WALKING!

Well she took her first steps on Sunday morning and believe it or not I MISSED it!!! I was a little upset that I am with her the most and I wasn't there when she took her first step! I was sick in bed and Ty came running in with Crystal saying "Watch her, Laura!" At first I thought he was telling me he was leaving her in the room with me and I had to watch her now so I said "No" and didn't bother rolling over to see. He said "You are going to want to see this!" I realized she must have done something new so I rolled over to see what the excitement was about. He leaned her up against the bed and took a few steps back and after a little concentration she walked to him! In just the past two days she has already gained amazing control when she walks, but she will only do it if someone is in front of her. We walk backwards as she walks toward us to keep her moving. Tonight I video taped her walking to Ty, so I could put it in here.

I can't believe she's growing up so fast!!! Just a few months ago we couldn't get her to crawl and now she's already walking!

Catching Up!

I know I know I'm terrible at keeping this updated. Its been like 5 months since the last time I posted anything and I've been getting a few threatening complaints ... hehe ... so I guess I'd better post some new info.
Ty is now working at Westmark as a teller. Its a pretty good job. It doesn't pay a whole lot but its enough and they offer really good benefits. He enjoys the people he works with and has some fun there so its not a half bad job. He still looks every day for something in his field and hopes this job may lead to something he really loves to do. He is taking the LSAT on Saturday, so we are just hanging in there and keeping all of our options open for the future.
Well Crystal turned 1 year old on Saturday! I know its hard to believe! It doesn't seem like its been that long but it has. She has 12 teeth now; four of them are molars!! That was a nightmare! It was much more work getting those molars in than the front teeth.
We had a party for her Saturday and it looked like Christmas she had so many presents to unwrap! She did very well tearing the paper but cousin Brennin thought she was too slow so he helped her open them. All the pictures are on Ty's camera so I'll have to wait to post pictures. I do have a video of Crystal eating her birthday cake. It's her SECOND piece!!!



Sunday the day after her birthday she took her first steps!!!! We don't have video of it yet because my card was full and I hadn't moved pictures to the computer yet. I'll post something as soon as I have it.

MORE TEETH!

Well I've been lucky so far and Crystal hasn't had any more teeth come in since the first two when she was four months. The two she had hurt bad enough when she would decide to bite me! I've been hoping she'd wait till she was a year old to get any more ... hehe ... not likely I know.

Well the inevitable has finally occurred. Yes she is teething again ... and its not just one tooth ... nope not two either ... FOUR teeth!! She has FOUR teeth breaking through her gums at the same time. I think its time to switch to formula!!!

Poor thing hasn't felt good in a few days and her nose has been running like a faucet! Let me tell you though a little infant Tylenol and a few miracle making teething tablets makes not just her feel better but me too!

Two of the four teeth coming in have broke the surface and two more are trying really hard to come through so hopefully she'll be feeling better in the next few days!

Friends!

Crystal and Mercedes are so fun to watch together now that they are getting older. Granted they mostly just beat each other up and steal each others toys, but its very entertaining not just for us but for them too. Lucy and I can get loads of scrapbooking done while they entertain each other!

7 Month Pictures

Well now that Crystal is 8 1/2 months old I guess I should work on getting her 7 month pictures posted. Here are some pictures we took about a month ago. They aren't the pictures we took for 7 months but those aren't edited yet and who knows when they'll be done.

Aloha!

During the two days of 70 degree weather last week, I took the opportunity to dress Crystal in one of her outfits that Grandma and Grandpa Gordon brought her back from Hawaii! I knew the warmth wouldn't last long so I had to take advantage! (We do have nice 7 month pictures that Ty took of her but they are still on the camera so I'll have to post them another day ... hopefully soon)!

Easter!

It has taken a while but better late than never right! Here are pictures from Easter this year. Crystal was more interested in the grass in the Easter basket than she was any of the stuff that the Easter bunny left her! The cat was more interested in her new toys than she was! Hehe!
She was able to find an egg at the easter egg hunt ... it only entertained her for a few moments before she got bored with it!