Hannah is SIX months

Our baby is 6 months already, and has stolen our hearts with her good temperament and smiles. She can sit up for a little while, but we had Kelsey stay right by her when we took the pics of her sitting in case she started to get wobbly. She likes to say, "yeah, yeah, yeah.." We're working on "dada" and "mama." She sleeps through the night still, goes to bed around 8 or 9pm, I feed her before I go to bed, she wakes up around 5 or 6, I feed her, she goes back to bed until 8 or 9am. Not bad.

She is really growing! She is a maniac when she's at the table with us, always trying to get her little hands on whatever we're eating. We feed her rice cereal with some veggie baby food and sweet potato puffs. She loves those, but can't figure out how to get them to her mouth yet. Here are her stats after her 6 month old check up:

15 lbs.

25 inches tall

30th %ile for height and weight

77th % for head circumference (go figure) 

Hannah LOVES her big brother and sister. She lights up when they walk in the room and loves to watch them play. She immediately gives mom "the don't you dare leave me" look if I start to walk away and she's alone with Aiden. He loves her, but can be rough. Kelsey is a really good helper with her. She holds her when I need her to or gets a tissue, a diaper - whatever. I think they'll be good buddies. Kelsey LOVED helping me today with the pictures of Hannah.



Here she is at 6 months in the same red dress that I took pics of Kels at 6 months.

Don't you think they look pretty different!? I thought they looked more similar, but this really shows the differences. Hannah's hair is so blonde, but there is not very much of it. Her eyes seem to be a lighter shade of blue. Her face is more oval and she looks even MORE like Tally than Kelsey! I didn't know that was possible.

Here's Aiden when he was 6 months. I guess none of them look THAT much alike.

Here are a few other cute pics of her:

 Cute baby, love her eyes and her smile! Melts my heart, makes me want to snuggle her right now

Whatever mom, I'm SO done with this! 

Look mom, no hands!

All three this August

I thought all my pics were going to look something like this:

So imagine my surprise when I found one where they are all actually looking, not freaking out, not making completely silly faces...that's what I call a miracle. I turned this B&W and cropped it to a square, going to hang it - love these little guys. 

Happy 31st Tal!

Tal worked on his birthday (blah) but then we got to have dinner (Pawitts - a great Thai place) with Lee & Brent and a DQ cake (his fav).

The kids decorated moving boxes for his presents. Kelsey gave him a football and Aiden gave him running shorts (they were actually basketball shorts so we returned them). Hannah got him a car wash pass and I got him clothes (none of which fit right or worked out - never again).

It was a nice, relaxing evening which is what he claims to prefer over fanfare and parties, which is alright with me.

Cousins Trip to the Cabin

My 3 cousins and I took a girls/kids trip up to my uncle's cabin in Eden. We laid out by the pool, ate junk food, talked about life and the Bachelorette, went to bed way too late, made a mediocre breakfast, cleaned up and went home! It was short and sweet. Best of all, our kids LOVED it. They played well together and we hardly saw them. Can't wait to do it again! Here's a pic of all the kids involved. Three babies three months apart...what were we thinking!?

Goodbye Wilmington!

Today we say goodbye to our house on Wilmington. We fell in love with that house, even more so as we left. I should have never done the board and baton in Kelsey's room. I'll miss that a lot. We put a ton of time and money into it and I love the way it turned out. What's worse, is Kelsey saying, "I'm really going to miss my room!" and then crying. Poor thing, change is hard. I think she'll get over it fast. Our new house has a swingset in back and the kids will have a playroom (slash office, but oh well).

We will miss being so close to our fun neighbors, lots of small kids, great families. We will still visit, we're not moving far.

Goodbye Wilmington! Thanks for the memories!! You've been so good to us. Xoxo, the Prices

Kelsey's Spring Sing

Kelsey's school had a singing performance. She was a little shy at first and then came out of her shell and sang great! She also had a lot of fun. It was very cute to watch.

"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Wont let anyone (blow) it out..."

This is her cute friend Lucy that is in our neighborhood. She is such a great little girl to have over!

This is Kelsey's "friend" Jackson that she talks about all the time. She wanted a picture with him. He seems to like her just as much! He gave her a big bear hug on the last day of school. Her teacher told me they were so glad to see each other when we came back from our trip. I think she made a great choice - he's a little cutie!

BYU Roomie Reunion

Yesterday we had a little roomie reunion at our house. It was a BLAST to see everyone and to catch-up on where we are in life! I couldn't believe how much we'd multiplied. 

We started out as five (well 6 but Ashley couldn't make it...and there were others like Mary & Carrie that were also a huge part of our BYU lives). April is holding a picture of Ashley. 

Elisa, Shayla, April, Jessie & Nata 

Then we got hitched and doubled

 Quinn, Shayla, Elisa, Scott, Nata, Paul, Elliott, April, Jessie, Tally

Then we MULTIPLIED! On average, we have 3 kids per family. Elisa is about to have number FIVE!! Well on her way to 10, which is how many she told us she wanted to have when we were roommates. Time will tell if that's still the goal.

Shayla, Quinn, Eleanor, William, Amelia, Ammon (who belongs to Nata), Elisa, Scott, Elisabeth, Charlie, Annabelle, Jane, Paul, Nata, Anna, Alaina, Alexis, April, Elliot, Tate, Lillian, Jessie, Tally, Kelsey, Aiden & Hannah. PHEW! 

The kids played really well together, it was SO fun to see them interact. Except when Aiden didn't want to share any of his cars. Luckily he got over that. 

We got a chance to sit down with just the roomies and look at pictures, reminisce, and laugh about old times. Our B104 apartment is where I learned *somewhat* how to cook, how to have regular family (roomie) prayer, how to work together, how to date properly, etc. I learned good habits and how to have fun. I learned compassion, sacrifice and LOVE. This was the last place most of us lived as single women. It's where Tal and I had our first kiss (in the doorway). It's where we hosted good, wholesome fun nights filled with food and laughter. I will always cherish this time in my life because these amazing women helped me be my best self while I was finding my other half. Love you roomies, missed you Ashley!!

Salt Lake City Half Marathon - Way to go TAL!!

On Saturday Tal ran the Salt Lake City Half Marathon. We came by to see him at one part of the race.

Yay Daddy, high five!

He got Kels too but I didn't have my camera ready. 

These are our neighbors who also wanted a high-five! 

We met him at what was last year's finish line - the Gateway in front of the Apple store.

Tal did great finishing in 1:57, and he had blisters all over his feet. He also got sick during his training so he wasn't in as great of running shape as he wanted to be. We're so proud of him!

Stair Sleeper

After putting Aiden back in his bed several times, Tal and I thought he'd finally obeyed. I finished up what I was doing in the office and went downstairs to watch TV with Tally when I saw Aiden's pajamas on the stairs. Oh wait - could he really fit? I couldn't believe it! He'd fallen asleep on our VERY steep stairs! I started laughing out loud, called for Tally and took a cautious, big step over him to take the picture. Tally and had a good laugh. Think he's comfortable?

Apparently it runs in the family ;) This is a picture of my cousin Caitlin doing the same thing when she was little! Now she's off to college!

A Reminder

After complaining to a friend about how I felt wearing a skirt that was too tight because I'd gained weight after having Hannah, this is the letter I received.

Dearest Jess, 

I am over 50 and could wear the skirt that I wore before I was pregnant... but only on one leg.  I know it's not comforting, but your body will return to the size/shape and beauty that it is supposed to. 

I have a scar on my left breast from having a lump removed many years ago. It's quite ugly and I was in a large hot tub at a resort in Arizona. All the women were buck naked in this hot tub; probably 15 women, so I dropped my robe and got in with them. Our breasts kind of floated and bounced in the weirdest ways and we all started to tell stories. 

One woman was absent a breast from cancer and she showed us how the scar ran under her arm and around her back. Radical mastectomy with extended skin removal on her back. I said, "I'm so sorry" and she replied that it was her badge of courage. She would not be shamed by it and was determined to use it as a reminder of life. 

I have three scars that go hip bone to hip bone and one vertical from my navel to my abdominal scars. Eight surgeries were the preparation to have children for me. And, sadly, a huge dimply butt and thunder thighs resulted from early menopause, depression/chocolate, too much to fill everyday and too much to worry about at night. 

The too tight skirt is a reminder that you are healthy, young and have served as a handmaiden to the Lord to bring a gorgeous beautiful girl into the world. The world will never be the same for having Hannah now. Your body is still partly hers -- in due time all will be well with you. The beauty that you posses is in your eyes and comes from the testimony and love that you share; over and over and over. 

You know all this - I just want to remind you. 

Now - go on to your day and know that you are loved and beautiful and brilliant...just like the stars. 

Oh and p.s. You do so much for me just being my friend. I don't feel judged and that is huge to me. 

Thanks. 

Love you, 

I am so blessed by having served and being associated with such amazing women who help remind me I am more than just a mere mortal. I am an immortal being in a mortal state with a mission that this world does not comprehend. Thank you, my dear friend, for reminding me of this and making me laugh and cry within sentences of each other. 

Hannah is 2 months!

Wow, where did the time go!? I love being a mom of THREE but it also keeps me very busy with little time for fun things like blogging. But I'm determined to make a book since it's the best way for me to journal our familys' life!

At her 2 month check up, she weighed 11lbs. 5oz. (62%ile), was 22.58 in. long (57%ile), and her head circumference was 15.6 in. (74%ile). All of those measurements bring her to a lower percentile than what she was at 2 weeks. None of this means anything to me really, just interesting to look back on and compare with the other kids!

Our sweet baby girl is sick with a sinus infection. It's so sad. She's so stuffed up we call her "snorty." She's a good sport though. I guess that comes with the territory of having 2 older siblings who go to school/playgroups and can't keep their hands off her! She's on amoxicillin, which I have a love/hate relationship with. I'm so glad we have modern medicine but so sad to give it to her at such a young age!

She hardly ever cries and sleeps most of the day. I thought Kelsey and Aiden were easy babies until Hannah came along! She's so sweet and loves being talked to and sang to. She'll even "talk" back to you with her coos. I love our conversations.

She is also very smiley! It's hard for me to hold her, make her smile and snap a clear photo but that smile melts my heart. We just love this new addition to our family!

It's play-time!

Hello YOU...

I caught her mid-sneeze! Poor baby!

TOTALLY smiling!

I took a bunch of pics today with my Nikon that I posted later down below. It's just so much easier to take them with my iPhone and post them with the Blogger app. Remember when waiting to get our film back took forever and was such a surprise? I have to remember those days to keep things in perspective.

Love the hair and the tongue

Do they look alike? Not in these pics!

Hannah is about 8 weeks old in the picture while Kelsey was 5 or 6 weeks old. 

Here's Kels in that same blanket, sleeping. She's only 4 weeks while Hannah is 7 weeks.

Here's a picture of ME when I was 2 months old...I think she has my nose and mouth - NOT my chin. That smile is about spot-on.