Well our little Maya is growing up to fast! I took her to the Dr. for her 6 month check up and she now ways 16lbs 8oz and is 25in long. As you can see she loves solid foods! Her favorite is mom's homemade plumsauce. Starting her on solid foods has eliminated almost all of her acid reflux. (Yeah!)

We spent last weekend in Provo with Nate's family for Rachel and Scott's reception. We had a ton of fun and loved spending time with family that we don't get to see very often.

And thanks to Grandma Tracy's hard work, Jensen and Maya got beautiful new "Princess" dresses(that's what Jensen calls them). She loves wearing it to play dress up!

Last month we also celebrated Jensen's 2nd birthday. As to her request, I made a mickey mouse cake. It took 3 cake mixes and 4 containers of funfetti frosting. Mickey's head was a 12" round and the ears were 8" rounds. After everyone left we still had an ear leftover.

Jensen's favorite birthday present(according to her Daddy) was the basketball hoop he got her. She loves to climb up on the sofa and dunk it! Nate say's she going to be his shooting guard and will be able to dribble with both hands by the time she's 4.

A Blessed Event

Sunday, July 5th was Maya's big day and she had a lot of family come to support her. I was a little worried that the beautiful dress Grandma Tracy made for her wouldn't fit where she has already gained 4lbs but it was a perfect fit. Thank you Grandma Tracy.

Mommy even went to the effort of painting Maya's fingernails so the ring that Grandma Jewels got for her would look even more pretty on her little hand.

Aunt Rachel enjoyed holding and feeding Maya until she loaded her shorts, spewing poo all over her, her dress(yes it came clean), and Aunt Rachel's skirt.

After a wonderful dinner of Smoked BBQ Pork sandwiches, spinach salad, frog eye salad, and root beer floats the busy day came to an end with Maya and Grandma Jewels taking a nap.

We are truly blessed to have 2 beautiful girls and a loving and supportive family and group of

friends. Thank you to everyone for all you do!

Strollers & Potties

Well after much deliberation, research, and contemplation we have decided to add another member to our ever growing family...we are pleased to introduce 'Cady' weighing 48 lbs and 52" long and she's the Cadillac of strollers.

Jensen just can't get enough of her new ride. We took it out to the park the very afternoon we got it and took the girls for a ride around the greenbelt. When we got home I left the stroller up and where did I find her just 15 minutes later...she'd climbed in and buckled her self into her seat!

We are also getting Jensen acquainted with the potty. We went to the store and let her pick one out and bought the "Elmo Potty Time" DVD to go along with it. She loves the DVD, but the potty, not so much. She likes to sit on it with her clothes on, she tells us when she's got to go or when she's gone, but the moment you try to take her diaper off and make her sit on it she freaks out. No worries, though, all in her own time...right? She does however, have the technique down, but she definitely doesn't like to be interrupted while she's reading!

Aww Summer Fun!!!

This past Saturday Dan, Meghann, and Grandma Jewels joined Nate, me, Princess Jensen, and Maya on a trip to lovely Lava to enjoy a day of swimming. Grandma watched Maya, while the rest of us swam our hearts out. Jensen's favorite swim game was being thrown back and forth by Daddy and Uncle Dan. As you can see she had a fabulous time, as did the rest of us. Afterwords, we stopped for ice cream, drove home and had a bar-b-que. Uncle Dan then proceeded to beat us at "The Farming Game" while Aunt Meghann kept breaking her back, getting sent back to the second week of January. Poor Meghann! We are going to have Maya's baby blessing on July 5th at 12:30, followed by a luncheon at 2:00, all who wish to attend are welcome.

As My World Turns

You all know that I am not a true blue blogger. I don't post weekly or monthly for that matter, but seriously, my world has been spinning out of control since little Maya arrived. Don't get me wrong, I love my little bundle of joy, the only problem is I haven't had much time to truly enjoy her. A couple of days after having her I got kidney stones, then mastitis, and a week ago Maya was diagnosed with RSV. When she was born she had a Mallory-Weiss tear in her esophagus that caused her to spit up a little blood, that had healed but all the coughing caused by the RSV caused that to bled again. We have to give her breathing treatments every 4 to 6 hours and she had to have a round of steroids for her lungs. We are seeing improvements and are hoping that she return to her happy and healthy self soon! I am suppose to go back to work in a week and a half, but I think I am going to take a couple of extra weeks so I can get my world back on track.

Our New Bundle Of Joy

Maya Katherine Tracy graced us with her presence April 22, 2009 at 1:55 p.m. weighing 6 lbs and is 19" long, although she was 2 1/2 weeks early she is healthy and has a good set of strong lungs.