Aspen is 7 weeks!

I can't believe that my little girl is already 7 weeks. I love this newborn stage. I love her little cry and her sweet smiles. I love that she knows my voice and her daddy's face. She has already changed so much. I love every stage. Here is a bit of what she has been up to:

Taking baths

Playing with her best friend Lily

Sleeping like an angleLoves sleeping with Daddy
She finally is starting to fit in her car seat
Is getting so long
Having fun in St George with the Mason's

Fun fun fun!

Aspen is 1 month old today!!! Wow time goes by so fast. She is still such a great baby. She will sleep between 4-6 hours at night. And during the day she hardly cries. I love her so much.

The last 2 weeks have been so fun. I have started to get the hang of being a mom and have gotten back into my daily routine. I started walking when Aspen was 2 1/2 weeks old. I can go about 3 1/2 miles. I am still so slow, but it feels great to be able to exercise again. I sure have missed it. I figured I better get my butt into gear while I was still excited to exercise. I also started reading again. I read baby wise, and Breaking Dawn. Baby wise has helped me get Aspen into a schedule. I don't follow it exactly, but it gave me a great starting place. Also Breaking Dawn.... Well I wont saying anything becuase I know lots of you haven't read it.

Tyler and I also saw the new Batman movie! We took Aspen along and she did great. I am lucky to have such a great baby. She loved all the loud noises. And the movie was incredible. The Joker is portrayed exactly how I imagined it. I didn't think it was as dark as everyone said it was. There is no blood and you don't even see the actual killings. Also there is no swearing. Such a good movie and I recommend it to everyone!!

Then this last weekend Tyler, Aspen and I went to the family cabin in Sundance. Saturday night we had some friends over. We ate pizza, played some pool and had a fun time talking and laughing. Then we slept over. Sunday Tyler made me muffins in the dutch oven and then we went to my parents ward. After that we hiked up to Stewart Falls. It was so beautiful and the water level was a lot higher than it has been in a while! Then after the hike Tylers family came up for dinner! It felt great to get out of the house and spend time with friends and family!!!

A big thanks!

I am so lucky to have the best friends and family. Thanks to all those who have stopped by, brought meals or called to see how I was doing. Thanks to my in-laws for helping me take care of Aspen when I was in the hospital and bringing her down to see me!
Also I want to send a special thanks to my mom. She is the most incredible person I know. She has been the best example of a mother. My only hope is that I can be half as good as a mom as she has been to me. I am the only girl in our family and that has brought me extra close to my mom. She truly is one of my best friends and always has been. She has always been there for me. She has seen me at my worst and loves me no matter what. She is the best example of patience and love.

As soon as I found out I was having a girl I convinced my mom to sew all the nursery items! We went to the store and picked out the fabric. She has spent many hours on everything. She is so busy and it means the world to me that she would take out time to sew all this stuff. She has done a crib skirt and bumper, quilt, basket liners, diaper organizer, glider cushions, and the curtain. And can I tell you it looks amazing. Its not all done, but here is a sneak peak of what it looks like. I will post more pictures when I have the nursery all done!!!


My mom also was there for me the whole first week of Aspen being born! She was the first one to the hospital to see my sweet little angle. She was at our house when we brought her home. She was so excited to have another grandchild and spend lots of time helping me. Well the first week didn't go as planned and my mom was so flexible. My mom owns her own business and the girl she hired to help up front had a family emergency and had to leave out of town for her grandmothers funeral. So instead of having the whole week off she had to work. So she would help me all morning. She would clean my house, help with Aspen and cook dinner. Then she would have to go into work for a bit. As soon as she got back she would be helping me again. The night I got really sick she got up with Aspen to feed her. She literally went on no sleep the whole week she was with me.

My mom is truly the most sincere and loving person I have ever met. I am a better person for knowing her and I could never thank her enough for all that she does. I love you mom!!!!