Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween

Amelia's first halloween! We made sugar cookies and then went to a Halloween party. She liked seeing the other kids that she didn't even touch her feathers. I wasn't sure they would survive the evening but they made it home in one piece!





Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Expanding horizons

In an effort to introduce Amelia to all foods, I gave her a cucumber today to "munch." Her face says it all.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Dinner

I think the days of us going out to eat and Amelia sitting quietly in her stroller are officially over.  We had to take turns with her when we went out to eat with some friends last weekend.  She's so busy!


Saturday, October 6, 2012

Flea market

We ventured out this morning to the flea market. Maybe a mistake since at 9 am it was 95 degrees! It was like a giant garage sale. Amelia was a trooper but much happier when got got her out of the stroller and carried her.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The pacifier

This comes in handy when I'm driving and can't turn around to help her get it in the right way. 


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Arms up

Ever since Amelia was born she's wanted her arms up by her head when she sleeps. Now that she's not swaddled when she sleeps, this is her favorite sleeping position. We know she's in a deep sleep when we see her like this.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Firsts

Amelia's first tooth is breaking through on her bottom gums. Poor thing has been miserable the past few days. It's a first for her to feel such pain and a first for us to deal with a crying baby. Despite all of that, I love this girl. Love, love, love!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Contagious


There's no sound in this world like the belly laugh of a baby, it's so contagious.  I want it to be my ring tone.  Amelia had been fussy all day.  We're thinking teeth?!? So this was a welcome sound at the end of a very long day.  

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Sitting up...well almost


Amelia sitting up for the first time!  Okay, so she needed a little help from me and support from that box.   

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Ramadan Kareem

Amelia's first Iftar dinner with the Optum middle east team. She was out way past her bedtime with only a few meltdowns. :)

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Ikea feet

We went to ikea today to finish up Josh's office. Amelia and I took a nursing break while josh put the spoils
in the car. I love seeing her feet peak out from under the nursing cover.

Friday, July 27, 2012

16 hours!

Amelia's face when we told her how long the flight from Dubai to Seattle was. Despite the time, we're so excited to come home Monday morning!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Crib dangers

I decided not to put a bumper on Amelia's crib for safety reasons. But does this look safe to anyone?!

Swimming

We've been taking Amelia down to the pool after Josh gets home from work when it's shaded from the sun.  It takes her about 10 minutes to warm up to it and then she can't stop splashing.  She loves it! 


Friday, July 20, 2012

30th birthday

It was our good friend jen's 30th birthday yesterday and we wanted Amelia to send her a birthday greeting. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't get her to smile...maybe she knew turning 30 can sometimes be daunting. We sent the photo onto Jen and she thinks we should turn it into a hallmark card: "turning 30 isn't that scary!"

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Too many kisses?

Is it possible for a baby to get too many kisses? Amelia might think so!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Happy fourth!

Amelia is tuckered out after an exciting fourth of July celebration. She can handle only so much swimming, watermelon and hanging out with friends.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Ute baby

She finally fits into the onesie I bought josh for Christmas. All she needs now is one from BYU. :)

Friday, June 22, 2012

Father's day

Josh was in Minnesota on Father's day last week so we're celebrating today. He got breakfast in bed and a home made cherry pie. Despite all of that I think this was his favorite part...a Friday afternoon nap with Amelia.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Hands

I put a key chain in her hand the other day and she held on long enough to shake them a few times, smack herself in the face, then let go. At least at the end she was still smiling!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Yas Marina

We found a Groupon for a 20 minute ride in a Formula One race car at the Yas Marina Circuit.  Our friends sick at the last minute so we were left with two rides.  Josh offered the second ride to me but I gladly let him ride twice.  After seeing how fast they went and Josh's face after they were done, I know I made the right decision.  

Josh's driver
All strapped in and ready to go

Me and Amelia sweating our brains out on the sidelines

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Lunch break

A few minutes into Amelia's "lunch" today she stopped, looked up at me and started cooing and smiling.  I tried multiple times to get her to start again but she wouldn't have any of it.  She had something she wanted to say and she wasn't going to stop until it was said.  It's actually been happening for the past few days, she's more interested in "talking" than eating.  Hmm...what does that mean for the future?

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Good Morning



All parents like to believe that their baby is the cutest, happiest and smartest...we are no exception.   I wish you could all experience Amelia like we do and see her smiles in person.  I don't know if these clips do them justice.  

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Madinat

We went to dinner with some friends last night at the Al Qasr hotel in Jumeirah. Amelia was a trooper and slept all through dinner.
Everyone says she looks like Josh.  I can't tell...they're both pretty cute!

She couldn't stop staring at these flowers.

Let's hope she doesn't get use to this lifestyle...
Ameila's first ride in an abra.  You can tell she totally loves it!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Fujairah


 Happy 3 year anniversary to me and Josh! To celebrate we went to Fujairah, another Emirate in the UAE, thanks to a LivingSocial voucher I purchased a few months ago.  Fujairah is about a 2 hour car ride from Dubai and luckily we timed it right and Amelia slept the entire way!  It wasn't quite the romantic get away that we've enjoyed in the past but we we're happy that Amelia is along for the ride these days.


 

Bright sun!  


First swim with dad!
Eventually she warmed up to the water
Breakfast 
Our voucher included 30 min of archery. We were awesome.
Okay, Josh was awesome.  Look at that bullseye!



Amelia in her sleep tent
I think she likes Fujairah!