Two Months Old

MJ is now two-months old! I can't believe how fast time has flown by. Before we know it she'll be crawling, then walking and then graduating from high school...

She had to go to the doctor for her two-month check up yesterday. They gave her a slew of vaccines and her poor little legs are super owie. Her scream of pain when they poked her just wanted to make both Jared and I cry. Poor little one.

MJ was also weighed and measured. She now weighs 9 pounds 5 ounces and is 23 inches long. If she doesn't slow down her height growth, she'll be out of her car seat in only a few more months! I finally retired her newborn size onesies- they were becoming a tight fit.

Blessing Day

This past weekend was a great one! Some of Jared's family and some of my family came to visit for MJ's blessing.

On Saturday, we went with Jared's family up to see Cedar Breaks. We brought a picnic and froze on the mountain. But, it was nice to get out of the house for a while.

On Sunday, my brother blessed MJ in church. He did a wonderful job. I was paranoid about MJ pooping all over her beautiful white dress the whole time, but we managed to keep it mostly clean (spit up clean up easy, right?). MJ looked heavenly.

Thanks to everyone who traveled to be here for this special occasion.

On an interesting side note... Jared came by my office the other day with MJ. We walked down to the bookstore and on our way back, someone from my building stopped us to look at the baby. She gave MJ the most interesting compliment... "What a pretty shaped head!"
Needless to say, I didn't know quite how to respond.

Life Continues

Last week I returned to work, leaving MJ at home with Jared. I cannot describe how painful it has been to be away from her for eight hours a day... but someone has to pay the bills.
Luckily, even though I took nearly seven weeks off, things aren't so terrible and I've already caught up with everything I missed (which is a true testament to how utterly boring my office is).
For those who don't know, I am the office manager for the finance department at SUU. The work isn't ideal, but I get the most amazing benefits- the best of which is that SUU pays for me to go to school and I even get to take classes during work hours! Of which, summer semester started just after Memorial Day. I'm taking two highly exciting classes this semester- Managerial Accounting and Macroeconomics. Woot!
So, between working full time, going to school part time, being a new Mom and taking care of everything else in between, I'm starting to go a little crazy. I probably won't be great at keeping this blog updated.
I did want to let everyone know that MJ will be blessed this Sunday, June 7th at 9:00 am at the Enoch Stake Center. Anyone who would like to attend is invited.

Also, I promised a picture of one of MJ's smiles. Here you are...
Her hair is getting a lot lighter. It makes her look like she's bald.

When she smiles really big, she squints her eyes a lot. It's super cute.