Jack Jack?

So lately, Lucy's hair has been crazy. It's growing, which makes me happy, but it's only growing right on the top of her head and naturally will go into a little mohawk. It's so cute! And I've noticed the last week or so that she looks like and reminds me of Jack Jack from The Incredibles. Tell me what you think...

"New" Shoes and Family

So you have to know something about my husband. He loves canyoneering, hiking, and camping more than breathing. Well, about a year and a half ago, his favorite store(REI) was having a sale and so he got a new pair of hiking shoes. That's right, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO! He has never worn them cause he said that the shoes that he has now are still good. They aren't worn out yet. Haha So last Saturday we went out to dinner with his parents, his brother and sister and their spouses for his parents anniversary. And well, he had been working in the yard all day and his shoes were muddy so he couldn't wear them. That's when I walked into our room to see if he was ready and I saw him putting his "new" shoes. I was so shocked that I had to grab the camera. It was so funny. The best part though was the fact that when we got home, the shoes went right back into the box! Oh John!


Here are some pics of dinner with the fam. It was really the first time that we were able to get pictures of all the grankids on the Matern side together. It was good to just spend time with everyone!
Lucy and Daddy flying around...
The Materns and their babies.

Mmmm...Cereal

So, lately Lucy has been watching our every movement whenever we eat anything, and she'll grab our fingers and pull them to her mouth. It's way cute. So I decided to try giving her some rice cereal. I know you usually wait till they're about 4 months but she will be in a week and a half, so I figured why not! Well, at first she had a little trouble trying to figure out the spoon, but she got it eventually. Once she did, she would open her mouth and lung herself forward to get the spoon. It was so funny!! Here are a few pics of the first couple feedings.

She didn't exactly know what to think at first...

Mmm...
I know that I blog about Lucy a lot, but I just can't help it! She is so dang cute! I feel so blessed to have this little girl in our lives. She is just so funny. I love watching her everyday learn new things and figure things out. It's amazing!

Anniversary!!

So, Monday John and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! I can't believe it! SO much has happened in the last year. Marriage, pregnancy, we bought our first house, and had a beautiful baby girl. I couldn't feel more blessed than I do. John is so amazing. I love him so much. He was such a champ during my pregnancy and is the most amazing father to Lucy. He is so good to me and I love him with all of my heart. So to celebrate, we went camping Friday night(John's idea, I figured it was the least I could do hehe). It was Lucy's 1st camping trip as well. She did so good! She loved the fire and playing with the flashlights in the tent. It was so much fun!

Getting So Big!!

I know that I haven't been very good at updating this lately. I find myself looking at other peoples blogs and then not updating mine. Well, my baby girl is getting so big. I can't believe it! Tomorrow, she will be 3 months old. I can't believe that it's been that long. It seems like it has gone by so fast. She has such the little personality. It's so funny. She's getting so good at the fake frowny-sad face. She'll be fine and then all the sudden she'll frown and look sad then she'll start laughing cause she thinks it's so funny. Speaking of laughing, Lucy is starting to laugh more and more and we finally were able to catch it on video. Everytime we've tried before, she ends up just looking at the camera and stops. But we got her a couple of nights ago. It's so cute!!

Best Friends

This past Sunday was Ava's blessing. (Ava is John's sister Shelley's baby girl. She is exactly 2 weeks older than Lucy.) It was beautiful. Ava was beautiful. After the blessing, we went over to Jake and Shelley's for lunch. It was so good to see them. They live in Clearfield, which is about 45 minutes away from us, so unfortunately we don't get to see them very often. After pretty much everyone had left, Shelley decided to get the camera out and do a mini photo shoot with Ava and Lucy. It was so much fun! These two girls are definitely going to be best friends. They were so cute together! Here are a few of the pics.

Sweet Pea

I can't even begin to tell you how much fun being a mom is! I love it! Granted, it's not always fun and games, but it's all so worth it. My little girl is so funny. I know she's still growing and there is so much more to come, but everyday she is more awake and alert and making more and more cooing little baby noises. It's so cute! She's such a happy baby!. John and I feel so lucky. Speaking of John, he has been so good with Lucy. During my whole pregnancy, he was so scared that the baby was going to "explode" anytime he held her. But I think he he has surprised himself. As soon as she was delivered and cleaned, they handed her to him and any inhibition that he had about newborn babies seemed to disappear. Lucy loves her daddy and I love watching them together. He has been so good to me as well. Since I had to have a c-section, my recovery has been a little harder than we expected, but he has totally been there for me taking her when he gets home from work so I can rest and make dinner, waking up with her at night and feeding her, and so much more! I love him so much! I am just the luckiest girl in the whole world!