Double Baby Duty

Well today Ben and I took care of Lily and Pendie while Pendie's parents were at the temple. They did the same for us last week and it was really nice so we have all decided to switch off weeks so we can all go to the temple every other week. That'll be awesome! I have to admit that I agreed to take care of Pendie this past Saturday while Pendie, Sr. and Robyn were going to go to the temple but they weren't able to make it after all. Now that I think about that I would have been completely out of my mind (but then again, what's new?) to have done that because Ben was working. So today I just couldn't help thinking what it would be like to have twins. Well, now I know that it would be far from easy. And it's a good thing that Ben and I probably won't be having twins (knock on wood). Although, when I went to my first OB/GYN appointment when I was pregnant with Lily my doctor told me he heard two heartbeats and looked at my face and said, "just kidding!!! Hahahahaha! That was funny!"

Well Lily's getting stronger and stronger by the day so here's a movie of her standing. This isn't the best example in the world but it's the only good one we've been able to capture on camera ( I can just see all parents nodding their heads in agreement from their own experiences...)

Labor Day

Well I'm not one who thinks that Labor Day is one of the better holidays of the year (I mean technically it's a bad holiday in my book because of the whole lame no white shoes anymore rule which I don't follow anyway...) but I do have to say that today has been a day of celebration! Today was Ben's last day of work for his internship!!! I actually get to see my husband for more than a lunchbreak now!!! I have a lot to be grateful for! Another thing I have to say I'm grateful for is that I finally pulled out my old "pre-pregnancy" clothes and I fit in them again! Well I guess I should say I fit in some of them and can squeeze in the others. Oh well. It's progress! And it is a pretty amazing feeling!

I love Lily's belly! It's so cute!

Well the bad news about Labor Day has been the weather.... it has been freezing cold and rainy. Blah. This summer was ridiculously short and I'm already counting down the days for next summer. But thank goodness Lily is growing quickly because she's been fitting in her 3-6 month clothes for a while now and if she didn't fit in them she wouldn't have had anything warm to wear on our little excursion to Wally World. She hasn't quite figured out how hoodies work. You're not actually supposed to suffacate yourself in the hood to stay warm.... what a cutie! Being a mommy is the absolute BEST thing ever!

More Pictures...

My Sister Becca

Well today is my big sister's 23rd birthday! Happy birthday Becca! You are so important to our family and we love you very much! Here are some of the things I love about Becca:

• She sings better than anyone I know
• She is one of the most amazing people with children
• She's a really hard worker
• She is one of my very best friends

Well, Becca, we hope your day is a lot of fun and full of good things to eat.... like possibly a rice krispie treat cake???? I think I speak for everyone when I say that you are loved and we hope to see you soon! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Family Pictures!!!

More to come later! Thanks to Ben's mom for taking these!

Our Little Olympian

Here is a picture of the back of the changing table. The back is gray because it only has primer on it and not paint. Oh Ben you're so cute!

Here is little Lily. Ben wanted me to post her new stats. As of Tuesday she weighs 10 lbs. 15 oz. which is the 90th percentile and she's 23'' long which is 97th percentile. You go Lily Jane! She's such a cutie though because she's starting to get more rolls and she's also starting to laugh. In fact I was washing some of her bottles while she was on the floor in the living room looking at a book and she started to laugh like Ben! And when I say that she laughed like Ben I mean his EVIL laugh. It was so cute!

The Amazing Changing Table and More Randomness...

For those of you who don't know the story behind the changing table, let me tell you about it so that I can brag about my husband. :) Shortly after we discovered that I was pregnant Ben decided that he wanted to build something for the baby. Ben has always enjoyed woodworking and so he originally decided to build a crib. Well, plans changed when we found an amazing deal on a crib and so he decided to build a changing table instead. Ben hasn't had a lot of time to work on it because of school and working his regular job and doing his internship at the same time, but this morning he completed it before running off to work! It looks gorgeous! I have to say that I'm grateful to have a husband who's a handyman and can build things like this! After looking at the back I discovered that Ben had painted "I love Heather" on the back. He thinks he's cheesy but I think it's cute!



Well Lily had her first playdate with someone her age. Our friends Pendie and Robyn had their son, Pendie Jr. exactly 6 weeks before Lily was born. So this past Friday Robyn brought Pendie over and we put the babies on the floor together just to see what would happen. Well, it was quite exciting. There was a lot of spit up involved, and they liked to look in opposite directions, and by the end of the visit they were both in tears. I think they're going to be great friends! :) I love this picture though because little Pendie looks like he's about to pick a fight and Lily's wearing the onsie that Pendie and Robyn gave her. It says "This is my little black dress" on it. Thanks Robyn!

Well since Lily was first born she has been in love with Ben's fingers. In fact Ben's finger was her very first pacifier and she loves those fingers so much that every now and then she prefers them to her actual binkies! Last night after Ben gave her a bottle he played with her a little bit.

P.S. I'm so glad that we blessed Lily on a random Saturday instead of yesterday - four babies were blessed in our ward!