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What a Happy 3 Months!

Happy three months to the sweetest, cutest, and most wonderful boy!

I can't believe how quickly time has flown by!
The last three months has been bliss for Aaron and me.
We have so much fun with Eli.
Every day he makes us smile so much.
Some days I feel like it's my wedding again because
my jaw hurts from all the smiling :)I couldn't decide which picture I thought was the cutest with

Eli's bear so I posted a few. I love his facial expressions.Eli loves:

• Bath time
• To make lots of cooing noises
• To smile
• His playmat and his singing frog
• To go on walks
• His mom singing with him
  
• To visit with people (when I am talking with a friend Eli
  
• will just start cooing the entire time we are talking, so cute)
  
• To listen to his Christmas songs
• To play with his dad
  
• To play with his purple rattle and orange giraffe

Eli loves to get all bundled up and go on adventures with us.
If we need to go outside Aaron will bundle him up in like a million layers
and hold him. He is like a little heater and falls asleep so fast.I love his darling dark eyes!And this smile just melts my heart. I have the best job ever....
ooogling over this cute boy all day!The other day Eli had his arms and legs straight up in the air.
I thought it was so funny and ran to grab the camera.
He started to put his legs down as I took this picture,
but I thought it was so great. (Plus, it shows that he has
a little meat on his legs now...hehe)

Happy big 3 months sweet boy!
Mom and Dad are so lucky to have you!

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

I have been really good this year, well...the last three months anyway. I have thought long and hard about what I want, and what I want more than anything is for my adoption to be finalized and to be sealed to my mommy and daddy forever. I think I overheard mommy and daddy saying this is what they want most for Christmas too.

Love,
Eli

P.S. Oh, the formula is pretty good so if you could put in a good word to keep that coming.

I Love These!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Look at Those Pearly Whites

I remember the day I got my braces off. Oh, it was a great day!To celebrate Aaron's excitement we might enjoy some
taffy, caramels, popcorn, gum, and oh...anything else
gooey or that has been illegal for the last two years.

Gooooooo

Cougars!

With Eli cheering this year they are bound to beat Utah today!Yay!

Eli's First Thanksgiving

Every year since I have been married I have enjoyed a
fun Thanksgiving tradition. We have put kernels of corn on our
Thanksgiving plate before we eat which represent what little
food the pilgrims had their first Thanksgiving. Then we take turns
going around the room expressing one thing we are grateful for
for each kernel of corn. I love this tradition.

This year was pretty obvious what I was most grateful for.
I am so grateful that Eli joined our family. He is the most perfect
addition and we are so happy. I am also so grateful to Eli's birthmom
who listened to the Spirit, and even though it was hard, placed
Eli in our family. I am grateful for prayers that have been answered.
Eli's birthmom was truly an answer to our prayers and
Eli is the biggest blessing in our lives.As I'm sure all of you did, we totally stuffed
ourselves today and enjoyed every minute.
You know that calories don't count on Thanksgiving, right? Happy Thanksgiving!

Celebrating 28 Years

I love birthday week!

To start it off we went to Tucanos on Wednesday with my
parents and my uncle who I haven't seen in 10 years. Then on Friday Aaron took me on a date to Red Robin and Cold Stone.

Then for my birthday today my sweet boys gave me the perfect gift.
I love it.

Now off to a family dinner tonight and more celebrating.

My day is going wonderful and the only thing that would make it better?

A comment from you! :)

Look Who's 2 Months!

Sweet Eli turned two months yesterday and here are some of
his pics with his teddy bear. I had to wait to post them since
we went to his appointment today and got his stats.

Here's the breakdown:

Height: 23 1/4 inches (he's grown 4 1/4 inches since birth) 62%
Weight: 10 lbs 15 oz (he's gained 5 pounds since birth) 31%
Head circumference: 15 inches 12%

{I had a funny thought today, at least I thought it was funny.
Wouldn't it be so funny/awkward/interesting if every time
we went to the doctors as adults, we still got these stats?
I think I would want to know.}Eli is now:
Making lots of cooing noises and squeals.
Smiling - yes it is the real thing, and not just gas.
Putting his fist in his mouth.
Responding to voices and following things with his eyes
Clasping objects, especially his mom's hair.
Playing with his toys on his playmat.
And of course, just melting his parents hearts.

There was one down side to Eli turning two months.
All you mothers know what I'm talking about.
The dreaded immunizations.
I was stressed out about them for a few weeks now and I
honestly don't know if Eli handled it better than I did!
His face in this picture sums up how he felt about it though.

At least his band-aids were cute...I guess. I seriously love this little guy so much!
I know I keep saying it, but I love being his mom!
I am the luckiest person to be able to stay home with him.
Every day is so fun and filled with lots of cuddling and kisses.

Happy 2 months Eli!

A Few of the Reasons I am Grateful

Here are a few of the reasons I absolutely LOVE being Eli's mom:

1. I get to spend my days with him.

2. I get to read cute stories to him.
3. I get to smile when he makes cute cooing noises.
4. I get to laugh when he acts like he is going to starve because he hasn't eaten is forever (2 hours).
5. I get to hug him and cuddle with him all day long.
6. I get to feed him and watch him as he stares back at me with his beautiful dark eyes.
7. I get to watch him play with his dad. It melts my heart.
8. I get to have a buddy come with me to run my errands.
9. I get to play with him.
10. I get to sing with him.
11. I get to cuddle with him.
12. I get a melted heart when he stretches and squeals.
13. I get to smile when he tries to wake up and the lights are so bright on his eyes.
14. I get to dress him in his adorable cute boy clothes.
15. I get to wash those cute clothes and love putting them in his little dresser.
16. I get to give big kisses on his cheek and watch him smile.
17. I get to enjoy all the wonderful compliments from people who see him.
18. I get eager to wake him up while he is napping just so I can be with him.
19. I get to take a million pictures of my cute boy and he is such a good sport.
20. I get to fulfill my dream of staying-at-home to be a mom.
21. I get to watch Eli's curiosity of the world around him.
22. I get to watch Eli's face light up when he stares at the picture of Christ in our living room.
23. I get to have a heart that is overflowing with love.
24. I get excited to watch him grow.
25. I get excited to think about what he will become.
26. I get excited to think about the things he will enjoy doing and the talents he will have.
27. I get to appreciate life more and not take blessings for granted.
28. I get to give him baths and watch him squirm with delight.
29. I get to put lotion on him and enjoy his wonderful baby smell.
30. I get to put cute pictures of my Eli around our house, on our computer, in my wallet, etc.
31. I get to look forward to Eli being a part of our family forever.
32. I get to enjoy the feeling of gratitude that Heavenly Father and his birthmother trusted us to raise this precious boy.
33. I get the joy of knowing that my efforts (no matter how small) will make a difference in his life.
34. I get to smile when Eli gets to play leapfrog across the room with his dad.
35. I get to pray for our son.
36. I get to think of things that Eli will like to do.
37. I get to cherish every moment while he wants me to hold him and cuddle with him.
38. I get to teach this sweet boy the gospel.
39. I get to strive to be a better example for him to follow.
40. I get to re-evaluate my priorities in life and realize it really is all about family and love.
41. I get to enjoy watching grandparents' eyes light up when they get to see him.
42. I get to enjoy holidays with him.
43. I get to watch him sleep and check on him several times during the night just to make sure he is still ok.
44. I get to video tape his cuteness and try to capture the memories.
45. I get to raise a son to be a gentlemen and treat others with respect.
46. I get to tell Eli about the love of his birthfamilies.
47. I get to tell him about our tremendous love for him and how we waited and were so blessed he came to our family.
48. I get to try to implement the techniques, tips, suggestions that I learned from my MFHD classes at BYU.
49. I get to have FHE with a sweet boy, even if it is just reading scriptures to him right now.
50. I get to thank my Heavenly Father every single day that Eli came to our family and that I am his mom.

Did you notice how each one of the things listed are things that "I get."

Seems like it's a little one-sided, huh?

I am so blessed.

I am truly grateful to be Eli's mom.