Since we won't be going to church next Sunday because of conference, I thought I'd have Lily wear it today. So here she is with Daddy, age 1 1/2. I just love the dress!
My Grandpa Reid passed away last month, and so my family was able to get together in Utah for the funeral. My dad came in from Afghanistan. I hadn't seen him since September, and my mom hadn't seen him since Christmas. Here we are picking him up at the airport. Lily remembered my mom and loved being with her. The first time she saw her again she reached up and patted her cheeks and gave her a hug.
Before my family got there I met my good friend Laura and we did the Temple Square thing. We also went to Cafe Rio-YUM! If you can see the picture close enough Lily is clapping, not because she's by the temple, but because she got to stand on that pedestal!
This was after the funeral. John, Steven, Dad, Parker, Mom, Sarah, me and Janica. Not in our birth order! We stayed up at the condo at Solitude and really had a good time. And it was good to remember my Grandpa Reid. My grandma passed away 12 years ago, so I'm happy that they are now together.
Things here are moving along. I'm 35 weeks pregnant now, though I have been asked many times, "Any day right?" "You're close, right?" "Have you ever been this big?" "You look miserable-I want to take you to the hospital right now." "You look ready to pop." "Wow, a whole month?" The comments mostly make me laugh. At least it means he's hopefully healthy! I think I'm close to as big as when I delivered Lily. Way bigger than when I had Em. But I'm not pregnant during the summer, so it hasn't been too bad. I wouldn't mind if he came a little early, though. With both Em and Lily I was induced right before my due date.
Last week Robby went to Oklahoma City to cheer on his BYU Cougars in the NCAA basketball tournament. He had a great time watching them win their first tournament game in 7 years in double overtime, though I don't think he'll be wanting to stay in a Motel 6 again any time soon. We're watching the Duke game now. If Duke loses I win our bracket! Robby has them winning the whole thing. Our first kiss was 9 years ago after the final NCAA game when Duke was in the finals-2001.
Lily is very busy-she learned how to open doors this week, so Robby was VERY nice and went to Target Thursday night to get me door handle child proof things. She won't go to nursery, so we're working on that-I really want her to go before this baby comes! I have some baby sewing projects to finish-I DO NOT sew, so we'll see how this goes, and am going to hopefully catch up on some other things like painting a baby's room and getting it ready! The colors will be BYU blue and white, in case you were wondering! I think that's it!
8 comments:
I think you look great! And I love that purple dress! Emarie wore one of her Easter dresses two years in a row as well. This year, hers is a 2t and we have to get it taken in! And no worries about not seeing us when you were in town. We were a good hour away from where you were, and it was Steve's birthday the night you got together with the Howes. We'll just catch you next time!
I cannot believe your mom made that dress. It is gorgeous! Both girls are as cute as can be!
As for you looking huge - you don't. You are a the cutest prego person on the planet. If only I looked that cute. You really do look great!
Glad you got to see your dad and Robby got to see BYU. Important stuff!
I love the purple dress. Your mom did such a great job. I am looking forward to you posting pics of your sewing projects as well! If I had 3 wishes, one of them would be that people, mainly strangers would keep their big mouths shut when I am pregnant. Seriously! From 5 months on people are saying to me, you look like you're about to pop and when they find out that I am not going to pop anytime soon they rub salt in my wounds by following it up with "you must be having twins!" I feel for you! Serious empathy coming straight from me to you. Hang in there, I think you look FANTASTIC.
Just 35 weeks?! You look SOOO good--and not huge, at all! I was MUCH bigger with my 2nd pregnancy than my 1st. Ugh. This time-I'm already feeling huge--and I'm only at 26 weeks. I wish I was a cute preggo gal, like you!
I remember that dress. Yours, not Lily's. It is an amazing color, and your girls look precious in it. I remember when Crystal was preggo with both boys, she worked at Wal-Mart. You could not believe some of the stupid things that people said to her about her blessed belly. I found a great website that has all kinds of funny t-shirts to ward off some of the comments. My favorite shirt is one that says "I'm pregnant, what's your excuse?" A little blunt, but very effective.
I think Em and Deak look a lot alike in that top picture. I just love the dress...both such beautiful girls!
Abby was just talking about Lily last night:)
Looks like you guys are busy and doing great. I love the Easter dress, so cute! Sounds like you have a lot to do in a month, hopefully that will help it pass quickly. Good luck with the nursery thing, Tate is finally going to nursery now and he is over 2! Really, I will be praying for you on that one, I know how hard it is.
It's cute to see Emily and Lilly in their pretty dress.
I hope you put pictures up of your sewing projects when they're done.
I love your choice of room colors! That's one reason I want a boy someday - a blue and white room with a big old Y on one wall. :)
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