4th of July in Flagstaff

Cory and I took a family trip with Callyn & Sedona up to Munds Park (Flagstaff) to his parent's cabin. It was supposed to be 117 degrees in Phoenix, so we decided we had to escape the heat. Cory's brother, Clint and his family met us up there and we are having a fun time watching Callyn with her cousins (Landon 1, Carson 3 in Sept).

Callyn turns 5 months old

I have been so bad about posting on this blog. Callyn is getting so big and honestly looks more like a small toddler than a 5 month old baby. I think she weighs close to 20 lbs and is already in 12 month old clothes and size 3 diapers. She smiles alot now, is almost sitting up by herself, and she started eating solid food. It took awhile, but she is finally getting the hang of opening her mouth for the spoon. Now, we just need to get her to stop pushing the food out with her tongue. Here are some recent pictures.

1st week of Daycare

Callyn started daycare this week (may 2nd). Cory and I dropped her off together, which was nice since I had a bit of a hard time leaving her. I thought I would be OK since I've been gone from her at work for almost a month now, but I still cried. Her "school" is really cute and there are about 5-7 other babies in her room. She has her own crib and plenty of toys/swing/ect to use. I don't think she sleeps very well at daycare, because she passes out at about 7:30 every night! My mom says that after a week at daycare, she'll be one scheduled little baby.

Auntie Laynie comes to visit

Laynie came to visit April 15-17th and met Callyn for the first time. It's official: Callyn looks more like Laynie than me! We had a busy weekend together, including celebrating my 6 year wedding anniversary with an amazing dinner Laynie cooked for me (too bad Cory wasn't here to enjoy it!). We can't wait to see Laynie again. She is such a wonderful auntie!

Daddy's home, Funeral, Easter & Baptism = busy 2 weeks

The last 2 weeks have been very crazy! Cory came back from Dalian April 19th, a few days early to attend his grandfather's funeral. He passed away a few weeks shy of his 99th birthday. He was a truly amazing man and I feel blessed to have known him and introduced him to Callyn. Cory was home for almost two weeks and flew back May 2nd. It was fun watching Cory with Callyn. He gave her his first bottle and finally got her to sleep in her crib in her own room! We had a wonderful easter together and baptized Callyn the Sunday after Easter. She was great during the baptism and never cried. (more pics of the baptism to come!)

Callyn is growing so much. I wake up in the morning and sometimes it actually looks like she grew overnight. She blew out the 3 and 6 month old onesies and is now proudly wearing 9 month old clothes. She's smiling alot now and loves reaching for objects on her activity mat.

Callyn meets cousins Paul & Cole and Aunt Emily!

Emily and the boys flew to AZ last week 3/29-4/2. Emily got to watch Callyn while I was at work. Callyn just loves her aunt & cousins. The boys were really good with her. They love their cousin Cally (they decided that they will call her Cally, not Callyn). Cole liked her alot b/c she shared her binky with him. I think he was a bit disappointed that she didn't like Spiderman or the Incredible Hulk.. Here are a few pics from the visit.

2 Month Check-up

We had Callyn's 2 month check-up on Friday 4/1. I was nervous to go to the appointment alone because of all the shots, so my mom "Nanny" graciously came.  Callyn had 2 shots and a drink of something and was very good. She screamed a little, but calmed down quickly when I gave her a bottle. As for the check-up stats, here they are:

• Weight: 12 lbs 14.6 oz (92%)
• Length: 23.5 inches (88%)
• HC: 39.5 (70%)

The nurse said Callyn favors the right side of her head a bit and I have to make sure she lays more on her left side so her head isn't flat on the right. So now I'm a little more conscience of which side she is held on, sleeps on, ect.