Catch up

We celebrated Daneen's birthday a couple weeks ago. (She's Richard's sister--isn't she pretty? I think Bella will look like her when she grows up.) Anyway, I teased Daneen about how the house would catch fire with 30 candles on the cake. When I looked at these pictures, I thought, oh sad, the second pic turned out blurry.

NOPE! That's just all the smoke! Love ya Daneen!

Then there was Bella's 9 month mark a couple days ago. I love this baby!!!!


These were taken on St. Patricks Day. Cuties!

We sure love warmer weather. Richard caught some good swinging photos. I love the dimples!

Primary Children's Medical Center

When Bryndi was born she had a heart murmur, which turned out to be a VSD (ventricular septal defect). Basically a little hole in her heart. The murmur went away, but the cardiologist wanted a follow up now that she's 2, to make sure everything is fine. So we made the trip up to Primary Children's in Salt Lake to have a heart echocardiogram done. Bryndi did NOT want to cooperate. She let the tech put the leads on her, but when it was time to do the echo, she cried and cried.


Now for my confession. I worked at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo for 5 1/2 years in the newborn ICU. I was always miffed when I would hear stories about all the fabulous things that Primary's got to do in their NICU because of donations. I thought, same company-- why can't they share the donations with our babies at our hospital? So I resented it and I never wanted to donate to things that were fund raisers for Primary's. Childish, I know, but this has carried on for years. Now I've seen the error of my ways. This hospital is fabulous! They gave Bryndi this red teddy bear, and the blanket she's sitting on. Then when she finally calmed down enough to do the echo, they gave her some tokens to buy toys with from little vending machines.


So here she is waiting for the cardiologist to come in. Toys in each hand, a bracelet on her wrist, and a huge smile on her face. Her heart is totally fine, no need for another follow up. Bryndi actually threw a fit when we left the hospital and has asked to go back several times. And several times a day she tells me that Ali put jelly on her chest. (the tech's name was Aliesha and the jelly is same stuff as when you get an ultrasound.)

Okay, so now I love Primary Children's! I should have loved them all along because this little niece of mine has spent countless days there. This is Tabitha. She has SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) and I actually get to be her nurse 3 times a week. She is in a program that pays for a respite nurse and my sister-in-law hired me! So I'm happy with the hospital, but let's all pray that Tabitha DOESN'T go to the there again!

Can I hold you?

Bryndi asked if she could hold Bella. Yeah, she's not exactly a little tiny thing. Bryndi still asks "Mommy, can I hold you?" when she wants me to hold her. I think its so sweet that I just don't correct her on it.

I love it when the girls get into a giggle fest with each other. They love to make each other laugh!

Both girls love to have shoulder rides from their Dad!

Baptisms

My niece Kaylie and my sister Sharmon were both baptized on February 28th. What a great day! Here is Kaylie at the get-together after her baptism.

Sharmon and her friend Jason.

Grandpa English

Sarah and April. They flew out from Washington to be here!


I tried to get a pic of these three babies together, but all but this one were blurry. April is only 10 months old and WALKING. Bella is 8 months and is thinking about crawling soon. That's their cousin Zac with his back towards us. Sorry Brenda!

Blue freckles

Yesterday I found a blue permanent marker and set it aside so I could put it "somewhere safe", away from toddler hands. Well, I didn't get it to that safe place fast enough.

Kind of looks like a constellation of blue freckles, huh?


How could I get upset with this face?!


This picture is Bryndi too. Throw her hair up in a clip and she still has perfect curls!

Beautiful Bella

We took a trip to Las Vegas the 15th to the 18th. Bryndi stayed with Jordan and Jessica and family. Bella got some one on one time with mom and dad. This is how she looked on the drive down. What an angel she was!

Bella and Richard after we ate at the Todai Sushi buffet. Richard had the sushi and I ate the rest of the Japanese food. Yum!


The Desert Rose resort had the best baby bathtub in the kitchen!

Happy 8 months old Bella! I love you!

Its all good...

Bella's first babbling word was Dada. She says dadada all the time. But last night she started saying good, good, good. I had to get it on tape to prove it!