Growing Girl

Chloe visited the doctor for her six month well baby check. This visit her immunizations were particularly painful; she was so sad! It just breaks my heart to see her cry SO HARD when she gets her shots. She is our growing girl. I swear that she has just grown overnight. Here are her 6.5 month stats:

Weight: 17 lbs - 75%
Height: 26 inches- 80%
Head: 44 cm - 80%


Chloe has the cutest little personality. Here are a few things that she is doing now:

**She loves to play with her little farm and loves animal noises
**She will communicate with us in a series of cute little squeaks
**She is very smiley and has the cutest little giggles
**She is GREAT at sitting up
**She is ready to be able to move around; crawl or walk whatever comes first
**She really likes to stand and jump
**She loves the Little Einsteins
**She gives the best slobbery kisses
**She is the best eater, but her favorite food is applesauce
**When she is eating she drops all of her Bitter Biscuits to Chopper and watches him eat them

Chloe officially moved to her crib! (I know that I am terrible for keeping her in my room for so long! I cried the first night she slept in her crib!) The driving force behind the move to the crib was that she learned to do this:

I can't believe how the first six months of little Chloe's life have just flown by. We LOVE her SO MUCH!

We welcomed this cute little babe to the world on Sunday, January 24th. My brother, Ethan, and his wife, Brooke, added sweet Maddie Nicole to their family after a very LONG labor. She has a TON of dark hair, way more than Chloe has now! We just love her, and we are so happy for them!

Go Jazz!

Don't mind Chloe's drool, she is just excited about watching the Jazz with her dad! She especially loved it when he woke her up because he was running around the basement after Gaines drained the last second three (He was so excited; he just simply couldn't contain himself!).

Our little Chloe is six months going on nine months. She has decided that it is time to stand. She's so fun!

Our Girl and Her Dog

Chloe has fallen in love with our Chopper. He is just her little best friend. She grabs his ears and pets his fur. Chloe is just facinated with him. She squeaks at him and giggles at him; they must communicate in their own language. They're sure cute together...well, Chloe is sure cute :)!

Christmas Past

We enjoyed a truly WONDERFUL Christmas! It was so fun to watch little Chloe enjoy the whirlwind of Christmas that circled around her. Here are a few of our highlights:

Christmas Sunday

Brandon and Chloe dressed in their best for the Sunday prior to Christmas. I had to sing in Sacrament Meeting with a group of ladies, and of course, it was Chloe's squirmiest Sacrament Meeting yet! Brandon and I took turns standing in the back with her, but at least she looked darling: :)!


We attempted to snag a few shots of Chloe in her Christmas dress, but she was way too interested in her fancy dress and the ornaments on the tree.



Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Brandon's family at Grandma Verna's. Brandon's sweet grandma goes to so much work to make Christmas Eve enjoyable and memorable for everyone. She prepares a wonderful meal, complete with her to die for homemade rolls, and she has a gift for every single person.


Chloe was able to meet Santa Clause for the first time at Grandma Verna's. She thought he was quite great; she especially loved his beard.


Chloe loved her "Snuggletime" bear that Santa delivered. She thinks it is hilarious.


After we wrapped up the festivities at Grandma Verna's, we headed home to open our special Christmas PJ's, read the Christmas Story, and head to bed. (Luckily, Brandon figured out the timer on our new camera, and we were able to snap this lovely PJ picture.)



Christmas Morning

Chloe must have been exceptionally good because Santa sure spoiled her. She was so funny on Christmas morning. She giggled at the portable DVD player that Santa delivered, and she was mesmorized by all of the wrapping paper. She is such a funny little girl.


After opening presents at our house, we headed to Brandon's parents for breakfast and more presents. Chloe received a "Jumperoo" that has become one of her favorite toys. It has taught her that she should just stand up and jump all of the time. She's a pretty intense jumper now :).


Christmas Day

My parents, Liz and Eric made the long drive from St. George to Ogden on Christmas Day. We enjoyed Christmas Dinner at our house with my family. Chloe loved her "Sally Rowe" doll and her fun music toy from Grandma and Grandpa Carter.


Chloe had her own little girlie tree in her room this year. She thought the ornaments were so fun. They were the perfect size for her tiny hands to throw across the room.


We hope that you all enjoyed the holidays. We certainly had a very special Christmas and New Years with our tiny Miss Chloe!

Gone Country

Last week we had a HUGE adventure! Our little family flew to Nashville for the week. I had meetings scheduled, and there was literally no way that I could attend my meetings in Nashville without bringing Chloe. Fortunately, Brandon was willing to haul us both half way across the country. Lucky guy.

I was tied up in meetings for the majority of the time, and Brandon was stuck in the hotel room tending a somewhat grumpy baby. I cannot express how grateful I am for Brandon. He is the very best dad and a really wonderful husband. There is no way that I could perform the responsibilities of my job without his help....lots of his help.

On Thursday night we were chauffeured in a LIMO to Opryland. The Opryland Hotel is just enormous, and it was decked out for Christmas. We walked through the hotel, and Chloe looked at all of the lights. She ended up being a little tourist attraction herself....so many people stopped to comment on our little bug and her headband. It was kind of funny. Perhaps the most wonderful part of the Opryland complex is the GIGANTIC OUTLET MALL! I could have spend days, hours, months shopping there. We tackled a little Christmas shopping. It was fun evening.

While we were in Nashville, we celebrated our 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!! I simply cannot believe that we have been married for five years. I am so lucky to be married to Brandon. What a wonderful road we have traveled together so far. It has been so fun to watch him as a dad; little Chloe just adores him. He is such a genuine, loving person, and even though he loves golf, xbox, fantasy everything, his friends, and ebay almost as much as he loves me, I wouldn't trade him for the world.

I was SUPER nervous about flying with Chloe. I could just imagine a myriad of disasters unfolding throughout the four hour flight. Luckily, she was an absolute angel. We couldn't believe what a good little baby she was throughout the whole trip. She is such a smiley, cute little miss. Even when we woke her up at 3:30am to catch our flight home, she was delightful. We just love her!

We survived our first major travels as a family...hopefully our next trip will be for pleasure instead of business.