I'm Behind....So What??

So, here's the deal. My blog has essentially become my on-line journal. Because of this, I have a hard time leaving anything out. Be ye warned---this will be a LONG post. Here goes.....

I go back to work next week.....sob. Davis School District has agreed to let me work 30 hours and still maintain full health insurance benefits for my family. I am heartbroken at the thought of leaving my baby though. It feels unnatural to leave Lucy, but I know it's the best thing for us right now. The plan has been all along that Jordan will watch Lucy on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and that our moms will watch her on Wednesdays and Fridays. However, we just received fabulous news that put a monkey wrench in our plans. Even though Jordan won't graduate with his Masters in Accountancy for a year and a half, he has been interviewing with various accounting firms lately to gain some experience. Because of the down economy, hardly any firms are offering internships this year. That means that hundreds of BYU, Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah University, and Weber State students are competing for only a few internship slots. Jordan has been eyeing Hansen, Barnett, & Maxwell, a local firm, since he started the accounting program. He was excited when he was asked to interview with them, but didn't dare hope that they would offer him the internship. Well, last week he got an e-mail offering him a Winter intership from January 15th to April 15th. I am so proud of him!! Most of the time internships turn into job offers, so of course we accepted the offer. However, this means that our moms will be taking care of Lucy for us during that time. Besides Jordan and I, I can't think of anyone better to watch our little girl.....but I'm still feeling conflicted about the whole thing. You can do anything for three months....right?

In other news, my beautiful, talented, funny, personable, sister, Annie, announced that she was planning on serving a mission. She received her mission call last week and she is going to............the Omaha, Nebraska--Winter Quarters Historic Site. She is so excited and I know she will be a fabulous missionary.

Lucy is now over three months old. She has been sleeping through the night for a month now. She smiles, laughs and coos like crazy. I am loving this age!

At the BYU game.

Jordan's sister Jenny before the homecoming dance. Dresses and hairstyles are SO much cuter than when I was in high school. She looked like a babe!!

Two weeks ago, Jordan and I headed down to San Diego for five days. Lucy was such a good traveler. Of the 28 hours of driving time, she maybe cried for 25 minutes. She woke up every four hours, ate, and went back to sleep. Good baby. On the way down we stopped in Las Vegas to get ice cream with Jordan's brother, Jason, and his family. It was so great to see them!!

Kate, Josh, and Lucy. Pretty sure these kids belong on the cover of a Gap Kids catalogue. They are so cute!

Jordan, Lucy, Kate, Jason, Kara, and Josh

While in San Diego we went to the beach, Coronado Island, the tide pools at La Jolla, Old Town San Diego, shopping, and to the BYU-San Diego State game. My brother Mike and his son, Landon flew into town for the game and then drove home with us. It was so fun to get away. Here I am standing in front of the famous Hotel del Coronado.

At the tide pools at La Jolla. While the beautiful weather was fun, I was surprised how much I missed the cooler fall weather back home. Hooray for fall! We got home on Sunday night and Annie opened her mission call. The next day Erin came into town with Abbie and Noah. It was so fun to have Mike and Erin and the kids in town. We spent a good portion of the week in a condo at Park City where we swam, ate, played cards, shopped and went to the Warren Miller ski film.

Lucy with her cousin Noah. These two will be in the same grade in school.

My mom reading books to her grandkids. Pure bliss for my mom.

Jordan turned 25 on October 13th. He spent his birthday on the road to San Diego. We had a couple of birthday parties for him to celebrate. This is actually his third birthday cake. We had a little birthday celebration for him and Noah while we were in Park City. Poor guy--he was so sick the whole week.

Noah turns one on November 7th. He apparently loves chocolate cake.

These last pictures were taken yesterday at Pack's Pumpkin Farm. What would October be without a trip to the pumpkin patch?

I love this picture of Jordan and Lucy.

Me and my girl.

Long enough post??

Autumn is Here!!

Autumn is finally here! And with it comes cooler temperatures, beautifully colored leaves, BYU football games, and Halloween. What's not to love?? Last Sunday we drove the Alpine Loop to look at the leaves. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the outing.











P.S. Lucy slept 8 1/2 hours uninterrupted last night. Yay!!

Is She Growing??

Affirmative.

Frailty, Thy Name is Laura....

Remember how I've been growing out my bangs for the past 11 months?

Oops..

Behind Again...

What did I ever do with my time before I had a baby? I know I had loads of it, but what did I do? I have a very simple list of things that I would like to get done. However, I can't seem to cross things off my list. I lie in bed at the end of the day, exhausted, and I think....what did I accomplish today? I guess I did wash and fold the laundry, take a shower, get myself ready, go for a walk, bathe Lucy, feed her about 10 times, clean the apartment, write some thank-you notes, etc. I guess it just feels sometimes like I'm accomplishing nothing. Enough about me. Lucy had her 2 month appointment last Tuesday and here are the stats:

Weight: 8 pounds 12 ounces--10th percentile
Height: 21 inches--10th percentile

She has almost doubled her weight since she left the hospital. It might have something to do with her CONSTANT need to eat. She has also been smiling like crazy, and she is starting to coo and goo. LOVE it!!!!

Too cute.

Ready for church.

Jordan has been interviewing at different accounting firms lately. Doesn't he look great in his new suit??

The results of a major blowout during a feeding. You are looking at my lap.

Lucy before the BYU game on Saturday. It was her first official game as a Cougar fan.

Look how sad she was when the Cougars lost.

For All You Doubters...

Remember how everyone said BYU was going to get dominated, decimated, creamed, pulverized and destroyed by #3 Oklahoma?????

Think again!!

Cougars 14, Sooners 13. Go Cougs!!!!

Yesterday was such a great day in sports. My family also went to the USA vs El Salvador World Cup qualifier. The good old U. S. of A. pulled through and won 2-1.

What a great day in the world of sports!!

Lucy thought so too!

Thanks Patti!!

Back From McCall...

We're back! We just returned from Lucy's first vacation. We went to McCall for the annual week-long Summer camping trip with the Walkers and several other families. Jordan and I spent all day with everyone at the campground and on the lake, then we headed back to the condo to sleep each night. It was an ideal setup. Little Lucy was an excellent traveler. The drive turned out to be nine hours long, because we had to stop and feed Lucy every three hours. It was amazing how much she grew this past week. I'm guessing she is over 6 pounds now. She has some chunk to her face and legs. She also finally figured the whole nursing thing out last week. It took us until she was a month old, but we finally figured it out!! I think Lucy was just too little, and that nursing was hard and tiring for her. It's so nice that she doesn't struggle to latch on anymore. Hallelujah! She has definitely been tiring us out though. While she's not a fussy baby, she is very noisy. She is constantly grunting, squealing, squaking, and squeaking. In order to get decent sleep, Jordan and I take shifts sleeping outside on the couch with her. I must say that weeks 3-4 were a lot harder than weeks 1-2. I feel like I'm finally starting to get into a routine though. I'm starting to know what certain cries mean, and how to take care of Lucy. I can't believe she is five weeks old. Part of me is loving all the changes that she's going through, and the other part of me is sad that she is growing up so fast. Sigh.

Look how skinny her little legs are. This was taken one week ago.

Lucy's first dress. It didn't exactly fit her.

Looking perplexed.

Lucy didn't love her first bath. She loves her baths now.

She always has to have her hands by her face. She gets mad when we swaddle her.

Kissing daddy.

Look at her double chin!

Can you see that she has some fat on her arms now?

Lucy in her camping long-johns.

Grandma with Abbi and Lucy

The Walker sibs.

Family picture. Mustache man strikes again.