Day #1 - 15 interesting facts about ME!

Ok this is going to be hard...lets see if I can think of 15... (some of these might not be very interesting to some of you, especially if you already know me pretty well so, sorry!)

1. I'm the youngest of seven kids (to some people thats A LOT, but to the Duggars thats nothing! :)...)

2. I lived in China for 4 months and taught English

3. I've never broken a bone...*knock on wood!*

4. My birth certificate has two pages...my parents originally spelled my name Aimee but then they decided I would have a hard time spelling that when I was little so they changed it to Amy lol

(seriously...this is really hard...I don't think I'm very interesting!)

5. Zach and I have moved 4 times in the 3 and a half years we've been married...yikes! (thats including moving into our first apartment)

6. I'm a die hard Edward fan and really loved the Twilight books - don't hate!

7. I really get into stories...like talking to the characters, pointing at the screen and everything...and those Twilight books? yeah I cried.

8. I hated school...SO glad to be done.

9. I love love love ice cream and chocolate....yummy!

10. My favorite tv shows are NCIS and Fringe

11. I DO NOT like tomatoes...yuck! I really never thought I was a picky eater until I got married and my sister in law pointed out I was...there are just some things I don't like. :)

12. I really don't like to cook...or do the dishes. If we were rich we would probably eat out a lot!

13.  I'm addicted to crafty things...sewing, crocheting, fabric, ANYTHING cute and crafty.

14. I LOVE baby clothes...like the ones that are miniature versions of adult clothes...so CUTE!

15. wow...I got to #15! lets see...when I was in junior high I was Mother Abbess in the play "Sound of Music"...I had the big white nuns hat and everything. A Mormon acting as a Catholic nun...kinda funny.

30 days of posts

So I know I've been lacking in the post area lately. I work making other people's blogs pretty but then my blog gets neglected. So I've decided to do this post challenge where you have a topic you write about every day for 30 days! I'm excited...it'll be fun. So here is the run down for each day if you want to do it too...

Day 1- 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 2- The meaning behind your blog name
Day 3- A picture of you and your friends
Day 4- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 5- A picture of somewhere you've been to
Day 6- Favorite super hero and why
Day 7- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 8- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 9- Something you're proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about blogger and why you have one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
Day 16- Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have and why you have them
Day 20- How you met your spouse and 10 things you love about him/her
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What do you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Your favorite song

Tomorrow will be Day #1...I know you can't wait! :)

And just because a post isn't a post without a picture here's one of my cute family...

And just for fun check out this giveaway going on here!

Yummy food!

When Addi was about 4 months we tried to give her some rice cereal but it seemed to upset her tummy and she wasn't sitting up in the bumbo that great yet so I decided to wait until 5 months.

Well she turned 5 months over a week ago and I'd forgotten! :) So the other day we tried some peas and rice cereal. She seemed to do much better this time. See for yourself...

She does like to spit it out a lot but I figure it just takes time to learn. Isn't her smile so dang cute?! She is growing up so fast!

Getting so big!

Oh my Addi is already 5 MONTHS!! And I never posted about her 4 months. I've had her stats right here by the computer for a while to do a post and now she is five months old. So this will be combo of the two again. Here are her 4 months stats:

weight: 12 lbs. 4 oz. 20th percentile
height: 24 1/4 inches 51st percentile

So she is still pretty little for her age but average in her height. Now I'm sure she weighs more and is getting longer! Her clothes normally fit around her still but start to pull at the neck and are too small in the length.

Look how big she has gotten since she was born!

The last month or so she has really changed! Her personality is really starting to come out. Here are some tidbits about our little Miss Addi...

- She has the biggest cutest smile!! She'll be eating and all of a sudden look up at me and get the BIGGEST grin on her face. Its adorable.
- Addi loves music, especially "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "Popcorn Popping"
- She is starting to laugh...its still more of a grunt but she does laugh sometimes
- She talks and makes noises all the time, squeals, etc.
- She is a lot more interactive with toys, holding them and putting them to her mouth
- Addi is sitting up good in her Bumbo, holds her head up great on her own
- She has now rolled over from her back to her tummy...however, it was when she was swaddled! Last night we went in to check on her and she was on her stomach, so we rolled her back over to her back and she rolled back to her tummy! She still can't quite get over her shoulder when she isn't swaddled though.
- This girl is a MOVER! She is so fidgety and wiggly when she is asleep...its kind of funny to watch.
- She is sleeping through the night from about 8 or 9 pm to about 6:30 or 7. Her naps are getting better...normally about 3 a day for at least an hour...sometimes 2 hours!

She is just the light of our lives! We love her to pieces and though we are sad she isn't are tiny newborn anymore we are so grateful she is healthy and strong and we love seeing her grow and learn new things!

Wave of Light

I'm a little late in posting this but I wanted to invite everyone to light a candle at 7pm tonight your time for all those babies that have been taken so soon. We have our's ready to light for Alexis and all her angel friends.