Sunday Snuggles

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School is Cool!

Cory signed up for classes today. A couple of months ago he applied to an online program to get his bachelors in HVAC Engineering Technology and we found out this week he was accepted! He is only taking one class this semester to get back in the swing of things but we are both really excited! We just didn't feel like we had enough going on having a baby, both working full time and being in the YM and YW presidencies! :) Bring on the adventure!
And just for a fun picture, Cory and "Little Cory," as my dad calls her!


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3 Months Old!

Our baby girls is 3 months old!  I can seriously not believe it!  I feel like the time has flown by.




Likes: standing up with Mommy and Daddy's help, TV, snuggling with Mommy, bells, bouncy seat, her hands!, talking to her books, patterns (wear a plain shirt if you want this girl to pay attention to you, otherwise she will stare at your shirt!), grabbing things
Dislikes: Being still, riding in the stroller on bumpy roads, loud noises (Cory sneezed while he was holding her the other day and she literally burst into tears, which is actually the cutest thing because she pokes her little lip out first!)


She loves sucking on her hands!


Me and baby girl on her blessing day.


Chatting with Daddy.


This will keep her happy for ages! She loves looking at and talking to her books!



She also likes to watch and talk to the tv.


Scandalous girl!

We love playing with this girl and watching her grow! Some days it seems like she gets bigger while we are at work! We are so blessed to be her Mommy and Daddy!

PINK!

When I was in college, I was a nanny for a little girl.  She was so cute and every day I came over she was dressed in pink.  For some reason, this drove me nuts.  I have never been a big fan of pink. Seriously, my brothers may have more pink items of clothing than I do!  I never wanted pink things for my room or pretty pink bows or any of that.  I guess that is what comes of spending your childhood building forts and mud pies with your little brother.  Anyway, I felt so badly for this little girl always being dressed in pink that I would change her into one of her very few non-pink outfits after I fed her lunch each day.  It was my own little battle against the pink.
Before Lydia Jane was born, I was again thinking about this terrible pink!  I just knew it was going to be everywhere and I would hate it!  Imagine my surprise now that she is here and I LOVE pink!  I have ordered pink clothes for myself, added more pink to her nursery, bought her more pink clothes.  Pink, pink, pink!  As I type this I am wearing a pink sweater drinking water out of a cup with a pink straw!  What has happened to me?! I may have won some battles all those years ago, but I think pink has beaten me in the war...

Hooray for pink!

Two Months Old!

Our baby is already two months old!  Time is really flying by and she is growing like a weed!  She had her two month check up today and is doing great.  She weighs 12.1 pounds, is 23 &3/4 inches long and her head is 15 inches.  She is in the 97th percentile for her height!  Cory is super excited about that because he really wants a basketball player!  Let's just hope she only inherited my height and not my clumsiness as well!
She can lift up her head and chest and she even rolled over from her tummy to her back while we were at the doctors office!  It was the first time I had seen her roll over but she had done it a couple times for my mom last week.  It is so exciting to see her learning to do new things but it makes me a little sad too because she is growing up so fast!
She has started to become so interested in the world around her.  She talks and smiles with us.  She loves having books propped up in her crib to look at when she wakes up.  She is always examining something.  It is so much fun to be around this girl!

Our Sweetheart

Likes: Ocean sounds, play gym, the swing, books, tummy time, "talking"
Dislikes:  SHOTS!

My First Week of Work

I think my first week went pretty well, all things considered.  I went to bed later than I wanted to, woke up later than I planned, didn't get everything on my list accomplished but managed not to cry at work. I consider that a success!
I have a digital picture frame with pictures of Lydia Jane on it playing throughout the day which I love.  It also distracts me from work quite frequently.  You would think I'm accustomed to how cute she is by now, but no. Cory and I still say to each other "That is the cutest baby!" quite frequently. Pumping is going well so far.  I have a comfortable place to pump and while it takes a little longer than I anticipated, it's fine.
I feel very blessed that my mom is able to watch Lydia Jane most days.  I know she really could not be in better hands.  Cory's sister Katherine being able to watch her on Fridays is another blessing.  She could not love our girl any more.  This past Friday I don't think she did anything other than hold Lydia Jane.  I'm glad I'm not the only one who wants to do that all day. :)
With all the good things there are still some challenges but that's okay.  I have realized that expecting everything to be perfect all the time bring nothing but unhappiness.  I know it will get better and easier.  We will get in a routine eventually but even then not everything is going to workout every day.  I'm learning that rolling with the punches comes with the territory of being a mom.  I will just continue counting my blessings that I have a family and job that I love and enjoy.

Come What May and Love It

Tonight, we had a special stake meeting.  A new ward was created in our stake and the boundaries of our ward were redrawn in a major way.  As in about half of our ward is now gone, including our bishop who was released today.  Talk about a knock out punch.  Out of our presidency in young womens, I am the only one who is left in the ward and I don't have a clue if I will be called back to YW or to something different.  We are sharing our building with the newly created ward which means we will move to 11am church.  It also means we will still see some of our old members which is a bonus.  I never realized how much shake up there is when creating a new ward.  It is pretty crazy.
I can still remember the first time we met our bishop at a softball game and he told us how much we would love the Windsor Lake ward.  He wasn't wrong.  I have loved being in this ward and even with all the changes, I'm still going to love it.  As hard as it is to see so many people I've come to love so much leave our ward, I know the Lord's hand is in it.  These are just growing pains.  I truly feel that in my heart.  I know the Lord has broken us down so we can build ourselves back up even stronger than before.  Our ward may be a lot smaller than before but it won't be that way for long. There are so many people he is preparing to accept the gospel into their lives.  It is a blessing that he trusts us to be the ones to find them.
I am reminded of the words of Elder Wirthlin, "Come what may and love it."  I know that is the way to happiness.