Much too long

It has been far too long since I wrote in here and shared. 18 months about, since that is now how old Eleanor is, or as we like to call her, Owie (pronounced Ooey), given the name by Jonah. It was her first day in Nursery today and she really seemed to enjoy it. And wasn't too sad when I left. I have to say, it was odd to be in Relief Society without a small child. It's nice to pay attention and actually hear the lesson, which was so good. About the Holy Ghost and being obedient and worthy to receive it and the blessings that come from it, such as personal revelation and comfort. It is our direct connection with Heavenly Father.

                                        

 Jonah is now in primary! Or classmary, as he calls it. Combines class and primary together. And he loves it. He always wants to sit on his teacher's lap and he loves learning new songs and learning about his Savior. He just turned 4 and is getting so big and smart. He has now moved on to sounding out words and practices writing his letters. I cannot tell you how proud it makes me to be the mother of 2 such wonderful, special children. They bring so much joy and laughter and happiness to my life. Their sweet innocence has taught me so much and I can't wait to learn more from them.

 So, we have some big news. We're moving to Philadelphia! Derek was accepted into the University of Pennsylvania for an MFA in art. I am so proud of his hard work and dedication and his great, likeable personality which landed him in an Ivy League top 10 school! I am so excited for the new adventure ahead of us and the challenges and the change. To meet new people and make new experiences. I've only visited back east once and now we are all moving out there as a family! And lucky Derek gets to visit Venice for 3 weeks this summer for the Bienalle, so he owes me time over in Europe. We'll get there. I know we will with all of his future art expeditions. Also, this is happening. Congrats to him! If you live in the area and have the time, go check it out.

Welcome!

Haven't officially announced to you all on here yet, been a little busy :)

Eleanor Rebekah Rigby was born September 11th, 2011 at 4:28 AM. At home, just like I wanted. She weighed 7 lbs .8 oz and measured 21 inches long.

We love our new little girl and have all been adapting well to the new change. Mommy and baby are doing well and recovering. Jonah loves his baby sister.

My wonderful friend and amazing photographer, Sharon Johnson, took photos of the incredible experience. Photos here.

The time has come

And still no baby. It's officially my due date and nothing's really going on. Oh well. When she didn't come early, like Jonah, I kinda gave up waiting. Babies come when they come. I hope it happens soon, just because I want to meet her and hold her. I want Daddy and Jonah to meet her too. For Jonah to finally understand that there IS a baby in my belly, like I've been telling him. Wish me luck! Hopefully not too much longer. But she's gonna stick around in there as long as she needs to. I love you, baby Eleanor. Can't wait!

Hey, this happened to me!

Derek and I have been researching vaccines and whether or not we want to vaccinate this next baby, or at least be able to pick and choose which ones we want. And when expressing this to my current pediatrician, I was basically told that I should find someone else. Which sucks. So I'm on the look out right now for someone new. I've had a few recommendations and not so long to find one. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because in my most recent Dr. Mercola email, they addressed this directly. So I wanted to share this article with you guys, if you were interested.

Should Pediatricians 'Fire' Patients Whose Parents Don't Vaccinate?

Nesting

I'm not sure what to call the color. I've been describing it to people
as lime sherbet, but it doesn't seem quite right

My sneaky, clever husband planned an outing for me with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to go to the splash pad today so he could get started on painting the baby room. And they went along with it and no one told me! But it was amazing. I love surprises. He was so tired by the time I got home, that I had to finish, but I don't mind painting. He did all the boring taping and moving things out of the room. The play date this morning was so good and I had such a good time with them and so did Jonah. He loves his cousins Rocky and Daisy. He talks about them all the time, about how they're his friends and how much fun he has playing with them.

There's obviously still a lot to do with the room, but it should only take another day to do it. I haven't quite figured out the ideal layout yet, but it'll just take some adjusting. I'm so excited! I'll keep you posted.

Grumpy Gus

Do you ever just have those grumpy days? Where you're not quite sure what got you on that path, and you really have no good reason to feel that way, but you just spend the day grumpy and somewhat unproductive. That was today. The first part of the day was nice and pleasant and spent having fun at the Ogden Farmers Market, but for some reason after that, it was grumpy times. So for anyone who had to deal with that grumpiness, I'm sorry. I promise I'll be happier tomorrow.

American West Heritage Center

Grandpa had a work party last night at the American West Heritage Center in Logan, UT. Grandma was there, along with Brandon, Marci, Rocky and Daisy, Gavin, Hayden, Indee and Great Grandpa Rigby too. It was nice to go with a small group of people and avoid any big crowds. We were served a delicious dinner of chicken, scalloped potatoes, salad, fruit, corn on the cob, our choice of biscuits or rolls (I chose a biscuit of course), lemonade and for dessert: Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with homemade whipped cream on top. And homemade macaroni and cheese for the kiddies. Jonah didn't eat his, so I got to taste that too. We had cotton candy and snow cones too. We witnessed a gun fight where Grandpa got blown out of the water, got to ride the train, Jonah went on the pony rides, and was really excited about all the animals. Goats, chickens, a donkey, pheasants, and sheep.


Brandon and Grandma

I love Marci's face in this picture

Daisy girl, looks like her daddy

Hanging out with his uncle

Took a little coaxing, but he really loved it once he was on



Riding with mommy

Thanks for bringing us along! We had so much fun.