Our Growing MJ!!

Our little MJ is growing and changing in so many ways!! She now weighs 9 lbs 5 oz!! She is also beginning to smile at us and make cute noises as if she wants to talk to us. She has even laughed out loud a couple of times. We are finding little things that she enjoys, she loves it when we talk to her or sing to her, she loves her baths now, she loves lying on her changing table for some strange reason, and just recently DJ discovered that she loves to watch her mobile in her crib. I love being a mom. She has brought so much joy to my life. I can't imagine life without her. I hope that I am being the mom that she needs.

Weekend with Nana & Granddaddy

We just finished a great weekend with Nana and Granddaddy Sibbett!! They were able to come and spend some quality time with us and little MJ. We had some fun times shopping and we had great food. We think that MJ was going through a growth spurt while they were here because she just couldn't get enough to eat and was pretty cranky for a few days!! She is now over that phase and Nana and Granddaddy were able to see just how sweet she can be. Just today we went to Leatherby's for lunch and I ordered an icecream dish that could have fed a whole family. It was pretty embarrassing, when the waiter brought it to me he automatically gave me a cup to put the excess in to take home. Thanks Nana and Granddaddy for taking the time to visit us!!!

Attack of the Viruses

Earlier this week I was playing around, doing some random searches on our laptop, our only reliable computer. I clicked on one link and the laptop when crazy! All sorts of pop-ups with warnings about a virus. Needless to say, a nasty virus had been placed on our laptop. I spent a while trying to remedy the problem, and when Derrick came home he tried to remedy the problem. As time went on, the virus seemed to spread and get worse. Derrick took the laptop to Best Buy the next day and the Geek Squad informed us that there was no hope unless we were willing to pay quite a bit to fix it!! They informed us that they might not be able to fix it because their anti-viral software didn't even pick up on the virus! So after much consideration Derrick and I decided to get a new laptop. We decided on a Mac because that was going to be the next computer we wanted to get. We weren't going to get one for another year or so for Derrick's grad school but Derrick needed a reliable computer now for school and its nice for me to have it also to keep in contact with family/friends and for Young Women's. A great thing about Macs is that viruses cannot attack them!!! Our families will also be happy to hear that our Mac has a web cam!! That will be great to show off our growing little MJ. We love our Mac! I am just still trying to get over the money we spent!!!

Weekend of Fun!!!

This past weekend was one of the best weekends DJ and I have had in a long time. Tory and her family were able to come in from Nampa on Friday night and they stayed until Monday late afternoon. They were able to meet MJ. We had so much fun going to IKEA, visiting DJ at work, eating yummy icecream, flying fun kites, watching Penelope, going to the games store, eating yummy food, and relaxing. This was the first time that I can remember that Tory and I were able to have a weekend together just her and I. We have many fun memories to carry with us from this weekend. We were sad to see them go.

Cutting of the Ribbon

Last Friday DJ, MJ and I were able to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Spanish Fork Justice Center. The Spanish Fork Justice Center was the project that I was assigned to when I was working for Layton Construction. The building turned out just beautiful, lots of hard work went into this project. It came in under budget and on time, those are sweet words in the construction industry. I was surprised at how rewarding it was for me to be there at the ceremony and see what the team and I had accomplished.

Back to the books!!

Yesterday was DJ's first day back to school. It came with mixed emotions, we are glad that he is progressing in his schooling, but it means less time at home with MJ and I. Life for us as a family has definitely changed recently with the arrival of our beautiful MJ. My new life style as a stay at home mom is definitely busier and rewarding than I thought it would be, which is good being distracted and busy as DJ is away from home. DJ is such a hard worker and such a great husband and dad, both MJ and I are lucky to have him in our lives.

Our New Addition!!

We had our baby girl 2 weeks ago!! She is so amazing! We are in awe every moment. She has such a sweet spirit and adds so much to our family. We love her so much, and the love between Derrick and I has increased amazingly. We hope to be good parents and provide for her what she needs. We have received a great amount of support from our friends and family. My sister Erin and her family were able to come down when we had her (she came 10 days early and surprised us all). We are grateful that her and her family were able to join us in sharing those happy moments. My parents and Megan were able to come down a couple of days later, we were grateful they were able to come and that Megan was able to meet her before going back to Texas. My sister Tory will be coming with her family Labor Day weekend!!! We were blessed to have Derrick's family here when we had her before they went back to Dominican Republic. They have been cherishing their moments with her. Derrick's dad wasn't able to be here when we had her because of his work in Dominican Republic. He is coming in October though to visit. We are so happy that Heavenly Father has blessed us with this sweet spirit.