Cienna as a 2 yr old

My sweet Cienna!! I haven't been good at updating about her like I did Jace, poor thing. But thought I would now. Our Cienna at 2. . .

-She used to be small for her age but caught up quickly as she got closer to 2. She is now in the 60 percentile for her age.
- She loves to be cuddled. Everyday at nap time we still cuddle til she falls asleep or decides to have quiet time playing with toys in her crib.

-She is a decent eater. She will eat green beans, tomatoes, peas and carrots, and brocolli occasionally, but doesn't like any other vegetable. She will eat most other things.
-She is very good at letting us know when she is upset ;) and when she doesn't want to do something. In fact until about a month or so ago, she fought us on almost everything, from changing her diaper to putting her in her car seat. I thought I was gonna die and that I couldn't do this for 18 years. haha. However, this last month she has toned it down quite a bit and is doing a lot of things willingly. I did some reading and decided to give her as many small choices as I could in the day and praise her to death when she did something we wanted her to do. Her quick temper has improved dramatically (knock on wood!!)

-She loves princesses, babies and cooking in her kitchen. She is a complete girl. However, she has gotten pretty decent in a wrestling match against her brother. haha.

-Her favorite movies are snow white and barbie nutcracker. She developed a LOVE of ballet when my sister Jessica was here for Christmas and showed her part of the nutcracker on You Tube. She only wanted to watch it a thousand more times all through Christmas and into new years. She basically owned my ipad and watch the sugar plum princess dance over and over again and tries to copy her movements. And now when she dresses in one of her princess dresses she's not a princess, she's a ballerina. ;)
-She is the best hugs and kisses giver! She gives us all multiple a day! I love it!
-She knows her colors, shapes and recognizes most of the alphabet.
-She is talking more and more all the time and starting to string 4 words together at a time.
- She now loves nursery!! She didn't before and would literally scream and scream, and now she starts to get antsy during the closing song and prayer in sacrameeting to be able to go. The Primary Chorister said that she is so animated when they sing and sings the loudest. haha. I believe it.
-She is pretty darn good at entertaining herself which is so nice! Especially when Jace goes to Preschool. I am able to get quite a bit done.
-She loves her older brother and especially loves his room and his stuff. We have to keep his door shut at all times or she will be in there getting into all his treasures haha.

But most of all she is the sweetest and cutest little girl in the world! I am so lucky to be her mom. :) Below is a video of her imitating the nutcracker dance. . .

Jace & Soccer

So I'm playing catch up. Jace played soccer this past Fall and LOVED it! Everything about it, never tired from it. However he did get tired of his mom cheering and shouting tips. haha. I got in trouble by him. He got pretty dang good at getting the ball from the team and putting it in the goal. He probably got too serious about it because he would be upset when he didn't get a certain number in each game. So in March starts another season, and I asked him, "Jace would you like to play soccer in the spring?"   "Yes!!"  "Or you could try another sport?" "Soccer!!" haha Okay. Here's some photos of this past season.

LegoLand

We had a blast on our family vacation to Legoland. Both kids really enjoyed it which made it twice as fun! Jace went on all the rides that he could (even the big dragon roller coaster) and Cienna went on all the rides that she was allowed to go on. And now I think they like Legos even more. They have played with them everyday since we have been back. oh and jace was very brave and thouched a live starfish and snail. He was very proud. And I was proud because he really wanted to do it but it took a lot of courage on his part. After we left the station he whispered to me "I wanna go touch them mom. I can do it" 

Biggest Lego Structure ever made. Actual size of the Star Wars ships used in the movie. 

 We went to the big shop at the end of the day. Can you tell? ;) but they both chose something and found them quite fun and exciting the next day haha 

Trunk Or Treat

8 months

I did a little photo shoot of her this time.
Things that are new with Cienna. Not too much.

She's getting more particular about things, she knows what she wants when she wants it.
She's not as easily distracted either.
And her first tooth has cut through.
My favorite thing lately is to watch her and Jace sit on the floor sharing cheerios. Jace will take a handful then carefully feed one to cienna, and as she gums that one down, Jace takes another handful and the process repeats. I love it. I hope they have a good relationship through out the years. I love my babies. I'm a lucky mom. I'm a lucky mom.

Cienna 7 Months

So I have been a slacker on these updates with Cienna, but here is one now.
It has been so fun to see her personality come out. She is a total sweetheart with spunk. I love it. She is also a very easy baby, very content to watch what's going on and rarely cries hard, but gives a little fuss when she needs something.Things little miss Cienna is up to:

She loves to eat and is now EATING FROM A BOTTLE!! Yay! She decided it's not so bad, as long as it is made just right and with the right bottle. It's so nice to have some freedom.

She also is eating cereal, baby food, those little puffs and cheerios

She is a sitter with the occasional toppling over to reach for a toy.

She rolls all over the place. When she wants to get somewhere or get something she rolls to get there.

She likes to babble and talk, and occasionally lets us know when she has been ignored more than she allows with a short screech.

She still has all gums. But she has been really fussy at night and wanting to really chew on things so I wonder if some teethers are coming in. 

She is on the smaller size for her age, but normal because she was born a month early.

And my favorite: when she is exciting to see you, she will reach for you, grab your face and give you baby kisses.

We love our little sunshine. It's so much fun having a baby girl! She lights up our home.

Photography

So I have been having blast, as photography has become weekly part of my life lately. I started a blog because I have been taking people's pictures around my community. I did a bridal shoot yesterday and am taking their wedding pictures next week. I absolutely love it! If you wanna see what I have finished go to sarahdawnphotos.com