First words

I just thought I would write down all the words Hallee can say at this point, being 14 months old. I would like to have it documented somewhere, so I thought what better place than my blog? I am so proud of her and thought I would share in my delight.

daddy
mama
baby
teeth
cheese
purple
red
bubble
hi
bye
ball
book
duck
please
peek-a-boo (pee boo)
eyes
(signing) more and thank you
"there it is!"
But best of all are the animal sounds she can make:
lion
monkey
elephant
sheep
bunny rabbit
goose
tiger
dog
cow
duck
owl
skunk (pee-yew)
I think that's all of it. Anyway, she is so fun!

How the Lord can answer our prayers

So, I have been feeling blue lately. Not really sure why or if it was related to just being pregnant or something. Then....tonight so many answers came flooding in to help me out. The visiting teaching message this month telling me to remember who I am, what my potential is, and that I am a child of God. THEN....I read my friend Heather's blog, and she had posted exactly the way I feel. Heather I hope you don't mind that I am sharing your thoughts, but I don't think I could express it any better. It's just EXACTLY how I have been feeling. So here it is from the words of Heather:

"I catch a glimpse of your lives and I sometimes envy you. I see all the cool, crafty, artsy stuff that some of you do and I want so badly to be crafty. I start to wonder why I can't sew something other than buttons on shirts. I also see how perfect some of you are as mothers and wish I could be more like you. It's funny because I can tell these thoughts are usually brought on by Satan and I immediatly try to push them away, but yesterday I was having one of those days where I just couldn't let it go.
At one point I was even talking to Chris about this trying to figure out how I need to pick up a new hobbie so that I could feel fulfilled. I was looking at myself as weak sauce in need of a little extra spice to be ridiculously cool and good looking.
Well, as it usually happens when I feel this way, I found something that helped me snap out of my pouty, whiny-face state when I stumbled across this blog that totally changed my outlook. The author of this blog made me realize that "our worth is not defined by our skill at hobbies." She posted about being true to one's-self and helped me realize that we all are unique and special in our own way. So what if I can't sew, make a quilt, take amazing pictures, or even live in a fatty house. All of these things do not define who I am. All I know is that I am a Daughter of God and dog gone it I am special in my own way! I have plenty of talents and even if I didn't, who cares. I have two beautiful children and the most amazing, sexy husband (who, by the way, edits all my blog posts because my English skillz suck) and I have no reason not to feel fulfilled in my life.
President Hinckley said,"You are very precious each of you, regardless of your circumstances. You occupy a high and sacred place in the eternal plan of God, our Father in Heaven. You are his daughters, precious to Him, loved by Him, and very important to Him. His grand design cannont succeed without you."
So if you have ever felt like I did yesterday or if you find yourself feeling blue, take some time go check out this post, it's seriously worth the time. Plus, she talks about SYTYCD which is the greatest thing since shopping malls. You are all awesome!"
(slightly condensed version of Heather's post)
--Heather

I also have realized that I am unique and talented in my own ways, and people love me for different reasons, and most importantly, God loves me for who I am and the person I have become. Truly, that is most important. I will continue to try harder to be a better me, but at least I will have peace knowing that I am a daughter of God while doing it.

Finally

So, since we haven't really been taking any pictures at all lately, and nothing has really been going on, I decided to just take a couple pics with the web cam....I know, still really bad quality, but at least you can see my hair better....and the humongo (is that a word?) belly. Enjoy!

Last week

So, this last week was fairly uneventful. Kyle and I both got out hair cut. His is just a buzz cut, but kinda longer buzz, so it looks pretty good.

Here is mine. I took the pic with a phone, so quality is not so good. So, it's darker and it's an A-line cut. I will try to take better pics this week since you can't really tell.

Kyle also got the white iPhone 3G. He got his old iPhone unlocked which means other companies can use it, so he could sell his old one for more than the new one costs. So, he is very excited about that!


Friday, we went to the Bean Life Science Museum which is a museum on campus up by DT and saw all the taxidermy animals. Hallee absolutely LOVED it there. She loved looking at all the animals, and of course her favorites were the lion, monkey, and elephant. She just had the best time, walking around everywhere, pointing at all the animals, and "talking" excitedly the whole time. It was fun to watch her that way.
Anyway, life is good. Hallee is growing tons and starting to talk a lot and she understands a lot more. We have 16 weeks left until we have another baby. And, no, still no names yet. That's about it!