Today I feel tired. Today I feel like my Daddy can put me to sleep by hanging me in the air. Today I feel like I've been in and out of the carseat too many times. Today I feel like nothing in the world could wake me up. Today I feel like I do not like what Daddy is trying to watch on the TV. . . . . .but I feel like I do like what Mommy chooses. Today I feel like I would like to stay in the swing, Mommy. Thanks for asking though. Today I feel like I will be the boss of Mommy and Daddy forever. Just try and stop me.
From now on, most posts will probably consist of several darling pictures of Andlie and facts about her because she is clearly the cutest baby girl to ever grace the earth and is making us smile all day long! We sure LOVE HER! Here are a few of her favorite things.
Andlie loves growing! At her one month check up, she weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces (35%), was 22.5 inches long (90%), and her head measured 15 centimeters (70%)!
Andlie loves being out of her mommy. Okay, maybe that is one of my favorite things.
Andlie loves to wear a darling bow each day. *See each of the following pictures. This may also be one of my favorite things.
Andlie loves to learn new things. She has spent a few minutes in her Bumbo learning how to sit up and, surprisingly, doesn't hate it. She loves to look around and I'm pretty sure she loves her house.
Andlie loves to smile! *Remember the post about how she licked her own placenta? She has recently found her tongue and licks everything in sight. We love that she spends an hour in the morning talking to us and smiling at us, after, of course, she spends half hour making not so delicate grunting noises trying to wake up. She's adorable. Period.
Andlie loves to have her picture taken. Okay, maybe another one of my favorites. Andlie loves to sleep with her sleepin' buddy, Daddy! She sure seems comfy on his chest.
Actually, Andlie loves just hangin' out with her Dad and especially enjoys watchin' TV with him. Andlie loves to have her hands free. Unless it's night time, her hands are free and available for play at all times.
Andlie loves to have baths and especially loves to try and drink the water when it gets close enough.
Andlie loves to sleep and is even slowly, but surely, learning how to sleep at night! Yay!
Andlie loves to be in her carseat and usually enjoys a leisurely ride in the ol' Cavy. As you can see, we think that each and every thing that Andlie does is miraculous and deserves a quick pic! We are so grateful for her in our lives and can't believe how much a Mommy and Daddy can love our Andlie!
Okay, we obviously didn't last a full 40 weeks, but me and Andlie sure did last 38 weeks and four days! As Bryan posted, Andlie Grace was born on January 5 - - a whole ten days early! I couldn't just end the week by week pictures without one final one, so. . .
I am the worlds worst blogger. I am sorry that I have not kept this thing up to date like I implied I would and wanted to. I guess that is what happends when life changes drastically. Any-who, here are a couple more pictures. I swear I will get the rest of them posted eventually.
Sleeping-only during the day unless being held by either Chandi or I while sitting in the recliner.
Okay, so based on the amount of comments asking for more pictures, here you go. The first one is from last night. For some strange reason she likes to hold on to her binki really tight. She doesn't want it to run away I guess. The last one is right after birth. There will be more pictures later. These are just the ones that I got off my phone. There are a ton of pictures from our camera that should be up this evening. ENJOY!
Well, Chandi is home recovering and taking care of our new beautiful little girl and we don't have internet at home so I will be doing most of the post for the next few days. Our little girl was born on Jan. 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm. She wieghed in at an impressive 7 lbs even, and she stretches 20 inches long. She has a bunch of dark brown hair, and has a very cute little button nose.
Chandi is doing great. We went in at 4:30 in the morning and the baby was born a little over 8 hours later. Chandi had an epideral and she loved it.
Sorry the post is a little scattered but I haven't slept in 2 1/2 days so...
Old Tradition (3 Years): Put up our darling Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving! We still love it even after three whole Christmases! Old Tradition (51 Years): Attend the Benson Family Christmas Eve Program. . . . . .where Granny always begins with, "It's Christmastime at our house!" and. . . . . .where the Nativity Story is gracefully acted out. [Please notice that the wise man, played by Colton, brought the baby some crayons and chocolate while wearing a sideways tie as his headdress and that the angel, played by Bryce, is wearing a shiney wreath on his head and was, at one point, using his lit up cell phone as the star.] New Tradition: Participate in the Benson Family Gift Exchange! This year, all twenty something of us drew a name. How fun to see what everyone got everyone else! Old Tradition: Wake up at the crack of dawn on Christmas morning and open presents at the Goodwin house! (I may have been a tiny bit tired. OR, maybe I was just getting ready to use the present I just got.)
New Tradition: Bryan finally got a stocking at the Goodwin house this year! Thanks, Mom!
New/Old Tradition: We've always opened presents as a family on Christmas Day with the Allens. This year, however, we did it at our house!
Old Tradition: Bryan and his brothers recieve a matchbox car each year for Christmas from Santa and are still excited about it!
Old Tradition: Take a "One Time A Year Where Everyone Is All Together Allen Family Photo" as Bryan's Dad calls it.
New Tradition: Eat Christmas dinner made by me with the Allens at our house! We had so much fun hosting Christmas and we hope it becomes a fun tradition! Yes, I actually made a full turkey dinner. I'm impressed. We had a very, very merry Christmas! Most of all, we are so thankful that we were able to spend time with family whom we love so much and are grateful for every single day!
Each year, at the Goodwin Family Christmas Party, Santa comes - - the real Santa. Each year, when his bells jingle and he bursts through the door, I get just as excited as I did when I was five years old!
After Santa leaves, everyone finds themselves doing the "relax your jaw and move your mouth around" exercise and the "rub your tummy and stand up" exercise to relieve our sore smiling and laughing muscles! Santa comes with a bag full of presents and a night full of laughter! See for yourself why he's so much fun!
Santa Quotes 2008
"You know, I was flying down I-15 headed toward Cedar City, and I saw this shiney billboard from the distance. At first, I thought it was the Superdome. Then, as I got closer, I thought they were making another billboard on top of the billboard. Then, I thought it was just a hat on top of the head. Man, that thing is huge! I could have skiied down that head! Ol' Ed must be gettin' 'a head' in the workplace! He must be usin' his head! Then, I thought they should change the billboard to say, 'Get ahead with Ed!'" "Where's Cafeteria? Cafeteria? Oh!! I mean, Trey!"
[Still speaking to Trey.] "Come on up here, Uno, Dos."
"Let's see. . .who is this one for? Dion! Where's Dion! Oh!! Celine! That's who it is!"
[Speaking to Danny.] "Oh Danny Boy, the night, the night is ca-alling! Sing with me. SING! You know you want to."
[Speaking to McKay.] "Has anyone ever called you David O.? What do you want for Christmas, DAVID?"
"Where's Dennis? Is he around? Oh, I mean Quade!"
"How about The Sunshine Band? Are they here? I mean Casey!"
"Does anyone need a lamp?"
"I told the reindeer to stay out of this bag!"
[Speaking with Bryce about where he wants to go on his mission next year.] "I'll put in a good word with the prophet to see if we can't get you somewhere good."
[Speaking to Tanner when he told Santa he wanted the Bears to go to the playoffs for Christmas.] "I'll have to use a lot of magic to make that happen."
[Speaking to Bret when he told Santa he didn't know how tall he was.] "Stand up. Put your right arm up. Now your left one. Now shoot your right arm straight up in the air. DO IT! Okay, now I'm gonna flip you over the top of me and you're gonna land in the chair. It's gonna to hurt a lot, but it's gonna be worth it."
[Speaking to Tanner & Bryce after the moms requested a picture with the two future missionaries.] "You two hold this bag. Okay, now act like you're throwing up in the bag! Ho ho ho!!"
"Now every time you look at that picture, people are gonna think we're looking in the bag, but you'll know that we were acting like we were throwing up and that's all that matters."
[Speaking to McCoy as he stood up and 'flew' him all over the room!] "Grab onto my thumbs. This is called the Santa Pack!"
"There's some good snow up at Brian Head now. Do you 'snow' what I mean?"
[Speaking to Megan when she said she wanted a dolly for Christmas.] "Do you want one that laughs and cries? One that will open and shut it's eyes? Okay, now who wants a ball and a whip that cracks?"
[Speaking to Quade when the present that he was about to open was clearly a football.] "Do you want a football? I bet I can make that happen right now. If that's a football, you have to kiss me right on the lips."
[Speaking to my Dad.] "You must be usin' your noggin, Ed! Hey, that's what you get for sitting within arms length of me."
"Where's Ronald? Is Ronald here? I mean, Megan! Has anyone ever called you Ronald Megan?"
[Speaking to Bryce when Bryce told him he'd be in Iraq next year.[ "I'll rack you with my boot right now if you don't tell me truth!"
. . .and that's why we love Santa! Of course, when he leaves, all of the kids are instructed to watch out the back window for his sleigh and Rudolph's nose!
Merry Christmas, everyone! We hope your holiday parties prove to be just as much fun as ours! (Even though that's not really possible.)
Bryan is a husband to a smokin' hot wife, Daddy to a darling tiny Tot, employee to a University, and a teacher to the Elders Quorum! He is a lover of his family, no more school, Diet Coke, candy, brownies, motorcycles, and baseball. He also really likes cookies.
The Woman
Chandi is a wife to a sizzlin' husband, Mommy to a cutie pie Lovely, employee of The Leavitt Group, and piano teacher to her students. She is a lover of her family, blogging, cheese, salt, fried stuff with cheese and salt, and crafting. She also really loves goofiness.
The Girl
Andlie is a perfect, wonderful, silly, happy, loveable daughter to a Mommy & a Daddy. She is a lover of Mommy & Daddy and her brother most of all. She also loves books, Rapunzel, fishie crackers, her blankie, Candyland, and skates. You can usually find her bossing her Mom & Dad around and being funny.
The Boy
Haze is brand new to the family and is perfect in every way! He is a lover of his Mommy, Daddy, and especially sister. You can usually find him putting things in his mouth or watching his sister while laughing.
Bryan and I were married in August of 2006! We LOVE every second of married life and can't believe how lucky we both are! Our sweet Andlie recently joined our family and has made us the proudest, happiest, most blessed parents in the world! She is perfect in every way and the joy of our lives! Bryan just graduated with his MBA and is SUU's new Donor Relations Coordinator! I am working full-time at The Leavitt Group (and at home), and Andlie is doing what she does best - being cute and perfect.
