Recap of 6-8 months!

Here are some of Leah's faces while she is six to eight months old. Enjoy!
Can't you see it now, "I didn't do it!"

After a long day she is ready to relax and watch some tv. (This picture has her dad's touch.)

I love this expression. She isn't really sad, although she might look it because her cheeks weigh things down a bit. :)

Extra cheesy smile!



Mid sentence. :)





Leah's hand grasp! So precious!

Eight Months!!!

So this is somewhat of a longer post because I am soooooo behind!!! Leah is now eight months!! I feel so bad (as she is my first) that I totally haven't been keeping up the whole "every month" update. I keep a journal by my bedside to jot down a few things that I can think of that she does in a day, but I am not so good at this blog thing. It does require more effort. So, this will have to do. The holidays seemed to come and go very fast. It was extremely nice to only have to travel the hour and fifteen minutes it takes to get to our parents houses. Leah loved Christmas with all the lights and wrapping paper. Wouldn't it be nice if that was all it took to keep us happy? :) I love watching her grow and experience life for the first time. She really is such a peach. I feel so lucky to have such a sweet baby. Leah still goes down for naps and bedtime easily and kinda sleeps in. To sum things up I would say she is just very "content". She really is. I don't hear a peep from her (only babbling) unless she is hungry or tired, which is remedied very easily. In fact, she is so content with staying on her tummy until mom picks her up that she doesn't feel the need to roll over. She is content with sitting up and doesn't feel the need to crawl. She is so content with her bottle that she doesn't feel the need to eat solids. I tried the solid food thing in order but she won't have it. I can only get her to eat a few table spoons of rice cereal with bananas or pears on a good day. If this is a sign of a picky eater than I am a little scared. She shutters or gags at any veggie, water and some fruits. I guess she is just not ready.....at eight months. :) In all seriousness, I believe she is a very easy baby and thank my Heavenly Father for sending me such a gem. Things Leah is into lately:

- She has a real love for books! She has pretty much memorized all the flaps and fuzzy objects in almost all her books and goes right for them. She loves to turn the pages. One of her favorites, which might have been brought on by her mother is The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss. She will sit through the whole thing and listen.

-She loves to talk and will sometimes really carry a conversation with you. My mom has proof on video. She posted it on fb.

-One of my favorite things she does is clasp her hands together. Every time I pick her up out of her crib she immediately clasps her little hands together and forces those little fingers to entwine. I even catch her doing this when she is sitting on the floor sometimes, or if I am holding her. I think she does it for comfort and I think it is adorable!

-Leah has two teeth. Her lower central incisors.

- She has found her tongue and loves to stick it out, especially when she is super giddy or being silly!

- She has also graduated from headbands to hair clips and doesn't even know they are there yet! :)

-You will also notice Leah has the chubbiest and the most delicious cheeks!

Christmas with the Thompsons!
My mom and dad
This was our New Year's card we sent out because we didn't get a Christmas one out in time. Next year it will be a Christmas card!

I will post more pictures of Leah soon but my new cameras battery is dead and I want to go to bed. :)

My Sweet Sisters!!!

I have been wanting to snap a shot of the three of us for a long time. (Megan I am sorry you are not in the picture, we missed you!) I feel like now that we are all busy mothers taking pictures of our little ones, (can't say I am half as busy as they are) we forget to take photos of ourselves together! I am ever so grateful for the relationship I have with these beautiful girls. As I look at this picture I am taken back to loads of memories living together, not only in the same household, but the same room. Yep, thats right, three girls in one room. Three different hormonal cycles in one room! lol. Yet, it was within those walls we cultivated the eternal friendship we have today. It was within those walls we sang the silliest songs, made the funniest videos and had the most fun three girls could have anticipated. I just want to express my love for the best friends and mentors my Heavenly Father could have blessed me with. (Mom and Megan you are included). :)

"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life."- Isadora James

Halloween (I know, I am soooooo late!)

I know, just now posting about Halloween and it's almost December!!! However, I did move just recently from Sacramento to San Diego and it was not easy with a 51/2 month old. Leah's first Halloween was low key, we just went to our ward halloween harvest festival. We had a great turn out, since it was a stake event. It was fun and all three of us dressed up. Leah and I were black cats, while Andrew was.....wait see if you can guess. Yep, if you guessed a texting driver, then you are right! lol. I think he felt left out not having a costume the night before. So, he came up with the scariest thing there is......a texting driver. If any of you know Andrew, then you know he can be quite innovative when the time calls. I really do love his quirky side! I have to say, since he has become a dad, he has really picked up the "dad" humor. :) Love you sweetie!!!!!

Leah Five Months!

Ok... so she technically isn't five months for another two days, but I thought I would get this post done, since I was in the mood. Leah gets more and more fun as the days go by. She has accomplished so much in the last five months and truly makes me proud. Most of what I'm talking about is her sleeping. She is a great sleeper (knock on wood, that she keeps this up) She has been for about a month now. I put her down at night around 8 or 8:30 and she won't wake up until somewhere between 6 and 7:30. She will then go back to sleep for another two hours. She takes about two two hour naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon and then cat naps if she needs to before bed time. I can put her in her crib asleep or awake and she knows what to do. I'm not sure how long she will keep up with her great sleeping habits, but I am definitely enjoying it while it lasts. I know they like to change, right when you think you have it down. She knows how to roll on to her back, but I can't say she likes to that often. One new trick she has picked up is turning around while on her tummy. Leah does a 360 like a dog chasing it's tail. She is much slower of course, but it sure is fun to see her learn new things. I can tell she is becoming more comfortable with how her body works.


I went to a fabric store in Sacramento and got a bunch of elastic bands for cheap! The possibilities are endless with tulle, flowers, ribbon, felt and you name it. :) I'm not a pro at making head bands but I sure have fun with it!

Girls overnighter in San Francisco

About a week ago myself with four girlfriends from my stake went to San Francisco to just be girls! I was kinda nervous about leaving precious Leah for the first time over night, but knew that Andrew would do a wonderful job taking over. I didn't go because I necessarily needed a break, (Leah is so easy, ask me when I have three or four kids) I went because I wanted some girl time. It was just a perfect amount of time for me and when I came home I felt refreshed. It really was low key, yet Super fun! We started our trip off by getting pedicures at a great spot down town. We then ate at a great authentic Italian Restaurant after which we went to our hotel to play games until 3 in the morning. That was my kind of night. We woke up, ate a good breakfast, hit the shops and then came home. I am going to miss those girls and all my other Sacramento friends. :(

This was Grace's first time getting a pedicure. She doesn't like people touching her feet. lol

My feet felt so earthy bathing in all the leaves! Silly San Franciscans! :)

In front of Buon Gusto, I think the owner liked Shauna!

These cupcakes look so delicious, I totally regret not getting one! :(


After a long day, resting in Bloomingdale's. :)
Grace, Susanne, Shauna, me and Amanda!

We Are Moving!

I think most people already know, but since this is kinda my journal why not post it. I don't think I have made an official statement on our blog about our big move to San Diego. Well, we are moving to San Diego!! Ha. :) We are super excited since Andrew and I have always wanted to live there. Andrew isn't changing jobs he is just relocating to the San Diego office. We are extremely sad to be leaving Darrick and Megan along with other friends we have made while living in Sacramento for three and a half years. They have made our stay worth the while and... yeah... I don't even need to go there otherwise I will soak my computer with tears. :( We are also going to miss having no traffic. Every time Andrew and I would go down south to visit we would be disgusted by all the traffic and would say, "How did we live here?!" But, we did...I guess you just get used to it. Another down fall is we are definitely down grading when it comes to our rental. We are currently living in a house that is practically brand new for so cheap! Anyway, enough of the negative. We are still super excited! We will be by most of our family, a half hour or less from beautiful beaches and enjoying the most optimum weather sunny California could offer. We really have much to look forward to. :) Everything is happening in early November.