The Anderson's

Discovery Gateway and more

I got a day off last week so I told Steve he should do the same and we should do something as a family. So he did and we went to the Discovery Gateway. Emma had a blast but it was an expensive adventure. We had to pay full price for Emma. 1 year and younger were free but since Emma was 18 months we had to pay the general admission price. Doesn't that seem silly or what? She loved the little piano in the play house and went back and forth to it. She loved to drive all the cars and going down the slides. She had a blast and it was worth the 8.50 and the family time that we got to spend together. We also are busy with Swim days at work, and swim days at Aunt Sara pool. Emma's new love is to ride in the push cars and loves to wear her "cool babies" (sunglasses). Emma loves to read, color and sleep with her sister. I love our family and the adventures we get to take together and can't wait to see what next month brings.

18 months and 5 months

Emma is 18 months going on 13! I'm pretty sure we are in for our money with her. I'm hoping its just the age but she can throw herself to the ground just like that if she doesn't get her way! Yet she is such a sweet, happy little girl the next. She loves to move, move, and move. I'm pretty sure that is why she is only in the 5% for her weight. She is a whopping 20.6 pounds (5%) and 32.25 inches (68%) Her Dr. said all her calories are going to her height right now. So hopefully with the pedi sure milk shakes and the constant eating she does already she will gain more weight for her 2 year old appointment. Emma loves to read books, play with her dolls, Loves to watch Elmo and play with her friends at daycare. She loves to give sister kisses, ride her bike, go on walks, and LOVES to eat! She loves her Daddy but lately she Loves her mommy more. Daddy is not to happy about this but it happens. ;) She loves to have her daddy throw her up in the air and loves to play peek a boo. Emma is such a joy to have in our family and we are so excited to see what the future brings with her. Bailey is 5 months old and getting chunky! She loves to eat her food...sweet potatoes, squash, pears, bananas, apples, green beans and sometimes peas. She doesn't like carrots though! She is rolling to her sides but doesn't want to roll the rest of the way. :) She loves to reach and play with things in front or to the side of her and loves to get kisses from her big sister. She just discovered her voice and boy can she scream! She loves to watch Elmo with her sister and loves to make noises with her tongue. She is probably around 14 pounds or more and gets really excited when she sees her bottle or food. You can finally see some hair coming in and it will be fun to see if its going to be brown or blonde. Bay is such a happy, smiley baby. Everyone that sees her smiles and says...she is just a happy baby! She is and we are so lucky to have two happy, sweet babies. We love Bailey and the spirit she brings into our home.

April-May Happenings

April came and went and then some how May went to. We have been a busy family. We had our annual Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Oldson's house. We spent Easter up in Eden at Jordan and Jeff's parents house because Steve worked on Easter. The girls wear their cute Easter dresses from Grandma Anderson. We rode scooters and went on Esater egg hunts. We repainted our Kitchen cabinets and Steve did a great job! Mother's Day was a great year with two girls. Steve got me a whole day spa treatment at the Spa from the Silent Auction from Friday's Kids. I just need to call and set up that Big day! We have had lots of family birthday parties, helping Rondee and her family move, and golfing with daddy! With our busy activities Steve was gone for a 3 weeks in a row for work and play so me and the girls got really close. It was nice to have work during the day so then I would just have the few hours at night to entertain the girls. Steve went to California for a boys trip and went to a couple baseball games, Disneyland (I don't want to talk about that) and the zoo. He had fun but missed his girls! :) Our lives are busy but its nice to come home from work and just hang out as a family at night. I love our little family and I'm so excited to keep up the adventures.

17 months and 4 months

EMMA is growing up way to fast! She is such a fun, loving happy girl except when those tantrums come out! Yes she is already throwing herself on the floor and crying when she doesn't get what she wants. You might be thinking she is to young for that...your right! I'm in trouble!!!! Hopefully she gets it all out now and will be a LOVELY teenager :) A mom can hope right? Emma has her two bottom teeth and is starting to get her back molars. That could explain her crankiness. ;) She is signing more, please, thank you, drink, water, all done, and shoes. She loves to take out stuff and not put it back. She is starting to be a little more daring and climb on things and loves to climb all over sister and give her kisses. She just got her tongue clipped so she is doing better at saying things. I feel like she is babbling more now that she can actually move her tongue around. She is eating her food better but I think its still a learning curve. She is doing AWESOME and we are so proud of her. :) MISS BAY BAY is growing up way to fast too! I can't believe she is 4 months old already. She is such a happy smiley baby to and are so blessed to have such happy girls. She is 13.5 lbs. and about 25.5 inches long. We just have tall girls I guess. :) She is still spitting up a lot but we started to put rice cereal in with her bottle and that seems to help a little. I started her on rice cereal and baby food. Boy does she love her food! She can eat a whole 1st stage of food if she is starving. :) She likes pears and squash so far. We have some sweet potatoes we will be trying soon. She loves to laugh and smile at everyone she meets and LOVES her mommy! :) She just realized she can roll to her side so any day now she can be rolling all the way over. She loves to lay on the floor and reach up for her toys and loves it when sister comes over to give her a kiss. She kisses JUST like her older sister. Mouth wide open! We are so blessed with two happy little girls. They bring so much joy into our lives. Steve is loving his new job at UVU and we are so grateful that he has his foot in the door now. I love going to work and bringing my girls with me. It's such a blessing that I can work and be with my kids at the same time. Life is good right now and we are so excited to see what the future brings.

3 months and 16 months

WOW! Bailey is 3 months old...she is such a fun, sweet, patient little sis. She is smiling and laughing more and more everyday and its so fun to see her smile as Emma gets closer to give her a kiss. They are going to be the best of friends! She weighed 10 lbs. at her 2 month appointment but I'm sure she is like 11-12 lbs. now. Bailey is sleeping 9-11 hours at night and mommy and daddy are so HAPPY about that. She is not a fan of tummy time but is getting better and better at holding her head up. She is getting use to all the new sounds at daycare and can sleep through most of them. Bailey was blessed in March along with her cousin Avery who is a few days younger then Bailey. Bailey did such a good job during her blessing. It was a great day. She got to meet her Aunt Jen and Uncle Mike for the first time and then got to meet her Grandma and Grandpa Anderson on their mission a few days after. She also got to meet her cousin Maggie and Aunt Bione and Uncle Mike as well in Colorado. We took the trip to Colorado to surprise Grandma Anderson for her 60th birthday and she was surprised! It was so fun to see all the family and hang out for a few days. Bailey is such a fun little girl and are so happy to have her with us. Emma is 16 months and FINALLY cutting her first tooth!!!! We thought this day would never come! Not only did she cut her first tooth but is walking to! I wanted her to walk so bad but know I'm wishing she didn't. She gets into EVERYTHING! She is exploring everything around her and its so fun to see how fast she is growing up. She is saying mama and baba not still not getting that dada yet. So she is now working with a Special Ed teacher to help her with some speech stuff but today I have finally come to the conclusion that she is tongue tided. She can't say the d sounds, she can't stick out her tongue, and when she drinks or sucks on a bottle I have always noticed she uses the front of her tongue a lot so she drools A LOT! I was at work taking a picture of her two piggy tails to send to Steve and I got of shot of her with her tongue kind of out but the tip of her tongue was indented so that is when it all clicked and I decided myself that she is tongue tided. I will ask her OT next week what he thinks but I think I'm going to go get her checked out. I don't where you would go because I remember when she was little I thought she looked a little tongue tided but he Dr. said it looked fine but I don't think its fine. The "motherly instinct" in me says that its all about her tongue. Once that is taken care of I think she can start using and making words. Cause she understands everything that we say she just can't express her words to us. But she is doing awesome with every development stage and we couldn't be more excited about the progress she is making. We are so blessed to have two amazing girls in our family. Its so fun to dress them a like now and I told Steve I need to get it out of my system now because they wont let me do it when they are older. :) They are going to be best of friends and I can't wait for them to realize that. Steve found a job at UVU as an out of state recruiter and is so excited. He will be traveling a lot (which sucks) but its a job and he now has his foot in the door at UVU. He was so excited to go back after 3 months of being a stay at home dad. He misses his Emma though while at work. ;) We are so blessed to have the gospel in our lives and we know that all our blesses have come from our Father in Heaven. He was aware of everything we needed when Steve was unemployed and we can't thank him enough for all the blessings he gave us.

Bailey is 1 month and Emma is 14 months

I can't believe my baby is 1 month old and Emma is 14 months! First lets talk about Emma...she is 14 months old and loves to explore our house! She loves get around on her bum...she DOESN't like to crawl. She loves opening drawers and taking everything out. She loves to pull the paper plates and napkins out of the kitchen pantry. She cruises around in her granny walker. You better watch your ankles and feet or she might just roll on over them. :) She is starting to take 2-3 steps and I think walking is VERY soon in our picture. She is still working with her PT and OT and we love having them. It's so fun to see how excited they get when they see her improve in so many ways. Next month we are going to have another Kids on the Move helper come out and help with her speech. She says Momma and babba but that is about it. She can Sign more, all done, please, thank you, and milk pretty good but we want her to start expressing those words or others. :) She loves to take her sisters plug and give her kisses and that is about it with sister. She ignores her for the most part. She is just a fun diva and we love having her in our family. Bailey is 1 month old and I can't believe it!!! She is about 8-9 pounds I think. She loves to be held :/ and to stare at the lights. She is starting to be awake more and looking around. She smiles in her sleep and Steve said she laughed in her sleep the other day. :) She brings so much joy in our family and we are so glad she is with us. We are adjusting having two babies under the age of 1. :) Its been a blessing having Steve here but like I said before he is ready to find a job. I am still finding the balance between feeding and pumping with Bailey and giving Emma the attention she still needs. That is where it has been nice having Steve around. He usually entertains Emma while i do the other stuff. But I LOVE my two girls and can't wait for them to play and grow up being BEST friends! :)