3 Months

Maya is now 3 months old! I know so many people who say that it goes by so fast, and I agree (kind of). I can't believe she's already 3 months, but it also feels like we've had her forever.

Maya...

weighs 11 lbs. 1 oz.

is an avid thumb-sucker

sleeps through the night now

finally getting better at eating!!!

talks, smiles and laughs at just about anyone when she's in a good mood

talks to her hands

is constantly moving about (why we think she's not fatter)

blows bubbles

loves watching TV

is growing out of all her clothes only vertically

twirls her hair

Oh we love the Papaya!

Looking forward to a trip to Alaska this summer and a new chapter starting graduate school! (whereabouts still unknown)

Maya's Blessing, the big move, etc.

Maya's blessing day, March 7, 2010

We really wanted to bless her in our home ward in Salt Lake before we moved. We met some incredible friends there and will really miss it. It was an amazing day and Maya did so well. She didn't cry at all and looked at her daddy during the whole blessing. We had so many family members and friends come to support her. It was a beautiful and very perfect day.

Hanging out in the crib while we were moving out.

She loves her AntHil! It was convenient having a lot of family around for the blessing to help with the big move to Vernal!!!

I just love her little body.

She starts school next week.... :)

She sucks her wrist and fingers sometimes...the thumb was a one time thing, I think. I almost died, it was so cute.

Gotta love her

Seven weeks old! She was so excited about it :) She smiles and talks to us all the time. It is so much fun. She has the funniest personality.

Brett has heard back from almost all of the graduate schools, and he's been accepted to BYU, University of Albany, NY, one in California and the London School of Economics. We have some big decisions to make and are so excited. We will be moving to one of these places this fall, or late summer.

We're letting Maya decide :)

Maya

These are some pictures that my wonderful friend Brittany took of Maya when she was almost one month old. She did such a great job!!!

We blessed her this past Sunday (pictures to come soon) and had a blast with our family and friends that came for Maya's big day. My sis flew in from San Francisco and totally surprised me, it was awesome. LOVE YOU ANTHILL!!!

Our Little Papaya

(Sorry these pictures are out of order)

Sometimes she has a hard time opening both eyes at once.

Gotta love that smile and that belly!

She has daddy's bottom lip :)

She loves her hands and always folds them. This was on her way to her first doctor's appointment. Just over a week old.

Maya Elizabeth Searle was born on February 2nd. She was 6 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. It's taken me a while to post anything because we had a rough start with her spending the first week of her life in the NICU. She's home now and doing so well! Here are some newborn pics from the hospital and after we came home. She is so much fun and smiles all the time.

We're still waiting to hear back from graduate schools to see where our lives are headed. Meanwhile, we're waiting it out in Vernal.

little pink hangers

We had a fun Christmas in COLD Vernal with Brett's Dad, Mary (his step-mom) and Chester. We received a lot of baby goods, which was fun and weird at the same time. I missed my family but loved the thought of having an almost one-year old next Christmas...CRAZY!

I've still been teaching pre-school and babysitting. Next week is my last week working, which will be nice....I've been so exhausted. Brett had his 25th birthday, and has been studying hard for the GMAT which he takes this week. Grad school choices are: BYU, State University of New York at Albany, Monterey Institute, and two schools in London. We'll find out around March...I'm anxious!

Now, all of a sudden, it's January and I'm 38 weeks pregnant. It seems so surreal to both of us at this point and I keep having reality checks, like when I started putting little pink hangers in our closet-I had a minor freak-out. I had a wonderful second baby shower last weekend and I think our little girl has just about as many clothes as we do!!! I can't believe that it's already time to start doing things like: install the car-seat, put up a crib, wash baby clothes, pack bags for the hospital, etc.

I am 37 1/2 weeks in this picture....full term!


We used Chester as a prototype for all of the baby gear :)


3 moms (almost), 2 grandmas

a baby shower and a little bit of turkey

We had a really good Thanksgiving down at my parent's house in beautiful Pine Valley. Hilary even made it!!! My good friend Shari gave me a baby shower the Saturday before, and it was a lot of fun. It made the fact that I'm having a baby in 2 months all the more real. Brett is really excited. He keeps pretending like my stomach is a basketball, grabs it and pretends like he is shooting a 3-pointer. I'm going on 32 weeks and feel really good so far. I have a part-time job teaching pre-school right now. It's exhausting, but perfect for our situation.
Brett has started a GMAT study course at the U and will be applying for grad school next year. It's an exciting time, but scary not really knowing where we'll be. We're so excited to meet our little girl. She moves so much and I can almost feel her growing everyday. Merry Christmas!!!

I am obsessed with this outfit that we bought. I couldn't resist, even though it won't fit her for a year :)

31 Weeks!!!!

Some people from the shower. My mom made the cutest blanket for baby girl!

I love my sister!

nothing better

For those of you who have wanted to see pictures, here are a few. Brett has still been commuting to work in Vernal and I've been substitute teaching and tutoring as much as I can.... throw in a few BYU football games, the Yankees winning the Pennant and being 26 1/2 weeks pregnant, things are good and time is flying by. I can't believe our little girl will be here so soon, we can't wait to meet her, there will be nothing better. We love where we're living and have met some amazing people.

This is up in the Uintah mountains over Labor Day.



Pretty day, but horrible game against TCU :(


He hates this sweater, but it keeps him warm :)

I'm about 25 weeks in both of these pictures