Big head = more brains, right?

On Thursday I took Donovan to the pediatrician for his 9 month check up. At each appointment they measure Donovan's height, weight and head circumference and tell you what percentile they rank in. Here were his status this month.

Weight 20 lbs- 50th percentile
Height 27 inches- 20th percentile
Head Circumference- 18 inches 90th percentile

So that means Donovan's head is bigger that 90% of babies his age! We both had a good laugh about that one. So even though he's short with a gigantic head, we still think he's the best little guy in the world.

(Thanks Amber for the adorable photo!)

Club 33

Last month we went to Club 33 with our friends the Dunham's and the Foresters. It was so much fun! Especially with Donovan and Zoe (they were such troopers the whole day). It was great just to be in Disneyland again. Sterling and I miss having our annual passes, so this was a nice chance to get to visit the parks again too. Here are some of the highlights of the day.

Donovan and Mommy inside Club 33.

Daddy and Donovan.

Birthday Boy Tyler blowing out his candle.

Donovan was showing Zoe what to do with a spoon.

Family photo on the balcony.

What a beautiful family!

We love these guys!

One of my favorite photos of the day was when Kathleen laid down next to her disneyland square. She's the best.

This photo is so funny to me. Leah took it of us when we were on the new Toy Story ride (which btw is super fun)!

My favorite picture of the day is the four of us on the Screamin' roller-coaster. This was Sterling's first time on the ride. We were all laughing about how we all had such funny expressions. Tyler looks bored. Bishop looks tired or maybe sick. Sterling and I actually look like we are on a roller-coaster. Too funny.

New Blog

I know we haven't posted anything in a while. So I decided to finally post about my new blog. It's a blog where I have been periodically posting different graphic design jobs I have been doing. It's just a fun way for me to keep track of some of the work I've been doing and it allows me to share it easily with friends and family. My blog is called Creative License Design. This is the company name I came up with for the business I want to start. Anyways I'm really excited about it and hope you guys enjoy looking at some of my work.

http://creativelicensedesign.blogspot.com/

Dono and Becca

Yesterday Donovan crawled onto Becca's bed and began playing in the corner by the book shelf. It was so adorable. The best part was when he plopped down on his bottom and started petting Becca. He really loves that dog!

Donovan Signs

When Donovan was about 6 months old we started using ASL with him. Now at 8 months he's really caught on. His favorite things to sign are "food" and "milk" (apparently the kid likes to eat). He signs in his high chair, in the car seat, in his crib, basically all the time! The only thing about Donovan's sign for "food" is that instead of holding his hand to his mouth he holds it up in the air (kinda "Black Power" esque). It's pretty cute! As Amber has reminded me lately babies often have a hard time getting their hands to go where they want them to. I wanted to include some photos of Donovan signing. I just want to add, if anyone is on the fence about teaching their baby to sign I totally recommend it! It is so much fun and it is amazing how fast they can catch on.



Donovan signing during our family photo

Some of my Recent Favorites

The last fews weeks have been so much fun with Christmas and having Sterling around more. Donovan has really loved the extra Daddy time too. I'm so thankful to have a husband who sincerely loves spending time with our son. It is so cute watching them now that Sterling can rough house with Donovan a bit. And of course Donovan loves wrestling with his Daddy.

Last week we made the 11 hour trip up to Utah. It was so wonderful getting to see some of our family. It was great getting to be in Utah again too. We had a great time playing games and eating good food with Sterling's parents and siblings. Here are some of my favorite photos from the last few weeks.

Donovan and Daddy pretending they are hooded super heroes


Donovan playing drums on a box of Christmas presents


Playing Password with Granny


Opening Christmas presents


Eating Christmas presents


Touching snow for the first time


Crying after touching the snow (I know it looks said but it was pretty funny too) I suppose he didn't realize it would be cold


Playing with his singing puppy dog stocking

40 Odd Things

This started out as a reply to an email that Sariah sent us. But we had so much fun writing it that I thought I'd post it. I suppose we were just in a silly mood. Some of it is serious and the rest is just us being goofy. (Sterling's response is first and mine is second)

40 Odd Things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese? I like it on my waffles. There is a blue cheese factory in Nauvoo. / I just ate some on a salad. Mmm. Blue Cheese.
2- Have you ever smoked cigarettes? No. / Nopity nopity no.
3- Do you own a gun? AK47 Baby! / I hate guns! I hope we never have one in our house.
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? Whatever kind that cult drank to kill themselves in Jonestown. / Grapasaurus Rex
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Only when I have to get a rectal exam, or a check for testicular cancer, or the gyno. Yikes! / Only if I'm afraid they're going to cut off my finger.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I think they are delicious! / I like sucking on a frozen hot dog until it thaws out. Mmmm.
7. Favorite Christmas movie? Its a wonderful life / Ditto haha!
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Clam juice or mountain dew? Eugh! I'll have clam juice. / 75% OJ + 25% Water = Crazy Delicious
9. Can you do push ups? I like push ups. They're delicious. I could do a push up right now. / I like the orange ones.
10. Favorite hobby? Driving the cows across the plains or solving world hunger, if i'm too tired for the cows. / Graphic Design sucka!
11. Do you have A.D.D.? What? I wasn't paying attention. / I like math. ADDing is my favorite. Tee hee.
12. What's one trait you hate about yourself? I ain't no hater! / The gigantic hump on my back.
13. Middle name? Danger / Marie
14. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm tired. / I'm tired. Why are we doing this email questionaire? I want to go to bed.
15. Name 3 drinks you regularly have. 1 bourbon 1 scotch and 1 beer j/k. Hahaha. / Is sleep a drink?
16. Current hate right now? Dumb emails / Not sleeping
17. Favorite place to be? With my family / In bed. Sleeping. or at Disneyland. That's pretty fun too.
18. How did you bring in the New Year? At the Baker's house / At the Baker's house.
19. a place would you like to go? Australia / Santa's Workshop
20. name three people who will complete this: dumb question. Next.
21. Do you have slippers? I hope Santa brings me some / Yes. but they're old and sterling thinks I should throw them out. I think they're comfy.
22. What shirt are you wearing? That's sexual harrassment and I don't have to take it / My muscle shirt.
23. Do you like sleeping on satin? I prefer my bed / I don't even know what satin feels like.
24. Can you whistle? Duh! / No. Not everyone can whistle.
25. Would you be a pirate? No. Pirates are so last week. / Only if it involves pillaging and plundering, and possibly owning a pet monkey.
26. What songs do you sing in the shower? "Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows" / Hymns
27. Favorite girl's name? Cori Anne is my favorite girl / Kiera, Madeline, or Audrey
28. What's in your pocket right now? Keys, a piece of lint, some string, this ink pen, this paddle ball, spare change, a rubber chicken / My debit card.
29. Last thing that made you laugh? This email / Sterling's kool aid response.
30. Favorite bed sheets as a child? We slept outside on the ground. If I was lucky, i got some newspaper / Flannel The Little Mermaid or Duck Tales
31. Worst injury ever? That time I was running with the bulls in Spain. My butt hurts just thinking about it. / Vampire attack, and I had to lie and say I tripped and fell out of a 3 story window.
32. Do you love where you live? Better than any house you could build / Yuppity yuppity yup.
33. How many TVs do you have in your house? TV?
34. Who is your loudest friend? Sariah / Sariah
35. How many dogs do you have? The Beccanator and her bark counts as two dogs.
36. Does someone have a crush on you? How did you know, 'cause I never told. You found out, I've got a crush on you, Cori / Sterling and Donovan, and that guy from that doctor show. McDreamy?
37. What is your least favorite book? CPA study books / Hooked on Fonics. It didn't work for me.
38. What is your least favorite candy? Necco Wafers / Juju Bees
39. What is your least favorite Sports Team? Provo Angels / The Nads
40. What song do you want played at your funeral I don't want to die / Everybody Wang Chung Tonight.