Smiles!

Lynnli has been so much fun the last few days! She is now cooing all the time and trying so hard to smile. We caught a few pics of it, but still haven't gotten any big smiles. She is so cute!! We couldn't have asked for a better baby!

I now have a new "Most Embarrassing Moment"

Last Saturday, for Mother's Day, Andrew and Rusty Layton planned a date for me and Melissa. They did a great job and I had tons of fun, but I have to tell you the most memorable part.

While driving home, Andrew and I decided that since Grandma was tending Lynnli, we would take advantage of the alone time we had. It was almost one in the morning so we thought it would be faster to just pull off the freeway instead of going home. We were driving home from Layton and we were around Rose Park, West Valley area. Right off the freeway was an old abandoned building so we pulled in and parked.

Well, right after the pants were off, I saw a car pull up behind us. We saw the cops get out of their car and start walking up both sides of our car, hands on guns and everything. We covered ourselves as best we could and rolled the windows down. As we came into view, the faces of the cops completely changed. I'm sure with our Cadillac, low pro tires and wheels, blacked out windows and all, they were expecting a drug deal about to go down.

The cop on my side teasingly (and somewhat relieved sounding) asked, "Are you guys makin' out?" I honestly answered, "No". With only bunched up pants and my purse to cover ourselves, we were both bright red with humiliation. They then proceeded to ask for our ages and I.D. Andrew was so flustered and embarrassed he handed his whole wallet over.

Once they found out we were married and legal (not by much!), they laughed and asked us to just take it out of their city. Needless to say, the moment was passed so we just got Lynnli and went home to bed. I'm sure we gave the cops a great story though.

And as always, here are more pictures of our little princess! This is one of our favorite pictures!

The Binky looks so big in her mouth!

She sleeps so peacefully!

She covers her face a lot when she sleeps.

This picture was taken right after she woke up and on my phone, so it is pretty pixely. She is staring to smile at us and this is the closest to catching one of them we've gotten. By the way, she had beautiful dimples!!

The Blessing

We just wanted to thank everyone who came to the blessing. It turned out so great. Sorry the house was so crowded, but thanks for making it so memorable! We were so happy most of our family and friends could be there! We love you all! Thanks again!

Adorable!

My Pictures are a little blurry, but I wanted to show everyone what a fun thing we did! At Hobby lobby you can buy a kit to make little statues of your baby's hand and foot. We made this on Sunday. Lynnli was moving all over when we tried to make the mold, but as you can see, it still worked out perfect! We will have them out at the blessing for anyone to see there. The kit is only about ten dollars also. Totally worth it!

Motherhood!!

Well, Lynnli is an amazing baby, sleeps all the time, is always happy, tons of fun, but there are still those times when I want to pull my hair out! Like last night for example. We didn't do a great job at keeping her up the last few hours before bed, and when the time came, she did not want to go to sleep. Normally, this wouldn't bother me, but last night, she would get fussy if I wasn't walking. This went on for 3 1/2 hours. A couple times I laid her down and told myself it was ok if she cried a little bit, but then she would start and I would feel so bad. I also didn't want her to wake Andrew up (yes, he slept through the entire night!). Once she did go to bed though, she slept all night. I was able to sleep in until 11 with her. It is all worth it in the morning though when she looks at me with her big eyes and I can see how much she loves me. I am so happy to be a mom! It is the best thing in the world! I love Lynnli!

Here is my little angel with Grandma Hermansen. She looks like she is about to smile, but really....

Oh! Look at that sad face! It makes me want to cry every time I see it! And no, grandma is not choking her, just tickling her chin. lol

Blessing Lynnli

I just wanted to make sure everyone knows when we are blessing Lynnli. You are all invited and we would love to see you there, but we understand if you are busy and can't make it.

We will be blessing her on May 4th at 1pm. Our church is located at about 8000 South on the East side of 2700 West. We will be having refreshments at our house after, so if you think you will make it please let us know so we get enough.

Thanks everyone! I hope we see you there!

Here's some more photo's!

Dad holding her little hand

Relaxing on mom

She has to have her arms under her head. It's so funny!

Uncle Jeff

Aunt Brooklyn

Aunt Candice

Grandma Hermansen

Grandpa Hermansen

Happy Granparents

I got tagged!

5 things on my to do list:
1) Clean the spare bedroom
2) Get Lynnli on a better schedule
3) Work on some laundry

4) Clean out the Fridge

5) Watch a movie

5 places I've lived:
1) Murray
2) California
3) Kearns
4) South Jordan
5) West Jordan

5 jobs I've had:
1) Assembling Cabinets
2) Restaurant Manager
3) Dealership Accounts Receivable
4) Car Salesman
5) Curves Manager

5 things people don't know about me:
1) I bit my tongue off when I was three
2) I've always wanted to be a news reporter
3) I used to want 8 kids
4) I absolutely love cooking and trying new things
5) I wish no one wore clothes. Not cause I want to see people, I just love being naked! It's so much more comfortable!!

I tag Jenna, Kristen, and Deidre.

I really do know my daughters birthday!

Yes, yes, I put the wrong date on my last blog. Lynnli was really born on April 3rd, not 4th. I must have been talking to someone when I wrote it and was thinking of the day we came home or something. Who knows.

Anyway, Lynnli is wonderful! We have had so much fun with her! She holds her head up already! She is so strong! She smiles at us and makes some of the funniest faces. She burps so loud! I don't know how such a loud noise comes out of such a tiny body!

I took her to her first doctors appointment on thursday. She now weighs 8lbs 11oz (48%) her length is now 20.5 inches (50%) and her head is 35cm (20%). Besides her head she is pretty average. I always said I didn't want a baby to hit 7 lbs before they were born. I have to say now that the 8 1/2 lbs baby wasn't bad at all, and I think her being bigger makes everything else better. She sleeps great, eats great, and is just a great baby!

Anyway, it's time for me to go cuddle with her some more! I'll put more pictures on here next time!

She's Here!!!

Wednesday, April 2nd, I was sitting at home thinking Lynnli would never come. I had some strange things happening, but didn't think much about it. I called the doctor thinking it was possible it was my water, but highly doubting it. The doctor had me come in to check. He didn't think it was my water either, but went to check under a microscope anyway. Ended up, I had a tiny tiny leak. Not enough to do much, but anything with the water, they try to get you going. I went down to the delivery rooms and they hooked me up to all the monitors. I was having contractions 5 minutes apart, but couldn't feel anything. After about 4 hours, I wasn't progressing so the doctor decided to completely break my water. When he went to check me again, before he did anything, it broke on its own.

After 6 hours, I was completely dilated and after only 3 pushes she was here! It was 1:22 AM, April 4th. She weighed 8lbs. 8oz. and was 20 inches long. We were able to go home Friday afternoon and she has been so wonderful! Her jaundice count was a little high when we left and the next day even higher, so we had to put her under billi lights. By Sunday evening she was back in the normal range.

She eats great and sleeps almost all night! She wakes up twice, eats, and goes right back to bed. I am getting more sleep now then when I was pregnant! Andrew is such a good dad and will cuddle with her all day if I didn't steal her. We couldn't be happier! She is just wonderful!

She is very content just looking around. There is always a smile on her face!

My sister Candice is holder her here while she has the billi light on her back.

Just chillin' nothing going on.

This was the first day we had her home. Big yawns!

Right before we started the billi light treatments. You can tell she is pretty yellow.

She makes some of the funniest faces while she sleeps! Its so fun to watch her.

This is right when we got home. Again, you can see the yellow.

Sleeping with daddy. This was today, her color is much better!