Head, Shoulders, Knees...and hopefully soon her toes!

Maegan's hair is uncontrollable. Just like her mother's! It just does whatever it wants to. This is also a good picture of her Elvis lip!

Maegan has recently discovered her knees and grabs onto them every time she tries to sit up on her own. I'm excited and nervous for her to discover her toes because I know she will want to put them in her mouth, and because it will be so darn cute to watch her play with them. Ah the joys of motherhood.

She is super strong and loves to grab everything from her clothes to mommy's neck. And she loves to stand up and look around. It's so much fun to see her grow and develop. I can't wait to see what's coming down the road. More fun and exciting things that will surely challenge us, but we look forward to it.

In Loving Memory

On Sunday Jeremy's father Dennis unexpectedly lost his best friend of many years, Mike McClelland, to a heart attack. It was a shock to us all as we loved Mike so dearly. He was an uncle to Jeremy and his siblings from the time they were born and I loved him dearly. He welcomed me into the family so wonderfully when I married Jeremy.

Some of the family might remember him for his humorous presentation at our wedding luncheon of HEEK (the honeymoon enhancement emergency kit.) Mike had a wonderful sense of humor and was very creative and generous, opening his heart and home to many friends and family. We know he was needed on the other side of the veil, but we will miss him dearly.

Cher, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. We love you!

3 Months

Maegan is now three months old and just getting to be so much fun! She talks to much and smiles all the time. Her fussiness has really decreased and she just likes to wiggle around and look at everything.

This is one of my best friends Nicole and her boyfriend Shawn (boy I hope I spelled that right!) My friend Mary returned home from her mission the day after Christmas and we were at her homecoming. It was so much fun to visit with friends new and old. This is the first picture I have of Nicole holding Maegan. I'm so glad my friends are cool with me being a mom! And they are so wonderful with her.

This is her in the little bathrobe some friends of the family gave us. She doesn't like getting into it, but once she's in, she looks so cute!

I know it's almost a month late but this is a picture we took at the Grant family Christmas party. She looked so adorable and I've come to realize that I love headbands on her. They make her look so cute! But I'm having a hard time finding some for her...any good suggestions out there of where to look?

Sugar Bowl Champs!

So at the beginning of my post I must congratulate the Utes on their perfect season, one they earned! They played most incredibly in last nights game! Hopefully the rest of the nation will give them the credit they deserve. I'm not sure they will ever be underestimated again!

So it's been a while since I've posted. We've been busy with me getting back to work and the holidays. Maegan is growing beautifully, but had continued to spit up over half of what she ate at every meal. So we switched her to a formula that clumps when it hits her stomach and that has slowed it significantly. It hasn't calmed the fussiness because she gets gas with this new one, but some gas drops have helped quite a bit. Hopefully soon we'll be able to pull her off her acid reflux medication and see if that has gone away. Cross your fingers and pray! Here are some more pics. I'll have to upload some more soon.

The first documented smile! CUTE!!!

This was taken after a bath. I will never tire of her little looks in all their varieties. It's just so much fun to watch her grow!

Two Months!

I can't believe how fast the time has gone, but Maegan is two months old! She is outgrowing some of her newborn clothes and getting more of a personality by the day. She loves to move around and talk and definitely lets us know when she's not happy. She has her doctors appt Wednesday so I will have to post her stats when I get them. She's not going to be happy since she'll be getting her shots, but hopefully some tylenol will help her with any discomfort. We sure love her!
One of the few times she's actually passive while in the carseat.

With uncle Brian the night before he went into the MTC

I love these little bows! She was just being so much fun that night we couldn't resist taking some of these. She certainly will flirt with the camera when she wants to!

The Best Two Years Begins

This past Wednesday we all went as a family and saw Brian off at the MTC. It was a wonderful experience to see how much he's grown and what a wonderful young man and missionary he will be. I had been holding all my tears in through the past week and thankfully there weren't many that came out when we said our quick goodbye. We'll miss him, but know he's doing what the Lord wants him to. We love you Brian!

Maegan's Blessing

On Sunday December 7 Jeremy had the wonderful opportunity to bless our little girl. She looked so cute in her dress! That morning our car had broken down and so I was just praying that she wouldn't cry through her blessing, or throw up on her dress or something like that. My prayers were answered! She fell asleep just as Jeremy began, and he gave her such a wonderful blessing. Of course that was followed up by a tearful testimony from me as the momma.

This is Jeremy's grandma Sorensen. We were so glad to get a picture of her with Maegan. She is Jeremy's last living grandparent so it made it extra special!

Our happy family...don't you just love her pose?

My aunt Natalie is a great photographer and took some pictures of her about a week before. Here's one of them, when I get the CD I'll post some more. Thanks to all who were able to attend. We appreciate all the family's love and support.

I'm thankful for....

As we celebrated Thanksgiving this year I realized I have so much to be thankful for. Even more so this year now that Maegan has joined our family. I feel so blessed to be a mother. It's challenging, but incredibly rewarding. To some it might seem like I don't have a lot, but I disagree. I have a roof over my head, food to eat, clothes to wear, the gospel, and most importantly, my family. And I'm happy. I love my family. They are so wonderful and have blessed me in so many ways. It was wonderful to spend time with them this week.

Here's a very happy aunt Robyn!

Maegan is my mother's parents first great-grandchild. So here is Maegan with great-grandpa Lyman.

Maegan and Daddy chilling on the couch just before Thanksgiving dinner.

I love this picture! It turned out so cute, even though it's a little distorted. We were visiting my dad's parents and I couldn't resist snapping this. It's Grandma Sue and Maegan! And look at that face!!! It's almost a smile. Maegan has certainly come a long way in her seven weeks. She is holding herself up more, chatting away in her own little language and starting to smile at us. She's even doing better at night. She mostly sleeps for four hours at a time, so I can't complain. It can only get better from here...or at least that's what I keep telling myself.

Our Little Angel

I think all of these pictures prove to me that although we had a little girl, Maegan is Jeremy's girl all the way! She looks like him, snores like him, and even sleeps like him. Not to embarrass him or anything, but he sleeps with his mouth open just like this too! It's incredible!

These are just some fun ones I made Jeremy take the other night while I was burping her. She gets so animated! Her head was just bobbing around and she was just chatting away with us in her own little language. I just love it! It makes those late nights and early mornings so worth it. And doesn't she just look like her daddy?

She rarely cries in the bathtub anymore. In fact the other night she was crying when we were getting her ready for her bath, but the minute she hit that water she was quiet as could be and just let me clean her. Now she even scoots herself down so more of her body can be in the water. We have a little mermaid on our hands! I wonder if she'll be singing "Part of Your World" and splashing around in tub like her mother did in the near future...hmmm.

I can't get enough of those cherub cheeks! THEY ARE SO CUTE!!!!!

Hungry Maegan!

Maegan is so funny when she gets hungry. She will try to eat anything that comes near her mouth. This is what happened the other night when Jeremy's nose got a little too close...yummy huh?