Big News

I know I have completely neglected the blog for way too long. I have put it off because it takes so long to post pictures and then everything piles up and i feel like I will never be caught up with blogging again. So I just don't do it.

I was going to wait to post on the blog in December to let the world know that we are having our second baby! But I decided some people might want to know before then. So here's the news; we are having baby #2 and we just found out that it's another girl!

This little one is due December 1, 2011 which puts her exactly 2 years apart from Lanie. I feel so relaxed about this baby because I don't have to worry about getting any clothes or supplies. We already have everything we need from Lanie. The only thing that we do need to worry about is getting Lanie a bed. We're thinking bunk-beds that can come apart and just be a twin bed until #2 is old enough to be in a big bed. So keep your eyes peeled for any good deals everyone! So far ksl.com has had decent but still somewhat pricey beds, or maybe i am just being cheap.

Well, as for what else we have been up to, life has been great. This summer has really been fun and relaxing. We got a season pass to the water park and Lanie is finally becoming a little more brave in the water. We have taken her on a few of the slides and while i feel horrible doing it - she can get a little scared once we are up at the top (on one occasion she said 'no mama, no mama, no mama' the whole way down) she is a GREAT sport and will even say "yay" (with minimal enthusiasm) at the bottom. In fact, I think she is just saying it because she is glad she didn't die on the way down. :)

We went to Lake Powell with James' family two weeks ago and had a great time. I was worried what it would be like having a 19 month old on a house boat and near the water for a week, but it actually turned out fairly well. By the end I was glad to be home though and let her wander away from me in the house without me having to freak out.

Here are a few pictures while we were there.

 

Over the last month Lanie has suddenly become such a talker. She is less hesitant to try out new words and I am starting to loose track of how many she can say. Several of them we didn't even intentionally teach her but she just picked them up herself such as 'yellow" and "I'm hungry (hunry)" She can say cup, wa-wa (water), hot, cold brrr, I want, purple, owie, oh no (one of her favorites), bebe (baby), dolly, weee (when she wants to swing) mama, dadda, bye-bye yu you (bye bye love you) and many more that i just can't think of right now. Some of her favorite animal noises are pig (she really snorts), elephant (she puts her hand to her nose and everything), horse, snake, monkey, etc.

One funnything is that Lanie loves loves loves her dollies and blankies. She is usually carrying around one or the other. (see pictures above and below)She also loves accessories (as you can tell she wore her sunglasses a lot during Lake Powell). We had to run to the mall to make a return and she insisted on wearing her sunglasses, carrying her purse (an old one of mine) and having a little stuffed dog in the purse with the head poking out. She looked like such a diva I wish i had gotten a picture! Everyone at the mall commented on how cute she was.