a perfect day {Zion National Park}

(Mia ended up wearing pj's because it was a bit cool, but I had to show off her little workout outfit, ha ha!)

I took Mia hiking for her first time in Zion National Park this past weekend.

We got to go with Shay and had the BEST time. She was the perfect friend to go with.

The sky was overcast and there was a bit of a breeze. It wasn't cold and it never got hot. The weather was totally perfect!

Mia loved checking out the beautiful scenery. She slept great in the carrier. And she smiled and laughed anytime she got attention. She was a perfect little angel baby!

I don't really know what else to say except... this was a perfect day!

I'm thinking this needs to be a weekly outing :)

p.s. With the baby, backpacks and everything else we had to pack, we left the camera behind and just used our phones. The pictures don't do it justice, Zion is beautiful!!

happy 5 months to my love bug

Have I mentioned that time is flying too quickly? Well, just in case I haven't, TIME IS FLYING TOO QUICKLY!! I can't believe my baby is 5 months today!

- As you can see, Mia discovered how fun it is to stick her foot in her mouth this past month :) Eric was giving her a bath the first time she did this. He grabbed the camera, covered her up and snapped some pictures, while hollering for me to come see. One proud wifey/mommy right here, ha ha! He got some good pictures of this silly milestone :)

- She still rolls from her tummy to her back all the time. But she doesn't have anything to do with rolling from her back to her tummy. (update: as I was typing this post I heard a lot of grunting so I looked up and saw that Mia had rolled from her back to her tummy on the play mat. Second time ever doing that!) 

- Mia sat up by herself (with no support) on the couch for the first time May 6th. Such a strong girl! We only practice with no support on the couch or bed right now. Softest landing we can find when she topples over :)

- Got her first cold this past month. Broke my momma heart! She was still a happy baby (just not as giggly) the whole time! But her little cough just killed me. 

- Mia is a pro at taking the binky out of her mouth AND putting it back in :) She started to figure it out within a couple days of turning 4 months old, but now it's the easiest thing for her! In fact, it's how she puts herself to sleep. She pulls it out and puts it back in over and over until she closes her eyes, ha! If she is super tired then she gets too impatient and just cries until we put the bink in for her.

- She is SO good at reaching and grabbing toys, hair, anything she can get her little fingers wrapped around ;)

- Mia LOVES faces! She gets so excited to play with toys that have little faces painted on. Her favorite toys to play with are tiny babies and dolls :) And she loves other babies. She smiles so big and starts babbling excitedly anytime we get together with friends and their babies! We have a very social baby and I love it!

- She is still in size 1 diapers. We tried size 2 but she peed right outta those... definitely going to wait awhile longer before trying size 2 again :)

- We are finally able to dress her in 3-6 month clothes! I can't tell you how sick I am of her 0-3 and 3 month clothes, ha ha. I'm having so much fun dressing her up! But I still have to safety pin the 3 month and 3-6 month bottoms. We have a skinny baby! 

Mia is the happiest, funnest, most loving baby ever. And of course she is gorgeous and perfect in every way. And we are only a little biased :) She brings us so much happiness and joy!! Eric and I are over the moon for our little 5 month old.

We love you, Mia!!

currently...

In case you're wondering, Mia is so proud of herself because she has a fist full of dad's hair, ha ha! He's so good natured with her :)

Loving: that I just ignored everything on my to do list during Mia's nap time and took a nap with her. I missed her SO much while I was working yesterday that I didn't even want to put her to bed last night! I just wanted to play with her and snuggle the crap out of her :) But since that would have been a little messy, I put her to bed. I was planning on cleaning, doing laundry and typing this post while she napped but I ignored it all to get in some snuggles with my sleeping babe. And I LOVED it!

Reading: I'm actually not reading anything at the moment. Eric has some work trips coming up and I will be tagging along, so I'll have quite a bit of down time for reading. I'd LOVE some recommendations for my kindle?!

Learning: to trust in my husband in ALL things. Sometimes he really does know what is best. He's especially trying to teach me that patience wins in the end. I'm still waiting to find out if that works out... ha ha!

Trying to: cook dinner every single night! Obviously it is healthier and cheaper than eating out, but I really feel kind of yucky and bloated when we eat out. I'm totally happy with occasionally eating out with our friends but I'm really trying to make an effort to plan ahead for our meals. If there's a day where Eric and I will be super busy, or get home late, or whatever, I'll make sure to have a crock pot meal ready. Things like that to be sure that grabbing take out isn't the only option we have left. It makes me feel like such a good wifey when we eat a good meal (that tastes good, ha!) and is healthy :)

Wishing: that Mia will stay sweet, innocent and happy her whole life! I remember my dad asking me if I would stay a sweet little girl instead of a rotten teenager like my brother was becoming... of course I said yes! And of course I turned into a rotten teenager anyway. But I want Mia to always view Eric and I as her best friends and love us foreverrrr, ha!

Excited for: the lunch I'm trying to set up with all of my northern Utah blog friends! I'm thinking it will be next Thursday (the 24th) Leave me your email if you're interested in coming! I'm trying to keep the location private just because babies (as in my baby) is involved and you just never know... But tell everyone you think might be interested! I want as many of us to get together as possible!

weekend review {Mother's Day edition}

These pictures are just a peek into my weekend through my phone. I'll go into detail a little more with my narration. I just don't want to forget celebrating my first real Mother's Day :)
I was so excited to celebrate over the weekend, but of course life had other plans! Friday evening we went to a BBQ and I got to play sand volleyball while Eric kept Mia. It was so fun even though even though I suck :) That night Mia woke up around 1:30 to eat, but then she was up crying for the next 2 hours. I should have known something war wrong, but I was just so exhausted and frustrated with her! I finally tried to feed her again around 3:30 (Mia will NOT eat if she's not hungry. Eating is not her "go to" for comfort) so I swaddled her up and she fell asleep on my bed. Eric took Mia back to her room when suddenly she threw up on him. I felt so awful, no wonder she'd been fussing all night! I changed her (because it got all over Eric... for some twisted reason I wanted to high five Mia for puking on dad instead of mom, ha!) and put her in her crib. I went back to bed and watched her in the monitor when after a couple minutes she threw up in her sleep. I ran and got her and gave her a bath. Once Eric was done with his shower he threw everything in the washer. Once Mia was cleaned up I brought her to bed with me where she fell into a good, deep sleep. After calling my mom at 4am (I was so worried about Mia!) Eric set up the pack n play and Mia slept right next to our bed. Once Eric switched the laundry to the dryer we finally went to sleep, around 5:30. Of course Eric got a couple phone calls from work, which he didn't hear but they woke me and Mia..... ah! I think I got an hour of sleep from 1:30-8. It was the hardest night to date! But Mia was all better and totally herself by morning, thank goodness!
I was way excited to see what Eric had planned for Saturday. He surprised me with some roses.... and then got called into work. I was already frustrated that they woke us up at an unreasonable hour (even more unreasonable because I'd only been asleep for maybe a half hour the first time they called, ha!) but I just wanted to be pampered, ha! I know... so snotty. But I mostly felt so awful that Eric was running on as little sleep as I was. I promise I'm grateful for Eric's job!
Sunday ended up being perfect! Mia let us all catch up on much needed sleep :) Eric made me breakfast complete with those little chocolate donuts. I must admit, I still miss those hostess donuts! I may have dressed Mia to match me as much as possible, but she loved it (ha ha). Eric grilled salmon and asparagus for lunch. We went on a walk and enjoyed the beautiful, sunny weather. Eric made German pancakes for dinner and a lemon meringue pie for dessert. We ended the night with a movie in bed while Eric played with my hair, my favorite thing ever! So the weekend totally didn't go as planned, but Sunday was just perfect!
Once again, I'm so grateful for Eric and Mia, the reasons I get to celebrate Mother's Day. And of course I'm grateful for our mom's and all the other mom's that I learn from daily!

more from Mia's special day

I blogged about Mia's special blessing day in March, but I've been dying to share more pictures of her outfit! That day was so crazy and hectic that I didn't really think to take pictures of just Mia, so I had some taken during her 3 month shoot. I'm so happy to be sharing these because I love everything about her blessing dress!

Mia's headband and bracelet were gifts. I bought the dress from a girl that my friend referred me to (thank goodness because it was the only dress that I fell in love with)! And my great great grandma (Mia's 3rd great grandma) crocheted the booties for my blessing day. I love that my mom gave them to me so that Mia could wear them on her special day! My angel baby couldn't look more perfect in this outfit!

linking up with Megan, Lindsay and Kelly for Trendy Tot Tuesday!