I'M 7 MONTHS

Hi everyone, I'm Carly Jane and I just turned 7 months on 7/22/08. I'm a very content baby and like to lay on my back and take in all of my surroundings. I'm trying to get the hang of sitting up on my own but my mommy is still helping to catch me when I flip myself backward so I don't hit my head. I just realized that when I roll I can actually get my toys when they are out of reach. I LOVE to play in water and my mommy and daddy take me swimming a lot.


I just got two teeth and they are sure great. I can bite things really hard now like my food, toys,carrots,

watermelon rinds,
...fingers, and...

anything else I can get my hands on.

I have a fun game I play with my mommy. When she is nursing me, I bite really hard so she gives a very big YELP! and then it makes me giggle.



I like to play with my sister and get nice hugs and kisses from her. She sure can make me giggle. We get along like peas and carrots.
She lets me play with all of her toys and shows me how they work. She tickles me and dances for me and that makes me laugh. When I'm sad she gives me hugs and makes me feel better.

I don't talk much yet but I love to screech, squeal and scream to get attention or something I need. My mommy is trying to teach me sign language and sometimes I remember to say "more" but mostly I just squeal at her. I smack my lips to tell her I want a kiss. I always kiss back too.

People say I look a lot like my daddy....what do you think?
Well, this is me in a nut shell. I'll be back around this time next month to let you all know how I'm doing.
Peace

What we've been up too...

Here's a bit of what we've been up too. Ella took this picture of me when we were playing play doh. She calls that my "clown town" nose. I've been really trying to keep her busy.


Wrestling with daddy... Ella loves this.





On the Fourth of July (my personal favorite holiday) we woke up and started cooking right away. Ella and I made pies, my mom made jello salad, Joseph barbecued and my dad got the pool ready for swimming.
Ella helping me with pies.... I left to go get something and she decided to make herself a little more comfortable I guess. lol



Jospeh, the master griller...


After eating the girls took naps and Joseph and I went to see Hancock. I loved it. It was really good so if you haven't seen it, I totally recommend it. When the movie was over with we came home and picked up Ella to take her to the fireworks show. I would've liked to bring Carly but I didn't want to hurt her ears or anything.


We had a lot of fun. There was tons of food tents, bouncy houses and a train ride. (it was really just a tractor transformed into a train with the engine, cars and everything. It was cute but the longest lines b/c all the little kids wanted to ride on the train.


This year we were smart and brought lots of glow necklaces and bracelets. They really keep a 2 1/2 year old occupied while waiting for fireworks. :) She loved them and even shared some with another girl who didn't have any. What a sweetheart.


This past week we've been trying to get out of the house more and explore. We
went on a walk to Walgreens the other day just to get out of the house. Trying to beat the heat we left at 9 am but no luck. It was still like 101 degrees! Just crazy I tell ya. We also went to the park at like 8 am the day before but that only lasted about 1/2 hour. Ella was able to go on the swings and the slide only once. After that everything go too hot and burned her skin so we left. We found a really cool splash park though. It's HUGE! I've never seen such a big one. We got invited by some friends in our ward. Of course that day they did a news cast on how lots of AZ pools getting shut down b/c of a parasite found in a public pool. Kinda gross, but the news casters came and they got Ella (and unfortunately me) on camera. It's only a tiny little clip but it's her and she was on tv. :) We went back on Friday with Daddy b/c it was so much fun.
Daddy with Carly.


The baby splash.



Waterfall.







Carly and mommy.






The girls.


tuckered out from the day.
Anyway, we had a lot of fun. There's still more pictures but maybe I'll save them for later so that I don't have to write another novel. :)

Momma and the Papa

Right before we moved we got our pictures taken. And when I say right before I mean like the day before. It was just so last minute that we were moving. I found out on Wednesday and we moved the following Sunday. Nuts! I know. For this reason I have not blogged or given much of any updates. Soooo, now you get THREE! After this one is Ella's and then Carly's so when you feel like sitting down to read a nice novel, just click on the Killian blog. :) We really like the first picture at the top. I think mostly b/c Carly is laughing in it (Ella had the same face in almost all of them)...but I like the black and white one and the last family pictue also. Let me know what you think.







Since being in AZ we have been back to Las Vegas for a day to pack, went to Joseph's family reunion in Seely Lake, Montana (gorgeous!) and back to Las Vegas for about 3 days to finish packing and tie up loose ends. It was crazy and we had left Ella with my parents for almost 9 days!!! When I saw her in the evening on the 8th day I had to hold back tears. She just looked so grown up all of this sudden.
In Montana we had a lot of fun. We went sailing, played a lot of water balloon volley ball, ate good food, the girls did a craft one day while the guys went golfing and then we had an iron chef cake decorating contest then next day while the guys went golfing. It was fun. My team won in the cake decorating contest and Joseph's team won in the golf scramble. Joseph also won a massive jar of Jelly Bellies but promptly gave them away so we wouldn't eat them and gain 50 pounds that night. :)
Golf scramble winners.


Iron Chef decorating winners.


Our awesome garden cake. This picture doesn't do it justice but all the flowers were made out of gum drops as well as the grass. The path way was Bit-o-honey and other toffee. The dirt was crushed oreos and cocoa. There was a big mushroom right by the oreo frog in the corner but it got eaten.

Here is the view from right outside our cabin. It was seriously so beautiful and peaceful there (except for the crazy mosquitoes). I would highly recommend it for any family reunion, family vacation, anniversary or honeymoon.

Anyway, back to AZ life... Joseph has been going back and forth about attending BYU-I and ASU. Both are good schools and both have their pros and cons. He's working real hard laying brick with my dad in the 115 degree heat we've been having everyday. He wakes up at 5 am and is usually working by 5:30. It's nice b/c he's usually home by 4 pm. He comes home sore and needs a back rub every day. He's also been very diligent about working out and we just got a gym pass b/c it's been too hot to run outside. He's lost close to 50 pounds now and we've had to buy him a new wardrobe twice already.

I'm Re-adjusting to my new life now. I really miss the friends we made in Las Vegas but I think I like AZ better than Las Vegas. I still do house work but not as much as I had to when we were living in our own apartment so I get to spend more time with the girls and actually get to teach them things. I'm hitting the gym 5 days a week as well so that is helping me stay on track with my goals. Last few days I've been so sore that I walk like I have Cerebral Palsy (not a joke, it really looks like that). One of the nice things about living with my parents is that Joseph and I have been getting to go on a date at least once a week now. Something we haven't been able to do regularly. It's very rejuvenating. :) I also just got a job as a receptionist at a mental health facility. It's perfect for us b/c I get paid well but only have to work 2 evenings a week so Joseph is home with the girls and we're able to save a little more money each month. It's pretty stressful though. I'm in training right now and if I don't get all the paperwork perfect it could mean someone goes to jail for my mistake. Yikes! I'm trying to get into the hang of having to work again. I haven't had to work for like 2 1/2 years! I definitely don't miss it. :)

Keep scrolling down for the girl's updates. Hope you don't get too bord and this will catch you up to what's going on now. :)

Ella Lu Lu

Ella is such a joy to be around now. She's always got some made up story she's talking about, or some made up song she's singing. She's really into dancing and wanting to do the splits (something she saw on t.v.). Her new favorite words phrases are: "...now", "My Yuv it" (I love it), and "Sure do...". For example: "I need my milk Now." "I need go swimming now." "my clothes pretty now." "I love Carly NOW" So as you can see, sometimes it makes sense and sometimes not. I'm pretty sure she got it from me saying, "come here right NOW." ha ha. The other one is, "Sure do". She'll come up to me and say, "I sure do uv eww mommy"(I sure do love you mommy) and if I ask her if she wants a sandwich for breakfast she'll say, "sure do". If I ask her something like, "do you like your lunch?" she'll hold her hand over her heart as if to say the pledge of allegiance and say, "my yuv it." She's also a momma's girl through and through. She always wants me to hold her, unbuckle her, put her to bed (she calls it "rocky baby" b/c we would sing "rock-a-bye baby" when she was younger)whatever it is, mommy has to do it. It can be a pain sometimes, and sometimes I eat it up. :) Right now she's turning into a bit of a fish. She wants to go swimming, play in the sprinkler park or take a bath/shower any chance she can get. She is really loving that my parents have a pool she goes swimming at least once a day. Usually before lunch and after nap. I'm loving it b/c I get some added exercise, some one on one time with Ella and it really wears her out and she's been taking 2 1/2 hr naps and going to bed at 7:30 every night! Wahoo! These pictures were from our family photo shoot a few weeks ago. She was told that if she sits well for the pictures than she could change into her swimmy suite and play in the water. The photographer pulled her camera back out b/c she wanted to get some shots of this. Anxiously awaiting the splash pad at Aliente Park. Finally got to go in... ...and holy it's COLD!!! Ready to head home. Ella's also great at using her manners. ("who could say no to those manners??" --that's for you Erin lol) She says, "Please mommy, I have it?? Please?" and if I give to her whatever it was that she wanted she says, "Ank ouuu" (thank you) She's a great big sister and always wants to feed Carly, kiss her, hug her...if she's crying Ella will run a binky to Carly and stroke her head telling her, " It's ok Carly, 'so ok". I couldn't have asked her to be a better big sister. Ella still asks for her friends from Las Vegas. If Ethan or Madie would be at nursery, or if Katie or Sophie could come to her pool parties. (everytime we go to the pool she calls it a pool party.) But she is adjusting well and making new friends in her nursery class out here. It's really cute b/c she runs to her closet about 2 times during the week asking if she could put her Sunday dress on for nursery. I tell her, "Ella, nursery isn't for about 5 more days." so she says, "ok, my save it. My save my dess for my nursery at church."

Here's a little peak of our sweet Ella girl...

Carly Bear

This is Carly now. She's what we like to call our "Little Lotta" because there is a "lotta" Carly to love. :) She went in for her 6th month appointment on the 23rd of June and here's how she's doing: Weight: 19 pounds 1 oz Length: 26.5 inches Head : 17.5 cm She loves to spit and coo and giggle. She is so sweet and bashful. If you lock eyes and smile at her she gets an ear to ear grin on her face and buries her face in the blanket she's laying on or the chest of whomever is holding her. She is such a happy baby and I'm grateful for that. She also likes to suck on her toes and has proven herself to be very limber. I think she's going to be somewhat of a thrill seeker b/c she laughs the hardest when you toss her in the air. I think I've even gotten a snort out of her. lol She hadn't started rolling over (except once or twice on accident) until today so HURRAY for Carly!! She was so confused at what she had just done for about 1 second and then got the biggest gummy grin on her face and was so proud of herself for finally getting it. She's done it a few times since but is pretty tired and kinda pooped out after the all times I've coaxed her into rolling again and again. :)Carly's usual playing position. Kicking the legs up.... ...Tuck... ...And Roll... "What just happened??" "Yayyyy!!! I did it!" Carly is a little bit of a weakling so we've been doing a little physical therapy that her pediatrician recommended. Sit ups, bicycle kicks, arm raises and sitting in a high chair. Just in the last 3 days it has really been helping. She just started sitting in her high chair (Actually Ella's booster. Since we moved we put the big high chair in storage.) She started using a sippy cup and is still trying to figure out that you have to hold it up to get the juice out. She is such a sweety and we lover her to death.

Here's Carly's video so you can see a little of her personality.