Halloween

Eliana's second Halloween.

Last year she was a very cute pumpkin.

This year

she was a very cute

Snow White.

We took her to a small gated street 

where there was about 12-15 houses.

Eliana was so excited.

Not as much as I was

I'm sure.

She did a great job.

She wanted to walk the entire time.

The first house

they had music and as soon

as she stepped to the front door

the Ghost Busters 

theme song

came on.

She just danced her booty away!

She didn't want to leave.

At the end of it she was worn out

and we were ready to eat her candy :)

The Big 1!!

Exactly a year ago

Eliana Marie

was born.

A beautiful girl.

Before she was born 

I new exactly who she would be.

A smart girl.

Before Casey and I were married,

my mother and I feared if I would be able to conceive.

A month and two weeks into our marriage

I found out I was pregnant.

I thank my Heavenly Father for giving me such a precious gift.

A gift that will help me learn in every way.

Today she is 

1

She has grown so much 

learned a lot

has taught me a lot.

I thank the Lord every day

for the opportunity that I have 

to be home with her.

To be able to watch her grow.

See every milestone.

Her first words.

Her first teeth.

The first time she crawled.

Her first steps.

So many memories that I will not forget.

Yesterday we were able to give her a birthday party.

It was fun.

She had a great time.

We ate.

Had music.

The kids broke a Pinata.

Took home a goody bag.

Sang Happy Birthday to her.

Which she liked.

And at home we opened her gifts.

I had a great time planning and shopping

for her party.

I can't wait for all the other ones to come.

I already have the theme for next year!

11 Months!

Holy Cow! 

11 Months already?

We have enjoyed these 11 months

and watching Eliana grow has just been

the best thing.

Being able to stay at home with her is what I always dreamed.

Well being able to stay at home with the kids was my dream.

Eliana has done a lot this month.

Grew some teeth.

Likes Patty Cakes.

Ate cheerios. (Made her gag)

Drinks from sippy cups. (Not the ones that she has to suck. The bigger kid ones. Sometimes she takes in a little too much but she just coughs it up with big red eyes and a huge smile.)

And learned to walk.

She is still a little scared to walk on her own.

She feels like she needs to hold onto our fingers.

Dear Eliana,
We love you very much. You are almost a year old and our love for you grows more each day. Your baby brother is almost here! We know you are going to love him. How? Because you show love to other children, especially babies. You like to cuddle with them, giving them huge hugs. You are a lot like your mommy and not in the best way hehe but we love that you are very talkative. Just like you are a lot like mommy you are also a lot like daddy, very loving and caring. I love when I watch a movie that makes me cry you stare at me and wipe the tears off my face. This is how I know you will be a great sister, but trust yourself like we trust you. You can walk! We are always there to comfort you when you fall and pick you up but you can do it.

I haven't been able to post like I use to.

About everything.

Or even write things down.

It's a little hard with a little that wants my attention all the time.

Not a bad thing.

But very tiring especially with this pregnancy.

But I love being able to watch her grow.

10 Months 2 to go!!!

Wow 10 Months!

I can say that the months have passed by so fast

but so we have enjoyed every minute of it!

This month Eliana has done so much to get in trouble

She has chewed all the dvd boxes that she got ahold of!

She even got a hold of some the library ones.

She bit mommys (both) shoulders, cheek, and a toe this morning!

She grew 2 top teeth and I can see the next one. 

She wakes up in the middle of the night for feeding.

 Last night she was up from 2-5ish am.

She kept tossing and turning.

Today she is fussy one. 

Those teeth are bothering her.

Happy 10 months baby girl!

9 Months!!!

3 Months Left!

And she will be 1 year old!

Today we had her 9 months dr visit...

No shots!

Thank goodness because I just can't watch that!

She did good.

She is 3 months older than the last time she was at the Dr...

So she wanted to touch everything.

She was only pricked so that they could get blood drawn to check for Anemia...

No worries she is healthy as healthy can be.

She weighs 17 lbs and 11.5 oz

She is 28 in long.

The only time she cried was when we had to hold her ankle so she would sit still.
Dr said she is one healthy baby and the only thing left for her to do is drive the car.
Can't believe how fast the time has gone!

7 Months!!

Today Eliana turned 7 Months!

No shots!

No doctor visit!

O how she is growing!

We have only been in Texas for a month and people are already saying how big she looks.

I see her everyday so I can't tell unless I look at pictures.

This month has been full of fun for Eliana.

She has seen her cousins and loves to be around them.

She loves to see their pictures at grandma Trish home.

She has become better around people.

She use to be inside our apartment and no one visited 

but now she's around a lot of family.

She loves being around her uncles Cristian and Christopher.

And why?

Because she loves to dance and listen to music

and they dance her and put music on for her.

She finally has a crib to sleep in and she enjoys it.

BUT

she also tries to pull herself up and out.

For now she can't.

Summer Fun!

So I had not gone to the zoo in who knows how long.

So my excuse was that I wanted to take Eliana.

I am so glad that we went.

Eliana enjoyed the animals.

She loved the flamingos.

(The first animal we saw)

We saw many animals that were amazingly huge.

She was afraid of the elephants at first but grew to like them.

I didn't want to leave with her fearing them.

She loves fishes.

Which is a good thing because I am terrified of them.

She also liked the penguins. 

And the animal she loved absolutely was the 

Sloth Bear.

She was excited to see a real life bear.

The only bear she has seen was a stuffed animal Po panda bear.

(Kung Fu Panda)

So when she saw the bear she was blowing kisses at him and even 

waved goodbye when we left him.

(We got it on video)

I was more excited to see Elianas reaction when she saw the animals.

I didn't want to miss the zoo before heading back to Utah.

My parents joined us and we were so glad to have their company.

After a long and fun time

Eliana passed out.

I was done for the day as well.