It's been a few weeks as things suddenly got nuts around here! So I am now working both jobs as one is very small, sorting, scanning and filing paperwork once or twice a week depending on my other work's schedule which has a lot more to it, more hours but is awesome because I can save on gas and walk there as it is only 1/2 a mile away. Last week I was working every day, luckily no more than 4 hours each day so I have been able to balance it with plenty of Lilly time. I don't think Lilly likes it particularly though and has been acting out a lot and clinging terribly. It makes me feel bad but it has to be done, we have bills to pay!
Landon is doing great at school, he got full marks for his speech in Public speaking! It is kind of his thing though, but I am so proud of him, and I think that seeing himself doing well is a fantastic self motivator.
Rylan came home from his Mission 2 weeks ago today, that was a busy week! Like any RM he was very shell shocked and still kind of is. His head is stuck in Peru... takes me back to returning to Aus after being an exchange student and that was only 6 months! A lot can change in 6 months and it did, so it took me a while to find my feet again and I also struggled with the fact I had left so much behind. I wonder what it will be like when we visit Aus next year? I think facebook has helped me this time to keep up with things, but it will still be tough as I will no longer be part of the regular social structure. Leaving and returning is disjointing, I think it's hard to completely understand unless you have done it yourself. Mmmm nice little rant there...
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This week I had a job offer and promising interview. Both look to be great prospects and will be flexible enough for me to still be a mum first, but I am definitely leaning to one more than the other. I guess we will see what happens!
I was also back to the gym this week! Hurray!! After 3 weeks off from my car being broken, my weight loss stagnated, and after one week I went down 2 1/2lbs! nice... love how quickly my gym class makes a difference.
Landon was able to take me on a date on Friday night, for the first time in a while. He was so cute about it, he typed up an 'itinerary' which was hilarious. We went to Macaroni grill which is probably my favourite restaurant in AZ, and we were going to go clothing shopping but most of the stores were closed so we rain checked on that part.
Lilly is going through a horribly clingy stage and it's driving me nuts! I can't even go to the bathroom without her screaming the house down. As a result I have a permanent head ache.

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.