worry wart

so here is my story. i have always been a worrier. my whole life, even when i was little. and still i worry all the time. most of the stuff i worry about is ridiculous because it would never happen, i KNOW that, and yet i still worry about it. in fact, now that i think about it there is never a time when i'm NOT worrying about something. it's starting to get old. i know i have anxiety, and that's what it is, i'm just wondering if anyone else is like this, and any advice for a worry-free life would be awesome! end of post

a new post!

i don't even have a title for this post. so much has been going on in our crazy lives. we finally got into our new house and we are LOVING it. ashton doesn't love the fact that it's a townhouse, but i do! i actually feel safer knowing that there are two nice families on both sides of us that i could run to if i ever need anything! i also love our ward. someday i'll get around to posting pictures of our little housy. in other news, i finally got off my butt and i'm going back to school at night to get my secondary ed license. i can't wait to share my love of science with the world! it'll be a slow process since i'm only taking one class at a time, but i am just enjoying my part time job now until sophie is in kindergarten, then we'll have the same schedule yay! thanksgiving and christmas was awesome as always. for christmas santa made the mistake of getting sophie a dvd with all the wiggles songs on it. needless to say i'm quite wiggled out since that is ALL she wants to watch. it is cute watching her shake her booty to fruit salad yummy yummy though :) well that's about all i have to share today. hopefully i can become a better blogger.

Happy Halloween!

My baby is 1!!!

Sophie's first birthday was soo fun! We had a party at the splash pad with family and friends. Unfortunatly it was soooo windy!! I HATE wind more than anything! It kinda put a damper on things, but it was still a good day! She got soo many fun toys and cute clothes. Here is the list of things at 1. And probably the last list I will make for a long time! Who has time to post blogs anyway, my life is nuts!

-can walk if someone holds her hands

-hello where is her hair????

-eats big people food now, loves toast, string cheese, lucky charms, and veggie stick chip things

-says mama and kitty kitty

-blows kisses, still has a great princess wave.

-loves doggies

-loves reading

-loves balls

-hates headbands

-18 lbs, size 3 diapers, 18 month clothes

-getting her molars. yikes!

-loves to play play play

-this just keeps getting better and better!!! love you soph

11 months

11 months. wow is all i have to say!

-says mama more than anything

-loves anything to do with kids

-loves toast with butter, black beans, basically any big people food

-finally doing a real crawl.

-getting teeth # 5 and 6

-saw the beach for the first time, and did great on her first big road trip, despite her terrible ear infection

-getting quite the personality

-she's a monster!!!!!! no not really, she's just in to everything!

-is finally on a schedule! thanks to being in daycare 2 days a week. she actually loves it

-wakes up 5 or 6 times a night. i know right? what the heck. i'm more tired now than when she was a newborn. not sure what this phase is all about.

-still loves to read books.

-likes to stand up next to our coffee table and couch

-18 month clothes, size 3 diapers, weighing somewhere between 17 and 18 lbs.

-i've heard mommies say this all the time and it's true... each stage is more and more fun!!!!

10 months

holy moly. 10 months for real? wow. i love this little girl so much. i was just looking at her today thinking i never would have guessed that the little baby squirming in my belly would be so cute! we love her so much and we love watching her grow everyday.

-still doing the army crawl, but can move at turbo speed.

-getting her top two teeth. not fun

-likes to eat "big girl" food. (human food)

-pulls herself up to standing position on EVERYTHING, makes mommy nervous

-looooooooooves little kids, and her cousins especially

-is a people watcher like mommy

- does a princess wave

-claps her hands while watching Ellen

-loves water and swimming

-we had to lower her crib to the lowest position :(

-put her in a big girl car seat and she loved it! needless to say, mommy will not miss lugging the baby car seat around

-loves to sing and squeal

-loves reading books

-loves to pull items out of containers or dressers and throw the over her shoulder. yup our house is a mess, much to my dismay.

-loves to play with the springy door stopper things.

-loves toys that aren't toys aka pieces of paper, candy rappers, beaded jewelry, you know, all the stuff that babies aren't supposed to play with

-loves to laugh and has the cutest personality!!!

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