Videos of her at 2 Months old

This is Sydneys Cute way of laughing and talking shown in these videos

This video shows her sucking her thumb.

  if you click the YouTube icon on the side of the video it will take you to YouTube where you can enlarge the video.

2 Months Old.

My dearest Sydney:
You are getting so big. At your 2 month checkup Thursday the 15th you weighed 12 pounds even: 80th percentile, you were 23 1/4inches long: 82nd percentile, and head circumference was 14 1/4 inches: 3rd percentile. So as the doctor said you have a small head. We also found out you have cradle cap, so I had to go buy dandruff shampoo and I'm currently having to bathe you once a day for a week and then 2 times a week after that.
Some special things we did this past month:                                                          

•  Had your first trip to Zion National Park with the Arnolds for labor day weekend.

•  Went to your first wedding. It was my Uncle Brads and new Aunt Rinda's and you were such a good baby.

•  You had your baby blessing given by Grandpa Arnold (my dad) in the Heber 9th ward. You slept through the entire thing.

Things you can do:

• suck your thumb and finger-you have been doing this often to console yourself or when you are hungry. you have scabs on your thumb and finger from all the sucking. its cute and funny.
• you can hold your head up wonderfully, in fact, at the Lousbury/Mendoza baby shower you got a bumbo, and we have been using it and you do pretty well for only being two months old.
• you prefer to be able to look around and move your head, and because of this you hate to be cuddled into my arms unless you are already asleep.
• Grandpa Arnold (aka my dad) brought up a swing for you and you love to sit in it and look around and watch the dogs. 
• you love to coo and ahh
• you love your bath time (already, which is awesome) 
• you always fall asleep in your car seat, even if you just woke up from a nap.

This month has been a huge learning experience for you and me. The Last couple of weeks you have only been waking up once at night and your staying awake for what feels like forever, especially when I am trying to get stuff done and you just want me to hold and play with you. You love to play especially with your dad.
You have been making the cutest sounds: you coo at a lot of things, especially when you get your diaper changed. It is so cute. When dad comes home from school he plays with you instead of doing his homework or sleeping and you love it so much. You two make faces to each other, he reads to you, and just loves you (we sometimes joke about how i should get the job and he be they stay at home dad-but he would spoil you rotten (wink, wink).)

 I love you my little sweet pea,
Love,
           Mom

Baby Blessing

Wedding day

With the Bride

Sydney (7-14-11) and Nataya (8-14-11) born one month apart, second cousins.

The Arnolds

in the bumbo

holding the rattle on her own

daddy and Syd taking a nap

bath time, I bathe her and then take her off the little bed thing and hold her head up while she floats in the water, she loves it

a couple of cute faces i caught on film

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Sydneys Baby Blessing

She was blessed by my father, Dan Arnold, on Sunday 09-11-11. The blessing was beautiful, my dad did a wonderful job. She was the best baby ever, she didn't cry once through the entire sacrament meeting. I'm so grateful to all those who came to support us that day...
Here are a few pictures to show off her beautiful dress (which my parents picked out for her)...

Sydney was born 07-14-11, when i was 39 weeks and 1 day along, my cousin Lexi had her baby, Nayata, on 08-14-11, when she was 39 weeks and 1 day along. so our little girls are exactly to the day 1 month apart.

Brad and Rinda's wedding

I got to try out my new camera today...it was a beautiful, hot day for a wedding. We left for my grandparents house at 1:30 to help finish setting up and get the food ready. At 4 0' clock wedding guests were still arriving, and it was really hot out...about 15 minutes later the ceremony started. My uncle Jeff was to perform the ceremony. My uncle brad and his dog walked down the isle first, then Rinda's daughters, then the bride.
My uncle Brad gave each of the four girls a necklace, symbolizing he would always be there for them.
It was a very simple and very wonderful ceremony.
Then came the luncheon and it was delicous food, i probably ate more than i should have.
The Reception started at 6:30 PM and went to 9:00 PM. Brad's band played, a disco band played, and Brad sang a song he wrote to Rinda. The bride mingled with the guests, and it was just a good day and good weather.

Zion National Park

    My family came down Thursday night and stayed in the trailer out front. Friday we packed Sydney, myself, and Jake and headed up to Zions. Because Jake had school that day my family headed up before us so we got there at 7:30. It was really warm out. We had tinfoil dinners and they were so yummy. Jake played host to the stars as he used his telescope to show us the night sky. My siblings also played with Sydney, she loved it.
    The next day we headed out to go hike the national park. My parents had bought a backpack carrier so Jake got to break it in. we lathered up with sunscreen, covered Sydney from head to toe. She didn't seem to like the carrier at first but if we kept moving it wasn't bad. Before we entered the park Jake and I had to go hunting for a baby bottle to put water in for Sydney so she wouldn't get dehydrated. 20 minutes later we were successful.
    So we went back to my family and headed to the Zion Canyon visitor center. My dad picked the easiest hike because we had Sydney, so we went to the Emerald Pools. The day was so hot. We started in on the hike and Sydney did fairly well for how hot it was outside. she cried more on the way up then she did on the way down, but by then the clouds were out and it was a little cooler.
    We hiked all the way up to the upper pools, with only stopping at the middle pools to eat and feed Sydney. The pools were definitely lower from the last time my family hiked them (back in 2000 or 2001 or something like that)...but still as beautiful.
    Once back in town Shayla and Spencer went to the pool, while the rest of us took a nap...
and then Jake left  to go to his friends house with the telescope and My family and I ate hot dogs and watermelon, and it was delicious. I then went to bed while my family watched a movie.
    The next day (Sunday) we packed up everything and headed to drive through the tunnels that lead to the other National parks, they were really cool. We then headed back to my place to drop Sydney and I off and then my family headed back home.
    And that was the weekend, it was really fun and great to see my family.