August 26th, 2011

This was my first week of school and first time being away from Cante. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Mostly because Cante was with Marlin and so I knew she was in good hands. I think it would have been a lot harder for me to leave her if I was dropping her off at a day care. Having said that, I was still really anxious and excited to go home each day to see her.

She and Marlin have already done lots of fun things together. They have gone to the park, gone to Marei and Leathas to hang out, gone out to eat several times, gone on walks. Marlin is such a wonderful and proactive father. I love that about him. He has been so helpful when it comes to taking care of Cante.

Our last little outing before school started was up the canyon to have a picnic. We went on Sunday afternoon around 6 pm and the weather was perfect! We just made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and took snacks. There were so many people up there who had the same idea we did. We enjoyed just being in the outdoors and spending time together. It was a great way to end my summer vacation.

 


 

2 Month Check-up

We took Cante to the doctor today for her 2 month check-up. She weighs 13.45 lbs which is in the 96th percentile for her age group. She is 25 inches long which is in the 99th percentile! The circumference of her head is 15 inches and that is in the 80th percentile. Apparently, she is a big baby!! LOL.

Our Trip to California

Cante and I went to California this past week because Marlin went on a week long camping trip. Cante did so well on the plane flight over and back. She slept the whole time. She loooves to be held. She will sleep for hours as long as someone is holding her. My mom and dad were so excited to see her. On Wednesday, Jean and Jaclyn came over and we all went out to eat at Salsitas. Afterwards, Jean, Mom, and I went on a walk along the trail. On Thursday, Jean came shopping with Cante and me at Ontario Mills. I bought a few shirts and we ate lunch there. Cante was soo good! She pretty much just slept the whole time. Later on that night, my dad was talking to and playing with Cante and taught her how to coo. It was soooo cute! He would coo at her and then he blew in her mouth a little and she began to mimic him. When I told Marlin, he said, "Tell your to quit stealing my thunder!" lol. On Friday night, Mom, Dad, Cante, and I went to  eat at Chevys. I love their fajitas! On Saturday, we all went to the fair. Once again, Cante did a really good job. She loved walking around with grandpa. Whenever I needed her to go to sleep, I would just giver her to my dad and he would put her to sleep. On Sunday, we went to church. Melanie was there visiting from Seattle. It was so nice to talk with her and also to see everyone else from the ward. After church, Mollie came over and took pictures of Cante. Right after that, we went over to Jean's house and ate dinner. Sean was there too.We ate dinner outside in the backyard. On Monday, I went to visit my mom at her school. She wanted all of her co-workers to see the baby. We also got to meet her class. Monday night, Cante and I flew home. Marlin was sooo excited and happy to see Cante again. Here are some pictures from the fair. :)

August 16, 2011

Cante laughed for the first time today! It was soooo cute! I was so happy and surprised! I was just talking to her and playing with her at Young Womens and all of a sudden a little giggle came out :) Sister Willeto was there to witness it. It caught me off guard and so I had to ask her, "Did she just laugh?" Sister Willeto responded, "Yes!! Now you have to throw a party!" Apparently in the Navajo culture, you throw a big party and give  away gifts after the baby's first laugh. Anyways, it was just a precious little moment that made my heart smile:)

Cante has also begun to make eye contact with people, smile, and coo. I love it when she is awake and alert because she just loves to interact with me. She kicks and punches which means she is excited and happy. Motherhood is priceless.

Our little photo shoot :)

We still haven't gotten pictures taken of Cante, so I decided to have my own little photo shoot at our house :) She is 6 weeks old in these pictures. It is crazy how time flies by! She is bigger and cuter everyday. Everyone always comments on how dark she is. She obviously didn't get that from me! Her eyes are still getting lighter and her hair is growing. Erin made the purple blanket..isn't it so pretty? I love Cante more and more everyday :)

August 8, 2011

Auntie and Uncle saying good-bye to Cante

Heather and Antioni left to go to Georgia today:(  We loved having them live so close to us. We will miss hanging out with them on the weekends and having Sunday dinners together. It just won't be the same here without them. They loved spending time with Cante and were really sad to leave her. Probablly more sad to leave her than they were to leave Marlin and me. We all got a little emotional when we said our goodbyes. The good thing is that we know we will see them again..and hopefully soon. Saying goodbye made me realize how grateful I am for the gospel in our lives and the fact that we have eternal families. My family is spread all across the nation and we don't get to see each other as much as we would like. However, we will have the rest of eternity to spend together in the next life. How comforting.

After Antioni and Heather left, Marlin had to finish packing for his scouts camping trip and I had to get ready for a yw meeting. We went to the church around 1 for my meeting and then Marlin left around 2 for his trip. Afterwards, Leatha took Cante and I to a doctor's appointment because I was worried that she had torticollis. Marlin had noticed that Cante would always turn her head to the left. He noticed it because he was trying to feed her a bottle one night and she wouldn't turn her head towards him so that he could feed her. I noticed it more after he told me about it, but didn't really think anything about it. Then, we went over to Amanda Groves' house last night and she told me that her son had toricollis and that he would only turn his head to one side. She suggested that we take Cante to the doctor to get it checked out. Sure enough, the pediatrician told me that she had a mild case of toricollis and gave me some exercises to do that would help correct it. I basically have to turn her head to her right when she is sleeping and whenever she is lying down. I also have to touch her chin to her shoulder a few times a day. The exercises are supposed to loosen the muscles in her neck. We will have another appointment with the pediatrician in about a week and a half so she will be able to tell us if it has gotten any better. After the pediatrician, Leatha and I took the babies to Target because she had to return something and then we met up with Amanda Groves and Maren at Mimi's Cafe. It was nice to just chat with the ladies. They were super helpful with Cante too.

Tomorrow I will fly to California with just me and Cante. I am a little worried about the plane flight...hopefully she will do okay. There was no way I was going to stay at home alone for a week with Cante while Marlin went away to camp! My parents are sooo excited to see me and Cante. I am excited to go back home and see them too. I love my family!

Maternity Pictures

Michele Reyes took maternity pictures of me when I was about 8 months pregnant! I just got them back from her today. She wanted to experiment with the orchards in the background.I was happy with the way they turned out :) She is such a great photographer. I had fun shooting with her.