Lucy: 3 months old

Lucy is officially 3 months old. She still has a whole lot of crying going on. Poor thing.  However, as she gets older we get to see her wonderful personality shining through.  We love watching you grow. 

Playing with your tounge.

 

 Figuring out your hands.

 

 

Blowing bubbles!

 

There haven't been any major milestones or sleep changes since last month.  Although we decided to stop swaddling you yesterday...so we will see how that goes.  Mom and Dad are ready to get some sleep. 
You still drink about 4 ounces every 3 hours.  Your naps have gotten shorter.  You smile easily.  You HATE your stomach and are almost always held when you are awake.  You keep getting fatter...but not longer.  Your feet and hands don't seem to grow...haha.  You are adorable! 

Lucy Marie: Blessing Day

Well, I kept putting off blessing Lucy because I wanted it to be a day she felt well.  It paid off I guess.    This has been a hard week for her...ie. couldn't poop, due to being on Diflucan (to treat her chronic thrush) and she hadn't slept well for days.  So on Saturday Erik Arter came over and gave her a treatment. He is our friend and chiropractor.   I was in tears feeling like this will never end and I just wanted her to have ONE good day.  Well, after getting worked on she slept great ...pooped a few times and woke up Sunday morning happy and ready for her big day.  As a family we also fasted this Sunday to help her and it was so sweet to hear my other children pray for our littlest. Weston whispered at bed time that our fasts were working and Lucy was having a wonderful day. We love you Lucy and can't imagine our lives without you.  We are so grateful to have you in our family. I wish I could just take away all your hurts...but we are grateful for the GOOD DAYS and hope they continue to be more often.
 

  Lucy wore the same dress her sister Aubrey wore when she was blessed. It is crazy to think that was 9 years ago.

Our little family is getting so big to me!

Grateful for an awesome husband and seriously the BEST daddy!

 I set up the camera to do auto pic and this is what we got.

Lucy Lou: so sweet.

Everyone who came to be there for Lucy...minus her Grandpa Norm who needed to go back to his ward.

Lucy was so sweet after her blessing and took a quick nap and then was up for pictures.  The day went perfect. 

Today was one of the days that I realize how fleeting colic is.  Yes it is hard. Yes I am exhausted...yes, I wish my kiddos didn't have to go through it...but they grow up and it passes and we are blessed to have such amazing children. Honestly...babyhood...is too fleeting.  Lucy is bright, happy and so sweet.  I could see in her eyes that she was having a good day.  She was so alert and happy to have the attention on her.

We love you little princess you are so LOVED!!!!
 

The other camera...

So.....
I have 2 cameras.  The one that takes good pictures that I usually use, and then a smaller one that I carry around in my purse/now diaper bag all the time.  Anyway, I kind of forgot about my "other camera" but I recently got it out and found tons of fun times and pics.  Some of them just seem too far back, but here are a few memories we wanted to remember as a family.

We dog sat LuLu for a weekend.  She is the Taysom's dog and we loved her.  I thought she would annoy me...but I just loved her....we all did.  Spencer especially loved her and now affectionately calls our little Lucy....Lou Lou. 

So the Hayes family and Jake go back about 8 years or so.  Jake and Kurt and  Ian all worked together at University of Phoenix.  Anyway, Kurt's oldest son Carter was having a birthday party and it was fun to get together and hang out.  Here I am with Jillian.  Love her.

And the handsome guys. 

Both Liz and I have had our little babies.  She had a cute little boy.   

Brothers.  What can you say? 

Here we have a few pics from the Watkins Annual Halloween party.  Fun with cousins. 

I love this pic cause it shows how much bigger Tess was than Lucy.  They are only 2 weeks apart, and look more like each other now.  Poor Lucy has such sad eyes...Makes me grateful for all the smiles nowadays.

Ok...this makes me feel guilty.  I didn't even do a post about Spencer turning 4 years old.  Well, he did.  We kept it simple and for lunch I took him to Joe's BBQ for some free food.  Then to Liberty Market for free dessert.  That night we had an outdoor party with neighbors and family.  We did hamburgers and had a fire pit.  He was very happy and had learned to ride his bike the day before he turned four...so he could say he learned at three and show off at his outdoor party.  I still wasn't feeling like myself back then...but it did happen and I am sure he had a wonderful time.  We love you Spencer. 

He loved the BIG POTATO and didn't want to share at first...but ended up letting me have some.

Lastly we went and saw the Temple lights as a family the week before Christmas.   

I love being at the Temple and just feeling the Spirit when I am there. Grateful to be so close to one.  A cute little family was giving away free Hot Chocolate and it made me smile.  That is something we usually do as a tradition, but Christmas just snuck up on us this year and we never got around to it.  I love Christmas time and all the concerts, parties and get togethers.  I love the food and the fun.  I mostly love being with my family and know we can be together forever because of our Savior Jesus Christ and his atonement.  We I see this picture I know that Samantha is missing from it, but because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ...we will see her again someday and our family with be complete. 

Lucy was pretty good in the pack that Shelly let me borrow.  She kept me warm and kept us walking fast!


You just gotta love the tradition of doing the Nativity and remembering what this whole season is about. 

 

 

 

 

 This last picture is from the Bluth/Watkins/Headly Chowder fest.  We get together and catch up and eat and have a Christmas Program every year.  Of course, we eat amazing food and do the nativity too.  I love my in-laws and extended family and look forward to it every year.  It is crazy to think when Samantha was born it was only Nicole and I who were married and had the only grand kids.  Look at it now!!  Lots of sweet, funny, cute kids that all have their individual personalites.