December 2010

What!?! Am I actually posting again? That's right, time to catch up on December 2010

Our Miss Bailey turned 7 months during December, here's our monthly photo shoot.

 Sometimes they don't always work out how I want them

Bottom teeth came through, accompanied with a lot of crying and baby Tylenol  

Eating all the baby foods, some bread

She's the same size as Owen who was 5 months, I gave them those tooth brushes for Christmas

Better at reach/crawling, it looked more like the worm with a belly flop, started to rock on knees, still got stuck under and around things

Sat up better

Loved Grandma’s snow globe, kitchen items, ladle, spoons, old cell phone, and tin with beads – we had to get creative during the stay in Utah

Sat in a booster seat at a restaurant – what a big girl!

Loved the wrapping paper at Christmas

Was away from mom for the longest period of time ever: 8 hours, I almost went nuts

Was away from dad for the longest period of time ever: 2 weeks, she didn’t know him when he came but warmed right up!

Didn't like baths at Grandma's house for some reason until the last two weeks

Still liked being naked!

Used mom's make-up bag as a toy box, we do this every day together now...well every day I put on make-up

Met Santa for the 1st time at our ward Christmas party in Moscow

She also...

Fed herself for the 1st time

Started weaning with daddy’s help

Mohawk still stoods straight up on its own

Played in our bed with us every morning, loved that

Still sleeping 12 hours, waking once to eat, 3 naps

Wanted (and still does) whatever I last touched

Still likes strings on things and anything she can pull on like my hair, or her own hair

This was probably the most developmental month so far. She did so many fun things, we love watching her grow!

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Home



I went to bed at 2:00am, Bailey woke up at 3:00am, left the house at 6:30am for our flight!

 As you may have guessed, I went home for Christmas a little early. I flew in December 4th with my friend Ashley and her baby Abby - her family lives in Salt Lake. They made the flight so much better for me and Bailey! Mark drove in December 18th after law finals, and we all drove back together January 2nd. It was really nice for that month; we had plenty of baby sitters and lots of fun! Here’s what we did:

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Jewelry Round 2

I decided that I should bring ALL of my jewelry supplies with me on the plane as a carry on – besides a baby and diaper bag - because since I updated my online Etsy shop I was getting a lot of orders and didn’t want to miss out on any good opportunities for us to actually have some income. IT’S A GOOD THING I DID. I spent those two weeks without Mark in my parent’s basement at a card table making jewelry, sending e-mails, and waiting in tremendously long lines at the post office. My parents watched Bailey during all of this and I was incredibly grateful for that, I couldn’t have done it all without their help. Orders still came in after Mark arrived but it slowed down since it was getting close to Christmas. I had record sales for any month ever (or total year) on Etsy and made enough to pay for Christmas and two months of living expenses for us. What a blessing. I’m so grateful that I can do this for my family and help us stay out of debt, I’m grateful for all the wonderful customers and people who have supported me through this – especially Bailey and Mark. Sometimes I just don’t get to spend the time I want to with them. Now I know what it can be like with online sales and I look forward to expanding my shop!

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Friends

Besides jewelry, I got to spend time with Centerville friends going out to eat, playing with my friends and their babies from teaching school, and hanging out with my parents while Mark was finishing finals. These little babies have grown so much, and we finally have a picture with Samuel Gadd! Remember the preggo pictures?

December 2010

May 2010

February 2010

 Hanging out with my parents

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Family

Once Mark came it was full on family time - but our own little family time came first  :)  Mark got Bailey to know him again and then we went shopping, had dates going out to eat and movies, and more shopping. I loved spending all this time with Mark! We never get this kind of time together; Mark works so hard in school I know he enjoyed the time together just as much me.

Then we spent time with our families. With Mark’s family we had a Joseph Smith Birthday Party put on by Ben and Leslie, family dinners, game nights, I did family photos for the Jones’ and they did a few for us, and lunch at Ikea.

Can't not have a picture of this little doll! Camry

With my family we hung out, visited Grandpa at his nursing home, had Christmas Eve at my Grandpa Hadley’s (this might be the last year there and I was so happy we still got to go there this year), went out to eat, had one family dinner with EVERYONE there and spent New Year’s Eve playing the Wii which was my parents’ first time, so funny! My mom really got into her tennis swing and a  few of us got bruises. We also went out to eat with some of Mark’s friends and visited his mission president, President Lewis. What a jammed packed holiday right!?!

Grandpa Hadley's home

 I went into the basement of Grandpa's house where I used to play growing up. What a flood of memories! I wondered if the games we used to play were still under this bed... they sure were! We spent hours playing Hungry, Hungry Hippo and the car garage!

 My mom sets a lovely table

 It was New Year's Eve after all

 Owen didn't really like the asparagus.

 Hyrum showed us Owen's new tricks!

 Allie and Hyrum opened presents on New Year's Eve when they came in since it was a Zeyer year for them

 Owen seemed to like it.

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Christmas

Did you think I forgot Christmas Day?! We split the day up and had the morning with the Hadley’s and then from noon on with the Thompsons. I love Christmas, and it’s getting even better with Bailey here with us. I can’t wait until she can open presents on her own and get excited for Santa come.

Christmas at my house included me, Mark, Bailey, Mike Jr., Mike Sr.(dad), and Doris (mom)

 My dad gave my mom a massage thingy

 Bailey got blocks, and a music/learning table

 Clinique goodies and a bathroom set for my new bathroom

 There were a few more people at Mark's house: Craig, Carol, Marcie, Carrie, Rick, Hollie & James: Shaylee, Ammon, Callie, Hyrum, Emma, Alayna; Jake & Camille: Isaac, Eliza, Camry; Ben & Leslie: Addie, Aurora; Mark & Debbie: Bailey count 'em up...that's 25 of us in the living room!

 The kids and grandkids are sending Craig and Carol on an Alaskan Cruise this spring! They were so surprised!

 The little girls always get dresses from Carol and Marcie, they get so excited! So cute!

 I love this picture, this is pretty much how it is Christmas Day!

 Bailey's dresses

  How many guys does it take to put on a hitch? hmmm 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

 Bailey and Alayna

 Some of the girl cousins

 I should mention that during our stay in Utah it snowed pretty bad one day. We all spent the night at the Thompson home except Carrie and James. There were 23 of us sleeping in that house!

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Quick Family Photos at the Jones' House
(Mark's not a fan of this one, he didn't know he was slouching)

Stay tuned, next Up: January 2011