SLEEP

This week Hadleigh has been sick with a stuffy nose! It is so sad BUT the upside is that she has been sleeping through the night! Sunday was the first night in over 7 months that I have been able to get more than 2-4 hours of sleep at a time!! FINALLY... my little angel has started to sleep. She has been eating alot of baby food lately and I think that this is another reason that she has been sleeping more. Here are some CUTE pictures of her sleeping this last week.

It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...

Ok so it was 2 am but those lyrics are exactly what Hadleigh was saying last night. She woke up at 2 and was so sad. She has been having nightmares lately and not sleeping well at night. Last night was a sad night. That's right I said sad.. not bad. I went into her room after shaking myself awake from a very funny dream and found her trying to stand up in her crib crying. I did what I do every night, pick her up, roll her over, tuck her in and go back to bed. She didn't stop so I went back in and picked her and burped her. She stopped so I put her back in the crib and went back to bed. Just as I laid down she started crying again. Back to the room I go, I picked her up again and she immediately put her head on my shoulder (which she RARELY does, she doesn't like to cuddle) and I started humming "I am a Child of God". She snuggled right in and I put her soft fuzzy blanket around her. She started to breath really heavy. I turned her into a cradle position and kept humming and rocking. She fell asleep in my arms.

It's moments like these that make my heart melt.

It's moments like these that make losing sleep worth it.

It's moments like these that make being a mom the BEST job in the world.

Hadleigh Belle

Here are a few pictures of my little lovey bug. She is growing so FAST! She is talking like crazy, of coarse it is baby talk but sometimes I can hear real words! The words that I think she is saying are : Dad, hi, yeah, mom and huh. I wish that everyone could hear her!

She is also sitting up on her own and trying to stand! She wishes that she could walk! She will watch and watch other people when we go out and then when she thinks she can whatever they are doing she wiggles and wiggles til I put her down. She will walk pretty well if someone is holding her.



She is crawling now and getting into everything. Her favorite place to play in the cove on the T.V. stand where we put our book on Italy and a clock. She also likes to try and get to Jordon's PS2. She played a video games with daddy one day and now she loves the controller! What a little lady we have now!


Hadleigh is also holding her own bottle when she eats and is loving her "real" food! I am so blessed to have her in my life and I want to thank Jordon for giving me the most beautiful little girl! Love them both!

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE, I'M GOING THERE SOME DAY....

WE MADE IT! The 3 of us were sealed for time and all eternity in the Twin Falls LDS Temple on Saturday at 1 p.m. It was amazing. Just writing this makes my heart happy and my eyes swell with tears, happy tears that is! I have been waiting for this my whole life. I never thought that I would have to wait a year after marrying my prince but I did and now we are 100% complete. It has been a trying road that has been full of possible detours, which we did avoid! There aren't enough words in the english dictionary to describe the feeling that I felt sitting in that room looking at my ETERNAL companion. When Hadleigh was then brought in and was sealed to us... made my dreams come true. (After we went to eat at Johnny Carino's!)

It felt like the last weight was lifted off of our shoulders. A calm swept over me and I just knew that this is where we were meant to be. I feel complete and whole and like NOTHING can ever break us. Our bond is solid. I feel as those we can do anything now.

Valeigha took pictures of us in front of the Temple that I am hoping to get soon and post. She is an angel! I am so blessed to have her in my family! Thanks Valeigha!

I am so blessed to have my family, both immediate and extended and in-law. I know because of their prayers and examples we were able to make to the Temple so easily.

Eating bread at Johnny Carino's

Love Me, Love Me, Say That You Love Me!

We had the best Valentines Yet! Hadleigh's first V-Day, our second, was probably the best one that either of us have had. We celebrated it for 3 days! To start it off we went to the Valentines Dinner/ Dance at the Institute. Then Saturday was a very special day for our FOREVER family.. write more later on that.. and then Sunday we ate dinner at my parents house. It was delish! We had stuffed mushrooms, spaghetti, and then chocolate dipped strawberries. We came home after resting a while so Jordon could do some homework. While he did that Hadleigh and I took a nap. Then we got up and played and FINALLY Jordon and I got into the Hot Tub and opened some sparkling cider. What a great day!

HAPPY ONE YEAR!

YAY!! Today is our anniversary and I am beyond excited! I can not believe that it has been one year already... time really does fly when you are having fun. Today in church our Sunday School lesson was on Facing Challenges in Marriage with Positive Communication, and it was wonderful. it made me realize just how lucky I really am to have a temple worthy husband, who likes to read scriptures with me and listen to me sing hymns on Sunday. He is someone that I tell my most secret secrets to and someone who will laugh with me and cry with me and rejoice with me and most importantly spend eternity with me! He is my forever companion... and it is going to be amazing! Below is a letter to Jordon so read if you don't mind mushy stuff or don't if you think it may make you throw up in your mouth... hehe


To My Handsome Husband,
I just want to take the time to tell you how much I love you. My love for you has grown more everyday since the day that I first met you. I fall in love with you again and again every morning. I love to see you play with our daughter and make her laugh. I love when we cuddle up on the couch and watch House all night. You work so hard and sleep so little and that is a quality that I wish I had more of. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into fulfilling your church callings. Your testimony is so strong and unwavering. You are an example to me and to those around you. When I look into your eyes, they shine with the Spirit. I appreciate all that you have sacrificed for our little family.
I am so happy that we have made it this far BUT I am even more excited to see where we go from here. Our future together is only going to get better and happier than this past year!

Love,
Your Wife