4 months old!

Emilia turned 4 months old yesterday! We celebrated by taking pictures and trying solid foods. She has been SO-O-O hungry lately, and they say if the baby will eat it they are ready for solid foods by 4 months. I probably will only introduce rice cereal for now (I want to keep breast milk as 98% of what she's eating), but I'm hoping it will keep her full for longer. Oy.

So here are a couple of the pictures. To see all of them, go here: http://www.sabrinawattsphotography.com/NovemberEmi/

This is my favorite one. Doesn't she have AMAZING eyes?! I didn't retouch the color of her eyes in any way. They are that blue. She is such a gorgeous baby. Do you think I could enter her in a beautiful baby contest and cash in on these genes? haha.

Tagged

8 favorite TV shows
1. Bones
2. America's Next Top Model
3. Chuck
4. Life
5. Eli Stone
6. Privileged (Heather and Nicole, you should really check this one out. It's on the CW and it stars the older sister from Reba)
7. Pretty much anything on HGTV
8. Anything I have on DVD: old seasons of Bones, Seasons 1-3 of Angel (i refuse to watch anything past that), The West Wing, Stargate SG-1, House, Charmed, The Pretender, Roswell
Keep in mind all of my TV watching is done on my laptop, so if they don't have episodes online, I don't watch it. I used to like Without a Trace, but they won't put episodes online.

8 Favorite Restaurants
These aren't in any particular order except for the first one.
1. Hamilton's Steak House
2. Cafe Rio
3. Betos
4. McDonalds
5. Chili's (default from being married to Steve)
6. Ground Round
7. Any place that will make fresh tortillas (are there any anymore?)
8. Coldstone

8 things I did yesterday
1. Read my book (State of Fear by Crichton)
2. Went to Stake Conference
3. Made dinner for the family and desert for us and some friends
4. Talked to my parents on the phone
5. Fed my daughter, changed my daughter, fed her, changed her, fed her changed her...you get the idea :)
6. Posted on my blog
7. Went for a walk because it was surprisingly warm and sunny outside in the middle of November
8. Read my scriptures and said my prayers

8 thing I love about Fall
1. The colors
2. Not dying of heat nor having to yet wear a coat
3. Crispness in the air
4. Getting to wear my warmer shirts that I haven't seen in 6 months
5. Feeling the holiday spirit
6. Remembering to be thankful
7. Not ever having to go back to school again (If I don't want to)
8. The colors

8 things on my wish list
1. Not having to work
2. Continued health for my baby
3. Continued happiness for my husband
4. Traveling the world
5. My own house whose walls I can paint whatever color I want
6. Photography equipment and training
7. Being less shy about sharing my testimony
8. Being able to teach

8 "crazy" people I tag
All the people I know who blog are the people who sent this to me, so the buck might stop here. ;) If you blog and you are not Nicole or Heather, you're it.

I'm a slacker

I've been slacking in my blogging. I started working and I started a good book and so I haven't been on the computer as much as usual.

My job is a job. Nothing to brag about. But I'm grateful to have it. We can keep our heads above water without having to put Emi in daycare (I work while Steve is home, so he can watch her when I'm not). Of course, I still worry about that. Not because Steve is a bad dad. He's a great dad. He's just a man and therefore inclined to let Emi "tough it out" more often than I would. :) She always seems happy when I get home, though, so I'm getting more used to it.

We finally decided it was time to start putting Emi in her crib at night. She was sleeping in the pack-n-play in our room up til now, but she seemed to be outgrowing it. She would always end up with her head mashed up against the top of the pack-n-play, or lying sideways in it. And she was always cold when she woke up because it was so close to the floor. So we moved her into her crib a few nights ago and she sleeps much more soundly in there. They say to keep them in your room until they're 6 months old now because it reduces the risk of SIDS, but it just wasn't working, so I decided to risk it. Besides, my dad sent me an article about SIDS that said that having a fan going in the room with the baby reduced the risk of SIDS by 72%. So we turned a fan on in there and I feel good about it.

I'm reading State of Fear by Michael Chrichton. It's a pretty good book. I like that he debunks the theory of Global Warming and other scientifically unproven environmentalist causes in it. The action is a little ridiculous, but otherwise it's well written. Did you know that he died last week? Cancer. He was 65. I didn't picture him that old.

Well, I had better go get ready for church. We never seem to make it on time any more with Emi. Oh well. God knows we're trying, right? Someday we'll figure it out.

Giggling

Grandpa Frohlich had Emi belly laughing last weekend just by making noises with his mouth, but apparently I'm not that funny. I have to tickle her to make her laugh. She is really ticklish under her chin on on her belly, so I take advantage of that whenever possible. This isn't a great example of her giggling, but of course when she's in the laughing mood, it never lasts long enough to get the camera out and set up, so this will have to do.

Christmas already

So we all went down to Kearns last weekend and we really had a lot of fun. Steve was able to get a lot of homework done because I had other people to entertain me during the day, and I was entertained without feeling like I was keeping Steve from getting important stuff done. Then we could both play games or whatever at night. And of course Emilia liked having so much attention.

While my mom and I were out shopping one day we found Emilia's Christmas present. And since she won't know the difference between now and Christmas, we just let her have it. She wasn't sure about it right away, but she really likes it now. Here are some pics of her playing in it.

I have no pajamas today

For those of you who have seen the original Sabrina, my post title will be clever. The rest of you will just think I'm a little strange, but that's okay, too.

My daughter has stopped fitting into her diapers and therefore poops or pees on everything I put her in and I have to do laundry twice a week just to have clean clothes for her to wear. This morning at 7am, she peed on her pjs and I didn't want to get her dressed until I could give her a bath, but Steve was using the bathroom, so I just wrapped her up in a blanket until he got out. Tonight I put her in pajamas that were a little too big for her because EVERY other pair we own was in the wash. So she filled her diaper about 5 minutes later and got it all over those. She's sleeping in a long-sleeved shirt and her loosest pair of pants at the moment. Hopefully they will last longer than 5 minutes. Argh.









You have to click on this one so you can see her face. She is so funny!

Turmoil

Emi is laying next to me putting herself to sleep. I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy baby. Today is election day and it has made me reflect on our country and the values it is supposed to be based on. It makes me sad that the majority of people in this country seem to value the wrong things or refuse to take a stand and make themselves heard. I also am sad that I don't feel like I'm doing all I can to make it better, but I don't know what things to do. I feel powerless to make significant changes to something as large and teetering as our government. That being said, it makes me all the more greatful for my religion in my life. It helps me feel peace in a world that seems to be falling apart. Because of it, I know that God is there, watching out for all of us, and that I can go to him in prayer when I'm scared or lonely or sad. I know he will help us make it through the next four years with a president who (I think) will throw the country into turmoil. I hope that doesn't offend any of you. I love you all. Brina