Spring Happenings

We have successfully moved out of our apartment and into Grandma Swanson's house. We have not successfully acquired internet however, hence the delay of the Easter post. Internet or not though Easter did come...which is always good. Sienna got to wear a fancy dress that I got at one of my baby showers and even got her own Easter basket. She was super fascinated by her poofy dress and played with it most of the morning...and I thought I would have to wait until she was three to tell her to keep her dress down :) After church we went over to my parents house for dinner and an egg hunt. It was a wonderfully low key and happy Easter for us.

I love her face in this picture. She makes it all the time now...

Miss Sienna also patiently waited until after we moved to start eating rice cereal. She has been showing me that she is ready for a couple of weeks but I wanted to wait until after the move. She took to it like a champ! No messy face pictures for you because she was sure not to let any go to waste. We have since tried apples, which she didn't like, and sweet potatoes, which she LOVED. She is also starting to chunk up.

At her last doctor's appointment she weighed 11lb 11oz and was 24inches. She was weighed and measured yesterday and has not grown any taller but now weighs 12 lb 12 oz. It's hard to remember sometimes how "big" she is getting because she is still so petite. Stay tuned for pictures of her in the Exersaucer that baby Jett let her have since he was all done.

One Thing I Don't Worry About...

Nick and I are about to enter into another transition period in our lives. We will be moving in with Nick's grandma in order to save us some money when Nick goes back to school full time to become a Respitory Therapist as well as give Grandma piece of mind. (She's not a fan of living alone.) With these changes comes some worries for me. I worry about finances, healthcare, Nick having enough time to do it all, normal complications that come with moving into someone else's house among other things. I know that all of these worries will work themselves out, but it's good to know that with all of this craziness there is one thing that I never worry about....

The thought of going back to work after Sienna made me want to cry and I dreaded the idea that I might have to put her in daycare with someone I didn't know. Lucky for me Sienna gets to hang out with my cousin Rachel while I'm away. I am so thankful that this opportunity was provided for us. I know that Sienna is not only being well taken care of but loved as well. Rachel jokes that Sienna merely "rents a room" at her house with her ridiculously good naps but it gives me serious piece of mind knowing that she's there. Here are some pictures that I stole from Rachel's blog of her silly kids with Sienna.

He is such a good helper.. Sienna loves the Itsy Bitsy Spider and so he sings it to her anytime she's sad...from anywhere in the house :)


They're twins!

Thank you Riddle Family for loving my baby girl. It helps calm this crazy new mom's mind.

Showering Sam

This weekend was my little sister Sam's bridal shower. My three older sisters were the ones who actually put the whole thing together and they did a fantastic job. They went all out for the BBQ theme. There was ribs, drumsticks, assorted salads, macaroni and cheese, freckled lemonade, a home made edible arrangement and the thing that inspired it all...corn on the cob cupcakes. The party gifts were even steak seasoning and BBQ sauce.

Sienna and I came over early to help set up and get things ready for the party. The grandmas were especially helpful taking care of the silly babies while the moms went to work...(as well as the grandpas and dad who helped watch the kids at home.)

There was good food, games and lots of presents. It was a lot of fun and I wasn't even the bride. It was a great day and I'm glad to know that Sam is off to a great start thanks to all the family and friends that came to support her and shower her with gifts.

We can't wait until July 30th for the wedding. Sienna is excited to have another uncle.
Congrats Sam and Jake!

New Tricks...

Sienna has had a big week so far and it's only Tuesday! On Sunday Sienna giggled for the first time. She hasn't done it since, but I'm excited because I know that she can do it she apparently just doesn't think I'm that funny. Then this afternoon after teetering all morning at Rachel's house she rolled over from her back to her belly! Here she is in all her glory:



I was so excited to catch her first time on video. It will also make Daddy happy that he can see it when he gets home from work...and then lots of times in real life. She has already done it again like four times...she is getting so big....

Four Months

Little Miss Sienna had her four month check up yesterday and I know that you all are dying to know her stats. She is a peanut...She weighed in at 11 pounds 11 ounces (11th percentile...awesome huh?) and is 24 inches tall (40th percentile). Not that this is as big a deal unless you're a Pueblo but her head was in the 11th percentile as well.

She is a very happy girl for the most part and wonderfully awesome. She can shake a rattle if you put it in her hand, tries to roll over, coos, kicks her legs, gives some of the biggest smiles when she first wakes up and sleeps about nine or ten hours through the night....yeah, be jealous...

Lucky!

We had a great St. Patrick's Day this year. Luck was on my side this morning because every year at work they have pajama day on St. Patrick's Day. I don't know what it is about little kids in pajamas but I just wanted to snuggle all of them today...Luck was also on Nick side because he passed a big test that allows him to start school in June, which we are really excited about. Finally, luck was on the little one's side because she got to go to Rachel's house!

We invited the Ricks over for dinner, so after work I came home and started the corned beef for the traditional dinner of corned beef and cabbage. The plan was for me to make dinner but Sienna was being a little cranky so I cuddled her while Nick did an excellent job with dinner...tasted just like when my mom makes it :) Thanks mom and the butcher at Raley's for all the tips that I passed on to Nick! We also watched the BYU game and enjoyed delicious and festive cake pops that Kathryn made.

Of course we took pictures of those silly girls all dressed up in their green as well.

How did we get so lucky to have such ridiculously cute girls?!

A little something to get you in the spirit...

My last post was kind of clashing with the current background so I thought I would post these super cute pictures...



Happy Early Saint Patrick's Day!