Thanksgiving

For Nelle's first Thanksgiving we went to the Curtis Family Thanksgiving. Nelle had never met many of that side of the family but she did very good. There was a lot of good food and high spirits as always. Nelle's great grandpa Curtis played the piano (he plays amazing) and people sang and other people played the piano also. It was a lot fun but the day wasn't over yet. My mom came into town and when we got home I started cooking. I made Thanksgiving for my mom and step-dad which if I may say was fabulous. It was a busy day but overall I would say was a great first Thanksgiving for her.

Thanksgiving Weekend

For this Thanksgiving weekend Grandma and Papa came to visit. Nelle had so much fun climbing back and forth across our laps, from me to Grandma then to Papa and back again. We went to Temple Square which Nelle loved because she got to people watch and Grandma and I set up our Christmas tree. Nelle was completely amazed by the tree! Thanks so much for coming and don't be strangers.

Army crawl

Today Nelle was doing tummy time at Papa and Mimi Eldredge's house and she army chawled across the floor. It was slow moving but she actually moved and it was a considerable distance for her first time. She is never sitting still unless she is sleeping and I just know we will have quite a active baby on our hands when she learns to crawl.

Reading

Nelle loves books! She goes nuts when you pull out a book and read to her. We have been reading to her every night and here I am reading her first Christmas book to her.

Sick Nelle

This morning I woke up and Nelle felt like she was on fire so I took her temperature and turns out she had a fever of 103.3. I gave her some Tylenol and called the Dr. They said it sound like she just has a virus and that there is nothing we can really do but Tylenol and comfort. This is the first time our little baby has been sick and she just seems so miserable. She just wants to cuddle with mommy and go to sleep. We hope our poor girl gets feeling better soon although I will miss the cuddling.

Piano

These pictures were from a while ago they were just stuck on my camera and I finally got them off. Nana is an amazing piano player and Jake talked her into playing for Nelle. It didn't take much to talk her into it and it was worth every word. Nelle loved it! She even tried to help play at one point.

At the Park

These pictures were also from a while ago...same story. During the summer we took Nelle to the park all the time. This peticular time was the first time she sat up on her own. I think she was 4 1/2 months old. She also took a liking to to my leg that day, and Jesus...and herself.

Protest

Joining in the fight for equality, Jake, Nelle and I took a stand and protested the passing of Prop 8 in California , Prop 2 in Florida, and Prop 102 in Arizona banning gay marriage. There was a rally last week and a nationwide protest today (well really worldwide). Nelle had a blast! She was getting ooh's and aaah's from everyone and she was loving it.

Blueberries

Her eyes remind me of blueberries. She's just so gorgeous.

So close...

Look..she's getting so close! Its not gonna be to long before she crawls!!

Visiters

Papa and Mimi from Colorado came to visit this past weekend. Nelle seemed to take quite a liking to them. They were only here for a day and half but it was great seeing them. We all went out to dinner with Papa and Mimi Edredge and had a great time and they were kind enough to babysit Saturday night so that Jake and I could go out alone which was awesome. Thanks again and don't be strangers!

6 months

Nelle is 6 months old now and growing up too fast. Today she saw snow for the first time! She had a Dr. apt also and had to get more shots, which is never fun. She weights 13.8 pounds (almost the same as last time) which is in the 10th percentile. He said that she looks healthy and she is eating enough and thats its probley just genetics. I wonder where she got that from?! She has gotten a little taller measuring at 26 inches. He was surprised at how fast she is developing and thinks that she will be crawling sooner than the average baby. She is so smart!

Picture Perfect

Happy Halloween

These are pictures from Halloween. Nelle's a 50's girl, Jake is a motocross racer, Drew is a Vietnam Marine , and I'm a cop.