Fall is in the air

 This past week we made our annual trip to Peterson farms to find our halloween pumpkins out in the huge patch of every color and variety of pumpkins. Of course we had to take a few pictures of Aubrie's first trip to get her pumpkin (pics of her pumpkin to come later).

 So tiny in a big pile of cinderella pumpkins.

 We also took a drive up to Silver Lake between general conference sessions on Sunday. It was chilly up there but the leaves were beautiful.

 

 Our 5th anniversary fell on 10-11-12 this year which was a thursday so we kept it low key and Jeff got our traditional Papa Murphy's jack-o-lantern pizza (they refused to make the heart shaped one..lame) and bubbly. This year we were happy to have little Aubrie join us!

 Saturday we attended Thriller oddessy dance performance which was really fun and then went to dinner at PF Changs. This was our first time out without Aubrie who was staying with grandma Susie. It was nice to get out without having all the baby gear.

 Aubrie is getting so big....I can't believe how much she is changing daily. She is almost too big for the bassinet in our room and is now wearing 3 month old clothing at 6 weeks old and is officially out of newborn diapers. Her hair is growing like crazy as well and is hard to control since it is so long but I was finally able to get it into a ponytail on the top of her head a week ago!
Other accomplishments and memories:
-She started to smile at us, especially in the morning during diaper changes and when she is full from eating. I have even heard her laugh a little bit once.
- We set up her floor mat which she loves to stare at, coo, and kick her legs when she gets really excited. Her favorite toy on it is the dragon fly...she is mezmorized by it.
-I have been putting her in her crib once in a while and she loves the butterfly mobile and the flower tree on the wall and will just look up at it and be so content and happy.
- She is slowly starting to get into a better schedule on her own and will sleep from 10-2 am most nights and then gets up at 4 and 6 am. It is so nice to actually get an hour or two of sleep in a row!

 She is getting use to tummy time but doesnt like it for more than 5 minutes. She is able to lift her head from the floor but still has a hard time holding it up for long.

Aubrie's first month

The many faces of Aubrie:

(above: just waking up)

 She loves bath time and is content just relaxing in the bubbles. She especially loves getting her hair washed and completely goes into relaxation mode.

 Her hair is super curly when its wet...just like her mommy

Aubrie's first outing was when she was about 2 weeks old and she went to the Utah State Fair to see her aunt Shannon sing. It was a little scary being out with a newborn but I was glad to have my parents with me to help.

She got to see/smell lots of farm animals including: pigs, cows, and lambs. 

 She also went to Gardner Village with grandma and mom to see all the witches for halloween, but as usual, slept through most of it.

She was so exauhsted and wouldn't wake up for anything.

 When she turned one month she went with mommy and daddy to Oktoberfest at Snowbird and got to wear her new hat from great grandpa Pearson.

 

It has been quite the adjustment to having a newborn in our lives. She is slowly getting better at sleeping 2-3 hours at night although we have been surprised a few times when she has slept 4 hours! We discovered Aubrie has lots of gas pains and our nighly routine includes gas drops, full belly, bath tub time, and cuddle time with dad or mom. I have been trying to get out of the house at least daily because I get stir crazy sitting at home so we have taken lots of trips to the store, to visit dad and have lunch at work with him, and visiting grandparents and great grandparents.

I am finally feeling better and finally enjoying being at home and watching Aubrie grow and change everyday. She is such a cute girl and is becoming more interactive each day although I do miss when she was so tiny and would curl up on your chest.

When she was 2 weeks old she had her first doctor's appointment:
Weight: 8 lbs 1 oz
Height: 21 in
The doctor said she is very healthy and is tall and skinny.
She is now also able to turn her head from side to side on her own and hold her head up for a few seconds as well as looking all around.