Gubler trip

So Kyle and I decided like 2 weeks before (around Thanksgiving) that we should go to Utah for Christmas. He had classes until the 16th so we took off on the 17th. So much for a thesis month right? So we first went to the Gubler's house. With 8 siblings and 10 nieces and nephews, it was a full house! But we loved every minute of it. We ate, hung out with family, ate, went to see his sister's new house, and did I mention ate? His parents have an island in their kitchen that is about 15 ft long and full of food 24/7! We stayed at their house until Christmas morning. We went skeet shooting and Kyle shot most of the clay pigeons, so he let me do it, and I'll just say I'm better at shooting with a scope and rifle. We had a party when all of the siblings could be there the Saturday before Christmas. Then on Christmas eve, we did the traditional nativity scene. Bailey was the angel, I was the shepard, and Kyle was the inn keeper. We had Abby as Mary, Daxton as Joseph and a wise man, Caleb and Richard as a wise man, and needless to say it was a blast! Seeing all the little kids trying to act out the parts was fun. Christmas morning was nice, we slept in for a bit, ate yet again, and opened presents.

Christmas afternoon we were on our way up to the Pippin family's house (my mom). We went there just for that night until my dad got back from Boise. We got there, opened presents, and had a wonderful dinner. In the morning Taylor, Brook, Kyle, Bailey and I took off to Preston Id to see my dad. I have to admit this was the best house to be at. There was nowhere we needed to be, and nothing we needed to do. They had a hot tub, so after Bailey would go to sleep, we would relax and if she woke up my dad and Cindy would take care of her. We played games a lot there, and ate a lot as well. What is it with family and eating? Kyle went to the gym with my dad a couple times, and definitely worked off what he ate that morning, if you know what I mean.. There were a couple days we went down to Utah and stayed at my step-sister's house so my dad could go to his dr's appointment in SLC. We of course ended up at Cabela's. We also had dinner with Kyle's good friends Tyler, Janna, Lily, Jordan, and Jamie. It was nice to get together with them, they just moved to the mainland from Hawaii.

On the 2nd there was the Gubler extended family Christmas Party. This was my present to Kyle, a plane ticket for him to come home on the 3rd so he could go to that. That of course was a lot of eating. And just a little background information. Kyle's dad's family has 12 kids plus their kids and grandkids, so there was a ton of people there! Kyle was excited to show off Bailey and the food was delicious. Kyle flew out the next day so he could come home for his Internal Med 2 rotation. I stayed and extra week and headed out to my mom's house.

My little brother got his mission call a while back to the Houston Texas East mission. He was supposed to leave on the 13th, so we decided to stay at his house last to spend that time with him. On Monday while he was at the dr's, I headed down to the mall and got Bailey's ears pierced. Kyle had a hard time with letting me do this, but I explained that this way they won't get infected as easily because she can't grab ahold of them yet. And if she grows up and decides that she doesn't want earrings, she can take them out. But what little girl doesn't want earrings? So on Tuesday we were joined by my sister from Boise and her two adorable kids. Her husband couldn't come til Saturday because he owns the Great Harvest up there and had to run that. Then on Friday my sister from Lander, WY came down. It was fun to have everybody together, but we also realized that we all had differences and we needed to not get into fights. :) So Sunday was my little brother's farewell and Bailey cried through the whole thing. You see, I had ice cream on Saturday night and when I have dairy, it gives Bailey really painful gas so we don't have such a great time. But we got to listen from the hallway and it was a great talk. They gave him all of the meeting, so we got out 10 minutes early. Then we all left on Monday. I flew out and had two layovers and three flights. It actually went better than I thought. At first it was hard because Bailey is used to not being held when she is sleeping but when she realized that she can sleep with me holding her, it was ok. The last flight was the best because I got a whole row to myself. The flight attendents are also really nice when you are travaling alone with a baby.

We are so glad that we made it home for Christmas, and hopefully we'll be able to see our family before next Christmas.

Two Whole Years!

A long time coming

So its been a really long time since I posted, and so many things have happened since.

Bailey turned 2 months old! Her Doctors appointment was last week and she did so great. She was tired and it was her nap time so luckily right after they gave her all of her shots, she cried for about 30 seconds and then fell back asleep. It helped me to know that she was ok. She gained 3 lbs since birth and weighs 10 lbs 11 oz and is in the 50th percentile for weight. Her head is still in the 10th percentile, and her height is 21 3/4 inches, in the 25th percentile. So that is the only thing it seems that she inherited from me, is my height. Other than that she is looking more and more like Kyle everyday.

Kyle finished his first month of Internal Medicine rotation and luckily it wasn't as bad as some people have said. His next rotation in Jan is the exact same at the exact same place so we are relieved that he'll be home some of the time.

We had Kyle's PA Christmas party last Saturday and I made Bailey a dress for it! She looked so adorable!! We also got to dance for the first time in like a year and we loved that. Thanks to our friends who watched Bailey as we took out the dance floor!

Bailey and I love to go on walks as well. But yesterday we got all bundled up to go out and made it about 10 feet out the door.  She loves getting all bundled up most of the time.

And yesterday was our Ward Christmas Party. They do it this early because most everyone goes home to their families for Christmas. Bailey got her first visit with Santa.

So this morning we had a 'fake' christmas because we are going to be in Utah for Christmas and we didn't want to drag some of the presents all the way to Utah and back. So I got a keyboard that has enough keys that I can play songs on it. Kyle got suprised with his flight change so he can stay in Utah for the Gubler family christmas party. And Bailey got a high chair so she can sit at the table with us while we eat. We still have 4 months before she'll be eating from it.

 

Happiness

This November I've thought a lot about happiness. I've learned to realize that happiness is spending time and going through journeys with the ones that you love. Since Bailey was born, we've never taken another day for granted and hope that we never will. Motherhood is the most amazing and hardest thing ever! But even if she's been screaming all day long when she gives me the gummy smile, or takes a nap for longer than an hour, it makes it all worth it. I think God created babies that they have to nap. Even the most colicky baby you will miss if they sleep for more than an hour. We love our Bai and are excited for our lives with hers. As this Thanksgiving approaches these are the things I am so thankful for..

My house for looking like this..

My hubbyThe opportunity we have to be in school right now during this economy. Yesterday as I was driving through New Haven, I saw a man digging through the trash just for bottles to get a 5 cent refund on. This normally doesn't disturb me that much, but this man wasn't raggedy and homeless looking. He looked like a middle class normal man that the economy obviously affected.

Our great friends here in New Haven that makes up our family away from our family. Without our great friends, this holiday would be a lot harder than it is. And I know that when we come to visit here in years to come, it won't be the same New Haven as we remember it because most of our family here will be gone and done with school.

And finally

need I say more?

6 Weeks Old!

So its official that Bailey has reached the 6 week mark! I though that this point would never come! Now she is supposed to be sleeping longer through the night and getting less fussy! And now I can go back to the gym! So far Bailey has been a joy and I love spending all day everyday with her. She smiles at us so much and loves to be given lots of kisses. She loves tummy time and thinks that it is a game to see how fast she can roll onto her back before I roll her back over. She loves to roll and thinks that its so much fun. She also loves her binkies that I forced on her when I saw her starting to suck her thumb. (binkies you can take away but you can't thumbs). She loves her bath times and the sound of running water soothes her so much that even if she is cold she doesn't cry. We are still working on her going to sleep by herself. We lay her down and have to let her cry for between 5-45 minutes depending on how tired she is. And we are starting getting into a routine of morning, afternoon, and evening naps then bedtime at 6:45-7:00. We just love our little bug and her big cheeks make her cuter everyday! And she fits into some of her newborn clothes that makes me happy!

Guilty Pleasures

So, in my family (this might just be me and Mallari) we love our Christmas Music. We love anything to do with Christmas and I know that she's been to the store to buy Christmas movies already this year (nothing wrong with that). So I loved that year round, FM100.com had Christmas songs that you could listen to even in July. All the songs are just so cheery, and there is no station that has all happy songs. So this year I did have to wait until after Halloween for FM100 to put up their Christmas Music, and I feel a little bad about it this year. People make such a issue with listening to Christmas Music before Thanksgiving. I am here to clear it once and for all. We listen to the music because it makes us happy. It doesn't make us any less American or Thankful when Thanksgiving comes around. I have all my Thanksgiving decorations up and we are thankful people. I'm just really thankful for Christmas Music. One month isn't enough to listen to all the beautiful music about our Savior (and some about Santa). And that's why we ungrateful people listen to Christmas Music this early.

PS this is by Makayla because I had to beg Kyle to let me listen to Christmas Music this early.

An eventful week!

So my dad came into town on Tuesday and we've had a pretty eventful week. First, on our way to pick up my dad, instead of driving to La Guardia Airport, somehow we ended up in Yonkers, then to New Jersey.. but his flight was delayed so we got there just in time to feed Bailey and pick him up. Kyle had to work that night so I had Kasidy come with me and we figured out how to navigate and drive all in one trip while taking a scenic route to the airport. Bailey was a champ and slept the whole way there and back waking up only when we got there to eat.

Wednesday was kind of a lazy day because it rained and Kyle was trying to sleep. But we went down to the carts and got our delicious meals, and then went to the bookstore to get souvenirs for my dad.

Thursday we got up and ready to go and went on a walking tour of Yale. Kyle and I were also lucky enough to get the Flu-mist H1N1 since Bailey isn't old enough to get one. At the Yale tour, we went all around Yale, then when we were getting pictures of something, we lost the tour, so we went to Ashley's Ice Cream, and I'd have to say that it definitely wins over Wentworth's Ice Cream. We also went to East Rock Park and saw the view from there (not as pretty as when the trees actually had leaves on them).
Friday we went to a submarine naval museum that we actually got to tour the submarine they had there. When we were there we saw a sub coming back from sea which was really cool. Afterwards we went up to a cidermill and got the yummy applecider and apple doughnuts. I love New England Falls for the colors, and the cidermills.Our ward then had a Halloween get together that we thought would be fun to dress up and do something for Bailey's first Halloween. So I went as a cowgirl, Kyle went as a hunter, and Bailey went as our little pumpkin.Notice that Bailey is winking at the camera. However our Halloween party didn't last too long because the fog machine that they had setup in one of the rooms set off the fire alarm, and we didn't want to wait for the firetrucks to get there to we decided that we were done for the night.

Saturday we went up to CABELA'S!! We had so much fun and again Bailey slept the whole time (what a champ!). Then we got to bless Bailey today. It was amazing and she was beautiful!