I want to squeeze her!

I am so so so IN LOVE with her! Being a Mom really is the best job in the whole world!!

Halloween

This was Gracie's 1st Halloween and she was the cutest Minnie Mouse I have ever seen!!! Gracie's 1st mini pumpkin!
Hangin' out with Nana. It was a looong day.. and she is ready to go to bed so Mommy and Daddy can stay up all night watching ScArY movies!! Fun night =)

6 months.. gone too fast

Gracie is doing awesome with solid foods.. she loves it! She feeds herself with the bottles.. it is so nice!

...and she loves, loves, loves BOOKS! It is so fun reading to her. Great bonding experience.

Oops!

We were driving and Gracie was in the back crying so we pulled over to see what was wrong and this is what we found. Ha ha :)

Hogle Zoo

Gracie's first trip to the Zoo!

New Toy

Gracie got a new toy while spending the weekend at Nana's. As you can tell, it makes her happy...

New Dress

I love dressing Gracie up for Church on Sundays! She finally fits into 3-6 months clothes so it really opens up her wardrobe. What a blessing she is.. we just love our little poodoo! :)

Fun Weekend!

Gracie got a new outfit and new Bumbo!! For Pioneer Day we had a BBQ at my sister Stephanie's house and then ended the night with fireworks while listening to Michael Jackson. Great night!!
Gracie and her daddy at her very first swimming party!!!

New bikini.. woowoo!!!
Fun with the cousins!!

Getting to Know Gracie Lynn

I am amazed at just how fast Gracie is growing, and developing her own, unique, little personality. Ok, BIG personality. She is her own little person. I cannot describe how wonderful it is to get to know her as her daddy, but I can share a little bit about who she is to those of you who haven't had a chance to meet her!
Although Gracie is fast approaching week 12 of life outside the womb, Gracie does not think she is a baby. The picture above personifies her character the best. She hates BEING a baby. So she is working her hardest to overcome that. One example is how much she dislikes being held like an infant. Gracie is not happy unless she is sitting up like a big girl, or standing (with daddy's help). Some of the things she likes to do is dance. I regularly come home to my wife and daughter dancing around the room to the late Michael Jackson's greatest hits. She genuinely enjoys the excitment and thrill of twirling, and bouncing, as told by the huge smile on her face. She also loves being outside. She can SIT (heaven forbid we hold her) for hours straight watching people, animals, and yes, TREES. Gracie loves trees. She will actually smile at them as they blow in the wind. She also enjoys conversation with those who are around. She is thrilled when people look at her and talk, and loves to respond and sometimes even yell her opinions.
Gracie has recently learned to roll over from her belly to her back. She doesn't get it everytime (that dang arm gets in the way), but seems to enjoy the rush. For the past month litte Poo Doo has been developing her hand-eye coordination. She grabs toys, grass, bottles, hair, and fingers. These items are then immediately reeled into her slobbery little mouth to be tasted. We have also found that Gracie likes to watch TV. Just the other day she watched a whole episode of Oprah while sitting on mommy's lap.

It's so fun watching her grow and learn. It's a surreal experience. I can't wait to see what new thing develops tomorrow!

Before I published this post Gracie had her first big laugh!

Gracie's Blessing Day

Gracie Lynn was Blessed on Sunday, June 28th '09

"Look at my cute braclet, mom!"

Gracie: Bringing Sexy Back

Bath Time!

We spent the weekend up at Nana's. Juli's Mom and Brennen came down with a case of the Swine Flu, so we wanted to make sure Gracie was away for a little bit. We had lots of fun hanging out, watching movies, and playing with Gracie. We also had bath time where we were able to capture these pics that I thought were precious. Best quarantine ever!

Our Sweet Little Angel...

Gracie had her first photo shoot! We went the first time and only got through 20 out of 100 photos before she refused to cooperate. We rescheduled and she did amazing the second time! We love her so much.. what a joy!

And so it begins...

Steven graduated from BYU on April 23rd, 2009 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. That day was also the day our baby was due but Gracie was a good girl and held out for us so I could attend the commencement. Now that he is graduated we continue to look for work and have a little one on the way. We are beginning a whole new life together and we are so excited for the upcoming adventures we'll share.

What are the odds that my due date is the day he graduates?! I have to admit it was a little long having to sit in those uncomfortable chairs for 2 hours while being 9 months pregnant.

Steves family

Getting All Ready for Gracie...

I realized we haven't blogged since December.. whoops! The picture above was taken at my Baby Shower when I was about 7 months. We have been so busy the last little while getting ready for little Gracie to come. I have washed ALL of her clothes, burp cloths, blankets, etc. I had Steve spray for bugs cause I do not want them around her! We have installed her car seat and have purchased pretty much everything she'll need for the first little while. I took a breastfeeding class and that was a little overwhelming but seems doable. Now we are just waiting for her to get here. I am in the process of getting my hospital bag packed just in case she comes early! People ask if I feel ready.. I don't think anyone is ever really READY but I feel as ready as I could be! Steve has been so supportive and totally pampers me! Stay tuned... once she is born I will really try to keep this updated regularly :)

*~ Gracie Lynn Delgado ~*

Sister's Triplets [Lia, Brynn & Claire]

Yay! They are here and safe! For those of you who I haven't kept updated on the triplets they are doing great and hopefully will be coming home from the NICU soon! Stephanie has been doing a great job trying to juggle time visiting the hospital twice a day to feed the babies and spend time with (almost 2 yr old) Miriam. Aren't these babies adorable?! Stephanie you really are amazing =)

Utah Jazz.. Woot woot!!!

Everyone ready for the new season?! I know we are!! We are soo excited. This means lots of Jazz parties with friends, family and junk food! Steve and I look forward to Jazz season all year and it's finally here. Let's win a championship huh! Go JaZz!!!

How We Found Out...

We were pretty much suspicious that I could possibly be pregnant from the usual signs of pregnancy. Fatigue, very irritable, really emotional (sorry stevie), backaches, headaches, abdominal pain and some other symptoms I don't really care to mention.

Steve knew something was up when I was literally crying because I was hungry.

So we went to the store to get one of those take-home tests. In a way I didn't want to know just yet. If I was pregnant I would feel not ready but if I wasn't pregnant I would be disappointed... (?!) I was content just not knowing...

Well I sneaked into the bathroom while Stevie was watching the Olympics and did the whole drill (you all know what that goes!) and what I saw was a plain NEGATIVE! I looked and felt a sigh of relief but definite disappointment. I picked it up again a couple minutes later to find a VERY LIGHT vertical line forming a positive. I squinted my eyes and blinked a million times per second to make sure I was seeing it right and ran to tell Stevie. It was very emotional.. for both of us.

Sure enough I was in fact pregnant. I even tested again @ 4 a.m. We ran to Walmart to get the famous book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and then went to Denny's to celebrate! (My favorite Cheesecake tasted like dirt!) Bummer! My 12 week appointment is on Oct 14th.. we'll see what happens! Any advice?!

Date Night! Shopped for souveniers and had a nice candle light dinner overlooking the ocean.

View from our condo! Isn't it gorgeous?!

Here we are waiting to eat at ALOHA GRILL in our cute matching t-shirts!

We all attended the Luau.. one of my favorite nights! What a great family I married in to =)

ALOHA!

7 Inches Gone...

I cut my hair today... it was a shock I almost cried and had no idea what possessed me to do it. When the lady was done cutting it I had a blank stare in the mirror and had no idea whether to laugh, cry or smile. 7 inches all at once is a lot but the only person I really care to impress is Stevie and he LoVeD it so then I guess I do too!

Michael Has Been Called to Serve In...

My little brother is going to be the greatest missionary!!! I am so excited for him. It is going to be so hard to see him go.

It was quite an adventure getting ahold of that letter. It was supposed to come on Wednesday (like usual) and we had a big family get-together all planned out. All of his friends were invited as well. Well it didn't come on Wednesday. I can only imagine what Michael was feeling having to wait another whole day to find out what place he was going to serve. We even went down to the Post office twice to try and get it and they were just no help at all. Well thursday FINALLY came and so did the letter! I just could not wait until Michael opened it.. it was intense! Michael will change so many lives there in Texas and I am so happy for him!

Stephanie Tagged Me!

What was I doing 10 years ago? I was in 6th grade. Spent my time having crushes on boys and hanging out with friends. I believe at the time I was "going out" with Michael Hales. Still know him... nice guy.

5 years ago? Working at the theater with my best friends Elric, Johnny and Flo. Staying out till late hours of the night after work going camping and eating at Dennys and being crazy. Now that I think of it I have mellowed out a little bit.

1 year ago? Working at Proactiv [still there], trying to save money, hanging out with Stevie and trying to figure out all this marriage stuff =)

Yesterday? Did laundry at my Mom's and went looking for cheaper apartments. Rent is going up $50 bucks and it's already over priced. Ugh.

Favorite Snacks? Doughnuts and cheesecake.

Favorite Books? The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks. I have wanted to read the Twilight books because people are suggesting it but I have been disappointed with peoples suggestions in the past. But yeah not much of a reader. I get bored and have an attention span as thin as a toothpick.

Bad Habits? Making clutter piles. So you walk into my house and think its clean? Look in the closets and corners. It's very deceiving. (Or it could be that our apartment is so small there really is no where else to put it.) I will just keep tellin myself that..

Places I would like to run away to? Go on an African Safari.. someday...

Things I would never wear? High socks with shorts. That is big no no. (For girls)

Pet peeves? Hands down.. when someone tries to talk to me while I'm on the phone. My brain can't seem to function and it irritates me so don't ever do it.

Famous People? Don't care that much I would love to meet the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. cast. Especially Ross and Rachel.. and of course Joey and Chandler.. ah what the heck I would like to meet them all! Best show ever.

4 People I want to tag! Stevie, Danny, David, and Annie Mom

PoT RoAsT

Ever since I can remember my Mom has cooked dinner for my family. I am so used to having 6'oclock roll around and there will be a nice hot meal ready for me on the dinner table. I have been married for two years and am still waiting for those dinners to just magically appear. I have never been excited to cook. My Mom always asked me to cook with her so that I could learn how to for when I get older. I thought that day would never come.. having to make my own meals. (Mom, just like always you were right.. again) I am now learning how to make all those meals my Mom always cooked...

I made my first Pot Roast tonight... and I will say it was delicious!!! So far it's going great! Cooking ain't so bad...

Broken Water Heater

So if you have talked to Steve or I in the last month... I am sure that you heard about our water heater breaking. For the first two and half weeks (even though it was still miserable) we at least got about 4.5 minutes of luke warm water.. and I thought that was bad!! We had the Cambridge Court maintenence guy come and "fix" it and then to our surprise... made it worse. There was not even an ounce of warm water!!! We couldn't shower OR do the dishes!!! It honestly was miserable. I was boiling pots of water on the stove and trying to take a sponge bath (that didn't go over so well) and Steve was having to shower at BYU everyday. I will admit that going to my moms a couple times to get ready wasn't so bad because she has a full jacuzzi with jets and all that fancy stuff! But overall it was not the funnest week I have had. Needless to say they did eventually come and fix our water heater. I will NEVER forget to count my blessings of having hot water!!!