Dr Hannah

Last week I pulled out a toy doctor kit that I used to use for play therapy, and Hannah LOVES it.

Hannah usually spends half the day with the stethoscope around her neck. So cute!

With any luck, Hannah won't be a wimp like her mom and may actually become a doctor one day!

The road trip that wasn't.

This past weekend we had planned to take a road trip to Colorado to visit Scott's sister and her family. Unfortunately, Scott was so sick Friday night and Saturday morning that we were unable to make the trip. We were bummed, but we did end up having a nice weekend after all...

Friday night, Scott and I had dinner with friends and then saw the movie The Avengers (thanks to Jana watching Hannah). Poor Scott spent a good portion of the movie in the baño.

Saturday we sat around waiting to see if Scott would feel better and if Hannah would get sick. Fortunately, Hannah never got sick. And Scott was feeling well enough later to spend an oh-so-exciting evening at Subway, Target, and watching Dateline-like shows. :)

Sunday we ventured up to Taylorsville to see Scott's paternal grandparents' graves. Scott hadn't been there in years, and it was my and Hannah's first time.

 It took awhile for us to find it, but we finally did.

We felt a little lame that all we had was a flag to place.

Sunday evening we enjoyed dinner with my family and then visited with some of Scott's family, including his sister who was in town from Vegas.

Monday afternoon we met up with my mom's side of the family at my grandpa's grave in Provo.

 We had quite the crowd, and we were able to enjoy listening to my grandma tell stories from the past.

I can't believe my grandpa has been gone for 17 years--almost half my life!

That afternoon, while Scott was giving Hannah a much-needed nap, I spent time with my parents and my grandma--eating good food and watching The Making of Jimmer. :)

Scott, Hannah, and I later headed over to have a BBQ with Scott's fam.

I finally got some pics of Hannah with her new, adorable baby boy cousins.

Doesn't she look huge in comparison?!

Hannah sure can't wait until we actually let her touch those cutie babies!

All in all, it was a very nice weekend. Hopefully we'll make it to Colorado another time.

Hannah walks!

Yup, that's right! Hannah took her first unassisted steps today! Hallelujah! She first did it during her physical therapy appointment, and so Scott wasn't there. Hannah took up to 3 steps at a time, going from her physical therapist to me. I felt like crying out of relief and happiness, but I held it in. Then this evening, she took up to 2 steps between me and Scott. I'm so glad he got to see it. I just really hope Hannah decides she want to keep walking and walking and walking...

Since there is no way Hannah wouldn't be distracted by a camera trying to capture her first steps, I'm sure I won't get a picture of her walking for awhile. So this cute pic of her will have to suffice for now:

Told you it was cute!

Thanks so much to all of you who have kept Hannah in your prayers! You have helped bring about this long-time-coming miracle for us. :)

She is 17, going on 18...months!

Yup. My baby is growing up. She turned 17 months old yesterday, and here are some pics from the day.

 I treated her to some Baby Einstein.

She totally prefers to stand these days--but not without that darn walker yet!

Hannah loves exploring my drawer of random extras (toothpaste, deodorant, etc) while I get ready. I love that she helps me put it all back in the drawer when I am done.

We had a sleepover with Hannah's awesome cousins. In this pic she is trying to get Scott to copy her--her favorite game lately.

Gotta love that look! "Are you done yet?!" :)

 Hannah enjoyed a rare treat (thanks to her cousins)--a sucker! I'm still super jealous of her lashes.

 

Hannah discovered a new favorite game last night--Connect 4.

I think she would have played for a very long time--if we hadn't taken it from her to finish our tournament.

Silly pic of Faith. We watched Fever Pitch, one of my favorite movies.

Clay slept with his head on the floor and his bum on the air mattress. Silly boy!

One last pic of the cutie pie...

I just love those chubba-liscious cheeks! Two weeks ago, Hannah weighed 22 lbs 10 1/2 oz (35%). Fabulous!

A few more of Hannah's favorite things include doing the Chicken Dance, doing "cuckoo" with her finger and then pointing at me (thanks, naughty Scottie!), pointing to all her body parts, nurturing her baby, running around in her walker (no wonder she doesn't want to give it up), eating new foods, watching baseball, having me sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "I Love to See the Temple," eating hot dogs, reading books, asking who and what everyone and everything is, dropping something and putting her hands up to the side and asking where it went ("A go?"), going outside, touching every bush we pass, being uber-friendly until someone tries to hold her, and talking more and more each day!

Life just gets better and better with this baby around.

Mommy's Day

Mother's Day just keeps getting better and better for me. I really don't understand all those moms who say that they hate Mother's Day because it makes them feel guilty (although I guess I may understand it someday when Hannah is older and not as easy to be patient with). For me, Mother's Day is all about reflecting on the incredible blessing and privilege it is to be a mom. I still sometimes can hardly believe that I actually have a child that is mine. And wow, my child is an amazing. Just look...

 

 What better way to spend Mother's Day weekend than at the ballpark with my baby?!

She's such a super star!

Mother's Day itself was great too. Scott made me breakfast in bed...

The first course--delicious!

 Scott's beautiful quiche.

 

 The main course. Yum!

Scott also gave me a card and a massage, and Hannah gave me a card and a cd. Church was really nice. And then we spent the evening visiting our own wonderful moms and my fabulous grandma.

I'll end with a few pictures of Hannah practicing her innate mommy-ing skills...

Ever since Hannah got some baby dolls for her birthday and Christmas, she has been really into hugging and kissing them and patting them on the back.

But in the last week or two, she has started pretending that her baby is crying (cutest fake cry ever), and then she picks her up and comforts her.

Hannah puts blankets on her baby and talks sweetly to her. She also sometimes plays Peek-a-Boo with her--probably to try to get her to laugh. :)

Watching Hannah play the role of a loving mommy absolutely melts my heart. I know she will be a fantastic mommy someday!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

**Update on the miscarriage stuff: I had an ultrasound and blood work done last week, and everything came out normal. I'm not sure if the fibroid was never there or just somehow disappeared. Either way, I'll take it. I'm trying to stay cautiously optimistic that the drama is finally over. I do still need to go back in for blood work for 2 more months. So I guess I'll just keep you posted.

Cinco de Mayo

I know that Cinco de Mayo was cinco days ago, but I thought I'd still share how we celebrated.

We purchased and planted our balcony garden all afternoon...

 Just herbs and flowers this year.

 

I'm in charge of the flowers, and Scott's in charge of the herbs.

I still need to find a nice hanging flower basket to put above my cute frog. And Scott is going to add a Topsy Turvy pepper planter.

On Sunday, we continued the Cinco de Mayo festivities with a Mexican-themed dinner with Scott's fam. It was delicious. You'll have to take my word for it--I didn't take any pictures.

But I did take a pic of this cutie patootie today...

Peek-a-boo!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

**For the record, several of my Mexican clients informed me that most Mexicans don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and they think it's pretty strange that many Americans do. Cinco de Mayo is just the day that the Battle of Puebla (a town) occurred. They celebrate their independence day on September 16th. I'm pretty sure that Americans just celebrate Cinco de Mayo because it's way easier to say than Dieciseis de Septiembre. :)

Cougars & Chicken Pox

Last Friday was pretty eventful for us. In the afternoon, I took Hannah to get her Chicken Pox immunization. She didn't love it, but I felt it was necessary. You see, her mommy has a strange history with Chicken Pox. I grew up knowing that I was odd because I had had Chicken Pox twice--once as a baby and once as a toddler (I actually remember having it the 2nd time). I used to use that unusual fact (that I'd had Chicken Pox twice) in the game 2 Truths and a Lie quite often. I was definitely an anomaly. But then things got even stranger a few years ago (when I was 30). I got Chicken Pox for the 3rd time! It was seriously crazy! It wasn't a very bad case, but my doctor confirmed that that's what it was and told me to stay home from work for a few days. Well, a year or so later I woke up one Sunday morning with a big rash on my torso and with tingly hands and feet. I'd heard about Shingles, and so I looked up the symptoms online and was convinced that I had them. I decided that I would go to Sacrament Meeting and then go to Instacare. Scott gladly accompanied me. When we got in to see the doctor in Instacare, I told him that I thought I had Shingles and that I had had Chicken Pox 3 times. He looked at me incredulously and asked me to lift up my shirt to show him my rash. Well, wouldn't you know, the darn thing had completely disappeared (perhaps due to my righteousness in attending church that day :) ). You can guess the look the doctor gave me at that point. All he said was, "Well, I guess you can come back in if the rash comes back." I felt like a moron. And all Scott could do was laugh. So I joined him. Good, good times.

Anyway, as you can clearly see, I certainly do not want Hannah to go through the ridiculousness that I have gone through. She just had to get that immunization.

Moving on to Friday night (finally). We had a great time at the BYU baseball game with my sisters. The Cougs stunk it up, but it was fun to hang out at the ballpark and chat and eat.

 

 Scott took a pic of all the girls--me, Hannah, Christina, and Jana.

 Hannah LOVED sitting in her own chair.

She also loved making friends with everyone around us. What a sweetie!

Go Cougs! Stay away, Chicken Pox!