I've realized,

It seems I sorta {{LOVE}} you so much more than I thought I would!

How did I get so lucky? What did I do right? Can I really be the Mommy you deserve?

Wow.

I.love.you.little.girl

My life is sweeter with you around.

With you around I feel happier.

I feel happier when you smile at me.

You smile at me when I sing to you.

I sing to you, and your eyes stare at me.

Your innocent stare make my eyes tear up.

I tear up when I realize how lucky I am to have the chance to raise you.

When I think about raising you I get scared.

I get scared because I don't know if I'm strong enough.

I'm strong enough, but only with your Dad by my side.

Dad's hand will guide you through life.

Dad's life is sweeter with you around.

Just being outside is your favorite thing to do...

5 months!

You drool
You roll
You grab your toys
You grab my hair
You sleep in your crib
We lay you down wide awake, and you put yourself to sleep!
You are starting to get attached to Mommy
You love to be outside
You like TV
You love stoller rides
You love to be in Dad's arms
We think your hair is turning blond
You almost want to laugh
You smile at yourself in the mirror
We are thinking about giving you rice cereal again, but haven't yet

Mia's Babysitter

In our bathroom the washer and dryer are directly behind the sink and counter space. If Amelia is awake when I am getting ready, I put her on top of the dryer and turn it on. She loves to play with the hangers! She is usually entertained for a good 20 minutes...which feels like an eternity these days!!

Rolling Over

Amelia has never liked her tummy. She cries each time her Dad and I try to put her down. It's no surprise that she learned to roll from her back to front first. It was very exciting to watch. Last night, she rolled over from her back to belly, cried, kicked, struggled...and ended up on her back again!

May...so far

My Mother's Day Present
DeAR Mom,
I'm wrItinG to teLl you that You are the best!
(I've only been around for five months) but Im trying to say that you're above all the rest!!

I love waking up to you in the morning!
And then going to tumble is so NOT BORING!!

In fact, I think I'm the luckiest baby.
Cause if I had to go to a day care it'd drive you and me crazy!

Dad told me that today was your day!
Just know that I love you the most, but don't tell dad, okay?

Not that I don't love dad,
cause he helped me write this and he's not so bad!

I can't wait until I can tell you that I love you.
And thank you for always putting yourself last in our family.

Hey, I know what we can do!
Let's have a secret, Know that I love you everytime I smile at you!!!!

AMelia- :)

Card from Klatt's
There's joy in her laughter, faith in her soul, and love in her heart. To one of the most beautiful Mothers there could be. Happy Mother's day.
"Some Women you can just tell will be wonderful Mom's to their children from the time they are infants until they reach adulthood-and beyond. You are a wonderful person and a terrific Mom! Amelia Dawn is a lucky girl!"
Love, Rick, Lori, Kelsey, Dan and Jessi

Card from Grandma
Just thinking about you and hoping you have a beautiful 1st Mother's Day.
"I love you so much!" Grandma
"XOXO for Amelia Dawn"

Already four months

13 pounds 14 ounces.........................23 inches.................................just right!

• You now sleep in your crib
• You tried rice cereal and liked it
• You are becoming more of a Mommy's girl
• Perfect strangers say "She must look like her Daddy"
• I let you watch Baby Einstein, you always fall asleep when it's on
• If we don't feed you right when you want it you get M-A-D!
• You smile at yourself in the mirror
• Aunt Nichole made you laugh like crazy, nobody has been able to do it since
• You enjoy stroller rides
• You simply love being outside
• You seem more and more perfect everyday

Amelia's 1st Easter

EHK Ranch

Amelia's 1st time at the ranch consisted of walking around in Grandpa's arm, sleeping in Dad's arms in the truck, feeding the cows, digging a trench, and listening to trains go by.

She is the best

Nichole.Ever.Brianna.Amelia

The Pilzer's

We were able to take Amelia to visit the Pilzer's during Spring Break. It was so much fun for the kids to see her. I remember telling them that there was a baby in my belly, just last Summer. They were all so excited! Each time I talked to the kids after I left my job they would say "Brianna, how long is your baby now?" I think they were pretty surprised to actually see her in person.

Michael and Amelia

Michael and Mark

it's true

Monthly Milestones

• You have to started to laugh...mostly at Dad
• You finally seem interested when I read to you
• You are beginning to discover your hands
• You sleep 10 hours everynight, and take a 4 hour nap everyday
• You DO NOT enjoy being on your tummy
• You like to watch and listen to Aunt Jessi
• Dad let you taste vanilla ice cream....

Grandma Shirley

Things

-Mia has consistently fallen asleep about 11:30 and slept until 8:30 for the past 2ish weeks
-I'm too scared to move her to her room
-She is almost laughing
-I look like a FOOL trying to make her laugh
-Sometimes I wish I was a stay at home mom so that I could give A a steady nap time and cook dinner more often
-but I feel so lucky that I get to make my own work schedule and take her with me
-I put in those silly "Your Baby Can Read" DVD's yesterday and A wouldn't take her eyes off the screen.
-Afterwards I felt bad for letting a 2 month old watch TV
-I was desperate to leave work, and it was allowing me to wrap things up.
-Amelia has several nicknames
-Millie, Milia, Mia, MillieMoo, MillieVanilly, BabyLove
-I LOVE the smell of Amelia's breath

When she takes her naps she likes to be surrounded by pillows and blankets...what? That's dangerous? Not if I'm taking pictures of her the entire time.

Nick took her swimming again, she LOVES the water!The only decent picture of the 2 of us, she is usually looking another way.

I found her asleep like this. I just think it's funny.

My little gymnast!!

Nick was so excited to take Millie to her first basketball game...hence the overly expressed smile on his face.

i.heart.you.amelia

Drive

Amelia wouldn't fall asleep for her nap this afternoon so Nick and I decided to go for a drive. We knew that she would pass out as soon as we started the car. We ended up in the foothills and mountains around the outskirts of Fresno. It was so nice to see some SNOW! I was very happy! The day was extremely overcast (very typical for this town during January and February), it hasn't stopped raining since this morning. We decided to stop at a little pizza joint and indulge on some pizza-so-greasy-we-just-gained-5-pounds. Yum. I kind of felt like I was back in Park City when all the skiers started making their way into the restaurant...it made me homesick. The last picture is what Millie and I did while Nick set up some lockers at my gym...we played in the foam pit. She liked it.

2 months

You weren't expecting to see pictures of anything else were you? Amelia consumes my life...and I LOVE it! She had her shots today, it was heartbreaking. Nick was a much better sport than I was.

{{Monthly Milestones}}

• Her hair is thinning
• She sleeps between 5-8 hours at night
• ...in her swing
• She is starting to stay awake for longer than an hour at a time
• She is quite the little webcammer
• She smiles all the time
• She thinks silly voices are funny
• She weighs 11lbs 6oz. and is in the 55th percentile
• She is 22 inches long and is in the 45th percentile
• She had a horrible rash for 2 weeks that is finally going away
• She loves her swing
• She loves to be sung to
  

I learned how to smile!

I love that Miss Millie is starting to smile at Nick and I. She is so happy all the time. I think I love her h-u-g-e dimple more than anything!

oh, I also love that she sleeps for 5-6 hours straight each night. I consider myself lucky.

.baby love.

Amelia started getting this rash looking thing a few days ago. It's all over her neck, the sides of her face, a little on her shoulders and her chest. It is starting to bother me. I looked for information online and it said a lot of babies develop what's referred to as a "6 week rash", which is just about the time she developed it. I sure hope it goes away soon.I was baking sugar cookies last week. Apparently when I was leaning over rolling out the dough she was putting her hands in the flour. I guess she wanted to help.