This is Lily Marie. Let me tell you a little bit about our precious girl.
-She arrived february 11, 2012 at 5:37 am. She weighed 8lbs 8 oz and was 20.5 inches long.
-She is 3 months old and as sweet as can be.
- She is an amazingly good baby. She has pretty much been sleeping through the night since she was born. There were a few weeks at the beginning where she'd wake up once in the night but for the most part she always let mom and dad get 5 or 6 hours of sleep at night.
- She is a smiley and giggly little girl already and is super ticklish which I think is adorable. When she sleeps she will smile and laugh and I love it.
-She is in the 50th percentile all around except for her head, she has a big head like her brother, but we can't really tell.
- She loves her mommy and is going to be a mommy's girl for sure, which makes me happy because Logan is so in love with Preston. But I feel bad too because I can't always give her all of the attention that she deserves while I'm trying to tend to her very dramatic big brother. It's a trick trying to balance all the baby chaos at our house.
-She is already a drama queen. I'm afraid she is going to be just as dramatic as Logan when she gets older. Anytime she's awake she demands your attention and if she isn't getting it her little squeals let you know it!
 I'm afraid they both take after me :S My mom is convinced it's payback. However, dramatic or not we love them so much! She has been such a wonderful little addition to our family and we are glad she is here. We are however, ready for a nice long break from any more babies and ready to enjoy our two precious kids and cherish the time we have with them while they are little.

Logan holding Lily for the first time

Logan trying to give her kisses

Lily's favorite sleeping position... when she's not swaddled.

                                                                          

This is Logan. He is now 19 months old and has grown so much since I last posted. He is FULL of energy all the time and we love how talkative and independent he is becoming. Some of his favorite things to do are play on the new play set in our backyard (thanks grandma and grandpa), go golfing with Daddy, give his new little sister kisses and "hold" her, play with his trucks and cars, and watch his favorite movie which, ironically, is Cars.
 Some of Logans favorite words to say are:
Dad- "Daty"
Mom- "Maa"
Yes- "Yes" (except with a lisp, it's precious)
No- "No"
Truck-"kuck"
Car-"Caa"
Cracker- "Craka"
Button- "Butt-in"
Milk- "mmm"
Food- "nummy nummy nummy"
Slide- "Sli"
Dog-"Do.." and "Arf, arf, arf"
Cat- "Ca.." and "Moooow moooow"
Bike- "Biii"
Train- "Troo" (a mix of train and choo choo) 
Those are just a couple and he learns more and more every day. I can hardly keep up. Every word he says almost always sounds like he's ending it with a question mark. He's adorable, we love him and we are so incredibly blessed to have him in our lives.

Logan wearing Daddy's shirt

Playing in Lily's swing

Outside helping the big boys

Motherhood

Lately I have been struggling with the idea that now motherhood is what I do, its who I am, and is something that encompasses my whole soul. It is my career, my hobby, and all I do in my "spare time". I realize that I will never sleep the way that I used to, I can't go on outings with friends anytime I want, and there is no such thing as a "quick" run to the store. My life is revolving around everyone's schedule but my own. Nap schedules, eating schedules, work schedules, school schedules, bedtimes, dishes, laundry, and more. I love being a mom and a wife and I feel so blessed to be able to stay home and do these things, but regardless it is still hard. I'm working though, I'm working toward having gratitude for the diapers and sippy cups and nap times. I'm striving to be grateful for the life I have, even when it's hard.

 I am a mother. And through lots of sleepless nights and endless tears (not all my own) I have come to terms with that. I can't fit into a size 8 jean anymore but I can calm an upset baby. I might not be able to run a mile in under 10 minutes but I can wake up 3 or 4 times a night with a sick kid and still be strong enough to function the next day. Some days I might stay in sweats until noon but I get the enjoyment of playing with my kids and hearing them giggle from the moment I wake up, until bedtime. I may not be able to afford fancy clothes or nice make up anymore but I am happy with my drool covered t-shirts and spit-up stained jeans.  I have been thrown into adulthood by these tiny, precious babies. I have been forced to grow up, forced to realize that life does not revolve around me or my friends or what I want. It revolves around my family, their happiness, their comfort, and their safety. And for that reason, I will not feel bad about missing out on trips with friends, or feel left out when we have to come home early to put Logan and Lily to bed. They are worth it, my family is worth it. And I am not ashamed that motherhood is what I do and who I am. It is and will be the hardest, most challenging task I face in this life and I am grateful for it. I am proud to say that it does and will encompass everything I am for the rest of my life. I am proud to be a Mother.

updates, updates.

So a lot has happened since we last posted about the vegetables singing songs. Logan is now a pro at sitting and laughing. And crawling... and pulling himself up on everything. He is 8 months old now and is so big and so much fun. I can't believe how big he is getting, he's not a little baby anymore! It's kinda sad. People aren't kidding when they tell you to enjoy them when they are little because they grow so fast!

Well this summer has been a good one so far. We had the opportunity to go on a family vacation to St. George and we took a lot of pictures and had a lot of fun. Logan got his first taste of pool water which was pretty funny. He learned pretty quick not to stick his face in the water. He loved it though so now we go to grandmas and play in her kiddie pool and he thinks it's the best thing ever. I think we have a 'little fish' on our hands. He's also become a handful at home. I can hardly keep track of him, he's getting some speed in those little legs of his. It's funny that just when I think we have our house baby-proofed he finds something else to get into that he's not supposed to. It's fun though and we love having him :)

As for us we've just recently received some news that was terrifying and wonderful at the same time. About 2 weeks ago I had gone to the doctor to get "stuff" checked out and so the doctor had me go to the lab to get some blood drawn and then I left. About an hour later I was on a walk with my sister-in-law when I got the call. "Jenny, Christi needs to talk to you" ok... so she got on the phone. "Hi Jenny, blah blah looks fine, and this and that looks fine, but you are pregnant." I of course started bawling and scaring my poor innocent kidless sister-in-law to death. I think she thought I was dying lol. After my break down I pulled it together and told Preston and he just started grinning. He is so so excited and I am too now. It took a while but I am scared still. Our kids will only be 16 months a part! How am I going to do this? I don't know. I just keep telling myself that if God brings you to it, he'll bring you through it!

Well.. I hope so.

Pictures :)

Vegetables singing songs

Logan's favorite show is veggietales... mostly because it's my favorite cartoon so that's why he watches it. Have you ever watched it? It really is funny and plus it has good messages so that's what we watch. Anyway, the theme song is super cute and it always gets stuck in my head so I've been singing it to him a lot lately and it makes him grin. Well just the other day we were working on his sitting skills when we started one of the shows and as soon as the theme song started his eyes were stuck on the screen and he would grin. I didn't realize that me singing it to him so much would also work so that when it was on tv he would get all happy too. It was so stinkin cute so we started the show over and caught it on video luckily :)

Logans First Temple Trip

This past weekend Preston, Logan, and I went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Slaughter in Preston. While we were there we decided to take Logan to the Logan temple because he's named after it and Preston and I were married there so it just seemed appropriate to take him. He was pretty sleepy and ready for a nap but regardless we were able to take some pictures and overall it was a fun little outing :)

Rice cereal and prunes

Preston and I have decided that we are going to start feeding Logan baby food a little at a time. We have heard that you can start your baby on baby food around 4-6 months, however, we've also heard that you should wait until they are closer to 6 months to reduce the risk of them developing allergies. The pediatrician did give us the go-ahead though so we decided to start giving him rice cereal once or twice a week to try to get him used to it and then as he gets older and closer to 6 months we will increase the frequency. So earlier this week I tried to give him a little rice cereal and he DID NOT like it so his pediatrician told me that we could try to add a little something in with it like prunes. A couple days later we were going to try again so we added some prunes and that did the trick. He went to town! Needless to say it was pretty funny to watch. Preston was feeding him and he was a mess! He discovered that if he took a bite and then stuck his thumb in his mouth he would swallow it better so after every bite logan would shove his hands in his mouth and then we were done feeding him and hadn't cleaned him up yet, he kept putting his fingers in there because they tasted so sweet. So now it is our thing to give him rice cereal and prunes twice a week and then slowly as he gets older we will mix it up with apples, bananas, string beans, avocado, etc. and expand his edible horizons. Anyway, here are pictures.