15 Months Old and Update

Daphnee is fifteen months old today.  She has been very active the last few months and definitely been keeping me busy.  She is walking around the furniture really well now and climbing stairs.  We are so happy with how far she has come since she has been out of her cast. 

Daphnee's last Orthopedic check up a few weeks ago went well.  We could see on her x-rays how much her femurs had grown since the cast and the doctor was pleased with her movement.  As she continues to be more active her muscles will get stronger and continue to help her hips move into the right place. 

We have been having fun this summer and trying to stay cool.  We have been swimming a lot, fishing, camping, and using the sprinkler in the back yard. 

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!!

New Family Picture

I know I am way behind on blogging.  I'll post an update soon.  I wanted to share these new pictures I got.  It can be hard to capture good shots with kids, but Michaela managed to get some great ones!!  Thanks Michaela!!



Pretty in Pink Party

Here are some pictures from Daphnee's birthday party. 

 Daphnee dug right into her cake.  She was pulling the plate out of my hands before we got done singing "Happy Birthday." 

 She ate some and then just wanted to play in it. 

 Where did the cake go?  Yeah it ended up on the floor. 

Here is our beautiful little girl all dressed up.  We love you Daphnee!!

Happy 1st Birthday Daphnee

One year ago today we welcomed our beautiful Daphnee into this world and began on an unforgettable journey.  After watching our daughter experience several health challenges in her first year of life, we have come to know how strong she is.  She is an amazing daughter, and we feel so blessed to be able to be her parents.  We love you, Daphnee!

 She started crawling a few weeks ago, but I haven't been able to upload the video I took, so here is a still shot.  She pretty much cruises wherever she wants to go now. 

We have enjoyed some pretty warm weather already this year and let Daphnne go swimming for the first time. 

I know its a weird shot, but it was the best way to show off her hair do.  Daphnee already does well at letting me fix her hair as long as I go fast.  Her hair is still short, but I have found some fun creative ways to do her hair. 

Some of Daphnee's favorite things:

She loves to dance anytime she hears music. 

She loves books.  She will sit and turn pages forever.

She just learned to wave.  She will wave at anyone that walks by at the store. 

She likes playing with Dallin. 

She loves to give kisses.  Big, open-mouthed and wet kisses.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!

Easter

We had some family come visit this past weekend.  Scott's brother Brian, his wife Caitlyn and daughter Brooklyn came and stayed with us for a few days.  We had a fun visit and were glad they were able to come. 

On Saturday, we met up with our friends Jordan and Michaela and their kids Calin and Capri for an Easter egg hunt.  They were divided into age groups and we were all able to stay together in the 0-3 year old category.  Our kids sure cleaned house.  The three oldest kids had full baskets of eggs and candy!!

Waiting in line with their baskets for the egg hunt to start.

 

At the end with full basktes and buckets of eggs. 

Daphnee with her Easter basket.  For her first Easter I gave her my favorite bunny that I had when I was a little girl.  I used to collect them and my mom bought me this one.

We sure had a fun weekend with family and friends.  The weather was so nice and sunny, and we went to the best playground ever a couple times!!  Its brand new and huge with different areas for big kids and even babies to play.  I'll share some pics when we go more this summer. 

Daphnee's New Trick

I know the blog has been neglected lately.  We are just keeping busy and having a blast spending time with Daphnee since her cast came off.  She is so fun and loves to play all the time. 

This is a late update but we had a check up with Daphnee's doctors in SLC (Feb. 27th) to see how her hips were doing after being out of the cast for six weeks.  The x-ray confirmed that her femoral heads were in the hip sockets where they needed to be.  Such a relief and a wonderful doctor visit for us!! 

Now after two months cast free she is rolling over and sitting up all by herself.  She doesn't push herself up to the sitting position like most babies do, but it works for her.  This video was taken when she had just figured it out and now she has mastered it and is a lot faster at it. 

She is pretty content with this for now, but I'm sure we she will be crawling in no time. 

Lazy Update

Nothing exciting  has been happening at our house.  We have been enjoying a winter of little to no snow, getting over colds and ear infections, but I will try and tell you about the kiddos.  Daphnee has been sick off and on for weeks now.  I am attributing it to the two teeth she cut a few weeks ago.  She still isn't rolling over or crawling yet.  Just enjoying being free and sitting up like a pro. 

I got excited to try Daphnee's hair in her first official pony tail.  I bought the hair ties and tried it the other day with a cute side pony tail.  She doesn't have a lot of hair, but I thought it was cuter than not doing her hair.  She didn't mind having her hair done at all.  She sat so still through my multiple tries like she such a big girl. 

Another one of Daphnee's favorite things is her jumper.  When she started sitting up in her swing we decided it was time to switch, and we are hoping the jumper will help her exercise and strengthen her legs. 



Dallin is my super helper around the house.  He loves to be involved in everything I do from dishes to laundry.  I walk into the kitchen and he will come running asking to help even if I am just getting a drink of water.  He gets to unload the silverware from the dishwasher and he loves to fold the dish towels because they are small.  I taught him how a long time ago and he is getting pretty good now where I don't have to refold them at all.  He fold all the kitchen towels and puts them away by himself. 

Hope you enjoyed a few highlights of the kids.  They sure do keep us busy, and we love it!!