Football

It's that time again. Football time.

It's what makes the end of summer OK.

We are enjoying our weekly routine of high school, little league, and Utah football.

Diem started saying football last week, it was a proud parent moment for Bret.

I think three things when I see these pictures.

1~ I'm short.

2~Where did Diem's curly hair come from.

3~ Diem sure has grown up since last football season.

15 months

15 month stats: 33 inches- 99%, 24 lbs- 69%

I know we missed 14 months. We've been enjoying the summer relaxing in our two favorite places- Newport and McCall.

McCall 2010

Newport 2010

13 months

This girl is so dang cute. We are having so much fun this summer.

We had fun with Grandma Lori at the zoo. Diem people/bird watched, she wasn't to interested in any of the other animals there.

She has some new tricks: unloading the dishwasher and crawling while drinking her milk.

Bird watching in the kiddie pool.

Diem really likes birds. OK, she may have a slight obsession with them. If we are inside she is at the back door or front window looking for them while signing and saying bird. She bangs on the door to go outside to chase the birds. And when we are outside she'll point out every bird in sight. For the record Diem's first word - bird, Diem's second word- birdies. What can I say she loves them. I love that she is finding new ways to communicate everyday. It is crazy watching her grow and learn so fast.

The Latest

Diem is a walker... well almost. She started walking in the kiddie pool at the gym (6/8/10) once she realized she couldn't crawl and keep her head above the water. And the practice in the water translated to land. That night she started walking all over. She has been taking over 10 steps, stopping and starting, and not losing her balance. The last two days she has been on a walking strike, but I give it until the end of next week and she'll be walking.

Well, that is the big update. I threw in a picture of Diem crawling for the record. She finally decided she was tired of dragging herself around.

It is so hard to get a picture of this girl looking at the camera. I usually just get a nice picture of the back of her head, curly hair and all.
Now some pictures of the past month.

Hiking, trying to suck on her baby pacifier, and just playing around being super cute.
Our little bulldog crawling up the stairs, updating her facebook status and sending a quick tweet, and enjoying the nice weather at Temple Square.

Birthday Girl

I know you may think this post is a little late, but Diem was born on Memorial Day (Diem), so I think I posted it right in time. Diem's birthday was on Tuesday, she is officially one -- crazy. We had a birthday bash at our house. It was so much fun. Diem is so lucky to have such a large family that love and support her. I was looking forward to her eating the traditional 1 year old birthday cake. She wasted her cake in no time. I was a little worried she might lose a finger, good thing she only has four little teeth. She was spoiled by her grandparents, aunt and uncles, and cousins. I still can't believe our little star is one. Happy Birthday Day Day, we love you!

Diem 9:10 Sunday morning

"Diem wake up it's time for church."

Diem looks up at us, rolls over, and goes back to bed.

Church started at 9:00.

11 months

Wow, only one more month until Diem is a big one year old. We won't be able to call her baby Diem much longer... 1) because she is growing up. I swear every morning when I get her from her crib she has gotten bigger and just looks a older. and 2) she will have a new baby cousin on both sides of the family in the fall. Congrats Emily and Jessica we are super excited.

We went to Las Vegas and St. George during Bret's spring break. We stayed with Colin, Nancy, and Elliott. We had a great time, it was so nice of them to let us crash at their place and show us around town. Diem loved playing with Elliott, she followed her around everywhere. And Elliott entertained as usual. that girl is so dang funny. We glad she is coming for a visit soon.

St. George was a blast. Not quite as relaxing as we are used to, but still tons of fun and just the break we needed. Diem loved the pool and playing outside in the perfect weather.

Let's see new things Diem has done this month...

~She knows what a bear and a monkey say, and is working on her pig and elephant noises. She will sign "cookie" and "cheese".

~She loves cruising along furniture and just recently started scaling walls and standing up in her crib. She loves, loves, loves to crawl up stairs and loves trying to go head first back down them even more. She still doesn't crawl traditionally, I lovingly refer to her mode of transportation as dragging herself around like a cripple. It works for her, she gets where she needs to go..

~Climbing into cupboards and emptying the contents one by one. She also likes emptying things from baskets and purses.

~She loves to sleep and eat. Except when she has hand, foot, and mouth- thank goodness she got over that quickly. She is back to her old self, at Sunday dinner she was going around begging for people's dessert.

~She is not a fan of kisses, she is sometimes good for a hug, but she is always down for a good old head butt.

Diem is happy, independent, curious, calm/content, and shy. She is our little star.

10 months

Happy 10 month-daySome action shots of Diem playing with her beloved toy- the remote control. We usually keep it hidden from her, but I let her play with it for a bit today. I made her work for it though she walked along the entire length of our sectional. I love her facial expressions: "Oh boy the remote", "I'm getting closer", "I can't believe it's in my cute, little, chubby hands", "How does this thing work? I know I'll shake it", "Is this the button that turns on Signing Time".

I know the Olympics are over...

But 2010 was supposed to be my year.

Well, not really (1) I'm considered ancient in skating years and (2) I guess I wasn't that good since I'm not even on the podium.

~That sure was fun though~

Sometimes I wish I was that age again or just felt like I did when I was 9. Carefree and fearless- sincerely having dreams as big as the Olympics. I'm so thankful for the experiences I had growing up. For parents who supported me and my childhood dreams and desires.

Childhood is a magical time. I love watching Diem explore and experience this world. She is getting bigger and learning more each day. Remembering my fun times as a kid has made me excited to watch Diem grow up. This is something I have been nervous about (I want her to be my baby forever), but it is going to happen, I mean it is happening. So here we go Diem, this is going to be fun.

5 Years

I love

That you still look at me this way.

And I know you always will.

I love

The way you look at our daughter with love filled eyes.

You were meant to be a daddy.

I love it.

I love you.

BRINNER

Diem helped me make some brinner last night. It was delicious as always. She even added a little extra ingredient. That shiny snot runny down from her nose. Just kidding, but she officially has her first cold, so much for breastfeeding. I guess we're lucky she went this long without one.

In other (none important )news. Cadbury mini eggs are the devil. I have finished a whole bag in less than a week and it is only March 5. Easter is a whole month away!

9 Months

LOVE this girl!

Diem still looks like Bret, but apparently her personality is just like mine as a baby. At least she got something from me.

Stats: 19 lbs 2 oz 58%, 29 in. 92%

She is thinning out because she has the army crawl down and is always on the move. It is so sad watching the rolls on her thighs disappear.

Things she likes:

~sleeping

~eating whatever we give her

~playing: peek a boo, hide and go seek, and with anything that is not a toy

~kissing her face in the mirror

~screaming with joy

~laughing - seriously the best sound ever

~standing/walking with help

~ being outside- we have some serious spring fever around here

Diem is so adorable and fun. We love her.

Happy Late Valentine's day! We had a great weekend full of playing and relaxing. Diem started saying mama-mama. I know she doesn't know what it means, but it still melts my heart. It was the perfect V-day present.

This is our attempt at a smiling picture of our little Valentine.

Well I don't think we got a true smile, but we did get some classic Diem faces. She is one adorable and very expressive girl.

I know your probably looking at this picture saying, "real good idea letting your baby play with a soda can." Well it is. She loves them (always has probably because mom always has one near by)and it makes her show off her "swimming" moves. "Swimming" is what we call her mode of crawling. It looks like she is doing the side stroke/freestyle combined with a big push off of her foot and she is pretty much good to go anywhere she wants. Not a very effecient use of energy, but it works and is pretty funny to watch.

Here are some action pictures

Diem is eight months old.

Today she had a few firsts:
~1st time wearing her new outfit inspired by her aunt Breanne's favorite color combo -- navy blue, yellow, and gray.
~1st time swimming. She loved it! Thanks for inviting us Elsie.
~1st attemp at crawling. Well, it was more like an army crawl, but she got to what she wanted. As you can see from the (out of order) pictures.