I love him

In a day filled with caring for our sweet girl, I frequently find myself thinking of my great husband. I don't know if I've ever been happier.

sewing creations

Nothing too hard, I'm just glad to not have to spend money on diaper covers (if I can get them down).


She's wearing one of my mom's baby shirts in this picture. I think she looks a lot like Arthur.


Astrid happy with her Aunt Meg. We LOVE the adorable hair clip!


This picture was taken after a much needed long nap after a two hour cry. So happy. I let her sleep "nakey". I think she prefers it. (If you were wondering why she didn't have a diaper on)


A couple of weekends ago we went up to Park City to watch the snowboard/ski 1/2 pipe competition. It looks a lot colder in the picture than it was.


Mom as Astrid at indoor supporting Papa and Uncle Hugh.


Family at indoor.


Bundled for another run. We go running a lot. (I've committed with training, not money, to the Salt Lake 1/2)

long time no blog

Sorry for the long delay in blogging. And now that I am, I realize that I don't have all the pictures that I wanted...lame. So these will have to suffice. They are a couple of weeks old but she looks pretty much the same. I will be sure to post some more recent ones soon.


This is just us hanging out in the evening. She really likes to play and talk on my lap.

We LOVE going on runs together. It hasn't really been ideal baby running weather, so that's why I have to bundle her so much. She doesn't seem to mind, though. She is so great and sleeps through a whole run (despite me running through potholes, etc) and when we get home she is always ready to eat.

This is a typical picture of Astrid sleeping. The best is when she wakes up, though, because she does these really adult-like stretches. She arches her little back and neck, stretches out her arms and legs and makes stretching noises. I love it.

This is the first picture of her sitting up (against a wall). She did pretty well--long enough for me to take a couple of pictures.

In terms of new news, I recently got a sewing machine and I have been going bananas making stuff for Astrid, from blankets to diaper covers. I love this new little hobby, although I am very, very new to it and not very good yet. I will post some pictures of some things I've made soon.
What else...we are ready for some spring weather! Last night it snowed although last week the weather forcast speculated that we would not be getting anymore snow in the valley. I'm ready to break out the skirts and sandals (yeah, Susan!) and let my baby lounge in a onesie instead of layers of clothes!

also for Jacki!

How long have you been together? Married 1 yr 8 mos

How long did you date? 3 yrs

How old is he? 31

Who said "I love you" first? I think that I might have. It was in a note.

Who is taller? Arthur

Who sings better? Me

Who is smarter? Arthur

Who does the laundry? Me, usually

Who does the dishes? Me, but Arthur does them if he gets home late and is the last eater.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Arthur, but we change it up from time to time like the Beardsleys

Who pays the bills? Me (with Arthur's borrowed money)

Who mows the lawn? don't have one-we rent

Who cooks dinner? I do. i just found a great little book full of crockpot recipes.

Who is more stubborn? Me

Who asked who out? we mutually "hung" out, but i guess arthur instigated

Who proposed? there was no official proposal. again, it was a mutual plan to get married

Who is more sensitive? for sure, me

Who has more friends? arthur, or at least it feels like it b/c most of them are in ut

Who has more siblings? arthur

I tag jo & erin!!

Free Pancakes!

Hey everyone. FYI, tomorrow is National Pancake Day at IHOP and you can get a stack of FREE (3) pancakes.
I don't know about you, but free breakfast food=happy.

P.U.R.P.L.E

Moms, have you heard of this "period of PURPLE crying"? Astrid just started night before last, out of nowhere. I thought she was in total pain until I talked to a girlfriend who told me about this phenomenon. I'd never heard about it. You'd think they'd tell you about this at the doctor's office! Anyway, it's something I can totally deal with. I don't mind holding her while she cries and trying to console her (even if it is to no avail), I just wish someone had told me about it so that I wasn't so alarmed.
Also, if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions about how to deal with this (is there really anything you can do?), please let me know.
For those of you who've never heard of it, here is a site that provides some information:
Period of PURPLE crying

dang it, she's cute