July pictures

This play kitchen is part of the toy room at baby Aria's hospital.  It was so fun watching you play.  You kept talking into the play phone with one hand while making food with the other.  I was a little embarrassed though that your idea of cooking everything was to put it in the microwave!!  To be fair though, the only time you usually watch us making food is when we're quick heating up some milk or leftovers for you.  

Love love love those curls.

Scrubbing in with Daddy at Aria's hospital.

This was your session with Child Life therapy at Aria's hospital.  Even though you're very young we decided to go ahead and schedule a session with Whitney the Child Life specialist, and we're so glad we did!  You did great while she played doctor with you and helped explain all of Aria's wires and tubes in ways you'd understand.  She sent you home with a bag of doctor stuff too.  Since then you've declared yourself to be "Dr Bennett Hoyal" and tried listening to Rachel's heart with one of the wires.

We got new couches and you are constantly making forts and piles with the cushions to lounge on.

Aunt Amanda sent you a card matching game and this is what you did with all the tiles.

"Mom you wanna take a picture of me?"

You got sick with the stomach flu.  Poor Ayisha got the brunt of it because she was babysitting you when it first showed up so she wasn't prepared for it.  We spent a very sleepless night together in the living room with you waking up every half hour to throw up.

You slept for 5 hours straight the next morning after being sick all night.

Since Red's much less mobile than Pocket, I frequently catch you snuggling with her these days while watching movies.

Another demand from you to take a picture.

Playdate at your new friend Eli's house in our new ward.

"Mom this one wants to give me a high five!"