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Days at the Tanner house

These past few weeks have been a bit stressful around here. Brandon is in the middle of his mid-terms, and Brooklynn and I are just hanging around the house. We have missed Brandon, but we know that he needs to study to get through school. I so look forward to the next phase in our lives when we are out of school, and settled in a HOUSE. Speaking of houses, I have had a lot of time on my hands lately. I have become addicted to the home channel! I love to watch all the different decorating shows, and the house hunting shows. Which has made me move furniture around in our little apartment. I have to say I have learned a lot from those shows. I feel my apartment is a lot more inviting when you walk in. It makes me so excited for when I finally get my first home. I know it wont be much, but I will be able to call it mine!

The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL! It has cooled down so much, we can sleep with our windows open. We have even turned off the AC. That will help with the electric bill. However, the news said that it is supposed to heat back up this weekend. So, we will just enjoy it while it is here. Arizona is such a beautiful place. I can see us living here for a while.

Brooklynn has been busy playing, and learning new things everyday. She has recently become obsessed with her feet! I guess I should say not just her feet, but every ones! She thinks feet are the funniest things in the world! She will sit there for minutes just watching you move your feet giggling the entire time. She loves to "chew" on her toes. I only wish I was ever that flexible! We got her a Johny Jump up that we had to modify to work in our apartment. I have to admit, I have a handy dandy Husband that I never really knew I had! He is full of solutions! Brooklynn has also been having a lot more verbal outbursts these days. We will just be walking through Wal-Mart and she will be chuckling at EVERYTHING, then she will suck in air and make her funny little noise! It is so fun to watch her, and to wonder what she thinks is so funny. I love that she is big enough now to sit in the shopping cart! I just really need to by a cart cover for her!

For those of you who don't know, I have decided to make Brooklynn's costume this year for Halloween. She is going to be Tinker Bell. I have recently finished the skirt, but I am still trying to talk myself into starting the top. I don't know why I am so afraid. I just need to start, then I won't stop until it is finished. I hope it turns out good enough to go get her pictures taken. This is just the beginning of the skirt. I'm still not sure if I am going to "jazz" it up anymore.

All About Brooklynn.

Brooklynn got her pictures done! We finally got her into a portrait studio. We took her to JC Pennys. It was a little rough at first, but once she ate, and got a mirror she was much better. She would not smile for anyone but herself! I'm so lucky that I have a genius for a husband, or we would have never gotten a good picture out of her! He was the one who had the idea to go to the hair salon and ask to borrow a hand held mirror. I will have to remember to bring one next time! Here are just a few. You can tell which ones are before the mirror and which ones are after!

Brooklynn has also learned how to sit up! She is becoming a pro at this! It was so crazy because it was like one day she couldn't and the next day she could. She is now starting to reach for EVERYTHING. Her favorite thing right now is the remote control. I think it is because she sees us with it all the time, so she thinks it must be something fun.

I am so thankful to have her in my life. She brightens my day everyday. I love just staying at home, and watching her learn and grow. I have also become a bit more crafty. One of my favorite past times is to make her hair bows. I have recently learned a new flower that you make out of fabric. My friend Kimber had one that someone made her little girl, and I fell in LOVE with it! So, I looked it up online, and learned how to make them. They are a lot of fun to make, and not hard at all.

She's a big Girl now

Brooklynn had her wellness doctors visit Thursday the 2ND. She has grown so much! She was officially 3 months old as of July 1st. She is 23 3/4 inc long, and weighs 12 lbs 14 oz! She is in the 75% for her height,and 50% for her weight. One chunk-a-monk!!

She also had to get her immunizations. I have put them off for a month, and then decided that if I was doing them, she needed to get them now so she would not be so behind. It was really hard for me. I had anxiety about it all week. I really don't like to see her upset, and I was worried about how she was going to react to them. Brandon was able to go with me, which helped me a lot. I don't think I would have been able to go without him. She was a bit cranky after her shots. Her legs got really hot, and she had a fever. So, she got her first dose of meds, which I'm sure is the first of many. Then she was back to my sweet, spoiled little Brooklynn.

Brooklynn N her Be'Be' Pod

Every Morning Brooklynn has a routine. She gets up around 6a.m. I feed her, and then she goes in her swing. She then swings until she falls back asleep. Meanwhile, I either go back to sleep, or I work out. Then about 3 hrs later she wakes up to eat. Then, it is play time. She loves to just lay on the floor and watch the lights on the TV. but, she really loves to be in her Be'Be pod. It keeps her upright, and she can watch the TV, and she can play with her toys. She isn't quite ready to reach for her toys, but she is catching on. I can see it in her eyes that she knows she wants it, she just does not know how to reach for it yet. I cannot believe my baby girl is getting so big!! She is so much fun! Our days go by so stinkin fast.

NC Trip

So, as promised I am posting on my blog. Sorry guys, I'm not sure why it is so hard for me to do this! But, this is our trip we went on in May. My brother got married in NC, and we went to visit. Brandon and I stayed in NC for two weeks. It was a lot of fun. He worked at my dad's office, and I just kinda hung out at the pool with my sisters. Our last night, my dad took all of us to the bowling ally. It was so much fun! When we were little, we never went out like this. He was always to busy. The grand kids get the best of him, which is so fun to watch. I love my father so much, and I am so thankful for all of his support over the years, and the continuing support he gives. I know I'm a little late on Fathers day, but I just wanted to share how much I love and appreciate my Daddy. Here are some pictures of the trip...

Me, Angie, and Jackie with our new baby's born just a week apart; Brooklynn, Hunter, and Brinley.

One of Rex and Kensi's wedding cakes. I LOVED this cake! I really want to learn how to make cakes like this.

Leaving the reception while getting bird seed thrown at them.

Brandon relaxing in the pool with a cold one, but couldn't just let me relax, he had to tip me over.

Some of the grand kids bowling at the bowling ally.

All of the activity really pooped Brooklynn out! But, she was a good sport, and was such a good baby.

Yet another update.

Yes, I am not very good at keeping my blog updated. However, things are going to change. I have promised to many people now that we have moved away. So, this is what has happened, and what is in store for us.


We had a beautiful baby girl April 1 2009, Brooklynn Reece Tanner, she weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 19 inc long. She lost about 12 oz, but now is weighing over 10 lbs! We blessed her May 3, and then moved from ID to Mesa AZ. We are still in the process of setting up the new apt. We drove down, but stopped in Las Vegas for a night. It was supposed to be a night full of fun and adventure, but by the time we got to the hotel, Brooklynn and I were spent! So, Brandon put us to bed, and then went down to the tables. He only took a few bucks, and said that he would come back if he lost it... needless to say... he was back shortly! We got up the next morning and went down to the Breakfast buffet. This was the first buffet in Las Vegas Brandon had ever been to, and he has been to Vegas a few times! Then by noon we got on the road again headed for Mesa.

Since then we have just been unpacking, and setting up the apt. It is a culture shock here in Mesa. I went to stressing that Brooklynn was to cold, to stressing about her being to hot! I think now I would prefer her to being cold because then you can bundle and cuddle. With her being to hot, there isn't much you can do! We are all getting used to the heat.

We went to church for all three hrs today! I know that doesn't seem like a big thing to most of you, but I cannot even remember the last time we attended all three meetings. It was very nice. I really think we are going to enjoy our ward. Lots of young couples like us here.

We will go to NC on Friday for two weeks! I am so looking forward to that. My brother Rex is getting married. It is going to be so fun to see everyone.

Brandon will start school in June. He drove me down by his school yesterday. It is really pretty. If you didn't know we were in Mesa, you would think we were somewhere exotic! It is so beautiful! Palm trees everywhere, and very manicured. Ever since I first met Brandon he has said he wanted to live somewhere with palm trees. He has gotten his wish.

Here are some pictures of the last bit in our lives.

Brooklynn, Moving from ID to AZ.

Blessing day May 3, 2009

Hiccups

So, I have been really bad about posting about my pregnancy. So, today I decided that I would. It is so amazing to feel Brooklynn inside of me! She has been getting the hiccups so often these days! Today alone I have counted, and she has had them 4 times! I started to get worried, but then I did some research, and learned that it is very normal, and even healthy for them to get the hiccups. Some say that it is a sign of a healthy baby, and one that is going to be a strong breather. I wish I would have documented the first time I felt her, but at first I just thought she was hitting me over and over in the same spot, until I realized that she was having the hiccups! It is so crazy to feel her having them. I felt bad at first because I know I am just misrible when I have the hiccups, and I thought maybe she was too, but everything that I have read says otherwise. Hopefully, this is not a sign that she will have them all the time when she is here. If she does then I think she will become misrible, and get irriated at them. I cannot wait to see her, and be able to hold and kiss on her! I really want this month to go by fast.

Update

Here is an update on us. We had a wonderful Christmas. We went a little over board on each other. I figured it was ok since it is the last Christmas with just the two of us. Brandon got a new golf bag, and games for his x-box. I got a sewing machine, and an ipod.

Christmas eve all of Brandons family came over to his parents house for dinner and a little "together" time. It was a lot of fun. It was my first experience with the Christmas hats. It is a tradition in the Tanner family that you have to wear a Christmas hat during dinner.

Brandon and I spent Christmas eve at his parents house. We woke up with them and opened presents. It was my first Christmas away from home, and it went really well.

Happy Birthday To Brandon! 1/5

We went out to Dinner with Brandon's Parents, his sister Jen and her kids, and sister-in-law Melissa. I had a cake made for him and we ate it there. I got him a new hoodie from BYU I. He said that is the only memorabilia he wanted from here. I think it looks good on em!

My man loves golf, and hopefully in AZ he will get to golf whenever he can get a chance. There are 250 golf courses in like a 30min drive from each other. We are so looking forward to move to warmer weather! He can golf year round!