It
is a good night to make a quick entry in our blog. Lynlee is in bed for the evening. She is so good about going to bed every
night. She has a routine with her dad of
going into the room, pushing her door shut, turning on the fan then turning off
the light. Then dad turns on her
projector and noise maker and they look at pictures around her room. She especially gets excited to look at the
picture of Jesus and say “jehjeh.” Then
daddy will sing to her and she lays her head on his shoulder. Finally she will give kisses and a hug and will
want put down into her crib where she is tucked in and her miniature blanky is
handed to her. Most evenings she will go
to sleep quickly and she sleeps until the next morning. We love our little angel so much!
Last
night dad was not home so she was put to bed by mom, I don’t think I do the
routine just right. Before we even
finished singing “I am a child of God,” she was diving for her crib. So I put her down to sleep, she opened her
mouth for a kiss, I leaned down and kissed her goodnight then she waved
goodbye. It was so cute! So again tonight I put her to bed and after I
put her down and gave her a kiss she waved goodbye. I don’t know how long this will last, but it
is extremely cute!
Now
it is time to back up a bit to the beginning on February. On Saturday the 2nd we were able
to celebrate Lynlee’s first birthday with family and friends. Kari & Kyle’s family, Sharlyn and kids, and
both sets of Lynlee’s grandparents made it.
Charity came with both her boys, and Tammy & Reece’s family also came. We had tons of fun. We had pizza because Lynlee loves it! JaNae was sweet and brought bread sticks,
even though her boys were sick and they weren’t able to come celebrate. We felt so much love from family and friends
and their support for Lynlee.
We had
decorated the room in lady bug theme and Lynlee had her own lady bug cake. The night before the party we had help from
Aunt Patrice, Kristy Jo, her boyfriend Chris and Grandma Ellison with
decorating cakes and cake pops.
Everything turned out perfectly.
The day of the party Lynlee got to eat her own little cake and loved it.
Over all she ate more frosting than cake.
She was so good at eating pizza, opening gifts and eating cake. She was walking a little and was using the
chairs and table to stand up so she could get started walking, she was doing a
lot of crawling under the tables too, which seems to be her favorite spot
sometimes. She was given a lot of fun
birthday gifts, and is such a lucky little girl!
After
the party we cleaned up and Lynlee fell asleep quickly while driving home. She had
worn herself out! We feel very blessed
to have such a perfect baby. On Tuesday February 5th it was like
Lynlee almost had another party! She had
a ton of gifts to open from my coworkers during her lunch time with us. Tori and Adriane both got her some really
cute outfits. Ashlie bought her a fun polka
dot dress, Laurie got her some Hello Kitty dishes to keep at work, and cup to
drink from (she LOVES them, and knows they are hers). Mandy bought her an
adorable outfit and a pair of pajamas. I
feel lucky to have so many people love Lynlee and care for her. My co-workers are wonderful and will always
hold a special place in my heart.
Since
her birthday she has improved greatly on her walking. She can now stand on her own and walk almost
anywhere. We are not seeing her crawl
much anymore, it is sad to see our cute baby growing up! We are excited to see
what the future holds for us as a family.
Lynlee has started to say her first words. For a while she has said “daw,” for dog. But the first very clear word she said was “da-da.”
Josh was getting her ready for daycare
and I was doing my hair and listening to them over the intercom system. He told Lynlee, “say da-da,” and she
immediately said, “da-da.” I was very excited to hear her. She is trying to say more and more words, but
continually reverts back to “tha-“ if she can’t say anything else for what she
wants. She is so much fun!
Josh
is busy busy busy in his school, work and volunteering. He has Organic Chemistry 2 and Bio Chemistry,
and advanced Book of Mormon studies. He
is also a supplemental instructor for Organic Chemistry 1. He is volunteering once a week at Mound Fort junior
high to help students who are struggling is school and also volunteers at Ogden
Regional Hospital once a week. He also
picks up occasional graveyard shifts at Chancellor Garden’s. Most days he is gone early and home late
because he is studying and preparing for classes and teaching. I know that I never studied as hard as he
does currently, and I am so amazed by his dedication and his knowledge. He is doing so well in school.
Monday
was President’s day. I finally had a day
off to go snowboarding with my dad while Josh had to study and Lynlee went to
Aunt Kari’s for the day. I have been
itching to go up all year! Well we got
up to Brighton and it was a beautiful, clear day with a high of 25 and almost
no wind. All the trails had been
groomed. On our first run down I was
flying down the hill really fast on my snowboard… Well I ended up catching my
back edge and crashed hard. The toe end
of my board dug into the snow and I ended up jamming my left ankle. I kept going, thinking “I will be okay.” We went three more runs and I decided the
pain was getting pretty bad, so we went to the lodge to see what damage I had
done. Well that ended our day at
Brighton. My ankle hurt bad enough that
I wasn’t hardly able to walk. So instead
we went to lunch together, and had an enjoyable day.
The
next day, while at work, Laurie loaned me her crutch, which helped a ton. Mandy had the great idea that I should go get
a brace. So we went to the store and she
helped me pick one out. It has made the
biggest difference! I am still sore, but
I can walk mostly without limping. I
feel blessed that I am not worse off and I only sprained my ankle.
It
is getting late and I plan on waking up early to get some exercise in. Last week Lyn and I got up early three times
to exercise, my injury kind of stopped us on that path so I need to jump back
on the wagon and keep exercising.
