute little weed. She didn't really reach any milestones in January but so far February has been AWESOME. Sadie started rolling over on the 5th and she giggled for the first time on the 10th. I was lucky enough to catch the first roll over on video. I'm super proud of pretty much anything that she does. Also, somewhere along the way she found her voice. She likes to yell at us and tries to eat us if anything goes near her face. Its pretty funny. This month has been really busy as we try to see all of our friends before we go. I think I've eaten out 3 times this week and have a lunch and a dinner planned for tomorrow. This is not good for my diet! Oh well its worth it to see friends. I'm sad to leave. I feel like I'm going to miss out on so much. It'll be good for us though. I know it will but its still hard.

Sadie's Vitamins

I love giving her her vitamins everyday because she makes the funniest faces. Here's a short clip of her (the video camera died) but its still pretty funny

Our little 2 month old!

Our little Sadie Bug is getting so big! We had her 2 month appointment the other day. She was in the 75 percentile for her weight and 25 for her length. Our doctor just laughed when he told me this and said "Well she probably won't be a basketball player" I'm OK with it, I think she's perfect! She is such a smiley baby with tons of personality. I'm so lucky to have a baby that doesn't cry. I don't know what I'm going to do if I get a baby with colick or something. I won't know what to do. She has the bluest eyes and red hair so we call her our little Irish baby. She loves it when I read to her but her favorite thing is the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. She has even started doing the hand motions with me which is so fun to see. Anytime she learns something new I get so proud of her. She also loves the TV. We have to put pillows and blankets in front of her to keep her from watching because she'll do a back bend just to see it. She hates tummy time and the hiccups (which she gets every time she eats) She yells right before she poops which is way funny at home but pretty embarrassing at church. She's really good at sucking her left thumb but punches herself in the face with her right. She twirls her hair when she sucks her thumb. She loves dancing with her Daddy. She said "goo" the other day and we've been trying to get her to say it again ever since but she wont. Those are just a few of our favorite things about her. It would take forever to list everything. We love our little Bug so much!