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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Happy Four Months Old Day!

Ariana is four months old today! Yay!  Time is just flying by so fast, it was only yesterday we had this 7 lb baby in our arms.  Now she is 12 lbs 13 oz and 23.5 inches long!  We had our four month wellness check up yesterday and the doctor said she is right on track in her growth and development, plus she said she was one of the most adorable babies she's seen (now you don't get that every time!).  It is so much fun to watch her start noticing the world around her.  She loves toys now and gets bored quickly, especially if she can't grab a hold of it.  Therefore her favorite toys are the loops that hold up toys and these stuffed bugs that have all sorts of fun things to chew on and grab.  Her smile just lights up my day and she has even laughed for me once, but only the once.  I have tried and tried again to get her to laugh like the one time and all she gives me is a great big smile, which I still love.  We are loving this beautiful girl and are so grateful to have her sweet spirit in our home.

As for Jordan, he has been crazy busy this semester.  This is the BIG week of taking the GRE!  Jordan has been studying for this exam for four to five months and has really dedicated himself to learning all those crazy GRE vocabulary words.  I'll be reading a book and come to a word I have never used and ask Jordan the definition and of course he knows what it!  Also Jordan is participating in the BYU Gamelan and just had a concert last night.  Thanks to Joe and Melina for babysitting Ariana, I was even able to go!  They were some pretty fun pieces as Jordan played the gongs for one piece and the chang-chang on the other.  Then Jordan is also currently interning at Community Action Services three times a week from 8 am to 5 pm.  He says he is really enjoying it and seems to be getting more and more excited about doing a dual masters program in Social Work and Urban Planning.   And last but not least Jordan is still taking classes at BYU two times a week from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.  So by the time he gets home often his night is filled with trying to get his Economics homework done.  To say the least he is very busy and yet still finds the time to play with Ariana and hang out with his wife.  He really is amazing!  I'll be really happy when this GRE stuff is all done so he won't have so much on his plate though.

As for me, well... I'm just hanging out with Ariana and doing housework which I actually enjoy to a point.  Lately I've been really enjoying cooking and yesterday I actually made a pumpkin pie out of scratch pumpkin, crust, and all!  It was really rewarding and enjoyed it a ton!

I know I have said a lot this time, Jordan is always telling me, "A good blog has lots and lots of pictures and very little words," but I figure every so often words can't hurt :).  We love you all and hope all is going well!  Here are some pictures so no one is disappointed.











 * By the way, I did write this on the 20th, but blogger was having some technical difficulties.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Getting Bigger!

Here are some new pictures of Ariana.  Things are going great and I can't believe she is getting so big!