Teething Biscuit Fun!

Behold Azure attack her teething biscuit, this is serious business!

InfantSEE

I was made aware of a free program called InfantSEE that I wanted to share with all you mothers of children under the age of 1. InfantSEE is a nationwide program where optometerists give a free eye exam for babies under 1 to catch eye problems like amblyopia (lazy eye) or retinoblastoma (eye cancer). When detected early, these problems can be corrected and cured. And it's free so all you have to do is find an optometrist that participates in the program and make an appointment.

I have the best husband in the world!

Yet another post about my darling husband. I just can't help but post this...
We had been planning a romantic dinner at home for Valentines Day and putting Azure to bed early. Since she's been crawling, the right way I might add now, it was hard getting the dinner prepared before Charles got home from work. And of course when he did get home he was tired and took a nap and I became quite anxious and began to lament in my mind how our romantic dinner wasn't going to be so romantic after all especially after pulling Azure away from the space heater for the 50th time!
And I also complained that we did not have a table (we have a bar with stools) which I wanted for the dinner so that I could actually sit across from him and look at him while we ate. He said that he'd think of something...

So, we started on the dinner together and Charles made our delicious salmon while I fed Azure some peas. Then we gave her a bath to get ready for bedtime. While I was nursing her to sleep I noticed that the kitchen light turned off. "Hmm," I thought maybe he was conserving electricity since he was going upstairs.
So, with Azure sound asleep I walk down the hallway to find a makeshift dinner table made from our coffeetable hoisted up by 2 stools! Atop that: a vase filled with tulips (my fave by the way, as most of you know), a lit candle and our masterpiece dinner! And our favorite love songs playing in the background. Then I found Charles sitting at the bottom of the stairs decked out in one of my favorite shirts and ties anticipating my arrival. I could have melted right there! I should have known that he really would think of something for the table, it was absolutely PERFECT!

I am the luckiest, most blessed girl to have the greatest husband in the world!

Oh and for dessert we had chocolate raviolis courtesy of Giada, you must try these, they are divine!

Teeth!

Azure now has 2 teeth! Both on the bottom. She has already bitten me a few times, now things will never be the same. Unfortunately we can't get any pics of her teeth as of yet.

Azure has been thoroughly enjoying bath time lately and splashing the water in her tub vigorously, leaving the bathroom floor quite wet.
And yes, Charles has grown a beard now that he is no longer a BYU student and I love it! I think he is the most attractive man that has ever walked the earth :)

Husband Tag

Lizzie tagged me and in honor of Valentine's Day next week I thought this would be fun. Though I realized this isn't really a husband tag, it's more of a relationship tag.

What is his name? Charles Stewart
How long have you been married? 2 years in May
How long did you date? 10 months before we were married
How old is he? 26 and me too. Yay for Festival of Lanterns!
Who eats more? He usually does but since I've been nursing sometimes I do :)
Who is taller? He is 6'0 and I'm pretty much 5'5
Who sings better? I like to sing more than he does (in public that is) but he has an amazing voice and can sing harmonies WAY better than I can. I just sing the melody.
Who does the laundry? We actually each did our own laundry up until we moved mostly b/c our washer was so small (a half) so we couldn't actually do our laundry together, plus we had separate closets each equipped with our own hampers so it just worked out that way. Now that we have a full washer I usually do it with Charles' help.
Who does the dishes? We both are pretty good about loading and unloading the dishwasher together. Charles always washes the big pots for me b/c I hate to and then I dry.
Who pays the bills? We both did when I was working (for money) but now that I have no income everything is withdrawn from his account now.
Who mows the lawn? We have yet to have a lawn and might not until we graduate from Pharmacy Sch at which point he probably will.
Who cooks dinner? Usually me on weeknights. Charles is a great cook though. We both enjoy cooking and trying different things. We frequently watch the Food Network together to get our inspirations. His new thing is making granola, which tastes fabulous. Maybe he'll share his secret recipe on the blog one of these days.
Who drives when you are together? Mostly me when we drive my car, which we almost always do since the carseat base is in there. He of course drives his car when we drive it since it's stick, which I can't drive.
Whose parents do you see the most? Since Azure was born we've been pretty good at seeing them both somewhat frequently.
Who proposed? He did and it was one of the most memorable days of my life!
Who has more siblings? He has 3 brothers. I have 1 sister.
Who wears the pants in the family? One of my favorite things about our marriage is that both of us do. We work together as a team to decide everything. Charles is very good at "giving me wings to fly" as President Hinckley described it. I can't find the citation for that on lds.org Does anyone know what talk that was?

And with all tags, you must tag so I tag: Julie and Martha.

Dada, Daddy

Videos

I am on a roll with posting everday but don't get too used to it, we'll stick to an average of 2x a week! Here are some videos I've been meaning to post... does anyone know how to put clips of multiple videos into one? That's what I've been trying to do. I'm sure it will be difficult to explain in a comment but maybe I'll understand :)
Oh and I've forgotten yet another 7 month milestone: self-feeding! She loves the little cereal puffs and little chunks of banannas and even bread!