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NINE MONTHS | MILESTONE PICTURES

March 28, 2023

NINE MONTHS | MILESTONE PICTURES

Nine months in.. Nine months out. So crazy!!! My pregnancy with her went so fast but these past nine months may have gone even faster. I can’t believe my baby girl is going to be one in just 3 months. Time is such a thief and I’m so sad thinking about how big she is getting!!

This month Nora:

  • Tried a lot more food like: chia seeds, greek yogurt, granola, corn, olives, bbq chicken, avocado, black beans, eggs, bacon, blackberries, blueberries, cottage cheese, spaghetti, parmesan cheese, ground beef, spaghetti sauce, plain bread, teether crackers, turkey, swiss.. and probably more that I forgot to write down. Haha
  • Learned to get from a sitting position to her tummy and then back again!
  • Went from cruising across the room army crawling to getting up on her hands and knees and crawling!
  • Is drinking through a straw! 
  • Has a LOT to say and babbles constantly. She even said Nana this month!
  • Got her first tooth at the beginning of the month and then another by the end of the month! Her two bottom front teeth.. and they are so cute!!
  • Is trying to pull up on things! She has pulled up onto the bottom stair and other smaller things. It’s only a matter of time til this girl is fully mobile!
  • Introduced the little baby walker toy and she’s not a huge fan. She doesn’t know how to move in it yet so she’d much rather be on the floor where she can get around. Unless of course the boys are pushing her **full speed** then.. she’s all for it. Girl loves some thrill. 😂
  • Wanting bottles less and less. It’s gotten to the point where she HAS to be alone to actually drink her bottle. Her nighttime bottle is usually when the boys are already asleep so that one she’s okay to be held but the others she has way too much FOMO for.
  • Is trying to eat any little crumb off the floor and KNOWS where to find them.. aka under Ev’s chair. Ha!
  • Loves to stand on her hands and toes with her butt in the air!
  • Has the cutest lip pout you’ll ever see and she does it constantly!! I think it has to do with her teething all month but man.. it’s the cutest. She tucks her top lip and just chills there for a while. 😂

This month we:

  • Potty trained Everett!! Days after getting home from my girls trip last month I decided to just pull the trigger and do it. Ev has been interested in the potty for a while now and he did SO good. He was quick to catch on and had very minimal accidents from the beginning. He is still learning to self-initiate but he’s doing so great and we’re super proud of him! Yay to only having one in diapers again! 
  • All of Utah had a snow day! Where we live hardly got any snow compared to our family’s houses but we still had several inches and made a day out of it! It was Nora’s first snow day and she LOVED sledding so much so that she cried when I took her snow suit off. Haha! The kids all had a blast and we loved making those memories with them!!
  • Celebrated Nora’s first Valentines Day! She basically slept through the festivities but she had some cute outfits and we took some cute pictures! Haha. The boys had a lot of fun having their heart shaped waffles, passing out Valentines at preschool, going to library “school” for story time, and having heart shaped pizza while watching a family movie!
  • Took the boys to Disney on Ice a couple days before Clyde’s birthday! They had so much fun and were so surprised. We loved watching their little faces light up when they saw their favorite characters and just enjoyed all the Disney magic!✨
  • Celebrated Clyde turning 4! We had a construction party, he went birthday shopping with Nana & Papa, had a family party, and went on a date with mom and dad to a play gym and dinner! He had the best week of birthday fun and felt so so loved by all who came to party with him or called to wish him a happy birthday! We can’t believe he is 4 but he’s already counting down to being 16 and driving soooo… help!!

Here’s this month in pictures..

Birthday Parties, Clyde

Clyde’s 4th Birthday | Construction Birthday Party | I Dig Being Four

March 17, 2023

Clyde’s 4th Birthday | Construction Birthday Party | I Dig Being 4

Clyde is four!! I can’t even believe it. Feels like I was just planning his first birthday party and now here we are. Clyde chose a construction truck theme for his party immediately after his Three Rex party was over! 😂 He stuck with the idea all year and has patiently waited for March to come! He was thrilled watching different pieces of the party come together and was overjoyed when I took him out to take his birthday pictures!

For the party, I set up a few activities for the kids to do such as coloring their own construction hat, pin the wheel on the front loader, a tool bench, some temporary tattoos to put on, and a ball pit to use the big construction trucks in! My favorite activity though, was the giant construction themed sensory bin I made! I scored and found the perfect toddler-sized sand table on Facebook Marketplace to use and filled it with dried beans, dried corn, rocks, little shovels, cones, construction workers and of course LOTS of construction trucks. The kids LOVED it and played in it the entire time.

I kept the food super simple since we planned the party to be between meal times! I had a “fuel-up” drink station, super cute chocolate covered Oreo tires, a few fun little snacks, dirt cups, and of course the cake! My mom made the cake for him and it was so cute and such a hit!

For decorations, I made a cute balloon arch for the food table, a small arch for the sensory table, had some constriction truck balloons, a few little road signs, and mostly just a whole lot of different kinds of construction trucks! It all came together so cute and Clyde was STOKED which was my ultimate goal. 😘

A HUGE thank you to the wonderful people and businesses who helped me bring my vision to life! Definitely reach out to them to help create your next party!

Here’s where everything is from:

  • Invitation/Milestone Poster/Food Cards: Little Wren Prints
  • All Balloons Supplied By: Party Eight
  • Balloon Arch: Happily Ever Madsens
  • Cake Topper: Mockys
  • Cupcake Toppers: JLynn Party Company
  • Oreo Tires: Chocolates Unlimited
  • Photography/Planning: Happily Ever Madsens

If you have any other questions about anything at all or need any other links, comment below or send me a message! I’d love to help!

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This month she has a passion for food and not being alone. 😂 Loves to cheer her brother on at soccer saying “go go go!!” Has the cutest red hair that is growing like a weed! And has so much spunk and personality in that little body, it’s the sweetest. 💗 ⁣⁣⁣
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Clyde has absolutely LOVED his first year of preschool. He has made such cute friends, adores his teachers and is always eager to show us all of the things he brings home in his backpack! 😊 He has grown and learned so much and we’re constantly amazed with what he knows. 

So proud of you sweet Clyde! You are so loved. ❤️
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Nora is the sweetest, silliest girl. We love her kissy/pouty faces, her 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 for food, her tiny waves, and her little squints when she gets excited or nervous about something.😍 ⁣
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She’s the chillest baby and we are so lucky to have her!
And can’t forget my handsome Clyde. 💗 And can’t forget my handsome Clyde. 💗
Nora’s 1st Easter 💗 Nora’s 1st Easter 💗
My sweet Everett. 💗⁣ ⁣ He’s officially 2. My sweet Everett. 💗⁣
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He’s officially 2.5. 🥲 So here’s some things I want to remember about him right now. ⁣
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He is potty trained and did SO good with it. ⁣
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He says the sweetest prayers that always start with “I love my mom” and it melts me.⁣
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He loves to put on “tea time” for whoever is around or his little stuffie friends. ⁣
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Tells me “Okay sir!!” with a salute more often that I’d like to admit. 🫡😂⁣
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Is the sweetest brother and always checks on anyone who is sad. He loves “my Clyder Jameson” and “my Nor Nor” so much. ⁣
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He is TOUGH and loves to “tussle” and dive head first off of the couch. 😅⁣
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Is desperate to start school and loves going to “his school” at the library for story time. 🥹⁣
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He is CONSTANTLY in character of one of his “friends” aka toy story characters or super heroes. ⁣
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He’s talking up a storm and it’s so fun to get to hear all about what’s important to him, how he’s feeling, and all the details of life from his point of view. ⁣
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I’ve never met someone so strong and so tender at the same time. He is the sweetest little boy who is growing up much too fast and I just love him so much. 💗
Started Easter off yesterday morning with our trad Started Easter off yesterday morning with our traditional resurrection rolls and video and loved having that teaching moment with the boys. 💗 Then, we dyed eggs together and had a fun Easter lunch with cousins! ⁣
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Today, we had a little egg hunt at home, heard Clyder sing at church, and then spent the rest of the day with family having traditional meals and fun outside in the sunshine. ☀️ ⁣
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No words can describe the happiness I feel knowing that because He lives again so can we. 💗 Happy Easter from our family to yours!
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