These past few weeks have been pretty stressful! First, I was sick and then had to have surgery. Then I had to recover from surgery. And as soon as I start to feel better, Juliet gets two ear infections! What a month! Things are sort of starting to get back to normal, especially Juliet's sleeping habits, and I'm grateful.

Yesterday Tim and I were both supposed to speak in church, but when we got there, my wildest dreams came true!! The Stake President and a member of the High Council were ready to speak and we got rescheduled! Turns out they changed our topics as well, but it's an easier topic so I think it'll be okay. Did I mention this will be my 3rd time speaking in church in less than a year, and only Tim's 1st? Anyway, it was pretty much the best surprise ever!

We went to Michael and Sarah's last night for dinner and Michael had started a fire for smores afterward. It was really cozy and the best night for that sort of thing. We put Juliet in her new hat for the first time and I was really impressed with how well she kept it on! The best part of the night was when Michael caught his planter on fire and had to get the hose :) I sure enjoy our Sunday dinners with the whole family, especially since I'm home alone most of the week.

Juliet is on the move! I'll go to make her a bottle and when I come back she is in a completely different spot! She loves to play chase and she gets this cute little grin whenever she turns around to look back at me. It's getting hard to get things done now that she's mobile because I have to watch her constantly to make sure she doesn't put everything in her mouth. She loves to eat those little puffs and is starting to figure out how to feed herself.

Adorable Pictures of Juliet

Juliet loves her jumper seat

She is always getting into Grandma McFarlane's yarn

She hasn't quite gotten used to Uncle Ben yet...

She loves her cousin Patrick! She's always trying to "play" with him

With her daddy who has a hairy face!

Always chewing on her stroller :)

Naked baby! After bath time :)

Family picture! Love them :)

Gall Bladder Surgery

A couple weeks ago I started having this pain in the center of my chest and around my right ribs. This happened before about six weeks after Juliet was born, but the doctor just told me to get some antacids and tylenol. Those things just made me sick and after throwing up I felt better and didn't think too much about it until now. After about a week of the pain Tim and I decided to go to a doctor. They figured out it was my gall bladder but told me to schedule an appointment for an ultrasound the next week. That night the pain got so bad we decided to go to the emergency room. Apparently I had a gall stone blocking my bile duct and I was jaundice and turning yellow! It was so weird! That afternoon I had surgery to get the gall stones out and then the next morning my gall bladder was removed.

The surgery went well but it hurt so bad when I woke up until my pain killers kicked in. I felt like I was going to be in pain forever and need those pain killers my whole life but I'm feeling great now and the doctor says I can do everything again! Tim sure liked that part since he's been taking care of Juliet most of the time hahahaha.

Crawling Baby!

Juliet is crawling! She's been rocking on all fours for awhile but a few days ago she finally figured out how to move her arms and legs together. We usually have to show her something worth crawling for like a phone or the remote, stuff she normally can't have, otherwise she is quite lazy hahahaha. She can also sit up by herself so now when we get her in the morning she is already sitting up in her crib. Even before she started crawling, Juliet began to pull herself up onto the furniture. We really need to watch this baby!

Nauvoo

Here are some pictures from our trip to Illinois. We went to Nauvoo and Carthage for a day and we had a great time :)

Big Bath!

Juliet loves bath time! When we first got here to Virginia she would lie down in this little tub but not for long because all she wanted to do was sit up. So when we put her in the big tub she LOVED it! She loves to splash and play with toys and is just adorable :)

Almost 7 months!

Only 3 more days until Juliet is 7 months old! For some reason Tim keeps either thinking that she was born on the 30th (it was the 20th) or that it is earlier in the month because he can't believe that she is getting so big so fast! Hahaha. Juliet is so cute and she has accomplished so many things just this month! This is what she does:

She loves to eat bananas

She can sit up without falling over (most of the time)

She can wave bye bye

She can scoot backwards

She can say mamamama, bababababa, and dadadadadada

She can click her tongue

She loves drinking out of cups

She loves to look at herself in the mirror

She is just all around adorable :)

I have so much fun playing with Juliet everyday and she sure loves her mommy and daddy. We're having a great time here in Virginia. Tim and I always try to do something fun for his days off and it's great for me and Juliet to get out of the house. We miss our friends and apartment back in Rexburg but we are having some neat adventures during Tim's semester off.