This week feels like a total blur.  It was mostly hanging out with Sloan, working during her nap times, and cleaning the house.  We did have a family-friend’s shower and a lunch date with friends during the week, but I managed to forget to get photos of both.

I can’t help but feel like my baby is not a baby anymore.  Pretty soon she is going to be sitting up on her own.  She prefers to stand, actually.  She pushes her legs against anything and everything until she manages to arch herself up.  We have started the whole Bumbo thing.  It didn’t go well at first.  She preferred to lick it instead of lounge in it.  We’re getting the hang of it, though.

Naps have also become more “hands on”.  Literally.  Sloan’s new favorite thing is to put her fingers on my lips when she cuddles up against me.

Thursday I took Sloan to get her passport photos.  She hadn’t given me a smile all morning, but as soon as the guy at Walgreens whipped out the camera, she couldn’t stop grinning.  This girl doesn’t understand the concept of “stranger danger” yet.  I love that her 4-month self will be on her passport for a while…

Friday was the first day in a long time that I didn’t have any work stuff to finish up.  So I decided to run some errands with Sloan down at Fashion Place Mall.  We got down and back before lunch time and met Zach at home for his lunch break.  Sloan loves seeing her dad during the day.  She is over her mom by her morning nap.

Her standing gives me heart burn.  She is not a newborn anymore.  She is in fast forward.  

Friday Sloan and I tried a jog together outside for our first time.  My sister-in-law let me borrow her single BOB jogging stroller before I commit to buying one myself.  I was really worried – Sloan barely fit into the harness – let alone the seat.  I had to find her newborn car seat pillow to keep her head steady.  I figured she would hate it a few seconds in.  It was quite the contrary, though.  She was in heaven.  She babbled and cooed the majority of the way.  As long as I kept the sun out of her eyes, she was content.  We didn’t go that far, but as soon as we turned back on our street and we rolled into the driveway she started to fuss so she must have enjoyed it.

We later got take-out and watched the Ute basketball game.  It was a long night at our house, as you can imagine, with the loss.  We were beat and were elated when Sloan slept 8 hours and after her night feeding decided to sleep in even longer than usual.  Just like her dad, she is happiest when she is well rested.

Saturday morning Zach took Sloan for a walk around the neighborhood while I went to the grocery store.  When I got back Zach had changed Sloan into her outfit for the day that he picked out for her…

The Notorious BIG onesie was one of the first things I bought for Sloan before she was born.  It was too good to pass up.  But I can’t take credit for this ensemble…it was all Zach.

We then set off for fish tacos.  Again.  I can’t turn down Lonestar.  Ever.  So when Zach suggested we get some tacos and then stop at The Store on our way home for supplies for Sunday dinner, I was down.

I totally spaced the Women’s Conference and didn’t recall anything about it until we went on a walk as a family later that evening – when I saw all the ladies in our ward walking in their church attire to our Stake House.  Ugh.  I will remember next time.  But we did enjoy our family walk to the park, nonetheless.  Sloan had her first swing experience and wouldn’t stop giggling.  We are going to have to make it a weekly adventure.  She even went down a giant twisty slide with Zach and acted like it was no thang.

Sunday we went to church and then spent the afternoon with Zach’s parents.  I got Sloan all ready in her Easter Sunday best [because general conference is next weekend].  I love dressing a baby girl.

Too bad she hated her dress.  She squirmed and whined as we tried desperately to get a Sunday photo together.  The only way I could get her to stay still was to stand her up on the coffee table.

Later we had dinner with Zach’s parents.  Zach barbecued tri-tip and grilled some corn and we visited.  Sloan missed her Mimi and Papa and we loved hearing all about their recent trip to Australia and New Zealand.

We didn’t do anything super eventful this week or weekend, but it was one of our favorite weekends in a long time.  At the beginning of the year, some of my family members picked a word to describe our New Year’s goals.  Mine was SIMPLIFY.  Sometimes the simplest of weekends are the best.  Family is really all you need.  And obviously, fish tacos.  Family and then fish tacos.