Happy Halloween

                                                                             Love,

Kristin

My New Years Resolution

My New Years resolution is to lose all of the baby weight.

I really want to push myself to do this.
I am starting my new years resolution a little early though.

I feel great as is but I know I will feel even better if I was back at my normal weight.

Plus, I want to fit into my pants again.

I gained 50 pounds with Mazie.

After having her, I lost around 28 pounds.

I would like to loose another 25 pounds.

I am ready to work this off and eat better.

Kristin, you can do this!

Love,

Kristin

Oh My!

I am obsessed with this dress from Chasing Fireflies!

I could just imagine Mazie wearing it for her 1 year old photo's.

But not for $198.00!!!

I love it though, so beautiful!

I will watch for a SALE.

He! he!

I am in search for a Christmas Dress for Mazie this year. I am hoping to find something cheap but adorable.

Love,
Kristin

She despises....

Her binky.

She will only take it if she is half asleep and I sneak it into her mouth.

I thought all babies loved the binky.

Not mine.

She despises it.

I've tried a few different types of binky's and she doesn't like any of them.

I think that might change when she gets older though.

Maybe when she starts teething.

Love,

Kristin

The Smell is in the Air

The holidays are just around the corner.

Jeremy and I made 2 pumpkin pie's today and the smell just overtook our kitchen.

It smells delicious!

Now I want to make some pumpkin bread.

Maybe tomorrow or this weekend.

Love,

Kristin

Mazie Month 1

Mazie is 1 Month Old Today!

We can't believe it.

Here are some fun facts about Mazie on Month 1:

* Her sleeping patterns were normal and then irregular.

* She eats when she wants to eat. And boy she let's you know when she is hungry. She was eating breast milk for the 3 weeks and then we added formula also. She will take the breast and a bottle.

* She coughs when she cries. Jeremy says she sounds like a raccoon.

* She dislikes getting a bath, being naked and being cold.

* Her favorite toys are her unicorn play mat and her swing. She likes to watch the sheep mobile move in circles while she swings.
* She enjoys driving in the car and listening to music. Her favorites are:
Any reggae music
Fever Ray
M83

(or maybe that is just our favorite's, ha!)
September 18th - Grandma Bentley came to visit for 2 weeks

September 19th - Mommy was induced at 7:00 a.m. and Mazie was born at 2:58 p.m. at 9lbs 9oz and 20.5 inches long

September 21st - Mommy and Mazie were released from the hospital

September 23rd - Mazie's 1st Doctor's Appointment, she got her Hepatitis B shot, cried a little but was a champ.

September 24th - Mazie's 1st Bath

September 25th - Mazie lost her umbilical cord
September 27th - Took Mazie on her 1st little road trip up to Provo Canyon.

 

September 28th - Grandma and Grandpa Hawley came to visit

September 29th - Grandma Bentley and Grandma Hawley gave Mazie a bath

 

 

 

October 2nd - Mazie holds her head up

October 3rd - Mazie's 2nd Doctor Appointment 21 inches long (75th percentile) 9lbs 6oz (90th percentile) Head Circumference 38 cm (75th percentile)

October 4th - She does not like her binky and she gave Mommy and Daddy a real smile!

October 8th - Her cousin Oliver was born at 8lbs 6oz and 21.5 inches long.
October 12th - Mazie sat in her Bumbo seat for the first time and did very well.
October 19th - She is starting to like bath's.

Here are a few more cute photo's throughout her 1st month:

 

We can't believe she is already a month old.
It's crazy to think that she is an infant now, no longer a newborn.
She is such a big girl.
We love her so much!

Love,
Kristin

Nicknames

* Raccoon - She does this coughing noise when she is hungry and she sounds like a raccoon calling for it's babies. Look up a video of a raccoon noise and that is what she sounds like. It's hilarious!

* Little Monster - She is my little monster when she gets mad and claws at my face.

* Hunny Bunny - She is just as cute as a bunny.

* Fart Butt - She is constantly farting. Its so funny. She definitely gets this trait from her daddy.

* Piranha - When she is hungry you give her the breast or bottle and her mouth goes crazy and she looks like a piranha going for the kill.

* Mazie Monster - It just sounds cute!

I am pretty sure she will gain many nicknames from her momma and daddy throughout the years.

Love,

Kristin

1 Year Wedding Anniversary

Our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary was on Friday October 14th.

Jeremy planned a nice day for us.

We woke up and had homemade french toast.

Jeremy surprised me with beautiful pink roses with purple flowers mixed in.

He also wrote the sweetest letter that made me cry hysterically.

At around 10:30 we went out to Zupas (he ordered lunch) and picked it up to take to Provo Canyon and have a picnic.

We enjoyed our lunch in the canyon.

It was beautiful.

I love that the leaves are changing and the air is much cooler.

After lunch, we headed up another canyon just for a drive and I got a great photo of a momma deer and her babies.

Later that night, we went out to dinner at our favorite sushi bar and enjoyed many sushi rolls.

We were stuffed.

It was a romantic day and many more to come!

Love,

Kristin

Sleep deprived due to baby

Mazie likes to wake me up at night.

I think deep down inside it makes her laugh seeing me sleep deprived.

But secretly she does not know that... I LOVE IT!

I think it's amazing that this little girl relies on her daddy and mommy to take care of her.

She is so little and helpless.

I love waking up to her and seeing her face and holding her.

I seriously never knew I could love someone so much.

Every time someone tells me that, it almost brings me to tears because I think of her.

She is amazing!

God is amazing!

Love,

Kristin

Mazie's First Roller Coaster Ride

Mazie sat in her Bumbo seat for the first time last night.

Jeremy wanted to make it more entertaining for her so he created the first ever

"Bumbo Roller Coaster"

She enjoyed it!

I also think Loney was nervous. He was watching the whole time making sure his little Mazie was safe.

I want to go on a Bumbo Roller Coaster!

Mazie loves her Bumbo and she looks like such a big girl already!

Love,

Kristin

Little Mazie

Here are a few cute photo's I took of Mazie yesterday.

She is just to precious.

Love,

Kristin

41 Weeks

Here I am at 41 Weeks (September 19th) at the hospital getting ready to be induced.

I know I am posting this late, but I've been super busy with Mazie and enjoying every second.

Love,

Kristin

Welcome Oliver!

My sister had her baby today!

Welcome Oliver Michael Benites!

Mazie is so excited to meet her new cousin.

We are so excited to meet our new nephew.

Congrats to Danielle and Travis.

You will make GREAT parents!

Love,

Kristin

Obsession!

I am kind of obsessed with coffee mugs right now.

I think the obsession came due to not drinking coffee for 9 months.

I also threw a bunch of my old mugs away because they were broken and had tea stains in them.

I am now hunting for some really cool and unique mugs.

Here are some of my favorite:

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Love,
Kristin