Proud Mama

So I've always vowed that I would never be one of those moms; ya know the ones that can only talk about their kid and nothing else. So... ya that is apparently me. Of course I made that vow before Hallie came along and I had no idea how perfect, smart, sweet, and adorable she was going to be! So this is my Hallie post, all the amazing and silly things she's been doing lately.

Chocolate Ice

So traditionally we have hot cocoa while decorating for Christmas and this year was no exception. Hallie got hers in a sippy cup with ice to cool it off. Her first impression of this delicious treat was "REALLY YUMMY!" The next day I got her a drink of water in her sippy cup and she kept saying "chocolate ice!" over and over, getting increasingly urgent. Finally she pointed at the leftover hot cocoa from the day before and I realized she wanted hot cocoa. It's so cute how she comes up with stuff!

All Better

As most of you moms out there we kiss things better. But I've realized I have my limits. Lately when Hals needs her diaper changed she says, "change diaper, bum hurts." So naturally she has now added to the "hurts" part. It's basically evolved to "bum hurts, kiss it better." Nope.

Octagons

As we were driving to Hayden's parent's house we approached a stop sign. From the back see Hallie yells out, "I see the octagon!" What the?! She's one smart cookie!

Sweet kisses


At night we snuggle and as she drinks her milk. I always give her kisses and say, "love ya." The other night I gave her a kiss and before I could say love ya she piped up with, "Mommy so loves you!" and gave me another big kiss. I just melted right there. :)

Opinions


Hallie know just what she wants to wear, or sometimes just what she doesn't want to wear. If she doesn't want to wear something she just tells us it doesn't fit; shoes, hats, shirts, pants, socks, bibs. Recently she's wanted to wear our clothes. She found some pajama pants and was determined to wear them (Hayden encouraged the hat). She kept them on for about half an hour!

A Plethora of Plans

I just realized that I have a million plans(all of which are fairly frightening and exciting)that I'm starting to put into motion and I thought I'd share my insanity with the rest of ya"ll.

Plan #1
Sell our house. We've been thinking about selling our house and moving to the Provo/Utah County area for awhile now but didn't put it into play until just last week. We found a fabulous realtor and put our cute little home on the market. I've been so excited about the possibility of moving closer to our families that I didn't realize I was SO attached to our friends, our house, and the safety in sameness. Apparently I don't love change, it scares the poop out of me. I know our house is small, but it's OUR HOUSE. Our first little home. It's all Hallie has known. And don't get me started on friends; play dates, scrap booking, cinnamon roll nights... Change is good and this will be a good change, but I'll be the first to admit I'm not the best at it.



Plan #2 Become Martha Stewart. Not it the whole jail time kind of way, but the homemaking crafty kinda way. I want to be a sewer. Hallie has her first homemade dress! I love Hallie in this little turkey dress, it may be my first attempt, and I've got a long way to go, but I'm giddy with the idea of more! A snowflake dress?! Easter dress!? How about some tutus!! The boring sections of craft stores (ie. fabrics, patterns, sewing machines) have lured me into their mind blogging possibilities.



Plan #3
Ready, Set, Potty!.... So ya that in and of itself is a big plan, which I've realized may never happen. Hallie will be in 5th grade wearing diapers. (oh please no) But apparently I've trained her wrong already. In order to take a nap, go to bed, or sleep after waking in the night, she HAS to have a bottle of milk. (Yes, another problem. We're supposed to be out of the bottle stage, but she loves it and how can I resist when she says, "Bottle of milk please".) So she wakes up in the morning with a beyond full diaper. The other night she finished the first 8 oz and wanted more so I filled it again and she guzzled down 6 oz more! The next morning she was soaked! Her pajamas front and back, top and bottom. All her blankets... yuck. But.... she sleeps! I am so worried about taking her out of diapers all day only to have the night a diaper time again. How can this work? I don't know how to change, but I guess I better figure it out. Suggestions please!?!?

Plan #4
Run another marathon! Ever since finishing the St. George Marathon in '05 I've known I wanted to run more... wanted being the operative word. My training pretty much ended when those 26.2 miles ended. I loved it, I was exhilarated, and then I was lazy. I'm going to have to start back at the beginning, 15 minutes at a time. I keep kicking myself for letting my endurance fall all the way back down to nothing, but what's a girl to do? Start again! If anyone wants to join me on this insane journey I'm going to try and put a calendar of my running schedule up so feel free to jog along!



(I'll be the one in the back.)

It Goes By Too Fast

Hayden and I just celebrated our 7th anniversary! It's hard to think of a time when we haven't been together. He is a great father and husband and I was lucky to snag such a fella. We have a tradition of exchanging books each year and writing little love notes inside. This year Hayden got me "The Choice," by Nicolas Sparks. He noticed that I had recently read "Message in a Bottle" and thought he'd be sneaky. Little did he know that I bawled my eyes out, yes literal gasping sobs, finishing that tragic love story. Who writes sad love stories anyway? They should be shot! Back to the book. I guess he read the back and thought it sounded like it had a happy ending unlike the backs of others, so we'll see. Either way I was pretty impressed that Hayden noticed what I was reading! Ya, by now I should realize he's amazing, but he continues to surprise me.

Officially Blogging

So blogging as been the best thing in the world to all the mom's I know, but I haven't had the time or energy to figure it out; until now. I am officially going to try to be a blogger. To share my amazing thoughts and deep insights. :) Ya right, but at least you can all enjoy the day to day of this stay-at-home mommy.