Busy Little Bee

It is safe to say that I can't keep up with Mylah anymore! We like to call her our busy little bee!   

On September 5th she decided to start standing. We were outside and she crawled over to the edge of the yard and stood up! 

She then proceeded to try to climb over the railroad tie. She didn't make it then, but now this girls a master climber overer. (word?)

That same day she was busy playing with Dad's surround sound and ripped the knob off his receiver.

During bathtime each night you can find her standing in the tub. She's fallen in the water a few times, but doesn't quit trying to stand!

She loves to push things while she is crawling. It's one of the cutest things I've seen. I just love seeing these small milestones. It helps me to remember that she's our precious miracle!

Mylah also loves being outside on the porch. She loves to watch Dallin and Rylee play. Soon enough I am sure she will attempt to escape, but for now she stays put.

(She wears that gray onesie a lot...I promise she has tons of clothes!)

I snapped this picture a few days after her birthday. She loved playing with her balloons!

And lastly, pretty much everyday I clean up a Mylah mess. Here she somehow got the wipes and ripped them all out of the container! As I was taking her picture she started to sneak away!

Even though she's busy, and we may have another Rylee on our hands, this girl is super sweet and rarely fussy. She's a good sleeper, happy baby, and such a blessing to our home!

First Surgiversary

Today is Mylah's first surgery surgiversary. Our days were filled with fear, dread, heartache, tears and pain as we learned of Mylah's emergency surgery diagnosis. 

I remember feeling lost and helpless. How could our daughter, who was fine hours before, now need a life saving surgery?! We learned quickly that everything was up to Mylah and that her spirit was strong and her body could endure more than we imagined.

As I reflect on what an amazing year we've had with our sweet heart baby, I am costantly reminded that our Heavenly Father loves us and that everything in our lives is according to His plan. He taught us in those moments, that nothing else mattered, that Mylah, our other two children and our eternal family were the most imporant. He taught us to be humble, to seek Him, to recongnize His hand in our trial.

On this day, exactly a year later, we have so much to be thankful for. Mylah is healthy, happy, and growing into an adorable toddler. She is an example of strength and a survivor!

Read the original post from last year HERE.

1 year old

Today is Mylah's 1st Birthday! She's had a pretty good day, other than waking up with a nasty cold. Poor girl. It's hard to believe it's been a year since she was born! We are so blessed to have her in our family and are grateful to our Heavenly Father for keeping her here. We have learned from her to love, endure, and gained a greater testimony of our Heavenly Father's plan for our family. She was meant to be here, meant to have a heart defect, and has taught us so much!

Words cannot describe how special Mylah is to me. Pretty early on in my pregnancy I knew that I would have a special connection with her, and I have. She loves her Mommy! There is something unique about her and I am pretty sure my Father in Heaven was trying to teach me patience, to slow down, to take in the daily moments and to cherish all I'm given. She's smart, energetic, indepedent, determined, loving, sweet, beautiful and silly. We are lucky to have her!

Here are her 12 month/1 year stats:

♥ She weighs 19 pounds.

♥ She is 28 inches long.

♥ She wears 9-12 month clothes, some 6-9 month still depending on the brand.

♥ She wears size 3 diapers still.

♥ Tooth count = 0. She's our first to turn one with no teeth!

♥ She is finally weaned and officially on whole milk!

♥ She loves to eat anything and everything.

♥ She still sucks her thumb and loves her silky blanket!

♥ She is crawling everywhere and standing. She has also mastered standing next to objects that don't have anything to hold onto.

♥ She's not quite scaling the couch or coffee table yet, but she gets brave and tries to move from one to the other. 

♥ She can clap, wave Hi and Bye, sign More and Eat and we are working on Please

♥ She loves to watch Dora, Pocoyo, and Yo Gabba Gabba.

♥ She loves to play with her toys and especially loves stuffed animals. She hugs them and kisses them. It's the cutest!

♥ She loves to play peek-a-boo.

♥ She loves animals, especially dogs and cats. 

♥ She is waking once a night to have a bottle, we are trying to break this habit.

♥ She is a quick learner.

♥ She loves to take things out of my purse or the cupboard or the toy bin and then put them all back in one by one.

♥ She can say Mama, Hi, and Bath.

♥ She loves to dance and try to sing to music. She's got some good musical genes! :)

♥ She shakes her head no and is learning to give kisses.

We love you so much Mylah, Happy 1st Birthday sweet girl!