The New Addition! :)

No, don't worry... the baby's not here yet. :)

A few weeks ago Lillie was acting depressed, so we figured we better hurry and get her a little friend before the baby comes and she's super depressed!



Here's Lillie introducing her new friend:






Meet our new addition, CHEWIE:





Chewie was able to get used to Lillie pretty quickly and is now able to defend himself... for the most part. They are sure enjoying each other's company though!



Here's a picture of nap time:



Here's Lillie and Chewie playing tug-a-war (Lillie could easily rip it from him, but enjoys letting him play for a time):





Today's photo shoot:




It wasn't until after Chewie's hair cut (just the part in front of his eyes) that we noticed he has a bit of a googly eye. With his funny eye and massive underbite you might think he's stupid, but we love him just the same (even more if the truth be told)! :)

24 weeks!!!

An article I was reading mentioned that a baby born after 24 weeks can usually survive in the NICU. It's amazing how technology is now! We are not ready for this little guy to join us quite yet (we're also not ready for that kind of a doctor bill), but it's just nice to know that we've hit an important milestone in the safety of our little one! :)

Here's our 24 weeks picture:

Lillie really needed an update all to herself...

I was looking at my blog and realized that Lillie's pictures are when we got her almost 5 months ago! She's now 6 1/2 months old and has grown a lot!!! Here's her update:

A few months ago Lillie was acting depressed, which worried me a bit, but I just let it go for a bit until I noticed she wasn't eating or drinking. I got nervous and called everyone to ask them what they thought. I heard different scary things, but then Lillie threw up green liquid and it was then that I realized that she had been eating my house plants and poisoned herself! We gave her hydrogen peroxide to empty her stomach and had to baby her for a couple days until she was back to normal. Scary!


One day at my parent's home, Lillie found this stuffed animal, so mom gave it to her. She LOVES this bear! It's lots bigger than her, but she would carry it around everywhere. Now it's sitting on our dryer waiting for a few stitches so Lillie will no longer spread it's fluffy guts around the house. :)



Pictures for Fall...




Merry Christmas Pictures...



Another story... growing up I HATED getting loose teeth. I hated that whole process! Well... I don't think Lillie liked it much either. Here's a view of Lillie and her experience with a loose tooth (also scary the first time I saw this and thought she was choking on something I couldn't see nor feel with my fingers, poor girl):

An Active Little Guy...

I've been asked a lot lately if I've been able to feel the baby. Well, a couple days before Christmas I thought I might have felt something, but I wasn't completely sure. Then on Christmas I was pretty sure I was feeling him move. Well, the day after Christmas he was moving so much in one spot that Trav was able to feel him and the next morning he was all over the place.

Man, that happened quick! This little boy is so active in the mornings it's crazy I haven't felt it before!




Side note:
House updates should be coming soon-ish. Some of my new year's resolutions are to get things finished. I have one big project to finish each month, so we'll see! If anyone wants to come help, you're more than welcome to! :)

IT'S.....

Trav took a picture of me right before we got in the car to head to the doctor's office...



Since the baby wouldn't ever show us it's face these are the pictures you get. The lady doing the ultra-sound kept shaking my belly, but that just seemed to frustrate the baby and make it hide it's face even more. :) Already shows us some attitude!








A BOY!!! We're so excited!!!

New Beginnings...

Well, I know I've promised many pictures of the house and such, but progress has been going slow lately and we still have lots to do before pictures will show what I want them to. ;)

Anyhow, I've been thinking a lot lately about the way I'm spending my time. Yesterday I went home teaching with Trav because his companion wasn't able to make it to their assignments. Well, it was good for me. During one of our visits a man reminded us that reading the Book of Mormon is a commandment and like any other commandment we receive blessings. So, simply by opening it and reading even a few verses we receive great blessings! :)

Well, to make a long story short. I am taking my own challenge to read scriptures and/or conference talks every day. If you haven't read the talks from last conference you can read two-three a day and make it before the next conference. That is my goal. Then the next 6 months I want to read and ponder them one at a time. I might create another blog for this very thing... to help me keep it going. Anyhow, if anyone else needs that extra boost, you can join me. I'll let you know the blog later.

We are very blessed we are for the most simple actions we do and I am so grateful for that. I'm grateful for the atonement and the opportunity we have to change and become better. I love the gospel!