Norah is 2 Months (and a few weeks)

We have had what seems like a busy July and Norah is already 11 weeks!  I can't believe it!  She is growing up so fast and we are loving every minute with her.  We spent a couple of weeks in Salt Lake and had such a fun time visiting with family and friends.  While we were up there, Tyson blessed Norah and she was able to share her blessing day with her cousin Lucy.  It was such a special day.  Here's what Norah is up to these days!

She handled her shots like a champ.  After some initial crying, she fell asleep before we got to the car and pretty much only woke up to eat for the next 36 hours. 

Somehow she manages to turn herself sideways in your crib.  I am amazed every time!

She is such a smiley girl!  A high-pitched voice talking baby talk can always get a grin out of her.  

She is becoming more interested in toys and loves holding her rattle and trying to fit it in your mouth. 

She is such a strong girl!  She loves standing up and sitting in her Bumbo.

She still wakes up once during the night, lately it has been around 4am.  On a few lucky occasions she's slept from 11pm to 6:30am!

She loves pulling on (and out) Mom's hair.  It always ends up tangled in her little sweaty fists.

She still loves bath time.

She loves to lay on her back and kick her legs, but she likes to have someone there to give her some attention. 

Car rides are still a little hit and miss.  She either falls right asleep or screams her little lungs out. 

She has recently discovered her fists and loves sucking on them. 

Here are many many pictures of what we've been up to!

  Tyson with his girl on his First Father's Day!

  At Tyson's cousin's open house

 Allison came down to visit from Seattle!  It was so great to see her!

Norah has the best cousins!  So fun to spend time with them in Salt Lake!

At Jordan & Nicole's Wedding

Norah's first walk in her carrier.  She slept the entire time!
We met a moose along the way and he was only like 5 feet away from us!  So scary!

First captured smile :)

Granite Parade and fireworks on the 4th!

Angela's Reception-It was fun to see so many friends!

My cute nieces!

Norah after her shots

Tummy time with Dad

Norah's Blessing Day

We love this girl so much!

Norah is One Month (+some)

Well the last 7 1/2 weeks since Norah June joined our family have flown by.  Motherhood has been an incredible adventure thus far and I am amazed by how I can love someone so small so much.  Norah is growing so fast and my love for her grows everyday!  We feel so blessed to have little NoJu in our lives.  I missed her one month post, so I figured I'd make it up now before she is two months old!

Some things about Norah at one month:


Tucks her thumbs into her fists...just like grandpa.
Talks in her sleep...just like Mom.
Loves being outside in warm St. George.
Loves looking at natural light through the window.
Has been crossing her feet (and eyes) since she was born.
Hates baths, but loves having her hair washed once she is wrapped in her towel.
Has such strong neck and loves to bob it and look around.
Poops in her towel after almost every bath.
Lets her arms go limp a good majority of the time. (They are so fun to play with!)
Has started to grow into her skin, but still has a good amount of loose skin on the back of her neck (I love it!).
Gets a little sweaty head anytime she falls asleep with her head touching your skin.
Loves to sleep on anyone's chest, especially Mom’s (though I don't know who loves it more!).

Prepare for a major photo overload!

Norah's First Picture

First Family Picture with Peanut

She is such an angel!

Proud Grandma

Norah's First Walk

Daddy loves his baby girl!

NoJu's First Bath 

(this sweet face was followed by a fair amount of screaming..poor thing!)

Best Mother's Day Gift EVER!

My Little Baby Bird..Not wanting Mom to get anything done ;)

So glad Kellie Becca could make it to meet Norah!

Napping in her swing with her infamous kinked neck

Proud Grandpa

We are so in love with our baby girl! Thanks to everyone who has helped us adjust to being parents.  We feel so blessed!

Norah's Nursery

Well, we are all moved in and mostly settled!  And can I say how much I love our home?!  It is so fun to have a place of our own!  Still have some furniture projects to start...and finish and eventually I guess I should think about hanging something on the walls, but for now I am just happy to have finished Norah's nursery.  It has been so fun to finish all my sewing and painting projects and create a space for her.  I love how it turned out!

Now all we are waiting for is a little Norah baby to join us!  

The Update

I am terrible at blogging, so for the quick update...we moved to St. George in February for Tyson's first big boy job!  He works for a software company and is loving it!  We are enjoying every minute of the warm weather down here and love being so close to my parents and much of Tyson's extended family.  In a matter of a few days we will be closing on and moving into our first home!

We weren't planning on finding a house so quickly and were actually going to stay put until the end of the summer, but we found this beauty and I fell in love!  So now it is a race to get in and settled before this baby girl comes in a matter of weeks.

We couldn't be more excited to welcome baby Norah June into the world and are so grateful for all that our friends and family have done to help us get ready for her!

My favorite girls got together for lunch and brought such darling gifts for her!  I have the best friends!

My wonderful friends at work threw a shower and were so generous!  I have missed them so much since I moved!

My mom and sister hosted a wonderful shower with our family and friends in Salt Lake.  It was so fun to get to spend time with them!

We are so excited for the upcoming changes in our lives and feel so incredibly blessed to be welcoming a baby girl into our family!

My Someone

I am so blessed that I met my someone at fifteen.

And it's true, nobody is ever going to compare.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Smelly House

I called Tyson on my way home from work on Thursday and asked him to put some chicken in the oven for dinner.  He called me back after a couple of minutes saying he could not find the chicken anywhere.  We both knew that we still had frozen chicken breasts left over after he had cooked dinner on Wednesday, but alas...they were not in the freezer, nor anywhere else in our house (or so we thought).  After getting home and looking everywhere (since I never can trust Tyson's "searching" skills), the chicken really was nowhere to be found.  We assumed he must have accidentally thrown the bag away and he had taken the garbage out that day.  

Tyson and I came home late Friday night to a smelly house and woke up this morning to an even smellier one.  We searched for the smell everywhere.  Closets, fridge, garbage, pantry, dishwasher, cupboards, garbage disposal-but the stench was a mystery.  Tonight, Tys had a renewed determination to discover the source of the smell.  After about 30 seconds of searching, he opened the drawer underneath the oven and found the 4 day old, now raw, reeking bag of chicken.  Never a dull moment living with Tys..bless his heart.