The Fourth and Fifth Months (and a baby blessing)

Big Things in the Fourth and Fifth Months

1. Mama makes a ring sling and Genelle abides sitting in it

2. Genelle starts to show a greater preference for Mama (aka if Mom leaves the room or allows anyone else to hold Genelle there WILL be tears)

3. Recognizing and bringing toys up to her face

4. Mama actually remembered to take photos of Genelle's bathtime (I promise she was bathed before this point)

5. Big laughs for Daddy (not quite yet for Mom)

6. Paying attention to the pages of her book and showing a greater interest in face cavities

7. Grabbing toes!!

Genelle's Baby Blessing 

On February 16th Genelle's Dad, Grandpas Hebdon, Hess and Wright, along with Uncles Matt and Braeden, Mike's old Mission President: President Hunt, and her Great Grandpas Hebdon and Christensen, together gave her a blessing.

The following slide show is the luncheon that followed the blessing.

The Third Month

Big Things in the Third Month:

1. Stinking shots

2. Daddy first learns how dangerous it can be to lift Genelle high over head after she's just eaten.

3. Genelle learns how to communicate via facial expressions

4. The curl (or crazy) is started to show 

5. Genelle learns how to coo!!

6. A trip to Grandpa Hebdon's in Henderson, NV for Christmas Day... and family pictures

7. The days following Christmas are spend at Aunt Charlene's where Genelle meets her California Aunts and Uncles for the first time and of course, a mini photoshoot.

8. The Spitting starts

Genelle's Second Month

[*This post could also be labeled, "Mommy and Daddy got a nice new camera!]

In November Mike and I finally took the plunge and bought a Canon. We didn't really care what the body looked like since we knew we were going to buy a new lens to go with it so we purchased the EOS Rebel T3i. Shortly thereafter we bought the magnificent 50 mm i.8f lens! All the photos (taken with the Cannon) you will see here on out will with those lens.

Big Things in the Second Month:

1. An early Thanksgiving dinner at Jeanne's, my ex-step mom  with Braeden (Jeanne's son), Brynne (Braeden's cute wife), and Aly (Jeanne's daughter).

2. Thanksgiving Day with Mike's parents and brother, Matt.

3. Lessons in how to hold one's head up.

4. A weekend down in Hurricane, where Genelle met her great grandparents the Christensens and all my siblings got to fawn all over her.

5. A special fundraising Santa Claus Photoshoot