Kentucky here we come!

I never thought these words would come out of my mouth but....we are going to live in Louisville! Jordan was accepted into several school and after 40 days (that's how long we had before we had to put money down to save his seat in school) of much pray and thought we have decided that Kentucky is the place we need to be. Jordan is completely psyched to go but I have to admit I've been having my doubts from time to time. As many of you well know, I am quite the homebody, I've never lived anywhere but AZ and I'm totally attached to my family so the idea of leaving was a little hard to grasp at first to say the least. But I'm to the point now where the only thing I'm worried about is the winter weather so if that's the least of my worries then I think I'll survive. We've heard nothing but wonderful things about Kentucky believe it or not. No one has a bad thing to say about it! Who wudda thunk? Anyway, we will be leaving right after graduation in May to have some time to relax and get settled before he starts school in July. So if anyone has a layover in Louisville (that's probably the only reason you would be there) look us up and we would be glad to have you!

I feel like ever since we've had this blog the only thing we update about is dental school and since we know where we are going now, I'm at a loss of things to blog about. Jovie bear is doing good. She is just so funny! I can't take it! She is at such a fun age right now, she's starting to mutter words, trying to walk, giving kisses, turning into such a cuddle bug. I never thought I could love someone this much! Don't get me wrong however, she is definitely still a stinker, but I have to remind myself often that she is perfectly healthy and you can't complain about anything else. I can't believe she will be a year old in April it goes by so fast it honestly hurts. She is growing up so fast and I can't stop it!

Life is good and we are so blessed everyday, enjoy these amazing pictures of Jovie taken by Teresa Hill in our ward!

WARNING: Long Post (but lots of cute pictures)

I never sit down and really spend any quality time with this thing! I occasionally slap some pictures on here and call it a day. So I thought I would spend some time doing a nice long update! If any of you don't feel like reading the whole thing then just scroll through the pictures! I know that's what I do!

First a birthday shout out to my wonderful husband! He turns the big 25 on November 2nd. I am so incredibly amazed at Jordan. Ever since we met his only goal was to make it to dental school, I remember when we started talking about our future together, he asked me "Will you go to dental school with me?" Not, "Will you spend your life with me?" or anything like that. And he never had a back up option, he's never wanted to do anything else! I've never met a more driven and motivated person who has wanted a dream so bad as Jordan. He got 8 interviews for school and just finished the last one up. He absolutely loved every school he went to and would just come home with this glow on his face. I am so lucky to have him in my life. I know without a doubt that the Lord sent him to me, mostly because he's the only one that knows how to deal with me! Thank you Jordan for the last 3 years, they have been amazing and I can't wait to grow old with you! I love you.

Secondly, I know I have posted a lot of pictures of our little one, but I never really talk about what a crazy 6 months it's been and what she's like. So this is all about our little one:

1. She is the most stubborn person I've ever met

2. She will melt your heart the moment she smiles at you

3. She has the most beautiful blues eyes I've ever seen

4. She hates to be in her car seat

5. Her favorite thing to do is to look at herself

6. She loves all things metal

7. She thrives in madness, little kids make her the happiest

8. She will wiggle her way out of anything, including the Bumbo (learned that the hard way)

9. She loves the computer and will do anything to get to it

10. She enjoys her daddy-daughter walks in the morning so mommy can sleep

11. She adores dogs

12. She will eat anything, including rocks and grass

13. She is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to us

I'm not going to lie, this little girl can still make me cry but then all she has to do is smile and I remember that she isn't a demon trying to run me out of town! She just likes doing things her way. I seriously don't know where she came from. Jordan and I were the most chill babies you would ever meet. I always put myself to sleep when I was tired and I just sat and watched everything going on around me. But this little diva is well a diva. She's feisty and stubborn. But she's also a little love bug. When I get up with her in the morning we just sit and cuddle on the couch together until she decides it time to play. That's my favorite part of my day. I can't believe she is 6 months already! She has one tooth and does the army crawl. She weighs 16 pounds and she is 28 inches. We are working on getting her to sleep through the night, so for that last week we've had to let her cry it out. Boy that's hard, but then so is not getting any sleep so it helps me be strong and resist the urge to run into her room and cradle her!

Jordan and I have been getting out of the house a lot more lately since I've been able to let go a little of Jovie and let others put her down at night. He surprised me with Brad Paisley tickets this month and we also went and saw U2 with his parents. It's so nice to get out again! Even though I'm on my phone the whole time texting whoever is babysitting, but it's a start!

Our life really is amazing, we have so much to be thankful for. We have a happy, healthy baby with food on the table and a roof over our heads so what more could we ask for? I've really learned so much these past 6 months. Being a mom is honestly the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Everyday my patience is pushed to the max but I remember that this little girl is a gift and she's just on loan to us and I need to be her everything. So that about sums up our life right now! Jordan will hopefully her back from dental schools on December 1st so wish us luck!

Jovie and the Lemon

We took little Joviekins to dinner on Saturday night and she was starting to get real fussing and antsy so I gave her a lemon for the first time! She just couldn't get enough of it! Even though it obviously didn't taste very good she kept putting it back in her mouth. She is just the most amazing little girl. She sat up for the first time last night and Gma and Gpa Pond's house and she is rolling from one end of the room to the other. She is just growing up too fast, I can't take it! I want my little newborn back, well maybe minus all the screaming.

I forgot to give an update on Jordan and all his dental stuff. He took the DAT in July and did really well. So he has six interviews so far lined. So we'll see :)

Florida!

Just thought I would post some pictures of our trip, we are still in Florida visiting my mom and sister. I was so nervous about taking Jovie on a plane but she did beautifully. Just another tender mercy!

Real Photo Shoot

Jovie had her pictures done by an amazing photographer in our ward last week, here are just a few of them.  The photographer is Kate Lines (katelinesphotographyblog.blogspot.com) check out her blog sometime.  Jovie is doing better everyday, we are hoping the colic will be gone soon she will be two months on the 23rd!  Crazy!

Photo Shoot!

I was just watching Jovie sleep the other day and she was just looking so cute so I went a little crazy with the camera.  She was so cute!  I can't believe she'll be 6 WEEKS on Thursday!  The time has seriously flown by!  She is still very colicky but we've pretty much figured out her schedule and we just deal with it.  A couple weeks ago I had an answer to one of my prayers and Jovie and I have a much better understanding of each other.  I realized that it wasn't the Lord not answering my prayers that was the problem, it was that I wasn't learning from this experience.  I realized that I need to love Jovie even when she's screaming her head off at night and that I can't blame her or be mad at her.  The poor thing, it's not her fault and I know that, but I was getting so frustrated with her and the Lord was definitely waiting for me to learn patience and UNCONDITIONAL love, and it's totally change everything!  I am so grateful for this little girl, she's amazing.  Jordan I figured out last night the hard way that she knows when we've left the room and it makes her angry!  We were watching the MTV awards and they were getting ready to show a sneak peek at the New Moon movie and she was in the middle of her nightly fit so I ran and stuck her in the other room just for a moment mind you, and she freaked!  I didn't think she even knew the difference but boy was I wrong!  She now officially gets ticked if you leave her alone during her fits.  Not only this, but she now prefers to be held over anything else.  I use to be able to just set her down on the couch if I had to wash her bottles or go to the bathroom or something but now she cries if you set her down!  She is working us over big time already!  and she's only 6 weeks!  We are in for it!  Anyway, when you see these pictures you'll see why we put up with all her attitude...

Blessing Day

Well this post a little late, but o'well!  We blessed Jovie on Mother's Day and it was the best day ever!  I was so glad it worked out the way it did.  We had to do it Mother's Day because my mom and sister were going to be leaving the next day to drive to Florida.  My sister and her husband moved in with my mom and her husband.  Anywho, Jordan did an amazing job and it was a very beautiful blessing.  We were so worried that Jovie would be screaming her head off during the blessing but she was perfect.  Unfortunately, she is very colicky and we never know when the crying will strike so we always get a little nervous going out with her.  I seriously don't know what Jordan and I did to deserve a colicky baby.  We were both great babies and our mothers can attest to that!  We have tried just about everything but I think we are just going to have to wait it out.  I'm still so infatuated with her.  I just can't look at her enough and she seems to change every time she wakes up from a nap!  I'm so grateful to be a mom, it's the greatest and hardest calling I've ever had, and I will say I underestimated the toll it can take on you.  I've never prayed as hard and as often as I have in the last 3 1/2 weeks.  I couldn't imagine doing this without the Lord's help.  It's hard!!!  Anyway, here are some pictures from the blessing...