Time flies!!

Well!! It has been WAAAAAAAY too long since I have blogged about anything! I have been meaning to post something on here but every time I think about it, the thought exits my head just about the moment it gets in there!! Ha! Anyway, this blog is going to be a bit random because all the pictures have been taken from our iphones,so there are alot of her sleeping and giving her usual "grumpy" look, and, I am not all that great at downloading from them, putting them in separate folders, blah blah blah. . .

So! Baby Leah went to her 2 month check up today and is growing like a weed!! (Although, I must say, her cheeks seem to be growing a little bit faster than the rest of her!) She is now up to a whopping 11 pounds and is 22 inches long. She loves to lay on the floor and kick her legs and focus her eyes on anything she can. She absolutely LOVES to have her big brothers sit and talk to her. She has cracked a few smiles and laughs a bit but I can tell she is so close to letting out a great big belly laugh! I just hope the camera is on her at the time!

My sweet mom and Grammie came out to visit about a month ago to see her. It was so much fun to have 4 generations together. My Grammie is just about the sweetest most wonderful person in the world and it meant so much to me that she came all the way to Utah to see her newest great-grand-daughter. We wanted to take a nice picture for posterities sake, but time kept creeping away from us, so we told Josh to hurry up and snap some photos as we were. So there are a few of those mixed in here as well.

Someday when we get a better camera, our blog will be somewhat organized again and I will do better at keeping up!! In the mean time, here are a few pictures of our sweet

Baby Leah!

4 generations!!

Just loving on her!

She loves her "G G"!

Pretty in pink!

What a mischeveious smirk. . .

I wonder what she's thinking about. . .

What could be better than taking a nap with Grandpa?

Nothin!

She took a pacifier for about 2 hours one night.

Here's proof!!

It probably won't happen again.

One of my favorites.

Could she BE any more of a girl???

I LOVE IT!

This is the "grumpy look" she has

on her sweet face

ALL THE TIME!!

Big brother Jake LOVES to hold her.

She finds the funniest positions to fall asleep in!

High five!!

Sweet "G G" snuggling Leah.

I'm SO glad I have this picture.

Priceless.

2 whole weeks!!

I dont know how I managed to get this picture,

but I'm So glad I did!

How cute is that??

Pretty in purple!

I think there is nothing more

precious than a baby sleeping.

Jake loves to hold her any chance he gets.

Especially IF she will lay her head on his shoulder.

Well! I can't believe its already been almost one whole month since we were blessed with our sweet baby Leah. She is such a joy to have around. She eats great and sleeps better than I thought she would. . . sometimes! The boys just can't get enough of her. They are always wanting to hold her and are always willing to help me out with whatever I need. If she is around them, they are telling her how pretty she is and how much they love her. They are awesome big brothers! She is constantly making new noises and faces that make all of us laugh. I took Leah to the Dr. for her 2 week check and she is doing perfectly! Gaining weight, (notice the chubby cheeks?) moving around, and getting stronger (and in my opinion, even cuter) every day. It's so much fun to have her in our family!!

We love our Baby Leah!

Baby Leah is here!

Here we go!

Just waiting to get things started!

Just waiting to progress more!

Are we really doing this again???

Me , mom, and Amy, in our room just hanging out!

The epidural was making me feel "loopy"!

But, Oh so good!

My mom getting ready to help!

Here she is!!!!

Leah Jocelyn Mackey

7 lbs 4 oz

Josh is totally smitten!

It's me!

Hello everybody!!

So peaceful looking.

My baby girl is finally in my arms.

I'm so glad that my mom was here for this.

Jake is totally in love.

Big brother Kolby loves her when she's not stinky!

Grandchild number 10!

I could look at her all day!

The boyz are so proud!

She's just so sweet!

SOMETIMES!

Getting ready to go home. What an experience!

Wow.

My heart is so full! My sweet baby girl arrived on Sunday, February 7th, at 11:32 am. The morning was full of nervousness and excitement. I have done this whole "birth" thing twice before so you'd think wouldn't be scared at all. But, I just couldn't believe that it was already time for this! (Not that I wanted to keep her inside any longer!) When we got to the hospital, after I got all hooked up to the monitors, my Dr. came and broke my water to get things started, and off we went. My mom was here from Arizona and my friend Amy were there to share this experience too. So we just hung out and chatted for what I felt like was forever! I was disappointed that it seemed to be taking so long when in actuality, from start to finish, it only took about 3 hours! Dr. Willis had just called to check on me and said he was going to church and to page him when things picked up. Well, about 20 minutes later, I felt things "pick up" FAST! I was at about 6 centimeters and then all the sudden I was almost at a 9 and wanted to push. So, they called my Dr. back and he rushed over in his suit and tie, and said, "Let's have a baby!" So, about 20 minutes later, we did! She is just so beautiful and fun and I can't imagine our lives without her. The boyz absolutely are in love with her and want to hold her all the time. Well, until she cries or smells stinky, which is a lot! I am having so much fun putting bows on her sweet little head and putting pretty pink socks on her. I wish I could put all the pictures up here but I will just put some of my favorites. (I put more up on my facebook page if you are interested though.) I can hardly believe we now have a 3rd child and its our little baby girl! Our family feels complete and THAT feels amazing!

Baby Leah's room!

So this has been a LONG time coming I know, but! Here is our precious baby Leah's bedroom. It has PINK in it and everything! We still have a few pieces to put up on the walls and things like that, but, so far, I think its turning out great! It's just so much fun to see girly stuff in our house. I was doing some laundry today and was washing some of her new clothes and it was so weird to see little tiny pink things in my machine. We couldn't be more excited to have our little baby girl join our family!!!

Eventually we will have lots of cute stuff on these shelves. But for right now,

less is more! ( notice the cute hair stuff next to the big, pink diamond?)

Did I just say "hair stuff????

This dresser has been through both of the boys, so we just changed the knobs

to be a little more "girlie"!

I don't think I could have found a more perfect light fixture for her room.

It's just so sweet!

Got my glider in the corner, and my CD player cued up with primary music.

I am ready to pull some "all nighters"!

It is so fun to walk in her room and see pink on the walls! It's even more fun to see a crib in there! We are so ready to see our daughter sleeping away in it. . . We hope!

A Friend, A Hero!

Have you ever come across someone that has changed your life for the better? Okay, I'm sure you all have, but let me tell you about mine. Family is always there, and Mandi is now of coarse my best friend, but what about that one person that was just your BEST GOOD BUDDY growing up? Aaron Gardner was that person to me. Since we were both in diapers, we were inseparable. For 18 years we were side by side. Thick and thin, we saw it all. Missions came and went, then girls became more important, and then taking care of our children took priority. Aaron left Utah to pursue his dream of becoming a Doctor. I have to admit that it was really hard to see him go, but tonight, I have never been so proud! Aaron was on Dateline NBC in a special following Interns for their first year. Aaron performed CPR on an infant after only being in his residency for a week. He had both of his hands around this baby pumping her chest with his thumbs, trying to get some life back into her. A moving moment to say the least. While I was playing Transformers as a kid, Aaron was playing with his doctor's kit. He has always had a love for medicine. Aaron is currently in Haiti taking care of the sick and the injured people struggling there. He has such amazing compassion for people he has never even met.

Aaron, I'm proud of you and all that you have accomplished! Keep it up! Hurry back to Utah so you can take care of our kids too!

Aaron's hands performing CPR on an infant.

Aaron after the baby is breathing. I know Aaron and concern . . .

His face says it all!

You're going to be an awesome Doctor!!!

IT'S GETTING CLOSER!!!

I came home today to find Mandi putting together the stroller that our loving family from AZ got for Baby Leah. Mandi couldn't even wait for a few more minutes for me to get home. It's so exciting to see girly stuff in the house for a change. We've been trying to break ourselves back in mentally these past couple of weeks. It's funny how fast you forget about the diaper changing, feeding, crying, barf (Mandi hates that word), sleepless nights, and all the other side effects of a baby. Though we know we will never truly be ready, we do know that it will be one of the most wonderful new chapters of our lives. We're looking forward with anticipation to seeing your sweet face, Baby Leah!