June 2011: What a crazy month

June was such a crazy, exciting month. On top of going to school full time, I was responsible for all of the closing procedures for the house, and everything that goes along with moving to a new house. I finally finished school on June 16th, and we moved a week and a half later. Glen and Austin left with the moving truck on the 25th and Sailor, my mom and I left a couple of days later. It was hard to leave Utah and everyone we loved there, but it was also good to finally begin the next phase of our life! I'm so thankful that Austin and my mom were able to come to Texas to help with the move.

Sailor Stats

• Height - 27.5 inches (90-95th percentile)
• Weight - 17 lbs, 9 oz (75-90th percentile)
• Head - 44.6 cm (90-95th percentile)
• Sailor finally rolled over this month! She could only roll from her back to her tummy, but it was better than nothing!

The last time in Glen's parent's pool before we moved.

On a whim, I decided to submit a statement for a contest that BYU was having. My statement was selected and I was asked to do a photo shoot with Sailor (since my statement was about finishing a masters program with a baby). These are the pictures from the photo shoot.

This one was just for fun, but I think it's so cute!

Note to self: don't let Glen put headbands on Sailor, for this is the result.

May 2011: Role reversal

During the previous four months, Glen had gone to school full time while I mostly stayed home with Sailor. I was taking one class on campus and one class online, but that was it. Starting at the end of April, however, the roles were reversed. Glen was done with school (at least until he started his PhD), and I was going to school full time. We were so blessed that Glen was able to stay home with Sailor during that time, but it was still so hard for me. It was hard when I was on campus and even harder when I was home, trying to study when all I could think about was being with her. Glen's grandparents were back for the summer, which meant we had moved back in with Glen's parents. For a lot of people, living with the in-laws/parents is a nightmare, but we loved it. It was fun for Sailor to be around her extended family so often for those few months before we moved to Texas.

At this point, Glen had also been accepted to Texas A&M to do his PhD. All three of us flew out to Texas for a long weekend in order to look at houses. Sailor was not a happy camper, but we found a house that we loved, so the trip was a success. 

Sailor Stats

•  Sailor started eating solids at the very end of this month. She had had a little bit of rice cereal in her bottles at night for about a month or so previous to baby food, but I don't really consider that "solids". The very first thing she tried was sweet potatoes. It took some getting used to, but she liked it a lot! Some of her other favorites were squash and bananas.
• Sailor started holding her own bottle this month. I had no idea how convenient this would be!

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Sailor loves Uncle Roman

During the couple of months when Glen stayed home with Sailor, she literally spent most of her day in this thing. While she may have been slower to crawl and roll over, she could out-jump anyone.

The weather was now warm enough to go for walks, although she wasn't much of a fan of the sun.

This is how she found relief from the sun in her eyes.

April 2011: Family time

Due to Sailor's blessing and mine and Glen's graduation, we got to see a lot of family this month. My family hadn't seen Sailor since she was born (besides Jenna who had come to Utah with a friend for spring break), so it was really fun for them to spend some time with her. In addition, a lot of other family who lived in Utah hadn't seen Sailor much, if at all. Glen and I often talk about how awesome it would be if all of our families lived in one giant mansion together so we could all see each other all the time. I'm sure it would get old fast, but the thought is good!

Sailor Stats

• Height - 25.25 inches
• Weight - 14 lbs. 11 oz.
• Sailor started grasping things this month!
• I don't remember exactly what month Sailor discovered Justin Bieber, but I want to say it was either this month or the last. Grandma Young discovered her love for him one day while she was babysitting. She turned on a Justin Bieber music video, and Sailor was mesmerized! From that point on, we always used his music and music videos (especially his "Baby" video) to calm her down when she was fussy. There are no words to describe how obsessed she was with him. It was hilarious. She'd be screaming her head off and immediately calm down when she'd hear the first few notes of "Baby." She wasn't fooled by other singers on his album though. One day, Glen and I were in the kitchen and she was in the other room listening to his album. She was perfectly content until Sean Kingston (one of the featured artists on the album) came on and she started to fuss. She immediately calmed down again when Justin came back on. Even as I write this (she's now ten months old), she still loves his music video, although I think it's starting to lose its effect. No one has "Bieber Fever" more than Sailor does!

Check out that look of concentration. Sailor is helping daddy study for finals.

Sailor watching Justin Bieber with Grandma Young.

The morning that I was trying to get ready for Jenna's arrival, Sailor was so tired that she fell asleep on the bathroom counter while I dried my hair. How sad is that!

Jenna made her this shirt. It says "Jenna is my favorite aunt :). She's way cool."

Aunt Jenna

We were still having to put a box under her, but at least the boxes were getting progressively smaller!

This is the result of me wanting to see Glen with Sailor's sling on. He made me wrap it though because he said he didn't have a degree in knot-tying (I had to watch a five-minute tutorial on how to wrap it the first time I used it).

This melts my heart.

So many things wrong with this outfit.

I came in her room to check on her while she was sleeping and I found her binky strap lying across her eyes. I guess it was too bright in there for her.

Happy Easter!

Thanks for the adorable headbands, Aunt Jenny!

Wizard Sailor

"Uhhhh.. I think I just pooped my pants."

Sailor with Wes Gillies, one of our best friends.

Grandpa Klumker

Grandma Klumker

I think everyone took a turn feeding her.

Glen's parent's (on the Young side) house.

The guest house, where we lived for a while during school.

Doo doo doo...

..."Hey, is that Justin Bieber on your phone?"...

..."Dangit."

The infamous Justin Bieber "Baby" music video. The best use was after her baths, to keep her from screaming while we put her clothes on.

Glen got a PS3 for his birthday, so there was a lot of video game playing while my family was here.

I finally found a solution for getting things done without having to hold her. It usually only lasted a few minutes, but it was better than nothing.

Lots of cuddling.

Grandpa's little buddy.

We had a party to celebrate graduation and Glen's birthday. My mom got this cake that says "Congratulappy Birthation." It's supposed to be a combination of congratulations graduates and happy birthday! The rest of the pictures are from the party.