Sandberg Ramblings

My aunt, mom, and I headed up Holbrook Canyon last Saturday to take in more of Fall's goodness. This canyon is just above the Bountiful, Utah Temple. The last time I hiked it was ages ago, so I forgot about how long of a hike it is. I looked up the mileage online which said 8 miles up and back. Well I don't know if that's accurate or what because after we had gone what I swear was 4-5 miles, we still weren't to the top and had to turn around so we could make it back before dark. A lot of the trail is uphill and it's not a really easy hike, so maybe we were just making slower time and didn't go as far as I thought, but maybe next time we'll actually make it to the top. Even though we didn't make it, it was still worth the beautiful scenery. As we got toward the bottom as the sun was practically gone, the canyon was glowing from all the brilliant colored leaves. It was seriously magical, as cheesy as that sounds. It's a shaded hike, almos...

Fall is without a doubt my favorite season.  This year I've been trying to soak it in as much as possible,  so we've hit up Silver Lake, Mueller Park Canyon,  and Red Butte Gardens in the last couple weeks. I wish this time of year could last as long  as the bitter cold of winter seems to stick around. (Silver Lake - Big Cottonwood Canyon - Utah) (Red Butte Gardens - Utah)  (Hike to Elephant Rock - Mueller Park Canyon - Utah)  I also did a little foraging in my parents' yard  and designed a fun fall arrangement for my mother-in-law's birthday.  I love how it turned out! 

10 crazy fast months have gone by with this munchkin! Here's what's been up this month... - 2 new teeth (7 total now) - crawling, climbing, and standing - lots of jibber jabber. He loves to make "sssss" sounds like a snake  and say da da, although he obviously doesn't know what it means yet.  - as his hair grows in we've noticed he's got some curl going on in the back - loves his binky - has really taken an interest in books. His favorites are the touch and feel books. - has become a great eater. favorites are yogurt and peaches - gets in to everything!  Loves to take the covers off the floor air vents, play in the dog dish, pull the books off the shelf, unroll the toilet paper, etc.  - wearing 12-18 mo. clothes, size 4 diapers, and still hates getting dressed or diaper changed - loves dogs -made his first bite marks on the crib  - learned to wave * I found this little green chair at an antique store in Iowa before ...

If you're a mother, there's no doubt this sweet video will make you cry. (be sure to click the CC button in the corner for subtitles) Motherhood is universal. I absolutely love being a mother and seeing Ames grow and learn. He has helped me to grow and learn.  I can't believe this will be me taking him to his 1 year check up in only 3 months!  It's so fun and so sad seeing the time go by.  Love you Amesy! 

Saturday was the 9 month mark for Ames! I feel like he has changed so much over this last month.  He's now up to 5 teeth (2 top, 3 bottom), is pulling himself up onto furniture, crawling, climbing the stairs, trying lots of new food, and overall just being a little busy body.  He managed to climb onto the ottoman the other day using a toy as a step stool. I wasn't in the room at the time and I walked past and almost had a heart attack.  The past 3 months he's been in a lovely sleep regression, but the past 3 nights he has finally been sleeping through the night again. Hallelujah. Crossing my fingers I didn't just jinx myself.  He's also got quite the personality and loves to babble, laugh, and smile at just about anyone.  He's yet to meet someone that he wouldn't smile at. I love that he is such a happy and social baby.  Since I work a couple days a week, he is also used to being with other people, so it's been nice that he do...

Before I know it, this boy will be a year old! It's 8 months already today!  I love seeing him learn and grow  and despite the sleep relapse we've had the past month, 5-8 months has been such a fun time.  Lots of smiles and personality.  Here's what's up at 8 months for Ames... - 4 teeth, which he loves to grind together - Has the army crawl down - Finally enjoying baby food and taste testing mom and dad's meals - Loves stuffed animals - Loves swinging in just about anything - Still wearing 12 month clothes - Just moved up to size 4 diapers this week - Loves getting in Thor's dog dish  - Hates getting dressed because he's a busy body  and doesn't like mom or dad holding him down so he can't roll over   - Still loves bath time and swimming at the pool 

Look at that face. I could kiss it all day. The Bubbs got his first baseball hat this week.  Of course with Landon as his father we are teaching him young to be a BYU fan.  To my surprise, he actually keeps it on his head.  Our challenge this week is trying to find a solution to this kid wetting through his diapers every night.  We've tried the 12 hour diapers and he still wets through those. The past two nights we've been doubling up with a cloth diaper over the top of his disposable. Tomorrow I think I'll try buying a size up in the 12 hour ones and see how that goes. Any of you had this problem and found a good solution? I'm all ears. It's resulting in this kid waking up in the middle of the night soaking wet every night.  SO MUCH FUN.  But like I've said before, seeing that cute face the next morning seems to wipe the slate clean. :)  We've also been doing lots of swinging on the porch swing in the backyard. I love i...