My first Halloween

October has come and gone so fast! This year the weather was still very nice through the end of the month which was nice to take Emery to her very first pumpkin patch! We went down to farmington to a pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins! It was fun but there where a ton of mosquitos everywhere, they had fun little set ups to take pictures with and overall it was fun. We got some cute pictures of Emery inside a pumpkin even though she made a pouty face the first time we sat her inside of one, and her photo shoot only lasted about 5 minutes because she fell and started crying but we where still able to get a few cute pictures. For halloween Emery was a cute pumpkin! We went to dinner and by the time it was time to head back home she was cranky and just fell asleep on the way home. We didn't get any trick-o-treaters kinda sad because we where left with a bunch of candy! Maybe next year we will get to take her trick-o-treating once she is a little bit older.

Emery's Blessing Day

Holy cow, what a day!

First off, THANK YOU to everyone that came to the blessing. We had friends and family come from bear and far -any of whom we haven't seen in years. Thank you for sharing the special day with us. 

Kim spent so many hours looking for an awesome dress. She kept asking for my opinion, but we couldn't find anything we both liked. I didn't like any "traditional" blessing or christening/baptism dresses, and she didn't like any dresses that I was liking (at least not to be used for the blessing. Cuz you know - they're super cute). She finally found one that we both liked and got it just a couple days before the blessing. The detail on it is awesome! 

I was really nervous about the blessing. It's hard to explain why - it's probably one of those things where you have to know me pretty well. I asked Kim for input and what she would have me bless Emery with. She said simply "Kindness." I loved it. Then when I actually blessed her, I totally spaced it!! Who does that??

It was such an awesome experience to hold my little girl, look at her and talk to her, expressing my hopes and dreams for who she will become. How I wish that Kim could do the same! I wish that Kim could have been in that circle of priesthood holders and shared that experience with me. 

I love my girls! No matter what Emery does or who she becomes, I will love her, and so will her mother. 

Ps since I failed at the blessing, I'll probably take some time and write a letter, including all my thoughts and feelings. I may publish that, but I doubt it, just for the same reasons I won't be publishing the actual blessing.

Second Kid

Kim: if we get pregnant now, it will be born at the same time that Emery was!

Jon: and then people will ask if we were drunk. 

One month update!

I can't believe how fast a whole month flew by already! We have learned a lot in just one short month since we brought her from the hospital. I'm glad my mom came out I stay with us for a little while! She was an angel she taught me a lot about taking care of the baby and she took care of me while I was  trying to recover. It was nice to not have to worry about chores and meals! She made sure I ate for every single meal and she cooked for me all of recipes that I love! I really wished I lived closer to my family, I miss them a lot. I haven't been able to get much sleep since baby has been born. I take care of her at night and Jon sleeps through the baby crying and waking up at nights, we decided this would be best so Jon can be rested and ready for work in the mornings and he can help me with the baby when he gets home from work. No one said I would feel like a zombie after giving birth to Emery, a lot of it probably has to do with me trying to recover and being on iron supplements for a whole month to try to recover the blood I lost. I haven't felt this tired and so sleep deprived in my entire life! I hope baby will get more sleep as she grows and I can start feeling like a human again. Emery had her first bath with us a few days after the hospital and she totally hated it she cried the whole time below is a video and a picture of her hating her bath. It has been a challenge trying to get used to nursing her it was extremely painful the first few days that it brought me to tears and I was just ready to give up and switch her to formula. Two of Jon's cousins really helped me a ton by giving me advice and a few helpful tips that really helped a lot and after the milk started to come down it was on the third day after baby was born it made feelings so much easier. We where worried because she wasn't having dirty or wet diapers two days after brining her home do we took her to her pediatrician and she had lost too much weight so they told us to feed her with a feeding tube and supplement with formula until milk started to come down. We where both worried but gratefully once the milk came down she did really well with breastfeeding and started to gain weight by her two week appointment she had gained the weight she had lost and dr. said she was doing great.  Emery really likes her swing and sometimes it is easier for her to fall asleep in it.  This first month has gone by really fast and we have learned a lot about how to care for her and I still have thousands of hours of sleep to catch up on... 

Here are a few pictures....