In the blink of an eye...

Dear Hannah,
Today you turned 6 months old! Can you believe it??? Another milestone in less then a week and Mommy and Daddy can barely keep up with you! The last six months have gone by so incredibly fast and I wish more then anything we could slow down, stop, and smell the roses. But we all know that life and time stops for no one, so I just cling to every moment and am grateful for every second we have with our little blessing. It is hard to remember what our life was like before you came into this world. It's strange how nerve racking and scary having a child is because everyone tells you how much your life will change. Well, you have definitely rocked our world, but in the best way imaginable. "I'll be there in five minutes," has now turned into an hour with feeding, changing, and preparing you for the littlest outing. Shopping no longer means going to Banana Republic, Nordstrom's, or American Eagle. Instead, our favorite stores are Gymboree, Baby Gap, and Babies R Us. Visiting friends and family is no longer about us, but rather, everyone wants to see you and see how you've grown! It is definitely a more selfless world, a more planned out world, and a more chaotic world (if that makes sense), but it is absolutely a more complete world with our little peanut. Everyday is an adventure, a new learning experience, and a miracle. You really have fulfilled something in Daddy and I that we never knew was missing! You are the best of both of us and you bring more joy to our lives then we could have ever imagined. Our lives may have changed... we get less sleep, we worry more, and we (I) cry more, but we also laugh more, smile more, and are more content then ever before. Thank you Hannah, for making us a family and for bringing us more happiness then we could have ever dreamed of! We love you so much and are lucky to be your parents. The next six months will be filled with many more milestones and the rest of our lives will be filled with priceless memories. We are the luckiest...

Love,
Mommy and Daddy


Just a funny pic I wanted to share with everyone...



If you keep growing at this rate, soon you will be driving!!!



You are such a daddy's girl!



You sat up by yourself yesterday (September 23rd). This is not the pic, Mommy was not there to memorex the moment :(



Everyday with you is a better day then the last!

A Week of Firsts

As we approach a great milestone in Hannah's life (she will be six months old on Wednesday...stay tuned for a another elated entry in a couple of days), I have been constantly surprised by how fast she is growing over this past week.

First, Hannah has almost completely lost interest and grown out of her swing. Hannah loves that swing and it has been a lifesaver to Zach and I since my sister gave it to us. It has saved us from many sleepless nights and has safely secured and entertained her for a few "mommy and daddy" moments. Last Sunday I put her in the swing while I stepped out of the room for two seconds. I could hear her playing with the toy bar from the laundry room. When I came back to the living room, she was was on the floor, watching the swing sway in front of her! She had popped off the toy bar and apparently rolled out on her own. I heard no crash, no tears, and she was bump free! I am not sure how she did it with no cuts and bruises, but now I think we will have to duct tape her in!





Second, last Sunday (September 15th for my baby book), Hannah's first tooth broke through the surface! After what felt like months of teething we can finally see and feel her first tooth. Its the middle, bottom, right-sided tooth. I started crying. Hannah stopped crying. Then I took a million pics. I tried to get a pic of the actual tooth, but its still pretty low, and this is what I got. Then, I took a million more pictures, trying to capture her toothless grin for the last time. Babies faces change so much when they start getting teeth and I really wanted to savor the moment!







Third, Hannah is trying to crawl! Isn't it a little early? Not for our advanced little peanut! She has discovered how to get on all fours and rock back and fourth! She gets so excited and then gets tired and flops on her belly! Its a little too soon for mommy, but I can't keep her from "inventing" this new mode of getting around! She amazes us everyday!



Lastly, Hannah has always had very long hair, but lately the bottom has started to resemble a mullet. Her bottom layer is the same length as the top and it looked adorable (to mommy and daddy), but our daughter will not be a fashion victim, so mommy cut her hair last night (September 20th for my baby book). I just cut the bottom layer and its not a professional job, but she looks perfect nonetheless. Here are some before and after pics!









Love,
The Robinson's

The BIG Move

So, about a week and a half ago, Zach and I decided that it was time to move Hannah from her cradle next to our bed to her nursery two doors down. She seemed to be getting too big for the cradle as it was starting to look dangerously lopsided (Hannah sleeps all over the place and it was starting to tilt when she would hibernate in the corner). We had also discovered that she is no longer comfortable in her sleep positioner and she was trying to roll out of it to sleep on her tummy. This is a BIG no-no according to Dr. Katie, so we thought if we moved her to the crib, she would find the increased space luxurious and would sleep more soundly, and HOPEFULLY on her back.
The move has not been hard on Hannah. There were no tears. In fact, she seems very happy in her new home. She loves her mobile and seems to enjoy the change in scenery.
Unfortunately, the move has been very hard on mommy and daddy. It feels like when she slept right next to us we had more control over her safety. It seemed like we could prevent something bad from happening if she was sleeping in the same room. Don't get me wrong, our monitor is amazing. I think I can hear her breathing better from that then I could when she was right next to me. Nevertheless, sleep for mommy and daddy has decreased. We are both constantly going into her room and checking on her. Between the two of us, Hannah probably gets checked on two times an hour. Initially I thought it was just me, but on the nights when Zach is home, I wake up when he gets up to check on her...and its just as often as me! My OCD has also increased since this big move. I find that I have to check on her at least three times before I can fall asleep. I also cannot fall asleep unless she is on her back or her side when I leave her room. If she rolls on her tummy in front of me I have to roll her back over. Lastly, I put my hand on her tummy to make sure she's breathing and it has to go up and down 7 times before I am satisfied. Why seven? I had to pick a number or I could just stay in her room making sure she is breathing all night long!
The hardest part is the rolling over. We moved her sleep positioner with her, but she was just rolling or scooting out of it and she would wake up when she got stuck, so we took it out because it wasn't really working anyway. She seems bound and determined to sleep on her tummy, so we will just have to discuss this with Dr. Katie in two weeks!

Love,
The Robinson's


This is how she looks when we put her to bed...



...and this is what she looks like when she wakes up. Notice her butt in air? So FUNNY!

I've Been Tagged!

Six unique things about me that you may not know:

1. I cry about everything. Literally. This is not an exaggeration. I cry when I am happy, sad, mad, annoyed, tired...any emotion, any situation, can make me cry without warning. And once those tears start coming, there is no way to stop them, even if I am work, at the mall, at home, anywhere, if I need to cry, I just do it. It is so embarrassing and rather aggravating for my family, I am sure. Zach used to feel really bad if he made me cry, but now that he has learned that I really do cry "at the drop of a hat," "over spilled milk," and for really no reason at all, he is now immune to my tears! Being so sensitive really is a PAIN!

2. I am a very picky eater. For me, it's a texture thing. I have tried really hard to just eat the foods I don't like, but I have a horrible gag reflex and I would rather just pick out the food I don't like then sit there retching, embarrassing myself even more. Here are some of the foods I don't eat...mushrooms, olives (not actually sure if I have ever eaten an olive, but I know I don't like them), onions, tomatoes, peppers (I like they way they make my food taste, but to actually chew one grosses me out)...that is just a few. As a child I also hated green noodles (I think they are supposed to be spinach, but they taste the same as any other noodle). I hated them so bad that I had convinced myself I was allergic to them and I would throw up every time my mom made them. Needless to say, she stopped making green noodles and now I can eat them, no problem!

3. I drink Diet Coke all the time, but not because I love it...I love, Love, LOVE Coke, but since it has all those calories, I grudgingly drink Diet Coke, all the while wishing I would just take the caloric hit and drink the real thing! I don't understand the people who really like Diet Coke for the taste, Coke is so much better!

4. If I start a watching movie or reading a book, from the beginning, so matter how terrible, I have to finish it. It actually took me six years to finish Angela's Ashes, but I HAD to finish it. I kept hoping that it would lighten up or end well, but it just got worse and worse, but I felt satisfied that I had finished it, even though I hated everything about it! Same with movies. Even the dumb Lifetime movies. If I start it from the beginning, I feel compelled to finish it. If I start watching it in the middle and it sucks, I can just change the channel, but something about finishing what I start keeps me watching no matter how boring or gruesome.

5. I am somewhat of a neat freak. I, like Melissa, must also make sure my house in clean and orderly before I go to bed or I can't sleep. I also clean my shared office at work, cleaning the keyboards, organizing the books, straightening the notices on the bullentin board...my coworkers laugh at my little OCD tendencies.

6. I have phone fear. I hate calling people I don't know, I hate answering the phone...I have some weird anxiety about what the person on the other end is going to say, so I just avoid the phone at all costs. I recently learned that this was the one thing about me that really annoyed Zach, so I have been working on answering the phone, no matter what, but I always have butterflies in my tummy when I do!

I have tagged Emily, Jess, Kristy, Bethany, Jana, and Tina Marie! Good luck ladies!

Daddy's Girl

I just had to put this picture on here for all the "naysayers" who don't think that Hannah is the spittin' image of her pops...Well, I have news for you, Hannah could not look more like her dad then she does here! For anyone who has had a wedding and has found this picture on their disposable cameras, for anyone who has asked Zach to take their picture and has ended up with one of these, you know what I am talking about! Now, who wants to say that Hannah does not look like her daddy? I didn't think so!

Love,
Nichole







Love you babe!

A Utah Man Am I...GO UTES!

Yesterday was major milestone in little Hannah's life. She went to her first Utah game and cheered on the Utes! I think it was her presence there that helped the Utes kill UNLV (after the embarassment last year, UNLV deserved a whooping!). Anyway, she had a really good time at the game. We did the wave, cheered for our team, and turned a few heads in the process (Hannah is quite the celebrity in Section 26). I just wanted to share a few of the good times with you all. Also, there are some pics of her first experience watching Utah on the boob tube with the boys, when Utah beat Michigan 25-23...Way to break into the BCS Utah! And the top 25! I think Hannah is going to be our good luck charm this year!

Love,

The Robinson's

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Yesterday was the first birthday that I have ever shared with my hubby and my lil peanut. Actually I didn't really get to share it with Zach because he was at work (oh the life of a fireman's wife) but I did get to spend the evening with Hannah. We had dinner at my mom's and then we came home and did the usual... We watched Project Runway (we are so happy that Stella is finally gone, although we wanted Joe to leave too), we took a bath (Hannah is becoming quite the splasher...I was soaked), we read a story (You are Special), ate a late night dinner, and then we went to bed. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it was such a relaxing and rewarding birthday for me. There is nothing more exciting for me then to spend the night with Hannah. Prior to the past two years (last year I was pregnant)my birthday's consisted of parties and bars and I never thought it could get better then that. While I would still enjoy going out with my buddies for a drink and to let my hair down, I am prefectly happy to just lay low and have a "girls night in" as opposed to a "girls night out..." Never thought I would see the day!
Thanks to everyone for their birthday wishes! I love you all!
Love,
Nichole