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Merry Christmas!

This beautiful red Christmas dress and matching tights came in the mail from our good friends Pete and Gloria down in Apple Valley.

My Many 'Dos

My mobile makes me merry

I'm 2 Months Old!

Yesterday I had to go to the doctor to get my 2-month checkup and some shots.  You can imagine how sad I was to get stuck with a needle three times in my thighs!  And if you think I was sad, you should have seen my poor mom.  She looked like her heart was breaking into a million pieces.  Despite the rough times, I'm still a happy gal.  Seeing my friends and family smiling down at me puts a big ol' toothless grin on my face.  I'm a good eater and a good sleeper: I weigh 11 lbs 2 oz now and I typically sleep for ~6 hours at night before waking up for a quick feeding to get me through the rest of the night.  Thanks to my much older friend Claire (born 5/10/10), I have a fantastic wardrobe.  It's really come in handy since 1) I spit up a lot, and 2) my folks take me out on the town whenever the opportunity presents itself.  Just yesterday I went to Starbucks for the first time (and saw our friend Leanna for the second time) and later I got to ride the Frontrunner train.  I joined Kathy Green and mommy for some ceramics painting in Ogden, after which we met up with the guys (Daddy, Gavin, Joel & Braden) for a walk through the Festival of Lights.  My eyes were like saucers as we wandered among the colorful displays.

Cheese

 

Big Brother

My big brother Gavin thinks I'm pretty special.

He's grrrreat!

Look at me with all these handsome guys!  The one holding me is my Great Grandpa Elison.  He just celebrated his 84th birthday. I'm not sure how many 84 is, but I think it's a lot.  CLICK HERE to see a similar picture of my big brother Gavin that was taken when Gavin was my age and GGE was a spry young man at 81.

I'm 1 Month Old!

Well, those first four weeks sure flew by! Already I'm starting to track things with my eyes, and my mommy & daddy are both pretty sure they've glimpsed a genuine smile on my face. I still sleep a lot - but not always at the right times during the day (or night). Today I rode in the Baby Bjorn carrier while Mommy and Gavin walked to the library. I slept pretty much the whole time, snuggled up against Mommy's chest. Eventually I may care about walks and books but for now I just dig hanging out with the fam.

Role Model

Everyone keeps talking about how beautiful I am.  I can't wait to show them that my beauty isn't just skin deep.  The girls in my family have a lot more than good looks going for them.  Take my cousin McKenzy, for example.  She's gorgeous AND smart.  And she's also a super big sister to her brother Max.  She's eight years old now (eight is great!), which means she's can hold me all by herself.  I think we're going to be good friends.

Happy Halloween

Stats

I had my 2-week checkup yesterday.  A little late, since at that point I was 18 days old, but since I'm the second kid nobody's got their diaper in a twist over it.  My parents are big on graphs, so I will direct your attention to the figure at right.  The green dots show my birth height and weight and the blue dots are yesterday's data.  I'm still right around the 50th percentile for height and weight, and believe it or not I've gained a whole pound!

An early career in advertising

One of the gifts I got, just for showing up, was a "Duck Duck Moose" onesie from Maine.  Our friends the Frantzes are moving there soon.  Even better than the onesie was the Wrapagain reusable gift wrapping fabric that it came in.  Looks pretty good wrapped around my bum, don't you think?

Here I am, World!

Greetings! My name is Vivian Kayla Chard and I am very glad to be here. I was born into my loving family on Sunday, 10/10/10 at 1:12 pm. I weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and I was 19.5 inches tall. Since that day two weeks ago a lot has happened! My mom and I hung out at the hospital for a couple of days before coming home to Hyrum. While we were there we were visited by my Grandma Debby, Aunt Brooke, cousins McKenzy & Max, and my Grandpa Dale. My big brother Gavin came to see me, too! The same day we got home from the hospital, my Nana and Papa arrived from Chicago. They stayed for 10 days and gave me lots of cuddles. I had my first bath in the bathtub last week and I really enjoyed it. Gavin let me share the tub with him and he even gave me kisses when he thought I wasn't having fun. Lots of people have come to my house to meet me and to bring presents and food. Mama says we're lucky to have such thoughtful family, friends, and neighbors. My folks have been taking lots of pictures along the way and you can CLICK HERE if you would like to see them.