I Got My Camera Back!

Yay yay I have my camera! I went to the temple because they had people there cleaning everything out and I was able to get it back. So I can now put up the non-bearded picture of Louis and update everyone on what we've been up to. We just moved into a new apartment, it's still 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom, but it's bigger. We moved because there was a mouse in our old apartment. It really freaked me out, I could barely go into our kitchen at night. It was sort of the last straw for me with this apartment. We've dealt with potato bugs (which who cares about that, they're easy enough to deal with) bees, ants, huge monster spiders, and now a mouse. So we are done with that apartment and are in to a new one. We still have things all over, but we're getting things all unpacked. I can put pictures up when it's more presentable. :)

Avery is still just wonderful and learning so much! She's started reaching out for things and bringing them to her mouth and I think it's so fun. She's still the happiest baby ever, she's always smiling and just very good. She still sleeps well during the night, her naps are sometimes not the best, but for the most part she does okay.

Look at how happy she is!

Louis is just about done with this semester , he's doing well, and keeping up on everything. In one of his classes he was doing a group video project (which is why he was growing out the beard) I personally don't like group projects in college. Everyone has such different schedules and it's hard to get a time when everyone can get together. Especially with Louis where he works graveyard shifts and he's sleeping during part of the day. He's still doing well though and will hopefully get good grades in all of his classes.

My multitasking husband, homework and baby watching

and here are the before and after pictures of Louis! He looks a lot better doesn't he

Haircuts

I've needed a haircut pretty badly for a while now. My hair is so thin and fine that at some point it basically just stops growing and just doesn't look good! I finally got a haircut last week and before this I really couldn't remember the last time I had gotten my hair cut, maybe 6 months. . .maybe longer? Seriously I have no clue. I wanted to do something a little different from the same ol' cut I always get, I ended up getting a A-line cut with layers in the back and some on the sides. So far I love it, It looks really cute and I don't have to spend a bunch of time on it. Which is good when you have a 4 month old.

This is the before shot

And here's the after

I'm liking it a lot and today my sister-in-law Tifannee curled it for me (ringlety curls) and it looked super cute, I didn't think it was going to with it being so short. I would have taken a picture of it, but guess what, I left my phone at the Ogden temple Friday. Yep you know that one that's closing for the next 2-3 years. When you give it to the front desk before going in you fill out a slip with your name address and phone number so I hope hope hope I get it back sometime!!! I just got it for Christmas from Louis. Other than that the temple was nice though, that is where Louis and I were sealed so we wanted to get in to do sealing before they change it. It was so packed and just wonderful to see if like that! I wish it was that way all the time.

Louis also got a haircut! Unfortunately I don't have an after picture though because it's on my camera! I do have a before picture and here it is!!

AAAaaa hairy man! His beard was soooo long! He wasn't shaving it for a group video project he was doing. He was supposed to be a man who got fired and eventually lost the strive to find a new job. So the beard was a good look for that he thought. Everyone would ask, "How do you feel about the beard?" Which I won't lie got kind of annoying, kind of how it was when I was pregnant and 15 people would ask me "How are you feeling?" in one hour. My answer to the beard, I really don't mind it at all, you just get used to it you know. I do love the clean shaven face now though! He got a haircut as well and looks really good. I'll use my old camera to take a picture and put it up later. And of course I have to end with a picture of Avery, because she's so cute and smiley all the time!!

Growing Girl!

Today was Avery's 4 month appointment and she is growing so well! She is in the 75% for weight at 14 lbs 5 oz and in the 90% for height at 25 1/4 inches. I was suprised at the height, I thought she'd be on the low end because she doesn't fit into any of her 3-6 month pants yet. The doctor was suprised at how strong she is, and said she has great muscles. I already knew that, her legs are so strong she's been standing (while supported of course) since she was born. She learned a lot this past month, she's laughing and smiling a ton! She talks all the time! This started about a week ago and seriously all the time she's talking! I have to tell her to be quiet she's being too loud. She'll now wake up from her naps talking sometimes. She has not mastered rolling over yet, she's twist, but doesn't roll over. She has discovered the joy of splashing in the tub so bath time is much more enjoyable now. She's just so happy and sweet, we love her!!

a lady in our ward made her the headband, so cute!

She's still cute

This is what happens when you let your husband dress your child. . .

the colors match at least!

She's still cute

February Happenings

February has been an eventful and month for us, I know it's not quite over, but the only other thing we'll be doing is our taxes and that's not so exciting. So here is a recap on everything we've done. I'll start at the beginning.

I'll start at Valentines day. Louis and I exchanged presents that day, he got me some snow shoes, and I got him a survival knife. It has emergency stuff inside the handle that's what makes it a survival knife. Avery had a cute Valentine's outfit though!

Avery's cute outfit

We went out the Friday after Valentine's on a date (thank you Josh and Megan for watching Avery) We went out to dinner at Chilli's. Their chips and salsa, is there anything better? After a delicious dinner we had a while before our next activity so we walked down main street. Then at 7:30 we went to the Ellen Eccles Theater to see Brian Regan! If you remember from the Christmas post Louis' sister Kamila got him 2 tickets to see him. He was great, very good live. At one point there were tears coming down my face from laughing so much. To me it was all new stuff, but maybe I just hadn't heard them before. Brian's brother Dennis did a little pre-show and he was pretty funny too. So that was our Valentine celebration, very good time. None of the pictures are good, but the best we could get from where we were.

Before the show started

Jonathon and Alisha were there too, can you spot them in this picture?

His brother Dennis Regan

What do you mean you can't tell who this is?? It's Brian Regan!

Our Avery baby has been sick for about the past week. I was sick first then I got Louis sick and then Avery got sick. It was so sad hearing her cough and her stuffy nose and her cry that was so quiet and scratchy because she was all congested. I ended up calling the pediatrician to see if it was something I should bring her in for and have her looked at and they told me to bring her in to have her checked. So we went in and they ended up giving me a nebulizer for her that would help clear her up. She did not like it so much, but she ended up usually falling asleep while we did it which was nice. Or we'd sing to her to help calm her down and that helped too. She's still coughing, but just a little bit and her nose is cleared up. She's still growing fast even though she wasn't eating as much as normal while she was sick. When I took her in to be looked at she was 13 pounds 5 ounces and 24 inches tall.

Avery and me using the nebulizer

Even though she was sick she was still a happy girl

Louis and Avery

She also learned to suck her thumb, which is nice because she can calm herself down like that without needing me or a binky

And here's just a cute picture of her before she was sick

That's all the note worthy stuff that has happened the past month, sicknesses and Brian Regan.