6 Months!

Well, Dahlia made it to 6 months and we are so grateful she is so healthy and happy! We all adore her so much! She gets "over-loved" by her siblings quite a bit. She is mommy's little girl for sure and I wouldn't change a thing. I am having a hard time with her growing up so fast since she is the last baby for us. Don't get me wrong, i don't want more kids, but the fact that this part of my life is coming to an end is really a sad thing for me so I am loving the fact that she wants mommy all the time. I'm not loving the fact that she is up on her hands and knees and trying to crawl already. I have a feeling she will be walking at 9 months like some of her siblings. I also have a feeling i might be pushing her over trying to stop her from growing up too fast. I'm totally kidding, but I really thought that maybe she would stay a baby forever. I am just grateful I get to see her growing up. There were times in the hospital when I would be begging my Heavenly Father to let me keep her, at least for a little longer. I wondered what she will look like when she is Izabelle's age and through each of life's milestones. I am so grateful my prayers were answered and she made it through her illnesses so that we get to have her here with our family. She showed us how strong she is and taught us a lot about patience and faith.

Her 6 month stats were:

Weight: 15lbs. 28%

Height: 26 in. 56%

Head: 45.3 cm. >97%

Another big noggin, all 4 of them have been off the charts with their big heads.

She is clapping all the time now because we spend most of our days at baseball with the boys where we all cheer loudly!

We love her gummy smile, no teeth yet!

We love our Bottom Dolla!!

Sisters!!

I love that these two are close in age, I hope that they stay close friends forever and love having each other around!

 You cant get more relaxed than that!

Two little angels while they are sleeping.

Dahlia Jocelyn Ford

Dahlia arrived November 2, 2011 weighing 6lbs 7oz. 21 inches long! We are so happy to have her here, she is such a good baby! It was another scheduled induction which i have loved all four times. We went in that morning and got an IV started and waters broken and started regular contractions before pitocin but decided to get the pit going too to speed things up. I didn't wait long for an epidural this time because i wanted to take a nap! I love that childbirth is an enjoyable thing for me! Being in the hospital that morning and getting ready is seriously one of my favorite things. This time though it was bitter sweet, my last baby, so i was trying to enjoy every minute of it.  

  

Hanging out waiting for our last baby to get here! Justin was getting pretty bored, he grabbed the Dr.'s stool that spins and is on wheels and he was taking action shots starting on one side of the room and running and riding the stool while snapping pictures. It made for some pretty good entertainment and blurry pictures!

Doing exactly what we wanted her to do, SCREEEAAAM! It's amazing how badly you want to hear that sound when they are first born and how badly you want them to stop once you're home!

My doctor told me throughout my pregnancy how strong this little girl was and as soon as they gave her back to me she pulled her head up and looked at me, it was awesome! We didn't know at that time just how strong she was and would need to be.

I was so excited that the kids got to come to the hospital this time! They were really excited to meet their new baby sister!

She has lots of black hair and looks a lot like her daddy.

Peyt is such a good big brother, he loves his sisters and is so good to them.

Izabelle wanted to just squeeze her and kiss her and take her home, she LOVES her baby.

Dyllan is so sweet with Dahlia, always wanting to hold her and concerned about what is going on with her. it was such a relief that they were all excited about the baby and love her so much.

Dyllan will take any chance he can get to hold Dahlia, he's such a good big brother. He looks so old and handsome, those blue eyes are awesome!

She has kept her dark hair so far, she might be totally opposite of Izabelle. She has a perfect little face!

We adore her!

These are the pictures we used for her announcements, she is one week old in these, I feel like those days passed way too fast!

We love her so much!!

Halloween 2011!

Some really quick shots right before we walked out the door of Wolverine, Sleeping Beauty & Thor.

Dyllan as Wolverine - 5 

 Izabelle as Beauty - 2

Peyton as Thor - 4

The kids did great trick-or-treating, they loved going to their friends houses most and hated the houses that were decked out with flashing lights, bloody walk ways and scary decorations. It was a great night though and we were so happy we went out when we did, just as we were finishing it started to get really cold. I think we were out for about two hours before we went home to dump the loot and eat candy while we danced around the living room. It was a great Halloween! Now we are looking forward to tomorrow when baby girl Ford will arrive! 

Since Izabelle can't write thank yous like the boys can, we did this as a substitute for her birthday thank yous and made them into cards. Thank you to everyone who came over, called and thought about her on her birthday!

Izabelle is 2!!

 My baby girl turned two on the 20th and is so grown up! She loves to dance and sing and do anything extremely girlie, but at the same time likes to play ball & cars and "yegos" with her brothers. She loves books and iphones and can navigate mine as well as I can. She loves snacks and treats and fruit, especially apples. I love her long curly hair and spunky attitude (most of the time). She loves her family and likes it best when all of us are with her. If one of us is missing she asks where they are until they get back. She is excited, as of right now, for her baby sister to come. I love that she has to be the last one to tell me that she loves me at night, Peyton will yell I love you mom and before he can even finish Izabelle says "love you mom" until I tell her that I love her too. I love how obsessed she is with the temple. I love to see the temple is her favorite song and if she sees angel Moroni from any distance in the car she instantly yells "I see the temple" until everyone responds that yes, we see the temple too. I hope she never loses that love for the temple. She most definitely has her daddy wrapped around her tiny little fingers and knows exactly how to get what she wants from him. I'm pretty sure he loves it as much as she does. Everyday she listens for the chimes on the door and yells "daddy home" and goes running to him with open arms. Izabelle is hilarious and brings so much fun into our family. She pretty much dominates us all with her personality and we all get told what to do all day. She will be a strong woman for sure.

On a walk in our beautiful neighborhood

 St. George trip playing with her buddies

Showing off her big Ford lips

 She loves swimming

 Our trip to NY with her two best friends

 She loves chocolate

Happy Birthday Izabelle!! We love you so much!!

Peyton in Preschool!

Peyton started preschool last week at Bingham High School! I thought for sure that he was going to have a hard time leaving and being by himself, but he proved me wrong, very wrong. Last Tuesday as soon as we pulled into the parking lot he started to unbuckle and tell me goodbye. I made him wait at least until we got to the curb so he could walk on the sidewalk up to the gate. It made it really easy for me to send another one to school and at this point I needed easy. I thought that maybe after his first day or two he wouldn't want to go anymore, but wrong again, he is excited to go everyday. I guess my little boy isn't so little anymore and is perfectly fine being independent just like his big brother, which is a good thing with Baby #4 coming anytime in the next couple weeks. We have had to run on a pretty tight schedule and it will only get more difficult once she's here. It's great though, it just means that my little family is growing up. I just wish time would slow

down a bit instead of continually getting faster. I can't believe I have 2 in school!

Here is my Peyton

 

He looks quite a bit like his dad to me in this picture.

Of course I made him take pictures for his first day of school, and it was killing him that there was a big slug sitting on the sidewalk and he couldn't touch it until I was done.                                     

Way to go Peyt, we love you!

Walter in Kindiegarten

Dyllan started kindergarten today and was so excited! I thought he might get a little bit nervous when it was time to go but I was wrong, he couldn't wait to leave this morning. Justin went to work early so that he would be able to leave for a minute and walk with us to school. I think it made D feel like he was the luckiest kid there. He did such a great job, he ran over to his class and got in line without even hesitating. He did say goodbye to me this year at least. It makes it so easy when they are so independent. There was one mom there that sat at the playground sobbing after the kids went in. I can't imagine being that emotional about my kids going to school, but apparently it is really really hard for some people. Thanks for being so independent Walter!! I hope Peyton and the girls will be as excited to go to school as you are!

First day of kindergarten!

Boys can't take pictures without making some sort of face in at least a few of them.

I was so happy that he was excited to go to school, it sure makes it easy for me to send him and know that he is confident and happy to be learning and making new friends.

He is so handsome!!

These two best friends will be spending a little less time with each other from now on.

I can't believe how old they are getting!

When I came to pick him up he came out and told me he had a great day at school.

He cannot wait for preschool to start in 4 weeks!