Hot, Crazy-Busy July

Wow so lots has happened, and I will just recap the last few weeks :)

Aaron's family came in town and saw Cordy for the first time! It was way fun.



We also went to Yellowstone while they were here.



Cordy now says mamamamama and bla, la, habla... haha it's too cute



My mom , sister, and I had a huge bow/girl accessory party which was a ton of work, but so worth it ;)Check out our blog DarlingDaisyBowtique.blogpot.com, and our facebook group.



Cordy got a jumper (thank heavens) because she is moving non-stop.


I went home for a full week with the little munchkin, and enjoyed every minute of it! (Pictures coming soon)

Oh to create!

Lately I have had a major craft overload, and have loved every minute of it. My last class I am finishing up seems far less important, and I take advantage of every nap Cordy takes. Seriously I need some sort of income to help feed this new addiction: it has been so much fun. I think the most rewarding aspect of it all is seeing something made more beautiful, lively, and homey all from my own hands!
Aaron has been such a good sport about it too. On Saturday I was finishing up two little projects and in order to finish one I needed a special type of glue, and Aaron volunteered to go get it (mind you it was 1:00 am, and I was planning on waiting for Monday). He couldn't stand not seeing it finished, what a cutie.
But I finally have to slow down because the funds have run dry for now :( I was using my birthday money, and I couldn't have found a way to spend it that could have made me any happier! I have definitely let my creative side flow, and I seriously can't go to sleep without ideas running through my head dealing with fabric, frames, paint, pictures, hot glue, ribbon, canvas, mod podge <3... and countless other things.
I have always loved creating things, and I am so glad that I am expanding on my hobbies. I am loving our home!

A Great Birthday

So this year for my birthday, I wasn't expecting too much. Since I have been up here for school, I have either gone home for my birthday or my sister has been up here to make me a cake and a birthday dinner. We have taken care of each other (birthday-wise) for the past few years. Now with Kristen gone, and Aaron works long hours and is doing research for school, I didn't expect much.
But my wonderful husband exceeded my expectations. He came home for lunch and brought me those pretty flowers. Then he came home in between work and research, and made me yummy cordon bleau burgers, and then in between research shifts he brought me home a german chocolate cake and birthday cake ice cream. It was the sweetest thing :), he even set off the smoke detectors when lighting my candles. He definitely made my day.

My two loves!

I can't believe that Aaron and I have already been married for two years!! It is nothing like I could have ever expected--so much better. Through many ups and downs, he has been absolutely amazing for me. He treats me so well and I love him soooo soooooo much! I have learned so much about a committed and loving relationship from him.
Honestly I couldn't have found a greater man to spend forever with! We had to postpone celebrating our anniversary, because we had just got back from San Diego (which we kind of count as our anniversary present <3). But we went out to eat at Olive Garden, and we took the little munchkin with us.
Things are so different now with Cordy around, but so fun. She is such a good baby, and she is so sweet. It has been so fun to see her relationship with her Daddy grow. I love watching the two of them. He will play with her, and she will give him the biggest smiles, and giggles (mind you, she only giggles for her daddy). And he has gotten really good at putting her to sleep at night, which mommy loves.
But yesterday I was looking at pregnancy pictures, and hospital pictures, and it made me so sad. I can't believe how much my little girl has already grown these past four months. I remember so vividly, waiting and waiting for her to come. I loved feeling every little kick and nudge, and just wondering what she would look like, and what life would be like with her. And now, I want so badly for time to slow down! I can't get enough of her giggles and smiles, or cuddle time with her.
I really had no idea what marriage, or having a baby would be like. I pictured things going so smoothly and perfectly. But although I never knew life could be so challenging, I never knew it could be SOOO rewarding, so full of love, and so full of happiness.

I love my little family so much.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Well first off on April 18th our little angel was blessed. She looked absolutely beautiful. My brother and sister in-law were able to come to the blessing, as well as my younger sister and parents. She was so good during the whole thing; and her daddy was pretty nervous before hand, but he did an amazing job. Oh how I love my little family.

And yes, I finally graduated! After five years at school, and having my little munchkin I finally did it. I now have a degree in English and a minor in editing. It has been an amazing 5 years; and I have absolutely loved BYU.
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And then my family had a reunion in San Diego. We had so much fun. We stayed at an amazing house on the beach, where we had an awesome view. The week definitely went by way too fast. Cordy got to meet her cousins Jovi and Elise for the first time, and she got to go to the beach and Sea World too.
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Overnight

I can't believe the change that has come overnight! Just today Cordy started trying to pull herself to sit up. She will fuss if I lay her down, and then crunch her stomach while she balls up her little fists by her mouth. O it is so cute. But now If I try to sit her up against the corner of the couch she tries to lean even farther forward and falls over. It is insane how fast that came.

She has also started to stare intently at her swing mobile, and loves colors. She is gaining so much personality, it has been so fun!

The Little Pumpkin

Hooray for April. Aaron and I were able to go on our first date yesterday since Cordy has been born. I had no idea how much we needed it. Kristen just called us up and offered to watch her for the evening. So we drove up to West Jordan and dropped Cordy off to play with her cousin Haiden.

Aaron and I took off to the Jordan River temple, the first time we have been back there since we got married!! It brought back such good memories, to see all of the same flowers in bloom, and to see the fountain we took pictures in front of two years ago! After the temple Aaron took me to Iggy's. I had never been there before and we had so much fun. We sat at the bar because otherwise we would have to wait for a while, and we had a little bit of a "my funky valentine" moment from Modern Family. Oh how I love my husband! He is so good to me.

Cordy has recently started making sooo many more noises which have been absolutely adorable. She'll make loud noises that sound like whoa, or high pitched oooo's. She is an absolute doll.

She has also started using her hands a lot more now. She sucks on her fists and tries repeatedly to fit them both in her mouth. The other day she even found her hair. She had a fistful of it and wide eyed she didn't move, I think she realized something was hurting her but she couldn't figure out what it was. Ooo our little angel.

Spring

Cordy's Easter dress!! and cousin Haiden's mittens: she scratches her face too much.

She loves watching tv with daddy, especially basketball, her eyes are always glued to the screen.

Cordy was caught trying to sneak to work with Daddy!

Cordy looks huge next to her new cousin.
This is what happens when mommy forgets to comb Cordy's hair down after her bath!!! haha oh she's too cute!!!

We are soooo excited for this warm weather! Aaron's Mom has been here the past few days, to see her first grandchild for the first time! We have loved having her visit (especially Cordy); it's going to be sad to see her go.

New Cousin

Cordy has a new cousin! We are all so excited for Kristen and Creighton, and their new little angel, Haiden Cooper. He is so precious. Kristen had an amazingly fast delivery (three pushes) and her little angel was here! They make such a beautiful family.

My parents came up to help Kristen out around the house and such, and Aaron and I didn't want to make the trip back to Provo Sunday night, so we had a sleepover. It was nice not having to drive home, but Cordy had to borrow everything of Haiden's. I guess I didn't realize everything that she would have to borrow: and outfit, socks, bath stuff, lotion, burp rags, diapers... and the list goes on. She even had a major accident in one of his new outfits (she had to initiate it for him), so we figured she must not like blue too much. But it has been so fun having family around, and seeing my little sister with a baby is so crazy, but fun!

Today was the first Sunday Cordy had a successful day at church! I think Aaron and I are slowly getting better at recognizing this little one's needs to keep her happy! This is the little dress Aaron bought for her when I was about seven months pregnant. I had a little bit of an emotional breakdown because he hadn't bought anything for her...(I know, ridiculous hormones). But the great daddy and husband that he is, he had fun shopping by himself and picking out this little dress for our little angel.

Too fast!

I can't believe Cordy is going on 7 weeks old!! She has been such a good baby. Lately, she loves her baths and she is starting to smile, and we have even gotten a few tiny giggles out of her! ahh how it melts our hearts.

She was having a hard time sleeping so we got her a swing, which she loves, but i have such a hard time using it sometimes because I just know she's going to grow up too fast, and I can't get enough of her!

With a mother from Texas and her dad a country boy, she just had to have a pair of boots, and not just any boots, but John Deere's. They are a little big for her, but she'll grow into them.