Learning to let go...little by little

Hallie is changing so much we have so much fun staying home and playing. Here are some recent pics. She has started to grab onto objects so she can suck on them. She has also started pushing herself up really well.

We had a great weekend and were able to spend a lot of time with family and friends. Saturday one of my roommates from college is getting married and they had a shower for her it was good to see her it had been way to long.

Then we went down to watch uncle chris run. Hallie was not amused and quickly fell asleep but she did stay awake long enough to watch Chris run.

Hallie seems to be changing everyday. She is learning and growing so quickly I wish I could just freeze time but having been a mom now for almost four months I have learned that many things in life can wait when your little ones needs some love because when you turn around they aren't that little anymore. I returned to work last week if thats what you call it I have to work two shifts a month to maintain my nursing license. I have never really left Hallie and really have no desire to but ya have to learn sooner or later so Sunday Matt was left to be the mommy and daddy and he did a fabulous job he took great care of Hallie and even got to church on time. I don't know why I ever wondered if they would survive. I got home from work to find them cuddled on the couch it was so cute. I truely married the best guy for me.
After we got ready we headed to Salt Lake to see Josh & Becca's little guy get blessed. It was a beautiful blessing and so fun to get everyone togeter again

New Years Weekend

So Matt and I are not big New Years celebraters I guess you could say we choose to enter the new year as well rested as possible but over the weekend we headed for Idaho Falls since Matt's nephew Austin was being ordained into the priesthood. The weekend didn't exactly go the way we thought we ended up coming home early due to the fact that some of the kids had the stomch flu and we don't want anything to due with that. But before we came home we did get to have some fun we spent some time visiting and swimming. Hallie is a true Norr which is manifested by the fact she loves the water. We bought her a swimsuit since we knew we would be going swimming at the hotel which I thought she would last about ten minutes in well I was wrong. She loved it and even fell asleep sitting on my lap. Pictures are priceless

Friend Party

Who would have thought or even guessed 10 years ago that this is where we would be. The conversations have surely changed. Over Christmas weekend Brett and Liz were good enough to put together a friend party or a collection of babies. Last year there was only one baby, but this year a totally different story. Hallie was the youngest there, Judson's little boy(Rowe) is 2 days older, Brett's little girl is 10 days older, Breisha's little boy is about 3 weeks older, Kenny's little boy is about 7 months as well as Seth's little girl is about 7 months. We had a ball just visiting and catching up on what is going on in everyone's lives. The party has now become an annual event and we are hoping to do more get togethers like this one.

Happy "Halliedays"

So in the midst of all of the holiday fun Hallie turned 3 months old. I truely don't know where the time goes. She is becoming more fun everyday as she learns. She has now found her hands and sucks on them quite frequently. She is still a good eater and sleeper for the most part although I don't think we are far off from using cereal because she seems to wake up starving. As of Christmas day she now sleeps in her own room, yes she had slept in Matt and I's room until now mostly for me not her. The video monitor helps though. She gets better at smiling all of the time and on Dec 22nd laughed for the 1st time and has continued to get better at that. She loves to watch tv and play with her new play mat she got for christmas. Also the bumbo is a favorite while we are eating dinner or doing any kind of activity that she can watch(such a smart invention). She is nothing but a joy to have a round.

Christmas

On Christmas morning we celebrated with grandma and kelly and julie's family and afterwards headed to Bountiful to have Christmas dinner with the Brower's. We took a few of Hallie's gifts to open and opened a few from Nick/Brit and Kerry/Joy. We had a traditional Christmas dinner and watched a movie. We got some really cute pics of Hallie with Kaylee and Hallie even sat in Kaylee's new baby stroller.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a little different this year. It was our year to stay in Northern Utah and our first with me not working and of coarse the 1st with Hallie so we decided to spend it a little different. While growing up we spent every Christmas Eve with my cousins and aunts and uncles on my mom's side and I really miss it(getting older sometimes sucks). So we did something a little like that. Kelly and Julie as well as Julie's parents were sweet enough to treat us like their own and make Christmas that much more special. We ate dinner(which as always was amazing) and visited, had the Christmas story acted out by the grand kids, and did a gift exchange. We then spent the night at grandma harris's. We took our stocking and our christmas eve gift to open with grandma. We really enjoyed ourselves and it made me feel a little more at home for the holidays. Thanks to everyone that took the time to make us feel so welcome you will never know how much it means.

First Trip to see Christmas Lights

With first Christmas's come alot of firsts and among the many is the trip to see the Christmas Lights. Most babies love lights, Hallie included. So one night we bundled her up in her snow outfit and headed for a family date night to the Odgen Village of lights. Hallie loved it and there were plenty of lights for her to look at. We had a great time but didn't stay long due to the cold. We stopped and got some warm food on the way home and thaw. Having a little family makes life so much more fun even though Hallie probably doesn't understand any of it.