Delia's Favorite Things

I thought it would be fun to post a few of Delia's favorite things to show her personality. She is grwoing up so fast. I will try to list them from greatest to least.

1. Oatmeal with Bananas! (can't get enough of your love, baby!) It was love at first bite!
2.Softy- her white teddy bear.
3. Binkers
4. Bath Time and squirting water in her mouth.
5. Wash cloths.
6. Being nakers
7. Kicking her legs
8. Movies
9. Being outside (especially where there's grass!)
10.Her new Sing Along Stage toy
11. Making squishing noises with her hands(lol)
12. Visiting Grandparents
13. Mommy and Daddy of Course!

New Bath Toys!!

Now that Delia has been sitting up on her own for a while, I thought it would be fun to get her some toys to play with in the bath tub. They are little marine animals. They fill up with water and then you squirt them out. Delia is so funny because when I was squirting them at her, so opened her mouth and I shot out some water. She liked it so much she kept opening her mouth for me to squirt water in. Christian and I were laughing so hard. Funny kid!! I keep the water pretty shallow and let her crawl back and forth as her toys float all over. I let her play longer that night mostly because I had so much fun watching her.

Delia's Day at the Park! ... Good Photos?

These are some pictures I took of Delia at the park, one of her first visits, as far as playing on the slides and swings. She loves it. Swinging is her favorite! As you can tell, I like taking pictures and am wanting one day to learn more about photography and try to do it professionally, at least just for me and family! I think I just really want my pictures to look professional and I also want to take pictures just as good as the pros so I don't have to always take the kids in to get them done. Besides, I like it. So....

what do you think of the pictures? Other than having a really crappy camera, do they look Pro quality? Or maybe Delia just takes good pictures! It is kind of funny because when I take most of her pictures I end up posing her, dressing her up cute and taking them from different angles(well at least what my little camera will let me do) instead of just taking 3 or 4 snap shots and being done with it. I find myself obsessing a little about it. Do you think I have a promising knack or should I just stick to the good old little digi camera??

22 things about Gina...According to Heather!

Okay so my sister-in-law posted this about me on MySpace and I thought it was pretty funny, so...

HERE IT GOES


1) Who is it?
GINA

2) Where did you meet them?
Right before she married my brother.

3) What was your age when you first met?
late 20's.

4) Is this person one of your friends?
yes--she's my sister in law.

5) How long have you known them?
less than 10 years but we share serious stuff.

6) Is this person older than you?
no because I am the oldest person EVER

7) When was the last time you saw this person?
a month ago when we were all in Florida having the best time ever.

8.) Do you miss them?
yes. :(

9) Are you related to this person?
by marriage and hotness yes.
:) LOL

10) Do you have nicknames for each other?
nah

12) Do you think this person will repost this?
no because she is busy being a mom to the most awesome neice ever!

13) Why is this person #2 on your top friends?
because she is my sister in law and I love her.

14) Have you seen this person cry?
- yes

15) Do you know this person’s last name?
yes, it's the same as mine.

16) Do you tell them a lot about your life?
kind of, I think I'm afraid to tell her some stuff, I don't want to freak her out!

17) Doing anything with them tonight?
nah.

18) If yes, What?
she's in Colorado.

19) Would you have them at/in your wedding?
absofreakinlutely.

20) Would they date you?
totally :)

21) What’s something this person is obsessed with?
her appearance which is sad because she is really pretty.

22) Does this person make you smile?
heck yes she does.

Falling Out of Cribs!!!

Now that Delia is crawling, she knows how to climb up on things including her crib. I remember seeing her on her knees with her hands holding the edge and I thought, oh no, we are going to have to start pulling the side up when she is in there, but she never got to the point where it looked as if she were going to fall out. I wan't use to pulling it up, sometimes I would and other times I would forget, well...yesterday she did it!! I put her down for a nap and she wasn't going to sleep, so I went in to tuck her back in and forgot to put up the side. She cried for another 20 minutes until I heard the most horrible thing in the world..Delia falling out of her crib!I heard a big plop, like something heavy hit the floor, my heart dropped and I knew she had fallen. I raced in to get her and luckily she was okay, but it scared her pretty bad and knocked the wind out of her. I feel like such a horrible mother for forgetting to pull the crib side up! This child is just so curious, go go go, and a very determined child, that I feel like maybe I am not the right mom for her. It seems that I am doing every thing wrong for her, like, when she almost drowned in the tub when I was with her, when she overheated in Florida, and now falling out of her crib. I feel like I am the only mom that has unwillingly brought harm to their child. I love her so much and would doing ANYTHING for her, so why does she continue to get hurt? It is my responsibility to keep her safe, but somtimes the worst things happen to her. Am I really an irresponsible parent? Just wanted to express my motherly frustrations!

Why am I not surprised!?

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Delia is Crawling! Yeah...I think?

Delia crawled for the first time today! She has been so close for the past 6 weeks. She rolls and scoots everywehere, but when she found herself on her hands and knees she didn't quite know what to do. Today Christian put and orange slice in front of her(which apparently he has been letting her suck on them...and she likes them!) and she took one step, then another, and another, and she was crawling! We have been encouraging her as much as we can without pushing her, and nothing seemed to interesting for her to push the limits, when all this time all it took was an orange?? Leave it to her dad I guess... he sees everything first. The first time she rolled over and now crawling. we he told me I ran into the other room to see and of course wasn't doing it, sooo...daddy took another orange, put it out of her reach and there she went crawling! I whipped out the camera to get it on video. There are 2 because the first one was only 30 seconds long because the card was full. So I erased some extra stuff and recorded another one. I cried the whole time I was taping! She is grwoing up so fast and I guess I have been really emotional about it latley! Well there it is, First big milestone for a child of a first-time mom! I never thought anything would be as exciting as seeing your own child growing up!

And the verdict is...New Mexico?

Yes, we are officially moving to Farmington, New Mexico!! I never thought I would move to New Mexico, but it might surprise me. At least this time it will be permanant...well at least for a long while! ;) If you can't see it on the map, it's in the top left corner of the state, the four corners area! I haven't been there, but I have seen pictures of it, talked to people who have neen there, and of course am taking my husband's word for it, that this will be a good place to settle. Christian got a great job that will aid tremendously in paying off his hefty dental student loans!! It is a small city of about 60,000 and I think it has 2 highschools, 4-5 elementary schools, and 3 junior highs. Both of us grew up in smaller towns and want to raise our family the same. The other good thing about it is that it is more of a family town and there are a lot of chruch members down there. It will literally be place of Christian's dreams because it is close to Canyonlands(his passion)and there are a lot of outdoor things to do. I am excited as well to explore new places and it is in the west, much closer to my home town than Christian's California town. The cons about it is that it will be hard finding an apartment for the time it will take to build our home. I can't seem to really find anything! I only found 1 that has NO pictures and they want $1400 for a small 3 bedroom!! Holy Cow! You've got to be kidding me! Yes and that takes me to the other con, it is expensive to live there, I think even more than Denver! Don't ask me why, it's not like all of America is flocking there! There is a Native American Reservation outside of the city which makes for a much higher crime rate, but aparently it is just on the outskirts of Farmington where the majority of the crime happens, we will be in the better part of town. I guess even small towns can be just as bad as big ones! The murder crime rate is pretty low, especially compared to a lot of cities even in Utah! It is a mining town, blue collar if you will, so the average household income is, well, average! The dental office Christian will be working in is the best dental office there and they are pretty busy. My dream of having lush lawns surrounding my house is one that is not going to come true. There is a limit to how much grass you can have on your property becuase of the drought. So this will be a good opportunity to use my creative skills and create a yard that still could be a part of my dreams! We are both excited to finally be done with "schooling" and start making a life for ourselves! I am particualry excited to be able to permanantly raise Delia in a small city we can officially call home. Moving from place to place is hard. Well, wish us luck. I don't really look forward to packing again, but such is life!! Yeah!!

Oooo Look...There's Grass...and a Flower!

I took these pictures of Delia in her new outfit she got from her grandma for Easter to send to Grandma. The minute I set her down, she was overwhelmed by all the grass around her...well the after winter grass...and I couldn't get her attention to take pictures. She kept grabbing at the grass and putting it in her mouth, Yuck! So I finally had to get something to draw her attention, a rose, and it worked okay, but she still wanted that grass. She was like a kid in a candy store! It was too funny. Oh, and I especially like the one of her making a sour face at me! I guess that's what I get for not letting her explore the grass!!