Height: 28 1/2 inches (25%)
Weight: 19 lbs. 12 oz. (10%)
Head Circumference: 44 cm. (25%)
Teeth: 6 ( 4 on top, 2 on the bottom with one more just peeking through in the bottom)
Sleeps: 12 hours at night and about 2 hours during the day
Bottle: none (has not had one in 5 days!) Yea!!!
Walks: Has taken 4 steps, but is not consistant and is not sure she wants to walk quite yet.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Pictures of Montanna's 1st Birthday Party
Montanna after tasting some frosting
Not quite sure what to think
Really not quite sure what to think....
Dressing baby
Mom showing Montanna her little baby doll and how the pacifier goes in and out of her mouth. I don't think Montanna even knew what the baby had in her mouth. She would always gag on those and so she never had one.
Unwrapping a present with the help of Darby
Mom and Montanna with the ladybug cake.
Daddy and Mommy with Montanna and her new baby
Eating cake
Montanna and her ladybug head ( I know, I don't know if I would want to eat it either, but the cake as a whole was pretty cute) Darby did not want to have anything to do with eating a ladybug. She stuck with just ice cream.
The birthday cake lit up with a number 1 candle
Ladybug Birthday Cake
Mom trying to help Montanna understand that you unwrap birthday presents.
Busy with the bow. This was her favorite present.Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
Wow! Montanna is a year old today! I seriously can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I love the fact that she is getting older and smarter and sweeter, but I also look back at pictures from earlier this year and get tears in my eyes at how fast she is growing up. I really never, ever knew how much she would mean to me and how much Adam and I could love her. She is beautiful, charming, funny, and I see more personality coming from her each day. Happy Birthday Baby Girl! Here are some of the things that I love to remember about this past year:
I LOVE........
1. I love how you were able to fall asleep on your Daddy's tummy when you were so little. He would lay with you and you would snuggle right into him and fall asleep. I several pictures of this since I thought it was adorable. Your Daddy loves to snuggle with you.
2. I love how you tried to start talking as soon as possible. You were cooing and babbling and trying to tell us things at about 9 weeks old. To this day you try to let us know about everything that is going on around you and have started to communicate quite effectively and have learned to say Bir - "bird", Du - "Duck", Tuttle - "turtle", Ba Bye - "Bye Bye", Bah - "ball", Dat - "Everything that you point to that you either want or want to know what it is", Uh Uh - "Uh Oh", Baby - "your baby doll or any stuffed animal."
3.I love how for the first couple months of your life you would sleep flat on your back with your hands up by your face. Now, I go in to check on you and each time you are on a different side of your crib in a different position every time.
4. I love how you can raise one eyebrow and look at us when you are seeing something interesting for the first time. It makes us laugh every time.
5. I love to watch your Daddy take care of you. He has helped with you from the very beginning, not shying away from anything. He is a very involved Daddy.
6. I love your smiles! I loved that you smiled for me for the very first time on my birthday, that was such a wonderful present!
7. I love that you are welcoming of all family members that want to get to know you and play with you. You go right to almost anyone who wants to hold you. I love how much you love seeing your cousin Darby and your excited squeals when you do see her.
8. I love that you will eat almost anything and everything with very few exceptions. You have done this since you began eating food. Everyone that sees you eat is amazed at the variety and quantity that you are able to consume. You have never spit anything out that you don't like. If you don't like something, you cry a little bit, but keep chewing and swallowing your food. If you really don't like it, you chew it, swallow it, and then throw it and everything else up. Oh well :)
9. I love how right now you think that everyone is chasing you and you get half excited and half scared that they are going to get you. It is so fun to watch you try to get away.
10. I love how you race up stairs, but are a little too nervous to come back down. All in good time....
11. I love how you turn to us and say "Ba Bye" and wave your little hand when you are headed somewhere you know you aren't supposed to go. Like.... up on the stand in Sacrament Meeting, or into the bathrooms, or up the stairs when you see the gate is not in place.
12. I love how you like to give kisses. You hum and say "Ahhh" while you put your mouth to our cheeks or noses.
13. I love how you love dogs. We laugh and laugh at how excited you get when you see a little puppy or a big dog like Uncle Jason's dogs. You love to pet them and feel their fur and you love when they look at you. I need to try to get a video to show you what you were like.
14. I love how happy you are. You almost always have a smile on your face.
15. I love how proud you are of yourself when you accomplish something new, like, sitting up, standing, climbing stairs, and taking a few steps. Well, that last one you are still a little scared of, you take a few steps and then decide it was a little scary. But don't worry, you'll love walking in no time.
16. I love how easy it has been for you to get rid of your bottle. You are getting so big! I keep saying that you have been the perfect child so far. There are very few things that have been hard for you to do. Now, when we go into your room and rock in the chair and sing, I am a Child of God, or Whenever I hear the song of a bird.... or other primary songs, you know that it is almost time for bed. When you lay down in your crib, you roll over and put your arm up so I can tuck the blanket around you and lay there and listen to music as you fall asleep. Seriously, you are amazing when it comes to going to sleep in your own bed.
17. I love how you love to get your picture taken and will pose almost every time so I can get a good shot. You are a good sport because I like to take lots of pictures.
18. I love how you loved spending time in Montana and seeing all of the birds and spending time outside. Both Daddy and Mommy grew up there and I hope you are able to spend a lot of time there. It is one of our favorite places.
19. I love how you love to pound on the piano and make as much noise as possible. It makes me so happy and hopeful that you will enjoy learning how to play in a few years. You love music and love to dance and maybe that is because you had so much of it while you were in my tummy. I taught music and so you heard it every day. I also love how you will lead the music with me in Sacrament meeting and now every time you hear music you lift your arms up like you are leading a song.
20. I love how you like to play peek a boo and think no one can see you if your eyes are closed. You are such a fun, beautiful, adorable, lively, spunky, good natured little girl and your Daddy and I love you so much!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
I LOVE........
1. I love how you were able to fall asleep on your Daddy's tummy when you were so little. He would lay with you and you would snuggle right into him and fall asleep. I several pictures of this since I thought it was adorable. Your Daddy loves to snuggle with you.
2. I love how you tried to start talking as soon as possible. You were cooing and babbling and trying to tell us things at about 9 weeks old. To this day you try to let us know about everything that is going on around you and have started to communicate quite effectively and have learned to say Bir - "bird", Du - "Duck", Tuttle - "turtle", Ba Bye - "Bye Bye", Bah - "ball", Dat - "Everything that you point to that you either want or want to know what it is", Uh Uh - "Uh Oh", Baby - "your baby doll or any stuffed animal."
3.I love how for the first couple months of your life you would sleep flat on your back with your hands up by your face. Now, I go in to check on you and each time you are on a different side of your crib in a different position every time.
4. I love how you can raise one eyebrow and look at us when you are seeing something interesting for the first time. It makes us laugh every time.
5. I love to watch your Daddy take care of you. He has helped with you from the very beginning, not shying away from anything. He is a very involved Daddy.
6. I love your smiles! I loved that you smiled for me for the very first time on my birthday, that was such a wonderful present!
7. I love that you are welcoming of all family members that want to get to know you and play with you. You go right to almost anyone who wants to hold you. I love how much you love seeing your cousin Darby and your excited squeals when you do see her.
8. I love that you will eat almost anything and everything with very few exceptions. You have done this since you began eating food. Everyone that sees you eat is amazed at the variety and quantity that you are able to consume. You have never spit anything out that you don't like. If you don't like something, you cry a little bit, but keep chewing and swallowing your food. If you really don't like it, you chew it, swallow it, and then throw it and everything else up. Oh well :)
9. I love how right now you think that everyone is chasing you and you get half excited and half scared that they are going to get you. It is so fun to watch you try to get away.
10. I love how you race up stairs, but are a little too nervous to come back down. All in good time....
11. I love how you turn to us and say "Ba Bye" and wave your little hand when you are headed somewhere you know you aren't supposed to go. Like.... up on the stand in Sacrament Meeting, or into the bathrooms, or up the stairs when you see the gate is not in place.
12. I love how you like to give kisses. You hum and say "Ahhh" while you put your mouth to our cheeks or noses.
13. I love how you love dogs. We laugh and laugh at how excited you get when you see a little puppy or a big dog like Uncle Jason's dogs. You love to pet them and feel their fur and you love when they look at you. I need to try to get a video to show you what you were like.
14. I love how happy you are. You almost always have a smile on your face.
15. I love how proud you are of yourself when you accomplish something new, like, sitting up, standing, climbing stairs, and taking a few steps. Well, that last one you are still a little scared of, you take a few steps and then decide it was a little scary. But don't worry, you'll love walking in no time.
16. I love how easy it has been for you to get rid of your bottle. You are getting so big! I keep saying that you have been the perfect child so far. There are very few things that have been hard for you to do. Now, when we go into your room and rock in the chair and sing, I am a Child of God, or Whenever I hear the song of a bird.... or other primary songs, you know that it is almost time for bed. When you lay down in your crib, you roll over and put your arm up so I can tuck the blanket around you and lay there and listen to music as you fall asleep. Seriously, you are amazing when it comes to going to sleep in your own bed.
17. I love how you love to get your picture taken and will pose almost every time so I can get a good shot. You are a good sport because I like to take lots of pictures.
18. I love how you loved spending time in Montana and seeing all of the birds and spending time outside. Both Daddy and Mommy grew up there and I hope you are able to spend a lot of time there. It is one of our favorite places.
19. I love how you love to pound on the piano and make as much noise as possible. It makes me so happy and hopeful that you will enjoy learning how to play in a few years. You love music and love to dance and maybe that is because you had so much of it while you were in my tummy. I taught music and so you heard it every day. I also love how you will lead the music with me in Sacrament meeting and now every time you hear music you lift your arms up like you are leading a song.
20. I love how you like to play peek a boo and think no one can see you if your eyes are closed. You are such a fun, beautiful, adorable, lively, spunky, good natured little girl and your Daddy and I love you so much!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Monday, June 22, 2009
Aunt Lesley
Playing with toys
Aunt Lesley and Montanna with her new baby doll from Gran and Grandpa
Aunt Lesley and Montanna
Aunt Lesley and Montanna with her ladybug cake
Montanna in her new birthday car seat
Aunt Lesley and Montanna next to a dragon at the Science Center's Lego display
Montanna and Lesley walking on a walkway made of bouncy balls
Montanna and Aunt Lesley
Les and Montanna
Aunt Lesley and Montanna again!dEAR aUNT lESLEY,
i HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH YOU HERE THIS WEEK! i AM GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH. i LOVE THAT YOU WILL PICK ME UP AND TAKE ME WHEREVER i WANT TO GO. i HAVE HAD FUN TALKING TO YOU AND PLAYING WITH wALLY. gETTING IN AND OUT OF MY NEW CARSEAT HAS BEEN SO MUCH BETTER WITH YOU MAKING ME LAUGH AS i GET IN THAT HOT AND STICKY CAR.
i AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU AND uNCLE cAMERON ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A LITTLE GIRL IN oCTOBER. i AM SO EXCITED FOR ANOTHER COUSIN TO PLAY WITH. yOU'LL HAVE TO PROMISE TO BRING HER WITH YOU WHEN YOU VISIT ME NEXT TIME. iT'S TOO BAD uNCLE cAMERON COULDN'T COME DOWN AND VISIT, BUT i HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HIM ALL DAY SINCE YOU TOLD ME HE WAS TAKING A HARD TEST THIS AFTERNOON. i KNOW HE'LL DO REALLY WELL.
tHANK YOU FOR TAKING ME TO THE PARK AND SWIMMING AND TO THE SCIENCE CENTER AND SHOPPING. wE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE DONE AS MANY FUN THINGS IF YOU HADN'T BEEN HERE THIS WEEK. i AM SO GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO BE HERE WHEN i CELEBRATED MY FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH MY LADYBUG CAKE. iT WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO HELP MOM FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT SO CUTE. i LOVED IT AND i LOVE YOU!
lOVE,
mONTANNA
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Peek a Boo
Here is Montanna's newest hiding place. Our closet! There are so many fun places for her to hide and she giggles every time her little eyes can see mine after her face has been in a bunch of Adam's shirts!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Our trip to Montana!
Grandma and Montanna
Glacier Park
Montanna at Glacier Park
Rocking horse
Montanna and her cousin Frannie
Grandpa and Montanna feeling the bark of a big tree by Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Grandma, Grandpa and Montanna
Grandma and Montanna
Mount Brown
Mom and Montanna at the cabin
Grandpa and Montanna at the cabin
Jumping on the beds at the cabin
Rocking horse from Great Grandma and Great Grandpa
Eating Avocado (and everything else) at Grandma and Grandpa's houseHere are some pictures of our wonderful trip back home to Montana. (Every time I go to spell Montana now, I spell Montanna. I guess I should have spelled her name the right way!) Anyway, the time went by way too fast. We packed as much fun into that week as we possibly could. We spent time at the cabin, Glacier Park, shopping, eating, going though boxes found in the storage unit, wagon rides, and much, much more. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of Montanna in the little red wagon! We had fun and it was sad to leave, but I am so glad we were able to spend a week up there this summer.
Montanna has a new found love for the T.V. show Dora the Explorer. I had heard of this show but never seen it, but Montanna laughed every time Boots came on the screen. I think it was the way he jumped around and has those big monkey eyes that had her giggling and pointing. It got to the point where she would ask Grandpa to turn on the T.V. every time she entered the room. On her last day of vacation Grandma even rolled the T.V. into the bathroom so she could watch T.V. while she was taking a bath! Talk about spoiled!
It was so much fun to take Montanna up to the cabin and take some pictures of her up there. I have nothing but great memories of the time we spent up there and now that I spent a few hours there, I can't wait for the chance to go and spend a few days up there. It is so quiet and peaceful. While we were there Dad decided to take his new fly pole out and catch some fish in the lake. We took the paddle boat out and Mom and Montanna stayed back at the cabin. The river was really high and kind of muddy so the fishing trip wasn't that successful, but we had a fun time paddling into the lake and just enjoying the scenery.
It's too bad Glacier Park wasn't completely open but we still had fun with what we could see from the bottom. The Going to the Sun road opens up on June 19th and so we stayed down by the lodge and Montanna had a picnic while Dad hiked up Mount Brown. He was gone for a couple hours and Montanna spent that time exploring the grass and stayed busy eating and pushing her stroller in the grass. When Dad got back down we went down to the lake where it was really windy and took some pictures. The mountains were so pretty and really didn't have much snow on them anymore. I think that I appreciate the beauty of those mountains even more now that I have lived in Arizona for the last 4 years. I told my parents that I felt like a tourist!
Grandma and Grandpa found an old rocking horse at their house and fixed it up so Montanna could ride in it. I am not sure how old it is, but she had fun rocking back and forth and bouncing up and down. That will be a fun toy for her, and the other grand kids to play with next time they come to Montana.
My uncles Zack and Jason come down from Spokane to see Montana and we had a fun turkey dinner with everyone. Jason brought his 2 dogs with him and I am afraid to say that Montanna takes after her Dad and LOVES dogs. We had so much fun watching her interact with these dogs. She would squeal and laugh and want to pet them and loved it when they licked her.
Overall, it was a wonderful vacation that I won't forget for a long time. I think Montanna and I are already counting the days until we can go again and next time we will make sure to bring her Daddy with us!
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