Shoes

Which shoes should I get Savannah? These ones or these ones? 

Uh-oh, da apples?

The other day Savannah learned the word "apple".  When I sliced a banana for her snack today, she wasn't sure what to think about it.  I left her eating them to go feed baby Emry in the adjoining room on the couch.  As I'm feeding her, I hear Savannah attempt to say "banana" but not really succeeding at all.  Then I heard "Uh-oh, da apples?"  which of course means she dropped them all over the floor.  It was just cute how she decided to call them apples.  

In the car on the way home I handed her a toy camera that sings.  As we pulled out of the drive way I heard a little "help please, help please".  I turned around and realized her camera was turned off and asked her to hand it to me.  She did and as soon as I took it from her she said "thank you!" and gave me the biggest smile.  It melted me.  She's been saying thank you for cookies and cheese for the last week or so, but this was her first genuine, out of the blue one.  it was adorable.  And I'm so proud that she's gone from screaming when she wants help to being my little polite girl.  And it's nice for a mom to hear thank you every once in a while...  Makes it all worth it :).

Going to the Doctor

Yesterday was Savannah's 15 month check up.  Not so much fun.  She has gained 1.5 pounds and grown 1/2 an inch since her last appointment 2 months ago.  She is in the 3rd percentile for height and weight and the 79th for head size!  I don't think her head looks disproportionately huge or anything though.  She's getting way too smart for her own good though.  She was terrified of being weighed and having her head measured.  We got her to calm down for the stethoscope but once the doctor started to shine the light on her she freaked out.  And of course shots were no fun.  It's very sad to hear "No No No No!" and have to hold her down...  I'm not sure what's worse actually, having a sweet little newborn who doesn't know what's coming and then cries and breaks your heart, or a toddler who's terrified and begs you to make it stop and you don't...  Oh, and the Dr. had this theory.  Since she was 11 months, whenever Savannah has wanted something, she has said "Na".  Like "Na cookie please".  The doctor thinks that she says that as a shortened version of her name.  I'm not sure if that's the case, but if it is I think that's hilarious that we've had no idea!


In other news, I sang at the Relief Society birthday party last night.  I messed up at the end, but it was okay.  Savannah learned where her heart is and the words "splashing", "egg" and "apple".

Back in Utah!

In December we moved back to Utah! It's been really nice. Right now we're actually house sitting for Corey's grandparents in Bountiful while they stay in their house in St. George which has been a good way to save a little money.


Corey is doing well at his job in Park City. It's a long drive, but he is is close to getting a good bonus and he will probably be getting a promotion soon.


I'm working as a nanny for a 7-month-old baby. Her name is Emry. She's adorable and very sweet. I get to bring Savannah along to work with me which is awesome. She's slowly learning to share and be nice. Sometimes she goes over to Emry and pinches her and says, "Ouch! No no". So, we've been discovering the joys of time out together... She's getting better at being nice though. She goes over to Emry and gives her kisses and hugs, pats her head, gives her toys, and says "nice".


Savannah is growing so much! Well, at least she's getting smarter :). She's still tiny. She's barely 20 pounds which means she can finally be forward facing in her car seat! We have her 15 month check up today and I'm excited to hear what the doctor has to say about her. She says SO many words. When we counted about a month ago she said 50, but she says way more now. She learns new words every few days. It's so much fun. And she LOVES to read. She sits for 10 minute periods (sometimes longer) "reading" out loud to herself every day. She gets really into it and it's hilarious. She learned to walk on 2/13 and has gotten to the point where she walks probably 85% of the time. She loves walking and is so proud of herself.


Last week we made an offer on a house! It's beautiful and big enough to fit us forever. It's in West Jordan and it's a really good deal. It has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It's a short sale so it might take a while to find out if we got it, but it's definitely worth the wait. We're so excited! http://viewutahproperties.com/fine/real/estate/home_view/1012522/mlsname/WFRMLS


So, that's us in a nutshell.  I"ll try to get better about posting things as they actually happen, but no guarantees... :P