Brynnley 4 months old

Brynnley is now big enough to sit in the highchair and try some baby food.

At 4 months Brynnley:
- tried rice cereal but didn't love it
- likes pears and loves squash
- laughs at us
- gives the biggest smiles when she sees Mom, Dad or Aubrie
- is getting wiggly and can turn herself in circles on the floor and scoot out of the swing
- loves watching her big sister play

She weighs 12.8 lbs and is 24.4 inches tall

Look at how similar Brynnley and Aubrie were at the same age:

Pumpkin Patch and Halloween

Aubrie loves being a big sister and loves to pose with Brynnley for pictures.

Aubrie was able to play indoor soccer this fall at the Herriman Rec Center. It was so funny to watch 3 and 4 year olds run around...Aubrie was quite aggressive and would run almost the entire hour long game, but would have to stop occasionally to give us a wave and smile.

For Halloween Aubrie was a witch as well as a baby zombie. Aunt Shannon went trick or treating with Aubs and was a Zombie hunter and decided to make up Aubs as her baby zombie...she would even rawr at people.

Little Brinners was a cute little owl and stayed warm with Mom at home on Halloween.

Fall fun at Cornbellys

This year we I was able to find a great discount on a season pass to Cornbellys at Thanksgiving Point. We have had fun visiting, playing with the Minions, playing in the corn pit and sliding on all the slides.

Riding the train through the cornstalks.

Family pictures at Snowbird

 Aubrie is 3 years old and Brynnley is 4 months old.

Hair loss and chemo

I don't even know where to start when it comes to starting my experience with Ovarian Cancer. I will start with the hardest part for me...my hair loss. I started to loose my hair by the handfuls 11 days after my first round of chemo. I had been dreading this day but still cannot believe how much hair was falling out...it was devastating to touch my hair and I avoided washing my hair because as soon as I would comb it, I would loose a lot more. I was having a difficult time watching long pieces just fall to the ground and decided to have Amber cut it shorter for me. I had it cut into an a line bob 13 days after I started chemo.
 Right before getting my hair cut. (I had already lost about 2/3 of it)

New hair cut....too bad it only lasted 3 days before I lost it almost completely. I would have never dared to cut it this short and figured it would be fun to have it this short.

At Huntsman getting chemo round 2.

I had Jeff take a picture of one time of washing my hair to see how much came out at one time. I had hair EVERYWHERE! The floors and my clothes and car were covered in it. I always asked Jeff to clean up my hair because if I saw it I would just cry.

This is what my hair looks on Oct 8th, halfway through chemo. I am still shocked that I have as much as I do as I expected to shave it after the 2nd round. If I can avoid shaving my head I would like to because I really dread having the pixie hair cut style. My bald head hurts quite a bit and burns when I lightly touch my strands of hair and sometimes hurts and itches so much that I can't even wear a hat.

I had bought a few wigs because I knew the day would come when I get tired of wearing hats all the time and I couldn't wear a hat to church or work. Before I lost my hair, I bought a long wig that is pretty close to my length, style and thickness. This wig cost me $500 because it is one you can use styling tools on. After I cut my hair short I realized how fun it was to have short hair and decided to get a short wig. In order to get the color and cut I wanted I had to order a longer wig and get it cut. I have enjoyed wearing the short wig and get many compliments on it. I am still nervous to wash the wigs for fear of ruining them.

I am so sad that all my pretty hair is gone and frequently get jealous at people at the store with beautiful long hair. This has been such a trial for me as I have been known for my pretty hair my entire life. I have learned that even if your hair is falling out and you can see your bald head that life goes on and hair is just hair and will grow back.