Happy Birthday Emma!

Hey All, Karen has requested that I share some photos of the new baby. I'm not much of a blogger but here goes.....

Emma Herrington arrived this morning at 7:46 AM via Csection. She weighed in at 6 pounds 13 ounces, and was 18 and a half inches long. Both baby and Mom are doing great. I'm super excited to have a daughter, and I want K, Ethan and Emma to know how much I love them. I know that you all want to see her, so here are some pics.

Nesting?

I am just a few days away from having this baby and shouldn't I been cleaning like mad? I remember when I was pregnant with Ethan, I dusted my apartment twice a week, on top of making sure the kitchen and bathroom were clean and that the carpet was vacuumed and the tile floors were swept. But right now, all I really feel like doing is putting my feet up and reading a book. I did break down and clean my kitchen, but only the counters and sweeping the floor. The floor really needs to be mopped but I just don't have the motivation to do it, even though it's so easy. I haven't dusted in I won't say how long and I don't have a desire to dust. I wonder if there is a way I can guilt Mike into cleaning the house while I am in the hospital with the new baby....

I am very excited that I am going to have a new baby soon and I will try to remember to ask Mike to bring his laptop to the hospital so that come Thursday noon, there will be pictures of our new baby girl!

New jammies and the temple

Ethan has been growing so big so fast that I had to get him some new jammies. He picked them out and could see the dinosaurs from a mile away. I didn't even see them, the jammies, right away. He's pretty excited to put jammies on these days.Last week we went with my family to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. I went the week before with the youth in our ward and loved it. It was so cool to take Ethan inside the temple for the first time. He has wanted so badly to be able to go inside and he got his chance. I thought that he behaved himself pretty well. The best part was when we got to the Celestial Room and he didn't want to leave.

My mom had a hard time getting Ethan to look at the camera so she tricked him, hence the goofy face he has. And I am about ready to pop, hence the big feet, face, and belly. And Mike just looks great!

THANK YOU!

There are just a few people in my life, and not really in my life, that I'd like to thank for the really, really nice things they have done for me and my family this week! First off, to Mike...thanks for coming home safely and then watching Ethan so I could go to young women's Tuesday night. A HUGE THANKS to Matt Hackney in Virginia, who may never read this, but who did the right thing and proved that there really are good people out there. Thank you so, so much to Tina for a wonderful baby shower and lots of fun stuff and good food. More thanks to all those who came and brought cute stuff for my baby girl. And Heidi, who let us use her backyard shade at the last minute, thanks! Thanks to Mom for taking us to lunch on her birthday, I really had cash for your lunch, I really did. Lastly, thanks to my parents for getting tickets to the temple open house and taking us all. I know it was a great experience for my family, especially Ethan who has never been inside the temple before but now has even more to look forward to.
THANKS!

What a great way to spend a night

While Mike was gone and I needed time to unwind from my day, I turned on the TV and saw that this was coming on. I've seen it before and laughed. I really like the show.

I've seen Gene perform on stage and I think I like this Gene the best. However, I still love to hear him sing!

An ode to Mike, by Ethan

Yesterday we went to my parents' and sister's ward for church because Mike is out of town for the weekend. Ethan was given some questions about his dad and I thought they were so funny and cute that I should share them-here goes...

My dad is great because...he plays with me
I like it when my dad...plays ninja turtles
My dad can do many things. I think he's best at...walking
My dad loves to laugh. I like to make him happy by...doing anything
My dad is smart. He even knows...how to lift up heavy things

Ethan really loves his dad and has missed him while he's been gone. When he hears a car pull up outside our house or a car door slam, he runs to the window to see if it's Mike. When I fix dinner and tell him it's dinner time, he will, again, run to the window and say he's going to look for dad to come home. (That is one of our daily things we do about 5.) Hurry home, Mike. We miss you and love you.
Happy, belated, Father's Day!