8 and 9 months

8 months. The first time she stood up in her crib. She was suppose to be sleeping.

The months just seem to fly by. Every time another one has passed I can't believe she is growing up so fast before my eyes. She is getting more personality by and second and is more and more fun to be around. We love being her parents and are learning so much about love, patience and joy from her. We don't know what we would do without her. She is truly a blessing!

At 8 months.....

- She sleeps on her back, belly and sides now. I don't think she prefers one or the other anymore.
- Breast feeding has been better as long as we are at home. If we are in public it is a disaster and I get really frustrated. But at home she does great. I don't produce enough milk for her last feeding so we have to give her 4oz of formula after. I worried this is going to make her breast feeding take another downward spiral. I really don't think breast feeding is suppose to be this complicated. Hoping for better luck with the next one. (FYI no, I'm not pregnant)
- Still won't take the 6-18 month size binkies
- She is learning to crawl more and more everyday. It started with just a little side army crawl thing, then she started getting up on her knees and just in the past few days she's started to move forward on her knees. Still scooting. hasn't quite figured out how to pick her knees up and move them. It is so fun watching her try to figure it out.
- She has figured out if she can't crawl she can roll to whatever she needs and that's what she does most of the time. We have to keep everything off the floor already because she will get to it if she wants it!
- Still sleeping great. Usually about 11-12 hours a night.
- Started helping us take her clothes off. It is adorable. When we start pulling her shirt over her head she grabs it and pulls it over her head herself. It makes me smile every time.
- Still only really likes orange veggies. Peas are a nightmare to get her to eat. I can get her to eat green beans if I put lots of sweet potatoes in with it.
- Remember how she used to like oatmeal. Not so much anymore. I have to add fruit to it for her to eat it. She is a stinker when it comes to eating.
- She has been taking long morning naps lately and then only 1.5 nap in the after noon and usually and third 30 min nap around 4:30-5. I'm enjoying the 3 naps while they last!
- Loves, loves, loves music! Treagan plays the guitar for her and she stops whatever shes doing to look and listen. At church she does the same thing when we sing hymns or someone preforms a musical number. Even if a song comes on the t.v. she will stop, look up and listen until the song is over. She even loves it when I sing to her.
- She has become stingy with her kisses. It takes some effort for her to give me one. I think she knows I like them too much.
- Such a busy body. Doesn't like to be held so much anymore. Always wants to be moving and seeing everything that is going on around her.
- Wearing some 6 month clothes but mostly 9 month. Her feet are smaller then normal. She wears down a size when it comes to shoes. The ones that fit her best right now are 3-6. The 6-9 are still a little big.
- She has learned to clap and it is her favorite thing ever! She claps all the time and if we ask her to clap she does it right away. She gets so excited and smiles over and over.
- Sign language is still a struggle. I feel like shes not catching on to anything. I wonder how she caught on to clapping but can't do "all done" or "more". Hopefully she will catch on one of these days.
- She is such a calm, content, happy baby. Everywhere we go people comment on how beautiful she is but also on how good of a baby she is. And she really is. We are so blessed to have such a happy, good baby!

9 months....

It is crazy how so much can happen in just one month!!

- She is crawling around like crazy!! She is getting really fast too.
- Pulling herself up on everything.
- Climbing the stairs all the way up.
- Loves to give kisses and uses them to her advantage. She knows that it melts my heart. Sometimes she will grab my face then lean in for a kiss.
- Still won't take the larger binkie.
- Still sleeping great.
- Loves green beans, avocado, sweet potatoes, squash and all fruit.
- Clapping is still her favorite thing.
- Wearing some 6 months, mostly 9 month and some 12 month clothes.
- Most days only takes 2 naps.
- Still nursing 3 times a day. She gets a bottle for her last feeding. She is doing better at nursing but my body isn't producing enough milk. Frustrating!
- Loves her stuffed animal lambie.
- Doesn't hold still when changing her diaper.
- Loves being outside more then anything. She can be super grumpy and you can take her outside and she will be so happy!
- Loves going on walks in the stroller.
- Refuses to do sign language. I'm about to give up!
- Loves turning the pages of books but won't sit and let you read them to her. She also just wants to put them in her mouth.
- Gets in to everything she is not suppose to.
- Still likes sitting in her carseat.
- Says ma ma & da da
- Doesn't like the feel of grass
- Doesn't have stranger danger yet
- Follows me around where ever I go in the house.
- Still a content happy baby 99% of the time. We are so blessed!

First time touching grass. Didn't enjoy it much.

9 months

First taste of Ice Cream. She loved it!

Mothers Day

Swinging in her pjs

 Listening to music downtown and loving it!

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7 Months

 I can not believe my baby is already 7 months. I feel like that means she is no longer a baby anymore. When she was 5 months going on 6 I started saying she was 6 before she got there. I've continued to say 6 this whole month and haven't wanted to admit to myself she really is 7. It's going by way too fast!!!

What's changed in the past month? Well lets see.....

-She now only sleeps on her belly. That just happened about 5 days ago. We lay her on her back and she rolls right over to sleep on her tummy.
- I refuse to give her a bottle anymore so she has gotten better at breast feeding but still isn't great. She only gets a bottle when I'm at work and Treagan gives her one.
- She doesn't like the new 6-18 month size binkie. She just spits it out and grabs her old one.
- She is learning to scoot herself. If shes on her back she can scoot backwards really far. She can scoot backwards a little bit on her belly but not much. And she still has no interest in crawling.
- She sleeps from about 7:30-7:30
- She hates getting dressed.
- She loves playing with toys but gets sick of them quickly. I try to get creative and find new toys for her everyday.
- She loves her orange veggies. Green ones not so much.
- She won't eat rice cereal unless I mix orange veggies in with it.
- She loves oatmeal.
- She really is becoming a good eater! 
- Starting to army crawl a little bit
- Turning into a momma's girl. Even if Treagan is with her and I walk out of the room she starts to cry. It's cute for now but I'm sure its gonna get hold real fast.
- Still working on sign language. She hasn't caught onto anything yet. Still waiting for that moment to happen.
- Doesn't mind her carseat as long as shes not in it for more then an hour and a half at a time.
- Takes a really good afternoon nap. Usually 2-3 hours. Sometimes an hour morning nap depending on if we are home or not.
- Gets really grumpy at night before her last feeding. Tired and hungry are not a good mixture.
- Loves bath time and playing with her bath toys.
- I gave her fruit for the first time this week and she loves it. All kinds.
- Wearing 9 month clothes for the most part. Still fits in a bunch of her 6 month stuff though.
- Loves to jib jabber. It's so much fun to listen to her.
- Always wakes up happy in her crib just talking to herself.
- Has caught on to really good highchair manners. She gets better everyday.
- She is ticklish and giggles when we tickle her.
- Loves people watching.
- Gets super distracted doing anything if people are around. Especially eating. Nursing is the worst.
- Isn't into sitting and reading books yet. Just wants to eat them.
- Loves music and watching me dance around. She smiles and laughs at me.
- She gives kisses when you ask for them. Most the time anyways.
- Reaches for us when she wants to be held. This melts my heart!

7 months is such a fun age and I believe it is going to just keep get more and more fun! We love our sweet Hensleigh so much and are so grateful for her every single day!!!

Family Photos:  February 2013
Photo Credit: Allison Weaver 

Hensleigh is 6 months

Photo taken by the wonderful Allison Weaver.


It has been forever since I updated on our sweet little girl. She is now 6 months old and cuter then ever. This is whats going on in the life of Hensleigh.

- Rolling over both from front to back and back to front.
- Sitting up completely by her self.
- Sleeping 11-12 hours at night.
- Still not a great eater. Breast feeding is a hit a miss. And more misses then hits. My milk started to disappear back around 4 months and since then breast feeding hasn't been great. I still haven't been able to get my milk completely back. I'm almost out of freezer milk and will have to start supplementing with formula in the next few weeks.
- She started rice cereal and is starting to get better at it and enjoy it more.
- Loves putting every single thing in her mouth.
- Loves her binkie.
- Smiles like crazy.
- Laughs every now and then but still isn't a big laugher.
- Wears 6-9 month clothes depending on the brand.
- Takes really great naps. 1 to 1/12 hours in the morning, then 21/2-3 hours in the afternoon and sometimes she still needs a 30-45 minute power nap around 4:30.
- Loves her exersaucer still
- Not the biggest fan of the bumbo.
- Has a hard time taking naps if shes not in her crib. She will sleep in her carseat but not very good unless she is actually in the car and its moving.
- She doesn't mind being in the carseat as long as shes not sitting still.
- She kicks her socks or shoes of everyday.
- Her new favorite nose to make is a babababa sound that she does while sucking her lips in and opening her mouth over and over. It's adorable!
-  She doesn't mind tummy time as much as she used to.
- She can find her binkie and put it in her mouth all by herself.
- Her eyes are still blue and I think they are staying that way.
- Not sure on her weight and height. Appointment is in another week.
- She wakes up really happy and smiles so big when we come into the room.
- We've started teaching her sign language.
- Still having really bad blow outs from time to time.
- Still prefers the right side of her body over the left. We bought her a babymoon pillow and it is helping with her flat head. Whenever she rolls over it is always to the right.
- Size 3 diapers.
- Yesterday (2/20/13) she started inching herself forward. But then it became inches herself backwards and she got mad. We could have a crawler before we know it.
-Drinks 9oz in the bottle
- So interested in every little thing going on around it.
- Learning to reach for us when she wants us.
- Grabs anything in arms reach.
- She can almost feed herself with the bottle.

She is almost a perfect baby. If she wasn't such a bad eater I would say 100% she is a perfect baby. But honestly there should be no complaints because she is so happy, so content and so amazing in so many ways. We can't get enough of her every single day. Our hearts just keep getting filled with more love for her every second. We love our sweet little Hensleigh. 

16 facts for 16 weeks

December 6, 2012

Hensleigh Chalyse White

Fact number: 
1. She loves sleeping in her crib
2. She goes to sleep on her own, but must have her binkie
3. She holds her binkie in her mouth with her left hand. Then pulls it out on accident and gets really made because she can't figure out how to put it back in.
4. She likes sitting in her bumbo.
5. Shes learning to play with the toys on her exersaucer.
6. Still gets bad tummy aches from time to time.
7. Had her first hair cut by me yesterday. (I needed to even everything out.)
8. Loves when I sing Itsy Bitsy spider to her.
9. Hand movements are getting stronger and more deliberate.
10. She usually wakes up about an hour into her nap. If I bring her down stairs with me and lay her on her tummy in the boppy she will sleep for at least another hour or so.
11. Loves playing patty cake with her dad.
12. Has stranger anxiety.
13. Loves taking medicine.
14. Eats every 3 1/2 - 4 hours
15. Gets glued to the tv in seconds.
16. She is very chill and a happy baby 95% of the time.

We are so blessed. 

Loving her mohawk:)

Happy to be awake with me in the morning!

Thankful

I love this time of year because it allows me to stop, look around and realize the beautiful life I have and how grateful I need to be for everything the Lord has blessed me with. I have so thankful for a husband who holds the priesthood and blesses our home with it. Who helps with dinner and keeping the house clean. Who is an amazing father that loves taking care of his little girl. I feel so blessed that I know when I leave him with Hensleigh everything will be perfectly fine. He won't be calling me with questions or concerns. He knows just as well as I do how to take care of her and I'm grateful for that.

I'm so thankful for Hensleigh. The fact that I had a very easy and healthy pregnancy is such a blessing and something I will be eternally grateful for. She has brought so much joy to our lives and I literally can't stop kissing her chubby checks all day. She is learning to laugh and it's possibly the most adorable thing I have ever seen. She sleeps great at night, eats great and blesses our lives every single day!

I am thankful for my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for righteous parents that brought me up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. I know that my Savior lives. I know the Joseph Smith was a true prophet and that Thomas S. Monson is a living prophet today. I know that prayer works and that having family prayer each night with Hensleigh and Treagan is bringing our family closer and blessing our lives. I know the scriptures are true and I'm grateful for the lessons they teach me. I know Heavenly Father will never leave us alone and will always be there for us if we will just go to him in prayer.

I am thankful for the little tender mercies I receive each day. Sometimes they are in the simple text saying "I love you" from Treagan. Other times they are in Hensleigh taking a 2 1/2 hour nap allowing me to get things done. They are in Treagan rubbing my back, helping with the dishes, and taking care of Hensleigh so I can take a nap. They are snuggle time with Hensleigh after she naps. Watching her smile after she eats. Watching her learn to grab things with her hands. Everyday they are the fact that I have hands, legs, toes, eyes, ears, a mouth and nose etc. that work everyday.  I have so many things to be thankful for.

This holiday season I hope I can bless others lives the way the Savior has blessed mine.

3 Months

November 16, 2012

Her daddy making her laugh

She will usually sleep anywhere

First time in an exersaucer

Our little girl is 3 months old today. I can't believe the time has gone by so fast. She is growing like a weed and learning more everyday. A few things she does at 3 months is:

1. Sleeps 7-9 hours at night
2. She is learning to grab things with her hands. Yesterday she tried holding her bottle while eating. It is so adorable!
3. Smiles like crazy after she gets done eating.
4. Completely holds her neck up.
5. Loves sitting in her bouncer.
6. Loves her exersaucer
7. Eats about 5 oz at a time.
8. Takes both a bottle and the breast
9. Wears 6 month clothes
10. Starting to make new noises and new cries.Lately her favorite is GUI
11. Still gets bad gas pains sometimes:(
12. Turns her head to the right. Equals a flat head on that side.
13. She doesn't seem to like strangers very much. I feel like she already has anxiety leaving us. (not good)
14. Has been on 8 planes rides and is a champ at flying now.
15. High maintenance about the temperature of her bottle.
16. Goes to sleep on her own. 
17. Spits her binky out and sucks on her knuckle. Were worried it will turn into a thumb.
18. Best thing about her is she is happy most of the time. Such an easy and content baby.

Those are all the fun facts I can think of right now.

We are enjoying every single second with our baby girl.  We are so blessed to have her in our home and love every minute with her.