Girls' Room Mini-Makeover

Before Trevi was born, I wanted to add some things to Navi's room so it would both of their rooms. I had seen a few pictures on pinterest (best site ever) and started collecting the stuff I needed to make them. But in true Laci fashion, 6 months later, I finally finished! I can't wait until we finish our basement and the bedroom down there so I can go crazy again!

I already had the bedding from when Navi was born and the walls were already painted but I added the ceiling "mobile" and the wall hangings.

I wanted Navi's toddler bedding to match the crib so I found some fabric online and my awesome aunt made her the quilt. She even made Trevi a different quilt as well. Lucky little girls!

Grandpa Buttars' 60th

My father-in-law is one of my favorite people for many reasons.
Just a few reasons being:

He is always happy
He would, and often does, do anything for you
He is a loving husband and has always given Nate a wonderful example of how to treat your wife
He is FUNNY! Anyone who knows Darrell, knows he has a joke on hand at any moment...and most of the time they might be a little dirty. :)

and perhaps my favorite:
He is an awesome Grandpa and makes each grand kid feel like they are his favorite

Darrell turned the big 6-0 on July 4th so were able to throw a big birthday/4th of July celebration

Grandpa with all the grand kids. 16 now! 8 boys and 8 girls

 At the end of July we had a Buttars reunion with all of Nate's siblings and their kids. One night Navi and Trey (a little more than a year apart) Were tired of all the chaos and commotion and wanted to watch Dora on Grandpa and Grandma's bed. I tried to sneak this picture but they looked over when they saw the red light.

Girly Girl

I took dance for a few years when I was young. I didn't hate it. However, I didn't love it. Then one year, my mom signed me up for the notorious blue-and-yellow-jersey soccer league, and I was hooked. From then on, I was always involved in either soccer or basketball until my sophomore year of high school. Unfortunately, I was too intimidated of the stupid soccer and basketball tryouts in high school to try and play. Dang teenage self-confidence! But that's another story....the point is, I've always leaned towards the "tom-boy" side of life.

Fast forward about then years to my first pregnancy and first ultrasound when we found out Navi was a girl. Unlike many other moms, I didn't rush out and fill her nursery with pink bedding and flowers. As usual, I went the other direction - blue. (well, turquoise if you want to get specific) But I also didn't buy too many pink outfits either. In fact, when faced with a shirt or outfit with two color choices, 99% of the time I'd purposely pick the one with less pink. I don't really know why. I can't recall any embarrassing childhood memories of being dressed head to toe in pink frilly dresses...

For whatever reason, I have even steered away from most the "girly" toys with Navi as well. For example, when my mother-in-law asked me if she should get the princess "Little People" castle for Navi's first birthday, I told her I'd prefer the farm set. Again, I don't have anything against princesses, in fact the Disney princess movies are some of my favorites to this day! I just think that subconsciously, I was trying to avoid raising a stereo-typical toddler with pink tutu and princess crown.

I've even gone as far as having discussions with Nate, arguing that the only way I would put one of our girls in a dance class, is if they were horribly uncoordinated and needed to learn some balance to help them play other sports. He, of course, just laughs and jokingly responds that there isn't a chance that any of his kids will be athletically challenged. Let's hope we haven't jinxed ourselves...

So you might be shocked to learn that in the last little while, I'm absolutely loving seeing Navi's girly personality start to show through. Somehow (no thanks to me), she is becoming quite the girly girl! It just goes to show that kids are wired with their own likes and dislikes.(or maybe she's beginning to realize the girly world I've been protecting her from)

Some of her girly quirks that I love:

-she makes me laugh on a daily basis because not a day goes by that she doesn't ask me to "paint my fingernails pretty" or at least show me her "pretty nails". Even if 9 out of 10 nails are chipped and there's barely a spec of polish left, she still thinks they are pretty.

-she gets so happy when I put a dress on her and exclaims, "Yay! My pretty dress! Thanks mom!" (usually twirling at the same time)

-she always wants to wear a bracelet and gets upset if I put one on Trevi but not her

-she found a shopping bag of lotion I had just bought, opened it up, and grabbed two bottles of lotion hugging them and exclaiming, "Oh, thank you mommy!"

-she LOVES her cousin's dress up clothes and especially the fancy "high heels" she got for her birthday

-if she ever catches me putting on chapstick, she demands that she has to have "stick-stick" too

-I rarely paint my toenails and when I do, the polish usually stays on until it's all chipped off before I will paint them again. So one day after I had gotten a manicure and pedicure gift certificate I came home and Navi walked by, did a literal double take at my toe nails, and then said, "Oh! Cute toes mom!"

-and of course, her favorite colors are pink and purple!

Let's just say I'm eating my words and I'm pretty sure I will be writing a check for dance lessons much sooner than I expected....

Trevi's Blessing

Trevi was blessed on June 5th. It was a wonderful day! Nate did a fabulous job with her blessing, just as he did with Navi's. I'm sure glad I don't have to worry about that kind of stuff. I'd be worrying for weeks in advance and trying to practice it out in my head who knows how many times. Nate, as always, is calm and collected. I'm so grateful for such a wonderful husband and the example he is to me and my girls. He is one great Daddy!

Those in the circle were:
Daddy
Grandpa Scott
Grandpa Darrell
Great-Grandpa Hill
Great-Grandpa Buttars
Uncle Cade
Uncle Cody
Uncle Jason
Bishop Jessop
Great-Grandpa Funk was there but Great-Grandma Funk was worried it would take too long for him to get up to the circle. :) We were very happy he was able to come.

We are so grateful to our friends and family who came to support us. It was quite the party for such a little girl, especially since she had no clue that it was all for her!

What a special day!

It was the end of the party and Navi was long overdue for a nap...little stinker.

Our sweet Trevi Girl

After Trevi was born, we couldn't quite decide who she looked like most. Navi was hands down a "Wallentine" and looks almost exactly like I did when I was little. Trevi has kept us guessing. One day we think she looks like one of my sisters and another day she'll resemble Navi. It hasn't been until recently that she has started to look more and more like Nate. How fitting right? She was born on his birthday after all! It's funny to me because I seriously believe she's going to have his personality too. I know it's a gamble for me to say something this early, but from the beginning she has been so calm and sweet. (just like her Daddy) Navi was by no means a bad baby, but she definitely let you know she was there! I swear her spunk and sass was apparent from 3 months. Trevi is so content and is my little snuggle bug - very opposite of her sister. She is also unlike Navi in the fact that she is an excellent sleeper. (knock on wood, cross your fingers and any other form of wishing that might keep it that way) From about a month old she started sleeping "through the night" from 11 pm (or so) to 6 am (or so) and then will eat and sleep some more until 9ish. She knows what to do to say on my good side! :)

What a blessing she has been to our family! She is our little sweetheart.

Summer Updates...Better Late than Never!

I know...you're all probably suffering heart attacks right now due to shock of an update. We're still alive and well, I promise! Here's what we've been up to and it might explain the lack of blog updates.
(and in case you were wondering, I temporarily changed the blog to un-private so people could see we updated...I'll change it back soon)

Summer:

School ended in April, and we closed on our house on the 28th. We started painting and moving as soon as finals were over. In early May, I took a long weekend break and went to visit my best friend who lives in Pittsburgh. She has been one of my best friends since 3rd grade and she had a baby in March. I took the long and chaotic plane ride with Navi and another good friend, and besides the awful rides to and from Pittsburgh, we had a great time just visiting, meeting cute baby Trey, and laughing a lot!

May and June were a blur at our house. We finally settled into our new place and we both started summer school. I felt like a bad mom during the first part of the summer, but we made it through. I’ll even pat myself on the back a little, and brag up my grades from spring and summer semesters...I got 5 A’s and 1 A-. But the A- was in Physics so I  kind of count it as a full A, and was mainly thrilled to have made it out alive!

I also spent much of the summer jumping through all the hoops needed to get into the Elementary Ed program at USU. I don’t know if any other majors require as much work, but after all background checks, written exams, and interviews, (just to name a few)...I got in! I was told I could start the Level II program this fall, but after thinking about it for ALONG time, I decided to take the last 3 classes needed (besides all the student teaching semesters) to graduate, and then I will focus on the Level II, III, and IV after.

July:
We celebrated the 4th of July for a week, or so it felt. I’m never good at taking as many pictures as I would like, but here are just a few:

Watching the fireworks with Daddy

and with Aunt Tif

On the 30th I turned 24 and it was a pretty low key birthday. (I tell you, we’ve been SO busy, it was nice to just relax for the day) My family had a little celebration because it’s also my little sister’s birthday too. She turned 18 this year. The day after my birthday, Nate took my to my most favorite restaurant, Maddox!, and then we went to see Inception.

We were also able to squeeze in a day at Lagoon as well. Nate and I hadn’t been for 5+ years, so we made it a priority to go this summer. Navi did pretty good considering she had to stay in her stroller for most of the rides and the fact that she didn’t have a nap.

And here are some cute pictures of Navi at one of our friend’s little girl’s birthday party. She LOVED pool and had a great time with the other little kids.

Baby Jane and Navi

Cute Cache and Navi

It took a lot of coaxing, but she finally let Dad help her down the slide.

We also spent a Saturday at Bear Lake. It didn't last too long though. Navi did not like us telling her "no" when she tried to steal all the other kids' toys. The lame parents we are, we figured going to the lake would be enough fun. We learned our lesson though...next time, we will be fully prepared with beach balls, sand toys, etc.

Sweet farmer's tan Nate! ;)

August:
If you know my family, you know the Cache County Fair is one of the biggest and most important events of the summer. This year was no exception. Both my sisters did a very good job showing their animals and all their hard work over the past few months paid off.

Nice stance Al!

 (sorry Bekka, I guess all the shots I got of you were videos...whoops)

Four days after the fair ended, my family went to Salt Lake to pick up my little brother from his mission! Everyone told us that when we saw him, we’d start crying, and they were right! As soon as we saw him come around the corner, the tears started flowing! It was also really fun to introduce him to Navi. I made her a shirt that had a Chilean flag on it and wrote, “Hi Uncle Cade, I’m your niece Navi!” (but it was in Spanish) She was a little hesitant of him at first, but by the time we got home and he was unpacking his suitcases, she closed the door to his room and spent a good 10 or 15 minutes in there with him alone. He’s only been home a couple days and he is already her new best friend.

The shirt I made for Navi to wear. ("Hello Uncle Cade, I'm your niece Navi!")

Haha, the first time he tried to hold her. She warmed up quick.

Here's the proof:

And speaking of Navi, she has turned into a full-blown toddler! She is full of spunk, sass, lots of personality, and we love every bit of her. I still can’t believe how much she has learned and accomplished since she was born! She rules the house and my schedule revolves around her. (which is just fine most of the time)

Some of my favorite things about Navi:
(16 months)

Words she says:

- Da-ad! and yes, usually in that tone. My favorite is when he comes home and she runs for the door yelling, “Hi Dad!!”
- Momma – very rare however, the little stinker! It’s usually at times when she’s desperate, like wanting to get out of her crib or wants a drink.
- Bampa (grandpa) We’re trying to get Bamma for Grandma, but usually she is too stubborn to even try.
- Bekka – very clear and very often, like when she opens a cell phone she says, “Hi Bekka!”
- Al – for Allie
- Tade – I put of picture of Cade on the fridge a few months before he came home and we practiced saying his name all the time
- baby – she still LOVES babies whether it’s a doll, on TV, or a real baby (or even a little kid older than her, it’s still baby)
- Ayda – her cousin’s name. Ayda lives close to us and so anytime we go outside Navi starts yelling, “Ayda, Ayda!” because she wants to go see her.
- Breckss – for Brexton her cousin
- Ash – her aunt
- pease – please, she is very good at saying (and signing) please with anything she wants or thinks she needs. (and, let’s be honest, it’s pretty much everything)
- coke – yep, we start young around here! I blame this one on my sister though. She thought it would be funny to teach Navi to say coke. She gets a little confused sometimes and says coke for any drink, but if you try to give her water when you have a glass of coke, she definitely knows the difference! When she combines it with “pease” (and the sign language for please) it’s, “pease, coke, pease!” and it’s pretty much impossible to resist.
- cracker
- cookie
- duice - juice
- book
- Go-Go – which is really Dora, as in Dora the Explorer. Somewhere along the way she decided Dora was Go-Go, and it’s stuck.
- bye!
- cheese – as in the smile cheese. Whenever she finds a camera she holds it up in front of her and says, “Cheese!”
- shoes
- socks
- binks – binky
- banks – blanket, for her little comfort blanket she sleeps with and also loves to smell. It’s very funny because Nate has determined that smelling a specific blanket for comfort is genetic in my family. I do it with my blanket (yep, I’ll admit I still have it!) :) my siblings do it with theirs, and my mom had a little knotted ball of a blanket that she had and always smelled too. Ha! Too funny.
- Jesus – one of her favorite things is to point at pictures of Jesus whether it’s at home or at church. It is a nice distraction when she’s not being the best at church, we take her out and walk all around the halls finding pictures of Jesus.
- no – which is obviously my least favorite. I think we held out for a good amount of time, but now that she knows it, she isn’t afraid to sass it to you when she doesn’t want to do something. Of course my dad just laughs in my face and tries to get her to say it as much as possible.

Things she says because of Dora:
- backpack
- check! (what they say when they have accomplished something)
- “ooh-ooh aah-ahh!” – what Boots the monkey says
- Go-Go

Other things:
She knows the animal names and sounds for:
- lamb – she usually calls sheep “baas” and begs anyone who is at my dad’s to take her out to see the “baas”. (pulls them to the back door saying, “baa, baa!)
- duck
- cow
- horse - only sometimes

She also:
- blows kisses and gives great kisses and hugs
- loves coming up to you from behind and “tickling” you. She runs up and says, “kickle, kickle, kickle!”
- wastes baby wipes all day long and finds them no matter how hard I try and hide them. When she takes one out of the case, she’ll go to the nearest piece of furniture and say, “ceanin’ ceanin’” which is really, “cleaning, cleaning”
- one of the funniest things to me is when I go to get her out of her crib and she points at anything and everything as if to distract me and hope I won’t leave her in there. “Oh...baby! Baby! Oh...Jesus!” She exclaims as she points to every picture in her room.
- LOVES the "Baby Signing Time" DVDs and asks to watch them all day by saying, “ba-by, ba-by!” (which is how the theme song is sung)
- thanks to the DVDs she can sign:
    - please
    - thank you
    - more
    - water
    - cracker
    - baby
    - hat
    -hot
    - and a few others sporadically, usually when I try and show her a sign she just says something close to the word. I can’t complain about that I guess...?

She has a good routine for naps and sleeps through the night great. The only bad thing is she will ONLY take naps in her own crib. This isn’t too big of a deal unless I’m at my family’s helping or hanging out and want her to take a nap there. It won’t happen.

She eats pretty much anything but her favorite and most requested snacks lately are crackers (the goldfish kind) and cookies (oreoes – she is her father’s daughter for sure). She also loves mandarin oranges and olives.

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Summer? Is this summer? So far, crazy schedules in our little Buttars family haven't allowed much time for summer. Well ok, or the weather either. Maybe it will get warm in July...
The other day, I was struck by the thought that if we were out doing the summer sales stuff, we would have already be gone a whole month + some. That is how fast May went, and then to think it will be the MIDDLE of June next week....I'm baffled.

It all started with our move. We officially got our keys during the last week of April. So amidst finals, we began our 27th move. Or so it felt. But seriously, I lost count at five or six moves.

Painting was my first priority. For one, because I was so excited to finally be able to do it (!) pick our own colors, etc. and two, because I knew that if we didn't paint before we moved one box in, we'd just get used to it, and it wouldn't seem like a big deal. So paint we did! I would try and get as much done during the days while Nate was at work. Navi would either nap (in a well-ventelated room upstairs) or she would be rescued by one of my sisters or my very helpful sis-in-law. Then when Nate got done around 9 pm, we'd take Navi back to his parents' house (where we were still living) and put her down for the night. They would take her baby monitor and listen for her while we went back and painted until at least 1 or 2 in the morning. This fun process went on for about a week. Keep in mind, that when we bought our place, the kitchen was a deep red color, and I wanted it to be a light tan. Just 3 or 4 coats, around all the cabinents, no big deal.

But hey, as much as it might sound like I'm complaining, I'm not! It has been so awesome to have our own place. And it wouldn't have been possible without EXTREME amounts of help from my dad and other willing parties.
Speaking of dads, both of our dads have been troopers in the moving department. When I say five or six (or more) moves, both have them have been right there (mostly) willing :) to help each time. Not to mention all of our friends! We have worn out everyone of Nate's friends with every move we've made. I know that whenever they hear we're packing boxes; they probably cringe and want to disconnect their phones. But we are so appreciative of all their help and I personally sign Nate up for any upcoming moves on their behalves. I'll even help too!

So after a month and a half, we're finally feeling a bit settled, and although I'm still holding Nate to one last bathroom to paint, our house is beginning to feel like home. Navi has made the adjustment like a champ. Her sleeping schedule has even gotten better if that's possible. {knock on wood} She will go down around 9:30 or 10:00, sleep until 6:00 or 7:00 ish, take a bottle, and go back to sleep until 9:00 and sometimes even 10! The other day I let her stay in her crib until she was absolutely crying (not just the whiny babbles) and before she ever cried too hard, she fell back alseep until 11!! Love that girl. Now, that's not by any means an everyday occurance, but let's just say she appreciates a good "morning sleep-in" like her parents. :)

In other less exciting parts of life, I un-luckily ended up taking 11 credits this summer. I foolishly thought I was going to get away with 3....HA. Mostly because I had precious grant money and and didn't want it to go to waste! And well, it is enabling me to FINALLY get into the Elementary Ed program this fall (just one more group interview until I'll know for sure) and then it's 3 semesters in the program, and possibly one semester of a few random classes I need for graduation. That sounds like forever, but seeing as how time is flying by, I'm hoping these semesters will as well. Now if only I would have been doing this 3 majors ago...

Nate is also taking a few summer classes. (How old are we again? Does this ever end?) And if all goes well, he'll be getting into the MBA program this fall. The only catch will be his work schedule compared to the strict class schedule the MBA students have to be in. It's looking like he'll take the "night and weekend" route, but only time will tell. I'm so proud of him and his motivation to keep going. His goals always take our family into account, and what will benefit us most.

I'm still holding out for our schedule to normalize. I've been a slacker on a lot of things lately, including my Zumba schedule. (I'm sorry Alisha!) It's just been very hard to juggle with the move, Nate's switch in work schedule, and that we're still balancing on one car...someday I will feel normal again!

Anyways, we're still waiting on internet companies to quit standing us up for installation, and when I finally have wireless at home, I'll have more time to upload pics of the new place!

Until then...

Home at Last!

We made it home late last Friday night. Words can't express how excited we are to be home.

Somewhere in Colorado, Nate and I happened to look over and see a car passing us with Texas plates. At precisely the exact same time and with the exact same tone of voice we both said, "Texas...I hate you!"

Now I really don't think we both HATE Texas, I'm sure our use of the strong word possibly had something to do with the 15 or so hours we'd been in the car, but the irony had us laughing for another couple miles. I think we both enjoyed our time down south, but were VERY ready to be home and done.

The ride, as long as it was, actually wasn't that bad. Navi was EXCELLENT. (and no medicine doping required!) :) She probably only had a hour or so of combined unhappy time.

Did I mention feels SO good to be HOME?

Countdown

(I can't figure out how to fix the weird layout of the text...sorry)

Well we made it back from our vacation at home. Navi was an excellent
flyer. She slept pretty much both flights. One possibly with
assistance from Tylenol...judge me not.

We had lots of fun with our families and also visiting some friends we
could squeeze in. I was very happy to catch part of the Cache County
Fair and watch my sisters show their animals. They, along with my dad,
work very hard to get steers, lambs, and pigs in to tip top shape for
shows. All their hard work paid off as they took top spots in not only
their fitting (when the animals are judged) but also their showmanship
(where they are judged on how well they show their animal) classes. It
made me even miss my fair showing days.

Not the best picture, but Allie is the one furthest away showing her lamb.

Since we've been home however, poor little Navi baby has been
congested and stuffy the last 4 or so days. We've tried Vicks on her
chest, a humidifier (as if Texas isn't humid enough) and sucked gunk
out of her nose and throat to no avail. Poor thing. The saddest part
to me is watching her try and be happy. She'll start cooing and
playing just to end up coughing and/or choking on all the crud.

Here she is on one of her happier moments:

As you can tell from the previous posts or lack there of, we no longer
have access to "borrowed" internet. Aka: unlocked wireless. (Judge me
twice) But I was pleased as punch to learn I could blog from my phone.
As Kip Dynamite would say, "I love technology."
No internet adds to the boring-ness of apartment life now that we have
no TV either. (our 90 days from purchase date expired and we had to
return our TV - again, judge us if you must) :) Let's just say I've
been getting creative with my free time. If nothing else I've been
brushing up on my meager scriptual knowledge.

I've discovered she likes watching movies on the computer with me. This time is was
'Shrek the 3rd'. Not one of my favorites, but probably because we've
through all the others. I also went a bought a cheap umbrella
stroller that we take long walks with. I ended up leaving my big
stroller home so we would have a bit more car space on the ride back.

Navi has been able to roll from her stomach to her back for quite awhile
now, but just started to go the other way, back to stomach. She rolls
back and forth across the floor until she gets caught or sick of it.
Although yesterday she got just plain tired and when I looked over she
had fallen asleep like this:

We have a week and a half left here in the Lone Star state before we
can pack up and head west - for good! And I may or may not have a
personally colored countdown of days left. See what I mean by I've
gotten creative?

SURPRISE!

Navi and I surprised my sisters when we just happened to walk in the door the other night while we were supposed to be in Texas. Obviously they were more excited to see Navi but it was pretty funny to see their reactions. We also surprised Nate's sisters and our nieces and nephews. Everyone had the same reaction, "What the heck are you doing here?"

Nate's sales group moved to a city that is 2 1/2 hours away from Ft. Worth and were staying for 2 weeks, so I decided it was a perfect opportunity to 'visit' home.

It was very hard to leave Nate and Daddy but we were also very excited to see our family. Navi has changed SO much in the short 3 months we've been gone so I'm happy they all get to see her.

Before we left last week, Nate surprised me with and early birthday dinner since we won't be together on my birthday. (the 30th) To put it simply, he is wonderful. He made reservations at The Melting Pot and even made sure we would arrive at least a half hour before they closed because he knows how weird I am about showing up to a place right before they close. It gives me anxiety. (Just another one of my weird quirks)


We've wanted to go there for quite awhile and weren't disappointed. The food was so so good, and it was so fun to have lots of choices and cook things yourself. Best part of all:


And then he made a great night even better when he surprised me with this:


A necklace from Tiffany's!
I was shocked! I love it almost as much as Nate.
(I realize that is an awkward picture, but I hate taking photos of myself)

The whole night was such a nice surprise not to mention a fun change from the usual summer sales night. Thanks again Nathan, love you!

To: My Parents From: Navi

Dear Mom and Dad,

When you try and pacify me at 7 a.m. by laying me in between you...




...this is what you get.

Love,

Navi
2 1/2 months

Mugs, Thugs, and Bugs

Mugs:

A couple weeks ago one of the guys in Nate's sales group was mugged while he was waiting to be picked at the end of the night. He was held at knife point while the muggers stole his wallet and phone. Don't worry though, during the ordeal they justified their actions by explaining, "You just don't get it man, this is what we have to do to survive."

Oh please. Scariest part of this story, at least for me, is this all took place just a couple streets over from where Nate was waiting...

Thugs:

So the other morning my friend Traci knocked on our door and hesitantly asked if we'd see our car; which is really my Dad's Tahoe that he so kindly let us borrow so we had more room to bring stuff out here. "Oh great." I thought. "We must have gotten a ticket for parking under the carport even though we're not supposed to." IF ONLY.

We went down stairs to find the car with the driver's side window shattered and smashed in. Glass was ALL OVER and of course our GPS, Nate's video iPod, and our iPod docking station thing that transfers the music from the iPod to the radio were all stolen. Lovely.

Let's just say we were more than slightly annoyed. Annoyed that we didn't hide our GPS better. Usually we take it off the window and store in the center compartment. The last few days we had just gotten a bit lazy I guess. It's one of those things you know you probably should do, but in the back of you're mind you're thinking, oh it'll be fine.
We were also annoyed because the apartment complex has two gated entrances that you need a keyless remote to open. But of course, one of them has been broken for the last week. Not to say it's the apartment manager's fault, but we couldn't help but think if the gate would have been working it might not have happened.
We were annoyed at the thug(s) who did it because he had obviously scoped out our car and knew what he was going for. This creeped me out big time. How long had he been "watching"? However, in his hasty filching, he left my iPod, both of our sunglasses which aren't worth hundreds, but they're nice(!) and also some cash that was blatantly sitting out in the middle of the center console. Weird!
It was even more annoying that we had to waste a whole day going to get the window fixed. A day Nate could have spent selling.

In the end, as bad as it was, I guess it could have been worse. No other damage was done to the car and really we only are out about 200 bucks; seeing as how Nate had won the iPod in a company competition. Well ok, and the money it cost to repair the window, but not too bad.
The most annoying part is the stupid thug did the exact same thing to one of the Apx technician's car too. It's like they knew that anyone with Utah liscense plates would have a GPS. Who the heck knows why they need so many GPSes because obviously they know where to GO to take advantage of all the poor Utahns.

We had some pictures, but they were on my phone before I got a new one, and I forgot to switch them over. It's probably a good thing though. Otherwise I would probably get angry again everytime I looked at them.

Bugs:

Or should I say cute as a bug! Here are some recent pictures of Navi baby.



After church on Sunday


She finally enjoys bath time.

She's always liked things by/touching her face and often falls asleep with her hands over her face, but this was a new one.

Some tummy time

And this is just a random photo from a day we went to Ft. Worth.

Gotta love cowboys. Just in case you're having a slow day....ConGRADulations. (conGRATulations)

95th

Little girlie had her 2 month well checkup today.


Shots = Yuck.


Although she has still been her happy self.

I don't know if the side effects (affects?) wear (where?) in later...holy crap I have mommy brain!! Aka, the absence of brain cells due to the birthing process when they are donated to your child. Yes it's real, I saw it on Oprah.


Let's compare stats:

Birth -
8 lbs 2o.5 in.

2 months -
13.5 lbs 24 in.
This means she can wear 6 month size clothes in some brands!!

With the stats today she's in the 95th percentile in both weight and height.
Isn't 95 considered an A-? (remember I've been out of school for a little while...)

Good job Navi, you get an A. But really, I am glad she's healthy.

On another note...
I always get annoyed when parents take their child-naming authority to the extreme, throw basic phonics out the window, and go over board with the spelling of names. I can't think of any specific examples right now, but you know the kinds. Well lately I've been a bit ashamed to find out we might be some of those parents...

I've literally been asked, more than 5 times, within the past 5 days how to pronounce Navi's name. About 3 people at the Dr.'s office, one of Nate's friends, and one of my friends...don't be offended Baldwins, you're just one of my examples. :)

I guess I just took the pronunciation for granted because 99% of my friends from high school ended in the "E" sound (Kimi, Stacey, Traci, Bobbie, Kelli, Abby, Chelsea, Sharli...it goes on for ages) and they all ended in different variations... "i", "ie", "y", "ea". But I don't know if changing the normal "y" at the end of her name to an "i" throws people off or what, because everyone who asks thinks the "a" in her name is pronouced "au" or "o", as in naughty or octopus.

SO for anyone still wondering, I'm clearing it up now... it's nAvi, as in the color or Navy(Marines/Army). Just with an "i" at the end...like my name. :)