we got a puppy!

those of you who read the title, and know me...would think, "yeah right. she would never allow an animal in the house."

you know me well. i try to run over birds and cats with my car. so you're right. we didn't get a puppy. but why would you when you have an entertaining daughter named sofia, who does a lot of the same tricks?

watch and learn.




she makes us laugh. this was yesterday afternoon (sunday), hence the church music in the background.

pool time

we decided we wanted to buy a kiddie pool for this summer. sofia loves the water, just can't get enough of it.

before jeff left to work, he set up the pool so my friends and sofia's friends could come over and play. it was a success and we kind of want to do it every week, or maybe every day. still no sign of darkened skin for sofia. i'm crossing my fingers that her mexicaness will come out this summer.

thanks grandma queen for her swimsuit!

check out her matching shoes...

oh that face...

at first only sofia's friend, archie showed up. they loved having the pool to themselves.

we had to drain a lot of water, because sofia and archie kept falling and practically dying. i captured her face once...classic.

then grace gonzalez showed up.

and then more and more came! we were so happy it was a good turn out.

oh how i love summer. i hope i recover fast from labor so that we can party/bbq it up!

Is It Noticeable?

sofia always has her hair in her face. i usually put it in a little rubber band to the side. BUT, she doesn't always let me. you see, i have to chase her in order to do her hair. can you imagine a 9 month preggo woman running after a VERY fast toddler? so...i asked jeff, and he said yes.

her hair has grown soooo fast in the past month. love it.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

parted the other way...

i was crossing my fingers that i wouldn't butcher it and give jeff a reason to say "told you not to touch her hair." does it look ok? i could only do it while she was strapped in to her high chair, eating strawberries. she could care less if i gave her a mohawk...she had her strawberries.

quick update on sofia:

Sofia Mae Crane 18 and 1/2 months

weight: She lost a pound! Last time she was 29 lbs (98% wowsers) and now she's 28 (92%). I think bc bathing suit season is coming...

height: 33.8 in (95%, she is the avg. height of a 3 year old)

words in english: mom, dad, papa (grandpa), mama (grandma), up, ball, tent, no, book, poop, please, hi, bye

words in spanish: agua (water), mas (more),  bebe (baby), no, boca (mouth)

fav show: Dora

fav food: frozen fruit

fav toy: All of her books, she can't get enough of them. Reads in the car, in her room, anywhere.

teeth: 12 (4 mullers, poor girl. it's been a tough month)

sleeps: I really am amazed how much she loves her sleep time. the only kid i know that runs with excitement to her room when i tell her its bed time, or nap time...and blows me a kiss sometimes when i'm closing the door. amazing. dream kid.

i promise i won't do this every month. i'll do it again when she's 2. you have my word.

i've really been trying to cherish my time with this little girl. i know i have to share my time pretty soon. only a few more weeks that she's our only child. i just love her so much. this little boy has a lot to live up to. totally kidding. we'll like him, i promise.

the in-laws

we were so excited to have grandma and grandpa crane in town for a visit. one of the great things about living in provo is that we get to see a lot of family...for some reason, everyone keeps coming back to utah. i took as many pictures as i could, and then realized that most were of sofia. as usual.

they flew in friday evening, just in time for dinner. we enjoyed a nice "salsa verde chicken taco" night. saturday morn we had an early french toast breakfast. pauline was having trouble drinking the smoothies...sofia so kindly let her borrow her bib...

i love how sofia is giggling in the back...

sofia's in to "high fives" and "pound its." so is grandpa.

we made plans to go up to SLC and visit the city creek mall, and have a late lunch with grandma ruth. we LOVED having an excuse to go back and spend more time at that amazing mall. i love an excuse for shopping. but, before we headed up to salt lake, we visited tia ashley at her apartment...

seriously, if you have a balloon at your house, she will be entertained for hours.

this girl seriously loves her daddy. this new baby boy better love me more because i get so jealous of these two..

she will never do any wrong in his eyes. and she knows it.

aside from all her high fives and pound its, she also is really in to kissing people on the lips (besos)...

then stopped at the BYU bookstore. i think we really only go there when dave and pauline are in town, which is sad because i LOVE this place, for some reason...

then off to SLC to Market Street Grill...

we then celebrated a nice mothers day together with french dip sandwiches, pasta salad, corn on the cob and chocolate cheesecake.

i feel like i was cooking and cleaning the entire week. but it was sooo worth it. grandma and grandpa crane, we sure do love you. we are so lucky to have you visit us. we get to see pauline next month when the babes born, and then both of them again in july for the crane annual family reunion! seriously...we are so blessed. once we go off to phd school, outside of utah...i'm sure no one will visit us anymore. until then, we'll enjoy every minute spent with our loved ones.

Grandma/Great Grandma Ruth

jeff's grandma, ruth, lives in SLC and is turning 89 this tuesday! ruth is an amazing woman and we truly look up to her. so we thought it'd be fun to go visit her and take her out for a nice dinner. the city creek mall just opened and we've been dying to visit. it was breath taking. wish we had had more time there...

as always, we (as in jeff and sofia) had to play in the water...

we wanted her to stay in her stroller bc we knew she'd soak herself.

she was NOT a happy camper when we left the water. this is what we call her "funja" face.

...and this is her happy face when we went in to the disney store...

also, i'd like to brag for a second about my husband. he does such an amazing job with the up keep of our yard. just how i get anxiety when the kitchen's dirty, he does when the grass reaches a certain length. he just added red mulch to the greenery of our yard and it made such a difference. i can't imagine the things he'll do for the curb appeal once we actually OWN a home.

I Soooo Missed My Baby

i was going to title this "i'm never leaving sofia again..." but then the thought came about the future when she's 15 and giving me white hairs, i have maybe 4 or 5 other kids driving me up the wall, and jeff has planned a cruise with the bliss and pretes, and so i thought otherwise. i'm sure i'll leave her again.

i'm sitting on my bed, in pjs, with a blanket. sick. finished my chicken noodle soup and eating crackers. thought to myself, "i have insomnia, so i won't sleep...nows the time to blog about this past weekend."

it was my first weekend away from sofia. for FIVE days. i went to san diego to surprise both my grandma for her 75th b-day and my sis, aya, for her bridal shower. jeff didn't want me to take sofia...can you imagine a 8 month HUGE lady in the airport, chasing after a very HUGE 18 month toddler, who doesn't sit on laps, or sleep on planes? SO, he took her to kansas with him. can you believe that?? what other dad would drive 15 hours with a teething toddler? on a side note, on the drive to kansas, she slept about an hour. that's it. poor dad.

anyway, jeff went to visit his sister kelli and rhino, attend the opening of the temple in kansas city, and spend time with matt/maddie/traci/chad/ash who all drove in as well, with their kiddos. here are some pics he took. it was so reassuring to see pictures of my daughter, bathed, clothed, and even headbanded. thanks ash for sending me iphone pics to prove she was alive!

sofia and wells...

at the temple, with tio mateo

i promise she had headbands to get that mullet look out of her face, but it comes off after about an hour or two of wearing it...

primos: blake, paige, and claire

don't know what she's screaming for here...but i know she was pretty grumpy the entire time bc she didn't sleep well...

there's this new game that jeff has been playing NON STOP on the ipad. i blame rhino and chad!! what have you done to my husband????

when i came in to the family (engaged), claire was born. look how big she is now!!

jeff told me that carly was the best big sister for her. thanks for watching out for her, car. also, loved this booty shot of sofia...

this is a long post. sorry. thanks to all those who are still reading. i'm pretty sure not even my husband reads this, just looks at the pictures. if you're reading this, jeff, post a comment and prove me wrong. don't text him, trace!

san diego was wonderful. i don't have pictures of my nana's 75th b day, which was fabulous. but as soon as i get those, they will be posted!

ariel is getting married in june and i can't go because i will just have had baby boy crane. i'm soooo sad to miss it. so of course i had to attend the shower. the bridal shower was AHHH-MAZING. seriously, over the top, so i can't imagine what the wedding will be like.

since her name is ariel, they planned an "under the sea" shower. she was named BEFORE the little mermaid came out, i promise. they copied her. just like the new pixar movie coming out called Princess Sofia. copiers.

where does my mom find all this stuff? tj maxx, ross, and marshalls. my fav stores.

it was a brunch...the best waffles i've EVER tasted, with assorted toppings, and different syrups made from scratch (i wouldn't even attempt that), bacon, and more.

look at these cupcakes! i didn't even want to eat one because they were so pretty.

each water bottle had a "love quote" on it that you had to guess. i stink at romantic comedies.

when you entered, this was the address table. i loved the rug so much, i brought it back with me, and it is now under sofia's crib.

the happy couple, ariel and rob...

my sister, sarah, me (unflattering of my tummy), bride-to-be ariel, and my sis-in-law porcia.

it was a wonderful weekend. my mom and i spent endless hours together and bought sofia clothes, and baby boy clothes, and ate lolitas (my fav taco shop). i also got to see my dad and carmen.

melody surprised me thursday night, when i flew in, with a sibling dinner! me, sarah, mel, and hector. so fun, and the burger i ate was the most flawless burger i've ever had. i'll have pics of that as soon as mel sends them!

at my dad's house here. i love that with each subsequent picture, a person is added...

sarah, me, hec

add daddy lou here (and a more flattering picture of my tummy)

and now add mel for the finale... (she's been losing a TON of weight for the wedding...and giving it to me...she looks amazing, doesn't she?)

oh how i love san diego, even though i thought of sofia and jeff every minute of the day and longed to be with them. it was a needed break before baby 2 comes.