Washington D.C

Autumn and I went on another trip. She has become quite the world traveler. This time to meet up with my sister and her kids in Washington D.C. Autumn and I flew to Philadelphia then took a 2 hour train ride to D.C. The train ride took us from Pennsylvania to Delaware to Marylandand then Virginia. It is so cool how close things seem to be on the east coast. Autumn liked the train and the plane, however the she cried on the tram at the airport go figure.

On the train

Saturday we got to my Aunt and Uncle's house A.K.A Hotel Roberts and met ALL her Robins cousins...all two of them.

My almost 3 year old nephew was taking pictures with my camera and this is what he captured...

and that pretty much sums up our trip. Sitting around feeding our babies.

Sunday we went to the D.C. temple. I fed Autumn while everyone else explored.

This is my favorite picture from our stay. Poor Autumn didn't stand a chance next to her older cousins. (However it was Rex that threw the Lego at her. In his defense he was aiming for me.)

Rex giving kisses to cousin Autumn, "to love her".

Monday we ventured into Washington D.C. After getting us lost (not really lost I knew where we were I just didn't know where we wanted to end up) and walking 20-ish minutes out of the way we ended up at The Air and Space Smithsonian. Heather fed Alice. I explored the museum with Rex. He loved all the airplanes. We ate lunch at the over priced McDonalds that was inside the museum. But it was worth the money since it was cold outside and I probably would have gotten us lost trying to find cheaper food. Then Autumn and I walked to the Natural History Museum and I fed Autumn while Rex played more at the other museum.

This was my view at the Natural History Museum. Nice huh?

Rex with the T-Rex in his "Rexcellent" T-shirt.

We also saw the outside of the capitol building and the Washington Monument and the outside of the Constitution building (that's not right, but I can't remember what it's called) where the Constitution sits. Then we ventured back to the car and got us lost. And also got us lost in the parking garage. Good thing Heather drove back to the Hotel Roberts.

Tuesday we went to the mall and took pictures at JcPenny's for my parents for their birthdays. It took all day.

Rex playing with my cousin's retro Fisher Price tool set.

UTAH

Autumn and I flew to Utah for my BFFs wedding. She did great on the plane, but cried in the car from the Salt Lake airport to my grandparents house in American Fork. That night Autumn and I ventured to good old Provo to visit my brother. He offered to cook me dinner. He said "would you like Mac N' Cheese Ramen Surprise?" Um who could resist that? It was pretty good too, Top Ramen noodles with the sauce, Mac N' Cheese with the cheese, peas, and ham.

Autumn and her uncle Noah.

That night Autumn slept 11.5 hours! Then she napped almost all day Friday. That night we went to my friends wedding dinner and Saturday was her wedding. Sunday my grandma invited my Aunts over for dinner, as well as my sister and brother.

Aunt Hannah and Autumn.

Great-Grandma Dorothy, Autumn and Me.

Uncle Noah and Autumn Sleeping.

Right now this is my FAVORITE picture of Autumn.. I took it with my grandma's Iphone. It takes pictures so fast and clearly. I want an Iphone.

Great-Grandpa Sune.

The flight home. Again she was just an angel on the flight, didn't fuss at all.

Year of the wedding part 6

Yup that's right in the past 9 months I have gone to 6 weddings. Three for immediate family members and three for my high school BFFs. I super LOVE weddings, but really hope there are not any more weddings in the near future since I don't know anyone who is in a serious relationship.

Autumn and I flew to Utah to celebrate Daphni getting hitched! I was SUPER nervous to take Autumn on a trip by myself. I am still a very new mom and Autumn still very much hates the car. I wasn't so worried about the airplane, since I could hold her the whole time and stand up if needed. I was nervous she would be fussy at the reception or rehearsal dinner and I wouldn't be able to perform my bridesmaid duties to the fullest and take care of baby Autumn. It is a good thing I have great friends and my sister to help watch her.

The rehearsal dinner was very beautiful and the food was awesome. My BFF Kristi brought her husband and he took care of Autumn the whole night. I was asked to give a toast at the dinner. I cried. I introduced myself and then just started crying. I'm not sure why, I just did. Then a bunch of people took pity on me and told me how "cute" my toast was. UGh maybe one day I won't be such a baby.

Daphni tried so hard to be a Bridezilla. I say tried because although she was very specific on what she wanted for her special day she didn't yell or get mad at anyone (even when I showed up late to take pictures). Her parents own a screen printing/embroidery business, so Daphni sported a hoodie that read "Bride My Day My Way." She was not kidding. Her younger sister, who flew in from California, a few days before the wedding and apparently showed up with red highlights in her hair. Daphni made a hair appointment for her for the next day to "fix" her hair. She also arranged for all 10 bridesmaids to get their hair and make-up done before the wedding.

It was absolutely FREEZING at the temple. We tried to huddle together while we waited to take our photos, but it didn't help very much.

After what felt like forever outside in the freezing cold we went to a luncheon at a yummy restaurant in Salt Lake then off to the reception hall for more pictures. However I had to take my younger sister to pick up her car so she could continue to help watch Autumn. So we were late taking pictures. OOps! Again it was freezing outside and the photographer made us lean on a metal railing for what felt like forever. I just kept reminding myself that Daphni is my friend and I could handle a few more seconds on the freezing metal railing. Overall it was a great day. Especially since my sister Hannah was my nanny all day and Autumn slept most of the day.

2 Months

February 24th was Autumn's 2 month "birthday." She was very hungry but I wanted to take her picture before I fed her just in case she fell asleep.

she didn't fall asleep though so I took another, more cheerful, photo of my little baby girl.

At Autumn's 2 month check up she weighted 9lbs 12oz (25th percentile) and she measured 22 inches (25th percentile).

She learned to smile and laugh.

She loves playing with her hair bows and clips. We have them hanging above her changing table and she kicks her feet and coos at them.

She tolerates baths, sometimes.

She HATES the car.

She likes her carseat.

She is great at sleeping. She sleeps at least 7 hours straight each night and even slept 11.5 hours once.

She doesn't care for tummy time.

She still fits into newborn sized clothes. I just barely moved her up to size one diapers.

Mom VS. Dad

I'm not quite sure what to write here. There are lots of differences between dads and moms, but I think the pictures say it best.

Yup I'm the mom. I looked through my camera and notice all the pictures of me and Autumn were mere body parts of mine posed next to Autumn. I'm just an object to her and apparently whoever is taking the pictures! I love being a mom and I love it even more now that I am adjusting better to being a mom.

Valentine's Day 2012

I don't love Valentine's Day, but I don't hate it either. I just really like holidays. I do however love our Valentine tradition of a picnic in a park. This year we got all fancy.
Evan's mom bought us a picnic bag and my mom bought us heart plates. I didn't cook this year, since I was still adjusting to having a little person live with me. Thus we had Subway and drank Powerade out of our fancy (plastic) cups. Autumn had milk, but she slept through most of the festivities.After our picnic Evan had to work the night shift at the E.R so Autumn and I hung out and watched The Biggest Loser...our favorite past time.
As soon as Evan got back from Michigan Autumn got really smiley and "social"
Evan and I decided that we will continue to celebrate Valentine's day with our children, since we love them too. Our Anniversary is just for us though:)

Year of the wedding part 5

Evan's older sister got remarried on February 3rd (while Evan was still in Michigan) making this the fifth wedding I've been to in the last 10 months. Charlie is a great guy and I couldn't be happier for Sara.

"The Brady Bunch" as Charlie lovingly called his new family. We now have 10 nieces and nephews!

Autumn before the wedding...not too thrilled. Luckily I started pumping so I was able to feed her during the wedding AND be a witness. After the ceremony we all went to Olive Garden. While I was changing Autumn's diaper in the bathroom a lady came up and touched Autumn's hand and face (gasp!). I was a little annoyed, but my annoyance quickly turned to rage when she said, "Oh, sorry I shouldn't have done that, my hands are dirty." ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I wanted to chop her hands off.

That night I picked Evan up from the airport finally! Autumn didn't even cry! We are so happy to have him home. He came home and I just thought to myself, "ok I can do this, I can be a mom." I cope much better having his support. The next day I even went to the grocery store all by myself (first time I went grocery shopping since he left!)

Evan started his E.R rotation and started with nights. I really liked him working nights. He'd leave right when Autumn was cluster feeding, so I'd just watch The Biggest Loser on Netflix then go off to bed a couple hours before Evan got home (Autumn thought her midnight bedtime was too early so she now goes to bed no earlier than 2 AM, although she now sleeps 7 hours straight.) Then we slept in all day. Evan is now working afternoon shifts which is kinda lame when we sleep so late.