Finally Feeling Settled

We've lived in our house for a little over a month now and we are finally feeling like we are settled. We're getting more projects done around the house and we're finally getting into a routine. I love it!!

Makayla is now 8 months old and it seems like every day she is changing. She crawls all over the house now and likes to explore. She loves to eat carpet... don't so much love that she does that. I have had to fish little carpet fibers out of her mouth on more than one occasion. And we are very excited to announce that Makayla is now sleeping through the night!!!

I don't know if I ever mentioned it, but Tyler's new job is with DMC Mining services as one of their mining engineer consultants. I would try to explain what he does at his job, but honestly the stuff he tells me about is so complicated, that I don't really get it. Basically a mining company will call him when they need help with a project and he will quote it, design it, and see it through. He seems to be liking it, and I love that he only has a 20 minute commute to work instead of 45!

I am working part time (kinda... it's more like 3/4) at Oquirrh Hills Middle School in Riverton. This year I am teaching 8th and 9th grade English. I really like the school and I love not working full time. I like that I get up every morning to get ready, and I get out of the house, but I am still home enough to play with Makayla and not feel like I am letting someone else raise my kid.

I feel like I didn't take a lot of pictures this month, but here's a few highlights from September...

Makayla and Daddy playing the piano. This was the cutest thing. She would pound on the keys, and then turn to look at us for approval.

 We have a lot of pictures of bath time this month. Makayla loves her bath!

 The other thing this little girl can't live without is her blankie. It has to be one with satin edges. She loves to find the corner and suck on it like it's a binkie.

 The other funny thing about Makayla is that she never cries when she wakes up from her nap. I usually have to keep checking on her to make sure she is still asleep. It's kind of hard to see in this picture, but we went to check on her after a nap one day and she was just sitting in her crib sucking on her blankie with her little foot sticking out of the crib.

 Makayla also got to ride a horse the last time we went to The Land. I think she liked it!

Makayla's 7 Month Pictures

We finally got around to doing Makayla's pictures. I was hoping to get them done around 6 months, but that was during the crazyness of the move, so we finally got them done at 7 months. They all turned out so cute! Makayla smiled the entire time. We don't know for sure, but we might have a little model on our hands! :)

 We also had the photgrapher take some family photos. I love my little family!

An Update

It's been a while since I updated the blog... we finally got Internet service in our new house. We've had a lot happen in the last 6 weeks that I can't wait to catch up on.

First of all... we moved into our new house in South Jordan. I am so excited to say that I live in So Jo (mostly just so I could say So Jo)! I love being so close to family, friends, shopping, and work.

I plan on making a whole other post on just our house when we get our blinds installed, so for now you're just going to have to settle with this picture.

 We absolutely love our new house! The layout of the house is almost exactly like our Richfield house, but this one has a finished backyard, basement, and bonus room. I didn't ever think that we would find anything that would compare to our Richfield house, but we managed to. This house doesn't have all the personal touches and upgrades that Tyler worked so hard on, but we love it just as much.

The move has taken up the majority of our time, but we did find time to do some fun things before I started work. We took Makayla to Lagoon for the first time. She had a blast! I can't wait to take her again next year when she can ride some of the other rides.

We took her on the train.

 And the carousel. She LOVED it!!

 We had to take a lot of breaks during the day to eat.

 And by the end of the day she was o.u.t!

 We also celebrated the best part of the year... my birthday!! I turned the big 28 this year. Tyler and Makayla spoiled me and gave me a way cute outfit.

 Then Tyler surprised me and took me to the Sugarland concert. Best husband EVER!

 I wish we could say we were this close, but we weren't. Our cousin had front row seats and I gave her my camera to take pictures.

 Then we celebrated my national holiday with family parties. My mom is the best and got me cupcakes this year! I really do love my birthday more than any other day of the year.

 As far as our Lovies goes, she has changed so much this last month. I took her to her 6 month checkup with her new doctor, Dr. Zarbock. She weighed 17 pounds (75%) and was 27 in long (75%).

A few highlights from this month:

Kayla loves her food. She likes to try all the different kinds of baby food. She also loves eating Mum mums (little rice cake like things).

She babbles all the time now. It's almost like she is telling us stories. Cutest thing ever!

Makayla started day care at Anne's house. Anne lives just down the street from us, which works out really well for us. Makayla loves to play with the other kids and follow the puppy around at day care.

She loves to snuggle with us.

Makayla got a few nicknames from her dad: Lovies and Schnookies

Makayla still does not like her binkie. We now use it as a play toy. She will put it in her mouth every way but the way it's supposed to go in her mouth.

 Kayla is a great helper around the house. This particular day she was helping me with the laundry.

 She likes to help Daddy play the piano.

 She loves her cousins!

 But probably the biggest change in Kayla is that she is now crawling. It took her a few days to get the hang of it, but now she crawls all around the house. I have to keep a constant eye on her because she loves to play with everything she is not supposed to.

 She is also sitting up all by herself. It makes play time more fun.

 And only two weeks after crawling, Makayla started to pull herself up on furniture. She thinks she's pretty big now.

 After a long day of crawling, climbing, and playing, our Lovies is worn out!

We sure do love this little girl!!