Treasure

You probably haven't noticed, but we switched Nohemi's earrings. I had the nurse take them out because I was too nervous to do it. You know how those starter earrings are. I replaced them with the diamonds my mom gave me when I graduated high school. I imagine she knows they're special even though I'm sure she has no idea.



taken 2 Thursdays ago

Last Thursday I was nursing her in the morning and noticed the right one was missing. Nohemi and I said a prayer; "It's really important to me, and even if we just find the front..." Very specific. Maybe too specific. I searched Nohemi's sheets, pajamas, and even used mom's "crossword style" carpet search (imagine going back and forth and back and forth a milimeter away to continue the process). No luck.

Meanwhile, Nohemi had been telling me she needed a new diaper. "Just a minute." Throw a new toy in the crib. "Where's your earring, babydoll?" Check the bathroom, towel... "Wait, what's tha... ew."

Finally, I gave in and put her on the changing pad. You will never guess-- oh, you already did.

THE EARRING WAS IN HER DIAPER.

(just hanging out there--still tidy and sparkly if you know what I mean)

It made me think. 1) Saying a prayer is absolutely the way to go if you need something, 2) if you are doing what you should be (instead of wasting your time combing through carpet), Heavenly Father will have a much easier time answering said prayer, and 3) He's totally listening.

I keep looking for the back of this thing in the carpet, her clothing, her... diapers but still haven't found it.



winner

A couple of weeks ago Nohemi met Santa,

Just a little freaked out

 rode a pony,

Right after this she ate her first Goldfish cracker, too.

 and entered a coloring contest.

Is she ashamed that she tried to eat all the crayons?

 We just got a phone call that she won!

Maybe it was beginner's luck; that was her first picture.

twins

 Dad sent these two days ago.

 I wrote the captions as an elementary school project.

happy thanksg... halloween!

these two pirates caught a little parrot. she squaked, flapped her wings, and held crackers to play the part.

we watched "shoot the turkey" (kids of all ages shooting a bee bee gun at priests very convincingly dressed as turkeys), trunk-or-treated, and enjoyed the bonfire on Saturday at the ward activity.

on Monday we were in Sharonville, OH and trick or treated in a friendly neighborhood near the hotel. i asked everyone what they thought she was: "oh, honey, i don't watch those cartoons," "a... monster?," "a dragon," and my fav, "a Christmas angel." maybe they didn't see the obvious parrot tail in the back? ;)

next year we'll start her costume in June and she'll be able to decide.

Noah finally

got a coat. I asked him last night, and he says he thinks he had one as a kid. I've never known him to have one.

Ok, it doesn't look very special here, but it looks great on Noah. He's at work.

Mom gave her input in Kentucky, and Noah gave his in Cincy. We made a call on a "red phone" that wasn't red. I haggled with the salesperson. Did you know you could do that? $100 off and free shipping.

look what i can do

i'm so strong. i do yoga poses for fun: plank, dolphin plank, full boat, cat, and happy baby, of course! mom didn't know it was special until everyone kept pointing it out.
but she knew my mountain was special.

i do a mean center and side split, too.

this little piggy

went to the market.

Nohemi loves to "coupon" with me;

she likes the colors, the lights, the admirers, the deals,

and as daddy says, "Chiquita must go out every day!"

and how do you like her piggy?

We forgot

I was sad that we forgot to do a shoot on Nohemi's real 8-month birthday, but here's one I got of her that day. She's proud of herself for crawling.

Here's one a couple of days later-- her official shoot.

I like the candid better!

(I think the grass does, too!)

7 and...

Nohemi's already 8 months old, but we just got these7-month pictures from our trip to AZ. 

This is THE pic I was after. Great teamwork, everybody! Don't Alicia and Libby look alike here?

with cousin libby and the very interesting blanket

Happy for this because most of her pictures with a parent are daddy/daughter.

8-month pics are coming soon!

Happy Half-birthday to You!

We sure love this little one.

Today

We're playing with magnets.

What are you doing?

how to choose?

For Family Home Evening on Monday,

Mom took the pictures,
Dad supplied the entertainment,
Nohemi was generous with the smiles,
and Heavenly Father provided the perfect light in our bedroom "studio."
So how can I choose a favorite?

There are 200 more like these...(I didn't edit these at all. I didn't even crop them!)

Look what Michelle helped me do!

Michelle gave me Photoshop Elements and a tutorial.

Look what we (she) did!

I think if I hadn't been giving my opinion on things it would look even better. Thanks, Michelle!

Nohemi's 5 month pictures

15 minute project--seriously!

It's in the bag.

Did everyone but me know how easy it is to make a drawstring bag? Cut a rectangle, fold over the top (with thought of the drawstring), and sew up the sides with a tag and loop for a handle or foot-le. It's especially fun to use recycled materials and is a great way to keep your farm animal magnets separate from your food/alphabet magnets.

And here's the picture of the cute baby you were hoping for (grandma!).

How about a peek at some of the headbands we've been working on?

I like this angle

of Nohemi's face.and this one.Peace out.

I have a secret

I'm not able to have many secrets at my age, but I do have one. It's called a lower right central incisor. I let mom know on 6/11/11.

Do you see it took both mom and dad to wrassle me to get this pic?

I'm good at keeping secrets!

Jewelry

in order to keep from throwing la compu and blogger into the wall, i'll publish this as two posts.

i made us matching bracelets for summer on wednesday, and

nohemi got her ears pierced on tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day

daddy's pick

mom's pick

chica's pick

which is your favorite?

Happy Mother's Day!

best ever.

gaby made nohemi's headband, and we worked together on her dress.

grandma sent her blouse.

This was Easter

Church

Lunch with friends Basket

3 months

Have you ever noticed that the baby pictures on sample birth announcements are of kids around this age?

Does that mean it's ok hers haven't come in/been sent out yet?

Vote for her here in the meantime, please.