Really cool experience!

So a new cool thing that has happened that is really exciting is our neighbor, Alicia, who I went to school with but never really new asked us a few months back about our ward and what time we met etc. and I had never seen her at church so I just figured she was maybe a less active member, we referred the missionaries to her and turns out she is not a member...YET! haha, they started teaching her, she has had quite a few lessons and even one over at our apartment and she came to church with us last sunday, she really seemed to like it and really wants to change her life, she just had the lesson on the Word of wisdom and is going to quit smoking! She is such an example to me, She is a single mom with a son Lincoln's age and just wants to be a good person and make a better life for her and her son, It's so cool to see! Hopefully she keeps loving the gospel and gets baptized! I'm blessed to be a part of her conversion, It's awesome :)  My testimony has been strengthened a ton mostly because of her great example of change, I love it!

Baby #2, Air Force, new job!

So first of all as everyone already knows, I am pregnant, I will 27 weeks tomorrow :) It's been a pretty good pregnancy, i was really sick the first trimester of course but it's worth it and i have felt much better since then, although i have started getting heartburn even though i take meds for it, and feel nauseous again sometimes, but that's okay it is just minor and once i eat something and rest or lay down for awhile i feel better usually! We are having a baby girl, which I am SOOO excited about! I have already made her a few little flower bow things to go in her hair and am going to make her some cute lil' tutus! Another HUGE thing that has happened in our lives in that Steven Is joining the Air Force, he got accepted recently and now the next step is him going up north getting his physical, and getting sworn in! So it's pretty crazy and scary but we prayed about it and went to the temple  and everything about it and it feels like the right thing, plus the benefits are AWESOME! It will be hard though cause he will leave to basic training probably about a month after the new babe is born and I will probably move in with my parents so I can have help with the 2 babes! Also Lincoln is talking up a storm and walking all around, he has been walking for awhile now, his favorite thing and word is "bah" which translated is ball! It's so cute he loves playing with all his toy balls with Steven, he also LOVES showers and going to town square ( a little water park downtown for kids.) He loves watching Barney, although it can on1ly keep his attention for a few minutes which is probably good because then he isn't wanting to watch it all day! He is a pretty picky eater and his diet consists of chicken nuggets, yogurt, snacks, broccolli, carrots, and anything sweet of course! He doesnt even like pb & j's! He is so much fun though and very happy and easy going most of the time! Church is getting hard though cause he is EVERYWHERE and wants to explore EVERYTHING which is good but super tiring, ha luckily Steven takes him to priesthood with him usually, but only a few more months til' nursery! YAY! :) Another new thing is that Steven has a newish job at Biolife, the plasma center in town, and he really likes it! Th his ank goodness! It's nice having a husband that enjoys his job! Anyway that's my little update for the last 6 months!

Fall 2010!

So I haven't blogged forever but i have a lot of catching up to do! First of all Baby Lincoln is now over 9 Months and he is doing so many fun things like waving, clapping, saying "dadadada," trying to climb everything, he has got 2 teeth now!!!!! He can get from a laying down position to a crawling or sitting one, lets me now in sign language when he is "all done," with eating,  and best of all he is CRAWLING! YAY! It's so exciting to see our baby learn new things! He is going to be Santa Claus for halloween which will be so fun! Also last sunday was my 22nd birthday and Steven and my family made it so special! The day before Steven took me shopping to get some new jeans and then took me out to dinner, he let me sleep in on Sunday, gave me a massage, and gave me teeth whitening trays (which i asked for.) I got money from my parents  to get my hair done, money from Jim, Eliza and Kimball. Emme made me a card and Rebekah gave me a card and new cute winter outfit for Lincoln so it was a great one! Steven's birthday is Nov. 3 so i am getting ready for that. :) We should be moving out of my parents house soon which is bittersweet! Anyway I'm so excited Christmas and Thanksgiving are around the corner and then Lincoln's 1st birthday! CRAZY!!!

Labor Day Weekend

Aunt Rachel took some really cute pics of babe Lincoln! Here they are!

It's been FOREVER!

So We are now living in Saint George, YAY! Lincoln is Almost 8 months old! ( he will be on Thursday!) We are at my parents right now but will be moving out to our own place soon! Lincoln is doing so many new, fun things! He now sits up very well on his own and will catch himself if he starts to fall back, he claps and does "kisses"(purses his lips), when he is not hungry or doesn't want a certain food he not just spits it out, but sprays it out of his mouth, he thinks it's pretty funny! He is so happy and such a good, content baby most of the time! He loves swimming and his night time baths :) We recently went to a splash pad with some friends and he loved that too! He loves my parents dog Lucy and tried to eat her paw the other day haha. He loves walking around with me holding up his arms of course and directs me where he wants to go, we need to get him a walker! Steven is working at Allconnect and going to school, he works so hard for us and always has a good attitude!

My thoughts ( kind of all over the place, sorry)

-Thankful-
Lately I have come to realize again how precious life is, I mean I always have known but lately I have had reminders.I'm SO thankful that I have the opportunity to be a mother to such an amazing baby boy, his spirit is so sweet, he is so happy and loves everyone! He is such an example to me, and he is now a little over 6 months old! He is growing up so fast! I hope I can be the great mom that Heavenly Father needs me to be, one like my mom, so patient and christlike.I'm so grateful for my sweet husband who is always happy and positive and treats me so well.

-Moving-
So Steven and I have made the decision to move to Saint George, we think It will help him be motivated to get his associates so we can move back up north to finish his schooling, It will be good because I want to do some kind of schooling also and will have my family close to watch Lincoln :) I'm SOOO excited to be so close to my parents, and a few of my siblings! Although we will miss Steven's family very much!

-Lincoln's Milestones-
Lincoln is now doing and learning so many cute, new things! He can now roll over both ways, sit up by himself (but falls over after a minute,) He LOVES having other kids and babies around to watch and "play with," It's like him and the other babies have some kind of secret language or connection because he gets SO excited and he starts to flap his arms up and down and bounce on his legs, he tries to grab anything that is within his reach and sticks it in his mouth (which is kind of scary!) And he is starting to almost "scoot" around :) It's so fun!

Very Blessed!

Once again Heavenly Father knows what we need, when we need it! ...We have a lot of expenses right now, more than usual, well i guess we don't have a lot but they are just more costly than usual, anyway, our car needs fixing and Lincoln needs to go to the doctor for check ups and immunizations (we lost our insurance.) Not to mention both our phones just recently broke. Steven, Lincoln and I have all been sick the last few days with congestion, cough, cold, and loss of appetite and Lincoln has also been teething.  BUT we have had SO much help also! Brock and Kelsie brought us a ton of groceries and medicine, Natalie and Justin brought us diapers and more groceries, Haley and Brandon brought us some medicine, Jason And Nicole gave us some Dayquil, and someone left a $100 dollar bill under our door this morning! It's amazing to me how giving everyone has been and it's helped SO much! If you are reading this and you gave us the money or help us out another way THANK YOU SO MUCH! You will be blessed for your service to us! Luckily Steven is better today and back to work and I think Lincoln is feeling better and is definetly sleeping better and so am I! I hope I can be inspired to help others when they need it and "pay it forward!"