It's been 5 months since we've posted, 5 months since Sterling was born, and 3 months since we bought a house. Sterling is just under 20 lbs. with a couple of teeth popping out, Andrew is studying another semester of school, and I've gone back to work and gotten a promotion at Jamba Juice (woohoo!).
Our house is in Taylorsville, Utah where Emily grew up :) It's a cute little home with wood floors, colorful walls, and a cute nursery that Sterling's grandparents helped to create. We love it, and the neighborhood is quiet and quite perfect for our little family.
Sterling's cousins are turning 4 years and 1 year during February and March, which also marks his 6-month birthday as well! Wow, time flies. For 4-year old Ryker's birthday, we went up to Soldier's Hollow for tubing :) It was cold, but the hills were well-groomed and the automated lift was pretty fun (we did think it went a bit slow considering we could have probably walked up the hills faster). But, all in all it was a great afternoon and birthday activity. We're probably going to go again with friends early March.
We had a great couples retreat Valentine's Day weekend. We let my sister Melinda and her husband Rob babysit Sterling while we travelled up to Midway with some cousins and their friends to play games and enjoy each other's company :) We played fun dance games on the Wii, shopped at the Park City outlets, played some new card and board games, and also a little bit of Texas Hold 'Em. It was an awesome time, and a well-deserved vacation for Andrew and I.
Sterling talks a TON to himself, and makes lots of goos and gaas for us. He loves eating his carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. He hates tummy time, and loves pretending that he can walk. AND he has the most infectious smile I've ever seen! I've learned to make his baby food at home which saves a load of money, and isn't very difficult. We switched pediatricians recently to a friend of Andrew's family, Matt Carter--he's about a million times better than the last place we were going and we feel a lot more comfortable taking advice from him, which is important for first-time parents. We don't blog enough, as you can see! But we'll try to be better. Thanks for reading!
