More of my Little Lady

Hannah cracks me up. She's now 15 months and weighs 26 whopping pounds and I couldn't be happier with her :) Grandma Bowman calls her the Kamikaze because she's constantly on the go. Always running, yes running not walking, giggling, pointing, getting into EVERYTHING and doesn't slow down for anything. She loves to be outside and has recently discovered snow. She loves it! She walks outside, finds the snow, and seriously face plants into it then giggles with delight. She also loves shoveling snow with daddy. She loves to take things out of their compartments and then put them back in. The tupper ware drawer is her favorite drawer and she loves to get into it (which is why it's the bottom drawer). She's also discovered how to pull the diaper wipes out of its bag as well. She tries to put the wipes back in, realizes she can't do it and gets frustrated, lays on the floor, grunts, then tries again. I finally gave her a ziploc bag and she put them all in there :) She also LOVES to be at Grandma and Grandpa Bowman's. They have a dog named Marty that Hannah just adores. She chases him around and around and around. She also loves the swing outside and just exploring. The downstairs is her favorite. There are toys galore down there and she can play for forever down there. She's feisty, funny, full of life and stubborn as can be. Apparently she's a spitting image of me (so my mom says) and has the mentality of "I can do it myself". I'm loving the stage she's in and I wouldnt change her for the world (minus her sleeping habits) but she's absolutely amazing :) She also sleeps in the weirdest positions!

Let's Compare shall We?

I don't like comparing but it's pretty hard not to when you have pictures of your first pregnancy and you're going through your second pregnancy. I'm MUCH bigger this pregnancy than I was with my little lady. It's kinda crazy to see how much he's grown in just a 5 week span as well.

So the top picture is me with my Hannah at 28 weeks and the bottom picture (the best one I could find) is me with baby boy at 27 weeks. It's pretty crazy to see the difference. But all in all he's growing healthy and ahead of schedule apparently. I'm so excited to meet him!

This next picture is a 5 week difference. I normally don't post belly pics because I think they're weird but I couldn't help but see how big this little man has grown in just 5 weeks!

So much to do so little time!

So much has happened lately and I've slacked so much on blogging. So here goes the entire long awaited update of the Bowman bunch.

Halloween came and went and we rolled right in to November. Hannah has grown so much these past few weeks it blows me away. She gibber gabbers non stop and still loves Curious George. We've recently discovered the Carousel at the Riverwoods at the beach resort and Hannah absolutely LOVES it, I mean LOVES it. The first time I put her on the carousel I was worried she'd freak out or get bored but low and behold she loved it. She kept oooing and awwwwing and waving at Sean the whole time. She was fascinated that the horse would go up and down and around. When the carousel stopped she yelped for another ride, so of course we let her go on it again. She just loved it. It's quite the thing at our house right now. She also loves Christmas lights. Her eyes get all big and her mouth goes "oooooh" and she points and giggles with delight. It makes me smile :) She's become quite the little firecracker too. her personality is really shining through. She's feisty, meticulous, repetitive, and stubborn. If she cant figure something out she grunts and gets upset, walks away, then tries to figure it out a few minutes later and usually gets it. She's so funny. She loves Sean to pieces and squeals with delight when she hears the garage door open when Sean gets home form work.

Sean's been really busy with work. He's such a good teacher and really enjoys it. He's finally finished his lawn care business for the season so we get to see him on Saturdays now. He's such a good daddy and works really hard to keep this family going. He's helped so much with Hannah especially at night. I know I always say this but I don't know how I got so luck or how God saw me fit to have such an amazing husband and father for my children. I'll forever be in his debt for all he does for this family.

I've been busy playing house and running after Hannah. Grandma Bowman calls Hannah the kamikaze which is quite suitable. She is non stop ALL. DAY. LONG. She takes great naps but holy cow, she's a constant go getter and we love it. I'm not 26 weeks pregnant and really feeling it. This pregnancy has been easier morning sickness wise but the fatigue and emotions have really set in this time around. This little man is measuring big too. When I went in for me 24 week appointment he was measuring at 28 weeks. I fear he's going to be a very big boy which only means more to love right?

My parents came to visit for a week while my Dad went camping with Kirt Robinson. It was great to have them here and enjoy their company.

Thanksgiving was lovely. The food, family, friends, and feelings were great. Hannah unfortunately had strep throat and an ear infection that week so it wasn't as leisurely as we'd like that week to have been but all in all we're glad we got to spend time together as a family.

Now it's December. and Christmas is right around the corner. I can't believe how fast time has gone but I look forward to another quick mini vacation with Sean home from work for a few weeks. May you all enjoy the Season and remember Christ our Savior!

Halloweenie!

Halloween is by far one of my favorite holidays. The candy, the costumes, the decorating, the trick or treaters, and the fact that it opens up the holidays for Thanksgiving and Christmas!! I get a kick out of seeing all the costumes that day. I miss working at an elementary school for the reason of seeing all the fun costumes and little parties all the students have. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Fortunately Sean works at an elementary school so we got to go see the parade and of course Sean's class and all the fun decorations and costumes! Hannah absolutely LOVED seeing all the kids in their costumes and all the commotion. She loved the parade and surprisingly loved her costume! When I'd take it off her she'd bring it back to me to put it back on, it was adorable! She was the cutest little owl I'd ever seen and Sean was a monkey. Hannah lobes monkeys, especially Curious George so Sean decided to dress up as a monkey in her honor :) He actually looked more like a barbaloot from The Lorax (another one of Hannah's favorites). I didn't dress up this year sadly, but next year for sure!

We took Hannah to Grandma and Grandpa Bowman's and great grandpa Momberger's to trick or treat then came home and handed out candy to our trick or treaters. It was such a fun Halloween!

This girl :)

I don't even know where to begin! If the little lady could live outside in a tree house I'm sure she would. Every time we say "outside" she gets super excited and runs towards the door and tries to open it, it's hilarious! She can't quite reach the doorknob but tries so hard to get to it. Once she's outside there's not stopping her.  She could stay out there for hours and not bat an eye at anything else. It's a sad story when we tell her it's time to go inside. She's quite the demanding one but we love it :)

Grandma and Grandpa Bowman have a great backyard with lots of fun things to play with including a wheelbarrow. Sean loaded the wheelbarrow up with leaves and put the little lady on top of it and she was elated by it. She loved every minute. Thanks to Aunt Jessi we got these photos of her :)

It makes it all worth it

One of my most favorite things about being a Mom is when my little lady falls asleep on my lap watching her favorite show, Curious George. She loves monkeys and every time we see one she immediately spots it and has to have it. Needless to say we sometimes try to distract her unless she's with her daddy and he gives in :) She has him wrapped around her little finger and it's adorable :)

Anyway that's not the point. I absolutely love it when she falls asleep on my lap. I feel her body go limp and a slight snore sets in. I slowly move her so that she's laying in my arms and then I silently watch her for a few minutes before I put her in her crib. I am always in awh looking at her. Her flawless face, chubby cheeks, pink lips, her button nose, her perfectly shaped ears, and her serene look on her face as she's dreaming of going on adventures with Curious George. I wonder how in the world I got so lucky to have such a fun, spunky, demanding, full of life little girl who completely depends on me. I just love those moments. It makes every sleepless night, every whack in the face with a toy, every scratch on my neck, every poopy diaper, and every demand for a new monkey worth it :)

It Finally Happened!

To some of you this post may seem dumb, silly, or even ridiculous but to me it is something that I have long waited for!

For those of you who don't know Stephanie Nielson, she is an amazing woman who grew up here in Utah, has five beautiful children, and has suffered a tremendous trial in her life. She and her husband were in a horrific plane crash in 2008 burning 80% of her body. she's also the creator of the NieNie Dialogues. You can follow her blog Here. She also has a book out called "Heaven is Here" that talks about her life and how shes overcome obstacles and trials in her life. To me, she is such an inspiration and example of an honest, loving, caring, strong, and passionate Latter-Day woman.

Anyway, moving on. I've wanted to meet this woman for years now. when she posts that she was at Target or Cafe Rio or other close places it always crosses my mind "awh man! I wish I would've run into her!" and finally I did! Yesterday I was at Target picking up a few things (the little lady loves this store) and as I was walking out, putting groceries in the car, and getting ready to drive away I caught a glimpse of a lady with 3 girls, two older and one in her arms. It crossed my mind that she looked familiar to me and then realized "Oh! it's Stephanie Nielson!" I quickly parked the car again, grabbed my little lady and we headed back into Target. I felt like a stalked trying to find this woman and found her in the produce section. I went up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around and i immediately started crying. I introduced myself to her and said she probably thought that I was crazy but that I've wanted to meet her for years, that I've read her book over and over and that she's such an inspiration to me. she gave me a hug and I immediately felt her goodness flood my body. I quickly apologized for bugging her but thanked her for all she's done. She was such a sweet lady and said it was no trouble at all.

As I was leaving I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with joy and happiness. I teared up again on the way home and called my mom and husband and told them what I'd experienced. There are very few times in my life where I've really felt the spirit by someone's touch and Stephanie definitely had that touch. I doubt she'll ever come across my blog or read this but I'm just so grateful for her fight for right and her amazing life story to continue to move forward with faith. If you haven't read her book i highly recommend it. It will truly inspire you. Again, this post may seem silly to you but it was such a great experience for me.

Stephanie's book

Her beautiful family

A Pleasant Surprise!!!

As most already know, we're expecting our second baby and couldn't be more excited!! These past few weeks have been quite busy for this Bowman Bunch.

My sister got married on Sean's birthday so we celebrated both. Sean was such a good sport and smiled the whole day. We were able to celebrate the day before with some fun presents, out to dinner, and a chocolate cake with 29 candles on it ;) Then on Sunday his family celebrates with whatever dinner they want and whatever dessert they want so he picked enchiladas and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. It was a great weekend!

 Throughout the next few weeks we celebrated the little lady's first birthday! I can't believe she's already one! We had family and friends over for a little bbq and she was able to eat her first cake. (I'l post picture on this later).

After that, my birthday showed up at the end of September. Apparently you can have free gender checks at the clinic I go to so I decided it'd be fun to find out what we're having on my birthday. It was quite the exciting day and I was anxiously waiting for Sean to get home so we could all go and find out what this little bundle of joy was going to be. Both Sean and I thought it was another girl. When we got to the clinic they took us right in. Hannah was a little worried about what they were doing to me and whimpered when they put the dopler on my belly. She then realized it was ok and went back to her jibber jabber self. They showed us little feet and arms and head, then we got to the fun part. The technician looked down and said " well there he is! It's a little boy!" both Sean and I were shocked! Pleasantly shocked of course and we couldn't believe it! We looked at our little baby and he was definitely a boy!

When we left we thought it'd be fun to get a blue balloon and head over to Sean's parents to let them know we were having a boy. We got there and Steve and Jessi were there so it made it that much more fun. We then announced it publicly and couldn't be more excited!!!!! Now comes the hard part... finding a name for the little man!

What's been going on with the Bowman Bunch

Hello!

It's been quite a while since I've blogged. This summer has been quite the busy one. Here's what we've been up to:
The little Lady-
She's almost a year old! When did this happen?! I feel like she's grown up so much these past few months. She started crawling at 8 months, started pulling herself up on furniture a few weeks later, then became a speed crawler and now she's WALKING EVERYWHERE! She hit 11 months decided it was time to start walking. So now instead of watching what shes putting in her mouth from whats been on the floor, she now heads over to the kitchen and opens all the cupboards, pulls everything out, and then does it all over again. She's such a spirited little one, we just love her! She's "talking" like crazy now too. She can say "daddy" "hi" "no" "yes" "doodn't"(we don't know what that means) and many other words. I stopped nursing her at 10 months and tried to wean her to a bottle.... yeah that didn't work. This little one takes after her Auntie Kate and went straight to a sippy cup. It's the cutest thing to watch her take her sippy cup. She also eats just about anything we give her now. She's quite the good little eater. My favorite thing about this whole sippy cup thing is... drum roll please.... She's sleeping through the night!!! She's soo much fun!

Sean- He's been sick off and on. It's been quite sad. He came home from work one weekend with a high fever, chills, and the shakes. He went to the doctor and had quite a few things going on. He's been off and on antibitics, had an allergic reaction to one and stopped that one and is now on others. We're hoping we're on the downhill of things. He started teaching 4th grade last week and it's been great. He's such a great teacher. His students are lucky to have him! he's also turning 29 this weekend (he's soooo old! hehehe).

Me- I've been busy chasing after the little monster. She's so dang cute and funny. Makes me laugh everyday. I've already shared this news but I'm so excited to be pregnant again and welcome a new baby to our growing family! it's been a crazy summer especially since we found out we're pregnant but we couldn't be happier. I'm sick with this pregnancy but not nearly as much as I was with the little lady. Here's hoping it stays that way :)

Well that's all for now. Hope you enjoy our crazy life!

We have an announcement...

Our little family is growing!!! Hannah's going to be a big sister! We couldn't be more excited!!!

What a Blessing he is

I have to write a little shout out to my amazing husband and father of my baby girl.

Yesterday was Father's Day and I can't help but be filled with the utmost joy that we were able to celebrate the love of my life, Sean and his first Father's Day. What an amazing man he is. He's so gentle, caring, loving, sweet, such a hard worker, an amazing provider, protector of our little home and family, and truly an angel. I don't know where I'd be without him. He makes me want to be a better person and strive to serve those around me. He has the biggest heart and helps anyone and everyone he can. My heart still flutters every time I see him and I love the way he smells. He makes me weak in the knees when he kisses me (mush! as my mom would say) and when he hugs me I feel like there's no worry or care in the world.

 Hannah adores her daddy like no other. The minute he walks into the house she is reaching as hard as she can for daddy to hold her. Sean is so sweet and tender with her too. I couldn't have asked for a better father for our children. He is so protective of her it melts my heart. I thank our Heavenly Father every day for blessing me with such an amazing husband and father. I don't know what I did to deserve him but I am SO grateful we're together. Thank you Sean for everything you do! We love you so much!

9 months

The little lady is 9 months!!! Holy moly time has flown!!! Our little lady is such a joy in our lives. We love her ohhhh sooo much!!

A few things Hannah's doing at 9 months:

crawl everywhere

hates eating solids

loves outside

loves mowing lawn with Daddy

has 8 teeth

doesn't sleep through the night 

loves the pool

giggles when daddy pulls weeds

loving daddy more than mommy (so funny and so cute)

such a happy baby

loves runs/walks in the morning

loves to have books read to her

her hair is coming in auburn!

Hannah is such a joy to our little family. We couldn't imagine life without her. She teaches us patience, love, compassion, how to let things go, and to truly enjoy the little moments in life. So happy shes ours!

Hannah's 9 month stats are:

Height: 28 inches

Weight: 22.8 lbs

Head: 18 inches

She's in the 90th percentile and still growing!!! She's so smart and such a happy little thing :)

Waving!

This is by far my most favorite video of Hannah yet! She's learned how to wave!(sort of) When I say "say hi!" she puts her arm up and says hi! I've been trying to teach her how to wave hi for a while now and this is what we've got! This video is about a month old and I'm behind on posting videos but better late than never right?? Anyway, her waving is so funny and we just love it :)

She Knows What She Wants

Hannah definitely knows what she wants. After her nightly bath we sit on the couch and reads a few books before bed. Lately she's been picking the books she wants us to read. I have to laugh... she's only 8 months old and so decisive already! We got it on video one night and just had to share. Enjoy!

Pictures of Hannah Banana

Hannah's version of a pacifier. She won't take a bottle or a pacifier. Instead she chews on them :)

Happy baby!

my chunky monkey :)

It's swimsuit season!

This is what daddy chose for Hannah to wear to church... she didn't wear it :)

winnie the pooh!

8 Months!

Our little lady is 8 months old today! Time sure has flown let me tell ya! I can't believe she's already 8 months old. It seems like just yesterday she was this squishy little newborn who squeaked and squawked. Now she yells and squeals, giggles and smiles, tells us tall tales, and we just love her so much.

Hannah loves to laugh. She loves to swing. Hates eating baby food. Loves to be center of attention. Loves her daddy so so much. Weighs 22 pounds. Her smiles can melt your heart even when you're feeling blue. She's just amazing and we love her so much! She loves to be outside with daddy and loves to take everything in. When we go to the store or just anywhere but home, she has bright eyes and looks at everything. She's so smart too! She waves, claps, grunts to say Hi. I'm just so lucky to have her!!!

Sweet little lady!

Graduate!

We have a graduate!! Sean graduated from Elementary Education this past Friday! We are SO proud and SO happy for him! He's been interning as a 4th grade teacher this past year and has been working SO hard. He got offered a full time full paying job with amazing benefits this coming year and will be teaching 4th grade again! We are so blessed and he's SO excited to be working at this Elementary School he was offered a job at.

I am so proud of him and so blessed to have him in my life! He's worked so hard and it's finally paid off! His graduation was at 8 in the morning so I had to get up early to get ready and of course little Hannah had to get up early too. She just couldn't sleep with mommy and daddy up getting ready. We finally left the house at 7 to get there in time. By the time Sean received his diploma and graduation was over, Hannah was exhausted. She's not much of a cuddler but she was resting her head on my shoulder and humming to herself. She did SO well throughout the whole thing! As soon as we got her into her carseat she fell fast asleep. It was so darn cute!

I just love Sean's smile in these pictures and the sigh of relief he had when he finally got his diploma :) We're so proud of you daddy! We love you!

Lesson Learned...

For the past few days the little lady has had a slight stuffy/runny nose. One Sunday night it hit full force and Monday was even worse. Needless to say we were worried and took her in to see her pediatrician. She got checked out and was all clear, she just had a cold! On Tuesday she woke up with a fever and severe congestion. Since the little lady's been born she does not... repeat DOES NOT do well with oral medication. We've tried to give her Children's Tylenol, Motrin (now that she's older) and every time she's thrown it up. I don't know if it's a texture thing but it just doesn't work for her. She's also not a very good solid food eater. She's very interested in whatever Sean and I are eating and will open her mouth really wide for a bite, but when it comes to gerber food, oatmeal, rice cereal, or anything processed or pureed forget it. At first I was concerned about her eating habits but her pediatrician reassured me that there was nothing to worry about being that she's a whopping 22 pounds. He said that if she eats two bites of something awesome, one bite awesome, not bites... awesome. He also said that once she can eat real food (what Sean and I usually eat) she'll be a lot better. She knows how to swallow and eat because she's eaten an entire container of pears and apples before, so I just think she knows what she want and it's not baby food!

Anyway, back to the lesson learned.... So the little lady's fever was escalating and I'd tried to give her Tylenol with no success. It was about 10:30 in the morning and I had to go to the bathroom. I usually put Hannah in the middle of our bed and hurry and use the restroom and wash my hands with no problem but this day was a different story. I put her down, went into the bathroom, was washing my hands (a totally of maybe 45 seconds) when I hear this thud and then screaming. My heart sank. I ran over to my little baby on the floor crying hysterically. I picked her up, checked her, no blood no instant bruisng... then she threw up all over me. I was terrified. My first thought was "oh great I'm a horrible mother who's let my child get a concussion". I cleaned her up, cleaned myself up, (by now she was acting completely normal) and then I checked her pupils to make sure they were dilating. They were! Hurray! Of course I was worried all day. Since the incident she'd nursed, taken a nap and been just fine. Then in the late afternoon her temperature spiked, I tried to give her Tylenol (more throw up and no success) and she was very very unhappy. I stripped her clothes off to see if it'd change anything. Nothing.

By the time Sean got home she was napping again but woke up a half hour later. Then she nursed and fell asleep again but woke up screaming. I was so worried it had to do with her falling off the bed so I had Sean give her a blessing. A beautiful blessing. I'm so grateful he's worthy to do so. I don't know what I'd do without him! We finally decided to take her to the ER.

When we got there they checked her out and she was just fine. They said that a two foot fall is normally ok with babies when they fall unless they fall onto a sharp object etc. Plus Hannah had been acting quite normal. She still had a fever though so they gave her a Tylenol suppository(genius). I didn't even know they made them for babies! Soon enough her fever went down, she starting acting like her bubbly self and we went home. We gave her a bath, fed her, and she was fast asleep.

I felt like the worst mom ever leaving her on the bed and having her fall. Needless to say.... I've learned my lesson. I'm just so thankful she's ok. I've always said to myself " I'm never going to let my baby fall off the bed"... yeah cross that one off my list. I just can't say enough how grateful I am that she's ok, minus a cold.

The World Makes Sense Again!

The little lady has been a horrible sleeper lately. Getting up every 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then not sleeping unless I'm holding her. Every time I'd put her down in her crib she'd wake right up crying. If Sean would hold her she'd think it was play time and want to be social so it was basically up to me to hold her all night long (if I wanted to get any sleep). I was at my wits end and decided that maybe she needed some structure on sleeping. Sean and I decided that we'd sleep train little miss Hannah. I really didn't want to do the "cry it out" method. It just didn't seem like a good fit for Hannah, me, and especially Sean. So I went online and did some research on sleep training. We came across the "no cry sleep solution". Sean and I read about it and actually agreed with a lot of it. So.... we decided to try it out. Here's how it works:
 Put your baby to sleep... When she wakes up the first time, pick her up, console her, calm her down, and put her right back down. If she fusses... repeat. One person said they got up 126 times to do this one night, then 36 the next, 4 the next, and finally had an all night sleeper. Hannah's first night I got up with her 4 times, the next 36, then 16, then 2. Then Sunday came around... her naps were off and she really didn't get a good solid nap in so needless to say that night was a very rough night. Monday night... success! She only got up twice! Once to nurse, the second just out of habit. I consoled her, put her down and she went right back to sleep! So I was feeling pretty good Tuesday. She had good naps throughout the day etc. When she woke up from her late nap she was really unhappy and grumpy. I consoled her, rocked her and she fell asleep again. But when she woke up she was as happy as can be.

As I was tickling her an hour or so later I noticed her mouth and a few extra teeth in there. I was shocked! I knew she was trying to get her two top teeth pushed through and finally did. But when I looked again I saw two more little buds of teeth! My little Hannah had been trying to push through 4 teeth at a time! No wonder she'd been so unhappy these past months! no wonder she wasn't sleeping! No wonder she wanted to be held! My poor little lady was in pain and trying so hard to get those teeth through! When I found this out I called Sean and told him. We both laughed and realized her sleepless nights were all for a reason and not just because she was a bad sleeper. It's funny how when you find out a reason to why things are happening it makes them that more bearable. Her teeth are just peeking through so I'd imagine we have many more sleepless nights ahead of us but at least there's reasoning behind it! (And for the record, whoever is reading this.... yes we've tried giving her Tylenol but she throws it up every time. She has teething toys, etc. The best thing for her is to let her push them out... beats cleaning throw up!) Teething tablets are a no go... basically anything that is helpful is not for this little lady. She's one of a kind! But we sure love her :)

Here's to more sleepless nights and teeth to come! haha :)

Enjoying the Moment

Hannah and I have been having some rough nights. Lately she's been getting up every 1 1/2 to hours crying or just plain ol' wanting to socialize. I don't have the heart (or the will power) to let her cry it out. I've heard/read/seen a lot of people do different strategies on how to get your baby to sleep. I guess I'm to attached to my little lady or something because I just don't like hearing her cry at night and let alone cry it out all by herself. I'm not dissing anyone who chooses to train your child this way, I'm simply choosing not to. Hannah's my first, I want to be able to enjoy every minute I can with her until the next little one comes along... even if it is every 1 1/2 to 2 hours at night. (As I write this it looks really good to me but when the time comes I'm not this positive haha.)

I was reading LDS Living magazine the other day and there was a quote in there that really stuck with me... "Don't dread your baby being up in the middle of the night. Use that time as a way to bond with him or her and it will be like no other time during the day." There have been a handful of times since Hannah's been born that Sean has woken up to check up on us in the middle of the night or early hours of the morning only to find me crying and at my wits end because I am so tired from being up with Hannah at night. When I read this quote it tugged at my heartstrings and felt like I needed to change my attitude. I really should enjoy these moments with her instead of getting upset because she's awake. I know it's hard but I am trying to be more positive with her in the wee hours of the morning and guess what... it works! I may have bags under my eyes, greasy hair, spit up, poop, pee or who knows what on my clothes but when I see my little lady look up at me with those big browns eyes an her toothy smile as if to say that she's the happiest baby in the world it makes it all worth it.

For the mean time, here's what Sean sent me when we had our rough night ;)

Easter Recap

Easter as super fun this year. We were able to spend it with Sean's family and have a little Easter Egg Hunt. So much fun! Hannah is really good at picking up things off the florr now when Sean is holding her. She looks like one of those claw toys that Wal Mart has with all those stuffed animals in them. We laugh every time and she squeals with delight.

Easter Sunday we enjoyed a beautiful Sacrament meeting and then had dinner at Sean's parents. SUCH. GOOD. FOOD. Oh how I love Easter and the meaning behind it. I love that we celebrate Christ's  resurrection. I am so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice for us. I am grateful for His love for me and my family. What an amazing feeling it is to have this in my life!

Here are a few pictures of Easter!

The Little Lady is 7 Months old!

I can't believe it! Times flies! Hannah is officially 7 months old today!

A few things Hannah loves:

Giggling

Smiling

Smacking mom in the face and neck

Being outside

Sitting up all by herself

Being held

Swinging

Being Thrown up in the air

A few things Hannah doesn't like:

Eating solids aka: baby food

Sleeping

Her carseat

Dresses

Bows

Headbands

Having sunscreen put on her

Me brushing her hair

Hannah has recently discovered the outside world (now that it's warm enough to go outside) and LOVES it! Grandma and Grandpa Bowman have a swing in their backyard and we put Hannah in it on Easter Sunday. She squealed with delight. We were a little worried She'd be scared of going too high but the higher daddy pushed her the more excited she got. She's our little dare devil! I have to say, even though she is a horrible sleeper and is getting her 3rd and 4th tooth she's such a happy baby and loves to smile. She's so much fun :)

The Time Has Come...

The time has come! I've been sick of having my hair ripped out by my little lady and have wanted to cut my hair for quite some time now.  My hair grows pretty fast  and I've cut my hair short before. I finally made the decision, called my hair stylist and voila! I did it! It's been so great (it's only been two days) and it's so much faster to get ready for the day now. Blowdrying is a piece of cake and the little lady actually "pets" my hair instead of ripping it out. Love it!

I cut off 12 inches and am donating it to Locks of Love. I've done this before. I think it's such a great opportunity to be able to donate hair to a child with cancer. If you have the opportunity to do so, I recommend it. For more information on this click here:locksoflove

Before...

After!

Story Time

This is how Hannah reads books with Daddy :)

Hannah is 6 months!

I can't believe our little lady is already six months! I took little Hannah to her Doctor's appointment today for her six month check up and she was AMAZING! Her stats are:

Head: 17.5 in

Weight: 20.7 lbs

Height: 26.5 in

She's in the 97th percentile for head and weight and in the 70th percentile for height. I can't believe she's grown so much! She had to have shots today too. I dread it when she gets shots. She has this high pitched scare/cry that just breaks my heart. I also dread the oral shot she had to take too. Every time I give her tylenol (if I have to) she gags on it and then ends up throwing up, not spitting up but throwing up the medicine and everything else that was in her tiny little tummy. It was luckily her last batch of shots for a while so that was reassuring. After Dr. Mumford came in and checked on Hannah he made her smile really big. He's so good with her. I really like having him as her pediatrician. When it was time for her shots the nurse came in and I gave her a heads up than Hannah might gag and throw up. Low and behold Hannah took that medicine like a champ and swallowed THE WHOLE THING without even gagging or spitting up or throwing up! Then came the shots... one in one leg, two in the other. The nurse gave her the shots and we both waited for the high pitched scream/cry... NOTHING! Hannah looked up and me as if to say "what mom? what's the big deal?" the nurse and I were shocked! I was SO proud of my little lady! She did so well!

When we got home she nursed and fell asleep for a while then woke up as her normal wiggly self.  can't believe how well she did. I just wish I could reward her in some way :) I'm one proud mama!!!

Her new high chair :) She loves it (most of the time)

Hannah-isms

Hannah lately... what a gem :) She's making us laugh with her little personality. She's SO active and loves to learn. She's recently started scratching surfaces. Sean will take her down the hall and she has to touch everything she sees. She'll run her hand down the hall until we get to a different texture on the wall or we get to her room and she'll start scratching at it. It's really cute. At night when she wants to get out of her crib, she'll scratch at the bars until I pick her up. When I pick her up I get this growl from her, it makes me laugh every time. She's also started sitting up on her own! She's still a little wobbly but it growing so fast. I love seeing her grow :)Another funny Hannah-ism: when Sean reads her books she has to bite on every page. I have yet to capture it on video but it just so stinkin cute! We sure love our little lady :)

The face I get every time we go to the store. So enthusiastic :)

Playing the Piano with Grandma Bowman

The Cute Valentine's jammies grandma and grandpa B. got the little lady

Someone's sitting up!

I'm just too excited for summer to get here and couldn't contain myself

Two teeth!

Happy Valentine's Day!