Today we are over at my in-laws to help them get Rylan's room ready for when he gets back from his mission in just over 2 weeks. Landon, Ammon and John were in the room painting it, as it hasn't had a fresh coat since the three of them all shared it when they were boys. It looks really good now, it's amazing what a coat of paint does! I got to stay out and play with Lilly and Kaleb which was pretty fun. Kaleb can be very funny.
My car was also fixed today, horray!!! Thanks to Del, my brakes work again! So I can get back to the gym again for my last month of membership :-(
Landon started school on Monday. He is really enjoying it so far, especially his public speaking class. Anyone who knows Landon will know that is right up his alley. He is excited for one assesment because they have to pick a couple of objects and talk about why they are meaningful to them. So he is going to take Lilly's teddy that she was given when she was born that says 'it's a girl!' and talk about how wonderful his little girl is. Then he will pull out my engagement ring I wore in Australia and talk about me! He's so sappy, I love it.

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This week has been pretty quiet. My Extera is still out of action, my brakes are dead. We had Del Parrott come and have a look and I don't understand all the specifics but basically there is a box that creates a vacuum so you can press the brakes easily, and its cracked and leaking so it needs to be replaced. *sigh* So my awesomeness of hitting the gym 4 days a week has dissipated... I was doing so well too.
Also, our A/C seems to be dieing again.
On a happier note, Lilly had her 9 months well baby check this week and the Doctor is very happy with how she is progressing. She has slowed down with physical growth, going for height and weight being in the 90th and 95th percentiles at her 6 month check to now both being in the 75th. She has 6 teeth cut now, that she will let us see which is a lot apparently. Also, she has the fine motor skills expected of a 12 month old, also she is saying "Dadda" (for both Daddy and the dog Addy) and "Mumuma" for me. She turns pages when we read to her, and the doctor believes she is on the verge of walking, and will definitely be walking into her next check at 12 months.
Today at church she was pretty cute, I convinced her to crawl all the way down the hall from the foyer to the mothers room, then she wanted to do it back again once we had nursed. She was a serious live wire today, way too much energy for a little thing like her.

This weekend was relatively quiet. On Saturday I went to Jen's baby shower, which was fun. She is so cute with that preggers belly! Not long now for her.
While i was at that Landon had Kenny over and he was supposed to do some things around the house for me, but being guys, they watched videos on youtube instead.
Sunday we visited Crsmon ward. Landon has been wanting to go for ages to show of Lilly but we just haven't got around to it. It was fun seeing old familiar faces and being back in the building I was going to as an exchange student.
Sunday was also our monthly family dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Teller's house where us ladies, shary, Lindsey Jen and I had a nice long chat about child bearing and all that it entails. It was a lot of fun, I really enjoyed that. For the first time in a long time I felt like I was able to contribute effectively to a conversation with someone and not feel like I was being looked down on, but instead being heard and my opinions and experience acknowledged.
Today Lilly had her 9 months check up. The doctor is very happy with her progress and is even doing half the things she expects a 12 month old to do! My kid is a very determined child! she is 75th percentile in height and weight (Her growth seems to have slowed down now) and her head is at the 50th percentile.

Watched "source code" tonight (had a free redbox code) I didn't enjoy it that much.
So, Lilly likes Tchaikovsky. I started singing the opening number to "the Nutcracker and she smiled and started bobbing to the beat. So I got my Nutcracker CD out and put it on in her room. She loved it! She bounced and jigged and tried to sing, it was so cute!
I probably didn't mention that she is crawling and climbing everything now. Nothing is safe anymore, the whole house has been barricaded, and I have to climb on the couch to get out of the living room. She and Addy get along really well too, when I put her in the pack-and-play she stands up and reaches over the top and Addy comes over and starts licking her hand and trying to play with her. She is all giggles when this happens. She also, if given the opportunity, will escape her room and speed down the hallway to climb on Addy. Addy is a great dog who just lets it happen and nudges her with her nose to gently play back.

Last night's mutual was at the Mall. It was an activity where the girls had to go find modest clothing for different occasions ie. church, school, prom etc. It was good to see they all understand pretty well the principle of modesty. Landon came to as the token priesthood holder, so we dropped Lilly off at Ammon and Lindsey's house, which resulted in screaming, then falling asleep from too much screaming. (will post a pic later)
My car is also playing up again. My brakes have something wrong with them so I am pretty much car-less (obviously) until we can afford to get them fixed. *sigh*
So my next step on my permanent residency is coming up soon. We have filled out the paper work and now we are in the process of getting photos, Lilly's birth cert., and testimonials from people to prove we are still married and a REAL couple, and also another wad of money: $590. Once the papers are submitted I have to go in for another round of 'biometrics' which means I get scanned and photoed AGAIN. Blah, gag me. More dumping the baby with grandparents time because they only let the person who is getting processed in because they are evil. Immigration sucks, I only tolerate it for Landon's sake.

I have begun my first ever scrapbook! So excited, but it does reek of amateur. Its for Lilly's first year, with some ultrasounds and pregnancy pics too. I'm just kind of going through a creative buzz stage, with that and writing my stories again. (go to http://kjhstories.blogspot.com/ to see me typing one out) I think with Lilly being a lot more settled and consistent with her daily patterns I am finding myself with some extra free time. Some days, like last Thursday I go cleaning crazy and scrub down every inch of the bathroom followed by all the hand washing of baby food stuff then 2 loads of dishwasher dishes then 3 loads of laundry. Those days are kind of fun, I feel productive and even somewhat appreciated when Landon comes home and seems very impressed, until by the end of the night the whole place has been trashed again.... men... seriously... so my creative faze is very fulfilling, he can't come home and completely reverse my efforts there! :-D

I went to a job fair today, got interviewed, we'll see how that goes I guess. Not sure how I feel about working again right now, I want to work and to be able to free up our income and build food storage, pay off debts quicker etc, but leaving Lilly is really hard.
Landon starts school next week. YAY!
Upcoming events:
Jen's baby shower on Saturday.
Rylan will be home mid Sept.
Lindsey will be delivering their second in mid Sept.
Jen will be having her baby mid-late Sept.
Nov is the 4 birthdays - me then my Dad then Landon's Dad then Lilly.
10th Nov my parents and sister will be here until just after thanksgiving.

So Hope died 2 weeks ago :-( she broke into the shed while we were out and got stuck. She had a heat stroke and was unconscious when we got home and found her, so we rushed her inside and tried to cool her down but we were too late and she had a heart attack on the dining room floor and passed away. It was so sad! Poor Addy is missing her so much now, it's quite heart breaking. We miss Hope, she was a great dog.