Lately Jordyn has been:
~ standing on her own
~ saying Momma and Dadda
~ waving bye-bye
~ taking up to 4 steps (as of this last week)
~ getting into everything (baby gates everywhere and locks on everything that opens)
~ saying uh-oh when she does something she knows she's not supposed to
~ dancing to all music
~ teething, she current has 5 in and is working on a 6th
~ eating tons of solids, she is totally over the whole baby food thing and wants everything on momma's plate
~ lighting up our lives and just being her amazing self
We are so excited for baby girl's first Christmas. The weekend after Thanksgiving, we drove to North Bend and chopped down our Christmas tree. It was so fun to walk around in the snow and pick out our perfect tree. I felt like it was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. I feel like more than ever, I really want to make this Christmas special.
Everyone close to me knows that this year has been rough on my family. While adjusting to the changes and challenges of being a new mom, I lost one of my best friends and my dad was diagnosed with Cancer. I feel like all of this has brought my friends and family closer, I've definitely learned not to take anything for granted. We've continued to receive bad new regarding my Dad's prognosis, and he is now in a clinical trial and we're all praying for the best. We're doing our best to make the best of every moment together, and it has really inspired me to make some life changes.
I've decided to become a stay-at-home-mom. After January, I'll be taking care of a little boy and spending almost all of my time with Jordyn. Scott and I came to this decision after much discussion and contemplation. It was definitely not an easy decision to leave a job and a team that I love, but I feel confident that it will be the right one for us. I am so thankful and feel so blessed to be able to stay at home with my angel and be there for all of her great mile stones.
Picking out our first tree
Found a winner
