LAZY DAYZ

Summer is not complete unless you have water. In Vegas we love to cool off in the water wherever we can find it. The pool, the park, the lazy river and sometimes our backyard. Grandma Robin & Grandpa Rich have a time share in Vegas and have come up a few times this summer to enjoy it and we are always thrilled when we get to enjoy it with them. This trip they brought Abby and it was so fun to see Abby and Evan play together. Although Abby was taking time away from her 2 year old brother that didn't stop her from acting like a big sister to Evan. They both loved the lazy river and pool. Abby wasn't as big of a fan of the waterfalls as Evan. I tried my best to stay clear of them when she was in my tube. We had such a fun day and it was so cute when we walked back to the room and Abby wanted to hold Evan's hand. I was totally surprised he was so willing to walk with Abby. In the very last picture Evan was saying NO and Abby said "Yeah, we don't want any pictures huh!" however the little darling was smiling for the camera the whole time. She is too funny.

Our Sweet Girl

Oh how all babies are so different. We love our sweet little girl, but she is sooo different than Evan. She is so little and petite. She never smiles, Usually she has a pout and she is not very strong. When you hold her up she never stands but rather throws her legs back like she is flying. Evan was always smiling and standing very early on. But one very nice thing about her is that she sleeps at night, only waking up every 3 to 4 hours. I know this might not seem great, but trust me, its wonderful compared to how Evan used to sleep. Oh the joys of motherhood. I don't know why I am so surprised that our children are different, that would be too easy and we all know life is not predictable. Oh well, its fun to see our babies change everyday. I wonder what our Hannah will be like when her personality shines. (I hope mellow :)

Evan's Birthday Bash

On Monday July 6th we celebrated Evan's 2nd birthday with his friend Julie June. We had a pool party at our friend Kendras. Scott got everything set up really nice for a BBQ, however an hour later we were kicked out of the pool because the pool was too dirty. We had to head back to Kendra's house for the remainder of our party. We had fun with lots of friends from Bracken. Our theme was Ocean, so Scott made a very cool Nemo cake that the kids loved. I was totally surprised that Evan ate it because he usually never eats cake. The kids got lots of neat gifts and wanted to play with them. Evan really wanted to play with Julie's pink horse n carriage. The kid is fascinated with pink girl toys, oh well what do you do.

The day was full of excitement and we were all ready for a nap by two. Evan was especially cranky, but I think part of it was because he got stung by a wasp at the pool and we knew it really hurt him. Even after all the minor hiccups we ran into the party was still a hit. Thanks to everyone for coming and helping!

Happy 4th of July

For the 4th this year we went to my grandmas in Henderson to meet my dad and uncle. We decided to head to the Henderson Fireworks Celebration. There were a lot of vendors and rides. Evan was dying to go on the bounce house slide but he was to small, so we listened to him scream until dad bought him a snow cone. Once the fireworks started he forgot why he was ever crying. He loved the show and we knew it by his facial expressions (which always tells all) and all the WOWs. We had a blast.

BABY HANNAH

Wow! It has already been 2 weeks with our new baby girl. We have loved spending time as a family for the last 2 weeks. Evan loves his sister and although he sometimes ignores her, he does give her a kiss everyday. When she crys he says baby and wants to go see her. He also climbs up on the stool in front of her changing pad to say HI to her in the morning. We love to see them together and hope that they will have a strong bond.

Well, for all of you who don't know Hannah entered the world on Friday June 12th at 5:43pm. She was 7lbs. 8 oz. and 19 inches. I went into the hopital at 5 am to be induced. Things seemed to be going a lot better this time than my first time with Evan. Halfway through my labor the nurse was acting a little funny and wasn't saying anything. She brought in an ultrasound machine and did an ultrasound and then left and brought back another nurse who did the same thing. That's when my nurse told me that Hannah was breech. I just lost it. They told me that they would call the dr. and see what to do but that I was most likely going to have a C section. I was scared and did not want to have surgery. My mom and Scott were trying to calm me down and Scott asked the nurse to leave so that he could give me a blessing. As he was giving me a peaceful blessing my dr. walked in. He is LDS and felt the spirit in the room. He knew I did not want to have a C section so he did everything he could to move Hannah. After what seemed like the most painful part of my labor the dr. was able to move her head down. I was then straped around my stomach to keep her in place. I am so grateful for my husbands blessing and the power of the priesthood. And for my dr. who helped Hannah to move back in place. I was told by so many nurses and people that doctors usually never try to move a baby once you are in labor because of the risk, however my dr, said his hands were guided and I know they were.
I will never forgot this special day that you, Hannah Louise Wheatfill, were born. We love you and are so blessed that you are apart of our family.