Eight Months

Cannon is growing just too darn fast! It makes me sad when I go to work at the hospital because when I see the tiny newborn babies, it makes me realize that Cannon is not that small anymore. It is bittersweet to look back at pictures of Cannon when he was hours old, days old, weeks old, and a few months old. Wow has he changed! I tear up just thinking about how much he has grown over the last eight months. This last month Cannon has started saying "da da", but has not yet associated this word with Blaine. So, I guess it doesn't count. He has also started to point at various objects and loves it when we say what the objects are. Even though he hasn't started crawling, he gets his way around the house just fine by rolling. If an object is just barely out of his reach, he will roll around in a circle just to get at it, which is very funny to watch. Anyway, those are some updates on Cannon. As for Blaine and I, there is not much going on. :) We are pretty boring, which is why I mostly blog about Cannon. Blaine keeps busy with work and golfs when he has the chance, while I keep busy with Cannon at home and work two night shifts a week at the hospital. Super exciting, huh? But, we will be traveling for a couple of weddings this summer which we are looking forward to and will give us something more to blog about, besides Cannon. :)

Speaking of Cannon, below are some MORE pictures of him. Since these pictures are mostly posted for grandparents who live far away and don't see Cannon very often, I am sorry for boring those of you who read our blog with tons of pictures of Cannon...

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there! Now than I am "officially" a mother, I love Mother's Day even more! A weekend of no cleaning, no cooking, flowers, cards, chocolate, gifts, and extra TLC, who wouldn't love that? Anyway, my first Mother's Day was great. Blaine and Cannon were very sweet and pampered me all weekend. Cannon (with a lot of help from Blaine) surprised me with flowers, chocolate, my favorite cereal for breakfast (cereal is my favorite thing to eat in the world, no matter what time of day it is), and a trip to the salon. I feel so honored to be a mom and think it is the greatest calling in the world. Cannon has truly enriched my life and has brought so much joy, laughter, and happiness. Here is a look back at some of my first moments and more recent moments with Cannon, because, after all, it is he who has given me my new title of "mommy"...

Cannon's 6th Month Activities (here you go mom)

Along with the sunny, warm weather we have been having this spring in Utah, came fun, outdoor activities. I think Cannon has experienced more fun things just in this month of April, than he has in the previous months combined! Below are some pictures of things we did this month, which were many "firsts" for Cannon:

Experiencing grass:



Fun time with daddy:



Salt Lake Bee's Baseball game:




Drinking from a sippy cup:


Out on a walk to the park:




Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point:









Look at my bottom chompers!:

Our New Car

Blaine and I have been talking about selling my old Honda and buying a new car for over a year now. Finally, we were able to pull the trigger on Saturday. We ended up trading in my 1997 Honda Civic for a 2009 Nissan Murano. Since the civic was my very first car and the one I had driven since high school, I was sad to see it go. But, it was time to say goodbye. The Honda and I had a good ten year run. I just hope she goes to a good home! :) On a happier note, we bought a fairly new SUV! I have always wanted a SUV and now I finally own one. It is the perfect size for us. Blaine and I agreed that the Murano will be my car to drive around in, and Blaine will drive our Corolla to work and on business trips since it gets better gas mileage. Great deal for me! Anyway, I am very excited about our new car and find myself always wanting to drive around just to be in it! Here are some pics:

Easter

Last week Blaine's family was in town from Washington for spring break. Both sides of our family are from out of state, so it is always nice to see them since we do not see them enough! Unfortunately, while Blaine's family was here, Cannon had his first cold and sprouted two bottom teeth! So, he was not his normal, cheerful self. However, he was still a great sport when it came to taking pictures. I tried to pick the best pictures of Cannon in his cute little Easter bunny ears, but could not resist putting them all up on the blog. We hope you all had a great Easter!

Our little Easter bunny:







Cannon and his cousin Mercy:

Mercy reaching for Cannon's Easter egg:

Mercy attempting to steal Cannon's Easter egg:

Happy Mercy with the stolen egg:

Cannon and Mercy fighting over the Easter egg:

Cannon with his Grandpa Bateman and Uncle Phil:

Blaine with his brothers and dad: