Lucy's blessing

ISN'T SHE ADORABLE? Yesterday in our ward Lucy received a beautiful blessing from her daddy. It really was nice. The best part was that Lucy was perfectly behaved during the whole thing, and after. She really is a good baby, but I was worried that she would be fussy being held up there in the circle. She was great. (My little sisters Erika and Heidi were both blessed in this dress.)
We were glad to have both our parents and some more of my family there for the blessing. Lucy was sound asleep right before we took this picture at the church, and then we started getting together to take the picture and her eyes popped right open. She didn't want to miss out!
Lucy and her dad. I am so grateful for both of them. Johnny has such a strong spirit and testimony and Lucy is so sweet and lovable. Did I mention that this past week she slept for 8 hours two nights in a row? Happy Thanksgiving to me! But the best thing about Lucy's blessing day was that my sister Erika had her baby last night! Emmie (sp?) is here! Wahoo! We can't wait to meet her!
I will post more on Thanksgiving later.

THANKFUL...

...for:
-a healthy pregnancy and delivery (no c-section, yeah!).
-an aunt who has been miraculously sustained through her battle with cancer.
-a family who loves and supports me.
-a husband who will do anything for me. And does.
-a brother who has been kept safe in Argentina while serving his mission.
-a sister whose diabetic pregnancy has gone extremely well.
-good friends who are always there when we need them (especially Val!).
-a new house to live in that keeps us safe and warm.
-the gospel of Jesus Christ that reassures me and gives me hope.
-the Atonement that allows me to flub up and still be forgiven.
-oh, did I mention this little girl?

LOVE HER.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Daddy's girl

This little girl already has her daddy wrapped around her finger.

1 Month Check-up...

Lucy's stats at 5 weeks old:
Weight: 10lbs.- 75%
Height: 22in.- 75%
Head: 15cm. -75%

VERDICT:
Lucy is happy and healthy!
She was showing off for the Dr; smiling and cooing at him and squeezing his finger. He says she has really good muscle tone (aka she's super strong), which we already knew. She can hold up her head amazingly and she tries to stand on her feet (we don't let her). Its always fun to go to that office because all the nurses are excited to see Lucy. They always tell me how cute she is, as if I didn't already know! (Humor me, new mom here.)

At home things have been going just as well. Monday night Lucy slept for her first 5 hour stretch and last night she slept for 6! As my dad would say, "She's obviously smarter than most babies." (He says that about all his grandkids.)

We are super excited for the holidays, especially this year because my sister Erika is having her baby (Emmie?) right before Christmas! We all think she should give her the middle name Noel, but we'll see what they decide. I am a little nervous for her to have her baby because I know she'll make Lucy look huge. Oh well, for now she's the littlest one.

Lucy is such a sweet little girl. We love her to pieces! She has been so much fun and has taught us so much already. We can't wait to watch her grow.

**A week from Sunday Lucy is getting blessed. I am really excited for that.

Bath time and a restful Sabbath

One of these days I'll actually start writing on the blog again, but until then you just get pictures of
Lucy.
That should suffice.

Just saying hello!

Happy Halloween! (story from Johnny)

I hope everyone is excited for Halloween this year! I have a good Halloween story to tell you.

We found out yesterday that Lucy has thrush (but she is doing well). The nephews and nieces were over at Kaylene's parents' home because they went trick-or-treating at Kaylene's dad's work. I met Kaylene and Lucy at her parents' house after work, and got to see all the costumes. Kaylene's sister Erika (who is pregnant) dressed up as a gumball machine. She had cut out paper circles and syran wrapped them to her round stomach.

After we had spent some time hanging out, Kaylene and I parted ways. She drove home, while I went to the local Albertson's to get a prescription to help out Kaylene and Lucy. I walked in, taking note of some of the crazies who had decided that they were going to dress up and go out on the town a day early. There were a bunch of early 20-somethings that looked like they were all going to the same costume party who were getting a snack or beverage to bring to their party.

I walked past all of them to the pharmacy counter, still not having decided what I was going to dress up as for Halloween. Maybe I could get a few ideas.

I went up and asked the pharmacy tech if the prescriptions were in, and she started asking me a bunch of questions without even looking up from her computer. I gave her the information she needed, handed her my insurance card, and she told me to go have a seat. I went and sat down, and happened to catch my reflection in a mirror on the reading glasses turn table. This is what I saw:



While I was over at Kaylene's parents' house, I had put one of the gumballs on my forehead to be funny for the kids. Because Kaylene and I left without saying goodbye to each other, she hadn't noticed that the gumball was on my head. I am glad that it was close to Halloween so that people didn't think I was a total crazy, but I was surprised that I didn't even get a glance as I was coming into the store. I passed many people, including children, and none of them even gave me a second glance.

I guess I am that scary anyway...

Happy Halloween!