Arizona Science Center

On Memorial Day, we thought it would be fun to take the girls (Bryn & Ellie... along with Whit & Joel) to the Arizona Science Center. I think we all had more fun than we thought we would...

Lookin' good, babe!

This was a little child psychology "experiment" you were supposed to do with your baby. Most babies, according to the study, will stop at the end of the checkered squares because the glass fools them and they think it's an edge. (there are more checkered squares on the ground below the glass panel). But, Bryn proved the study FALSE! Nothing can compete with a little girls' trust in her daddy!

Needless to say, I was struggling with this one a little bit.

(I had to stretch & strain so hard that I {almost} don't look 5 1/2 mo. pregnant...)

Science Rules! (Thanks, Bill Nye)

Riley's Birthday

Riley is {finally} 24! Hooray!! I say "finally" because February through May are 4 of the toughest months... those are the months that I'm older than Ry! Yikes!

Bryn had fun practicing for her big day coming up. She was loving daddy's Birthday cake!

We love you, Ry! Thanks for being such a wonderful husband and daddy!

Best Mother's Day Gift

To update the previous post... Bryn is WALKING!!! It's the best Mother's Day gift I could ask for. Hooray!

A Few Updates...

A lot has happened the past few weeks... and I've been slacking in the blog world.

First, I have officially earned the title "World's Worst Mother." And it breaks my heart.

On April 21st (evening), I sat Brynlee in her high chair to feed her some dinner. She was strapped into her high chair, but the high chair wasn't strapped to the chair. Well, with all of Bryn's strength, she leaned forward on the tray and it tipped right over onto the TILE! Ugh! Immediately she started screaming (good thing... at least she didn't pass out). So I picked her up and comforted her as best as I could. She still wasn't calming down, so about 10 minutes later I took her outside for some air. Two seconds later, she threw up all over the front walkway. So, I rushed her to Urgent Care where she threw up again... which made them bump us to first in line. The doctor took a look at her and then sent us straight to the ER. By this time, Bryn had stopped crying, but I was now sobbing at the idea of my baby going to the ER. They told us she needed a CT scan of her head to ensure there was no internal bleeding and to check for any fractures to her skull. 5 hours later, and a few visits from people who love her, our little girl miraculously checked out fine. I am SO grateful for the power of the Priesthood and for Riley and my dad for giving our baby a blessing.

Second, I just swam in the sheROX triathlon and it was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I definitely have the "bug" now and am going to compete next year (once this baby comes and I have time to train). Anyone care to join me??

My friend Jozie asked me to be on a relay team a few months ago and I've had fun 'training'. It was a 750 Meter swim in Tempe Town Lake and after that my big prego body was pooped! I couldn't imagine continuing on to bike and run. Hopefully ONE DAY I'll be in good enough shape to do it all!

A very tired mom & cute lil Bryn

Finally, Brynlee took her first step (or THREE steps). Unfortunately I missed it!! So depressing. She's been holding onto furniture and walking around the house that way for a while now, but just yesterday she actually WALKED on her own! It's only a matter of time before this girl starts running!!

It's a..................

BOY!! Hooray! I went to the doctor on Wednesday and didn't expect to have an ultrasound. But luckily, we were able to find out that we're having a little BOY! We are so excited. He's measuring a little bigger than expected, so my new due date has been moved up to September 17th.

Hawaii

We recently returned home from beautiful Ko Olina in Hawaii! We had so much fun watching Brynlee discover sand (and eat loads of it) while spending time with family.

I could really get used to waking up to this every morning!

Unfortunately, Riley didn't feel the need for sunscreen and BBQd his body on the first day

(he should really start listening to me).

Brynlee was in heaven! She LOVES the water. If she wasn't in the ocean, she was in the pool or the bath... what more does a baby want?

This is Bryn's new buddy, Lisa. She was the best waitress ever! Lisa even bought Bryn an Easter gift!

9 Months Old

I just took Bryn to the doctor the other day and on my way out I made her ONE YEAR appointment! I can't believe my baby is going to be a year old in less than 3 months! Yikes!

Here are her stats:

Height: 30 1/4 inches (>97%)

Weight: 21 1/2 lbs. (90%)

Head: 17 1/2 inches (60%)

Brynlee has been surprising us every day with new things she learns or figures out. Some of her biggest accomplishments include:

says "mama" and "dada" all day long (not to anyone specific)

can climb the stairs (yup, got to the 4th step the other day before I caught her)

walks around holding the furniture

waves to anyone and everyone (a little delayed, but she waves)

crawls like crazy! When did she get to be so fast?

shakes her head "no"

gets into EVERYTHING and finds herself in tough-to-get-out-of places.

But the thing she's best at is making messes...