Lucy is 2 weeks old Today...

Our Baby Lucy is two weeks old today!

I love this little newborn stage that doesn't last long. Already she has grown so much. Her little features are tiny and I want to remember this stage since you blink and it's over.

Tomorrow we go to the doctor for her 2 week check. We can't wait to see how she is doing.

On Friday we will also go to her hearing test at the hospital. Her right ear failed the test the first time and so they will be checking it again. They said that was pretty normal since they could still have fluid in their ear.

She is so much fun to have and I just love watching Coleman and Dailey with her. They are so sweet to her.

Lucy Elaine Dearden...

On Wednesday May 25th our Sweet baby Lucy was born. She was 8 days early and well we were ready for her to come!

She weighed 7lbs 3oz. 19 1/2 inches long. She is such a good baby. We love her so much. Coleman and Dailey are so good to her and shower her with love. She was born at 7:19pm.

We had a doctor's appointment at 9:45 that morning and than he sent me straight over to the hospital where we hung out at the hospital for most of the day.

My doctor had a meeting from 1-5pm so they were trying to hold me off until he was done. Funny how those doctors have their ways of not progressing the labor. But once I was dilated to a seven I went really quick. He came to break my water at 12:45 (it had already started leaking on it's own) and than I had my epidural at 5:30ish and than she was born at 7:19. I only had to push once or twice and she was here. Everything went smoothly.

Man such a difference from the 1st child to the 3rd I guess.

We sure love our baby girl and are so blessed to be able to have her in our life.

Getting Ready for Lucy...

We are getting so excited for our new baby girl to arrive. I went out last week and purchased a few items that I still needed so I could feel ready to have this sweet baby girl arrive.

I bought a new outfit to bring her home in and also a new blanket for her that can be her soft comfort blankie.

Dailey and her will share a room. Well when I feel Lucy is old enough to move her to the crib. I really love the bed we got off ksl for Dailey.

P.S. Oh how I love newborn diapers!

Got Milk?

This little girl absolutely loves MILK!

Shoelace Activity thing...

Not sure what the name of these little things are but I knew I wanted to find some before we had our stake conference. I thought it would keep my kids entertained for a little while.

I did not know where to look for some. So I made up my own. I cut the pictures off my circuit and than took a punch thing I had and went around the outside of the picture.

I than covered them with contact paper. I am not sure how long they will hold up, but at least I will get some quiet time out of them!

I probably should have checked Utah Idaho Supply store I bet they have some.

Crayon Roll...

I saw this crayon roll on this blog www.makeit-loveit.com and so I wanted to try it out. A little project for me to do. Well I was not going to rush and just take my time and do it. Than I wanted it for Easter so what do I do. I take it to my Mom and she whips it up in a matter of minutes.

It has been fun for us to have in our diaper bag to take to church. We love it. Now if only I could whip up a few for gifts.

BYU Women's Conference...By Small and Simple Things...

It has become a fun tradition for me and the girls in the Bush family to go to Women's Conference. We have gotten a hotel room before and other times just traveled back and forth.

This year my Mom, Mel, Mindy, Rachel, and I stayed in the dorms on campus. We have never done this before but we were told that it is nice to do.

We drove up Wednesday night and checked into Chipman Hall.

We were able to hang out that night and talk and check out the classes for the next day.

Liz and Amber drove up Thursday morning with little Archie too! We all met and went to classes together. We have such a good time being with each other and running to get into the classes that look the best. I think there was only one class that we really wanted to get into but didn't.

We were interviewed for an article in the church news by a friend of Amber's and she was asking all of us what we loved most about WC. (Don't worry, every year we try and pose as a camera goes by, hoping to make it on the cover for the WC magazine and now we know it's all who you know) We all joked around about those mint brownies and the chocolate covered cinnamon bears but I think I realized that it's not even the classes, Which I love, but the lasting memories of me being with My Mom and The Sisters that I love the most!

We were able that night to go to the service project center where we put together newborn kits.

Than we went to the brick oven for dinner and than we went to the concert they have every year.

I love going and hearing these people speak. I love talks on parenting, families, and how I can be a better Mom. I always come home inspired and ready to work and be better. I am so blessed to have a husband willing to take two days off work and stay home with our kids and let me go off. I joked with him saying it was my "training" and how it was not a girl's trip of fun but rather like a business trip. ha. ha.

I miss my cute family when I am gone. This was my first time leaving Dailey. So I was a little sad to go but I recorded my voice for them on Kevin's phone so they could hear my voice at breakfast and before they went to bed. If they didn't have so much fun with their Dad maybe they would have missed me but he is so much fun that I think they were just fine with me being gone.

Here are a few things I loved hearing:

Keep it Small,

Keep it Simple,

Give it Time.

We need Mother's who are committed to Mothering!

We don't need more Women of the World we need more Women of God.

I loved this talk that said that Love is spelled TIME!

This mother talked about playing with your kids. It was so good.

I feel like my "training" was a good one!

Thanks Kevin!