Time Sure Flies When Your Having Fun!

Today Cora is 4 months old! Seriously, 4 months! Everyone told me that they would grow up fast and boy, they weren't lying. Cora has doubled her birth weight (not hard to do when you are 6 pounds!) She is now about 13 pounds, and still fits great in her 0-3 month clothes. Apparently she is still "underweight" but to me she is BIG! I look at her newborn pictures, she was so tiny. She had the scrawniest legs and arms (though her arms are still pretty small). Her legs are starting to get little rolls, it is so cute. She has had her first crack at solid foods and she LOVES to eat pretty much anything. Her favorites are sweet potatoes, baby yogurt, pears, and applesauce. She is not so fond of peaches or mangos....yet. Cora laughs and squeals at everything now. Lately I have been waking up to a laughing baby, not a crying, hungry one. It is so precious. Baby has also started to discover some of her toys! She is not great at grabbing them yet, but I am sure that is not too far off.

I am so lucky to be able to stay at home and watch Cora learn and grow. Sometimes I get tired, frustrated, even bored staying at home all day. It is difficult to go out and to things with a little person that believes she needs to eat every two hours. Finding a babysitter is sometimes even harder. Trying to accomplish the things I want and need to do is nearly impossible. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Swagbucks, How I love thee.

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Daily Affirmation

We all could use a little daily affirmation. These last couple days have been crazy for me but watching this video makes me smile. I really do have a lot of great things in my life right now. Its great to know that no matter how bad things get, everything will be ok. I am so thankful for my healthy baby girl and my amazing husband who seem to make everything better.

BYU, Sometimes I Really Really Hate You!

Ok so now that I have put in over 60+ hours at my internship this week alone, BYU decides to delete my class. What does this mean...all of those hours plus more don't count. At all. Period.

WHAT the heck. I am so mad. Apparently they deleted my class for not paying tuition on time. In the past two weeks I have called the tuition office five times trying to see when my financial aid would go through and double checking that I was in fact eligible for financial aid. Every time I was assured that I would definitely be getting my money and that I just needed to be patient. Well I guess THEY didn't get my financial aid processed in time so my classes are gone. Deleted. Awesome.

BYU, today I HATE YOU.

What a Night!

So as most of you know, last night was the Stadium of Fire! Ben and I had to be at the Stadium by 5:30 so that we could help take tickets for the Celebrity Pre-Show. When we got to there, the attendants would not let in anyone until six so there were some pretty angry people! After we finally got in, Ben and I got to go into the Cougar Room to get ready to take tickets and as we opened the door, the whole angry crowd tried to follow us in. Anyways at the pre-show we had a light dinner buffet and all of the talent ( Lou Diamond Phillips, Jenny Oaks Baker, The Osmonds Second Generation, The 5 Browns, and Carrie Underwood) came in and spoke. Also, about sixty of us were actually able to go into a special room and meet Carrie! We also got a picture with her, but you will have to wait for that because they did not allow for personal cameras.

The show itself was AWESOME, but I guess I didn't expect any less. I thought the show was timed perfectly with everyone getting just the right time to perform. My favorite part was most definitely Carrie, but I also love the flyover, the fireworks, dancers, and Osmond Second Generation! We took Cora with us and she loved the music and all of the colored lights. I was a little worried about the fireworks being to loud for her, but she wasn't scared at all! She loved all the pretty colors in the sky. During the second set of fireworks, she actually slept through the noise.

After the show we went to the post show reception. It was mostly just a lot of people and food. The talent, with the exception of Carrie, came in and entertained for a little while. We stayed long enough to get the food, which ended up being quite a while, but it was worth it! By the time we got to the car there was no traffic at all! It was a perfect night!

Ben and his "All-American" girl!

Cora passed out at 11 this morning. She had a long night!

To All The Mothers Out There

This is exactly what I needed to hear today.

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This has been one LONG week! I am exhausted, in fact I should be sleeping right now! But I can't. There are a million things running through my head. Tomorrow I will be the only one in the office at my internship and I am nervous. Let's just say the last few days have been crazy there. Every single person in the office on the phone at the same time, maybe even two phones. But it is totally worth it. Free Stadium of Fire tickets, and I get to meet Carrie Underwood. Like actually MEET her. I am super excited. Totally makes this 400 hour unpaid internship worth it! I can't wait.